Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies
Chapter 97: The wind rises from the end of the green duckweed

The Hu family and their mine incident came to an end with the deaths of Hu and his son.

The truth was revealed, the mastermind was brought to justice, and the Xi family compensated the Hu family and the five small families in Jiacheng...

Regardless of the truth, benefits, or face, everything was settled.

The depletion of the Tianqing Stone mine was successfully resolved, and no one could find fault with it.

This laid the foundation for Jiang Wang to take over and integrate all of the business of the Zhongxuan family in the Yang Kingdom.

Jiang Wang's prestige in the Hu mine has also been established.

Prestige means both power and trust.

Killing the pig-faced man established power.

Releasing Su Xiuhang and chasing after Hu Shaomeng established trust.

After this battle, no one in the Hu mine would doubt what Jiang Wang said.

The obedience of the miners and the martial artists in the mine goes without saying, and Zhang Hai expressed his loyalty multiple times.

Arrangements were made for the resumption of work in the mine, the counting and organizing of related resources, and contacting Zhongxuan Sheng to send someone to take over...

His goal was to integrate all of the Zhongxuan family's business in the entire Yang Kingdom and turn this place into the foundation of Zhongxuan Sheng. The Hu mine was the basis for him to achieve that.

After completing all the tasks, Jiang Wang returned to his room and finally had time to sort out his own gains.

Except for the rare cultivation techniques, Jiang Wang handed over all the other resources from the compensation of the five small families to Zhongxuan Sheng.

This included the Hu family's wealth and the Xi family's compensation, and Jiang Wang didn't take a single cent.

Of course, how much Zhongxuan Sheng would exploit and how much he would give to the family was Zhongxuan Sheng's own business.

As for Jiang Wang's personal gains, he obtained a spiritual Tianqing Cloud Sheep, four hundred and fifty Dao Yuan Stones, a secret technique called Baoguang Jue, and a treasure mirror that greatly enhanced illusion techniques.

Among them, Jiang Wang planned to give half of the Tianqing Cloud Sheep to Zhongxuan Sheng because although he took it back from someone else, it was still produced by the Zhongxuan family's mine.

The Tianqing Cloud Sheep could be directly absorbed, greatly enhancing the control of wood elemental energy and strengthening wood-related talents. Even if it was only half, it couldn't be underestimated.

It could be considered as an advanced effect of completing the Green Dragon chapter of the Four Spirits Body Refining Technique.

However, in order to avoid excessive imbalance of the five elements, Jiang Wang planned to use it after completing the White Tiger chapter and the convergence of the four spirits.

The effect of the Baoguang Jue was that the practitioner had a certain chance to see "treasure light", and the strength of the treasure light reflected the value of the hidden treasure.

After studying Hu Shaomeng's treasure mirror named "Red Dress", Jiang Wang discovered that it had an additional illusion technique that could create illusions, which was the reason why Hu Shaomeng was so elusive.

Although illusions didn't have combat power, their ability to deceive was quite valuable.

Not to mention that the "Red Dress" also had a world hidden inside the mirror.

However, once a person entered the world inside the mirror, the mirror itself lost its protection. Before it was completely refined, Jiang Wang didn't plan to explore it personally.

After entering the Illusory Void Realm and communicating with Zhongxuan Sheng, Jiang Wang pushed the door open and walked out.

As expected, Xiaoxiao was standing outside the door, looking like she had been waiting for a long time.

"Master, I dare not deceive you. Feeding the flesh and blood of Hu Shaomeng and that monster to the dogs was my own decision. Zhugu helped me cover it up. They are your enemies, and I heard that if they are eaten by beasts, they will never be reincarnated. I don't want them to have a chance to seek revenge on you in their next life."

She lowered her head and waited quietly for judgment.

Jiang Wang was not surprised.

It was difficult for someone like Zhubiqiong, who grew up in a greenhouse, to have such cruel thoughts.

He didn't expose her at that time, giving Xiaoxiao a chance. If she didn't seize it herself, the opportunity would be lost.

In this cruel world, people's bottom line has reached an unprecedented low. Some people die for honor, while others kneel for wealth.

What made Jiang Wang vigilant was not Xiaoxiao's bottom line, but her concealment.

"If there is another time, don't call me Master anymore." Jiang Wang said as he walked away.

"There won't be another time." Xiaoxiao stood behind him and bit her lip.

...

The Hu mine gained nothing, and with their soldiers, they returned to the city in disappointment. Xizi Chu also lost interest in managing his image.

He quietly sneaked into his house.

The death of a Soaring Dragon Realm elder was not insignificant to the Xizi family, which only had four Soaring Dragon Realm experts.

But compared to the fate of the Hu family, it seemed more acceptable.

The City Lord's Mansion was heavily guarded, and the atmosphere was tense.

Offending the Zhongxuan family, even with compensation, seemed to ease the conflict. But as the weaker party, such a reaction was not surprising.

Xizi Chu thought this way as he walked to his father's study.

The guards outside the door didn't dare to stop him and let him knock on the door.

"Come in." After a while, a voice came from the room.

He entered the room and first saw Liu Shiyi sitting with his back to him. His father, Ximu Nan, was behind the desk, with a somewhat serious expression.

The commanders of the city guards, the deputy commanders, the chief and deputy prefects in charge of public security, and the elders with real power in the Xizi family were all sitting around... They all saluted when they saw Xizi Chu.

It seemed that they were discussing something important.

And Xizi Chu himself had no idea about it.

He couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"What's going on, Father?" he asked.

Ximu Nan glanced at him and waved his hand. "Just do as I said earlier and go do your work."

"Father, I take full responsibility for my loss. I gained nothing in the mine. The treasure that Hu Shaomeng was planning to obtain was the spiritual Tianqing Cloud Sheep, which manifested as a Tianqing Cloud Lamb, and Jiang Wang got it."

Xizi Chu didn't shirk responsibility and directly admitted, "The family suffered a great loss this time, and it's all my fault."

Ximu Nan looked at him silently for a while, looking at his only son.

He had two sons in his early years, but one died young, and the other was killed by enemies.

For this last son, in whom he placed all his hopes, he did not spoil him excessively, but instead disciplined him very strictly.

This "discipline" did not involve moral conduct, but mainly focused on strategies, cultivation, combat, and understanding of human nature.

In his view, being a playboy was not a bad thing. It was right and proper to expand the family and ensure its prosperity.

Pride was not a problem either. The problem was whether one had the ability to match their pride.

"The elder who died in the Hu's mine, even I have to call him uncle." Xi Munan said, "He could have enjoyed his life at home, it was time for him to enjoy his old age. He should have died in a warm bed, not killed in a cold mine."

"He was the only Soaring Dragon Realm warrior that our Xi family could mobilize at the moment. I asked him to help you, and he was very willing. Because you are the descendant of the Xi family, the future of the Xi family. Because he is your uncle!"

Xi Munan held his forehead, "But I, I didn't even get to see his body returned."

End of Chapter

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