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Chapter 164 The Me in This Illusion Actually Has a Background?
Seeing the arrogant look on the little leader's face, Jiang Yueming smiled and raised his hand again to slap him, but then he heard Li Jian's voice and stopped.
"Jiang Yueming, the paper and pen you requested have arrived."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jian noticed Zhao Yuan's dejected look and asked in confusion, "Uncle Zhao, what's wrong?"
"He's fine. Men always have one or two days of discomfort every month," Jiang Yueming said jokingly, taking the paper and pen.
Li Jian rolled his eyes at Jiang Yueming, then walked up to Zhao Yuan, unsure of what to say.
This was the first time he had ever seen Zhao Yuan with this expression. His Uncle Zhao had been a镖师 (bodyguard/escort) for over thirty years and had seen all sorts of storms.
Why does Uncle Zhao look so heartbroken after only a short while since he left?
Did Jiang Yueming say something to him? Did it upset Zhao Yuan?
Thinking this over, Li Jian peeked out slightly to see what Jiang Yueming was writing on the paper.
"Good...dog...not...blocking...the...way?!"
Li Jian silently read the neat and elegant words on the paper, completely bewildered. Jiang Yueming's behavior was too peculiar; this person was definitely not an ordinary person, and he had to be careful.
His wariness of Jiang Yueming intensified.
"Here, take this back to your forum moderator and tell him to clean up his act and wait for me."
After Jiang Yueming finished writing, he placed the paper in front of the leader and turned to untie the ropes binding him.
"Hey! Jiang Yueming, that rope can't be untied!"
Seeing Jiang Yueming's actions, Li Jian was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
They still don't know who this leader is, or if there's any danger ahead.
In short, we haven't been able to get any useful information out of him yet. Now that Jiang Yueming has released him, the previous battle was completely pointless!
Unfortunately, Li Jian was too late; the rope had already been untied.
In an instant, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately stepped back, crossing his arms to defend against the leader's sudden attack.
"Why are you panicking? I'm not afraid of anyone at the Nascent Soul stage, so why are you, a mere Qi Condensation stage cultivator, standing so far away?"
Jiang Yueming put his hand on the leader's shoulder, looked at Li Jian's defensive figure, and his lips twitched slightly.
"Then why don't you get out of the way!" Li Jian shouted, suddenly realizing how close Jiang Yueming was to the leader.
If anything happens to Jiang Yueming, Ye Mo will definitely not let him off the hook, after all, he paid money.
And they gave a bit too much…
"Jiang Yueming, get away from him immediately!" Zhao Yuan also realized what was happening and shouted urgently.
He immediately gathered spiritual energy into his five fingers to form a fist, ready to save Jiang Yueming at any moment.
Jiang Yueming is someone that mysterious expert is paying special attention to; if anything happens to him, none of them can bear the expert's wrath.
Seeing this, Jiang Yueming shook his head, patted the foreman on the shoulder, and said, "Hey, you know what to do, right?"
At this moment, the leader looked at the neat handwriting on the paper, his face gradually darkened, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.
He knew what those words meant; three years ago, the famous Jiang Wushen had left behind this joke after wiping them out.
Since then, the leader of the cliff swore to be a good dog, which is how the entire Black Thunder Cliff bandit gang was preserved; otherwise, they would have been wiped out by Jiang Wushen three years ago.
As if remembering something, the leader was suddenly startled. Jiang Yueming seemed to have mentioned "Black Tiger" just now.
That's their cliff master's nickname, not just anyone dares to call him that. Plus, recently, three ancient cultivators have been stationed at Black Thunder Cliff.
In the martial arts world, apart from the major sects that participate in the Holy Tournament, all other forces have to show them respect.
The fact that Jiang Yueming dared to say it so directly meant that the young man in front of him truly embodied the fear in the heart of the minor leader!
Jiang Wushen! Jiang Yue!
"Hmm?" Jiang Yueming's face showed a smug look, and he pointed to the ground.
"What is Jiang Yueming doing? Has he gone mad? Why is he ordering others around again?" Li Jian looked at him with a face full of black lines, speechless.
You can give me orders, after all, you've taken Ye Mo's money. Now Jiang Yueming dares to call the little boss around like he's giving orders!
"Never mind that, save them first!"
Zhao Yuan shouted and shot out to attack the leader, but then stopped abruptly.
The minor leader stiffened, his knees slowly buckled, and in the next instant, he knelt down and kowtowed, a sharp cry for mercy echoing through the sky.
"Dad! Your son knows he was wrong!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jian and Zhao Yuan both paused slightly, exchanging glances, clearly puzzled by their leader's behavior.
You, a man nearing thirty, kneel down and call a child who is only ten years old "Dad"?
Was this henchman beaten senseless before, or does he have a mental problem?
"Dad! Your son was wrong! Please, Dad, spare my life!"
Jiang Yueming looked at the little leader in front of him who was constantly begging for mercy and said with a smile, "Oh! My good son, I knew you could call me 'Dad'!"
"Yes, Dad, I'll call you Dad forever. Please, spare your son!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jian and Zhao Yuan were stunned on the spot, especially Zhao Yuan, who felt particularly uncomfortable.
That gang leader calls Jiang Yueming "Dad," so isn't he his grandson?!
"Just who is this Jiang Yueming?" Li Jian's brows furrowed so deeply that he felt a strange sense of fear towards Jiang Yueming.
"Could he be the mysterious expert who defeated Zhang Qing earlier?" Zhao Yuan muttered to himself.
Having spent many years navigating the complexities of the underworld, he possesses a wealth of experience in judging character.
"According to what you've said, Uncle Zhao, the only person who could scare the Imperial State bandits like this seems to be..." Li Jian murmured.
The two then exchanged a glance, and a name was uttered in unison.
"He is Jiang Yue!"
Jiang Yueming? Jiang Yue?!
Li Jian tapped his forehead in surprise and exclaimed, "I should have known! Jiang Yueming is indeed Jiang Yue!"
"Yes, we've really met our lucky star this time!" Zhao Yuan's old face beamed with a smile.
If Jiang Yue had been there, wouldn't they have had a safe and peaceful journey? More importantly, the Loyalty Escort Agency would have had a way to survive!
If Han Hou knew that Jiang Wushen was in this group, he wouldn't dare to target the caravan even if he had a hundred lives!
"Alright, alright, stop kowtowing and get back to Black Thunder Cliff!" Jiang Yueming waved his hand to let the leader leave and said.
His top priority now is to get Ye Mo away. Helping the caravan safely cross the Black Thunder Territory is already a way of repaying them for leaving him and Ye Mo behind.
To be honest, Jiang Yueming didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Zhongyi Escort Agency and Han Hou. Even if the team could pass through the Black Thunder territory smoothly, there would definitely be Han Hou's men waiting for them behind.
Given Ye Mo's soft heart, she would definitely take action if she saw Han Hou bullying others like this, but her injuries haven't fully healed yet.
Even if she fully recovers, Jiang Yueming doesn't want her to get involved in this matter, because if they want to establish themselves in the Holy Dragon Empire, they will inevitably have to deal with Han Hou.
Helping the escort agency would be tantamount to offending Marquis Han in advance. If Jiang Yueming were still the God of War and hadn't been expelled, even if he were the king, he could still protect the Loyal Escort Agency.
But things are different now. His own cultivation level is only at the Nascent Soul stage, and news of the Martial God being hunted down will inevitably spread sooner or later.
The moment that news spread was the moment when the evil forces of the Imperial State broke free of their shackles.
At that point, they would have no more scruples when they made their move, because Jiang Yueming knew very well why all the forces in the Imperial State respected and feared him.
It wasn't because he was a consecutive Martial God, but because of the enormous power behind him, the Jiang Clan!
In short, Jiang Wushen has powerful connections and is not someone to be trifled with.