New Mission: Borrow Money from Xun'er

After returning to the Xiao Household from the mountain, Xiao Ni was about to take a stroll around Wutan City when a flawless figure in purple suddenly entered his sight.

She was a fourteen-year-old girl. Her elegant temperament carried a trace of cool aloofness, while her delicate face was still somewhat youthful yet undeniably charming. Wrapped in her clothes, her figure appeared especially soft and alluring.

"Xun'er!" Seeing the girl with peerless beauty, Xiao Ni could not help waving and calling out.

"Brother Xiao Ni!" Xiao Xun'er came before him with a radiant smile, but quickly withdrew it and pouted. "No wonder Brother Xiao Ni has barely paid any attention to me these past two months. So you were secretly cultivating. You actually broke through from the Seventh Duan of Dou Qi to a Six-Star Dou Practitioner."

"Well... I cultivated a secret technique. Either I don't break through at all, or my level advances by leaps and bounds," Xiao Ni said awkwardly.

Sigh, this little girl's eyes are far too sharp. Even with the system's cheat, others can't easily see through my level, yet she saw right through me at a glance.

"Hmph, then go keep studying your secret technique!" Xiao Xun'er said with a cold expression.

"You're quite adorable when you're angry, you little girl." Xiao Ni could not help pinching Xiao Xun'er's cheek before adding, "It was my fault for not spending time with you these past two months. Come on, I'll accompany you around Wutan City now."

"Sure." Xiao Xun'er giggled, then suddenly thought of something. "Brother Xiao Ni, there's something I want to ask you about."

"What is it?" Xiao Ni asked in surprise.

As far as he remembered, this was the first time he had heard Xiao Xun'er use the word "ask" with him. Could she be asking about that secret technique he had made up on the spot? If so, he had to answer carefully.

"When Xun'er was four to six years old, someone sneaked into my room every night. Then, using a very clumsy method and not much Dou Qi, he nourished my bones and meridians. Every time, he would leave exhausted only after drenching himself in sweat. Brother Xiao Ni, who do you think he was?" Xiao Xun'er leaned close to Xiao Ni, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear, carrying the unique charm of a young girl.

"If I said that person was me, would you kill me?" Xiao Ni had not expected that this was what Xiao Xun'er wanted to ask about. He smiled calmly, then leaned close to her ear with a mischievous grin.

That was right, it had been him. He had stolen Xiao Yan's role, arriving in Xiao Xun'er's room before Xiao Yan every night and successfully strangling Xiao Yan's little thoughts in the cradle.

"I..." Xiao Xun'er had wanted to tease Xiao Ni, but she had not expected him to turn the tables on her. A blush instantly rose to her face, and for a while, she did not know how to respond.

"Congratulations, Host, for triggering a new mission: For twenty-one consecutive days, borrow one thousand gold coins outside Xun'er's room and say, 'Morning, Xun'er. It's so wonderful to see you.'" Just as Xiao Ni was about to take Xiao Xun'er shopping, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind, and his hand froze in midair.

"Um... Xun'er, could you lend me some money?" After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Ni still asked somewhat unnaturally.

Although borrowing money from a girl was rather humiliating, the rewards from the system's last two missions had been quite good. Since the mission had been issued, he would definitely shamelessly complete it.

"How much does Brother Xiao Ni need?" Xiao Xun'er asked in return, not caring about his reason for borrowing money.

To her, as long as Xiao Ni needed money, it would not matter even if she gave him all her gold coins.

"About twenty or thirty thousand gold coins," Xiao Ni said, rubbing his chin as his expression became much more natural.

"I have several black cards here with roughly thirty thousand gold coins on them. Brother Xiao Ni can use them first." After thinking briefly, Xiao Xun'er flicked her finger and took out seven black cards.

"You really are a little rich girl." Xiao Ni smiled as he scraped Xiao Xun'er's nose, then said, "You don't need to give me so much all at once. Starting tomorrow morning, I'll wait outside your room. You just need to give me one thousand gold coins every day."

"Why make it so troublesome?" Xiao Xun'er tilted her head slightly and asked in confusion.

"Because I want to see you one more time every day." Xiao Ni said teasingly.

Hearing that, Xiao Xun'er could not help rolling her eyes adorably. "Brother Xiao Ni, the most impressive thing about you must be that mouth of yours, right?"

"Not necessarily." Xiao Ni shrugged, then walked side by side with Xiao Xun'er toward the exit of the Xiao Household.

Although Wutan City was merely a beginner village, it was not small to Xiao Ni. Thus, after wandering around for quite some time, he and Xiao Xun'er finally entered the marketplace controlled by the Xiao Household.

During that time, the two chatted happily. Xiao Ni did not mention the Ancient Clan, and Xiao Xun'er did not ask about his sudden increase in strength. Their thoughts were perfectly aligned as they waited for the other to take the initiative and confess.

"Miss Xun'er, Young Master Xiao Ni." Having walked less than two hundred meters into the marketplace, Payne approached with a group of people.

Though Xiao Ni was poor, he had often come to the marketplace to wander around. Staying at home all the time was too boring, and coming out more often might lead him to discover something interesting.

For example, two young men might get into a fight, and the weaker one, in a fit of anger, bow to the other a hundred times. Or two women might compete over their wealth, and the winner might directly buy three shops and give them to the other. Or two old men might fight over a bone, only to be chased through the streets by a stray dog.

Xiao Yan had never witnessed such famous scenes, which showed that Xiao Ni was far happier than him.

"Uncle Payne, you don't need to come greet me every time. Just do as you please." Xiao Ni smiled amiably. Although Payne was only a minor supporting character in Battle Through the Heavens, he was as easygoing as Xiao Ni himself, and Xiao Ni appreciated him greatly.

"Then take your time looking around. Same as always, just call us directly if anything happens." Payne said with a smile before leading the guards away to patrol.

He felt that Xiao Ni, like the Third Young Master, was a good person, though his talent was somewhat lacking. Thus, even though Xiao Ni had only called for them once all these years, he still exchanged pleasantries with him.

"Brother Xiao Ni, is there anything you want to buy?" Xiao Xun'er looked around before asking tentatively.

"Not for now. Let's look around first." Xiao Ni said awkwardly.

Sigh, I really can't compare to Xiao Yan. Though Xiao Yan is poor too, he at least has three or four hundred gold coins on him. I only have fifty-six gold coins left.

"Old man, you dare sell me a lousy painting for fifty gold coins? Why don't you just rob me?" After taking Xiao Xun'er around two or three turns, an angry roar reached Xiao Ni's ears. He looked toward the sound and quickly saw Galeo, now a One-Star Dou Practitioner, holding a portrait in one hand and gripping the collar of an old man in his sixties with the other, his eyes full of barely concealed fury.

"That is... Aunt Lan's portrait?!" Xiao Ni's gaze shifted to the portrait in Galeo's hand, and his expression instantly changed.