4: Are you willing?

After Chief Administrator Ling Xiaotian learned of Xun Xiuyuan's thoughts, he didn't say anything more. He could tell that this sixteen-year-old youth had a firm resolve, so he could only return first and then make plans.

That night, Xun Xiuyuan boarded a train to Pingcheng Pass. It was several hundred kilometers away, estimated to take over two hours, meaning he would arrive in the middle of the night.

However, Xun Xiuyuan was quite urgent, so he directly chose the earliest available train.

Bored on the train, Xun Xiuyuan opened the system panel again.

He still had 13 draws unused, so he directly clicked to draw all of them.

Ding dong!

Congratulations, host, you have obtained 100 exotic beast value.

Ding dong!

Congratulations, host, you have obtained 100 exotic beast value.

Ding dong!

Congratulations, host, you have obtained one Grade 3 Breakthrough Gene Fluid.

Ding dong!

Congratulations, host, you have obtained 100 exotic beast value.

Ding dong!

Congratulations, host, you have obtained 100 exotic beast value... Ding dong!

Congratulations, host, you have obtained one martial skill, Mystic Steps.

He listened until the very end, finally hearing something that interested Xun Xiuyuan. He found Mystic Steps in his backpack and clicked to learn it.

The Mystic Steps in his package transformed into a white light and directly rushed into Xun Xiuyuan's mind. This was a movement-type martial skill. After the white light entered his mind, the basic knowledge of Mystic Steps was already deeply ingrained.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at his pitiful exotic beast value; he only had a few thousand usable, so he didn't use exotic beast value to upgrade his skill levels anymore.

Having a movement technique already put him in a great mood. He wondered when he could go clear another wave of monsters to upgrade his skill levels then.

As it approached midnight, Xun Xiuyuan walked out of the Pingcheng Pass station with his backpack.

The stations in every city were quite far from the City Pass, possibly to leave some space for residents to evacuate. However, the legions and other combat units of each City Pass were very close to the City Pass, so they could provide immediate support in case of an emergency.

The Xun Family also belonged to a combat unit, albeit participating in the form of a family. In wartime, they also had to obey the deployment of the City Pass officer.

Moreover, although the Xun Family's Flying Eagle Guard had fewer than a hundred members, the configuration of their equipment and the taming of their flying eagles were all supported by the Pingcheng Pass legion.

He boarded a bus, whose final stop was the City Pass, and the Xun Family was located nearby.

After getting off the bus, he didn't hesitate and found the Xun Family's location based on his memory.

The Xun Family residence was located near the City Pass, and its architecture resembled an enlarged Siheyuan. In his memory, everyone in the Xun Family lived there.

Xun Xiuyuan glanced at the Xun Family's main gate, then turned and walked into a hotel across the street.

Before he came, Bai Xiaoou had given Xun Xiuyuan a good amount of cash, saying it would be convenient to use outside. Xun Xiuyuan knew she wanted to compensate for the value of that bottle of Grade 2 Breakthrough Gene Fluid.

After checking into his room, he directly asked the front desk, "Are there any staff members whose homes are nearby? I haven't been home in a long time, and I'd like to understand the local situation."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of money and placed it on the counter.

The front desk subtly swept the money away. "Your room is 488. Someone will come up shortly for meal service."

Xun Xiuyuan took the room card and entered his room.

Soon, there was a knock on the door, and a small, oval-faced beauty stood at the entrance, much like certain services in his previous life.

"The accommodation fee includes meals. Please place your order!"

Ordering food in the middle of the night—that was a really good excuse.

Xun Xiuyuan casually ordered a fast food meal, then sat on the sofa.

"Do you know about the Xun Family?"

"One hundred per question. I don't charge for what I don't know," the oval-faced woman quoted directly.

Xun Xiuyuan was speechless. He had given too much at the front desk; that was just a referral fee.

He took out another stack of money from his bag and placed it on the table. "How is Ji Wushuang, the wife of the second son of the Xun Family, doing recently?"

The oval-faced woman very consciously reached for a banknote on the table. "Ji Wushuang is not with the Xun Family right now. She works at a laundromat and lives there too."

"How is that possible? She is considered the Xun Family's second young mistress, isn't she?"

The oval-faced woman took another banknote. "She isn't anymore."

Although Xun Xiuyuan had only sighed, not asked a question, the oval-faced woman's action of taking the money left him speechless, but her answer was very straightforward.

"What's the reason?"

The oval-faced woman continued to take money. "Because the Xun Family's second son is getting married again soon, the day after tomorrow. Oh! It's already late night, so that means tomorrow. So the Xun Family's second young mistress is changing."

At this point, Xun Xiuyuan no longer cared much about the Xun Family's situation.

He picked up a banknote from the table and handed it to the oval-faced woman. "The location of the laundromat?"

The oval-faced woman gave the answer and then left.

Early the next morning, Xun Xiuyuan stood at the entrance of the laundromat and saw the busy woman inside.

How could she have aged so much in just two years?

Not yet forty, and her temples were already streaked with white.

Calming his emotions, Xun Xiuyuan walked into the laundromat.

"Hello! What clothes do you need washed?"

Ji Wushuang felt someone had come in and asked from behind the clothes rack.

Hearing no reply, she put down her work and walked to the front.

She saw a tall man standing at the door, his back to it. Due to the light, she couldn't see his face clearly, only that it looked dark.

Xun Xiuyuan could no longer control his emotions, and his voice choked as he called out, "Mom, I'm Xiao Yuan."

The single sentence was like a clap of thunder in Ji Wushuang's ears, and her eyes widened.

After a long pause, her lips trembled as she asked in disbelief, "You're Xiao Yuan?"

As if just realizing, she rushed forward and grabbed Xun Xiuyuan's hand, while also turning on the main light in the laundromat.

Xun Xiuyuan cooperated with his mother's pull and sat on a nearby chair.

Under the light, Ji Wushuang examined Xun Xiuyuan and slowly began to smile.

"It really is my Xiao Yuan."

"How did you come back so quickly? Didn't they say the treatment would take ten years?"

Ji Wushuang remembered what Xun Gang had said and asked anxiously.

Xun Xiuyuan looked at his mother in front of him. "My body is already well, but it wasn't cured by some divine doctor. I cured myself in the Exotic Beast Mountain Range."

Ji Wushuang was stunned. "What do you mean?"

Xun Xiuyuan: "Two years ago, Xun Gang sent me away on a flying eagle, saying he was going to Li City Pass to find a divine doctor to treat my body which couldn't cultivate vital energy. But he pushed me off the flying eagle deep in the Exotic Beast Mountain Range. He probably never intended to help me with treatment."

"I was lucky and didn't die, otherwise Mom would never see me again."

Ji Wushuang's eyes turned red after hearing this. "He actually did something like that. He's worse than an animal."

Xun Xiuyuan had already understood enough about the Xun Family members and didn't want to discuss them further.

"Mom, why are you running a laundromat here?"

Hearing Xun Xiuyuan's question, Ji Wushuang remembered Xun Gang's actions, feeling bitter, and recounted the events to Xun Xiuyuan.

After Xun Gang returned that year, he told Ji Wushuang that the divine doctor was very confident about Xun Xiuyuan's physical condition, but it would take ten years.

The total medical expenses would be five million. He said that the old master was unwilling to pay this sum, and he himself had borrowed from many places to gather half the money, still needing the other half.

Upon hearing this, Ji Wushuang took out all her savings and dowry, and agreed to divorce, leaving with nothing.

Finally, she even signed an IOU for two million to the Xun Family.

As for why she had to divorce and leave with nothing, Ji Wushuang herself wasn't very clear.

Xun Xiuyuan understood at this point. It was to divorce and make way for someone else. Hearing this, Xun Xiuyuan couldn't suppress the hatred in his heart.

"Mom, are you content with this?" Xun Xiuyuan asked.