Chapter Eighty-two Rain

  The next morning, the young master's team left the county town and continued on their journey.

  As there were not many people following, there were only two horse-drawn carriages, and the horses' speed was also very fast. In this way, they passed through three big and small cities, and after six consecutive days, they were getting closer and closer to the border of Jiangjin Province.

  It wasn't long after they set out that day when the weather turned bad, and from then on it rained every day. The soldiers wore rain cloaks and conical hats, braving the rain to hurry along, while Chu Hao dismounted his big black horse and got into the carriage, watching the rainy scene through the window. At first, the rain looked refreshing, but after three days, everyone was fed up with it.

  Fortunately, there is the lovely Lin Yue'er by his side, otherwise Chu Hao would have suffocated to death.

  He is now practicing a method of internal energy circulation, which is not the second-rate method that the Crown Prince used to practice, but a special hand method, only for adjusting breath and circulating the small heaven. After all, there are still restrictions in his body, and he didn't plan to learn internal skill heart method. As long as he breaks through the pre-heavenly restriction, not to mention Chen Honghong, even the things in his own mind will be more than enough.

  So, apart from eating dan and sitting in meditation, if you really want to cultivate it, there's no progress.

  At this moment, the remaining elixir was less than a few, only more than 40 pieces left. After distributing to Liu Li and others, there were still 30 pieces in his hand. The entire journey was both tedious and fleeting in his eyes.

  It wasn't long after noon when the captain of the guards outside reported: "Your Highness, there's a teahouse up ahead where you can rest and take shelter from the rain."

  Chu Hao nodded and let the convoy stop at the teahouse. Although he hadn't spoken much with these guards over the past few days, he also knew the name of this guard captain, Li Meng.

  The entire tea shed looks quite large, and it can accommodate more than thirty people, with some space still left over. On this remote official road, such a big tea shed was built, I don't know what the owner was thinking.

  After getting off the horse carriage, Chu Hao pulled Lin Yue'er's hand and sat down on the stool, regardless of the gaze of the crowd. Liu Li and others stood by, devoted to their duties. Liu Li and Li Meng were like bandits, taking off their rain cloaks and surrounding the tea shed.

  The weather had entered autumn, and the rain had been falling for three days. The wind was blowing with a hint of coolness. Chu Hao knew that Lin Yue'er was not like him; her body was delicate and weak, like a willow tree, and she couldn't afford to catch a cold. So when they went out, he always made her wear a cloak. And Xiao Die, the little maid, had also gotten off the carriage and stood beside Lin Yue'er, refusing to sit down.

  This was the first time Lin Yue'er had been pulled by Chu Hao in public, her pretty face slightly red, she couldn't pull away at all, and could only let this hateful scoundrel do as he pleased.

  There were over a dozen tables in the tea shed, with only one young servant and an old man busy at work. Seeing Chu Hao's group, the venomous-eyed old man in hemp clothing naturally knew that they were not ordinary visitors, and he warmly greeted them. Chu Hao didn't drink tea, but instead took a sip of plain water. He was used to drinking Lin Yue'er's brewed tea, so how could he appreciate these coarse and inferior tea leaves and tea art?

  The young tea shop assistant, only fifteen or sixteen years old, couldn't help but sneak glances at the radiant Lin Yue'er. Chu Hao shot him a fierce glare, scaring him into looking away.

  When she saw this scene, Lin Yue'er patted Chu Hao and her eyes curved like a crescent moon.

  The raindrops pattered on the canopy, but it seemed autumnal.

  No sooner had they sat down than four people walked in from the rain. The four young men were all dressed in purple, with long hair tied up on top of their heads, but at this moment they were all soaked by the rain, and two of them were still cursing nonstop.

  Chu Hao inadvertently glanced over and his eyes suddenly widened.

  One of them had a storage bag attached to his waist.

  These four young men had a rather arrogant air about them, especially the one holding the storage bag, who seemed to be the highest-ranking among the four. His face wore an even more haughty and majestic expression, yet his body had the least amount of rain on it.

  For Chu Hao and his group, four people from entering the teahouse started to glance over, their expressions didn't change in the slightest. Only when their eyes swept past Lin Yue'er did they light up for a moment.

  "Four warriors close to Innate...” Chu Hao's heart was certain, his divine sense quietly spread out in that direction, only to discover that not a single one of them was an Innate cultivator. Almost all of them were Post-Heavenly martial artists who had cultivated their skin to the seventh or eighth layer. Only that Storage Bag Young Master was a Post-Heavenly Great Perfection, and was just a step away from entering the Innate realm. However, for a Post-Heavenly cultivator to possess a Storage Bag, his identity definitely wasn't simple. No, it should be said that these people were so young yet possessed such strength, they absolutely weren't simple.

  "Sorry, this place has been reserved by us." The four people who were about to find a table to sit down were stopped by a figure. Li Meng stood in front of the four and said lightly, "Please find another place to take shelter from the rain."

  Li Meng was just a five-layered martial artist, two levels weaker than the weakest of the four people. However, at this moment, he stood tall and unwavering in front of them, his face expressionless as he said in a cold voice.

  As expected of your reputation as a fierce warrior!

  That storage bag young master sneered, his expression slightly arrogant, and didn't plan to speak. But a purple-clothed youth beside him stood out, coldly smiling: "We haven't said we'd drive you out yet, but you're the one who's come looking for trouble."

  As soon as this was said, the other nineteen imperial guards immediately stood up, their faces unpleasant.

  Li Meng's face sank, and he said: "The people in this teahouse are not ones you can afford to offend. If you leave now, I'll let the earlier remarks pass!"

  Li Meng was originally one of the captains of the Wang Fu's garrison, and although the garrison soldiers in the Wang Fu did not have official ranks, they were all proud and arrogant guys who followed the Weiyuan King. Their loyalty to the king would naturally not allow anyone to be presumptuous towards the king's heir.

  Moreover, as Prince Weiyuan's son, taking over a humble tea pavilion was nothing to be concerned about. As the prince's son, how could he possibly sit with people of unknown origin?

  The young man in purple robes was taken aback for a moment, then burst out laughing and said: "Third Master, he says they can let it go."

  As soon as this was said, the other two purple-robed youths suddenly burst out laughing wildly, as if they had heard some earth-shattering joke. The young master with the storage bag looked up, his disdainful expression seeming to imply that Li Meng wasn't even worthy of him speaking.

  It was the young man beside him who laughed and said with a slanted gaze, "You mortals' attire should be that of Cloud Heaven Empire's official guards. However, for a mortal to dare speak to us like this, truly doesn't know life from death!"

  He sneered, "Originally we just wanted to take shelter from the rain here and drive you out. Now it seems that you must kowtow to my Third Brother and admit your guilt for this matter to be settled!" As he spoke, the young man in purple pointed at Chu Hao in the teahouse and said, "Let him come out and apologize to my Third Brother."

  The crown prince was outside, and although he couldn't reveal his identity, the arrogance of these four young men had really exceeded the bottom line of Li Meng and others. With a swishing sound, a sword was drawn, and even Liu Li and others were shocked, their eyes turned red, and they walked over with gloomy faces.

  The sound of rain is loud, but it cannot cover up the chilling sound of swords being drawn in unison.

  Four youths in purple robes didn't even bat an eyelid, facing this group of soldiers with genuine and valuable murderous auras, still had an expression of cold smile and disdain.

  Chu Hao's face was also cold and calm at this moment. He had originally thought that it would be better to have fewer things to deal with, so letting these people in to take shelter from the rain was no big deal. Of course, this was because his own cultivation was not enough. If Chu Hao himself had reached the Xiantian stage, these four people would have been kicked flying by him alone.

  However, the current situation has exceeded his expectations. These self-proclaimed arrogant guys, who haven't even reached the Innate Qi Refining stage, are acting high and mighty, directly calling themselves "ordinary people"! Moreover, they want him to apologize to them!

  What's wrong with people in this world, why are they all so arrogant!

  Chu Haos life's greatest pleasure was stepping on guys who were even more arrogant than himself!

  Tiger, you're acting like a eunuch!

  The old man was worried about having no storage bags, and then several kind-hearted people sent some to me!

  Lin Yue's slightly chilly hand was pinched by Chu Hao, who gave her a slight smile, indicating that she shouldn't be alarmed.

  Then, slowly got up, patted his palm and said: "Everyone has something to say, why must you dance with swords? Now the rain is so big, if you get your weapons wet and rusty, no one will compensate for it, right?" After a pause, he smiled at the four wronged men on the other side and said: "There's something we need to talk about, we have to explain our reasoning clearly, only then can people be convinced... Isn't there a saying that goes like this? With reason, you can go all over the world, without reason, it's hard to take a single step. I may not be as powerful as the rest of you, but I'm the most reasonable person. If you want me to admit my mistakes and bow my head, just explain your reasoning, and I'll definitely do so."

  Chu Hao's words were sincere, but they had a sarcastic tone, and after he spoke, the already tense atmosphere became even more bizarre.

  "Pfft——"

  Lin Yue'er couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst out laughing. Although she was already used to Chu Hao's unpredictable personality, at this moment, in the tense atmosphere filled with swords drawn and bows stretched, she still couldn't hold back when she heard Chu Hao's words.

  Her smile was stunning, with a mix of girlish innocence and natural charm, the blue-green flower-patterned woolen blanket lazily covering her slender body, making her even more charming.

  The four of them gazed through the layers of sword light, their eyes all revealing a look of astonishment. The young man with the storage bag even showed a greedy intention. The purple cypress youth beside him hastily said: "Third Brother, this woman's appearance can be compared to that of Lu Shizhi." He then whispered: "Third Brother, isn't there still a shortage of maids? This girl looks like a virgin, and Brother will reach the First Heaven after returning to the mountain. It's just right for practicing Yin-Yang harmony."

  The young master's eyes lit up, and he nodded. Although his eyes had cleared up, his gaze was still fixed on Lin Yue'er. And these four people didn't even give Chu Hao a straight look, directly ignoring what he just said.

  This made Chu Hao even more displeased.

  Damn it, this kid is arrogant enough, and I've taken a liking to you guys to a whole new level.

  In his heart, Chu Hao was certain that these four were definitely from a certain cultivation sect, but he didn't know if they were from the Purple Cloud Sect. So for now, it wasn't convenient for him to take action immediately. Li Meng and Liu Li heard the young master's words, and Li Meng grasped his long sword tightly in his hand, emitting an intense killing intent: "Young Master, these people should be punished for their disrespect towards you, please rest assured, this matter will be handled by us!"

  Liu Li was even more direct, saying: "Young Master, let me and the brothers take them down and make them kowtow to apologize to you."

  These four people are all at the 7th or 8th level of Bone Refining, and the young man with the storage bag is even a Post-Heavenly Great Perfection. With Li Meng's and Liu Li's eyesight, it's naturally impossible not to see. It's just that Li Meng is dedicated to his duty, while Liu Li believes in his own strength and that of others, and even more so in Chu Hao's "Pre-Heavenly" cultivation.

  "A group of mortals, really thinking they're noble and above the law!" The young man with the storage bag finally spoke up, his voice having a hint of softness and arrogance. He himself looked quite good, with a high nose, wide forehead, sword-like eyebrows, and starry eyes, making him look very handsome.

  But the tone of speaking is extremely unpleasant.

  He sneered coldly, then pointed at Chu Hao with his finger and said, "What you just said made me very dissatisfied. If you don't want to die, besides having to kowtow and apologize to me, you must also hand over that woman now."