63: Sir, does your hand hurt?

"You're Haitang? What a beautiful name. Young Miss Haitang, forgive my bluntness, but some people simply aren't worth it."

Xiao Qingyuan released the woman from his embrace.

A hint of disappointment surfaced in both their hearts.

"Thank you, Young Master. You are a kind person."

"You're just too soft-hearted. With a brother like that, your life must be too hard. My name is Qingyuan. If you need anything, tell me."

Li Haitang blushed, staring into his eyes as she said, "Haitang is nothing special; I don't deserve such high regard from Young Master."

"Ai, has no one ever told you that you and your brother don't look alike at all? Haitang is as beautiful as a flower, like a high-branch magnolia, while your brother looks like he has two spring onions stuck in his mouth..."

"What do you mean?" Li Haitang asked, confused.

Xiao Qingyuan shook his head and said, "He looks like a wild boar!"

Li Haichen, who was standing nearby, had originally been somewhat timid due to Xiao Qingyuan's aura.

However, he looked at one, then at the other.

Their eyes met directly, as if no one else was around.

An unknown anger immediately surged in his heart.

The next second, a series of sharp, explosive sounds echoed in the air.

"What are you doing?"

"Are you treating me as if I... don't! exist! anymore?!"

"I turn my back for a second, and you've already found a pretty boy."

"Are you trying to be an adulterous couple?"

"And you still say you're not in love?"

Xiao Qingyuan's brow twitched wildly at these words.

Pretty... boy?

Adulterous... couple?

As he spoke, he took two more steps forward and fiercely grabbed at Li Haitang's clothes.

"Didn't you see the package scattered?"

"Hurry up and come back!"

Slap—!

Xiao Qingyuan struck as fast as lightning.

He slapped Li Haichen's short arm.

Li Haichen's expression froze, and after a moment ofstunned, he covered his right hand, letting out a heart-wrenching shriek.

Like a wild boar.

Xiao Qingyuan didn't even turn his head, swatting him away like a fly, and slapped Li Haichen's left cheek again.

The sound, along with a spray of teeth, abruptly ceased.

His gaze remained affectionate as he said, "My apologies, I couldn't help myself. I hit your brother. It's not serious, is it?"

Li Haitang said blankly, "It's fine. Brother should be taught a good lesson. Does Young Master's hand hurt?"

Xiao Qingyuan smiled at her words.

Li Haichen, however, cried. His molars were almost shattered.

I'm bleeding from the mouth, my head is buzzing, and you ask if his hand hurts?

Hand—! ~ Hurts, or, not?

Realizing what happened, he again looked panicked.

"Sister, don't mess around. Sister, don't you love me anymore? Sister? I'm your biological brother!"

Li Haitang finally turned her head at his words.

Her face instantly became disgusted: "Sister? That's not right. Someone has always called me Li Haitang. Who is your sister?"

"You! It's you! You are my sister!"

"I... When I become an Immortal, I will repay you. Don't you want my repayment?"

Li Haitang became even more disgusted at his words: "I wouldn't dare accept that. Over the past few years, I've accompanied you to seven or eight tests. Don't you know if you have a Spiritual Root yourself?

But every time you made a big fuss. Bound by our parents' dying wishes, I indulged you, working tirelessly all the way.

I didn't ask for repayment.

It's fine that you're ungrateful, but then you turn around and ruin my reputation.

And you want to cut ties.

Fine, cut them.

Why are you still calling me 'sister'?"

Xiao Qingyuan nodded repeatedly, saying, "Exactly, why are you still calling her 'sister'?"

He couldn't help but secretly take Li Haitang's small hand.

Li Haitang's body stiffened. She tried to pull away twice but couldn't.

Her pretty face turned red again.

Xiao Qingyuan chuckled inwardly, Success!

"It's all your fault!"

Li Haichen turned to Xiao Qingyuan, indignantly saying, "It's all your fault, you pretty boy, you troublemaker! You made my sister like this!"

Xiao Qingyuan blinked at his words, then turned with a wronged expression: "He's scolding me."

Li Haitang said to him, "Young Master, please don't be angry."

After saying that, she turned to scold, "Li Haichen, get lost! Let me reiterate, from today onwards, we have no relationship, and no relationship with anyone else either."

"You... Li Haitang, how dare you? Aren't you afraid I won't want you anymore?

All the money our parents left behind is mine. I'm taking it all. Don't you dare regret it!"

"Stop disgusting me! Look at yourself! Young Master Qingyuan is right; you're not only ugly but also malicious. How are you like my brother? Listen clearly, I don't want you anymore!

As for the money?

All these years you've been eating and drinking excessively, demanding the best of everything. There's hardly any silver left.

Do I care?

Do you think you're some kind of hot commodity?

Now that you've grown up and no longer need my care, I've fulfilled our parents' dying wishes.

Do whatever you want.

In short, from now on, in life, old age, sickness, and death, we will have no further connection."

Xiao Qingyuan became even more delighted at these words, wishing he could light two strings of firecrackers to celebrate.

Her words were well-reasoned and flawless.

At her words, he quickly pulled both of Li Haitang's small hands to his chest: "It's alright, Haitang. If he doesn't want you, I want you. Will you follow me from now on? I will treat you well."

"Young Master..."

"Haitang..."

"You, you two..." Li Haichen pointed at the two, too angry to speak. The Heavenly Dao is truly Reincarnation.

He then quickly ran to the money bag to check it.

He found that there were indeed only five taels of silver and a handful of copper coins left.

He was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He muttered blankly, "Impossible, how could this be? How can there only be five taels left? Where's my money?"

Only then did he realize that the sister who had always doted on him, giving him stars if he asked for the moon, had truly left him.

His life instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

He was scared and chilled to the bone.

Then, he lost his temper and excitedly roared:

"Hand over my parents' money! You must have taken my money!"

"That's right!"

"You're not even my parents' daughter. All these years, you've eaten and drunk from my family.

Since we're cutting ties, you must return all the silver you've spent over these years.

And the nurturing grace my parents bestowed upon you. Without them, you, a bastard, would have died long ago.

You must compensate me for that too."

Saying this, he pointed at Xiao Qingyuan and said, "Didn't you fall for her? If so, then you pay her back! Give me five hundred... no! At least a thousand taels of silver, no! A thousand taels of gold!

If I don't get a thousand taels of gold, I'll report it to the authorities.

Then I'll sell this lowly breed to a brothel.

Don't you like her?

Then you can go to the brothel and be good to her.

Hahahahaha..."

Not biological!

A thousand taels of gold?

Sell her to a brothel?

These words were like a heavy hammer smashing violently into Li Haitang's heart.

Making her unsteady on her feet, her head spinning.

What an animal!

Xiao Qingyuan was shocked at these words.

This person was simply an animal!

He quickly put his arm around the swaying Li Haitang, letting her lean on his shoulder.

He slapped his Storage Pouch with his backhand, and ten shimmering Low-Grade Spirit Stones appeared in his hand.

"You want money, right? You want gold, right? I'll give it to you. Here are ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Their value is only higher, not lower. Take them."

Xiao Qingyuan sneered inwardly, tossing them without even looking.

He no longer had the mind to target him.

Time was up. He put his arm around Haitang's shoulder and turned to leave.

Looking at the pairs of deeply hidden greedy eyes around them.

Xiao Qingyuan already guessed in his heart.

You might have the life to take the money, but I'm afraid you won't have the life to spend it...