36: I have three daughters...

Xu Sanyan said with a smile, “What, Lord Zhu wants to treat me to a meal?”

Before he could answer, Xu Sanyan continued, “That won’t do. How could I dare let Lord Zhu treat me to a meal? Wouldn’t that make me seem ungrateful?”

Zhu Yong tried his best to calm himself, digesting the fact that Xu Sanyan was already a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist, and quickly re-evaluated his position.

“Please don’t make fun of me. I was ignorant before. From now on, whatever you say goes, and I will not object!”

Xu Sanyan exerted a little force with his arm, and Zhu Yong plopped onto the ground. “Can we talk about the conditions now?”

“Yes! Please speak.” Zhu Yong dared not get up and simply sat on the ground.

Only by facing a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist did Zhu Yong realize the immense pressure. At this moment, he had no other thoughts, only hoping that Xu Sanyan would not kill him in a fit of rage.

Magistrate Lü, who was beside him, had no cultivation and was still reeling from Xu Sanyan’s Aura, his lips even turning pale.

Xu Sanyan smiled and helped him up. “Spirit medicines or other spiritual items are fine. What do you have?”

Zhu Yong’s heart tightened at the words, and his mind raced. “I still have four spirit medicines…”

Xu Sanyan smiled. “These four spirit medicines will be considered compensation for offending me. No problem, right?”

“No… no problem.”

Zhu Yong dared not resist. When one is under another’s roof, one must bow their head. He clearly knew that at such a distance, it would be as easy as taking something from a bag for Xu Sanyan to kill him.

Xu Sanyan patted Magistrate Lü’s shoulder. “Magistrate Lü, have you thought about how to apologize?”

“Ah? Ah!”

Magistrate Lü cried out twice as if waking from a dream, then snapped back to his senses, his old face smiling as brightly as a chrysanthemum. “This official will certainly write to Your Majesty. With Brother Xu’s skill, he will surely be heavily relied upon by the imperial court!”

Xu Sanyan had no interest in being an official and said directly, “Have you thought about what you’ll use to buy your life?”

“Ah?”

Magistrate Lü was shocked. How did it come to buying his life?

Xu Sanyan shook his head, a hint of regret in his voice. “It seems you have no treasures to buy your life. Don’t worry, I will help your family reunite. You won’t be lonely down there.”

As he spoke, he exerted a little force with his palm. A sharp pain swept through Magistrate Lü’s entire body, scaring him into shouting, “I do! I have treasures to buy my life!”

Xu Sanyan stopped. “What is it?”

Magistrate Lü’s slack skin trembled. “I have three daughters, all of them beauties. They can be given to Brother Xu as maidservants.”

“Hmm?”

Xu Sanyan was startled, almost thinking he had misheard. Offering his daughters?

Zhu Yong also shifted his feet, seemingly ashamed to be associated with him.

Only at a matter of life and death can one’s true nature be seen. No one expected that the Magistrate, who usually read the classics of sages, would be someone who would sell his daughters to save his own life.

Magistrate Lü seemed not to notice anything amiss and continued to babble, promoting his daughters.

“My second daughter is eighteen years old, the most beautiful of my three daughters. She will definitely not disappoint you. Would you like to move, and I will take you to see her?”

Xu Sanyan stroked his chin, intrigued, but still shook his head. “Not enough.”

Female beauty was readily available to him and not considered a rare item.

Magistrate Lü quickly said, “My youngest daughter is also extremely beautiful; she can be given to you as well.”

Xu Sanyan pulled at the corner of his mouth. “If that’s still not enough, are you going to give me your eldest daughter too?”

Magistrate Lü looked a bit troubled. “My eldest daughter was given to Lord Wang of Fu City a few years ago. If you don’t mind, my current wife is only about twenty years old and can also be sent to you.”

“Hahahaha…”

Xu Sanyan couldn’t help but laugh out loud. He truly hadn’t expected such an oddity in the world. He couldn’t help but ask curiously, “How did you become this Magistrate?”

Magistrate Lü seemed somewhat relieved. “It’s all thanks to my eldest daughter. In the Great Qi of today, if you want to become an official, you need someone backing you.”

“You just mentioned Lord Wang of Fu City. I’m curious how old this Lord Wang is this year?” Xu Sanyan patted his shoulder.

Magistrate Lü replied, “Lord Wang is only fifty years old. He is in his prime and has the opportunity to advance further in officialdom. It’s not a grievance for my eldest daughter to be his concubine.”

Xu Sanyan shook his head and laughed. A sixty-year-old man became ‘in his prime’ in his mouth. “Your three daughters being born into your family is truly a blessing from a past life.”

With that, he exerted a slight force with his palm. After a crisp “crunch,” Magistrate Lü had already stopped breathing.

Zhu Yong watched Magistrate Lü’s corpse and curled his lips. He hadn’t expected the usually proper Magistrate to be such a person.

“Killing an official…”

Xu Sanyan paused, then slowly looked at Zhu Yong. “Does that count as rebellion?”

“What?”

Zhu Yong was startled, then reacted. “When did Brother Xu kill an official? Magistrate Lü clearly died of old age, having lived out his natural lifespan.”

“Hahahaha… Good, good.”

Xu Sanyan laughed heartily. This damn world was just like that; when you had power, everything you did would have someone to justify it for you.

“Alright, let’s talk about the remuneration for my assistance now.” Xu Sanyan looked at Zhu Yong.

“Uh…”

Zhu Yong looked hesitant, then gritted his teeth and said, “To be honest, Brother Xu, I only have these four spirit medicines left. If you have any intention of becoming an official, I can personally write a letter of recommendation for you.”

This letter of recommendation was not something to be written lightly. Once Xu Sanyan caused trouble, Zhu Yong would also be implicated, so he was taking a risk.

Xu Sanyan shook his head. He had no interest in being an official, but he still asked curiously, “With my cultivation, if I were to enter the imperial court, what rank official could I become?”

Zhu Yong hesitated. “Probably around fifth rank…”

“A Heavenly Human Realm at only fifth rank?” Xu Sanyan asked in surprise.

“You might not be aware, but the imperial court is different from a School. To rise in the imperial court, you need someone behind you…”

Zhu Yong thought for a moment and added, “I once served under General General Su Kuohai. I can also write a letter to recommend you. With your skill, you will surely be highly valued by the General. I imagine becoming a fourth-rank Valiant Cavalry General would be no problem.”

Zhu Yong also had his own little plan. As long as Xu Sanyan agreed, they would be fellow officials from then on, and he would surely save his own life.

Once upon a time, Xu Sanyan had to wait for over an hour to see him, and he dared not show the slightest impatience on his face.

Now the tables had turned, and his life and death were entirely at the other party’s whim.

Zhu Yong sighed in his heart. How things change…

Thinking about it now, he still found it incredible. How did he achieve a Breakthrough?

He had consumed so many spirit medicines; his Foundation must have been unstable. How did he Break through to the Tianren Realm?

Was his talent truly so outstanding?

Xu Sanyan tilted his head and pondered for a moment. “I heard that there are Immortals in the imperial family?”

Zhu Yong suddenly realized. So he was aiming for the Dao of Immortals. He was probably going to be disappointed then.

“I have also heard of it, but I have never seen one,” Zhu Yong shook his head.

Xu Sanyan frowned in thought. “The Great Qi imperial family has Immortals guarding it, so among the rebels… are there any?”