That night, after the city gates closed, Xiang Yuan stayed over at Xiao Residence.
Sooner or later, it would be his own home. There was nothing wrong with staying here.
Xiao He provided both room and board. He dragged Xiang Yuan along, called Xu Jixian over, and went to Fortune Garden to feast to their hearts' content. At the finest restaurant in all Fengxian County, they had an expensive meal.
After eating their fill, Xiao He and Xu Jixian went to the brothel to build their personas. Xiang Yuan's mind was wholly on cultivation, so he returned to Xiao Residence alone.
Xiang Yuan cultivated until midnight.
While meditating, he suddenly felt his palm tremble. Raising his hand, he saw the Jambu Gate tattoo emerge in his palm, blinking on and off as if something were about to come out through the gate.
"What is this, a phone?"
Suspicion arose in Xiang Yuan's heart. Xiao Lingyue had told him several ways to use the Jambu Gate: it could traverse worlds, submit missions, and serve as portable storage. She had never once mentioned mobile phones.
Xiang Yuan wanted to answer it, but worried Xiao He might notice something amiss. Xiang Yuan got up, mounted his horse, and left Xiao Residence.
Strictly speaking, Xiang Yuan owned a piece of property in Fengxian County. To repay him for saving his entire family, Zhang Celiang had spent money to purchase it for him, and the house was piled with gifts.
Brother Zhang had paid for online supporters and built up Xiang Yuan's splendid reputation as "Fengxian's Protector of Righteousness, Dezhou's Timely Rain." Xiang Yuan felt too embarrassed to keep taking advantage of him, so Xiang Yuan had never visited the courtyard. Xiang Yuan asked Xiao He to have Xiao Residence's servants look after it on