Inside the Yong An Pawnshop
Xue Jian didn't get to see the young master Hu she longed for.
Instead, she saw Jing Tian, the person she would always fight with.
But this time, Xue Jian didn't argue or make a fuss.
She just quietly crouched on the ground. Her personal maid, Xiao Yi, risked being beaten to death to tell her that Tang Tai had gathered the whole family, and Xue Jian's true identity had been revealed.
No one would believe her anymore.
Even burning incense for her grandfather, who had loved her her whole life, was impossible.
Jing Tian was silent. Xue Jian's stomach rumbled.
She hadn't eaten anything since that night.
The red clothes she wore, which used to represent her passion, were now dull and lifeless.
With no hero Chang Qing, no young master Hu, what could she do?
"Hey, have something to eat."
Xue Jian didn't reply, just crouched there, lost in thought.
Jing Tian took a bun from Mao Mao's rations and handed it to her.
Xue Jian's eyes lit up for a moment. She didn't want to take it at first, but her hunger made her hand move.
It had been so long since she had eaten anything warm…
As she ate, bitter tears fell to the ground.
"Everyone in Yu Zhou city knows you're the Tang family's young lady. It must be Tang Tai's plot."
"Don't say anymore… It's true. Thanks for the bun. I'll pay you back."
"How will a girl like you pay me back? Stay here for now. I'll share Mao Mao's rations with you."
Mao Mao: ???
Jing Tian tried many ways to comfort her, and finally got a reply from Xue Jian: thank you.
It's like the saying, "The righteous are often butchers, while the ungrateful are always scholars."
Jing Tian knew his place – just a small-time crook.
He never had grand ambitions. He just wanted to buy back the Yong An Pawnshop, make a fortune, and then go to Chang An with Mao Mao.
But at times like these, even a person who wasn't good with emotions like Jing Tian would stand up.
"Let's go. I'll make sure you see your grandfather."
Xue Jian couldn't believe her ears. She was surprised, but even more than that, she felt a sense of reliance and secret joy.
"Mao Mao, Bi Ping, let's go! Uncle Ding, you don't have to come."
"I didn't want to…"
…
The Tang family were playing sorrowful music. The family members wore white robes and looked grief-stricken.
Jing Tian and his group charged forward, holding bamboo poles, not caring about their lives.
The family members used wooden sticks to block Jing Tian.
Jing Tian didn't know how to fight. He just kept charging forward, blocking the gate.
He shouted, "Xue Jian! Hurry and go in! I'll make sure you see your grandfather!"
"Don't fight! Don't fight!"
Xue Jian was at a loss. There were so many in the Tang family, and Jing Tian didn't know martial arts. Even if she got in, what could she do?
In the sky, two men with wings watched everything. The magic sword in the Demon Lord Chong Lou's hand trembled uncontrollably.
"A former god general, fallen so low."
The Demon Lord sighed.
"Back then, he was a god general who could beat me by half a move."
"Go."
The magic sword flew out of his hand, heading straight for Jing Tian.
Jing Tian immediately became like a chicken on drugs, starting a killing spree, taking down the family members one by one, having a great time.
Swain was still lost in thought. Asking others for help is not as good as relying on yourself… What power do I have inside?
I have a ninja world, and nine prodigies. I'm half a phoenix, right? Is Demon Lord Chong Lou telling me to follow my nature?
But I don't seem to have any habits…
The Demon Lord gave him a strange look. It was both a hint and an insult. "You really don't know?
When the first phoenix was born, it had five offspring: the Green Phoenix, the Phoenix, the Yuan Chu, the Swan, and the Dark Phoenix.
The Yuan Chu then had nine children.
Although your true form is a different color, your appearance is exactly the same as the Yuan Chu. But you follow the rules and adapt to the path of your predecessors. Any small change makes you anxious and uneasy. You don't deserve the Yuan Chu's talent and nobility.
You own a whole world, but you're still stuck in formalities. That's why you're so weak."
Swain suddenly opened his mind. He realized that although he had taken over a whole world, he didn't have control over it. They were connected, but only barely.
Maybe he should spend more time connecting with what he owned, instead of being stuck on appearances.
The Demon Lord smiled. "It seems you understand."
But Swain didn't understand. "Why are you helping me?"
The Demon Lord stretched his wrists casually. "Do I need a reason? I fought with Fei Peng my whole life, and we were always evenly matched. It was boring. Adding one more isn't bad.
Most importantly, you're growing faster than Jing Tian."
Swain remembered the original story. "I have a feeling that if I hadn't appeared, you were planning to fight Jing Tian."
The Demon Lord's eyes darkened. "Even now, I can't believe a god general has fallen so low. He's exhausted from using a magic sword."
Swain suddenly understood. "You mean you think Fei Peng is still there?"
Chong Lou was tired and turned into a crow, landing on Swain's shoulder. "I thought so at first, but now I understand. The cycle of reincarnation is inevitable. Although I can be free from its constraints, I can't change it."
The strongest crow in history???
"What do you mean?"
Swain's shoulder wasn't under any pressure, but he was really scared to move.
Although the Demon Lord had shown kindness, he was still someone who could crush him easily. Swain couldn't be as casual as Jing Tian. Chong Lou wouldn't kill Jing Tian no matter what he did, but he might kill him.
"To make you strong enough to fight me as soon as possible."
The character of a martial arts fanatic.
"Aren't you going to fight Jing Tian?"
"Fei Peng's divine nature is buried deep. It's too early. It can only be awakened after resolving that thing. Okay, stop talking nonsense and get down there. Hurry and help Jing Tian complete his divine advancement."
Swain had no choice but to hang out with Jing Tian now. Not to mention Mount Shu, he suddenly had the number one being in the six realms watching him from his shoulder.
What a lot of pressure.
Talent… Nobility… What does that even mean? Should I change my clothes first?
Below, Jing Tian's sword was in front of Tang Kun's coffin. When no one blocked him, Xue Jian rushed out and stood in front of the coffin with her arms open.
"Have you made enough trouble!"
Clang!
Jing Tian felt all his strength leave him and he collapsed to the ground.
Tang Tai said in a righteous tone, "Xue Jian, aren't you just after the family fortune? Let's bury the family head first, and then we'll talk, okay?"
With a loud bang, several servants carried a coffin lid and fainted to the ground.
Swain, who had suddenly appeared, kicked Jing Tian, who immediately stood up.
Holding the magic sword, he looked as carefree as possible.
"Hey! Chief Steward Tang, you're busy, huh? After the old family head's death, I guess you'll be taking over? You guys are bullying a little girl. Aren't you ashamed?"
Tang Tai pretended to be angry. "You!"
Jing Tian stretched out his voice. "Aiyo! Why are you so anxious? I didn't say you killed the family head. Are you feeling guilty?"
Tang Tai snorted. "Someone! It's the old family head's funeral today. Get rid of these rabble."
Jing Tian stabbed the magic sword into the ground with a bang. The fine stone bricks were as soft as tofu.
"If Xue Jian cuts ties with the Tang family from now on, will you let Xue Jian see her grandfather one last time?"
Tang Xue Jian's eyes were full of tears. She said okay.
"Family Head Tang, rest in peace."
Grandfather, please forgive Xue Jian for calling you that.
…
On the way back to the Yong An Pawnshop, "Boss, when did you get back? Aiyo, you even got a new pet. Is it a mynah? I have to say, its feathers are so bright. It must be a top-quality one. It's worth at least eight or nine hundred taels of silver."
As he spoke, Jing Tian reached out to tease Chong Lou.
Swain chuckled. Eight or nine hundred taels to buy a Demon Lord Chong Lou? I want as many as you have.
Before Jing Tian could touch him, the Demon Lord appeared. Frowning, he said, "Have you really fallen so low that you don't even have a trace of divine nature? Pick up your sword and fight me!"
Swain spread his hands and quietly took two steps back, pulled Xue Jian and Mao Mao back with him. Bi Ping ran on his own.
Backing away a hundred steps.
He watched Jing Tian with schadenfreude. That's what you get for being nosy.
Mao Mao was worried. "Boss, who is that person? Will the boss be in danger?"
Although Xue Jian didn't ask, her eyes showed concern.
Swain shrugged. "He's fine. He definitely won't die anyway."
"Huh? Then will the boss get hurt, boss? You're so strong, boss. Can you save the boss?!"
Mao Mao was anxious and kept shaking Swain.
Swain smiled bitterly. Me? Mao Mao, you really think highly of me.
"Ah, a monster! Boss, save me!"
Jing Tian ran away. Swain silently spread his wings and took everyone back to the Yong An Pawnshop.
"You're not righteous, boss! I even call you boss! Hey big brother? I don't know martial arts. But our boss is very strong. Why don't you go find him?"
Chong Lou snorted. "Hmph! I want to fight you! Pick up your sword!"
"Big brother, I really don't know martial arts. Aren't you just asking me to die?"
The Demon Lord's eyes flickered. "Oh? Are you afraid of death?"
Jing Tian quickly agreed. "Yes, yes! I'm most afraid of death."
"Since you're afraid of death, I'll let you die!"
The pain of being roasted by flames, the bone-chilling cold of Iceburg, the feeling of suffocation in the water, the feeling of falling from a cliff.
Jing Tian had died five times in that instant.
Chong Lou was getting more and more disappointed. It still didn't work. He couldn't awaken even a trace of divine nature. It seemed he had to take it one step at a time. He had waited too long for this battle.
"Hey, hey, I don't want the sword anymore. Sir, please let me go." Jing Tian saw Chong Lou was dazed and took the opportunity to run away. Finally, he hit Chong Lou's chest.
"Although I knew it would end like this, I'm still too disappointed. If you had the courage to swing your sword at me today, you'd still be General Fei Peng from your previous life."
He left and said, "Go back and tell your boss that if he interferes in things he shouldn't, I'll go find him."
A red light flashed and the Demon Lord Chong Lou disappeared.
Jing Tian was left talking to himself. "Madman, what interfering or not interfering? But this sword is really a good thing. I didn't have time to look at it just now. It's at least a thousand years old. If I sell it…"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sword started to shake and hit Jing Tian on the head with a bang.
"Ah, it's become a spirit? Don't blame me, Sword God sir. I won't sell it. I was just kidding."
…
As soon as he reached the entrance of the Yong An Pawnshop, he heard Mao Mao's voice. "Let me go! I want to save the boss!"
Swain created a pile of vines to tie him up. Hua Ying was very interested in Xue Jian and kept flying around her.
Xue Jian also liked the little thing and rarely smiled.
Jing Tian rushed in front of Mao Mao. "Boss! No! Hu Ge! You're not allowed to bully Mao Mao."
"Boss, you're okay! That's great!!! Wuuu! I thought I'd never see you again."
Swain was a little envious. They had a really good relationship, unlike his old friends, which were always mixed with political elements.
Releasing Wood Release, Swain smiled. "I didn't bully your Mao Mao. If I didn't stop him, he would have been killed by the Demon Lord."
The name Hu Ge was funny when Jing Tian called it, but he was calling the boss's name directly?
Jing Tian immediately grinned. "Hehe, how could that be? The boss is so wise and mighty, how could he bully a child? Boss, congratulations on getting rich and may everything go your way."
Swain raised an eyebrow. Jing Tian was a true scoundrel, much better than a hypocrite. "It's good that you know, but just now someone called me by name. It sounded like he was trying to find fault, so I'll dock you two months' pay as punishment."
Two months?!
Jing Tian felt like his life had darkened. It wasn't Zhao Wen Chang's thirty copper coins, but a gold ingot. Two months was two gold ingots.
"It's all Mao Mao's fault! You're not allowed to eat anything for an hour."
"It wasn't, I… Aiyo…"
Jing Tian gave Mao Mao a brain flick and looked pleadingly at Swain. "Boss, Miss Xue Jian, can she stay here?"
Swain chuckled. "What? Didn't you say that whoever marries her will have three generations of bad luck and no descendants? Why do you want to take her in now?"
Xue Jian, who was playing happily with Hua Ying, immediately jumped up and pointed at Jing Tian, scolding, "You! You stinky tofu! I don't need your help! I'm leaving now!"
"Hey, hey, that's not what I meant."
Xue Jian ran out the door and
hid in the corner, lost
She had nowhere to go, it was just a momentary impulse.
Jing Tian looked at Swain with slight resentment, "Boss, you can't do this, how is a little girl supposed to live?"
Oh? This kid is lecturing me now?
"I didn't say she couldn't, I was just repeating what someone said."
"But then again, Miss Xue Jian just ran out the door, so I'm assigning you, Yong An Pawnshop's number one employee, to go get the door back for me."
Jing Tian's face broke into a happy smile when he heard this, "Yes sir!"
At the same time, he hung a good guy badge on Swain in his heart.
There was also a sucker, a country boss, a bad singer, and so on.
But this does not hinder Jing Tian's worship of the boss.
With this salary, don't even mention Yu Zhou City, there's nothing like it in Chang An.
How much does Yong An Pawnshop make in a month?
Of course, Swain doesn't care about these things. Gold, he can just use a Gold Dust Iron Technique and take a stroll through Land of Wind, and he can get as much as he needs.
Uncle Ding handed the account book to Swain at the right time, he was truly diligently guarding Yong An Pawnshop.
"Boss, although I really like these salaries, if we continue like this, Yong An Pawnshop will have to close down."
Swain glanced at it, "He Biping!"
He Biping, who was carrying a keyboard and acting like a secretary, jumped out, "I'm here!"
"Tomorrow, in the name of Yong An Pawnshop, issue lottery tickets. Pick out fourteen non-repeating numbers, one copper coin per ticket, and the prize will be ten taels of silver if you win the lottery. Go ahead. If you do well, I'll raise your salary. "
"Okay! Just rest assured! Boss!"
He Biping is very sensitive to arithmetic.
It's safe to leave this matter to him.
Yong An Pawnshop is self-sufficient, so it won't close down when he comes back and he'll have to buy a new house, which is troublesome.
"Boss, your idea is truly amazing."
Uncle Ding was dumbfounded.
Swain waved his hand, these are all small things.
Then he entered his room and started communicating with his world.
…
On the other side, Jing Tian walked out the door and saw Xue Jian hiding in the corner, "What are you doing here? The boss agreed that you can stay at Yong An Pawnshop from now on."
"You go away! Didn't you say that I…"
Xue Jian hesitated to say the words that insulted her.
Of course, the most important thing was the word "marry".
What kind of person is Jing Tian? As if he didn't understand this? You can't go with the flow with a person like Xue Jian, "Saying you're a pig is saying you're a pig, it's good that you don't stay, I can save some money. Anyway, there are plenty of beauties fighting to stay at Yong An Pawnshop, one more or less doesn't make a difference."
What beauties? Why are they fighting to live in Yong An Pawnshop?
Xue Jian formed two questions in her mind, "You, what do you mean?"
Jing Tian pointed at the door of Yong An Pawnshop, "Of course it's because of our boss, he's handsome, rich, and a great martial artist, what woman wouldn't love him when she sees him? It's good that you're not living here, hurry up, don't delay our business."
It really is effective to use reverse psychology. Xue Jian puffed out her chest, "Humph! Do you think I'll leave just because you tell me to? I'm just going to live here, anyway you all agreed, you can't go back on your word."
…
Swain and Namikaze Minato were talking in a blank space.
"Minato, can you fully control the ninja world?"
Namikaze Minato shook his head, "It was forced from the beginning. I used Flying Thunder God to speed up the process. Now there are only some basic abilities of your eyes, Lord, ninja world is still independent."
Swain bit his lip and pondered, ninja world also has its spiritual energy, so what if I just steal it?
But I'm not willing to give up this body…
That's right! Soul scraps can repair soul damage, so if I split off a part of my soul, nourish it with soul scraps, raise it, and let it steal ninjia world, then I would still have this body. And the soul can still be perfectly enhanced by a world.
"Minato, how is the world connected? Is there any progress?"
Namikaze Minato nodded and shook his head again, "Yes and no, the world's suppression of you has been lifted, adults, but if other people from ninja world come out, it is estimated that they will be crushed to to death immediately.
But your nine sons can come out, because they don't seem to have chakra in their bodies."
"Sons? I'm not even married, where did the sons come from?"
Namikaze Minato silently adjusted a picture of Fenghuohuo nine tailed beasts, the most miserable one is Kurama, pursued by the peacock like a grandson.
"Uh...Have they always been like this?"
"Not really, they used to play with Nine Tails, but after beating you and creating Divine Tree, they became like dolls, and were really treated like dolls."
Swain felt very guilty, ah Kurama, I'm sorry brother.
"It's also progress, next I'm going to sever my soul with all my strength, and let them come out to protect me."
Namikaze Minato weakly said, "That, Lord Swain, it's best not to."
"What's wrong?"
"Shizune said they may be in their rebellious period, and they don't know what they are doing many times. If Shisui and Itachi hadn't been in the holy land these past few days, Sage of Six Paths would not have left. I guess your holy land would have been leveled."
Swain's face darkened with what, it turned out to be so obedient when it was a crow, why has it evolved and become disobedient?
You stood up?
"Alright, then I'll go to Mount Shu, oh yeah, I have to think about taking Jing Tian there."
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