Wang Jin felt a bit sorry for him and wanted to quickly take him back to sleep... After walking a few steps, he noticed the beast-drawn carriage that accompanied Xi Ning when he went out waiting nearby. The beast-drawn carriage saw the two come out, lifted its head, and walked over. Its copper-bell-sized eyes looked down at the two from above, its manner seemed like it was ordering the two to get on the carriage rather than inviting them.
No matter how many times he saw it, Wang Jin found it amazing that this fierce beast would submit to Xi Ning, despite its huge size.
Wang Jin reached out wanting to touch the beast, but was ultimately gently pulled by Yuan Heng into his own hand: "This beast recognizes its master. Don't touch it casually."
Fine.
In the end, they obediently got on the carriage. The beast consciously took the two back to the pavilion and then left on its own.
It was completely silent inside the pavilion. Wang Jin wasn't surprised. None of the people inside regarded him as the master of this pavilion... Naturally, they wouldn't keep the lights on waiting for him.
He pulled Yuan Heng inside. As soon as the door was pushed open, they noticed a lamp lit on the table in the front courtyard. They walked over by the light of the lamp. Before long, Uncle Shan hurried over.
"Young Master, you're back." He was fully dressed, not looking like he just got out of bed.
"Uncle Shan, you haven't slept yet?" Wang Jin asked curiously.
Uncle Shan shook his head and said, "How could I? I'm old, I don't sleep much. I woke up early."
Wang Jin understood. Uncle Shan raised the lamp and said, "I thought the Young Master would be staying overnight at the City Lord's place..."
As he spoke, Uncle Shan glanced at Yuan Heng and said with a smile, "Did the City Lord agree for the Young Master and Young Master Yuan to be together?"
Yuan Heng said, "It's only as a guardian."
Uncle Shan said, "That's good too. A guardian can live in the pavilion with the Young Master. Although you still can't share a room, in other matters it's almost no different from being married. This way, with Young Master Yuan here, those ger won't dare to do anything..."
Speaking of this, Uncle Shan paused and said, "Right, Young Master, did you expose Xiao Xiao and Xiao He to the City Lord this time?"
Wang Jin shook his head. Uncle Shan's brows furrowed: "Why not?"
The young master's conduct at the banquet was remarkably bold and courageous, yet measured. He spoke with exceptional clarity. Most significantly, he openly confronted Zhao Xiang and delivered a sharp retort to Pan Shulin.
These two individuals had long been a source of trouble: Zhao Xiang pretended to be kind to the young master in public but consistently bullied him in private. Pan Shulin, meanwhile, had always treated him with open contempt.
By challenging them so directly at the banquet, the young master effectively forced both to cease looking down on him. His actions demonstrated significant courage, marking a complete transformation from the timid ger he had been before.
Given this new-found confidence, he was certainly capable of explaining the situation within the pavilion to the City Lord clearly and convincingly, unlike before where he couldn't explain clearly and was even counter-accused...
If the City Lord were made aware of the truth, he would undoubtedly intervene on the young master's behalf, and the audacious gers in this pavilion could be punished...
But why didn't the Young Master say anything?
Seeing Uncle Shan's full of confusion, Wang Jin explained: "This small matter isn't important enough for brother to personally handle. I can do it myself."
After saying this, he even glanced at Yuan Heng, thinking to himself that this was a chance for Yuan Heng to show his capability in front of Xi Ning...
Moreover, Xiao Xiao and Xiao He are merely acting on someone else's orders. Simply reporting them to Xi Ning would, at best, result in their removal, what real use was that? He wanted to clear out all the forces within this pavilion, leaving only himself and Yuan Heng.
Those people previously bullied the original owner like that. By doing this, he could also be considered acting on behalf of the original owner, since he had occupied the original owner's body...
Uncle Shan's face was full of disbelief. Before, the Young Master also didn't want to trouble the City Lord, which led to those gers becoming increasingly excessive. This time...
Uncle Shan recalled the Young Master's actions at the banquet and looked at the Young Master before him, his face full of self-confidence. His triumphant and lively appearance seemed as if nothing could defeat him. Uncle Shan's disbelief wavered somewhat.
He glanced at Yuan Heng beside him and ultimately closed his mouth.
Even if the Young Master couldn't handle it, there was still this ancient beastman...
At the very least, it would be utterly impossible for them to try to hit the Young Master again...
Then he would just wait and see how the Young Master handled it. At most, he would pay more attention and protect the Young Master as he did before.
"Uncle Shan, I know you're worried, but it's really fine," Wang Jin said comfortingly after seeing Uncle Shan remain silent for a long time. Finally, he took out a bag of silver from his robe, took one ingot, and placed it in Uncle Shan's hand: "Here, take this silver and go outside to hire some guards. With Brother Heng here and guards as well, you won't worry anymore, right?"
Uncle Shan's fingers trembled. Feeling the heavy weight of the silver, he said in astonishment: "Young Master, where did you get so much silver?"
Wang Jin hefted the money bag in his hand and said, "I asked my brother for it, of course."
It had even cost him some effort to come up with a reason for Xi Ning not to withdraw money from the accounts office.
"Alright, Uncle Shan, I'm so tired. Brother Heng and I haven't slept all night. Please take us to rest now."
"Oh, oh, alright." Uncle Shan quickly snapped back to attention. Holding that lamp, he led the two inside.
The people in the pavilion weren't awake yet, it was completely silent at the moment...
Uncle Shan led the two to a spacious room. The furnishings in the room were still considered fine, with a bed and a couch, but the bedding on the bed and couch didn't look very comfortable...
This was likely because Xiao Xiao and Xiao He did not dare to openly damage the original owner's room. Instead, they maintained a superficially presentable appearance while deliberately furnishing it with uncomfortable and impractical items.
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