Young Master, Maid

However, this lecherous man before her had more than one woman in his life...

There are three that are visible.

There are countless more that are unseen.

According to Sister Yao Yao, after this lecherous man went down the mountain, he vowed to make a hundred female confidantes...

Thinking of this, Chu Ning, who had been calm, suddenly became unsettled. She abruptly looked up at Jiang Chao:

"Shameless lecher!"

"...?"

Jiang Chao was earnestly recounting the gossip he had heard from Zuo Xiaoqian when he suddenly heard this angry rebuke, which was both shy and fierce, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Why are you suddenly yelling at me again?

Seeing Jiang Chao's blank expression, Chu's heart was filled with a pang of sorrow.

This lecherous man didn't know why he was angry. Judging from his reaction, his previous behavior was only to help himself break the curse...

"I'm talking about Nangong Hao! That shameless lecher! It's bad enough that he eavesdrops on other people's private affairs, but he even dares to use that name to deceive people! Such a scoundrel deserves to die!"

Chu Ning said through gritted teeth.

"That's true." Jiang Chao nodded vigorously, completely agreeing with what Lady Chu said.

"He deserves to die!"

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out he wasn't cursing me.

Jiang Chao then shook his head, his expression slightly grave, and said:

"However, this person probably won't die anytime soon."

"Just yesterday evening, a group of men in black of unknown origin suddenly appeared and rescued him. The Imperial Censor of the Astronomical Bureau was also ambushed and seriously injured. Most of his subordinates were killed or wounded. Even the Blood Fiend Child, who had fought me before and was extremely powerful, was taken away."

Everyone present was shocked after hearing Jiang Chao's words.

Besides the charlatan who nearly wiped them out, were there other people behind the scenes?

Seeing the tense expressions on everyone's faces, Jiang Chao quickly said:

"But don't worry, with me here, I will never let those who are plotting in the dark succeed. I have already sent a letter to Fengxue Temple, asking my fellow disciples to come down the mountain to help."

The boy, seemingly remembering something funny, couldn't help but smile and added:

"My fellow disciples each have their own strengths, and they are best at dealing with those charlatans or those who practice unorthodox methods."

As they were talking, a figure in cyan descended from the sky.

The elusive Qingling landed in the courtyard, her narrow eyes scanning the area before finally settling on Jiang Chao. Her melodious voice rang out:

"Young Master, your letter has been sent back. Your fellow disciples will arrive here to meet you within seven days."

Jiang Chao asked, "Do you know who came?"

Qingling tilted her head. "With your connections, young master, who do you think would be willing to come down the mountain to help you?"

Jiang Chao pondered for a moment, then looked embarrassed and said uncertainly:

"With my connections, there must be at least seven or eight..."

"Clap clap clap!"

Qingling clapped her hands behind her ears, "Congratulations, young master, you guessed wrong!"

Jiang Chao smirked. "What's that?"

"Not a single one."

Qingling smiled, narrowing her eyes, and gave the answer.

Jiang Chao's expression turned somewhat grim: "How could this be?"

Are all my fellow disciples so heartless?

The young man, however, had no idea how much trouble he had caused his fellow disciples on the mountain. All that goodwill he had built up had been squandered years before he came down the mountain.

"Young master, there's no need to be sad."

Qingling smiled and comforted him, "With my sister and me here, we can make sure the young master is safe. Even if ten more of those old geezers came, it wouldn't be enough for my sister and me to fight them."

So arrogant?

But when Jiang Chao thought about the strange methods the two sisters had used to deal with him, he believed them.

He now knows that in this world, there are not only martial arts masters who refine their bodies and bones and enter the Dao through martial arts, but also Xuanmen Qi Refiners who cultivate internal alchemy methods, and Xuanmen sorcerers who specialize in the Dao of talismans and arrays.

By the way, given our previous experiences, we should probably also add the role of scholars who cultivate righteousness and integrity.

But Jiang Chao felt that neither of these two maids who served his mother resembled her.

The aura emanating from them was unique; it didn't belong to martial arts true qi, nor was it the profound qi of a esoteric qi practitioner like Sister Yao Yao, nor was it the evil aura of a sorcerer. Rather, it was a kind of…

Jiang Chao couldn't describe it, but he felt that the aura emanating from the two was terrifying, only slightly weaker than the "entering the Dao" aura emanating from his father, Jiang Buwen.

If they were to fight with all their might, Jiang Chao, despite not believing he would be killed by the strange power they possessed, knew he would definitely be no match for them.

The consequences will be dire.

Fortunately, the two were sent by his mother, so they would never harm him.

"Fine, if no one is willing to help me, then so be it. I trust Sister Qingling and Sister Jinyu."

Thinking of this, Jiang Chao, who needed someone's help, couldn't help but reveal that innocent smile he had when he was a child—the kind where he would try to please someone if he couldn't win.

Qingling rolled her eyes and said disdainfully, "Young Master, stop trying to act cute. It's useless. I don't fall for that."

Jiang Chao's attempt to ingratiate himself failed, so he decided to give up entirely. "Fine, since you keep calling me 'Young Master,' I can't let you down. So, since I'm in a good mood today, I'll grant you a chance—a chance to teach me my skills."

Qingling was taken aback. "Young Master, you're willing to learn skills on your own initiative?"

Jiang Chao nodded, "That's right. After learning from these experiences, I've decided to work hard, change myself, and not rely on others for help every time I encounter a problem."

Qingling looked him up and down and muttered:

"They've really grown up. They're different from when they were kids. This isn't fun at all..."

Jiang Chao: "What are you muttering about? I'm asking you a question!"

Seeing Jiang Chao arrogantly adopting the posture of a young master, Qingling chuckled and said with a smile:

"Young Master, 'Young Master' is just a title. Madam and Master aren't around. If you continue to speak to me like that, be careful I don't take it out on you if I get upset!"

Jiang Chao sensed the threat in the other party's tone, but he knew that he couldn't back down now.

Because Jin Yu must be observing from the shadows. Qing Ling is capricious and mischievous, but her older sister Jin Yu has a completely different personality.

Based on Jiang Chao's painful experience of being tricked over the years, if he showed fear or a fawning attitude at this moment, he would inevitably provoke his older sister Jin Yu to look down on him and his younger sister Qing Ling to deal with him together.

We must stand up for ourselves!

She must learn what it means to have a proper hierarchy!

"How dare you!"

Jiang Chao, as if possessed, reached out and slapped someone hard on a spot that no one present would have expected.

Even Jiang Chao, who "acted in anger," was somewhat caught off guard.

"Snapped!"

A crisp slap rang out, and Qingling, who had been smiling threateningly, froze.

Then her beautiful eyes slowly widened.

First, a look of bewilderment flashed in his eyes, followed by disbelief, then shame, anger, and humiliation.

In the end, these emotions turned into two lines of clear tears, which slid down that exquisitely beautiful face, dripped to the ground, and shattered into pieces.

Under Jiang Chao's even more shocked gaze, the woman choked up and said:

"You, you actually hit me... No one has ever dared to hit me before..."