Blade of Reckoning
Chapter 479

The Storms Begin

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You murderer, are you still asking about me?

Li Yan's eyes were slightly cold, and he quickly opened the window, "Don't be anxious, come in and talk slowly."

The little beggar was obviously frightened. He crawled into the house and saw that Li Yan poured him water without hesitation. He immediately said anxiously, "Sir, please run quickly. If you are late, it will be too late."

"Don't worry, drink some water and speak slowly."

Li Yan looked calm and handed over the teacup.

The little beggar did not bother to drink, and said quickly, "We were cooking in the ruined temple, and suddenly two Evil Beggars came, kicked over the pot, and asked us about Dragon Spring Post."

"They even know what you are wearing. Is your benefactor's name Li Yan?"

"That's right."

"That's right, we didn't say anything after being beaten, but we heard some people coming outside the temple, saying that they heard that you were at the inn, and were gathering people to block you here..."

"By the way, what else did they say about the Shu King Residence bonus..."

Although the little beggar was nervous, he spoke in an orderly manner.

Li Yan immediately guessed the reason.

Shu King Residence, issued a reward for him.

It's not like this has never happened before.

Shu King Residence has an extremely famous reputation in the world.

Unlike other princes, this King of Shu seems to be very interested in Jianghu and Xuanmen affairs in recent years, and has even organized a martial arts competition.

Some masters from the side sect were also taken into his residence.

Just last year, a Xuanmen thief sneaked into Chengdu Prefecture and harmed more than a dozen prostitutes. King of Shu was furious and issued a reward.

In the end, the adulterer was surrounded and killed outside the city by martial arts masters.

For a time, it became the talk of the world.

Unexpectedly, now, he has become the target of a bounty.

Li Yan pondered for a moment, took out a piece of silver from his arms, stuffed it into the little beggar's hand, and said solemnly, "You are very good. You are in a difficult situation, but you can take care of your companions. This is called justice. Knowing that I am in trouble and coming to tell me is called courage. In the future, you will definitely not be in the pool."

"I'm wandering around the world and can't care about others. You can't pick up anything that's too heavy. Just keep this little money."

"The way you go in the future can only depend on you!"

Sha LiFei saved a beggar in Chongqing Prefecture out of sympathy.

The little beggar in front of him also reminded him of his past life. Although he was not begging for food, he had also sunk into the abyss and had a bunch of people to protect him.

I have hated and complained, but I have never given up.

The little beggar didn't talk nonsense. He held the silver tightly in his hand like a withered grass holding his fate, and respectfully held it in his hand and said:

"My benefactor, my name is Yao Ge, and my nickname is Yang TianBao."

After that, he turned over and jumped out of the window.

I must have practiced this skill when I was young.

Li Yan I don't know what this little beggar has experienced, but he can see that when he ran away from the street, his waist was already three points straight...

After seeing the little beggar leave safely, Li Yan turned around and came to the table, thought for a moment, and continued to pack his luggage.

The difference was that the luggage that was about to be packed was re-dispersed and organized by him.

Carry commonly used weapons and magic weapons with you.

Things that are not commonly used will be reinstalled.

He knew that he couldn't leave for the time being.

No matter what the reason is, now that Shu King Residence is targeting him, he must change his strategy.

He can easily get out of hiding, but for the bonus, people from the world who flock to him might find Sha LiFei them.

Moreover, it will also interfere with what both parties are doing.

In this case, you can clearly show your identity and attract all attention, and other people will be safer.

Boom, boom, boom!

The door knocked again.

The waiter's trembling voice came from outside, "Guest... Guest, my boss called me to ask you, how many days are you going to stay?"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows, "What's the matter? You won't be allowed to stay even if you have money, and you are planning to drive the guests away?"

"No, no, no, the little one just talks too much..."

The waiter was so frightened that he ran downstairs in panic.

Li Yan shook his head slightly, then pinched Mystical Gestures and listened.

Soon, the whispers of two people were heard.

"What are you doing?"

"Master, I'm not allowed to leave."

"Damn it, isn't this going to cost Laozi his life? If a fight breaks out, my inn will suffer."

"Boss, is that really a gangster up there?"

"Isn't that true? I heard that Shu King Residence's treasure was snatched away."

"Then why didn't you see the official coming?"

"Who knows..."

Hearing these words, Li Yan burst into laughter.

The innkeeper was not surprised at all when he received the news.

They are considered to be the most well-informed people near this kind of inn. Maybe there are Jianghu people coming to inquire about the news or even issue a warning.

The only thing that surprised him was...

They are all from the Jianghu community, and there are no official missions coming to visit.

Shu King Residence What do you want to do...

Li Yan was confused in his heart, but he kept moving his hands. After packing his luggage, he put it on his back and pushed out the door with his hat on.

When they saw him coming downstairs, the shopkeeper and the waiter immediately became stiff.

"Check out and leave the store."

Hearing these words from Li Yan, the shopkeeper was immediately overjoyed. He waved his hands and said, "The hero lives in my little shop. It only adds glory to his face. How can I dare to ask you for money?"

Li Yan shook his head slightly, and was too lazy to talk nonsense. He just took some money and scattered the silver, "Where can I buy a horse?"

"Hero, there is one in the carriage shop, but over there..."

Before the shopkeeper could finish what he said, Li Yan walked away.

Watching him leave, the waiter swallowed and said, "Shopkeeper, Drilling Mountain Leopard, aren't they in the carriage shop?"

"I want you to talk more!"

The shopkeeper waved his hand quickly, "Quick, quick, close the door. Also, bring the brazier, willow branches and water, and send Sending the God of Plague."

The nickname "Drilling Mountain Leopard" is very common in the world.

Almost everywhere, there is a person called "Drilling Mountain Leopard", which usually represents his bravery and cunning.

Lu Feng is such a person.

When he was young, he became a member of "Zhao Character Gate" and learned good fists and kicks. However, he had a hot temper and beat his senior brother, and was expelled from the school.

He was considered a bachelor, so he simply picked up a knife, put his head in his waistband, and either killed people for money or received bonuses to kill people. He started a business of eating Ge Nian, and gradually became famous.

Today, he has gathered a group of men, all of whom are brave men who dare to fight.

As long as the money is enough, whether it's helping gangs grab territory or robbing goods, there's nothing he wouldn't dare to do.

He even took people up the mountain and killed a group of bandits.

The name "Drilling Mountain Leopard" came from this reason.

He is also considered to be the number one figure in the rivers and lakes of Sichuan.

At this moment, he and his brothers were hiding in the carriage and horse shop. They were sharpening their knives and polishing their bows, all of them with cold eyes.

"Brother, this business is not easy to do..."

An older man next to him couldn't help but said.

"It's hard to do but you have to do it!"

"Drilling Mountain Leopard" He stuck the knife on the table and said through gritted teeth, "For ten thousand taels of silver, this opportunity will never come back to me in half my life."

As he spoke, his eyes were full of viciousness, "That person is really difficult to deal with. When it's time to fight, you have to fight."

"In a few years, our brothers will be old and can no longer wield a knife, and we won't make much money, so we might as well take advantage of the opportunity and give it a try!"

"Brother..."

Just as he was talking, a boy pushed open the door and came in, his face full of nervousness and excitement, "That man is coming to the carriage shop."

"Look carefully!"

"Drilling Mountain Leopard" grabbed the younger brother's collar.

"Look carefully!"

The young man gritted his teeth and said, "I saw him coming out of the inn with his luggage, as if he was going to buy a horse."

"Good opportunity!"

"Drilling Mountain Leopard" took a deep breath and said, "Let's all lie in wait, listen to my warning and let's take action together!"

After giving the order, everyone immediately hid.

Someone was hiding in the door with a knife.

Someone was standing at the corner of the second floor holding a bow.

There were even two people standing on the beam, holding a large iron net with both hands, which was covered with sharp iron hooks.

This thing is specially used by the yamen to deal with people in the world.

The "Drilling Mountain Leopard" group of people never talk about Jianghu Rules, they only use the more to bully the less, using whatever is easy to use, and they play very smoothly.

The shopkeepers and clerks in the horse and carriage shop had bitter expressions on their faces.

They would never dare to think about paying for breaking things. If they were affected and lost their lives, that would be bad luck.

It's a pity that no one dares to run when they are targeted by bows and arrows.

Not long after, Li Yan came over carrying luggage.

The autumn wind blew by, picking up the dead leaves on the ground.

He raised his bamboo hat, his eyes were very calm, strode into the carriage shop, smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, I want to buy a horse."

"Giggle..."

The shopkeeper's face was covered in cold sweat and he couldn't speak.

Li Yan didn't care, he looked around, and when he came to the stable, his eyes turned slightly cold.

Hu Lulu!

Several old horses were suddenly frightened and swung their reins to hide away.

Li Yan frowned immediately after seeing it.

As expected, there are no good horses in this place. They have been working and pulling heavy loads for many years, and their temper has been tempered. If they show the slightest Killing Intent, they will be frightened and retreat.

If something happens on the way, we can drag his luggage away...

Ouch~ow~

At this moment, a head came close to him.

But it was a big gray donkey, with its neck stretched out, as if it wanted to beg for food, as if it had been beaten, its eyes were up and down.

Looks full of wisdom...

"Hahaha."

Li Yan was happy and touched the donkey's head, "It's just you. You have bad eyesight and bad brain. At least you dare to risk your life."

"How much?"

"Your Majesty, this donkey is not smart. He wants to kill meat eaters. No... he doesn't want money."

The shopkeeper was trembling and talking nonsense.

"How much?"

Li Yan took out the donkey, tied up the luggage, and asked again.

The shopkeeper swallowed and spat, "Five, five taels of silver."

"Less!"

Li Yan directly threw out an ingot of ten taels of silver, then led the donkey and walked slowly outside Dragon Spring Post.

From beginning to end, no one dared to take action.

Because where Li Yan walked, all the compacted land fell by half an inch, revealing the same depth and depth of footprints.

"Big... brother."

A boy next to him swallowed.

"It's Laozi!"

"Drilling Mountain Leopard" looked at the footprints on the ground and spat hard, "From now on, call me Mountain Donkey."

"At such a young age... what kind of monster is this..."

In addition to Dragon Spring Post, Li Yan stuffed a radish into the donkey's mouth, then turned over and rode on it, swinging leisurely on Official Road.

Those in the horse and carriage shops are nothing more than the most corrupt people in the world.

If he kills someone, he is afraid of getting his hands dirty.

After showing off a move, the ones who follow will naturally be masters.

Now that his identity has been revealed, how can there be an unknown person under the knife?

But what makes Li Yan strange is that after wandering around for a long time, why has no one come to attack?

At this moment, Dragon Spring Post two people came quickly. They were both Hidden Strength masters. They exerted force with their feet, as if Eight Steps Catching Cicadas were coming roaring.

"Seen Young Hero Li!"

Without waiting for Li Yan to ask questions, they both raised their hands.

One of the men said solemnly, "We are disciples of the Yellow Mausoleum Sect. Master asked us to come and say thank you."

"Don't worry about the reward. Those people have been warned by us and will not come to cause trouble."

Li Yan understood immediately, smiled and clasped his fists, "Thank you very much."

"But I have something unclear. Shu King Residence just issued an order directly to the Yamen to arrest me. Why bother giving out bonuses?"

One of the Yellow Mausoleum Sect disciples hesitated for a moment and said, "The situation in Chengdu is a bit complicated. The imperial court sent a censor to look for Shu King Residence in trouble."

"I'm not sure about some things, but the master said that Shu King Residence's 'Wish-Fulfilling Pearl' was lost in a strange way. If Chengdu Prefecture were asked to do it, the Yamen might be afraid of finding out something, so they released the bonus."

"Even if the imperial censor asks, he can't tell you anything."

"Also, Shu King Residence has raised a lot of strangers in the world. Although we can block those strangers, I'm afraid it's these guys who really do it."

"Young Hero Li, Chengdu is dangerous, it's better to stay away as soon as possible."

"That's it..."

Li Yan suddenly realized it and felt ridiculous in his heart.

Although he had never met the emperor in the capital, he had seen many things along the way and saw his methods.

Open Sea Faction, the local faction, Buddhism and Taoism, the imperial court and the local government... no one will be allowed to dominate, and there will definitely be checks and balances.

The royal family is ruthless, even his own brothers are no exception.

Shu King Residence has been a little nervous in recent years. Although the emperor did not say anything, those ministers who dared to cause trouble could have seen the emperor's intentions.

If you know that your brother is looking for Elixir of Immortality.

I'm afraid Shu King Residence won't be able to eat it either.

Thinking of this, Li Yan cupped his hands and said, "You two, thank senior Yellow Mausoleum Sect for me."

"When this matter is settled, I will definitely come to see you."

After that, he took the donkey and walked leisurely to the ferry.

He planned to leave Tuojiang by boat and attract attention along the way. After arriving at Neijiang, he sent out false news to go to Yibin, but actually diverted by land to meet them at Sha LiFei.

If the schedule is arranged properly, Sha LiFei and Wang Dao Xuan can be given enough time to search for clues.

Watching Li Yan swaying away on a donkey, the two Yellow Mausoleum Sect looked at each other.

"Senior brother, this person is not a fool, is he? We have made it so clear, why don't you run away quickly?"

"It's nonsense. If someone achieves such a great reputation at such a young age, he must be extraordinary. Maybe he has other ideas."

"Forget it, just bring the message with you, let's go back and recover..."

While the two were talking, they shook the reins and rode off.

Not long after they left, a carriage came speeding up.

In the carriage, the man with facial makeup looked gloomy.

At the same time, the news that Li Yan appeared near Dragon Spring Post also spread quickly.

People in the world who didn't know were asking around.

Where does this Li Yan come from?

And some other people also came to Chengdu.

Li Yan still underestimated his reputation, thinking that he was only attracting Shu King Residence, but he didn't know that he had stirred up countless undercurrents...

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