My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 111: What is a Married Couple

Chapter 111: Chapter 111: What is a Married Couple

Wang Zijia paused for a moment, then replied, "Class A!"

"Class A?!! Are you mad?" Xiang Feifei stood up abruptly, exclaiming, "Which Class A task doesn’t involve danger!!!"

"Back then, my Second Great Uncle and Ninth Uncle went on a Class A mission for a Foundation Building Pill. They meticulously chose the mission for two years, and even though our whole clan participated, Uncle Thirty-One and Fourth Uncle lost their lives for it..."

Xiang Feifei abruptly stopped speaking as realization dawned on her. She looked at Wang Zijia in shock, before finally asking, "Are you aiming for the Dao Kung and the Class A mission for a Foundation Building Pill?"

Wang Zijia didn’t deny it, but silently nodded in confirmation.

"Why are you so impatient? Can’t you wait? In ten or so years, when you become an Advanced Pupil and master the Nine Techniques, we can ask Second Great Uncle and rally the whole clan yet again... after all, it would be more sensible than you rushing now, barely being a mid-level pupil..."

Looking at Wang Zijia with an expression of worry, Xiang Feifei suddenly stopped speaking mid-sentence and fell silent, staring blankly at him.

Wang Zijia looked back at Xiang Feifei, also remaining silent.

Having closely associated with each other for so long, even if Wang Zijia were to hide things from her, Xiang Feifei would still discern some clues. This was precisely the reason why Wang Zijia barely ever lied in front of Xiang Feifei.

He would either keep quiet or tell the truth directly. Apart from the fact they were married, more importantly, he was uncertain whether he could conceal things successfully.

After remaining silent for a moment, Xiang Feifei seemed to understand something. She possibly made a guess on Wang Zijia’s cultivation level.

Unexpectedly, instead of being happy, she quietly lowered her head and began to eat. The dining table was engulfed in silence, and the atmosphere felt quite somber.

A situation like this hadn’t occurred in several months since they got to know each other well.

Wang Zijia frowned, not understanding why she reacted that way. After a while, Xiang Feifei finally said, "You’re only sixteen, right?"

Wang Zijia nodded, and replied, "My Geng Tie is with you."

"When you first entered the sect through my family’s influence, was it to avoid having your spiritual talent checked?" Xiang Feifei asked out of nowhere.

Wang Zijia was taken aback, unable to follow his partner’s train of thought.

"Actually, you don’t need to worry about these issues. The sect has been emphasizing the importance of both top-grade spiritual roots and immortal spiritual roots to the point of obsession. It’s almost taboo to kill someone to extract and refine alchemy from their spirit."

A somewhat confused Wang Zijia suddenly understood. Xiang Feifei was talking about...

"We should break off our engagement. I’ll have Second Great Uncle negotiate with our ancestor’s mentor. Given your talent..."

Before Xiang Feifei had finished, Wang Zijia suddenly extended his hand and lightly touched her forehead.

"Slap!"

A crisp sound echoed through the room.

"Ouch!" Xiang Feifei exclaimed in shock, touching her reddening forehead, "What was that for? That hurts!"

"You’re always worrying about unnecessary things. Geng Tie was given to me. If you wish to break off the engagement, it’s simple. Just write me a divorce letter." Wang Zijia said with a hint of a smile, gently gazing at Xiang Feifei.

"But... but..."

Xiang Feifei wanted to say something, but she met Wang Zijia’s gentle gaze, filled with understanding and indulgence. Her face flushed instantly, but she was at a loss for words.

"Let’s eat. I think the teaching at the Fu Tower for the Junior Brothers isn’t bad, it’s very calm." Wang Zijia started the conversation.

"Hmm!" Xiang Feifei replied softly, her head still lowered, her voice barely audible.

If the Xiang family had had ulterior motives initially, he wouldn’t have minded being their stepping-stone. However, since the Xiang family treated him genuinely, how could he become a Chen Shimai to them?

In addition, his Balanced Scale meant he did not need the attention of many powerful figures. Unless he upgraded his spiritual roots to the level of an immortal spiritual root, or even top-grade, which seemed unlikely in the short term.

After all, looking at the value of Du Kang’s top-grade spiritual root, which was more than eighty thousand, transitioning from top-grade to top-grade was quite a big leap, let alone immortal grade.

...

After dinner, Wang Zijia returned to the Cultivation Room and took out the Blood Cicada Faux Artifact that he would use as part of his intense training purchased with a large amount of money.

As he released his mana, the spiritual light of the Blood Cicada began to shimmer, and the runes on its surface started to flicker.

With a slight exertion of his mind, Wang Zijia forced three droplets of essence blood from his finger and infused them into the Blood Cicada.

Immediately, the Blood Cicada turned into a streak of light and penetrated Wang Zijia’s body. Feeling the Blood Cicada Molting at his heart continuously taking in essence blood, a smile appeared on Wang Zijia’s lips.

The Blood Cicada Molting, as a life-saving second-grade magic weapon, would normally cost at least tens of thousands, even for one-time use. The reason it was sold for five thousand Fa money was mainly because its consumption of essence blood was not one-off.

Moreover, because it was intended to be an invaluable magic artifact during its creation, it had a fairly large frame and correspondingly large consumption.

Although it was considered a flawed product and would be difficult for an ordinary disciple, let alone a sacrificial wine, to maintain it, this was not an issue for Wang Zijia at all.

...

The next day, early in the morning, while Wang Zijia and the others were still practicing their martial arts, Xiang Liang descended from the sky on a cloud ladder.

"You’re here so early, Sixth Great Uncle. May I ask why?" As soon as he finished his practice, Wang Zijia promptly greeted him.

Sixth Great Uncle Xiang Liang simply nodded at Wang Zijia, then turned his gaze to Xiang Feifei, asking, "What on earth were you thinking last night? Do you think the family loan is something you can just take advantage of?"

"Don’t you have to continue your cultivation in the future? Do you know how speechless your Second Great Uncle was after he saw your request form early in the morning? Your grandfather nearly came over to the sect to give you a thrashing."

Xiang Feifei kept her head down, remaining silent. Wang Zijia looked at her in surprise, then turned his puzzled gaze back to Xiang Liang, "A family loan?"

"To encourage talented disciples in their cultivation, our family has a welfare programme where the whole clan helps out. It can used up to the point of helping sacrificial wine break through; it’s a manual labor the family can do collectively."

Following that, Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Feifei once again, "Tell me, are you possessed or something? You spent five thousand fa money for resources in one night, and all of them are precious ones for nurturing foundation. Are you planning to give up on your cultivation?"

Xiang Feifei kept her head down, replying softly, "I thought instead of supplementing my foundation gradually in the future, why not invest heavily now? Strengthen the foundation first before we proceed."

Wang Zijia looked at Xiang Feifei and noticed a flicker in her eyes as she spoke.

"Is that it?" Xiang Liang’s gaze examining Wang Zijia momentarily froze, then he focus on Xiang Feifei, and after a while, he asked,

"Do you know that your Dao cultivation is only twenty years old, and these things have limited effects on you? Further strengthening your foundation... do you think you’re an Advanced Pupil breaking through the sacrificial wine? Or are you suffering from hysteria from being stimulated?"