Sword Roaring in the Sky

Chapter 209 The Master of the Five-Colored Sail

Qin Cheng's old face turned red, and he stopped arguing with others. He bowed to Sun Yanwan and hurried away.

Sun Yanwan was so clever and clever, she thought to herself, "It's because we're not financially well off yet!"

He also didn't know why this Qin, who was obviously a martial artist, was so poor. Even if he worked as a guard or an escort, he could earn a good income, but it was impossible to ask directly about such matters.

The other party wanted to leave, but he didn't stop him, for fear that if he stopped him, Qin Cheng would be even more embarrassed.

After a while, Shi Si came out and saw Sun Yanwan in a daze. She asked, "Why do you seem to be worried?"

Sun Yanwan replied, "I met the man selling rhubarb."

Shi Si knew the origins of Sun Yanwan's two horses. She smiled slightly and said, "Maybe he doesn't want these horses anymore."

Sun Yanwan was delighted. He also liked the yellow horse very much. It was also good for Qin Cheng to keep it as it was not for the time being.

At this moment, the monk who had been arguing with Qin Cheng came over and asked with a stern face, "Are you two familiar with Qin Cheng?"

Sun Yanwan replied, "I've met him once or twice."

The monk looked quite disappointed, but he still said, "He has rented a room in our small temple and hasn't paid the rent for six months. Could you two help him settle the bill?"

Sun Yanwan finally realized why Qin Cheng had left without a word. He asked for the price, and the monk's quote was fair, not extortionate, and even cheaper than most rents in Luojing. Sun Yanwan had the monk write a document, not only settling the outstanding debt but also paying an extra year's rent.

As far as he was concerned, this was just a small favor. If Qin Cheng was grateful, he would just consider it as making a friend. If Qin Cheng was not grateful, he didn't need the money anyway, so he could just consider it as paying for a meal.

Just as Sun Yanwan was about to leave with Shi Si, someone from Li Wangyou's residence came to look for him and invited him to a banquet. Sun Yanwan happily accepted the invitation and forgot about the matter.

Early the next morning, Sun Yanwan was wondering whether to randomly pick an invitation from each mansion, or take Shi Si with him for a stroll?
This was the most leisurely period of his life since he traveled through time. There was nothing urgent to do, and he had plenty of money. He also had a beauty like Shi Si by his side, who was gentle and caring. Except for her age and inability to eat, everything about him was perfect.

Sun Yanwan was making a decision when he heard someone report that a man who called himself Qin Cheng came to ask for a meeting.

Sun Yanwan was slightly surprised, but still quickly went out to greet him. She saw Qin Cheng's embarrassed face. Before he could say anything, his yellow face turned purple.

Sun Yanwan laughed and said, "How can we talk in front of the mansion? Brother Qin, come in quickly."

He brought Qin Cheng into the side hall and asked someone to serve tea. After a while, Qin Cheng said shyly, "I came here to borrow some money from Brother Sun."

Sun Yanwan smiled slightly and immediately asked his servant to deliver a thousand coins.

Qin Cheng hadn't expected that Sun Yanwan wouldn't ask him what he was doing, nor how much, but would just lend him a thousand strings of cash. Overwhelmed with gratitude, he took the notes, bowed repeatedly, and after hesitating for a while, he finally said, "It's not that Qin Cheng is shameless, but there are a group of brothers who need help."

Seeing Qin Cheng bring it up, Sun Yanwan said, "I'd like to hear the details."

Qin Cheng had no choice but to tell his story again.

In fact, Sun Yanwan had established the Tianma Gang in Luojing, taking over many Taoist temples of the Guanxin Sect and many Luojing wanderers, and had long since learned about Qin Cheng. Qin Cheng was a very famous general, ranked 24th among the generals of Dalang.

The first of the Dalang generals is a master-level expert. The first seven are all innate, and the ones below are all entry-level warriors.

Several years ago, during a war with Southern Xia, Qin Cheng was implicated by his superiors and suffered a crushing defeat. He was about to be thrown into jail, but he had no choice but to sell his property and ask for help from people everywhere. He finally managed to save his life, but he also lost his official position.

Without his official position, he could have earned money and supported his family with his martial arts skills. However, he had a group of brothers on the battlefield who needed help from time to time, and his life became more and more difficult.

After listening to this, Sun Yanwan said, "Brother Qin, you should have heard that I recently participated in the Battle of the Tripod for Dalang and captured a city. I'm in need of manpower. If Brother Qin's brothers are having trouble making a living, why not come to me? There's at least some work to do and a meal to eat."

"Just tell the manager of any Tianma Gang warehouse in Luojing, and they will definitely send the person over."

Qin Cheng was overjoyed, thanked Sun Yanwan again, and left in a hurry.

After Sun Yanwan sent Qin Cheng away, she suddenly felt that staying in Luojing was meaningless. She went to find Shi Si and said, "Aunt Shi, why don't we go and take a look at our city."

Shi Si readily agreed, and Sun Yanwan immediately began to prepare. He knew that a remote border town would inevitably require countless supplies, so he spent all the money he had on him, and withdrew all the available funds from the Tianma Gang, exchanged them for supplies, formed a caravan, and said goodbye to his acquaintances in Luojing.

Before leaving, he also collected a group of wandering beggars in the streets and alleys of Luojing and hired a group of craftsmen of various kinds, bringing into full play the natural skills of the time traveler.

Before leaving Luojing, Qin Cheng brought hundreds of veterans to surrender, which made Sun Yanwan very happy.

The convoy wound its way out of the East China Sea Customs. Sun Yanwan kept asking along the way, where are the strongholds, gangs, and bandits that have not been affiliated with famous sects and martial arts families?

After finding out a family, Sun Yanwan would go to their house, use his martial arts to subdue them, and take them away.

Along the way, Sun Yanwan continued to gather people and tried to find an organizational structure suitable for this world. After several months, he arrived at the granted Tuwei City. He expanded the team he had gathered along the way to more than 10,000 people, and trained them to be as good as his own arms.

Tuwei City is nestled between mountains and the sea. It is said that there was once a black dragon with a bald tail, which cultivated into a spirit and entered the sea here, hence the name.

The scouts sent by Sun Yanwan hurriedly reported that Tuwei City was being attacked by a fleet.

Sun Yanwan was greatly surprised and brought more than ten people to the front. Sure enough, he saw dozens of ships outside Tuwei City. These ships were of different sizes, but there was only one in the middle, which had a huge five-colored sail. It looked like a city tower, huge and imposing like a mountain, different from other ships.

Sun Yanwan was slightly surprised. Even he had heard of the owner of the five-colored giant sail several times. This person was the leader of the Shadowless Sword Sect, one of the ten major sword sects, nicknamed the Shadowless Marquis.

He was a great thief who traveled all over Dalang, Beiyan, and Nanxia. He collected more than a hundred martial arts, took the essence of them, removed the unnecessary ones, and created his own shadowless sword technique.

While Sun Yanwan was investigating the case of the Divine Blade Escort Agency, he happened to see the Shadowless Marquis also committing a crime in Luojing. However, at that time, the two parties had nothing to do with each other, and Sun Yanwan had no time to meddle in such trivial matters. He only mentioned him briefly to Lu Shuangfeng and Wu Zhi, and then paid no attention to him again.

Sun Yanwan never expected to encounter this overseas thief, and that Marquis Wuying would actually come to attack his Tuwei City!

He observed for a while and led his men into the city.

(End of this chapter)