Living With My Lady Boss

Chapter 173

Orin fell silent for a long time before finally saying, “I told you before that the Campbell family has a thousand–year–long legacy. There were cultivators in our family at the start of that legacy, you know,”

“Yes, you’ve mentioned that before.”

“The Campbell family history is a long and remarkable one. According to the scrolls our ancestors left behind, we were a family of cultivators ourselves during ancient times. At our peak, we even had our own sect that took in pupils.”

“Really?” That was the first time Faron had heard this, and he was pretty shocked.

Orin glanced at him before continuing. “However, toward the end, during the end of the last imperial dynasty and the beginning of the revolution, every single one of the cultivators in the Campbell family died. The survivors had little to no powers, and with time, our current generation is now completely mortal. I am a mortal myself, with no talent for cultivation and no chance at being a cultivator.”

“Well, isn’t it impressive enough that you got to where you are now?” Faron asked.

Orin shook his head. “You must know that I only came into power during the height of our family’s success with the help of our colossal fortune. It was only thanks to your grandfather putting that money into financing the current government that I a where I am now,”

say?” Faron asked, still slightly

get it?” Orin frowned. “It was because of our ancestors who were cultivators that we have such a fortune. Despite the fact that they’ve died in the war, our wealth was the only reason we were able to survive such a chaotic time and forge a name

was

right now has very well cost the last of the Campbells‘ fortune, and I’m still going to

let out a long breath, falling silent for a while before saying, “Only the

“This is the fate of the Campbell family, and what I’ve been working the hardest on.

I do next?” Faron

fro in the study for a while before saying, “Wilbur is impossibly learned. Your only path

understand, Dad,”

said when I introduced Wilbur to you? Once you begin learning from Wilbur, you must put down all of your pride and be earnest. That

Dad.” Faron added

hasn’t seen you in days.

“Okay”

of his room when he

watch and commented, “You’re going to

No one’s docking my pay even if I’m

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