Chapter 128 - Tingling Scalp (1/2)

Ch128 – Tingling Scalp

Translated by: DMlations/Zryuu

Edited by: Atsam

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Duan Yuyang laughed without much concern, “Well, I would like to see if you have the guts to. A man who has the heart of a thief but not his guts is the most cowardly kind.”

“You f.u.c.king–!” Duan Yuhao immediately raised his fist and his Qi began circulating. He was clearly infuriated.

“Both of you, that’s enough.” Duan Zhengde made use of his might as the head of the family and said as he frowned. “You’re brothers with the same blood running through your veins, why are you shouting at and trying to kill each other? Don’t you think it’s shameful?!”

Duan Yuhao clenched his teeth and tossed Duan Yuyang a gaze that seemed to say ‘just you wait’.

But Duan Yuyang just casually gave him a middle finger.

Duan Zhengde turned a blind eye to all this and said lightly, “Yuyang, I called you over today because there’s something I want to discuss with you. Yuhao, take your brother with you and leave first.”

Duan Yufei unreluctantly left with Duan Yuhao. Before he left, Duan Yufei even grimaced at Duan Yuyang.

Duan Yuyang looked at Duan Zhengde and sat down on the chair beside him in an extremely casual posture. He fiddled with a jade pendant at his waist and said, “What is it? You can just say it frankly.”

Duan Zhengde’s line of sight fell upon the incomparably exquisite and valuable jade storage s.p.a.ce.

“Yuyang, before your mother left, she gave you that storage jade pendant. For all these years, I have never asked a single question about that pendant.” Duan Zhengde said.

Duan Yuyang nodded, “The Duan family has such a prosperous business, so father would naturally not bother with this jade pendant.”

Duan Zhengde and Madam Duan looked at each other, then he said, “But recently, there’s been one thing that I wanted to discuss with you.”

Duan Yuyang’s heart stopped for a moment and thought, to especially mention the jade pendant and talk about something he wants to discuss, it probably has something to do with my jade pendant’s s.p.a.ce.

But everyone was part of the same family, and saw the head of the family, Duan Zhengde rarely asked for favours from the younger generation.

Duan Yuyang didn’t mind too much and nodded, “What is it? Father may as well just say it straight.”

Duan Yuyang’s att.i.tude made Duan Zhengde feel extremely comforted.

“Your mother used to be an alchemist when she was alive. I would like to borrow the hand seal manuals she used to cultivate with.”

Duan Yuyang’s expression didn’t change as he asked, “Our Duan family has no alchemist. Who does father want to give it to?”

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Duan Zhengde looked at Madam Duan and said, “Your Aunt Lian’s family has a junior who was just born a few days ago. He was tested to have dual spiritual roots of wood and fire, and he also has an alchemist fire within his body. Your Aunt Lian and I will be returning to her maiden home in a few days, so we were thinking that if we could give that junior an alchemist manual for his 100th day as a first meeting fit, it would be extremely appropriate.”

Duan Yuyang didn’t even hesitate before saying, “There are tons of good items circulated within the Duan family’s auction house daily, so my mother’s manual shouldn’t be worth much ba.”

Duan Yuyang suddenly looked at Duan Zhengde, “Father, is that what you think, or what Aunt Lian thinks?”

Duan Zhengde frowned slightly, “What difference does it make? Your Aunt Lian and I are husband and wife in the first place.”

Duan Yuyang shook his head. After pondering for a moment, he said, “I’m afraid that I can no longer take out that manual!”

“What?”

“I just gave that book to Lin Xuanzhi today.” Duan Yuyang said lightly.

“You actually dared to give such a rare and valuable alchemy manual to one of our compet.i.tors?” Duan Zhengde’s expression didn’t look too good.

Likewise, Madam Duan’s expression darkened.

Duan Yuyang shrugged helplessly, “Well, isn’t it because Father asked me about it too late? Also, didn’t Father tell me before to establish a good relations.h.i.+p with Lin Xuanzhi? I thought that since my mother couldn’t use that manual anymore, and that there weren’t any alchemists around me anyway, so since he needed it, then I sold him a favour. It would only be beneficial for our Duan family in the future.”

Duan Zhengde lamented, “That was something your mother left to you, how could you give it away so easily?”

Duan Yuyang blinked, “It’s precisely because mother left it to me alone that I dared give it away casually. If it was something that belonged to the Duan family, I would have to consider it more thoroughly before giving it away.”

Duan Zhengde felt like his head was about to explode. Items that were given out are like spilled water, he definitely couldn’t get Duan Yuyang to take it back. Frankly speaking, it wasn’t like Duan Zhengde had to get that alchemy book at all costs, it’s just that Su Yulian was suddenly struck by an impulse to say that she must obtain that manual.

Duan Yuyang looked at Madam Duan’s eerie-looking eyes that made her appear as if she wanted to swallow him in one gulp and suddenly understood something in an instant. He remained calm as he smiled, “Since that’s the only matter to discuss, your son will take his leave first.”

Duan Zhengde waved his impatiently, “Go then.”

After Duan Yuyang left, Madam Duan clenched her teeth and said with a frosty expression, “Look at that good son of yours. He would rather leave the good items for outsiders rather than his own father.”

Duan Zhengde said with displeasure, “We were just a step too late. If you had told me about it earlier, I would have found him sooner to ask for it.”

Duan Zhengde did like Duan Yuyang. Although he had no talent for cultivation for some reason, he did owe Duan Yuyang’s mother a lot and felt great remorse for it. So naturally, he was willing to treat Duan Yuyang well.

But what Duan Yuyang did today made him feel like he had lost face.