Chapter 161 Pulling out teeth from the tiger’s mouth
Under the cover of night, a young man in black robe went to many shops one after another and wandered around the most prosperous "Nevernight Street" in the imperial capital for a full hour. Until the white fish belly appeared on the eastern sky, he followed the batches of people.
The caravan left the city behind.
This young man is none other than Chen Shen.
The reason why he hung out in the "Nevernight Street" for so long was to purchase relevant materials for making mysterious talismans.
Chen Shen had made a plan before he left: when he returned to Kowloon City, he would take the official road. With Red Rabbit's footsteps, he could reach his destination in one day and one night at most.
After picking up Miao Ling and Shun Lao, he can slow down and stop galloping on the official road. Instead, he chooses to make a big circle in the border area of Xuan Beast Mountain Forest while letting the Eighteen Bronze Men help him fight monsters and level up.
, while immersing himself in practicing the Mystic Talisman Technique, he must reach the level of a Mysterious Talisman Master when he returns to the imperial capital, so that he can cure his second uncle's leg disease.
After leaving the city, the organized caravans left in batches. Soon, Chen Shen was left alone, and it was difficult not to attract attention.
Therefore, almost every time you walk a short distance, a few strangers will come to talk to you: "Hey, friend, I suggest you hire some mercenaries to protect your safety!"
"Yes! Whether you plan to go into the mountains to collect herbs or hunt for the skin and flesh of mysterious beasts, you need a strong team!"
"Hire us! We are the best Red Wolf mercenary group!"
"Don't listen to their nonsense, our Iron Bear Mercenary Group is really a team with long experience and hard power!"
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Similar words were heard endlessly, and Chen Shen's answer was only a few words: "No need, I will follow the official path."
This sentence sent away more than a dozen leaders of small mercenary groups.
But now, the young man was surrounded by more than a dozen rough men. Judging from their posture, they did not seem like a mercenary team hanging around the imperial capital, but more like ruthless bandits blocking the road.
"Friends, we are the Flying Tiger Mercenary Group..."
Chen Shen didn't like their style of "stealing business", so before the other party finished speaking, he waved his hands impatiently and said, "No, I'm going official."
After saying that, the young man continued to move forward with his head lowered. The large cap on the top of his black robe obscured his face, so that others could not see his appearance clearly.
Suddenly, a gust of wind struck from the bottom up, blowing the big cap on Chen Shen's head to the ground, revealing his still somewhat childish face.
Seeing the young man's appearance clearly, the dozens of mercenaries around him suddenly showed greed in their eyes - because in their eyes, this young man was just a big fat piece of meat brought to their mouths!
This Flying Tiger mercenary group has been around the Imperial Capital for several years, and each of them is very discerning, and can often judge a person's worth and status from the other person's clothes.
A young boy like Chen Shen, who wears a coarse black robe, a big hat, no horse, and no weapons, is unlikely to be a child of a wealthy family at first glance, and most likely he will not be a very powerful cultivator.
, when will it be better if I don’t use black hands at this time?
As a result, these people started the bandit business under the name of mercenaries...
Pang Hu, the leader of the Flying Tiger Mercenary Group, smiled maliciously and said to Chen Shen: "Hey, taking the official path? With a young boy like you, even taking the official path is not a wise choice.
.I advise you to be obedient and hire our brothers from the Flying Tiger Mercenary Group, otherwise, you will definitely regret it!"
Chen Shen frowned and looked directly at the leader of the Flying Tigers mercenary group a few steps away. He immediately pointed at the big hat that was blown to the ground by the wind of his fist.
Pang Hu was stunned for a moment, not understanding what he meant.
A boy behind him said: "What do you mean? Boy, are you mute or deaf? Didn't you hear what our Brother Tiger said?"
"That's right! If you are smart enough to hire us, the price can be negotiated. Otherwise, hey, believe it or not, you won't even have a chance to enter the officialdom?"
"Yes, little bastard, hurry up and keep grinding. Do you believe that the elders will sell you to those rich ladies as a male favorite? They like to torture half-grown boys like you the most, hahaha..."
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The laws of Daxia stipulate that no one is allowed to kill human cultivators in the city. Although this law cannot fundamentally prevent the occurrence of bloody incidents in the city, it still has a certain effect to a greater or lesser extent.
However, Chen Shen's current location is three or four miles away from the city gate. Now he is surrounded by more than a dozen people. Judging from their posture, they will definitely not give him a chance to escape back to the shelter of the imperial city.
Down.
Because of this, these guys from the Flying Tiger Mercenary Group laughed wildly and roared wildly!
The young man turned a deaf ear to these wild words and still pointed at the big cap that fell to the ground. Then, cold and chilling words came from his mouth——
"If you can pick up your hat and return it to me now, and bow and apologize, I can pretend that what just happened never happened. I will give you three breaths."
"one!"
"Hahahaha! Does this kid have shit in his head? Do you think you can scare the big men by just saying a few big words?"
"two!"
"Hmph! I've seen a lot of scumbags like you who pretend to be strong by being weak! Just put a black sack on your body and just pretend to be a hero, right?"
"three!"
"Repay three? Three, you are paralyzed! It's better to see if I cut you apart!"
The young man's indifferent attitude made Pang Hu feel that he had been underestimated. He became so angry that he picked up the big knife in his hand and chopped off the opponent's neck!
"Bang!"
Just when the blade was only an inch away from Chen Shen's neck, a muffled sound was heard. The machete in Pang Hu's hand could not get any closer - because a bloody hole had been punched out of his chest by the young man!
"Zira...Zira..."
A trace of thunderous energy surged through his internal organs, and Pang Hu didn't even have time to scream, before he fell limply to the ground, dying.
The coercion of Chen Shen's one-star Xuanshi made the remaining dozen mercenaries break out in cold sweat!
"Xuan, Xuan Shi? Oh my God, how could there be such a young Xuan Shi?"
"With his Xuanshi-level cultivation, he can easily find a good job in the royal city. Why are his clothes so shabby?"
"We actually robbed a Xuanshi. Oh my god...it's over and I'm dead now..."
"This young master, we are too blind to see the mountain. Please let us live!"
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To be honest, their so-called "Flying Tiger Mercenary Group" is actually a small team composed of seventeen five- and six-star mysterious practitioners. With the strength of the Flying Tiger Mercenary Group, they are not immune to the mercenaries of the Imperial City.
Even though they are not recognized by the Military Association, they are just a wild little gang at best.
But now, they actually dare to rob a one-star Xuanshi. This is like pulling a tooth out of a tiger's mouth - looking for excitement!