Chapter 11 Tavern Rogue

  A large white cloth sign with a big "wine" character fluttered in the wind on the official road outside Gusu City, with a few simple tables and benches placed by the side of the road. Children ran back and forth enthusiastically, occasionally shouting loudly "Good! Sir, please wait for a moment, it will be ready soon", then refilling wine for the few customers, creating a busy scene.

  Wine shop.

  A major feature of Jianghu.

  It is also the most likely place for an outbreak of unrest.

  Bang!

  A thick and big hand heavily slammed on the table, bowls, chopsticks, wine and water were all shocked, showing how heavy the force was.

  "Shopkeeper!"

  A burly man with a bare chest and a drunken complexion, holding a wine jug, stood up unsteadily.

  The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man who looked honest and affable, with a slender build that made him appear somewhat weak. He walked over with a flattering smile: "Sir, what can I do for you?"

  "Bring another two catties of wine... take it away." The table in front of the big man already had several empty wine jars on it, with dishes scattered all over and signs of a heavy drinking session. The people around him could smell the strong stench of alcohol emanating from his body.

  "Alright, alright, Xiao Zhu, add two more liang of niu er hong. Sir, let me calculate for you...". The shopkeeper was about to give the big man his bill when the latter said:

  "Never mind the calculation, it's a total of one hundred taels of silver, just pay by the month."

  The big man didn't take out any money, but instead held out his hand in front of the pale-faced shopkeeper, looking down on him with an air of superiority and self-righteousness.

  "Ah...... this...... what is this......"

  The shopkeeper was honest and affable in appearance, but spoke hesitantly and did not understand the meaning of the big man.

  "Forgot to tell you, my name is Li San. This tavern outside the city must pay a monthly tribute every month. The food I just ate was given to you as a favor, hurry up and give me the money, I still have to go to the next place to continue collecting accounts." Drunken Li San, now there's not even half a hint of drunkenness? His face is just more ferocious, with a few more sinister airs.

  "Li, Li San..."

  The shopkeeper and the waiter were so frightened that they trembled with fear, but neither dared to give the other a bill nor was willing to give the other money, thus they stood there stupidly.

  The villain Li San's face sank!

  "What? Look down on me Li San?" A white, fine steel sword appeared out of nowhere and quietly lay across the faces of the shopkeeper and the waiter.

  The shopkeeper and the waiter were about to come to blows, and the people at the nearby tables could no longer stand it...

  "Stop!"

  A young man slammed his fist on the table and stood up!

  Three companions stood up at the same time, two men and one woman. The four faces showed a mixture of surprise and indignation, while gazing angrily at the villain Li San. They moved their feet quickly to form a square array, surrounding the villain Li San tightly.

  It turns out...

  Just as Li San drew out his weapon, they received an unexpected tip!

  "Will you accept the low-level Jianghu task 'Road to Justice'! Help the shopkeeper drive away 'Evil Li San', and complete the task! Evil Li San, a local ruffian with internal strength skills."

  Actually, a few days ago, they heard rumors that outside Gusu City, there was an evil man who bullied people at the official wine tavern on the highway. He would appear twice a day to collect protection fees from innocent middle-aged shopkeepers. Any player approaching this area can trigger the quest!

  What excited them the most was that as long as they completed the task, they would receive the shopkeeper's gratitude and ten bottles of Golden Creation Medicine. If they could kill the evil Li San, the harvest would be even greater. Not only would they get Li San's 'Fine Steel Sword', a weapon worth more than 500 taels of silver, but also the 200 taels of protection fees collected by Li San, as well as a swordsmanship manual.

  Fine steel weapons, not cheap, plus other rewards, enough to move the heart of a new person now, three men and one woman came all the way from the city, waited for more than an hour, just to wait for Li San's fierce lesson.

  At one point in time, the four of them accepted the task without hesitation...

  "Hey, is anyone else coming out?"

  The ruffian Li San completely disregarded the four young men and women in front of him, who were holding ordinary iron swords and long knives, and pushed away the shopkeeper and the waiter: "Relying on their numbers?"

  Before the words had fallen, a move 'Power Split Mount Hua', directly beheaded the young man who was about to speak first, and stuffed the prepared righteous speech into his throat.

  In haste, raise the sword to block.

  The evil Han Li San was still extremely agile after getting drunk, relying on his strong arm strength, one move cut off the young man's arms and almost couldn't hold onto his weapon, stumbling around, he kicked out a kick that flew straight at Li San's heart, almost hitting a young customer standing beside him.

  With a sudden burst of joy, he sprang up from his seat.

  Bang!

  The table and chairs in front of him were instantly crushed by the sudden arrival, shattered cups and saucers scattered all over the floor, a scene of chaos.

  He tossed the wine cup in his hand, neither happy nor angry, and didn't go to help the four heroes deal with Li San. With a flourish, he found another clean table, sat down, and continued drinking as if nothing had happened.

  To be honest.

  Just now, the system also gave him a hint, happily did not accept this task...

  Because before Li San, the evil Han, made his move, he had secretly sized him up and came to the conclusion that he was no match for him.

  Although Li San had drunk a lot of wine, his body was full of alcohol, but the right arm holding the fine steel sword was exceptionally steady, with thick calluses on the tiger's mouth. This is a hand that only long-term martial artists who have reached a certain level can have. From this point, it can be inferred that not only is the opponent's arm strength far above his own, but also his swordsmanship may not be too low.

  Although the information given by the system is ordinary rogue, it doesn't mean that there is no internal power and strength just because there is no boundary... It's possible to be only one step away from entering or leaving the boundary, such people are not in the minority in the Jianghu!

  More importantly, Kaixin clearly understands the strength settings of these thugs.

  Such tasks have been in many cities, only with different version names. Although the name Li San is quite rough and perfunctory, the strength of the thugs is almost all below the border, and they have at least one nine-border martial arts. As for the rumors that gangsters will drop fine steel swords and secret recipes, it's true, but currently, how many people can kill a martial artist who is one step away from entering the border?

  “……”

  Kaixin bluntly refused to trigger this task, which didn't provoke Li San's attention.

  But on the other hand, four spirited young men immediately sensed that something was amiss as soon as they got involved!

  Li San's swordsmanship was extremely stable, with a full ten points of murderous intent. He used his hands and feet together to achieve the most effective killing moves. With just three or two sword strikes, he sent three men and one woman flying, and also beat up another two players who had accepted the same task but hadn't acted immediately until they cried out in distress...

  "Let's go together!"

  The six retreated together, and someone proposed.

  Others nodded at the same time and beckoned from both directions! This time, they plan to take down Li San by relying on their numerical advantage.

  Cheerfully continue drinking, shaking head repeatedly...

  What are they thinking? Do they really think 'Evil Li the Third' is one of those stupid beasts?

  In a burst of frightened cries, Li San's movements were swift and fierce. He leapt backward, easily avoiding the combined attack of the six men. As soon as they were in disarray, he turned around and killed them all, leaving them sprawling on the ground!

  The six-man mission failed and they were even robbed of their belongings by Li San, leaving with a grudge...

  The poor shopkeeper had no other way out and had to offer protection fees to send away this evil spirit.

  Just as the villainous Li San regained his drunken demeanor and smugly turned to leave with the silver, a sudden gust of wind sounded from behind, causing him to stop in his tracks. He drew out his weapon once more, his bleary eyes flashing with anger as he glared at the young man before him.

  "Who are you?"

  Seeing the evil Han Li San drunk and holding his sword unsteadily, the young man smiled faintly and flipped the heroic scarf hanging on his chest to his back.

  "Sorry, I'm going to rob you."

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  Qingming Festival, Xiao Hei is going back to his hometown to pay respects to his ancestors. I'll post two chapters first and then another one tonight after he returns.

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