The shopkeeper sitting behind the counter turned pale and looked extremely embarrassed.
"I see!"
The middle-aged man smiled slightly, then clasped his hands in greeting and said, "My name is Wu Huan. May I ask how you should address me, sir?"
"Li Yao!"
Li Yao also clasped his hands in a fist salute.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with the Wuhuan, Li Yao turned his gaze to the shopkeeper and asked, "Shopkeeper, is your young master here?"
"Did you need something from me?"
A man's voice came from outside the shop.
Soon, a very handsome young man walked in.
The man was about twenty years old, dressed in olive green, and had bright, piercing eyes.
"You're Jing Xiaolou?"
Li Yao sized up the newcomer.
"Exactly!"
Jing Xiaolou clasped his hands in a fist and apologized, saying, "My men were disrespectful to you all just now, and I apologize to you all."
"Hmm, quite like his father!"
Li Yao nodded slightly and smiled faintly.
"Oh, you know my father?"
Jing Xiaolou asked in surprise.
"No!"
Li Yao shook his head slightly and said, "I've only heard about your father's deeds!"
"oh!"
Jing Xiaolou gave a soft "oh," then pointed to the chairs beside her and said, "Please have a seat, everyone."
After everyone was seated and exchanged names, Li Yao spoke up, "I've heard that your father has a treasured sword called the Demon-Suppressing Sword. I wonder if you could let us see it?"
"this……"
Jing Xiaolou hesitated for a moment, then said apologetically, "When I was a child, I was ignorant and gave the Demon-Suppressing Sword to an uncle."
"Is the uncle you're talking about named Nangong Huang?"
Li Yao asked.
In fact, he was aware of this matter.
In the original novel, when Nangong Huang asked Jing Xiaolou for her name, Jing Xiaolou refused to tell him. Instead, she challenged Nangong Huang to a duel with her demon friend. If he won, she would reveal her name and give him the purple clay teapot that her mother, Tang Xuejian, loved most.
As a result, Nangong Huang won.
Jing Xiaolou had no choice but to reveal his name, but fearing his mother's wrath, he dared not give the purple clay teapot away.
Therefore, he had no choice but to give his father's demon-suppressing sword to Nangong Huang.
What a spendthrift!
Later, Nangong Huang left the Shushan Sect with the Demon-Suppressing Sword.
The Demon-Suppressing Sword should still be in Nangong Huang's hands.
Li Yao only wanted to confirm something, which is why he asked Jing Xiaolou about the Demon-Suppressing Sword.
If there are any errors in the plot, he can conveniently copy the Demon-Suppressing Sword from Jing Xiaolou's hands.
However, even if I didn't have it, I wouldn't have any regrets.
After all, in the world of Chinese Paladin, what truly captivated him were Shennong Jiuquan and the Five Elemental Pearls.
After exchanging a few more words with Jing Xiaolou, he took his leave and departed from Xin'an Pawnshop.
Actually, he came to Xin'an Pawnshop today just to see Jing Xiaolou.
However, it brought him an unexpected gain.
The source of this discovery was the middle-aged man named 'Wuhuan'.
Chapter 533 Forget the Mortal World
Li Yao and his group left Xin'an Pawnshop, and the middle-aged man named Wu Huan also left Xin'an Pawnshop with them.
"Brother Li, where are you headed?"
"I asked curiously," Wu Huan asked.
"Of course, we'll go back to the inn!"
Li Yao said calmly.
Both he and Xiaobai had realized that the Wuhuan people were no ordinary people.
The sudden appearance of the Wuhuan, who were deliberately trying to get close to him, must have had another purpose.
Therefore, neither he nor Xiaobai alerted the Wuhuan people, and they pretended not to know anything.
I just wanted to see what the Wuhuan were really up to.
"What kind of inn are you staying at?" Wu Huan asked.
“Xin’an Inn!” Li Yao said.
"What a coincidence, I'm also staying at the Xin'an Inn!"
Wu Huan's eyes lit up, and he said, "What a coincidence that we're staying at the same inn!"
"That's quite a coincidence."
Li Yao smiled slightly and said, "By the way, Brother Wu, judging from your accent, you're not from Chongqing. May I ask where you're from?"
Wu Huan hesitated for a moment before answering, "I am from Wuyan Village!"
"Wuyan Village?"
Li Yao frowned and asked, "Where is this place? Where exactly is it?"
Wu Huan said, "Wuyan Village is just a small village in the south, thousands of miles away from here."
"Oh, Brother Wu, how did you come all the way to Yuzhou City?"
Li Yao asked deliberately.
"I enjoy traveling around, and I happened to be traveling to Yuzhou City recently."
The Wuhuan explained.
Along the way, Li Yao subtly tried to extract some useful information from the Wuhuan people.
Unexpectedly, this Wuhuan man was cunning and kept his mouth shut.
Li Yao did not obtain any valuable information from the Wuhuan.
However, Li Yao was not in a hurry.
Since the Wuhuan have taken the initiative to come to us, they must have something to do next.
Therefore, he and Xiaobai did not disturb the Wuhuan, and let everything take its natural course.
Back at the Xin'an Inn, everyone went to their rooms to rest.
Nothing happened that night.
The next day, Li Yao and his party had breakfast, checked out of their rooms, and prepared to head to the Forgotten World.
Just as they turned to leave, a familiar voice rang out behind them: "Brother Li, are you leaving Yuzhou City?"
Li Yao and the others turned around and saw that the speaker was none other than the Wu Huan they had just met the night before.
In fact, Li Yao had long anticipated that the Wuhuan would reappear.
Sure enough, just as they were about to leave, the Wuhuan reappeared.
"Yes, we are leaving Yuzhou City."
Li Yao nodded.
Where are you planning to go?
"I asked curiously," Wu Huan asked.
"Go and forget the mortal world!"
Li Yao did not hide anything.
"Forget the mortal world?"
Wu Huan frowned slightly, looking thoughtful. After a moment, he asked, "What is the Forgotten World? I've never heard of it before?"
"The Forgotten Mortal Realm is near the Ghost Realm, and it is an extremely mysterious place..."
The Heavenly Ghost Emperor, who was standing to the side, immediately interjected.
He finally got a chance to speak.
As the leader of the Heavenly Ghost Clan, he had a relatively good understanding of the situation in the Ghost Realm.
He spoke eloquently, giving a general account of his situation regarding the Forgotten Mortal World.
"Oh, I never imagined there were such mysterious places in the world!"
Wu Huan looked curious and said, "Brother Li, I don't have many hobbies, but I like to explore the unusual. I wonder if you could take me with you to see the Forgotten World?"
"Well..."
Li Yao deliberately hesitated for a moment.
After a moment, he nodded slightly and said, "Alright, since you're so curious, let's go to the Forgotten Realm together, so we can keep each other company."