"Matriarch Mu, I was the one who first proposed warming the bed. There's a proper order to things, you know," the Butcher argued, clearly displeased.
Mu Huang, not to be outdone, retorted, "Brother Li, this is Mu Family territory, after all. We must distinguish between host and guest."
"The guest is to be honored above all, is he not?" The Butcher refused to back down.
"Jianni, don't just stand there. Go help Divine Doctor Jiang prepare his room."
Mu Huang was even more direct. "Just take him to your own chambers."
"You two, that's enough."
Jiang Xinghai gave a helpless smile. "I'm going to the Provincial City tonight."
He didn't refuse their eager attempts to have their granddaughters warm his bed. After all, ever since he started cultivating the Dragon Locking Secret Technique, he did indeed need to have won by his side often.
"Excellent! This old servant will book tomorrow night on my granddaughter's behalf," the Butcher hastily replied.
"Brother Li, you can't let my Mu Family lose out. Tomorrow night belongs to the Mu Family."
"Mu Huang, aren't you ashad? A woman like you, talking about such things!"
"Butcher, don't think I'm afraid of you just because of your fearso reputation. If it really ca to a fight, you might not be a match for my second son, Qi Kong."
"Old hag, are you threatening ?"
"So what if I am?"
"…"
The two continued to bicker endlessly, making Mu Jianni, who was left standing there, blush beet-red.
Jiang Xinghai, anwhile, turned to admire the cleaned Pill Furnace.
"Mu Jianni, could you prepare an empty room for ?" Jiang Xinghai asked, turning his head toward Mu Jianni, who was watching him.
Mu Jianni approached with small steps, shyly lowering her head. "Divine Doctor Jiang, you can just co to my chambers. There's no need to prepare anything."
"Er…"
Jiang Xinghai knew Mu Jianni had misunderstood him. "I was looking for an empty room to perform Alchemy."
"Oh, for Alchemy."
Mu Jianni looked up, her face flushed, and pointed to a side building not far away. "Yes, of course, we have one. Let take you there."
"That would be excellent."
Jiang Xinghai nodded with a smile. He shifted sideways into a horse stance, grabbed one of the Pill Furnace's legs with each hand, and effortlessly lifted it over his head.
"Divine Doctor Jiang is so formidable!" Mu Jianni exclaid in astonishnt. 'That thing weighs over eight hundred pounds!'
'With strength like that, what would he be like… when it cos to bedroom techniques?'
'Ah, this is so embarrassing!'
Mu Jianni despaired internally. 'How could I think of sothing so dirty?'
"For a Martial Arts practitioner, this is nothing."
Jiang Xinghai, his expression unchanging and heart rate steady, was already walking toward the side building while holding the Pill Furnace aloft.
As he passed by the still-arguing Butcher and Mu Huang, he asked, "Matriarch Mu, is lunch ready?"
"Er, it's ready, Divine Doctor Jiang." Mu Huang stared, dumbfounded, at Jiang Xinghai walking away while holding up the Pill Furnace.
The Butcher naturally noticed this as well. He hurried over. "Master, your power is unparalleled! This old servant is in awe. Please, allow this old servant to handle such manual labor."
"Go to the car and bring the dicinal ingredients," Jiang Xinghai said as he arrived in front of the detached side building.
Mu Jianni also hurried over and opened the door.
It was called an empty room, but there was still so fitness equipnt inside.
Fortunately, the space was large enough.
Jiang Xinghai placed the Alchemy Furnace in the center.
The Butcher also moved all the dicinal ingredients Xue Zhong had brought into the room. "Master, are these all the materials for refining the Gathering Essence Pill?"
"It's missing one ingredient. We can gather it after lunch," Jiang Xinghai said, beckoning for the two to leave.
「At the dining table.」
Only Jiang Xinghai, Mu Huang, the Butcher, and Xue Zhong were present.
Mu Jianni was responsible for looking after her father, Mu Qikun.
Jiang Xinghai didn't stand on ceremony, eating and drinking heartily.
The other three could only remain silent and eat along with him.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Jiang Xinghai finally spoke. "The three of you, I will be performing Alchemy later. When I succeed, you will each receive one pill."
"Thank you for your generous favor, Master!"
"Thank you, Master!"
"Thank you, Divine Doctor Jiang!"
The Butcher, Xue Zhong, and Mu Huang had all been hoping for one of the legendary Gathering Essence Pills, but they hadn't dared to ask.
"Also, the current head of the Central State Martial Arts Departnt is Yan Qingshan. If any of you need anything, you can contact him," Jiang Xinghai added.
The three of them had already heard about this, but hearing Jiang Xinghai confirm it himself solidified their resolve.
"Master, after Su Damao of the Su Family was killed in Jizhou, the Su Family has been quiet. I suspect they're investigating the events of that day," the Butcher said.
"There's no need to pay attention to it. Yan Qingshan will handle everything," Jiang Xinghai said dismissively.
On the day of the Shen Family's celebratory rise, Su Damao had been too arrogant. Killing him was the only way to vent their anger.
Yan Qingshan had gone to great lengths to cover things up to prevent Jiang Xinghai from being thrust into the spotlight.
This even included a cover-up among the common people of Jizhou, orchestrated through Du Jingsong's significant efforts.
However, Jiang Xinghai didn't care.
If the Su Family were to find out Jiang Xinghai was the one who did it, it would only beco the Su Family's nightmare.
"Old Xue, you stay here and guard Mu Qikun."
After he had eaten and drunk his fill, Jiang Xinghai said, "As for you, Butcher, co with to the dicine garden."
「The dicine Garden.」
Jiang Xinghai plucked the Dragon Scale Bamboo. "This place has a dicinal Vein. I've placed a Spirit Gathering Array on it. Although it can seal in the dicinal efficacy, a small amount will still leak out as the ingredients grow. To prevent others from coveting it, I'm leaving it for you to guard."
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