Chapter 299: You Want to Leave After Coming?

Emerging from the teahouse and walking along the main street of the Capital, Shen Yu looked around at his surroundings.

With the Future Eye opened and gazing in all directions, he felt a bit unaccustomed to it for a moment.

Because what his eyes saw were scenes from the future. Often, he would see them first, and only afterwards would these things actually happen. This resulted in the same scene; if he wished, he could watch it twice, or even multiple times.

Standing on the bustling street, Shen Yu looked at two people not far away and suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Those two are going to collide!"

Just as Shen Yu's words fell, the two people walking toward each other not far from him collided the very next moment.

Afterwards, Shen Yu looked toward a restaurant to the side, his gaze landing on the restaurant's signboard.

"The signboard of that shop over there is going to fall, but it won't hurt anyone."

As soon as his words fell, the restaurant's signboard really did fall to the ground after a bout of swaying. Fortunately, there was no one at the entrance, so the signboard hitting the ground didn't hurt anyone, though it gave the passersby a good scare.

Then Shen Yu continued walking forward, seeing a beggar begging by the side of the street and a fierce-looking burly man next to him, and couldn't help but smile lightly.

"The burly man over there is going to give the beggar two copper coins; he's a man with a vicious face but a kind heart!"

After saying this, Shen Yu continued walking forward. In his eyes, the world seemed to have become vastly different. Interesting, it was truly very interesting.

"Brother, Brother!"

Not long after Shen Yu continued forward, a young gentleman who had just been standing next to him chased after him in a hurry, his face full of admiration.

When Shen Yu spoke earlier, he happened to be standing right beside him and heard Shen Yu's words clearly. Shen Yu had spoken three times, and all three times it had come true, which directly maxed out the admiration in his heart.

If the first time was disdain and the second was suspicion, then the third was undoubtedly solid proof.

Especially the third time; that burly man with a face full of flesh looked like someone not to be trifled with no matter how you looked at him.

For such a person, he wouldn't have doubted it at all if someone said he would pull a Slaughtering Knife from his waist the next moment and stab the beggar twice.

Yet the next moment, he actually took two copper coins from his bosom and threw them over, still wearing a look of reluctance on his face.

It was clear that these two copper coins didn't seem insignificant to him either. After all, two copper coins were enough for an ordinary commoner to buy a few steamed buns to get by for lunch or dinner.

"Brother, stay your steps!"

"Are you calling me?" After looking around and seeing no one else near him, Shen Yu asked with some uncertainty, "Does this young master have business with me?"

"Brother, I am Fang Ziying of the Xingbei Marquis Mansion. Pleased to meet you, Brother!"

"Xingbei Marquis Mansion?" Hearing this, Shen Yu merely glanced at the other party before losing interest and continuing to walk forward in a leisurely manner; he had no interest in befriending a young dandy.

Xingbei Marquis Fang Luo, like Mou Qing, was a First-Rank Marquis of the Imperial Court. It was just that Mou Qing was corrupt and broke the law, having been dismissed by Chen Xing years ago, leaving him idle at home for many years.

But Xingbei Marquis Fang Luo sat in command of the Northern Frontier, holding one hundred thousand elite troops, and the heir to the Xingbei Marquis, Fang Zihe, had also joined the army in his youth and had countless military achievements.

It was just that under the radiance of the Northern Frontier Twin Stars all these years, let alone the heir Fang Zihe, even the Xingbei Marquis himself had been dim and lusterless.

However, now that Lin Zhao had been killed early on, and Mo Yu had recently died in battle in the Northern Frontier, their reputation had only just begun to rise recently.

This was clearly a move to build momentum, wanting to quickly stand out while the younger generation of the Northern Frontier lacked a leader, in order to achieve success and fame; this was actually understandable.

But this had nothing to do with Shen Yu; he had only heard people around him mention these things, and it wasn't worth his attention.

Facing this young gentleman from the Xingbei Marquis Mansion—who he didn't know if he was a legitimate son or a collateral branch—Shen Yu appeared indifferent and not at all enthusiastic. In fact, there was nothing to be enthusiastic about.

However, his lack of enthusiasm didn't mean the other party wasn't enthusiastic. Even though he ignored the other party, the other party still followed him around like a puppy.

"Brother, how did you do that just now?"

"What do you mean how did I do it? I don't know what you're talking about. If you have nothing to do, don't follow me!"

He just wanted to relax and stroll around the street, but ended up encountering a fly buzzing around his ears; his originally good mood instantly vanished.

"Brother, don't leave yet!"

Seeing that Shen Yu wanted to leave, Fang Ziying blocked his path, looking at him with a hint of fanaticism. That look was no different from the fans of celebrities he had seen in his previous life.

"Just now, how did you predict those things? Do you have the ability to foresee the future?"

"No, move aside!"

"Brother, no, expert, you must be an expert, right? Tell me, how did you do it!"

Just at this moment, someone came riding a horse from afar, and as they galloped, the crowd retreated one after another.

This action made Shen Yu frown slightly. This was the Capital; to gallop on horseback in broad daylight, he wasn't afraid of being hammered to death.

Seeing several children ahead who couldn't dodge in time, in Shen Yu's eyes, the person riding the horse would encounter these children the next moment.

However, the rider had superb horsemanship and managed to jump over their heads and gallop away. Although no one was hurt, it scared the children into wailing loudly.

Although "bear children" were indeed hateful at times, they were just playing on the street; how was galloping and nearly hitting someone any different from drunk driving?

"He will definitely fall off the horse!" After glancing over there, Shen Yu flicked his finger lightly.

In the future he had just seen, the other party hadn't fallen off the horse, but it didn't matter; Shen Yu said he fell, so he would definitely fall.

"Bang!" The moment Shen Yu's words fell, the person galloping on the horse fell off the next instant; this fall nearly ruined his face.

"He really fell off the horse?" This scene before his eyes made Fang Ziying's eyes widen.

"An expert, truly an expert, amazing!"

"Which death-wishing bastard dares to attack this young master!" The young master who fell to the ground got up and cursed at the surroundings, but he seemed to have some urgent business and wanted to leave quickly.

So he only cursed a couple of times before stopping. After climbing up from the ground, he hurriedly prepared to mount the horse again, but he didn't expect that this movement would cause the horse to fall again, directly pinning one of his legs underneath.

Whether the horse was fine or not, he didn't know, but his leg was definitely broken.

"Bastard, which son of a bitch is it!" Dragging out his broken leg, the young gentleman cursed a few more times, but then seemed to think of something and immediately shut his mouth.

There was no need to ask to know that whoever did it must be an expert; if they could easily make him fall, they could easily kill him.

If he wanted to make a scene and insist on finding the person, he didn't know who would be the one to suffer in the end. After all, he was the one galloping through the city, and this was the Capital.

If no one pursued it, that would be that, but if they did, he would be the one to suffer. By then, it wouldn't just be a broken leg; his father might dismantle both his hands and feet.

And he had heard that Shen Yu, that cold-blooded killer, was also in the Capital. If he happened to see him and got annoyed, he might just chop him up, and then he wouldn't even have a place to cry.

Today, he would admit defeat, but this wasn't over. Once this young master finished his business, he would definitely investigate today's events thoroughly!

Dragging his broken leg, he walked forward with difficulty; he really didn't dare to ride a horse again. He was afraid that as soon as he got on, the horse would fall again and crush his other leg.

"Expert, Expert, don't go!" Having watched the show from the side for a long time, seeing Shen Yu leave, Fang Ziying immediately ran over, wanting to follow.

But just at this moment, the young servant who had been trotting along behind him caught his hand and hurriedly pulled him back, "Young Master, he is just a swindler, you must absolutely not believe him!"

"Nonsense, you will offend a master by doing this. If he were swindling me, why would he refuse me? And why would he be so indifferent to me?"

"Young Master, this is clearly playing hard to get! He is waiting for you to take the bait; don't look at how he is now, in his heart he is already overjoyed."

While speaking, the servant looked toward Shen Yu with vigilance, "The more he is like this, the more it proves he wants to swindle even more from you!"

"Shut up!" After shouting a reprimand at the servant, Fang Ziying shouted loudly at Shen Yu, "Master, don't listen to his nonsense, I believe you!"

"You should believe him; what he says makes a lot of sense, I am just a swindler. And don't follow me, be careful that I swindle you until you are penniless!"

Ignoring this pair of master and servant, Shen Yu walked straight ahead, making Fang Ziying quite anxious, as he tried hard to break free from the hand the servant was using to hold him.

"Let go, what swindler would call himself a swindler? This is clearly a master."

"Young Master!" Seeing Fang Ziying still wanting to chase after him, the servant directly hugged his leg and refused to let go no matter what.

"You have already been swindled eight times in these two months; if you get swindled again, the Marquis will break my legs when he returns."

"Young Master, please have pity on me, I am still young and want to get married; what will I do if I end up crippled!"

"Hurry up and get up, get up!" After failing to break free several times, and seeing Shen Yu getting further and further away, Fang Ziying was quite angry, and the fan in his hand almost hit the servant's head.

"Aiya, you, you, you really make me so angry, my opportunity is just gone like this!"

"Young Master, what kind of opportunity could there be in this world? Those are all stories made up by down-and-out scholars themselves, it's all a lie. Even if there were an opportunity, how would you be the one to encounter it?"

Speaking of this, the servant couldn't help but curse under his breath, "These down-and-out scholars really do harm people. Young Master, you used to be such a sensible person, how could you believe these things!"

"You don't understand, you won't understand. Once, an opportunity was placed right before me; at that time, I was just like you, not believing and not cherishing it. Once it was missed, it was truly a regret for a lifetime!"

"Sigh!" Unable to help but let out a sigh, Fang Ziying then shook his head, "Forget it, since we can't see the master, let's go to Ping Tower!"

"Ping Tower?" The servant, who already had an ugly expression, saw his face droop even further.

"Young Master, can we not go? Your little family fortune really can't handle the tossing there!"

"Go, why not go? There are some things I still want to know, I must go!"

After speaking, he ignored the servant who kept trying to stop him and strode toward his original destination. Coming out this time was originally for the purpose of going there.

Taking a Name Post out from his bosom, Fang Ziying secretly made up his mind that this time he must get to the bottom of the events of that year. This trip to Ping Tower must not end in failure again.

"Let go of me!" As Shen Yu was strolling on the street and walked to a corner, he suddenly heard a burst of angry roars.

Over there, a scholar wearing a long gown full of patches was being surrounded by two burly men, and those two seemed to be trying to snatch something.

It was just that the scholar was holding onto the item in his hands for dear life, and no matter how the two burly men punched and kicked him, he refused to let go.

In the end, the two burly men had no choice; one held him while the other forcibly pried open the scholar's fingers and snatched the item from his bosom.

"A poor scholar like you is worthy of going to Ping Tower? What do you have that you can pay with!"

"I have it, I can pledge my life there, give the item back to me!"

"Pah, you think too highly of yourself, how much is your life worth? Believe it or not, I could find a beggar on the street, give him one tael of silver, and buy your life!"

"I am not an unreasonable person; I will take your item, take these few taels of silver back, and go home to live your life well!"

While speaking, the burly man casually threw out a few taels of broken silver and then left without looking back. Before leaving, he even shouted at the scholar.

"Scholar, don't think about those impossible things; you won't have a good end if you go to Ping Tower. You are clearly just a poor scholar, yet you want to reach the sky in one step, can you afford it!"

"Give it back to me, give it back to me, bandits, robbers!" Watching the two burly men leave, the poor scholar was beyond tears, his eyes full of despair.

He kept kneeling on the ground, his head thumping against the floor, "Mother, I'm afraid I won't be able to pass the imperial examinations, my future is gone!"

"A Name Post?" With a light stretch of his hand, the item that had been snatched by the burly men landed in Shen Yu's hand. This Name Post looked very ordinary; it didn't look like something that would make people treat it as a treasure.

Why did the scholar seem as if his future life had gone dark just because he lost this? Could this thing help someone pass the imperial examinations? Could it be the examiner's Name Post? Wouldn't that be cheating?

Tsk tsk, how could the imperial court even let the exam questions leak out? This is a major case.

"Big Brother!" The other burly man on the side had no idea that his item had already been taken away and was walking quickly toward another street.

"Big Brother, didn't we, the Road Street Twin Heroes, agree that we walk the jianghu to uphold justice? Is it good to snatch something from a scholar?"

"What's not good about it? This scholar is crazy about wanting to pass the imperial examinations; he must be going to Ping Tower for this. You tell me, what does a poor scholar have to trade for a title? His life?"

"I think Ping Tower's requirement is likely for this scholar to work for them after he passes the exam. We are stopping him from going to Ping Tower for his own good, to save the world from having one more corrupt official!"

"Ping Tower?" From the mouths of the two burly men, Shen Yu suddenly learned of such a term, and the Name Post in his hand seemed to suddenly become mysterious.

However, when he held this Name Post, someone nearby saw it and immediately came up to him, "Brother, are you also going to Ping Tower?"

"This Ping Tower claims that it can fulfill anything; I wonder what you want to obtain at Ping Tower, Brother?"

"It can fulfill anything? Can it really be that exaggerated?"

"Brother, you look like you're going to Ping Tower for the first time. Let me tell you, things about Ping Tower might sound fake at first, but once you go, you'll know that none of it is bragging!"

Looking at Shen Yu with the eyes of someone who had been there, the other person taught him like a senior, and his words were full of praise for Ping Tower.

Within a few sentences, Shen Yu managed to extract information about Ping Tower from him.

Ping Tower is located in the slums of the Capital and seems to be an existence like a ghost market, but Ping Tower is even more mysterious.

People holding a Name Post can make one request to them, and they can fulfill any request.

But at the same time, they will also make a request of you, or ask for something from you, and you must also fulfill it. If you cannot fulfill it, the outcome is equally miserable.

Of course, their request is also based on your request; the harder your request is to fulfill, the harder their request will naturally be. If your request is easy, the request they make will likewise not be difficult.

To put it less nicely, it is an equivalent exchange. It's just a transaction!

Ping Tower, this is actually quite interesting!