Chen Xiao had never cried so bitterly in his two lifetimes.
Chen Xiao could imagine it. After his death, his master had spent a lot of energy to come up with such a life-or-death opportunity for him. It must have been very difficult. Chen Xiao himself was also a Feng Shui master, and he had personally transformed time and space to possess a young man and come back to life, but he still couldn't figure out the mystery.
Thinking that he thought he had arranged everything, but after his death, his master still worried about him. Chen Xiao felt ashamed and moved beyond measure. Although they were separated forever, as long as he remembered that there was such a person who cared about him, Chen Xiao felt at ease. It was a kind of happiness to be deeply cared about by the deep friendship of one's loved ones. It made his heart surge with a surge of power, supporting him to live in this strange world with hope.
He cannot let his master down and must live up to his expectations!
Chen Xiao raised his head and put his hands on his face. His cheeks were burning, and he felt that his eyes must be swollen and he looked terrible. But after crying, his emotions were released with his tears. He felt his head was light and his heart was relieved. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
After experiencing an emotional breakdown, Chen Xiao was now slumped in a chair. Just as he was trying to stand up and wash his face, a man walked in. Seeing him like this, he was surprised and said, "Xiao Han, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" After saying that, the man walked over quickly. A slightly rough, warm hand grasped his arm and propped him up.
Chen Xiao looked up and saw that it was Aunt Huang. He looked at her in surprise and asked in a hoarse voice: "Aunt Huang, why are you here? What's the matter?"
Aunt Huang frowned at him and said, "Your uncle Huang said you came back from the security team, so I came to see you and ask about your situation. But what's wrong with you?" She knew Chen Xiao as a strong and independent person, and she had never seen him so vulnerable. Aunt Huang was very worried.
Chen Xiao thought of his current miserable state. If he said he was fine, the other party would definitely not believe him. He blinked his red and swollen eyes and said, "I'm fine. I just thought of my relatives for a moment."
Aunt Huang suddenly remembered what Chen Xiao had told her about the family situation, and sighed. She stopped asking questions about this issue, and just thought that Chen Xiao felt lonely and helpless because of what had just happened, so he was sad and missed his family.
Aunt Huang's family was very nice. Seeing that he had no relatives around him, they often came to visit him and treated him as a nephew. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Chen Xiao also reciprocated the favor and often sent gifts and snacks.
When something happened last night, the Huang family was the first to come out, and almost the whole family came out in full force. Chen Xiao thanked the other party verbally, but also remembered the favor in his heart.
The two families often visited each other, and Aunt Huang helped Chen Xiao wet the towel he used to wipe his face, then wrung it dry and handed it to him. Chen Xiao thanked her, took it, wiped his face, folded it, and covered his eyelids with it.
Aunt Huang sat next to him and asked Chen Xiao about his work in the security team. Because the neighbors were also involved, Chen Xiao did not hide anything and told Aunt Huang everything he knew.
Aunt Huang gnashed her teeth and said, "These scoundrels should be dragged away and skinned. They are useless bastards and must be severely punished!" She gasped in anger, "What did the security team say?"
Chen Xiao's eyes turned cold and he said, "After all, there hasn't been such a vicious case in the county city for a long time. The sheriff said that after reporting to the city lord's mansion, the death penalty should be imposed."
Aunt Huang took a deep breath. Although she felt that they deserved death, she was still worried when she thought that these people were really sentenced to death.
Seeing that Aunt Huang seemed frightened, Chen Xiao put down the warm handkerchief and said to her, "This incident has also alarmed the neighbors. I feel very sorry and want to prepare some thank-you gifts to send to them."
Aunt Huang said nonchalantly: "These are what we should do. There is no need to spend that much."
Chen Xiao shook his head and said, "It's my duty. Since I've been helped, it's a favor. If I don't thank you, I'd be ignorant."
Aunt Huang did not argue with him anymore. The two of them discussed sending a gift box of four snacks to each family. Aunt Huang felt that this was a very appropriate and decent thank you gift. Although Chen Xiao had lived here for more than a year, he was still not very clear about these customs and etiquette. So he followed her advice, went to the pastry shop to pack a bunch of gift boxes, and went door to door to thank each family.
Although residents like them didn't interact as much with each other as Aunt Huang's family, they accepted Chen Xiao's thank-you gift and comforted him.
After taking care of these things between the neighbors, Pang Hemu also found the martial arts master he had found for him. Pang Hemu invited Chen Xiao to his home, and Chen Xiao arrived at Pang's house at the agreed time.
Pang Hemu did not lead Chen Xiao to those people, but sat in the study with Chen Xiao first and introduced the information of these people to Chen Xiao.
Yes, Pang Hemu didn't just find one person, but a group of people. Pang Hemu handed the list to Chen Xiao and asked him to choose a few from them.
Chen Xiao was very upset. He looked at the book in his hand and couldn't help saying, "Boss, there is no need for so many people." Pang Hemu looked at him with disapproval, "It is necessary. There are only three thieves coming this time. They don't know any martial arts. To put it bluntly, if they are monks from the school who have practiced, an ordinary martial artist may not be able to handle the situation. It is better to rush in together."
Those who attend the school are all gifted with spiritual roots. People here will send their children to the nearest school for testing when they are five or six years old. If the test shows that they have talent, they will go in for a first education, and then when they are older, they will be taught some common basic exercises.
Local schools are definitely not as good as immortal sects and aristocratic families, which have the kind of magic tools that can directly measure the strength of spiritual roots. Therefore, after practicing basic exercises for two years, the results of these people will be judged. If you make rapid progress in cultivation, you will be favored by wealthy families or directly by immortal cultivation families. Those who are not as good as them will have to leave the school before they reach adulthood after studying for a few more years.
Such people are called cultivators. If they do not encounter any adventures later, they will only wander outside the realm of cultivating immortals for the rest of their lives.
There are good and bad people everywhere, and when they come out to find their own way, there are also some who go astray and commit crimes. Pang Hemu is talking about this kind of people, who are more harmful than ordinary people.
Chen Xiao closed the booklet and said, "If that's the case, there's no need to hire an ordinary martial artist. Please ask the host to choose a cultivator for me." Pang Hemu looked at him in surprise: "Cultivator?" Chen Xiao nodded affirmatively: "A high-level cultivator is enough."
Pang Hemu originally wanted to persuade Chen Xiao again, after all, the reward for a high-level cultivator was not cheap. Then he thought that as long as Chen Xiao continued to master the art of housing, he could afford to hire a cultivator. Pang Hemu nodded solemnly: "I understand. I will find a suitable one for you."
Chen Xiao said goodbye to Pang Hemu and returned to his home. He sat at the round table in the bedroom, drinking tea and thinking.
Chen Xiao had learned about the monks who came out of the academy before. Some of them entered the management and became officials. Some joined the security team, and some were employed by aristocratic families to serve as guards for them. Others were scattered in various industries and inherited their own family businesses.
It's not that cultivators like them don't have the qualifications to advance, they just need more resources. They don't have the conditions, and they don't have a sponsor to help them, so they can only waste their time unwillingly. Ambitious people will try every possible way to plan and find resources to practice, and maybe they can become immortal cultivators after accumulating a lot of experience.
So how can monks without any background or support find resources?
Chen Xiao took out the purse from his bosom and opened a compartment inside. In the soft fabric, there were five spiritual beads emitting soft light.
He thought that this spiritual bead that could be traded directly with immortal cultivators would definitely impress the other party.
This spirit bead can not only be used as currency, but also directly provide energy. That stove owner did this. Therefore, in the circle of immortal cultivators, such spirit beads can definitely be exchanged for the resources that cultivators want.
What's more, the remuneration Chen Xiao can offer now is not just this.
In the past six months, he has been looking at houses for people. Although the rewards given by the clients vary, he has accumulated a total of 3,000 gold coins. This is an unimaginable astronomical figure for ordinary people. For the rich, it is also an amount that they should be cautious about. However, Chen Xiao thinks that this amount is not much. If he wants to hire a high-level monk, this amount of money is just enough.
Because the amount was too huge, it was difficult to keep the piles of gold coins at home. Chen Xiao had gone to a bank before and exchanged the money for a deposit. The bank was only a local bank. Its deposits could be used for large transactions within the county, but they were not universal across the country. If you wanted to use it in other areas, you had to exchange it for gold coins, or take the deposit to a local bank and exchange it for a local deposit.
At that time, he felt a little sad. It was too inconvenient to carry so many gold coins. It would be better if there was a larger currency in circulation. Chen Xiao deposited a large amount of money. The person who came to handle it for him was a manager of the bank. After hearing what he said, he told him that there were larger currencies in circulation, but the cost of exchanging them was not suitable for most people. They would rather trade in banknotes.
Chen Xiao was very interested, so he asked the steward to introduce it to him. The steward told him that the universal currency with a larger denomination than the gold coin is the spirit coin used by the cultivators. Its value is 10,000 gold coins equal to 100 spirit coins equal to one spirit bead. At that time, Chen Xiao stared at what he heard, and involuntarily reached out to touch the purse in his arms.
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