Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Busy Master Hu

“Alas, when immortals fight, mortals suffer.”

Master Hu wore a bitter expression, lamenting his bad luck.

Truly a time of trouble.

First a demon calamity, then a human one.

If he didn’t handle those martial artists from the county town properly, he could bring the danger of execution upon himself.

He didn’t dare to say “roll in here” like Chu Liang, even if he had ten times the courage.

“Hu, where are you?”

Another fierce shout came from outside.

Master Hu’s body trembled, and he hurriedly replied, “Coming!”

He didn’t dare to delay and hurriedly ran out of the Hu Family Mansion.

The voices of the two echoed over the village.

The villagers’ expressions were somewhat strange. Master Hu, who was usually high and mighty in their hearts, had been like a little servant these past two days, being ordered around by the martial artists from the county town.

The gap was really too big.

Master Hu hurried to the village entrance, his face full of smiles, bowing and asking, “Master Wu, what can I do for you? Just give the word, and I’ll do it immediately!”

“Hmm, listen carefully…”

“Please speak.”

“Go to that boy Chu Liang’s house and tell him that our previous anger was because we suspected he killed my brother Wu Qian, not because of yesterday’s events. Do you understand?”

“Understood, I’ll go tell Chu Liang right away.”

Master Hu nodded immediately, not daring to disagree, and bowed as he ran back into the village.

A moment later, he ran to the gate of Chu Liang’s courtyard and knocked anxiously.

Knock knock knock!

“Chu Liang, can I come in?” he asked.

“Come in.”

“Alright.”

Master Hu leaped up, flipped over the courtyard gate, and jumped into the yard.

He had a helpless expression and first apologized to Chu Liang, saying he had no choice but to relay messages for Wu Neng and the others.

Then, he repeated Wu Neng’s words and added, “Chu Liang, they came for that person named ‘Wu Qian’, it has nothing to do with you. Just explain it clearly.”

“Haven’t I already explained?” Chu Liang asked.

“Alas, your explanation…”

Master Hu was anxious for a moment. What Chu Liang said before could hardly be called an explanation.

It was clearly a tit-for-tat!

Who knows how much of what was said in that context was true?

“Alright, go tell them I’ve never seen that Wu Qian.” Chu Liang waved his hand, his tone casual.

“Okay.”

Master Hu jumped out again, his steps hurried, and ran towards the village entrance.

He ran outside the village and repeated Chu Liang’s words to Wu Neng and the others.

After listening, Wu Neng nodded slightly and said to Master Hu, “In that case, this is a misunderstanding. Go tell him that we are willing to clear up the misunderstanding.”

“Alright!”

Master Hu ran back again and told Chu Liang this.

After listening, Chu Liang said, “Okay, I’m also willing to clear up the misunderstanding. Go tell them.”

“I’m going right now!”

Master Hu didn’t dare to rest and hurried back to Wu Neng and the others, repeating Chu Liang’s words.

Then, the rest of Wu Neng’s team expressed their willingness to clear up the misunderstanding.

Wu Neng said, “We are all martial artists from Anping County Town, living under the same roof, seeing each other all the time. Chu Liang should also know that it’s not peaceful in the deep mountains recently. We’re afraid that those demon beasts in the deep mountains will cause trouble… Once something happens, he and I might fight side by side. Let’s just let today’s matter pass.”

“Alright, alright, I’ll go tell him right away.”

Master Hu didn’t even have time to rest for a moment before running back again.

Like this, he ran back and forth more than ten times.

Running and running…

He couldn’t help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart.

Before, when Wu Neng and the others were confronting Chu Liang, they were shouting things like “roll out here” and “roll in here”.

Because of this, neither side took action, but he suffered!

“Alas…”

Master Hu rolled in and out.

As a martial artist, his stamina far exceeded that of ordinary people, and running this little bit wouldn’t make him feel tired.

But for some reason, he felt really tired now, and just wanted to find a quiet place to rest for a while.

After more than ten round trips, both sides spoke calmly, as if they had already forgotten the previous misunderstanding.

At this time, Wu Neng said, “Tell Chu Liang that the market price for that tiger demon should be around one thousand five hundred taels. I can offer one thousand six hundred taels. If he’s willing to trade, here’s a one hundred tael deposit.”

As he spoke, he took out a one hundred tael silver note from his arms.

“Take it.”

“Okay.”

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Master Hu hurried forward and took the somewhat wrinkled silver note.

One hundred taels of silver, given just like that.

This kind of boldness was really extraordinary.

He turned around and hurried into the village, leaped over Chu Liang’s courtyard wall, and placed the silver note in front of Chu Liang.

“Chu Liang, this is a one hundred tael deposit. What do you think?” Master Hu repeated Wu Neng’s words and then asked for Chu Liang’s opinion.

“We can trade.”

Chu Liang nodded slightly and said, “You be the middleman. After the deal is done, this one hundred tael deposit is yours.”

“Alright, alright!”

Master Hu immediately ran off.

As long as he facilitated this transaction, he could get one hundred taels of silver. This efficiency of making money was much higher than squeezing the villagers.

It sounded easy, but Master Hu didn’t feel any joy in his heart.

He was a smart man and could naturally hear that both sides were still testing each other.

Whether it was the so-called clearing up of the misunderstanding before or the current transaction, it was all just part of the test.

Master Hu ran to Wu Neng and the others, repeated Chu Liang’s words, and said, “Master Wu, I can bring out the tiger demon’s corpse for you.”

“No rush!”

Wu Neng waved his hand and said in a deep voice, “Tell Chu Liang, I have another request. If he can do it, I’m willing to add another one thousand taels of silver!”

“May I ask what the request is?” Master Hu was really surprised.

A full one thousand taels of silver, just for one request?

What request was so expensive?

Wu Neng said, “Tell him that my relationship with that Song Zhong is extremely bad. He must guarantee that he will not join Song Zhong’s demon hunting team in the future. If he can guarantee this, we can swear to treat him as an equal from now on, and even let him become a member of my demon hunting team.”

“Alright, I’ll go right now!”

Master Hu hurried back to Chu Liang’s courtyard and relayed the message.

He said to Chu Liang, “Chu Liang, they sound very sincere. As long as you keep your distance from that Song Zhong.”

“Sincere?”

Chu Liang smiled and glanced at Master Hu.

If other villagers heard what both sides said, they would probably foolishly think that they really wanted to reconcile and make a deal, after all, the sincerity was there.

But Chu Liang knew that Master Hu was a smart man, and he wouldn’t fail to see the problem here.

The more sincerity Song Zhong and the others showed, the bigger the problem!

“Go ask him how the transaction will be carried out.”

“No problem!”

Master Hu ran off again to relay Chu Liang’s words to Wu Neng and the others.

After listening, Wu Neng gave an answer, “That’s simple. We’ll go back to the county town now. Tell Chu Liang to bring the tiger demon’s corpse to the black market in the county town and ask the Black Market Master to be the witness. How about that?”

“I’ll go tell him right away.”

Master Hu ran back to the courtyard and repeated the words.

After listening, Chu Liang smiled, “Do you think that on the way to the county town, I might be ambushed by unidentified ‘mountain bandits’?”

Master Hu immediately looked embarrassed. He naturally understood Chu Liang’s meaning.

Outside, Wu Neng and the others were giving too much sincerity. They offered a deposit and swore an oath, seemingly having abandoned their anger towards Chu Liang and really just wanting to trade.

But was that really the case?

“Chu Liang, what should I say?” Master Hu asked.

“You tell them, if they want to trade, draw up the contract here.”

“Alright.”

Master Hu ran back again and told Wu Neng and the others this.

Wu Neng’s face darkened and he questioned, “Is Chu Liang not trusting me? Is he worried that I’ll attack him?”

Master Hu hurriedly waved his hand, “No, no…”

“Humph!”

Wu Neng snorted coldly and said, “If I wanted to kill him, I would do it right here, right now. I could easily destroy him! To kill a country bumpkin like him, I can just find any excuse to report to the Martial Alliance. Why would I go through all this trouble?”

“Yes, yes, I know Master Wu is powerful, but that boy Chu Liang just doesn’t believe it.”

Master Hu wore a bitter expression, full of helplessness.

In terms of acting, he was no worse than Wu Neng.

Wu Neng looked at him coldly, then said, “Go tell Chu Liang to think about it carefully. I’ll wait for him right here at the village entrance. Tell him I have a lot of patience, and I can wait for him as long as it takes!”

“Yes, yes.”

Master Hu nodded repeatedly and turned to run off.

He ran towards Chu Liang’s courtyard, a trace of anxiety in his heart.

From what Wu Neng said…

They were planning to keep blocking the entrance to Qing Shi Village?