As the saying went, when rivals meet, all hell breaks loose.
Qin Feng and Qin Yang saw Huang Yulang. Although they were not enraged to the point of breaking out fighting, they felt slightly displeased. They huffed lightly and turned around to avoid seeing him.
Unfortunately, Huang Yulang missed the cue. Upon seeing them, he actually approached them. “Yo, isn’t it the two brothers from the Qin family? We’re all from the same town and see each other all the time. What’s with that face?”
Qin Yang scoffed, “Huang Yulang, aren’t you supposed to be mining or forging in the Huang family? What are you doing here?”
Huang Yulang was not provoked. Instead, he smiled at them, saying, “Brother Qin, what are you saying? I’m naturally here to have a drink. What else can I do here? Flirt with the ladies? Hahaha, speaking of which, I really have to thank Brother Qin for making it such an easy hunt for that demon wolf. I sold it for some spirit stones. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the money to celebrate over here. Hahaha…”
“Y-y-you…”
Qin Yang was enraged immediately.
He still remembered having his prey stolen by this kid. Now that he heard Huang Yulang bringing up the matter in front of him, his fury burned strong once more.
“What’s wrong? Could it be that Brother Qin plans to fight?”
Huang Yulang placed his hands behind his back with a smile on his face. “We’re in the city and Brother Qin better consider your actions carefully. If you act out against me here, you might lose your job as the patrol officer.”
The few clansmen that came along with Huang Yulang also had a mischievous look on their faces as they stared at Qin Yang.
They were confident that Qin Yang would not dare to act against them.
Moreover, they were not afraid even if he did.
That was because they had two late-stage Qi Refinement Stage cultivators behind them, and the two others were not weak as well. If a fight did break out, they would definitely seize the opportunity to teach the other party a lesson.
Qin Yang’s mouth twitched, but held back from making any moves.
“Hahaha…”
Huang Yulang and the other burst into laughter. “Brother Qin is as wise as before!”
Mid conversation, the group walked past them into Immortal Cuisine with a smug look on their faces.
Qin Yang gripped his fists tightly as the veins on his forehead bulged up as though he was about to explode at any moment. That made Huang Yulang’s group feel all the more delighted as they went upstairs.
Qin Feng quickly comforted him. “Calm down, Brother Yang. There’s no need to fight with them. Why don’t we go to a different restaurant? That way we won’t have to see those eyesores.”
“No need.”
Qin Yang whispered, “I’m doing it on purpose. Do you really think I’m a brainless idiot that would be provoked by a few simple words? This is just a farce. I’m trying to scheme against them. We might even be able to get some benefits out of it.”
That statement caught Qin Feng by surprise. He did not expect his cousin to be one for such plots.
However, based on Qin Yang’s past behavior, he was not someone with a short fuse.
Qin Feng shrugged. One truly should not judge a book by its cover. He did not expect Qin Yang, a person with such a righteous personality would be one to scheme and plot in the dark.
It seemed that he would have to be extra careful outside in the future. Otherwise, he might really be taken advantage of.
Both of them walked up to the lounge on the third floor and ordered a few of the famous dishes, then followed by some casual banter.
Very soon, they both frowned.
It turned out that Huang Yulang and his group’s private lounge was right next to theirs. The group was extremely loud with the conversation as though it was some joyous occasion. Their noise disturbed Qin Feng and Qin Yang.
Both of them leaned in closer to listen and were caught by surprise.
Huang Yulang and his gang were talking about their family’s grand elder, about how he was almost done with refining a spiritual flying sword and soon to be out of seclusion.
“Once the grand elder finishes refining his flying sword Gilded Beheader, Yulang will then nurture the sword as his nascent flying sword. By then, once he joins the Golden Grotto[1], he would have something to match up to those geniuses in the sect. If his performance is outstanding and chosen by one of the internal elders as an internal disciple, our Huang family will be able to rise along to power.”
“Yulang had been receiving personal tutelage from the patriarch since young and had exceptional talent for the sword. As long as he cultivates diligently, he’ll definitely be chosen as an internal disciple of the Golden Grotto.”
“That goes without saying.”
Yet another person praised, “Even without the grand elder’s spiritual flying sword, Yulang still has a high chance of entering the inner circle of the sect with his aptitude. Now that he has the spiritual flying sword Gilded Executioner, he will surely stand out among the outer circle of the sect.”
The Huang family members were trying to ingratiate themselves to Huang Yulang by offering him with praises. After all, he was the patriarch’s eldest son and had excellent talent. Moreover, the grand elder was just about to advance as a tool refiner and was planning to refine the Gilded Executioner, their family heritage spiritual flying sword.
The Sword Crafting Valley had already made known that the refining process proceeded smoothly. Without any accidents, the refining would be complete in a few days.
Although the wasted materials from the first two attempts caused them much heartache, with this successful attempt, Huang Yulang would be able to nurture that spiritual sword as his nascent flying sword.
With Huang Yulang’s current cultivation stage, it was rather difficult for him to nurture a spiritual weapon. However, the Huang family planned to pour all their resources into grooming him, hoping to send him into the inner circle of the sect.
Once he made it into the inner circle of Taiyi Golden Grotto Sect, all the price they paid would have been worth it.
Moreover, once the news of their grand elder’s success at refining a spiritual tool was spread, their family would be able to receive orders to refine spiritual tools.
A tool refiner’s grading was very straightforward. Those capable of refining magical tools were only considered as amateur tool refiners. In the bigger sects, this type of disciples would only be considered as apprentices.
Only when one was capable of refining spiritual tools would that person be considered a true tool refiner. Meanwhile, those capable of refining magical treasures would be considered as master tool refiners; those capable of refining spiritual treasures would be recognized as grandmaster tool refiners.
After the grand elder of Huang family advanced to a tool refiner, they would surely receive a number of orders to refine tools. That would be a large business deal that could earn a sizable fortune.
The only issue was that the grand elder became a tool refiner a little too late, at his advanced age. Therefore, he had limited energy and could not accept too many orders each year.
Even then, it would greatly increase their fame as a magical tool seller in Kun City.
The Qin brothers were frowning as they listened.
The silver lining was that the grand elder had few years to live. Otherwise, just his status as a tool refiner alone would help the Huang family grow significantly, to the point that it might even surpass the Qin family and make them the strongest family in Kun City.
The duo eavesdropped as they ate their food half-heartedly.
After hearing enough to grasp the situation, Qin Yang could no longer sit still. “Let’s go back quickly. I’ll look for Seventh Uncle and the patriarch to inform them of this matter.”
“Alright.”
Qin Feng got up together. “Let’s get going then.”
Both of them quickly settled the bill and left Immortal Cuisine in a hurry, going home to report to their elders on that matter.
Qin Feng did not follow along. Instead, he took a stroll on the boulevard behind the family estate on his own.
He was just a junior and was not required to bear much responsibilities in the family. Moreover, the Qin family had settled in Kun City for many years. They have always been steadily gathering strength. Their approach had always been steady and avoided recklessness.
With the three hundred acres of spiritual field supporting them, it was sufficient to guarantee a steady income for the Qin family unlike the Huang family, having to pin all their hopes on more talents in tool refining.
Otherwise, even if they held a small scale refined iron mine, they would not be able to refine any magical tool and could only make some minor profit from selling refined iron.
Without him realizing it, Qin Feng arrived at the family’s spiritual orchard.
Just as he was about to turn away, he suddenly thought of something and his eyes brightened up immediately.
[1] ] 金光洞 (Jin Guang Dong / Golden Grotto) – Another simplified reference to the Taiyi Golden Grotto Sect.