Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 199 - 193 - Pretend This - Has a Title

Chapter 199: Chapter 193 - Pretend This Chapter Has a Title

Zhang San instructed everyone to take the female disciples who were about to join the Town Martial Office back first.

As for himself, he took Ximen Jinxing and Big Head Wang to take care of another matter.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang San finally called Wen Ruchu over to join him.

Wen Ruchu had previously noticed that Zhang San was about to act alone and wanted to follow him to see what exactly he intended to do.

But now that Zhang San was asking her to join, she found herself somewhat reluctant to go.

However, upon further thought, no matter what Zhang San intended to do, she had already seen through his schemes; thus, all of Zhang San’s conspiracies would be completely exposed in front of her.

So, she nodded and agreed.

At this time, the old servant Uncle Liu, who had always been by Wen Ruchu’s side, also came over.

"Acting Military Chief Zhang, since the young master is taking part in the operation, this old servant also hopes to accompany you."

Zhang San furrowed his brows, observing the old servant of the Wen Family.

According to what Third Miss Gan had told him before, this old servant from the Wen Family was a late-stage Spiritual Platform Realm powerhouse, very likely having reached the ’Holding the Origin and Preserving Unity’ stage, a formidable force to be reckoned with.

But this stage involved undergoing the Wheel Sea Tribulation, and it was uncertain which tribulation the old servant had experienced.

In any case, the more Wheel Sea Tribulations one underwent, the stronger one became.

In the end, Zhang San gritted his teeth and nodded with some annoyance.

"You may accompany us, but you are only to protect your young master. You are not allowed to interfere with our actions at will," he said.

The old servant nodded, quietly thinking to himself: When the time comes and I wish to act, would you, a mere True Core, be able to stop me?

Seeing Zhang San’s reluctant expression, Wen Ruchu guessed that Zhang San must have some matter he preferred Uncle Liu not to be involved in.

Yet, Uncle Liu insisted on following her in the name of the Wen Family! Heh heh!

A group of five began preparing to set out, with Ximen Jinxing drawing close to Zhang San and asking in a low voice, "There’s something I don’t quite understand. If you didn’t want the Wen Family’s old servant to follow us, why choose Wen Ruchu?"

Zhang San slightly smiled and in a voice only the two of them could hear, whispered in Ximen Jinxing’s ear, "Because I actually hope the old servant will come with us; that way, he can better ensure our safety."

Ximen Jinxing merely felt Zhang San’s voice warm and ticklish as he leaned close to his ear.

Although he didn’t quite grasp what Zhang San meant, he nodded anyway to appear more intelligent.

Afterward, Zhang San led the group straight to the south.

Along the way, Zhang San constantly employed the Ghost Summoning Method.

Since this technique had already been exposed in front of the Wen Family, Zhang San didn’t mind revealing a bit more.

He had plenty of methods up his sleeve; as long as he could make Wen Ruchu, or even the entire Wen Family, believe that these were all the tricks he had, it would suffice.

After all, Zhang San increasingly felt that the Wen Family’s purpose in coming to the Chuan-Yu Road was not merely to get a foot in the door of the Town Martial Office.

Zhang San suspected that if possible, the Wen Family would rather insert their entire hefty leg and stir everything up.

Moreover, given the Wen Family’s elevated status in the Capital, who knew whether or not they were part of the Crown Prince’s faction.

Therefore, it would be better to stay on guard against the Wen Family.

During the journey, Zhang San continuously summoned the nearby guilt-ridden spirits, giving them a chance to assist him and thus atone for their sins.

Ximen Jinxing was in charge of hunting small animals in the vicinity and then bringing them back for everyone to eat.

But Ximen Jinxing didn’t have much experience with wilderness survival.

So each time she returned from hunting, the prey was not small.

A baby leopard, a young deer, certainly enough for everyone to eat.

The only issue was that each time she brought back only half of it, because the other half had been pulverized by a hammer during the chase.

Therefore, every time, Big Head Wang and Wen Ruchu could only get to eat a little bit of meat from parts unknown.

But the best and cleanest cuts of meat, after being skewered and roasted by Ximen Jinxing, were given to Zhang San.

This meant that Uncle Liu had to go hunting again, to catch something for his young master’s extra meal.

Wen Ruchu had always been keen to oppose Zhang San, and seeing Ximen Jinxing treat Zhang San so well only added to his irritation.

As for Ximen Jinxing, Wen Ruchu actually harbored no particular feelings.

Although Ximen Jinxing hailed from the Ximen Family, a renowned martial path family within the Capital, and was even the daughter of the White Tiger, one of the four Hidden Principal Officers of the Town Martial Office, dubbed as one of the Capital’s Twin Paragons, sought after as the darling of countless young men in the Capital.

But in Wen Ruchu’s eyes, what was the significance of a woman compared to power and influence?

Hence, he always looked down on Ximen Jinxing.

It’s just that now, with everyone gathered together, Ximen Jinxing was single-mindedly kind to Zhang San every day.

Early in the morning, as the sky just brightened, Ximen Jinxing had already finished roasting the leg of a wild boar, which only had one leg left.

Even now, Ximen Jinxing had learned to score the leg with several cuts to facilitate cooking the inside thoroughly and knew exactly how to rub the salt in to ensure taste without wastage.

By the time Zhang San woke up, he saw Ximen Jinxing approaching with a roasted leg in hand.

In the early morning, holding the boar leg, Zhang San even doubted his existence.

He had assumed only sheep-related meats would be this fatty, who would have thought someone would offer him this early in the morning.

At that moment, how he wished for a bowl of plain rice porridge.

After eating, Zhang San stretched a bit, then continued summoning the small ghosts around him.

After three days of pursuit, Zhang San had basically pinpointed Lv Dagen’s location, as well as his appearance and attire.

Now the only problem was how to catch up to Lv Dagen without drawing the attention of the Wen Family.

Meanwhile, lost in thought, Zhang San let a few little ghosts protect him, for he held little hope for Uncle Liu of the Wen Family.

And Wen Ruchu, who had only eaten some wild vegetables in the morning, found Zhang San increasingly unpleasant.

Especially when getting close to Zhang San, he could smell the scent of roasted meat on him, which only made his cravings worse.

Back in the Capital, there was no delicacy I hadn’t tasted.

And now to be so enticed by a boar leg!

"Zhang San, since you seem to be idling, how about we spar a bit?"

Wen Ruchu suggested as he walked toward Zhang San.

The little ghosts by Zhang San’s side tried to stop him, but they were sent flying by a sword strike from Wen Ruchu.

Zhang San furrowed his brow and turned to glance at Wen Ruchu, questioning, "Why bother sparring when you’re no match for me?"

These past few days, watching Ximen Jinxing fawn over Zhang San had already irritated Wen Ruchu.

Now being told he was inferior by Zhang San annoyed him even more!

The provoked Wen Ruchu angrily declared, "If you can beat me, I’ll give you a hundred taels of gold! That’s a full hundred..."

Bang—

Zhang San’s fist, carrying the Tiger’s Life Spirit Gang and Wind Technique, struck before Wen Ruchu could react, sending him flying ten zhang away.

Uncle Liu flew into a rage and stood up glaring at Zhang San.

Zhang San said coldly, "Don’t just stand there, help your young master up and get ready for the road!"

Uncle Liu shot Zhang San a glare and turned to help Wen Ruchu up.

But no matter how he pondered over Zhang San’s words, something seemed off.