Chapter 436: You Want Me to Serve Him?
Zhuang Qiang carefully explained the whole situation.
"I see."
Zhang Shangfeng had originally assumed his disciple, Zhuang Qiang, had achieved a breakthrough by relying on his own combat experience. He never expected that Jiang Xinghai had intentionally used that "golden light" to enlighten him during their fight!
’What is this "golden light"?’
’Could it be...!’
Zhang Shangfeng suddenly recalled something his father had once said.
On the path of Martial Arts, one only truly begins after reaching the Creation Realm!
And those in the Creation Realm possess the Power of Divine Sense!
The golden light Jiang Xinghai had just unleashed... He had been pondering it for a while; it seemed only the Power of Divine Sense from a Creation Realm expert could conjure something like that.
’My God!’
’The Creation Realm!’
He had only ever heard of this realm’s existence and had never actually encountered anyone who had reached it!
’Jiang Xinghai!’
Zhang Shangfeng stared blankly at Jiang Xinghai and asked tentatively, "Mr. Jiang, may I ask what realm your cultivation has reached?"
"Is it important?" Jiang Xinghai said, sipping his tea and glancing at the time.
’Five-thirty in the afternoon. It was about time.’
"If I may be so bold," Zhang Shangfeng began, lowering his voice so only he and Jiang Xinghai could hear, "has Mr. Jiang’s strength already reached the Creation Realm?"
"You know quite a bit, don’t you," Jiang Xinghai said with a faint smile.
He didn’t mention that his strength had long surpassed the Creation Realm and had already reached the Celestial Destiny Realm.
HISS!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Shangfeng sat bolt upright.
’Jiang Xinghai admitted it!’
"Dad, what’s wrong?" Zhang Rui had never seen her father so tense before.
"N-nothing."
Zhang Shangfeng forced a calm smile. "Drink your tea, drink your tea..."
"It’s getting late. I should be on my way," Jiang Xinghai said, setting down his teacup.
Zhang Shangfeng knew it was time for him to make his decision.
He looked at his senior disciple, Zhuang Qiang. "You’ve seen Mr. Jiang’s strength for yourself. If you follow him, you’ll become even stronger than you would with me as your master."
"I..." Zhuang Qiang was already past thirty. Though he had been a disciple for many years, he could not forget the debt of gratitude he owed his master.
"Your entire Zhang Martial Arts Hall can move to the Shen Family estate."
Jiang Xinghai had already come up with this idea. Rather than cherry-picking a few people, it would be better to just move the entire Zhang Martial Arts Hall.
That way, they could protect the Shen Family, and the martial arts hall would be taken care of.
"Mr. Jiang, does that mean even at my age I can serve as a guard?" Zhang Shangfeng couldn’t help but grow excited.
"Making you a guard would be a waste of your talents. How about serving as the steward?" Jiang Xinghai said in a serious tone.
"Excellent! It’s a deal!" As a man of Martial Arts, Zhang Shangfeng naturally wanted to be around more powerful individuals.
Following someone like Jiang Xinghai would undoubtedly save him from many pitfalls on his own path.
"However, I won’t be at the Shen Family estate for very long. I spend most of my time away," Jiang Xinghai said, seeing right through Zhang Shangfeng’s intentions.
Sure enough, Zhang Shangfeng’s expression twitched.
"Of course, I will deliver on the promised Ancient Martial Arts Techniques."
Jiang Xinghai smiled. "Including the Gathering Essence Pills."
"Gathering Essence Pills!"
Zhang Shangfeng shot to his feet, and the expressions on the others’ faces showed even greater astonishment.
"Here are five Gathering Essence Pills."
Jiang Xinghai was carrying over a hundred Gathering Essence Pills on him. He took out five and handed them to Zhang Shangfeng.
Zhang Shangfeng was utterly dumbfounded.
He stared at the Gathering Essence Pills in his palm. They had seven Pill Patterns, a rich medicinal fragrance wafted from them, and they possessed a full, rounded, golden luster...
"I expect to see all of you at the Shen Family estate by tomorrow morning at the latest."
Before he knew it, Jiang Xinghai had already risen from the stone bench and was walking away.
"We’ll pack our bags tonight and guarantee our arrival at the Shen Family estate by morning!" Zhang Shangfeng practically roared in response.
Of course, it was a roar of pure joy.
Jiang Xinghai had already driven off.
"Xiaorui, Xiaorui!"
Zhang Shangfeng shook the stunned Zhang Rui. "To think you found a Creation Realm expert to be your master! You have to be a good maid for him. Hurry up and go prepare yourself. Tomorrow... no, tonight. You will attend to Mr. Jiang tonight."
"Me? He... wants me to attend to him?" Zhang Rui’s expression was one of alarm.
But then, she fell silent, tacitly accepting.
’A Creation Realm expert!’
’Gathering Essence Pills!’
Those two things alone were enough to prove that Jiang Xinghai’s identity was anything but ordinary.
Besides, ever since she began the path of Martial Arts, she had always imagined her future partner to be a peerless expert.
Jiang Xinghai’s appearance made her realize, without a doubt, that this was a golden opportunity.
"But Dad, I just turned eighteen. I’m still in college."
Zhang Rui was enrolled in a sports university with a curriculum that was half academic, half martial. She attended classes in the morning and returned home to practice her Martial Arts in the afternoon.
"Isn’t eighteen the perfect age?"
Zhang Shangfeng gently consoled his daughter. "You must understand, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Others could only dream of a chance to attend to Mr. Jiang, but they’ll never get it. But you... you are his maid. The time, the place, the people—everything is perfectly aligned for you!"
Zhang Rui was left speechless.
’Does that mean... I’m going to become a woman tonight?’
「At the same time.」
Jiang Xinghai drove to the entrance of Central State University and dialed Shen Lingyin’s number.
"You’re only just now calling me? Didn’t you know how much I’ve missed you?"
After being intimately favored by Jiang Xinghai at the hotel, Shen Lingyin was now a complete woman.
And her needs in certain aspects had become quite strong.