With just a roar, the heavens and earth darkened, and the moonlight abruptly faded.

The Tiger Bone Divine Aspect materialized from illusion, arriving on a gust of wind, stepping on the moon, and leaping down from the sky.

It possessed combat power comparable to the Ascending Dragon Realm, engaging Li Jianqiu in a two-on-one battle!

As this unusual phenomenon appeared in the sky, the Shuangjiao Society headquarters in the distance finally noticed the commotion and a red firework exploded in the night sky.

This firework was like the final drumbeat.

Whether for the Tiger Bone Masked Man or for Li Jianqiu, it meant that they had to determine the victor in the shortest amount of time.

Because once the people from the Shuangjiao Society headquarters arrived, it would be very easy for them to kill the White Bone Daoist disciples or eliminate Li Jianqiu under the guise of the Tiger Bone Masked Man, and the truth would remain hidden.

Just then, Li Jianqiu rose into the air, becoming one with his sword.

Night deepened, and the moonlight reappeared.

But the moonlight seemed tinged with blood.

The ubiquitous moonlight became a blood-soaked radiance.

The sword swept through like a crimson tide.

The Tiger Bone Masked Man froze on the spot.

There was a wisp of spring breeze, a sprig of peach blossom.

Blooming on his heart.

The Tiger Bone Divine Aspect shattered into pieces.

This was the Sword of Dao technique that Li Jianqiu cultivated.

The Tiger Bone Masked Man was furious that Li Jianqiu dared to break through on the battlefield in front of him, but he didn’t think carefully about what kind of sword could break through the gate of heaven and earth ahead of time!

This was the divide between heaven and earth, where countless cultivators lingered for a lifetime.

Li Jianqiu completed his strike with one sword, didn’t do anything extra, and immediately fled away on his sword.

As long as he lived, the Shuangjiao Society would obediently send the bodies of his fellow disciples back to their homeland.

In fact, when dealing with the Tiger Bone Masked Man, even if he was no match, he had the confidence to escape.

But he didn’t want to run.

He didn’t want to run himself, and he didn’t want the Tiger Bone Masked Man to run.

He wanted to kill.

The world was too big, and if he missed this opportunity today, he might never find it again.

So he stabbed himself at the gate of heaven and earth, not hesitating to make his future path more difficult, breaking through in advance, and displaying the sharpness of the peach branch.

He had never imagined that a tragedy like the sinking of the entire city into the underworld would happen to him.

When Wang Changxiang died on his way to visit relatives, Li Jianqiu became the undisputed first in the Qinghe County Daoist Academy. Someone secretly commented, “Maple Forest is unfortunate, Jianqiu is fortunate.” Afterwards, that person was hung at the gate of the county academy for ten days. The dean personally spoke, and Li Jianqiu released that foul-mouthed, dying fellow.

No one can truly empathize, so those who comfort or satirize cannot fully understand.

His parents, relatives, friends, junior and senior brothers, and teachers were all buried.

When Emperor Zhuang declared the White Bone Dao as a national enemy, for Li Jianqiu, it was both a national and personal vendetta.

Only blood can wash the peach branch.

Jiang Wang sat alone in his bedroom for a while, and without even informing the newly arrived maid, Xiao Xiao, he went out on his own, wandering around the mine.

The Hu Clan Mine was never heavily guarded, and besides, Jiang Wang was now the cultivator in charge of the mine, so he could come and go freely.

No one would be so blind as to stop him and ask questions.

The production of this celestite mine has declined drastically, and both Chongxuan Sheng and Jiang Wang himself felt that there was something wrong.

However, when Jiang Wang walked through the Hu Clan Mine at this time, he didn’t feel anything unusual.

The people in the mine were doing their own thing, and everything was in order.

Jiang Wang casually chatted with a few miners and found that it was true that the celestite mine was almost depleted.

At least these miners were well aware of it.

They were all starting to worry about where to work next.

The living conditions and other aspects of this mine controlled by Chongxuan Sheng were better than other local mines in the Yang Kingdom.

Combined with the Hu Clan Mine’s practice of embezzling cultivator quotas, it seemed that this was a simple case of Hu You, the Qingyang Town Pavilion Chief, lining his own pockets.

He had the audacity to embezzle a large amount of the ore belonging to the Chongxuan family over the years.

This caused the mine to be depleted ahead of schedule.

But the problem was, why hadn’t the people from the Chongxuan family who came to collect the ore each time noticed this? Were they all bribed by Hu You?

Was the Chongxuan family’s deterrent force too weak, or was Hu You’s capital too strong?

That’s not right…

Jiang Wang thought silently, turning back to his residence without revealing anything.

It was normal to be curious about life in the mining area when you first arrived. But if he kept staring at the miners and chatting, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Jiang Wang decided to stay and see what happened before making a decision.

Anyway, Chongxuan Sheng didn’t have a specific deadline, and the depletion of the mine was a fact, so there was no use in rushing.

He could take advantage of this time to digest the gains he had made recently and prepare to break through the gate of heaven and earth.

When he returned to the courtyard gate, he met Uncle Xiang again.

Out of courtesy, Jiang Wang smiled and nodded to him.

This time, he didn’t ignore him.

He just glanced at Jiang Wang with drooping eyelids and a look of hopelessness: “You’re a newcomer… Sigh.”

Jiang Wang didn’t know how to respond, so he just said, “Hello, senior.”

“Senior…” He shook his head: “Sigh.”

Jiang Wang was puzzled: “Is there… anything wrong?”

“Not really.” The man waved his hand, which was considered a farewell.

He staggered away again.

Jiang Wang heard him sighing again.

Were there any normal people among the cultivators in this mine?

Jiang Wang was baffled.

Walking into the courtyard, Xiao Xiao greeted him, bowing and saying, “Master.”

At this time, she had obviously taken great care to groom herself, her long hair was neatly pinned up, and the bruise on her left eye had been concealed. Although she hadn’t changed her clothes, she looked completely different.

Revealing her original beauty.

She couldn’t be considered stunning, but she was above average.

When she got a little older and blossomed, she might be even more beautiful.

Jiang Wang said casually, “Just do your job well here, no one will abuse you.”

“Yes.” Xiao Xiao replied softly, and then said, “Manager Hu sent a jar of tiger bone wine, it’s in the main hall.”

“Oh. Did he say anything?”

“No.”

“Alright.” Jiang Wang nodded, and seeing that Xiao Xiao didn’t seem to be leaving, he couldn’t help asking, “Is there anything else?”

“The slave has heated the water, does Master want to take a bath and change clothes?” Xiao Xiao bit her lower lip and continued, “The slave has also prepared your change of clothes, you should be able to fit into them.”

Was I so dirty that even the maid couldn’t stand it anymore?

He really hadn’t considered these aspects on the way here.

Jiang Wang was secretly a little ashamed and hastily changed the subject, “How did you know what size clothes I wear?”

“The slave’s family was a tailor when I was young…”

She didn’t continue.

Jiang Wang certainly wasn’t stupid enough to ask.

“Where did the clothes come from?”

“The slave asked Manager Hu for them, they were all new clothes that looked younger. The slave thought… Master should be able to fit into them.” Xiao Xiao said, secretly glancing at Jiang Wang out of the corner of her eye.

“I’ve only been out for a short walk, and you’ve already done so much.”

Jiang Wang originally intended to say that, but then he stopped.

Although there was no malice, saying that would probably make her overthink.

She had obviously suffered a lot with that old thing named Ge.

She was probably just trying very hard to stay.

“Alright, I’ll go take a bath and change clothes.”

Xiao Xiao immediately closed the courtyard door and led Jiang Wang to the bathroom.

The tub was already filled with hot water, and thoughtfully sprinkled with flower petals, probably picked from the flower garden behind the house. Steam rose from the tub, and there was also a large wooden bucket next to it.

It seemed that she had been carrying this wooden bucket back and forth to fetch water.

Thinking of her petite figure, struggling to carry a full bucket of hot water back and forth, Jiang Wang couldn’t help but feel a little apologetic.

The last time someone prepared hot water for him to take a bath was when he was a child…

He turned around and was startled: “What are you doing?”

At this time, in front of him.

Xiao Xiao had already undressed halfway, revealing part of her chest.

Hearing his voice, she just lowered her head and didn’t speak, although she was silent, her shyness was evident.

Jiang Wang immediately understood what was happening and sighed in his heart.

He reached out and helped her close her clothes.

Looking at this little girl who was only about fourteen or fifteen years old, he said seriously, “I don’t need you to do anything else here. Nothing at all. You just need to tidy up the room and serve tea when guests come. Understand?”

Xiao Xiao bit her lower lip, not saying anything.

After a long time, she nodded.

ps: The small goal is still not achieved, the average subscription is only 112. After updating VIP for so long, the total subscription is less than 10,000, which is not as good as someone else’s one-day subscription O, O