Chapter 3: Blood-Stained Tavern

  Ten days later, Liú Yún and his guards arrived at Fēng Líng Town in the southeast of Dé Yà Province.

  "Master, up ahead is Fengling Town. The sky is getting late, let's rest in the town?" Xibo caught up to Liuyun and asked.

  "Alright, you arrange it then. After dinner, let everyone go out for a walk. I'm not some big shot, no need to worry about my safety."

  Although Fengling Town is not large, it is located on the main transportation route between the imperial capital and the provincial capital of Ning'an, and it is quite prosperous. As soon as you enter the town, you can see a bustling crowd of people, merchants, mercenaries, adventurers, and all sorts of people coming and going without stopping.

  Walking on the street, with a curious look around.

  It's been almost half a year since I arrived on this continent. Although I was extremely bored at times, and Cloudy read books to learn about the Blue Moon Continent, it's still surprising to see it in person. These ten days of travel have allowed him to truly understand this continent.

  Entering the inn, Xi Bo asked for a separate small courtyard that could accommodate twenty people. Liu Yun lived in the main house in the center, and the guards were divided into four groups, living in the side houses on both sides.

  At night, the flowing clouds under the lamp fell into deep thought.

  After leaving the Imperial City, Liú Yún discovered for the first time that the lives of nobles and commoners were like those of a prosperous metropolis and a remote rural village in their past life. In every society, there existed disparities between different strata, but on the Blue Moon Continent, these disparities were too great. The Imperial City's nobles squandered gold like dirt, while common hunters risked their lives to catch magical beasts for one or two gold coins. A sense of sympathy for these people arose in Liú Yún's numb heart.

  "Master, I'm Ah Xiu!" A knock at the door was heard from outside.

  "Come in." Ah Xu was only sixteen years old and was "his" personal bodyguard. He was more like a book boy, but the little guy was very clever and efficient, which made Liuyun quite fond of him.

  "Master, aren't you going out for a stroll? Didn't you always say that nighttime is the time for nightlife?" Ah Xiu chuckled and came to Liu Yun's side.

  "Nightlife?" Liuyun was taken aback.

  "Let's go out for a walk then." Liuyun stood up and followed Ah Xiu out of the room, secretly sighing in her heart: "This evil young master is too damn talented... even coming up with such fashionable words for nightlife."

  The town of Fengling was still bustling in the evening. At night, people wanted to relax their tense nerves. In the distant taverns, bursts of laughter and noise came from time to time.

  "Want to go find two chicks to play with, young master?" Ah Xiu smiled with a raised eyebrow.

  “……”

  Liu Yun felt a bit depressed, he was also an adult, but was actually being manipulated by a minor to find women.

  "This isn't it, I'm not in the mood today, let's go sit at a tavern instead."

  "Alright." Ah Xiu was very obedient and followed Liu Yun to the wine shop.

  As I walked into the tavern, I was hit with the smell of alcohol, sweat and the loud shouts. The air inside was filled with a wild atmosphere. The customers were almost full, several sexy waitresses darted between the tables.

  Liuyun found a seat at the corner of the wall, ordered two cups of fruit juice and several plates of dim sum, and asked Ahxu to sit down together.

  He picked up the cup and took a sip of the juice called cucumber, feeling light and refreshing, like the cucumber juice he had drunk in his previous life.

  "Could it be that the cucumber has traveled here?" Liú Yún thought maliciously. This familiar flavor, with a hint of hometown air, plunged Liú Yún into deep contemplation.

  "Dad and mom, don't be too sad after I'm gone. Brother, you have to help me take care of our parents, I believe in you. Yuè ér (sister), when you can no longer find me, just forget about me, okay? You promised me that you would live a happy life. Those rascals under my command, I won't have the chance to discipline you again, you should be happy now."

  "Damn it! You little slut, if the old man touches you once, do you still dare to give me attitude?" A coarse voice interrupted Liuyun's deep thoughts.

  She looked up and saw a waitress covering her skirt with one hand and her face with the other, crying softly, surrounded by several burly men with menacing attitudes.

  "Hey, I'll slap you and you'll cry nonstop. Acting so high and mighty? I'll strip you naked!" The big man grabbed the waitress's hand with one hand and reached into the girl's chest with the other.

  Rascals who tease beauties exist in every world, and heroes who save them also exist in every world. Seeing the hands of several adventurers at the table already on the hilt of their swords, Liuyun ignored them and picked up a glass of juice to take a light sip.

  "Master, it seems to be Zi Wencheng and his group of four people." Ah Xiu recognized those people and smiled, "The one who spoke is indeed Zi Wencheng. Looks like he's got his eyes on that chick."

  "Ah?" Liuyun was unfamiliar with these subordinates because in "his" memory, there were not many memories of these underlings. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but be shocked.

  Liuyun slowly stood up and walked towards Ziwu Cheng.

  Seeing Liu Yun, Zi Wen's face instantly wore a charming smile.

  "Master, what are you doing here? Hehe, this chick is pretty good, I'll give her to you!"

  "Oh, you're taking good care of me!" Liuyun said.

  "Of course, good things must be left for young master you." Zǐ Wén Chéng smiled even more brightly.

  "Uh, thanks for your kindness." Liuyun's tone turned a few degrees colder.

  "Master, are you going to bring her back for some fun? I'll call the brothers to get ready." Zǐ Wén Chéng walked two steps and whispered into Liú Yún's ear.

  With a crisp "slap" sound, Liuyun slapped Ziyu Cheng's face with the back of her hand.

  Covering her face, Zi Wen stared at Liu Yun with a shocked expression, her eyes dazed and confused.

  "You're a piece of trash!"

  "Master, what's wrong with me?" Zi Wencheng felt very wronged. "In the past, Master wasn't always the one to take the lead in such matters, why are you pretending to be pure today?"

  "Are you treating her like your sister or little sister, and you don't mind others playing with her?" Liuyun asked coldly. As a former soldier, Liuyun hated such spoiled soldiers to the core, and as long as they fell into his hands, not one of them didn't get peeled off layer by layer.

  "Young master, I..." Zi Wencheng was stunned on the spot, momentarily unsure of what to do.

  "Young master, we were wrong." The several people in his group also realized that something was amiss and they all spoke up to admit their mistake.

  "You four, apologize to the girl." Liú Yún looked at the four people beside Zǐ Wén Chéng.

  "Ziwen Cheng, I hope you can remember today's lesson."

  As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light flashed by, and Zǐ Wénchéng let out a miserable cry, painfully squatting down on the ground.

  Liúyún's hand grasped the long sword drawn from āxù's waist, with a few drops of fresh blood still on it. On the ground, a severed finger was still twitching slightly, as if atoning for its previous indecency.

  "Cut off one of your fingers to remind you of today's shame. Remember, a person can be evil for a moment, but cannot be evil all their life. If there is another offense, I will take his little life!"

  Looking at Zi Wencheng squatting on the ground, sweating profusely in pain, Liuyun said expressionlessly.

  Then he walked up to the girl and handed over a few gold coins.

  "No, I don't want to." The girl pushed away Liuyun's hand and said in a trembling voice.

  "Take it as compensation for mental distress."

  "I wonder if there's such a saying in this world?"

  He stuffed the money into the girl's hand and turned around to look at the troublemaking guards, as if he had returned to his old days of leading new recruits.

  "A few rascals, no taste at all. Sneaking a peek, that feeling is great, but they must use their hands and feet!" Yun Liu scolded loudly.

  "Hah!" A adventurer who was sitting at the table burst out laughing, spitting out all the juice in his mouth onto the table. The tavern immediately erupted into a fit of laughter.

  From this evening on, the guards knew that their young master had changed.