Chapter 115 - 110: Reunion
The Retainers of the great families in the Yongning County Seat are generally divided into four ranks:
Bronze Token, Silver Token, Gold Token, and Jade Token.
The Jade Token is the most prestigious, only attainable by those in the Refining Internal Realm.
Gold Token is next, requiring Martial Artists who have tempered their bones to the level of their ribs and spine in the Bone Forging Realm.
The requirements for a Bronze Token are quite low; tempering the upper and lower limbs is sufficient.
Generally speaking, those lining up now are mostly common Bone Forging Realm Martial Artists aiming to become Bronze Token Retainers.
Therefore, when the elder mentioned that Jiang Shu could become a Gold Token Retainer,
several Bone Forging Realm Martial Artists turned to look at Jiang Shu.
In their eyes, there was a mix of confusion and envy.
Yet Jiang Shu remained incredibly calm.
Although Elder Chou hadn’t told him what was in the letter, he’d thought that presenting the letter would grant him a direct audience with the Zhao Family Head and a chance to view their Middle Grade Cultivation Techniques. It was highly unlikely he was just to become some Gold Token Retainer! Being a Gold Token Retainer merely offered a chance at Middle Grade Cultivation Techniques. It wasn’t guaranteed, nor would it be immediate! Throughout the journey, Zhang Ruo had shared a wealth of knowledge about the great families in the county seat. One crucial piece of information was about Retainers: they were always just Retainers. Only by truly becoming one of the family, "one of their own," could one access Middle Grade Cultivation Techniques. He couldn’t possibly join the Zhao Family just for a Middle Grade Cultivation Technique, marrying a Zhao Family woman and be tied down here for life. Elder Chou would never set him up like that! Moreover, with his own strength, he could become a Gold Token Retainer in any great family in the county seat! Why would he even need to present the letter? There must have been some mistake.
Lifting his head, Jiang Shu, having composed himself, said with a neutral expression, "My master only asked this junior to deliver a letter this time and gave no other instructions. So, if Senior Zhao has no message for him, this junior must return to the Pingling County seat."