Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 131 - 130: Borrowing Your Horse

Chapter 131: Chapter 130: Borrowing Your Horse

When Principal Officer Ximen came to find Zhang San, he found Zhang San instructing several maidservants to take care of Wang Junwu.

Seeing this scene, Principal Officer Ximen couldn’t help but think of the good brothers he had when he had just joined the Town Martial Office.

Regrettably, the Town Martial Office had just been established at that time, and they had to contend with almost all the Martial Path Sects and Aristocratic Families in the world, battling day and night, non-stop.

Now, the world had indeed become much more peaceful, but few of his old brothers had survived to see this day.

When Zhang San saw that Principal Officer Ximen had arrived, he immediately came over.

"Principal Officer Ximen, were you looking for me?"

Principal Officer Ximen nodded and, putting an arm around Zhang San’s shoulder, took him for a walk around Xiongfeng Manor.

"I heard you wanted to take a few days off for rest?"

Zhang San nodded.

After all, this secret mission was extremely challenging!

Having himself go undercover inside the Heavenly Punishment Sect?

However, through this mission, Zhang San could confirm that both Principal Officers, including Third Miss Gan, were unaware that his previous identity was from the Heavenly Punishment Sect.

This was good, after all, given his current circumstances, blending in at the Town Martial Office was quite favorable.

It was just that the thought of having to infiltrate the Heavenly Punishment Sect after accepting this task gave Zhang San a real headache.

"After all, I find this task quite difficult. With the incidents that happened before, my weak heart really can’t take much more," he said.

Principal Officer Ximen smiled and said, "I understand. Everyone needs to go through numerous trials to reach a higher position. Zhang San, I have great faith in you. So, how many days do you need for this break?"

"Three days should suffice, I’ll just go out to clear my mind and will be back in three days."

Principal Officer Ximen nodded, then took out a Secret Manual from his coat and handed it to Zhang San.

"This is the Unique Skill of the Ximen Family—’Tiger’s Life Spirit Gang,’ a Secret Technique that enables one to Refine Qi into Gang. I’m giving it to you. After all, you are only in the True Core Realm now, and you’re somewhat weak."

"You might not think the missions from the Town Martial Office are dangerous, but thinking you’re safe just by changing outfits is naive. Not everyone will fight you at the same Realm, and it’s troublesome when you really encounter the unreasonable ones. So, it’s always good to be stronger."

Zhang San was somewhat embarrassed, given that he had just been contemplating whether to flee.

Yet, his superior’s superior had hurried over to deliver a Secret Manual to him.

Zhang San could only repeatedly express his gratitude.

"By the way, I also have a treasured horse named ’Black Steed Steps on Clouds.’ It’s entirely black and said to have a Chi Dragon’s bloodline, capable of stepping over clouds at critical moments. I’m lending it to you, and you can return it me once you’re back."

Zhang San hadn’t expected Principal Officer Ximen to be so generous, but the horse sounded incredibly valuable, and he worried about losing it if he took it out, so he quickly declined.

However, Principal Officer Ximen was very enthusiastic, and ultimately, Zhang San had no choice but to accept, as it was a loan and not a gift, and it would be rude to keep refusing.

"By the way, the Treasury has just finished tallying this mission’s spoils of war. Come with me, and you can choose your share of the spoils. Meanwhile, I will show you my horse, and when you depart tomorrow, you can take it directly from my stable."

Zhang San arrived at the Treasury, seeing piles of gold, Cultivation Resources, and various Rune and forging materials, he realized how significant a gift Third Miss Gan had given him.

Initially, each of the four powers that went to the Dragon Serpent Gang had bid close to 700,000 taels of gold.

Although Chu Can from Gluttonous Mountain had left, it seemed as though half of what was taken returned to his possession.

And now, the wealth of the remaining three factions, half of which was worth one million taels of gold, all belonged to him!

What was even more important, these Storage Magical Treasures were also extremely valuable.

After discussing with the person responsible for tallying the value of the battle spoils in the Treasury, Zhang San took away four Storage Rings, a Storage Belt, and gold and silver as well as cultivation resources and forging materials worth close to one million two hundred thousand taels of gold.

Zhang San also took some rune materials, but he estimated he wouldn’t need much of these for now, so he only prepared a bit of each to carry with him.

Seeing Zhang San being so wealthy, the Principal Officer Ximen next to him was utterly astonished.

Having been a principal officer for so many years, he probably hadn’t earned that much!

That night, after having put everything away, Zhang San fell into a deep sleep.

Just moments before, he had been pondering whether to stay at the Town Martial Office and then infiltrate the Heavenly Punishment Sect, or to take the money and run away, but in his dreams, he saw an old man with muscles all over his body.

This time, the old man spent eight years teaching Zhang San the Tiger’s Life Spirit Gang.

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In the night, in the Ghost Domain, Little Fox Hu Xingxiang, who had just begun to try transformation, was walking out of the Ghost Domain with a cloaked figure over nine feet tall.

Little Fox was very happy, although her transformation wasn’t completely successful yet, and she only looked like a seven- or eight-year-old girl.

But being able to transform into a human shape already made Little Fox extremely happy and satisfied.

Watching Little Fox hopping and skipping, the tall figure following beside her couldn’t help but remind her, "Miss, you have just transformed, and it’s not even a proper transformation yet, you should still be careful when walking."

Little Fox happily spun around on the spot and turned to smile at the big man, "Uncle Fang Xiang, don’t worry, I was practicing walking like a human even before I transformed, so I won’t fall."

As she spoke, Little Fox jumped up on the spot and did a somersault.

The man referred to as Fang Xiang was quite helpless but also felt that the lord’s adopted daughter, Miss Hu Xingxiang, was indeed lively and adorable.

Little Fox ran ahead, bouncing and jumping for a good while before she seemed a bit tired and stopped, quietly waiting for Fang Xiang, who followed with steady steps.

"Uncle Fang Xiang, that old Chi Dragon has taken refuge with my foster father, who promised to grant this Black Gold Dragon to his son. We still need to hurry," said Little Fox. "How about this, Uncle Fang Xiang, tell me where Eagle Horn Gully is, and then I will race you there to see who gets there first, okay?"

Fang Xiang pointed towards a slope ahead.

"Miss, we took a shortcut out of the Ghost Domain; just below this hill is Eagle Horn Gully, less than a mile away, no need to run ahead," he said.

Little Fox looked disappointedly at the distant hillside and sighed deeply.

"Okay, then we’ll walk slowly. I still wanted to run around outside for a while longer," she said.

Seeing how adorable the missy was, Fang Xiang comforted her, "Don’t worry, missy. Once the lord’s grand plan succeeds, you will be free to gallop across the world to your heart’s content!"

"Really?" Little Fox’s big eyes sparkled.

She was already fantasizing about the carefree life she would lead, running freely across the land alongside Zhang San once she had completely succeeded in her transformation.

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[Note 54]Reference Explanation

Tiger’s Life Spirit Gang, referenced from "The Great Achievement Golden Book of the Supreme Clarity Salvation Treasure," which includes the phrase "Heaven One North Blessing, Cosmic Origins, Northern Kui Mystery, Divine Tiger Dark Abyss, Grand Saint in the Decan, Jade Maiden Soul Chaser, Light of Ten Directions, summoned by my call. With each breath, into my body, with the qi, it moves, transforming myriad forms, prospering in honesty. Quick as the leading star in the Big Dipper’s grip."

Originally a type of stride Gang, called Summoning Divine Tiger Command Spirit Gang. In our story, the original name is modified and used as a Secret Technique for transforming Qi into Gang to enhance combat ability.

[Note 55]Reference Explanation

The Black Gold Dragon is crafted from special materials into a dark golden dragon. Referenced from "The Great Achievement Golden Book of the Supreme Clarity Salvation Treasure." Initially, the Daoist item was used in temples during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period.