Being knocked down by the Heavenly Dao while ascending

inside the house.
Mei Shuyu rested for a long time. When he heard his brother's footsteps, he immediately got up from the big wooden bed, quickly put on his shoes and socks, opened the door, and greeted him at the door.

There used to be guests walking in the corridor from time to time, but now there was no one there.
But I saw three people huddled together, occupying the entire corridor. The one leading the group was not my brother, but the waiter and two cultivators I had never met before. The two were carrying a slightly large round table, which looked like a cheap walnut table. They should be servants in a furniture store.

He could not help but look at his brother, only to see that his brother had got a folding fan from somewhere and was following the three people leisurely, fanning himself from time to time. When he saw his gaze, he even blinked his left eye at him.
He was startled and looked at the two people who were moving the table. They were clumsy in moving the table. If the waiter hadn't told them to do so, who knows how the table would have been bumped. It was obvious that they were not used to doing this kind of work. He immediately realized that his brother was playing a trick on him again.

The waiter followed the two men in panic, with his hands raised and breathing out from time to time. It looked like he wanted to lend a hand at any time, but did not dare to do so for some reason. Seeing the waiter's look of wanting to turn back but not wanting to, the reason was probably his brother.

Mei Shuyu lowered his head and smiled secretly, then coughed a few times to cover it up, took a few steps back, and opened the door as wide as possible.
The round table was too big and the door was too small, so the only way to transport it in was to turn the table sideways. In fact, people who practiced cultivation never did this. They would buy the table and put it in a storage bag or other magical tool, and then put it out directly when they got to the place.
It was probably the elder brother's intention. Even though they were practitioners, they did not dare to use magic weapons and used the most primitive method.

Pei Mingyan was in the back pretending to be a furniture buyer. "Hey, hey, hey, be careful. This table is not mine now. It belongs to the owner. If you break it, you will have to pay for it~"
The waiter was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat. "How dare we ask you cultivators to pay for it? This table is broken, so it's broken. We can find a craftsman to fix it. It's not a big deal."
"Your business approach is not good." Pei Mingyan folded his fan.
The waiter wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "Master Mei, please don't make things difficult for us!"
Pei Mingyan tapped his shoulder with his folding fan and said meaningfully, "Many people know that Young Master Mei left home, but not many people know that I am Mei Shanxue. It's a coincidence that these two gentlemen and you know it."
The waiter was so frightened that he was about to kneel down, "Master...Master...Master, I..."
Pei Mingyan used his folding fan to stop the other party from kneeling, "If one more person in the inn knew who I was, you know the consequences."
"I understand!" the waiter said hurriedly.
Pei Mingyan nodded, "Go down."
The waiter looked at the two people who were carrying the table, and dared not say anything more. He left in a hurry, wondering: This Mr. Mei is completely different from the legend! ! The legend is harmful!

Mei Shuyu glanced at the waiter and gave Pei Mingyan a look - do you want to catch up?
Pei Mingyan shook his folding fan and changed the subject, "Shuyu, I have something to trouble you with."

"Brother, please tell me."

"It's been a while since I bought all the tables with two bodyguards. The girl hasn't even come back from getting food. Maybe something happened to her. Go and take a look. If she can't carry so much, help her carry some." Pei Mingyan waved his hand to put away the broken round table in the house, and signaled the two to just put the things back where they were.

"I understand, big brother." Mei Shuyu responded and went out, feeling a little ashamed. He had slept too long, and his big brother must be hungry, so he had to hurry up.

The bodyguard and porter gently put the table down and signaled to each other to go up and report.
One of them stepped forward and said, "Master, we have no other intentions. We just respect you, so we followed you. Look, now we have returned the table, right? Our merits and demerits have been offset."

Pei Mingyan looked as if he was thanking you for your hard work. "What's wrong with that? I am extremely grateful for your efforts. But I have a question for you."

The two looked at each other and said, "I am not worthy of asking for advice. Master, if you have something to say, just tell me."

"Because of my appearance, I always disguise myself when I go out. I wonder how the two distinguished guests recognized me?" Pei Mingyan invited the two to sit on the exquisitely carved round stool beside the table. "I look like a waiter. I think we are old acquaintances. Are you regular customers here?"

"No, no." The two were certainly not stupid. When asked if they were in the same group, they hurriedly denied it.
One of them was a little less courageous and reacted a little slower, so he didn't reply. The other one said hurriedly, "Everyone knows the elegance of the eldest son of the Mei family. Besides, just now when we were downstairs, we saw... uh, the rope on the tied woman was pink, and the thing stuffed in her mouth was something the Mei family often used. That's why we know you are from the Mei family."

"Oh?"

"Also, the Mei family always gives reasons for arresting people, and they often issue bounties. We, the independent people without any sect or affiliation, also accept bounties from big sects and families to earn some resources. So I recognize most of the people on the bounty orders, but I have never seen the girl who was kidnapped just now."

Pei Mingyan seemed to be thinking about something, as if he really believed this story. "So that's how it is. It was us who leaked our whereabouts."

"This is not your fault, young master. The only people in the Mei family who can kidnap someone without issuing a bounty order are the head elders and several young masters of the Mei family, so..."

"You are quite quick-witted." Pei Mingyan smiled. Hearing the footsteps of Shu Yu and Fang Qing, he closed his folding fan and looked at the two gently. "Speaking of which, you Sanren must have received a lot of news from the underworld. I wonder... how much is the price of the head of Mei Shanxue, the eldest son of the Mei family?"

The brave one who answered was shocked by the question. After realizing what the other party asked, he immediately trembled and almost peed himself in fear. "Misunderstanding! What a huge misunderstanding! Who dares to put a price tag on Young Master Mei's clothes? Not to mention people... No one dares to covet Young Master's clothes. The Mei family is not just for free. Who has the courage to do this?"

"That's true." Pei Mingyan suddenly realized, "The Mei family still has some reputation after all."

The two looked at each other and didn't dare to stay any longer. After a long time, they still didn't understand what Young Master Mei was trying to do.
"Master, if everything is alright—"

"Something's wrong! How can it be nothing?" Pei Mingyan smiled, "From what you said, no one dares to sell my head for a price, so it's priceless."

"Of course, of course!" The two wiped their sweat and saw two people coming in from outside, so they quickly got up and tried to avoid them.
They saw Master Mei staring at them with a warm look and a bright smile. The two of them immediately stopped looking and sat quietly. Fang Qing scolded Mei Shuyu for not putting the things in the storage magic weapon, but had to carry them up by himself. The two of them were like acrobats, with four or five food boxes hanging on each arm, and three on their heads and shoulders.
As soon as she arrived at the place, she immediately put the food box on the table, and lay down carelessly, like Ge You.

After Mei Shuyu put down the lunch box, he immediately picked out a few foods that his brother liked, took them over, opened the lunch boxes one by one, and placed them on the table.

Pei Mingyan seemed to remember something and asked, "Shuyu, I haven't hired a bodyguard yet, so I wonder how much it would cost to hire someone to protect me?"

Mei Shuyu didn't understand what a bodyguard was just now, but he probably understood what his brother meant from what he said later, "Why would big brother charge for a bodyguard? All the disciples of the Mei family are vying to get one."

"I'm talking about inviting outsiders." Pei Mingyan said, "You have to pay money. How much silver do you have to pay per day?"

Mei Shuyu thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say the price. It should be priceless. Anyone who can be a bodyguard for my brother doesn't need this little money."

"Priceless..." Pei Mingyan frowned, as if he was worried.

"Brother, why are you asking this suddenly? Are you considering hiring two bodyguards?" Mei Shuyu glanced at the two people who were sitting upright and motionless - they had low cultivation, no courage, cold sweat on their foreheads, and their legs were trembling.
He could not imagine how the two of them had won the favor of his brother.

"Ah? It's okay. It's just these two people. They have been my bodyguards for a day and have done some hard labor. I'm just worried about their remuneration." Pei Mingyan said.

"Huh?" If Mei Shuyu still didn't understand, then he was stupid. His tone changed, and the room was filled with murderous intent.
The mosquito net-like curtain hanging next to the big bed was shaved to pieces by the murderous aura.

"We don't want any reward! Please let us go, young master!" The two men only felt a cold air brushing against their scalps, which might have shaved off a layer of their hair, but they didn't have the courage to touch their heads to see if they were really bald.
They couldn't sit still any longer and just knelt down, hitting their foreheads on the ground.
The second young master Mei is not the eldest young master Mei. I heard that the second young master has a bad reputation and is the only one in the Mei family who does not follow the rules. He kills people without caring about whether they are guilty or not.

"Shu Yu." Pei Mingyan gently scolded, stood up and held up the two, comforted them, and asked them to sit down again, "Children are ignorant, so don't worry about it. Speaking of this reward, it is not fixed, and it is really inconvenient to give less. What makes you laugh is that although I am the eldest son of the Mei family, I rarely go out. Look, I forgot to bring money this time, and I didn't bring any magic weapons... I didn't bring anything, nothing to use as a reward."

"Young Master..."

"I know it's not easy for you to be independent, so I must pay you." Pei Mingyan said, "Oh, by the way, my disciple is a filial son. This time I came here and bought a lot of local specialties. They are not worth much, so I will give them to you two as rewards. As for the remaining amount, I will return to the Mei family and check your hometowns, and I will definitely pay you the remaining amount."

Fang Xiaoshun Disciple Qing: My food storage for this month? Gone just like that?
The longer they stayed there, the more frightened they became. The eldest young master spoke in a gentle tone, while the second young master looked like he wanted to kill someone. However, it seemed that the second young master listened to the eldest young master, so they didn't seem to be in any danger for the time being.
This young master was talking about his place of origin? Wasn't this a threat?
"No... no, I dare not. This food is enough for us. No need for reward. We didn't do anything." The brave one answered with a stiff upper lip.

Pei Mingyan seemed to have let go of a heavy matter in his heart. "That's good. Shuyu, open the rest of the food boxes and let the two of you taste this local specialty. One, two, three... Oh, there are only a little over a hundred portions, I guess it's not enough. Disciple, why don't you search around and see if you can get some money together to buy some more for the two of you. It doesn't have to be too much, just buy another hundred portions."

"More than a hundred copies?" Fang Qing climbed up and asked with eyes wide open.

"Yes." Pei Mingyan looked at the two of them sincerely, "I'm afraid you'll laugh at me, but I have a little-known hobby."

"What...what hobby?" asked the timid man.

"I'm not particular about food, I just like watching others eat." Pei Mingyan smiled shyly, "It just so happens that I ate a lot today, so you can satisfy my little hobby. Let's eat here. When we're done, we can leave. How about that?"

"Puff!" Fang Qing couldn't help himself and quickly went to the door. "You guys keep going! I'll go buy some food. I've risked everything today. How can I embarrass myself over such a small matter as not having money? Not to mention a hundred copies, I'll hire a few escort agencies right now and ask them to send fifty carts to the surrounding counties to bring all the local specialties here at full speed! I guarantee that they will be delivered tonight!"

The two men knew that they were being forced to confess. If they didn't say anything, they would be starved to death here!
The two of them knelt on the ground at the same time, "Master Mei, spare our lives! We confess! We confess everything!"

(End of this chapter)