Chapter 292: None of You Men Are Any Good
After tidying up the roof.
It was very obvious.
The Source Value Xu Lingjun gained was much less than imagined.
It's not difficult to understand though...
Who could have imagined that a dignified prince's skills in tidying up a roof would be more professional than fighting.
After finishing the roof, he also waterproofed it along the way. The neat roof reflected dazzling light under the sun, thanks to the SBS material.
You could tell just by looking at it with the naked eye that there would definitely be no chance of leakage anymore.
It's understandable that he would take away a large portion of Xu Lingjun's gratitude points.
After tidying up.
The two intended to bid farewell directly, but the old man wouldn't allow them to leave, insisting on inviting them to eat there. It wasn't because he disliked them.
A moment later.
The old man and the two youths sat under the shade in the slums with a plate of chilled pig head meat, a plate of garlic sausage, and a platter of cold dishes.
These were very cheap meals, but they were filling with large portions.
But in the slums, this was already considered good treatment.
Everyone opened a few bottles of beer; it was the kind of leisurely time even a deity wouldn't exchange for.
The old man expressed his gratitude to them by repeatedly inviting them to raise their cups.
Han Yun City seemingly wouldn't get drunk even after a thousand cups, while Xu Lingjun had sworn off alcohol after a drunken episode in Fangyi City.
But considering the old man contributed over fifty points of Source Value to him, he couldn't help but make an exception.
He couldn't help it because he was happy. Helping someone cross the street and picking up lost items were only small gains, but previously, he had unintentionally destroyed a criminal base kidnapping children and received a surge of Source Value.
With these fifty points from the old man, he couldn't afford the Bone and Muscle Gene Enhancer, but he could definitely afford the Origin Nourishing Divine Pill.
So each time the old man raised his cup, he clinked his cup in return... can't outdrink Sister Yaya, but can't outdrink you?
Thus, a moment later.
The old man's face was flushed red as he fell over, leaving only Han Yun City and Xu Lingjun to sit and drink.
The atmosphere suddenly became strange.
Han Yun City picked up a piece of pig head meat, sighed happily, and said, "These three dishes, I feel are much tastier than the delicacies in the palace hall."
However, Xu Lingjun was worried about another problem.
He worried, "The two of us are eating here. If that Roger Sparrow attacks here again and it gets exposed... I feel like we really won't be able to clear our names."
"We've already been smeared."
Han Yun City's gaze lingered on a little girl from the Mysterious Clan in the distance.
The little girl had wings on her back that were almost larger than her entire body, clumsily carrying a bucket of water forward.
It was the Yun Yi clan, known as the most sky-loving among the mysterious races of the heavens!
Xu Lingjun could clearly see that the little girl's wings were somewhat similar to those he had seen on Han Yun City before.
Han Yun City sighed deeply and lamented, "We're too naive. We think seamlessness is perfection. We're always trying to solve problems within the rules, while they don't follow any rules at all. Evidence? Is evidence important? To them, we probably look at this little girl the same way, so laughably. Why doesn't she just carry half a bucket at a time and make two trips? It's more energy-efficient that way... Maybe what she's thinking is to finish carrying the water quickly so she can do something else, not considering that after carrying this bucket, she might be too exhausted to do anything for a long time."
Han Yun City looked at Xu Lingjun and said, "Do you know what I regret now? I regret not leaving that guy's body out of the water. I should have kept it. If you dare to touch me, I'll dare to chop your grandson's body into seven pieces and bury them in seven different places... The dead can't feel anything, but this can torment the living."
"By then, Dean Zhou might issue an order saying anyone who can gather the seven pieces of his grandson's body can summon him and have a wish granted."
Xu Lingjun laughed twice and ate the last piece of meat on the plate.
Muffled, he said, "I'm leaving, the two of us shouldn't be together at this time, it's too sensitive. Damn, this sounds like some kind of affair... Really damn perplexing, I'm so handsome, yet most of my friends are men. Am I not supposed to be the enemy of all men?"
"Go on, safe travels."
Han Yun City stood up and walked toward the little girl.
Reaching out to help her with the water, the little girl was startled and avoided to the side, her big eyes watching him intently, but Han Yun City ignored her and continued with the water.
Xu Lingjun didn't pay much attention...
The two were now considered friends, but just friends. Each would live their own life, only helping if needed.
"Master."
Not long after Xu Lingjun left.
Xiaoya suddenly spoke in Xu Lingjun's ear, "There's a person secretly watching you. Before, I wasn't sure if it was intentional... because no matter where you go, Master, you're always the center of attention, so I was a bit unsure. But now I'm certain because I've gone through three consecutive streets, and she's appeared on all three, so the likelihood of coincidence is very low."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lingjun frowned and asked, "Is it not those two Experts of Profound Mystery?"
"No, Master, please place my body close to your eyes, and I'll show you."
Xu Lingjun placed the necklace on his chest close to his eyes and, through Xiaoya's projection, clearly saw a fashionably dressed seductive woman in the distance, carrying a handbag and elegantly following him in high heels, her gaze locked onto him as if she was about to devour him.
This clearly wasn't a covert tailing, it seemed brazenly overt.
Alright... I've clearly been targeted.
Xu Lingjun thought for a moment and then turned to walk into a secluded alleyway.
The woman's gaze was almost unwavering. She saw Xu Lingjun leave and hurried to follow him... quickly stepping into the alley.
Then she was suddenly pinned down.
A dizzy swirl of the surroundings and Xu Lingjun had her pressed against the wall, coldly asking, "Who sent you to follow me?"
The woman giggled.
Seductive, she said, "I could tell with one look that although your physique seems slim and weak, there's definitely more to it. And indeed... Little brother, interested in letting big sister guide you up the staircase to adulthood?"
Xu Lingjun was taken aback, glancing down, he quickly moved his body slightly backward.
He asked, "Whose subordinate are you? Wouldn't happen to have anything to do with those two fugitives, would it?"
The woman twisted her body closer, laughing, "Sister's last name is Sun, Sun Qingrou, and I want to invite you to meet someone."
Xu Lingjun's expression remained unchanged, utterly unaffected by the woman getting closer, and asked, "You say I should meet, and I should meet? Wouldn't that make me lose face?"
Sun Qingrou smiled sweetly, "Because sister just lost her husband and became a widow."
Xu Lingjun replied speechlessly, "What does you becoming a widow have to do with me? It couldn't be that I killed your husband, could it?"
"My husband's name was Marquis Xia Wu, don't mind that he didn't have much leverage, but his name was quite impressive. Surely you've heard of him?"
Xu Lingjun: "........."
Looking at this endlessly seductive woman in front of him, he suddenly thought he understood why Marquis Xia Wu always carried rope with him.
And Sun Qingrou said, "I originally thought my husband was a good person, leaving me so much property and inheritance. Who knew the most valuable precious thing would be taken by you... As the victim, of course, I have to come knocking."
Xu Lingjun said, "I don't quite understand what you're saying. Director Xia I've obviously heard of, but I don't know him."
"Cuowu Sect's Vice Sect Leader Wu Hongzhou is in my room. He wishes to make a deal with you. It's just that he's inconvenient to appear, so... no need for you to go personally, just contact this number."
Sun Qingrou rubbed against Xu Lingjun a few more times.
She slipped him a piece of paper, whispering, "Contact this number, and you'll know everything by then."
After speaking, she looked down reluctantly.
Sighing softly, she said, "So young and so strong, little brother, do you mind your wife being a few years older than you, having over thirty cohabitations, and six abortions?"
Xu Lingjun: "Sorry, I mind."
Sun Qingrou immediately huffed angrily, "I just knew it, not a single man is good!"