Chapter 336 Smart Man
The giant ape was extremely fast, and could cover dozens of feet with one leap.
Sitting on his back, not only is the ride bumpy, but the feeling of weightlessness and the high-speed gusts of wind are enough to make your adrenaline rush.
Compared to this monkey, Mickey Mouse's roller coaster is nothing.
If Yuan Xiang hadn't been standing next to him, Zhao Yushu would have screamed at the top of his lungs.
Yuan Xiang is different from the four bachelors before him. He has a family and a business. His farm alone occupies a large area of Yuanshen Mountain, and even the whole mountain is his family's property. Such a person is unlikely to give up what he has for just two earth-level treasures.
Moreover, the other party came to find me in a high-profile manner and was not afraid of being known by outsiders, so naturally he was not afraid of being investigated by the academy.
In other words, if Mr. Yuan was not crazy, his purpose in looking for me was probably not to kill people.
More importantly, how could Yuan Xiang, a mere fourth-level cultivator, manage to protect such a huge fortune?
The giant ape landed directly in a specially built courtyard in the manor. When the two men got off the giant ape, servants who had been waiting there immediately brought the giant ape a large amount of clean water and fruits.
The giant ape snorted at Zhao Yushu, overturned the huge basin of water, and turned away.
This monkey is very hostile to me. When did I offend it?
"This beast doesn't know etiquette, please don't blame me, Mr. Liu."
Yuan Xiang made a gesture of invitation and led Zhao Yushu to the living room.
The two sat down and took a sip of tea. Zhao Yushu got straight to the point: "Boss Yuan came to see me. What advice do you have for me?"
Master Yuan smiled and said, "Give Mr. Liu a gift."
"Gift?"
"Bring it up."
Faint shouts and curses were heard, and two strong men came in carrying an old man covered in blood, and then threw him to the ground.
Zhao Yushu was really stunned this time.
Yesterday, he was still chasing this old man who used poison in Jiufeng Mountain, and today, Master Yuan tied him up and brought him in front of him.
Zhao Yushu used his eyes to see that the old man in the sixth level had his Snow Mountain Qi Sea destroyed.
The sixth level of heaven. Back then in Nanyang, the old leader of the Red Lotus Sect was only at the sixth level of heaven. With this level of cultivation, he would be a guest of honor anywhere in the Tang Dynasty. Together with his three companions at the fifth level of heaven, these four people have the ability to destroy a city secretly.
And now, for just two treasures, they died in just two days, even worse than the stray dogs on the roadside.
"Yuan Xiang, you will die a miserable death! You are treacherous!" The old man cursed incoherently, but Yuan Xiang ignored him and looked at Zhao Yushu with a smile: "How about it, Mr. Liu, are you satisfied with this gift?"
Zhao Yushu's face was gloomy. Yuan Xiang kept showing off his abilities to him. He was a fourth-level warrior, but he easily captured a sixth-level warrior and tortured him half to death. And from what the old man said, Yuan Xiang used some dishonorable means to capture him, such as betrayal.
"I am very satisfied, but I know that without merit, there is no reward. Boss Yuan, just tell me what you want."
Yuan Xiang laughed happily. He walked to the old man and lifted his head up with his hand. "Everyone says Mr. Liu is a smart man. I like to chat with smart people the most. They are simple and direct. Unlike this idiot, he failed and came to my territory to drag me down. When will the Academy be something you and I can touch?"
With a bang, the old man's head exploded into pieces of flesh, which made Zhao Yushu feel a little sick.
The servant immediately brought a basin of clean water for Yuan Xiang to wash the blood off his hands. At the same time, four or five servants came in, carried the old man's body away, and quickly cleaned the floor.
"Someone issued a hunting order for Mr. Liu, and the price was very tempting, so some fools who didn't know their own limitations were tempted to do it."
Zhao Yushu looked at the short Yuan Xiang and became more and more puzzled about this man. He was capable, decisive, and smart. If he were an opponent, such a person would be very difficult to deal with.
"Who gave the order?"
"No one knows, and I don't know either, but I can help Mr. Liu find out."
"why?"
"The academy has stood for a thousand years, and all those who were enemies of the academy are dead. Although I am just a country bumpkin, I am not stupid."
Zhao Yushu shook his head: "I will not make any promises on behalf of the academy."
Yuan Xiang sat back in his seat and took a sip of water to moisten his throat. "I know. I just said that I'm not stupid. When doing business, you have to act like a business. A mere hunting order is naturally not worth as much as the friendship of the academy."
"Then what do you want?"
"It's very little. I checked the information. Mr. Liu went to kill the man behind the scenes. Two earth-level treasures, one for you and one for me. Isn't that fair?"
Very fair, very fair. Zhao Yushu was going to Xiangzhou to investigate anyway, and now it’s great to have someone with great power to help him.
As for treasures, Zhao Yushu had the magic weapon in his hand and was not very concerned about other treasures.
"Boss Yuan, aren't you afraid of revenge from the people behind this?"
Yuan Xiang pointed outside the door with his finger. "The Yuan family's business is not big. We barely make it to Dongdu and Xiangzhou. I am forty-five this year. Since I took over as the clan leader at the age of fifteen, in the past thirty years, the people who want to kill me can line up from here to Nanyang City."
Zhao Yushu understood that this Yuan Xiang was not good-looking and short in stature, and his cultivation was not very high, but he was vicious, sinister, and extremely conceited.
There are people behind him too.
Zhao Yushu came to the conclusion immediately.
"Mr. Liu, are you still not satisfied with my price?" Seeing that Zhao Yushu did not respond, Yuan Xiang frowned.
A very valuable piece of information, just in exchange for an earth-level treasure, it is a very cost-effective deal no matter how you look at it. Would Mr. Six from the academy care about this?
"I'm as satisfied with the gift from Boss Yuan." Zhao Yushu nodded and stood up.
"But I have a small question to ask you."
Yuan Xiang had a bad feeling in his heart, and his smile faded: "Mr. Liu, please speak."
"The man you just killed must have some reputation in the martial arts world. He had nowhere else to turn to and came to you for help, but he died in Boss Yuan's house. I'm afraid it's difficult for Boss Yuan to explain."
"Ha, I thought it was a small matter. Yuan naturally has a way to shut up all the people who knew about it..." Yuan Xiang suddenly couldn't go on.
Zhao Yushu bowed slightly and walked out of the living room.
Yuan Xiang sat in the chair in a daze for a while, and after a while, he slapped the tea table hard, smashing it to pieces.
The last collaborator who came to me was killed by me out of betrayal, and I also promised that no one would know about it. So is it possible that the next collaborator will do the same?
You said that you dare not offend the academy, but there have always been many people who offend the academy, including some smart people.
Smart people always think they are a little smarter and can do things that others can't do.
A figure appeared outside the door. Yuan Xiang raised his head and saw a monkey wearing golden armor and about seven feet tall walking in.
"Failed?" The monkey actually spoke in human language.
"It's not a failure. I didn't have much hope in the first place. Besides, everyone has seen him walk out of Xiangcheng alive. If anything happens to him again, it will naturally have nothing to do with me."
The monkey laughed and said, "That's what I taught you. If you want something, you can't give it to the other party."
"Then go grab it."