On the other side, Chen An at this moment was unaware of the seriousness of the situation, still immersed in joy.
The reason for his joy was simple: he had gained benefits.
Bai Qing had already promised him that he could go to the arsenal later to select martial arts, and she also said she would help him with internal cultivation methods.
How much money was saved this time?
Especially for Chen An, with Bai Qing's promise, how much effort would he save in the future?
Could he not be happy?
But Chen An was clearly happy too soon.
What he didn't know was that while he was thinking about how much benefit he could gain this time, Bai Qing had already sold him out and was now contemplating the price she could get for him.
If he knew, he might not be feeling so happy right now.
Of course, he might even feel happier.
As he walked out of Bai Qing's courtyard, Chen An's mood had visibly calmed down a lot.
In a sense, this confession was also a way to relieve his mind a bit.
Chen An hadn't completely opened up about his thoughts before.
Bai Qing might not know, but Chen An hadn't fully disclosed the details of his situation previously, not just for various reasons, but also for a concealed concern.
He was afraid that Bai Qing might do something detrimental to him.
After all, such rapid progress in cultivation in a short period of time was somewhat peculiar and not easily explained.
Chen An was actually worried that once Bai Qing knew the truth, it might not be beneficial for him.
The fear of his master working against him was a strange thing in the eyes of people in this world, but for Chen An, it was a genuine concern.
So he hadn't revealed the full truth right away, but had waited until now.
However, it seemed that Bai Qing's response was much better than he had imagined.
It was evident that Bai Qing cared quite a bit about him, not only providing him with everything he needed but also not causing him any additional worries.
For Chen An, this was quite a good experience, and it touched him a bit.
After all, if you counted all the things he had received from Bai Qing since joining her, it would definitely make many people envious.
But compared to this generous treatment, Chen An had not done much for Bai Qing so far.
Up to this point in a year, the tasks Bai Qing had assigned to Chen An could be counted on one hand, mainly welcoming Huang Yuexuan that one time, and occasionally checking out a few markets.
Most of the time, Chen An was just living his life with the benefits Bai Qing provided.
This kind of treatment may be considered normal in this world, as which main family's martial artist wasn't raised like this?
But for Chen An, who had spent his previous life working as a corporate slave, this situation was a bit embarrassing.
If initially, Chen An had joined Bai Qing just to gain benefits and live a comfortable life, now he might have developed some genuine feelings.
After all, good bosses were hard to come by these days.
If he lost this one, who knew what the next one would be like.
However, Chen An had actually entertained the thought of becoming a boss himself.
But this idea was completely dispelled after he saw Bai Qing.
Bai Qing already had enough business on her hands. She was busy during the day and busy at night, almost never resting.
The larger the family business she had, the more people needed to be taken care of, and she couldn't afford to stop.
And she also had to manage her own martial arts practice, ensuring that her cultivation was not lagging.
Even Chen An couldn't bear to watch.
Some people might think that this kind of life was desirable, wishing for it day and night.
But for Chen An, it was completely unnecessary.
It was too tiring.
In comparison, it was easier to be a worker.
As long as you were capable enough, had strong business skills, and were ruthless enough in your dealings, you wouldn't have to worry about losing your job.
Companies would keep giving you benefits to prevent you from betraying them when you jumped ship.
In Chen An's eyes, this kind of life was not bad at all.
After all, everyone had their own aspirations.
As he walked out of Bai Qing's courtyard and walked on the road, he occasionally ran into some familiar faces.
Perhaps they were servants of the Bai family, or maybe they were Bai family members, most of whom Chen An had met before.
After all, although the scale of the Bai family's residence was not small, the people coming and going were the same, and after spending a long time in this place, they naturally became familiar with each other.
Seeing these familiar faces, Chen An subconsciously smiled and greeted them.
This had always been his response, greeting people first and getting to know them first.
After all, you catch more flies with honey. As time went on, gradually he would also get familiar with everyone.
In case he needed help in the future or if there was any trouble, having people to support him wouldn't hurt, right?
His friendly gestures were well received by those around him, which had resulted in him making quite a few brothers and friends in the Bai family in the past year.
For example, Bai Changyun was a typical example.
However, on this day, the reactions of these past friends had changed.
Not that they were turning against Chen An, but there was a subtle fear, even when greeting him, there was a hint of hesitation.
This caught Chen An by surprise for a moment.
Initially, he thought he had done something wrong.
Perhaps it was because of the previous duel where he defeated Bai Changli, and now showed his prowess. So people were hesitant to approach him?
But that shouldn't be the case.
Most of the people around here were from the third branch, Bai Qing's side, so their relationship with Bai Changli's side was already strained. Why would they show such behavior because of that?
This doubt was finally resolved when he met Bai Changren.
"Chen Xiong, you defeated Bai Changli and showed such skill, how can those people not have a reaction?"
Bai Changren looked at Chen An helplessly, not knowing what to say, "Chen Xiong, do you know if Bai Changli were here, these ordinary servants would immediately kneel and bow, or else they would be beaten to death by Bai Changli."
"Warriors are different from others."
He sighed lightly.
Chen An came to a realization, then fell silent.
He had forgotten that this was an exceptionally brutal world.
In this world, ordinary people had no future, only warriors were the privileged class.
That was the reason for the change in attitude of those people.
If they didn't respect warriors, it would inevitably bring trouble to them.
Previously, when Chen An kept a low profile, things were still fine.
Because at that time, apart from Bai Changren and others, no one knew much about Chen An's situation.
But now that Chen An had defeated Bai Changli and revealed his strength, his status had naturally risen accordingly.
So those people didn't dare to approach him as easily, because now Chen An could easily take their lives at any moment.
Just by his own hands, just by a few words from his mouth, he could immediately end their lives.
On the other side, Chen An at this moment was unaware of the seriousness of the situation, still immersed in joy.
The reason for his joy was simple: he had gained benefits.
Bai Qing had already promised him that he could go to the arsenal later to select martial arts, and she also said she would help him with internal cultivation methods.
How much money was saved this time?
Especially for Chen An, with Bai Qing's promise, how much effort would he save in the future?
Could he not be happy?
But Chen An was clearly happy too soon.
What he didn't know was that while he was thinking about how much benefit he could gain this time, Bai Qing had already sold him out and was now contemplating the price she could get for him.
If he knew, he might not be feeling so happy right now.
Of course, he might even feel happier.
As he walked out of Bai Qing's courtyard, Chen An's mood had visibly calmed down a lot.
In a sense, this confession was also a way to relieve his mind a bit.
Chen An hadn't completely opened up about his thoughts before.
Bai Qing might not know, but Chen An hadn't fully disclosed the details of his situation previously, not just for various reasons, but also for a concealed concern.
He was afraid that Bai Qing might do something detrimental to him.
After all, such rapid progress in cultivation in a short period of time was somewhat peculiar and not easily explained.
Chen An was actually worried that once Bai Qing knew the truth, it might not be beneficial for him.
The fear of his master working against him was a strange thing in the eyes of people in this world, but for Chen An, it was a genuine concern.
So he hadn't revealed the full truth right away, but had waited until now.
However, it seemed that Bai Qing's response was much better than he had imagined.
It was evident that Bai Qing cared quite a bit about him, not only providing him with everything he needed but also not causing him any additional worries.
For Chen An, this was quite a good experience, and it touched him a bit.
After all, if you counted all the things he had received from Bai Qing since joining her, it would definitely make many people envious.
But compared to this generous treatment, Chen An had not done much for Bai Qing so far.
Up to this point in a year, the tasks Bai Qing had assigned to Chen An could be counted on one hand, mainly welcoming Huang Yuexuan that one time, and occasionally checking out a few markets.
Most of the time, Chen An was just living his life with the benefits Bai Qing provided.
This kind of treatment may be considered normal in this world, as which main family's martial artist wasn't raised like this?
But for Chen An, who had spent his previous life working as a corporate slave, this situation was a bit embarrassing.
If initially, Chen An had joined Bai Qing just to gain benefits and live a comfortable life, now he might have developed some genuine feelings.
After all, good bosses were hard to come by these days.
If he lost this one, who knew what the next one would be like.
However, Chen An had actually entertained the thought of becoming a boss himself.
But this idea was completely dispelled after he saw Bai Qing.
Bai Qing already had enough business on her hands. She was busy during the day and busy at night, almost never resting.
The larger the family business she had, the more people needed to be taken care of, and she couldn't afford to stop.
And she also had to manage her own martial arts practice, ensuring that her cultivation was not lagging.
Even Chen An couldn't bear to watch.
Some people might think that this kind of life was desirable, wishing for it day and night.
But for Chen An, it was completely unnecessary.
It was too tiring.
In comparison, it was easier to be a worker.
As long as you were capable enough, had strong business skills, and were ruthless enough in your dealings, you wouldn't have to worry about losing your job.
Companies would keep giving you benefits to prevent you from betraying them when you jumped ship.
In Chen An's eyes, this kind of life was not bad at all.
After all, everyone had their own aspirations.
As he walked out of Bai Qing's courtyard and walked on the road, he occasionally ran into some familiar faces.
Perhaps they were servants of the Bai family, or maybe they were Bai family members, most of whom Chen An had met before.
After all, although the scale of the Bai family's residence was not small, the people coming and going were the same, and after spending a long time in this place, they naturally became familiar with each other.
Seeing these familiar faces, Chen An subconsciously smiled and greeted them.
This had always been his response, greeting people first and getting to know them first.
After all, you catch more flies with honey. As time went on, gradually he would also get familiar with everyone.
In case he needed help in the future or if there was any trouble, having people to support him wouldn't hurt, right?
His friendly gestures were well received by those around him, which had resulted in him making quite a few brothers and friends in the Bai family in the past year.
For example, Bai Changyun was a typical example.
However, on this day, the reactions of these past friends had changed.
Not that they were turning against Chen An, but there was a subtle fear, even when greeting him, there was a hint of hesitation.
This caught Chen An by surprise for a moment.
Initially, he thought he had done something wrong.
Perhaps it was because of the previous duel where he defeated Bai Changli, and now showed his prowess. So people were hesitant to approach him?
But that shouldn't be the case.
Most of the people around here were from the third branch, Bai Qing's side, so their relationship with Bai Changli's side was already strained. Why would they show such behavior because of that?
This doubt was finally resolved when he met Bai Changren.
"Chen Xiong, you defeated Bai Changli and showed such skill, how can those people not have a reaction?"
Bai Changren looked at Chen An helplessly, not knowing what to say, "Chen Xiong, do you know if Bai Changli were here, these ordinary servants would immediately kneel and bow, or else they would be beaten to death by Bai Changli."
"Warriors are different from others."
He sighed lightly.
Chen An came to a realization, then fell silent.
He had forgotten that this was an exceptionally brutal world.
In this world, ordinary people had no future, only warriors were the privileged class.
That was the reason for the change in attitude of those people.
If they didn't respect warriors, it would inevitably bring trouble to them.
Previously, when Chen An kept a low profile, things were still fine.
Because at that time, apart from Bai Changren and others, no one knew much about Chen An's situation.
But now that Chen An had defeated Bai Changli and revealed his strength, his status had naturally risen accordingly.
So those people didn't dare to approach him as easily, because now Chen An could easily take their lives at any moment.
Just by his own hands, just by a few words from his mouth, he could immediately end their lives.
