Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning Chapter 197 - 197 134 Poisoning

Chapter 197: Chapter 134: Poisoning Chapter 197: Chapter 134: Poisoning Beneath the night sky, within the Ziyang Escort Agency.

With Su Mo and everyone toasting each other, the lively gathering finally began.

At the start, people simply sang praises of Su Mo’s heroic deeds and boasted about his martial arts, while also seeking advice on their own practice.

However, as the drinking and exchanging of cups comnced and the alcohol took effect, each began to strike their own poses, engaging in bouts of verbal sparring.

The topics of conversation began to shift.

Either exchanging rumors and gossip about Jianghu or boasting about one’s past, present, and future endeavors.

In any case, a variety of stories were shared, and soone even asked Su Mo when he would marry Yang Xiaoyun.

This earned them Uncle Fu’s hearty approval.

In a fit of rage, Su Mo downed three wine bowls in quick succession, getting that person so drunk they were out cold.

As the drinks continued and courses of dishes passed, the excitent showed no signs of dying down anyti soon.

Su Mo gave Yang Xiaoyun a sign with his eyes, picked up a jar of wine, took two wine bowls, and already left his seat.

After a roundabout journey, he arrived in front of a room.

The room was locked. Su Mo casually unlocked it, only to find a man sitting inside, sighing in despair.

It was none other than Xu Lu.

Upon seeing Su Mo’s arrival, Xu Lu hurriedly stood up.

“Su… Lord Su, the Chief of the Escort.”

“Hero Xu.”

Su Mo looked at him with a faint smile, then sat down at the table, placed the wine bowls on top, and threw a bundle onto the edge of the table.

“Tonight, the Ziyang Escort Agency holds a banquet. Are the kitchen’s dishes to your taste?”

He glanced at the dishes on the table, which were barely touched.

Xu Lu quickly replied, “To my taste, very much so… Erm… Look, I’ve really hit rock bottom here, and I accept it… How about… Why not just let go? I’m not very capable, lazy, greedy, and gluttonous; keeping locked up here is just a waste of food… right?”

“No rush.”

Su Mo casually opened two wine bowls, broke the seals, and filled them up.

Lifting his wine bowl, he said, “Here’s to you.”

“This…”

Xu Lu hesitated for a mont.

“If I wanted to kill you, why would I bother with this?”

Su Mo glanced at him.

Xu Lu imdiately nodded, lifting his wine bowl, “Here’s to you.”

After a clink, he drank it all in one gulp, wincing imdiately after.

Su Mo lightly exhaled after drinking with a smile, filled the bowls again, and said:

“I must admit, I am quite curious about Hero Xu.”

“Eh?”

Xu Lu was taken aback, “What’s there to be curious about ?”

“With such a reputation of Jing Hong Feixue, your na alone is enough to intrigue anyone.”

Su Mo glanced at him, “With your martial arts prowess, why choose to beco a thief?”

“This…”

Xu Lu fell silent for a mont, then with a sigh, “If I tell you, will you let go?”

“I’ll consider it.”

Su Mo smiled, “But if you don’t tell , I definitely won’t consider it.”

“Fine.”

Xu Lu grabbed his wine bowl and drank it down in one go, feeling the alcohol rise. He took a breath, picked up the chopsticks to eat sothing to settle his stomach, then started to speak:

“I’m just a worthless life. From the mont I can rember, I’ve been scrapping by on the streets, begging for alms, fighting with beggars. If I was lucky, I would get so leftovers to eat; on a bad day, I’d go hungry all day…”

Xu Lu slowly recounted his past.

According to him, his childhood had been miserable, but his fate was tough. Despite rolling in the streets, he survived.

Later on, he was taken in by an old man, who happened to be a thief with three missing fingers – lost due to a ‘professional mishap’ when soone caught and punished him.

From then on, Xu Lu followed the old man who taught him to pickpocket, but also warned him that if he ever lost his touch and was caught, he should not stubbornly refuse to bow down and admit defeat.

Begging for rcy in life or death isn’t shaful, all the more since they were thieves.

The old man took him in, wanting a successor, and since he was too old to steal, he thought of teaching Xu Lu well so he could fend for himself.

Truthfully, this was no noble reason, but to Xu Lu,

The old man raised him and taught him how to survive, so naturally, it was his duty to take care of him for the rest of his life.

Moreover, the old man gave him his na and taught him to read and write. That debt of gratitude was impossible to repay.

Thus, when he ca of age, and the old man could no longer move, Xu Lu took on the ‘family’s’ responsibility.

Initially, it wasn’t bad. Xu Lu, grown up on the streets with a rebellious streak, decided to act decisively.

Gradually, he wasn’t satisfied with petty theft and eventually targeted the wealthy gentry in town.

The wealthy genuine aristocrats of the town were his targets, and Xu Lu spent a month scouting before making a move… and was caught imdiately.

Xu Lu spoke up to this point, then took up his wine bowl and drank it down. His alcohol tolerance was indeed not great.

At first, he was sharp-witted, but as he imrsed himself further into his past, he beca increasingly lost in his stories.

“Back then, I truly thought I was going to die. The old man taught how to pick locks, the craft of a thief, but he didn’t teach martial arts… Of course, I guess he couldn’t; otherwise, why would have soone cut off three of his fingers?”