Chapter 473 (Massage Chair Extra - )

The little girl rubbed her empty belly, with no other choice, she picked up her bowl and drank the porridge.

The next day, Anna found Liam digging for wild weeds in the backyard, a trace of hesitation flashed through her eyes, but she still spoke up. "Brother, I saw jewelry in the study, those things are worth a lot of money, if we took them out and sold them, we could buy lots of delicious food and fun toys."

Liam’s heart jumped, he knew this was Anna’s true inner thought, the same thought he had harbored about those riches, but he quickly suppressed it and looked at her firmly. "Anna, we cannot do that, although those things are valuable, they do not belong to us, Mr. James has been so good to us, we cannot betray him."

"But Brother, I’ll just take one. Mr. James definitely won’t notice."

"No means no, Anna! We cannot be that kind of person, it was Mr. James who gave us a new life, we absolutely cannot do this!" The little boy’s tone was incredibly stern.

Looking at Liam’s resolute gaze, Anna was taken aback, her brother hadn’t spoken to her this strictly in a long time, she gradually realized that this matter was very important.

She nodded. "Brother, you’re right, we cannot do that, we must rely on ourselves."

In the following days, Liam and Anna began to take care of themselves just like before, when hungry, they ate wild weeds from the backyard, when there was truly nothing left, they changed clothes and went back out to beg, at first, Liam wanted Anna to stay home while he went alone, but she insisted on going together.

The two slowly reverted to being beggars, yet remained unwilling to touch even a single piece of jewelry in the study.

Adam observed them for half a month and was extremely satisfied.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but hard to go from extravagance to frugality.

The two held out remarkably well.

Half a month flew by, relying on resilience and perseverance, Liam and Anna stubbornly made it through this arduous period without servants or financial support, they relied on wild weeds to stave off hunger, and whenever starvation became unbearable, they gathered their courage, changed into tattered clothes, and returned to the streets to beg.

Despite the hardships, they held onto the bottom line in their hearts, never once entertaining the thought of taking the jewelry, calligraphy, or paintings in the study.

Adam had been silently observing the entire time, he saw their resilience, bravery, and honesty, he felt deeply gratified, knowing these two children had passed his test.

He decided to reveal himself, standing at the study door, he smiled as he watched Liam and Anna digging for wild weeds, when they looked up, they immediately spotted the kind Mr. James.

They froze before expressions of pleasant surprise broke across their faces, and they hurried over.

"Mr. James, you’re back!" Liam and Anna cried in unison, eyes shining with joy.

Adam smiled and nodded, stepping forward to pat both their heads. "Liam, Anna, I saw everything you did, you were very strong and very brave, more importantly, you did not forget your original intentions and were not corrupted by wealth, I am very happy, I didn’t misjudge you."

They were stunned for a moment before immediately realizing, during this entire period, Mr. James had been testing them.

"Waa... Mr. James, you’re so mean..." Tears began falling endlessly from Anna’s eyes.

The little boy’s face revealed a smile of joy and relief, thank goodness they had held back.

Both were genuinely happy, knowing they had passed Adam’s test.

Adam continued. "Liam, Anna, I want to tell you a secret, James is merely one of my identities, my true identity is a master cultivator, I have been traveling the mortal realm in search of suitable disciples, of course, you won’t necessarily inherit my specific cultivation techniques, that will depend on whose techniques suit you best."

"And now, I’ve found the two of you."

Liam and Anna revealed expressions of astonishment, they had never expected Mr. James to be a cultivator, even less that he would take them as disciples.

Adam’s figure blurred as he reverted to his true appearance, he looked at them with a smile. "Are you willing to come with me? You won’t have to worry about food or drink, and there will be people to teach you cultivation, allowing you to become outstanding figures in this world."

They exchanged a glance, both seeing determination and anticipation in each other’s eyes, they answered in unison. "We are willing!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Adam’s face.

"Good, hurry and take a bath and change into clean clothes, after that, I’ll take you out for a good meal, and then we’ll be leaving this place!"

Their hearts filled with excitement, they ran to the water well behind the house, using the cool well water to wash away the dirt and exhaustion from their bodies, and changed into the clean clothes they had stored away.

The two walked hand in hand to the study door, Adam had already resumed his usual cultivator attire, dressed in a green robe, long hair fluttering, an otherworldly aura radiating from his brows.

Seeing them clean and tidy, he nodded in satisfaction.

The two kids were a bit dumbfounded. Mr. James was actually so handsome!

"Let’s go, children, I will take you to taste true delicacies." Adam smiled, taking their hands and leading them out of the manor.

At a restaurant in the city, Adam ordered a lavish feast, looking at the table full of exquisite food, a blissful light flickered in their eyes, they tasted every dish, experiencing flavors they had never known, this meal was not just a culinary delight but a baptism of the soul.

After the meal, Adam took the two to a secluded valley, he activated a formation and brought the two little ones right into the military camp, arriving before the Book Saint, Aria, Old Man Wind, and the others.

"You still have a chance to back out now, as cultivators, you will encounter all sorts of dangers, becoming our disciples will be even more dangerous, as you will draw the gaze of a tremendously powerful faction..."

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