Chapter 338 Audacious
Yuan Xiang's cursing lasted for a full half hour.
Yuan Ba and Yuan Jiu stood in the yard with their heads down, letting Yuan Xiang, who was two heads shorter than them, point at their noses and yell at them: "Did I let you go? Huh? Did I let you go?"
"Hey, if you don't tell me and I don't give it to you, then I'll just rob you." Yuanba scratched his head, trying to quibble.
"Oh, and what about the things you stole?"
"Hasn't this been fought before?" Yuan Jiu chuckled.
"That's the academy! That's Mr. Six! You two are at the bottom of the ranking, why should you go and rob? If anyone wants to rob, it's me and Yuan Da who will go, or even all nine of us will go together! Now it's good enough that we alerted the enemy, but the academy will definitely send someone to hold them accountable. If Mr. Big comes, our family won't be able to escape!"
Yuan Xiang paced back and forth angrily. Yuan Ba and Yuan Jiu looked at each other and dared not say a word.
"Why not just go all the way and kill him." A voice came from outside the yard, and a monkey in golden armor walked in.
"Big Ape!" The two monkeys seemed to have seen a savior.
"Idiot, if you dare to act on your own again, go back to the mountains and never come out again!"
Yuan cursed loudly and walked towards Yuan Xiang: "Although these two idiots did something wrong, the deed has already been done. Even if we go to beg for mercy from that scholar, will he let us go?"
Yuan Xiang hesitated: "It took us 30 years to accumulate this wealth."
Yuan Da sneered, "They are just mortals. If the academy wants to kill them, go ahead. Besides, if we capture Mr. Liu, will they give us less?"
Yuan Xiang thought for a moment and finally nodded vigorously: "Let's rush to Nanyang overnight and intercept him there."
Zhao Yushu indeed did not expect that this was a misunderstanding caused by the arrogance of two monkeys, and he did not expect that this misunderstanding would eventually go in the direction he predicted. Under the general trend, no matter how many coincidences there were, they were just inevitable results of a tortuous process.
He didn't know that the nine brothers of the Ape Family had come out in full force to hunt him down overnight. These monkeys had no idea what kind of chance they had in the mountains to have the chance to take on some human form. For a greater opportunity, they decisively gave up everything they had gained in the past few decades.
"When the time comes, Ape Eight, Ape Nine and I will lead the attack, and Ape Two will provide support. Their cultivation is low, so don't attack."
Yuan Xiang nodded: "I will use my connections in Nanyang to try to get others to drain his spiritual power first. If everything goes well, maybe we don't need to fight him head-on, we can just sit back and reap the benefits."
It took Zhao Yushu two days to reach the city of Nanyang. At this time, the city of Nanyang was already in a state of semi-military martial law. Everyone entering the city had to take off their weapons and undergo a body search. The curfew was also reopened. In particular, the requirements for monks were more stringent. Foreign monks had to live in a special courtyard next to the government office and were watched personally by the prefect Lan to prevent chaos.
Zhao Yushu's last bit of hesitation about whether to enter the city was scared away by this scene. He simply found a place nearby to rest for the night and headed directly to Xiangzhou.
Yuan Xiang also rushed to Nanyang City that day.
Several monkeys hid in the woods outside the city, and Yuan Xiang entered the city alone.
Mr. Yuan’s reputation was indeed well-known. The rules in the city applied to ordinary people, but they were discounted for him. For example, he didn’t have to live near the government office, nor did he have to care about the curfew.
Every city has some shady businesses, and Yuan Xiang happens to be a veteran in this area, so he came to a gambling house, and after saying a strange slogan, he followed the doorman into a secret room.
"Xiangcheng Yuan Xiang, greetings to all my fellow Taoists."
There were three people sitting in the darkness, and only their outlines could be vaguely seen.
"Mr. Yuan is in such a hurry to see us, what's the matter?"
"Yuan has a big deal to do with you guys, the value is, an earth-level treasure."
The three of them moved at the same time, and then a hoarse voice laughed, "Second Master Yuan, don't be ridiculous. How can such a treasure be touched by people like us?"
Another charming voice followed suit: "Second Master Yuan has great connections. If there is anything that your Yuan family cannot do, you still need us to help."
Finally, a greasy and cunning voice chuckled twice: "Although what we do is a menial job, we are not fools who can be ordered around by others, hehehe."
Yuan Xiang's expression changed. "To be honest, the sixth teacher of the academy, Zhao Yushu, has arrived in Nanyang. I have always been very bold and want to take the reward from the Xiangzhou Cao Gang."
The whole place was silent. After a long moment, a hoarse voice coughed twice and said, "Second Master Yuan has a great family and great wealth, but he is actually tempted by just two earth-level treasures?"
The charming voice sneered: "It seems that the Cao Gang's reward is more than two treasures, but Master Yuan is unwilling to tell us what the real good things are."
The greasy man thought for a moment and said, "As long as we take action, whether we succeed or not, Nanyang's foundation will be ruined. The three families sharing an earth-level treasure is actually not much."
"Earth-level treasures, if used properly, can allow an outer-level Great Perfection to comprehend the world and advance to the inner-level realm. This is not enough. You all have really big appetites." Yuan Xiang snorted coldly: "When doing business, Yuan never likes to bargain. One earth-level treasure, plus three top-grade Xuan-level treasures. No matter how many good things Zhao Yushu has, they are all yours. I only want his head. If we still can't come to an agreement, then we'll say goodbye."
Yuan Xiang waved his sleeves, turned around and left, seemingly not intending to give the few people time to think.
"Master Yuan, please stay!"
The first person to speak was the greasy one.
"I, Old Zhu, will take part in this matter, but if these two do not want to go, then let it go."
Yuan Xiang nodded: "Brother Zhu is a quick-witted person, what do you two think?"
"Haha, so it's a token of surrender. Then my daughter will follow him. After the matter is settled, I hope Mr. Yuan can help my daughter to introduce someone to someone. After all, if I offend the academy, it will be difficult for me to live without a big tree to rely on."
"Ahem, since both of you agree, there is no reason for an old man like me to back down. Opportunity, opportunity. Without taking risks, where will the opportunity come from? Master Yuan, Zhao Yushu is not alone in Nanyang."
Overnight, undercurrents surged in Nanyang. All the inns were secretly watched. The top executives gathered together, and one plan after another was proposed and rejected. After a whole night, everyone finally reached a consensus. However, an extremely speechless piece of news completely disrupted the plan.
"What do you mean, didn't find it?" Yuan Xiang felt that he had been angry too many times in the past few days.
"The boys have checked all the inns in the city, including those around the government office, but couldn't find any trace of Zhao Yushu. Perhaps..."
An elderly man coughed a few times, his voice hoarse.
"Maybe what?"
“Maybe, he went somewhere.”
Yuan Xiang wanted to slap this old man who seemed to be dying at any moment to death: "Where did he go?"
"Ahem, it's not really a secret. Zhao Yushu has been to Nanyang once before. In fact, he has a close relationship with Governor Lan."