[v]Laugh at me for being a loser? You'll all kneel down after you awaken your talent!

"What?" Wen Xiao stared blankly at Bai Huang, not even noticing the steamed bun that had fallen from her hand.

"Heroine sister!"

The youngest child behind her, Jiaojiao, jumped up and pounced on Bai Huang, but was held tightly by Wen Xiao, who watched Bai Huang warily.

Bai Huang saw that each of them was holding a steamed bun and munching on it with relish.

"Heroine, do you want some?" Jiaojiao couldn't help but offer her own steamed bun when she saw her staring at it. "Yesterday was New Year's Eve, and the chefs at the restaurant gave these to us."

They usually don't get to eat steamed buns; they just eat whatever they can get, and sometimes it's spoiled.

"I see that many of you here are Xuan practitioners," Bai Huang said suspiciously, looking at Wen Xiao. "Especially you, a two-star Xuan practitioner. Why don't you go out and earn money? Wouldn't that give your younger siblings a better life?"

Wen Xiao looked somewhat embarrassed.

The young men and women behind him, who were also Xuan practitioners, also showed sad expressions.

“It’s that bad guy!” Jiaojiao raised her hand and said to her 'hero’: “That bad guy wanted Brother Wenxiao to go to their family, but he couldn’t take us with him. That bad guy got angry. Every time Brother Wenxiao wanted to go out and find something to do, he sent people to threaten him and forbade them from using my brothers!”

Her words were easy to understand. A group of little beggars—that person must have taken a liking to Wen Xiao's strength, but didn't want to drag such a large group of burdens along, so he wanted Wen Xiao to sever ties with them.

But... Bai Huang looked at the group of emaciated little beggars behind him. Many of them were very young, such as the youngest, Jiao Jiao, who was still a child.

Without Wen Xiao, it's questionable whether these children would survive.

“I won’t leave them.” Wen Xiao, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, saying, “If I leave, the beggars on the other street will bully Jiaojiao and the others.”

The leader of that street was a Nine-Star Mystic Master who tightly controlled the little beggars on the street and exploited the money they begged for.

He already hated Wen Xiao and was jealous of his talent.

If he leaves, Jiaojiao and the others will definitely be beaten to death by that person.

Wen Xiao looked at Bai Huang hesitantly and asked tentatively, "Do you also want to recruit me?" He blushed as soon as he said this. What was his strength? What was her strength? There must be plenty of people who wanted to be her subordinates. Was he just being presumptuous?

Even though the little boy's face was red, it was obscured by the thick layer of dirt on his face, making it difficult to see clearly.

Bai Huang noticed that the black cat in her arms had suddenly become agitated and was baring its teeth at Wen Xiao.

She soothed and stroked the cat's fur, coaxing it back into her arms.

"What if I said I wanted to recruit you?" Bai Huang chuckled. "I can give you many things you don't have now: high-grade spiritual treasures, countless amounts of silver, and even power you can't imagine. As long as you follow me, I guarantee you will become at least a five-star Xuan Shi within three months."

The allure of power and the security of strength within reach were undeniably attractive to Wen Xiao, who had led a life of constant wandering.

"I'm sorry." Wen Xiao's face darkened, and she sighed deeply in her heart. "I can't go with you. I have to take care of my younger brother and sister."

These children are not related to him by blood, but they are the only warmth he can touch and embrace in this ruthless and cold world.

"No regrets?"

"No regrets!"

Bai Huang raised an eyebrow and turned away deftly. "Fine, this is your own choice."

She wanted to see if Wen Xiao would call out to her, but he didn't. Even his shadow under the moonlight was as stiff as his heart at that moment.

I said I would never regret it, and I will never regret it!

"Brother Wen Xiao! Brother Wen Xiao!"

A little beggar suddenly emerged from around the corner, his body covered in wounds, and ran towards us.

"They kidnapped Sister Ning and said today is the deadline. If you don't agree to go to their family, they will kill Sister Ning." The little beggar seemed to have an injured foot, with his entire ankle dragging on the ground.

Wen Xiao's expression changed drastically, and he looked at Bai Huang.

I was hesitant and struggling internally.

"you……."

Bai Huang spoke first, saying, "In this world, nothing comes without effort; you should understand this better than anyone." Therefore, she had no reason to help him.

clear!

Of course it's clear!

Wen Xiao's expression darkened, but he quickly patted his face and cheered himself up. "I'll go find them!"

A group of little beggars ran after him with serious expressions, and even Jiaojiao stumbled along behind.

Perhaps they are as weak as ants.

But he would never let his family members venture into dangerous places alone.

Bai Huang stood behind, watching the children's elongated shadows, smiled gently, and lightly leaped onto the roof.

They were running wildly below, while she walked slowly above, her pace surprisingly not slowing down much.

Soon, she saw Wen Xiao and the others stop in front of a house that wasn't very big.

Li Residence?

It seems to be just a small family.

"Open the door!"

He angrily kicked open the door; his strength as a two-star Xuan Shi was indeed enough to make him arrogant.

only……!

A sharp gust of wind swept out from behind the door and slammed heavily into his chest.

That was a profound technique, and compared to Wen Xiao, who could only use his own power, it was like the difference between an axe and a small dagger.

The so-called "mysterious skill" is the ability to convert one unit of energy into ten or even more units of power.

However, it is obvious that a beggar like Wen Xiao could not possibly obtain a profound skill, not even the lowest level of Yellow Rank.

As expected, Wen Xiao was knocked down heavily.

He exhaled, but immediately stood up.

"Give Ning Qing back to us!"

A group of beggars with profound spiritual power walked up to him, anxiously waiting for the people who would come out of the Li family.

They looked a bit younger than Wen Xiao, but none of them were above the nine-star Xuan Master level, and one of the girls was only a five-star Xuan Master.

But none of them showed any fear as the family disciples filed out from inside.

Finally, a middle-aged man came out.

He looked at Wen Xiao with a confident smile on his face.

A wave of his hand.

A little girl in tattered clothes was dragged out.

Bai Huang's eyes lit up. The little girl was actually a nine-star Xuan Shi. She looked younger than Wen Xiao and made a living by begging every day. She didn't even have any cultivation techniques or anyone to teach her the correct cultivation methods. Yet she had already reached this level of strength.

It was a pleasant surprise for her.

"Wen Xiao, if you join my clan, none of this will happen!" The middle-aged man grabbed Ning Qing's hair and lifted her blood-stained face. "I'm already being generous by including you. I wouldn't even want these bunch of burdens behind you working for me! Wen Xiao, you'd better give me a straight answer today: either join my clan, or... you die!"

He was extremely smug, while Wen Xiao gritted her teeth in hatred.

Pu Pu's voice rang in Bai Huang's mind.

"Do you need help, Master?"

He was itching to try it.

Bai Huang looked at Wen Xiao, who was being completely suppressed by the middle-aged man, and chuckled with interest.

"What's the rush? Let's watch the show a little longer."

She wanted to see... what would happen to unwavering family ties that couldn't be tempted by power when faced with life and death?