Endless Road: Asura's Extraordinary Journey

Chapter 28 Villain

"Excuse me, how much does a room cost?"

The hotel owner turned around and was slightly surprised to see Gu Ling.

"There are very few strangers here. what do you need? asked the innkeeper

"I want to rent a room for the night. How much per night?"Gu Ling asked

"A room costs twenty copper coins. The innkeeper paused for a moment, and then said:"I suggest you not stay in the village tonight."

Gu Ling was confused by his answer and asked:"Why is this?"

The innkeeper hesitated for a while, and then said:"Some people will come here tomorrow." You'd better not stay here when they come"

"oh. Gu Ling responded."Thank you for the reminder, but I'll be fine.""After that, Gu Ling paid twenty copper coins. The hotel owner looked at him for a while, and then guided him to his room. The room was small, with a bed, a wardrobe and a small bathroom. Gu Ling simply washed up , then took out a new robe from the storage area, put it on, and then lay on the bed

"It's been a long time since I slept in a bed. I'm going to have a good rest tonight."After Gu Ling finished speaking, he fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Gu Ling was woken up by a loud noise.

"Huh? what happened?"

Gu Ling quickly left the room and walked down the stairs. He found that the main floor of the inn was empty, not even the innkeeper was there. Gu Ling was very confused about this situation, so he remembered the reminder from the innkeeper last night.

He walked out Inn, walked onto the main road. After walking a few hundred meters, Gu Ling found thousands of people gathered in the city center. He was curious about what was going on, so he walked forward to find out.

When he walked near the crowd, He found that the whole village had gathered here. Gu Ling observed for a while, and finally his eyes fell on six men.

"Are they practitioners? Gu Ling thought to himself.

Although the distance was far away, Gu Ling could not sense the cultivation level of the six people, but he was sure that they were cultivators based on the auras emanating from their bodies.

"There should be no practitioners in this town. What are they doing here? Gu Ling was confused.

While Gu Ling was thinking, one of the men stepped forward and said loudly:"Okay, where is my money?""

The man was muscular and had a conspicuous scar on his face. He looked quite fierce.

A trembling man walked out of the crowd and raised a small bag in front of him.

"Here you go, five gold coins have arrived as promised."

The scar-faced man looked at the bag, and then responded with a disdainful voice.

"I just decided that the price has gone up. From now on, I will take away ten gold coins"

"Ten! The man replied tremblingly,"We can hardly afford to give you five gold coins, let alone ten." If you don't accept it, then we'll have to hire someone else to defend our town."

The scar-faced man spat on the ground before responding coldly.

"Defending your town from wild beasts isn't easy. That's ten gold coins...or you can offer something else. The man smiled sinisterly while staring at a young girl in the crowd. He continued:"Besides, if you refuse now, then you will have no town to defend, let alone the need to hire new guards.""

The trembling man shouted almost crying:"Please wait a moment. He walked back into the crowd and talked to the people in front of him. After a heated argument, the man turned around

"We're sorry, but we really don't have any more money. We promise to make up for ten gold coins next time."

The scar-faced man grabbed the bag and slapped the man hard. Blood splattered everywhere and the man was knocked to the ground violently.

"I just said I wanted ten gold coins, so that’s ten gold coins. If you can't get these gold coins, then I'll get something else."The scar-faced man looked at the man behind him, who immediately walked towards the young girl in the crowd. The girl looked about eighteen years old and very beautiful. She struggled, but could not get away from the man

"No!" shouted the man who had just stood up, watching helplessly the girl being taken away. He watched the girl being dragged away, his chin trembling

"If you don't want this to happen again, prepare ten gold coins."The scar-faced man said with an evil smile on his face.

The villagers were extremely angry, but they were powerless. No one among them was a practitioner. These people were originally invited to guard the town, but they didn't expect them to be so despicable. Every Every month these people come back to town to extort tribute and this has been going on for a long time

"It seems I understand why the hotel owner told me not to stay here." Gu Ling looked at what was happening in front of him,"These people are too cruel."

"Even though this was a town thing, I couldn't just sit back and let that girl be taken away."

The crowd watched helplessly as the girl and the man were taken away together, and then they heard a loud sigh from behind.

Gu Ling sighed and thought to himself:"I shouldn't have intervened in this matter. This town needs to learn a lesson and gain the strength to protect itself. Only strength can prevent this from happening. Even if I help them now, I can't solve their problems."

The six people heard the sigh, turned around and saw a little boy wearing an exquisite black robe walking towards them. The leader narrowed his eyes, and then sneered.

"What's going on here?"He said as he looked at Gu Ling who was approaching. When Gu Ling approached this man, he felt a weak energy passing through him.

"He just used his spiritual consciousness to check my cultivation," Gu Ling thought

"I'll give you five gold coins and let the girl go."Gu Ling said to the man. Gu Ling's consciousness swept over them and found that five of them were practitioners in the early stage of the Creation Mist Realm, and the leader was a practitioner in the middle stage of the Creation Mist Realm.

The man was surprised by Gu Ling's reaction , and then burst into laughter. The other five people also laughed.

"Hahaha, boy, where did you come from? Obviously he doesn't understand the rules of this world. Hand over everything you have on you and spare your life."The scar-faced man replied with a smile.

"Who is this child? He looks like a pampered young master."Someone asked

"Maybe which young master it is."Another person answered.

At this time, one of the men's laughter stopped suddenly, with a shocked expression on his face.

"Boss!" he shouted

"What's wrong? asked the scar-faced man

"His robe, the badge on his shoulder......"

The scar-faced man had not noticed Gu Ling's clothes before. After being reminded, he looked at Gu Ling's robe carefully and showed a shocked look.

"That is......Coat of arms of the ancient clan."The scar-faced man exclaimed

"Oh my god, did I threaten the Gu clan just now?"The scar-faced man thought to himself. He knew that the Gu clan, with the phoenix as their emblem, was one of the most powerful forces within a thousand miles, and they couldn't afford to offend them.

When the man was about to apologize, an idea flashed in his mind, and he changed into a relaxed He smiled and said to Gu Ling:

"Your robe is either fake or stolen. I know that the young people of the big clan are used to enjoying the good things. They always travel in carriages when going out, and they are accompanied by guards."

The man looked around and smiled even more.

"We don't see anything like that here. It seems I was right. Tell me, is that robe real or fake? Or did you steal it?"

Gu Ling was extremely shocked by this man's terrible guess. His look of shock made the man even more convinced that his guess was correct.

"This is my robe, but believe it or not. Like I just said, I'll give you an extra five pieces of gold if you give me back the girl."Gu Ling said expressionlessly.

However, the man ignored Gu Ling's words and stared at the robe again. His smile became more and more sinister.

"This robe is quite luxurious. So luxurious that I believe it is authentic, which means you either stole it or killed the original owner......Either way, you definitely have a lot of treasures in you."

Gu Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. He knew exactly where this person was trying to guide this conversation.

"I've changed my mind."The man with the scar face said,"You will hand over everything to us, including your life."

As soon as Gu Ling finished speaking, he found himself surrounded by five other people.