I was favored by the evil god, and I became a white-bone bodhisattva.

But the butler was faster and hit Yu Sheng's heart with a lightning strike.

Seeing the man's eyes wide open, the butler of the Marquisate shook his head and said, "Eight people, at least eight people. I wanted to keep you, but you are too murderous and are courting death."

The incident happened suddenly. The remaining bodyguards watched Yu Sheng fall down. For a moment, they were dumbfounded and could not do anything else.

"..."

After they came to their senses, their reactions were interesting.

Some drew their knives, some put them back immediately after drawing them, some remained numb and motionless, and some immediately killed their companions.

"It's said that those who are too murderous will die, but you just started killing people in the blink of an eye. You are really smart."

The butler shook his head and pointed at the escort who was so numb that he didn't even have the slightest intention to resist: "Leave one of him alive, and kill the rest and feed them to the trees."

.....................

When the money tree covered with a blood-stained cloth was carried up by the servants, Marquis Changle waved his hand, and all the dancers who were showing off their graceful figures retreated quietly.

Soon, the only person left in the hall besides Marquis Changle was the butler Pang Zhong.

"It's been about ten years, hasn't it?"

Ten years ago, I accidentally came across an ancient book, which detailed the methods of planting and cultivating money trees.

At first, he asked his followers to try to cultivate it just for fun, but as he invested more and more, the money tree gradually became a source of worry for him.

"Your Majesty, it has been ten years and seven months." Pang Zhong replied immediately.

"Alas, it is said that a certain treasure is priceless. The money I have invested in it over the past ten years could probably buy me a city if converted into money."

Marquis Changle stood up and was about to lift the cloth. Pang Zhong, who was standing by, saw this and said quickly, "My Lord, although the human sacrifice has been completed according to the ancient books, your body is worth a lot of money..."

"Ok?"

Pang Zhong had no other intention when he said this, he was simply expressing his loyalty.

After all, this money tree is very evil, and it may not be safe even if the human sacrifice has been completed.

But when Marquis Changle uttered a slightly displeased nasal sound, the old servant knew that he had said the wrong thing.

"I should never have ruined the Marquis's fun. I deserve to die!"

Pang Zhong had no physical defects, but his servile appearance at this moment was so servile that the real eunuchs in the palace would feel ashamed of themselves.

Marquis Changle ignored Pang Zhong and suddenly lifted the cloth.

slam-la-

The red thread broke, and countless copper coins fell to the ground.

The smile on Marquis Changle's face froze, and Pang Zhong didn't even dare to breathe.

"How could this be?"

"How could this be?"

He gritted his teeth and was furious.

"My Lord, calm down. I will go and interrogate the escort now."

"Why are you still kneeling? Quick, go and interrogate him! Interrogate him thoroughly and carefully!"

In a rage, Marquis Changle kicked the old butler to the ground.

Pang Zhong said nothing and quickly crawled out of the hall.

.........................

The result of the interrogation was that before arriving at Changle City, bandits robbed the escort, and the carriage overturned in the chaos, causing the money tree to be damaged!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Marquis Changle paced back and forth in annoyance.

Pang Zhong also found it impossible. The money tree is a sacred object (an evil object) rather than porcelain. How could it break down after just a fall?

However, after trying all kinds of interrogation methods, Pang Zhong could at least be sure that the man was not lying.

Since he did not lie, based on the information obtained from the interrogation, this is the only conclusion we can draw.

"Wait for me to interrogate you personally."

Marquis Changle was unwilling to accept this result, but after he had interrogated the case again and again and found everyone dead, it seemed that he had no choice but to accept it.

"Damn it, that bunch of evil thieves! Catch them all, all of them, all those involved in this matter, and behead them at noon!"

"Yes, I will go right away."

As soon as Pang Zhong turned around, Marquis Changle said, "Leave this matter to Li Zhuo. He can use all the guards in the mansion."

Marquis Changle has thousands of retainers under his command (imaginary number), but only a few of them can be called out by name by him.

It was natural that Li Zhuo enjoyed this honor, as he was the chief of the marquis's guests. The Marquis of Changle once rewarded him with a jade pendant that he had worn for more than 30 years. This favor was beyond description!

"Yes"

Pang Zhong felt envious and jealous, but he had to obey the Marquis' orders, so he immediately bowed and responded.

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Xie Lingyun and Tangtang were still unaware of the disaster that was about to happen to them. They rode leisurely on their horses and had already arrived in Chuncheng.

"Tangtang, I've made up my mind!"

Xie Lingyun suddenly made up his mind and said, "The world is dangerous. I must learn martial arts from a master and come out to fight for justice when my martial arts skills are fully developed."

Huh?

The little girl blinked her eyes and looked at Lady Xie in confusion: "Sister Xie, you are so powerful, why do you still need to become a disciple?"

"Although I am much better than Tangtang, this is just my ability..."

After a pause, Xie Lingyun smiled bitterly and said, "It's really just a mediocre skill."

Tangtang obviously disagreed with the girl's statement. She murmured a few words, "Sister Xie is so amazing," and then asked, "Sister Xie, who are you going to become your disciple?"

"I wonder if there are any hidden masters or powerful sects in this Spring City."

Xie Lingyun thought for a moment and then shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's take it one step at a time."

After entering Chuncheng, the two first found an inn to settle down.

What made Xie Lingyun extremely ashamed was that she didn't have a penny on her, and the accommodation fee was paid by the girl this time.

"I have to find a way to earn some money quickly, otherwise I will be like a parasite."

"But how can I make money... Oh, I can do street performances!"

Chapter 022 Wool Theory

Xie Lingyun doesn't know how to break a stone with her chest, but she thinks she can still throw darts.

"middle!"

The little girl threw an apple, and the willow-leaf dart flew over and hit her.

"middle!"

The little girl threw a walnut, and the willow-leaf dart flew over and hit her.

"middle!"

The little girl threw a soybean, and the willow-leaf dart flew over and missed the target.

"Hahahaha"

The audience burst into laughter and Xie Lingyun's face turned red.

Hey, it should have won, why didn’t it win?

Although there was a mistake, fortunately everyone was relatively tolerant. Although they laughed, they also gave some tips because the little girl was cute.

Ms. Xie was thin-skinned after all, so she took the opportunity to quickly close the stall.

“Haha, making money isn’t that hard.”

After counting the harvest, Ms. Xie's mood improved and she couldn't help but say with a hint of pride.

"Yeah, it's just that the money is a little little," Tangtang said the heart-wrenching words.

"Uh, this, this is only the first game, let's go somewhere else and continue!"

Xie Lingyun was about to leave holding the little girl's hand, but two sturdy men jumped out from the crowd and stopped them on the left and right.

"Want to leave? Hand over your money!"

"You guys are going to rob such a small amount of money?"

Thinking he was being robbed in broad daylight, Xie Lingyun stood with her eyebrows upside down and took action immediately without saying a word.

whoosh-

The willow-leaf dart flew out, but the man who had spoken just now pouted and caught the dart with his bare hands.

Alas! ! !

Seeing Xie Lingyun's funny look with his eyes wide open, the man laughed and threw the willow leaf dart back.

"With your mediocre skills, it's embarrassing to argue with you."

"Don't you know that this street is the territory of our Happy Sect? The sect leader has ordered that all street performers should hand over half of their reward money as 'rental fee'. Will you give it to them?"

"..."

"Here you go!" Xie Lingyun was just struggling with himself when Tangtang handed the money over.

...............................

It's embarrassing, and very embarrassing.

Feeling that her glorious and majestic image in the little girl's heart had been completely shattered, Ms. Xie could not help but feel extremely depressed.

"Sister Xie, let's go somewhere else." Tangtang said as if nothing had happened.

Well.

"Thank you, Tangtang. But there's no need to be like this. It's okay to laugh at me as much as you want." Ms. Xie gave up on herself and started talking nonsense.

"Why are you laughing at Sister Xie?" The little girl felt very strange.

"He just took half of my money."

"Yeah, half of the money everyone gave us is gone. But there's nothing we can do about it. This street belongs to them, and we have to pay the rent."

Ah this...

Seeing the little girl's serious expression, Xie Lingyun suddenly felt a little amused.

She remembered that Tangtang seemed to have believed the robbers' lies last time and took the initiative to hand over the "bribe" with both hands.

She wanted to explain a few words, but then she changed her mind and thought, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to explain now?

"Haha, well, even if you're out there in the world, there are some rules you have to follow."

Xie Lingyun said something vaguely, then took Tangtang's hand and went to continue earning money.

Having learned from the first failure, Ms. Xie omitted the step of shooting darts at soybeans.

As a result, she received unanimous praise from the audience, but unfortunately she didn't make much money.

'Those damn bastards!'

Without exception, every busy city had different sects charging her rental fees.

Ms. Xie, who had experienced the taste of being exploited for the first time, was so angry that her teeth itched! But she was not as skilled as others and could only sigh helplessly.

"Thank you, sister. I'm hungry."

The little girl worked very hard as an assistant today, so Xie Lingyun decided to give her a snack.

"Come on, sister will take you to a feast!"

..............................

A bowl of vegetarian noodles and two steamed buns with pickled vegetables.

Xie Lingyun was unable to make it until morning and was woken up by hunger in the middle of the night.