Chapter 61: The Great Bandit Ma Tuozi

Tie Butian sighed again, saying softly, "Lanxiang, help me rub my temples." It seemed as if he had known she was there all along. But Lanxiang knew that he had been lost in thought and hadn't noticed her at all.

Tie Butian never showed his weakness in front of anyone!

Tie Butian lifted his eyes to look at Lanxiang, and his gaze was already clear. He didn't need any time to transition; he had already regained the demeanor of the Crown Prince who ruled the world!

Lanxiang responded and walked over gently.

The Crown Prince was very tired, extremely tired! What she needed to do was to use all her abilities to make him feel relaxed for a while...

But just as she started rubbing, Tie Butian suddenly remembered something and sat up. Frowning, he pondered for a while and said, "Send someone to check if Bao Kuang Lei and Miss Wu Qianqian from Tianwailou are asleep. If they are not, ask them to come here." He suddenly remembered that when Du Shiqing introduced Chu Yang, he seemed to have mentioned something: an outcast from Tianwailou!

The word "outcast" puzzled Tie Butian. Such a person, no matter which sect he was in, would likely be a top talent, cherished and nurtured. Why would he be expelled?

Tianwailou's sect leader, Wu Yunliang, was someone he had met a few times and didn't seem to be a foolish person. Could there be some hidden reason? Or some plot? Or something else?

Lanxiang was taken aback but obediently replied, "Yes."

Tie Butian then lay down again. Even when lying down, his white cloak was still tightly wrapped around him, not revealing a single inch of his body.

A moment later, Bao Kuang Lei and Wu Qianqian arrived.

After a while, watching Bao Kuang Lei and Wu Qianqian walk away, Tie Butian lay down thoughtfully.

The Chu Yang described by Bao Kuang Lei and Wu Qianqian was completely different from the one described by Du Shiqing! As for the matter of being an outcast, the two of them didn't know the details, only that Chu Yang had killed his senior brother, severely violating Tianwailou's rules. Not being executed on the spot was already the most lenient treatment possible.

Tie Butian frowned slightly, and after a long while, he muttered indistinctly, "This Chu Yang is quite interesting." His voice was so low that no one else could hear it.

As soon as Chu Yang entered the city gate, he changed his appearance, walked down the road for a while, turned into an alley, and after two more turns, he emerged as a completely different person. He looked to be in his thirties, with a rugged face and a slight hunchback.

He walked step by step, perfectly mimicking a hunchback.

He wasn't trying to avoid being found by Tie Butian's people; he wanted to accumulate the greatest capital before being found. After all, to have a certain status, one needed strength and capital!

So now, Chu Yang, without hesitation, began his capital accumulation in broad daylight! But his "methods" were somewhat "unscrupulous"...

The reason why Tieyun Kingdom was so coveted by Wu Qiqing was because of the countless mines within its borders! Most of them were iron mines!

That's why Tieyun Kingdom was so extravagant, even using half-steel arrows for ordinary soldiers.

It's worth noting that even in the wealthy Da Zhao Empire, soldiers' arrows only had iron tips, with the rest made of bamboo.

Moreover, Tieyun Kingdom was close to the grasslands, located in the north, with a fierce and strong populace. If Tieyun Kingdom wasn't dealt with first, the Da Zhao Empire would always feel a thorn in its back, no matter which direction it moved.

Chu Yang came out of the alley and saw a fat man walking towards him.

The fat man had a round face and big ears, with a lecherous look in his eyes, scanning around. His clothes weren't too fancy, and he walked with a slight hunch. He didn't seem to be a powerful or influential person. His gaze avoided everyone except young women, indicating he was a cowardly and timid person...

Chu Yang stepped forward, looking like a fierce demon, and grabbed the fat man's collar, dragging him back into the alley.

Chu Yang's movements were quick. Outside, people only saw a flash of a figure, and the fat man, who was hated by everyone, disappeared...

The fat man, caught off guard, was so scared that his whole body trembled. He begged for mercy in a low voice, "S-Sir, I have a family to support, please..."

"None of that!" Chu Yang glared fiercely, "Tell you, I'm Ma Tuozi from Wuhua Mountain outside the city! I came to the city today to do some business. You look trustworthy, so I'll show you a way to get rich!"

"Wuhua Mountain... Ma Tuozi?" The fat man looked at Chu Yang's hunchback, almost fainting from fear. Suddenly, he blurted out, "S-Sir, King, there's no Wuhua Mountain outside the city..."

"Damn it!" Chu Yang slapped him, "Do you care if there's a Wuhua Mountain? I only ask you, do you want to live or die?"

"Live, live; King, spare my life." The fat man answered quickly.

"Tell me about the situation in Tieyun City," Chu Yang said menacingly, "In detail. If you leave out anything, I'll extract all your fat and light a lamp with it!" As he spoke, he cracked his knuckles, making a terrifying sound. His fierce gaze was enough to scare anyone.

Naturally, Chu Yang needed to understand the situation in Tieyun City.

The fat man's body went limp, collapsing like mud on the ground, with snot and tears streaming down his face. His pants were wet, and a foul smell spread...

After half an hour, Chu Yang, pinching his nose, walked out of the alley, taking a deep breath of fresh air far away.

My goodness, I almost suffocated. It was really too smelly.

Later, the fat man, either from severe shock or some other reason, kept passing gas while trembling and introducing the city.

Chu Yang was extremely frustrated!

However, it must be said that although the fat man wasn't very educated, he was quite familiar with Tieyun City.

From south to north, from east to west, he gave Chu Yang a very detailed introduction. He even mentioned which girls in which streets and alleys were particularly pretty, which young ladies were especially beautiful, and which maids were especially flirtatious...

He described in detail the fair skin of a certain girl, the good figure of a certain maid, the seductive eyes of a certain young woman...

He also mentioned which families were wealthy, which were powerful, the division of the black and white markets in the city, and the distribution of the mines outside the city...

He warned which families to avoid and which to stay away from...

And so on, in great detail. Chu Yang's head was spinning from all the information. In the end, he followed the fat man's advice and bought a map far away.

Only after Chu Yang had walked far away did the fat man, trembling, weakly lean against the wall and stagger out, with a trail of foul smell, looking like he had just come out of a public toilet, drawing puzzled glances from passersby who covered their noses...