Cultivation Online

Chapter 247 - A Year Ago

ʼI donʼt have any money in my bank account? Howʼs that possible? I havenʼt touched it since I got it!ʼ Yuan pondered for a moment before realizing something.

However, before he could even say anything, Meixiu spoke, ”The statement says the money, all 242,690 dollars, had been transferred to another bank account last year…”

”Two hundred thousand? I guess I had more than just a couple of thousand inside. As for where the money went, I can only imagine that it was my parents who took them.” Yuan sighed.

And he continued, ”Although I donʼt know how much I actually earned during my professional days, they really donʼt intend on leaving anything for me even though I earned it, huh? And if theyʼd taken the money a year ago, that means they were already prepared to disown me at that time.”

”...”

Meixiu was silent as she listened to Yuanʼs grumbling.

If she recalls correctly, not even mentioning the money Yuan had won from major competitions, his parents would earn millions of dollars every single time Yuan went on the stage to perform in front of an audience. In fact, the larger performances easily earned them tens of millions of dollars. It is safe to assume that Yuan was the Yu Familyʼs golden goose, hence why his parents waited so long before officially abandoning him.

Furthermore, Yuan would perform almost every other day, and if he was not performing for an audience, he would be participating in competitions, and he did this for many years. One can safely assume that Yuan had earned the Yu Family hundreds of millions of dollars if not billions when he was playing for them.

However, despite everything heʼs done and given them, the Yu Family discarded him when they deemed him useless, and even worse, they were shameless enough to take what little he had left, leaving him with literally nothing.

ʼPerhaps this is why they even adopted me in the first place— because they can dispose of me whenever they feel like it since Iʼm not their real son.ʼ Yuan sighed inwardly.

”Anyway, since my parents have access to that account, I cannot use it anymore. I will need a new bank account. But how do I open one?” Yuan asked a moment later.

”We can ask the Young Lady once sheʼs done with the game,” Meixiu suggested.

”Okay.”

Thus, Yuan returned to cultivating whilst Meixiu went to clean the house even though it was already pretty clean.

Many hours later, Yu Rou finally arrived at Red Pearl City with Feng Yuxiang.

”Thank you, Feng Feng.” Yu Rou said to her as they landed in front of the city entrance, shocking the pedestrians and guards there.

”Donʼt even mention it.” Feng Yuxiang said, and she continued, ”Anyway, I will return to the Young Masterʼs side now. But before I leave...”

Feng Yuxiang reached into her spatial ring and retrieved a small red pouch before handing it to Yu Rou.

”Take this. If youʼre ever in danger, just use the life-saving treasures inside.”

”You donʼt have to…” Yu Rou hesitated to accept such precious treasures for free.

”Itʼs okay. The Young Master cares for you very much, and he will be sad if anything happens to you.”

After a moment of silence, Yu Rou reluctantly accepted the treasures. ”Thank you, Feng Feng. Iʼll definitely repay you in the future.”

Feng Yuxiang nodded before flying away, making her way back to the Dragon Essence Temple.

ʼYoung Masterʼs sister… she doesnʼt share the same bloodline as the Young Master…ʼ Feng Yuxiang thought to herself as she soared in the sky.

After spending a few hours with Yu Rou, Feng Yuxiang couldnʼt help but probe Yu Rouʼs body with her spiritual energy, and to her surprise, she noticed that Yu Rou and Yuan belonged to a different bloodline!

Even without tasting Yu Rouʼs blood, as a phoenix and a Divine Beast, she has the ability to examine oneʼs bloodline just by being in close contact with them, and while she was curious about their real relationship, Feng Yuxiang didnʼt dare to probe too deeply into their business.

ʼNo wonder why the Young Master is extremely talented whilst his sister is somewhat lacking… So they werenʼt related in the first place...ʼ Feng Yuxiang thought to herself.

While Yuanʼs presence radiated with overwhelming talents, Yu Rou, on the other hand, was only above average compared to the Cultivators of this world— at least thatʼs how she appeared in Feng Yuxiangʼs eyes, which didnʼt make sense at first. But if they were not real siblings, that explained their disparity.

After arriving at Red Pearl City, Yu Rou logged off the game to let Xia Jingyi know.

”Jingyi? I have arrived at Red Pearl City.” Yu Rou said to her over the phone.

”What? Already? Thatʼs super quick! How did you do it?” Xia Jingyiʼs surprised voice resounded shortly later.

”Letʼs just say I had a little assistance from a friend,” Yu Rou chuckled.

”Anyways, itʼs already late, and we have school tomorrow, so letʼs play next weekend.”

”Okay!” Xia Jingyi quickly said.

After hanging up the phone, Yu Rou went to knock on Yuanʼs door.

”Brother Tian, I have arrived at my destination, and Feng Feng is returning to your side now,” she said to him.

”Thatʼs good,” Yuan said.

”Iʼm going to prepare your dinner now.” Yu Rou said.

”Wait for a second, Yu Rou. Before you go, I have something to tell you.”

”Whatʼs the matter?” Yu Rou asked.

”Well… Itʼs about my bank account… Itʼs completely empty.” Yuan said in a sighing voice.

”What?” Yu Rou stared at him with wide eyes.

Yuan then explained the situation to her.

After learning the situation, Yu Rou was greatly shocked, even disgusted by her parentsʼ actions.

”How could they do something like this, much less to their own son?! Thatʼs your money! Something you earned! They have no right to take it from you! And to think they did it last year! Completely shameless and disgusting!” Yu Rou exclaimed, immediately feeling enraged.