Lü Shu stood outside the inn where the caravan was staying, speechless for a long time. He was trying to think of a way to convince the man to invest in his great soap business, but he couldn't even see the man's face.
Lü Xiaoyu finished laughing and took out a jade necklace from her spatial ring. "Why don't you pawn this? Let's see how much I can get for it."
Lü Shu was taken aback. "I've never seen you wear this before."
"Nalan Que gave me a necklace so that I could visit her house more often. I always thought it was expensive," Lü Xiaoyu said.
"That's true. Nalan Que is a direct descendant of the family, so she wouldn't give me anything cheap," Lü Shu said. "But I can't pawn something that belongs to you. What would that make me?"
Lü Xiaoyu dragged Lü Shu away. "I'd rather pawn this necklace than see you get rejected like this."
Although Lü Shu was being humiliated was interesting to watch, the problem was that Lü Shu would have to ask for someone else's investment after entering the inn. He'd even have to lower himself to them. This made Lü Xiaoyu a little unhappy.
It hadn't been easy to get to where she was today, and she didn't want to see Lü Shu lower his head. In Lü Xiaoyu's mind, Lü Shu was supposed to be the most powerful person in the world.
When they arrived at the pawnshop, the interior was luxuriously decorated. When the clerk saw Lü Shu and Lü Xiaoyu enter, he didn't even greet them. Instead, he glanced at the bishop behind them.
It wasn't because he recognized the bishop's power, but because the pink scarf on his face was too eye-catching.
The pawnshop owner looked at them from behind the tall counter. "Two thousand godnotes."
In the world of Lü Zhou, one jin of rice was worth one godnote. So, two thousand godnotes was worth two thousand yuan.
Lü Shu wasn't happy. If Nalan Que could give away something worth two thousand, then she wouldn't be Nalan Que anymore. Nalan Que was just being petty with Li Yixiao …
"Take another look," Lü Shu said.
The shopkeeper chuckled. "No matter how I look at it, it's only worth two thousand godnotes, and half of that is for the sculptor."
Suddenly, the sound of galloping horses could be heard from outside the door. The sound was extremely dense. Lü Shu was stunned for a moment. Who was galloping on a horse in Peaceful Cloud City?
However, as the sound of hooves drew nearer, Lü Shu actually heard the cries of many people, as if there were commoners running for their lives!
The next moment, the caravan stopped at the entrance of the pawnshop, and a group of fierce-looking men rushed in. "An Shan's Green Dragon Stronghold greets Shopkeeper Lin. Don't waste time, take out all your valuables!"
The shopkeeper didn't seem particularly surprised. He simply sighed and waved to his assistant, who then brought a tray out from behind the counter. Shopkeeper Lin said politely, "Good sir, business hasn't been very good lately. Here are some godnotes for you. Please feel free to take them."
The leader of the group exchanged a glance with his brothers, then smiled. "Shopkeeper Lin, you're the most open-minded. Brothers, take the godnotes and leave."
Suddenly, he noticed the jade necklace in Shopkeeper Lin's hand. "Shopkeeper Lin, aren't you being a little unfair? Aren't you going to give this to your brothers?"
Shopkeeper Lin quickly pushed the necklace out. "Please feel free to take —"
Before he finished his words, the shopkeeper saw more than ten bandits lying in a pool of blood … It should be known that there were Level Four vagabonds among the bandits. How come all of them were lying on the ground when the old man with the pink scarf moved his body?!
All of a sudden, he saw the young man calmly taking the godnotes the bandit had been holding and stuffing them into his pocket. Then, he sighed and said, "As expected, it's faster to rob someone."
The shopkeeper's hands trembled. He had assumed that the young man was just a lowly slaveholder who had no choice but to pawn. What kind of people would come to pawnshops? They were just people who had nowhere else to go. What kind of experts would come here to trade for money?
Lü Shu looked at the shopkeeper. "How did these bandits get into the city?"
"They're in cahoots with Wu Weijun," the shopkeeper said. "Every month, they come in and collect protection fees from Wu Weijun. Then, Wu Weijun takes a cut from us, saying that it's a payment for the army. That's how they make their money …."
Lü Shu nodded. "So that's how it is."
The shopkeeper thought for a moment, then said, "Many thanks for saving me …."
"There's no need to thank me," Lü Shu said calmly.
"No, no, no. I still have to thank you …." the shopkeeper said politely.
"When I said there's no need to thank me, what I meant was that from this day on, I'll be collecting protection fees from Cloudy An City," Lü Shu said calmly.
[Negative emotion points from Lin Gui + 666!]
Lü Shu felt like everything was going wrong for him. He had come here to join Wu Weijun, but now that things had come to this, he was forced to become a bandit. It was all because he had to make ends meet ….
"May I ask where Azure Dragon Bastion is located in An Shan?" Lü Shu asked.
"It's in the north …."
"Thanks. I hope you know what you should and shouldn't say." With that, Lü Shu turned around and left. Lü Xiaoyu followed behind Lü Shu, a wide smile on his face.
When the shopkeeper saw Lü Shu leave so politely, he thought that Lü Shu was joking when he said he would collect protection fees. That was until he heard that Azure Dragon Bastion had been destroyed in the evening ….
Lin Gui, the shopkeeper, almost doubted his life. Azure Dragon Bastion, which had been entrenched in Cloudy An City for eight years, was destroyed just like that?!
Many commoners and shops in the city felt happy, but they didn't know who did it.
Of course, Lin Gui knew who did it, but he didn't expect the culprit to be so powerful. Didn't they say that the leader of Azure Dragon Bastion was a third-rank expert? Didn't they say that he was on equal footing with Commander Wu Weijun?
At this time, Lü Shu was sitting on a chair in Azure Dragon Bastion. He looked at the bandits around him and said, "Talk about discipline and establish a new style. From today on, you have to be bandits who know the rules, understand? If you know the rules, I'll bring you all to prosperity. "
A dignified bandit asked in a low voice, "How to prosperity …"
He didn't even know what prosperity meant.
This question caught Lü Shu's attention. Lü Shu pondered for a long time before saying, "Have fewer children and grow more trees?!"
"Negative emotion points from Li Heitan, + 666 …"
"Received …"
The dignified Li Heitan hesitated for a long time before saying, "If you make a move, I'm afraid you'll become the public enemy of these ten or so mountains. Wu Weijun will also come to encircle and annihilate you …"
Lü Shu's eyes lit up. "Really? That saves me the trouble of looking for them."
Black Charcoal thought to himself, 'Is there something wrong with this new Big Boss of mine …'
On the other hand, Lü Shu was lamenting, "I originally had my heart set on the bright moon, but the moon shines on the ditch. Wasn't it good enough to be a Wu Weijun? It was still an official unit. How did I accidentally become the king of the mountains?!"
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