Chapter 1545: The Assassin
It had to be said that when Grand Scholar Tong Ye brought the special medicine to Taiyi Academy, he had indeed been treated exceptionally well by the academy. One look at the estate they had rewarded him with was enough to tell that it was worth ten times the house he had owned in Titan City-state.
Its location was comparable, but its architecture and luxury were absolutely befitting a Purple Gold Ribbon Grand Scholar.
According to Jiang Yue's estimate, the mansion occupied no less than thirty mu of land. Considering its location, it was an unimaginable super-mansion in the Surface World.
Although Tong Ye himself did not live there, the servants and attendants in the mansion had not been dismissed.
At the level of Grand Scholar Tong Ye, money was no issue at all. Keeping dozens or even hundreds of servants and attendants was clearly well within his means.
Grand Scholar Tong Ye feared an assassination by Titan Academy, but the servants and attendants felt no pressure whatsoever. They were merely servants of the estate and had no enmity with Titan Academy.
Jiang Yue walked along the stone path through the enormous courtyard and teased, "Tong Ye, looks like you're truly scared. You don't even dare live in such a huge mansion, hiding in Taiyi Academy instead. Look at these servants of yours. They probably don't even hope you'll come back. If you don't return, they're practically half the masters of this mansion."
Tong Ye said awkwardly, "My lord, don't make fun of me. Please don't."
He actually knew that if he truly never returned, this place would indeed be like heaven to the servants. Their lives would be unbelievably comfortable.
If he came back instead, they would have to return to their roles as servants,