5: Even a pile of piles can produce a master level

Ji Wushuang gently caressed Xun Xiuyuan's cheek: "It doesn't matter to your mother, as long as you're well. This laundry shop belongs to the Xun Family, and Xun Gang takes all its monthly income, claiming it's to slowly repay debts."

Listening to Ji Wushuang, Xun Xiuyuan's tears flowed again. What a gentle mother, what a scoundrel of a father.

No, the suffering he endured didn't matter, but the grievances his mother suffered must be repaid by the Xun Family, absolutely.

"Mom! I have some friends in Yuncheng Pass, and they've invited me to live there. What do you think?"

"Of course, wherever you go, I'll go. Actually, I know very well that because you couldn't cultivate, the Xun Family always thought you were a bastard, and the Xun Family's power even made your maternal grandfather's life quite bleak."

"Is maternal grandfather still well?" After Ji Wushuang mentioned him, he remembered that old maternal grandfather, the old man whose leg was broken by Xun Gang for Ji Wushuang.

"He's alright. I haven't seen him in a long time either. He occasionally sends some food to the small shop to help me out. Although we haven't met, I know it's him."

Xun Xiuyuan took Ji Wushuang's rough hand and left the laundry shop.

The two arrived at the hotel where Xun Xiuyuan was staying.

Standing in the room, he looked at the Xun Family's mansion across the way, which was being actively decorated for Xun Gang's grand wedding. Big red lanterns hung high, creating a festive atmosphere.

Xun Xiuyuan's gaze fixed on it, devoid of any emotion.

"Mom! Tomorrow is Xun Gang's wedding again. Let's go attend it too!"

"Why would we go? We might just be humiliated again. I don't care, but I don't want to see you bullied by them."

"It's fine. Anyway, we're leaving Pingcheng Pass. We'll just go stir up some trouble in the bridal chamber, hehe."

Ji Wushuang heard the disgust in Xun Xiuyuan's tone and sighed softly, no longer objecting. They were leaving Pingcheng Pass anyway.

"I want to go see your maternal grandfather? He lives alone, and although he's a Third-Rank Master, he's old, and his legs aren't convenient. His vitality is declining, and I'm very worried."

Xun Xiuyuan then recalled that ever since he could remember, his maternal grandfather was a Third-Rank Master, and after all these years, he still hadn't broken through.

"Hmm, then let's go now. If he's willing, let's bring him to live in Yuncheng Pass with us."

Perhaps his previous life as a special forces soldier shaped Xun Xiuyuan's current decisive personality. Without any hesitation, he directly asked the waiter to arrange a car to his maternal grandfather's residence.

His maternal grandfather, Ji Tianxun, lived in the slum area far from the City Pass. Although he was a martial artist, due to his old age, he couldn't be a member of a hunting team.

Soon, the two arrived at the slum area, where the houses were low and disorderly, with shanties everywhere.

They found his maternal grandfather Ji Tianxun's residence, a dilapidated small courtyard, on the outskirts.

Inside the courtyard were various corpses and dismembered remains of exotic beasts, and the smell of blood was extremely strong.

A limping old man was squatting on the ground, dissecting the corpses of exotic beasts. Of course, these were all scraps after the essence had been taken away.

An old man with declining vitality, his legs inconvenient, unable to go to the battlefield.

His former teammates took care of him, giving Ji Tianxun the exotic beasts they acquired each time for dissection. They would always leave some scraps for the old man to make a living.

Looking at the figure squatting on the ground, Ji Wushuang could no longer hold back: "Dad!"

Ji Tianxun heard the shout from behind him, his body trembled, and he turned around to look at the two people standing at the entrance.

Soon, his gaze was drawn to Xun Xiuyuan, staring blankly at him.

"Xiao Yuan, are you Xiao Yuan?" He stood up, muttering in disbelief.

Actually, his former self's impression of his maternal grandfather was just a sloppy old man, with a rough personality, and a very bad relationship with Xun Gang. He didn't have many other impressions.

Now, Xun Xiuyuan thought back carefully and realized that this maternal grandfather also genuinely cared about him.

His legs were also broken by Xun Gang when he went to help Ji Wushuang after she had an argument with Xun Gang because Xun Xiuyuan couldn't cultivate.

Actually, the fundamental reason was still Xun Xiuyuan.

"Maternal Grandfather, I'm back." Xun Xiuyuan's eyes also turned red looking at the old man.

"Haha, good, it's good that you're back. From now on, the three of us will live together. Your maternal grandfather's skill at dissecting exotic beasts is superb, enough for the three of us to get by."

Ji Tianxun was still very bold, not letting those around him feel any hardship.

As he spoke, he pulled the two by their hands and walked into the dilapidated small house.

The three sat and chatted for a while. Xun Xiuyuan took out a bottle of dark blue breakthrough gene fluid and handed it to Ji Tianxun.

"Third-Rank Breakthrough Gene Fluid?" Ji Tianxun had once thought about buying gene fluid, so he exclaimed as soon as Xun Xiuyuan took it out.

"Maternal Grandfather, I can cultivate now, and I can earn money. Take this and see if you can break through."

"No need. This costs 600,000 on the market. It would be too wasteful for an old man like me to use it. Sell it to supplement our lives."

Ji Tianxun refused without hesitation.

"If you don't use it, I'll pour it out." Xun Xiuyuan said, uncapping the test tube bottle.

Xun Xiuyuan knew that this was the only way to deal with an old man like this; talking more would be useless.

Ji Tianxun saw that Xun Xiuyuan didn't seem to be joking, so he could only take it. After sitting cross-legged, he directly consumed the gene fluid.

Xun Xiuyuan watched Ji Tianxun's body tremble slightly, clearly sensing his vitality surging. A moment later, the movement stopped.

Ji Tianxun opened his eyes, looked at Xun Xiuyuan, and smiled: "Although I am at the peak of Third-Rank, my vitality is already declining. I couldn't break through, but my vitality has increased a lot."

Despite failing to break through and feeling quite disappointed, Ji Tianxun's words remained bold, appreciating his grandson's good intentions.

Xun Xiuyuan smiled and took out another bottle of Third-Rank Breakthrough Gene Fluid: "If it doesn't work once, then twice. Keep trying, and you'll succeed."

There were still some Third-Rank Breakthrough Gene Fluids in his backpack. He would even stack them to make him a Grandmaster.

Ji Tianxun looked at the gene fluid Xun Xiuyuan took out again. Was this cabbage? Didn't they say it was incredibly difficult to extract gene fluid from exotic beasts? Yet, he took out two bottles of such rare goods at once.

Ji Tianxun's hands trembled as he took the gene fluid again. He thought for a moment and then chugged it down.

This time, the surge of vitality lasted longer. Ji Tianxun closed his eyes to break through, with nothing else on his mind.

A moment later, an inexplicable aura rose from Ji Tianxun, and Xun Xiuyuan's eyes showed a smile.

"Wushuang, I've broken through, I've finally broken through, after so many years." Ji Tianxun began to cry as he spoke: "If I had broken through earlier, your mother wouldn't have died."

Xun Xiuyuan remembered some of this incident: his maternal grandfather went out hunting, and his maternal grandmother accompanied him.

A Fourth-Rank exotic beast broke through the hunting team's defense and charged directly at his maternal grandfather. Seeing this, his maternal grandmother used her body to block the exotic beast.

The result was no surprise; his maternal grandmother was killed by the exotic beast, and his maternal grandfather was despondent for a long time.

Watching her father break through to Grandmaster with her son's help, Ji Wushuang's happiness was inexpressible, and her eyes shone brightly.

"Dad, Xiao Yuan and I have decided to go live in Yuncheng Pass. He has some friends there. Are you willing to come with us?"

Ji Wushuang asked the question she cared about most.

"Yes, I've already broken through. A change of environment would be great. I've wanted to leave this place for a long time."

The bold voice rang out again.

Listening to his maternal grandfather's words, Xun Xiuyuan thought of his instructor back on Earth; they spoke with the same tone, which was nice.

The three chatted for a long time in the dilapidated small house. Finally, Ji Tianxun made a table full of dishes made from exotic beast offal. The three sat around the table, and Ji Tianxun took out some wine he had treasured for who knows how long, and drank with Xun Xiuyuan.

Before leaving, Xun Xiuyuan invited Ji Tianxun to the hotel, saying they would depart together then.

Ji Tianxun refused, saying he still needed to say goodbye to his old teammates, and asked Ji Wushuang and Xun Xiuyuan to go back first, and they would contact him later.