After a while, the waiter came up with a teapot, placed it on Chen Lin's table, and arranged a set of exquisite tea sets.
"Wait a minute."
Just as the waiter was about to leave, he was stopped by Chen Lin.
"What are your orders, guest sir?"
Chen Lin looked around and then outside the window.
"I noticed that you people in this city don't seem to be very willing to talk. Is there some taboo?"
When the waiter heard this, he also looked around.
He asked in a low voice: "Has your guest just come here?"
"good."
Chen Lin nodded.
The waiter showed a true expression.
But he did not answer immediately, but seemed to hesitate to speak.
"Why, it's not convenient to say?"
The waiter hesitated for a moment.
Finally, he replied: "There's nothing I can't say. It's just that the atmosphere in the city has become a little bad. The swordsmen in the major sword halls are keen on challenges. In order to prevent trouble, no one is willing to communicate."
"challenge?"
Chen Lin raised his eyebrows.
I remembered that just outside the city, I was challenged by the swordsman in white because I asked for directions.
He wondered: "If you don't want to accept the challenge, just don't fight. What's there to be afraid of? Is it possible that the sword cultivators in this city can kill people at will?"
"It's definitely not okay to kill people without reason."
The waiter glanced at the other two customers.
Seeing that the two of them didn't pay attention, they lowered their voices.
"Guests should know that under normal circumstances, if a sword cultivator challenges someone with a higher level than himself, the person being challenged must challenge him, otherwise he will be demoted. However, if he challenges someone with a lower level than himself, the person with the lower level can directly refuse."
Chen Lin nodded slightly.
He actually doesn't know, but it's not difficult to understand.
So he didn't interrupt the other party.
"But our city is a little different."
The waiter continued to speak.
"Luo Xian Sword Sect encourages challenges. As long as one party intends to provoke, the other party can forcefully launch a challenge regardless of their level of cultivation."
"And the winner has the right to accept the loser as a sword servant, and the loser cannot refuse."
Chen Lin's mouth twitched.
This place actually has such outrageous rules.
No wonder he would be challenged even if he asked for directions. It turned out that the long-faced swordsman had no good intentions and wanted to get a slave for free.
Fortunately, he had been very polite and showed no provocation at all, so he did not let the other party find any reason to take action forcefully.
"What if the strong person who forced the challenge loses?"
Chen Lin didn't believe there were such unreasonable rules.
If there were no restrictions at all, ordinary people would be in danger and no one would dare to live in this city.
"If you lose in a forced challenge, not only will you become the opponent's sword servant, but all your wealth will also be handed over to the other party."
Just as he was about to ask again, the store door was suddenly pushed open.
A man in white clothes with a sword and a sinister face walked in.
Seeing this person, the waiter's expression changed and he stopped talking to Chen Lin.
Carefully step aside.
Two customers at another table immediately stood up and walked out without looking back, as if they were very afraid of the man in white.
Chen Lin glanced at it.
Although the man in white is wearing white, there is no embroidery on his chest, indicating that he is not a swordsman.
Just the lowest level swordsman.
But even a swordsman, as long as he can wear formal white robes, his strength cannot be underestimated.
According to his estimation, the strength of the swordsman in white can rival the Half-Void Realm.
Chen Lin sighed again.
The level of this scene is too high. If you enter below the virtual realm, there is no way to survive.
"Hey, you bumped into me?"
As soon as he brought the tea cup to his mouth, Chen Lin heard a frivolous voice.
He looked sideways.
I saw the two people who were about to leave just now were blocked by the man in white.
The man in white put his hands on his shoulders, pretending to be in pain, and kept glancing at the woman among the two.
"Don't spit on anyone!"
The speaker was another burly man, who spoke in a deep voice to the swordsman in white...
"Oh, how brave!"
The swordsman in white grabbed the sword at his waist.
With a cold snort, he drew out his sword.
Pointing at the burly man, "You dare to insult the swordsman in white, then please accept my challenge!"
Chen Lin was speechless for a while.
This porcelain-touching technique is too harsh.
It's totally like the overlord is forcing his bow.
If this is in line with the rules, then this city will be really uninhabitable. If you say anything wrong, you will become someone else's slave.
He put down his tea cup and turned around to watch the excitement.
He wanted to see how this man and woman responded, learn from their experience, and use it when he encountered similar situations in the future.
"We have not insulted the swordsman in white, and we will not accept the challenge. Please don't block the road and let us leave!"
The woman explained immediately.
The swordsman in white had no intention of letting them go.
With a flick of his body, he blocked the door.
He snorted coldly: "It's not up to you whether you want to insult someone or not. Your companion just said that I spit on others. How could I be so bloody?"
"Isn't this an insinuation that us swordsmen in white drink human blood and eat human flesh?"
"Such words are simply the greatest insult to a sword cultivator. Only with my sword can this injustice be washed away!"
"you!"
The woman was speechless.
The man next to me didn't know what to say either.
His face changed for a while, then he turned to look in the direction of the counter and said urgently: "Shopkeeper, we paid for tea when I came to your place, so you should give us a certificate, right?"
The shopkeeper is a wealthy old man.
Hearing this, he didn't even raise his head. He kept his head buried under the counter, constantly flipping through the account books.
The waiter at the shop ran away to no one knows where.
Chen Lin understood clearly.
The status of this swordsman in white seems to be quite high.
Even without relying on his identity, the strength of the swordsman in white is not something that ordinary people can handle, and the shopkeeper is afraid of getting himself into trouble.
He looked at the three people at the door again.
The man and woman also had swords hanging on their waists, and I wondered if they would accept the challenge.
Just because you don't wear white clothes doesn't mean you don't have strength.
In his perception, even if the cultivation base of the two people did not reach half-virtual, they were almost the same. If they were to fight to the death, they would not necessarily lose.
I just wanted to see if there was anyone official stopping the fight in the city.
But to Chen Lin's disappointment, the man and woman did not accept the challenge, but chose to surrender.
The man saluted the swordsman in white and said in a low tone: "I am willing to lose money and avoid disaster, and I ask the swordsman to show your kindness. Otherwise, I will have to go to the city lord's palace to ask for an explanation."
"cut."
The swordsman in white curled his lips.
He said sarcastically: "The city lord's palace has no time to take care of such a trivial matter."
He said this casually, but he did not continue to press, but nodded.
"Well, since you two are sincere in admitting your mistakes, I won't argue with you. As long as you give me a hundred sword coins, I won't pursue you for insulting the swordsmen."
One hundred sword coins?
Chen Lin secretly thought that the other party's lion opened his mouth.
With the purchasing power of sword coins, this is definitely a huge sum that ordinary people cannot afford.
really.
The man's face suddenly turned dark.
The woman next to him was even more furious.
He said coldly: "This is robbery. There are despicable people like you among the sword cultivators. It seems that the swordsman in white is not a good person..."
"Little sister!"
The man next to him was shocked and hurriedly pulled the woman to his side and covered her mouth.
But it was too late.
The white-robed swordsman looked as if his plan had succeeded.
Reach out.
He took out a small bright yellow sword.
He raised his head high and said loudly: "You two have insulted the entire sword cultivator group and violated the law. I use the contracted sword as evidence to challenge you!"
Finished.
The swordsman in white smiled coldly.
He looked at the two brothers and sisters with a half-smile, "Even if you go to the City Lord's Mansion now, no one will help you. There are only two choices before you, become my sword servant, or become the soul of a dead soul under my sword!"
"you!"
The burly man's face flushed with anger, but he didn't know how to defend himself.
He glared for a while.
He took his hand away from the woman's mouth and placed his palm on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Women are more assertive.
He drew out his sword directly and pointed it coldly at the swordsman in white, looking like he was going to eat someone.
"Want to resist?"
The swordsman in white narrowed his eyes.
"Then take my move!"
As soon as the words fell.
There was a flash of cold light, and then two clanging sounds, and the swords of the two brothers fell to the ground.
The palms were dripping with blood and all the fingers were missing.
Both of their faces turned pale.
Especially the burly man, who knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed repeatedly as he looked at the sword point at his sister's throat and the majestic murderous intent on the swordsman in white.
"My brother and sister are blind, please spare your lives. We are willing to sign a sword contract!"
"snort!"
"If you don't eat the toast, you will be punished with a drink."
The swordsman in white snorted coldly, played a sword trick, and put the long sword into the scabbard.
Then he sent the bright yellow sword forward.
He said calmly: "Don't let me say another word, otherwise there will be no room for maneuver."
The burly man stood up.
With a frustrated look on his face, he took the small sword in his hand.
A light stab at the chest.
The small sword suddenly changed from bright yellow to blood color, and slowly formed a blood mark, which was hidden in the sword body.
Chen Lin's eyes flashed.
This contract sword is a bit interesting, it is more advanced than the contract scrolls in the cultivation world.
And depending on the meaning, you must use this kind of contract sword challenge, and there will be rules like becoming a sword servant or inheriting your wealth if you lose, as the waiter mentioned before.
There is no normal battle.
After learning this, Chen Lin felt slightly disappointed.
Just now, he was thinking that when he had the opportunity to find your Wang Shouyi's residence, he would inherit all his property.
The other party is a swordsman with two flowers. To challenge him is purely to use the strong to bully the weak, which is in line with the rules of inheriting family property.
Now there is no hope.
The other party did not use the contracted sword on him, which meant that he had no intention of making him a sword servant and was simply performing official duties.
The burly man concluded the contract.
The small sword was handed into the woman's hand.
The woman had a look of despair on her face. She looked at the little sword in a daze for a while, then picked it up and thrust it into her throat.
Actually want to commit suicide!
But he was caught by the burly man.
"elder brother!"
The woman cried out sadly.
The burly man shook his head. Although he said nothing, his eyes contained countless emotions.
final.
The woman's trembling hands moved away from her snow-white neck.
Gently insert the small sword into your chest.
Scene reenactment.
The small sword turned into blood, forming a mark that disappeared.
When the sword was taken back by the swordsman in white, both of them lost their souls and turned into walking zombies, their energy and spirit instantly dissipated.
"Ha ha!"
"Not bad, not bad."
The swordsman in white looked very happy.
He stretched out his fingers and hooked the woman's chin, the lustful look in his eyes undisguised.
Then he took out a small bottle and threw it to the burly man.
"I, Chu Fuhu, have never been stingy with my own people. Here is a bottle of Xuanbing Gel. Take it and connect your fingers. They are so bloody that they don't look good."
After finishing speaking, he slowly came to the counter and knocked on the counter.
"Shop Manager Qin, how are you thinking?"
The shopkeeper didn't respond.
He smiled.
"If you keep going like this, this teahouse will close down sooner or later. Why don't you leave it to me and I'll ensure that you can leave Luoxian City safely. When the time comes, the sky is high and birds can fly. Wouldn't it be better for you to go somewhere else and continue to have fun?"
The shopkeeper didn't say anything yet.
The lesson is there. Just now the two brothers and sister said something, and ended up becoming a sword slave. He didn't dare to say anything.
As long as there is no excuse, even the swordsman in white cannot bully the weak without reason.
Chen Lin sat on the stool and watched this scene with interest.
He wanted to analyze the rules and restrictions of the scene based on everyone's words and deeds, as well as the degree of "agility" of the creatures in the scene.
It seems relatively normal at the moment.
Unlike other scenes, because of the rules, every creature is paranoid and has absolutely no reason to explain.
When Chu Fuhu saw that the shopkeeper was not getting enough oil and salt, a look of sullenness appeared on his face.
But the other party didn't say anything and didn't even move, so there was nothing he could do.
The swordsman in white has a noble status, but he also has great restrictions. If he bullies the weak for no reason, he will be deprived of his status as a swordsman in white, or he will be sent to the sword pond for punishment.
Waited for a while.
Seeing that the shopkeeper still remained silent, Chu Fuhu took a deep breath and turned his head to look away.
He happened to be eye-to-eye with Chen Lin.
"What are you going to do?"
Chen Linqiang spoke calmly.
His hands and legs couldn't help but tremble, but he refused to flinch and looked at the other person.
He looks like a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers.
Chu Fuhu was in a bad mood, and when he saw that Chen Lin dared to look directly at him, he became furious.
But he didn't have a seizure.
Instead, he waved his hand and said, "It's none of your business, so get out of here."
Chen Lin looked relieved.
He stood up and walked towards the door.
But his legs seemed to be in trouble, and he fell to the ground after taking two steps.
It feels like being humiliated.
Chen Lin muttered in a very low voice: "The swordsman in white is awesome. He is not a good guy at first glance. He knows how to bully ordinary people if he has father and no mother. When I become stronger, I will specially
Take care of you white-robed swordsmen and kill them one by one!"
"What did you say?"
At some point, Chu Fuhu appeared next to Chen Lin, looking down and coldly.
"ah!"
Chen Lin exclaimed.
He quickly said loudly: "You heard wrong, I didn't say anything, I'm leaving right now!"
Make an excuse.
He struggled to stand up and ran towards the door.
But then his vision blurred, and a long sword was pressed between his eyebrows.
Chu Fuhu's cold voice sounded.
"Originally I was not interested in you. A brat who doesn't even have a good sword is not worthy of me, nor is he qualified to be my sword servant. But your words succeeded in irritating me."
"I didn't say!"
"I didn't say anything!"
"Don't slander me. No one can testify. If you dare to attack me, you will be punished!"
Chen Lin exclaimed repeatedly.
"snort!"
Chu Fuhu snorted coldly.
"Do you think others can't hear you if your voice is low?"
After saying this, he turned his head and looked in the direction of the counter.
"Shopkeeper Qin, did you hear his insults to the swordsman in white?"
The old shopkeeper who had been lying down finally raised his head, took a deep breath, and nodded helplessly.
Chu Fuhu looked at Chen Lin again.
He reached out and took out the bright yellow sword again.
Raise it over your head.
He spoke loudly: "You insulted the swordsman in white and violated the law. I use the contracted sword as evidence to challenge you!"
As the sound sounded, the small sword bloomed with gleaming light.
Chen Lin concentrated his thoughts.
There seemed to be a faint mysterious energy emanating from the bright yellow sword, which did not allow him to avoid it and acted directly on him.
He understood secretly.
This contracted sword should be a regular object, connected to this scene, and there is no possibility of exemption.
"Afraid?"
Seeing that Chen Lin remained silent and looked frightened, Chu Fuhu raised a cruel smile on his lips.
"It's a pity it's too late."
"And with your qualifications, you are not even qualified to be my sword servant. I will make you into a sword puppet so that you can't even keep your own sanity, lest you speak arrogant words and bring disaster for me."
"Then I have to thank you."
Chen Lin shook his robe, reached out and pulled out the wooden sword.
The breath changed instantly.
The whole person was as deep as the ocean, and an unparalleled pressure enveloped the entire teahouse.
"you!"
Chu Fuhu was shocked and turned pale.
The eyes of the old shopkeeper and the brother and sister also lit up.
"What, are you scared?"
Chen Lin spoke calmly.
He waited for the other party to take out the Contract Sword, so that as an 'ordinary person', he could obtain the other party's property after killing the other party.
Given the opponent's character of taking advantage of others, he is definitely rich, and he won't have to worry about swords and coins in the future.
Otherwise, he would have to think of ways to earn sword coins, which would delay the completion of the mission.
Chu Fuhu felt Chen Lin's power and immediately stepped back.
At the same time, he spoke in a deep voice.
"It is a serious crime for a swordsman not to wear a sword uniform. I advise you to go to the city lord's palace and surrender immediately, otherwise the patrol team will come and you won't even have a chance to defend yourself!"
"hehe."
Chen Lin chuckled lightly.
Ignoring the other party's lustful look and feeling inwardly, with a thought, the realm of empowering spirits was activated.
"I accept your challenge!"
As the voice sounded, Chen Lin once again entered the scene enveloped by strange fluctuations, and came to Chu Fuhu in a flash.
Chu Fuhu stayed where he was.
Let the giant sword pass through his chest.
It's not that he doesn't want to dodge, but he has a feeling that no matter how he dodges, he will be stabbed by the opponent's sword.
And his defensive methods had no effect at all.
So he could only watch helplessly as the wooden sword passed through his chest, taking away all his life.
With a plop.
He fell to the ground unwillingly.
There was silence in the teahouse, everyone looked at Chen Lin blankly.
Chen Linze stretched out his hand.
Grab the bright yellow sword floating out of thin air in your hand! (End of this chapter)