Chapter 4: Young Master Hua Loves Neither Money nor Reputation

The middle-aged man saw the convoy was about to leave and said anxiously:

"Brother Hua! If you can escort us back to the Demon-Breaking City, we will thank you generously...!"

The middle-aged man was stunned after saying this, and suddenly remembered that Hua Duxiu claimed to be the son of the richest man and regarded money as dirt, so he quickly changed his words:

"If you agree, I...I promise to make you gain unimaginable fame!"

Since you don't love money, you must love fame, right?

The carriage had just moved two steps when it stopped again. Hua Duxiu stuck his head out of the window with a slightly strange expression on his face.

The middle-aged man was delighted: Rich people really like a good reputation!

Hua Duxiu said calmly:

"Brother, I just rejected a 'huge reputation' yesterday. If I wanted, I could be one of the top ten outstanding young people in Demon Breaking City in a minute, but am I the kind of person who cares about reputation?"

"That reputation..."

"It's just empty reputation, floating clouds, all floating clouds."

The middle-aged man was completely confused. He really had no idea what to do.

As the cavalry set off again, the young woman behind the middle-aged man suddenly shouted:

"Please, please stay, Mr. Hua!"

The carriages did not stop.

"Brother Hua, please stay!"

The carriage stopped for a moment, but continued moving forward.

The young woman bit her teeth lightly and blushed as she shouted:

"Brother Hua, this fresh, handsome and elegant man, please, please stay!"

…

"parking!"

Hua Duxiu's unquestionable voice came from the carriage.

The groom quickly reined in the horse.

With so many stops and starts, he, a groom, was almost getting carsick from all these people.

Hua Duxiu lifted the curtain and looked at the crowd with a righteous look on his face , " Who is calling me?"

Damn, there is only one woman among more than ten people here. Who do you think is calling you?

The young woman blushed and said quickly , " Yes...I am a little girl."

Hua Duxiu sighed , " This damn temperament and appearance always make it impossible for me to keep a low profile."

Everyone fell down.

The young woman wiped the sweat from her forehead and said , " Brother Hua...Brother Hua, could you please move your lotus steps and go back to Demon Breaking City?

I admire your stunning temperament and impressive martial arts, but I wonder…"

"no problem!"

Hua Duxiu agreed immediately.

The young woman breathed a sigh of relief, her face turning green.

I really don't know how these words came out of his mouth, they are so sour.

The dozen or so guards around her looked at her strangely.

There was no way. A handsome man who looked frail had such powerful martial arts and a weird and unpredictable personality, which seriously aroused her curiosity.

What's more, she really needed Hua Duxiu to escort her back to the city.

If we encounter those robbers again, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Seeing Uncle Lu calling out repeatedly, the young woman had a flash of inspiration and finally found a way to call out to Hua Duxiu with a thick face.

The groom said anxiously , " Playboy..."

Hua Duxiu waved his hand , " Double the fee."

"Okay, okay, thank you very much, sir! Thank you very much, sir!"

"What if such a sensible, talkative and discerning girl gets targeted by bad guys along the way?

When we are in the underworld, the most important thing is the word "righteousness". We should do good things to the end and send the Buddha to the west, right?"

The groom kept saying yes.

You are good-looking and everything you say is right.

As long as you add money, whatever you say is right.

Hua Duxiu likes to be praised as a handsome man the most, especially by a beautiful, arrogant and "cold" woman. It is a kind of recognition from an extremely discerning eye, which naturally makes people happy.

Moreover, Hua Duxiu thought about it more. Could it be that this group of unusual robbers were just after a little gold and silver?

I'm afraid the motive is not pure.

Never mind, let’s just consider it as a good relationship.

After a simple packing, the young woman and the others mounted their horses again and turned around with Hua Duxiu's cavalry and returned to Pomo City.

The middle-aged man wanted to ask something several times, but Hua Duxiu ignored him completely. He only wanted to talk to people who praised him.

The middle-aged man couldn't bring himself to shout out "handsome man".

The young woman had no choice but to ask , " Young Master Hua, are you from Yanyu County?"

Hua Duxiu said , " Yes. Girl, judging from your accent, you are from another place?"

"Well... our family has just moved to Trapped Demon Valley. I didn't expect that Uncle Lu and I would be targeted by robbers as soon as we came out today."

Hua Duxiu looked the woman up and down. The woman was about the same age as Hua Duxiu, with a slender figure and a healthy beauty that was a bit wild.

She has a sweet look with a hint of determination, a generous and open personality, a temperament like orchid, and her dress is low-key but with a rare sense of nobility. It is obvious that she is not an ordinary person.

Hua Duxiu nodded and said , " People like us who are outstanding are always easy to be targeted."

The young woman smiled along.

I thought, why don’t you ask my name?

You keep calling me girl, but after chatting for so long, shouldn’t you ask me my name?

Seeing that Hua Duxiu had no intention of asking, the young woman had no choice but to take the initiative to say:

"My dear, my name is Yaoyao. I am sorry to bother you today as I am new here."

"Yaoyao? Is there a person with the surname 'Yao' in the world?" Hua Duxiu asked curiously.

"...My last name is not Yao, my...my name is Yaoyao." Yaoyao said awkwardly.

"No wonder. Considering that I am well-read and well-educated, how could there be a surname in the world that I have not heard of?"

“…”

The two of them chatted casually.

It’s not that they don’t have common topics, it’s just that Hua Duxiu’s train of thought is too unique, and Yaoyao always gets stuck when they talk to each other.

It's easy to kill the topic.

…

In the dense forest a mile away from everyone.

The previous robber leader stared fiercely at the people who returned to the Demon-Breaking City, gritting his teeth in anger.

Someone behind him said , " Brother, I didn't expect a pretty boy to show up. What should we do with the mission assigned by Sect Master Song?"

"What should we do? What else can we do? The guy from the Demonic Flow Mansion is too strong for us to be his opponent. It may be too late to go back and ask for help now."

The leader of the robbers watched the group walk further and further away, and said angrily , " Forget it, let's go back!

The Peng family has always been low-key and has only a shallow foundation here. As long as the girl dares to leave the city, we have plenty of opportunities. "

"Brother, what you said makes sense!"

"Humph, if we don't give the Peng family a warning, they won't know who is the master of the Demon Valley..."

It was already dark, and everyone rushed into the Demon-Breaking City without stopping.

Hua Duxiu originally thought that Miss Yaoyao would invite him to dinner, and he had already chosen a restaurant, which was his favorite one, with excellent chef skills and delicious food.

Unfortunately, Yaoyao and the others said goodbye and left immediately after entering the city, as if they had something urgent to do.

Hua Duxiu had no choice but to lead the cavalry to stay in the best inn in the city to rest.

After a simple dinner, Hua Duxiu undressed and slowly slid into the wide wooden barrel.

The steam is rising.

“Oh, it feels so good…”

Hua Duxiu sighed silently.

After a day of traveling, taking a hot bath is the most comfortable thing.

Although this is not a hot spring, under the guidance of Hua Duxiu, the waiter brought out the largest wooden basin in the store and used various types of salt, soap and flower petals to adjust the hot water to the most nourishing state.

Hua Duxiu hummed a little tune happily.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the suite.

"Who is it? So annoying..." Hua Duxiu frowned slightly and said to himself.

"Young Master, Young Master!" The waiter's voice came from outside.

"What's up?"

"There is a guest named Peng Lu downstairs looking for you." said the waiter.

"Peng Lu?" Hua Duxiu thought for a while before remembering that this man was the middle-aged master who escorted Miss Yaoyao back.

"Got it. Please ask him to wait for a moment. I'll be downstairs right away."

In the lobby of the inn, Peng Lu and two warriors were waiting.

Half an hour passed and Hua Duxiu still hadn't come down.

"Brother Xiao Er, is Young Master Hua asleep?" Peng Lu asked with a frown.

"The young master is taking a bath and not sleeping." The waiter said with a smile.

"Take a bath..."

Peng Lu held his forehead with his hand and was speechless.

Hua Duxiu is good at martial arts, but unfortunately he has some quirks in his personality, which makes him very different from ordinary men.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Just when Peng Lu could no longer bear it and wanted to rush upstairs, Hua Duxiu came down the stairs in a simple, elegant and fragrant dress.

The whole person is radiant.

Even though Peng Lu was just a man, he found the scene before him very attractive.

"It turns out to be Brother Lu." Hua Duxiu bowed casually.

Peng Lu came back to his senses and said unhappily:

"Mr. Hua, Miss Yaoyao has been waiting for a long time. Please come over and have a chat."

"Still talking? Haven't we talked all the way today?"

Hua Duxiu really didn't want to go out so late at night.

Especially after bathing.

"It's like this. Today, thanks to Mr. Hua's generosity and help, Miss wants to thank him in person."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time but you didn't come to treat me to a meal, and I've already eaten by myself.

Besides, what you did today was nothing but a piece of cake, nothing more than a passing cloud. You don’t have to dwell on my kindness.”

Hua Duxiu yawned and waved his hand:

"I didn't do this to earn your gratitude. Brother Lu, please return soon. It's already three quarters past midnight."

Peng Lu complained inwardly: If you hadn’t been so procrastinating, would it have been so late?

"this……"

Peng Lu was in a dilemma.

Hua Duxiu waved, and the waiter came over carefully holding a pot of blue and white Phalaenopsis orchid.

Hua Duxiu said , " Orchids are noble, elegant, and graceful. I raised this pot of flowers myself. Brother Lu, please take it back and give it to Miss Yaoyao."

Hua Duxiu yawned again as he spoke.

There's no way I can do this. I always feel sleepy after taking a bath.

"Brave man, it's getting late. We'll meet again if we're lucky. Farewell."

Without waiting for Peng Lu to speak, Hua Duxiu walked upstairs slowly, leaving Peng Lu standing there with a dazed look on his face.

Just leaving... now?

"Sir, your flowers..." the waiter reminded.

Peng Lu took the pot of Phalaenopsis wordlessly, then turned around and looked at the empty staircase.

I waited for nearly an hour, and this is the flower I got?

Or one with a basin?

"Walk!"

Peng Lu turned and left angrily with his two men.

In the Demon-Breaking City, in the City Lord’s Mansion, there is a hidden secret room.

The city lord Zhao Shentian was stroking his beard, and standing next to him was a rough man scratching his head.

It was the robber leader who was defeated by Hua Duxiu during the day.

Zhao Shentian asked , " Erdan, if you fail this time, it will be hard to get another chance next time. You missed a great opportunity."

Zhao Erdan defended himself , " Cousin, I didn't expect someone from the Demonic Flow House to intervene.

The guards around the young woman were already very strong, and it took a lot of effort for my brothers to defeat them. Finally, a master from the Demonic Palace showed up. How could I do anything else?"

Zhao Shentian nodded , " The Demonic Palace? Humph, these famous sects claim to be noble and don't want to have anything to do with the government, but they are secretly working for the higher-ups, right?"

Zhao Erdan rolled his eyes. He never had a good impression of the Moliu Mansion.

Zhao Shentian hesitated and said , " It doesn't matter if we didn't catch him this time. Those princesses are not ready yet. We can just wait and see. There is no need to rush."

Zhao Erdan asked , " Cousin, should I still stay in the city?"

Zhao Shentian shook his head , " No need, the man named Peng is a thief, it's useless for you to stay in the Demon-Breaking City.

Well, Lord Li of Shenquan City in Yanyu County is going to do something big soon, so you should go to him in the next few days and help him do something."

Zhao Erdan was delighted , " Making trouble? Making trouble is good, I like it! The bigger the trouble, the better!"

Zhao Shentian frowned and waved his hands , " Alright, alright, back off, you brainless bastard!"

The next morning.

Hua Duxiu was just about to wash and dress up when there was a knock on the door.

Could it be that guy Peng Lu again?

Is this ever going to end?

"Master, Master!" A familiar voice sounded from outside.

"Ah, it's Uncle Ren!"

Hua Duxiu hurriedly opened the door of the outer room and saw a gray-haired man standing there happily.

"Hello, Master!"

"Uncle Ren, why are you here?"

"I heard that the young master has left the Demonic Flow House after completing his studies and is returning to Shenquan City, so I have come here to escort him."

Hua Duxiu let Uncle Ren into the house and said with a smile , " Oh, Uncle Ren, I didn't want to trouble you, but I didn't expect you to find out after all."

Uncle Ren said , " Master, why didn't you tell me such a big thing?

Demon Breaking City is eight hundred miles away from our Shenquan City. This journey is so dangerous. We have so many bodyguards to escort you back, young master. "

Hua Duxiu said , " Our escort is doing business here, why are you escorting me? Besides, the place where I am is the safest place. Uncle Ren, don't you understand my ability?"

"Understood, understood."

"Since you're here, I just have something to trouble you with."