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Everyone was at a loss.

Gu Xiaoxi, however, shook his head with regret, feeling a sense of pity. If they were all kind-hearted, upright, intelligent, and capable, why wouldn’t he just give them the item?

If they weren’t disqualified, whom else would a father leave his best belongings to, if not his son?

Liu Yishou felt a kind of inexplicable helplessness in his heart. How was he to make these children understand?

The Jade Watermelon was indeed valuable, but precisely because it was too valuable, and they were too ordinary, they couldn’t protect it. In fact, it would bring them fatal disasters.

Yet, looking at his vulgar and greedy children, he felt nothing but desolation in his heart.

In the end, Liu Fei and the others left amidst reluctant anger.

Once the living room quieted down, Gu Xiaoxi turned to his master, who seemed to have aged instantly, and sighed, "Don’t be upset. It’s only human nature for them to feel that way. You should be understanding. After all, why bother so much over material possessions?"

"If there was someone among them as sensible and capable as you, why would I have to do this? Xiao Xi, I’ve decided to donate it, but I still hope you can have it. After all, it has grown on me," said Liu Yishou, his voice filled with age.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at him and smiled, "Do you mean to suggest that I should bid for it at the auction?"

"Of course! I wouldn’t trust anyone else with it but you," Liu Yishou asserted.

Gu Xiaoxi smiled, "Alright! Then once you donate it to the charity, I will buy it back."

The old master was shrewd. Fearing that his descendants would conflict with her, he didn’t directly sell the item to her. Instead, by choosing to donate before selling, the item would no longer be associated with him. Even if she purchased it, they would have nothing to say.

It seemed that the master did care for her greatly.

"Alright, don’t be upset anymore. No matter how you put it, they are still your descendants.

Even if there are faults, it is their own lives.

You’re old now, take good care of yourself.

Master, my visit this time was to inquire about the last two levels of the Cultivation Technique," Gu Xiaoxi immediately stepped forward and dutifully began to massage her master’s back.

Liu Yishou showed a trace of a smile and said, "You girl, I used to have to beg you to practice techniques, but now you’re doing it on your own initiative."

"Then you should praise me. And tell me how to find the Cultivation Technique, I need to find it beforehand!" Gu Xiaoxi didn’t want to be unprepared. She was about to finish the second scroll of the Great Accomplishment Realm, and she still had no clue where to find the subsequent techniques.

"Then follow me!" Liu Yishou stood up with the support of his cane, his walk trembling, seemingly on the verge of falling over.

Gu Xiaoxi suddenly felt an ache in her eyes; it had been a few months since she saw her master, who now didn’t seem as robust as before.

Inside the same Treasure Pavilion, Liu Yishou solemnly handed Gu Xiaoxi a purple crystal and said seriously, "Take this! I’ve studied it for many years, and if I’m not mistaken, it’s the key to unlocking the scroll.

Though I don’t know how to use it, it will definitely lead you to the remaining scrolls. "

Looking at the thumb-sized piece of Purple Crystal in her palm, Gu Xiaoxi was curious, "Master, isn’t this just a gemstone? What’s so different about it?"

"No, girl, look inside the crystal with your eyes," Liu Yishou, straightening his back, urged seriously.

Gu Xiaoxi quickly concentrated her Spiritual Power in her eyes, then locked her gaze firmly onto the crystal, piercing through it like sunlight.

Suddenly, she discovered a very rich Spiritual Energy encapsulated within the Purple Crystal, well-preserved by the solidity of the crystal.

In the center of the Spiritual Energy, there hovered six vague shadows of scrolls, hazy and indistinct, but the script seemed similar to the Cultivation Scroll she was practicing.

Gu Xiaoxi looked for only ten seconds, feeling a sore and swollen sensation in her eyes, and immediately withdrew her gaze.

"Only eyes that have been nourished by Spiritual Energy can see clearly what’s inside.

Ordinary people would consider it nothing more than a trinket, unaware of the profound mysteries it contains.

Besides, I’ve tried, and it’s incredibly hard – impossible to smash open.

Inside, there could be a special small space.

.. Xiao Xi, take good care of it. Don’t lose it," Liu Yishou warned earnestly.

In his life, he had only two things he was most proud of.

One was the Jade Watermelon and the other a Cultivation Scroll. Alas, his foundations were too shallow to reach a higher realm.

Now, he had come to terms with it – to live and die, to reincarnation, each has their destiny.

Gu Xiaoxi gripped the crystal tightly and unhesitatingly put it away, thanking her master respectfully, "Thank you for your profound kindness!

From now on, you should just enjoy your old age without worrying about those issues.

Otherwise, you might as well leave all your wealth to your sons and retire with me in my home. "

"Your thoughtfulness is enough for me. Even if I left all the wealth to them, they would not be satisfied. They would probably think I gave you too many advantages and end up hating you too. I’d rather stay at home and be happy.

When it’s my time to go, you coming to burn incense for your master will be enough," Liu Yishou sighed.

Having a house full of descendants, yet ending up like this, he wondered if it was his tragedy.

"Master, you’re thinking too much. You’re in good health and will live to a ripe old age!" said Gu Xiaoxi, supporting him as they left the Treasure Pavilion.

Liu Yishou, however, shook his head. At the age of ninety-eight, there weren’t many years left to live even if he were to live to a hundred.

A bunch of incompetent sons, out of sight, out of mind; better off dead!

Gu Xiaoxi stayed with her master for the afternoon, using her profound and gentle Spiritual Power to expel the murky energy from his body, making Liu Yishou seem much more spirited afterward.

She didn’t drive home until five o’clock in the afternoon.

At that time, Yun Xiao called unexpectedly to tell her he wouldn’t come home that evening!

Under Gu Xiaoxi’s persistent questioning, Yun Xiao finally told the truth. Of course, he didn’t share his secret thoughts with Gu Xiaoxi; after all, having a crush was a very embarrassing matter. It would be awkward if others knew about it!

Gu Xiaoxi sensed something peculiar but couldn’t put her finger on it. She always felt that there was an entanglement between Yun Xiao and Ai Xiang, complicated and confusing!