Trafford's Trading Club Chapter 1060: Chapter 104: Where in the World Is the Path to

Chapter 1060: Chapter 104: Where in the World Is the Path to Immortality? (66) – Courtesy es from the Heart

“This gentleman seems to have quite a background.” The maid said with a slight smile.

Seeing the expression of this maid, Da Zhe immediately felt something was off — sure enough, this maid indeed made a move.

Huang Baifu wasn’t foolish at all. He wasn’t really considering recruiting someone as a follower, it was more of a probe — if the other party took him as someone boorish and arrogant, that would be for the best.

He didn’t really believe his luck was that bad, but he understood that fate was uncertain — this place was quite strange, and after suffering several times, Huang Baifu naturally became cautious.

Actually, wouldn’t it be better to be a bit more polite and coexist peacefully, without provoking anyone?

However, Huang Baifu believed more in being wary of hypocrites rather than arrogant fools — besides, Huang Baifu knew his own situation. Having been crafted into this appearance from birth, he couldn’t appear as a graceful gentleman.

The image of a big, dumb, black rough person was much easier to maintain.

“I am the close guard of the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan, Huang Baifu, and my name is Wang Hu.” Huang Baifu said solemnly at this point, “You have given me assistance, and my Young Master will surely reward you well. You need not worry about that.”

Upon hearing the words White Tiger, Luo Qiu curiously asked, “White Tiger? The one among the legendary Four Spirits of Heaven?”

Huang Baifu was slightly stunned, furrowing his brows. In supernatural China, few people were unaware of the White Tiger of the Four Spirits of Heaven — especially in recent decades, as the White Tiger Clan had suppressed the other three clans due to its connections… Where did these three guys sprout from, some reclusive mountain place loose cultivator?

Could it be that they stumbled upon some opportunity, inadvertently gained cultivation methods in the city, and tried to cultivate by themselves in the city… In reality, there were quite a few nameless loose cultivators like this.

Accidentally discovering the techniques of ancient monks, then attempting to cultivate, gaining strength far beyond the ordinary, and making a living in the city — but talk about acquiring some magical treasure from an ancient great god, there’s absolutely no chance.

Not just among the Four Spirits of Heaven, even the Daoist Association has personnel planted in major cultural relics agencies and even controls different extents in domestic artifact trade markets — if the relics of ancient great gods couldn’t be discovered even by Dao Monsters, they certainly wouldn’t fall into the hands of ordinary mortals who don’t even know what spiritual energy is.

Only the things deemed worthless might accidentally fall into the hands of the mon people.

The demons have a simple and crude method of judging the strength of others; a monster has a fluctuation of demonic power, a Taoist has a fluctuation of mana, and strong beings like the godly land exude a subtle True Dragon’s Power at all times — for someone of Huang Baifu’s level, there’s simply nothing that can escape his perception.

In Huang Baifu’s perception, the strongest among these three is merely a bit more spirited than ordinary people.

But it’s better to be cautious… Moreover, as the dignified Young Master of the White Tiger Clan, Huang Baifu’s name is known among the supers of China. Even if these three people are unfamiliar with supernatural China as nameless loose cultivators, if it gets out that the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan, Huang Baifu, was knocked down from the heights and even lost an arm, it wouldn’t be a pleasing matter.

He still needed to find a place to save face after all.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen one.” Luo Qiu nodded calmly, “But as for being subordinates, let’s forget about it. We already have our own jobs, and it wouldn’t be appropriate to work for someone else.”

You Ye obediently shifted two steps back to stand behind Luo Qiu as her master spoke.

Not angry?

Huang Baifu glanced over, assessing whether it was posure or indifference on the other side’s part… Their attitude seemed as if they were listening to a joke, dismissing it with a laugh and not taking it to heart.

Yet, to remain so calm upon hearing of the White Tiger Clan… are they really just nameless loose cultivators?

“Since this Mister Wang Hu is thirsty, you all go fetch some water.”

Luo Qiu ordered and then turned back to Huang Baifu, smiling, “Although we can’t be in an employer-employee relationship, traveling together for a short while shouldn’t be an issue. I’d like to ask Mr. Wang Hu about some things regarding this place… No need for rewards, just telling us the experiences you’ve had here can be considered as this meeting’s expense, how about that? After all, from now on we plan to stay here for a bit, so understanding it would be better.”

Huang Baifu felt as if he had punched the air, this guy’s temper was so good that he, while trying to act cool and imposing, felt a bit embarrassed… He suddenly thought of that shameless old ghost, they are plete opposites!

“Alright.” Huang Baifu… Wang Hu nodded, “Since you’re not willing, I won’t force it.”

“I’ll go see if there’s any water nearby!” Da Zhe immediately jumped out.

Not to show off, but Da Zhe knew well within himself that for the maid to tolerate Wang Hu’s rudeness was probably her limit; having her fetch water might make her really upset.

However, the Boss was quite clever, saying ‘you guys’ instead of habitually asking the maid… It was probably a hint for him to take over, right?

You Ye gave Da Zhe a kind glance, and Da Zhe bashfully grinned before jogging away.

Wang Hu seated himself cross-legged then.

He always felt weak; maybe it was due to losing too much blood after his arm was severed, and he had no idea how much tiger blood he had lost. It was unexpectedly making him feel this weak: tough on the outside, but empty inside.

“How should I address you?”

Yet given he was now playing the ‘big, dumb, black rough’ role, Wang Hu asked with energy after sitting down.

“My surname is Luo. The others are employees at my shop.” Luo Qiu smiled slightly.

Wang Hu made an ‘oh’ sound,offhandedly saying, “Really. I saw how much respect they showed you, thought they were your servants, just employees?”

“Having servants isn’t good.” Luo Qiu softly said, “People develop feelings after spending a lot of time together, then treating someone as a servant bees inappropriate.”

Wang Hu remained silent — the other side hadn’t fully disclosed their origins, and having just a surname made it hard to know anything.

This man seems young, but his demeanor is too steady, maybe the technique he cultivated has anti-aging effects… Wang Hu nodded, “Then I’ll call you Boss Luo.”

Respect is mutual, and Wang Hu had to gradually adjust his attitude.

Calling someone Boss is pletely fine, and Luo Qiu accepted it gracefully.

“I wonder what Mr. Wang Hu encountered?”

Wang Hu furrowed his brow slightly, instinctively saying, “While exploring the canyon at night, both sides of Dao Monsters were transferred to this place. I accidentally got separated from the main force. Later, I ran into a despicable old ghost… forget it, no need to mention that ghost. Then a terrifying ‘thing’ appeared!”

“A terrifying thing?” Luo Qiu’s expression shifted slightly.

He wasn’t very familiar with this place — of course, there was the option to purchase intelligence from the altar first, but it wasn’t cost-effective — and look, entering and meeting Wang Hu who could give free information?

Seems his luck wasn’t all bad… as long as one is willing to move around and talk more, one could learn a decent amount.

“It was a little girl.” Wang Hu said seriously, “Although she looked like a little girl, she was more like a kind of weapon. Possibly some undiscovered Puppetry Technique or something. This thing possessed incredible power, even I…”

Wang Hu shook his head, just glancing at his broken arm and leaving the rest unsaid.

Still, when he reflected on it, Wang Hu was somewhat surprised — he hadn’t planned to say so much, but he had unwittingly nearly said it all.

It came out so naturally… such a strange feeling.

“Can you describe it in more detail?” Luo Qiu blinked and asked, “This thing… well, the little girl’s appearance.”

“Purple hair, purple eyes, about eleven or twelve years old, seems to understand body changes, and is good at using a peculiar force field.” Wang Hu thought for a moment, then picked up a stick from the side, “I’ll just draw it for you.”

The stick made a rustling noise as it rubbed against the muddy ground.

Soon, the crude stick sketched out a delicate face on the ground—surprisingly, this burly guy’s sketching skill was unexpectedly decent… Not lifelike, but it captured some of the essence.

The face lying on the ground revealed a kind of lifeless coldness, and after Luo Qiu took a careful look, he slightly opened his mouth in surprise.

This is… A Lai Ye?

No.

A Lai Ye has blue hair and blue eyes, while this girl, according to Wang Hu’s description, has purple hair and purple eyes.

“Do you… know her?”

Seeing Luo Qiu’s unusual expression, Wang Hu couldn’t help but frown and ask, while secretly gripping the stick tightly.

Luo Qiu shook his head and said, “I don’t know her, just feel this child is a bit cold.”

Wang Hu looked at Luo Qiu’s expression and said indifferently, “I didn’t intentionally draw her like this, but she indeed was like this, cold as if machine-like.”

“Just a child, huh.” Unexpectedly, the maid next to him suddenly smiled and said, “Mr. Wang Hu actually got injured by this little girl, seems really dangerous.”

“Indeed, very dangerous…”

Wang Hu nodded subconsciously, but after reacting, his face turned somewhat unsightly. This woman… really opens whichever can of worms she shouldn’t.

Wang Hu felt as if someone had poured salt on his wound, his heart ached!

“So, it’s to say, Mr. Wang Hu’s arm was also cut off by this little girl? Truly unfortunate.”

The maid looked apologetic, “And fell during the fight into this place… So, the subsequent events, Mr. Wang Hu, you don’t know anymore, right?”

Shut up!!

Although he really wanted to shout these words out loud, Wang Hu… his heart still ached!

Luo Qiu looked at You Ye at this moment, seeing the maid slightly tilt her head and smile. Luo Qiu couldn’t help but smile, and said, “Go check on Da Zhe, he’s been gone for a while.”

“Alright.”

The maid seemed to have a good mood as she gracefully went away.

“Boss Luo, your employee’s quite sharp-tongued.” Wang Hu suddenly said, with a bitter smile.

“She didn’t use to be like this.” Luo Qiu looked towards where You Ye left, and softly said, “She’s bee a bit livelier recently… Please don’t take offense, Mr. Wang Hu.”

“Wang Hu… Wang Hu was a bit rude just now, don’t blame me, Boss Luo.” Wang Hu shook his head.

Luo Qiu looked at this rugged guy with some surprise.

Wang Hu said, “I understand the principle of respecting each other, Wang Hu may be crude, but I get it. You genuinely respect others, I have no reason to put on airs in front of you.”

“What are your plans, Mr. Wang Hu?” Luo Qiu directly chose to change the subject.

Wang Hu wasn’t accustomed to this atmosphere, so he pondered and said, “This place is dangerous, and its size is unknown. That thing now listens to a despicable old ghost, quite a troublesome affair. Honestly, I don’t have a good plan… But, for now, we should search for the Daoist and demon people. Since ing here, I haven’t met them. By the way… what’s happening outside now?”

Ever since he moved to this place, Wang Hu pletely lost all external news—however, the pillar of Spiritual Energy caused such a motion, plus the sudden disappearance of both Daoist and demon sides, it must be chaos at the Management Bureau.

“The spread of the anomaly seems temporarily suppressed.” Luo Qiu then said, “I don’t have a clear understanding of the outside situation either. After all, my contact with Daoist and demon sides is minimal… I came in for different reasons.”

Wang Hu nodded, temporarily believing Luo Qiu’s words—he wasn’t familiar with Daoist or demons, nor did he particularly fear the White Tiger Clan, making him more certain the other might be someone lucky enough to find a cultivation method.

But Wang Hu didn’t ask about Luo Qiu’s ‘other reasons’—they weren’t familiar enough for that. His respect was not genuine respect, just a natural response to the other’s demeanor.

“Let me meditate for a while.”

Wang Hu slowly closed his eyes, while Luo Qiu made a casual gesture, also closing his eyes.

This place was too quiet, Luo Qiu began trying to find some living things.

…

…

The maid of the club was slowly walking in the woods—the scenery here was quite pleasing.

“Ms. You Ye! Over here, over here!”

At this moment, Da Zhe’s voice came from a mound on the side, he then jumped from above. He was holding a bunch of unknown fruits, with one in his mouth.

He took the half-bitten fruit out of his mouth, chewing and said, “Why did you e too?”

“Master asked me to check on you.” You Ye smiled.

Da Zhe nodded, “I didn’t find water nearby, but did find lots of fruit. I picked some, they’re sweet and refreshing, good for quenching thirst. Want to try?”

You Ye casually reached out and picked a fruit from Da Zhe’s arms.

“Try it!” Da Zhe said honestly, “This place is very clean, you can eat things right after picking them.”

You Ye just smiled, but her hand suddenly flashed black light… the black light swiftly absorbed into the fruit.

Then, You Ye returned the fruit to Da Zhe’s arms and said blandly, “Let Mr. Wang Hu use this fruit to quench his thirst.”

Da Zhe opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

“Is there a problem?”

“No, none…”