Arriving at the martial arts hall’s rear courtyard, he heard the repeated, innocent shouts of children, then found Shi Hua instructing them in cultivation.
Upon turning her head and seeing Wen Ping, Shi Hua’s face changed suddenly, and she quickly went over, whispering, "Didn’t I ask you to leave directly, why are you here?"
"Shi Hua, I have something to ask of you, come with me."
"You... sigh, if people from the Kao Shan Sect see..."
As the two of them walked to a corner, Li Hua somehow magically followed like a magnet.
But Wen Ping ignored him, continuing to speak to Shi Hua, "Shi Hua, I’d like to take someone from you."
"Take someone?"
Unconsciously, Shi Hua glanced over at the children practicing their skills.
Wen Ping quickly explained, "The person I’m looking for isn’t one of them, but someone you took in a few days ago."
"You mean Hu Er?"
"Hu Er... yes, him."
Before Shi Hua could speak, Li Hua said, "Wen Ping, Hu Er has already signed an indenture with our Longhua Martial Arts Hall, meaning he can only wash clothes and cook for us for life. Giving him to you is impossible."
Wen Ping acted as if he hadn’t heard Li Hua at all, continuing to speak to Shi Hua, "How about it, if you’ll give him to me, I promise you won’t suffer any loss, I can get several, even a dozen staff members for Longhua in exchange."
Shi Hua hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Li Hua before saying, "Hu Er is his indentured servant."
"Hu Er to you, impossible." Li Hua chuckled, delightfully declaring.
You ignored me before?
Now aren’t you coming to ask me?
As Li Hua was inwardly gloating, Wen Ping’s words left him stunned.
"1000 Gold Coins!"
"What do you mean?"
"Give me Hu Er’s indenture contract, and I’ll give you 1000 gold coins."
"You..."
Li Hua was momentarily at a loss for words, 1000 gold coins, this was indeed an excessively large amount.
He wasn’t from a wealthy family, and his cultivation resources, aside from those distributed by the Kao Shan Sect, could only be bought with money he earned himself. Even at his fifth layer Body Refinement Realm, he could only earn thirty to forty gold coins a month.
Yet Wen Ping offered 1000 gold coins right away, simply to buy a scruffy servant. Such people could be bought at the servant market for 10 gold coins. Selling Hu Er to Wen Ping would practically make him a wealthy man overnight.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the martial arts hall, as Zhao Yi was about to take some dirty clothes from Li Hua’s room, he heard these words very clearly, causing his steps to come to an abrupt halt, feeling an indescribable sentiment swell up within him.
He, for what little his life was worth.
Apart from washing clothes and cooking, he was capable of nothing else.
So he had prepared to spend the rest of his life as a servant in the Longhua Martial Arts Hall, but now, someone was willing to spend a thousand gold to buy his freedom.
Zhao Yi slowly raised his head, using his fingertips to wipe the corner of his eye, brushing away a sparkling tear.
He fell into a long silence!
Suddenly, he muttered softly to himself, "Is this what it feels like to be cared for by someone?"