LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 69
Chapter 69: My Brother is Really Great
Looking at Qin Bei, who had turned the Martial Arts Pavilion into a vegetable market from afar, Emperor Xia clenched his fists.
“When was the last time I got angry?”
Emperor Xia wanted to say that he was someone who rarely got angry, but…
“This morning.”
Emperor Xia: ???
“What about the last time?”
“Uh… I don’t remember, it’s been too long.”
“So this brat made me angry twice in one day?!”
“This…”
Old Shadow was also speechless.
Who would have thought Qin Bei would be like this?
He could hardly tolerate a day without causing trouble.
Emperor Xia slowly walked towards Qin Bei.
Everyone he passed hurriedly bowed in respect.
“Your son greets you, Father~”
“Your son greets you, Father~”
A bunch of princes and princesses lined up, ready to buy martial arts techniques from Qin Bei. When they saw Emperor Xia coming, they all hurriedly bowed.
“Father?”
Qin Bei also noticed Emperor Xia.
He didn’t need the other person to say anything; Qin Bei already knew what was going on.
He glanced back at Old Jiu behind him.
It must have been him who spilled the beans.
“Come with me!”
Qin Bei knew this calamity would come sooner or later; he just didn’t expect it to arrive so quickly.
In the end, he could only follow Emperor Xia into the Martial Arts Pavilion.
But before entering, he handed over the dozen jade slips in his hand to Qin Xuan.
“Brother, make sure to sell all of these before I come out. It’s fine if you sell them for less money.”
“Huh?”
Qin Xuan’s chubby head was adorned with a big question mark.
He eventually nodded, indicating he would follow Qin Bei’s instructions.
Emperor Xia merely glanced back at Qin Bei without saying much more.
Old Shadow stood behind, barely suppressing the urge to give Qin Bei a thumbs-up.
Even at this moment, he was completely unafraid and still thinking about making money.
…
After stepping into the Martial Arts Pavilion, Emperor Xia came to a halt.
He then turned to look at Qin Bei.
Qin Bei looked left and right, but wouldn’t meet Emperor Xia’s gaze, clearly a little guilty.
“Show me how you comprehend these skills.”
Emperor Xia didn’t get angry; instead, he asked Qin Bei to demonstrate his comprehension abilities.
Naturally, Qin Bei complied.
After exchanging for an epiphany from the system, the seal before him, which represented a martial arts technique, was instantly lifted.
Emperor Xia’s eyes slightly narrowed.
He could sense that there was no issue with the seal.
The moment Qin Bei touched it, he resonated with the seal and broke it.
“Do it again.”
“Oh~”
Just like that, Qin Bei demonstrated ten times, wasting a thousand Krypton points.
“How did you do it?”
Emperor Xia finally couldn’t help but ask.
“You just do it like this.”
Qin Bei looked at Emperor Xia with the expression of “Is this difficult? Don’t you just need hands?”
Of course, he couldn’t disclose that he had a system allowing him to exchange for such abilities.
Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes.
“There was once a person like you on the Cangzhou Continent. His ability to learn martial arts techniques and powers far exceeded all talents. No matter what kind of technique it was, he grasped it very quickly, but not as swiftly as you.”
Emperor Xia said coolly.
Ultimately, he could only deduce that Qin Bei had a unique innate talent for martial arts perception.
Such talent is innate and cannot be cultivated.
Consequently, Qin Bei earned more points in Emperor Xia’s heart.
The initial anger also diminished considerably.
“Now to business, are you that short on money?”
Emperor Xia asked with his hands clasped behind him.
“Of course.”
Qin Bei replied without hesitation.
“The royal family gives you two million spirit stones each month; that’s a decade’s worth for a foundation-establishing prince. You say you’re short on money?”
“This… It’s just that my cultivation isn’t high, and I want to catch up quickly! The consumption of spirit stones is naturally larger. Besides, I make money through my own skills; that’s not shameful.”
Qin Bei stated seriously.
Emperor Xia: ???
“Is this a question of shame? Why are the royal family’s techniques sealed? Isn’t it to encourage royal family members to work harder in their cultivation and rely more on themselves? If someone like you can purchase a technique so cheaply, do they still need to strive?”
“Do you realize how outrageous your thinking is?”
Emperor Xia sternly questioned.
“Oh~ I understand now. I’ll raise the prices when I step outside, so royal family members can work harder to earn money before they buy.”
“Qin Bei!”
Emperor Xia was nearly choked by these words.
“Oh~ I understand.”
Qin Bei said, looking wronged.
“I’m not trying to cut off your financial sources; however, your actions could easily disrupt the internal cultivation atmosphere of the royal family and make them think that techniques and powers are too easily obtained.”
“Don’t do things like this again in the future. But I’m not unreasonable; I’ll have someone transfer an additional million spirit stones to the North Prince’s Manor each month.”
“Ah? Is there such a good thing?”
Qin Bei’s previous gloom instantly lifted, his eyes widened, and his face lit up with joy.
“You’re right. Your cultivation is too low! If you want to catch up to your peers, you can only rely on accumulating cultivation resources, but I must remind you, regardless of whether you catch up or not, your spiritual energy must remain steady, and your foundation must be solid.”
“Don’t worry, Father. I understand all these principles. Otherwise, how could I dominate the power rankings?”
Qin Bei was very confident about this.
“Then tell me, why were you able to pass the first five levels of the Demon Suppression Tower without completing the Heavenly Dao Foundation?”
This was the most concerning issue for Emperor Xia right now.
He rarely inquired about the prince’s cultivation.
But given Qin Bei’s current situation, he had to ask.
“I wanted to mention this in the morning, but you were angry and wouldn’t let me.”
“In fact, though I didn’t complete the Heavenly Dao Foundation, I achieved an alternative foundation method: building the foundation with my body.”
“Building the foundation with your body? You achieved that?”
Emperor Xia asked in astonishment.
“Is that difficult?”
Qin Bei shrugged.
Emperor Xia: …
Emperor Xia was speechless, but shock filled his heart.
Building the foundation with one’s body—perhaps other cultivators were unaware, or had never even heard of it.
But he was different.
Once haughty and proud, he had also looked down upon the Heavenly Dao foundation.
He regarded dependence on the Heavenly Dao as an unwise choice.
He had also attempted to build a foundation with his body.
And the result was nearly disastrous for his own foundation.
So Emperor Xia knew well the difficulty of building a foundation this way.
“Did you encounter any mishaps?”
“Very smoothly, even more so than my wife’s Heavenly Dao foundation building; nothing went wrong at all.”
Qin Bei said, completely unfazed.
Emperor Xia felt a headache coming on…
“Go on, take the rewards given by the spirit of the weapon back, and refrain from coming to the palace for a while.”
“Is that all? No punishment or anything?”
Qin Bei asked, surprised.
Emperor Xia: ???
“Father, just pretend I didn’t say anything, I’m leaving now.”
Emperor Xia deeply watched Qin Bei’s departing back.
In the next instant, he found himself inside the Demon Suppression Tower.
…
“Brother, are you okay? Did Father punish you?”
Qin Xuan hurriedly approached when he saw Qin Bei emerge, concerned.
Around them, everyone also worried about this issue.
Because it indicated whether they could still buy techniques from Qin Bei in the future.
“No, Father just wanted to see why I comprehend techniques so quickly.”
“Why?”
“Why else? Of course, it’s because your brother is exceptionally gifted!”
…
“Ah~ That’s great! Then we can still buy techniques from Prince Bei in the future.”
“Yes, yes! Getting a divine skill for 200,000 is a steal. I really want to see Prince Bei break through the sixth layer of the Demon Suppression Tower soon.”
The royalty members around breathed a sigh of relief.
But Qin Bei’s next words sent them plummeting into despair.
“But I’ve also thought it through; I can’t risk harming you just to make money. You’re all so young, shouldn’t you strive for skills and martial arts on your own? Don’t keep thinking about how to take advantage of me; I won’t be reselling anymore.”
Qin Bei declared righteously.
Qin Xuan looked up at him, as if he could see a halo of righteousness.
“My brother is truly great.”
However, Qin Xuan was the only one in the crowd who believed Qin Bei’s tall tales…