The Lord of Void and Real-Chapter 232 - 230: The Second Young Master’s Bet

Chapter 232: Chapter 230: The Second Young Master’s Bet

Bai Xiaoyun immediately scampered over, a solicitous smile plastered across his face.

“Uncle, I missed you, so I came to see you, and also brought you some tea from Cloud Mist Mountain.” Bai Xiaoyun grinned sycophantically as he said this.

Bai Jiangfeng took the square box from his hand and opened it. He pinched a little dark green tea, sniffed it, and his expression changed slightly.

“This is genuinely good tea, you’ve actually put some thought into this. It seems the favor you have to ask must be a difficult one?” Bai Jiangfeng put down the tea and chuckled.

“Uncle, you really amaze me with your insight,” Bai Xiaoyun exclaimed in mock amazement.

Shen Luo sat aside, found his exaggerated performance rather hard to watch.

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“Speak up, spit it out. Given your goodwill of bringing me this tea, I won’t sit idle if I can help you.” Bai Jiangfeng, unable to stand his flattery, urged him on.

“Well, I made a bet with Lin Bi Qiu and Du An a few days ago in an attempt to impress them with our unique Escape Talisman…” Bai Xiaoyun paused here, glancing at Shen Luo.

“Shen Luo is a guest of our Bai Family, there’s nothing you can’t be straightforward about.” Seeing this, Bai Jiangfeng frowned and spoke.

“Initially, I just wanted to show them how formidable our unique Escape Talisman is, but they kept doubting and provoked me, demanding proof. Reluctantly, I agreed to show them. However, they kept pressuring me these days and I was so annoyed that I went to borrow one from my father. But not only did I fail to borrow it, I was also kicked out of his study.” Bai Xiaoyun grumbled with a bitter face.

“Do you want me to help you persuade the Family Head?” Bai Jiangfeng asked, knitting his eyebrows.

“Yes, yes, Uncle, please speak for me…” Bai Xiaoyun nodded incessantly like a pecking chicken, but his words were cut off by a furious scolding.

“You little scoundrel, do you not understand what that Escape Talisman is? Our ancestors only left us three. Your elder brother used one to save his life and took another one when he left for Hua Sheng Temple. We only have one left. How would you dare brag about it? The fact that the Family Head didn’t beat you is already a mercy!” Bai Jiangfeng raged when he heard this, scolding him heavily.

“Uncle, I, I just want to borrow it and show them. After showing them, I will bring it back. If you’re worried, you can secretly follow me. If I can’t bring it out, I’ll have to swallow my pride and accept that bastard Lin Bi Qiu as the elder brother.” Bai Xiaoyun begged.

“Not only did you mess around, but you also want to involve me? You truly are a hopeless scoundrel. How could you be so different from your brother who also hails from the same mother!” Bai Jiangfeng sighed heavily, expressing his disappointment.

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Bai Xiaoyun turned gloomy upon hearing this and fell silent.

“I wish I could be like my brother, but regretfully I don’t possess the same built-in talent…” He uttered after a long quiet moment before standing up and leaving.

Bai Jiangfeng watched his somewhat desolate figure retreating and called out in a tone filled with remorse:

“Xiao Yun…”

But Bai Xiaoyun did not turn back or stop but continued walking until he was out of sight of the small courtyard.

“In fact, when Xiao Yun was younger, he was not short on talent. It was due to an accident that left a shadow lurking in his body, which ruined his cultivation foundation.” Bai Jiangfeng fell into a long reminiscence before he spoke vaguely.

Upon hearing this, Shen Luo furrowed his eyebrows, deep in thought.

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Outside the Bai Mansion, Bai Xiaoyun was in a bad mood. He dismissed the two guards who followed him usually and went alone to a gambling house known as “Fortune Arrival Place” in his carriage.

Bai Xiaoyun did not have a gambling addiction, he would go there to vent when he was upset.

However, it was a bad day. When he arrived at Fortune Arrival Place and lifted the curtain, he instantly saw a youth wearing a jade crown and a purple brocade robe standing in front of a Pai Jiu table. The young man was relatively handsome, however, there was a black mole on the tip of his nose which spoiled his look to some extent.

The youth in the purple robe held two game pieces in his hand, rubbing them vigorously. He even leaned his face forward, squinted one eye, and excitedly looked at it.

Behind him stood a round-faced youth in a green round-neck robe who was slightly chubby with beads of sweat on his forehead. He too leaned in and watched the cards in the purple-robed youth’s hand.

Behind them followed seven or eight black-robed men, each of them looked formidable, obviously they were no common guards.

“Damn, the last thing I want is to run into these two troublemakers, yet my luck insists on throwing them my way.” Bai Xiaoyun murmured to himself as he let go of the curtain and turned to leave.

However, as he let go, the round-faced youth somehow lifted his head and caught sight of him.

“Huh? Bai Xiaoyun…”

The round-faced youth’s voice was not loud and barely noticeable in the noisy gambling place, but Bai Xiaoyun heard it instantly. He shuddered slightly and quickened his pace.

“What? Bai Xiaoyun?”

Upon hearing this, the youth in the purple robe, regardless of the win or loss of Pai Jiu, dropped the game pieces and chased after him.

The round-faced youth and several other guards followed suit.

But by the time they stepped out of the gambling house, the bustling street was void of Bai Xiaoyun’s figure.

“Du An, are you sure you saw him?” the Youth in the purple robe asked, scanning his surroundings with furrowed brows.

“Master Lin, I’m sure, it was him.” The round-faced youth answered immediately.

The round-faced youth was none other than a member of the Du family, Du An, and the youth in the purple robe was a member of the Lin family, Lin Bi Qiu.

“That boy has been avoiding us these few days, obviously because of the bet. We mustn’t let him escape, let’s split up and search.” Lin Bi Qiu sneered and ordered.

The several guards behind him were about to scatter immediately.

“No need for the trouble.” An aged voice suddenly rang out.

An old man dressed in a gray cloth robe suddenly stepped out of the crowd and walked in front of them. His eyes were sunken, his nose was high and sharp, making his cheeks seem slender and skinny. He had a somewhat sickly pale complexion.

“Elder Lu Ying, why are you here?” Lin Bi Qiu was surprised.

“Jianye City has been unsettled recently. Your father sent me to protect you discreetly. The Bai Family kid you are looking for has gone towards Penglu Alley.” Lu Ying pointed at an alleyway in the distance and informed.

“Understood, thank you, Elder Lu.” Lin Bi Qiu grinned, and led his men in the direction indicated.

Lu Ying did not follow. Instead, he retreated into the crowd and disappeared.

In Penglu Alley, Bai Xiaoyun was kicking a small stone on the ground, mumbling something. When he suddenly looked up, he saw several black-robed men blocking the road ahead.

When he looked back, Lin Bi Qiu and his men had already caught up from behind.