Chapter 639: The Flat Building

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 somewhat unaccustomed to it for a moment.

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

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 signboard of that restaurant 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 did not hurt anyone, though it gave the passersby quite a fright.

Then Shen Yu continued walking forward. Seeing a beggar begging by the side of the street, along with a fierce-looking burly man beside him, he couldn't help but smile lightly.

"The burly man over there is going to give the beggar two copper coins; he is truly a man with a fierce 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 beside him hurried to catch up, his face full of admiration.

When Shen Yu spoke earlier, he happened to be standing right next to 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 one looked at him.

For such a person, he wouldn't have doubted it at all if someone had 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 evident that these two copper coins did not seem insignificant to him. After all, two copper coins were enough for an ordinary commoner to buy a few steamed buns to get by for a lunch or dinner.

"Brother, stay your steps!"

"Are you calling me?" Looking around to see 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!"

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

Xingbei Marquis Fang Luo, like Mou Qing, was also a First-Rank Marquis of the Imperial Court. However, that man 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 Xingbei Marquis heir Fang Zihe had also joined the army in his youth, earning countless military merits.

It was just that under the radiance of the Northern Frontier Twin Stars all these years, let alone the Xingbei Marquis 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 gradually.

This was clearly an attempt to build momentum, wanting to rise quickly while the younger generation of the Northern Frontier lacked a leader, so as to achieve fame and success; this was actually beyond reproach.

But this had nothing to do with Shen Yu. He had only heard people around him mention these matters, and they were not worth his attention.

Facing this young gentleman from the Xingbei Marquis Mansion—whether he was a legitimate son or a collateral branch, Shen Yu remained indifferent and not at all enthusiastic. In fact, there was nothing to be enthusiastic about.

However, his lack of enthusiasm did not mean the other party was not enthusiastic. Even though he ignored the other party, the person 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 vanished in an instant.

"Brother, don't leave yet!"

Seeing Shen Yu wanted to leave, Fang Ziying blocked his path directly, 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, Master, you must be a master, right? Tell me, how did you do it!"

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

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 a few 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 did not fall 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, nearly disfiguring himself with the impact.

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

"A master, truly a master, amazing!"

"Which death-seeking bastard dares to make a move on 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 with this movement, the horse would fall again, directly pinning one of his legs underneath.

Whether the horse was alright 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 realize something and immediately shut his mouth.

There was no need to ask to know that the person who made a move must be an expert; if they could easily make him fall, they could easily kill him.

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

If no one pursued it, that would be fine, 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.

Moreover, he had heard that Shen Yu, that cold-blooded killer, was also in the Capital. If he happened to see him and felt unhappy, he might just chop him down, and then he would truly have nowhere to cry.

Today, he would admit defeat, but this matter was not over. Once this young master finishes his business, I will 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 pin his other leg.

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

But just at this moment, the 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 acting like 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 likely already overjoyed."

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

"Shut up!" After scolding 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 lest you be swindled out of your entire family fortune!"

Ignoring this pair of master and servant, Shen Yu walked straight ahead, making Fang Ziying quite anxious as he tried to struggle 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 trying 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 take a wife; what will I do if I end up crippled!"

"Get up, hurry up and 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 on the head.

"Oh, you, you, you are really making me furious, my opportunity is just gone like this!"

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

Speaking of this, the servant couldn't help but curse under his breath, "These down-and-out scholars are truly harmful. 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 the time, I was just like you, not believing and not cherishing it. Once it was missed, it was truly a regret that could never be mended!"

"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, whose face was already looking unpleasant, saw his expression droop even further.

"Young Master, can we not go? Your little bit of family property really isn't enough to be tossed around there!"

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

After finishing his sentence, he ignored the servant who kept trying to block 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 robes, 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 down the street and reached a corner, he suddenly heard a burst of angry roaring.

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 clutching 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 chest.

"A poor scholar like you is also 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 man; I will take your item, take these few taels of silver back, and go home to live your life well!"

As he spoke, 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 a poor scholar, yet you want to reach the heavens in a single step; can you afford the price!"

"Give it back to me, give it back to me, you bandits, you robbers!" Watching the two burly men leave, the poor scholar was beyond tears, his eyes filled with 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 someone treat it as a treasure.

Why was it that when this scholar lost this, his future life seemed to become dim and lusterless? Could this thing help someone pass the imperial examinations? Could it be an 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 right to snatch something from a scholar?"

"What's wrong with it? This scholar is crazy about wanting to pass the imperial examinations; he must be going to Ping Tower for this. Tell me, what does a poor scholar have to trade for a title? His life?"

"I think Ping Tower likely demands that this scholar work for them after he passes the exam. We stopped 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 to be able to make anything come true; I wonder what you want to obtain at Ping Tower, Brother?"

"Anything can come true? Can it really be that exaggerated?"

"Brother, you must be 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 will know that none of it is boasting!"

Looking at Shen Yu with the eyes of someone who had been there before, the other person lectured him like a senior, his words 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; it 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 an item 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. Just a transaction!

Ping Tower, this is actually quite interesting!