Chapter Thirty-Five: Encounter in the Rain

  "Song Lao San, what's wrong with you? Has this young whippersnapper gotten under your skin?" The middle-aged man poured himself a cup of wine and smiled as he said: "He's just a reckless youngster who speaks without thinking. You've always been known for your magnanimity, I didn't think you'd be so petty. He may not appreciate your wine, but I certainly do."

  "Your Highness is unaware; the achievement I, Song Lao San, am most proud of in my life is brewing such good wine. Other things are just fleeting clouds to me. This young whippersnapper looks down on my wine? Ha! I'll just smile and ignore him!" Song Lao San gazed off in the direction where Jun Ye had left: "What a pity, when he came out with that last remark, he was already gone... A true connoisseur of wine, a chance encounter, now that's what's truly regrettable."

  "Drunkard's acquaintance? What a pity?" The middle-aged man who was called "Wang Ye" showed some surprise.

  "Not bad, it's a pity!" Song Lao San nodded affirmatively, "This young man can say such words, he is truly a connoisseur of wine." He muttered to himself: "Real drinking is about the mood! It's about the atmosphere! It's not just about pouring wine into your belly, that's just wasting the grains used to brew the wine! Knowing how to drink, appreciate and savor wine, missing out on this wine is truly the greatest regret in one's life..."

  He glanced sideways and found that the bamboo hat he had originally placed behind his back had somehow disappeared.

  Song Lao San's expression changed, and suddenly a sharp light flashed in his eyes, with a faint blue color flashing in the pupils...

  Unfortunately, "Wang Ye" was right behind him, but he didn't notice anything unusual in Song Lao San's eyes.

  The earth is yellow and the sky is blue!

  This sloppy old man, Song Lao San, who only knows how to brew wine, is actually a deeply hidden Tianxuan-level master! Under the Supreme Divine Mystery, Tianxuan masters can already be considered as standing at the pinnacle of the Golden Pyramid of Xuanwu Continent! Such a person, unexpectedly humbled himself in such a remote small tavern!

  Unfortunately, if Jun Ye hadn't left, with his unique spiritual awareness, he would have discovered the extraordinary aspects of Song Lao San and would have also taken advantage of Song Lao San's love for wine to make a big deal out of it! Unfortunately, Jun Ye has now left without even leaving a shadow...

  He walked out of the wine house, strolling slowly along the way, gradually clearing his mind and sobering up. He was freed from the previous state of trance, which almost represented the true nature of Xie Jun's arrogance in looking down on the world! Not afraid to offend people, speaking freely and acting boldly, even if thousands of people were against him, the original Xie Jun would still charge forward with pride, facing a thousand armies alone.

  Do as I please, without any scruples, and don't care about anyone's feelings at all! When the world praises me, flatters me, and boasts about me to the sky, I accept it calmly and feel justified. When the world slanders me, scolds me, and looks down on me, that is also perfectly natural!

  This eccentric personality is also the origin of his nickname "Evil Lord"!

  But now that he had vented his emotions, the restored and rational Jun Wu Xie naturally wouldn't continue to maintain the "evil lord" temperament from earlier. With all his energy spent, even a heavy downpour like this didn't have anywhere good to go, so he naturally headed in the direction of home.

  Just as he was about to turn the corner, Jun Xie suddenly froze, his footsteps slowing down; because from behind the corner came a low voice, mixed with the heavy rain, and if not for Jun Xie's exceptionally sharp ears, he would have almost missed it.

  "...Finally did it, if it wasn't for the heavens sending down this heavy rain, I really wouldn't have agreed to touch that old thing from the Tang family, truly blessed by heaven..."

  Tang's family? A sudden movement in his heart, he immediately thought of Tang Yuan's family. After a moment's consideration, his body flashed like lightning and hid behind a wall corner, behind a protruding earthen wall. This earthen wall was not very high even in normal times and would not be able to hide a person, but in this heavy rain, everything was hazy and it was hard to see anyone face-to-face, making it an excellent cover. Slowly taking off the bamboo hat on his head, letting the rain wash over him, he was instantly drenched from head to toe.

  It's just that the sound of rain hitting a bamboo hat is completely different from the sound of rain hitting an earthen wall, so Jun Ye can't help but be careful. Originally, the sound of rain hitting a person's body is also subtly different from the sound of rain hitting a wall, but compared to a bamboo hat, it's still not in the same league.

  With a "huff" and "puff", five or six people seemed to have walked over with great difficulty, not suspecting that there would be others on the street in such heavy rain. One of them was carrying a package and turned around from the corner, saying: "This matter has been planned for a long time, but it's always been unsuccessful. This time, we brothers have finally succeeded. If Big Master finds out, he'll definitely be extremely delighted."

  Another person gasped: "It's done, but the cost is not small either... Who would have thought that six of the Tang family's experts went out and four were left behind, yet they still managed to discover our secret and sneak in? If it weren't for that mysterious person drawing away the remaining two experts from the Tang family, and having fourteen brothers fight to the death to hold them off, we probably would have... Cough cough cough..."

  "But this thing is really important, and we can't afford to make any mistakes; it's best that we hurry back and hand it over to the master of the house as soon as possible. Once we've dealt with this matter, we'll be able to rest easy too, sigh... these past few days have been exhausting! Let's not delay any further, or we might invite trouble. Let's hasten our journey!"

  "Yes, however, Wolf Brother, when we went there, your little brother-in-law from the Tang family brought us in. If it's investigated later and found out that it was related to the Tang family... I'm afraid your little brother-in-law won't be able to escape punishment?"

  "Screw him! By the time they really investigate us, we brothers will have taken the reward money and fled far away to live a happy life. The world is so big, how can the Tang family possibly find us? As for my little brother-in-law, I reckon he's long gone by now. Are they still waiting for the Tang family to catch him? That kid is slippery, we should worry about ourselves instead of worrying about him!"

  "That's also true."

  Six people hastily stepped forward, getting closer and closer to Jun Ye. Jun Ye watched from the side, clearly seeing that among the six people, four were seriously injured, while the other two were also wounded, with blood continuously flowing out as they walked, and two of them kept coughing, each time spitting out a streak of red on the ground, but it was immediately washed away by the rain.

  What exactly did they take from the Tang family? Is it that important?! Twenty people went in and fourteen were left behind, only six escaped, and four of those six were seriously injured. Yet, they still looked very satisfied and pleased with themselves?

  If the Tang family has something good, how can Tang Yuan not show it off?

  Suddenly, the person who was injured the most suddenly shook his body, stopped coughing, and shouted loudly: "Who? Come out!" A gaze like lightning swept towards Jun Xie's direction! His whole body suddenly shone with a brilliant silver light, having gathered all his vital energy, ready to strike at any moment!

  This severely injured person is actually a Silver Profound level expert!

  And he actually found Jun Xie's trail!