Under One Person: My Name is Wan Jing Zhenjun

Inside the room, there was a long silence for three or four minutes after Wang Xiao finished speaking.

Wang Yan didn't speak immediately, and the others naturally didn't say anything either. They just ate their meals and silently observed their surroundings.

"Yes and no." After a long silence, Wang Yan finally spoke with a bitter tone, "According to what the family has publicly stated, it's true that it was because I maliciously slandered my clansmen, but in reality..."

He opened his mouth, his expression somewhat gloomy, but before he could say anything more, he saw Wang Xiao shake his head.

"Does the reason matter?" Wang Xiao asked. "Moreover, does the importance of this reason really depend on you and me?"

Seeing Wang Yan's stunned expression, Wang Xiao put down his chopsticks, took out a tissue to wipe his mouth, and said, "Don't look so pathetic. If you have any grievances, you can talk to Wang Ai about them later. After all, you said that you would practice the Divine Paint to the point where it is comparable to the Eight Extraordinary Techniques."

As he spoke, Wang Xiao looked up at Wang Yan with a half-smile, "By then, I think everything will still be negotiable."

"Brother Xiao, I..." Wang Yan was touched upon hearing this.

He had actually thought about how Wang Xiao would react after he learned that he had been expelled from the Wang family.

Is it about avoiding the topic?

Or do they, like those others, think he is inherently unruly and unfit for important tasks?

However, to his surprise, after learning about this, Wang Xiao not only did not avoid the topic, but also did not blame or criticize him.

Instead... he said something like this...

Should I go and say it myself?

As he murmured those words to himself, Wang Yan pictured the aged figure of Wang Ai in his mind.

Grandpa... will you accept me someday...?

Wang Yan looked up, his eyes a little moist, but his words were full of joy, "So, Brother Xiao, you've agreed to let me follow you?"

Wang Xiao scoffed, "Your legs are yours to keep going. You can't stop them from walking, can they just walk on their own?"

As he spoke, he glanced around at Li Ka and his companion, who had also finished eating, and asked Li Ka, "What time is it?"

"We'll depart in an hour," Li Ka replied, glancing at his phone. "Young Master, it's almost time."

Wang Xiao nodded, stood up, and walked out of the private room.

As he passed Wang Yan, he paused for a moment. "When it comes to making choices, it's best if you make the decision yourself. Don't always try to let others make the decision for you, understand?"

"I understand." Wang Yan nodded heavily. He wasn't stupid; he naturally understood what Wang Xiao meant.

After Wang Xiao walked out of the private room, Li Ka, Miao Ling, and Wang Yan followed closely behind, just as they had when they entered the room.

However, this time, although it was still four people entering and four people exiting, the meaning was completely different.

……

After Wang Xiao and the others left, a waiter at the Yuquan Hotel, pushing a food cart, cleared the plates off the tables while taking out his phone and making a call.

beep beep~

"The target has left. Should we continue monitoring?" the waiter said as the call connected.

"Can you confirm that he is the culprit behind the recent imbalance of earth's energy?" A strong, middle-aged male voice came from the other end of the phone.

The waiter glanced in the direction Wang Xiao and the others had left. "Based on recent observations, it's almost certain that the imbalance of the earth's energy is related to them. After all, in our observations, Zen Mountain Residence consumes a portion of the five elements' energy almost every day. Over the course of a month, the amount of five elements' energy lost here has been quite considerable."

"What is its specific purpose? Has it been investigated? Is it harmful to the country?" the other person asked.

The waiter shook his head. "It's still unclear what their purpose was in gathering the five elements, but at least no one was harmed."

"Is that so..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"Let's give up the follow-up for now. I'll have someone else check the situation later."

"Yes."

……

Central China region, NaDuTong headquarters.

A middle-aged man with a short haircut, mostly gray hair, and a light mustache rubbed his temples, his face full of fatigue.

Not only have the various sects of supernatural beings been restless lately, but another young master of the Wang family has emerged who is able to steal the earth's energy.

These are truly turbulent times...

"Hey kid, what's wrong with you?" Beside him, a girl with long, straight black hair, who looked like a pretty girl of seventeen or eighteen, tilted her head and looked at him, seemingly puzzled by his behavior.

Xu Xiang glanced at Feng Baobao helplessly.

Sometimes, he really envied his baby's carefree state of mind.

"It's nothing, it's just that some strange things have happened in the Northwest, and it's proving quite difficult to deal with right now."

Feng Baobao tilted her head, frowned, and thought for a moment. "Then what should we do? Bury Northwest here?"

"Bury them in the Northwest?" Xu Xiang was somewhat amused and exasperated. "What about the people in the Northwest? Were they buried too?"

"Can't we bury them too?"

"No." Xu Xiang shook his head, and just as he was about to say something, the phone on the table rang again.

"What?" Xu Xiang picked up the phone and listened for a while, then paused, then jumped up from his seat. "What? Another death? And this time it's the leaders of three sects?"

After chatting for a while, Xu Xiang hung up the phone and looked at Feng Baobao, who was sitting in front of him with no expression.

"Baby."

"Um?"

Xu Xiang sighed, "We've got work."

……

Around 7 p.m. that night, Wang Xiao and his group left the station and checked into a hotel near Songshan.

Mount Hua is in Huayin City, and Mount Song is in Dengfeng City. The two are not far apart, as they are only 300 kilometers apart.

Therefore, Wang Xiao and his group did not travel for long; they arrived near their destination in just five hours.

After arriving at the hotel, Wang Xiao and his group first put their things in the hotel, and then went out for a meal together.

Of course, this time the group didn't eat anything special; they just had a simple meal of braised noodles.

Because of the prevalence of Buddhist culture, Mount Song is filled with Buddhist-related items.

For example, vegetarian restaurants, temples, and monks wearing robes.

Looking around at the scene, Li Ka sighed as he ate his noodles, "There are so many monks here. They look like light bulbs having a meeting."

Upon hearing Li Ka's words, Wang Yan choked and almost spat out the noodles in his mouth.

Wang Xiao glanced at him helplessly. "What are you saying, Lao Li? Songshan is a Buddhist holy site after all. If you talk like that, you might get beaten up and we won't help you."

"Hehe, I understand, young master." Li Ka chuckled and scratched his head. "Besides, we haven't even arrived at Shaolin Temple yet, so it's okay to say a few words."

Wang Xiao rolled her eyes at him and didn't reply.

Have you prepared your hiking guide for Mount Song?

"Everything is ready, young master." Li Ka nodded. "Just like last time, let Xiao Miao guard the house while the three of us go hiking."

Wang Xiao was about to nod, but then he suddenly remembered something.

He hadn't thought much of it when he asked Miao Ling to guard the house last time, but now, looking back, he realized it wasn't quite right.

After all, it would be fine if it were just once or twice, but given his situation, climbing mountains would obviously become a regular occurrence.

But by then, he couldn't keep the child waiting at home every time, could he?

"Young Master, let me guard the house." Unexpectedly, just as Wang Xiao was frowning and thinking, Miao Ling spoke up on his own.

He blinked his light blue eyes, looked at Wang Xiao and smiled shyly, "Young Master, I know your concerns. Given my condition, there's really no point in me going mountain climbing. So, why don't you let me stay home and look after the house? I'd be happy to stay in bed."