A rare opportunity

Chapter 741 Xue Gangyu

Unfortunately, Teng Yuan didn't have a sound transmission stone, so he couldn't notify Gu Feng immediately. But it didn't matter. He could just follow them and find their whereabouts, and then notify Gu Shao! Thinking that he would become related to Gu Feng, Teng Yuan couldn't help but feel excited!

Li Yu was eager to refine the Pure Heart Lotus, so he found a random inn and walked in. However, Qingyang Town was a gathering place for cultivators, and most inns were full. After visiting several inns, they finally found a room in a small inn in an unremarkable corner.

Although the room was simply furnished, Li Yu didn't mind. He hadn't come here to stay, but simply wanted to use this place to refine the Pure Heart Lotus.

Hu Mei, on the other hand, looked disgusted. It would have been fine if there was only one room. She knew how scarce rooms were in Qingyang Town. Back then, the four of them had struggled to find two guest rooms. But this room was utterly shabby. There was only one bed! The bedding was old, damp, and filthy! Even so, the price was ridiculously high. For just this one room, the owner was asking for ten mid-grade spirit stones!

Hu Mei felt disgusted at the sight of her. She turned to leave, but was stopped by Li Yu. Li Yu had no choice but to hold her back. He was penniless now and could only rely on Hu Mei to pay for the rent.

"Don't pull me! You can live in such a filthy room? Let's go! Let's find another one!"

"Tsk! Disgusting? Why don't you go find me a room that isn't disgraceful! I can tell you that this might be the last room left in Qingyang Town! If you hadn't come by chance and someone had checked out, how could it be your turn? Do you still want it or not? I'm telling you, if you don't, no one will! Do you want it or not? If you do, pay one hundred mid-grade spirit stones first!"

The shopkeeper, who was originally smiling, became unhappy after hearing this.

Li Yu hurriedly smiled and said:

"Don't be angry, boss! We want it! We want it!"

Then he rubbed his hands embarrassedly and said to Hu Mei:

"Sister! Um...um, please pay the room fee first. I will definitely pay you back later!"

Honestly, how could Hu Mei not know that guest rooms here were hard to find? She simply didn't think it was necessary to stay in one right now. After all, it was still early, so she could look for a better place. Of course, staying in a hotel was necessary. After all, her gains in the Yunfu Mountains were extraordinary. Some of the items could be sold here for medicinal pills to aid cultivation.

"Are you...are you really planning to stay here?"

"Sister! I... I'm a little tired and don't want to run anymore! Besides, what if we can't find a room elsewhere? Why don't we book it first and move out if we find a better one!"

Hu Mei thought about it and felt it made sense. Although the room was shabby, it was better than sleeping on the street, right? However, for such a room, she wasted ten medium-grade spirit stones every day, which always hurt her. Not to mention she had to pay a hundred medium-grade spirit stones as a deposit. But seeing Li Yu's pleading eyes, she finally reached out and took out the spirit stones. When she handed the spirit stones to the shopkeeper, she couldn't help but say:

"Once I find a better place to live, you have to return the rent to me!"

The shopkeeper snatched the spirit stone, looked at it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he said coldly:

"What a joke! Refund? I won't give you a single cent! Stay or not, this is the rent for ten days!"

After saying that, he glanced at Hu Mei and turned away! Hu Mei was so angry that her eyebrows were raised! She wanted to argue with the shopkeeper, but was grabbed by Li Yu.

"Sister! Forget it! As the saying goes, less trouble is worse than more trouble! Anyone who dares to open an inn here must not be a good person! Why bother yourself with trouble just for such a small amount of room money?"

"I...I just can't help but be angry! This is a shady place! This is a shady place!"

Seeing that Hu Mei had finally given up the idea of going to the shopkeeper to argue, Li Yu no longer paid any attention to her and took out the wooden box containing the Qingxin Lotus and old ginseng.

Seeing Li Yu take out the wooden box, Hu Mei's breathing became rapid!

Li Yu glanced greedily at the items in the opened wooden box, then casually took the old ginseng and handed it to Hu Mei:

"Sister! These two Pure Heart Lotuses are of great use to me, so I can't share them with you. But these old ginsengs, if you don't mind, feel free to take them!"

Hu Mei quickly reached out and snatched the old ginseng plants and stuffed them into her ring. However, her eyes were still greedily staring at the two Qingxin Lotus plants!

Li Yu naturally wouldn't give up on these two Pure Heart Lotuses. He ignored them immediately and sat cross-legged to start refining them!

Hu Mei had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw her gaze! It wasn't that she didn't want to rob him, but she just didn't dare.

The smell in the room was truly unbearable, and with Li Yu preoccupied with refining the Pure Heart Lotus and no one to talk to her, she felt truly bored. She immediately stood up and left the room, wanting to go out for a stroll, perhaps selling some of the items in her ring. Thinking of her recent gains, Hu Mei couldn't help but feel elated! Apart from anything else, just those few old ginseng plants alone were enough to significantly boost her cultivation! And most of this gain was thanks to Li Yu.

Thinking of this, she no longer felt resentful towards Li Yu for not giving her the Pure Heart Lotus, but instead felt a sense of gratitude. Thinking of the clothes he was wearing, she couldn't help but laugh! It would be a good opportunity to buy him a few pieces, so that he wouldn't be embarrassed by following her around!

Li Yu was depressed! Even after completely refining and absorbing the two Pure Heart Lotuses, his spiritual power remained unchanged! He couldn't help but feel confused! What could he do to quickly improve his spiritual power? Did he really need to start practicing from scratch?

Just when Li Yu was feeling depressed, Hu Mei ran in in panic, grabbed Li Yu and left!

"Hurry! Run! That Gu Feng actually put a bounty on you! Now the entire cultivation world is looking for you! Run! It will be too late if you're late!"

"Haha! It's too late! You bastard! How dare you offend Young Master Gu? You're so bold! Today, I, Xue Gangyu, will help Young Master Gu vent his anger!"

Li Yu looked up and saw a middle-aged scholar walking towards him with a folding umbrella in his hand!

"Xue...Xue Gangyu! A fan that calms the sea, Xue Gangyu!"

"Haha! You have some knowledge, little girl! Now that you know Xue's name, why don't you kneel down and confess your guilt!"

"Xue...Senior Xue! I wonder what crime I have committed?"

"Humph! You are so stubborn! You injured my Xianxia Sect's Young Master and my Xianxia Sect's Elder Yuchi, and you still ask me what I have done wrong?"

"Senior! We didn't intentionally hurt Gu Feng. He first insulted me and then attacked me. He deserves it! As for Elder Yuchi, he attacked my brother without asking any questions. My brother acted purely in self-defense! Senior Xue, please understand..."

"Shut up! My Master Gu has always been gentle and polite. How could he insult you innocently? I think you must have done something indecent!

As for Elder Yuchi, is he the kind of person who takes human life lightly? Not only did you hurt someone, but you also used such sweet words to slander and defame our Xianxia Sect's Young Master and Elders. You are simply guilty of a thousand deaths!

I had hoped to spare your lives because of your youth and innocence, but now it seems you've already met your end! Today, you cannot escape death!

Are you going to end your life on your own, or do you need my help?"

"You... I didn't expect that Xue Gangyu, who is known for his chivalry, could be so unreasonable!"

"Nonsense! I, Xue Gangyu, enjoy reading the books of sages, so how could I not be reasonable? But you! A girl like you actually confuses right and wrong, how despicable! Talking nonsense with someone like you is simply a waste of time! Come on! Give me your life!"

Li Yu remained silent! It wasn't that he didn't want to explain the situation, but he felt that explaining to such a person would be a waste of words!

This kind of person will condemn you right away! Even if you lay the facts before them, they won't believe it! Of course, it's not that they don't believe it, but that they turn a blind eye!

It's obvious that this Xue Gangyu is here to call you to task! He doesn't even want to hear your explanation; he just wants to kill you! But for someone like this, even if they want to kill someone, they have to come up with a plausible excuse! There's only one way to deal with someone like this: Beat them up!