No wonder he lost to Li Yao the night before last.
This Li Yao is practically possessed by the spirit of the Overlord who lifted the tripod.
Li Yao lifted the coffin and walked lightly into the Zhou residence. He said to Ding Xiu, "Send that person away and close the gates."
Today, Li Yao's physical attributes are many times greater than those of an ordinary person.
Lifting a small coffin is a piece of cake.
Upon entering the Zhou residence, Li Yao placed the coffin in a side room.
Ding Xiu followed, asking curiously, "Uncle-Master, why did you bring a coffin over?"
Li Yao looked outside and asked, "Has the farmer been sent away? Is the gate closed?"
Ding Xiu nodded.
Li Yao was relieved.
Then, he pushed open the coffin lid with one hand.
Ding Xiu looked inside and saw a white-haired old man lying in the coffin.
He jumped up in fright, pointed at the old man, and asked in a trembling voice, "Uncle-Master, why did you bring a dead person here?"
Li Yao smiled faintly and said, "He's Wei the eunuch, and he's not dead yet!"
"ah?"
Ding Xiu was even more astonished. "Uncle-Master, you went out yesterday just to kidnap this eunuch Wei?"
Li Yao nodded.
Ding Xiu was puzzled and hurriedly asked, "Uncle-Master, why did you bring Wei Yan back?"
Li Yao smiled and said, "Don't you think he looks like a pile of gold?"
Ding Xiu immediately understood, and a greedy and cunning smile appeared on his face. "So, Uncle-Master is also greedy for money."
Then, he frowned and said, "But this pile of gold is a bit too hot to handle."
Li Yao glanced at Ding Xiu with disdain and said scornfully, "Greedy for money yet afraid of getting burned, you deserve to spend your whole life only extorting your junior brother."
Ding Xiu quickly straightened up and said, "Who said that? I, Ding Xiu, fear neither heaven nor earth..."
Li Yao immediately interrupted, "Very well, keep an eye on this pile of gold for me, I need to go out for a bit."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Ding Xiu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly asked, "Uncle-Master, where are you going?"
Without turning his head, Li Yao said, "Go find Shen Lian and return the twenty taels of gold to him."
Ding Xiu's eyes darted around, and he quickly asked, "What about mine?"
Li Yao took out two gold ingots from his pocket and threw them behind him. "Ten taels of gold is the reward I promised you yesterday. The other ten taels of gold is for your hard work in watching over that pile of gold."
Ding Xiu caught the gold steadily, grinned, and said, "Uncle-Master is such a straightforward person."
Li Yao rode his horse to the entrance of the Northern Garrison Office.
He inquired with the yamen runners at the entrance of the yamen and learned that the three Shen brothers had not yet returned.
So he found a seat at a nearby food stall, ate something, and waited for Shen Lian.
Soon, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves could be heard.
Li Yao looked in the direction of the sound.
Then, the three Shen brothers, leading a group of Imperial Guards, rushed towards the government office.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the government office, the three Shen brothers dismounted and prepared to return to the office.
Li Yao walked over and called out, "Shen Lian!"
The three Shen brothers turned to look at Li Yao.
Li Yao noticed that the three brothers looked ashen-faced and extremely unpleasant, as if they had suffered the worst misfortune in eight lifetimes.
Li Yao chuckled inwardly. These three brothers had failed to catch Wei Zhongxian, which meant they had botched their mission. No wonder they looked so pleased.
Upon seeing that it was Li Yao, Shen Lian asked in confusion, "Do you need something from me?"
Li Yao took out two gold ingots from his pocket and threw them to Shen Lian, saying, "Here's your twenty taels of gold back."
The three Shen brothers looked at each other in bewilderment.
The night before last, Li Yao took away twenty taels of silver from Shen Lian and said he would return twenty taels of gold to Shen Lian today.
At the time, they thought Li Yao was joking.
Unexpectedly, Li Yao actually returned twenty taels of gold to Shen Lian today.
Shen Lian said, "As I said, that twenty taels of silver is a gift from me, you don't need to pay it back."
Li Yao laughed and said, "I also said that if I lend you twenty taels of silver, I will return twenty taels of gold. A true man keeps his word."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Shen Lian watched Li Yao's retreating figure, lost in thought.
How did Li Yao manage to acquire so much gold in such a short time?
Could it be that he really went to rob and plunder?
Suddenly, a thought struck Shen Lian, and he muttered to himself, "Could he be the one who kidnapped Wei Yan?"
Hearing Shen Lian seemingly speaking, Jin Yichuan quickly asked, "Second Brother, what are you saying?"
Shen Lian immediately came to his senses, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, let's go inside quickly."
Chapter 26 The Warlike Martial Uncle Comes to Pick Up Attributes
Ta-da!
The two blades clashed repeatedly, sparking bursts of sparks.
Two figures, one like a dragon descending to earth, the other like a tiger descending the mountain, clashed repeatedly.
The fallen leaves in the courtyard flew wildly in mid-air as the two figures moved.
The two figures locked in combat were none other than Li Yao and Ding Xiu.
Li Yao brandished his embroidered spring knife, emitting a series of muffled whistling sounds, and relentlessly pressed towards Ding Xiu.
Li Yao is a man who, when he does act, is as swift and decisive as thunder.
Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!
Li Yao was able to fully demonstrate the essence of the Qi family's swordsmanship.
Ding Xiu gripped the Miao sword 'Mei Ying' tightly with both hands, relentlessly defending against the rapid, rain-like attacks.
He truly regretted agreeing to spar with Li Yao.
Unexpectedly, Li Yao's moves were extremely ruthless, each strike as powerful as Mount Tai.
At the beginning of their sparring match, Li Yao deliberately held back, giving him opportunities to attack.
But later on, he found that Li Yao's moves were getting faster and more powerful, and he simply couldn't keep up.
He retreated repeatedly, begging for mercy, "Alright, alright, Uncle-Master, I'm exhausted. I admit defeat and we're done fighting."
A hint of excitement flashed in Li Yao's eyes, and his blood was practically boiling.
He was having a great time and wasn't about to stop, so he laughed and said, "I'm not tired yet, let's play a little longer."
Ding Xiu looked miserable. Why did I have to encounter such a warlike senior uncle?
However, he had no choice but to exert all his strength to defend against Li Yao's increasingly rapid attacks.
Ding Xiu felt like all the bones in his body were about to fall apart, but Li Yao still had no intention of stopping the war.
Finally, Ding Xiu threw down the 'Plum Blossom Oriole' in his hand, stretched out his neck, and looked helplessly resigned to his fate.
However, the embroidered spring knife in Li Yao's hand slashed down at Ding Xiu's forehead like Mount Tai pressing down.
Ding Xiu was terrified, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, and he exclaimed in alarm, "Uncle-Master, you're not really going to kill me, are you?!"
At this moment, Ding Xiu was so frightened that his legs went weak and he couldn't take a single step.
Li Yao's embroidered spring knife suddenly stopped less than half an inch from Ding Xiu's forehead.
Ding Xiu was so frightened that two of his three souls and six of his seven spirits disappeared.
He slumped to the ground, his body aching all over, and it took him a long time to recover from the shock he had just experienced.
Li Yao glanced at Ding Xiu and laughed, "You're too timid. Is your martial uncle the kind of person who doesn't know his limits? I would never cut you."
This is definitely not a joke.
Now, his control over his power has reached a level of exquisite subtlety, allowing him to release and retract it at will.
Ding Xiu slumped to the ground, panting heavily, feeling as if he had survived a disaster.
Hearing Li Yao's sarcastic remarks, he thought to himself: If it were you, would you be afraid?
Li Yao's gaze swept across the ground.
"Ding! Successfully acquired the 'Physique' attribute, Physique +1!"
"Ding! Successfully collected 'Luck Point', Luck +1!"
...
Li Yao calculated his gains with some dissatisfaction.
The attributes he gained from Ding Xiu this time were less than those he gained from Ding Xiu last time, and even less than those he gained from Ding Xiu the first time.
In fact, he had already discovered this pattern long ago.
The attributes he gained from the same person decreased with each passing time.
Eventually, even attribute orbs will stop dropping.