Chapter 83: The Rogue
Zhao Yushu fell asleep under a small tree beside the official road, lying on the ground with the tent covered with ashes.
There is no rooster crowing in the wilderness, but there is still someone to wake him up.
The sound of horse hooves approaching from afar, Zhao Yushu, with his cultivation in the second heaven, naturally heard it a long time ago, but this was an official road, so it was not surprising that there were people passing by;
But it was strange that the sound of horse hooves stopped beside him.
"Is it this person?"
"It should be."
Questions and answers came from the official road, followed by the sound of two people dismounting from their horses. Zhao Yushu opened his eyes and saw two young men in tight clothes walking towards him.
They all have the cultivation level of the Second Heaven.
"May I ask if you are Mr. Zhao Yushu?"
Seeing Zhao Yushu open his eyes, the two men immediately stopped to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings. The taller man bowed and asked.
"If there's no one with the same name around here, then it'll be me," Zhao Yushu answered casually as he stood up, brushed off the dirt, did some simple stretching exercises to loosen up his slightly sore muscles.
At this time, the people who could clearly point out their names were either sent by Dongdu Academy or people who had connections in Longmen.
Have I seen these two people in Longmen? Zhao Yushu went through it in his mind and seemed to have an impression, but it was very vague.
"Master Zhao, please don't misunderstand me. My brother and I once fought against the ghost Buddha together with you in Longmen Temple. This is a bit embarrassing. We hid from the beginning to the end and didn't contribute at all. It was only after listening to the abbot's explanation of the whole incident that we knew we were saved by Master Zhao."
Oh, it turned out that Bujie saw two outsiders in the main hall. They were able to survive the soul-calling Sanskrit chanting for two days without being exposed. These two people are quite talented.
After the incident, Yuan Zhen and Gao Xu found them in the cafeteria, but he was so focused on Bu Jie that he didn't talk to them. He only remembered that the two of them left on their own after they woke up.
Seeing Zhao Yushu was deep in thought, the tall man continued to explain: "We found Master Bujie and Master Yuanzhen, and learned that the young master had left the city overnight, so we came here early in the morning. Fortunately, we met the young master here."
Zhao Yushu touched his chin and asked, "Why are you looking for me? To thank me?"
The two paused: "Thanking you is naturally the first priority."
"So there is something more important?"
Why does this guy talk so loudly that I want to beat him up?
The two brothers looked at each other and said, "If it's convenient for Master Zhao, can we talk while we walk?"
Zhao Yushu wanted to refuse, as the frequency of events triggered by him was a little too high. Others who cultivated immortals would often go into seclusion for dozens or hundreds of years, or go around collecting elixirs and treasures. He was not like that, involved in a lot of conspiracies and plots every day.
But who can blame me for not being able to sit still? If I were to travel to the orthodox world of cultivating immortals, I wouldn’t be able to survive more than three episodes.
Seeing Zhao Yushu nod, the shorter one gave up his horse and rode with the taller one. Zhao Yushu felt weird seeing two grown men riding on the same horse.
"Haven't you asked for my advice yet?" Zhao Yushu cupped his hands.
"Nanyang Zhang, my name is Zhang Chun, and this is my younger brother Zhang Yuan."
I've never heard of the Zhang family of Nanyang, but judging from the smug look on Zhang Chun's face, they should be a prominent family.
"Oh, I've heard a lot about you. What do you want from me?"
"It's like this. My brother and I didn't deliberately get involved in the ghost and Buddha incident. We were originally going to Dongdu to discuss a business deal. When we came back from the deal, we passed by Longmen. We have loved listening to anecdotes about gods and ghosts since we were young. We were excited to see the prey and accidentally got involved. To be honest, the Zhang family still doesn't care about the small reward of silver."
Oh, you rich second generation, you are so awesome, I don’t believe you at all.
"You don't even care about a family heirloom?" Zhao Yushu sneered. In addition to the money, the price offered by Mrs. Wang clearly included a family heirloom.
If you want to provoke the cultivators to take action, it would be strange if this treasure is not of the Xuan level.
The two were stunned when they heard this. After all, Zhang Chun was older. "Mr. Zhao is a straightforward person. We won't pretend anymore. Mr. Zhao, name a price and transfer the things to us. Nanyang Zhang will remember a favor from you."
Well, the information is misleading. These two guys thought that I got the reward, so they followed me all the way to ask for the things?
"I wonder why you two think I took this treasure?"
Before Zhang Chun could speak, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but said, "Why, if you are not doing this for the treasure, then you are doing this for the people of Longmen!"
"Shut up! Don't be rude to Mr. Zhao!" Zhang Chun shouted angrily, and Zhang Yuan immediately shut up.
"Don't blame me, Master Zhao. My brother is young and can't hold back his words. I will teach him a lesson later."
Zhao Yushu looked at the two brothers singing the same tune and couldn't help but want to laugh: "Forget it, whether you believe it or not, we really didn't take the things. If you are really interested, why not go back and ask the Wang family, maybe you can buy it directly from them. Come on, I'll return the horse to you, and we can go our separate ways."
After saying this, Zhao Yushu dismounted from his horse and continued walking south leisurely.
The two brothers stopped their horses for a moment, hesitated, and ultimately did not chase after him.
"Brother, are you just going to let that guy go like this? I think he is only at the first level of cultivation," Zhang Yuan was a little indignant, not knowing that this was Zhao Yushu's habit, he would hide a little bit of his strength wherever he went, always lowering other people's guard.
"What did I tell you before?" Zhang Chun said coldly.
Zhang Yuan was stunned: "Brother, what I mean is..."
"What did I tell you before?" Zhang Chun asked again.
Zhang Yuan's face suddenly fell: "Just look, don't say."
With a snap, Zhang Chun raised his hand and slapped Zhang Yuan on the face. Immediately, a palm print appeared: "This is a lesson."
"Brother is teaching me a lesson," Zhang Yun covered his face and didn't dare to look up.
"What did you see?" Zhang Chun finished the call and continued asking as if nothing had happened.
Zhang Yuan recalled: "Two things, one is the horizontal sword on his waist, which is full of spiritual power and is a good weapon, and the other is the Buddhist beads on his wrist, which are full of Buddhist energy and are obviously held by a high monk all year round. Brother, which one is it?"
Zhao Yushu could never have dreamed that in such a big world with so many strange people emerging, Zhang Yuan was born with a pair of divine eyes that could directly see through treasures imbued with spiritual energy.
"It's that horizontal sword." Zhang Chun thought for a moment and gave the answer: "According to the abbot of Longmen, Wang Youcai, the fat pig, is the ghost Buddha. A person who has been practicing ghost skills for many years cannot wear the Buddha beads for a long time, let alone keep it at home as a family heirloom."
"But that knife, although I think its quality is good, it is at most a lower grade Xuan rank."
"Humph, what good things can a local rich man from Longmen come up with? It's a pity that it's useless for our business."
The two brothers sighed at the same time. Zhang Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother, we are stupid. The horizontal sword is useless, but the horizontal sword and the Buddhist beads together, can't they persuade an elder?"
Zhang Chun shook his head: "They only have those two things, why would they sell them all to you?"
Zhang Yuan sneered: "If he knows what's best for him, he'll sell it. If he doesn't, we won't have to spend a penny."
Zhang Chun opened his mouth wide, as if he was getting to know his brother for the first time: "Are you crazy? This guy can handle the ghost Buddha, who knows what tricks he has!"
"Alright, big brother. We were there too. This kid was a little clever. He killed Jueshan and the old fat pig. Who knows how Wang Youcai died in the end. Besides, if we don't do something, you and I will be kicked out by the main wife's family. Anyway, my eyes are still useful to the main wife. What about you, big brother?"