Enemies Meet on a Narrow Road

After Jiang Tingyi left, Xu Yin turned to Su Chen. "Xiao Chen, you've come to rely on your aunt, but your aunt doesn't have anything particularly good to give you."

As she spoke, Xu Yin took out a stack of silver notes from her bosom. "These are some private savings your aunt has accumulated over the years since marrying into the Jiang Family. Take them. Buy whatever you need. Cultivation is expensive for you right now, so don't stand on ceremony with your aunt."

Su Chen froze for a moment and did not reach out to take them. As he looked at the silver notes, his nose stung.

How had he nearly forgotten? In his previous life, Xu Yin had also given him these silver notes. If he remembered correctly, there were a full ten thousand taels.

Xu Yin had been married into the Jiang Family for so many years, and this was all the private money she had saved. She had given almost all of it to Su Chen.

Su Chen had once told Xu Yin to keep some for Jiang Tingyi, but Xu Yin had insisted that Jiang Tingyi was a descendant of the Jiang Family, whose cultivation expenses would naturally be covered by the Jiang Family. She had no need for Xu Yin's private savings.

"Xiao Chen, take it. If it isn't enough, I still have more back home." Seeing Su Chen spacing out, Xu Yin misunderstood, thinking he was refusing because the money was not enough.

"It's enough. More than enough. I'll treasure these silver notes." Su Chen took a deep breath and accepted them, his eyes reddening.

He knew that if he did not take the money, Xu Yin would never let the matter rest.

At the same time, Su Chen made a silent vow in his heart: in this life, he would definitely let his aunt live the best life.

He would never repeat the mistakes of his previous life!

"I don't care why you suddenly came here. In any case, since it is now settled that you'll be staying with the Jiang Family, I hope you'll behave yourself and not cause trouble for my mother or me!"

As the two walked side by side out of the Jiang Family's gates, Jiang Tingyi said coldly to Su Chen.

Su Chen shrugged and gave a faint smile, offering no answer.

Jiang Tingyi shot him a sidelong glance, her eyes full of disdain. This cousin of hers was obviously trash. Otherwise, why would he leave the Orthodox Unity Sect for no reason?

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She did not believe for a moment that he had left the Orthodox Unity Sect voluntarily. Most likely, Su Chen had been unable to remain there any longer and had been forced to leave.

The two arrived at Cloud-Brocade Tower, a famous tailor shop in the city, and had several sets of clothes tailored for Su Chen.

Jiang Tingyi reluctantly took out her purse to pay, only to be told by the shop assistant, "The young master already paid just now."

Jiang Tingyi was somewhat surprised and looked at Su Chen in astonishment. He had already paid?

Tch, he must have used her mother's money. She knew it—this Cousin Dust had come to mooch off their Jiang Family.

Jiang Tingyi sneered, her heart filled with contempt. Without even looking at Su Chen, she was about to leave Cloud-Brocade Tower.

Suddenly, a group of youths surrounded a seductive-looking girl with a black mole at the outer corner of her right eye and entered the main hall of Cloud-Brocade Tower. The two parties ran straight into each other.

"Well, if it isn't the Jiang Family's Second Miss?" Before Jiang Tingyi could say anything, the seductive girl's shrill voice rang out, half-smiling.

"Wang Bingyan!" Jiang Tingyi bit her red lip. Enemies really did meet on a narrow road—they had actually run into her here.

This Wang Bingyan of the Wang Family was around the same age as her. Ever since childhood, Wang Bingyan had competed with her over everything: cultivation techniques, pills, beautiful clothes and jewelry, even admirers.

Unfortunately, Wang Bingyan was surrounded by admirers today, while Jiang Tingyi had only a shabby cousin who had come to mooch off her family by her side. She was bound to be mocked by Wang Bingyan.

Sure enough, when Wang Bingyan saw that Jiang Tingyi had only Su Chen beside her, she deliberately put on an expression of great surprise and asked, "Jiang Tingyi, who is this? Your new boyfriend?"

"Don't talk nonsense. He's my cousin!"

Jiang Tingyi immediately distanced herself from him.

"Cousin? Since when did you suddenly have a cousin?"

"I know who he is. He's Su Chen!" A slightly plump youth pointed at Su Chen. "He was originally a disciple of the Orthodox Unity Sect, but he was driven out because he stole precious pills from one of the sect elders!"

"Is that true?"

"Absolutely true. Yesterday, I heard it from my distant cousin, who is a disciple of the Orthodox Unity Sect."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. So he's a discarded sect disciple, driven out for such a shameful reason. Whoever stands beside him would lose all face."

Even Wang Bingyan laughed, dragging out her words mockingly. "Jiang Tingyi, your family's relatives are far too embarrassing. If it were me, I wouldn't even want to live..."

"Shut up!"

Jiang Tingyi was so angry that her eyes widened. At the same time, her little face burned hot, and she felt too ashamed to show her face anywhere.

She had thought Su Chen had left the Orthodox Unity Sect because he was too useless to stay there, but she had never imagined the truth would be even more unbearable.

Su Chen had actually been expelled for stealing from the Orthodox Unity Sect!

"Su Chen, I thought that although you were useless, you were at least an honorable man. I never expected you to have such poor character, stealing from your sect!" Jiang Tingyi rebuked him, her face flushed crimson.

Su Chen shrugged indifferently. He could guess that Elder Xing Yun and Lu Yuan had surely twisted black into white to protect their own reputations, claiming that he had been expelled from the sect for stealing pills.

But Su Chen could not be bothered to explain.

As the Pill Emperor in his previous life, why would he care what these ordinary people thought of him?

Would an elephant care what ants thought of him?

Obviously not.

Wang Bingyan

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Seeing that her goal of humiliating Jiang Tingyi had been achieved, Wang Bingyan smiled smugly and said, "Jiang Tingyi, you can slowly deal with your family affairs here. I won't disturb you. Oh, right—at noon today, I'm holding a banquet at Drunken Immortal Residence to welcome Young Master Ye Xuan. If you're willing, you can come too."

After saying that, Wang Bingyan held her head high and strutted upstairs to try on clothes with her crowd of admirers.

"A welcome banquet for Young Master Ye Xuan?" Jiang Tingyi's expression changed. Ye Xuan was the dream man of every girl in the city, and also the golden son-in-law she and Wang Bingyan had always fought over.

Of course she had to attend Young Master Ye Xuan's welcome banquet!

"Su Chen, I'll be eating out at noon today. Go back by yourself!" Jiang Tingyi shot Su Chen a disgusted glance. She did not want to bring this burden along to dine with the dream man in her heart.

Su Chen said indifferently, "Perfect. I didn't want to be with you anyway."

Before Jiang Tingyi could react, Su Chen had already leisurely walked out of Cloud-Brocade Tower.

When Jiang Tingyi came back to her senses, her almond-shaped eyes widened with rage. That bastard Su Chen had actually said he did not want to be with her!

Faced with a beauty like her, what right did he—a useless good-for-nothing, a thief—have to say that?

"Su Chen, just you wait!" Jiang Tingyi forcibly suppressed her fury. She would settle the score with Su Chen after returning. For now, attending Young Master Ye Xuan's welcome banquet was her top priority.

Speaking of Su Chen.

After leaving Cloud-Brocade Tower, he turned and headed for Five Treasures Hall, a street away.

Five Treasures Hall was one of Clear River City's largest pill shops. Everyone in Clear River City knew that Five Treasures Hall had the most complete selection of pills and medicinal herbs.

If a pill or medicinal herb could not be bought at Five Treasures Hall, then it certainly could not be bought anywhere else.