Chapter 916: The Noble (2600 Supplement)

"Listening to this description, it's just like some big shot..."

Aaron stared at Li Xiao, looking him up and down, yet he still couldn't see anything extraordinary about this kid.

"Could it be... that this kid is also a protagonist of calamity? Have I unknowingly stepped into a whirlpool? Is it still too late to pull myself out now?"

As for the blind old Taoist, or other secrets like the Treasure Map, Aaron didn't want to get involved in the slightest.

He still had a thousand years of slacking off to do!

Intervening in this kind of matter now would be a bit too early.

Thinking of this, he stopped asking more questions and drank to his heart's content, only paying the bill and swaying his way home after he was thoroughly satisfied.

Li Xiao watched Aaron's back as he left, then returned to the inn.

In fact, if Li Xiao had exceptional talent, it wouldn't be impossible for him to take on an apprentice.

Besides, even if he wanted to leave, he was already too deep in the game, and he feared it was already too late.

He snuck into the kitchen, grabbed a few steamed buns, a plate of braised pork, and a pot of wine, packed them into a box, and came to a certain spot in the inn's wine cellar; with another lift, a passageway appeared.

"If I don't leave, and the government discovers you are harboring a great bandit, it will immediately be a heaven-toppling disaster!" Zhang Chengxiang shook his head, clearly his mind was made up and could not be changed.

He thought it over and over, feeling that he was just scaring himself too much; this Li Xiao, no matter how he looked at him, didn't look like a protagonist of calamity.

Zhang Chengxiang finished the steamed buns and suddenly said: "My injuries have mostly healed; in three days, I will leave..."

"Young Master!"

But Post-Heaven and Innate realms are things even people in the martial arts world can reach.

Only when the Tao enters the Mysterious Light, and one has refined various immortal lights and demon lights, can one move their body with their thoughts and achieve Flight.

In fact, this "Iron Hand Skill" wasn't even passed down by his sect, but a martial art Zhang Chengxiang found on an enemy after killing him in a fight!

"I'm just here to watch the show..."

"Fang!" Shopkeeper Qian cupped his hands and asked: "Are you heading to the Li Family Inn? There's really no need to go... A Noble Young Master arrived today with a group of government runners and has already occupied the inn, driving us all out. It's truly bad luck!"

He muttered to himself and looked downward.

Three days later.

If he could survive these three days, would this deadly calamity pass?

This secret chamber in the cellar was extremely hidden, designed by the ancestors of the Li Family to avoid the ravages of war, and had long been abandoned; even Li Erniang had almost forgotten about it.

Inside the secret chamber, there was actually another person sitting cross-legged in meditation, wisps of white vapor evaporating from the top of his head, clearly practicing an extremely powerful internal martial art.

After another half an hour, Zhang Chengxiang opened his eyes, saw Li Xiao, and smiled: "You're here..."

If such an apprentice were taken into the sect, he could anger his Master to death!

Therefore, he gave up the idea of taking an apprentice.

Li Xiao leaned in with a cheeky grin: "Regarding the 'Iron Hand Skill' you taught me before, disciple still has many points of confusion..."

Therefore, it was better to stay and continue observing for a while.

"Don't call me Master." A trace of displeasure appeared on Zhang Chengxiang's face: "I have said it before, you saved my life, I taught you a martial art, and we are even!"

A look of disappointment could not help but appear on Li Xiao's face.

"Master..."

Inside the Li Family Inn, it was quite lively.

At this moment, a tall, sturdy man with a heroic appearance and light footsteps walked over; it was 'Swallow' Li Qing!

He had originally wanted to swallow the Treasure Map alone, but things went wrong later.

While stroking the white jade wine cup he had brought, he pondered: "If I can obtain the Treasure Map and unearth the immortal inheritance to present to the Emperor, His Majesty will surely be overjoyed, and I will enjoy endless glory and wealth... Hmm, before that, I can also copy a duplicate to see if I have this immortal fate!"

He knew his second brother's temper well; once the other party's injuries healed, he would definitely kill him with a ruthless hand, and perhaps even dig out his heart and liver to sacrifice to the eldest brother.

Aaron nodded and turned to leave.

However, after returning to Banxian Hall, he couldn't help but change into a night-traveling outfit, used his light-body technique to leap over ten zhang, and snuck toward the Li Family Inn.

But after some time spent teaching, Zhang Chengxiang knew that Li Xiao's aptitude was truly inferior; he had practiced the set of 'Iron Hand Skill' over and over again and still hadn't entered the threshold.

However, he slightly urged the Hundred Poisons Sha Qi, turning it into a mass of black mist in the night, hiding himself within it, which also had a decent effect for concealing his figure.

At this time, not long after entering, he saw a point of light like a bean.

After all, when he became an apprentice, he had sworn an oath not to leak his sect's martial arts.

This time, he had also heard a guest he relied on, 'Swallow' Li Qing, mention that Zhang Chengxiang had a Treasure Map in his hand containing an immortal inheritance, so he couldn't help but be tempted.

Aaron did have a Golden Snake Hook Flying Sword, a Magic Tool Mysterious Female Pearl, and a Magic Treasure Pouch, but none of them could carry him in Flight, so he still had to use his movement technique to travel.

Li Erniang and the Li Family were busy running around, serving various dishes like a flowing stream to wait upon a 'Noble' who had occupied the entire inn!

This 'Noble' also had quite a background; he was the son of the Minister of Rites of the Imperial Court, named 'Zhao Jianchen'. He was handsome in appearance, but he was like gold and jade on the outside while rotten on the inside; he didn't like reading in his life, only dancing with swords and sticks, and idling about.

Li Xiao didn't dare to disturb him, so he put the food box aside and waited quietly.

Li Xiao was cheeky and used the skills he had honed from welcoming and sending off guests at the inn to pour wine and serve dishes, which actually made Zhang Chengxiang quite comfortable, and he even pointed out a few tricks for practicing the Iron Hand Skill.

"Ah?!"

The cultivators of this world can be divided into realms such as Post-Heaven, Innate, Condensing Sha, Outer Gang, Mysterious Light, and Golden Core.

Aaron prepared to go to the Li Family Inn for a drink as usual.

Just as he neared the inn, he saw Shopkeeper Qian nearby running away in a hurry as if chased by a dog, so he couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Old Qian, what happened?"

But when Li Xiao got it in his childhood, he treated it like a treasure, using it as his secret base to hide some little trinkets.

At this time, there were no other guests in the inn, so he closed the door early and sent his wife to look after the children.

"Although that is so, in my heart, I have always regarded you as my Master."

"Oh!?"

While Li Xiao felt regret, he also felt a bit lucky.

A moment later, he arrived at the Li Family Inn, leaped onto the roof, and lifted a tile to watch.

Only by reaching Condensing Sha, Outer Gang... could one be considered to have entered the threshold of cultivation!

It is just that cultivators at this realm, if they have not learned special flying techniques or do not possess a Magic Tool to ride, find it difficult to fly based on Instinct alone.

In his terror, he surrendered to the Noble of the government, even revealing the matter of the Treasure Map, determined to put that former sworn brother to death!

He took a deep breath and reported: "Both the Soul Chasing Divine Catcher and the Zhuge Divine Catcher have sent word that there were no findings; it seems that thief has not yet left... should we search this town once more?"

Zhao Jianchen was just about to reply when he suddenly heard a clamor from behind, and he could not help but frown: "What has happened?"

(End of this chapter)