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

It's also because I finally have money, or rather... my goal has finally been achieved, the other party has finally finished dismantling the house, and the plot is getting back on track.

Li Xiuyuan didn't delay, taking out three taels of silver from the less than five taels he had just pulled out and handing it to Lei Wujie.

"Wow! You really are rich now! How did you do that? How did you get rich just from a fight?"

Upon seeing the silver handed to him by Li Xiuyuan, Lei Wujie took it and bit it with his teeth. After discovering that it was real silver, his expression was one of utter shock.

Li Xiuyuan remained silent.

He didn't even want to reply to this simple-minded fool, and turned away as if he hadn't heard anything.

"Hehe, now I have enough money for the journey. As for the meal earlier... although I didn't get to eat the pork belly, I did manage to finish the plain noodles." (M.23sk.com)

"So...it's about time to set off?"

Lei Wujie didn't mind Li Xiuyuan's look at him like he was an idiot at all, or rather, he couldn't understand the meaning in that look.

He muttered to himself for a moment, then put away the silver and strode off, only to be blocked by a hand!

Is it the innkeeper?

"Oh! As the saying goes, great kindness needs no thanks, and it's only right to help those in need. There's no need to be so polite."

Lei Wujie assumed that Xiao Se had come to thank him, since those people had just admitted to being robbers.

If he hadn't intervened, the innkeeper and his staff would probably have been in serious trouble.

Lei Wujie was smug, but he didn't notice Xiao Se's gloomy face, which looked as if it was about to drip water.

"Great kindness needs no thanks? What great kindness are you talking about? Is it that you've ruined my Snowfall Manor, making it completely impossible to do business?"

"Look what you've done to my yard! It's full of potholes, and all the trees I used to decorate it are broken."

"And the inn was blown up by your thunderbolt, almost injuring the staff. How dare you call that a great favor?"

Lei Wujie was quite embarrassed by what was said. He stammered and thought for a long time without saying a word.

Just as she was about to react and say something, Xiao Se struck first, directly offering a price that left her speechless.

Five hundred taels!

"My losses are at least five hundred taels! But considering you helped drive away the enemy, I'll only charge you five hundred taels!"

The calm and indifferent voice made it impossible for Lei Wujie to remain calm.

Five hundred taels!

This time, when he set off from Leimen to Xueyue City, all he had was enough money for ten carriages!

Even if you tried to sell him anywhere now, you wouldn't find anyone willing to pay that much, would you?

"Um, I don't have any money... I only have three taels of silver on me right now!"

Lei Wujie spoke pitifully, hoping to gain Xiao Se's sympathy, but the moment he saw the other party's face darken, he immediately backed down!

"But I'll definitely have money once I get to Snowmoon City! Why don't you let me go first, and I'll pay you back after I get the money and finish what I need to do?"

Lei Wujie was carefully discussing the matter, while Xiao Se was also having his own plans.

Do you remember what I said before?

For him, everything related to Tianqi City was more important than his greedy nature!

He has been lying low for a long time now, and it's time to address some issues and fight for some things!

Snowmoon City was his first step!

So... if it weren't for Lei Wujie's incident, he would have had to travel to Snowmoon City alone, and he might have encountered various dangers along the way.

However, now that we know Lei Wujie's incident happened before, and that he is also going to Snow Moon City, we know that he is quite strong!

Why not just set off together?

Including that mad monk...

That mad monk was no ordinary person, and besides, the other party didn't seem to have any ill intentions.

It would be more secure to bring them along, wouldn't it?

In other words, now that he has a reason for finding Lei Wujie, what reason should he give to get that mad monk to go along the same route?

Xiao Se's mind was racing, but he didn't stop talking, expressing that he wanted to set off with Lei Wujie.

As for the reason... he was obviously afraid that the other party would run away with the money. Otherwise, would he have said that he wanted the other party to protect him?

That would be a disadvantage, making it easy to be bargained for!

Now all that's missing is that mad monk...

Xiao Se thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out how to persuade Li Xiuyuan or find a reasonable reason to travel with him.

But at that very moment, Li Xiuyuan walked up to Xiao Se with a smile, which startled him!

"Hmph... Monk, I have a feeling there's a little fox plotting against us. Can you sense it?"

When Li Xiuyuan stared directly into his smiling eyes, Xiao Se felt a chill run down his spine for some reason. He avoided her gaze and did not respond.

I thought I wouldn't have a chance to get help from such a mysterious person, but who knew that the other party would take the initiative to speak up!

"Are you heading to Snowmoon City? Tsk tsk... I've done some calculations, and I'm afraid your journey will be fraught with danger!"

"How about this, since our martial arts skills are pretty good!"

"I, the monk, will protect you along the way, but on the condition that you have plenty of meat and wine to eat along the way... How about it?"

After saying that, Li Xiuyuan noticed that his panel showed a 3% increase. He thought to himself that his idea was correct, and his smile became even brighter!

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Chapter 9 Riddler, get out of the tomato!

"It's so cold! This weather is just too cold! I think it's necessary to stop and rest for a while."

"There's a dilapidated temple up ahead. Why don't we stop here, make a fire, have some wine, and warm ourselves up?"

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, what was once morning near noon has become a dark and windy night.

It has been almost five hours since Xiao Se and his group last ate and drank together, well... that was at Snowfall Manor.

Logically speaking, without considering whether the person in question is a martial arts expert, it's perfectly normal for them to feel hungry and cold after ten hours, as their energy would be completely depleted.

But... who told Li Xiuyuan to say those words?

Who told Li Xiuyuan to say such things all the way? And to put it bluntly, Xiao Se brought a lot of dried meat and ten jugs of peach blossom wine before setting off, most of which have now ended up in this guy's stomach.

Seriously, Xiao Se's face is so dark now that you can't see him if you walk into a room without turning on the lights!

Although he said he agreed to the other party's request, saying that there would be plenty of meat and wine along the way.

But he really didn't expect that this guy's stomach was like a bottomless pit, and not only that, but he also kept muttering to himself...

In addition, it seems that they haven't encountered any danger along the way. It's just that Xiao Se has a good overall perspective and keeps reassuring himself that this is a guarantee. But this is all he can do to continue to fulfill his promise to take the other party on the road and provide them with food and lodging.

As for being polite and courteous on the surface, sorry...

It's really impossible!

"Crazy monk, can you please stop babbling?! That's ten jugs of peach blossom wine! And you've almost finished it all in less than a day!" (online)

"You always say you're freezing to death, you're freezing to death... but I've never seen you actually freeze to death on the street!"

Standing in front of the dilapidated temple, Xiao Se, who hadn't believed Li Xiuyuan's nonsense but simply felt it was about time and needed to find a place to rest, called for Lei Wujie to dismount. While tying up the horses and preparing to enter the outer courtyard of the temple, he caught a glimpse of Li Xiuyuan's half-dead state out of the corner of his eye. Feeling angry, he gritted his teeth and uttered a curse.

As for Li Xiuyuan, he naturally picked up on Xiao Se's sarcastic and sarcastic tone.

However, compared to playing Daoji in front of Xiao Se, who can be said to be the chosen one, and compared to the faster integration level that could be obtained before, this little trick is completely insignificant!

"Oh dear, isn't it always Mr. Xiao, Mr. Xiao, who saves me when I'm about to freeze to death?"

"Besides, stop calling me 'crazy monk' all the time. My name is Li Xiuyuan, and my Buddhist name is Daoji!"

"This time, for the sake of the peach blossom wine, I'll forgive you~"

Li Xiuyuan, with a grin, swiped the last half-pot of peach blossom wine from Xiao Se's hand and immediately started gulping it down.

Seeing him drinking so heartily, Lei Wujie, who had seen ten jugs of peach blossom wine along the way but hadn't managed to drink a single drop, couldn't help but swallow hard, his mouth watering.

He said with a slightly sour tone, "Hey, didn't you say you were a martial arts master? Didn't you predict that we'd have a lot of troubles along the way and that you'd have to protect us?"

"But it's been so long, and I still can't see any danger anywhere!"

"You're not just bragging, are you?"

Lei Wujie's thoughts and actions were very simple, because there were two reasons why this guy had previously possessed ten jugs of peach blossom wine.

One reason is that they're freezing cold and have to drink.

The second point is that he had previously calculated that the journey would be fraught with difficulties, hadn't he?

These ten jugs of peach blossom wine are the reward for asking him to escort Xiao Se to Snow Moon City, well... it's part of the reward!

But... but what's going on now?

The other person kept saying they were freezing to death, but they're not only alive but also perfectly fine. This was a lie from the very first point!

As for the second point, think about it, they haven't encountered any enemies along the way, not even a single robber. How does that have to do with being plagued by disasters?

In Lei Wujie's opinion, that so-called "calculation by counting fingers" is very likely to be fake!

Damn it, this guy is just trying to freeload again!

You're just trying to freeload, fine, but at least leave us a bite to eat!

Leaving not a single bite, Lei Wujie would definitely be dissatisfied!

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you? Don't talk nonsense!"

"I've done the calculations, haven't you all witnessed it? This disaster isn't absent, it's just that the time hasn't come yet!"

"Besides, if I were really a fraud, do you think our boss Xiao, with his stingy nature, would have kept me around?"

As Li Xiuyuan spoke, he winked at Xiao Se, which startled the latter so much that he instinctively turned around!

He wondered if this mad monk had some strange quirks.

Buddhists abstain from women, so he took a different approach and started indulging in male pleasures?