Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 57: Going too far

Ge Ye casually asked, "How many Dao Yuan Shi do I give you every month?"

Jiang Wang, who came from the orthodox Daoist country, had never really experienced the life of a low-level cultivator.

However, the dirty thoughts of humans were not new at any level.

Jiang Wang glanced at him and remained silent.

Being called "ye" by someone, he really thought highly of himself.

The cultivator named Ge stayed for a while, but when he saw that Jiang Wang didn't respond, his face didn't look good and he left.

He didn't avoid the presence of Shuanzi, who was guarding the door, and Shuanzi nodded and bowed as he left, as if he had long been accustomed to this identity recognition.

Jiang Wang closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and Hu Guanshi came back running.

Perhaps he was too excited, he called out "Ah An" too quickly, and the two sounds merged into one, becoming "An".

"The bed has been made for you, would you like to take a look?"

Looking at his wrinkled face like old tree bark, Jiang Wang felt a shiver down his spine and took a while to calm down.

He responded, "Okay."

The environment of the mining site couldn't be too good, but the Hu Family Mining Site specifically prepared separate small courtyards for the cultivators stationed here.

As for why there were six small courtyards for four cultivators, those who understood naturally understood.

As long as the Rebirth Family didn't come to inspect in a serious manner, these six small courtyards would never be fully occupied.

The cultivators' living and eating were separate from the miners, and they rarely interacted.

When they arrived at the entrance of the small courtyard, a big uncle with droopy eyelids and a messy beard came towards them.

"Master Xiang!" Hu Guanshi greeted.

The uncle called Master Xiang just raised his hand in response, not looking at them, and walked away on his own.

Hu Guanshi was already used to his character, explaining as he pushed the door open, "Master Xiang is like this, he doesn't have any grudges against anyone. Just living his life."

Jiang Wang nodded.

The layout of the small courtyard was ordinary, but it was considered good in a place like the mining site.

Because it had just been cleaned up, it looked clean, bright, and transparent.

Jiang Wang casually looked around and expressed his satisfaction.

It was Hu Guanshi who seemed a bit hesitant as he said, "Ah An, there are no maids in the courtyard for now. Previously, it was Zhang Ye's maid who helped clean the yard for you. At the end of the month, when she returns to town, we can recruit new maids for you."

Hu Guanshi looked at Jiang Wang, seeming a bit embarrassed as he continued, "These few days, how about using Shuanzi to make do?"

"Zhang Ye" should be the third Transcendent cultivator of the Hu Family Mining Site. From what Hu Guanshi said, he should be someone who is relatively easy to talk to.

As for the maids...

Jiang Wang silently glanced at Shuanzi, who had a simple and honest appearance.

Shuanzi also smiled warmly.

"..."

Jiang Wang deliberately asked, "How come Hu Guanshi, with such a high position and importance, and being Hu Tingchang's relative, doesn't have a maid to serve him?"

"Can I transfer one for you?" Hu Guanshi said, leaning closer to Jiang Wang's ear, and added in a low voice, "My old lady comes to visit every month, that person, her fingernails are very sharp."

Jiang Wang smiled, "Alright, Hu Guanshi. I'm not that precious, I don't need someone to serve me all the time. Just prepare meals on time."

Seeing how easy-going he was, Hu Guanshi smiled with his old face twisted together, feeling more and more pleasing to the eye.

He said very politely, "At the end of the month, I will definitely pick a clever and capable one for you!"

Just at this moment, Ge Ye's voice came from outside the door, "I heard that the cleaning and tidying up of this courtyard was done by Zhang Hai's maid. How can this be? Isn't this neglecting our little brother?"

He walked into the small courtyard with a fake smile, followed by a woman who kept her head down and followed his every step.

He looked at Jiang Wang with a playful look, "Since my maids in my courtyard are not enough, I borrowed them from here. Now that you're here, I'll return them to you. You don't mind, do you?"

Before Jiang Wang could speak, he turned to Hu Guanshi and said, "If you recruit new maids at the end of the month, it just so happens that the maids in my courtyard are also tired of seeing. Get me a new one."

Hu Guanshi readily agreed, "Understood, Ge Ye."

Jiang Wang now understood why Hu Guanshi had been hesitant before. It turned out that this courtyard originally had maids, but they were taken away by Ge. The person didn't dare to offend Ge Ye, so he could only be vague about it.

He didn't have any opinions about Hu Guanshi because of this, he just felt that this Ge old man was really petty and disgusting.

Whether the maids who were supposed to stay in this courtyard stayed or not, Jiang Wang didn't really care. But the old man Ge deliberately sent them over like this, it was obvious that he wanted to disgust people.

However, Jiang Wang always remembered the purpose of his trip and would not reveal himself until he obtained enough information.He just smiled and said, "Master Ge, you're getting old and need someone to take care of you. I completely understand. You can take this maid back with you. I'm not a cripple, I can take care of myself."

His expression was gentle, but his words were sharp.

"You should keep her." Master Ge said in a neither warm nor cold tone, "The seasons are changing, be careful not to catch a cold at night."

"There's no need." Jiang Wang instinctively refused again, but then he stopped.

Because at that moment, he saw the woman behind Master Ge raise her head.

It wasn't that she was extraordinarily beautiful.

But in her bruised eyes, there was a hint of... silent pleading.

The faint light of suffering and hope mixed together was something he couldn't bear to extinguish.

No wonder she kept her head down, because there was a wound on her face.

"Then let her stay." Jiang Wang changed his mind.

"Did you hear that? Why aren't you moving?" Master Ge frowned.

The maid moved a couple of steps.

"You can't do anything right! Even walking is slow!" Master Ge grabbed her and threw her at Jiang Wang.

Even though she was suddenly lifted up and thrown like a weapon, the maid didn't dare to scream. She just closed her eyes tightly.

But she didn't feel the expected pain, only a gentle force enveloping her. It felt like she had fallen into cotton.

She opened her eyes and saw a young face. Beyond the original handsome features, there was a determination rarely seen at his age.

Jiang Wang casually put her down.

Then he took a step forward, looking straight at Master Ge, "Master Ge, you're going too far!"

Although he came here with other purposes, he couldn't let others push him around. Such tolerance would only make him more suspicious.

"It's not that serious, not that serious. Come on, Master Ge." Seeing the situation escalating, Manager Hu hurriedly stepped in to mediate, "I just got a bottle of excellent tiger bone wine, why don't you try it?"

Master Ge was just annoyed and wanted to make Jiang Wang uncomfortable, to show off his seniority, but he didn't really want to fight him to the death.

The older one gets, the more they cherish their life. Making a big fuss would be a loss for him.

Upon hearing this, he just snorted, "Let's go and try it."

Manager Hu was very diplomatic, leading the way while turning back to Jiang Wang, "You rest first, I'll bring you a jar later."

As they walked away, Manager Hu's obsequious voice could still be heard, "You are all cultivators, it's unnecessary to argue over us ordinary people, isn't it?"

For a while, the courtyard was empty, leaving only Jiang Wang and the maid.

"What's your name?" Jiang Wang asked.

The maid bowed and replied, "My name is Xiao Xiao."

Her voice was a bit childish, but slightly hoarse.

She was probably not very old, but she had suffered a lot.

"Alright, go clean up the room."

Jiang Wang casually ordered, then turned and walked towards the bedroom he had chosen.

After a few steps, he turned back.

"I told you to clean up your own room, why are you following me?"

Even though Jiang Wang's voice was very gentle, Xiao Xiao was still startled. Her hands didn't know where to put, she looked extremely frightened and at a loss.

Under her messy long hair was a face that still showed signs of youth. One of her eyes was bruised and swollen, and the other was filled with tears of panic.

She looked particularly pitiful.

Jiang Wang sighed in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. He just pointed to the room on the left, "That's your room."

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