6kv Chapter 47 Arrogance
Chapter 47 Arrogance
Meng Chen changed his clothes, put on his sword, and set off.
"Brother, take me with you!" Qi Yun rushed out and grabbed Meng Chen, preventing him from leaving.
"..." Meng Chen knew what Qi Yun was thinking, but still advised, "I won't hide it from you, Yan Zhao is definitely not a kind person."
"Gao Yuan is dead, so I need to find another high branch to climb. Whether he's good or bad, it doesn't matter." Qi Yun was exceptionally sincere, yet pitiful.
Hearing these blunt words, Meng Chen could only say, "Whether you can get close to them depends on your abilities."
"I'm willing to accept the consequences of my bet," Qi Yun said.
With no other option, Meng Chen led Qi Yun out of the city, and by evening they finally arrived at the Yan family's residence.
Yan Zhao had already prepared a banquet. He was exceptionally polite to Meng Chen and Qi Yun, first drinking a few cups of wine, and then asking them in detail about the situation when they broke through to the next realm yesterday.
After Meng Chen finished speaking, Yan Zhao said, "Back then, I practiced the Three Powers Gathering Qi Technique, and I went through the trials five times, which took half a year."
He then went on to explain in detail his feelings and insights when he broke through to the next level, but most of it was very general, and he had a somewhat arrogant attitude, as if he looked down on the Boiling Blood Bone Forging Fist.
Meng Chen didn't enjoy the wine much; whatever Yan Zhao said, he would just pretend to understand or ponder it.
Ever since he offended Gao Yuan last time, causing a lot of trouble and ultimately being forced to kill someone, Meng Chen has learned his lesson and become extremely careful in his words and actions. He avoids provoking these spoiled brats whenever possible.
Besides, most of the Yan family members are sick. Yan Zhao even dared to rob his widowed aunt's family property. What else wouldn't he do?
After a few rounds of drinks, Yan Zhao seemed to notice that Meng Chen was a bit dull, so he lost interest and started chatting with Qi Yun.
Qi Yun was very good at flattering people, and he quickly made Yan Zhao happy. The two chatted endlessly and got along very well.
By midnight, the three had drunk quite a bit of wine. Qi Yun originally wanted to stay overnight and have a late-night chat by candlelight, but Yan Zhao said he dared not delay their morning exercise the next day, and even wrote a note saying that he could get the city guards to open the gate at midnight.
This was exactly what Meng Chen wanted; he absolutely did not want to live in the Yan family's house.
Yan Zhao saw Meng Chen to the gate and said warmly, "We are from the same village, and our villages are next to each other, so we are like brothers. No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, or if you encounter obstacles in your cultivation, please come to me. I will definitely help you."
Meng Chen smiled and agreed, thinking to himself, "If you really consider me a brother, shouldn't you return my six acres of land? You've recorded all the martial artists in Daze Township, how could you not know about me? But you haven't mentioned these six acres of land at all!"
Qi Yun was reluctant to leave and eagerly said, "Young Master Yan, there are three newly trained girls at the Lichun Courtyard. They are considerate, talented in poetry and singing. Would you like to go and have a look tomorrow if you have some free time?"
"What flavor could a few little girls possibly have?" Yan Zhao's face was flushed from drinking, and he smiled disdainfully upon hearing this.
Qi Yun scratched his head in confusion, thinking to himself, "Why is it bad to be a young girl? And she doesn't even have any flavor? Are you some kind of philanderer?"
After bidding farewell to Yan Zhao, Meng Chen did not go home but returned directly to the county town.
"They didn't even offer to give us a horse or anything. It would have been nice to drink at midday, but they had to choose the night and wouldn't let us stay overnight." Qi Yun complained after walking quite a distance. "Luckily, the moon was bright, or we would have ended up in a ditch."
"If he invites me again, I won't come. You'll have to find a chance to curry favor with him yourself." Meng Chen felt that tonight was very boring. He had only listened to Yan Zhao bragging the whole time. It would have been better to listen to his senior brother talk about the Four Softnesses and Four Fragrances!
Upon arriving at the city gate, they took out the invitation written by Yan Zhao, and the gatekeepers indeed opened the gate to let them pass.
After a night of this, the next morning, while Meng Chen was practicing the Gale Blade Technique, Du Ren came looking for him.
"Someone's looking for you outside," Du Ren said with a grin, blinking repeatedly.
"Who is it?" Meng Chen asked curiously.
Du Ren chuckled, but said nothing more.
Meng Chen went out the door, and there was a person standing outside, holding a sword in his hand. It was Bu Shengyan, who had been drinking at Jueyun Tower earlier.
Meng Chen had previously inquired with Du Ren and learned that although Bu Shengyan was born in Qingshui County, he grew up in Shenjing and only returned to his hometown five years ago. At the beginning of this year, he joined the Zhengxin Boxing School.
No one knew what her family did for a living in Shenjing, but they certainly didn't seem to be poor.
"Junior Brother Meng, hello." Bu Shengyan clasped his hands in greeting.
"Senior sister, is there something you need from me?" Meng Chen returned the greeting with clasped hands. He was not familiar with Bu Shengyan at all; they had only drunk together once at Feiyun Tower and hadn't exchanged more than a few words. He only remembered that Bu Shengyan had long legs.
"Did Young Master Yan invite you to a banquet at his house yesterday? Why didn't he let you stay overnight? Instead, he told you to go back to the city at night, saying he was afraid of interfering with your morning exercise?" Bu Shengyan asked.
"That's right." There's no point in hiding it.
Bu Shengyan nodded slightly, then turned and left.
This person is talking nonsense!
"Senior Sister, wait!" Meng Chen quickly caught up. "Senior Sister, please forgive the Ming Cult."
"It's alright to tell you!" Bu Shengyan smiled, arms crossed, and whispered, "The day before yesterday, he invited Senior Brother Shi to a banquet, but he didn't stay overnight. He only gave him a token to open the city gate. Senior Brother Shi didn't return until late at night. Do you understand?"
"Does Senior Sister mean that Young Master Yan wants us to become the next Gao Yuan? Is he waiting to take advantage of the situation?" Meng Chen understood Bu Shengyan's meaning.
"You're not stupid!" Bu Shengyan sneered. "The person who killed Gao Yuan is the same person who killed the Yan brothers. Gao Yuan died in place of Yan Zhao last time, and now the murderer hasn't been found yet. He's very anxious and has been trying to lure out the culprit!"
"Luckily, that thug didn't ambush me halfway!" Meng Chen felt a lingering fear and asked, "But I heard that Gao Yuan injured that thug. We've already knocked on the gate three times, would that thug still dare to ambush us?"
"You don't know," Bu Shengyan said in a low voice, "Back then, Young Master Yan gave Gao Yuan a pill that was most helpful for the Three-Step Climb. Maybe that villain has already reached the Three-Step Climb. Besides, that villain has seen blood and fought to the death. If we are ambushed, can we defeat him?"
"Of course we can't compete." Meng Chen said with a sigh, then asked, "Did Senior Sister receive an invitation to tonight's banquet?"
Bu Shengyan gave a cold laugh. "How could a delicate woman like me drink at a man's house late at night? Besides, those who use us as bait must look down on us! They probably think of us as pigs and dogs that they can discard at any time! Humph, I, Bu Shengyan, would never stoop to associating with them!"
She got more and more carried away with her words, and finally realized she had gone a bit too far, so she warned, "Senior Brother Shi and I consider you friends, so don't go around saying things like that!"
"I won't talk nonsense." Meng Chen is an honest man.
Bu Shengyan nodded and said, "We're from the same hometown, so let's keep in touch and not be strangers."
"That would be best," Meng Chen agreed.
After Bu Shengyan left, Meng Chen thought that he should break through to a higher realm as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would be at the mercy of others and would have no way to resist.