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Chapter 527: 527

When the branch leader brought Xue Wei and his friends to his mansion, many had already gathered in the surroundings to catch a glimpse of the young man who could make even the most feared leader of the Whispering Oak Inn turn so humble .

The branch leader sensed their arrival, and he was somewhat annoyed with their looks . While he was willing to humble himself in front of Xue Wei, he was not willing to do so in front of others .

Xue Wei also understood the branch leaderโ€™s mentality, and considering the fact that they depended on him to find Li Zhiqing and his father, he cleared his throat, and spoke very politely .

Anyone who observed them would see that while the branch leader was extremely polite towards Xue Wei, Xue Wei was also very polite and humble when dealing with the ghost .

The branch leader understood Xue Weiโ€™s attitude, and he felt grateful . In fact, even if Xue Wei had been snobbish and prideful, he would still be humble, as he was his only chance of leaving the Ghost Realm . However, seeing him being so friendly, he felt rather good about him .

Ghosts would not usually have servants, but the branch leader was different . He was the top of the regional capital, and thus he had the capacity to hire ghosts to work for him .

These ghosts needed a certain degree of strength to be able to be used by him, but they were all willing, as they could get some easy spirit liquid this way .

Spirit liquid was something one could create by sacrificing oneโ€™s own strength . This was not a feasible solution, as it would slow their own advance, but someone like the branch leader had, although limited, a rather sizable quantity of spirit liquid at his disposal, which he used to pay those beneath him .

While he was not in charge of gathering spirit liquid himself, he was the one who could control who gained what, and how much . The position of power was not just for show .

While the branch leader had an illustrious position, he only had three servants .

These three servants were the housekeeper and two maids . Although they were servants, they were also amongst the upper class of the regional capital, as their strength could not be belittled .

Being the servant of the branch leader was known as a job which brought many benefits . One would enjoy undisguised respect and admiration from the other citizens within the capital . Their salary was also something that the common citizen envied, as they never lacked spirit liquid .

While there were many benefits to the job, it was also somewhat risky . If the servant insulted their employer in one way or another, they would also be harvested, much like anyone else who caused problems in front of him .

These servants were extremely arrogant when facing others, but in front of their boss, they became as docile as a lamb .

That was why, when they opened the gates and saw the genuine and happy smile on their bossโ€™ face, they felt shocked, and their eyes filled with disbelief .

They could not believe that their stoic, and rather ruthless boss, was suddenly showing such enthusiasm for someone else . This enthusiasm was simply too different from anything they had ever seen before .

However, they did not believe that he was a fake ghost . He had the same overpowering strength and aura, and his appearance was exactly the same as before, so what they began wondering was about the identity of the guests .

These servants all thought that Lan was a robot, so he was not getting much attention . However, the female ghost and Xue Wei, were being observed with a great interest . ๐–‹๐–—๐–Š๐–Š๐”ด๐–Š๐–‡๐”ซ๐–”๐–›๐–Š๐–‘.๐–ˆ๐–”๐–’

Xue Wei was considered average in strength when compared to the common ghost, and his strength could never be the cause of why the branch leader showed him such attention .

Another questionable thing was that ghosts had no family or memories of their lives when they were in the world of the living . They could not remember anything, so it was not possible that they had some connection to one another . Being interested in the other was also impossible, as the branch leader did not behave as one would if they were in love . Instead, he was being polite, humble, and admiring .

This was all very puzzling, but the servants dared not show their confusion, and instead, they followed their orders to show Xue Wei and the female ghost to a room each .

Xue Wei and Lan shared a room . Lan was stuck in his original form, and the size was so small that he could easily curl into a ball on the desk without interrupting or disturbing Xue Wei .

He continued to try and unravel his seal while Xue Wei sat on the bed and tried to increase his cultivation base .

Xue Wei had no intention of introducing Qi cultivation to the branch leader . This branch leader was already incredibly strong . He did not need to cultivate Qi, and even if he were to enter the world of the living, he would become a spirit . Hence Qi cultivation would be useless for him .

The ghosts did not need to eat or drink to sustain their bodies . Food was also not a thing that existed within the Ghost Realm, and water was only used for washing . Wine and the likes did not exist in the Ghost Realm either, as plants were nearly extinct .

As a result, Xue Wei stayed within his room for the following hours . He focused solely on refining the heaven and hearth essence, and further strengthened his cultivation base .

Lanโ€™s cultivation was also recovering rapidly . The seal was unraveling swiftly, and his cultivation base was slowly returning .

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