Chapter 1105

Qin Mu looked left and right, feeling that this fellow who was running away looked somewhat familiar.

Fortunately, the pursuing troops did not discover them; only after the pursuers had left did Yu Ji and Qin Mu climb down from the tree.

"It looks like the horses are gone; we'll have to walk a very long way to get to Ba-Shu," Qin Mu said with some regret.

"It's fine, we'll just steal one in the next city we reach," Yu Ji said without the slightest pressure, as if it were as simple as pouring a cup of tea.

Qin Mu, however, was speechless; it had been so hard to find a kind-hearted person to help them draw fire and lead the pursuers away.

If they went and courted death by stealing horses again, they would likely be hunted down once more.

In ancient times, stealing horses was a serious crime!

And one shouldn't even think about what kind of people were capable of raising horses.

However, relying solely on foot power to reach Ba-Shu would probably take no less than half a year.

They likely didn't have enough travel funds for the expenses on the road either.

Suddenly, Yu Ji's stomach let out a growl!

This made Yu Ji's little face turn bright red with extreme shyness; she looked as adorable as could be.

It made Qin Mu feel a bit distracted, though he quickly recovered.

"Hungry?"

"Mm," Yu Ji replied with a voice like the buzzing of a mosquito; if Qin Mu's ears hadn't been sharp, he probably wouldn't have heard it at all.

"Then let's go to the nearest city and get something to eat."

"But... I don't have any travel funds left either."

For a moment, the air froze; Qin Mu's mouth twitched. He had forgotten that they were currently in a state of flight—where would they get money to eat and drink at an inn?

As for finding a forest to hunt?

Don't even think about it. Without weapons, how could they possibly have any harvest empty-handed? He didn't think his luck was good enough to be like the farmer in the story of waiting by the stump for a hare.

Even if one were to slide-tackle a tiger, one would still need a shovel to do it.

But soon, Qin Mu thought of a good method, and he immediately said.

"It's fine, I have a way. Let's go have a full meal first before we hit the road."

Soon, Qin Mu brought Yu Ji into the city, walked around a few times, and finally found a target.

Forget-Worry Inn!

Qin Mu felt this name was quite good, and most importantly, this was the only inn in the entire city that had horses!

Upon arriving at the inn, Qin Mu ate and drank to his heart's content, which made the shopkeeper somewhat suspicious that the other party was trying to eat without paying.

No need to be suspicious; Qin Mu was indeed eating without paying, but he had the confidence to ensure the shopkeeper wouldn't cause him any trouble.

"Guest, it's time to settle the bill." At this moment, the clever waiter walked over.

Clearly, this was ordered by the shopkeeper.

Yu Ji, standing to the side, was sweating from fear. Being caught eating without paying made her, as a girl, feel very embarrassed.

Qin Mu, however, said with extreme composure.

"I don't have any money."

The waiter immediately picked up a broom, preparing to smash it onto Qin Mu's head.

Only then did Qin Mu slowly speak.

"However, if you bring me a bucket of water, in this midsummer heat, I think ice cubes might be more valuable than copper coins or silver."

Qin Mu said with extreme confidence, which made the waiter suddenly freeze; he didn't know whether to put the broom held above his head down or swing it down.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper came over at this time.

"Cough, cough. Since that's the case, Xiao Liuzi, go fetch a bucket of water. If you really can turn water into ice, then you are a Master of the Dao!

If you can't, we usually report such con artists directly to the government!" After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he raised an eyebrow at Qin Mu.

He clearly didn't believe that a great Master of the Dao would come to his small inn to eat such mundane worldly food.

Soon, the waiter brought a bucket of water.

Qin Mu didn't perform any pretentious displays; he simply reached his hand into the water, and they saw the water suddenly begin to freeze!

Never mind the shopkeeper and the waiter, even Yu Ji, who was standing to the side, was stunned!

Yu Ji covered her little mouth, frantically restraining herself from screaming out. Ordinary people had never seen such a scene.

"This, this, this!!!" The shopkeeper retreated several steps, and the waiter was so scared he nearly wet his pants.

He had almost been disrespectful to an immortal!

"Immortal, spare my life! Immortal, spare my life! This lowly one was blind and didn't recognize a great mountain. Immortal, spare my life!" The waiter and the shopkeeper knelt down in perfect unison.

They kowtowed forcefully over and over again, their hearts trembling with fear, terrified that if Qin Mu were even slightly dissatisfied, he would make them vanish into thin air.

Qin Mu, however, smiled slightly; clearly, it had worked.

In truth, he had hidden a piece of saltpeter in his sleeve; as everyone knows, saltpeter dissolves in water and causes it to freeze.

Qin Mu had used this one trick to directly conquer everyone present.

Since he had already been taken for an immortal, Qin Mu didn't mind deceiving them a bit more.

"The food and wine are not bad. If there were two fine horses, perhaps..."

"Immortal! Immortal! If you don't mind, why not use our horses? Although they aren't exactly fine steeds, they are still quite decent.

I humbly ask the Immortal to do us the honor of accepting the horses," the shopkeeper said with a grin.

Qin Mu thought to himself that the man was sensible. Look at this: food, drink, and horses to use, and maybe he could even get some travel funds.

"I say, shopkeeper, you..."