Chapter 180: Zhu Bas Bloodline: the Reason for Remaining Dormant (2/2)
Ordinary soldiers had little opportunity to contact Junior Leopard. Though they met Junior Leopard, they dared not to seek advice from him. As for Wang Cheng and other elders, they were too senior to pull down their face and ask for advice. Naturally, in their eyes, Zhu Ba was a lucky dog.
Yet this lucky guy did not always cherish this hard-earned opportunity. Every time after he came back he would complain that the requirements of Commander were too particular and he could not bear it. Then he enumerated the tasks that Junior Leopard assigned for him and he did not understand what Junior Leopard talked about. Every time after hearing that, someone else would be extremely jealous and have the desire to kick and kill him.
Consequently, when Junior Leopard embarrassed Zhu Ba in public, they would take pleasure in his misfortune and never intercede for him.
Although Zhu Ba was rude and a scoundrel, he was still smart. He knew that when Junior Leopard put him in an important position, he would gain great benefits. Even if he often complained, he did his utmost to safeguard Junior Leopard's interests. It was OK that he complained about Junior Leopard, but if someone else was bitching about Junior Leopard in front of him, he must be the first one to rush forward and beat this ”someone else”.
”Your Excellency, the tasks you assigned have been completed!” Following Junior Leopard to the backyard, Zhu Ba showed an ingratiating smile on his face and narrowed his eyes into a slit. ”Are there any good things to teach me?”
”It is a good thing indeed! Don't mention it to others!” Junior Leopard laughed and said, holding a parcel from the house, ”These medicinal herbs are used to purify the body during the bath. They are of no use to me. Take them away! There are enough for you to use four times, which will bring a great advantage to enhance your physical strength!”
”This—!”
Zhu Ba suddenly froze there, staring at the parcel in Junior Leopard's hands, with his eyes fixed and his mouth open. For a long time, he raised his head and just looked up. Much to Junior Leopard's astonishment, tears flooded Zhu Ba's eyes.
Then he uttered a weird scream and knelt down suddenly.
”Your, Your Excellency...!” Zhu Ba uttered in a quivery and excited voice, looking at Junior Leopard with a vague and passionate look. ”You are like a second parent to me. I am unable to make any recompense, but I will not hesitate to spare all efforts to do everything for you in the future!”
”Er—!” Junior Leopard felt a sudden shudder. Shaking his head a few times, he intended to stretch his hands and help him up, but he felt a sense of a chill when extending his hands.
”Er, that, in fact it is nothing. You possess the highest talent to practice martial arts, so you are most hopeful to have a bright future in martial arts skills. Of course I think highly of you. The higher your martial arts is, the stronger my strength will be. Furthermore, it is unhelpful for me to use these medicinal herbs. You are the only one who deserves them. Therefore, don't say something useless! Just practice martial arts hard. The important thing is to improve your strength!”
”Yeah! I will try my best to practice and I certainly won't let you down!” Zhu Ba exclaimed. Due to his excitement, his voice trembled.
”Alright! Don't speak so loudly. If you speak a bit louder, you will be heard by all of the people in the Water Army Camp!”
”Well!” Zhu Ba's face remained still for a while and he lowered his head. Taking the parcel from Junior Leopard, he bent himself to bow and left silently.
”This guy is really a promising person with great potential! But I don't know that after I deprive his strength whether he will be still alive or not!” After a few deep breaths, Junior Leopard removed his uncomfortable feeling, looking in the direction of the door with a cold smile.
The Bone-Forging Pills and Tendon-Changing Pills he had made were enough to deal with his cultivation ascending into the Tendon-Changing Realm. There even were pills remaining. Therefore, these medicinal herbs were useless to Junior Leopard. These could be sold in exchange for a big sum of money, but Junior Leopard did not care about money now.
He held the lifeblood of Jiang City's water transport. Meanwhile, he colluded and exchanged the needed goods mutually with the water bandit of the Luo River, plus the goods yard at River Heart Island. Certainly, his fortune was rolling in from all sides. What he lacked now was strength, not money.
A Level Four expert!
He could do what he wanted to do in most of the places of this world. However, for Junior Leopard, it was far from enough. He was in danger and had the highest vigilance because of his troublesome bloodline.
It stood to reason that, as a Level Four expert, what he should do was to go around to gain bigger fame and hone his techniques in Jianghu at his current age. Only in this way, could his strength be improved. But now, he stayed in Jiang City to intently manage his own influence, which made a portion of the people surprised and feel regret. However, regardless of their surprise and regret, Junior Leopard's decision could not be influenced.
He also wanted to leave home. However, after he refined the second External Elixir, he evidently felt that the strength of the second External Elixir was absorbed by his eyes, which made his eyes unstable. With excitement and overexertion, his Fiery Eyes would automatically open out of his control. Under this circumstance, if Junior Leopard fought with others in Jianghu, he believed that very soon all the people would know of the fact that he owned Fiery Eyes. Thus, he would have to prepare to be chased by everyone!
Hence, he chose to remain dormant in Jiang City, a small area at a good geographical location, where he managed his own influence as he stabilized his eyes. After solving the problem of his eyes, then he would fight with others for fame!