On the second day of the break.
Jiang Man received a notice from the Dharma Transmission Office.
A letter was delivered into his hands.
At the time, Jiang Man was still brushing the horse.
And the messenger was actually Chang Qiwen.
Somewhat surprised, Jiang Man asked, "How did you end up delivering letters?"
"I didn't get a spot, so I could only look for a fallback. Fortunately, my score was decent, and I can endure hardship, so I managed to find some work, but it won't last," Chang Qiwen said with a sigh. "Staying in Falling Cloud City isn't easy at all.
"If there's really no other way, I'll have to become a guard too. I just don't know what terms they'll offer."
Who would become a guard if they had a choice?
It would be hard to remain a free man afterward.
But it did offer a foothold in Falling Cloud City, countless times better than returning to the villages.
"How many Spirit Sources did Cheng Yu give you during the practical combat test?" Jiang Man asked curiously.
Chang Qiwen grew somewhat wary. "What are you trying to do?"
"Would you lend them to me?" Jiang Man looked at him earnestly. "I'll pay you interest."
"Interest?" Chang Qiwen stared at Jiang Man and asked seriously, "How can I trust you? And why should I lend them to you to earn interest? The risk outweighs the return, doesn't it?"
"Do you know what a Peerless Heavenly Prodigy is?" Jiang Man looked at the man before him with a perfectly straight face. "One in ten thousand, a Heavenly Pride scarcely encountered once in a hundred years."
"And?" Chang Qiwen asked.
"As luck would have it, you've encountered one in this particular century." Jiang Man pointed at himself and spoke slowly. "Not