TBIP: Chapter 3

Bang—!

Before Lou Xingyao could find out the source of the noise, a maid in a yellow skirt and two buns on her head suddenly opened the door and walked in.

“Fifth Young Master, the head of the family wants you to come over right away!”

The little maid called him Fifth Young Master, but her tone was disrespectful. Even the look she gave him was full of undisguised contempt.

He already knew that Lou Xiaowu was in a difficult situation in the Lou family, but the maid’s undisguised bad attitude finally made Lou Xingyao feel it.

He lowered his eyes and forcibly suppressed all the thoughts in his heart. Then Lou Xingyao imitated Lou Xiaowu’s personality and timidly said, “The head of the family is looking for me?”

Lou Xingyao, who had integrated his memories, could be said to have learned Lou Xiaowu’s demeanor 100%.

The bullies who blocked Lou Xiaowu wouldn’t be able to see the clues, let alone the little maid who didn’t know anything about Lou Xiaowu.

“Hurry up, don’t let the head of the family wait too long.” The little maid really didn’t notice anything unusual. After saying that, she didn’t give Lou Xingyao time to react. She turned around and walked out of the house.

Lou Xingyao didn’t seem to care about the little maid’s disrespectful behavior. He followed her and asked softly, “Sister, do you know why the master wants to see me?”

“How can I know? I’m just a messenger.” Perhaps due to Lou Xingyao’s slightly flattering tone, the little maid’s tone was a bit softer this time. Still, her impatience was very obvious.

Lou Xingyao stopped talking after seeing that the little maid really couldn’t say any useful information. She just searched for Lou Xiaowu’s memory and silently speculated in her heart.

Lou Shaohui, the current head of the Lou family, was the older brother of Lou Xiaowu’s biological mother, Lou Yiyi. In other words, he was Lou Xiaowu’s uncle.

However, the relationship between Lou Yiyi and Lou Shaohui wasn’t close. It could even be said to be very cold. Lou Xiaowu’s experience in the Lou family could also prove this.

The head of the Lou family had the final say in the Lou family. If he really had a deep brotherly love, how could he let his sister’s only bloodline fend for itself in the family?

At least in Lou Xiaowu’s memory, he had never seen this uncle since he was determined that he had no chance to be an immortal.

A classmate who hadn’t contacted him for several years suddenly came to the door, so he had to be on guard against the classmate asking him for money. An elder who hadn’t appeared for over ten years suddenly appeared. It was impossible that he suddenly found his conscience, right?

Most likely, he came with bad intentions.

However, Lou Xingyao really couldn’t think of anything he had that was worthy of the head of the Lou family condescending to calculate against him. He didn’t have any money at all.

Before Lou Xingyao could think about it, a slightly reproachful voice entered his ears.

“Why did you take so long?”

Lou Xingyao knew the owner of this voice. It was the chief housekeeper of the Lou Mansion, Lou Shi.

The little maid who led the way for Lou Xingyao knew Lou Shi’s identity and quickly replied in a low voice, “Fifth Young Master lives in a remote place, so I was delayed on the way. I hope you won’t blame me.”

Her lowered gaze and sleepy demeanor showed no trace of the impatience and arrogance seen when facing Lou Xingyao.

“It is really remote. You go first.” Lou Shi also knew where Lou Xingyao lived. In the end, he just waved to the maid. Then he looked at Lou Xingyao and bowed slightly. “Hello, Fifth Young Master. Please come this way.”

In this short meeting, Lou Xingyao knew that Lou Shi had some skills to be able to become the chief housekeeper.

The little maid’s thoughts were all on her face when facing him. Lou Shi, who had a higher status in the Lou Mansion, was able to be respectful and no one was able to find mistakes.

People like this were very difficult to deal with. They were very slippery and he could be easily tricked if he wasn’t careful. Lou Xingyao didn’t try to talk to him like he did with the maid just now. He just followed Lou Shi’s instructions and walked forward silently.

But after a while, Lou Xingyao saw the true face of the head of the Lou family, in other words, his cheap uncle.

As one of the two foundation building masters in the Lou family, Lou Shaohui was just sitting there, and the pressure from his body was enough to make people dare not look directly at him.

The coercion that vaguely emanated from his body made Lou Xingyao feel like a mountain was pressing on him. He felt like he couldn’t breathe.

Just when Lou Xingyao thought he would be suffocated to death, the pressure on his body suddenly disappeared. The squeezed lungs instantly relaxed, and his breathing became smooth again.

Lou Xingyao didn’t know whether Lou Shaohui was just a show of strength for him, but the effect was indeed significant.

At this moment, Lou Xingyao didn’t dare to make any unnecessary movements. He just followed the way he remembered and bowed properly. “Xingyao greets the head of the family. I hope you are safe and sound.”

“You kid, you called me uncle the last time we met. How come you are so unfamiliar after not seeing each other for a while?” Lou Shaohui stepped forward to help Lou Xingyao up. His tone was filled with intimate reproach. Those who didn’t know him might really think that Lou Xingyao was really loved in the Lou family.

Lou Xingyao lowered his eyes and followed suit. “U… Uncle?”

“That’s right! Come and sit down!” Lou Shaohui was very satisfied with Lou Xingyao’s reaction. He smiled and nodded before arranging Lou Xingyao to sit next to a woman in the room.

Lou Xingyao was shocked again when he saw the gorgeously dressed woman with an extraordinary demeanor but a frosty face.

Out of professional habit, every time he went to an unfamiliar place, he always subconsciously observed the environment around him.

Even though Lou Shaohui suppressed him when he entered the door, he still didn’t forget to do this.

But before that, Lou Xingyao didn’t notice the existence of this woman at all.

Lou Xingyao instantly had an answer in his mind. This was a master whose cultivation might be even higher than Lou Shaohui!

Lou Shaohui in the foundation building realm was already stressful enough. Now there was a woman whose depths were unknown… Lou Xingyao felt his breathing stagnant slightly.

At this time, Lou Shaohui’s false intimate voice sounded again. “Look at Uncle, I almost forgot to introduce you. This is Mrs. He from Canglan City.”

It was a simple introduction, but it set off a storm in Lou Xingyao’s heart.

Everyone in the Lou family must know about Canglan City and the He family. It was because Lou Shaohui’s wife, the current madam of the Lou family, was from the He family.

Don’t look at the fact that the Lou family had two foundation building masters and had an unrivaled status in Pingyang County. This wasn’t enough in front of the He family. The family that could gain a foothold in Canglan City had at least one golden core expert behind it. The He family was no exception.

The news that Lou Shaohui was able to marry Miss He, even if Miss He was just a concubine’s daughter, caused a great sensation in Pingyang County.

It was precisely due to the support of the He family that Lou Shaohui was able to successfully build his foundation, stand out from many competitors, and win the throne of the head of the Lou family in one go.

It was also after this that the Lou family gradually suppressed the other two major families in Pingyang County, forming the current situation of dominating one side.

No wonder why this woman’s momentum and majesty were all above Lou Shaohui. She was such a big Buddha.

Lou Shaohui could ignore him for decades, so he definitely wouldn’t introduce Mrs. He to him for no reason.

He was afraid that the person who really wanted to see him was this Mrs. He!

Lou Xingyao’s heart tightened because he was unable to figure out Mrs. He’s intentions. He became much more cautious. “I greet Mrs. He.”

“How old are you?” Mrs. He looked Lou Xingyao up and down and asked lightly.

“15 years old.” Asking about age? It didn’t seem like she was here to find fault.

The moment Lou Xingyao finished speaking, Lou Shaohui quickly retorted, “16 years old! How come this kid can’t even remember how old he is?”

Tianming Continent didn’t record the age as 1 year old from birth, so Lou Xingyao was very sure that Lou Xiaowu had just celebrated his 15th birthday last month.

But after feeling the pressure coming from the side, Lou Xingyao didn’t dare to refute it. He could only follow suit. “Indeed, I remembered it wrong.”

“I heard that you have dual spiritual roots?” Mrs. He didn’t want to dwell on this issue and just asked her own question.

“Yes.” It was another question that made Lou Xingyao confused.

“Try it.” Mrs. He stroked her palm, and a bowl-sized jade plate appeared in front of Lou Xingyao.

Even though he had known for a long time that there were storage bags in Tianming Continent, Lou Xingyao was still amazed by Mrs. He’s operation of bringing things out of thin air.

After all, it was a storage bag!

One of the indispensable items in the ultimate fantasy of Chinese people.

It was a pity that the storage bag could only be driven by spiritual energy. Before the energy was introduced into his body, he could only watch others use it, no matter how envious he was.

Lou Xingyao suppressed the desire in his heart and set his eyes on the jade plate, which was a spiritual stone for testing spiritual roots.

“Mrs. He, what are you doing? The matter of our Xingyao’s dual spiritual roots is known to the whole Pingyang County…” Lou Shaohui naturally saw what the jade plate was and seemed to be a bit dissatisfied with Mrs. He’s distrust.

“10%.” Before Lou Shaohui could finish speaking, Mrs. He lightly interrupted him.

The short sentence instantly made Lou Shaohui change his words. “This is a serious matter, and we should be more cautious. Then Xingyao will test it.”

The situation was stronger than the person. Lou Xingyao could only obey Lou Shaohui’s orders.

He raised his hand to pick up the jade plate. He saw two beams of light, one red and one green, slowly light up in the center of the originally white jade plate. The beams of light were equally matched. The reflections on the jade plate looked very beautiful.

It was indeed the manifestation of dual spiritual roots!

Mrs. He witnessed everything and nodded slightly. She finally showed a faint smile on her face. She reached out to take back the jade plate and said, “I will take him. We will set off tomorrow.”

Then she stood up and walked out of the room without caring about Lou Shaohui’s reaction.

“Madam, this is the ‘only’ dual spiritual roots in the Lou family of this generation. He is also the ‘only’ son of my sister, my most beloved nephew!” Lou Shaohui hurriedly stood up to stop her. The words he emphasized twice seemed to remind Mrs. He of something.

“30%.” Mrs. He paused slightly before giving her answer.

“It will be according to Madam’s words!” Lou Shaohui was very satisfied with the result, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

The conversation between Mrs. He and Lou SHaohui was incomprehensible. Lou Xingyao naturally couldn’t understand the meaning of it. He only vaguely judged that the two of them should’ve exchanged some interests from the words ‘10% and 30%.’

In addition, he was the key to this exchange of interests!

Lou Xingyao had a vague guess in his mind but he had no way to break the deadlock.

Lou Shaohui could overwhelm him with just one breath. Based on such absolute strength, how could he still have room to do anything?

Lou Xingyao felt bitter in his heart. He had just promised Lou Xiaowu to live well. Was he going to break his promise so soon?