Talent level increased by one, a transcendent Star Wizard

After thinking for a moment, Hodson took a deep breath and finally made his decision: "I'll say it."

Hearing this, Xia Jian smiled slightly, having fulfilled his wish before leaving.

After all, he was genuinely curious about what the key was for.

As the novel says, such things are often accompanied by some kind of treasure; perhaps the manor owner is a descendant of a high-ranking knight.

Through Hodson's explanation, Xia Jian learned where the key could open and why Hodson had made him the young master in the first place.

As for the doctor that Natsumi was most interested in, he was also related to this matter.

All Hodson knew was that the other person was a veterinarian in the city who treated livestock.

By chance, he saw an animal treated without leaving any scars, so after the manor couple passed away, Hodson began to have wicked thoughts.

For an ordinary person, even if Hodson is at the peak of the initial knight level, he actually doesn't earn much money in a year.

Moreover, the interests between these industries are very clear. If someone were to do business as a steward, they would be looked down upon and only suppressed.

But taking over an existing business is different; it saves you from all the troubles that might come with starting from scratch.

In order to achieve his goal, Hodson had the veterinarian help his son get a new face, hoping to inherit the estate and business from the plantation owner.

Who knew that Xia Jian would arrive before the surgery was even completed?

Because the couple on the estate had no relatives, at least not Hodson had heard of them.

Hodson had Xia Jian put on a show first in order to keep the people in the manor in check, and because he was afraid that the lord would find out about this family's affairs and confiscate their property.

Just two weeks ago, Hodson had gone to see the veterinarian, but the veterinarian had already moved away from the city.

After listening to Hodson's story, Xia Jian felt inexplicably saddened.

To be honest, Hodson was his savior; without him, he might have starved to death.

Looking at Hodson lying on the ground, Xia Jian's eyes darted around.

"You're not thinking of backing out, are you!"

Seeing that Xia Jian's eyes were not right, Hodson sat up despite his serious injuries.

"Fine, you are my savior after all, so let's do a good deed before I leave."

Xia Jian sighed, then took out a bottle of pills from his waist and poured out two pills: "These are healing pills, they should be able to stabilize your condition."

After saying that, Xia Jian tossed a pill to Hodson, and then took a pill himself and fed it to Hodson's son.

Seemingly sensing Xia Jian's goodwill, Hodson swallowed the pill.

Xia Jian couldn't help but sigh, wondering if what he was doing was right or wrong.

"My stomach..."

Hodson's face contorted in pain as he clutched his stomach, then pointed a trembling finger at Xia Jian with his other hand: "You lied to me! You gave me poison... *splat*..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hodson suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood.

At the same time, Hodson's son, who had fainted from hunger, also reacted, his body twitching and black blood continuously spilling from the corner of his mouth.

Xia Jian simply watched this scene with a blank expression.

These two poison pills were specially made by him; they were essentially a stronger version of rat poison.

He did want to let the two men go, but he knew that Hodson was dying and no one knew whether Hodson's son would blame him for this.

Moreover, the future is constantly changing, and no one knows what opportunities these two will have.

Therefore, to avoid the possibility of the old dying and the young being born, or other unexpected situations, it's best to send the two down to serve the manor owner's family as a precaution.

"You will not die a good death... I curse you... You will go to the deepest hell..."

Hodson spoke haltingly, his seated body slowly collapsing as if it had lost its support.

Looking at Hodson, who was coughing up black blood and staring blankly into the night, Xia Jian stood there and muttered to himself, "From the moment I laid a hand on you, I never imagined I would be far from hell."

After standing still for a moment, Xia Jian turned around and went outside. Then he found a place that looked like a good feng shui spot (he just picked it randomly) and started digging with a shovel.

With his superb physical abilities, Xia Jian dug a pit five meters deep in just two minutes.

After burying the two people, Xia Jian covered the abandoned courtyard with a layer of wildflowers as decoration, and then left satisfied.

As for whether anyone has discovered it?

It doesn't matter anymore. It's normal for two people to die in this world. In fact, homeless people die on the street every day.

As long as it doesn't affect the interests of the City Lord's Mansion, the death of a servant in the wealthy district isn't a big deal, besides...

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The next day, in the morning.

Summer sat in the main seat of the living room, with Herder standing in front of him.

"I'm getting ready to leave."

Looking down at Hilder, Xia Jian picked up a small cloth bag from the table before Hilder could speak.

"You did me a great favor last time. There's a gift for you in this bag. If any of your descendants have the talent of a knight, this will benefit them for the rest of their lives."

After saying that, Xia Jian tossed the cloth bag to Herder.

If it weren't for Herder, he might have been killed by Hodson long ago.

Therefore, in order to repay Hilder's kindness, Xia Jian not only made a lot of pills, but also gave Hilder the first six revised versions of the basic cultivation method.

While he may not reach his current level, he is already far ahead of others.

"Where are you going? How about I come with you?"

Upon hearing this, Herder did not immediately check the package, but instead wanted to leave with Natsumi, because he believed that following Natsumi would lead to a better future.

"The place I'm going to is very dangerous, and it will be very inconvenient to have you with me. You should stay here and rest assured. Perhaps I will come back to visit you someday."

Xia Jian shook his head and made up a random excuse to refuse.

The main reason was that they thought Herder was too old.

They're all in their forties or fifties, wouldn't it be better for them to stay here and retire peacefully?

Besides, he himself doesn't know which way to go in the future, and taking things one step at a time is not suitable for bringing others along.

Herder sighed inwardly.

Looking at Natsumi, who seemed different from before, at such a young age, perhaps he had already taken that step. It seemed that he was indeed not suitable to walk with Natsumi.

Next, Xia Jian had a brief chat with Herder and instructed her to use the gold coins to dismiss the servants in the manor.

After all, he was already leaving, and without a source of income, and with no talent for business, Hilder would eventually leave anyway.

"Come in."

After Hilder left, Natsume called out to the left-hand passageway.

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