Chapter 43 Trouble

  On the other side, in front of Mo's house.

  Zhao Xu suddenly stopped in his tracks, pondered for a moment, and spoke up: "Master Mo, Brother Mo, I won't be returning to the Mo residence. This time, after the Dan Dou, I felt that my skills are not refined, and now my heart is set on returning to the academy to continue cultivating under Master's guidance. So, let us part ways here. Brother Mo, you can find me again at the academy."

  After finishing speaking, Zhao Xu turned around and left. Mo Yunfei called out "Brother Zhao" twice, but Zhao Xu didn't turn his head back at all. His figure was swift and disappeared into the distance.

  Mo Tian gritted his teeth and shouted at Mo Yunfei, "Yunfei, don't chase after him. Let him go. This time we really lost miserably to the Lu family."

  Mo Yunfei halted in his tracks, turned around, and looked back with a hint of reluctance on his face.

  "Lu's family is too deceitful!"

  Mo Tian said, "You know that's good. The Lu family is now no weaker than my Mo family in terms of power, and there are no fewer strong people than my Mo family. Especially that Lu Fan, he's a stunning talent with a powerful momentum. And with the help of Qi refining masters. If my Mo family doesn't strive harder, I'm afraid it won't take a few years for the entire Jianglin City to be dominated by the Lu family."

  Mo Yunfei gritted his teeth and said, "I will never let this happen."

  Mo Tian said: "If you don't want the future to be like this, then get stronger. Yun Fei, among all of Mo family, only you are in Wudao Academy, and only you have the chance to surpass that Lu Fan. The hope of Mo family's future is on your shoulders."

  Mo Yunfei nodded heavily, his fists clenched tightly.

  Mo Tian let out a sigh and said: "If the Lu family didn't have that Lu Fan, it would be better. A useless person, yet he can actually control the entire future of Jianglin City, how ridiculous."

  Mo Yunfei heard this and had a strange glint in his eyes.

  Yes, it would be better if there was no Lu Fan in the Lu family.

  How can we get rid of Lu Fan?

  Mo Yunfei's mouth corners rose with a hint of an arc, he had already thought of a solution.

  It seems like everything will have to wait until we get back to school.

  。。。。。。

  Two days later, at the city gate, a cold wind howled from the north.

  Standing against the wind, representing the Lu family to see off Lu Fan and Lu Ming. The two of them are going to Wudao Academy today.

  Xiao Hei was jumping around on Lu Fan's body. It could be seen that during this time at the Lu's house, it had been eating very well and its belly had rounded out into a perfect circle.

  Smiling, he looked at Lu Fan and Lu Mingdao: "I won't say more. Lu Fan, this is your first time going to the Martial Arts Academy, stick close to Lu Ming, don't get lost or you'll miss the registration time."

  Lu Fan nodded and said, "I understand, Father."

  "Can we go now?" Lu Ming said somewhat impatiently.

  "Come on, let's go. Remember to come back during the New Year festival."

  He patted Lu Fan's shoulder a couple of times and **saw off Lu Fan and Lu Ming as they left**. As he was about to leave, Lu Fan glanced in the direction of Xishan, and vaguely, he could see a figure floating in mid-air.

  Without a doubt, it was his master Wu Chen. Lu Fan nodded slightly, which served as a farewell to Wu Chen, knowing that his master could see his actions.

  Wu Chen, who was flying in the air, smiled slightly and nodded lightly as well.

  Xiao Hei kept waving its paws on Lu Fan's shoulder and let out low cries, as if reluctant to leave Jiang Lincang.

  Lu Fan patted Xiao Hei's head and said, "Alright, let's go to the academy. Who knows, you might get to eat even better food."

  Xiao Hei stuck out his big mouth and extended his tongue to lick Lu Fan's face, the wet tongue making Lu Fan's entire face covered in saliva. Lu Fan hastily pressed down on Xiao Hei's head.

  Lu Ming's gaze had been unintentionally falling on Lu Fan's palm all along.

  In an instant, Lu Ming spoke up and said: "Is that the family heirloom ring of the Lu family?"

  Lu Fan nodded and said: "Yes."

  Lu Ming turned his head away, as if unwilling to look at the ring again.

  "As expected, Grandpa still gave the ring to you."

  Lu Fan opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Lu Ming raised his hand and said, "No need to say anything. I expected this outcome and know it's the best choice for our family. Let's not mention this again, so I can put this idea to rest."

  Lu Fan nodded silently, and Lu Ming also stopped talking, the two of them walked forward quietly.

  This time, it was a whole three days. In those three days, Lu Ming and Lu Fan didn't say a word to each other. Even when Xiao Hei showed off his cooking skills in the wilderness, Lu Ming only looked at him in surprise but didn't say anything.

  Three days later, Lu Ming brought Lu Fan to a city that looked about twice as big as Jiang City, called Dongshan City.

  After paying the city entrance fee, Lu Ming finally said his first words to Lu Fan in these days: "We're going to the Beast Tamer's Guild now. I'll negotiate the price later, don't interrupt."

  Lu Fan responded with a sound and followed Lu Ming all the way north towards the city.

  The grand Dongshan City is very prosperous, with wine houses and tea shops standing in great numbers.

  Wide roads, coming and going merchants, brightly dressed young masters, and red dust girls calling out to customers are everywhere.

  Lu Fan and the other person walked for a whole day before arriving at the northernmost part of Dongshan City.

  Three huge characters of "Yushou Zhai" faced him, majestic and awe-inspiring.

  Two people walked in, Lu Ming took out ten gold coins and placed them on the counter, saying: "Shopkeeper, two Cloud Heaven Birds, with a daily mileage of 10,000 miles, going to Peng City."

  The shopkeeper was a chubby man with a face full of fat, his two small eyes were just a slit on his meaty face.

  Looking at the ten gold coins on the counter, he glanced at Lu Ming and Lu Fan, and smiled: "The Cloud Heaven Bird that can travel thousands of miles a day, isn't it worth more than this price? At least twenty gold coins."

  The shopkeeper stretched out two thick fingers, but Lu Ming didn't have the intention of taking out money at all. He said, "I've been cheated once already. I won't be cheated again. Ten gold coins, no room for negotiation."

  The fat shopkeeper scrunched up his chubby face and said, "You're disciples of a martial arts master, I suppose. Alright, alright, it's hard to make a little money these days. Two Cloud Heaven Sparrows, sign and chop!"

  The documents were taken out and signed with a flourish. The fat shopkeeper waved his hand to let one of the guards take them to the back beast arena.

  Lu Ming took a step forward, and Lu Fan followed closely behind him.

  Just then, the fat shopkeeper suddenly saw the small black thing on Lu Fan's shoulder. His eyes, which had originally narrowed to a thin slit, suddenly opened wide and he grabbed Lu Fan with one hand.

  "Hey there, young master, wait up, wait up."

  Lu Fan's footsteps halted in confusion as the plump shopkeeper suddenly jumped out from behind the counter.

  It's almost a spherical body, yet it's so agile, apparently the fat shopkeeper has also practiced.

  After circling Lu Fan once, the fat shopkeeper carefully examined Xiao Hei and said: "Young master, are you selling this wild beast on your shoulder?"

  Lu Fan suddenly became alert and said: "Not for sale, what do you want to do?"

  The fat shopkeeper rubbed his hands and said: "Don't be so firm. I can give you a very good price. How about one thousand gold coins?"

  Lu Fan said: "Not for sale. Not even for 10,000."

  "That's 10,000 gold coins. How about it."

  Lu Fan was taken aback, a hundred thousand gold coins for Xiao Hei? He really didn't know Xiao Hei was so valuable.

  But Lu Fan still shook his head and then prepared to leave.

  Lu Ming also turned his head to look at this scene, slightly frowning. The fat shopkeeper grasped Lu Fan's collar and said: "Everything is negotiable. It seems that this little beast has a lot of feelings for you, money can't move your heart. How about this, I think you are also a martial artist, right? I'll exchange martial skills with you. A spiritual-level martial skill, how about it?"

  Lu Fan brushed off the fat shopkeeper's hand and said, "I said I won't sell it, so I won't sell it."

  Xiao Hei also showed a bit of cleverness at this time, baring his teeth and grinning at the fat shopkeeper, then suddenly spewed out a mouthful of black flames.

  The fat shopkeeper was startled and retreated several steps, quickly slapping out the black flames on his body.

  However, his actions stunned Lu Fan. Xiao Hei's black flame was not so easy to extinguish. This fat shopkeeper was not ordinary, just now, for an instant, Lu Fan clearly saw the aura released outside.

  Foreign land, at least it is the cultivation of foreign land.

  Patted out the flames, the fat shopkeeper not only didn't get angry, but the light in his eyes became even brighter.

  Gritting his teeth, the fat shopkeeper said to Lu Fan: "This young master, your wild beast is not something that ordinary people can raise. Don't look at it being very tame now, but once it grows up a bit more, it will become a ferocious beast. You'll also have worries about your life. Why don't you sell it to me instead? The price is negotiable. If you want money, I'll give you money; if you want cultivation techniques, I'll give you cultivation techniques; if you want martial skills, I'll give you martial skills. Do you like elixirs? I can even give you a spiritual elixir that will directly raise your cultivation to the outer boundary realm."

  Boss Wang became more and more excited as he spoke, but Lu Fan firmly said: "No way."

  Xiao Hei seemed to sense that Lu Fan's anger was rising and stared fixedly at the fat shopkeeper.

  The two parties stared at each other like this for a long time, and the fat shopkeeper's face also turned cold.

  "Since you're not willing to sell it to me, then forget it. However, the wild beast by your side is likely to scare our domesticated Cloud Heaven Birds, so I won't be able to rent them to you for your journey. Here are ten gold coins, returned in full, and I won't see you off."

  With a wave of his hand, the fat shopkeeper threw back ten gold coins.

  Lu Fan caught it with one hand, his face filled with anger. Lu Ming quickly walked back and said: "The contract has been signed, how can you go back on your word."

  The fat shopkeeper said: "I am the boss here, I say no then it's no. You can leave now."

  Lu Ming was furious and about to strike, but Lu Fan hastily stepped forward and grabbed him.

  Lowering his voice, Lu Fan spoke out: "Don't be impulsive, he is a foreign martial artist."

  Lu Ming's expression changed slightly, and the two of them quickly left the Beastmaster Pavilion.

  Boss Hua's eyes remained fixed on Xiao Hei. After Lu Fan and the others walked out of sight, Boss Hua called over a guard and said: "Keep an eye on them. Once you see where they settle down, come back and report to me immediately."

  The guard hastily followed him out, with the fat shopkeeper carrying his hands behind his back and a gloomy expression.

  Outside, Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said: "What bad luck! To encounter such a situation. Dongshan City doesn't have another Beast Tamer's Tavern. Lu Fan, your wild beast is actually so valuable. Do you know its origin?"

  Lu Fan nodded and said, "I suppose I know a bit. But I also think that Little Hei will be very valuable. Lu Ming, let's rest for a day first and make plans again tomorrow. If all else fails, we can take a horse carriage to another city and look for the Cloud Heaven Bird again. This inn is called Yuan Lai Guest House, the name isn't bad."

  Lu Mingdao: "It can only be so. Sigh, it seems that later we will have to ask which city still has a Cloud Heaven Bird that can be ridden."

  Two men walked into the inn, opened a room and went upstairs. The guard who followed them from afar took a glance at the name of the inn and turned to leave.

  Just as the two entered the inn, a beautiful girl also walked in.

  Ponytail, fiery red martial attire, if Lu Fan was still in the main hall at this time, he would definitely be able to recognize her.

  This girl is exactly the one who fought with him in Xishan at the beginning!