At the County Government Office.
In the courtyard.
The man in the purple robe said, "Listening to Senior brother's words, it seems that Jiang Yuan's troubles are not small."
Li Hong nodded, "Indeed, his troubles are not small. His family's base exceeds ten thousand taels of silver, and his father died at the hands of the leader of Black Wind Stockade, who is an external disciple discarded by Rotten Wood Temple, whose cultivation was not below mine."
"Now many people have their eyes on his family's base. The only reason they haven't made a move yet is because they have not confirmed whether something has happened to Jiang Zhenyuan or not. This mere two thousand taels of silver are not enough for my protection."
A moment later.
Jiang Yuan, accompanied by the attendant of the county lord's mansion, walked into the courtyard.
"Greetings, County Lord!" Jiang Yuan bowed.
The next moment, Jiang Yuan's gaze was immediately attracted to the man in the purple robe.
He gave Jiang Yuan a completely different feeling from others.
He seemed to be in the centre of a vortex, constantly exerting a kind of attraction around him.
The branches and grasses around him were slightly swaying towards him.
Jiang Yuan subconsciously opened the panel of the man in the purple robe to take a look.
[Name]: Xu Xiao
[Realm]: Meridian Linking Realm Level 1
[Innate Destiny]: Exceptional Talent (Green), Wind Spirit Body (Green), Lucky Star (White)
[Exceptional Talent]: Outstanding cultivation talent, often progressing faster than the average person in cultivation.
[Wind Spirit Body]: Has a wind-type physique, naturally suitable for practising any wind-related cultivation technique.
[Lucky Star]: Often luckier than the average person.
Meridian Linking Realm?
Jiang Yuan was instantly shocked in his heart.
What kind of realm is this?
He had never heard of it before. Could it be that the existence of immortals mentioned by people refers to cultivators in the Meridian Linking Realm?
Xu Xiao looked at Jiang Yuan with interest. This young man had a good sense, and he could even sense the anomaly caused by his recent breakthrough and his unstable realm.
At the same time, Li Hong also showed a trace of surprise in his eyes.
When Jiang Yuan just walked into the courtyard, he saw Jiang Yuan's body refining level.
Small accomplishment in Organ Refining!
This speed is incredible!
More than a month ago, he had seen Jiang Yuan once. At that time, Jiang Yuan's aura was not strong, and he only had the strength of the third level of Body Forging.
Unexpectedly, just over a month later, he had broken through to the fifth level of Body Forging, reaching the small accomplishment stage of Organ Refining.
It seems that the Jiang family has a son of Qilin, it's a pity that Jiang Zhenyuan died early.
Otherwise, with him around, it would not be a problem for Jiang Yuan to grow up, and he might have a chance to transcend the mundane in the future.
Thinking of this, he felt a trace of regret in his heart.
The man in the purple robe next to him glanced at Li Hong, smiled, and sent a voice message, "Senior brother, are you regretting the talent?"
Li Hong nodded slightly, his voice barely audible, "I plan to spare his life, as for his future fortune, it's up to him."
He turned to Jiang Yuan and said, "I don't know what the young master Jiang seeks from me, offering me two thousand taels of silver?"
Li Hong's words instantly awakened Jiang Yuan from his thoughts.
He steadied his mind, shook his head and said, "I have no other requests, I just want to offer the wealth of my family to the County Lord. I hope the County Lord can let others know about this."
Having said that, he walked to Li Hong and took out a pile of house deeds and land deeds from his arms.
"All the properties of my family, except for the land deed of Zhenyuan Escort Agency, are here. Please accept them, County Lord."
Seeing the pile of house deeds and land deeds in Jiang Yuan's hands, Li Hong's eyes suddenly became sharp, staring at Jiang Yuan.
After a few breaths, he slowly said, "Good spirit, at such an age you can do to this extent, I have underestimated you before."
He took a deep breath and took out a jade bottle from his bosom.
"Since you are so generous, I'll give you something too. There is one Organ Refining Pill of the introductory grade in this bottle, which is enough to help you smoothly complete the stage of refining the five internal organs. As for the properties of your family, I'll accept them all."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan was instantly overjoyed.
Organ Refining Pill?
He never expected to have an unexpected gain on this trip.
The Organ Refining Pill is no ordinary thing.
He had only heard of this thing before but had never seen it.
This is a pill of introductory grade, which can provide great assistance to the process of refining the five internal organs.
It is said that this kind of thing is only available in the hands of those high above immortals.
Unexpectedly, the County Lord has one and even gives it to him.
In this way, his actions were completely profitable, and he made a big gain.
For him, the actual value of the Organ Refining Pill far exceeds ten thousand taels of silver.
Jiang Yuan took the pill, bowed and said, "Thank you, County Lord."
The young man in the purple robe beside him had a smile on his lips, "Senior brother is generous today."
Just at this time.
Another servant came in a hurry.
"Report to the Lord, Zhao Li seeks audience."
Before Li Hong could respond, the man in the purple robe immediately rose from his seat.
"Zhao Li? Haha, the person I was waiting for is here."
Li Hong also had a face full of joy, "Quickly bring him in."
Upon hearing Zhao Li's arrival, both of them instantly disregarded Jiang Yuan and looked expectantly at the entrance of the courtyard.
At this time, Jiang Yuan was also extremely surprised.
Zhao Li?
Could it be the young pride who has recently risen to fame in Dàshùn Prefecture?
It only took him two months to become a master with a perfect integration of essence, energy, and spirit.
Such natural talent has shocked the world.
I didn't expect him to come here today.
Thinking of the cultivation level of the youth in the purple robe, a moment of realization flashed through Jiang Yuan's mind.
A moment later...
A young man with a youthful face appeared in everyone's sight.
Dressed in a blue shirt, he held an air of pride between his brows.
His profile instantly appeared in Jiang Yuan's eyes.
[Name]: Zhao Li
[Realm]: Body Forging Realm Level 9
[Innate Destiny]: Innate Spirit Body (Blue), Yimu Body (Green), Vigorous Energy (White), Martial Arts Family (White)
[Innate Spirit Body]: Special physique, naturally close to spiritual power, can naturally absorb spiritual power into the body.
[Yimu Body]: Practicing wood attribute techniques will result in faster progress and double effectiveness, but practising metal attribute techniques can easily lead to demonic cultivation.
[Vigorous Energy]: Naturally vigorous spirit, needs very little rest and sleep, and spirit is somewhat stronger than ordinary people.
[Martial Arts Family]: Born in a martial arts family, naturally stronger than ordinary people, and more proficient with various weapons.
After reading his profile, Jiang Yuan felt somewhat disappointed.
He originally thought that Zhao Li, with such a talent, must have a purple-level innate destiny like Gu Mo.
In this way, there must be a lot of destiny power converged on him, and he could shear off a bit of it.
But now it seems that he overestimated him.
He only has a blue-level innate destiny, and can't gather destiny power at all.
According to the description on his profile, it's clear that his cultivation talent is nowhere near as strong as Gu Mo's.
Sword cultivators, their offensive techniques are always nearly invincible among their peers.
Once Gu Mo abandons his saber to practice the sword, he may become even stronger than he originally imagined.
Thinking about this, Jiang Yuan suddenly felt an urgent sense of eagerness.
He has a being with talent surpassing the famous prodigy of Da Shun Prefecture under his command. He must cultivate him well.
Upon seeing Li Hong and the other, Zhao Li slightly clenched his fists and said, "I have met the Honorable County Lord and the Immortal."
The youth in the purple robe laughed, "No need for such formalities, it won't be long before we will call each other brothers. You can call me Brother Xu, this is your Brother Li."
"Brother Xu, Brother Li." Zhao Li slightly saluted, his face was filled with indescribable pride.
The existence of like immortals in the eyes of everyone, was now so amicable to him, how could he not be proud?
At this moment, he understood even more clearly how strong his natural talent was.
If not for his strong talent, how could they be so close to him?
Facing Zhao Li's honorifics, the two of them were even more delighted.
The prodigy in front of them was completely different from them.
At the age of sixteen, he has already reached the Body Forging Level 9, transcending the mundane is inevitable for him.
Perhaps in a few years, Zhao Li's height could let them look up to him.
And this gap, as time goes on, will only grow bigger and bigger.
Under these circumstances, they didn't mind Zhao Li's pride.
In their hearts, if they miss this opportunity now, it would be hard for them to establish a relationship with Zhao Li in the future.
Such a cultivation talent could completely become a true disciple of the elders.
At this moment, Zhao Li looked at Jiang Yuan and asked, "Who is this?"
Li Hong laughed, "You don't know him, this is Jiang Yuan, the only son of Jiang Zhenyuan of the Wind and Thunder Sword. He is a prodigy in Lin'an County and might even become your junior in the future."
Zhao Li scrutinized Jiang Yuan closely.
After detecting Jiang Yuan's Body Forging level, he instantly lost interest.
Someone around his age, who is only at Body Forging Level 5, with the level of organ refinement, is not on the same level as his talent.
He instantly curled his lips and no longer paid attention to Jiang Yuan.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan also didn't stay any longer.
He put the bottle of elixir in his bag, raised his hand to Li Hong, and said, "Thank you for the gift, County Lord. I will take my leave now."
Li Hong nodded, "I've agreed to your request just now. Later, my people will take over all the properties of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. The various forces in the city will naturally understand."
Hearing his words, Jiang Yuan was immediately relieved.
According to today's observation, Li Hong's identity seems to exceed his expectations.
With his protection now, he should be safe.
What he lacks now is only time, just give him more time.
Then everything won't be a problem.
As Jiang Yuan left, the two of them instantly put him behind, facing Zhao Li with more enthusiasm.
(End of the chapter)