Divine & Bizarre: Increasing Points to Invincibility-Chapter 880 - 238: Arrival at the Shangwu Dynasty! Demons and Devils State Preceptor?_6
"The people here are all idiots, not a single one of them believes what we say. They’ve seen us cursing the darn National Master and they even reported us to the authorities! If it weren’t for the fact that all the soldiers here are good for nothing, except maybe the naval forces, we would have already been thrown into the big jail."
"..."
The conversation between the two burly men left Yun Jiuqing absolutely dumbfounded. Putting aside whether the news they said about the National Master being Demons and Devils was true or false, their demeaning words about a National Master alone were enough to shock anyone.
And they didn’t say these things in private, but right in the inn, in broad daylight, for all to hear. They openly cursed an official of the Shangwu Dynasty, calling the National Master a Demons and Devils!
Yun Jiuqing looked around in confusion, noticing that some of the inn’s patrons seemed to be glaring angrily at the two men because of their words.
But it seemed like they were also wary of the two men’s strength, and didn’t dare say much, which seemed different from what Huo Zhijin had described about the people of the Shangwu Dynasty.
Wasn’t it said that people within the Shangwu Dynasty would fight each other at the drop of a hat?
Or could it be...
They had already fought and lost?
So...
They didn’t dare provoke these two burly men?
Suddenly.
A voice from the neighboring table caught Yun Jiuqing’s attention. She noticed that the voice was directed at her, saying: "You folks look quite unfamiliar, must be from out of town. Don’t mind these two madmen, these brothers spout nonsense every day in Kaihai County."
The speaker was an old man at the next table, whose face seemed to bear some bruises and abrasions. The old man continued: "These two, they came to Kaihai County over a month ago from out of town, claiming they came from the Imperial City."
"Once they got to Kaihai County, they spread rumors about National Master! They dared say that National Master is a Demons and Devils, that all the senior officials of the court have been bewitched by Demons and Devils, that they insulted National Master outright."
"Utter nonsense!"
The old man fumed with anger: "Who is the National Master? In recent years, all the natural calamities and disasters that befell the Dynasty were solved by the National Master’s intervention or through his strategies offered to His Majesty. The National Master has saved countless lives from peril, truly a rare and excellent official of a thousand years!"
"And yet, in the mouths of these two, he becomes a Demons and Devils that deceives the people, what a joke! And these two are quite powerful, you best not provoke them."
"Not long ago, the authorities mobilized over a thousand soldiers to hunt them down, and now those soldiers are still lying in a hospice!"
At this point, the old man gritted his teeth: "A while ago, I tried to reason with them, only to be punched by that big-bearded fellow. That bastard even cursed at me, saying I was blind, while my eyes are perfectly fine!"
"Damn it! It’s just that I’ve aged, if I were a few decades younger, I would have fought them dozens of rounds!"
Yun Jiuqing: "..."
Xing Fengzi: "..."
The old man’s explanation, tinged with personal grudges, left Fan Wu and others somewhat enlightened yet also puzzled.
Yun Jiuqing curiously asked: "Old sir, if they’ve already been hunted by the authorities, why do they dare to appear in public here, and even get so drunk?"
The old man replied: "Where are you from, speaking so eloquently? They are just brazen because they’ve got a bit of skill, showing no regard for our Kaihai County’s authorities. Oh, right."
"The authorities have even put a bounty on these two, with each of their heads being worth two thousand Silver. If you have the guts, you can take their heads and claim the Silver."
"But don’t say I didn’t warn you, these two big fellows not only excel in hand-to-hand combat, it is said that they are also Cultivators!"
Hiss!
Each of their heads is worth two thousand Silver? That would mean, together, these two big fellows are worth four thousand Silver?
Good gracious...
They’re practically two walking chests of Silver!
That is to say... these two are under the Shangwu Dynasty’s bounty, but they don’t fear the Imperial Court at all, they don’t even consider the Imperial Court in their eyes. That’s why they’re so brazen, that’s why they’re so audacious.
Why does this sound so familiar?
Er...
Yun Jiuqing suddenly realized, isn’t that what they were like? They were a group of outlaws within the Great Yan Dynasty, walking openly and brazenly, not giving a second thought to the Great Yan Dynasty.
Well, I’ll be!
No wonder it felt familiar!
So that’s how it is!
"Hey! You rotten old man, we’re not deaf!" The big man with the large beard shouted over: "The other day I didn’t kill you, just knocked you unconscious for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, and it was already out of respect for my elders. And now you’re badmouthing my brother and me in front of strangers?"
The big-bearded man stood up, swaying with a large jug of wine, and staggered over to Fan Wu’s table.
Upon seeing this, the old man who’d been talking so spiritedly suddenly clammed up.
The big-bearded man spotted an empty seat and, with a casual air, sat down next to Fan Wu. The wooden chair under him creaked as if it could hardly bear his weight.
He belched, grinned, slapped Fan Wu on the shoulder, and was just about to explain something on behalf of his brother and himself when.
Suddenly, he paused.
"Huh?"
The big-bearded man looked at Fan Wu in astonishment, his drunken tone filled with shock: "Brother... hic! What kind of body tempering technique have you been practicing? Your... such firm muscles, damn it, they feel like iron!"
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