Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Have you found that courtyard guard named Lu Yu?”
“He lives in the small courtyard behind the Ji Min Hall. He often goes out during the day and only comes back at night.”
“Should we send someone to probe and see if he has really found any clues?” The chief of the Fierce Tiger Sect asked. He didn’t believe what Yang Xiu said a few days ago.
Yang Xiu said that the guard named Lu Yu might have found clues about them, but they had been in this hidden place for so long and no one had come looking for them.
“For what? Just kill him.” the chief said. A trace of cruelty flashed in his dark eyes.
He said to a martial art cultivator of the Wild Wolf Sect behind him, “Ma Gang, go to the town and kill that Lu Yu when he is in the courtyard at night.”
“Okay.” Ma Gang replied and left the hiding place.
He had been holding it in here for a long time. Now that he had a chance to leave, he would go to the town to have some fun first.
Lu Yu was just a newcomer who had just entered the Han Residence and started cultivating. No matter how talented he was, he was at most at the third level of the body refining realm.
Ma Gang had already broken through to the fifth level of the body refining realm in the previous battle. Killing a third level body refining realm was as easy as flipping his hand.
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After Lu Yu cultivated for a while, someone ran over to tell him that Han Yu was coming to town.
“Miss is coming to town. But why are you telling me?” Lu Yu was a little puzzled. Han Yu could come if she wanted to, but what did it have to do with him?
“Miss said she wants to see you, so the shopkeeper asked me to inform you to prepare to meet miss.”
“For what?” Lu Yu was even more confused now. He thought, “I have nothing to do with her! Why does she want to see me all of a sudden?”
However, he was now a servant of the Han Residence. If the Miss of the Han Residence wanted to see him, he could not refuse. After telling Little Tail to stay in the courtyard and not come out, he followed the guards to the Ji Min Hall.
Seeing the shopkeeper standing at the door looking outside, Lu Yu asked curiously, “Shopkeeper, do you know why Miss wants to see me?”
“How would I know? I just received the news that Miss is coming to town.”
Well, since no one knew, then he could only wait to see Miss Han Yu and find out the reason.
The two stood at the door of the Ji Min Hall. The shopkeeper kept looking at the entrance of the town while Lu Yu leaned against the door and watched the people coming and going on the street.
Suddenly, he realized that a person seemed to be looking at him. When he focused his attention, the person in the dark alley had already disappeared.
Lu Yu became vigilant in his heart. He didn’t know who was spying on him.
“Was that someone sent by the shopkeeper of the Divine Weapon Pavilion?” He shouldn’t have exposed his identity, but he had sold iron essence so many times. It was possible that he was targeted because of his iron essence.
Or perhaps it was Boss Tang. He had asked him the day before yesterday how much iron essence he needed to strengthen the Hundred Forged Greatsword. So Boss Tang might have some ulterior motives to his iron essence.
Or perhaps he was targeted by someone else after he went to the Divine Weapon Pavilion many times?
Lu Yu felt that it could not be the Wild Wolf Sect and the other forces. That was because he had not been investigating any clues about them recently, so there was no reason for them to look for him.
While Lu Yu was indulging in his wild thoughts, the medicine store’s shopkeeper saw the Han Residence team that had appeared at the intersection of Windmill Town. He hurriedly said, “They’re here. Young Miss is here. Get ready to welcome them.”
Everyone lined up in two rows at the medicine store’s entrance. Lu Yu and the shopkeeper stood at the front. When the litter carrying Han Yu stopped at the medicine store’s entrance, everyone shouted in unison, “Welcome, Young Miss.”
Han Yu walked out of the litter. She was dressed in a neutral suit, and her body curves could be seen — she was as flat as a pancake.
Seeing that everyone nodded, she walked into the medicine shop and went up to the second floor.
When she went up the stairs, she turned around and asked, “Who is Lu Yu? Come up and see me.”
This Miss Han was really arrogant and exaggerating her arrival. She was stepping out from a fancy litter, and she had a cold attitude towards her subordinates. Even Butler Zhang was not as arrogant as her.
“Yes,” Lu Yu replied and followed Han Yu’s bodyguard up to the second floor.
Seeing that Yang Xiu didn’t follow Han Yu out today, Lu Yu heaved a sigh of relief.
Usually, Han Yu would ask Yang Xiu to protect her when she went out. Lu Yu did not know what had happened, but Han Yu’s bodyguard became someone else.
Looking at Lu Yu who was standing in front of her, Han Yu sized him up with a calm expression and said, “You don’t seem to have anything special about you. Why do Second Uncle and Butler Zhang value you so much?”
Lu Yu didn’t say anything. He just looked at her quietly and thought about his own matters.
Han Yu frowned. Lu Yu’s calm gaze made her feel a little uncomfortable. She didn’t see anyone else’s respect for her in Lu Yu’s eyes. It was as if she was just an ordinary passerby in Lu Yu’s eyes.
Lu Yu recalled what Butler Zhang had said to her last time. Why did Butler Zhang value him so much? Moreover, judging from Han Yu’s tone, Butler Zhang was not the only one who valued her but her second uncle as well.
Who was her second uncle? Han Yu’s second uncle was Han Yaozu’s younger brother. Wasn’t that Han Yaozong? Even this big shot was paying attention to him.
Lu Yu was a little flustered. He was a little fearful knowing that he was being noticed by the big shots.
“Hey! Are you listening to what I’m saying?” Han Yu said for a long time and realized that Lu Yu did not react at all.
“Yes, I’m listening very seriously.” Lu Yu came back to his senses and quickly replied. He thought, “What did she say just now?”
“Alright, let me tell you, there’s no hope for you. You can’t compare to Brother Yang in any way. Brother Yang is more handsome than you, more gentlemanly than you, more intelligent than you, more…”
Lu Yu looked at Han Yu pitifully. This poor child had been tricked so miserably by Yang Xiu. If she knew the truth, how would she react?
He could see that Yang Xiu had no feelings for Han Yu at all. He was only using Han Yu to obtain the treasures of the Han Residence.
It was a pity that Han Yu was in the middle of it. She had helped Yang Xiu obtain so much information, yet she did not know Yang Xiu’s true intention. Her Brother Yang did not understand her, and clearly did not love her at all.
“So, it is impossible for us,” Han Yu said to him after comparing Brother Yang and Lu Yu in her heart.
After saying so much, she felt a little thirsty, so she picked up her teacup and took a sip of water.
“Yes, everything you said is right.” Lu Yu did not know what Han Yu was talking about, but it did not stop him from agreeing with her idea. In any case, as long as he did not offend the eldest daughter of the Han family, he would be fine.
After Han Yu heard this, she nodded her head in satisfaction. However, she felt that something was not right.
Why did Lu Yu’s words sound like he was looking down on her? It was as if he could not wait for her to stop talking.
Lu Yu indeed did not want to have anything to do with her at all.
He only wanted to cultivate quietly. When he had enough strength, he would go to the Tianfeng Academy to look for Su Peng and ask him what was going on.
“Are you looking down on me?” Han Yu asked.
“No, I’m not. How can that be? Everyone loves Miss Han Yu. Why would anyone look down on Miss Han Yu?” Lu Yu denied three times.
“Hehe, your tone is clearly saying that I’ look down on you’.” Han Yu sneered.
Lu Yu was helpless and said, “Alright, I am looking down on you.”
“Right, right, right. You’re always right. You are the eldest daughter of the Han family. Everything you say is right.” Lu Yu cursed in his heart.
Kacha! Lu Yu looked in the direction where the sound came from. The teacup had already been crushed by Han Yu.
“Is she happy to hear it? Did she really need to break the teacup? How exaggerating.” Lu Yu thought.
“I don’t need the teacup to drink the tea. If it was crushed, so be it.” Lu Yu thought indifferently.
“Haha!” Han Yu laughed coldly. She stood up and said, “Let’s go back to the Han Residence!”
Lu Yu stood at the door to send Han Yu off. “Take care, Miss. Have a safe journey.”
When he was about to turn around and leave, the shopkeeper hurriedly pulled him back and asked, “What did you and Miss talk about? Miss doesn’t seem to be in a good mood?”
“Why wouldn’t she be? I saw her smile when she left. She must be very satisfied.”
The shopkeeper let go. He was speechless and wondered, “Could a cold smile be considered a happy smile?”
Sitting in the litter, the more Han Yu thought about Lu Yu’s behavior, the angrier she became. Lu Yu didn’t seem like he had any intention to refute her, but why did his tone sound so annoying?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Han Yu shouted, “Stop.”
She got down from the litter and let the others carry the litter back. Then, she walked to Windmill Town alone.
Actually, she usually did not take the litter when she went out. She did it this time because she wanted Lu Yu to know the difference in status between her and him. That was why she chose to take the litter. That was why she asked someone to inform Lu Yu to meet her at the door.
“This Lu Yu did not even know how to speak. Even chatting with him could infuriate me. Yet, Second Uncle and Butler Zhang actually wanted me to marry him.”
“He could not be compared to Brother Yang at all. He was not as handsome or elegant as Brother Yang. He did not know how to chat at all. His words were not as pleasant as Brother Yang’s.”
The shopkeeper suddenly saw Han Yu who appeared in the shop and was shocked. He hurriedly ran out of the counter and said, “Miss, why are you come back here? Do you want me to call someone to call Lu Yu over?”
“No, don’t tell him about what I’m doing here. Arrange a place for me.”
The shopkeeper was a little confused as to whether she was here for Lu Yu, but she did not want to see Lu Yu and did not want Lu Yu to know that she was here.
“Sigh, this is none of my business.” the shopkeeper thought to himself.
Very quickly, the shopkeeper arranged a place for Han Yu. It was on the second floor opposite Lu Yu’s small courtyard and the second floor of the inn next to the medicine shop.
Moreover, he specially picked the room for Han Yu. If she opened the window, she could see the room in Lu Yu’s courtyard.
After Lu Yu sent Han Yu away, he took Little Tail to extract the iron essence. When Han Yu opened the window, there was no one in the courtyard.
Beside the river in Windmill Town, Lu Yu carried a sack and let the river water wash away the fine sand in the sack. Little Tail was squatting next to him. She used the magnetic bracelet to pick out the iron essence from the remaining sand.
Little Tail was very smart and agile, she didn’t even use the big magnetic bracelet prepared by Lu Yu.
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Lu Yu took the sack from Little Tail and weighed it. It was almost three jin. Including the ones that he kept, he now had a total of 12 jin of iron essence.
He threw a gold coin to Little Tail. Every time Little Tail dug out the iron essence, Lu Yu would give money to her as salary.
However, until now, she had not spent a single copper coin. Every time she went shopping, Lu Yu was the one paying. The gold coins in her hand were too valuable, so they were not suitable to be used to buy ordinary items.
Moreover, Lu Yu had not spent one percent of the gold coins that he had exchanged for. Little Tail was too thrifty. He always asked Little Tail to buy more, but she was unwilling to spend money.
After a few days of harvesting iron essence, Lu Yu’s net worth had already exceeded 10,000 gold coins. However, his wealth had just shrunk by half, and he was quite distressed..