Martial Arts Escort System: I Got A Maxed Level Divine Technique From The Beginning

Chapter 588: Chapter 263 Store Manager_3

Now that the Suffering People Scripture has been untied from the bodies of these two individuals, both of them, without a word, simply want to collapse into sleep.

This is simply preposterous; Fu Han Yuan, however, was well prepared and waited on the side with a bucket of water.

Just as the two were about to comfortably fall asleep, a half bucket per person was promptly poured.

Both of them sprang up in a whoosh, but looking at Su Mo again, they no longer had the courage they had shown the previous night.

Whatever Su Mo asked, they answered truthfully.

The cause of the incident, however, traced back to an invitation letter.

“That invitation suddenly appeared on our bedside, with several masks placed beside it.

“We do not know how the person found us.

“However, since he was able to silently place this invitation by our bedside, he naturally possesses the skill to silently take our lives.”

The Black Clothed Man furrowed his brows, elaborating on the details:

“Given the issuance of this invitation by such an individual, we naturally dared not neglect it.

“After all, what they delivered today could be an invitation, but next time, it might be a lethal knife.

“So, without hesitation, my fellow brothers and I arrived punctually at the location specified by the invitation.

“That turned out to be a guesthouse outside the wilderness, seemingly a newly constructed pavilion.

“All the pavilions and terraces are brand new, exuding a strong scent of wood.

“There was no guard at the gate, yet once we entered with our masks on, the hall inside was packed with guests.

“Everyone was wearing the same masks as us, and at that moment we couldn’t distinguish who these people were.

“But at the time, we weren’t concerned about their identities; we were focused on the table set at the upper end of the hall.”

“Table?”

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaoyun raised her eyebrows and glanced at the Black Clothed Man.

The man nodded deeply, greed flashing in his eyes:

“A large table made of many joined tables, covered with a layer of red cloth. On top of the red cloth, there were stacks and stacks of silver, easily exceeding ten thousand taels. The sight of it was truly shocking!”

As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun, but found that neither of their faces showed any sign of shock.

He reluctantly continued speaking:

“We had just arrived and couldn’t grasp the situation, so naturally we didn’t dare to act rashly.

“We could only find a place to sit down and stare blankly at that silver.

“More characters arrived subsequently, but everyone wore different masks, concealing their true faces.

“I assume the person behind the scenes used different masks to differentiate our identities when sending out the invitations.

“It might have been about two hours or so until no one else came, and then the gate was closed by two youngsters.

“Immediately afterward, a man appeared in front of us.

“He too wore a mask, a Ghost Mask.

“He introduced himself as the Store Manager, summoning everyone with something to entrust.

“Then… he mentioned the piece of strange iron on Ji Shuhua…

“He said, he had long coveted it, yet it ended up in others’ hands. Now it had fallen into Ji Shuhua’s possession, and he hoped we all could lend a hand to obtain it.

“Whoever can bring that strange iron before him…

“He will offer ten thousand taels of silver as a reward!

“Even now, those gathered here, invited to this place, can take away five hundred taels of Patterned Silver as a deposit.”

At this point, Su Mo seemed contemplative.

He just glanced at the Black Clothed Man, asking with a half-smile, “None of you were tempted by this silver?”

“How could we not be?”

The Black Clothed Man chuckled bitterly: “There were indeed people who wanted to take action right away to seize this great wealth. However, as soon as they rose, they were slain by two Swordsmen by the Store Manager’s side.

“The Swordsmanship of those two was extremely sophisticated.

“Even though none of my brothers and I made a move, we could sense the sharpness of their swords, designed solely for killing.

“After this confrontation, the others no longer dared to act rashly.

“Eventually, someone stood up, dubiously took five hundred taels of silver, and left in one piece.

“Following this, the rest began to do the same… After my brothers and I had taken the silver and departed, we dared not think about the event for a while.

“Yet, the more we pondered upon returning, the stranger it seemed.

“So, we went back to that place to investigate.

“But…”

As he spoke, a hint of fear crept into his eyes:

“There was no pavilion there at all…

“Nothing, just a barren field among misty green hills.

“If not for the silver in our hands reminding us, we would almost believe it all to have been but a dream.”

Su Mo nodded slightly:

“Did this Store Manager ever say, after obtaining this strange iron, how we might find him?”

“He said… there’s no need for us to find him; he would naturally come with the money to find us.”

As the Black Clothed Man said this, he suddenly started kowtowing repeatedly:

“Lord Su, you are the number one master in the world, and we are just insignificant characters from Jianghu earning our livelihood.

“The injury on Hero Ji, although inflicted by us, was also made worse by others; this matter… should not be entirely blamed on us.

“Please Lord Su, show mercy and spare us a pathway to life.”

Su Mo sighed softly, nodded gently without saying much, and with each touch of his finger, granted them a swift end.

Brawling in Jianghu, humans chase wealth as birds chase food; there really isn’t much to say.

Such incidents are certainly not uncommon.

Yet, differing stances lead to differing attitudes.

They had not offended Su Mo, but it was indeed because of them that Ji Shuhua died.

Su Mo could forgive them, but what right did he have to forgive them on behalf of Ji Shuhua?

Better to let them seek out Ji Shuhua themselves to settle accounts.

After instructing Liu Mo to take care of the corpses, Yang Xiaoyun looked at Su Mo:

“The means of pretending to be a god in Jianghu are indeed becoming more and more numerous.”

At this, Su Mo laughed: “Delivering an invitation without anyone noticing is actually not difficult.

“Their martial arts are mediocre, and since the Store Manager has masters under his command, accomplishing such a feat is actually not hard.

“The pavilion was newly erected, so naturally, it can also be demolished immediately.

“And for the person behind this, possessing such wealth, yet does not wish to retrieve the item himself…

“Naturally, he does not want to expose his identity.

“And he calls himself the Store Manager…”

“Xiao Mo, do you perhaps already have some understanding of this person’s identity?”

“Not really.”

Su Mo smiled: “But I guess that this person must be a businessman.”

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