Chapter Thirty-Six Return to Yudan Pavilion

  "Little brother, did you say that Lin Gongzi escaped?"

  Eating his meal, Shi Jingyuan finally remembered after several days that Lin Bufan had come.

  Wu Ming shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, he should have escaped, right? His strength is pretty good, and after so long, the news of the past martial artist should have been passed on to save him. The young master of Fuwei Pawnshop, this title shouldn't be underestimated!"

  Shi Jingxuan nodded: "Yes, that's also true! Leshan City is not far from there, and if we ride horses quickly, we can arrive in one or two hours. Generally, powerful warriors will capture demonic beasts as mounts, so if they have demonic beasts to ride, their speed will be even faster. Maybe by the time we become strong, they'll already be here."

  "Heh heh, it's up to Linzi's fate now, whether she escapes or not is no use talking about it! By the way, sister, do you still have any money on you? Lend me some, I have an urgent matter!"

  Wu Ming remembered something, and he quickly exchanged his medical skills for a full round before speaking. After some time had passed, he would break through the Xiantian period in his cultivation, and then exchange it for alchemy, which would also take care of one thing on his mind.

  "Hmm, there are still some silver notes. Fortunately, these silver notes are waterproof, or they would have been soaked through. What do you want this silver for?" Shi Jingxuan pulled out a handful of silver notes and some loose change from his body, totaling over 20,000 taels of white silver.

  "En, wait and see, let's eat first!" Wu Ming put the silver into his bosom, not afraid of being seen by the many diners around him. Those people's strength was not even worth looking at.

  Just as they were eating, an old man walked in and pulled out a wooden sign from the corner, then took out a wooden clapper from his bosom. Seeing that all the diners were staring at him, he contentedly patted the clapper in his hand.

  "Bang!"

  "Gentlemen, please slow down and listen to a story from me as an appetizer. What would you like to hear? Just say it, there's no story that I don't know. If the storytelling is good, please reward me with a bowl of wine!"

  The old man narrowed his eyes and took a look around. The majority of the people in the large hall on the first floor were traveling merchants, who had some extra money to spend on indulgences. As for the upper floors, they were mostly occupied by wealthy families or young masters and misses from the mountain city.

  "Hmm..."

  A handful of silver coins weighing at least five taels was slapped onto the desk, and a young voice lazily spoke from upstairs: "Since you said there's nothing you don't know, then tell me about the incident where the three major families of Ling Shan City joined forces to rescue people a few days ago. I'm new to this precious land and have heard some rumors that sound fishy. I've been told that you were present at the scene and witnessed it with your own eyes, so speak the truth. If you fabricate stories, you'll be the one who suffers!"

  The old man took out the silver from the table, wiped it clean, and knew it was genuine. He put it in his pocket with a confident tone: "As it turns out, I really do know about that matter. At the time, I was going to cross the river to Jingzhou, but unexpectedly witnessed the whole scene. It happened on that day when a boat from Jingzhou carried a group of merchants and the young master of Fuwei Escort Agency, heading towards Haizhou as usual. The sky was clear and sunny, with not a cloud in sight, making it an ideal day for traveling. But little did they know, as the boat sailed into the middle of the river..."

  It's really interesting, this old man told the story with such vividness and flavor, just like telling a story. Some people who have heard this story also listened with great interest.

  At that moment, a young man jumped out from among the passengers on the boat and stabbed forward with his sword. In an instant, he struck down the giant serpent-like dragon that was about to transform. By the time the three families from Mountain City arrived, there were countless dead and wounded people on the entire boat. More than a dozen people had been washed ashore by the waves, while others remained submerged in the water, unaware of what fate had in store for them next.

  Just as the snake-necked dragon was about to unleash its fury, a loud shout came from the sky: "I, Yang Zong, am here! How dare you harm people, you wicked beast!" Then, this old ancestor of the Yang family flew over on a giant bird-like creature that was over three zhang long, holding a large knife upside down. Next, the ancestors of the Zhang and Li families also arrived... What a fierce battle it was! The scene was so shocking that the little boy's eyes were wide with amazement. In the end, the snake-necked dragon was defeated and escaped into the water, disappearing in an instant.

  "That great war, tsk, in the end the whole boat of people, plus the boat owner and workers and so on, four or five hundred people, but less than fifty survived. Seeing this situation, Old Man these days didn't dare to cross the river, just stayed in the city to beg for food from you gentlemen. I'm also reminding you all, if you're in a hurry to cross the river, go upstream to find a crossing point, over a thousand miles away there's another crossing point, it's relatively safer there. This side is all blocked off, they're catching that snake-necked dragon!" The storyteller bowed his hands as he spoke.

  "Hehe, thanks for reminding me, sir!"

  "We've all heard it, haha, you've been telling this story for days!"

  "Absolutely!"

  The young man upstairs had a puzzled expression on his face at this time, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.

  "Cough cough, Shijie, what do you think?" Wu Ming had eaten two mouthfuls of rice, but didn't know if it was because he was choking or his injuries weren't fully healed yet, and after coughing twice more, he asked in a low voice.

  "Hmm, the old man's timing coincides with when we left. I reckon Lin Gongzi has escaped. Only less than fifty people survived... probably not many know about that thing of yours. Those merchants may have some martial skills, but their eyesight is still somewhat lacking. But what about the people from Fuwei Escort Agency? They shouldn't know, Lin Gongzi is a sincere gentleman, he won't say anything." Shi Jingxuan said as she solved everything once again.

  Wu Ming nodded, also putting down a few threads of worry in his heart: "I think so too, but this river can't be crossed, just stay in Haizhou for a while, and when my strength is stronger, I'll leave. Hmm, still go to Wanshoushan, I want to catch a demon beast to play with, hehe..."

  "Ah, okay!" Shi Jingxuan was no longer worried after knowing Wu Ming's strength. Although he didn't know what kind of skill level that sword and leg technique was, it should be around Earth-level too, similar to Master's.

  Actually, Shi Jingxuan had forgotten what kind of power her master Bai Yanniang possessed? And what about Wu Ming's power? The two powers were almost the same when used, was there any comparability? It was fundamentally worlds apart.

  After dinner, they booked two rooms at an inn. Wu Ming rushed into his room and didn't come out until a while later.

  Just a moment ago, Wu Ming had exchanged some medicinal pills in the space, such as Gathering Qi Pills, Nourishing Vein Pills, Primary Detoxification Pills, and Wound Healing Pills, etc., all of which he had exchanged quite a few.

  "Sister Shifu, let's go, to Yudan Pavilion!"

  Wu Ming pulled Shi Jingxuan towards the Jade Dan Pavilion.

  "Yudan Pavilion? Oh, no wonder you came to borrow money from me, wanting to buy some elixirs? Weren't you being very generous on the boat before? Hmph, pretending to be a big shot, now you're broke?" Shi Jingxuan seemed to have guessed Wu Ming's intention and looked at him with a smug expression.

  "Want to buy Dan medicine? Maybe! I'm the one selling Dan medicine! Don't say more, go and you'll know, let me show you my younger brother's prowess!"

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