Chapter 10 Calculation

  "What else do you want to say?" Ye Fei said, glancing at the young man who was trembling all over. At this moment, the ferocity on the young man's face had disappeared, replaced by a look of horror.

  Upon hearing this, the young man swallowed hard and said nervously: "Brother, don't kill me, I haven't done anything bad, really, what I just said was all a lie to deceive you. Let me go, my treasure is all yours."

  "Are you kidding me? You're blocking my way and robbing me, is this also a joke? Do you take me for a three-year-old child?" Although Ye Fei had already seen through the man's fierce appearance as just an act, he still asked vigilantly.

  "Alright, little bro, I'll tell you the truth. Actually, things were like this..." And so, the fierce-looking young man began to recount some previous events to Ye Fei.

  Originally, the young man's name was 'Wan Qi', an orphan who had only cultivated to the sixth layer of Qi Refining a year ago. He encountered bandits chasing him and, unwilling to give up his treasure, desperately ran away but unfortunately fell into the Thousand Disconnect Cliff.

  But when he woke up, he found that he hadn't died, but was in a cave at the foot of a cliff, as if he had been rescued by someone. However, thinking about it, it seemed almost impossible, so Wan Qi didn't pay attention to it anymore and started searching for an exit everywhere.

  Once being chased by a monster, he accidentally fell into a cave. The monster's body was too big to enter, and Wan Qi narrowly escaped. Later, he found that inside the cave, there was a pitch-black long sword. Although it couldn't be seen what level of treasure it was, Wan Qi felt that this treasure was absolutely extraordinary, because even his primary magic weapon couldn't damage it in the slightest.

  With a bit of luck, Wan Qi successfully cultivated to the seventh layer of Qi Refining and escaped from Qian Duan Cliff not long ago. He harbored resentment towards being robbed in the past, but ended up becoming a bandit himself to vent his grievances. However, Ye Fei was his first target for robbery.

  It took a whole meal's time for Wan Qi to roughly tell the whole story.

  "Oh, it sounds like it's true after all. It was over a year ago, around the time I fell off the cliff. Alright, let's just say I believe you, but to take revenge, you actually killed someone?" Ye Fei asked indifferently, not paying much attention to the fact that this person had a similar experience to his own.

  "Little brother, think about it, I just came back not long ago, where did I have the time to kill someone? Besides, I don't even have the guts for that. If I could find him, at most I would just give him a good scolding, and it wouldn't lead to anyone's death. And I still haven't found that thief from back then, sigh."

  I'm really unlucky, I just came out of Qian Duan Ya and ran into you. However, I swear to Wan Qi that I absolutely didn't think of harming your life, I was just fierce with you at first, but it was just to scare you, hehe.

  And that last sword, even I didn't know it would have such great power, and I myself was injured. Little brother, the treasure is yours, don't kill me! I haven't lived enough yet." Looking at Ye Fei, Wan Qi said with a worried expression, his eyes rolling around restlessly.

  After a slight hesitation, Ye Fei's face turned serious and he said in a righteous tone: "I can let you go, but from now on, you are not allowed to continue with this kind of banditry. Otherwise, if I see you again, I will definitely not spare you. Did you hear me?" After finishing speaking, Ye Fei stared at Wan Qi without blinking, exuding a heroic and chivalrous aura.

  "I'm definitely not going to do anything else, or I might lose my life one of these days. I'd better find a place to cultivate in peace. So, you're letting me go, little brother?" Wan Qi looked at Ye Fei with a pleading expression.

  "Alright then, I'll take this black sword as a punishment for you." Ye Fei said with a nod.

  "What? You want to take away..." Before he could finish his sentence, Wan Qi suddenly stopped speaking and closed his mouth after seeing Ye Fei's sharp gaze.

  "What? You don't want to?" Ye Fei asked with a frown.

  "No, I'd rather give it to you as a gift. Hehe, anyway, I wouldn't use it even if I took it, so I'll just give it to little brother instead. Little brother is truly a righteous person." Wan Qi said with a nod, like a chicken pecking at grain.

  "Alright, I'll go first, you take care of yourself." After saying that, Ye Fei turned around and walked towards the huge deep pit. He glanced at it briefly, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes, and then he beckoned to the mysterious black sword in the pit.

  A buzzing sound.

  The black long sword in the pit trembled a few times, and then there was no movement. "Huh? This sword is so heavy? Can't pick it up?" Ye Fei muttered to himself in confusion, knowing that this kind of teleportation technique could easily move even a person's weight, let alone a sword. Was the weight of this sword even greater than that of a living person? Ye Fei couldn't help but feel puzzled.

  The next moment, Ye Fei raised his hand again and made a gesture. His whole body's spiritual power condensed, and a low shout came from his mouth. "Rise!" As soon as the words fell, the black long sword in the pit buzzed loudly, and with a whooshing sound, mud splashed out, and the strange black sword shot out immediately.

  It landed steadily in Ye Fei's hand with a "thud", causing Ye Fei to immediately retreat two or three steps before regaining his balance.

  "I didn't expect this sword to be so heavy, never mind, I'll study it later. First, let's go into town and find something to eat, rest for a night and talk about it later." After finishing speaking, Ye Fei put the black sword into his storage bag, touched the gray leather pouch, and looked at Wan Qi in the distance with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.

  He turned around and flew towards Wuhua Town.

  On the road, Ye Fei's face always had a faint smile, and he whispered to himself: "Dad, mom, did you see? I'm just like dad, teaching a bad guy a lesson and making him change his ways. The bad guy said that I am a righteous person, just like dad, specializing in dealing with bad guys." After finishing speaking, Ye Fei's smile became even brighter.

  After a moment of silence, as if recalling something, Ye Fei's face suddenly fell, and he shook his head slightly, let out a sigh, before regaining his previous wooden expression.

  After a long time, Ye Fei arrived at Wuhua Town. In front of him appeared ancient buildings one after another. On the street, people were bustling about, some shouting and selling something, while others gathered in twos and threes, chatting idly.

  Looking down the street, there are several tall three-story buildings on both sides of the road. They appear to be the mansions of some wealthy families or large commercial establishments.

  With a "gulu" sound, he rubbed his belly and casually found a smaller inn, then walked in.

  "Hey, young man, are you staying at the hotel? How many of you? Please come in first." As soon as Ye Fei entered, a youth in his twenties appeared, holding an oilcloth, seemingly one of the hotel staff.

  The store was a bit deserted at the moment, except for a middle-aged woman behind the counter, there were no customers, after scanning around, Ye Fei looked at his partner across from him.

  "Just me, I'll stay for one night, is there food here?" Ye Fei asked.

  "We have, our master chef at 'Juyuan Inn' is not inferior to some restaurants and taverns, hehe, what would you like to eat, young man?" The shopkeeper said with a smile.

  "Oh, bring a bowl of hot noodles." Yefei said so.

  A hint of disdain flashed in the young man's eyes, and he smiled: "Alright, a bowl of hot noodles. Little brother, follow me, I'll take you to see the room. Later, the noodles will be sent directly to your room. However, we need to settle the bill first." After finishing speaking, the shop assistant stared tightly at Ye Fei, as if doubting his ability to pay the bill.

  Ye Fei ignored all this and directly took out some loose silver from his bosom and handed it to the fellow in front of him.

  "Is it enough?" Ye Fei asked.

  "Enough, absolutely enough, hehe, little brother follow me." The fellow saw the silver and immediately smiled, making a please gesture to Ye Fei.

  Before long, the fellow led Ye Fei to a room with dim light and a musty smell. After a careful look around, he found that the furnishings were very simple, except for a bed, a table, and a chair, there was nothing else.

  Seeing this, Ye Fei slightly furrowed his brow.

  Seeing Ye Fei's expression, the fellow hastily explained: "This young man, our inn is almost the cheapest in this No Flower Town, although the conditions are average, but it's absolutely quiet, and the price is fair..."

  "Alright, just stop here, you can go out now, nothing's wrong."

  Upon hearing this, the fellow was taken aback at first, but then a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, "It's still easier to cheat young people." This room, no matter how low the price, ordinary people generally don't want to stay here.

  "Alright, if there's anything else, just give me a shout. I'm off for now." With that, the fellow turned around and left the room, closing the door behind him with a soft creak.

  He walked to the wooden table, and Ye Fei plopped down onto the chair with a thud, only then feeling a wave of fatigue wash over him, as well as a dull ache. Like this, he stared blankly at the empty wooden table, lost in thought, unsure what he was thinking about.

  It wasn't until a long while later that the sound of "ding dong" came, signaling someone was at the door, that Ye Fei snapped back to reality.

  "Your noodles are ready." A voice came from outside the door.

  "Bring it in." Ye Fei said calmly.

  After entering the room, the partner put the hot noodles on the table, was polite for a few sentences, and then closed the door and left the room. As for Ye Fei, he started eating voraciously.

  ...........

  On the second day, early in the morning, in a corner of Wuhua Town, there were two ghostly figures, seemingly discussing something.

  One of them was a young man wearing a grey robe, tall and majestic in build, with a gloomy face, looking like he was over twenty years old, his two eyes shining brightly.

  Another one was wearing a purple long shirt, probably around sixteen or seventeen years old. If Ye Fei were here, he would definitely recognize this person, who was none other than the notorious bandit Wan Qi.

  At this time, Wan Qi looked at the young man opposite him and frowned, saying: "How is it? Hu Shuang? I've also told you about the matter, haven't you considered it clearly yet?"

  Upon hearing this, the young man named Hu Shuang furrowed his brow and said in a low voice: "Alright, let's do it according to Brother Wan Feng's idea. After capturing him, Brother Wan will take back his treasure, and as for that kid's family possessions, I, Hu, must get to choose one first, heh heh, how about that?" As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of slyness flashed in his eyes. (End of chapter)

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