Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi-Chapter 994 - 992: Stay Tuned [Tenth Update]

"I’ll pay off this debt!"

Xiao Yi’s voice came from the crowd, causing Zuo Tianlin’s smug smile to freeze on his face.

The crowd automatically dispersed.

Xiao Yi walked out from the crowd, nodded slightly to the bewildered Ning Delun, and then looked at Zuo Tianlin in front of him and lightly asked, "How many Origin Stones do these debt contracts total up to?"

"Who are you? What gives you the right to pay it off?" Zuo Tianlin frowned and said.

Xiao Yi replied, "Just a passerby who couldn’t stand by and do nothing!"

"A passerby? I think you are seeking death!"

Zuo Tianlin revealed a vicious cold smile, being the weakest competitor among the heirs of Zuo’s Business Firm. By a fluke, he had learned that Ning Delun’s repeated victories in the Gambling Stone Workshop were due to accidentally obtaining the left eye of an Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon.

You should know...

This Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon in the Ancient Times was worshipped by the Hall of Longevity as a sacred beast.

In the entire Hall of Longevity, only ten Monster Beast Groups could become sacred beasts.

The fundamental reason was the Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon’s eyes, which had an extraordinary ability to discern various treasures.

But since the Hall of Longevity disappeared, the Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon’s species also vanished, rarely seen in the Qingtian Realm.

If Zuo Tianlin could possess this ability, he might even become the sole heir of Zuo’s Business Firm. Therefore, Zuo Tianlin tried every means to extract information about the Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon from Ning Delun.

But Ning Delun had always been unwilling to comply.

Moreover, being a resident of the sacred land, even Zuo Tianlin dared not rashly lay a hand on him.

Until recently.

Zuo Tianlin learned that Ning Delun was experiencing health issues and was accumulating a massive amount of Origin Stones, so he set up this debt trap. He was certain that Ning Delun couldn’t repay the hefty debt and would have no choice but to reveal the secret of the Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon to him.

Who could have expected Xiao Yi to step in at this time?

Zuo Tianlin stared at Xiao Yi with a sullen expression and sneered sinisterly, "Kid, I don’t care who you are, some matters aren’t for you to meddle in. Helping him pay off his debt, do you even know how many Origin Stones he owes me? A full five thousand Origin Stones, can you afford that?"

Whoosh!

Upon hearing the figure of five thousand Origin Stones, a wave of exclamations swept through the crowd.

"Five thousand Origin Stones? The daily interest alone is five hundred Origin Stones, no wonder Master Ning looks that way..."

"I heard Master Ning mortgaged all his assets, there’s no way he can repay that!" freёweɓnovel.com

"This kid thinks he’s who? Coming out to be the big fool at this time, but does he even qualify to be the big fool? Looking at him, he doesn’t seem to have fifty Origin Stones..."

"Fifty stones? I think he’d be lucky if he could even produce five!"

Hearing the crowd’s mockery of Xiao Yi, Zuo Tianlin sneered repeatedly, haughtily saying, "Kid, heard what they said? I advise you to scram quickly; don’t embarrass yourself here..."

Xiao Yi slightly furrowed his brow.

He also hadn’t expected Ning Delun to have borrowed five thousand Origin Stones; he had already spent many of his own, leaving less than ten thousand.

Paying these five thousand Origin Stones was indeed sufficient.

"Compared to Little Lin, what’s an Origin Stone?"

Thinking in his heart, Xiao Yi casually tossed a bag into Zuo Tianlin’s hand, lightly saying, "Count lightly, exactly five thousand Origin Stones, no more, no less!"

"Uh..."

Zuo Tianlin was stunned, looking at the bag in his hand, frowning deeply, "Are you sure you’re not joking?"

Five thousand Origin Stones!

Even now, in charge of the Gambling Stone Workshop’s transactions, he couldn’t come up with that much all at once.

Xiao Yi coolly said, "The Origin Stones are thrown to you, how can I still deceive you?"

"Wait a minute... don’t think you can deceive this young master with fake Origin Stones..." Zuo Tianlin opened the bag, and a strong burst of elemental energy rushed towards him. He trembled his hand and roughly counted—it indeed was exactly five thousand Origin Stones, no more, no less.

And each stone was of extremely high quality.

"This, this..."

Zuo Tianlin’s face alternated between shades of green and white, never expecting that Xiao Yi, whom he regarded as a mere country bumpkin, could actually produce such an enormous sum of five thousand source stones?

Watching the changes in Zuo Tianlin’s expression, the powerful onlookers around were also surprised; "Did he really take out five thousand source stones?"

"Damn, did I just mock him for being poor?"

Zuo Tianlin’s face looked as ugly as if he had swallowed a live fly, his face darkened as he sized up Xiao Yi and gritted his teeth: "Alright, alright, alright, I certainly misjudged, but meddling in the affair of this young master isn’t so easy. Think carefully, if you truly intervene, what consequences there will be..."

"Cut the crap!"

Xiao Yi casually waved his hand and snatched the stack of debt contracts.

Not to mention just an heir of Zuo’s Business Firm.

Even if the patriarch of the Zuo Family stood before him, he would still have to respectfully address him as Lord Xiao.

Xiao Yi, holding the debt contract, approached Ning Delun, and before he could speak, he saw Ning Delun, with a wary face, saying: "You two are in league, aren’t you? I can’t believe that there are such kind-hearted people in this world, willing to shell out five thousand source stones for a stranger like me!"

Xiao Yi slightly furrowed his brows, about to explain.

From behind him came Zuo Tianlin’s mocking voice: "I told you earlier, this old guy isn’t so easily fooled, and you wouldn’t believe it!"

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yi was taken aback, then saw Zuo Tianlin watching him with a mocking expression.

Ning Delun indeed distanced himself, his gaze towards Xiao Yi growing even more wary.

"So he really was hired by Zuo?"

"I was saying, how could someone be so generous, handing out five thousand source stones for free..."

"Turns out to be a phony generosity, just pretending..."

With the surrounding onlookers egging on, Ning Delun’s gaze towards Xiao Yi was practically fiery: "You really are in cahoots, indeed going to great lengths!"

Xiao Yi’s expression gradually darkened.

He thought that by paying the source stones, he could avoid some troubles.

But the misunderstanding seemed to deepen even more.

Seeing the resentment and anger in Ning Delun’s gaze, if he didn’t clear up the matter today, no matter what he did, Ning Delun might not divulge the message of the Ancient Sky-Devouring Dragon to him. With this thought, Xiao Yi refrained from further explanation and instead looked at Ning Delun: "What will it take for you to believe that I’m not with him?"

"At this point, you still want to deceive me?" Ning Delun said in anguish.

Xiao Yi’s voice turned a bit colder: "I’ll say it once more, I am not with him."

"Fine, you say you’re not in league with him, then prove it to me! If you prove you aren’t together, I am willing to apologize and thank you for your righteous action. No matter what you ask, I can agree to it!" Ning Delun’s eyes darted around, his lips curled into a cold sneer, revealing a set of sly old yellow teeth.

Xiao Yi said, "How do you want me to prove it?"

Ning Delun paused, his gaze sweeping around the Gambling Stone Workshop. His eyes brightened as he said, "Since we are in the Gambling Stone Workshop, use these gambling stones to prove your innocence. Later, you go open the gambling stones, whatever is earned beyond the cost counts as mine, and the loss counts as yours."

Damn!

This old guy really is sly!

But this indeed is the most effective way to prove that Xiao Yi and Zuo Tianlin aren’t accomplices.

If they were together, they surely wouldn’t let Xiao Yi open profit-making source stones, because if he really earned, eventually all would belong to Ning Delun, and both Zuo Tianlin and Xiao Yi would have huge losses. Moreover, Zuo’s Business Firm would never allow Zuo Tianlin to create such a huge loss.

If Xiao Yi continuously failed to get anything, then Ning Delun wouldn’t suffer any loss, but he definitely wouldn’t believe in Xiao Yi.

No matter what.

This cunning Ning Delun is definitely holding a secure position!

But...

For Little Lin, Xiao Yi could only nod: "As you wish!"

Zuo Tianlin on the side revealed a face full of smug cold laughter, passing a taunting message: "Kid, you’re done for, unless today your luck defies heavens and you win every gamble, but as the old saying goes, even immortals can’t predict the stone cuts — even Ning himself has his misses, be prepared to lose everything and gain nothing..."

Xiao Yi glanced sideways at Zuo Tianlin and said lightly: "Wait and see!"

PS: Yesterday’s ten Chapters were finished, will continue today’s after lunch!