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

After the figure appeared and spoke, Lei Wujie and the skinny guy both turned their gazes toward it, their eyes filled with bewilderment.

The skinny guy noticed that the other man was dressed in tattered clothes, looking like a beggar, and clearly didn't have much money!

He was puzzled and confused by the fact that they dared to talk so big despite not having much money.

And what about Lei Wujie?

He was completely bewildered: Who the hell was this guy? Did they know each other? What was going on? They were already calling each other brothers?

"What are you all standing there for? Pay up, brother! And waiter... stop spacing out and tell the kitchen to bring the food!"

Okay, so who else could be so serious as to spout nonsense and be so powerful as to randomly grab an unlucky guy as a meal ticket but Li Xiuyuan?

No, he didn't just randomly pick an unlucky guy; at least he did know Lei Wujie, it's just that Lei Wujie didn't know him yet...

"Give me money? What money? Oh, this is all the money I have, is that enough?"

Perhaps Lei Wujie himself was simply dull-witted to a certain degree, or perhaps Li Xiuyuan's preconceived notions made him somewhat mentally disoriented.

Lei Wujie reluctantly took out all the money he had left.

The skinny guy took one look and exclaimed, "Hey! That's just enough!"

Then there's nothing to worry about. Money talks, why bother with who this crazy monk is?

"Alright, please wait a moment, sir!"

"Two bowls of plain noodles! Two servings of peach blossom wine and pork belly!"

The skinny waiter accepted the money with a grin and then turned to pass the menu to the kitchen.

Lei Wujie was left completely bewildered, watching Li Xiuyuan pour a pot of peach blossom wine, which Xiao Se had personally brought over, and then gulping it down. He felt like he had been tricked, but... he couldn't quite put his finger on what had happened.

"Excuse me... sir, do we... know each other?"

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Chapter 6 A quick calculation! Is it a coincidence, or a staged event?

Glug glug! Glug glug!

"Ha! Fine wine, fine wine! Although it's not quite as good as the Lotus Dew from Snowmoon City, it has the advantage of quantity!"

After downing more than half a pot of peach blossom wine, Li Xiuyuan's complexion showed no sign of redness.

Opposite him, Lei Wujie also heard the other party mention Snow Moon City.

Suddenly, this stubborn guy became excited and stopped worrying about whether he had lost money or where he had lost it.

In his view, if the other party was from Snowmoon City, then they would be his fellow disciples!

Although it's a bit expensive, we're fellow disciples! Why worry about these things that might hurt our feelings?

"Hey, sir, you mentioned Snowmoon City earlier. Could you be a disciple of Snowmoon City?"

"My name is Lei Wujie. I'm from Lei Family Fortress of the Lei Clan. I'm also on my way to Snow Moon City to become an apprentice. I still want to conquer the Heavenly Pavilion, and I also want to..."

Crackle, crackle, crackle, Lei Wujie's mouth was like firecrackers going off during Chinese New Year!

He kept talking, talking nonstop.

Seeing this, Li Xiuyuan did not interrupt him. After finishing the entire pot of peach blossom wine, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve without caring about his image, and then lifted a corner of his clothes to show Lei Wujie.

Do you know what style of clothes this is?

Lei Wujie was slightly taken aback, and replied, "This... this clothing, could it be something special? To me, it does look quite like a monk's robe?"

"That's right, this is a kasaya, and it's a tattered kasaya at that!"

"So, in other words, I'm a monk, how could I possibly be a disciple of Snowmoon City?"

Upon hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Lei Wujie nodded subconsciously, feeling that what the other party said seemed to be correct.

But after that, as he kept nodding, he finally realized something was wrong.

It seems like I've really been scammed?

The other party was not a disciple of Snowmoon City, and he had no impression of him. The term "brother" was completely unfounded.

Why did he immediately order so much good wine and food, and then ignore him and start drinking on his own?

"You! You bastard, this is all the money I have for my journey to Snowmoon City!"

"Wow, this is too much to just freeload!"

"I don't care! You have to pay me back for this meal, or else... or else!"

Lei Wujie stared at his empty money bag with reddened eyes, and after a long pause, he still hadn't heard any more harsh words.

Yes, that's because his personality makes it impossible for him to take action against someone who hasn't done anything wrong and isn't an obvious enemy.

Not to mention that he hadn't sensed any internal energy cultivation in the other party, which meant that the other party was most likely an ordinary person.

That would make it even harder for him to do it!

So he had no choice but to launch a verbal attack, condemning Li Xiuyuan's behavior from various angles.

But would Li Xiuyuan be afraid of these things?

He's a crazy monk now!

Their skin is thicker than a city wall!

"Ahem, what are you saying! What are you saying?"

"What do you mean by 'scamming for food and drink'? I'm a monk begging for alms, you understand? I get what I earn through my own abilities, why should I pay for it?"

Looking at Lei Wujie's exasperated appearance, Li Xiuyuan found the other man's naivety endearing.

So there was no malice in it, and they continued to tease each other.

"You! What are you begging for alms for? Are you even a proper monk? Drinking alcohol and eating meat!"

"More importantly, you didn't leave me any at all... This is too much!"

Lei Wujie's eyes grew redder as he spoke, whether from anger or from his longing for the plum blossom meat and peach blossom wine was anyone's guess.

"Ahem, alright, alright, monk, I won't tease you anymore!"

"Actually, all of this was a test I, the monk, gave you! I see that you have extraordinary bones and a ray of spiritual light rising from between your brows!"

"If you just ask to cancel this meal, I'll teach you a peerless martial art, how about that?"

Li Xiuyuan pulled out a tattered scripture from somewhere, with the words "Buddha's Palm" covering most of the cover.

He waved the book in front of Lei Wujie's eyes, but the other party indicated that he didn't want to pay attention to this crazy monk!

As time passed, Lei Wujie's anger subsided, and his emotions calmed down somewhat.

He then glanced at Li Xiuyuan and spoke.

"Crazy monk, do you think I'm a fool? You think you can fool me with the tricks that wouldn't even fool a three-year-old?"

"I don't care anymore, you have to pay me back for this meal, which is three taels and three qian in total."

"Considering I also drank a small bowl, I'll give you three taels of silver. Give it back to me now!"

"Now that you've returned it to me, I can continue on my way!"

Lei Wujie made a gesture of reaching out for money, while Li Xiuyuan, seeing that the other party had not been fooled by his trick of fooling a three-year-old, was quite surprised by the little blockhead's intelligence. He then spread his hands out, quite like a bachelor.

"I have no money, I don't have a single penny on me, what can I give you?"

"Even if I pawned this tattered robe of mine, it wouldn't be worth much money, would it?"

Lei Wujie noticed Li Xiuyuan's dismissive attitude.

The emotions that were already difficult to calm down were like gasoline added to a bonfire that was not yet extinguished.

With a whoosh, it burst into flames!

"What are we going to do? It's such a long way from here to Snowmoon City. If I don't have any money, am I supposed to sleep in this dilapidated temple every day?!"

Lei Wujie felt increasingly distressed. He suddenly ran behind Li Xiuyuan, grabbed his shoulders, and shook him violently back and forth.

It's clear that this simpleton is still kind-hearted and thinks he's an ordinary person, so he didn't use his internal energy.

But... this dizzy feeling is indeed not very pleasant, even though he can get rid of it at any time.

"Stop, stop, stop! I have a plan! Trust me this once, just stop!"

Li Xiuyuan quickly called for a stop, and after Lei Wujie actually stopped, he gestured for him to sit down opposite him.

"I just did some quick calculations and I know that a gang of notorious bandits will come to this inn to cause trouble later."

"As long as you listen to me, I'm sure I can pay back the money for this meal!"

Rarely seeing the mad monk in front of him with such a serious expression, Lei Wujie didn't know anything about whether it counted or not. After agreeing to cooperate with the other party, he sat up straight and waited for the so-called notorious bandit to come to his door.

Xiao Se, on the other hand, witnessed the whole farce from the sidelines. Watching Lei Wujie and Li Xiuyuan act silly, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

"This guy in red, Lei Wujie, is too naive. He's completely outmaneuvered by this mad monk!"

"What do you mean by calculating with your fingers... Let alone whether he has any cultivation, even if he does, even if he's from Wangcheng Mountain who specializes in 'divination'!"

"To calculate the future so precisely, that must be no easy feat!"

Xiao Se chuckled inwardly. After waiting for a while, the mad monk suddenly stood up, and both he and Lei Wujie's gazes were drawn to him!

"coming!"

With a serious expression, Li Xiuyuan strode towards the outermost door of the Snowfall Manor Inn as he spoke.

Seeing this, Lei Wujie, for the sake of his meager savings and travel expenses, eagerly followed after them.

As for Xiao Se... he seemed to want to see how this mad monk would explain himself, and with a slight upturn of his lips, he followed him out.

Then, perhaps because Li Xiuyuan had gone ahead, before the two of them had even stepped out of the door inside the inn, they heard a loud shout!

"Hey! He opened this road! He planted this tree! If you want to pass, leave me some money!"

Yes, unsurprisingly, it was Li Xiuyuan who said those words.

However, after Xiao Se and Lei Wujie went out, they actually saw a group of people dressed as robbers sharpening their knives and walking towards them. They wanted to rush into Xue Luo Manor to make some extra money, but Li Xiuyuan intercepted them first.

Is this... a coincidence? Or is it all staged?