owlsbooks Chapter 93 Banquet Invitation
Chapter 93 Banquet Invitation
The next day at noon.
The man with bloodshot eyes walked in.
"Senior, I have not failed you!"
His gaze was fixed on Lu Qingyun as he slapped out 210 spirit stones and carefully handed them over.
Then, instead of seeking credit, he looked at Lu Qingyun and said solemnly.
"Sir, a tax official surnamed Zhao from the East City died on the road yesterday. If you know how he died, you'd better run for your life!"
The broker was very well-informed; he knew that the tax official had visited Lu Qingyun before he died.
He also knew that Manager Yu had seen Lu Qingyun before he died.
The two events exploded in his heart like fireworks at the same time, sending chills down his spine.
Killing Manager Yu might give us a chance to get away with it, but a tax official isn't some nobody. What if the Exorcist Guard comes looking for him?
"Is this really true? Are the thieves from the Great Yun Kingdom so rampant that they dare to rob and kill even a high-ranking tax official?"
Lu Qingyun remained calm, his face expressionless.
"However, you have asked the wrong question today. A tax official surnamed Zhao did come to my place, but I did not lay a hand on him and do not know how he died."
"You really don't know, senior?"
The man's face kept changing expressions as he struggled. He suddenly looked up and realized that Lu Qingyun had not shown any emotional fluctuations.
It seems that the death of the tax official surnamed Zhao really had nothing to do with him!
Looking at Lu Qingyun's expression.
The broker's suspicions deepened; his intuition told him that Lu Qingyun was the one who killed Manager Yu and Zhao Donglai.
Lu Qingyun smiled, seemingly not taking the broker's words to heart at all: "Did you come here today with anything else to tell me?"
The man clenched his teeth, and in an instant, countless thoughts intertwined.
Should she leave Lu Qingyun?
He was worried about being implicated by Lu Qingyun, so he wanted to say that nothing was wrong and cut off all ties with Lu Qingyun.
But Lu Qingyun's confident expression made him unable to make a decision for a long time.
After struggling for a while, the broker fixed his gaze and never mentioned Zhao Donglai again. He chose to believe Lu Qingyun, thinking that Lu Qingyun must have a trump card.
They believed that Lu Qingyun was not just recklessly audacious, but truly fearless.
"After selling the talismans this time, a talisman master came to me and asked me to tell you that if you only sell them once in Yunxia City, that's fine. But if you want to continue selling them, you must contact the Talisman Association in the city and attend the next Talisman Master's Banquet. This is the order from that Talisman Association."
"This is the warrant; I'm about to hand it over to you, senior."
"I am aware of this matter. You may leave now. These twenty spirit stones are an extra reward for your sale of talismans this time. I will contact you again if I need to sell talismans again."
Lu Qingyun put away the talisman, nodded slightly, and then gave twenty spirit stones to the broker.
The broker accepted the spirit stone and remained silent for a moment.
Realizing that Lu Qingyun had nothing to tell him, he turned and left in a state of fear and trepidation.
Just as he was about to step out of the inner hall, a voice rang in his ears: "As for the matter of Tax Collector Zhao, don't worry about it, I will handle it myself."
The words reassured the broker.
Immediately, Ya Ren was overjoyed, for he knew all too well that Lu Qingyun truly had a way to deal with the demon-slaying guards who were investigating.
And because they considered him one of their own, they offered words of comfort.
In an instant, the broker was deeply moved and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, senior. If you need my help again, I will do my best to assist you."
Lu Qingyun waved his hand and then gave him some more instructions.
After the broker left the cave, Lu Qingyun continued to look at the order letter given by the talisman association.
"This banquet is not a good one. The talisman masters in the city are trying to give me a hard time, but after I finish attending this banquet, I will surely have no shortage of talisman-making methods."
"As for the broker, he's passed that test."
Knowing that Zhao Donglai's death was related to him, and still willing to take the gamble, what harm is there in giving him a fortune?
With a flick of his brush, Lu Qingyun completed the final stroke of the [Swift Movement Talisman] and then put it away.
Before killing Zhao Donglai, he made sure that Zhao went to the next household to collect the exorcism tax, and he handled the matter very cleanly, so he was not afraid of the exorcism guards coming to investigate.
The dentist's worries were unnecessary.
"I spared the life of the North Gate official, and will send him on his way after the Demon Exorcism Guards have left and the storm has passed. However, there is no rush for this matter."
The most important thing right now is to finish attending this banquet.
The letter unfolds, revealing an address on its front.
[Above the Western Mountain, in the White Water Cave, a talisman master's banquet awaits you.]