s seated on the throne above. He must be the king of Baiduo, and the upcoming trials would likely fall under his administration.In this moment, Princess Wenya was also here, but she did not appear at...Chapter 361 Niu Jian 2

"I'm called Xianyao, Le Xiaoyao. My boss is Lü Singing Star; she's also heading to the Phoenix Jade Family. When the time comes, please take care of her, Miss Yin." Xianyao said with a smile and bowed.

Why wouldn't he be happy if all it took was a bit of talking to find an ally for Lü Singing Star

The way this Water Hazard girl, Yin Ruoxi, behaved just now made him sure that she was a good person. If they could get her help, then Lü Singing Star would be able to train peacefully in the Phoenix Jade Family.

"Little Singing Star is so beautiful; I'm sure many people will want to take care of her." Yin Ruoxi said seemingly enviously but also politely rejected Xianyao's suggestion.

She wasn't blindly kind, and she wouldn't agree to look after someone with an unclear background. Even ordinary people would refuse such a request unless they were lusting over Lü Singing Star or had ulterior motives.

In fact, Yin Ruoxi didn’t have any of those intentions. In fact, she was somewhat resistant towards Lü Singing Star because the latter could be a threat to her beauty.

Women don't like other women who are more beautiful than them—especially when they're already beautiful themselves!

"Miss Ruoxi, you're being too modest. I think you’re a good person and that leaving Lü Singing Star in your hands is the safest option." Xianyao placed the label of 'good person' firmly on Yin Ruoxi’s head.

"This isn't my job as a servant, so why do you make it seem like I'm supposed to take care of her" Yin Ruoxi didn’t answer directly but pointed out what Xianyao should be doing.

"I’m going to earn money. The tuition for the Phoenix Jade Family is expensive; if I go there, I won't have any left and my boss wouldn't know where she'll get next year's tuition." Xianyao said with a smile.

The Phoenix Jade Family usually doesn’t allow servants to be brought along because soldiers shouldn’t have servants. A comfortable lifestyle would blunt their edge—this was something everyone knew, and the Phoenix Jade Family wouldn't make such an elementary mistake.

That being said, some people still bring their servants anyway. Although they can’t take care of them, they can do other things instead. And these people get their servants in by having them enter the Phoenix Jade Family as well.

To join the Phoenix Jade Family usually requires paying tuition fees, and servants are mostly relegated to being low-level soldiers. But for those involved, it's more than enough.

Would Yin Ruoxi say that she could give money if they didn’t have any

This wouldn't happen. Although she could afford it easily, she wasn’t close enough to Xianyao to help him out.

In addition, the issue was with the servant, not Lü Singing Star; why should she be concerned about a servant's financial situation

“Oh, you're from outside. It’s normal that you don’t have money. But don't worry; it's easy to earn tuition fees in the Phoenix Jade Family. Just complete some tasks set by them and you'll earn money—even enough to waive your fees.” Yin Ruoxi said lightly, not focusing on Xianyao but listening to nearby conversations.

Although this was casual conversation, there was a lot of useful information. Often, intelligence comes from such idle chatter!

Xianyao didn't mind; he too focused on the chitchat around him. Unlike Yin Ruoxi who only listened to some conversations, Xianyao could follow many.

In such a chaotic environment, being able to pay attention to even part of it was already impressive. Most people can’t focus on more than one or two topics at once. Yin Ruoxi did much better, but she still couldn't compete with Xianyao who had mastered the skill.

Yin Ruoxi didn't realize this; otherwise, she would definitely pay attention to this servant instead of treating him casually.

To be honest, she treated him normally—not with any particular concern!

"It's possible to waive tuition fees" Lü Singing Star asked Xianyao. She didn't know this and only knew that she would make Xianyao earn money for her education. She wanted to reduce his burden as much as possible without affecting her training.

Lü Singing Star wouldn’t act like most people who would put aside their training to help their servants with financial burdens; it wasn't because she didn't care about the servant's burden but rather that she thought deeper.

Reducing Xianyao’s burden wasn't a big deal for him because she believed his earning ability was strong enough. If not for this trip, he could earn enough to support her training at the Phoenix Jade Family indefinitely.

Currently, what mattered most was helping Xianyao solve potential strength issues by improving his abilities through training; that would be more helpful than anything else.

That being said, if it were possible to reduce Xianyao's burden, she would do so.

"The Phoenix Jade Family has connections with various factions and lets disciples participate in their conflicts as a form of training. However, they don't keep the rewards that disciples should receive; instead, they offer tasks that provide different levels of reward based on difficulty." Xianyao explained some rules at the Phoenix Jade Family, which everyone knew about, and he had investigated thoroughly.

Basically, with the exception of private matters, Xianyao was very clear about everything at the Phoenix Jade Family, even more so than many disciples there. This was due to his thorough investigations all along the way.

Xianyao continued: "According to their rules, completing a task excellently within a year can waive part of the tuition fees. Completing multiple tasks could waive it completely! However, this is difficult; each task usually takes months to complete, and considering necessary learning time throughout the year, one person can barely manage two such tasks."

"Eh, you sure know a lot." Yin Ruoxi looked at Xianyao in surprise.

"I heard from others, if there's anything wrong, please help me correct it, Miss Ruoxie." Xiaoyao smiled and said politely.

Ruoxie shook her head. "What you said is right; no need to correct it."

Island Star asked, "Can I go on a mission"

"Sure, the things you need to accumulate should be gained in real battles. That's why I chose you. You can just watch from one side and don't need to get involved. If anyone comes looking for trouble, give them a taste of their own medicine," Xiaoyao replied casually.

"Understood." Island Star nodded.

Xiaoyao added, "You don’t need to participate too much, just one or two times should be enough. The rest of the time you should focus on training, but each time you must stay in battle from beginning to end."

"Understood," Island Star nodded again.

The two sisters of the Yin family were a bit confused. They didn’t understand what their master wanted the servant boy to do, going to the battlefield but not participating in it

This made no sense at all!

Moreover, they found it even more puzzling that this servant’s relationship with Miss seemed somewhat ambiguous; it wasn't like a servant對待小姐應有的態度，反而像是反過來的。

What exactly was the relationship between these two people This also made no sense to them!

"Hey kid, I've been putting up with you for so long!!"

A muscular young man approached and expressed his dissatisfaction towards Xiaoyao. This left Xiaoyao somewhat confused...

"Are you talking to me" Xiaoyao looked around, and it seemed only one person here could be called a kid.

The strong youth pointed at Xiaoyao's nose and said jealously, "That’s right, I’m talking to you, don’t you feel great!!"

"Feel great about what" Xiaoyao didn't understand, or at least he couldn’t figure out exactly what the other person meant.

“You sitting next to Miss Ruoxie, must make you feel great.”

“Oh, you mean that. It's alright, would you like to switch seats with me Please sit down,” Xiaoyao immediately offered his seat; he didn’t want to provoke an enemy over such a ridiculous matter.

The muscular youth was stunned by Xiaoyao’s action. He hadn't expected Xiaoyao to give up the seat so readily. According to his expectations, Xiaoyao should resist and refuse, allowing him to demonstrate his martial prowess and force Xiaoyao away.

Now, how could he proceed next...

"Ke Jian, what are you doing Go back quickly, don’t embarrass yourself!! You’re a bull in every sense of the word; even when being used by others, you still don't realize it!!" Ruoxie said impatiently.

This muscular youth was known to Ruoxie and quite familiar. Her calling him Ke Jian revealed their relationship.

Ke Jian's full name is Niu Jian. His surname really fits him like a bull, strong as a bull, and just as impulsive in nature.

Niu Jian belonged to an old family friend of the Yin Family. Being roughly the same age as Ruoxie, they had many opportunities for interaction and their relationship was quite close.

At the same time, Niu Jian liked Ruoxie, something that was well known by many people. There were too many admirers of Ruoxie; it wasn’t strange at all to have another one.

The only difference with Niu Jian might be his straightforwardness; he had declared his feelings for Ruoxie before and been rejected, yet neither seemed to mind it much.

Niu Jian didn't know the concept of embarrassment; Ruoxie thought this was just how Niu Jian was. He wouldn’t bring up such matters unless prompted and would keep a distance if asked to do so—there was no trace of awkwardness in him at all.

The reason why Niu Jian wasn't sitting beside Ruoxie was because she had told him not to come close during their journey, and indeed he remained far away the whole time.

Now, Niu Jian came over because someone had provoked his temper to make Xiaoyao leave!

The motive was simple; everyone could see it clearly. Almost everyone wanted to do this: they all wished for Xiaoyao to leave Ruoxie's table in a very shameful way.

Why (To be continued)'t be right. There wasn't any need for him to do something like this.Moreover, from his tone of voice, he seemed to have no intention of lying to them… disdain…This was so ironic!"Wait! You... you kno...