In the evening, Xiao Jingting’s family gathered together for dinner.
“A noble person said that as long as I’m separated from my wife and children and end up wandering the streets, he’d give Wang Erhu five hundred taels of silver?” Xiao Jingting asked. He wondered why Wang Erhu had been so actively circling around the original host, and the original host was also foolish enough to fall for it so easily, even treating such a person with ulterior motives as a brother.
Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “That’s right, that’s what Wang Erhu said.”
Xiao Jinfeng’s face darkened, and he said through gritted teeth, “What kind of person is this! How wicked!”
Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes. With so many people dragging him down from behind, plus the original body’s lack of ambition, the original body really had no choice but to fall into ruin.
“Did he say who this person was?” Xiao Jingting asked.
“No, he said that noble person was very mysterious and didn’t tell him his identity. However, he said that noble person left him a jade pendant, telling him to take the jade pendant to find him after completing the task.” Xu Mu’an took out a jade pendant and handed it to Xiao Jingting.
“Let me see it,” Xiao Jinfeng said.
Xiao Jingting handed the jade pendant to Xiao Jinfeng upon hearing this. Xiao Jinfeng looked at the jade pendant, and a trace of killing intent appeared in his eyes. “This should be Sun Hao’s jade pendant from the Sun family.”
Xiao Jingting squinted his eyes. He had originally thought it was one of Xiao Jingting’s cousins who had pulled the strings, but he hadn’t expected it to be someone from the Sun family.
“Third Brother, you and Sun Hao shouldn’t have any grudges, right?” Xiao Jinfeng asked.
Xiao Jingting shook his head and said, “I don’t know. Sun Hao has always thought I’m a rat from the gutter, believing I’m not worthy of pursuing his sister.”
Xiao Jinfeng squinted and said, “That Sun Miaomiao isn’t any good either, actually daring to look down on you like that, Third Brother. It’s really too much.”
“Forget it, don’t worry about it,” Xiao Jingting said.
Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, “Yes! The Sun family is completely corrupt. I originally thought Sun Hao was a decent person, but I didn’t expect him to be like this.”
“Young Master Sun is busy with countless affairs. Since so much time has passed, he probably can’t be bothered with this side of things,” Xiao Jingting said. He was still somewhat worried about old enemies coming to cause trouble.
Xiao Jinfeng snorted lightly and said, “If he dares to come, I’ll definitely teach him a good lesson.”
Xiao Jingting looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, “Second Brother, calm down.”
Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Jinfeng and said, “Second Brother, I heard you showed your prowess again today.”
Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, “It was just a level-three wild boar, nothing much.”
“Second Brother, you’re so amazing. So even level-three wild boars don’t catch your eye,” Xu Mu’an complimented.
Xiao Jinfeng laughed heartily, feeling that his current life was much more fulfilling than before. Most people in the mercenary group came from commoner families and had natural prejudices against nobles. He had thought he had integrated into the mercenary group, but in the end, he discovered it was just an illusion.
Xu Mu’an lowered his head, feeling somewhat uneasy in his heart, thinking: Xiao Jingting has already advanced in level, so his help to Xiao Jingting has become much less. He needs to find a way to quickly improve his strength! While Xiao Jingting’s changes made Xu Mu’an feel comforted, they also vaguely made him uneasy.
……
“What happened to that Wang Erhu?” Xiao Jinfeng asked with a murderous look on his face.
“He’s just a scoundrel who makes a little money through extortion and blackmail. However, this time he didn’t keep his eyes open and molested a young master from a wealthy family in town who was traveling incognito, and was beaten severely,” Xu Mu’an said.
“He deserved it,” Xiao Jinfeng said coldly.
Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Indeed.”
Wang Erhu had previously come to the countryside to find Xiao Jingting once. That time Xiao Jingting was out, and Wang Erhu unfortunately encountered Xu Mu’an.
Xu Mu’an said Wang Erhu was a thief who entered the house and took things without permission, and led people to give Wang Erhu a severe beating. Wang Erhu suffered quite a bit and didn’t dare come to the countryside to find people again.
Xu Mu’an heard from people that after Wang Erhu offended someone this time, he set his sights on Xiao Jinfeng again. However, to avoid the pursuit of that wealthy family, he had been hiding here and there, unable to find an opportunity to leave the city.
Later, Wang Erhu encountered Xu Mu’an, and perhaps out of desperation seeking any cure, he actually asked Xu Mu’an for help.
