There were two things in this world that could not be refused.
—Discounts and freebies.
As the saying went, those who waited for discounts would never lose, and the smiles of freeloaders were forever radiant.
At first, the escorts had also worried about how they could earn money.
But the matter at the Lin Residence had put them somewhat at ease.
They had gotten the money, and they did not even need to deliver the goods. Was that not freeloading? Though it seemed rather immoral, it did not matter.
They had already gone so far as to split the escort goods. This was child's play now.
In the escorts' minds, as long as they had no morals, they could not be morally blackmailed.
Their Master Xu had said it was no big deal, so the escorts were all at ease.
With money coming in, they had their reassurance. Thus, the escorts were now full of drive.
"Morning, Brother Xu!"
"Brother Xu, have you eaten?"
"Good morning, Brother Xu."
When the escorts saw Xu Bai enter the courtyard, they eagerly greeted him.
In fact, at certain times, the escorts even hallucinated that Xu Bai was a very amiable person.
For instance, now they could greet him without trembling, looking somewhat normal.
Of course, that was all on the condition that Xu Bai did not draw his saber.
"Train hard. Don't let your hands get rusty," Xu Bai reminded them before entering the rear courtyard.
The scholar tree in the rear courtyard was still the same as ever. Xu Bai had already sheared its wool, so he no longer paid much attention to it.
That bewildering power was still there, but it had been unable to affect Xu Bai before, and it was the same now.
"Once I grind out the progress