Chapter 571

At night, they finally shook off their pursuers, but they knew those guys would catch up again before long.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault for dragging you into this. If you hadn't stayed at our inn back then, you might not have been hunted down."

Yu Ji said with a face full of apology, while Qin Mu waved his hand dismissively.

"I should be the one thanking you, Miss Yu, for taking me in. Otherwise, I might have already starved to death on the streets."

Qin Mu's words clearly made Yu Ji feel a bit better, and she immediately said.

"Since that's the case, Young Master Qin, don't call me Miss Yu anymore. Just call me Yu Ji!"

"Hahaha, then can Yu Ji also call me Qin Mu?"

Yu Ji covered her face and smiled; she had tacitly agreed.

"I'll keep watch tonight. You've had a hard time riding the horse all the way here." Before Yu Ji could refuse, Qin Mu spoke again.

"Don't be anxious. You're the only one who knows the way to Bashu. I can rest in the back, but you have to stay highly vigilant."

By the way, we'd better take a detour to avoid them discovering that we're heading to Bashu."

Yu Ji felt that what Qin Mu said made some sense, and in the end, she fell asleep without any guard.

Qin Mu looked at the sleeping Yu Ji and smiled. This little girl really wasn't worried at all that he might be a bad person.

Qin Mu helped Yu Ji cover herself with a blanket, then sat by the campfire, wondering what he was thinking about.

In the second half of the night, before dawn, Qin Mu suddenly heard footsteps!

Qin Mu stood up directly and grabbed at the air, hmm?

No weapon! It wasn't a big problem. Qin Mu believed in his own strength; as long as he didn't run into a freak Wu Li Ke Xiang Yu, he could basically win!

As the footsteps grew closer, Qin Mu prepared to wake up the still-sleeping Yu Ji, but when Qin Mu turned his head, Yu Ji had actually disappeared!

At this moment, Yu Ji's voice came from the tree, "Qin Mu, come up to the tree and hide quickly. It looks Wu Li Ke a group of people is chasing someone ahead!"

After hearing this, Qin Mu climbed up the tree as well. Only then did he discover that Yu Ji's martial arts were actually this good!

This made him feel a little bit off. Shouldn't Yu Ji just be a weak woman?

Not long after, the owner of the footsteps arrived—it was the pursuers!

However, the target they were chasing was a bit of a problem; it wasn't Qin Mu and the others, but someone else!

The horse that person was riding happened to be the one Yu Ji had snatched from the cavalry!

Qin Mu looked left and right, always feeling that this fleeing guy looked a bit familiar.

Fortunately, the pursuers didn't discover them. After the pursuers left, Yu Ji and Qin Mu climbed down from the tree.

"It looks Wu Li Ke the horse is gone. We have a long way to go to get to Bashu," Qin Mu said with some regret.

"It's fine, we'll go to the next city and steal one," Yu Ji said without any pressure, as if it were as simple as pouring tea or water.

Qin Mu was a bit speechless. They had finally had a kind soul help them draw fire and lead the pursuers away.

If they went and courted death by stealing a horse again, they would probably be hunted down once more.

In ancient times, stealing a horse was a serious crime!

And don't even think about what kind of people were capable of keeping horses.

But relying solely on foot power to walk to Bashu, they probably wouldn't make it in less than half a year.

They probably didn't have enough travel expenses for the consumption 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 cute as could be.

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

"Hungry?"

"Mm," Yu Ji replied with a sound Wu Li Ke a buzzing mosquito. If Qin Mu's ears hadn't been sharp, he probably wouldn't have heard it.

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

"But... I don't have any travel money 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 a harvest empty-handed? He didn't think his luck could be as good as the farmer in the story of waiting by the tree for a rabbit.

Even if one wanted to slide-tackle a tiger, one would 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.

Worry-Free Inn!

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

At the inn, Qin Mu ate and drank to his heart's content, which made the shopkeeper a bit suspicious that the other party wanted to eat without paying.

No need to suspect; Qin Mu was indeed eating without paying, but he had the confidence to keep the shopkeeper from causing him trouble.

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

Clearly, this was instructed by the shopkeeper.

Yu Ji, who was on the side, was so scared that cold sweat streamed down. Being caught eating without paying made her, as a girl, feel very embarrassed.

Qin Mu, however, said with extreme calmness.

"I don't have any money."

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

At this moment, Qin Mu slowly spoke.

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

Qin Mu said with extreme confidence, which made the waiter suddenly freeze. It wasn't right to put the broom down, and it wasn't right to swing it down either.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper came over at this time.

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

If you can't, we usually report 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 Immortal would come to his small inn to eat these mundane worldly goods.

Soon, the waiter brought a bucket of water.

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

Never mind the shopkeeper and the waiter, even Yu Ji on the side was stunned!

Yu Ji covered her little mouth, frantically restraining herself from screaming out. Where had ordinary people ever seen such a scene?

"Th-th-this!!!" The shopkeeper retreated several steps, and the waiter was so scared he almost wet his pants.

He had almost been disrespectful to an Immortal!

"Immortal, spare my life! Immortal, spare my life! I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, Immortal, spare my life!" The waiter and the shopkeeper knelt down with extreme tacit understanding.

They kowtowed forcefully over and over again, terrified at this moment, fearing that if Qin Mu was even slightly dissatisfied, he would make them vanish into thin air.

Qin Mu smiled slightly; clearly, he had succeeded.

In fact, he had hidden a piece of saltpeter in his sleeve. As everyone knows, saltpeter dissolving in water causes it to freeze.

Qin Mu conquered everyone present with just this one trick.

Since he had already been deemed 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 can't be counted as fine steeds, they are still quite good.

Please, Immortal, do us the honor of accepting the horses," the shopkeeper said with a grin.

Qin Mu praised him for being sensible. Look at this—food, drink, and horses to use, and maybe even some travel money to boot.

"I say, shopkeeper, you..."