“There is no law and order in your eyes!”
“Do you think that just because you’re a cultivator, you’re above the law? Is that why you think you don’t have to obey the law?” Elder Lu questioned them in a cold voice.
The aura around him was powerful. It was frightening.
“I don’t dare to think that way.” The three drunk men were so scared that their faces turned deathly pale. They kept kowtowing to Elder Lu.
“Elder, please forgive us. We know our mistakes. We will definitely turn over a new leaf!” the leader of the gangsters cried and wiped his nose as he said.
He spoke as though he was being extremely sincere.
“You three bastards. That is what you say all the time, but when did you ever change?”
Some courageous people walked out of the crowd and scolded the three drunk men as they pointed at them.
With someone taking the lead, more and more people started joining in.
Based on this, it seemed like these three people had constantly bullied civilians.
“Young master, how shall we settle this?” Elder Lu hated these evil men so he really wanted to kill these three drunk men on the spot. However, because of his identity, he needed to ask the young man wearing a brocade gown first.
“Elder Lu, you can just do what you want.” The young man wearing a brocade gown couldn’t think of a way to deal with the three drunk men so passed the judgement to Elder Lu.
“The three of you have committed too many crimes. For you to even atone for your sins, even sending you to hell won’t be enough,” Elder Lu said fiercely.
“Elder, please spare our lives!” The three drunk men got frightened instantly when they heard this and quickly kowtowed even harder.
They made loud and blunt noises when they kowtowed on the path laid with bluestones. Fresh blood started leaking out of their foreheads.
“Fine, I’m not a cruel person. You just need to leave your arms here, and then you can leave.” Elder Lu waved his hand impatiently.
Oh my god.
Don’t you feel embarrassed when you said that?
How was it not cruel to ask them to leave their arms behind?
The three drunk men hesitated. They wanted to resist but they were afraid they would be beaten to death.
However, they really couldn’t bear to part with their arms.
“Elder Lu, I have an idea. We can order the three of them to work at the docks. They are cultivators so one of them can essentially do the work of three strong men,” the young man wearing a brocade gown thought for a moment before suggesting to Elder Lu.
“Young master, that is a good idea.” Elder Lu’s eyes lit up when he heard this.
“From today onwards, the three of you will work at the docks for three years.”
The three drunk men finally saw hope.
Haha.
We are cultivators. We must be stupid to go and be workers.
When you’re not around, we will run away immediately.
Elder Lu seemed to have read through their thoughts. He continued, “Don’t even think about running away. I will inform the governor to send people to watch over you. Once you run away, we will immediately send troops to chase after you.”
The three drunk men widened their eyes in surprise. He was indeed ruthless.
He even wanted to inform the governor to watch over them…
Was there any hope left?
“Yes, we will definitely not run away.” The leader of the gangsters nodded obediently.
In his heart, he sighed. This time, they couldn’t escape anymore.
“Now go.” Elder Lu waved his hand.
“Yes.” The three drunk men bowed before slowly walking towards the direction of the docks.
Just by looking at their backs, they looked as though they were walking to their deaths.
However, honestly speaking, this punishment wasn’t very heavy. They could even earn money through their hard work.
But, the three drunk men were too used to being lazy so they might not be able to get used to it for a period of time.
After they got used to it, these three drunk men would probably become amazing workers.
Since there was no good show to watch anymore, the crowd started thanking Elder Lu and the young man wearing a brocade gown.
“Thank you, misters. This time, you did us a huge favor.”
“That’s right. you help us to take care of the rascals of our town!”
“Thank you so much!”
The young man wearing a brocade gown waved his hand humbly. “You’re being too polite. The local authorities will take care of people like them even if we didn’t come.”
“Take care of them? They will only lock them up for a few days and smack them on their wrist. Then, these hooligans will be released.”
“That’s right. That’s what happens all the time. After they come out, they’re still the same!”
The young man and Elder Lu exchanged glances when they heard this. They had other thoughts in their minds.
The civilians complained for a little while longer before dispersing.
“I didn’t expect us to meet again. We just parted but here we are again.” The young man wearing a brocade gown walked in front of the golden-feathered eagle and bowed at him.
The golden-feathered eagle bowed back and nodded with a smile.
“I’m Qin Yi and this is Elder Lu.” The young man named Qin Yi smiled as he introduced Elder Lu and him. Then, he asked, “How do I address the three of you?”
The golden-feathered eagle frowned and pondered for a moment.
“Is it inconvenient? If it’s inconvenient, it’s alright.” Qin Yi wasn’t unhappy when he saw the golden-feathered eagle’s hesitation. He just smiled calmly.
“No.” The golden-feathered eagle shook his head.
“It’s not inconvenient. I’m just thinking about what I should be called,” the golden-feathered eagle replied very sincerely.
Qin Yi: …
Brother, are you always so straightforward?
Elder Lu took a deep breath. He was a little angry. He thought that the golden-feathered eagle was making fun of them.
“Oh right, Little gold, if they didn’t mention it, I almost forgot to ask too. What is your name?” Lu Xiaoyuan seemed to have just thought about it so she asked curiously.
“I don’t have a name.” The golden-feathered eagle felt a little awkward.
He had lived for fifty thousand years and was a great demon in the wood world. However, he never had his own name.
Anyone who knew him just called him golden-feathered eagle.
“I’m Yaoyao.” Yaoyao opened her mouth, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
Lu Xiaoyuan lifted her little chin slightly and said proudly, “My name is Lu Xiaoyuan.”
Zhou Ye really wanted to gain some presence and tell the two people that he was called Zhou Ye and that it was nice to meet them.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t talk.
“Miss Yaoyao and Miss Lu.” Qin Yi bowed once again.
Lu Xiaoyuan nodded.
The golden-feathered eagle was still deep in thought.
He wanted to give himself a name. But the name must fit criteria he put out.
First, when others would hear his name, they must feel that it sounded majestic and domineering.
Second, it must be low-profile and sound educated.
Wait, these two criteria might be contradicting.
The golden-feathered eagle furrowed his brows furiously.
“Little gold, what are you doing?” Lu Xiaoyuan immediately opened her mouth and asked when she noticed his hardened expression.
“I’m thinking of my name,” the golden-feathered eagle regained his senses and replied honestly.
Lu Xiaoyuan thought for a moment and then laughed. “Why don’t I help you to think of one?”
“Alright.” The golden-feathered eagle thought for a short while and agreed.
Lu Xiaoyuan’s cultivation state was very high so she must be more experienced than him.
Hence, Lu Xiaoyuan must be able to give him a good name.
The golden-feathered eagle started imagining how he would introduce himself arrogantly after he got his own name.
“From now on, you will be called Gold Xiao’er (which means Little Two in Chinese)!”
The golden-feathered eagle was dumbfounded.
My young miss, did you give me this name without using your brain?
“Master Deer, don’t you feel that you should put in more thought for my name?” the golden-feathered eagle asked in frustration.
“Huh?” Lu Xiaoyuan glanced at him as though she was asking ‘aren’t you satisfied with your name?’
The golden-feathered eagle sighed secretly. He seemed sad.
“Fine.”
Then, he walked in front of Qin Yi and Elder Lu. He introduced himself seriously, “Our meeting is fate in the workings. I’m… Gold Xiao’er.”
“Hahaha…”
Qin Yi couldn’t help but laugh.
Elder Lu was a wise fellow so he knew it was impolite for him to laugh out directly. Hence, he remained expressionless but you could see his shoulders trembling.
Qin Yi wanted to say more but he suddenly saw a beggar signaling to him with his hand from afar.
The hand sign seemed ordinary but Qin Yi’s expression became serious at the sight of it.
He turned and faced Gold Xiao’er. He asked, “Brother Gold, is it alright if I address you like this?”
“It’s not a problem.” Gold Xiao’er shrugged indifferently.
To him, these were all small issues.
“Elder Lu and I have some business to settle. So, we will not interrupt your fun any longer. I hope that we will meet again.”
“Okay.” Gold Xiao’er understood the other party’s intention and nodded. “Go and settle your business. There’s no need to care about us.”
“Okay. If we meet again, I’ll treat.” Qin Yi cupped his fists and bid farewell.
Gold Xiao’er didn’t ask them to stay. He allowed them to leave.
Zhou Ye wanted to laugh.
But he couldn’t. He was frustrated trying to curb it.
He didn’t need Lu Xiaoyuan to give him a name. How fortunate was that?