217: Chapter 69 Life is really…
(Happy New Year everyone!)_1 217: Chapter 69 Life is really…
(Happy New Year everyone!)_1 On the way back to the inn, the attendant was chatting with Xiao Xiao, on and off.
“Ha, there sure are a lot of people in the city, huh?”
“The buildings are really tall.”
“Watch your step!”
“Little girl, you sure can walk.”
So clumsiness, coupled with the awkwardness, only served to show sincerity.
Finally, Xiao Xiao replied, “Thank you, you’re pretty good at walking too.”
“Ha, ha!” the attendant happily said, “I’ve never strolled down the street with a girl as pretty as you before.
No, I’ve never strolled down the street with a girl at all…”
“We’re not strolling, we’re heading back to the inn.”
“I’ve never gone back to an inn with a girl either!”
“…”
Xiao Xiao, carrying a bolt of fabric, kept her head down and watched the road, no longer speaking.
The attendant had no choice but to look left and right, pretending as if nothing was wrong and that the atmosphere wasn’t awkward.
…
After leaving the small courtyard, Jiang Wang did not continue to wander around the city but went straight back to the inn.
It was only during his conversation with Xizi Chu that he belatedly understood sothing.
When he obtained the renowned Longing, the fact Zhongxuan Sheng sent him to Green Sheep Town was probably not just for the Tianqing stone mine, but rather for taking over the Zhong Xuan Family’s entire business in Yang Country.
It was resource support granted by the family after Zhongxuan Sheng took a significant step forward in the competition for the inheritance rights.
However, he had far too few truly capable people by his side.
The Hu Clan Mine Site was just the first step in Jiang Wang’s journey to Yang Country, planning to help Zhongxuan Sheng smoothly take control of the Zhong Xuan Family’s resources in Yang Country and provide further support in his competition with Zhongxuan Zun was the ultimate goal.
Of course, if Jiang Wang didn’t handle it well and proved himself incompetent in this regard, Zhongxuan Sheng would probably not entrust him with the rest of the tasks.
This was a rare opportunity for Jiang Wang.
Whether facing Bone Tao or Zhuang Country, he had the need to build his own power.
It was an excellent opportunity for him to train and improve.
Even further, as long as he handled things well, Zhongxuan Sheng wouldn’t mind him taking advantage of the situation.
And all of this was predicated on the situation at the Hu Clan Mine Site itself.
He needed to resolve this matter not to give Zhongxuan Sheng an answer but to provide Zhongxuan Sheng a reason to convince the other mbers of the Zhong Xuan Family.
Having the attendant drive the carriage and carry the bought fabric, the three of them left the city directly and hurried to the mine.
As for leaving the city at this ti, the only issue was safety.
But with Jiang Wang there, a transcendent cultivator, there was naturally no need to worry.
The plan to stay in Jia City for a day was canceled.
Xiao Xiao naturally had no objections, but the attendant seed sowhat disappointed.
While driving the carriage, he asked, “Master Dugu, why aren’t we staying in the city?”
Jiang Wang had left abruptly earlier without explaining what he was going to do.
At that mont, he casually replied, “There’s nothing special about Jia City.”
Since the purpose of his visit to Jia City was achieved, there was naturally no need to explain to the attendant.
On the journey, Jiang Wang kept his eyes closed for cultivation, and the carriage returned smoothly to the mining area.
…
After unloading the fabric from the carriage into Jiang Wang’s yard, the attendant drove off to report to the manager of the Hu family’s mines.
Xiao Xiao, touching the high-quality fabric, paced back and forth, unable to part with it.
Jiang Wang went straight into the bedroom and began his evening lessons.
After familiarizing himself with all his Dao techniques, he entered the Taixu Illusion Realm and fought three battles, winning all three.
After stepping out and briefly reviewing, he began to ponder the issue of the Tianqing stone vein.
Since the Xi Family was temporarily ruled out, that made things much easier.
The remaining directions were nothing other than the transcendent cultivators stationed here and the Hu family of Qingyang Town.
As for the specifics of the event, there were three breakthrough points.
One was that a worker saw a sheep in the mine and then left.
Another was the stationed cultivator having had an altercation with a mysterious person who snuck into the mine at night, and who also left thereafter.
The last one involved the incident ntioned by the attendant, where Hu You’s son, Hu Shaong, committed murder.
Jiang Wang wrote these analyses down on paper, reviewed them for a while, and then lit a fla, burning the paper to ashes.
…
The night was deep and silent.
Jiang Wang leaped out of the window without making a sound.
With his current level of cultivation, no one in the Hu Clan Mine Site could detect his movents.
Leaving the mining area, he sprinted all the way to Qingyang Town.
The manager’s house was not difficult to find, the most grandiose one in the whole town was it.
At this ti, all was silent, and the majority of the townspeople had already gone to sleep.
Hu You wouldn’t have beco the de facto manager of the Jia City mine vein under the Heavy Mystery without real ability, and Jiang Wang certainly wouldn’t underestimate him.
With all his current learning, he truly had no suitable Stealth Dao Technique, so he simply relied on the strength of his flesh body to leap onto the rooftop, achieving complete silence through his control over his body.
The Hu residence’s rooftop was covered in green tiles, and Jiang Wang’s body floated down like a drifting leaf.
As he searched for the main house, he began to hear faint sounds.
Jiang Wang estimated the position, slowly pulled out a green tile, and looked down, only to swiftly avert his gaze.
A mass of white, greasy fat nearly blinded him.
It was then that he clearly heard the sounds: unmistakably those of a creaking bedstead.
Jiang Wang held his breath and focused.
Before long, the sound stopped.
What followed was a lengthy rustling.
Jiang Wang heard an old man say, “Don’t co over tomorrow, Shaong is coming back.”
This person was likely to be Hu You, the manager of Qingyang Town.
Then a woman’s voice complained, “Your wife has been dead for eight years, remarrying is perfectly normal, isn’t it?
Why do we always have to sneak around?
Can we hide from him for a lifeti?”
Hu You tried to console her, “Just be patient.
He’s cultivating abroad and won’t always be back.”
“Then why is he coming back this ti?”
“Don’t ask about that, it’s no good knowing.”
The woman seed to be getting angry, “You always tell to be patient, and not to ask.
Why don’t you tell your son to be patient, or to call ‘mother’ for once?”
“He’s been stubborn since he was young.
Now he’s learned all sorts of skills, would you dare to provoke him?”
The woman’s voice imdiately softened but still complained, “I’ve never heard of a father being afraid of his son.”
“Sigh.
I’ll make it up to you after he leaves.”
…
After listening in the corner of the wall for quite a while, Jiang Wang didn’t gather any other useful information.
The only news he got was that Hu Shaong’s old man Hu You had secretly found a stepmother for him, but due to Hu Shaong’s temper, he didn’t dare to bring her ho openly.
What was all this about!
He carefully put the tile back in place and then leaped away from the spot.
He had intended to search Hu Shaong’s room tonight, but considering that Hu Shaong hadn’t co ho in a long ti, his dwelling was unlikely to hold any valuable clues.
Better wait until he ca back.
From what Hu You said, that would be in the next few days.
On the way back to the mine site, cooled by the sumr night’s breeze.
Jiang Wang suddenly thought of a question.
Xizi Chu and Hu Shaong were both cultivating outside.
Why were they both returning during this period?
Was it just a coincidence?
…
With troubles on his mind, as he was about to reach the small courtyard, Jiang Wang had a thought and deliberately changed direction, pretending to head outside.
“Brother Xiang, are you also out to enjoy the moon?”
He greeted the disheveled man sauntering over.
Who knows what this Mr.
Xiang does all day, drifting back and forth without purpose.
The man lifted his eyelids and glanced at Jiang Wang.
“Sigh.” He let out a long sigh.
“…” Jiang Wang couldn’t help but ask, “May I inquire what you are always sighing about?”
“Don’t you think…” He yawned, listlessly, “that such a life is very boring?”
“…I’ve just arrived.”
“Sigh, believe .
There’s nothing much in store for us in this lifeti.
Just endure.
Get through today, get through tomorrow.
Day after day, year after year, until we grow old, die, and are buried in the yellow earth to beco one with it.”
His eyelids drooped, “Life really has no aning.”
Jiang Wang was not the type of young man who always wanted to imnsely inspire others.
“I’ve just rembered I still have so sleep to catch up on.”
He left without saying another word, turning back to his own courtyard.
“Farewell.”
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