No taboos in the world

Chapter 214 Deterrence, Invitation to the Moon

Outside the Hongchen Inn, the East Factory guarded the door of the inn, and the people from the martial arts world who came and went did not dare to approach easily.

Inside the room, there was a table and two people were sitting opposite each other.

As soon as Cao Zhengchun stepped into the inn, the first thing he looked at was Lu Xiucai, and then he stared at Hong Chen, not daring to look away easily.

There is still a gap between masters, and Cao Zhengchun is a master who is much better than Yue Buqun.

Of course, if Lu Xiucai hadn’t been frightened to the point of breaking out in cold sweats, and Hong Chen hadn’t wanted to chat with him for a few words, otherwise, Cao Zhengchun wouldn’t have been able to notice Hong Chen directly.

"My name is Cao Zhengchun. May I know your name?"

"Hong Chen." After giving his name, Hong Chen picked up the teapot.

Cao Zhengchun took a sip and smiled: "After a day's journey, tea is the best way to quench my thirst." Turning back, he said to the East Factory guards: "Bring me the tea and spring water."

Hearing this, Hong Chen also said to Lu Xiucai: "Bring a set of tea sets over."

Soon, a pot of hot tea on the table began to emit a fragrant aroma.

Cao Zhengchun took the initiative to pour a cup of tea and handed it to Hong Chen.

"please!"

Hong Chen stretched out his hand.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the inn, and the invisible pressure made many Dongchang men change their expressions in an instant.

Lu Xiucai, who was standing behind Hong Chen, looked at their uncomfortable expressions and scratched his head in confusion.

But after just a short moment, the feeling of oppression suddenly dissipated, and many of the Dongchang men who had fought hard turned pale and bled from the corners of their mouths.

Hong Chen took the teacup and poured the tea into the cup.

Then he saw the new cup in his hand turned into a ball of powder and fell on the table. Hong Chen waved his hand, and the white powder floated out of the window and quickly dissipated.

"Eunuch Cao, if you damage the inn's property, you must pay compensation."

"It makes sense." Cao Zhengchun smiled and took out a silver note from his sleeve and shook it open gently.

When Lu Xiucai saw the face value, he was stunned.

"If you can take my attack again, I will give you 10,000 taels. How about that?"

Hong Chen shook his head: "Not enough."

Lu Xiucai’s eyes widened.

Cao Zhengchun raised his eyebrows: "How much do you want, sir?"

"I'm not interested in money, and..." Hong Chen looked around and said, "I don't think you have what I need."

As soon as these words were spoken, the Dongchang soldiers behind Cao Zhengchun drew their swords and glared at him.

However, before Hong Chen could speak, Cao Zhengchun turned around and scolded him.

"How dare you! How dare you draw your swords in front of me? You are courting death!"

"We have overstepped our bounds, and we hope you will forgive us, sir!" The foreigners hurriedly bowed and confessed their guilt in unison, with a loud noise.

Turning around, Cao Zhengchun smiled again, as if changing his expression, and said, "I just want to have a discussion with you, young master. Would you be willing to do me the honor?"

Hong Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip. After putting the cup down, he slowly raised his eyes and suddenly met Cao Zhengchun's gaze.

Instantly.

A dragon's roar suddenly seemed to be heard in the inn, causing everyone's heart to tighten.

And in Cao Zhengchun's eyes, accompanied by the sound of a dragon's roar, a golden dragon with bared fangs and claws suddenly rose up behind Hong Chen.

The dragon flew around for several weeks and then coiled behind Hong Chen. Its flying whiskers danced lightly, and its golden scales glowed with a breathtaking light under the moonlight. A pair of five-toed dragon claws landed on Hong Chen's shoulders, and the dragon head looked down. The eyes of the man and the dragon merged into one, showing its majesty. As the dragon's body rose and fell, the breath of the strongest and most masculine from the golden dragon's mouth and nose rushed towards him.

Cao Zhengchun's breathing was immediately choked, and the flow of vital energy in his body was instantly cut off.

In just a few breaths, his pale face suddenly turned red with blood, and the blood vessels under his skin bulged out, which was extremely horrifying.

Lu Xiucai was so scared that he stepped back and bumped into the wall.

Three seconds later, Hong Chen's eyes turned and he lowered his head to drink tea.

"Huh..." Cao Zhengchun took a deep breath, then lay on the table and breathed rapidly, with a constant gurgling sound coming from his throat.

Seeing this scene, the people from the East Factory behind him tried to step forward, but were stopped by him.

a long time.

Cao Zhengchun raised his head and his complexion returned to normal, but his eyes were trembling, and it was obvious that he was still frightened.

"you……"

He uttered a word and did not continue for a long time.

Hong Chen shook his head slightly and said, "Eunuch Cao, the guest room is full. Do you want to have a meal before leaving?"

Cao Zhengchun blinked and nodded: "Okay, thank you for your help."

"This is the business I'm dealing with. You're too polite, Eunuch Cao. Please wait a moment. I'll be back first."

Cao Zhengchun stood up along with Hong Chen: "Sir, take care."

Xiucai looked around and followed Hong Chen into the backyard.

Boom!
Cao Zhengchun sat back down, leaning backward and almost falling.

The East Factory guard hurried forward to support him and asked with concern, "Master, are you okay?"

Cao Zhengchun grabbed the teacup, tilted his head back and gulped it down, then he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"This man really shouldn't be so arrogant. Look at this Qixia Town, it's not even as big as the mansions of those high-ranking officials in the capital, but it hides such a terrifying person. If this governor is impolite, you can all collect my body now!"
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Leave the inn from the back door and cross the street to reach the house.

The craftsmen in charge of the renovation were busy. Hong Chen greeted them and went into the main courtyard.

As I stepped over the threshold, I heard laughter coming from the side room.

When I went forward, I saw that under the comfort of Tong Xiangyu and Mo Xiaobei, Yi Lin had obviously gotten rid of her panic. The wide cloak on her body had also been taken off, revealing a light grey dress.

Sitting nearby were a male and female evil spirit in night clothes.

Seeing Hong Chen, several people stood up in an orderly manner.

Tong Xiangyu walked a few steps closer and said, "Boss, I just saw people from the East Factory coming, so I didn't take them out."

"Yeah." Hong Chen nodded and looked at Yi Lin: "Are you feeling better?"

Yi Lin clasped her hands together in front of her chest, looked at his face and said seriously: "It's nothing at all. I feel much better now that the sisters care about me. Thank you, sir."

"That's good. Shopkeeper Tong, you go to the front and watch. Don't be afraid. Yilin, and... the male and female demons, follow me."

"What about me?" Mo Xiaobei asked.

Hong Chen didn't even turn his head: "Have you finished your homework?"

He led the three of them into the study, and found that the bookshelves were empty. The previous owner had not left behind any of the expensive books of that era.

After sitting down, Hong Chen first gave Yi Lin the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then looked at the male and female evil spirits.

"name."

"My name is Guo Furong, and she is my sister Xiaoqing."

Xiaoqing added: "I am the young lady's maid."

"But we are like sisters!" Guo Furong followed up.

The two of them looked after each other, but Hong Chen didn't care about that. He said bluntly: "Guo Furong, you go to the inn to help, and Xiaoqing will be my maid from now on, how about that?"

Xiaoqing looked at Hong Chen, her eyes rolled and a blush appeared on her face.

Guo Furong raised her eyebrows and looked down at the sword, feeling somewhat unwilling.

Hong Chen: "If you don't agree, then I can only send you to the authorities... No, sending you to the authorities is not safe enough, I'd better kill you."

"I agree!" They both said in unison.

Hong Chen curled the corner of his mouth and threw a silver ingot to each of them.

"Go down and change your clothes. Guo Furong will go find Manager Tong. Xiaoqing will go and have a rest. We will start work tomorrow."

The two looked at each other, surprised and happy, and retreated obediently.

Yi Lin, who was grinding ink, saw them leave and suddenly asked, "Young Master clearly had good intentions to take them in, why did you have to scare them?"

"Because they are restless and restless. Xiaoqing is fine, but Guo Furong is ambitious. If we don't control her, she will cause trouble sooner or later."

Yi Lin's lovely big eyes flickered with intelligence, "Sir, do you know them?"

"Do you know the Six Gates?" Hong Chen looked back.

Yilin looked into his eyes and said, "I've heard of it."

"The Six Gates is the collective name of the three judicial offices, namely the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple. Guo Furong's father worked at the Dali Temple and was known as 'Guo Juxia' in the Jianghu."

Yi Lin suddenly realized: "Oh, I know! He is the greatest hero among heroes, so he is called the Great Hero!"

"That's right. Guo Furong's background is not bad, but unfortunately her talent seems to be a little low, or she lacks resilience and endurance, so she has practiced the Shocking Wave Palm poorly, her swordsmanship is also poor, and she has only a superficial understanding of worldly affairs. She wanted to be a hero, but she made mistakes again and again. In order to avoid harming the people, it is better for her to work as a handyman in the inn."

“So that’s how it is…” Yi Lin nodded half-knowingly.

She had no hair on her head, but she exuded a holy glow in the candlelight.

Hong Chen: It seems... more meaningful than having hair.

"Sir, what's wrong with me?"

"Ah, it's okay. How did you and your master get separated?"

“Well, I remember that time…”

Yi Lin spoke slowly and Hong Chen listened quietly.

After a while, she finished writing the letter and stuffed it into the envelope, with a pleasant smile on her face: "You can mail it tomorrow."

Hong Chen nodded and thought of Garuda.

More than a hundred years has passed, which is much longer than originally expected. I don’t know if it is still alive. I can look for it when I go to the Song Dynasty.

"It's getting late. Go back and rest. Stay here until your master arrives."

Yi Lin's eyes turned and she said, "I see the inn is quite busy. I can go and help you."

Hong Chen looked at her and shook his head: "I'm afraid not."

Yilin didn't understand, so she explained: "We do all kinds of work in the temple, and I'm very nimble."

Hong Chen laughed and said bluntly, "That's not what I meant. Recently, the people who come and go most in Qixia Town are people from the underworld. They have different personalities and morals. You are too pretty, so you'll easily get into trouble."

Yi Lin opened her mouth in surprise.

After a while, she shyly lowered her head and said, "Okay, then I will pray for you in the room."

"That's fine. Goodnight."

"Oh, good-night."

Yilin returned to her room, closed the doors and windows, and quickly blew out the candle.

Hong Chen went to the ear room and built a big fire to prepare wine.

The Xiao family of the Song Dynasty inherited Zui Hongchen, and he no longer planned to buy wine, but just brew it for himself.

After burning for a while, Bai Zhantang came back.

"Boss, that guy turned out to be Tian Boguang, the so-called "lone traveler" who has been wanted by the government for many years! It's a good thing for boss to kill this flower thief! This is the government's reward, a full five hundred taels!"

Lao Bai was very excited, but Hong Chen just looked at the stove fire.

"It will be increasingly busy in the future. Take out a hundred taels of bounty and divide it equally among the five of you. Just consider it as an advance bonus for you."

"Thank you, boss!" Bai Zhantang's voice trembled with excitement. Then, he looked around and whispered to Hong Chen, "Boss, the Dongchang gang has left, but they didn't go far. Instead, they set up camp by the lake outside the town. Should we be careful?"

"Don't bother."

"Okay. By the way, when I came back, I met a man named Linghu Chong. He claimed to be the eldest brother of Huashan Sect. I showed him the way."

"You don't need to report such a small matter. I hired a new guy. Did you see it?"

"Is it that Guo Furong?"

"Well, you take care of her from now on. Also, there are more and more people in the underworld recently. If someone makes trouble in the inn, don't just stand there and watch."

Bai Zhantang smiled awkwardly: "Boss, my little skill..."

"I'll help you solve the court's wanted case."

Bai Zhantang immediately straightened his chest and raised his head: "As a waiter of the inn, it is my duty to work for the inn!"

Hong Chen chuckled and said, "I won't stay here for too long, but I need the inn to run better and better. From now on, I'll leave this place to you and Manager Tong. Don't let me down."

"Okay, I will work hard for the Red Dust Inn until my death!"

Hearing this, Hong Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"That's a great idea. Let's start by watching the fire. Add more firewood every half an hour. I'll take your place tomorrow morning. Go for it!"

Patting Lao Bai on the shoulder, Hong Chen went straight back to his room.

Sitting cross-legged, with Tianwen across his knees, he mobilized the invisible sword energy to penetrate his body and continued to "cultivate the sword".

The next morning, Xiaoqing was waiting at the door.

Hong Chen took over from Lao Bai and worked with Xiao Qing for half a day.

The new wine is out of the oven and the aroma is everywhere.

The sound of the wooden fish in the side room stopped for a while, and Hong Chen laughed secretly.

After returning to their old place in the inn and sitting down, Tong Xiangyu and others, who had received their bonus in advance, were full of energy.

There are indeed more and more people coming and going, but no familiar characters appear.

A few days later, the expansion of Hongchen Inn was completed and the area increased several times, but it could only barely meet the demand.

On this day, Hong Chen was teaching Yi Lin the Hengshan sword technique when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the inn across the street.

A cold energy broke through the roof and flew into the sky. Then a cold female voice was heard from afar.

"The unfaithful will be killed without mercy!"

"Palace Master Yao Yue, you are too overbearing!" This was a male voice with great imposingness.

"Boss, help me, I can't beat them!!"

Needless to say, this is Walter White.

(End of this chapter)