Chapter 250: Getting to Know Tong Bo

Amidst the anxious waiting of those few who were blinded by greed, the candle in Duan Fengyun's room finally went out.

The most ferocious-looking among them said:

"The kid is asleep; let's go out in a moment and change into our Night-Walking Garments.

We'll head to the kid's room later tonight. Who would have thought we'd run into such a fat sheep here today."

Another person said:

"Big Brother, this kid looks like a novice who just stepped into the Jianghu. We can make a huge fortune today.

Let's just hope this kid hasn't spent all his money."

Tong Bo saw the few of them whispering with their heads lowered and knew they must be discussing a plan.

Meanwhile, the face of Duan Fengyun in the room was brimming with an eerie smile.

"If Tong Bo stands by and watches today, then you had better prepare to meet the King of Hell.

Whether you live or die today depends on Tong Bo."

Inside the inn, the waiter began to tidy up the tables and benches, saying as he worked:

"Dear guests, the shop is about to close. Please return to your rooms to rest early."

Seeing this, Tong Bo put down a silver ingot, took Dou Dou by the hand, and went out.

Tong Bo brought Dou Dou to the back of the building, and seeing no one around, he flew with her onto the roof of Duan Fengyun's room.

Tong Bo wanted to wait for the rabbit to strike the stump and give those few people a surprise.

After finishing their wine, those few people walked out of the inn with an aggressive air.

The group arrived at a corner and skillfully changed into the Night-Walking Garments from their bags.

Judging by their practiced movements, it was clear they had committed such acts of murder and robbery many times before.

Once the entire inn had closed for the night, the group turned into black-clad phantoms and snuck into the inn.

Hearing the sounds coming from inside the inn, Tong Bo knew they had begun their operation, and he prepared to give them a surprise.

The group arrived at Duan Fengyun's room. One of them wanted to use his gleaming broadsword to pry open the door, but he was stopped by the leader.

"Just in case, follow the old rules."

The leader took an incense stick for inducing sleep from his bosom, lit it, and inserted it through the crack in the door.

This was their habitual method; no matter the situation, they would always use the sleep-inducing smoke to knock people out first.

But Duan Fengyun was not even afraid of poisons that could cause a thousand sores, let alone this bit of smoke. Our great actor Duan could only suffer a little and play along with this group of men in black.

After the smoke had burned out and they were certain the person inside had been overcome, they took their specific antidote and slowly pried open Duan Fengyun's door with their blades.

To accommodate them and save them the trouble, Duan Fengyun had packed his silver and banknotes into a money bag and tossed it directly onto the table.

After entering, the group lit a candle. One of the men in black saw the bulging money bag on the table, stepped forward, and opened it excitedly.

"Big Brother, we've struck it rich! This kid really is a fat sheep."

Seeing the silver and banknotes inside the bag, the men in black were overjoyed; this money was enough for them to live in luxury for a long time.

"Search him! See if the kid has anything else of value!"

The leader of the men in black shouted.

"But Big Brother, what about this kid?

Judging by his attire, he should be the son of a wealthy family. If today's affair is exposed, we will inevitably be hunted down by the Clan behind him."

The leader replied viciously:

"The old rules: kill him.

Leave no trace behind."

Another man in black heard this, raised his blade, and walked over to Duan Fengyun. He muttered:

"Stinky brat, be smarter in your next life.

Don't be too flashy when you're a person, or you'll bring disaster upon yourself."

Having said that, the man in black raised his blade, ready to hack at Duan Fengyun's neck, but a pebble flew in and knocked his broadsword away.

Seeing this, the man in black shouted:

"Who is it!"

"You lot have already taken the money, yet you still want to take a life.

Truly heartless and ruthless."

Tong Bo saw that even after getting the money they wanted, they still intended to kill to silence the witness.

If it had been simple theft, Tong Bo might have turned a blind eye, but now they were going to take a life.

Unable to watch any longer, Tong Bo flew down from the roof with Dou Dou.

The leader of the men in black saw Tong Bo and Dou Dou and said:

"It's you two!"

He recognized that Tong Bo and Dou Dou were the two who had been sitting next to their table earlier.

Tong Bo nodded and replied:

"Indeed, it is us."

The man in black roared angrily:

"Stinky brats, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or I will send you both to the Western Heaven."

Another man in black, seeing Dou Dou's exquisite face, was overcome with lust and said:

"Big Brother, since these two have stumbled upon our good deed, we cannot let them leave.

This woman looks quite good. After we kill this man, let's enjoy this woman together first."

Hearing the filthy language of the man in black, Dou Dou was instantly enraged; she drew the long whip at her waist and struck directly at the man who had spoken.

Seeing Dou Dou make her move, the men in black brandished their blades and charged at Dou Dou and Tong Bo.

However, their martial arts were simply not worth mentioning before Tong Bo; after a quick scuffle, the several men in black were beaten to the ground.

"Big Brother, we are no match for this brat, let's run!"

Just as the men in black were about to flee, they were blocked by a lash of Dou Dou's whip.

"You lot, stealing people's money and even trying to take their lives—one look at you and I know you're repeat offenders.

I can't let you go today; Tong Dage, let's tie them up and send them to the authorities when dawn breaks."

Upon hearing this, Tong Bo flew forward and struck their acupoints, freezing them in place.

Tong Bo said:

"I have sealed their acupoints; let's report them to the authorities when dawn breaks.

People like them surely have criminal records with the government; let the authorities deal with them."

Tong Bo stepped forward to search the leader of the men in black, found the antidote for the stupefying smoke, and placed it into Duan Fengyun's mouth.

Duan Fengyun swallowed the antidote down his throat; his time to perform had arrived.

Duan Fengyun was seen slowly opening his eyes, looking at Tong Bo and Dou Dou by his bedside, and shouting:

"Who are you?

Why are you in my room?

What do you want to do to me?"

Duan Fengyun came out with three questions in a row, and after asking them, he didn't even bother to put on his shoes before heading straight to the table.

Seeing that his money bag and the things inside were still there, Duan Fengyun breathed a sigh of relief.

He rejoiced:

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, the money is still here!"

Dou Dou looked at the money-grubbing Duan Fengyun; she and Tong Bo had saved him, yet he hadn't even said a word of thanks.

Dou Dou said angrily:

"What is wrong with you?

Tong Dage and I saved your life, and you didn't even say a word of thanks?

You even started off by asking us so many questions."

Duan Fengyun looked up at the men in black who were frozen in place by their sealed acupoints, then looked at Dou Dou and said:

"I remember you, you're the woman who bumped into me during the day!

You say you just saved me?

Do you mean to say these men in black were here to kill me?

But I have no grudges against them, why would they want to kill me?"

Looking at Duan Fengyun, whose intelligence seemed comparable to Tong Xin's, Dou Dou said speechlessly:

"Who told you to spend money so lavishly without any restraint?

This group saw that you were carrying a fortune, so they wanted to kill you and seize your treasure."

"So that's how it is; I, Duan Fengyun, thank you both for saving my life.

May I ask for your honorable names? I will certainly keep them in my heart."

Dou Dou pointed at Tong Bo and said:

"This is Tong Bo, Tong Dage, and my name is Dou Dou.

Looking at you, you aren't from around here; what are you doing here?"

Duan Fengyun replied:

"That's right, I came from the Capital.

My father wanted me to marry a girl I don't like, so I took all my belongings and ran away from home."

After hearing Duan Fengyun's words, Tong Bo and Dou Dou finally understood why this Duan Fengyun was so wealthy despite being so young.

It turned out he was a rich young master who had run away from home in the Capital.

Duan Fengyun looked at Tong Bo and said:

"Tong Dage, I have admired you heroes with such high martial arts since I was a child.

Could you take me as your apprentice? I can give you as much money as you want.

Once I learn martial arts, my father will never be able to force me to marry someone I don't like again."

Tong Bo laughed:

"Brother Duan, martial arts are not that easy to learn.

Learning martial arts requires enduring great hardship, and you surely wouldn't be able to handle it.

The outside world is not what you imagine it to be.

The outside world is very dangerous; you had better hurry back to the Capital."

Duan Fengyun shook his head and said:

"I won't; I had such a hard time escaping from the Capital, I will not go back."

Looking at Duan Fengyun, who was as childish as Tong Xin, Tong Bo and Dou Dou found it quite amusing.

Dou Dou suggested:

"Tong Dage, this Duan Fengyun's personality is so similar to Tong Xin's; do you think if we put them together, they would become a pair of clowns?"

Duan Fengyun despised them in his heart:

"Clowns? Your whole family are clowns.

If it weren't for the fact that I want to get close to you, I would slap you to death."

Tong Bo nodded and said:

"That's right, if he stays with Tong Xin, the two of them will surely get along very happily.

It's just that our plan is about to be implemented recently, and I don't want to drag him into it."

Watching the two hesitating, Duan Fengyun prepared to add fuel to the fire for them and stage a bitter-suffering ruse.

Taking advantage of the moment the two were not paying attention, Duan Fengyun struck the chest of the leading man in black with a burst of Sword Qi.

Under the impact of this Sword Qi, the leading man in black successfully unsealed his acupoints.

Duan Fengyun then stood up at the right moment, deliberately walked in front of this group of men in black, and shouted angrily:

"You bunch of petty thieves actually want to ambush this young master? Later, I will let you know what it means to wish you were dead."

After speaking, Duan Fengyun even deliberately kicked the leading man in black to vent the anger in his heart.

The man in black knew he was no match for Tong Bo, so he still wanted to deliberately pretend that his acupoints were sealed, waiting for Tong Bo and the other two to leave before finding a way to rescue his brothers.

But he did not expect that this guy Duan Fengyun would actually press him so aggressively, even wanting to make them unable to live or die.

This man in black thought that all of this was caused by this ignorant guy in front of him; if it weren't for him, how would he and his brothers have ended up in this state?

Burning with rage, he finally could not hold back any longer.

Brought to you by the great god Duan Fengyun, "Transmigrating Through the Heavens Starting from Wind and Cloud"