"I was attending this Treasure Appreciation Gathering for the first time, so I was unfamiliar with the circumstances. If I said something inappropriate and offended Madam Jiang, wouldn't that be unfortunate? I hope you'll tell me a little about her, brother. I'm willing to offer a hundred gold."
As he spoke, a hundred-gold banknote appeared in Xu Yi's hand.
"What!"
The bearded man nearly fell off his horse, and the two companions behind him stared wide-eyed as well.
They were bandits, far beneath even the likes of Yuan Qinghua, a lowly guide who made his living in Guang'an City. Though they made a living robbing people, most of their victims were commoners.
They had never met anyone willing to fork over a hundred gold just to ask for directions.
The bearded man bent down and reached out to take the banknote. He rubbed and kneaded it in his hand for a while, finally confirming it was genuine, then clasped his fists and said, "Aha! I never thought that though we both live by the blade, the brothers at Eagle Worry Gorge would be worlds apart from us in terms of living conditions."
Xu Yi smiled. "That's thanks to the brothers of the jianghu looking after us. Eagle Worry Gorge has the advantage of its location, with Iron Chain Crossing the River. Passing merchant ships all pay us a little tribute. Bit by bit, it adds up to enough to get by."
"You're too modest, too modest. All right, brother, you wanted to hear about Madam Jiang, didn't you? Since I've received your generous gift, Lei Mou will tell you everything I know, without holding anything back."
As he spoke, the bearded man swung down from his horse and slowly approached Xu Yi. "As for Madam Jiang, she only moved here