Chapter Eleven: The Rogue Meets the Bandit Alliance

  Yun City is the capital of this Izumo country, the center of the entire Izumo country. Unlike what Qin Hao imagined, this big city is like an open painting scroll.

  The city walls are hundreds of feet high, and from a distance they don't seem as tiny as they do when viewed from the air. On the road, a long line of pack horses is approaching in the distance, with five mules heavily loaded. The horseman at the front drives the lead animal onto the bridge at the bend, while the packers behind urge the pack horses forward with whips. They are almost at their destination, and from the practiced air with which the packers drive the pack horses, it is clear that they are seasoned muleteers who have been on the road for many years.

  Qin Hao looked around curiously, this was his first time seeing a mortal city since he came to this world, it was completely different from what he had imagined, bustling and extraordinary.

  The city is divided into inner and outer cities, the outer city is where ordinary people live, while the inner city is a palace, obviously where the ruler lives, and the rest are some high-ranking officials.

  A small bridge over the flowing water, a small sampan moored to a tree trunk beside the bridge. Several farmhouses are scattered among the trees in an orderly manner. On the branches of several tall trees, there are four magpie nests, which look no different from the way magpies build their nests and the height at which they do so nowadays.

  There are several stone rollers in the wheat field, which are used for threshing during autumn harvest. They are still idle there now. There are a few sheep in the sheepfold, and next to it seems to be a chicken and duck enclosure. It appears that a large flock of chickens and ducks are being raised inside, what a peaceful rural scene, not surprising at all.

  Street performers sing and dance to attract people's attention, making the scene even more lively. In a nearby teahouse, several tea connoisseurs watch a skilled acrobat with his upper body bare, occasionally chatting with each other.

  "Donkey meat buns for sale."

  Candied Hawthorn

  In the crowded flow of people, from time to time came a few shouts of peddling. Qin Hao listened and his mouth began to water. Without hesitation, he rushed towards the stall selling donkey meat buns.

  "How much is it?" Qin Hao was tempted by the aroma, his eyes were greedy, to know that he had been here for several months and hadn't eaten a meal yet, it could be said that he didn't know what meat tasted like for ten days.

  However, the boss who sold donkey meat buns looked at Qin Hao with a strange expression, but only for a moment. The boss then said: "You're not from Nan Tong, are you?"

  "Ah... yes, yes, a few coins for one." Qin Hao said, trying his best to mimic the dialogue from traditional operas.

  Just then Hua Yang arrived, and with a casual toss, he threw a small ingot of silver to the owner of the shop: "We'll take all these buns."

  "Hey, miss, you've given me too much, I can't make change." The boss rubbed the small piece of yuan stone in his hand, probably also a low-quality one.

  At this time, Qin Hao finally understood that his few pieces of silver were outdated, and what ordinary people collected was also yuan Shi.

  However, he grabbed the buns in the steamer with a straight face, swallowing one in one bite, without fear of being scalded, and kept shouting: "Delicious, delicious, not bad, not bad."

  This made Madame Hua Yang look at me with an expression of "I don't know him", and she would have liked to find a crack in the ground to hide in, but there was no way out, who let her run into Qin Hao? In just a short while, several steamer baskets of buns were all eaten by Qin Hao, and the boss became even more respectful. Qin Hao had displayed his skill of taking things from afar, but the boss didn't seem surprised at all.

  However, Qin Hao was left with a stomach ache, this place was really too beautiful, and then turned to other places, everything had to be tried fresh, making Huayang Madame leave Qin Hao far away. The several Qi Xing outer disciples around were also stunned, Qin Hao soon discovered that the ordinary people in this world did not seem to be surprised by the existence of cultivators.

  "Ah, delicious." Qin Hao held a string of candied hawthorns in his hand, eating with a look of infatuation on his face. Beside him, Madame Huayang was so angry that she wanted to stuff Qin Hao into her pocket.

  Some onlookers watched the two of them gesturing and pointing, but Qin Hao's demeanor at this time was just like that of a gentleman. Lady Huayang was also the same, to outsiders, they both seemed like gentlemen.

  If it weren't for Qin Hao's intervention, Madam Huayang would probably have slapped those monks to death by now. However, it was clear that she wanted to slap Qin Hao even more. This was simply a case of evil spirits reincarnated. Moreover, she had never seen monks devouring mortal food with such gusto. It was well-known that these coarse foods were harmful and useless for monks.

  "What's up, you want to eat?" Qin Hao said with a smile, holding out the candied hawthorn in his hand.

  Madam Huayang glared at him and walked towards the inner city gate. At this time, a team of people came from the direction of the inner city, with ceremonial instruments leading the way, looking very majestic. As the saying goes, civil officials ride in sedan chairs, while military officials ride horses. This was indeed a military official, and behind him, someone else held a guandao for him.

  There were two more men holding the horse's mouth and pulling its reins, which was the most effective way to prevent the horse from getting startled or losing its front hooves. Qin Hao looked at this guy with disdain, wearing armor but having a big head and ears, and an aura of bad luck all over his face. If they were really going to fight, how could he move? Most importantly, he found out that this guy was actually a cultivator. He asked in surprise: "A scholar?"

  "It's no wonder, it's just that the emperor can't be a monk, but all other civil and military officials can become monks." Lady Huayang explained.

  "Oh." Qin Hao shook his head and then prepared to enter the inner city to take a look.

  Just then, the stout and big-eared military officer looked at Qin Hao's back with a sly expression, and the two servants who were holding the reins of the horses immediately came over to block Madame Huayang.

  It's obvious that this guy is going to rob someone of their color, the beauty of Huayang's wife can't be hidden by just dressing up, earlier in the outer city, some people were stunned, if it wasn't for Qin Hao, this young master dressed in front, I'm afraid many people would have paid attention.

  "Ah, this is the young lady from that family, so delicate and pretty." The military officer dismounted his horse and walked towards Madame Huayang with a smile on his face.

  At this time, the several men carrying large broadswords behind him also walked over, looking at Qin Hao with a face full of malice, the implication clear: you dare to move and I'll break your legs.

  Seeing this, Qin Hao smiled. This guy really has a gloomy face, and he even dares to flirt with King Xiu Shi, it's as if he has eaten the heart of a bear and the gallbladder of a leopard.

  Qin Hao didn't say a word, he just turned his head to look at the stout eared military officer, wanting to see how Madame Huayang would deal with him. However, it was clear that he was disappointed. Originally, there was still a long way to go, but who knew that Madame Huayang wouldn't hesitate and slapped him down with a loud slap. The terrifying aura made the people around immediately kowtow on the ground, and the two men holding the big cleavers were so scared that they wet their pants.

  "Not right." Qin Hao instantly discovered that something was off, and the military officer actually remained expressionless, still standing in front of Lady Huayang, as if he didn't care about that slap at all.

  "Hmm, King Xiu Shi." Madame Huayang also felt something was off and suddenly increased her strength by 30%, unleashing a terrifying aura as she slapped down with her palm.

  Boom

  An explosion sounded, and the people around were shocked. The bridge leading to the inner city was directly cut off, while Madame Huayang stood in mid-air, facing the water surface with a cold expression.

  "Bang" a loud explosion, the military officer rushed up again, with a fierce and powerful aura, giving off a wild and rough feeling: "Damn it, where did this woman come from? She actually hid her cultivation and caused me to suffer a great loss."

  He said he had suffered a loss, but there was not a single wound on his body. Except for being drenched from head to toe, he looked incredibly intimidating. Qin Hao exclaimed: "Cheng Wang Dianfeng's Body Tempering Technique!"

  "Hey kid, you've got taste, is this your family's servant girl? She looks so lively, why don't I take her as my concubine? I'll give you ten big silver coins, how about that?" The military officer, who was probably middle-aged, had a greasy face and a wild look in his eyes, with a thick beard. This made Qin Hao think of Li Kui from the Water Margin.

  Moreover, this guy really has a personality, and he actually directly negotiated with Qin Hao, wanting to buy Huayang Furen. Looking at Huayang Furen's face, which was red with anger, Qin Hao thought it was funny in his heart, but on the surface, he maintained a serious expression and said: "This won't do."

  Madam Hua Yang's face suddenly looked a bit better, thinking that this guy was still a man after all. But Qin Hao immediately followed up with another sentence: "It should be at least over a thousand yuan for a top-quality Yuan Shi stone, my concubine is a titled queen, you think she's some ordinary goods?"

  "You swindled your father out of thousands of yuan?" The rough and fierce military officer shouted, with a face full of disdain, not caring about anything.

  Madam Huayang's face turned green with rage, she was about to scold Qin Hao when he suddenly moved, his body bursting with energy, like a rolling thunder, and punched the rough military officer.

  "What a great fist!!" The rough man was shocked and immediately threw a punch.

  "Bang" two fists collided, a dull thud echoed through the air, and the terrifying force converged, sending people flying in all directions. Qin Hao retreated dozens of feet, one foot stomping on the city wall to steady himself: "What a terrifying guy, a top-notch cultivator at the peak of the Sealed King Realm, indeed worthy."

  There was a faint hint of blood in his mouth, but he swallowed it back into his stomach.

  "Whose kid is this, so fierce? The boundary of the famous residence can actually withstand my one punch. Not bad, it's a good seedling for cultivating the body." This rough man looked at Qin Hao with a sudden look of surprise, clearly very surprised.

  "This is the Third Master of the Donglong Bandits' Alliance." Some distant monks exclaimed.

  "Bandit Alliance!!!" Some people's faces changed upon hearing this, the Bandit Alliance was originally a group of bandits, each one a Body Cultivator, their actions were wild and violent, but they carried an air of heroic grandeur.

  As soon as the three words "Da Jie Le" are heard, it is known that the bandits have arrived. However, ordinary people generally do not run away, those who run are usually genius disciples or something like that.

  "What's your name?" The rough man wasn't looking at Madame Huayang, but was sizing up Qin Hao instead.

  "Elusive gentleman, you're quite something, but it's just because of your high cultivation." Qin Hao said calmly and composedly, pressing him hard, who would win or lose was still uncertain. Moreover, he had a good impression of this rough and unpolished man, this kind of person belonged to the type of heroic figure at first glance.

  "Is he the Elusive Young Master?"

  "It's really terrifying, unexpectedly able to withstand the champion's peak fist, although it was only one-tenth of his strength. But this third master of the bandit alliance is also a Body Refining Master."

  Some people were terrified, saying that among the monks there was a saying: "When a demon meets a bandit alliance, if he doesn't die, he will lose his skin." Now that the Elusive Young Master has appeared, he has encountered the Third Master of the Bandits. Will that saying really come true?