Xiao Yan, Wanting to Cry but Having No Tears

The document was essentially a letter of divorce, dismissing one's wife. At the end were two blank spaces: one for the husband's signature and fingerprint, and one for the wife's signature and fingerprint.

Xiao Yan suddenly remembered something. So Xiao Yuting had thought that, after owing one billion and being too ashamed to face his wife, he had written this divorce letter. Yet his wife had not signed it, but crumpled the letter into a ball instead.

Because he had not wanted his wife to suffer, Xiao Yuting had thought he was not a heartless man, which was why she had apologized to him.

Because his wife had not signed it, Xiao Yuting had believed that his wife loved him and that their relationship was very good.

But Xiao Yuting believed he should understand his own wife. That meant he should have known she would not sign it, so she felt that bringing the divorce letter to his wife was an insult to her.

In the end, she had merely wanted to test whether the divorce letter had not been written by him. Yet he had actually admitted it because of Yanyan.

Xiao Yuting had then decided that this divorce letter had been written by him and gotten angry...

"Wait, she mentioned a battle skill just now... Xiao Jian, if Xiao Yuting really threw away that battle skill, I won't let you off!" Xiao Yan cursed Xiao Jian fiercely.

One billion! A battle skill bought for a full one billion! Although Xiao Yan did not care much about money, a battle skill he had not even laid eyes on was about to be thrown away. He felt as though his heart were bleeding, as if one billion spirit coins were swaying right before his eyes.

When Xiao Yan searched the entire Xiao Clan for Xiao Yuting, everyone looked at him as though he were an idiot. The people here avoided Xiao Yan as if he were a plague god.

Not long after Xiao Yuting arrived at the Xiao Clan Branch, she had subdued that whole group until they were completely obedient. Her godlike poison arts were impossible to guard against. And now someone actually dared to call out Xiao Yuting's name so openly—was he not afraid of being tortured to death by her?

When Xiao Yan rushed to the Xiao Clan's main hall, he happened to see an old man fly out.

Xiao Yuting happened to be glaring at him with fury as she said coldly, "Did a door squeeze your brain, or what? You actually dared to make a deal with Sister Ning Jing. It would be strange if she did not swindle you to death. She taught my sister many things."

"Ning Jing? Could it be her?" The woman who had bid one hundred million surfaced in Xiao Yan's mind.

"Yes, the woman you met," Xiao Yuting said.

"How did you know?" Xiao Yan asked in surprise, especially about the agreement between him and that woman.

"You do not need to know how I knew. Sister Ning Jing is a manager of the World-Creation Continent Business Association. I really do not know why she started scheming against a minor character like you." Xiao Yuting spoke helplessly.

There were two kinds of auctions on the World-Creation Continent. One was the public auction led by the Business Association. Its nature was basically the same as auctions in the Lower Plane, auctioning lifeless objects. The other was the underground auction led by the Black Alliance. What was auctioned there were all sorts of people and Magic Beasts from the World-Creation Continent. Since the superpowers of the World-Creation Continent held more or less some shares in it, this kind of auction was the true business of reaping ten thousand profits from one investment. Though dark, all the superpowers chose to turn a blind eye, since they could obtain enormous profits from it.

The Business Association's influence could also rank among the superpowers. A so-called superpower was a clan capable of producing a legendary Battle God expert, though there were exceptions.

Xiao Yan, Wanting to Cry but Having No Tears

Hearing Xiao Yuting's reproach, Xiao Yan sighed. It seemed he had truly encountered a crooked merchant. A manager of the Business Association was already so cunning—he wondered what kind of old fox their president was.

"As punishment, I had Elder Xiao Xuan throw that battle skill into the core Magic Beast region of Ten-Thousand-Zhang Mountain. When your strength is sufficient one day, go retrieve it. As for what you owe Sister Ning Jing, I will help you bear part of it." Xiao Yuting looked at Xiao Yan, something extra appearing in her eyes.

"Why are you helping me?" Xiao Yan asked strangely.

"Because I consider you family. Does helping one's own family need a reason? You already know my story. From the age of ten until now, my only family has been my sister. So I always believed that my sister was everything to me. But later, I realized that while my sister was very important to me, my world should not be bound by her alone. There are actually many beautiful things to experience, and many people worth cherishing." Xiao Yuting looked at Xiao Yan with a calm expression, as though she were merely discussing something ordinary.

"You should hurry back and explain things clearly to your wife. Strength is important on the World-Creation Continent, but strength does not represent everything. Family is what matters most. There will never be an end to the pursuit of strength. Cherish the people before your eyes." In just a few days, Xiao Yuting had matured greatly.

"Wife? My wife is on the Battle Qi Continent, all right? And the divorce letter I mentioned was not this one. It was a divorce letter I wrote when I was fifteen, unable to bear humiliation." Xiao Yan weakly tossed the divorce letter in his hand onto the ground. For some reason, he was not overly angry about Xiao Yuting throwing away the battle skill. Perhaps she was right—family was far more important than strength.

"Ah, how could that be? This divorce letter really was not written by you?" Xiao Yuting picked up the letter from the ground and spoke to Xiao Yan. Had she made a mistake? No, she had owed one billion and had not wanted to drag down her family, so she had written the divorce letter to protect her wife. But his wife loved him deeply, did not sign it, crumpled the letter into a paper ball, and threw it back at him. Xiao Yan had been deeply moved by this and even sold his quilts to repay the debt. Was that not all perfectly natural?

Xiao Yuting felt that her analysis had been seamless. Wait, Xiao Yan seemed to have said the quilts were not his... But how could there be such a perfect coincidence under heaven? He had just incurred a debt of one billion, and he happened to have a divorce letter in his hand. Who would not think along those lines?

"The divorce letter was thrown to me by Xiao Jian, and the quilts were Xiao Jian's as well. He wanted me to burn them in one fire. My wife has shown me kindness as deep as the sea. Let alone one billion, even one hundred billion, I would find a way myself. Even if I died, I would never write a divorce letter." Xiao Yan rolled his eyes at Xiao Yuting.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I originally... but I ended up making things worse." Xiao Yuting explained.

"Forget it. A spiritual treasure chooses its master. I had not expected to obtain that battle skill in the first place. And most importantly, I gained another family member here. Family is more important than battle skills, isn't it?" Xiao Yan said.

Xiao Yan had originally been on the verge of tears. This was probably retribution for what he had done before. But after hearing Xiao Yuting's words, he felt it was actually nothing. Battle skills might be precious, but family was worth even more.