: The Red-Clad Youth and the Stingy Boss Arrive at the Battlefield!

Outside Snow Moon City, on the official road.

Dust billowed as two fine horses galloped in, one after the other.

On the horse in front sat a young man dressed in a red robe with phoenix and fire patterns.

He carried a huge, long brocade box on his back, which was almost half his height and looked extremely heavy, but he rode his horse with his back straight and full of vigor.

His young face radiated the passion and excitement of someone just entering the martial arts world, and his big eyes were frighteningly bright.

"Whoa—!!!"

The young man in red suddenly pulled on the reins, and the horse neighed loudly, its front hooves rising high as it came to a steady stop beneath the magnificent city gate.

Gazing at the towering Dengtian Pavilion and the powerful characters "Snow Moon" on the city gate, the young man took a deep breath, focused his energy, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Snow Moon City! I, Lei Wujie, have arrived!!!"

That shout was full of energy, startling a flock of birds in the roadside woods.

"Cough cough cough..."

The rider on the horse behind was covered in dust and couldn't help but cough a few times.

This was a young man wearing a light blue long robe, but out of place, he was draped with an expensive white fox fur coat.

He was born with a lazy and handsome appearance, yet he exuded a shrewd and calculating air of a shrewd businessman.

Desolate.

The owner of Snowfall Manor was also a victim who was owed a huge debt by Lei Wujie, the "idiot of Lei's Gate".

"Hey Lei Wujie, can you just shut up for a second?"

Xiao Se leisurely urged his horse to catch up, patting the dust off his sleeves with a look of disgust.

"We're here to do business, not to put on a show. You've shouted this eight hundred times along the way; aren't you tired? The horse must be."

"Hehe, I'm just excited!"

Lei Wujie scratched his head, revealing a set of bright white teeth.

"Xiao Se, this is the legendary Snow Moon City! The number one city under heaven! Do you think the Snow Moon Sword Immortal lives in that tallest building? I'm going to challenge it later; I must see her!"

"Break in?"

Xiao Se rolled his eyes dramatically.

"With your pathetic skills? You'd probably be beaten out by the guards before you even saw Li Hanyi. And... do you even have the money to pay for it?"

"Compensation? Compensation for what?"

Lei Wujie was completely dumbfounded.

"Breaking through the pavilion involves damaging public property; shouldn't you be required to pay compensation?"

Xiao Se tucked his hands into his sleeves and began fiddling with a non-existent abacus.

"Your food, lodging, and horse feed expenses along the way, plus the five hundred taels of principal you owe me, have already ballooned to eight hundred taels with compound interest. And if you add medical expenses to that..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Lei Wujie quickly covered his ears.

"Xiao Se, stop calculating, it's giving me a headache! Once I meet the Snow Moon Sword Immortal and become a renowned master, will I be able to repay your little bit of money?"

"Um... let's find somewhere to eat first? I'm starving."

Lei Wujie rubbed his rumbling stomach and abruptly changed the subject.

Xiao Se glanced at him but didn't expose him.

"Eating is fine."

Xiao Se's gaze shifted, landing on a street in the city that seemed unusually quiet.

"I heard that something big has happened in Snowmoon City recently. A small shop called 'Evergreen Tavern' is becoming increasingly popular."

"Evergreen Tavern? Is the wine there any good?"

Lei Wujie got excited as soon as he heard about the alcohol.

"I don't know if the wine is good or not, but I've heard that the owner there is an extraordinary person."

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Xiao Se's eyes. Although his intelligence network in the martial arts world was not as extensive as that of the Hundred Knowledge Hall, he had still caught wind of some things.

"Rumor has it that even the city lords of Snow Moon City are wary of that place, and Sikong Changfeng has even designated it as a forbidden zone."

"restricted area?"

Lei Wujie's eyes lit up. "There must be something good there! Let's go! Let's go to that place!"

This hothead had no idea how to write the word "fear," but upon hearing there was excitement to be had, he immediately turned his horse around and headed straight for the Evergreen Tavern, following the directions of passersby.

Xiao Se shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Staying with this idiot will only lead to my downfall sooner or later."

But he followed anyway.

After all, he was also somewhat curious about the legendary "eccentric boss".

……

After a while.

The two men and two horses stopped at the end of an empty street.

All the shops on the street were open, but there wasn't a soul in sight within dozens of meters of this tavern.

Passersby walked around it, their eyes filled with awe.

"Is this the place?"

Lei Wujie dismounted and looked at the unremarkable, even somewhat dilapidated, little tavern before him, feeling somewhat disappointed.

"It doesn't look very good either; even the signboard is peeling."

"A place so quiet that no one dares to mess with it—that's the true mark of a master."

Xiao Se said calmly, but his gaze fell on the big yellow dog lying at the door.

The dog was lazily sunbathing. When it saw the two approaching, it merely raised its eyelids slightly, then yawned, rolled over, and continued sleeping.

For some reason, Xiao Se felt a sudden jolt in his heart the moment he saw the dog.

"Strange... It's just a dog, why does it give me the feeling of facing a monstrous flood?"

Xiao Se frowned slightly. As a former martial arts genius whose hidden meridians were damaged, his intuition had never been wrong.

"Never mind! Let's go in and take a look!"

Lei Wujie didn't have that many thoughts. He casually tied his horse to the pillar at the door and strode up the steps.

"Bang!"

Without a second thought, he pushed open the slightly ajar wooden door.

"Boss! We have a customer!"

Lei Wujie's loud voice instantly shattered the tranquility of the tavern.

……

Inside the tavern.

This is a heartwarming scene of peace and tranquility.

The afternoon sun streamed through the window and onto the table.

Su Changqing was sitting in a chair, holding a crystal-clear purple grape in his hand, carefully peeling off the skin with an elegant movement as if he were sculpting a work of art.

"Come on, open your mouth."

Su Changqing handed the peeled grapes to the person opposite him.

There sat a stunningly beautiful woman.

She wasn't wearing a mask or that menacing gray robe at the moment. Instead, she was dressed in a light blue casual home outfit, her long hair casually tied up, and she was flipping through an ancient book in her hand.

It was Li Hanyi.

Upon hearing Su Changqing's words, she slightly raised her head, a faint blush on her face, and naturally opened her cherry-like mouth to take the grape into her mouth, causing Su Changqing's fingertips to lightly touch it as well.

sweet.

Not only are the grapes sweet, but my heart is even sweeter.

On the carpet not far away, Little Nuomi was sitting cross-legged with several building blocks in front of her.

She was trying to use her newly awakened Vajra mortal power to control the building blocks and build a castle, her little face full of seriousness.

Just as this "family of three" was enjoying their time together...

Lei Wujie's signature loud voice boomed like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

"Boss! Bring the best wine! And two more pounds of beef!"

Lei Wujie, carrying that enormous sword box on his back, stood like an iron tower at the doorway, blocking out most of the sunlight.

He looked around and saw only one table of guests, then chuckled, "Haha, so peaceful! I love places like this where there's no one around!"

As he spoke, he found a table and sat down, slamming the sword case on his back onto the table with a loud bang, making the teacups jump.

Xiao Se followed closely behind and walked in.

As soon as he entered the room, his eyes, which were always half-asleep, widened for a moment before quickly closing again.

Not right.

It's not right.

The man in the blue robe who was peeling grapes, although he seemed to have no internal strength, had a natural sense of being in harmony with the world in his every move.

And that woman eating grapes...

Xiao Se's pupils suddenly contracted.

Although the other party was dressed in casual clothes and concealed his aura, he could still feel the sword intent that was hidden deep in his bones and seemed to freeze his soul!

"This woman... is an unparalleled master!"

Alarm bells rang loudly in Xiao Se's heart.

But Lei Wujie, being so simple-minded, was completely oblivious to the strange atmosphere.

Seeing that no one paid him any attention, he slammed his hand on the table again and shouted at Su Changqing, who was peeling a second grape:

"Hey! Boss? Or waiter? Stop busy trying to appease your wife! Aren't we doing business?"

Su Changqing's fingers paused slightly.

Li Hanyi stopped turning the pages of the book.

The two of them turned their heads at the same time to look at the reckless young man in red.

Su Changqing was alright, but his eyes held a hint of helplessness, as if he were looking at a fool.

But Li Hanyi's gaze... was rather cold.

They finally got to enjoy some time alone together, but this loud and boisterous brat ruined it. Who wouldn't be annoyed?

"What are you looking at?"

Lei Wujie felt a little uneasy under that gaze, but he still stubbornly said, "I'm rich!... Oh no, he's rich!"

He pointed to the desolate scene behind him.

Xiao Se sighed, wishing he could pretend he didn't know this guy.

He wanted to back out, but his intuition told him that he was already locked on and couldn't escape.

"Young man, you've got quite a temper."

Su Changqing finally spoke. He slowly and methodically fed the peeled grapes into Li Hanyi's mouth, then wiped his hands with a handkerchief before smiling at Lei Wujie.

"Why are you in such a hurry to drink? Is something urgent?"

"Of course it's urgent!"

Upon hearing someone chime in, Lei Wujie immediately became excited. "I need to drink to bolster my courage! After this meal, I'm going to Ascend to Heaven Pavilion!"

"Oh? What are you going to the Heavenly Pavilion for?"

Su Changqing raised an eyebrow.

"Of course, we'll storm the pavilion!"

Lei Wujie stood up, put one foot on the stool, and waved his arms with boundless enthusiasm, his voice deafening:

"I'll fight my way up to the sixteenth floor! I'm going to see the legendary Snow Moon Sword Immortal, Li Hanyi! I'm going to challenge her! I'm going to challenge Snow Moon City!"

"I heard that Li Hanyi is a tigress, incredibly fierce, but I, Lei Wujie, am not afraid! I'm going to use my fire-burning technique to melt her sword! Hahahaha!"

The air suddenly fell silent.

Absolute silence.

Even little Nuomi, who was playing with building blocks, stopped what she was doing, blinked her big eyes, and looked at the big brother in red with sympathy.

Xiao Se had already silently retreated to the corner of the wall, crossed his arms, and adopted a posture that said, "I don't know him, do as you please."

He silently lit a candle for Lei Wujie in his heart.

In front of someone's husband, he said he would hit the woman's wife and even called her a "tigress"...

This is like lighting a light in the toilet—it's practically asking for trouble!

The grapes in Li Hanyi's mouth suddenly stopped tasting sweet.

"Click."

A thin layer of frost suddenly covered the corner of the ancient book in her hand.

She slowly turned her head, her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and a chilling aura that made Lei Wujie's hair stand on end emanated from her.

"Who...are you going to challenge?"

Li Hanyi's voice was soft, yet cold.

"Well……"

Lei Wujie shuddered; his keen animal instincts told him of a potential danger, but he couldn't shake his stubbornness.

"Of course it's Li Hanyi! Auntie, do you know her?"

Auntie...?

Su Changqing almost burst out laughing.

You've got guts, kid.

This time, even a god can't save you.

Veins bulged on Li Hanyi's forehead, and the ancient book in her hand instantly turned into flying ice shards.

"Su, Chang, Qing!"

Li Hanyi gritted her teeth and shouted, "Don't stop me! I'm going to chop this arrogant little brat to pieces!"

"No, no, no, honey, calm down, calm down."

Su Changqing quickly pressed down on Li Hanyi's hand, which was about to draw her sword, "Why bother arguing with a child? It's not worth getting sick from getting angry."

"Wife?"

Lei Wujie was stunned. He looked at Su Changqing, then at the beautiful woman radiating a terrifying aura. "You two are a couple? Then... who are you, auntie?"

Xiao Se covered his face in the corner.

It's beyond saving, just bury it.

Su Changqing looked at Lei Wujie's simple-minded appearance, a hint of mischievousness flashing in his eyes.

Although Lei Wujie is a simpleton, he's also an excellent sparring partner.

My daughter just entered the Vajra Mortal Realm and hasn't had any real combat experience yet. She has nowhere to vent her energy, so she kicks people in her sleep at night.

Rather than...

Su Changqing narrowed his eyes and smiled at Li Hanyi, "Wife, someone wants to beat you up? How about... we let our daughter go and practice her skills?"