Chapter 108: The Second-Hand System Is Not To Be Trifled With

"Someone, come here! Investigate this for me. You must find out exactly who this Yan Xiao is, and what their purpose is in coming here!"

In the Zhang Family main hall, the family head Zhang Hong slammed the table, furious.

His old face flushed deep red; he truly lived up to his name.

"Family Head, that Yan Xiao is truly arrogant to the extreme. The Second Master, he... he... died too miserably! You must avenge him!"

A woman plopped down on her knees before Zhang Hong, sobbing and sniffling as she spoke.

"Jinlian, I will certainly avenge my second brother. Quickly, get up; do not add to the chaos." Zhang Hong's head throbbed like a drum. He wanted to avenge his own brother, but he was unsure of Yan Xiao's actual strength. Plus, the rumors outside were rampant, wildly exaggerating how domineering and how incredibly badass Yan Xiao was. It was all praise for Yan Xiao; hearing these things, how could he dare to act rashly?

"Big Brother, the Second Master is dead. I am just a woman and do not understand business. I wish to return to my maiden home to clear my head. I beg Big Brother's permission." Ma Jinlian stopped her crying and said to Zhang Hong.

"And the Second Brother's... are you taking those with you?" Zhang Hong's expression changed as he stared at Ma Jinlian, speaking sternly.

"Big Brother, rest assured. I am only taking some gold and silver jewelry, and a few of the Second Master's attendants. As for the Second Master's Zhang Family Army, I cannot take them. The Military Token is in the Second Master's room, just sitting on the table; you can go get it yourself. His Storage Bag and Cultivation Method are also on the table." Ma Jinlian shook her head, looking utterly exhausted.

She was dressed provocatively, her figure fully on display. At this moment, her haggard expression made her seem all the more pitiful.

Zhang Hong was not a man swayed by beauty, but he could not help but sigh inwardly: "Second Brother, you were a playboy your whole life, yet in the end, not a single person is here to wear mourning clothes for you. A beautiful woman is a disaster; you were truly ruined by women."

"Go! Qinghe Cheng is not peaceful these days. Be careful when you go out; don't get snatched up to be someone's concubine and lose face for my Zhang Family." Zhang Hong waved his hand, signaling that Ma Jinlian could leave.

Ma Jinlian was overjoyed and immediately took her leave.

Once out of the courtyard, she hurried toward Shengjian Pavilion without a moment's delay.

She had heard that a dashing and handsome young genius had arrived in Qinghe Cheng, who had killed her original husband with a single move. Even the Zhang Family head was extremely wary of that Yan Xiao and dared not make an enemy of him.

If she could attach herself to such a young genius and become his woman or concubine, she would have no worries for the rest of her days.

To curry favor with Yan Xiao, she brought all her assets, including the public funds Zhang Bai had embezzled while he was alive. She deliberately dressed herself up with care, looking even more enchanting. She was confident that with her looks, plus a little bit of maneuvering, taking down this young Yan Xiao would be no problem.

In Shengjian Pavilion.

Yan Xiao was sitting cross-legged on the floor, looking at the system's backend logs with a pained expression.

He had earned quite a bit of Fear Value over the past few days and had been very happy initially. But when he saw the Fear Value required to repair the Black Sword and the Divine Bow, he could no longer be happy.

Repairing the Black Sword required 100,000 Fear Value. Repairing the Divine Bow required 80,000 Fear Value.

"My god! System, you aren't kidding me, are you? It wouldn't cost this much Fear Value to just buy new ones, would it?" Yan Xiao looked pained. He currently had only 60,000 Fear Value; he couldn't even afford the repairs.

"Owner, the Black Sword was a gift when the system was bound. If you need to purchase it again, it requires 100,000 Fear Value, and that is only for a Mortal Grade Flying Sword. Are you sure you want to purchase it again?" the system asked sweetly.

"Purchase... my ass!" Yan Xiao cursed inwardly.

Better to just honestly save up money to repair his equipment!

Thinking about having to waste so much Fear Value, Yan Xiao felt a sharp pain in his heart. He couldn't help but hate Chen Jing even more.

"Chen Jing, once my cultivation level is up, I will definitely make you pay double! My money...!"

Yan Xiao said viciously.

"Owner, you had better consider your own problems first. The system has detected that the True Qi in your dantian is overflowing, but because you cannot level up, there is a danger of self-detonation," the system reminded him.

"I #￥@￥%." Yan Xiao had some words in his heart that he didn't know if he should say or not.

He adjusted his internal breath and sure enough, he felt that the True Qi in his dantian was saturated, with not a shred of room left.

"System, how do I handle this? This is no laughing matter," Yan Xiao asked nervously. At this moment, he was truly panicked.

If this problem wasn't handled properly, he might really end up exploding on the spot. He didn't want to end up like Chen Pu, turned into powder without even a single hair left to be found.

"There are two methods: 1. Owner, you cripple your own martial arts, and the True Qi in your dantian will dissipate automatically. 2. Forcefully refine the True Qi, condensing it into liquid, just like the Five Elements Spirit Liquid. The refining method is much the same as the Five Elements Spirit Liquid; you can use that as a reference."

The system blinked at Yan Xiao and said with a smile.

"Are you happy that I'm dying? Are you happy that I'm crippled?" After hearing what the little system sister said, Yan Xiao's face turned completely black. He cursed angrily: "You wasteful thing, all you know is how to make me lose money. Are you still my system? Am I still your Owner?"

"What good does it do you if I'm finished?" Yan Xiao's dissatisfaction with the system erupted completely. He had long been dissatisfied with this second-hand system and had kept it suppressed in his heart, not daring to speak. Now, he simply had to let it out, and he roared it out with all his might.

"If you were crippled, I could go back to Qingxue! She is far more powerful than you, and I wouldn't have to crash so often because of the separation. You tell me, if you were crippled, shouldn't I celebrate properly?" the little system sister said, pouting.

"I ###￥%" Yan Xiao was completely speechless. He actually had no way to refute this.

You can't afford to mess with a second-hand system!

"So you never considered me your true Owner all along, that's why... that's why you've been targeting me all day, right?"

Since the hard approach didn't work, Yan Xiao decided to change tactics and play the victim to win the system's sympathy.

Yan Xiao was deeply affectionate, his acting reaching the peak of his life, but the system didn't seem to buy it, simply saying as a matter of course: "That's right!"

"......." Yan Xiao almost had a mental breakdown.

"Wouldn't Qingxue be sad if she knew? She suffered so much just so I could cultivate, and you, on the other hand, have been causing trouble the whole time. If Qingxue knew, she would definitely be sad." Yan Xiao lowered his head, feeling very sad; at this moment, he wasn't faking it.

Thinking of how Qingxue had injured her soul for him, to the point where she couldn't even see, and had traveled all the way to Lingzhou just to recover her strength quickly and upgrade the system.

Thinking of these things, he truly felt he had let Qingxue down.

"Hmph, do you know how much grievance Qingxue suffered for you? And you're so unfaithful; Qingxue almost..." The system stood up for Qingxue, speaking to Yan Xiao in a fit of anger, but then it realized something and immediately shut its mouth.

"What happened to Qingxue? Did something happen to her?" Yan Xiao became immediately nervous upon hearing the system's words.

"The system almost crashed before, remember? That was because Qingxue was ambushed while upgrading the shared system resources. The system update failed, which caused many problems. Qingxue was also severely injured because of it. Fortunately, there was a Seven-Colored Spirit-Nurturing Flower, or Qingxue would not have been out of danger." Seeing that it had let the secret slip, the system simply told Yan Xiao everything so he would understand Qingxue's intentions.

"Is Qingxue okay now?" Yan Xiao pressed.

"She is fine now. She is currently updating the system, and it should be finished soon. By then, Qingxue will share the system, which will be much safer and more stable than the previous split system. The system functions will also be relatively complete," the system replied.

"Oh, that's good. This girl Qingxue, she could have actually told me; I could have faced it with her." Hearing that Tingxue was fine, Yan Xiao felt much more at ease. He said softly.

"You? Heh!"

The system struck back without hesitation.

"Uh... I'm actually quite strong, you know!" Yan Xiao protested.

The system ignored his rebuttal and chose to remain silent.

"You don't know how to appreciate things," Yan Xiao muttered, then slapped his forehead; he seemed to have forgotten a major thing!