Once again on the road, Yang Xiao had thoroughly experienced the unreliability of this famous scholar, Ning Caichen. The steamed bun was hard, the book was missing pages, and the umbrella was broken. After a thunderous explosion, Yang Xiao could only follow him all the way to find a place to hide from the rain without using any divine power.
Fortunately, the protagonist's luck was generally not bad. Yang Xiao and Ning Caichen had not been running for long when a thatched pavilion appeared in front of them. Although it was dilapidated, it could still shelter them from the wind and rain. The two of them hid inside. Before they could say anything, a chaotic sound of fighting could be heard in the wind and rain in the distance.
A man and a sword were chasing after four or five figures in front of him. That man's sword technique was very fast and extremely sharp. The sword light that he released cut through the rain. Although the few people who were chased by him were quite skilled, they could only curse their luck when they met that man.
Every slash was extremely vicious. In an instant, almost all the people who were chased fell. The last person could not resist the fear in his heart and knelt on the ground with a plop. He held a bag and begged,"Sir, we were blind. I'm willing to return it to its owner. Spare me!”
"Humph! How dare you take my things? You're courting death!" The swordsman reached out to take the bag and slashed out with his sword, directly cutting the person down to the ground. Dark red blood flowed along the rain all over the ground, and a murderous aura lingered.
Seeing the swordsman walking towards the hut, Ning Caichen was so frightened that his entire body trembled. He quickly hid behind Yang Xiao, causing Yang Xiao to be speechless.
The thatched hut was not big, and it was barely enough for two people to squat, let alone a third person. The swordsman came in with a fierce face and scolded,""You two, get lost!"
Yang Xiao was slightly moved and vaguely guessed the identity of the person who came. He immediately smiled indifferently and said,"I've heard of you, the so-called number one swordsman in the world, the one who fought Yan Chixia to the death, Xiahou En?”
" Kid, who are you?!" When the swordsman heard this, he was shocked. He subconsciously pressed down on the hilt of his sword.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao immediately understood that his guess was not wrong. This guy was indeed the competitive Swordsman Xiahou. He immediately smiled and said,""My name is Yang Xiao. You might not have heard of me. Of course, you don't have to. However, since we came here first, it's best for Brother Xiahou to leave on his own.”
"Your Excellency," Xiahou En said viciously,"you have such big words."”He was one of the best martial artists in the world, and his martial strength was astonishing. Naturally, as a martial artist, his temper was not good. After being provoked by Yang Xiao's words, he could not help but feel angry and wanted to make a move.
"Brother Xiahou, you don't have to worry about my words. But seeing that you're a swordsman of your generation, I don't want you to die like this. That's why I want to remind you that there's a great danger ahead of you.”Seeing that Xiahou En had signs of wanting to attack, Yang Xiao didn't waste any words. He waved his sleeve and a tremendous force pushed Xiahou En out of the hut, into the rain, and landed several dozen feet away.
Xia Houen felt like he was in a fog when he encountered the tremendous force that could push mountains and move seas. He was in the rain. How could he not understand that he had met a master? He didn't even dare to say anything and just left dejectedly.
Inside the thatched hut, Ning Caichen couldn't help but feel surprised when he saw Yang Xiao's divine ability. He had given the fierce Xia Hou En a fright earlier, but he never thought that the truly powerful one was Yang Xiao, who had traveled with him.
"Brother Yang, I really didn't expect you to be so powerful!”Although Ning Caichen was a scholar, he was born in a chaotic world, so he couldn't help but admire Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile,"Brother Ning, this world is very big. There are many things that you don't know. It's not strange.”
The two of them set off again. This time, they did not walk for long before they arrived at a small town. Although this place was desolate, it was a place where the people of the martial arts world gathered. However, amidst the bustle, there was an evil atmosphere.
Ning Caichen was overjoyed to see Blackhills Town. He quickly brought Yang Xiao to the teahouse. The teahouse was open for business. When the shopkeeper saw the scholar walk in, although he disliked his tattered clothes, he still greeted him politely,"Sir, please come in. Are you waiting for the queue or lodging?”
Before the scholar could reply, he had already called out to the waiter in a hurry,"Ah Gen, why aren't you coming over to get the luggage for the guests?”Then, he turned around and said to Ning Caichen,""There's still a superior room."
Ning Caichen was startled by the manager's solicitous attitude and quickly interrupted him, introducing himself,""No, no, I'm not here to stay. My name is Ning Caichen, and I'm here to collect the debt from Treasure Collection House!”
Yang Xiao, who was following behind, could not help but laugh when he saw this. This feeling was exactly the same as in the movies he had seen before. Even the conversation was not wrong. It was really rare.
"Collect debts?" The shopkeeper's expression immediately changed. Then, he asked curiously,"Why does your Treasure Collection House always send a different person to collect the debt?”
Ning Caichen smiled fawningly and said,"After the last person finished collecting the money, he was killed on the way, so now it's me!"
The shopkeeper laughed." Sigh, since you'll be killed sooner or later on the road after you collect the bill, why don't you just let me take advantage of it?!"”Immediately, he waved his hand and said to Ning Caichen as if he was chasing away a fly,""Don't accept it, don't accept it!"
"Stop joking!" Ning Caichen was speechless. He hurriedly took out the account book that Treasure Collection House had kept for the shops below, but he had forgotten one thing. His body could withstand the wind, the sun, the rain, and the snow along the way, but how could a mere account book withstand it? When he took it out to take a look, it was actually wet from the rain. The numbers recorded had turned into ink and were stuck together. Who could recognize the accounts with this thing?
Ning Caichen flipped through a few pages of the account book, and his scalp couldn't help but tingle. He thought to himself,""Oh no!" Fortunately, he was quick-witted, and it was not in vain that the owner of the Treasures Collection House promoted him to collect debts. Ning Caichen held the account book in his arms and pretended that nothing had happened. He said to the manager of the teahouse,"Boss, can I take a look at your teahouse's receipt?”He was afraid that the shopkeeper would not believe him, so he added,""This is the new collection agreement of Treasure Collection House!”
However, Ning Caichen was smart, and the manager of the teahouse was even more cunning. Seeing the other party's flickering eyes, he was already suspicious and asked,"Is it a new regulation? Show me the account book first!”
Ignoring Ning Caichen's excuses, he reached out and snatched the account book from the scholar's arms. Ning Caichen quickly blocked the shopkeeper's line of sight with his hand and said anxiously,"No, I can't look!"
However, in just a short moment, the sharp-eyed shopkeeper noticed that something was wrong. He berated,"What kind of debt is this? It's so dark and messy. Is your Treasure Collection House relying on this kind of thing to collect debts?”
Ning Caichen snatched the account book back and said helplessly,""The account book is wet. However, if I can't collect the money, I won't have the money to go back."
However, the shopkeeper obviously did not sympathize with him. He quickly called the waiter Ah Gen to throw Ning Caichen's things on the ground. Yang Xiao wanted to go forward to help, but when he thought of what happened next, he held back.
"Boss, please help me," Ning Caichen said helplessly.”
At this moment, the manager of the teahouse came out from behind the counter and said with a smile,"Young man, since you don't have my account in your account book, does that mean I don't owe you money? If you don't leave, I'll send you to the yamen!”
As he spoke, he pushed Ning Caichen out of the door. The poor scholar was already exhausted from the long journey. He lost his balance and staggered to the ground.
Yang Xiao's eyes flashed, but he didn't do anything. He patted Ning Caichen's shoulder and said,""It seems that you won't be able to collect the accounts today. It's already late. Let's find a place to rest for the night first.”
"Brother Yang is right." " It's just that we don't have any money on us now." Ning Caichen looked like he had been taught a lesson." It seems that we have to find a place to stay for a night without spending money."”
At the side, someone suddenly interrupted,"If you want to live in a place that doesn't cost money, then go to Lanruo Temple!”
Lanruo Temple?
As soon as he said that, a gust of cold wind swept past, as if the hot day had suddenly turned into the cold winter. The people around him also dispersed in a hubbub.
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