Chapter 6 - Chapter 6: The Fox Borrows the Tigers Fierceness (1/2)
Chapter 6: The Fox Borrows the Tiger’s Fierceness
Translator: 549690339
Steward Li was somewhat dazed. When had he said he would give him travel expenses?
However, under the circumstances, he had no choice. It was better to lose some money than to invite a disaster.
It was his own carelessness that had allowed Han Jing to find a clue, even though he had managed to bluff his way through it.
But from the looks of it, Han Jing clearly did not believe him.
“Cough…”
Steward Li cleared his throat to ease the awkwardness.
“Lin Jing…”
“Your negligence has caused our sect to suffer losses. It is against my wishes to expel you from the sect. Do you understand?”
Watching Steward Li’s heartbroken expression, Lin Jing really wanted to punch him.
He was just too good at pretending.
However, Lin Jing could only pretend as if he knew nothing and said with a cupped fist salute,
“Steward Li, this matter was due to my own negligence; I can’t blame others. I certainly won’t bear a grudge against anyone.”
Steward Li nodded and said,
“Hmm, it’s good that you understand.”
“Although you have been expelled from the sect, still, we should show the kindness one would expect from fellow disciples.”
“Right now, the mountain’s foot is in chaos, with Demonic Beasts rampant; only the Nanshan Market down the mountain can be considered safe.”
“I have some Spirit Stones here. Take them. With these Spirit Stones, you will have enough to live in the market for a while after you go down the mountain.”
As he spoke, Steward Li took out a small package and handed it to Lin Jing.
“How can I accept this? You really shouldn’t have gone to the expense, Steward Li.”
Lin Jing said as he took the package.
“He’s not even pretending to be modest?”
Seeing Lin Jing’s action, Steward Li was dumbfounded and couldn’t help but murmur to himself,
“Wasn’t Lin Jing a very honest person before? How did he change his nature so suddenly today?”
If Lin Jing knew what Steward Li was thinking, he would definitely laugh out loud.
“The previous Lin Jing was indeed very honest, but what does that have to do with me?”
Moreover,
Steward Li had even wanted to take his life before. Why should he be polite to him?
Right now, though, Lin Jing’s attention was fully captured by the package of Spirit Stones; he didn’t even notice the expression on Steward Li’s face.
Opening the package, inside were no fewer than ten Spirit Stones. To think, Lin Jing, while working as a spiritual farmer for Qingyuan Sword Sect, could only get two Spirit Stones as a reward for the whole year.
Steward Li’s offering of ten stones equated to five years of his income.
However, just as Lin Jing was excited, Han Jing, who had been silent all the while, spoke up at this moment.
“Junior Brother Li, how long has it been since you last went down the mountain?”
“I presume you do not know that, due to the recent uprising of Demonic Beasts, prices in Nanshan Market have skyrocketed, and these few Spirit Stones might not be enough.”
Han Jing’s tone was calm as he looked towards Steward Li, but his eyes revealed a sharpness, and the threat was clearly evident.
Steward Li’s heart skipped a beat: “He wants me to bleed money.”
“Forget it, under the current situation, Han Jing certainly won’t let things go…”
Steward Li gritted his teeth and made a silent decision.
“Take it.”
“Oh? It’s been indeed quite some time since I’ve been down the mountain. Thank you for the reminder, Senior Han.”
After saying that, he took out a Storage Bag and pulled out forty more Spirit Stones from it, handing them to Lin Jing.
“These are some savings I’ve held on to, this amount is all there is. I think this should be enough for him to live a while in Nanshan Market.”
“Don’t you agree, Senior Han?”
The last ‘Senior Han’ was said with a clearly elevated tone, showing that this was indeed his bottom line.
“Hmm, I think it should be enough too,” Han Jing nodded and said.