It doesn't feel like time has passed. 2 days passed quickly.
Dewdrops adorn the beauty of the leaves, the chirping of birds accompanies the dim rays of the sun rising from the east.
That day, after Xu Yuan finished his' duty as an old alchemist, he immediately returned home and chatted with his mother and some of his acquaintances, Gu Jian being one of them.
Gu Jian could be considered as a bodyguard as well as a friend to Xu Yuan. Ever since the world bullied him for his disability which he said would never heal, Luo Jing Yan and Gu Jian were always by his side.
A friend he could trust, even if he died at the hands of Gu Jian, he might die without the slightest regret.
The economic problems suffered by the Xu family began to improve and even exceeded the expectations of the elders who managed the entire family's food problems.
The 5,000 pills he gave the Xu Family shop would probably last for several decades or even more.
A year, each household's allowance would be 100 gold coins per month, but now the elders have agreed to increase the allowance by 20%.
It was all thanks to the 'old alchemist' who didn't even exist, only Xu Yuan in disguise.
Xu Yuan had not expected that his Shadow Art would be so amazing. It even managed to fool everyone in the family shop.
During those two days, he searched for the servant Xu Huo hired to kill him by poisoning him. This time he was going to look for evidence and severely punish Xu Huo.
The life of Xu Yuan, who came from the Cultivator's Land was already complicated, had to put on a tough face in the face of a lot of ridicule, but Xu Huo, who used to be Xu Yuan's close friend, betrayed him and even planned to kill him.
Xu Yuan would never accept such treatment, and he would destroy it to pieces that Xu Huo would probably rather die than continue to live under Xu Yuan's tutelage.
After those two days, he and Gu Jian began to plan carefully. Even though Gu Jian's age was far above him, Gu Jian never mentioned age. For him, Xu Yuan was his responsibility as well as his friend. That fact alone was enough to do something 'evil' with Xu Yuan.
This morning, Xu Yuan went around the city. He met some of his acquaintances, such as the Elders or family guards who would bow to him.
But his main goal wasn't just traveling around the city. And he was also looking for Xu Huo's whereabouts using his soul.
Thanks to Soul Destruction Art, his soul force was stronger than anyone else of the same level. Xu Yuan's soul force was on par with a mid-level Transformation stage cultivator.
Until when he passed a bakery, he could feel the aura of Xu Huo's presence. As he took a closer look inside the bakery, he could see a middle-aged woman and a girl her age being attacked by several city guards.
Xu Yuan, who couldn't stand it, rushed over to them. How dare they do such a thing to the civilians!
He also saw Xu Huo watching the commotion with an evil smile on his face.
"What are you doing!?" he shouted suddenly from the outside door.
The three bodyguards paused and turned their eyes towards the door and found Xu Yuan staring at them savagely.
The three bodyguards were shocked and immediately bowed respectfully to Xu Yuan. For whatever reason, Xu Yuan was still their young master who could easily kill him using the power of influence of his father, who was the head of the family.
But what surprised him the most was Xu Huo blankly staring at Xu Yuan in fear.
He had killed him a few days ago, but why was he still here?
How did he survive?
What happened!
Xu Huo had countless thoughts and questions, but the most dominating one was his fear.
He remembered that his father, Xu Jing, had said that Xu Yuan had come to his residence and inquired about his whereabouts.
Xu Huo thought that this person was just a fad or indirectly knew why Xu Yuan was murdered, but he never thought that the person who visited his residence last time was Xu Yuan.
"Y-you wh-how," Xu Huo was both confused and scared right now.
Xu Yuan himself just looked at Xu Huo then ignored him. He turned to the pair of mother and daughter who looked frightened.
The girl curled up in fear. Xu Yuan's sudden arrival made the atmosphere even tenser.
"Young gentlemen… I hope you can forgive us," said the middle-aged woman who bears the title of a mother.
They thought that Xu Yuan would make things worse and destroy his entire house. In a year, the young master of Xianji city was a ruthless snob.
Xu Yuan patiently reminded the three city guards to get out of the room and clean up all the mess they had made.
The guards could only follow Xu Yuan's orders, or else their work or even their lives would be targeted.
In the room, there were only Xu Yuan, Xu Huo, and the mother and daughter couple who were the owners of the house.
Xu Yuan wanted to beat Xu Huo so badly, but he resisted because ordinary people were still in the room.
"What's going on here?" he asked the middle-aged woman.
With great effort, the middle-aged woman replied, "We were late paying our monthly taxes, so… So the city guards forced us to pay. But we have absolutely no money! We don't know what to pay with the tax."
When hearing the explanation from the middle-aged woman in front of him, Xu Yuan sighed in embarrassment. Only the monthly tax issue of the guards dared to attack civilians!
"You don't have to worry about your monthly taxes anymore, for these 3 months I will free your taxes. You don't have to pay for it. If anyone charges you again, you just have to tell the truth," he suggested.
Everyone who built a house in the Xu Family estate would be billed a tax of 10 silver coins per month. Although the amount is not much, the number is already quite large for ordinary citizens whose livelihood is through small businesses.
When the middle-aged woman heard Xu Yuan's words, she couldn't believe it a little. Where is the image of the young master of Xianjin city who is known to be evil and arrogant?
All those thoughts suddenly disappeared from his mind after meeting Xu Yuan in person.
"Thank you young master! Thanks very much!" immediately, the mother and daughter pair bowed and disappeared from view.
Xu Yuan turned his attention to Xu Huo, who immediately shivered in fear and received Xu Yuan's cold stare. He didn't want to have anything to do with Xu Yuan right now.
Meanwhile, outside the bakery, there were already several bodyguards brought by Xu Yuan. He ordered Gu Jian through a communication device called a message stone.
Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words through the message stone, Gu Jian quickly summoned about 30 city guards who were all at the 5th Birth stage.
Gu Jian also brought the servant who had poisoned Xu Yuan, and he brought her to strengthen the evidence of Xu Huo's crimes.
"Xu Huo, follow me or you will die!" he said as he looked at Xu Huo sarcastically.
Xu Huo himself immediately changed his frightened look to 'pretentious,' "What if I don't follow you? Am I going to die? Really? You're just a cripple who can never cultivate, you wouldn't even dare dream of defeating me. Why should I be afraid of an ant like you?"
Xu Yuan smiled disdainfully. Everyone except Luo Jing Yan and Li Kuan Yu no one knew of his true strength.
He was already at the 9th Nativity stage, which was one step away from becoming a cultivator at the Transformation stage. It's just a matter of time.
"Is that true?" said Xu Yuan, then he waved his hand into the space, and suddenly a formless power filled the entire room.