Scrape, scrape, scrape...
Zhang Xiaohao’s body staggered, almost falling to the ground.
The Xingtian Battle Axe he was holding in his hand turned into streaks of blood-red lines and re-entered his body.
"Lord, are you alright?" Seeing this scene, Qing Mian immediately rushed over and asked anxiously.
He supported Zhang Xiaohao with both hands.
"Nonsense! Do I look alright to you?" Zhang Xiaohao rolled his eyes and said.
"Heh heh." Qing Mian gave a dry laugh.
"Stop standing there. There are a few ’little cats’ hiding in the southeastern and northwestern corners, go take care of them," Zhang Xiaohao instructed.
"But Lord, you... how are you..." Qing Mian hesitated.
"I’m fine! Don’t worry, go quickly!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"Mm." Qing Mian nodded his head.
With a tap of his foot, he sped off towards the southeastern corner, employing his movement martial arts...
Zhang Xiaohao sat cross-legged on the ground, his Soul Power sweeping over the room to bring everything under his control, paying attention to every movement around him.
He flipped his hand and took out a bottle of Elixirs that could recover True Qi, which had been given to him by the White-clothed Young Master.
Each jade bottle contained one hundred pills that could restore True Qi.
He opened the bottle, swallowed about a third of the Elixirs, and put away the rest.
He ran the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, absorbing the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy.
With the help of the Great Five Elements Spirit Pill and those extra meridians, the nature’s spiritual energy surged violently towards Zhang Xiaohao.
In just a moment, he was enveloped in a huge cocoon of spiritual energy.
Under the frenzied refinement of the Shennong Battle Sky Technique, it transformed into streams of the purest True Qi, soaking into the veins of his limbs and body.
During cultivation, time was lost; two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes, and two beams of light shot from them, striking the ground three meters in front of him.
Dust flew up, leaving a huge deep pit in the ground.
"Have you taken care of them?" Zhang Xiaohao asked.
He stood up from the ground, and after two continuous hours of recovery, the True Qi that had been utterly depleted inside his body had now recovered nearly eighty percent.
The remaining twenty percent or so would automatically recover under the operation of the Shennong Battle Sky Technique.
"Mm!" Qing Mian nodded heavily.
He respectfully handed over an unrefined storage bag and about a dozen treasures.
"Is this from his body?" Zhang Xiaohao pointed at the storage bag and asked.
"Mm." Qing Mian nodded.
"Good! You’ve done well," Zhang Xiaohao said.
His Soul Power swept out to ensure there were no fish that slipped through the net.
"Let’s go," Zhang Xiaohao said.
"Mm." Qing Mian nodded.
Following behind Zhang Xiaohao, the two of them sped off towards the outside, employing their movement martial arts.
Two hours after Zhang Xiaohao and Qing Mian left.
A mysterious person wearing a Golden Dragon mask, along with a group of masked people, appeared in the valley with cold expressions.
"Argh! Damn it! Murong Longbo, you old fool! Wait for me, I swear! In one month, I will surely cleanse your entire clan with blood! I will make you die without a place to bury!" the person in the Golden Dragon mask roared with fury.
Under the lead of Zhang Xiaohao, the two of them quietly appeared on the rooftop of Bai Xue Company Building.
With their strength, evading the group of patrolling security guards below was simply too easy!
Standing at the edge of the rooftop, looking down at the diligently patrolling security guards, Zhang Xiaohao nodded in satisfaction.
Though their capabilities were not extraordinary, this attitude was indeed commendable.
"My Lord, what is this place?" Qing Mian asked, puzzled.
"This is my wife’s company!" Zhang Xiaohao said calmly.
At this time, he was still wearing the Great Sage Equalling Heaven’s mask.
"Ah! This is that, that... "
"Madam!" Before Qing Mian could finish his sentence, Zhang Xiaohao interrupted him forcefully.
"Right! Is this the Madam’s company?" Qing Mian asked. Google seaʀᴄh 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝔫𝔢𝔱
"Mhm!" Zhang Xiaohao nodded.
"My Lord, if I may be so bold, what position do you hold here?" Qing Mian inquired.
"Manager of the Public Relations Department!" Zhang Xiaohao explained.
"If I may be so bold to ask again, my Lord, what is the purpose of bringing me here?" Qing Mian asked again.
"From now on, Ning Zhongyuan shall no longer exist in this world. You will be Qing Mian, a janitor at Bai Xue Cosmetics Company, responsible for cleaning the entire floor! As for your appearance, I believe with your capabilities, something as trivial as a human skin mask should not be an obstacle for you!" Zhang Xiaohao said calmly.
When he had decided to spare him previously, it wasn’t just because of his granddaughter whom he had never met; another more important reason, in his own words,
I tested you with the lives of over two hundred people to see whether you are worthy of being my granddaughter’s husband!
Zhang Xiaohao likewise used the subsequent events to test him, to see if he was worthy of becoming his subordinate! Fortunately, he passed the test, or else he would already be a cold corpse by now.
"My Lord! If I may be so bold to ask once more, what position does Ning’er hold in your heart?" Qing Mian asked seriously.
Zhang Xiaohao didn’t reply immediately, earnestly looking at the scenery under the night sky.
Qing Mian did not rush him but quietly observed his figure.
After a while, Zhang Xiaohao finally said calmly.
"My women have no ranking of status! No matter what their identity is, whether they are beautiful or not, as long as she is my woman, and has not done anything to betray me, I will protect her with my life for eternity. If anyone dares to harm them, I will annihilate his entire family and wipe out his nine generations!" Zhang Xiaohao said seriously.
Qing Mian knelt on the ground.
"From now on! Ning Zhongyuan shall no longer exist in this world, all that remains is an old servant named Qing Mian, a humble janitor at Bai Xue Cosmetics Company!" Qing Mian declared solemnly.
"Mhm! You may rise," Zhang Xiaohao nodded and said.
"Thank you, my Lord!" Qing Mian said.
After pondering for a moment.
Zhang Xiaohao reached into his pocket and pulled out two cultivation techniques, handing them over.
"My Lord, what are these?" Qing Mian asked, puzzled.
"These are the Earth-rank lower-grade martial technique Yellow Spring Finger, and the Earth-rank Middle Grade Technique ’Thunder Sun Nine Decisions’," Zhang Xiaohao explained.
"Ah! My Lord, are these for me?" Qing Mian said excitedly.
"Mhm! The cultivation technique you’ve been practicing is too inferior. Against people with lower cultivation than you, it’s fine, but if you come across someone of the same realm as you, even if you can kill your opponent, you’ll have to pay a heavy price!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"This subordinate thanks you for your generous rewards, my Lord!" Qing Mian said excitedly.
Zhang Xiaohao flipped his palm and took out several bottles of Yellow-grade top-quality cultivation elixirs and handed them over.
"Take these to aid in your cultivation!" Zhang Xiaohao said.
"Thank you for your rewards, my Lord!" Qing Mian said.
"I’m always generous with my own people! However, if I find out someone dares to betray my trust, I will make him regret being born into this world!" Zhang Xiaohao said with murderous intent.