I am collecting entries in reincarnation

Chapter 335 Origin
Looking at the blacksmiths who kept yelling "Ouch!", Li Ming finally stopped his blacksmithing, clapped his hands and said, "Can you tell the truth now?"

At this time, the young Taoist priest had found an object broken into three pieces from the blacksmith shop. It looked like a sword, but it was not a long sword but a short sword. It did not look like a weapon, but more like a ritual object, and was engraved with spells full of mystery.

The young Taoist priest quickly bowed to the two men and expressed his gratitude. Yan Tiannan had no good feelings towards these evil blacksmiths who bullied ordinary people. After cursing, he took Li Mingchao out.

Yan Tiannan glanced at the little Taoist priest, strode over and said, "Okay, I've got your things back, but my friend also made a move, so you have to pay more and I'll calculate it for you again."

As he spoke, he pulled out the abacus from his pocket and started typing on it.

"Two bowls of noodles cost thirty taels of silver. I'll pay three hundred taels for the robbery, and Brother Li will pay one hundred and fifty taels, so the total is four hundred and eighty taels."

"Ah?" The young Taoist priest was startled and hugged the golden sword tightly in his hand and asked, "It's so expensive?"

"Since it's such a big deal, I'll give you a discount. I won't charge you for the two bowls of noodles. Four hundred and fifty taels of silver will be enough."

"I have no money"

"No money?!" Yan Tiannan's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. His eyes suddenly widened as he pointed at the young Taoist priest and said, "Are you going to default on your debt?"

"boom!"

At the same time, Yan Tiannan slammed the sword behind him to the ground, and said fiercely: "You dare to deny my debt to Yan Tiannan? Are you tired of living?"

The young Taoist priest lowered his head and said timidly: "I have no money."

"You dare to come to me even though you don't have money?"

"I don't have money, but my master does."

Hearing the young Taoist priest say that his master was rich, Yan Tiannan put on a smile again and patted the young Taoist priest on the shoulder very cordially: "Why didn't you tell me earlier when you would go to your master to collect the debt?"

At this point, the young Taoist priest was a little depressed. He looked at Li Ming and Yan Tiannan and said, "My master was captured by a monster."

Upon hearing this, a solemn expression flashed across Yan Tiannan's face. He said, "The old Taoist priest is as advanced as I am, and he has real skills. Ordinary monsters can't do anything to him. How could he be captured?"

"It's all my fault that I've dragged my master down." The young Taoist sighed, his eyes filled with tears, as if he was about to cry out loud.

Seeing this, Li Ming also whispered a few words of comfort and then said, "Is it a tree demon?"

The young Taoist wiped his tears and said in surprise, "How did you know?"

Li Ming and Yan Tiannan looked at each other, and then Yan Tiannan asked, "This is not the place to talk. Let's find a place to stay and have a good chat."

The young Taoist priest just nodded repeatedly and didn't dare to say a word of no.

Soon Yan Tiannan found a rather shabby inn in the streets. There was not much business in the inn at the moment. There was only an old man with missing front teeth leaning against the counter. When he saw Yan Tiannan and the other two come in, he asked weakly.

"Are you stopping by for a quick meal or staying overnight?"

Yan Tiannan was not careless either. He threw out a silver ingot and said, "Open a room upstairs."

"One room?" asked the toothless old man. "Three people in one room?"

"What do you mean three people? I have a room to myself!" Yan Tiannan said as a matter of course, "I booked a room and I live in it myself."

Then he looked around, snorted heavily and said, "If you want to live here, pay for it yourself!"

Li Ming shook his head speechlessly, but he also took out a silver ingot from his pocket and said, "Put our rooms together, next to the window."

The toothless old man put away the silver and looked at the young Taoist priest and said, "What about you?"

The young Taoist priest had no choice but to say, "I won't stay here. I'll leave soon."

The toothless old man glanced at the three people with a suspicious look, then took out two keys from his pocket and said, "Go upstairs and turn left at the third and fourth keys. You can live there as you please."

After saying this, he didn't care about anything else and just lay down on the counter with an impatient look. Yan Tiannan took the key and walked in front. After going up the stairs, he spoke leisurely.

"Don't underestimate Old Man Du. He's very well-known in this area. Living here is hassle-free, even if it's a little expensive."

Li Ming didn't say much, just smiled.

After the three of them were settled, they all sat down in Yan Tiannan's room. This so-called upper room was very simple, but relatively clean. When they pushed the door open, there was a small round table with just enough space for three benches.

Li Ming carefully sensed it and confirmed that there was no one around before asking, "Little Taoist priest, what exactly is going on?"

The young Taoist priest sorted out his thoughts and then spoke leisurely.

His real name was Shang He. His family was wealthy, and he was the only son in the family. He had lived a carefree life since childhood. But one day, his house started to be haunted. The servants died one after another in mysterious circumstances. The police were notified but they could not find out the cause. Two police officers even died, which made everyone in the family panic.

Fortunately, a wandering Taoist priest passed by at this time and subdued the ghost. However, at this time, Shang He was already doomed, his elders had left, and Shang He was also confused, so he became the Taoist priest's disciple.

But who knew that this Taoist was not a good person either. The affairs of the Shang family were actually done by him. He just wanted to use the wealth of the Shang family and Shang He's horoscope for his own benefit.

Of course, Shang He didn't know all this at first, and he regarded the wandering Taoist as his mentor and served him wholeheartedly. Not long after the two of them got along, the wandering Taoist wanted to use him to practice magic, and it was also his fate that he should not die. At this time, his uncle suddenly came out and interrupted the magic.

The two fought, and in the end Shang He was snatched away by his uncle-master, who then explained the whole story to him. Unfortunately, although the Taoist's practice was interrupted, Shang He's soul was still hurt, and his mentality became like that of a child from then on.

The uncle couldn't bear it, so he accepted him as his apprentice and took him on a journey here.

It is said that Yan Tiannan had met them once not long ago. This old Taoist priest was also a very capable person. He could subdue demons and monsters, exorcise evil spirits and subdue ghosts. Yan Tiannan had competed with them for business once before. That time, the old house was also haunted. The two of them subdued a ghost and made a fortune. Yan Tiannan knew that the old Taoist priest was very capable.

As a descendant of demon slayers, most of his abilities come from his bloodline, but this old Taoist priest has also acquired considerable abilities through his diligent practice of secret techniques.

It should be noted that although there are demons and ghosts in this world, they are relatively rare, and most of them are just figments of the imagination of the evildoers. Therefore, nine out of ten so-called demon catchers and exorcists in the world are liars, and those who are truly capable are not well-known.

Although Yan Tiannan didn't say it, he still had some admiration for the old Taoist priest in his heart, otherwise he would not have helped the young Taoist priest without thinking when he saw him being bullied.

Li Ming listened for a long time before asking, "Since your master is so powerful, how did he get captured by the monster?"

Shang He lowered his head and said in a tearful voice: "It's all my fault"

"My uncle said that I have an extraordinary talent. Without training, I can't do anything. I have always been waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack. This time, while my master was fighting with a tree demon, he attacked my master. My master threw me out and told me to find someone to help me. I have to find someone from the Xia family to repair the golden sword within three days. If I don't, I will immediately hide my identity and leave the country."

"Xia family?" Li Ming and Yan Tiannan shouted in unison.

Li Ming then pondered, "Do you know where the Xia family is?" Shang He shook his head and said, "I don't know, that's why I went to the blacksmith shop. Luckily I met Hero Yan and Hero Li, otherwise I would be doomed. Please help me rescue my master, heroes. I kowtow to you."

Yan Tiannan's eyes rolled around, and he stopped him and said, "Save your master? The old monk is quite experienced, no problem, big business. But your master is so powerful, and he still fell. I will charge a little more, three hundred taels of silver. I will save your master, and Brother Li will also charge one hundred and fifty taels of silver. Add to that the previous amount, it will be nine hundred taels."

Seeing Yan Tiannan's account getting bigger and bigger, the young Taoist's face flushed, but when he thought of his master who was still trapped by the tree demon, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, as long as you can rescue my master, we will give you money, but the money is not with me."

Yan Tiannan patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay. It's a big deal, so you can buy on credit."

Li Mingze said, "Since Brother Yan is willing to help, I will not refuse. However, Shang He's master is quite skilled, but he was unable to subdue this demon. Should we also make some preparations?"

Shang He shook his head and said, "The tree demon wasn't very powerful. My master already had the upper hand and was about to destroy it. It was my uncle who suddenly attacked and caused this. Besides, the golden sword can restrain demons. With Master Yan's ability, the golden sword's help is enough."

Li Ming smiled and said, "In that case, the most urgent thing is to find the Xia family."

Shang He nodded quickly and agreed, just at this moment there was a sudden noise outside.

Li Ming listened twice, then laughed and said, "Is this what you call having a lot of face?"

Yan Tiannan had no choice but to spread his hands and said, "I haven't been here for long."

"It looks like it can't be covered up. Let's go and don't keep people waiting." Li Ming said lightly, then stood up and walked downstairs.

Yan Tiannan followed, and the little Taoist priest was a little confused, but he also walked down quickly.

At this time, you can clearly hear their quarrel in the corridor.

"Boss Du, please don't be ungrateful. My men saw them come in."

"You've come in, so what?" The lazy voice of the toothless old man sounded.

"Hmph, they just injured more than a dozen of my men. I want an explanation. How can I explain to my brothers if I don't break the legs of these bastards who are pretending to be ghosts?" A voice was obviously filled with anger.

"Wait until they leave before you ask them for an explanation. My guests come here just to be left alone. Stop making noise, it's annoying!"

"Alright, Du Laogui, don't be so shameless. Your time is long gone. I'm giving you face by calling you Boss Du, but you really think you're such a big shot? Brothers, smash it!"

"Let's see who dares!"

At this moment, the three of them had reached the stairs. Shang He saw the toothless old man at first sight with his eyes wide open and his hunched body straightened up. Although he was thin, his torso was filled with an iron-blooded aura.

The dozen or so people at the door didn't dare to come forward.

Shang He was startled and shouted in surprise.

At this time, the toothless old man shrank back as if he had lost his temper, and said slowly: "Sir, are you going out? Don't worry, you can stay here peacefully after receiving the money. No one can come in."

"It's okay, it's a good time to exercise." Li Ming smiled lightly and walked down slowly.

At this time, a short man with a plaster on his face came forward and said a few words in the ear of the man who was leading these people.

The man was shirtless, revealing his muscular body. His face was full of fierceness. In his right hand, he was dragging a big hammer with an iron chain wrapped around the end of the hammer. The other end of the chain was held in his hand.

"You are the ones who hurt me?"

Li Ming only took a quick look and saw that his temples were bulging and his steps were steady. It was obvious that he had great skills. No wonder he had the courage to come.

Li Ming chuckled and stood in front of everyone, saying neither servilely nor arrogantly, "Who are you?"

"You're so blind that you don't even recognize the third in command of our Iron Gang!" a skinny middle-aged man cursed.

A strange look flashed in Li Ming's eyes. He raised his hand and slapped him. He knocked him out and rolled three or four times on the street. When he opened his mouth, four or five teeth mixed with blood fell out.

The crowd was so excited that they all wanted to rush forward, but the so-called third in command had a flash of surprise in his eyes.

He was a martial artist, and his skills were not bad, so he could see how powerful Li Ming's move was. The speed was as fast as teleportation, which was simply terrifying. If he was hit by this move, he would definitely not be able to withstand it. Moreover, judging from his methods, he was afraid that even the boss might not be his opponent. He felt a little more afraid.

The toothless Du Laogui was also stunned. He obviously didn't expect that Li Ming had such superb martial arts.

Li Ming sighed. It was because he couldn't reveal his identity right now. Otherwise, every innate master would be surrounded by people. Why would he need to do such a trivial matter himself? But it was so refreshing. Was this the pleasure of playing the mortal world for a senior master? He didn't have to worry about his image as a high monk. He could do whatever he wanted.

Li Ming felt relieved, but he remained calm and said calmly, "Keep your dog under control. It won't be so easy next time."

The Third Chief hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Excellency has great skills, but if you want to bully others with your power, my Iron Gang leader is also a well-known figure in Beiguo County. Do you think that just because you have martial arts skills, you can do whatever you want?"

"Do whatever they want?" Li Ming sneered. "Who does whatever they want?"

"Your gang is bullying customers and stole my friend's belongings on the street. When we went to argue with them, we were attacked by everyone. If I didn't have some martial arts skills, hehe, I'm afraid we would be the ones who have no one to turn to for help."

The Third In Commander's expression changed. He grabbed a wounded younger brother and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you say someone came to destroy our place and injured many of our brothers?"

The man hesitated and finally said, "It seems that Liao Laosan took someone else's things."

The third in command was furious and pushed him hard, causing him to crash into the doorpost with a dull thud.

"How dare you lie to me, you bastard?"

Then he bowed to Li Ming and said, "I have indulged them for too long and offended you. Since it is just a misunderstanding, please forgive me. I will set up a table of wedding wine at Feiyan Tower tonight. Please do me the honor."

Li Ming chuckled softly and said, "See you then."

Only then did the third in command breathe a sigh of relief and hurriedly urged the others to retreat.

After everyone left, Li Ming bowed to Du Laogui and thanked him.

Du Laogui calculated and said, "Compensate for my pillar."

Yan Tiannan immediately became unhappy and said with a dark face: "They smashed it, so why should we pay for it?"

Li Ming chuckled and said, "I'll go get it myself. I just want to ask Mr. Du about something."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Du Laogui raised his head, with a look of doubt in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)