The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1038

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Inside the house, the father and son duo has already heard the noise and decided not to go out. Xin Jong already knew of the trap laid by his son to protect the house. With the control from his son, those who would wish to enter the house with bad intentions would be easily dealt with.

As both of them are wearing the pendant, they are not affected by the trap.

"What should we do with the people outside, Papa? Will they run away if I release the trap?" Xin Ja asked innocently.

He set up the trap, but he did not know what to do with those who are trapped.

A faint smile appears on Xin Jong's face. In fact, he feels a bit worried. He did not expect that there would be many who would lust after his wares. He now feels a bit perplexed about what to do. If he let them go, then they would surely come back with a large group of people, and that time he and his son would surely be in danger.

But if they do something about them, then bigger trouble would surely follow.

He heaves a heavy sigh and looks at his son's innocent eyes.

As a father, he did not want his son to see something terrible. So it was hard for him to decide.

"Papa… I think we should just release them. I think they learned their lesson well…" with those words, Xin Ja released the control for the trap.

Outside the house, the disoriented people slowly regained their senses and staggered. No one knew what just happened and no one understood anything.

They just look at each other in confusion.

"Ahem!"

When they heard that loud noise, they all were startled.

"Shit!… There is an expert in here!" cried one of them.

Realizing this, everyone looks at each other and with a nod, they all scamper out of the old and small courtyard.

From the small slit of the window, Xin Jong saw the thieves running outside of the courtyard like headless chickens. Others are even fumbling on their feet as they have not yet recovered from their dizziness.

He heaves a sigh of relief upon seeing this. He looks at his son's innocent eyes and showed a faint smile on his face. He knew that his son is really a genius. He even scared those fools into running away, just like that.

"Are they gone, Papa?"

"Umm… Haha… My son is the greatest! You scared them away…" Xin Jong's dotingly said while patting his son's head.

"Umm… They would not mess with us from now on, right?" Xin Ja said while proudly lifting his chin up.

The two chuckled and peacefully slept that night without any worries.

In contrary to the peaceful night of the two, a few buildings in the town with some of their windows still lit are abuzz after receiving the news from their scouts.

In one of these buildings, a fat man sitting behind a large dark brown wooden table is looking at his two subordinates and quietly listens to their reports.

"What you two are saying is that the person inside that small hut is able to incapacitate eight, advance level 1 and 2, Ki experts… Am I correct?" the fat man asked with a doubtful expression on his face.

"Yes, Boss… all of us are unable to move. It was as if the whole world is turning around. Heck! I could not even find my own hands and feet." One of the masked men reported.

"That expert is even able to beguile eight people… This… When did an expert arrive in the town? Why is that expert staying in that old hut? No… I must move and greet that expert. I should vie for his favor no matter what." The fat man said while contemplating deeply.

This same thing is happening to other places. The news that an expert has arrived in the town began to spread in just one night.

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The next day…

Xin Jong and Xin Ja happily went out of their small house and went to the market area. Today, he is going to fulfill his promise to buy new clothes for his son.

While on the street, the curious eyes of Xin Ja are darting all over the place. However, he dare not leave his father's side. His hand is also clasped firmly on his father's hand.

Seeing the nervous at the same time excited expression on his son, the heart of Xin Jong feel a bit relieved. He remembers when his son was still a little boy. He tried to take him out, but then the little Xin Ja at that time suddenly began crying for no apparent reason.

From that time forth, his son would not come out of the house.

But now, that he could see his excited expression, he felt relieved.

"Papa… There! I think that place is where we can buy clothes…" suddenly Xin Ja pointed at a large store with many people coming and going.

Upon seeing the large store, Xin Jong shook his head.

"We… cannot enter that place…"

"Huh, Why? It said on the board, White Lotus Apparel… they sell clothes, right?" Xin Ja's innocently asked.

But before Xin Jong could explain, a haughty woman's voice suddenly interjected.

"Humph… Poor people like you should not dream of buying from that store… Can you even afford the clothes there?"

The father and son were a bit taken aback as they turn around and saw a slender-looking woman walking beside a man. The woman is wearing an expensive-looking silk robe, and her face looks beautiful compare to the normal-looking poor women around her. The man beside her, on the other hand, is very handsome and has a stately demeanor.

The woman haughtily walks beside them with a frown on her face.

"Beggars should not stand near me… Shoo… Go away!" she said with a look of disgust on her face.

The man, on the other hand, did not mind the attitude of the woman and just calmly walks beside her.

Xin Jong was a bit taken aback, while Xin Ja has already cowered behind him.

However, a slight glint of craftiness appears on his face.

Though he is a bit shy and introverted, he is not someone who could easily be insulted. From what he has learned about his past as the powerful person named Shin Jiao, he is someone who is above the rest and is not a coward.

This is also the reason why he wanted to go out. He wanted to see if he truly is that courageous. But it seems that he is not yet. He was actually scared by that woman's voice and quickly hid behind his father.

But the insult that woman said to them is something that he could not accept.

They might be poor, but they are not beggars.

"Luckily for you, Papa is beside me. If not, I would… Hmm?" Xin Ja was thinking of something when he suddenly noticed something in his peripheral vision.

He quickly turns around and looks in the direction of that thing that has attracted him.

"Papa… let's go there…" he said as he drags his still stunned father.

Xin Jong was jolted by his stupor and complex emotion as he felt a slight tugging from his hand. He quickly realized that his son is trying to drag him somewhere.

Soon, the two of them arrive in front of a shop.

The shop looks old and dilapidated and there are no people entering it.

As the two enter the shop, Xin Ja quickly walks towards a place where there are some old robes hanging on a rack.

He carefully looks at the robes with sparkling eyes.

Unknown to the two, an old man is currently leaning on a seat while a hat is covering his face. The old man is akin to sleeping as one could hear a slight snore coming from his mouth every now and then.

However, if one could watch closely, the old man has already opened his eyes and is currently looking at the two people who just enter his shop.

He was a bit curious as to why those two would enter his shop when he is selling some old stuff which nobody in town wants.

When he noticed the young boy walking towards the old robes on the rack, his attention was immediately piqued.

As he watches, he tried to pry on their Ki. To his astonishment, he could see that the man only has level Ki, while the boy actually does not have a trace of Ki in his body.

This immediately baffled the old man, so he did not leave his gaze on the child.

Suddenly, he remembers his old friend telling him about a boy that could not hold Ki in his body. That boy seemed pitiful, and yet, he still survived until today. Well, that's thanks to his friend's medical proficiency and maybe the boy's tenacity to live.

"Is he that boy? But… How come he seems interested in those robes? Wait… don't tell me he… Nah… That's impossible." The old man muttered as he continues watching.

Suddenly, his eyes turn went wide when he saw what the kid suddenly did.