Vicious man, you’re still asking about ?
Li Yan’s expression turned cold. He quickly opened the window, "Don’t be hasty, co in and talk slowly."
The little beggar was clearly terrified. Upon climbing into the room, he saw that Li Yan was calmly pouring him water and anxiously said, "Sir, you should run away quickly, it will be too late soon."
"Don’t worry, take a sip of water and tell slowly."
Li Yan, with a calm deanor, handed over the teacup.
The little beggar didn’t bother to drink; he imdiately said, "We were cooking in a ruined temple when two Evil Beggars suddenly arrived, kicked over the pot, and started asking us about Longquan Station."
"They even knew what you were wearing. Was the benefactor nad Li Yan?"
"That’s right."
"That’s it then. We didn’t tell them anything despite being beaten, but then we heard more people outside the temple. They said they’d learned you were at the inn and were assembling people to trap you here..."
"By the way, they also ntioned Shu Prince Mansion’s bounty..."
Although the little beggar was nervous, he spoke clearly enough.
Li Yan imdiately guessed the reason.
Shu Prince Mansion had issued a bounty on him.
This wasn’t the first ti it had happened.
The Shu Prince Mansion was very renowned in the pugilistic world.
Unlike other princely mansions, this Prince Shu in recent years seed very interested in pugilistic and Mystical Sect matters, even organizing martial arts competitions.
So side door experts were also recruited into his mansion.
Just last year, a Mystical Sect libertine sneaked into Chengdu Prefecture and hard over ten virgin girls in succession. King Shu was furious and issued a bounty.
Eventually, this libertine was surrounded and killed by pugilistic heroes outside the city.
At the ti, it beca a celebrated story in the pugilistic world.
Little did he expect that he too would beco a bounty target now.
Li Yan pondered for a mont, took a piece of silver from his pocket, and stuffed it into the young beggar’s hand, speaking in a deep tone, "You are quite good. Despite being in dire straits, you thought of your companions; that’s loyalty. You ca to inform of danger; that’s courage. You will surely beco soone significant in the future."
"I wander the pugilistic world and cannot take care of others. This small amount of money is what you shall receive."
"The path ahead, you must walk by yourself!"
Sha Lifei rescued a beggar in Chongqing Prefecture out of a shared sense of plight.
And the little beggar in front of him reminded him of his own past life. Though not reduced to begging, he too had plunged into the abyss, with others to protect.
He had hated, resented, but never given up.
The little beggar, without further ado, grasped the silver as if holding onto fate’s last straw and respectfully cupped his hands, saying:
"Benefactor, my na is Yao Ge, my full na is Yang Tianbao."
With that, he turned and jumped out of the window.
Such agility suggested he had practiced martial arts in his youth.
Li Yan didn’t know what the little beggar had gone through, but he could tell that as he ran away from the street, his back had straightened by three degrees...
Seeing the little beggar leave safely, Li Yan turned back to the table, contemplated for a bit, then continued packing his belongings.
The difference now was that he was now scattering and reorganizing what had been nearly packed.
He kept frequently used weaponry and magic artifacts on him.
Others that were rarely used were packed separately.
He knew that for now, leaving was not an option.
Regardless of the reason, now that Shu Prince Mansion had taken notice of him, he had to change strategies.
Although he could easily hide and evade, the pugilists drawn by the bounty might find Sha Lifei and his group.
Moreover, it would interfere with the work both sides were doing.
Hence, it would be better to boldly reveal his identity, drawing all attention to himself, making it safer for others.
Thud, thud, thud!
The door was knocked on again.
A trembling voice ca from outside, "Gu...guest, the owner sent to ask how many more days you plan to stay?"
Li Yan raised an eyebrow, "What, not allowing paying guests to stay, planning to evict ?"
"No, no, it’s just my big mouth..."
The waiter, scared out of his wits, hurriedly ran downstairs.
Li Yan shook his head slightly, then cast a spell and listened carefully.
Soon, he heard two people speaking in hushed tones downstairs.
"How did it go?"
"Boss, he won’t leave."
"Damn it, he’s risking my neck. If a fight breaks out, my inn will be in ruins."
"Boss, is he really a notorious bandit up there?"
"Isn’t he, though? I heard he even stole treasures from Shu Prince Mansion."
"Then why hasn’t any governnt officer co?"
"Who knows..."’
Upon hearing these words, Li Yan couldn’t help but chuckle.
The innkeeper receiving news was nothing unusual.
In such a post station area, they were often the most inford, with Jianghu Guests possibly seeking information or issuing warnings.
What struck him as odd.
Was that everyone was a pugilistic figure, yet no governnt officers were around.
What was Shu Prince Mansion planning...
Li Yan was puzzled, but his actions did not halt. After finishing packing, he carried his luggage, donned his bamboo hat, and pushed the door open to leave.
As he descended the stairs, the shopkeeper and waiter instantly stiffened.
"Check out, leaving."
Upon hearing these words from Li Yan, the shopkeeper was overjoyed and quickly waved, "Having a hero staying at my humble establishnt brings honor to us, how could we dare to charge you?"
Li Yan shook his head slightly, not bothering to argue, and simply tossed so loose silver on the counter, "Where can I buy a horse?"
"Hero, there’s a stable nearby, but..."
Before the shopkeeper could finish, Li Yan strode away.
Watching his departing figure, the waiter swallowed hard, "Shopkeeper, isn’t Drilling Mountain Leopard and his gang at the stable?"
"You talk too much!"
The shopkeeper quickly motioned, "Quick, quick, close the door. And, get the fire brazier and willow branch water to send off the plague god."
...
The nickna "Drilling Mountain Leopard" was common in the pugilistic world.
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