Chapter 4: Wu Xian? Nothing special!
The moment before being abducted, Wei Mingqi restrained himself from shouting, trying his best not to disturb Xie Beiling who was far away.

The master was only one step away from recruiting students, so all he could do was try his best to leave traces so that Xie Beiling could find them later.

Along the way, the thief who kidnapped him walked hurriedly.

"Third brother, isn't it too risky for us to do this?"

"Wealth and honor are sought in danger. Didn't you hear what they said? This devil has Dragon Essence! If we can do this, will we still have to do this shady business for the gang? We can also become the martial arts champion and be crowned a prince!"

"..."

Wei Mingqi, who was carried on his shoulders, listened silently to the conversation between the two thieves.

Obviously not a mainstream role.

If it weren't for the muscle-softening drug, he might have been able to escape by himself, but the best plan now was to give in and pretend to be nice to them for a while.

After making up his mind, Wei Mingqi waited and watched what happened, allowing the two men to carry him into an alley along the river, push open the door of a courtyard, and then find a room before throwing him to the ground.

"Ouch!"

Wei Mingqi was thrown to the ground and his bones ached all over, but he didn't dare to complain. Instead, he raised his head and smiled: "You two——"

puff!
One of them came up and kicked him.

Wei Mingqi was kicked sideways by him and only stopped when he hit a bench.

“Hahahaha – that’s it?”

The man who kicked him pointed his finger and laughed: "You are still a demon who brings chaos to the world, but you are nothing! You can't even withstand a kick from me, and you think you can beat Zhen Qianqiu with this?"

Before Wei Mingqi could get up, another person came over and searched him from head to toe.

"Nothing at all?"

The rough-faced man lifted him up and said, "Where is the Dragon Yuan? Won't you have six Dragon Yuans in the future?"

"..."

After being treated like this, Wei Mingqi's heart became calm instead.

"I, I don't know."

He showed a childlike confusion: "You all asked me where the Dragon Yuan is, but I have never seen that thing."

After hearing this, he was thrown back to the ground.

The skinny rat who kicked him first saw this scene and stopped laughing: "Third brother, he has nothing on him, and we don't know what the dragon essence thing looks like, what should we do?"

The rough-faced man whom he called Third Brother also frowned, but relaxed after a while:
"We are wrong. Dragon Essence, Phoenix Blood, Turtle Spirit, Tiger Soul, these four spiritual treasures are extremely mysterious. They are probably tonics like natural treasures."

"tonic?"

"Yes, just like in the storybook, you have to eat it."

Having said that, the two of them looked at Wei Mingqi on the ground again, their eyes gradually becoming hot and greedy.

The latter said timidly at this time: "If I really ate the dragon essence, how could you two catch me?"

"Hey!"

Seeing that he seemed unconvinced, the skinny rat immediately rushed up and started punching and kicking him.

After venting his anger, he calmed down and turned his gaze to the rough-faced man: "Third brother, what this demon boy said makes sense. They all say that the Dragon Yuan people are extremely powerful. Look at him, he is so skinny--"

"..."

bang bang bang-

Just as the rough-faced man was frowning and thinking, there was a knock on the door outside the yard, which made the two people in the room tense up suddenly.

"Niu San, stop playing with your wife in the room and open the door!"

Hearing the man shouting, the rough-faced man and the skinny rat-eyed man both breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm coming!"

The rough-faced man shouted to get out. Although Wei Mingqi in the room couldn't see the door, the courtyard was not big and he didn't want to hide the conversation outside.

"Wasn't this batch sent to the capital? Why was it sent to me?"

"Well, there's something wrong in the capital, so I'll give you a break this time. Let Tail finish the job for them, and I'll come to take over in two days."

"..."

The conversation soon ended.

But apart from the rough-faced man, there were many more footsteps in the yard, and the faint sound of children crying could be heard, followed by the expected scolding and the sound of slaps.

"hey-hey."

The skinny rat eyes looked at him with ill intent: "If you don't listen, you will be like those people outside in the future." Wei Mingqi remained silent.

Not long after, the rough-faced man came back from outside, looking very happy: "The big guys in the gang finally did something useful and gave us brothers some food."

Skinny Rat Eyes asked hurriedly, "Is there any work? Then I should go out and buy dog ​​skins now?"

The rough-faced man nodded and instructed, "Get a black dog with shiny fur. Also prepare some mute medicine. Don't make it like last time. It will scream like a ghost if it's not mute."

"..."

Wei Mingqi felt a chill all over his body.

Collecting fresh and cutting.

These beasts want to make a profit by sewing dog skins from people!

"What should we do with this devil? Why don't we deal with him together? Hehe, let Wu Xianer beg for food in a dog's skin. It's exciting just thinking about it." The skinny rat-eyed man suggested excitedly.

Having been at the bottom of the gang for a long time and doing such a detrimental business, this man's mind has long been distorted.

The rough-faced man stopped him and shouted, "Don't mess around! We both depend on him for our success."

"The Dragon Essence is not on him."

"So what! The whole martial arts world is looking for him now. If we brothers find a chance to sell him off, we will become extremely rich!"

finished,

The rough-faced man turned his gaze and said, "First lock him up with the other goods. We'll take him away after we're done with this job. A small pond like the Liuhe Boat Gang is not a place for us brothers to stay!"

"..."

In an empty room that had been cleared out and only had straw mats on the floor, Wei Mingqi was pushed into a group of beggars of the same age.

Slightly.

As the door closed and was locked with a creaking sound, the group of ragged beggars turned their eyes over and looked him over.

"Were you also driven off the ship? Why haven't I seen you before?" one of the girls with disheveled hair spoke.

The voice is sweet and very pleasant to hear.

Wei Mingqi couldn't help but look at her and replied, "I'm a local. Where are you all from?"

"Qingzhou."

"Lijia Village..."

"I don't know. I just remember taking the boat for several days."

A dozen beggars were talking to each other.

The girl who had spoken earlier now lowered her head, looking as depressed as a fluffy dandelion. "They said they would send us to the capital, but there are too many people and too much money to spend over there. Now they are not sending us anymore. These adults don't keep their word."

"..."

Adults don't just keep their promises.

Some of them were not even human, but just a bunch of beasts in human skin. Compared with them, what kind of devil was Wei Mingqi? When Chaotian Palace was abusing the martial arts world, he never engaged in the business of cutting and mutilating people.

"Hey, aren't you from here?"

Someone tapped his arm:

"Are there many local people who believe in Buddhism? Do they have money? Is it easy to beg?"

"..."

Wei Mingqi thought about it, raised his head and forced a smile: "It's not bad, Shunan City is a wealthy place, not bad compared to Guanzhong."

"That's good! What's your name? Come with us from now on, I'll protect you!" said the dusty little girl very loyally.

"Wei Mingqi."

"Hey - your name is really nice. Your parents can tell you are well-educated. Why did you become a beggar?"

"..."

"Forget it, forget it. I won't ask anymore. My name is Li He. How old are you?"

"Eight--"

Wei Mingqi answered subconsciously when a flash of lightning suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Wait? What's your name?!"

　New person, new book, I look forward to reading it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)