Chapter 78 Return to Zhenwu City!
Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou both took out their own tokens and handed them directly to the middle-aged man. The token of the Zhenwu Sect, which Shangguan Yu had also studied, but he hadn't been able to figure out its secrets. Now that he was only at the Human Boundary stage, it was natural that he couldn't discover the token's mysteries.
"Hmph..." The middle-aged man sneered, "So it's just two outer sect disciples. I thought you were someone else. Alright, each of you hand over a Scarlet Origin Stone and I'll let you leave!"
Shangguan Yu let out a sigh in his heart, the Tianxuan Continent was indeed so realistic. Without strength, no matter where you went, you wouldn't get anyone's respect. If he were a martial artist at the Huangji Boundary now, how could this middle-aged man possibly ask him for the Chi Yuan Stone?
"We're going out, and we still have to pay the toll?" Qin Shou was about to get angry, but was pulled back by Shangguan Yu. This time, the two of them had sneaked out secretly, if others found out, how could they seize the initiative?
"It's just two Chi Yuan stones, no big deal." Shangguan Yu said in a low voice to Qin Shou.
When Wu Santong became their master, he gave them a lot of Chi Yuan Stones, and also gave them quite a few Huang Yuan Stones and even some Lu Yuan Stones. For the current Shangguan Yu, two Chi Yuan Stones were indeed nothing.
Wu San Tong had always been a loner and didn't have any disciples to give rewards to. Over time, he had accumulated a large pile of treasures, not just yuan stones. Now that he had four disciples like Shangguan Yu, giving them some yuan stones was no big deal.
Shangguan Yu's voice was small, but this middle-aged man heard it clearly. He looked at Shangguan Yu with a strange expression, and the tone of this outer disciple was not small, could it be that this kid was the descendant of some big shot?
The middle-aged man took the Chi Yuan Stone from Shangguan Yu's hand and didn't entangle much. "Since the two Chi Yuan Stones have been exchanged, I naturally won't make things difficult for you."
The middle-aged man made a strange handprint, and the large door behind him also opened. Shangguan Yu naturally saw the vortex inside the door, which was the transmission gate. The middle-aged man made a please gesture, and Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou were not polite, directly walking towards the transmission gate.
After a dizzying spin, Yu Jian finally felt his feet on the ground. He looked around at the scenery and thought back to the map he had seen, and knew that this was the True Martial City Lord's Manor.
There were two gatekeepers in front of him, but they didn't make any strange moves. Those who could come out of the Zhenwu Gate naturally had no problem. As for asking for tolls, they didn't have the guts to do so. Without enough strength or backing, how dare they be arrogant?
"Go straight down this road and you'll be out of the city lord's manor!" One of the gatekeepers pointed to a path in front of them, speaking to Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou.
"Hmm, thanks for reminding me!" Officer Yu smiled slightly.
Before long, Shangguan Yu and Qin Shou came out of the City Master's Mansion. Looking at the bustling street in front of him, Shangguan Yu took a deep breath. After being cooped up in the Zhenwu Gate for so long, he could finally come out and get some fresh air.
Shangguan Yu's body bore such a heavy burden, so he naturally couldn't slack off. In the three months within the Zhenwu Mansion, he fully devoted himself to cultivation every day. Otherwise, his breakthrough wouldn't have been possible at such a fast pace.
But he also understood now that bitter practice was only useful in the early stages of a warrior. From the middle stage onwards, the effect of bitter practice became very small. As for the later stage, bitter practice had no effect at all.
A warrior needs to go and feel this world, in order to gain something useful. As for what he gains, the current Wuguan Yu doesn't know yet. He only knows that on the path of martial arts, intuition is very important.
And he came out this time to temper himself, and naturally also needs to enlighten the way. Long-term hard training is not all good for martial artists either. However, completely no hard training is definitely not possible, unless it's a rare talent in the world.
And he, Emperor Yu, didn't have the time to waste. Not to mention anything else, at this point, he didn't even qualify to restore his original surname. In his heart, he hadn't forgotten that he was a member of the imperial family, and his surname was Di, not Shangguan! He was called Emperor Yu, not Shangguan Yu!
For the imperial family, Shangguan Yu had also asked Wu Santong.
"Master, is there any family with the surname 'Di' in the Tianxuan Continent? Or is there anyone with the surname 'Di' in any of the sects?" Shangguan Yu couldn't help but ask Wu San Tong out of curiosity.
At that time, Wu San Tong's pupils slightly contracted, "How did you come up with such an idea? Surnamed Emperor? In the entire Tian Xuan Continent, which family dares to be surnamed Emperor? And who dares to be surnamed Emperor? The Great Emperor is the most formidable existence, I ask you, who dares to be surnamed Emperor?"
Listening to Wu Santong's words, Shangguan Yu became even more puzzled. If someone like Wu Santong hadn't heard of the Imperial Family, then others would definitely be even more unaware. But he clearly had the surname Di, he was a member of the Di family, and his father was Di Yin!
"Don't you dare, do you think having the surname 'Di' is impressive? The Great Emperor is the most formidable existence, and naturally won't allow itself to be profaned. If someone dares to have the surname 'Di', I guarantee they'll be beaten to death by random people on the same day!" Wu Santong said with profound meaning.
No wonder Emperor Yin didn't let him restore his original surname, no wonder Emperor Yin made him be called Shangguan Yu from then on. It turns out that having the surname Di has such terrifying consequences, it seems that without sufficient self-preservation ability, he can only be surnamed Shangguan.
"Xiao Yu, what are you thinking about? Why are you so absorbed in thought?" Qin Shou suddenly appeared beside Shangguan Yu, calling out loudly.
Shangguan Yu rolled her eyes at Qin Shou, if it weren't for his strong will, he might have been really scared by now. "I'm thinking, wouldn't it be great if there was a woman even more violent than Li Ruolan? How could I let you off without teaching you a lesson?"
"What a joke? Who can tame me, Qin Shou? Li Ruolan? Look at her now, dare she try to tame me? If she provokes me, I'll really make her my little maid." Qin Shou's peach blossom eyes fluttered with excitement as he fell into his own fantasy.
Shangguan Yu looked at Qin Shou's disgusting expression, and naturally thought it was better to stay away from him. He didn't believe others would misunderstand that he knew Qin Shou, even though they actually did know each other.
"After being in the Zhen Wu Men for so long, my mouth has lost its sense of taste. I need to go find a good restaurant and have a big meal." Shangguan Yu smiled slightly, he didn't bother with Qin Shou who was lost in his daydream, and walked forward instead.
"Hey, Xiao Yu, wait for me!" Qin Shou wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and chased after Upper Official Yu's direction.
"There is a restaurant"
Shangguan Yu stopped in front of a sign that read "Have a Meal Restaurant". The name was quite playful, and judging from the bustling business, this place should be pretty good.
"Hey... there's a restaurant over here!" someone shouted.
"Huh...... It really is 'You Jian Can Guan'!" Another person responded.
Shangguan Yu smiled and stepped into the "Youjian Restaurant". Although it was called a restaurant, the interior space was very large, looking several times better than an ordinary restaurant.
Shangguan Yu directly chose a table by the window and sat down. After a while, Qin Shou also rushed over.
"Huff...huff...I told you to wait for me, why didn't you wait for me?" Qin Shou said, panting heavily.
"Come on, stop pretending, how can such a short distance tire you out?" Qin Shou is also a martial artist at the extreme boundary, how can this distance possibly tire him out?
"Alright, looking at how pitiful you are, I'll give you some food. Will paying for it do?" Up Official Yu said impatiently, seeing Qin Shou still pretending.
As expected, after hearing Shangguan Yu's words, Qin Shou didn't dare to breathe heavily. "Young waiter, what good dishes do you have here?"
"This young master, you're mistaken. We're not small two, we're small three. As for ordering food, we've prepared a menu for you, please choose what dishes you'd like to eat yourself. The menu has the name and price of each dish, please take your time to select." A woman walked over from beside, holding what she called a menu.
"Pffft... Little Three?" The tea water in Shangguan Yu's mouth all sprayed out, what kind of world is this? It seems that not only the name of this restaurant is playful, but also the service staff are so interesting.
"Yes, young master. Those men in other places are called small seconds, we women are all small thirds." The woman who just came over handed the menu to Qin Shou and then solemnly said to Shangguan Yu.
"Cough, cough..." Shangguan Yu was really choked, "We women are all mistresses" such a powerful sentence came out. Looking at the serious expression of this woman again, Shangguan Yu couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Shangguan Yu's reaction not only made the woman feel strange, but also Qin Shou felt inexplicable. However, after a moment, Qin Shou suddenly raised his head and gave Shangguan Yu a lewd smile. The expression was so obscene that it made Shangguan Yu want to kick Qin Shou to death.
"What's wrong with you, young master?" the woman asked.
"It's nothing, nothing." Upper Official Yu shook his head repeatedly, but everyone could see the suppressed smile.
"Oh, okay. If you have any other instructions, just call us, we're your little three, no need to be polite." After the woman said this to Shangguan Yu, she turned and left.
"Cough, cough..." Shangguan Yu had just taken a sip of tea and was choked again. "Are we your mistresses?" Indeed, there is no strongest, only stronger. If these women knew that 'mistress' also had another meaning, they would probably be too embarrassed to say such things.
"Xiao Yu, I didn't expect that. You're actually interested in this kind of woman, and your pickup method is not bad!" Qin Shou gave a ambiguous smile, then looked back at his menu.
"Ugh..." Shangguan Yu was speechless. Qin Shou, this guy, just couldn't think of a good place to go. "Hurry up with your food, what's with all the nonsense!"