"Now then, what did you come to see me about this time? I know you, Qin Shaofeng—Master Qin never visits a temple without a reason!"
After chatting for a while, Hu Xiaochuan spoke directly to Qin Shaofeng, squinting at him as though he had already seen straight through him.
Qin Shaofeng shrugged and did not waste words. "Of course I came because I have business. If I had nothing to do, who would come chat nonsense with you? You, Hu Xiaochuan, aren't some great beauty!"
"Damn it, Third Brother, I've realized that as your Second Brother, I'm losing more and more of my dignity in front of you!" Hu Xiaochuan jumped to his feet.
"Did you ever have any?" Qin Shaofeng said without the slightest courtesy.
Hu Xiaochuan: "I..."
He could not go on. Well, he had nothing to say.
"Enough, I won't talk nonsense with you either." Qin Shaofeng's expression turned serious as he said earnestly to Hu Xiaochuan, "This time, I came to take away the Spirit Pool in your family's secret ground."
Qin Shaofeng put it very directly. Although he had already made clear how precious that Spirit Pool was, based on his understanding of Hu Xiaochuan, even if Old Master Hu disagreed, Hu Xiaochuan would surely rack his brains to persuade him to nod and let Qin Shaofeng have that Spirit Pool.
Of course, Qin Shaofeng would not take it for nothing. He had made ample preparations; even if Hu Xiaochuan and Old Master Hu gave it to him for free, he would still offer enough in exchange.
Yet unexpectedly, upon hearing about the pool, Hu Xiaochuan froze slightly, then his face filled with helplessness.
Hm?
"Did something happen?" Qin Shaofeng asked with a frown.
He wanted to use the Spirit Pool in the Hu Family's