Chapter 34

Lin Fan and the young women were drinking tea in the backyard when suddenly Uncle Fu walked in. He had returned from the cloth shop and was somewhat panicked to find the Lin Fu surrounded.

But he soon learned the news from the crowd surrounding the Lin Fu: they were not here to cause trouble, but had witnessed Lin Fan display his divine might and easily defeat the Innate martial artist Shi Huolong, so they wanted to join the Lin Fu as guest retainers.

After arranging for the retainers to maintain order, Uncle Fu ran in to ask Lin Fan what to do.

"Tell the Landlord, have him go to the gate to select ten people with potential to enter my Lin Fu as guards. From now on, the training and management of the guards will be the Landlord's responsibility. By the way, Uncle Fu, how many servants do we have in the residence, and what are their monthly wages?"

"Young Master, currently there are eighteen maids, twenty guards, and fifteen servants in the residence. The maids and servants are hired for five hundred strings of cash for ten years. As for the guards, the monthly wage given by the Master was six strings of cash. The previous third-rate martial artist retainer, Liu Zong, had a monthly wage of twenty strings of cash, and my monthly wage is fifteen strings of cash!"

Uncle Fu knew the affairs of the residence like the back of his hand and soon told Lin Fan the basic situation of the residence.

"En, from now on, guest retainers must be at least Innate martial artists; all others count as guards. Reward each maid and servant with two strings of cash. Increase the guards' monthly wage to ten strings of cash, third-rate martial artists to twenty-five, second-rate to fifty, first-rate to one hundred, and Innate martial artists to two hundred. The Landlord and Landlady, that is, Yang Guo and Little Dragon Maiden, are Grandmaster experts, so their monthly wage is five hundred strings of cash. As for you, Uncle Fu, your monthly wage will be thirty strings of cash from now on."

What? The two guest retainers are actually both Grandmaster martial artists? No wonder the Young Master is afraid of no one.

Huang Rong, the young women, and Uncle Fu were all shocked to hear this news.

"Young Master, isn't my wage higher than the martial artists'? Is this appropriate?" Uncle Fu asked with some hesitation.

"Martial artists are nothing special; third-rate martial artists have only just stepped onto the threshold of the martial path. Uncle Fu, you have worked hard and managed the Lin Fu well; increasing your monthly wage a little is nothing!"

"By the way, keep the number of guards between thirty and fifty. There will be an annual assessment, survival of the fittest, also under the Landlord's responsibility. Spending so much money to raise guards is not for play. In the future, if the cloth shop has trouble, send the guards to cause trouble for the other party!"

Lin Fan said solemnly. The monthly wages he gave, even in the Great Song with the strongest economic power, were quite high. But he was not a fool with too much money; he expected results for the money paid. Since these people accepted such high wages, they had to work wholeheartedly for the Lin Fu.

"Understood, Young Master. I will notify Retainer Yang to go to the gate to select guards!"

Uncle Fu nodded to show he understood. He would do whatever the Young Master said; there was no need to question it too much.

Uncle Fu went to find the Landlord, and Huang Rong approached Lin Fan, asking curiously.

"Lin Fan, where did you find two Grandmaster martial artists to be guest retainers? That's too amazing, right?"

One must know that her father, Huang Laoxie, was only a Grandmaster martial artist, and she had always been proud of that.

"The two of them were tired of the killing in the Jianghu, and seeing that I am handsome and dashing, they took the initiative to come to my residence to retire!" Lin Fan said casually.

"If you don't want to say, then don't. Only a ghost would believe you. Since when does a man's appearance attract people to his door?"

Huang Rong made a face at Lin Fan and then ran into the flower bushes to catch butterflies. She didn't want to bother with Lin Fan anymore; he didn't even bother to find a good excuse, showing he wasn't putting in any effort.

"Sister Azhu, Zhu Abi!"

Lin Fan called out softly, and the two women immediately reacted and began to massage Lin Fan's shoulders.

Lv He was not to be outdone and ran over to massage Lin Fan's legs.

Huang Rong looked at Lin Fan enjoying the massage from the three of them, her teeth itching with hatred.

About half an hour later, the Landlord walked in. "Young Master, you really know how to find trouble for me. Can't you let me rest properly?"

"Oh? So you want to lie flat and be a salted fish?" Lin Fan asked with a smile.

"Eh, Young Master, that's an interesting phrase. I do indeed want to lie flat and be a salted fish; I don't want so many things to do. Is that okay?"

The Landlord thought about the salted fish Lin Fan mentioned, felt it perfectly summarized the state he wanted, and immediately agreed.

"Of course not. If you lie flat, do you expect me, the Young Master, to work hard? If everyone were like you, what would the Lin Fu become? Only I, the Young Master, can lie flat!"

Lin Fan refused without hesitation. The Landlord wanting to lie flat—how could that be allowed?

"Then you have to give some money; I want to buy a gift for my wife!" The Landlord tried another tactic after the first failed.

"From now on, your and the Landlady's monthly wage will be five hundred strings of cash. If you want it, go to Uncle Fu to collect it. But you'd better be wanting money to buy a gift for the Landlady, otherwise, watch out for the Landlady beating you to death!"

Lin Fan remembered that in *Kung Fu*, the Landlord was always peeking at Auntie Six bathing or taking advantage of Ah Zhen.

He didn't know if he was just playing around in the world or if he was truly lecherous.

But regardless, it would make the Landlady angry, and she would definitely resort to violence.

The Landlord had thick skin and wouldn't be hurt, but if he broke the flowers and plants in the residence, that would be bad.

Lin Fan could only warn the Landlord first: if he broke the flowers and plants in the residence because of his actions, it would be deducted from his monthly wage, and he shouldn't blame Lin Fan for not warning him beforehand.

"That's for sure, I love my wife the most! Unlike you, Young Master, you're young and not learning anything good, sitting on four beauties. Can you handle it? I advise you to be restrained, lest you end up like me when you're old, willing but unable!" The Landlord rambled on.

"I'm young and full of energy, why do you care so much? Hurry up and train the guards, do a good job with the assessments. It won't be long before I travel the Jianghu, and then the safety of the residence will be handed over to you!" Lin Fan impatiently drove the Landlord away.

Huang Rong and the three women were blushing at this point. What did the Landlord and the Young Master mean? When did they become Lin Fan's women? Only Lv He didn't care at all; if it weren't for the Young Master not agreeing, she would have been the Young Master's woman long ago.

However, she had a strong sense of crisis, because apart from Huang Rong who was about the same age as her, only sixteen, Sister Azhu and Zhu Abi were already eighteen or nineteen. This met the Young Master's requirements. What if they snatched the lead?

Lin Fan didn't know that Lv He was thinking about these things in her head.

He took out the Ziwei Soft Sword and practiced the sword technique from the Dragon God Art.

First was the Coiling Dragon Eight Swords, then the Profound Heaven Gale Sword Technique. It was a pity he didn't have a spear in his hand, so the Dragon Cloud Spear Technique couldn't be displayed.

The young women were dazzled. If the Coiling Dragon Eight Swords displayed grandeur and domineering power, then the Profound Heaven Gale Sword Technique pushed speed and precision to the limit.

Huang Rong couldn't help but compare it to her father Huang Laoxie's Jade Flute Sword Technique and found it far inferior. She didn't know where Lin Fan had learned such peerless sword techniques.

Huang Rong comparing the Jade Flute Sword Technique with the Dragon God Art was still too naive.

The Dragon God Art is divided into nine layers. It's a pity that Lin Fan's Dragon God Art is only at the entry level, which is the first layer. Small success is the first three layers, great success is the middle three layers, and perfection is the last three layers.

And the Dragon God Art must be cultivated to at least the seventh layer to transform into a dragon. Lin Fan is still a long way off.