Chapter 4 (1/2)

Chapter 4: Marketplace

The rest of the day, Xue Wei was stuck together with Shen Mu Although Xue Wei could not cultivate, there were no signs of bullying frorown-ups had left them for a bit, Shen Mu behaved in a friendly way and had an open-minded attitude towards Xue Wei

When it was tio, Xue Wei and Shen Mu felt that they had known each other for so a lot while they had been together while Xue Wei had been listening

Xue Wei was always eager to learnCity and Xiao Lei from Shen Mu, he used the time to have the other boy tell him all he could about the subjects

Xue Wei was unsure of how to react to Shen Mu's friendliness Although he was very friendly, Xue Wei had a hard ti him He could not fully comprehend how someone would want to be friendly towards a person who could not cultivate

Although this was the case, Xue Wei said nothing to his uncle about this doubt that had rooted itself in his mind

Xiao Lei had his doubts, but since Xue Wei said nothing, he did not inquire into it As they returned to the mansion, Xiao Lei allowed for Xue Wei to return to the library where he once more buried himself in the books about the hidden wonders of the world

The ru a h the city like wildfire It was the most talked about topic, and no one was able to walk even two steps without hearing someone mention it

Xiao Lei was a hero of humanity He had killed more than ten Primordial Beasts by now, and he was known as one of the most excellent Hunters that existed He was supposed to protect the huhtered a ether with this ru Everyone heard about the fact that he was useless trash that could not cultivate, but no one felt sorry for the ten-year-old boy

Some felt that he was useless because he would be incapable of doing his duty in the war against the Primordial Beasts Others felt jealousy over the fact that he was this cared for by a hero like Xiao Lei when he, in fact, was just a nore boy who happened to share Xiao Lei's blood

In the city, the ruer generation All of them looked up to this hero and wished to become like him in the future, however, when they realized that he had returned with a young nepheas around their own age they all were filled with envy

When they heard that this nepheas even incapable of cultivating many of them had felt that it was heavenly retribution and soness vanished when they heard about the execution of the coain What enabled this young man to be cared for so deeply? They wanted to have Xiao Lei as theirafter trash, that dreao to visit thetheir sons, but when they arrived the envy from their sons was simply too obvious, and they were sent away

Shen Mu would sometimes come to visit He was the only one as allowed inside, and he was also the only one who Xue Wei tolerated to be near hih Xue Wei did not fully trust Shen Mu's motives, he had to admit that the other boy was very persistent, and also friendly He never tried to cling onto Xue Wei Instead, he would just sit down in the library and read books alongside Xue Wei

Soest that they left the ree at the start, he slowly gave up against Shen Mu’s persistence and went to ask his uncle for permission

When Xiao Lei heard that Xue Wei wanted to leave the ether with Shen Mu, Xiao Lei was filled with happiness

He then went to the storage roo which he filled with copper, silver, and gold coins

The bag was bulging with coins, and Xue Wei looked shocked when he received it ”What is this?” he asked in surprise, but Xiao Lei just smiled and pushed it into Xue Wei's hands ”Take this and buy whatever you find in town! Don't worry about the price, I have killed more than ten Primordial Beasts; their corpses have fetchedspree!”

Xue Wei knew that there was no arguing with his uncle when he saw the great smile that was spread on his lips Xue Wei could not help but sigh He was feeling warmth in the deepest parts of his heart It was clear just how treasured he was Even if he was a useless trash in the eyes of others, his uncle would never consider him as such

As they went to town, Shen Mu was shocked He could not help but gape with a little jealousy when he saw that Xue Wei had a purse filled with coins, and he hier allowance

As they entered the h he was very mature for a ten-year-old, this was the first tiht in front of hi out their prices, and shops had opened up their doors, allowing for a steady stream of people to enter and leave their premises

Some shops sold medicinal herbs and pastes When Xue Wei saw these herbs he could not help but frown The herbs that were on display were all herbs that Xue Wei knew about