Chapter 57: First Job

Xu Ming was sitting on his bed with his head down while Yao was standing in front of him. He was scolding him.

"Do you understand how dangerous it was? Even if you weren't caught by Zhang and his men, the inner sect guards would have caught you without the least bit of trouble."

"They wouldn't stop you like Zhang did. They would simply strike you down before you could even have the chance to speak."

"Do you really think you would be able to get back that necklace once you're dead? " 

Yao kept yelling at him as he let out all his frustration.

"I... I'm sorry."Xu Ming apologized. He understood that he made a mistake. He should have thought things through, but his eagerness to get his mother back got the best of him.

" Geez, you're so troublesome." He sighed at the end and simply sat down on his bed.

" Calm down boss. Little bro Ming is safe and I think he understands his mistake. Don't let your anger affect your health." Dong Zhen said in a concerned tone.

" Will you do something like this again?" Yao asked as he lived at Xu Ming.

"I won't." Xu Ming said.

"That's good. Go to sleep now."  Yao said to him as he lay down on his bed.

Xu Ming lay down on his bed. After quite some time, he finally fell asleep.

He again had that strange dream. He saw a 5-year-old black-haired kid sitting in the darkness.

The kid sat there for hours before he finally made a move. He stood up and walked towards a small plant that was nearby.

There was only one plant in this whole place and there we only one fruit on it.

The small boy picked up the fruit and ate it after some initial hesitation. He felt like his hunger was immediately satiated. He walked back and sat on his original position.

Just like that, the dream was over as Xu Ming's eyes opened.

'Again the same dream. Who is that boy? " 

Xu Ming was perplexed as he thought about the dream. 

"Good morning, little guy" Dong Zhen greeted him as Xu Ming woke up.

"Good Morning" Xu Ming responded.

He looked around, but he couldn't find anyone else other than Dong Zhen.

"Are you wondering about Boss Yao and others?" He asked.

Xu Ming nodded his head.

" Boss Yao went out for some work. The others had something to do as well. I will be the one taking care of you and showing you the ropes. Get ready. " He said with a smile. 

Xu Ming nodded his head as he got off the bed.

They left the place together.

Dong Zhen brought Xu Ming to a classroom in the outer sect. It was a classroom where lectures about the basics of cultivation were held by the elders of the outer sect.

There were many such classrooms in the sect.

"This will be your domain. From now on you will be working here. I'll be with you today to help you out, but from tomorrow, you'll have to handle it alone. "

Dong Zhen said as he stood in front of the door of the class. He opened the door and entered inside with Xu Ming.

The class was empty at the moment.

"Your job is to clean the classroom in the morning and after the class ends. You also need to complete the orders given by the elders or disciples during the class." He further said.

He and Xu Ming began cleaning up the classroom together.

It took them an hour to clean the dust off the thousand tables in the class.

After being finished with their work, they stood in the corner of the class.

It was around 9 am in the morning as the disciples started entering. Soon, almost all the seats were filled.

"Hey, Dogg Zhen. Who's that kid with you?" A mocking voice came as a boy walked towards Ding Zhen and Xu Ming.

" Oh, Master Mu. This here is the new servant assigned to the class. He'll be taking care of the cleaning from tomorrow. " Dong Zhen said with a fawning smile on his face.

" Oh? You brought a little puppy to take care of our class?  I don't mind in any case, though. Just like always, if I find even a small speck of dust on my table, you'll be the first person I find. You haven't forgotten the beating right?" The man said with a smirk on his face. 

He didn't wait for Dong Zhen's response as he walked back to his seat.

Most of the girls kept glancing back at Xu Ming as they found him quite cute.

Xu Ming didn't understand why every girl was looking at him though. He just thought that he did something wrong.

Not much tone passed as the door once again opened.

A bearded man entered the classroom with a small book in his hand.

The man looked like he was in his late 50s.

He stood in front of the class and started giving a lecture about cultivation.

Xu Ming was quite mesmerized by the lecture. He knew that these men were nothing in front of his father and grandfather when it came to knowledge and strength, but Xu Ming himself was just a blank book at the moment.

All the tragedy happened before he could even begin his cultivation and now everyone who could teach him was simply dead.

Xu Ming listened to the lecture that lasted for hours, but he didn't lose focus for even a second. He wanted to begin cultivation and reach the peak of cultivation so that he could get revenge. 

Although his starting point had gotten worse, he didn't lose hope.

It was afternoon when the Elder finished the lecture and left the room.

All the disciples left the classroom as well, leaving Xu Ming and Dong Zhen behind. After cleaning the classroom once more, they left as well.

"Alright, that's all you need to do tomorrow since you're quite young. Go back now, I have more things to do." Dong Zhen said.

Xu Ming left, but he couldn't help but wonder about how he could begin cultivation. He wasn't given the basic cultivation manual.

He was lost in thoughts when he remembered something.

He had his father's ring.