Chapter 5

Seeing Jiang Tingyi leave, Xu Yin turned to Su Chen: "Xiao Chen, you've come to seek refuge with your aunt, but I don't have much to offer you."

As she spoke, Xu Yin took out a stack of silver bills from her bosom: "This is the private savings I've accumulated over the years since I married into the Jiang family. Take it. If you see anything you need, just buy it. You're in the middle of cultivation, which is a very expensive time. Don't be polite with your aunt."

Su Chen was taken aback, not reaching out to take the money, but examining the silver bills, his nose felt a bit sore.

How could he almost forget that in his previous life, Xu Yin had also given him these silver bills? If he remembered correctly, these silver bills should amount to a full ten thousand taels.

Xu Yin had saved this much money over the years since she married into the Jiang family, almost all of which she gave to Su Chen.

Su Chen had once asked Xu Yin to keep some for Jiang Tingyi, but Xu Yin insisted that Jiang Tingyi, being a descendant of the Jiang family, would have her cultivation expenses covered by the Jiang family, and wouldn't need her private savings.

"Xiao Chen, take it. If it's not enough, I still have more back at home." Seeing Su Chen in a daze, Xu Yin misunderstood, thinking Su Chen was reluctant to take the money because it wasn't enough.

"It's enough, more than enough. I'll cherish these silver bills." Su Chen took a deep breath, his eyes reddening as he accepted them.

He knew that if he didn't take the money, Xu Yin wouldn't let it go.

At the same time, Su Chen made a silent vow that in this life, he would definitely make his aunt live the best life possible.

He would not repeat the mistakes of his past life!

...

"I don't care why you suddenly came here, but since you've already decided to stay at the Jiang residence, I hope you behave yourself and don't cause trouble for my mother and me!"

As the two walked out of the Jiang family's main gate, Jiang Tingyi said coldly to Su Chen.

Su Chen shrugged and gave a faint smile, not responding.

Jiang Tingyi glanced at him with disdain. This cousin was clearly a good-for-nothing; otherwise, why would he leave the Zhengyi Sect for no reason?

She didn't believe the story about him leaving the Zhengyi Sect voluntarily. It was more likely that he couldn't stay there anymore.

The two arrived at a famous tailor shop in the city called "Yunjin Building" to have several sets of clothes made for Su Chen.

Jiang Tingyi, with a reluctant look, was about to take out her wallet to pay, but the shop assistant informed her: "The young master has already paid."

Jiang Tingyi was surprised, looking at Su Chen in shock. Su Chen had actually already paid?

Tch, he must have used her mother's money. She knew it; this cousin was just here to sponge off their family.

Jiang Tingyi sneered, full of disdain, and without a glance at Su Chen, she was about to leave Yunjin Building.

Suddenly, a group of young men surrounded a girl with a bewitching appearance and a mole by her right eye, entering the hall of Yunjin Building, and the two groups met face to face.

"Hey, isn't this the second miss of the Jiang family?" Before Jiang Tingyi could say anything, the bewitching girl's sharp voice rang out with a mocking tone.

"Wang Bingyan!" Jiang Tingyi bit her red lips, truly meeting her nemesis in a narrow alley, to run into her here.

This Wang Bingyan from the Wang family, who was about the same age as her, had always been competitive with her, comparing everything from cultivation techniques to elixirs, beautiful clothes, and even admirers.

Unfortunately, today Wang Bingyan was surrounded by admirers, while Jiang Tingyi only had a poor cousin who was sponging off her family, which would surely invite ridicule from Wang Bingyan.

Sure enough, Wang Bingyan, seeing that Jiang Tingyi only had Su Chen with her, deliberately put on a very surprised expression and asked, "Jiang Tingyi, who is this? Your new boyfriend?"

"Don't talk nonsense, he's my cousin!" Jiang Tingyi quickly distanced herself.

"Cousin? When did you suddenly have a cousin?"

"I know, he's Su Chen!" A slightly chubby young man pointed at Su Chen, "He was originally a disciple of the Zhengyi Sect, but he was expelled for stealing precious elixirs from the sect's elders!"

"Is that true?"

"Absolutely true, I just heard it from my distant cousin who is a disciple at the Zhengyi Sect yesterday."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so he's just a discarded disciple of a sect, and for such a despicable reason. Anyone who associates with him will lose face."

Even Wang Bingyan laughed, saying sarcastically, "Jiang Tingyi, your relatives are really embarrassing. If it were me, I wouldn't want to live..."

"Shut up!"

Jiang Tingyi's eyes widened in anger, her face burning with shame, feeling utterly humiliated.

She had thought that Su Chen left the Zhengyi Sect because he was too useless, but she never imagined that the situation was even worse.

Su Chen was actually expelled for stealing from the Zhengyi Sect!

"Su Chen, I thought you were at least a decent person, even if you were useless. I never expected you to have such a bad character, stealing from the sect!" Jiang Tingyi's face turned red as she scolded him.

Su Chen shrugged indifferently. He could guess that it must have been Elder Xingyuan and Lu Yuan who, to protect their own reputations, had twisted the facts to say he was expelled for stealing elixirs.

But Su Chen didn't bother to explain.

As a Dan Emperor in his past life, why would he care about the opinions of these ordinary people?

Is an elephant concerned about the opinions of an ant?

Obviously not.

Wang Bingyan, seeing that her goal of humiliating Jiang Tingyi had been achieved, smiled smugly and said, "Jiang Tingyi, you can take your time dealing with your family matters here. I won't disturb you. By the way, I'm hosting a welcome banquet for Young Master Ye Xuan at Zui Xianju today at noon. You're welcome to join if you want."

With that, Wang Bingyan, with a haughty air, led her admirers to the second floor of Yunjin Building to try on clothes.

"Welcome banquet for Young Master Ye Xuan?" Jiang Tingyi's expression changed. Ye Xuan was the dream man of all the girls in the city and the golden turtle son-in-law she and Wang Bingyan had been competing for.

Of course, she had to attend the welcome banquet for Young Master Ye Xuan!

"Su Chen, I'm eating out today at noon. You go back on your own!" Jiang Tingyi glanced at Su Chen with disgust. She didn't want to bring this burden to have a meal with her dream man.

Su Chen said indifferently, "That's fine. I don't want to be with you anyway."

Before Jiang Tingyi could react, Su Chen had already walked out of Yunjin Building.

When Jiang Tingyi came to her senses, she was furious, her almond eyes wide open. How dare Su Chen say he didn't want to be with her!

What right did a useless, thieving good-for-nothing have to say such things to a beautiful woman like her?

"Su Chen, you just wait!" Jiang Tingyi suppressed her anger, planning to settle accounts with Su Chen later. For now, attending the welcome banquet for Young Master Ye Xuan was her top priority.

...

Speaking of Su Chen.

After leaving Yunjin Building, he turned and went to Wubao Hall, a street away.

Wubao Hall was one of the largest elixir shops in Qinghe City, and everyone in Qinghe City knew that Wubao Hall had the most comprehensive selection of elixirs and herbs.

If you couldn't find any elixir or herb at Wubao Hall, you wouldn't find it anywhere else.