Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

The city where Qin Xiao was located was called Black Mountain City, a remote county town within the territory of Yongzhou in the Great Xuan Dynasty.

Qin Xiao has lived in this city for decades and has an extremely deep understanding of it. Because he is part of the Su family, he even knows some secrets that ordinary people do not know.

For example, the location of the underground black market.

The underground black market offers access to many items unavailable on the open market: elixirs, rare and precious herbs, weapons, and even martial arts techniques monopolized by the imperial court and powerful families.

The prerequisite is that you have money; the cost of living there is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

If Qin Xiao hadn't had some savings, he wouldn't have dared to go to the black market.

In order to become a martial artist, Qin Xiao was prepared to suffer heavy losses.

He left the Su family's house.

After winding and turning, we soon arrived at the corner of an abandoned mansion.

Standing at the corner, his eyes flickered a few times, then he carefully took out the silver coins from his pocket and counted them carefully twice:

"Fifty taels of silver should be enough."

Muttering to himself, Qin Xiao immediately sensed a gaze from behind him growing increasingly intense.

A barely perceptible sneer appeared on his face, then he put the silver into his pocket, rounded the corner, and walked forward.

Qin Xiao's figure had just disappeared.

Huang Yue then came out.

His eyes were filled with greed and malice:

"That old dog actually has so much money on him! I asked him for ten taels of silver a few days ago and he wouldn't even lend it to me. What a stingy bastard!"

"But I'm getting a good deal today, hahaha."

The thought of not only getting rid of Qin Xiao today, but also making a fortune made Huang Yue's breathing quicken.

I couldn't wait to follow, afraid of losing them.

However, just as I turned the corner...

A handful of sand was thrown hard at Huang Yue's face.

"My eyes—"

Huang Yue screamed and reached out to cover his eyes.

However, the next moment, a foot slammed into Huang Yue's chest.

A loud bang.

"Ah—" Huang Yue let out a shrill scream, his whole body flying backward like a cannonball, flying a full ten feet away.

"My dear disciple, you've been following your master for so long, aren't you tired!"

Qin Xiao withdrew his foot, looked at Huang Yue who was lying on the ground groaning with a sinister smile, and walked over unhurriedly.

Although Qin Xiao has not yet become a martial artist, he has practiced martial arts for half a month, and his sensory abilities have already far surpassed those of ordinary people.

Naturally, he had already noticed Huang Yue following behind him.

He held back his anger and deliberately led Huang Yue to this deserted, abandoned mansion.

He deliberately counted the money to arouse Huang Yue's greed, which led him to secretly make his move and successfully capture the scoundrel.

Having lived for so many years, Qin Xiao didn't have many other good habits, but he had long since developed a cautious and low-key personality.

Even if he could easily deal with Huang Yue, he was unwilling to take the risk, since who knew if Huang Yue had any other tricks up his sleeve.

"Master...Master...you've misunderstood! Why did you hit your disciple?"

Upon hearing Qin Xiao's voice, Huang Yue turned pale and was terrified, but he forced himself to endure the pain and fear and tried to argue his way out of it.

"A misunderstanding? Poisoning someone for half a month is a misunderstanding?" Qin Xiao glanced at Huang Yue with a half-smile.

"You found out!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Yue lost all hope. Feeling Qin Xiao's gaze, he was filled with boundless terror.

In the past, Qin Xiao had always been honest and obedient in front of him, which led Huang Yue to never respect his master. Today, Huang Yue realized that his master was actually a ruthless person.

Sensing the killing intent in Qin Xiao's eyes, Huang Yue panicked and shouted, "Stop! I'm the second steward's man! You can't kill me!"

"My good disciple, you are so stupid that you don't even know yourself. You were about to kill me, and you still expect me to let you go."

Qin Xiao shook his head. "Even if you have the Second Steward behind you, or even if you have the Heavenly King himself behind you, you are still doomed to die today."

Qin Xiao had never understood how those murderers could use their backgrounds to scare people before they died.

In Qin Xiao's view, no matter what your background is, if you want my life, I don't care who's behind you. Even if your father is the emperor, I'll still kill you without hesitation. At worst, I'll trade one life for another.

Are you suggesting that by letting the perpetrator go free, you can expect them to show mercy and not harm you? That's a joke.

"Go obediently, your master will find you a good grave." With that, Qin Xiao reached out and grabbed Huang Yue's head.

"No—" Hearing that even the second steward couldn't scare Qin Xiao, Huang Yue panicked completely, his eyes filled with fear and disbelief.

He never expected that his master, whom he looked down upon, was not only ruthless but also incredibly audacious, not even putting the second steward in his eyes.

If he had known Qin Xiao was so ruthless, he would never have dared to provoke him.

Seeing Qin Xiao's large hand reaching out, Huang Yue could no longer hold back and gritted his teeth, shouting:

"I'm an agent of the Wang family. If you dare touch me, the Wang family won't let you get away with it!"

"What?!"

Qin Xiao's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stopped moving.

"The Wang family? Which Wang family are you talking about!"

"It's the Wang family you're thinking of, the Wang family that's on par with the Su family!"

Seeing that Qin Xiao had finally stopped moving, Huang Yue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shouted loudly.

Qin Xiao's expression changed drastically.

He suddenly grabbed Huang Yue's head.

Ignoring Huang Yue's screams, they dragged him directly into the abandoned mansion next door.

After closing the door, Qin Xiao tossed Huang Yue aside and looked at him coldly:

"Explain yourself clearly! If you dare to lie to me even half a word, I'll smash your fingers one by one!"

Huang Yue's eyes were filled with terror and pain as he nodded hastily.

Not long after.

Inside the abandoned mansion, the screams abruptly ceased.

Qin Xiao sat beside Huang Yue's corpse, his face extremely grim.

"This is a huge problem!"

Qin Xiao never imagined that he, a mere gatekeeper, would be caught in such a massive vortex.

Huang Yue was actually a spy sent by the Wang family!

Black Mountain City is home to many powerful families, among which the most powerful are the Su family, the Wang family, and the Hong family.

The Su family and the Wang family have always been at odds, but ever since their eldest daughter, Su Qingxue, married into the Shanhe Sect, the Wang family has dared not provoke the Su family.

So when Lin Xiaoxian mentioned the Wang family last time, Qin Xiao didn't take it to heart.

Who would have thought that Qin Xiao would learn from Huang Yue that the Wang family seemed to have found another backer, and therefore was not afraid of the Su family, and was even secretly preparing to do something big to the Su family.

Planting spies like Huang Yue was one of the Wang family's conspiracies.

The position of gatekeeper may seem lowly, but its responsibilities are far from insignificant.

Imagine if Qin Xiao were replaced by Huang Yue. If the Wang family were to launch a surprise attack on the Su family in the dead of night, Huang Yue could open the door for the Wang family and easily break into the Su family without alerting them. The Su family would suffer heavy casualties instantly.

"The second steward has also colluded with the Wang family. I'm afraid I'm really in danger now."

Qin Xiao's expression was extremely solemn. His first thought was to inform the Su family about this matter.

If the collusion with outsiders is exposed, the second steward will surely die.

But Qin Xiao knew that things weren't that simple.

He had no evidence, and his words carried little weight; no one would believe him, and he would only be seen as a thorn in the side by the second steward.

Qin Xiao quickly understood, his eyes flashing:

"Huang Yue died outside, and the second steward shouldn't find out for a while. I must use these days to quickly become a martial artist!"

Once Qin Xiao becomes a martial artist, his status will immediately change. At that time, even without evidence, his words will be taken seriously by the Su family.

However, Qin Xiao also knew that once he reported the second steward, he would become sworn enemies with the behemoth that was the Wang family.

But Qin Xiao couldn't care less about that now. Ever since Huang Yue set his sights on his position, he and the Wang family were destined to be enemies.