Chapter 15: Figures of the Jianghu (Part 2)

  Zhang Shu sighed and walked forward to take the tea handed over by the woman: "Young master, when you are away from home, it's not like being at home. If you can avoid offending people, don't easily offend them."

  The young master raised an eyebrow, seemingly quite disapproving. The woman, however, seemed to not even hear him, humming a low tone: "With just these few people here, are we afraid of offending them? After we're done with our business, we'll kill and burn them all, who will know?" This seemingly weak and gentle woman had a heart that was extremely ruthless and poisonous, her eyes didn't even blink when she spoke.

  "Absolutely not." Zhang Shu lowered his voice and hastily called out. This move of his, however, caused both the young master and the woman to feel a hint of doubt. The young master still didn't speak up, but the woman asked in surprise: "What's going on? Do you know that shopkeeper, or is there some formidable expert living here?"

  "An expert would not know, however, Young Master, you say this wilderness, building such a large inn, who is it for?" Zhang Shu after all still has rich experience in the jianghu, otherwise he wouldn't be accompanying the Young Master this time.

  "Oh?" The two young people hadn't thought of this, and Zhang Shu's reminder made them seem to understand a bit, but they still weren't clear what Zhang Shu was trying to say: "Is there something wrong with this?"

  "What's the problem?" Zhang Shu sighed: "The problem is big." Facing two young people who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth, they always think they are the best in the world, and others must absolutely obey them. At the slightest provocation, they want to destroy a whole village, leaving no trace. Even Zhang Shu himself finds it a bit headache-inducing. How can he make them understand the dangers of Jianghu and put the old master at ease?

  The young master and the woman both looked at themselves with doubts, and Zhang Shu could only sigh. Who made the old master have a great kindness to himself? The young master just liked women a bit, and recently he was also infatuated with this woman, but his nature was still not bad. Liking women wasn't a big problem. They could just mention it to them, so as to avoid causing any deadly troubles in the future when they weren't leading the team.

  "Young master, you also heard what that person said, the official road ahead leads directly to a military camp." Zhang Shu patiently guided the young master to start thinking.

  "What's the big deal, we already knew that. When we were in the county town, we had already asked around and that courier specifically said there was an inn here where we could stay more comfortably." The young master asked with great doubt. After all, he was different from Zhang Shu, who traveled south and north, and didn't have Zhang Shu's eyesight and experience. Although the young master was arrogant, he still had a lot of respect for Zhang Shu.

  "Even the relay soldiers know that there is an inn here, but there are hardly any people walking on this road. Don't you think it's strange, Young Master?" Zhang Shu said with a gentle tone: "Such a big inn, built here and nobody lives in it, is the owner stupid or something?"

  "Does Uncle Zhang mean that there are often people coming to this military camp? That's why there is such a large guest house?" The young master finally spoke up in the direction that Uncle Zhang wanted him to think.

  "If we're connected to the military camp, do we dare to act recklessly?" Zhang Shu looked at the young master who was still relatively respectful to himself and smiled with satisfaction: "That shopkeeper, facing so many of us who are obviously armed, still dares to have that attitude. Who would believe there's no backing if you say otherwise?"

  When it comes to the military, it's not something these Jianghu people dare to do as they please. Although they are often arrogant and fearless, there are only a few who truly dare to confront the imperial court. This is just facing the threat of the Six Panels, let alone someone who dares to confront the military - that would be either a madman or a rebel leader. Fortunately, although Young Master is arrogant, he is neither of these two types and still understands what's at stake.

  Thinking of the consequences, the woman who was just venomous in her words seemed to have been stared at by a pair of invisible eyes, and she shivered with fear, no longer daring to mention anything about killing or burning people.

  "So we're here, will it be inconvenient?" The young master thought for a moment and asked with some doubt: "Will it affect our affairs?"

  "It shouldn't be him, he's just an innkeeper, at most familiar with those people, but the general leading troops out of the capital is something no one dares to tell him." Zhang Shu nodded in agreement: "Besides, if he knew, would he have told us about those unusual circumstances?"

  "I don't know what the general came for, but that person in the court only knew that the general brought people here and returned before half a day was up. It seems he didn't find what he was looking for, and when he got back, he fell seriously ill. Could it be related to this place?" The young master had heard from that minister in the court that the general came for something specific. Even the good things the general wanted were the reason they came here this time.

  "What he said, everyone should be careful. Young master, you all rest first, I'll go instruct the others." Just arrived here, after a long and arduous journey, there's no need to start immediately, let everyone have a good rest for tonight.

  Although Qin Yifan had explained it before, there were still people who didn't believe him. Of course, it was also related to the different levels of diligence among different people. Like the young master and that woman, they would never practice their skills in this remote wilderness inn. And like Chang Bao, a simple-minded person with strong limbs, when he insisted on practicing his skills at leisure, problems arose immediately.

  It wasn't just him, including Zhang Shu and several others, who all suddenly had their meridians disrupted and their true yuan scattered while practicing. Those with shallow skills were lightly injured, while those with deeper skills were all seriously injured. Before they could even start what they came here for, nearly half of them had fallen.

  Zhang Shu's sudden move made the young master somewhat flustered. However, it seemed that the woman still had some composure and remained calm in the face of danger, steadying herself. Afterwards, a few lazy guys came down to ask Qin Yifan for guidance, not knowing whether it was because the young master and the woman had instructed them beforehand, their attitude became extremely good.

  Anyway, Qin Yifan had already heard their conversation and came here for the treasure coveted by General Mo Xuyou. Let them make a fuss as they please. As long as they don't disturb him, it's fine. After directing them to ask Zhang Chong for some elixirs, Qin Yifan left the inn alone.

  For these people who sometimes don't know their place, Qin Yifan really has an indescribable disgust.

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