Jujutsu: Eight Magical Skills At The Beginning, Admission Is A Special Level

Chapter 36: It's Difficult for Me to Help You Settle This Small Amount of Money

Night.

Lu Bei ordered a batch of furniture and decorations in Jade Chime District, packed some daily necessities and cooking utensils in the Universe Bag, and quickly returned to Ascension Gate before it got dark.

After taking out the cooked food and finishing their meal, the four of them returned to their respective rooms.

Lu Bei entered the sect leader's room, rubbed his hands together, spread out his senior sister's quilt, and climbed into bed, smelling the fragrance and falling asleep with satisfaction.

After a while, he slapped his head and got up, feeling around the corner of the backyard wall. He found the previous spot and dug a fox hole with the Dark Gold Straight Knife.

He placed a Spirit Opening Pill inside and then left, waiting for tomorrow to catch the thief.

He was determined to make the thief and his family pay for their actions.

Before he could return to his room, he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps. A group of men from the Lofty Brow Faction, with cold and stern expressions, either climbed over the wall or broke in through the main gate, surrounding him tightly.

Lu Bei was dumbfounded, suspecting that his senior sister hadn't paid the final payment, and the Lofty Brow Faction had come to collect the debt.

Sure enough, the head of the faction, Ding Lei, was also there.

"Ding Lei, why aren't you sleeping at this late hour? Are you here to enjoy the moon at Three Pristine Peak?" Lu Bei spoke politely in the face of the debt collectors.

"Ha, don't use these polite words with me."

Ding Lei was indignant and pointed his finger at Lu Bei like a sword, saying, "You shameless little thief, this place is Three Pristine Peak Ascension Gate. Sect Leader Lu is away on a journey and entrusted me, Ding, to take care of it. I never expected that you, a little thief, would take advantage of the situation and dare to impersonate Sect Leader Lu in front of me. I will teach you a lesson!"

Lu Bei: "......"

He scratched his head, trying to understand, but couldn't quite grasp it.

"Hmph, you have nothing to say, right?"

Ding Lei snorted coldly and waved his hand, saying, "Disciples, listen up. Take this little thief away and hand him over to the authorities."

"Just a moment!"

Lu Bei raised his hand to stop them and pointed at himself, saying, "Ding Lei, take another look. I am Lu Bei of Ascension Gate. Look carefully, or you'll regret it."

"Now he's still talking back. You all heard it, he's threatening me."

"We all heard it, Sect Leader."

"We heard it loud and clear."

"......"

In the direction of the guest rooms, Zhu Bo and the other two pushed open the window and watched Lu Bei being surrounded, showing no intention of helping.

No need, this group of small fries wouldn't be enough even if their numbers doubled.

And indeed, although Eastern Qi County and Eastern Sun County were close to each other, with Great Victory Pass and Jade Chime District being over four hundred miles apart, there was a significant gap in the strength of cultivators. Wei Mao once commented that Jade Chime District was a retirement place, and he would rather stay in Great Victory Pass as a top assistant than be a second-rate assistant in Jade Chime District.

Not to mention the strength of the sects on Nine Bamboo Mountain. Each one of them was not qualified to be listed as a third-rate sect. It was only because Extreme Monarch Sect found it troublesome to manage that they gathered the nine peaks and called themselves the Nine Bamboo Mountain sect, barely reaching the threshold of a third-rate Immortal Gate sect.

And that was only because of their numbers.

Therefore, although the Lofty Brow Faction was a sect of the Immortal Gate, the level of their disciples was really not impressive. Even including Ding Lei, their disciples were no match for the group of fierce soldiers under Wei Mao, even if the numbers were equal.

Two minutes later.

Wails filled the backyard as the disciples of the Lofty Brow Faction groaned and couldn't get up. Everyone had injuries on their faces, and their cries were extremely miserable.

"Ding Lei, what's the meaning of this?"

Lu Bei sat on top of Ding Lei, punched him, and grabbed his collar, questioning, "What did I do wrong? Why do you falsely accuse good people? Why bully the weak with your strength?"

Why?

I also want to know why!

Why did this pretty boy become so powerful in just three months? Why did I, in a moment of foolishness, not want to back down and brought so many people here?

Ding Lei, with a black eye from the punch, saw that Lu Bei was about to attack again and hurriedly said, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. It's really Sect Leader Lu in person, but it was too dark, it was all a misunderstanding!"

"Nonsense! I, Lu Bei, am a righteous and upright man. If you say it's a misunderstanding, I might let it go. But you actually used a hundred thousand taels to humiliate me."

Lu Bei's face changed, and he punched Ding Lei's right eye, achieving a symmetrical effect. "Tell me, where are the hundred thousand taels?"

"I didn't say a hundred thousand taels, I really didn't..."

Bang!

Lu Bei punched Ding Lei, causing him to roll his eyes. Skillfully, Lu Bei took out the Universe Bag from Ding Lei's pocket and took out a stack of silver bills to count.

"Only thirty thousand, not enough to dismiss beggars!"

Lu Bei threw a punch, awakening Ding Lei physically. Ding Lei coldly snorted and said, "Master Ding, I'm not trying to scare you, but today I invited three guests, one of whom is a nobleman surnamed Zhu. Not only is he a relative of the emperor, but his uncle is also a high-ranking official. You offended this nobleman, and it will be difficult for me to help you resolve this matter."

Zhu Bo: "......"

As he watched the scene unfold, he couldn't help but stop smiling. He thought to himself that this was bad luck and abruptly closed the window with a bang.

"Look, the nobleman is angry!"

Lu Bei threw another punch and whispered to Ding Lei, "100,000 taels. I can help you settle this matter. Otherwise... Oh, I forgot to tell you, that prefect and the steward of the Extreme Monarch Sect's Great Victory Pass have a very good relationship."

"I... I... didn't know!"

Ding Lei was sweating profusely from anxiety. Regardless of whether Lu Bei's words were true or false, if even one of the ten sentences was true, the prefect and the steward could easily crush him with a finger.

"It's not too late to know now. I can let go of our misunderstanding and treat you like a fart, but the nobleman living in this house can't. If you don't fulfill the proper etiquette, the Zhu family will lose face!"

Lu Bei sighed and took out pen and paper from his Universe Bag, handing them to Ding Lei. "We were once friends, so don't say I didn't help you. I'll advance the 100,000 taels first. You write an IOU and use the Four Thorns Peak's land deed and the Spiritual Bamboo business as collateral."

"Absolutely impossible! Even if I die..."

Bang!

For a businessman who only focused on cultivating and strengthening his body, facing life and death directly was difficult. Ding Lei overestimated himself. He didn't even have the courage to face Lu Bei's fist, and after being beaten up, he tearfully wrote the IOU.

With his handprint on it, Lu Bei put away the IOU, waved his hand, and told Ding Lei to leave with his people, stating that he would come to collect the debt soon.

Two debts!

One was the IOU, and the other was that when Mo Buxio left, the Lofty Brow Faction, as a branch of the Nine Bamboo Mountain, didn't show any support, which was truly disheartening.

Upon hearing this, Ding Lei felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him, completely shattering his perception of Lu Bei. He felt both sorrow and anger as he said, "When our former master passed away, Lu Bei didn't notify us or make any funeral arrangements. I didn't even have a meal. How could I possibly know that he had ascended to immortality?"

"You're just making trouble out of nothing. At this point, you're still trying to save face for yourself. Lu Bei saw through the warmth and coldness of human relationships. He knew that even if we held a funeral, you wouldn't come to pay respects. That's why he deliberately kept it simple, saving us from wasting money on food and drink."

Lu Bei coldly snorted and sneered, "How practical. To save a bit of money, you didn't even attend the funeral. Fortunately, heaven has eyes. I endured hardships for three months, and today I can seek revenge."

"Ha—"

That night, Ding Lei was carried down the mountain by his disciples.

...

The next morning, Zhu Bo stretched in the backyard and saw Lu Bei sneaking towards the back mountain. He grabbed him and stopped him in his tracks.

"Brother, early in the morning, are you catching thieves?"

"Brother Bo, you have sharp eyes. I am indeed catching thieves."

Lu Bei replied with a smile. The Spirit Opening Pill was gone, so he had to go dig the fox den.

Zhu Bo didn't know what Lu Bei was thinking and thought he was going to bully the Lofty Brow Faction. Unable to hold back, he said, "Brother Lu, we are cultivators and should show respect to others. Having more friends makes the journey easier. Even if Head Ding was at fault, with your cultivation, it would be enough to teach him a lesson and extort 50,000 taels as a gesture. Why force him onto a dead end?"

"If I don't force him onto a dead end, he won't go to the other peaks. If they don't join forces, how can I unify Nine Bamboo Mountain? Without unifying Nine Bamboo Mountain, we won't have territory, people, or money. How can we attract players to work for us?"

Lu Bei cleared his throat and said in a low voice, "Brother Bo, I'm doing all this for you and Brother Kui. Once I take control of Four Thorns Peak and even the entire Spiritual Bamboo industry of Nine Bamboo Mountain, we can monopolize the business together and make it bigger and stronger. I'll supply the goods, and you can sell them... no, you can raise the prices. Isn't that great?"

"Ah, well..."

Zhu Bo's mind stirred. The world revolves around profit, and people are driven by self-interest. Lu Bei's words made sense, and it was hard for him to refuse.

"Don't worry, Brother Bo. I know what I'm doing. I'll borrow the reputation of your Zhu family, and it won't be tarnished," Lu Bei promised with a smile, then turned and walked towards the mountain behind.

"Oh, wait, there's one more thing. Last night, I saw you..."

Zhu Bo stopped Lu Bei. Last night, Lu Bei skillfully picked up Ding Lei's Universe Bag. Seeing someone even more unlucky than himself, Zhu Bo felt quite relieved. But when he came to his senses, he realized that his thoughts were too despicable. To prevent another tragedy from happening to himself, he felt it necessary to remind Lu Bei to change his bad habit.

Is there anything wrong with killing monsters and picking up gold coins?

Lu Bei didn't understand and said naturally, "Brother Bo, when the villain surnamed Ding came to my door, as the victim and the victorious party, it's only right for me to check his Universe Bag to prevent him from stealing important assets from the Ascension Gate. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"There's nothing wrong with it, but it's not appropriate to do it all the time."

Zhu Bo earnestly advised, "It's not right to rummage through someone else's Universe Bag. If it were a female cultivator, your reckless behavior would make everyone feel awkward. If she accuses you, you'll be at a loss."

"That's true."

Lu Bei agreed deeply, then said, "Thank you for reminding me, Brother Bo. From now on, I'll cover my face when I search Universe Bags."

Zhu Bo: "..."

"Don't worry, I understand."

Lu Bei winked, "Cultivators have keen senses. Even with my face covered, I can still be recognized. I'm not that foolish."

"That's good."

"If I cover a female cultivator's face, she won't be able to see anything, so she won't be able to accuse me."

(End of this chapter)