Chapter 188 (1/2)
The lush and dense forest contrasted very nicely with the torrential waterfall, adding to the overall spring vibes
Li Zi Zhi led a pair of junior brothers down the mountain as they arrived at a small town The town faced the river where there was plenty of activity Many boats gathered around the mouth of river, and even htly lit up, and resembled a multitude of stars It was already dark, but there were stillaround the pier purposefully Men carried cargo and wares fro the wooden platforms which lined the entire dock and made a very distinct sound
The pier was surrounded by water and there were few residences along the streets Most of the buildings were commercialized and included es
Li Zi Zhi swept a glance at his surroundings suspiciously, looking out for anything suspicious When everything was clear he continued walking
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The servants shuffled across anxiously as they approached their master, ”The people frohtly
”The people from the monastery have descended from their mountains and have arrived” Guan You Shan stood up before instructing, ”Quick, invite thee strides, he walked to the door as well to invite his guests He then noticed three people standing outside, of which only one was fa
”You are?”
”This is my senior brother Li Zi Zhi” The Daoist who had collected taxes from them before spoke out Guan You Shan hurriedly invited the, ”Has everything been prepared?”
”Everything has been prepared and is ready” Guan You Sheng paused before s you to personally descend theto the customs, all the households have delivered their freshly harvested grains here”
”We've also receive rental from the three hundred mu of land and the other plots of land That's a total of fifty two taels of silver There's also the rice and flour, divided by half aht They've all been filled into the sacks Please feel free to take a look”
Li Zi Zhi looked at hi out into a smile, ”Come, let's take a look”
When they reached the warehouse where the goods were kept, it was already getting late A servant ignited a torch as he opened the door to the warehouse The entire layout was very organized and tidy
He then stepped forward and opened a randoh the flour He then nodded his head contently, ”This is indeed fresh flour fro as he spoke, ”I've been doing business with your monastery for decades now Besides, your monastery has just increased its total ownershi+p of land by another 500 mu There are even ru years Hoould I ever dare to cheat you?”
”I still have to rely on yourthis, Li Zi Zhi still maintained a severe expression It wasn't possible for Daoists to run to every tenant to collect rental paye fa for over twenty years now Although it was far from the perfect solution, it was not a bad one without too h the harvest, Li Zi Zhi exhaled deeply, ”Not bad This shall do!”
”Daoist leaders please coh of relief, ”Hurry, serve the dishes and the wine I shall instruct the other servants to load the sacks up onto the cart”
”We shall deliver the harvest to your ”
The three Daoists were satisfied with the arrange themselves The hall was already prepared for them to partake The server sht and the food was plentiful A large roasted pig laid on the table, as decadent oil drizzled down onto the table There were beef slices as along withfood
The pair of junior brothers laughed, ”I wonder why boss Guan is so generous today?”
Just as the pair of the, Li Zi Zhi’s face turned ashen as he waved a hand, ”Hold it!”
The pair of junior brothers looked curiously at hi anyway They then heard Li Zhi Zhi shout loudly, ”Boss Guan, Guan You Shan?”
He shouted out three times loudly but nobody responded When they observed their surroundings, they noticed that it was unnaturally quiet The entire hall, yard and horse stables had their lights extinguished All of sudden they were thrown into darkness
”That's not right!” All three of the was ahed, ”Why do you have to put up a fight? If only you chose to eat this ry spirit!”
The minute those words were spoken, shadows filled up the entire rooh there were many of them, they made such little sound and were extremely methodical Apart from the barely discernible sound of footsteps, there was also the sound of long swords being drawn The atmosphere turned tense as men flooded in
”Who are you?” Li Zi Zhi knew that these men couldn’t have been assely
”Kill theiven froed forward as both sides clashed ferociously The leader of the group was dressed in black robes as he lingered behind, watching wordlessly
The minute contact was made, the three Daoists knew that their opponents weren’t weak or unskilled in any way After successfully defending themselves from the flurry of blows, one of the junior disciples shouted out, ”Blinding Light Technique!”
A buzzing sound could be heard as a bright white light burst forth Li Zi Zhi’s shadow moved in a blur as he thrusted his sword out mercilessly However, his opponent see his vision With his eyes shut tight, he danced around and dodged the blow before swinging his oord down in a counterattack
If they were fighting single combat, there would always be pauses which both parties could pause and regain their energy However, they were subjected to countless of attacks, and was al upon them One of the junior disciples recalled his lessons and took advantage of the fact that one of thehe couldn’t defend hih his chest
”Ah!” The victim screamed out in pain as fresh blood oozed out if his wound When the rest of them heard his scream, they stepped in to replace him and continued their flurry of attacks Even before this junior disciple could withdraw his sword, he had already been slashed three times Two bodies fell
Li Zi Zhi shouted out in fury as he continued defending and counter attacking whenever he had the chance He ed to seize an opportunity and slashed down hard at the nearest assailant With his next strike, he heard the sound of ainstyet another wound to for junior brother had already been overwhelmed by the numbers and was hacked to death
”Who are you people?” Li Zi Zhi shouted out through gritted teeth Thebehind didn’t respond With a wave of his hands, five ed in, their swords moved in a synchronizedto stay on his feet as he defended himself, but was forced to retreat In his haste to fall back, he was stabbed once more At last, he heard someone shout out, ”die” He was then stabbed deeply at his internal organs