Returnee in Jianghu - C15

Ten miles outside of Qingzhou City, Old Gu circled the river fish and continued to drive the carriage towards the Blue Bird Market.

The Cyan Bird Collection was no longer as lively as it had been when Jiang Youyu had first arrived in the Cyan Plains. On the surface of the small town, there would occasionally appear two officers and soldiers who had joined forces to patrol the area.

Old Gu rode his little red horse over to the little tavern. He tilted his head and glanced at the seemingly deserted tavern. He was knocking on the carriage and grinning at Jiang Youyu when he saw him.

“I say, Old Gu, can you stop smiling at me?” Jiang Youyu looked at Old Gu, who had a mouth full of old yellow teeth, and felt a wave of nausea. She quickly got down from the carriage, patted her chest, and walked into the tavern.

The shopkeeper’s eyes were very good. At first glance, he saw Jiang Youyu who had just entered the restaurant. With a trembling face, he quickly ran to Jiang Youyu’s side with a fawning smile on his face as he led her to her seat.

“I was wondering why there’s been a magpie crying out at all this morning. “So it turns out that this grandpa is here to honor your presence.” The storekeeper’s face was so wrinkled that it looked like it was a chrysanthemum flower. Seeing that Jiang Youyu seemed to enjoy listening to his flattery, his originally small eyes also narrowed into slits. He had been living a life of fear and trepidation. He was afraid that Jiang You Yu would hate him for bringing that Dao Ba to collect his debt, and then take revenge on him.

He threw the dagger at the table, and before the old man could enter, he said to the shopkeeper, “Come, serve me the best wine and dishes in the restaurant.”

After running for nearly a day and a half in a hurry, he had eaten a steamed bun on the way. His stomach was extremely lacking in oil and water. Seeing that Qingzhou City wasn’t too far away, he immediately looked for Old Gu and found a place to eat and drink.

“Alright.” After the shopkeeper heard Jiang Youyu’s instructions, he quickly trotted over and personally went to the small kitchen of the restaurant. He then called out to Jiang Youyu to serve the dishes and wine.

Old Gu reined in his horse and dragged the resentful Si Xueyi into the small tavern, “You, ah, it was you yourself who said that you wanted to repay the debt of gratitude with our young master. You must admit this, right?” He helped her to sit down, and continued to nag her while he brainwashed her.

Si Xue Yi looked at Jiang You Yu, who had a look of satisfaction on his face. She then looked at Gu Lao Gu, who was staring at her without blinking once, and could only nod. Indeed, he had said this to Jiang Youyu.

“Then tell me, is it okay for you to ask our Young Master for money? “Those who repay the favor with thousands upon thousands of silver taels, how can you find someone like you to use our Young Master as a training partner?” Old Gu knew that Jiang Chen was stingy, but he was forced to follow a master that had fallen into the eyes of money. He had no other choice but to brainwash Si Xueyi for the sake of his own quality of life in the future.

“Old Gu, stop talking. “Xue Yi, didn’t I say it before, it’s not impossible for you to train with me, but I’ve never been weak with myself. If you have to find me, I’ll give you 100 taels of silver each time.” Jiang Youyu was thinking that this price should be fair. After all, no matter what, asking an Earth rank expert to help them with their training wasn’t just about the price.

“Moreover, before your cultivation cannot reach my level, I will not use inner force to bully you. We will just train in the sword.” Jiang Youyu felt that it would be better to speak some words clearly in advance. Otherwise, if this Si Xueyi really did seek his help, then he would definitely be unable to defeat Si Xueyi, who had already used his inner force.

Old Gu had spoken perfectly as he looked at Jiang Youyu, revealing a contented smile on his face. He was the one who helped her clean up and pay his respects. Naturally, he was very clear about her family background. He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. These disciples of the Sword School were indeed rich. Their banknotes were in stacks, shaking like the back of Lao Gu’s eyes.

Si Xueyi looked at Old Gu and then at Jiang Youyu, thinking that her life was indeed saved by Jiang Youyu. Besides, it was reasonable that Jiang You Yu was here as well. What kind of Earth rank expert would accompany you in practicing the sword? Hence, she hesitated for a moment before nodding her head in agreement.

“Alright, since Xue Yi has approved of our plan, we will be family from now on. Come, sit down. First, have some good food to nourish your body. ” When Old Gu saw that Si Xueyi had nodded her head in agreement to Jiang Youyu’s proposal, he suddenly revealed a fawning smile on his face. He beckoned her to sit down and even used his sleeve to wipe the seat beneath her butt.

Sixue Yi was a bit embarrassed by Old Gu’s enthusiasm. She quickly invited him to sit down and then quietly picked up a serving of cutlery, waiting for the kitchen to quickly serve the dishes.

There was no one who didn’t make Jiang Youyu and the other two wait for a long time. There weren’t many people who would take advantage of this moment to order a dish, which made people want to quickly place it on Jiang Youyu’s table. Following which, the innkeeper propped himself up with a round belly while carrying a few wine jars and placing them on the table.

“Please wait a moment. I have something to say.” The shopkeeper smiled with a bashful expression. When he saw Jiang Youyu smile at him in satisfaction, he felt even more at ease. It was as if, at this moment, the fear that was weighing on the manager’s heart for the past few days had disappeared.

As the wind swept past, Si Xueyi looked like a reincarnated hungry ghost, Jiang Youyu and Old Gu. Her face was filled with an expression of not recognizing the two of them. The meal was to the satisfaction of the fish and the wine was less drunk, but even so, there was a look of drunkenness on the fish’s face.

Seeing that the dinner was over, the drunkenness on Jiang Youyu’s face became even more apparent.

“Young Master, Young Master?” Old Gu looked at Jiang You Yu who was lying on the table. With a drunk expression on his face, he patted Jiang You Yu a few times before his body shook and he lay down on the table, “Wow, this wine is really strong. This old man is also drunk.”

After saying that, he obviously looked at Jiang Youyu’s body twitching, leaving behind a confused expression on Si Xueyi’s face.

“Shopkeeper, check out.” There was an expression of not knowing what to do on her cold face. Then, she helplessly looked at the two people on the table and called out to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper was naturally not aware of this. He glanced at the master and servant who were lying on the table before waving his hand, “How can I ask for a few pieces of money?” “Just treat this as Old Feng apologizing to this old man for his insolence last time.”

“Sigh, I was wondering what was going on today, this little wine is really drunk. “Hu hu, it’s much better now that I’ve been lying on the ground like this for a while.” Seeing the clear eyes of Jiang Youfish, then seeing Old Gu shaking his head and standing up, Si Xueyi felt as if she had grabbed onto something.

“Ah? Great Hero Si, what are you taking the silver for?” Isn’t this simply slapping our young master’s face? You want me to follow you out for a meal and you want me to ask for money? ” Old Gu shook his head. His expression was much easier now. He saw that it was the money that was taken out by Sixue Yi. He looked at her reproachfully and spoke a few words in a pretentious manner.

“That’s right, Young Master, I can ask you to pay for the meal.” Manager, you were talking about how much the meal cost. ” Jiang Youyu reached into her bosom and took out a money bag. She weighed it against the shopkeeper’s face and pretended to be rich and overbearing.

“I don’t want money, I don’t want money. How could I let you have money?” The shopkeeper was a shrewd person. Seeing that both master and servant had woken up one after another, he naturally knew what was going on.

“Ai, whatever. Since you, shopkeeper, are not taking money, I will not force you. In the future, if you have any problems, you can look for me at the Three Rivers Escort Office.” “Alright, it’s getting late, let’s hurry up and enter the city.” Jiang Youyu patted the shopkeeper’s shoulder admiringly as if he was the shopkeeper’s own man. Then, she winked at Old Gu and rushed out of the tavern with Si Xueyi in tow.

Just as Jiang Youyu was preparing to go out, a large group of men walked over to greet them at the entrance of the restaurant. Qing Pi, who was already used to running amok in the Cyan Bird Collection, didn’t even try to avoid Jiang Youyu and the other two as they were about to leave.

Jiang You Yu frowned as he looked at the scarred face that was walking in the middle. A smile appeared on his face.

“Those Tyrant Blade Gang bastards are really unreasonable. They actually wanted us to give up the Cyan Bird Market’s territory. “Hmph, this is the Cyan Bird Collection, not that Qingzhou City. If the Tyrant Blade Gang really wants to bully them, then I, Scarface, will make sure this place is abandoned. I will make the Tyrant Blade Gang suffer a loss of teeth.” The scar-faced man was furious and did not even bother to look at where he was going. As he walked, he seemed to see a figure in front of him and was about to curse.

“Ehh …” Dao Ba’s mouth had already assumed a posture and his eyes were filled with irritation. He instantly saw Jiang Youyu, who was standing in front of him, and his mouth was in a daze as he retracted his vulgarities.

“Brat, don’t you…” Dao Ba had been with the Cyan Bird Market for more than ten years, so naturally, he had subordinates that were following him around for food. When he saw the three people in front of him blocking his boss’s path, his mouth opened wide in anger.

“Pa!” Before his little brother could say anything, Dao Ba quickly turned around and threw him away. Then, without caring about his little brother’s astonishment, he turned around and looked at Jiang Youyu with a fawning expression, “Hey, I was wondering why the weather is so good today. I was just wondering why Master Jiang is out today.”

Scarface said a few words of flattery that barely caught his attention, and then he gave an awkward smile. He said that he wanted to go out when he saw Jiang Xiushu, so he called out to his men to give way, “Watch Lord Jiang’s face, in the future if you see him again, show me some respect.” “If I find out who my subordinates are being disrespectful to Lord Jiang, then don’t blame me for turning hostile.”

What do you mean look at my face? Jiang Youyu patted his head, but when he saw the face of Dao Ba fawning on him, he felt very satisfied.

When the scar-faced man saw Jiang Youyu’s faint smile, he quickly lowered his head, wondering how he was so unlucky today. He had just seen the leader of the Tyrant Blade Gang off, and now that he was out and out, he found himself meeting this Lord Jiang. However, it was fortunate that he had sharp eyes. When he saw Jiang Youyu, he hurriedly began flattering her.

When he heard that Jiang Youyu was taken away by Ning Ziqing, Dao Ba had asked many people about Jiang Youyu’s identity. He knew that there was a top figure in Qingzhou, and that he was carrying the title of Ning Ziqing’s future husband.

Although the level of this scarred face did not know whether this news was true or not, once he saw that Ning Ziqing had appeared outside the restaurant with the Black Abyss Army that day for the sake of this old man, that scarred face believed eighty percent of it.

Therefore, Scarface knew what kind of attitude he was going to use to deal with Jiang Youyu.

“Enough, enough.” Jiang Youyu waved at Scarface. Just as he was about to pass through the crowd of green-skinned men, he suddenly remembered something. He turned around and looked at Scarface, who had his father dead, and asked, “Scarface, is it?”

Hearing Jiang Youji’s shout, the expression on Dao Ba’s face changed in the blink of an eye, “Yes, yes.” “I don’t know what Lord Jiang Chen has in mind, just tell me, if I, Dao Ba, can do it, then if I, Dao Ba, frown at the top of the mountain, then I won’t be a son of a bitch.”

Jiang Youyu sighed and clicked his tongue. Speaking of how to flatter others, this Scarface was also a talented person. “I heard that some people from the Black Abyss Army died?” And the Abyss King’s Mansion was ambushed? ”

Jiang Youyu was in such a hurry to return to the Cyan Plains because of Ning Ziqing. After all, she was his wife in name. Although there was no actual title between the two of them, she still had to act as she should.

However, since they had returned to the Azure Province, Jiang Youyu could not help but mutter in his heart. What was he doing back here? Even if Ning Ziqing was in danger, it would be useless if he came back. Besides, when did he suddenly become so concerned about someone he didn’t have any connections with?

When Dao Ba heard Jiang Youyu’s question, something suddenly appeared on his face. He quickly shouted at his men to disperse, then looked around and finally whispered into Jiang Youyu’s ears, “Lord Jiang, do you want to know about the matter of Princess Ning being assassinated?”

Jiang Youyu looked at Scarface with a mysterious expression. His expression was the same as usual as he nodded at Scarface.

The reason why he rushed back to the Qingzhou from Linshui was because of what he heard in Linshui City. After arriving at the Azure Province, he would first investigate everything clearly. That would also help him make some plans. Asking what he planned on doing, he would naturally not make a move if he could. If he really had to, he would have to run.

“It’s said that there haven’t been any traces found in the Residence of Supreme Commander. However, according to the servant from the Residence of Abyss King, it has been two days since I last saw Princess Ning. There are rumours in the city that Princess Ning had been severely injured in the assassination attempt two days ago and that she had been hiding in the palace to recuperate. ” Dao Ba quickly told Jiang Youyu the information that he knew. Then, he lifted his head to look at Jiang Youyu, revealing a hesitant expression.

“Do you know how many people there are in that group?” Jiang You Yu pursed his lips and asked. The lazy expression that usually hung on his face was slightly restrained.

Dao Ba shook his head. After all, his power was in the Cyan Bird Market. He could only spread the rumours about the matters in the Cyan Plains.

However, it was obvious that Dao Ba’s face was filled with hesitation because he wanted to reveal some other details to Jiang You Yu.

“If you have something to say, quickly say it. If you have to fart, quickly say it. Don’t hide it for me.” Jiang Youyu indifferently swept a glance at the scarred face, but a trace of impatience could already be seen between his brows. It was not early and they had already reached the Azure Province. It would be better to enter the city before the city gates closed.

“Mister Jiang, this is not my fault for targeting the Ba Dao Gang, nor is it that I wanted to use you to take revenge on the Ba Dao Gang.” I won’t lie to you, Master Jiang. I’ve been called to my doorstep by that tyrannical gang today, and they want me to give up this Cyan Bird Collection. If it was any other time, that tyrannical gang would dare to talk to me like this at the Cyan Bird Market. No matter what, I, Dao Ba, will let the Tyrant Blade Sect reflect on it for two days and let them know who is the true owner of the Cyan Bird Market. “However, it is today that I am going to make a move to leave the members of the Tyrant Blade Gang. It is to meet an expert from the martial arts world who has never appeared in the Azure Province.” Dao Ba was looking at Jiang Youyu with a secretive look, while his face was filled with misfortune.

After all, being beaten up like this had caused Dao Ba to lose face.