Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Inspection Office.

"Sir, are you finished with your business?" Xie Xiaojiu heard footsteps and looked up to see Jiang Ning walking into the courtyard; she quickly rose from beside the charcoal fire.

The weather was bitterly cold today, with goose-feather-like snow still drifting down outside.

Having just entered the Seventh Grade, she was far from immune to the heat and cold.

Moreover, as a martial artist, she wore little clothing, only an inner and outer layer.

In this sub-zero weather, of ten or twenty degrees, she naturally felt the cold.

"You're still here!" Jiang Ning saw Xie Xiaojiu, dressed in her thin skirt, squatting by the charcoal fire, and suddenly felt a bit sorry for her, sensing an inexplicable melancholy emanating from her.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiaojiu nodded in response, "As you had just asked me to wait inside for you, I've been waiting here for you all this time."

"So I've been gone the whole day, and you've been waiting here all day?" Jiang Ning asked.

"Waited a day!" Xie Xiaojiu nodded calmly.

Jiang Ning was slightly startled, then shook his head with a smile.

Afterward, he spoke again, "How is the Xie family doing now?"

Xie Xiaojiu looked a bit emotional, "Thanks to your generosity, sir, the Xie family has settled its turmoil and is back on the right track!"

In these days, no one knew better than her all that the Xie family had done.

Xie Zhengtian had been full of resolve during these days, not compromising under any pressure but sticking to his previous practices.

This also changed her perspective on her nominal father.

As a clan leader, Xie Zhengtian was very capable.

But as a father and husband, Xie Zhengtian was not proficient at all.

Thinking back on Xie Zhengtian's heartfelt conversations with her during these days, and the words he had used to persuade her, made her feel pressured whenever she saw Jiang Ning.

Meanwhile.

Jiang Ning nodded, "It's good that things are back on track!"

Then he added, "Shall we go home? I'll take you back!"

"Thank you very much, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu said.

After a moment.

The two of them left the Inspection Office.

Xie Xiaojiu was wrapped in a black fox fur cloak, while Jiang Ning was still dressed as lightly as in spring or summer, in thin long sleeves.

He had long reached the true state of being unaffected by heat or cold.

No matter how great the temperature fluctuations or how bad the weather, it had no effect on him.

...

Outside the Inspection Office.

The snow was still flying heavily.

A layer of white snowflakes quickly settled on Xie Xiaojiu's head, whereas Jiang Ning's head was completely free of falling snow.

The two walked out of the main gate of the Inspection Office, heading toward the horse carriage that had been waiting outside for a long time.

He boarded the carriage, and Lv Yi, hearing the outside movement, quickly put down her book and rose to her feet.

Then she saw Jiang Ning sweep aside the carriage curtain, and Lv Yi squatted down to help Jiang Ning take off his shoes.

"Young Master, have you finished your tasks?" Lv Yi asked.

At that moment, she noticed Xie Xiaojiu, whom Jiang Ning was helping.

Jiang Ning nodded, "All finished!"

He took off his shoes and stepped onto the soft carpet inside the carriage.

Behind him, Xie Xiaojiu spoke to Lv Yi, "Sorry to bother you!"

Then she bent over to enter the carriage, unbuckled her black fox fur cloak, hung it on one side of the carriage, and also removed her shoes, revealing her socks.

On the side.

Jiang Ning was already warming himself by the stove in the carriage, rubbing his palms together, his face full of contentment.

Then he saw Lv Yi and Xie Xiaojiu both removing their shoes inside the carriage.

He couldn't help but think of Li Qing.

"Good thing Sister Li Qing isn't here or I wouldn't dare let her remove her shoes!!!"

"Also good thing the carriage is spacious enough for three people without it feeling crowded."

At the same time.

The carriage began to move.

The Snow Red Flame Colt, endowed with intelligence, only needed a command from Jiang Ning to take him wherever he wanted to go.

Inside the carriage.

As the carriage started moving, Lv Yi served the tea she had been keeping warm to Jiang Ning.

"Young Master, please have some tea."

"Hmm!" Jiang Ning nodded, his left hand still warming by the fire, occasionally turning his hand over to feel the heat from the burning charcoal.

Then he took the teacup with his right hand and had a sip of tea.

Comfortable!

This kind of life was really not bad.

Warming himself by the fire, drinking slightly hot tea, Jiang Ning instantly felt at ease in his heart.

Especially since outside the carriage, the heavy snowfall brought a silence that emanated a very peaceful feeling.

This feeling seemed to allow one to forget all troubles.

Meanwhile.

Lv Yi and Xie Xiaojiu couldn't help but steal glances at each other.

Although the two had met before, they had never spent time together in such a small space.

After warming himself for a while, Jiang Ning saw Xie Xiaojiu huddled to one side.

So he stirred the charcoal to turn it over, supplying it with plenty of oxygen, and the charcoal fire instantly blazed more fiercely.

"Both of you come closer to the fire! You'll catch cold sitting so far away in this weather," he said.

Upon hearing Jiang Ning's words, the two of them promptly shifted closer, sitting next to Jiang Ning.

As they moved, Xie Xiaojiu's toe accidentally touched Jiang Ning's right foot, and she couldn't help blushing.

At the same time, Jiang Ning opened his own panel.

[Divinity]:15

[Authority]: Flesh Regeneration (Half missing 37.66%) Divine Descendants Favored (Incomplete 3.1%)

Just after the battle had ended, with Hong Minghu, Ye Qiu, and others present,

He knew he had gained a lot, and his panel had changed.

But it wasn't suitable to check his panel then.

To a Martial Arts Strongman, observation was meticulous.

A slight change in one's gaze could be easily captured.

So to prevent any accidents and avoid being noticed by Hong Minghu, Ye Qiu, and others, he waited until this moment to open and review his panel.

As his eyes landed on his panel, he immediately noticed the changes.

His Divinity points had previously been two and now had become fifteen, a sizeable increase of thirteen points.

It was the most substantial increase he had ever experienced.