Chapter 85: Eating Tyrant's Meal?

  Entering the Nanman City wasn't that troublesome, the soldiers at the city gate only gave a symbolic check. As for those who didn't want to be checked, they just needed to give some silver to those guards and they would be fine. These people wouldn't ask for yuan stones, they only wanted gold, silver, and treasures, after all, they were just ordinary people.

  "Alas, after visiting Zhenwu City, coming back to see Nanman City is really not that interesting. Nanman City is not much different from Feiyu City, but compared to Zhenwu City, it's truly worlds apart." Shangguan Yu sighed.

  "Never mind, after walking for so long, my mouth is already dry. Let's go find a restaurant and have a big meal first. Last time when Brother Shi treated us to that meal, I had a great time eating, this time let me treat you guys instead." Qin Shou said with a smile.

  At the mention of the last time in Zhenwu City, Zhu Shoucheng's eyes flashed with a hint of pain. That was a whole 1,000 red yuan stones! Who would have thought that it was eaten away by this glutton in front of him? What's even more hateful is that Shangguan Yu also fed his turtle until it was full.

  "Let's go to that one, it looks good." Qin Shou pointed to a more luxurious-looking restaurant in the distance. The restaurant was not as good as "Youjian Restaurant", but compared to other restaurants around, it was much better.

  As for Qin Shou's proposal, Shangguan Yu and Zhu Shoucheng did not have any objections. Qin Shou walked in the front, Shangguan Yu and Zhu Shoucheng followed behind him, and the three of them walked towards that restaurant together.

  At the city gate.

  The sound of horseshoes came from afar, and soon after, Town South King Xiao Zhen arrived at the city gate. After learning that the one who killed Xiao Yan was the three Upper Officials, Xiao Zhen rushed back without stopping his horse. Unfortunately, he didn't see the three Upper Officials along the way.

  Xiao Zhen was a warrior of Wang Ji Jing, so his memory was naturally stronger. He didn't know the names of Shangguan Yu and the other two people, but he had seen them before. Although it was just a fleeting glance, Xiao Zhen remembered it clearly.

  "See the King of Zhennan!" The soldiers at the city gate all knelt down. As the most prestigious king of the Southern Barbarian Dynasty, these soldiers naturally recognized him.

  "Everyone get up." Xiao Zhen hesitated for a moment, pointed to a soldier, "You, yes, just you! You come here to me, I have something to ask you!"

  That soldier was overjoyed and quickly ran to Xiao Zhen's side. "Your Highness, what do you want to ask? Whatever it is that I know, I will definitely tell you everything!"

  "The king asks you, did three people pass by here just now? Among the three people, there were two thirteen or fourteen-year-old boys and one seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy. Have you seen them?" Xiao Zhen asked from horseback, looking down at him.

  Xiao Zhen can only hope that Shangguan Yu and the other two have entered Nanman City. If they hadn't come here, with the vastness of Tianxuan Continent, how would he go about searching for them? Xiao Zhen knew that Shangguan Yu and the other two were definitely not people from the Nanman Dynasty. In the Nanman Dynasty, who would dare to kill his son Xiao Yan so openly?

  "Reporting to Your Highness, I seem to have some impression. Indeed, there were three young men, one a bit older and two younger." The soldier replied cautiously, furrowing his brow.

  "Good, now take a look at this white cloth, are these the three young men on it?" Xiao Zhen took out the white cloth and threw it to the soldier.

  The soldier carefully took over the white cloth, but when he opened it, he almost shook the white cloth in his hand to the ground. On the white cloth was a portrait painted with fresh blood. He had also fought in battles and could naturally smell the taste of blood.

  The soldier looked carefully at the three headshots on the white cloth, furrowed his brow and tried to recall. This was a task entrusted by King Zhen Nan, so he couldn't help but be cautious.

  "Are you watching? Have the three of them entered the city?" Xiao Zhen asked impatiently.

  "Reporting to Your Highness, I've investigated and can confirm that these three people are the ones who entered the city not long ago!" The soldier said firmly.

  "Good, if I catch these three people, King will surely reward heavily!" A fierce glint flashed in Xiao Zhen's eyes. Since the three of Shangguan Yu had already entered the city, they would definitely not escape from his palm.

  "Listen up, I have an order for you. You absolutely cannot let these three people leave the city, do you understand?" As he spoke, a hint of anger flashed between Xiao Zhen's eyebrows.

  "Yes! Your Highness!" The soldiers all responded loudly in unison.

  Xiao Zhen rode his horse into the city gate, while in front of him were four guards clearing the way. "Make way! Make way! The King of Town South has arrived. If anyone collides with the King of Town South, it will be a capital offense punishable by beheading!"

  Inside a restaurant.

  Shangguan Yu and the three others were eating with gusto, as Qin Shou was treating them to a meal. Qin Shou, while eating, muttered to himself, "Delicious, delicious! This time I'll take some leftovers home!"

  The dishes in this restaurant are naturally inferior to those of "You Jian Restaurant", but compared to the meat they roasted themselves in the wild, it is much more delicious. These are all equivalent to local dishes, with unique features of the Nanman Dynasty, and the three of them, including Shangguan Yu, ate with relish.

  The little second naturally smiled and said, the more they consumed, the more he got. The little second had been mixed here for so long, and naturally, he could see that the three of Shangguan Yu were absolutely not the kind of people who couldn't afford to pay.

  After a while, the three of them finally ate their fill. Shangguan Yu patted his belly, "Alright, I'm stuffed again. Qin Shou, you can pay the bill now, we still have to hurry on our journey!"

  Upon hearing Upper Official Yu's words, Xiao Er also walked over immediately. "Three guest officials, you have eaten a total of 70 taels of silver worth of dishes, plus the 30 taels of silver worth of dishes that this guest official wants to take away, for a total of 100 taels of silver."

  Xiao Er finished speaking, but Qin Shou suddenly became embarrassed. His spatial ring only had yuan stones, where was the silver? However, Qin Shou couldn't lose face now, so he took out a piece of Chi Yuan Stone and said, "Xiao Er, this is a Chi Yuan Stone, worth one thousand taels of silver."

  Looking at the Chi Yuan Stone taken out by Qin Shou, a hint of disdain flashed in Xiao Er's eyes. It was just a broken stone, did he really think he had no knowledge or what? This broken stone could be worth 1,000 taels of silver, don't try to cheat a ghost!

  The young waiter's heart sank, thinking that the three people in front of him would definitely not be able to pay for their meal. Not being able to pay for the meal was one thing, but they even had the nerve to try to scam him with a broken stone? He really didn't know whether it was the three officials who were idiots or if he himself was the idiot.

  "Sir, we don't accept rare and precious items here. It's better if you just give us 100 taels of silver directly." The shop assistant said tactfully.

  Shangguan Yu also understood Qin Shou's situation, because he didn't bring out any silver either. And this little second clearly didn't recognize Chi Yuen Shi, so where was he supposed to go to get a hundred taels of silver now?

  "What's wrong? Don't you all want to eat at the King of Noodles? Do you really think our King of Noodles is that delicious?" The shopkeeper sneered. To dare open a store in Nanman City, naturally means they have backing.

  The little second patted his hands and walked over with eight strong men. "These three people are eating the bully's meal, you watch and deal with it, remember not to beat them to death or disability. We still want to sell these three young people, let's see if we can get a good price later."

  "Hehe...... I was a bit embarrassed at first, but now that you've done this, I don't feel embarrassed at all." Qin Shou looked at the eight burly men and couldn't help but smile.

  Before Xiao Er could react, the sound of pounding echoed. Qin Shoufu had been holding in his anger for a long time because he couldn't afford to pay the silver. Now that he saw these eight strong men, Qin Shoufu took the initiative to strike first.

  With his strength as a warrior of the extreme boundary, dealing with these eight sturdy men was naturally no problem. Although these eight sturdy men looked robust, they were not even close to being warriors at the extreme boundary. In no time, the eight sturdy men were lying on the ground crying out in agony.

  "You! Don't you have any king's law? Under the bright sky, eating a tyrant's meal and daring to hurt us?" The little servant was scared and sat on the ground, crying out loudly.

  "Hey, little brother, don't get so excited, I've brought silver here." Zhu Shoucheng spoke up at this time and took out 100 taels of silver, throwing them beside the young servant. "Stop shouting, this is 100 taels of silver!"

  "Hmph, really looking down on people!" Qin Shou clenched his fist at the little second, and he felt too embarrassed about what had happened earlier. Qin Shou turned his head to look at Zhu Shoucheng, "This time I should thank my senior brother instead!" Before, Qin Shou didn't think much of Zhu Shoucheng, but this time he gained a lot more goodwill towards him.

  Shangguan Yu looked at Zhu Shoucheng with a strange expression. Since Zhu Shoucheng had silver, why didn't he take it out earlier? Was he intentionally making such a big fuss? Or was he doing this on purpose to gain Qin Shou's favor?

  Shangguan Yu suppressed the doubts in his heart and said, "Let's go, we shouldn't stay in Nanman City tonight. Let's continue on our journey!" Zhu Shoucheng and Qin Shou nodded in agreement, and the three of them walked out of the restaurant's large gate.

  Zhen'an Wangfu.

  Xiao Zhen looked at the three thousand portraits in front of him and nodded his head in satisfaction. These were drawn by all the painters in the city, completed in the shortest time possible. "Come in!" Xiao Zhen shouted towards the outside of the door.

  "Have these portraits posted throughout the city, I want to catch these three culprits in the shortest time possible! Anyone who provides clues will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and if they can bring them back, I, the king, will reward him with 10,000 taels of white silver and a title!"

  As soon as Xiao Zhen finished speaking, the guards in the Wang Fu all rushed out. The King of Zhen Nan was not a good-tempered person, if they had offended him, they would definitely not know how to die.

  "Huh...... it's strange, why are there so many people gathered there? What are they looking at?" Shangguan Yu looked ahead curiously and muttered to himself.

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