The two girls had reaped a bountiful harvest and had already begun trading with each other, taking what they needed.
Meanwhile, the two older boys of the family were still locked in a stalemate with their respective opponents. Their opponents were only at the upper end of the Second Layer of the Qi Refining Realm, but they were highly skilled at coordinated joint attacks.
The two brothers were forced to fight together as well. The battle was lively and evenly matched, neither side yielding an inch.
Moreover, the scar-faced bandit leader had yet to make a move.
Among the bandits, his cultivation was the highest, nearly at the Fifth Layer of the Qi Refining Realm. For a Rogue Cultivator to reach such a level in his forties was no easy feat.
They were unlike clan disciples and family retainers, who received considerable stipends every year and additional rewards for doing their jobs well.
The sources of cultivation resources for Rogue Cultivators were often extremely unstable. Most resources had to be fought for with their lives on the line.
Some might ask, if Rogue Cultivators were so poor, why not join an aristocratic clan as retainers? That was naturally one path open to them. However, any aristocratic clan was extremely strict when recruiting retainers. A clean background, clear origins, and sound character were merely the most basic requirements.
Even so, most aristocratic clans were unwilling to recruit wild Rogue Cultivators as retainers, preferring instead to cultivate their own people from childhood.
Even when aristocratic clans needed Rogue Cultivators, they usually hired them at high prices as cannon fodder, or used them to carry out shady deeds that could not see the light of day.
The scar-faced Rogue Cultivator had not moved because Wang Shouzhe had been watching him all along.
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