Chapter 6: Being Held Hostage by Tian Boguang

  First enter the space and wait, it's almost around 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening. The bronze gate that had been silent for a month opened with a creak. Just like last time, a mechanical voice appeared.

  This time, Wu Ming was not as confused as he was last time. He directly chose to confirm and passed through the bronze gate, appearing in the broken temple where he had stayed last time. The time on this martial arts interface was also the same as when Wu Ming left last time.

  This time I didn't stay in the broken temple anymore. With silver coins in hand, I headed straight to the Yue Lai Inn in Nanhe Town.

  Yue Lai Inn, a super organization in the world of martial arts, many martial artists have such an inn. In this martial arts realm, there is also one in Nanhe Town. Why choose here? It's not because it's close to the Nanhe Martial Arts Hall, but because Wu Ming knows that in about five days, Wanli Duxing Tian Boguang will come here, and then Liu Shanmen Mingtie will follow, and the two will engage in a decisive battle.

  I remember that in the previous life game, it was exactly thirty days after the apprenticeship period was full, and then I encountered the appearance of Tian Boguang, which began to enter the real plot, that is, entering the Jianghu.

  In five days, Wu Ming didn't leave his room and stayed inside cultivating the Xuantian Heart Method.

  This day, Wu Ming rarely got up early, and was sitting in the main hall drinking a small wine, ordering a large plate of braised beef, savoring it slowly. However, his eyes were fixed on the outside, waiting for Tian Boguang's arrival.

  Not long after, around 10 o'clock in the morning, a man of medium build walked in from outside. He looked somewhat disheveled and was holding a large knife in his hand, which, although wider than a sword, had a somewhat clumsy appearance, similar to a Tang knife. At first glance, it seemed more like a sword.

  "Arrived?" Wu Ming muttered to himself, his heart also tightening at the same time, and a piece of information suddenly popped up in his mind.

  "Mission: Assist Six Panel Gate's Iron Hand in capturing Tian Boguang, the First Heaven Threefold High Master. Reward: 10 Qi Gathering Pills!"

  "This task reward is even higher than the rewards in online games? And someone like Tian Boguang, a master, will have secret skills or equipment bursting out, such temptation, who can resist it?! Wu Ming's heart was moved, he couldn't wait to take action now, but unfortunately his strength was far inferior to Tian Boguang's. One was a postnatal first heaven, the other was a prenatal third heaven, just the difference in their realms was enough to crush Wu Ming."

  "Objective, is it a spear or a residence?" For the small town of Nanhe without a wine tower, Yuelai Inn can also be considered one of the famous eateries in Nanhe Town. However, at this time, over 10 o'clock, business in the store was also light, and only Wu Ming sat alone inside. Seeing a guest arriving, a young waiter immediately came forward, smiling towards Tian Boguang.

  "Give me three catties of cooked beef, a few small dishes, and a jug of top-grade Shaoxing wine!"

  Tian Boguang said faintly, his eyes scanning the shop in a circle, seemingly not finding anything out of the ordinary, before sitting down.

  "Alright, just wait a moment, the food and wine will be ready soon!"

  But in a moment, the wine and dishes were all ready, and Tian Boguang was also generous, taking out ten taels of white silver.

  Just as Wu Ming was about to leave after eating and drinking his fill, he saw another tall and large man entering the inn. He was wearing a black suit, with long hair draped over his shoulders, dark skin, but his hands were white as jade.

  "Tan Boguang, you can let me have a good chase. I've heard before that you call yourself the Lone Traveler of Ten Thousand Miles, and it seems this saying is indeed true! In terms of speed, even with my current abilities, I'm no match for you! Hehe, looks like I'll also need to learn some lightness skills, otherwise every time I'll be running like this, I'll get exhausted to death!"

  Tian Boguang saw this person, his right hand suddenly grabbed the knife on the table, and he vigilantly looked at the man and said: "I thought who it was, it turned out to be Tie Shou, one of the four great name catchers... What? Just for a small Tian Boguang, did you, the head catcher, also take action personally?"

  "Alas, no choice, should have come to take his life, but there's an order from above, dare not disobey! You see if you want to go with me to Bianjing?" Tieshou smiled and shook his head, then picked up a pair of chopsticks and started eating the beef that Tian Boguang had left unfinished.

  "Chasing me all the way, but didn't starve me to death!"

  Wu Ming saw this person and felt a sense of relief in his heart. This guy had indeed come as expected from the rumors. Although Tie Shou was young and not particularly handsome, he gave off an air of modesty, openness, and composure that made people feel at ease, which seemed to be true after all.

  Although young, that set of skills is truly formidable. If they were to engage in a real fight, even Tian Boguang might not be his match. However, Iron Hand has a weakness - he's no good at lightness skills. If the roles were reversed and Tian Boguang were to chase him down, I'm afraid he would have surrendered long ago. Wanli Du Xing wouldn't even get a chance to watch, that person is known as 'Divine Leg Pursuer'!

  "Going with you to Bianjing, I'm afraid I'll never be able to come out again in my lifetime. Iron Hand brothers, you're also doing your job, why so serious? How about letting Tian Mou off this time, and next time we meet, it's easier to talk?"

  Tian Boguang chuckled and suddenly moved, Wu Ming hadn't even had time to react before a shadow flashed by, Tian Boguang was already standing in front of him, with his swift knife pressed against Wu Ming's neck!

  "I've heard rumors that Iron Hand brother has never harmed the innocent, with this kid's life in exchange for mine, a life for a life. I ask you, brother, to show mercy and let me, Tian Mouren, go. I guarantee that from now on, I will leave for the Western Regions and never return to Central Plains again, nor will I cause trouble for you. What do you think?" Tian Boguang said coldly, his words not without a hint of threat.

  Tie Shen didn't say a word, and Wu Ming suddenly found himself feeling somewhat nervous. If this knife were to cut down, he feared that it wouldn't be possible to revive like in an online game. The blade pressed against his neck, the icy chill spreading a deathly aura. Was this still just a game? A real-life version, would someone really die? For Wu Ming, who had never encountered such danger before, could only try his best to remain calm and began thinking of countermeasures in his mind.

  In my memory, Tian Boguang, apart from his habit of picking flowers, seemed to have a bit of a heroic thief's demeanor, but that was just the way it was portrayed in the TV series. For someone like him, there were not a few people who died at his hands, and when his life was truly threatened, he could also do some unscrupulous things.

  Also, Wu Ming indeed miscalculated.

  Up until now, Wu Ming had a sudden realization. The real-life version of the game was also deadly! The plot and characters couldn't be based solely on his past gaming experience, as that was just a fake game. Although the plot might be similar, it wouldn't have so many changes in character personalities. But here, they would, because they were all living, breathing people, not just lines of code!

  "Let him go! Don't drag ordinary people into our affairs!" Tie's face also changed, no longer as gentle as before.

  Ordinary people? Ordinary people? I see, I've just started cultivating, I guess they think I'm from the Nanhe Martial Arts Hall. Wu Ming's heart suddenly had an idea after hearing this.