Chapter 84: Life-saving straw

Hu Guanshi's real name is Hu Laogen. When he was young, he was called Xiaogen, but now he is called Laogen.He is indeed the uncle of Hu Shaomeng's family, but they are not close.

Unlike the Hu father and son who speak fluent Daqi Mandarin, he has always been unable to change his local accent, so he doesn't look like an upper-class person.

Speaking Daqi Mandarin has become a symbol of status in the upper class of Yang Kingdom.

His feelings towards Jiang Wang are complicated. At first, he thought that this cultivator was different from others and respected him, so he thought he was a good person, even if he was threatened by Ge Hengwei, he refused to harm him.

Later, when Jiang Wang revealed his identity and allowed the mine to continue operating, and still let him handle things, he felt grateful.

But now, Jiang Wang and Hu Shaomeng's father and son are almost at odds, and he is somewhat unsure of which side to stand on.

At this moment, he stood silently on the side, watching Jiang Wang and Su Xiuhang talking.

"Sir, how should we deal with those people?" Su Xiuhang quickly got into character and was very sensible.

He was referring to the leaders of those small families.

According to his thoughts, of course, they should be killed. But now Jiang Wang is the boss, and the decision is up to him.

"What do you think, Hu Guanshi?" Jiang Wang asked.

Hu Guanshi was stunned for a moment and respectfully said, "I don't have any thoughts, I will follow Sir's wishes."

The reason why Hu Guanshi was asked to call him Ah An directly before was because Jiang Wang did not boast about his identity.

Now that he is in control of one side, rules and regulations must be established.

But Jiang Wang didn't actually mean to make him take sides.

There was no need to involve such an ordinary old man in the conflicts of the Transcendent world.

When Jiang Wang first introduced himself as Dugu An and volunteered to join the mine, it was Hu Guanshi who recruited him in this room.

At that time, he saw the repaired hole, which was repaired again later, and now it is not easy to see the difference.

"Some of the holes have been patched up, and they have been patched up so carefully that there are no traces. It is different from before."

Jiang Wang sighed and stood up, saying, "I will handle it myself."

In the beginning, the Hu family mine built six small courtyards for the Transcendent cultivators, two of which were always empty, deceiving the Dao Yuan Shi from the Chongxuan family.

Now one is occupied by Su Xiuhang, and the other is imprisoning the five people sent by Xi Chu.

When they saw Jiang Wang coming in, they all looked very frightened.

Being sent by Xi Chu, they had a premonition of their fate. But with their entire family in Xi Chu's hands, they dare not speak out of turn.

Under Su Xiuhang's questioning, they could only speak their own "truth" in their hearts.

The idea of hiring someone to assassinate the envoy of the Chongxuan family and framing the Xi family was bold. However, because of the influence of the Dream Returning Fragrance, in their hearts, it was indeed the decision they made.

Even if they had ten lives, it wouldn't be enough to compensate.

Their only hope now is that Xi Chu will keep his promise and not kill their families. And also, they hope that Jiang Wang will be quick and not torture them.

"I am not interested in your lives." Jiang Wang said as soon as he entered the courtyard.

The five people kneeling on the ground all looked up.

"I know that you hired someone to assassinate me, and I know that you wanted to frame the Xi family and provoke a conflict with the Chongxuan family. I know all of this... but I have decided to forgive you."

Jiang Wang smiled gently, "After all, you didn't cause any substantial harm to me, did you?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Sir, you are so magnanimous!"

"You are truly kind-hearted."

The five people were overjoyed and ignored the pain in their bodies. They all praised Jiang Wang. If they weren't tightly bound, they would probably kiss Jiang Wang's shoes.

Only Su Xiuhang, when he heard the word "forgive," his heart skipped a beat.

"But..." Jiang Wang's tone suddenly changed, "How can I forgive you? Personally, I don't mind, but your actions have challenged the dignity of the Chongxuan family. If I just let you go like this, others might think that the Chongxuan family is a weakling without any fire."

The five people looked at each other.

Su Xiuhang, with a brave face, said, "Sir, you are truly kind-hearted. If I were them, I would be willing to give my life to you!"

The leaders of these five small families suddenly understood something. The most clever one answered, "Compensation! We will definitely compensate! We will compensate in any way you want! We are willing to give up everything!"

He shouted and started crying, "As long as you don't kill me and my family, I will give you everything."

As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into tears.

They were all scared. They had never faced death before, so it was hard to imagine that kind of fear.

"Stop, stop, stop." Jiang Wang had to interrupt them and said as gently as possible, "I won't kill any of you, so how could I kill your whole family? There's no need to give up everything, I am not a greedy person."

"Here's the thing, three is a lucky number. I only want thirty percent of each of your family's assets to appease the anger of the Chongxuan family. How about that?"

There was no need to hesitate anymore.

"Okay! Absolutely okay!"

"Sir, no problem. Not even a single coin will be missing."

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"As for me..." Jiang Wang said slowly, "Do you have any unique secret techniques? They don't need to be very powerful, just have some unique insights. I personally like to collect some unique secret techniques, they can make me feel very good."

"We do! I will have someone bring them to you immediately!"

"We don't have any in our family, but I know where to find them. I will definitely get them for you within three days."

"..."

Jiang Wang nodded in satisfaction.

He felt more proficient."Xiuxing, let them go. The money can be converted into Dao Yuan stones, and the secret techniques can be delivered later." Jiang Wang smiled at them, "I trust you."

"We will not let you down, sir!"

"Good deeds will be rewarded, sir."

Leaving behind the flattery and determination like a tide, he handed over all the matters here to Su Xiuxing.

Having a capable subordinate is a resource not to be wasted.

Jiang Wang turned and left.

He didn't expect these small families to have any powerful secret techniques. What mattered was the rarity and uniqueness of these techniques. If presented on the Dao stage, they could generate more laws, which would be useful for lifting the seal.

Of course, he didn't need to explicitly state his intention of not actively helping the Xi family eliminate their competitors.

He believed that Xi Zichu would understand and heed his warning.

The rest was just a matter of choice.

...

Returning to the courtyard, he called for Xiao Xiao.

Without avoiding Zhu Biqiong who was standing nearby, Jiang Wang asked directly, "Do you have any relatives you can turn to?"

Xiao Xiao knelt down immediately, on the verge of tears, "Master, are... are you driving me away?"

Jiang Wang casually lifted her up and said softly, "Not at all. It's just that it might be dangerous here in the future, and it's not safe for you to stay."

"Master, I don't want to leave. I'm not afraid of danger, please don't drive me away..." Xiao Xiao sobbed.

It was only after meeting Jiang Wang that she had a somewhat normal life.

Like a drowning person desperately trying to hold onto a life-saving straw, she couldn't let go.

"If she doesn't want to leave, then don't make her." Zhu Biqiong couldn't bear to watch and spoke up.

Jiang Wang gave her a glance, "If she stays and there's danger, will you stay to protect her?"

"I will protect her if I have to." Zhu Biqiong retorted.

"Alright. It's a deal."

Zhu Biqiong: "…"

She suddenly felt like she had been tricked.

At this moment, Jiang Wang asked again, "Are you still willing to trade your Shen Pearl? I can exchange it with my Tiger Binding. But you have to promise me, never to disclose it."

Although Tiger Binding is precious, it's not unique. Trading it for a Shen Pearl, which can immediately enhance combat power, is a worthwhile deal.

"Of course!" Zhu Biqiong crisply agreed. She hurriedly took out the Shen Pearl and handed it to Jiang Wang, "Here!"

As if she was afraid that Jiang Wang would change his mind.

For Zhu Biqiong, although the Shen Pearl was also a treasure, she could still find a way to get a new one at the Fishing Sea Tower. The opportunity to acquire a Dao technique of the Tiger Binding's level was rare. She had experienced it personally and knew it was an excellent combat technique.

Jiang Wang handed over the copy he had prepared to Zhu Biqiong, completing this win-win exchange.

With the cooperation of the Shen Pearl, he was looking forward to the power that the Flower Sea Dao technique would display.