Chapter 828: Living poorly is a sin

Work's done, Dad, let's head back to the city!

He casually insta-killed 250,000 enemies, and Xiao Feng's name instantly turned infamously red.

Without waiting for the surrounding players to speak, he quit the team, took his father, and left the spot heading back to the city.

Dugu Bai and the others, being team members, avoided the damage from the fire-element divine punishment.

But the surrounding land was a scorched black wasteland, and those Bang Guo players who left no corpses, only a floating name where they stood, left them dumbfounded.

"This... this is the strength of the number-one god?"

All the wuxia fans were stunned.

They suddenly felt that wuxia might not be so fun after all...

Otherwise, we should ascend to the Shen Jie and pursue Xian Xia!

That day, among the over 200,000 people present, at least more than half had the thought of ascending.

Xiao Feng's strength was too great—not only because of his terrifying talent, but also because his level completely crushed everyone, and his equipment, piece by piece, was terrifying!

If they don't ascend, they'll never have a chance to catch up!

Even after ascending, if they still can't beat him, at least they can look up to him.

Furthermore, putting it another way...

At the very least they'd qualify to join the faction war; next time they stand on the same map as Xiao Feng, they'd have a bit more confidence!

……

War City Teleportation Array.

After Xiao Feng returned, the red name on his head immediately drew the attention of the City Guard Army.

A few soldiers ran over, intending to loudly reprimand and apprehend him.

But upon seeing it was him, they immediately lowered their weapons and saluted, saying, "City Lord, welcome back to the city!"

"Mm, you're busy, no need to mind me." Xiao Feng waved his hand, speaking indifferently.

Then, sporting a big red name, he strolled through the streets with his father, heading straight for the Xiao Zhai.

Some of the players from the East King Guild who had been insta-killed also revived nearby; seeing his arrogant demeanor, they remained silent.

Moreover, a statue of Xiao Feng stood beside the teleportation array, as if nakedly mocking their insignificance.

"Sigh... no more lag, let's ascend." A Bang Guo player sighed.

Another person murmured, "By the way, let's quit the guild; I don't want to be chased and killed all day."

"Hmm." After a quick discussion, several people immediately quit the guild.

They also broadcast their intention to ascend to their acquaintances, spreading it tenfold, then a hundredfold.

Xiao Feng still didn't know what kind of chain reaction his actions had caused.

He brought his father Xiao Qin Tian into the Xiao Zhai and met his mother.

The Xiao Zhai was large; although they'd been away for a while, Mother Su Yuxia was strolling leisurely inside,

and she didn't find it boring.

Seeing them father and son return, she couldn't help but complain, "You brat, making such a huge commotion, aren't you afraid of offending people?"

Just now, Xiao Feng's words were broadcast widely; everyone heard them, with an effect comparable to a regional announcement.

Although she doesn't usually get involved in these guild grudges, she isn't completely clueless.

Hearing what Xiao Feng said, she knew he was arguing with someone of considerable status.

Xiao Feng smiled, "Don't worry, Mom. I've casually trampled the former world's number-one super guild, Judgement; a mere Bang Guo player can't stir up any waves."

Xiao Qin Tian echoed, "Yeah, my son is truly fierce now. You didn't see it—just now this kid blew away twenty to thirty kilometers of ground with a single magic blast, clearing tens of thousands of people in a second!"

"Twenty to thirty... kilometers?" Xiao Feng's mother widened her eyes, unable to believe it was real.

"Haha, let's not talk about that. Mom and Dad, we haven't seen each other in a long time; even though it's in the game, it counts as a reunion. Come on, let's go to the city for a feast—I'll pay!"

Xiao Feng said with a smile, leading his parents out of the Xiao Zhai gate, to the most luxurious system tavern in War City, where they ordered a table full of dishes and fully enjoyed the leisurely life in the game.

The three of them ate and chatted, talking about the interesting things they'd encountered in the game.

Xiao Qin Tian and Su Yuxia had hardly ever indulged in leisure before; this recent gaming life was, for them, practically a second life, and both became much happier.

Moreover, thanks to Xiao Feng's achievements, they also shook off financial worries, no longer bothered by life's trifles, and their whole beings became optimistic and cheerful.

While eating, they casually mentioned relatives and neighbors at home, and for a moment they had so much to say it seemed they wanted to vent all the grievances they'd ever suffered.

Then, because of their recent rise, they felt great satisfaction, that feeling of having slapped others in the face, which made the elderly couple delighted, their laughter unceasing.

Xiao Feng couldn't help but sigh, "Living in this world, to get by poorly is a sin!"

It's bad enough if one's quality of life is poor, but to be pointed at by neighbors and stabbed in the back behind one's back...

Perhaps someone would say this doesn't matter, that outsiders' opinions don't matter.

But if one truly spends a lifetime accomplishing nothing, even after death they'll be brought up from time to time, people saying, "That certain someone in the village used to be like that—worse than a beggar!"

What's more, while alive, during every holiday someone will come to the door, snidely asking how much money you made this year and how your child's studies are going.

A person's life amounts to nothing more than a face.

Although the family's condition isn't bad—better than a poor household—it's ultimately just an ordinary family.

In the eyes of those who do business or hold public office, we are the embodiment of uselessness. Xiao Feng, who is currently studying, will also become their ready target for mockery; in the future, if he can't find a good job or a good girlfriend, he'll be nagged endlessly, or they'll use some

low-quality jobs and people as 'weapons,' appearing to help arrange things while actually just mocking.

If it's even a bit worse—graduating with nothing to show and returning home to sponge off parents—then he'll become famous throughout the surrounding villages, secretly cursed by everyone.

It would seem even the village idiot who married early and had kids would be stronger than him.

All of this is visible.

But fortunately, Xiao Feng seized the opportunity presented by 《Myriad Heavens》, leapt onto the wind, and has arrived at where he is today.

In less than a month in the real world, he achieved a crossing that ordinary people dare not imagine.

Nowadays he no longer needs to worry about being looked down upon, nor does he need to fret about his future life.

Along with this, his parents, who were once looked down upon by some wealthy relatives, have become the object that relatives and neighbors vie to please, and the whole family has held their heads high together!

Halfway through the meal, Father Xiao Qin Tian also brought up the matter of his second uncle's cousin.

Xiao Feng's cousin Xiao Jinwei, the same age as him, is a good-for-nothing hooligan who dislikes studying; he often got into fights while in school, and after finishing high school he went into business with his family.

Influenced by Xiao Feng's second uncle's business mindset, Xiao Jinwei perfectly inherited the disdain for poverty and love of wealth; he never gave Xiao Feng's family a proper look and even said to their faces that they were truly poor, unable to afford a car.

Recently the game launched, and that kid also came to play in Myriad Heavens, achieving nothing; instead, he spends every day looking at Xiao Feng's war zone announcements, adding envy and jealousy.

Although they are cousins, he cannot get in touch with Xiao Feng, so he can only use family connections, hoping Xiao Feng's parents will help pass a message, ask for a few divine artifacts, or borrow some social ties to sneak into the management circle of the 'Strongest Alliance' to make money.

Xiao Feng's parents know his nature and don't want to cause him trouble, so they have never brought it up before.

Now bringing it up isn't to have him make a decision; it's simply to complain about the difference before and after striking it rich.

After hearing that, Xiao Feng shook his head.

In the eyes of those who are profit-driven, money is more important than family ties, and also more important than face.

When penniless, one attitude; when wealthy, another.

Such things are not rare; they are everywhere.

He asked, "Do you have any good friends of Jinwei?"

Xiao Qin Tian and Su Yuxia exchanged a glance and nodded.

Then he said, "Xiao Feng, you don't need to help him; that kid has never treated you as a brother, and he's never looked kindly on our family."

Xiao Feng gave a faint smile and said, "It's not that serious. After all, we're from the same clan; even a grain of sand leaking from my fingertips would be enough to excite him for a whole year—no need to be so stingy."

Saying that, he casually took out a few low-grade divine artifacts and miscellaneous items that neither he nor his parents used, and placed them on the table.

【There will be two more chapters later; today I'll rest a bit and, when free, outline the sequel……】

（End of chapter）