Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

Hodson glared at Xia Jian with resentment, never expecting that the little beggar from back then would be so eloquent.

Perhaps this little beggar didn't actually have amnesia; it was all just a pretense.

Looking back, it was precisely because of this that he had the idea of ​​taking over and trying to seize the old master's family business.

He's just a little beggar with amnesia, what big waves can he possibly stir up?

Looking back now, I realize I was too hasty.

I never expected that Xia Jian would know so much, even about face swapping!

"Little beggar, if I can't have it, you can't have it either. See you at the city lord's mansion."

Hodson's eyes turned cold as he turned to leave with his good-for-nothing son.

"This guy clearly possesses immense strength but is deliberately hiding it; he obviously has ulterior motives. Knight Hilder, what are you waiting for? Let's take him down!"

Noticing the hateful look in Hodson's eyes, Xia Jian shouted to Hilder beside him.

He was just bluffing Hodson earlier, because going to the city lord's mansion would definitely result in mutual destruction, which was not the outcome he wanted to see.

Herder hesitated upon hearing this.

Because he realized that neither of the two young masters was genuine.

But thinking of the pills Xia Jian gave him, I wonder if I will be able to advance to a mid-level knight in my lifetime.

With this in mind, Herder's gaze hardened.

He doesn't care who he associates with, as long as he is provided with resources to cultivate, he would even be willing to sell his ass!

"Hmph! You old dog, I always felt that Master Feng Demeng's death was suspicious, and that you must have stabbed him in the back. Today, I will avenge him and his wife!"

Having said that, Herder raised his longsword and charged toward Hodson.

Xia Jian stood to the side, her lips twitching slightly.

Herder was indeed a pragmatic person.

When he checked the package earlier, he was testing Hilder's thoughts, or rather, for most knights, becoming stronger is an obsession.

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Hodson was clearly stronger than Hilder, and Hilder was on the defensive from the start of the fight.

Seeing this, Xia Jian stroked his chin and began to think of a solution.

Now he and Hodson are sworn enemies, and if Helder loses, Hodson will definitely not let him off the hook.

But his mediocre skills were useless; if he went up there, he would probably be punched to death by Hodson.

Just then, Xia Jian caught a glimpse of the 'young master' hiding behind the stone pillar out of the corner of his eye, and a good idea immediately came to him.

"Mofei".

Summer called out to the knight apprentices that Hilder had brought.

At that moment, Mo Fei was watching the battle intently. Hearing the sound, he looked around and, seeing Xia Jian staring at him, quickly walked over.

"Young Master, what are your orders?"

Xia Jian didn't speak, but gestured to Mo Fei with his eyes, and then looked at the fake young master hiding to the side.

Mo Fei was taken aback for a moment, then nodded to Xia Jian as if to understand, and quietly turned around to go behind Hodson's son.

Although Hodson was a knight, his son was clearly not, and was immediately grabbed by the throat by Mo Fei, no matter how much he struggled, it was useless.

"Hodson, stop right now, or else..."

After grabbing Hodson's son, Mo Fei stabbed him directly in the thigh.

"Father! Save me!"

The intense pain caused the fake young master to lose his mind, and he began to cry and scream loudly, disregarding everything else.

It was the fake young master's shout that startled Hodson, and then Hilder, who had been on the defensive, found an opportunity and stabbed Hodson in the abdomen with his sword.

The outcome was predictable: Hodson, now injured, was subdued by Herder in just a few rounds.

Looking at Hodson lying on the ground with his legs broken by Hilder, Xia Jian was filled with a myriad of thoughts. He couldn't understand why things had come to this.

If Hodson had simply greeted him or given him a hint, he would have obediently left, since he hated trouble the most.

But now that things have come to this, the question is what to do next.

After all, he had never killed anyone, nor had he ever witnessed such a scene; at most, he had only seen videos of murder on his phone.

"Little beggar, you'll get what's coming to you!"

Hodson coughed up blood and cursed at Xia Jian with a sinister look in his eyes.

"Let's suppress it and keep it under surveillance for now."

Ignoring Hodson's words, Xia Jian pondered for a moment and decided to wait before dealing with the matter.

Moreover, Hodson is already crippled and so badly injured; it's hard to say whether he can even make it through tonight.

"Young master, the city lord's guards have arrived."

Just then, a servant came running into the backyard and called out.

Xia Jian knew that the fighting must have attracted the guards' attention, and that they were just trying to get something out of him by coming over at this time.

"Herald, take some money out and send them away."

Herder nodded upon hearing this and left the backyard with a knight apprentice.

After Hilder left, Natsume looked at the servants in the arena, and then at Arya hiding in the corner behind.

"As for you, go to Arya later to collect a silver coin. Don't talk nonsense outside, or don't blame me for being impolite."

Xia Jian glanced around, his words carrying a warning tone.

In fact, he wasn't afraid of these people talking nonsense. After all, Hodson and the other man hadn't died. They deserved to be beaten and maimed for their insubordination. It would be difficult for these people to even go to the city lord's mansion to complain about him.

Moreover, a single silver coin is worth a lot, enough to shut these people up.

Of course, most importantly, he learned from Herder that the manor owner's family had no relatives!

If we want to confirm his identity, we can only go to the capital to verify it, which would take at least two months, by which time we wouldn't even know where we are.

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After settling things with Hodson, Xia Jian unusually refrained from continuing his cultivation and instead returned to bed to rest with his eyes closed.

He recalled the battle between Hilder and Hodson, and pondered his own experience of being beaten.

weak!

That's way too weak!

With his superhuman abilities, he shouldn't have been so easily subdued even without a longsword.

But that's the reality; he was quickly overwhelmed by Hodson.

"It seems that simply burying oneself in hard work is ultimately not enough."

Xia Jian knew that his practical experience was too shallow. Even with a superb foundation in swordsmanship, he would still find it difficult to be a match for those seasoned knights.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Jian decided to go and spar with Herder tomorrow.

Otherwise, if he were to encounter a situation like today again, he feared he would truly die with regrets.

As for the issue of concealing one's strength, that's not a problem for Xia Jian. He can simply unleash the power of only 3 points of his attributes.

After all, compared to Hodson's matter, the fact that he possessed superhuman attributes but failed to advance to the initial knight level seemed to be a more serious issue.

Sometimes being too perfect is a flaw in itself. If other knights knew about it, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

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