The worker was surprised to see the condition of the manager. Everything happened in front of his own eyes, but he did not understand anything. All of the conversations between Yang Zhai and the manager happened in front of his own eyes, but he did not understand anything.
The worker was unable to understand that what Yang Zhai talked about did not affect him at all, but it impacted the manager greatly.
"Hey, you." Yang Zhai looked toward the worker and said slowly.
"What is it, lord?"
"Leave," Yang Zhai only said a single word, but the worker did not stay after hearing this word. He left after paying his respects.
"Here, come, take a seat." Yang Zhai sat and said to the manager after the worker left.
"No, my lord, I dare not sit beside you." The manager was too scared to offend Yang Zhai more than he already had. He understood one thing, and that was that if Yang Zhai managed to survive the four men after only becoming a Rank 1 cultivator, then there was definitely someone else helping him. Otherwise, how could a rank 1 early-stage cultivator be able to survive four men? And if that was the truth, that meant that even if something happens to Yang Zhai, he would still be in danger.
Thus, the manager did not care to have any thoughts against Yang Zhai. And this was also beneficial to Yang Zhai. Yang Zhai wanted the manager to have all kinds of thoughts; therefore, he did not explain the exact situation to the manager.
"I said, take the seat." Yang Zhai said with a serious expression.
"Ok, ok, I will."
The manager took the seat opposite Yang Zhai. They both sat at the same table.
"Now, then, what can you do to make amends for what you did? And what is your name?" Yang Zhai questioned whilst looking straight into the manager's eyes.
The manager did notice anything wrong with Yang Zhai's eyes. Everything was normal.
"My name is Jun Seo. And I can do anything you want from me. But please, spare me." Jun Seo said nervously. He could not look straight into Yang Zhai's eyes.
"Very good, Jun Seo, from now on, this inn will be mine, and you will work for me. You will inform me of everything, and you will also do everything I want."
When the manager heard Yang Zhai, his eyes widened. He could not believe that Yang Zhai would want his inn. And not just that, Yang Zhai was also asking for his life indirectly.
"My lord, are… are…you serious,"
"Yes, I am sure. Why wouldn't I be?"
"My lord, please have mercy on me. I have two wives and a child to take care of. Please have mercy." The manager was almost close to crying. In fear of losing everything, his voice had also unknowingly been louder.
But Yang Zhai did not mind. He knew that in situations like this, people would even forget themselves. However, Yang Zhai knew how to handle him.
"Jun Seo, think before you answer. I am saying that you have your family to take care of. If something happens to you, what will they do? Or… what if something happens to your family, what will you do?" Yang Zhai said implicitly, conveying his message.
On the other hand, Jun Seo's hands lost their strength and fell on the table. He became silent. Tears could be seen in his eyes.
He finally understood that there was no way out now. This time around, he had been stuck between lava and an ocean. On the one side was lava and on the other side was an ocean.
He could choose whatever he wanted. Of course, he could choose lava and be burned completely. And there would be nothing left of him, but he could also choose the ocean. At least, he would have a chance to survive in the ocean. But in the ocean, he would always be in danger of drowning. But at least, he could survive in the ocean as long as he walked along the waves. Yang Zhai was the ocean and the lava was Jun Seo's future if he rejected Yang Zhai. Thus,
"Ok, I am willing. However please, don't tell anyone about what I did." The manager finally agreed.
"Good, you understand the severity of the situation. I will be leaving then." Yang Zhai stood up and was about to leave, but stopped and said,
"Remember this, every secret is kept a secret for a reason. And every secret can be a fatal weapon if used in the right place. Think twice before betraying me. As I am the holder of your secret. Always remember this." Yang Zhai left after saying this. His sentence was extremely threatening. It may look like he only spoke a few words. However, Jun Seo knew what Yang Zhai meant.
…..
"How could these bast**ds let this kid live? And where are they, anyway? They should have arrived by now. But if they did not return, that can only mean one thing, and that is they have already died. But, who helped this kid? I am sure that nobody was with him when he left the village. So, how could someone appear out of nowhere?"
Jun Seo was extremely angry. He kicked a chair beside him and sent it flying. Right now, he was standing in the storeroom.
"Is he really a kid? His demeanor, his gaze, his attitude, his personality, the way he carries himself, especially the pressure he exudes, everything about him is different. Even many mature people are not as mature as him. If I am not wrong, then he will surely shake the Clan. And…," Jun Seo stopped for a moment before continuing,
"A secret can be a fatal weapon? If he is right, then many people are going to have their lives in the hands of this kid. I know more than a mortal can know about this clan. I also know many secrets of the elders. I cannot do anything to them because I am a mortal, but what about this kid? What would happen if I tell this kid about these secrets?" Jun Seo muttered.
It seemed that his connections in this clan were more than a mortal could ever achieve. It was even to the point that he even knew many secrets of the clan and the elders.
…..
Yang Zhai had just entered the class when his gaze fell on Ci An. She was sitting at the front of the class. It looked like she was in some thoughts.
Yang Zhai went forward and came in front of Ci An. Everyone noticed this movement of Yang Zhai.
"It seems that Ci An did something again." A girl spoke.
"I don't know, but she has already entered Yang Zhai's eyes. It is extremely hard to free herself from Yang Zhai now."
"Yeah, whenever they both talk to each other, Ci An always becomes angry. She is really unfortunate to become an enemy of the class leader."
"I don't know, but I am sure that we are going to have another interesting show. Let's see what happens now."
Everyone began to talk about the two of them. They were interested to see what Yang Zhai was going to do now. Yang Zhai looked around him and saw the situation. He wanted to take the Blue Gem, but he could not show it to the others. Even if somebody did know that Yang Zhai wanted the Blue Gem, they should not know if Yang Zhai had taken the Blue Gem or not.
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