Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 120

“Discovered?”

In the distant house, the moment Mo Ronghua saw Lu Xuan glance in his direction, he knew his spying had been detected by the other party.

“You all, stay here.”

After saying this, Mo Ronghua walked towards the inn.

Coincidentally, Zhao Sheng, who was on his way, saw Mo Ronghua and hurriedly said,

“Lord Mo, our Lord Xuan Ambassador requests your presence.”

“Mm, I was just going to see him.”

Inside the Inn.

The moment Mo Ronghua stepped into the inn, the main door instantly slammed shut, causing his eyelids to twitch and his heart to shudder with surprise.

However, he didn’t dwell on it for long. His eyes, sharp and bright, remained fixed on the figure ahead.

Such a young man?

He’s the Baidao Prefecture Xuan Ambassador? A martial artist at the Great Completion of Internal Qi stage?

The one who replaced Li Chengfeng?

When Mo Ronghua got a clear look at Lu Xuan’s face, his eyes widened in disbelief.

Filled with deep suspicion, Mo Ronghua addressed Lu Xuan,

“Are you the Xuan Ambassador of Baidao Prefecture?”

Lu Xuan stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes as deep as the starry river, quietly observing Mo Ronghua.

Only after Mo Ronghua spoke did Lu Xuan give a slight nod to confirm his identity.

Having received Lu Xuan’s confirmation, the shock in Mo Ronghua’s heart intensified.

Then, Lu Xuan spoke calmly.

“So, you are the Xuan Ambassador of Jingtai Prefecture.”

“Lord Mo, you must have guessed why I asked you to come.”

Lu Xuan saw no need for beating around the bush. He got straight to the point, bringing up the matter of the two great demons.

“From what I understand, these two great demons escaped from under your command, Lord Mo, and fled here to Fenglin County in Baidao Prefecture.”

“Regarding this matter, Lord Mo, shouldn’t you give me an explanation?”

Upon hearing this, Mo Ronghua’s expression turned somewhat strange.

Really? This newly appointed Baidao Prefecture Xuan Ambassador is so sharp-edged?

We’ve just met, and without any pleasantries, he directly accuses me!

Interesting!

Mo Ronghua didn’t lose his temper at Lu Xuan’s words. Instead, he asked for Lu Xuan’s name.

Within the Xuanniao Guards, Mo Ronghua knew most of the martial artists at the Great Completion of Internal Qi stage.

However, he had never seen one as young as the man before him.

He was very curious about this young man’s background.

“Might I ask the esteemed name of the Baidao Prefecture Xuan Ambassador? This old man is Mo Ronghua, Xuan Ambassador of Jingtai Prefecture.”

“Lu Xuan!”

Lu Xuan calmly uttered two words.

Lu Xuan?

Hearing the name, Mo Ronghua pondered inwardly.

He hadn’t heard of any Internal Qi Great Completion martial artist with the surname Lu from the capital.

In Mo Ronghua’s memory, there were no major powers with the surname Lu in the capital.

It shouldn’t be.

Could it be that this Lu Xuan is from some hidden, powerful clan?

Otherwise, how could this young man, who looks to be in his twenties, have already cultivated to the Great Completion of Internal Qi stage?

A peerless monster!

Where on earth did that old fool Li Chengfeng find such an astonishingly formidable person!

No one knew just how immense the shock was in Mo Ronghua’s heart at this moment.

As someone at the Great Completion of Internal Qi stage, his Dao Heart had always been as solid as a rock.

But from the moment he saw Lu Xuan, that steadfast Dao Heart began to crack and shatter, and the worldview in his mind collapsed into dust.

After a moment, Mo Ronghua’s complex and turbulent emotions finally stabilized.

His Dao Heart had nearly crumbled.

It couldn’t be helped.

Faced with a peerless monster like Lu Xuan, anyone would start questioning their life!

After thinking for a long while, Mo Ronghua finally looked at Lu Xuan and said leisurely,

“Lord Lu, it was indeed this old man’s fault that the two great demons appeared in Baidao Prefecture.”

“After I return, I will truthfully report the matter to the Xuanniao Guard headquarters in the capital.”

“Furthermore, I will also acquire some resources from the Jingtai Prefecture magistrate to compensate for the losses suffered in Fenglin County.”

“Lord Lu, do you find this resolution reasonable?”

After finishing his speech, Mo Ronghua raised his right hand and, with great composure and confidence, stroked the white beard on his chin.

He was convinced that his decision would surely meet with Lu Xuan’s approval.

Hence, Mo Ronghua wore a look of utter self-satisfaction.

However, in the very next second, Lu Xuan immediately said something that left Mo Ronghua dumbfounded.

“Unreasonable!”

These two words were uttered by Lu Xuan without the slightest hesitation, a firm and decisive rejection of Mo Ronghua’s proposal.

Mo Ronghua’s hand, which had been stroking his white beard, froze mid-air.

“Oh?”

“This old man’s decision is unreasonable?”

“Lord Lu, what brilliant suggestion do you have then?”

After Mo Ronghua finished speaking, Lu Xuan’s previously expressionless face finally showed some emotion.

It was a smile that Lu Xuan himself considered to be very kind and warm!

Because this was precisely the moment Lu Xuan had been waiting for.

When Mo Ronghua saw Lu Xuan smiling at him, the sight instantly brought back his earlier sense of foreboding.

“Lord Mo, that’s where you are mistaken.”

“These two great demons not only caused devastating damage to Fenglin County but also forced me to drop all my affairs and rush here from a thousand miles away.”

“To resolve the threat of these two terrifying great demons, I expended an untold amount of effort to successfully kill them.”

“The resources consumed were beyond count.”

“Therefore, Lord Mo, you must not only compensate for the losses suffered by Fenglin County but also reimburse the vast resources I consumed.”

Once again, Lu Xuan employed his skill of making outrageous demands, stating blatant falsehoods without changing his expression.

After Lu Xuan finished speaking, a deathly silence fell over the inn.

…………

Mo Ronghua finally understood Lu Xuan’s meaning. His eyes widened once more, his pupils shaking with disbelief.

Was he being extorted?

Good heavens! He, a high-status, powerful Xuan-rank Xuanniao Guard, a major figure governing an entire prefecture…

Mo Ronghua never imagined that there would come a day when he would be extorted right to his face.

Seeing Mo Ronghua remain silent, Lu Xuan spoke again.

“What’s the matter, Lord Mo? You agree with my thinking, don’t you?”

“Alright then, seeing that you, Lord Mo, pursued these two great demons tirelessly and performed your duty diligently…”

“I won’t ask for too much in compensation.”

“Let’s settle on five portions of mid-grade Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures and twenty portions of low-grade Heaven and Earth Spirit Treasures to cover my losses.”

“These resources are actually a bit less than what I consumed to kill those two great demons.”

“But, out of respect for you, Lord Mo, I’ll reluctantly make do.”

After speaking, Lu Xuan put on an expression that suggested he was accepting a loss, but it couldn’t be helped.