The Ballad of Youth: Inheriting Daoji, Li Hanyi, the Escapee from Marriage

"If you go back now, they'll probably have already packed everything and are ready to leave the city!"

"After all, the profits from your expensive fur coat are more than he can earn in a month."

Li Xiuyuan reminded him with a grin from behind, which made Xiao Se completely believe that the other party must have known everything all along.

They just deliberately didn't say it!

Xiao Se really wanted to lash out, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't know what reason to use to start the conversation. He didn't have any evidence or anything, so he could only swallow his frustration and suffer in silence, his face dark with anger.

"Hehe, this Master Daoji is truly a remarkable person. I hope he doesn't have any ill intentions in going to Dafanyin Temple this time."

"That was truly a memorable experience and journey!"

Seeing Xiao Se's discomfiture and Lei Wujie's憨憨的吃肉饼 (憨憨的吃肉饼 is a Chinese idiom meaning to eat meat pie with a simple and honest expression), Wu Xin couldn't help but smile.

After a while, everyone left the restaurant, full of food and drink. Everyone's face was satisfied, or at least had a faint smile on their face.

Our boss, Xiao, was like a wronged little girl, glancing at Li Xiuyuan with a gleam in her eyes from time to time, making Li Xiuyuan's skin crawl!

"Crazy monk, aren't you rich? You still want to freeload off me!"

"Now look what's happened! We don't even have enough money to rent horses or stay at a hotel."

"If you have any conscience at all, take out the money, give each of you a horse, and get to your destination as quickly as possible!"

"At worst, we can always find a place to stay, right?"

Xiao Se, feigning poverty, hoped to squeeze some money out of Li Xiuyuan.

However, Li Xiuyuan, who had read the original novel, naturally knew that Xiao Se actually had more than five taels left.

And staying at an inn doesn't require three or four taels of silver to get a lower-class room, so you won't have to sleep poorly and not have enough money to rent a horse.

This guy just wants to save money!

Well, in the original story, the idea was to save money. As for now, the idea is to save money while also getting a little "revenge" on Li Xiuyuan!

Li Xiuyuan's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, because... he was also out of money!

He only asked Mo Qixuan for alms, which amounted to a dozen or so taels. Buying roast chicken and meat pies was a small matter; the real issue was that pot of Qingyan wine! This is a specialty wine of Qingyan City!

Moreover, it was the kind of wine that had been treasured for over twenty years. A single ounce of that wine was worth three ounces of silver. He spent all the remaining money on that small pot.

Later, if he hadn't gotten another meal by tagging along Xiao Se, he really wouldn't have been full!

"Alright, there's no need to waste time here. We've been in the deep mountains and forests for so long."

"Passing through the Western Regions is nothing, we can just endure it and it will pass. Why don't we set off quickly!"

"If it's any later, we might encounter wolves and bandits!"

Watching Li Xiuyuan casually admit he had no money and provide proof, Xiao Se looked like he wanted to curse but didn't know how to say it.

Looking frustrated and resentful, Wuxin stepped forward to act as a peacemaker and suggested that they immediately cross the Western Regions on foot.

"Tsk... It's not too late now, but I suggest that Boss Xiao pay for the night!"

"Don't blame me for not warning you, I just did some quick calculations, and if we set off at this time, we'll encounter bandits!"

Li Xiuyuan looked at Wuxin with a smile, and Wuxin suddenly felt as if he had been seen through under that gaze!

Yes, he had his own reasons for advising everyone to set off at this time.

He knew that this would be the time when the most ruthless bandits in the Western Regions were active, and he also knew that their master might be interested in him.

So he thought he could take this opportunity to use this band of bandits to help them shake off the tails behind them!

That's the process; someone has to suffer a bit, and that person can only be Lei Wujie...

Hmm... Li Xiuyuan and Lei Wujie seem to have a good relationship, judging from their playful banter.

If the other person really knew what I was thinking, would they stop me and expose me?

"Of course, this is just a suggestion from the monk. After all, it's Boss Xiao's money for the hotel stay, so it depends on whether he's willing to accept it or not."

Li Xiuyuan said this with a smile, while looking at Xiao Se, perhaps he had always been the one to belittle Li Xiuyuan, but he never expected to be tricked by Li Xiuyuan today. He was afraid that he would be tricked a second time.

So even though he knew the other party had some tricks up his sleeve, and that his calculations were indeed quite accurate, he still chose not to believe it. Well... he didn't want to be tricked by Li Xiuyuan, definitely not to save money!

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In the end, Xiao Se did not accept Li Xiuyuan's suggestion, not because he was really angry with Li Xiuyuan.

After all, he had been teasing the other person every day before, so their banter was already considered normal communication, and they wouldn't get too angry.

The main reason he chose to travel across the Western Regions on foot was that he really had no money left!

I'm not talking about saving money, but what if you spend all your money now and then end up in Yu Shi Guo?

Food, lodging, daily necessities—all of these cost money, don't they?

If they were to stay there longer, Li Xiuyuan and Wuxin could go to Dafanyin Temple to freeload some vegetarian meals. After all, one of them, though unkempt, was indeed a monk, and the other said he had an uncle at Dafanyin Temple, so they could go there to freeload without any burden. But Xiao Se and Lei Wujie couldn't bring themselves to do it.

Also for the sake of a longer-term plan, Xiao Se ultimately chose to traverse the Western Wilderness on foot.

And then... he endured Lei Wujie's mournful face the whole way.

"I say! You're supposed to be a first-rank martial artist, how come you're not even as good as someone like me who doesn't know martial arts?"

Xiao Se looked at Lei Wujie with disdain, and was eighty percent sure that the other party was faking it.

"Then you should ask Wenji, because most of the food at that time ended up in his stomach."

"Then I noticed you didn't look too good, but you didn't dare to suggest adding more dishes. Do you think it would only cost that little money for the four of us to eat?"

Lei Wujie's words made Xiao Se recall the scene from back then.

Goodness, it seems that what he said really is true?

Although Lei Wujie ate quite a lot, it's understandable that he would expend more energy given his martial arts skills.

Sure enough, there's another reason why this mad monk "deserves to die"!

"Ah, if only someone would send a few horses right now!"

Lei Wujie's face was filled with utter despair.

He looked up at the sky, but it was just a casual remark.

But at that moment, as the ground shook, Lei Wujie's face gradually brightened!

"No way? Am I, Lei Wujie, really that lucky? My words come true?"

"What if I said I wanted a place to stay and rest, and I wanted to drink wine, and good wine at that? Would that work too?"

Upon hearing Lei Wujie's words, Xiao Se immediately looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Even Wuxin smiled lightly, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Only Li Xiuyuan stepped forward at this moment, smilingly supporting Lei Wujie.

"Don't worry, I've done the calculations, and I'm sure you'll have a place to stay and some good wine to drink tonight!"

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Chapter 41 Red King Xiao Yu's Test: Can the Dragon's Power Tempt a Monk?

"Giddy up! Giddy up! Giddy up!"

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Hoosh!"

Tap tap tap! Tap tap tap!

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves pounding the ground grew louder and closer!

Along with that came a series of shouts, like monkey calls, wailing and wailing, as if they were Tarzan, growing ever closer.

Clearly, the group of people who were about to arrive were not, as Lei Wujie had imagined, sent by God to deliver horses.

It was only when these people's figures gradually became clear in front of me, seeing that they were all wearing masks and dressed in black, that I realized how they were.

Seeing them, each wielding a long sword and riding a horse, surrounding them menacingly, 23sK.com

Xiao Se and Wu Xin immediately showed solemn expressions.

Of course, his lack of intention was definitely an act.

"Longbows chase wings, a hundred ghosts parade in the night!"

Xiao Se uttered the name with a grim expression, though he wasn't actually afraid, given that one was Wu Xin and the other was a mad monk.

These two are both highly skilled, something bad is bound to happen to them... Wait? What about the mad monk?

As Xiao Se was still muttering to himself, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the spot where Li Xiuyuan had been standing was now empty. Feeling a sense of foreboding, he turned around and looked around 360 degrees.

Good heavens! That mad monk has disappeared again!

When did this happen?

"Although I know that crazy monk is afraid of trouble and not very reliable, he used to at least stand here and keep things in check!"

"Now he's simply disappeared. Who knows if he's still keeping watch around here or if he really had something to do and left?"

"Never mind, although these bandits are all dressed in uniform, none of them have particularly high cultivation levels."

"With Wuxin here, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Xiao Se thought to himself, and was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but when he turned around and saw Wu Xin's ambiguous smile, he realized that...

Another bad feeling welled up in my heart.

No way, this guy won't fail at the crucial moment, will he? Is this some kind of tradition among monks?

But if one doesn't have a true ordination scar, then one isn't really a monk. Could it be that one just met the wrong person?

Thinking of this, Xiao Se looked at Lei Wujie again. Seeing the other's blank expression, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, even if the mad monk and Wuxin are both unreliable, surely Lei Wujie, this little blockhead, wouldn't have any strange ideas, right?

Xiao Se nodded to himself, and was about to say something to Lei Wujie when he heard the other's hot-blooded voice.

"Hey, Xiao Se, what's this 'Longbow Chasing Wings, Hundred Ghosts Parade at Night'? I've never heard of it."

"But I don't care. These guys are clearly up to no good!"

"Then I'll take action and drive them away! As a price... hehe, I'll temporarily confiscate their horses!"