Chapter 4: Wang Tianyou
One thousand taels of silver is no small sum.
Five years ago, when Li Xuan left,
a mu of prime paddy field only cost eight taels.
A picul of ordinary rice only cost five qian!
A laborer's annual food supply only needed one tael and five qian!
One thousand taels of silver, when converted, was equivalent to over a hundred mu of land and a family's ten years of food!
Li Xuan declined the butler's invitation to arrange accommodation, citing his long absence from his elderly mother.
He left with two hundred taels of silver and eight taels of gold.
The eight taels of gold were stuffed into his self-made underwear, while the more than ten catties of silver were wrapped in ragged cloth and carried on his back.
He walked calmly, leaning on a long saber full of nicks, with a longbow slung over his back.
"Going home! Going home!"
Watching Li Xuan's carefree departing figure, the butler Wang Jintuo couldn't help but sigh, "Strong man Han is truly a man of his word!"
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Li Xuan left the city and wandered through the forest for an hour.
When he reappeared on the other side of the forest, his old ragged jacket had already been discarded, replaced by a coarse short-sleeved tunic.
He took out the treasure he had dug from the forest, stopping every three li and changing direction every five li.
It wasn't until night had completely fallen, and he saw no one following him, that he finally relaxed.
"This saber is already full of nicks; I'm afraid it won't cut down many more people... Fortunately, fortunately."
Master Wang's residence.
The butler stood respectfully to the side, watching his master play with the child.
Master Wang's eyes were full of tenderness; if the grandchild in his eldest daughter-in-law's womb was a girl... this would be the sole heir of his Wang family!
"Where is he?"
"Master, he got away."
"He's quite alert."
Master Wang nodded, not overly concerned, even feeling a sense of relief.
Such a Strong man, daring to travel alone between two residences and traverse the mountains, if he hadn't left, Master Wang would have been anxious.
"If my son were still alive, why would I need to feign civility with this boor and waste silver..."
The Zhenwei Escort Agency had been gone for three years, and its owner had also died.
There were indeed the characters 'Han Li' on the escort roster in the Wang family's treasury.
But the roster stated that this person had no parents, so where did the 'elderly mother he hadn't seen for years' come from?
"The matter of my grandson's return must not be publicized. Starting tomorrow, the eldest young madam's monthly allowance will increase by another thirty percent. Remember to have the maids below take good care of her and buy more supplements from outside... just say it's for the young madam's prenatal care..."
The butler withdrew, and Master Wang carried the infant into a secret room. Inside the secret room, there was only a shelf, displaying over a dozen small boxes.
"Measuring Aperture Stone, Bloodline Measuring Scale, Rejuvenation Pill, Spirit Stone, popularity, human touch..."
His withered hands caressed the boxes repeatedly; he knew every item inside like the back of his hand.
This was the last remaining legacy of his Wang family!
"It's a pity my son, who never managed to Breakthrough to Qi Gathering in his entire life, instead lost his life!"
"If a Spiritual Aperture is only two inches, can one truly not Breakthrough to Qi Gathering?"
He had five sons and eight daughters in his life; three sons and two daughters died young. His eldest son possessed a Spiritual Aperture, but unfortunately, it was only one inch and eight fen. Five years ago, he reached Yun Ling Jiu Chong. A year ago, after his second son failed to return for a long time, he began to attempt to Breakthrough to Qi Gathering, but unfortunately, he failed, his cultivation greatly declined, and he did not have long to live.
Fortunately, at the last moment, he left a posthumous child in his daughter-in-law's womb...
His second son also possessed a Spiritual Aperture, but it was less than an inch. The Wang family's resources were insufficient, so they could only provide cultivation resources to the eldest.
The second son became disheartened and sought pleasure daily, later traveling abroad...
Master Wang looked at the infant, his large hand hovering between the Measuring Aperture Stone and the Bloodline Measuring Scale.
Suddenly, he gritted his teeth, bypassed the Bloodline Measuring Scale, and picked up the Measuring Aperture Stone, placing it in the infant's hand.
The Measuring Aperture Stone emitted a faint glow.
One inch!
Two inches!
Three inches!
Four inches!
Four inches and one fen!
"Hahahahaha!"
"Heaven protects my Wang family! Heaven protects!"
"What a ridiculous Bloodline Measuring Scale! My Wang family's Bloodline? You are, or you must be! If not... you still must be!"
Master Wang fell into a frenzy, but he didn't notice that the glow on the Measuring Aperture Stone was slowly dimming...
"The Wang family's century of fortune, thanks to Heaven's protection, has produced another immortal destined child. From now on, your name shall be Wang Tianyou..."
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