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Chapter 357: 357 – Wow, You’re Even Tricking Me?
Chapter 357: 357 – Wow, You’re Even Tricking Me?
Chapter 357: 357 – Wow, You’re Even Tricking Me?
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An Wujun and Mu Qingyu, sitting at the top, hadn’t anticipated Jiang Xiaobai’s straightforwardness.
All of the speeches prepared beforehand seemed unexpectedly useless at this moment.
They exchanged glances and in the end, it was An Wujun who let out a light laugh.
Since Jiang Xiaobai was so direct, there was no need for him to beat around the bush, and so he spoke.
“Haha, dear nephew, we indeed invited you here for a very important matter, and we would like to request your help!”
Hearing these words, Jiang Xiaobai found it hard to believe that the An family needed his help.
“Uncle An, say no more, if there’s anything I can help with, I will not refuse,” Jiang Xiaobai chuckled.
No matter what, they were the parents of his brother. Being able to assist them and win their favor would be excellent.
Perhaps this one-time assistance could lay the foundation for future help.
“Good, very good!”
An Wujun burst into laughter: “You really are destined to do something great, not refusing at all?”
“There’s nothing to refuse. An Ran and I are brothers for life, and since you two are An Ran’s parents, I trust that you won’t harm me.”
Jiang Xiaobai chuckled lightly: “Moreover, I’m just a loner and I don’t have anything that would catch your eye.”
“To our surprise, there actually is something of yours that we have set our eyes on.”
Upon hearing these words, a spasm curled at Jiang Xiaobai’s lips. Wow, they are even more direct than he is.
But before he could open his mouth, An Wujun produced two golden keys from his hands. The keys were identical and emitted an ancient and mystical aura.
Seeing these keys, Jiang Xiaobai’s pupils contracted sharply. He flipped his wrist and took out an identical golden key.
This thing was something he had acquired by sheer coincidence. Because of this thing, he had been harassed for a long time by the three Hu Da brothers.
At that time, Jiang Xiaobai did not know what the key was for, and didn’t have much time to explore it. Hence, the key was forgotten in his storage space.
He didn’t expect to see two more identical keys now.
“Uncle, does this key serve an important function?”
Jiang Xiaobai stammered, “As far as I know, there are others seeking this key, and they’ve pursued me for a long time.”
“Haha, you’re talking about the Black Demon Brothers, right?”
Mu Qingyu chuckled, “In fact, we have been coveting this key ever since we heard that the Black Demon Brothers are in search of it.”
“Coincidentally, the fate was so strange that the last key had ended up with you.”
“The last key?”
Jiang Xiaobai frowned, “Can you tell me what this key is for?”
With these words, silence fell upon the hall.
The key was of great significance. It was so important that An Wujun had been worried about whether Jiang Xiaobai might make unreasonable demands if he knew the value of the key.
That’s why he had called Jiang Xiaobai here alone, not wanting to ruin the brotherhood between Jiang Xiaobai and An Ran.
After all, they understood that the allure of this secret realm would tempt anyone.
“Look at you, the teenager is so sincere towards us, and you are still being so secretive,”
All of a sudden, Mu Qingyu laughed openly and turned to Jiang Xiaobai, “The truth is, these three keys are linked to a super secret realm. Countless resources and treasures are hidden in the realm, including some very powerful ones.”
“To activate the realm, we will need all three keys. Otherwise, we would not be able to enter it at all.”
Being the daughter of the Mu family, an influential family, Mu Qingyu knew that some things are better left unsaid.
However, what they didn’t expect was that Jiang Xiaobai, after knowing the function of the key, showed no interest, but instead handed them the key.
“I thought you wanted help with something important, turns out it’s just a secret realm,”
“Since you need this key so much, I would be happy to pass it onto you.”
Jiang Xiaobai said casually without being tempted by the treasure-filled secret realm.
After all, he was different from ordinary people. Some resources were not even as effective for him as spirit stones. Of course, things would be different if they were talking about fairy stones or some kind of essence.
However, he was not greedy for access to the secret realm either. He was already swamped with problems of his own, and he could not afford to take on more. Besides, he didn’t even know what was in the secret realm and whether it would benefit him.
Thus, he thought it better to straightforwardly give the key away. Perhaps it’d win him some favor, which might come in handy when dealing with the ancient clan later.
Although Jiang Xiaobai’s thinking was simple and straightforward, it shocked An Wujun and his wife.
“Jiang Xiaobai, do you know what’s in that secret realm? Don’t you care at all? You’re just going to give it to me like that?”
An Wujun gazed at Jiang Xiaobai in astonishment.
“Uncle An, what are you thinking about? People should be content, and I’m very content with having a brother like An Ran. If this key can indeed be of great help, why should I withhold it?”
Jiang Xiaobai chuckled.
At that moment, An Wujun and Mu Qingyu were equally stunned and moved.
They’d seen all kinds of deceit and cunning in their many years of experience. After countless waves of crises, they were equipped with deep cunning and were generally wary of everyone.
This sincere dedication of Jiang Xiaobai for the sake of brotherhood momentarily took them back to the time when they were younger and more innocent.
“Well done! Anran made no mistake in choosing you as his elder brother.”
“With you looking after An Ran, we can rest assured.”
Mu Qingyu said hastily with a smile, then she looked at An Wujun as she turned to Jiang Xiaobai again. “Jiang Xiaobai, although you are An Ran’s elder brother, we cannot just take this key from you. What if you join us and An Ran in entering the secret realm?”
“You can keep anything that you manage to find inside the secret realm, and on top of that, we’ll also give you a present.”
Mu Qingyu said sincerely, and Jiang Xiaobai did not expect this turn of events.
“If that’s the case, then I won’t be polite.” Jiang Xiaobai chuckled unscrupulously.
As to why he was unscrupulous…
“Bullshit, big bro, how could you trick my parents like this?”
When An Ran learnt about what happened, he grabbed Jiang Xiaobai’s hand and shouted: “Big bro, I am your little brother! Are you really tricking me, too?”
“You ruthless man. No, I must clarify this with my parents. We can’t give you this much leeway, or we’ll be left penniless.”
Jiang Xiaobai could only laugh helplessly seeing An Ran in such hurry. Without delay, he stopped him.