In Battle Through the Heavens, lying down makes you stronger.

Chapter 19 Xiao Yan Borrows Money

Xiao Ran returned to his residence with a satisfied smile.

They found Xiao Xun'er's door tightly closed and asked the servants in the courtyard.

Only then did I realize that Xiao Xun'er had been diligently cultivating in her room ever since she returned from the reception hall.

Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly.

I was originally planning to take Xiao Xun'er to stroll around the market again today since we were in a good mood.

Over the years, Xiao Ran has focused too much on leisurely cultivation, and although he spends every day with Xiao Xun'er, he has always neglected Xiao Xun'er's feelings.

Xiao Xun'er, however, always silently stayed by Xiao Ran's side, quietly accompanying him.

However, Xiao Ran now discovers that without any system tasks, his progress in a year of cultivation is not as good as that of a single task.

From now on, I've decided to completely abandon the useless practice of lying around and cultivating, and just wait for the mission to arrive.

I must spend more time with Xun'er while I still have some time.

Make up for all the time I've neglected her over the years!

However, since Xiao Xun'er was currently cultivating, Xiao Ran stopped in his tracks.

He returned to his room and began to adjust his state, familiarizing himself with his current battle qi level and soul power.

Prepare for refining the sub-fire of the Taiyin True Fire.

However, during the process of adjusting to the new state, in a daze...

A system voice sounded in my mind.

[Ding! Host has been detected entering a self-lying state.]

[Providing the host with the current cultivation technique. Cultivation in progress...]

[Battle Aura +1...+1...+1...+1...]

Until Xiao Ran's eyelids could no longer be opened.

This is what makes Xiao Ran's system so extraordinary.

Although the system rarely issued tasks before, some of them were inhumane.

Occasionally, he would need to trick Xiao Yan for some minor tasks.

But the rewards for completing the task are also very appealing.

However, before today's annulment storyline even begins, since the system awakened, it has been rare for it to issue a single task for several years at a time.

Most of the time, Xiao Ran would simply lie down and AFK to cultivate.

As long as Xiao Ran lies still, without moving or even sleeping.

The system would automatically run the Great Dream of a Thousand Years Technique, a Heavenly Rank cultivation method that would help him cultivate.

Moreover, the battle qi cultivated in this way is steady and solid, and it is further enhanced by the Heavenly Rank cultivation technique.

The quality of his fighting spirit is far superior to that of others at the same cultivation level.

But Xiao Ran had been eager for power, and as a result, he often lay flat on Xun'er's lap, enjoying the company of this beautiful woman.

However, from now on, Xiao Ran will no longer value the cultivation experience of lying flat.

As long as he keeps a close eye on Xiao Yan, the rewards from the system missions will come much faster than his cultivation!

Night fell, the moon was bright and the stars were few.

Xiao Ran, who was cultivating in his sleep, was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

Bang bang bang!

Xiao Ran woke up with a start, sat up, and frowned.

Who is this?

Xiao Yan's slightly hurried voice came from outside the door.

"Ran-ge, it's me! Xiao Yan."

Xiao Ran shook his head helplessly, clearing his mind a bit, and got up to open the door.

Looking at Xiao Yan's ingratiating smile, he said irritably,

"No, why aren't you... uh, why aren't you cultivating properly in the back mountain? What are you doing here?"

"You didn't want to win the three-year agreement?"

"Oh, not at all! I just thought you were in such a hurry when you came down the mountain, so I came to check on you..."

Xiao Ran raised his hand to interrupt Xiao Yan.

"Just say what you mean! If you keep playing games, I'm going back to sleep!"

"No! No, Ran-ge!"

Xiao Yan chuckled awkwardly.

Then he rubbed his two fingers together sheepishly.

"Hey Ran, I... I'd like to ask you to help me with some of this."

"You know, I'm not trying something out; I'm just trying to keep spending money."

Xiao Ran glanced at Xiao Yan's fingers out of the corner of his eye and asked,

How much do you want?

"You know my rules, right?"

Xiao Yan nodded repeatedly.

"I understand, I understand."

"Nine out and thirteen back, I understand perfectly well."

"Okay, Ran-ge, lend me two thousand, no, twenty thousand gold coins first."

Xiao Yan immediately made an outrageous demand.

There's no other reason than that, in the entire Xiao family, even the father and several elders sometimes worried about gold coins.

However, Xiao Yan knew that Xiao Ran and Xiao Xun'er were almost never short of gold coins.

As far as he knew, last year he saw Xiao Ran celebrate Xiao Xun'er's birthday and set off fireworks worth nearly three thousand gold coins.

This made the night sky over Wutan City bright from evening until late at night.

All that money was just to win a smile from a beautiful woman.

Surprisingly, the father and the clan elders were also happy to see it happen, and they watched the fireworks together with great joy.

When Xiao Yan asked his father about the source of Xiao Ran's gold coins, his father only told him that Xiao Ran received the same amount of gold coins as Xiao Yan every month, and told him not to ask about anything else.

This made Xiao Yan, who had been taught by his father to be thrifty since childhood, secretly remember Xiao Ran as a rich and greedy person.

It's better to borrow more gold coins this time, lest Ran-ge uses them to set off fireworks again.

Those are all gold coins!

It would be better to keep them all and use them to improve one's alchemy skills!

"You're wasting money! Do you know how much stuff you can buy with 20,000 gold coins?"

Xiao Ran frowned.

Xiao Yan quickly said, "Brother Ran, you know, when you first start practicing that thing, it's a bit expensive."

"I was thinking of borrowing it all at once to avoid bothering you repeatedly later!"

"Don't worry, Brother Ran! Once I become a true alchemist, I'll pay you back, not just 20,000, but two hundred thousand!"

Xiao Ran nodded in deep agreement.

"That makes sense!"

Xiao Yan's expression brightened, and he rubbed his hands together.

"Ran-ge, um..."

"Don't worry! As your older brother, I will definitely give you my full support if you want to improve yourself! Whether you pay back the money or not is not a big deal."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran reached out and gently touched a silver-white storage ring on his finger.

A gold-plated purple card was prominently displayed between his fingers.

Looking at the silver-white storage ring on Xiao Ran's finger, Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with envy.

However, he also knew that the item was a gift from Xiao Xun'er, the goddess of the Xiao family, to Xiao Ran.

He could only watch.

Xiao Yan's eyes lit up when he saw the purple-gold card.

Just as he was about to reach out to take it, Xiao Ran pulled the gold card back.

Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Ran, puzzled, and asked,

"Ran-ge, what's wrong?"

Xiao Ran stroked his chin, which made Xiao Yan feel a little uneasy.

"Ran, Ran-ge, why are you looking at me like that?"

Xiao Ran pondered for a moment and then said,