“Excuse me, sir?”

Chu Liang was about to leave the Beast Hall when a man suddenly approached him from the side of the road.

The man was dressed in a green robe with a white undergarment, a long gown with a jade belt, and had a handsome face. He held a folding fan in his hand, giving off an air of casual elegance.

Chu Liang, stopped by the man, responded, “What can I do for you?”

The man leaned in and asked in a low voice, “I was wondering how you managed to get in there just now?”

He pointed to the Beast Hall, which was now closed to the public.

Chu Liang recalled, “I simply told them that there was something inside that I really wanted to see, and asked if they could let me in. They were quite accommodating and let me in.”

“Really?” The man seemed surprised, murmuring, “Was it that easy?”

After a pause, he thanked Chu Liang, “Thank you for your help.”

“You’re welcome.” Chu Liang responded politely.

The man then approached the Beast Hall, while Chu Liang left on his own.

The man in white knocked on the door of the Beast Hall, but was stopped by the guards. The gatekeeper, an old man with long whiskers, frowned upon seeing him and shouted, “No loitering!”

The man in white smiled and bowed, saying, “There’s something inside that I really want to see, could you please let me in…”

“You audacious scoundrel!” The old man was furious and struck out with his palm.

Boom!

Fortunately, the man in white was quite skilled. Seeing the old man’s sudden attack, he quickly opened his folding fan, which had a large character “Sea” on it, and it seemed to emit the sound of waves.

As the fan opened, a whirl of energy formed in front of the man, reducing the force of the old man’s palm strike.

However, there was still a significant gap in their cultivation levels. The remaining force of the palm strike hit the man, sending him flying several meters away!

Chu Liang was walking down the road when he heard a loud noise behind him. A white figure flew over his head and landed heavily in front of him.

Thud!

He was slightly startled. Upon closer inspection, it was the man in white who had just asked him for directions!

Looking back, it seemed that the people in the Beast Hall had no intention of pursuing him. They just didn’t want him to enter. But… was it necessary to be so heavy-handed?

“Puh…” The man in white lifted his head, looked at him, and was about to say something, but he spat out a mouthful of blood instead.

“Are you alright?” Chu Liang asked as he approached.

The man in white, barely able to speak, said, “If you’re a kind person, please take me to a doctor.”

…

“Sigh…”

In the largest clinic in the southern part of Glutton City, the man in white lay on a sickbed, sighing deeply.

Chu Liang had brought him here for treatment. There was nothing much to say. Any cultivator could tell that he had suffered serious internal injuries. They were now waiting for the doctor to prescribe medicine. Chu Liang had just paid for the medicine, which cost a few Rosefinch coins.

Seeing Chu Liang coming over, the man in white struggled to bow from his bed, “May I know your name, sir?”

“I’m Chu Liang, a disciple of Shu Mountain.”

“Nice to meet you, Brother Chu. I’m Wen Renmo from the Sea King Sect.”

“Nice to meet you, Brother Wen.”

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Chu Liang was quite surprised. He didn’t expect the severely injured man he picked up on the street to be a disciple of the Sea King Sect, one of the Ten Great Sects.

Moreover, Brother Wen seemed to have a high level of cultivation and should be a core disciple in the Sea King Sect.

He then asked curiously, “Brother Wen… how did you end up like this?”

“Brother Chu, you don’t know…” Wen Renmo sighed again, “Ah, it all started when I met a woman a few days ago. I fell in love with her at first sight and wanted to pursue her.”

“Uh…”

Hearing this, Chu Liang suddenly remembered that the current sect master of the Sea King Sect was a notorious playboy. It seemed that his disciples were following in his footsteps…

In any case, the reputation of the men of the Sea King Sect was not very good in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

“That woman is Xu Hongqiu, the current Miss of the Whale Gang.” Wen Renmo continued.

Chu Liang had heard of Xu Hongqiu, but not much. He only knew that she was the daughter of Xu Bazhan, the current leader of the Whale Gang.

Upon hearing this, he realized.

The woman who killed the leopard on the street should be Xu Hongqiu, right?

“That Miss is like a fiery red-maned horse, hard to tame.” Wen Renmo shook his head and sighed, “I tried everything, but I couldn’t get close to her. She ignored my advances and drove me away time and time again.”

“But I persisted, following her from the Southern Region to Glutton City. I finally saw her settling down, and I wanted to go over and have a good talk with her. That’s why I asked you how to get in. Who knew that I would be… “

“…”

Chu Liang finally understood.

So you were going after a girl who was bathing and changing clothes. No wonder you got beaten up after saying that.

What I said and what you said had completely different implications.

He held back his laughter and changed his words, “Brother Wen, you are really persistent.”

“Brother Chu, you don’t understand. I’ve fallen in love with her type of woman in this life. From the moment I saw her, I knew I was lost.” Wen Renmo had a look of infatuation on his face, “Even if she orders someone to beat me to death, I accept it.”

“Do you like fiery women, Brother Wen?” Chu Liang asked.

“No…” Wen Renmo shook his head, “I like rich women.”

“…” Chu Liang was speechless.

Alright then.

You deserve to be beaten to death.

Just as he was thinking about how to excuse himself and leave, he saw Wen Renmo take out a spirit stone coin from his sleeve and hand it to him.

“Brother Chu, you took the trouble to get me medical treatment and buy medicine for me. This is to repay you for the medicine.” Wen Renmo said.

Chu Liang glanced down and saw that the spirit stone coin was engraved with a small head of the Orient Loong God.

One Orient Loong God coin was equivalent to ten Tiger coins, which was equivalent to a hundred Rosefinch coins…

“Brother Wen, you’re too kind. The medicine didn’t cost that much.”

Chu Liang held the Orient Loong God coin tightly between his fingers and pushed it back towards Wen Renmo. He pushed it back, but if Wen Renmo tried to take it, he wouldn’t be able to pull it out.

Fortunately, he didn’t do that. Instead, he pushed it back and said, “Eh – Brother Chu, you brought me here for treatment and have been taking care of me. You’ve done me a great favor. I can’t be so petty.”With a slight push, Chu Liang accepted the Orient Loong God coin and stood up, saying, “I need to fetch some medicine for Brother Wenren, so I won’t stand on ceremony with you.”

With that, he got up again and went to the counter outside to fetch medicine for Wenren Mo.

As for saying goodbye, there was no rush… After all, he had received the money, so he might as well look after him for a while longer. It’s always good to see someone off to the end.

Who would have thought that as he picked up a tray of miscellaneous herbs from the counter and was walking back, he suddenly heard a furious shout from behind him: “Thief! How dare you steal my spiritual medicine!”

Turning around, he saw a bearded man shouting angrily, reaching out to grab him.

“Hmm?” Chu Liang dodged the grab, only to see the bearded man persistently reaching out with both hands, transforming into ten long vines, wrapping around Chu Liang.

This man suddenly made a move, Chu Liang was confused, but with the other party pressing step by step, he had no choice but to retreat.

In a hurry, he had to flick his hand, first throwing out the Flying Leaf Dagger, then raising the Flying Sword to protect his body.

Whoosh–

The Flying Leaf Dagger flashed with a green light, leaving a shadow like the wind. The bearded man was startled and retreated, only to find himself unharmed, somewhat puzzled.

Missed again…

Chu Liang sighed helplessly, but he wasn’t too surprised. As long as he could delay the other party’s attack and ask a question, he would have achieved his goal.

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a familiar scream from a corner not far away.

“Ah–“

——Author’s Note——

Good morning.