Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

Outside the Titan Commerce Chamber.

Little Lin poked his head out, smiling gleefully at Xiao Yi, and spat out a storage ring, "Boss, that Zhou Wulong must be dumbfounded by now! Hahaha..."

"You!"

Xiao Yi shook his head and pocketed the storage ring.

Little Lin tilted his head and said, "Boss, aren't you going to return this to Chen Jing? After all, she is Huang Yuwei's aunt..."

Xiao Yi glanced at Little Lin and said irritably, "Do you think it should be returned to her?"

"..."

Little Lin stuck out his tongue and grinned, "Return my ass! If it hadn't been for the boss stepping in, she would have been snatched away to become some bandit's wife, and she even suspected the boss of stealing stuff. That old lady is simply toxic..."

Xiao Yi simply shrugged his shoulders noncommittally.

Just as Little Lin said...

Although Xiao Yi did indeed consider having Little Lin pretend to attack at first, so he could blend into the caravan, after discovering the bandits from Black Hawk Stronghold, Xiao Yi abandoned that idea, especially after learning Chen Jing's identity. Xiao Yi merely wanted to protect Chen Jing and took the opportunity to head to Giant Peak City.

From the very beginning, it was Xiao Yi who took the initiative to ask Chen Jing for help.

But in the end, he got labeled as a thief.

Xiao Yi said indifferently, "Now that we know the Chai Family belongs to the Nantian Dynasty Mining Association, let's go directly to them!"

"Boss, have you thought of a way to get the mine distribution map from the Chai family?" Little Lin asked curiously.

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "When the cart gets to the foot of the mountain, there will be a way. No need to rush!"

"Alright then!"

Little Lin nodded and crawled back into Xiao Yi's embrace.

The headquarters of the Chai family was not in Giant Peak City; this was just one of their branches.

Yet, the annual profits generated by the Chai family in Giant Peak City were extremely substantial. They controlled all mining transactions within a thirty-thousand-mile radius, and any power or individual within their domain wishing to start mining had to pay them a fifty percent commission, or they would not obtain the right to mine.

As a result, the annual profits of the Chai family in Giant Peak City always exceeded a trillion.

Xiao Yi went straight to the residence of the Chai family.

Since Giant Peak City was the birthplace of the Chai family, after becoming one of the eight major families of the Nantian Dynasty, it naturally became their backyard.

Upon arriving at the residence,

Xiao Yi saw two young men being kicked out, and behind them, with a thud, a stone the size of a human head, already cut in half, was also thrown out.

Inside the residence,

a handsome young man looked at them expressionlessly. Standing at the gate, he looked down on them condescendingly, shaking his head and mocking, "What a piece of crap dares to be brought for appraisal to my Chai family? Such a worthless stone, you could find a pile of them just by digging a hole, get lost quickly..."

The two young men looked completely disheartened.

The older young man said with a woeful face, "Little brother, let's just go back..."

"There's no other choice..."

The younger man angrily kicked the stone on the ground and hissed, "Damn it, dad even broke his leg digging you out. To think you're just a worthless rock..."

Xiao Yi, witnessing all this, his eyes lit up and he thought of a plan. With a flick of his hand, he summoned the Elixir of Immortality into his sleeve, and at the same time absorbed the five hundred catties of geng metal into the Elixir of Immortality, melting it silently. Then, he stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, I wonder if this rock is for sale?"

"Hm?"

The young man paused, frowning at Xiao Yi, "This stone has been cut open, proving there are no ores inside. It's just a waste rock. What would you want to buy it for?"

The brocade-clad youth at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion had already turned around when he suddenly heard Xiao Yi express his desire to buy that worthless stone. He couldn't help but display a strange look: "Strange things happen every year, but this year they seem to be particularly abundant! After my Chai Family has appraised it as a useless stone, this kid actually wants to buy it in hopes of finding a hidden gem? Does he think our Chai Family's treasure appraisal masters are blind?"

The two brothers responded with a bitter smile upon hearing the comment, looking towards Xiao Yi: "You heard it too, this is just a useless stone..."

Xiao Yi smiled and took out a gold card, saying, "There's one million Silver Taels in here. The two stones are mine now; how about it?"

"You, are you serious?" Both men were surprised and delighted.

The brocade-clad youth frowned and said, "Kid, do you have too much money to spend?"

But Xiao Yi ignored him, throwing the gold card to the two brothers, and with a sweep through midair, the slab of worthless stone flew into his hand. He flipped it in his hand, looking at the brocade-clad youth with a smile, "I've long heard that the Chai Family specializes in the stone mining business, raising many masters of stone appraisal among your ranks. Now it seems they're nothing special after all!"

"Hmm?"

Chai Hu was taken aback, his smile suddenly vanishing as he said coldly, "Kid, do you know who you're speaking to? My Chai Family is second to none in appraising stones, and nobody has dared to mock us like this!"

Xiao Yi replied indifferently, "Second to none? Then how could you let such a treasure slip by?"

"Treasure? This stone in your hand?"

Chai Hu frowned, "Are you perhaps blind? This stone is simply a useless rock, trash. Do you consider it a treasure?"

Xiao Yi grinned and said, "Care to make a bet with me?"

"Bet what?" asked Chai Hu.

Pointing to the stone he had just split in half in his hand, Xiao Yi said, "If the stone inside is worth less than one hundred billion Silver Taels, I'm willing to pay your Chai Family one hundred billion Silver Taels out of my own pocket. However, if the treasure inside is worth more than one hundred billion Silver Taels, I don't want much, just a Spirit Vein Map of the Nantian Dynasty from your Chai Family."

Any Spirit Vein of a decent size is usually occupied by powerful forces or individuals. The higher the grade of the Spirit Vein, the stronger the experts and forces stationed there.

For this reason.

The Mining Association created Spirit Vein maps, which were made to prevent people from accidentally disturbing the Spirit Veins occupied by these strong forces and sects, causing unnecessary trouble.

For the Chai Family, who wield significant influence within the Mining Association, obtaining a Spirit Vein map wouldn't be difficult.

Chai Hu stared intently at Xiao Yi, intrigued by the confidence on his face, and laughed, "Okay, I'll take that bet! But are you sure you can come up with one hundred billion Silver Taels?"

Xiao Yi shrugged and took out a stack of gold cards.

These were all gold cards commonly used in the Southern State.

Each with a face value of over ten billion, Xiao Yi had at least twenty in his hand!

Shh!

Chai Hu took a sharp breath. Although Giant Peak City's Chai Family made profits of over a trillion a year, that was the family's money after all. Just this branch of the Chai Family in Giant Peak City had tens of thousands of family members, with substantial annual expenses, so what they actually received was not much.

Chai Hu, the foremost youth of his generation in the Chai Family, only carried five to six hundred billion Silver Taels on him.

Seeing that Xiao Yi indeed had enough Silver to cover the bet, Chai Hu's face beamed with an even brighter smile, saying, "I am Chai Hu, eldest young master of the Chai Family of Giant Peak City. May I inquire as to how you address yourself, sir?"

"Xiao Chen!"

Xiao Yi smiled and put away the gold cards.

Chai Hu nodded and said, "Since Xiao is so keen on giving my Chai Family money, it would be rude of me to refuse!"

Xiao Yi smiled and replied, "It's not yet decided who will be giving money to whom!"

"Hahaha, when it comes to stone appraisal, my Chai Family has never made a mistake!" Chai Hu confidently declared, "You're bound to lose this bet!"

Looking at Chai Hu's confident smile.

Xiao Yi gently flipped the stone in his hand and, while Chai Hu was not paying attention, a strand of golden light flew out of the Immortal Cauldron in his sleeve and quietly entered the stone. The corners of his mouth slightly lifted, revealing a playful arc, as he muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear, "Sorry about this, but you're destined to lose this bet!"