Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 56: Hu's mine

According to the steward, Hu.

This mine has over ten ordinary guards, all of whom are mundane martial artists.

Their role is merely to maintain order among the miners.

There are many fights in the mine, so some restraint is necessary.

There are three Transcendent cultivators, originally there were four, but one left a while ago.

Jiang Wang had already figured this out before he arrived. Steward Hu was worried about this. The conditions in the mine were harsh, and most Transcendent cultivators were unwilling to come.

It was not easy to catch someone like him who volunteered, so they couldn't refuse him.

Of course, bargaining was also an essential process.

"One month, one Dao Yuan stone." Steward Hu said, raising a finger: "How about it?"

In the room where he worked, there was a round hole that had obviously just been patched up, and it was very crudely done.

"Isn't that a bit too little?" Jiang Wang deliberately showed a difficult expression.

"Not at all." Steward Hu stopped smoking his dry pipe and began to calculate for Jiang Wang: "The few cultivators who were here before could only get one and a half Dao Yuan stones a month. These Dao Yuan stones are not given by me. They belong to the Zhong Xuan family. Do you know the Zhong Xuan family? The one from Qi country! Steward Hu Ting is from the Zhong Xuan family, that's my own family!"

Jiang Wang deliberately leaned towards the hole: "This hole is not small. How did it happen?"

"I didn't patch it up well, I'll have someone fix it later." Steward Hu avoided the topic and gritted his teeth: "How about this, you also get one and a half per month, how about it?"

Jiang Wang laughed in his heart. This hole was obviously blasted out by some kind of Dao technique, probably the reason why a cultivator left the mine. After all, Transcendent cultivators who are willing to come to such a mine are all looking for stability. Apart from escorting the miners back to town once a month, there is nothing else to do.

Under normal circumstances, two Meridian Realm cultivators are enough to ensure the safety of the official road. After all, the Yang Kingdom's government would not allow too strong beasts to approach the settlements.

If they have to fight all the time, then one and a half Dao Yuan stones would not be enough to keep them.

More than half a year ago, someone broke into the Hu's mining area and had a fight with the cultivator guarding here.

The specific situation was not found out. But what was strange was that nothing was lost from the Hu's mine that time.

Steward Hu didn't want to talk about this hole, there were obviously some problems.

Jiang Wang knew very well that the Zhong Xuan family dispatched ten Dao Yuan stones to this mine every month. According to Steward Hu's price, they could hire six cultivators. But now the Hu's mine only hired four Meridian Realm cultivators, the extra Dao Yuan stones were naturally embezzled.

The emperor is far away, this is a very common thing. It's not worth Jiang Wang exposing it now.

Jiang Wang pretended to hesitate for a moment, then said: "Okay."

"Alright!" Steward Hu was very happy, he shouted to a sturdy young man outside the door: "Shuanzi, go and invite Master Ge over."

He then apologized to Jiang Wang with a smile: "Master Ge is also a cultivator, you guys can try your hands, just go through the motions. There is such a process for newcomers to the mine, please forgive me."

Jiang Wang smiled: "Understood."

"Master Ge" was a thin, middle-aged man, dressed in a black short coat, wearing a pair of cloth shoes. At first glance, he seemed to have a bit of a master's demeanor.

Perhaps he was used to being flattered in the mine, his eyes were always looking up.

"Is it this kid?" Master Ge glanced at Jiang Wang and asked Steward Hu.

In his view, it must be another small cultivator from a broken sect, who, due to his crude cultivation method and weak strength, couldn't make it outside and had to come to a place like a mine to accumulate some Dao Yuan stones to assist in cultivation.

Although he could only spend his days in such a place... but he, Master Ge, was old.

Okay, being old is not an advantage in the Transcendent realm. But he was experienced.

He, Master Ge, was weak but very experienced, weak but very rich, so he was stronger than those who were weak but not rich, weak but arrogant.

As a Transcendent cultivator, he had to pass messages through Steward Hu, showing great arrogance.

"It's me." Before Steward Hu could speak, Jiang Wang said directly: "Want to try your hand, old man?"

Master Ge blew his beard and didn't say much, he just clawed down at Jiang Wang's head.

It was just a sparring match, but he was extremely ruthless, always aiming for the vital points.

Jiang Wang had to forcibly control his body's instinctive reaction to avoid ending this man with a single sword.

The two of them went back and forth, a "prolonged battle".

At least in Steward Hu's eyes, this sparring match was extremely exciting. Both sides had their ups and downs, making a cracking sound. It was truly profound and endless.

In Master Ge's own view, it was a bit awe-inspiring. This kid, although his cultivation method was crude, his foundation was quite solid, and he could hold on for so long.

If he continued to fight, he would be too tired. If he consumed too much Dao Yuan, he would have to replenish it with Dao Yuan stones. It's not worth it.

With this thought in mind, Master Ge lightly brushed his hand, ending the sparring.

He nodded at Manager Hu, "Hmm, this young man indeed has the cultivation of the Meridian Realm. If we continue to fight, I would have to use my master's unique skills. He is still young, it wouldn't be good if he gets seriously injured."

Although Master Ge's words seemed magnanimous, his raised eyebrows and glaring eyes conveyed the message, "You should be thanking me for sparing your life."

As a young man who had just entered the Transcendent realm, Jiang Wang was tactful and asked cooperatively, "May I ask which sect Master Ge is from?"

"Sigh." Master Ge sighed deeply, "I didn't want to mention my sect again, it's a place of sorrow for me. When I joined the Qingmu Immortal Sect, I was about your age. I was so spirited and ambitious! But alas..."

"Ahem." Jiang Wang interrupted him somewhat awkwardly, "What is the Qingmu Immortal Sect?"

"You don't know about the Qingmu Immortal Sect?" Master Ge looked at Jiang Wang with disdain, "Ah, you're too young, you lack experience. You must know about the East King Valley, right?"

"I have heard of that. Could it be..."

"Yes!" Master Ge said proudly, "The Qingmu Immortal Sect is a subsidiary sect of the East King Valley!"

Jiang Wang almost choked on his breath.

The East King Valley, as a renowned medical sect, was located near the Qi Kingdom. When Zhongxuan Sheng explained the surrounding forces to him, he had also mentioned it with emphasis.

At that time, in the Heavenly Mansion Secret Realm, there seemed to be cultivators from the East King Valley participating.

With such a resounding name as the Qingmu Immortal Sect, and Master Ge's inflated ego, Jiang Wang thought it must be an extraordinary place! He was wondering why Zhongxuan Sheng hadn't mentioned it, only to find out it was just a subsidiary sect of the East King Valley.

How should he describe this level?

By analogy, it was equivalent to a Daoist Academy in Wangjiang City.

With Jiang Wang's current strength, apart from the Academy Dean and Lin Zhengren, he could basically sweep through it. Even against Lin Zhengren, who had already reached the Dragon Ascending Realm, he might not be without a chance of victory.

"Thunderous...fame." Jiang Wang managed to say.

"We will all be living together for a long time." Manager Hu timely said, "Master Dugu, shall I arrange a place for you to stay? Although it's a bit small, it's a separate courtyard, is that okay?"

"Any place to stay is fine, I'm not picky. Also, you're of such an age, don't call me 'Master', I can't bear it. Just call me Ah An." Jiang Wang added with a smile, "After all, you're a relative of Manager Hu, right? You're a person of status."

"Ah! Ah An! Wait here for a while." Manager Hu called out happily, feeling that his status had been recognized, and ran out joyfully to personally arrange a bed for Jiang Wang.

Of course, it was impossible to build a new residence for Jiang Wang. The small courtyard left by the previous cultivator, after a little tidying up, would be suitable for living.

When Manager Hu had gone far away.

Master Ge suddenly said, "Why are you being polite to him, a mere mortal? We cultivators, are we supposed to associate with such mundane beings?"

Jiang Wang really disliked people who were not very powerful, but considered themselves Transcendent, looking down on all beings as ants.

Originally, he just thought this old man had no sense of propriety and liked to boast, mostly finding him amusing, but now he truly felt a bit of disgust.

However, he didn't show it on his face, he just casually found a chair and sat down.