The Romance Of The Thousand Loves
CH. 38. MOUNTAIN BANDITS

Tang Xiao walked out of the forest wearing a hooded black robe that covered his head and face. At his waist was overtaken by a sword wrapped in white cloth so that the level of the sword was unknown. Above his head perched a crow that had transformed into a beautiful seven-colored sparrow.

"Master why do we have to go to the city and what is our purpose here?" Asked the Crow above Tang Xiao's head through soul communication. After performing the soul contract, the two souls will be connected to each other wherever they are and whenever. Especially the contract that Tang Xiao and his Crow had done. Wherever Tang Xiao was despite being in another world, with just one will, Tang Xiao was already near the Crow. And vice versa. Tang Xiao had opened the Crow's soul portal in order to facilitate their communication.

"We just go out and enjoy the simple things in this world. As long as there's opportunity and strength to enjoy it, why don't we just ignore it." Tang Xiao replied casually. They were at the city gate. There were four 5-star Grand Master realm guards.

"Hmmm.. The guards of the city were already this powerful how great the city inside was." Inner Tang Xiao.

"Stop" Prevent the four guards as they crossed their sticks against Tang Xiao.

"Show your identity and pay tribute to enter this city." Say one of them firmly.

Tang Xiao thought for a moment about his identity. He was reminded of the King Park token. Tang Xiao took out his diamond token and gave it to the guards who prevented him from checking it out. The guard who received became trembling. He whispered to his three friends. They also shake.

"Sorry dear sir. We don't know you. Please come in there's no need to pay tribute." Said the guards while giving back Tang Xiao's diamond token politely and bowed.

Tang Xiao accepted it with a smile. He threw a bag of money at the guard. "It accept. I'm not gonna take advantage of this."

"Thank you young master. If there's anything in town you can call us. We will help young master as much as we can."

Tang Xiao raised his hand in a gesture of no need to worry about it. He then left the guards and entered the city quietly.

"He was a token until we had to be very polite to him." Asked one of the guards to his friend who recognized Tang Xiao's token.

The young man sighed. "As the head guard here, I must tell you that the token he has is an identity that shows that he is someone from the World Cultivator Alliance. I've seen that token once and I almost got killed for it a few years ago if only Mr. Yang hadn't saved me and explained the misunderstanding. Even mister Yang bowed to the owner of the token just like the young man had earlier. You know, in this Continent such tokens are only owned by Emperors and honorable people. Oh yes and also the token was given to the young men who will participate in the intercontinental tournament." Answer the guard. The other three friends turned pale.

"It was fortunate that the young man quickly revealed his identity quickly and there was no misunderstanding. Otherwise I doubt even Mr. Yang will protect us. Plus the young man did not take advantage of his identity. What a virtuous young man." Said the other guard smiling happily while weighing the money bag given by Tang Xiao. Once seen can be known the bag contains dozens of pieces of gold money. An advantage that will never be expected. Usually, anyone who wants to enter the city must pay for a piece of silver and it is already large but this time one bag contains dozens of pieces of gold coins.

Tang Xiao was amazed to see that the city he entered was huge. Filled with high-rise buildings. Several winged-type Mythical Beasts flew up and then gushed in the sky of the city. There were also some Mythical Beast-type power pulling chariots as beautiful as those of the Nobles. Tang Xiao walked to and fro enjoying the hustle and bustle of the beautiful and bustling city atmosphere.

"Master, this city is big. I can feel the strong cultivators being in this city. It seems like this city became big because of their presence." Pipit seven colors above his head.

"Isn't it fun to get acquainted with those cultivators." Reply Tang Xiao.

"Fun from where. There's just an unclear fight going on."

"We as human beings are honored by strength. The strong oppress the weak. The rich get power. There is hardly any room for those who are weak and mediocre."

"You humans are too greedy. I don't know why the gods had to create this kind of man."

"Man is man, not the will of the gods. Man is but a small universe that denies the great universe to be theirs. Looks greedy, but this is the only way humans become Gods. In history only men have been able to become supreme gods and rule the world."

"We Mythical Beasts are also capable of becoming gods. Many Mythical Beasts in this world had become gods and ascended to heaven."

"You Mythical Beasts who have ascended to heaven will only be the mounts of the gods and even become their food. In this world you are the stronger, the stronger, but when humans become gods they must defeat seventy-two demons in their hearts and gain tremendous power after killing the heart Devils because they have been detached from their worldly desires. While you Mythical Beasts do not have a heart Devil to defeat so the power you get when you become a god is only the strength you manage to gather. That's when in heaven you'll only be the mounts and delicacies of the gods."

The crow was silent. Tang Xiao's explanation was presumed to be true as well. Humans are indeed weak in this world because they have seventy-two Demon Hearts so their strength becomes limited.

"Then has the master ever defeated the heart demon?"

"No. I'm not something like that." Tang Xiao replied lightly.

"Then is the master a Mythical Beast?"

"Haha moreover that's clearly not the case. My presence here defies heaven and sky and is one of nothing that should not be here."

The crow was puzzled to hear Tang Xiao's strange reply. Tang Xiao stopped walking when he arrived at a quite luxurious restaurant. Although it only consists of one floor, but it is quite wide and spacious. Tang Xiao entered the restaurant while feeling a strong enough presence.

Tang Xiao opened the door of the restaurant. He looked around quite a lot. No one paid any heed to his presence except for a handsome young man who was no less handsome than the noble-style Tang Xiao. His right hand held the chopsticks and his left hand held the fan located beside his food. The young man slowly fed his food as he occasionally glanced at Tang Xiao. Another who noticed Tang Xiao's presence was a young man wearing a black robe wearing a hood. As soon as Tang Xiao walked over, the young man immediately held his sword that was overtaken at his waist. The two young men were also the perceived presence by Tang Xiao from outside the restaurant. The two young men were sitting far apart even the handsome young man wearing a fan was sitting in the left corner while the robed young man was sitting in the right corner. They both watched Tang Xiao enter the restaurant.

Tang Xiao sat down quietly. The average visitor here is in the Master realm except for the two people who were one in the Grand Master realm and the other was in the Expert realm. Tang Xiao opened his hood and smiled kindly to the servant who came to him.

"Young master wants a message?" Asked the young lady's waiter gently while thrusting out a menu of food.

"I'm eating the best food here. This is enough." Tang Xiao replied after looking through the food menu list and thrusting out two pieces of gold.

"This is more than enough, sir. Thank you." Thank you." The waiter said kindly with a smile. Tang Xiao returned the woman's smile with a mushy cheek making the young lady's maid blush like a freshly ripe tomato. The maid blushed and shamefully rushed to leave Tang Xiao.

Tang Xiao glanced at the two youths sitting in the corner. The Noble Youth was looking at him with disdain and and lips were sneering. The young man carrying the sword looked out the window as if he had seen nothing.

Tang Xiao smiled widely then said, "Servants are human beings too."

Shortly after, Tang Xiao's ordered food came with two female servants who had served Tang Xiao and a friend.

"Please young master. Your order has come and enjoy." Say they are friendly.

"Yes, both miss. This tip you two" Tang Xiao said as he gave the two gold coins to the servant woman. Seeing that, their eyes sparkled with a bright smile.

"Thank you so much young master." Say they both bow. The two servants left happily. Tang Xiao glanced at the noble youth who sneered at him. While the young man holding the sword pretended to be enjoying his meal.

Tang Xiao enjoyed his meal while occasionally chatting with the Crow on top of his head.

When Tang Xiao again ate, a little girl entered the restaurant. He was looking like he was looking for something. As her eyes looked at Tang Xiao, the little lady walked over hurriedly and directly sat down on Tang Xiao's front seat and lowered her head.

Tang Xiao could see this little woman in front of him like a fright. Tang Xiao handed the plate of food to the little girl who received it straight away.

"Master, this little girl seems to be being chased by a group of people." Saying Crow over his head.

A group of people entered the restaurant by kicking the door of the restaurant apart and crashed. A large tall bald man whose face had scars looked around. His face looked like a starving lion watching his prey. His eyes stopped when he saw the little girl he was looking for sitting down. The big man's face grinned widely.

"Listen to everything. I am the tenth head of the Mountain Bandit group. I have a debt to pay with that little girl. Any of you who are still here or acting to help the girl means that you have dealt with the Mountain Bandits and don't blame us for being rude." Men's speech.

The ends who were initially furious at the actions of the big man and his group of people upon hearing the name of their Mountain Bandit immediately rushed out and did not mind anything. The servants were also hiding. For them, their own lives are preferred. All that was left in the room was Tang Xiao and the two young men sitting in two corners with the little girl sitting in front of Tang Xiao.

"So, get the hell out of here. They are very cruel and very strong." The little girl said slowly. He was pale from earlier.

"What was your mistake until they chased you here?" Tang Xiao asked casually.

The little girl nodded. "I ran away from them as I was about to take me to their base. I'm a poor man who only has grandparents who are old and often sick." Say the girl.

Tang Xiao nodded. "Not to worry about the little girl. As long as there's me they'll never be able to take you away." Tang Xiao said as he stroked the head of the little girl in front of him trying to calm the girl down so there was no need to worry.

The girl shook her head. "Not so sir. The brothers are very good and they are evil. Besides being evil, they are also very powerful. The great leader is the strongest. Get out of here, brother."

"No need to worry about little girls. Brother is also very strong. Look Brother brought a sword to protect you." Said Tang Xiao with a big smile.

"But aghhh..." Not long after the little girl spoke, her hair had grabbed the big tall man and made him scream in pain.

"Scented boy. You have to pay for everything you do. Now come with us both by force and willing." Said the big man while pulling the girl's hair and forcing her to walk.

"Hey stupid man. Don't you know I'm eating and you're meddling in my affairs with the little girl. You've made a big mistake." Said Tang Xiao standing up and clutching the hand of the big man who grabbed the hair of the helpless little girl. The man felt the pain of having his hands gripped and he accidentally took off the little girl that Tang Xiao immediately pulled to hide behind him.

The man pulled his hand. "Young man because you dare to help that girl then you have dealt with the Mountain Bandit. That's a big stupidity. Now feel this." The man's words were conveyed to the head of Tang Xiao's large sword.

Swosh

Swosh

Traanggels

Bruuukk

Silent mood. The Mountain Bandits guarding the entrance immediately ran over to help their chief who had crashed into the wall. They don't know what's going on. All they saw at this moment was two young men who had originally sat in a corner and only saw what was happening silently had now stood near the young man who was provoking their chairman.

Tang Xiao smiled. "I guess you guys just sit still and wait for my head to come off." Said Tang Xiao.

"Currently I didn't save you. I'm just helping the man keep his head from coming out in front of this little girl." Said the young noble boy wagging his fan and holding the arm of the little girl behind Tang Xiao.

"It is forbidden to kill inside a restaurant especially in front of an innocent girl. Can't you not let out a kill you." Said the hooded young man who had now removed the hoody on his head.

"It seems that from now on we have become fugitives of mountain bandits." Reply Tang Xiao leisurely.

The big man who suddenly floated up without realizing it got up slowly clutching his chest. He had not seen who had hit his chest all of a sudden his body had floated up and hit the wall of the restaurant. He's very angry.

"From now on the three of you become the target of the Mountain Bandits and whoever manages to bring your head will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins." Said the big man while brandishing his broken greatsword.

"Pffit.. Haha.. Hey baldy nettle, look at your sword that's like a brittle wood that's worth chopping tofu." Said the noble youth while laughing shut his mouth. Tang Xiao and the other young man laughed. The little girl laughed too.

"Siaallen. You guys just wait." Jerk the man while slamming his sword on the floor. He and his men rushed out of the restaurant. But before arriving at the door, a considerable force threw them out quickly.

"I'm just helping you guys out quick. You guys are like snails running. Hahaha..." Said the noble youth while folding his fan.

"Aaggh.... You guys just wait." Snapped the big man who had been knocked over his head below.

"Eh little girl what's your name? And why deal with those bastards? Big brother Denas' name" asked the gentle noble youth while squatting down and stroking the little girl's head.

"My name is Maria. I was looking for medicine in the forest near the hill to treat the grandfather who was currently sick. But all of a sudden some people came and caught me. They took me to their base. With great difficulty I managed to escape and they chased me all the way here. But right now I want to go home to treat my ailing grandfather." Said the little girl. Eyes glazed.

"Your house is far from here deck? Brother Andri's name." Asked the black-robed young man.

"Quite far from my house. From that I want to go and help grandpa immediately."

"You have the cure? Big Brother Tang Xiao's name." Ask Tang Xiao.

"I took a few small bottles from their base."

"Ah.. Then we went to Maria's house in a crowd. Is it right, Mr Andri and Mr Tang?" Denas blinking one eye toward Tang Xiao and Andri.

"Yes from the beginning I was going to this little girl's house." Andri.

"Mary, this Big Brother Tang is a good person in medicine. Who knows you could save Maria's grandfather." Tang Remark.

"really? Then please help sister" said the little girl sparkled.

"Yes, the sooner the better." Said Andri while putting the hoody back on his head. He stepped first followed Denas while pulling the little girl's arm quickly. Tang Xiao was about to follow their steps but suddenly the voice of the maid called out to him.

"Master.. What about this mess and mess?" Ask. Tang Xiao was stunned. He was unaware of the chaos. By the time he noticed it, the two young men were already outside the restaurant and waved to him.

"Well.. It's in exchange." Tang Xiao said as he threw a bag of gold pieces at the waiter and walked out of the restaurant following Denas and Andri.

"Mr Tang is indeed very generous." Syndir Denas as he stepped following Andri and Maria.

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