A Martial Saint Among Men: From Joining a Martial Arts School

26. Temporary posting

With an ample supply of meat, Chu Xuan's essence value also increased rapidly, much faster than before.

Of course, this was also thanks to the blood-clotting pill that Liang Qiusong gave him!

Chu Xuan is now facing a new problem!

No money!

It's not that we're really broke!

He hadn't touched the more than five hundred taels of silver he'd plundered from the Three Heroes Gang, but he needed to find a temporary post.

Otherwise, that money won't be properly laundered.

As for the Bai family, they haven't given Chu Xuan any news so far, and Chu Xuan has given up hope.

Over the past month, Chu Xuan has received several invitations.

One of the shops, called Jinxiuge, sold rouge. The price they offered Chu Xuan wasn't the highest. The key was that they catered to women, so there were fewer problems.

Chu Xuan plans to make contact tomorrow.

The following afternoon.

Inside a three-courtyard house in the inner city.

A girl of sixteen or seventeen was sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the backyard, teasing the koi carp below.

In her other hand, she held a stack of papers containing information about Chu Xuan, including his work selling cloth at the dye shop and even his refusal of Cui Jiang's offer to recruit him from Qianjin Pavilion.

The woman was Ye Zhiyi, the young master of Jinxiu Pavilion.

Although she was a frail woman, Ye Zhiyi had a keen business sense and began taking over the family business at the age of fifteen.

Now, several years later, Jinxiu Pavilion has not only not declined, but has become increasingly prosperous.

Ye Zhiyi also kept a low profile. Under her deliberate efforts, Jinxiu Pavilion gave outsiders the impression that it was on a downward trend and was only barely maintaining itself.

"Miss, Miss Lu has arrived."

The maidservant stepped forward to report to the leader.

Ye Zhiyi nodded: "Please invite Sister Lu in."

The maid bowed and withdrew, then quickly led in a woman dressed in a close-fitting outfit with a heroic air about her.

It was Lu Tong's daughter, Lu Xiaoshuang.

"Sister Lu is here, please have a seat." Ye Zhiyi stood up and warmly took Lu Xiaoshuang's hand.

The two women have completely opposite styles. Ye Zhiyi is beautiful and gentle, a typical lady from a well-to-do family.

Although Lu Xiaoshuang was not bad-looking, her face looked much more rugged because of her martial arts training. She had a heroic air between her brows and her skin was a healthy wheat color.

These two very different people are actually very close best friends.

"Little Zhiyi, have you missed me lately?"

Lu Xiaoshuang raised her hand to pinch Ye Zhiyi's chin, adopting the demeanor of a spoiled young master, and looked at Ye Zhiyi with a drooling expression.

Ye Zhiyi smiled helplessly: "Whether you want to or not, I don't know. But I'm very curious to know if Master Lu would put you under house arrest again if he found out about your behavior!"

Lu Xiaoshuang's momentum faltered, and then she sat down next to Ye Zhiyi like a deflated balloon.

"This is boring!"

Lu Xiaoshuang muttered something uninspired, then her gaze fell on the paper in Ye Zhiyi's hand. She immediately laughed and teased, "So, little Zhiyi, you're not thinking about your sister anymore? Turns out you're thinking about men. Come on, let me see which young master you've taken a fancy to!"

As he spoke, he snatched the paper from Ye Zhiyi's hand.

"Huh, Chu Xuan? It's the same Chu Xuan from my family's martial arts school!"

When Lu Xiaoshuang saw the words on the screen, she looked at Ye Zhiyi with a surprised expression.

"Little Zhiyi, you wouldn't happen to have taken a liking to Chu Xuan and want him to be your ideal husband, would you?"

Ye Zhiyi explained helplessly, "I have taken a liking to him! However, I don't want him to be my ideal husband, but rather I want to invite this Young Master Chu to be a retainer of the Brocade Pavilion."

"Ask Chu Xuan to be a sacrificial offering? No, no! Zhiyi, you probably don't understand Chu Xuan's situation, do you?" Lu Xiaoshuang shook her head.

Ye Zhiyi asked curiously, "What's wrong? Could it be that this Young Master Chu is of questionable character?"

"No, that's not it!"

Lu Xiaoshuang shook her head.

"Zhiyi, Chu Xuan's character is fine, but his aptitude is too poor. He was only able to become a martial artist at the last moment by sheer luck, and his potential has been exhausted."

"You could say that he's good-looking but otherwise useless! Otherwise, he wouldn't still be struggling to find a temporary post!"

"Zhiyi, with your wealth, you could easily hire a martial artist with better aptitude as your retainer. If you can't find one, I can introduce you to a few. My family's martial arts school has a few fellow disciples in the inner courtyard, all of whom are quite skilled..."

Ye Zhiyi shook her head: "I think this Young Master Chu is quite good! I've already looked at his information. The fact that he was able to struggle out of that quagmire in the outer city already speaks volumes about his abilities."

This is also why she values ​​Chu Xuan.

Ye Zhiyi appears to be a lady from a prominent family, but she took over the family business at a young age and has an unparalleled understanding of the wickedness of human nature.

On the contrary, Lu Xiaoshuang, who seems to have practiced martial arts since childhood and come into contact with all sorts of people, has rich experience in the martial arts world. In fact, she has always been under Lu Tong's protection and has rarely had the opportunity to see the dark side of this world.

Ye Zhiyi knew exactly what that mud pit in the outer city was.

Chu Xuan, a teenager, not only protected his mother and sister in the chaotic and complex environment of the outer city, but also managed to stand out from the crowd, which is enough to show that he is extraordinary.

"Zhiyi, you overestimate him!"

Lu Xiaoshuang said seriously, "Chu Xuan's ability to become a martial artist is merely due to good luck and the support he received from the Bai family; it has nothing to do with his actual ability!"

Ye Zhiyi also said seriously, "Luck is also a part of strength! Which strong person who rises to a high position would not have luck?"

"Moreover, because he had once received financial support from the Bai family, even though the Bai family reneged on their promise and did not hire him as a retainer, he still refused the high-paying invitation from Qianjin Pavilion, which is enough to demonstrate his character!"

"Ugh, I can't argue with you! In short, Zhiyi, you've probably misjudged the situation this time." Lu Xiaoshuang waved her hand irritably.

Ye Zhiyi smiled faintly and offered no explanation.

She trusted her judgment!

For Jinxiu Pavilion, character is the most important thing, while strength is secondary!

Anyway, she had no intention of expanding further!

Jinxiu Pavilion doesn't have a master of internal energy like Lu Tong to oversee it!

If Chu Xuan's potential is too great, she will be worried.

Lu Xiaoshuang would never understand the reasons behind this!

"Miss, Young Master Chu has arrived."

At this moment, the maid came to report again.

"Please invite Young Master Chu in quickly," Ye Zhiyi said.

Soon, Chu Xuan was led by a maid to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Chu Xuan immediately spotted Lu Xiaoshuang sitting next to Ye Zhiyi and was somewhat surprised, but still cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Senior Sister."

"Hmm," Lu Xiaoshuang responded faintly, then turned her head away.

The maid introduced Chu Xuan, saying, "Young Master Chu, this is my young lady, the young mistress of Jinxiu Pavilion."

"Greetings, Miss Ye!"

"Greetings, Young Master Chu!" Ye Zhiyi also stood up and bowed, her voice soft and sweet, yet not seductive.

"You flatter me! Miss Ye, you can just call me Chu Xuan," Chu Xuan quickly replied.

After the introductions, Ye Zhiyi got straight to the point: "Young Master Chu, our Jinxiu Pavilion is willing to offer twenty taels of silver per month to hire you as our retainer. What do you think?"

Twenty taels?

Chu Xuan was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Didn't you say it was ten taels before?

Before Chu Xuan could speak, Lu Xiaoshuang shouted at Ye Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, are you crazy? You can't spend money like this! Twenty taels could hire a Grandmaster of the Ming Jin realm!"

Clearly, she believed that Chu Xuan was not worth the price at all!

Ye Zhiyi gently shook her head, signaling her to calm down.

"What does Young Master Chu think?" Ye Zhiyi asked Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan frowned slightly.

He doesn't believe in free lunches!

The last person willing to offer twenty taels was Cui Jiang from Qianjin Pavilion!

Chu Xuan didn't know what the other party was plotting, but they were definitely up to no good!