Chapter 6

In a small restaurant in Wulong Town, a few light dishes were placed on the table, with no wine.

Tang Zheng and Tian Meng had both changed into clean clothes and were seated at the table.

Tian Meng bought a piece of silk a foot long, carefully rewrapped the flower king, which was a symbol of luxury and extravagance, and then carefully placed it in a new bundle before handing it back to Tang Zheng.

"The scene of a day and a night feels like a dream..." Tian Meng's eyes were still a bit red. After tidying up his own bundle, he poured tea for Tang Zheng and himself, using tea as a substitute for wine and clinked cups.

Tang Zheng threw all the miscellaneous things he had picked up, like the flint, into the bundle, drank the tea in his cup without a word, and then took a couple of bites of the dishes.

Tian Meng put down his cup: "I never thought I could survive the deadly 'Star Burst'... If I hadn't met you, I might have already died in Fengmen Village."

"If you hadn't used the Star Burst to kill that venomous snake, I would have died too," Tang Zheng waved his chopsticks indifferently, "Let's not think about those things! Look forward!"

"Right, look forward..." The despondency in Tian Meng's eyes suddenly vanished, and he raised his cup seriously, "Brother! Last time, when we met by chance, I asked for your name, but you didn't tell me directly. Can you tell me now?"

"Hmm?" Tang Zheng, who had been picking at the dishes, quietly put down his chopsticks.

Tian Meng asked very seriously.

Although Tian Meng was also very polite when he asked in the ghost house in Fengmen Village, this time's seriousness was incomparable to the last.

Tang Zheng raised his head, tapped the bowl lightly with his chopsticks, and said, "I..."

For many years, it seemed this was the first time someone had asked his name so seriously!

"Tang Zheng!" Tang Zheng's voice was not loud, but it was as clear as the morning bell: "Remember me, I'm Tang Zheng!"

"Tang Zheng... Tang Zheng..." Tian Meng repeated it twice, "Good name... upright and honest... good name."

"Right? I think so too!" Tang Zheng laughed.

Although his true feeling was that the words Tian Meng had just said had nothing to do with him.

The two talked happily, using tea as a substitute for wine, and toasted a few times.

The meal was quickly finished, and after wiping his mouth, Tian Meng spoke again, "So, what are your plans, Brother Tang? Continue wandering around?"

"Hmm..." Tang Zheng, who had just arrived in this strange world, hadn't really thought about where to go yet, and asked in return, "What about you?"

"In fact, after what happened in the past day and night, my thoughts have changed a lot. In Fengmen Village, I took a step I had never dared to take before, to fight! How many people who never lit a star palace in their entire lives have achieved great things on the battlefield? I think that even if the star meridians are sealed, the successor of the Frostless Blade should not live like me!"

"So?"

"Joining the military has always been my dream!" Tian Meng's gaze drifted out the window, "If I hadn't accepted the invitation from Tang Family Manor to teach, after everything that happened in Fengmen Village, I would have definitely set off west immediately!"

However, Tian Meng was a man of his word.

Since he had promised to teach at Tang Family Manor, he couldn't irresponsibly back out just because his thoughts had changed.

Moreover, what Tian Meng didn't say was that compared to teachers in other places, Wulong Town was even more special.

Wulong Town was located at the junction of Wulushan and Longdingshan. Wulushan was the territory of the Star Plucking Sect, and Longdingshan was the territory of the Heavenly Mandate Sect. Therefore, Wulong Town was a gray area between the two sects, very chaotic, and few scholars were willing to come here. If he didn't take the position, Tang Family Manor would really have a hard time finding a teacher in the short term.

Tang Zheng pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "By the way, does the job of a teacher include room and board?"

"Ah?" Tian Meng was once again taken aback by Tang Zheng's sudden question.

"I mean, what if I go to Tang Family Manor for you?"

Tian Meng's eyes lit up instantly.

But he immediately felt it was inappropriate: "That... how can that be? You have your own things to do..."

Tang Zheng leaned back in his chair and spread his hands, "To be honest, I'm actually looking for a suitable job!"

"You... you can't be serious?" Tian Meng couldn't believe it, "What a coincidence?"

"Right, what a coincidence." Tang Zheng pointed at himself and smiled, "So, what do you think? Am I suitable?"

The two hadn't discussed it further when the wooden door of the restaurant was kicked open.

Three people wearing outer robes embroidered with the character "Lan" entered. The leader stepped on a chair at the door, raised a purple-golden round Yin-Yang disk in the air, while the other two, holding smaller versions of the disk, ran upstairs.

"Is that... a Star Identification Disk?" Tian Meng frowned and tugged at Tang Zheng's sleeve, "They're not looking for us, are they?"

Tang Zheng gently placed his cup on the table and smiled as if it wasn't about him, "Yeah, it seems so."

...

Tang Zheng and Tian Meng didn't know who Fengmen Village belonged to, or what the relationship was between the Luxurious Flower Field and the Hidden Blue Manor.

However, from the urgent manner in which they were looking for someone, it wasn't hard to guess who they were after.

Tian Meng's whole body tensed up, and he felt cold sweat on his back. When he looked over, Tang Zheng was still leisurely drinking tea.

The two were sitting in a corner, so it would take a while for them to be found. However, the leader stood at the door, motionless, with a pair of blue wings floating behind him, each wing glowing with a starlight.

The leader was clearly a Two-Star Warrior!

Even if Tian Meng hadn't used the Star Burst, his One-Star power and mediocre fighting skills would definitely not be enough to contend with a Two-Star Warrior.

The leader glanced at the Star Identification Disk and walked straight toward Tang Zheng and Tian Meng.

Tian Meng's face turned pale instantly.

To his surprise, the leader stopped at the table in front of Tang Zheng and them, and slapped the table, "You, and you, get up!"

Tian Meng was stunned.

At that table sat an elderly man with white hair and a young boy around twelve or thirteen, who looked like a grandfather and grandson.

When they heard the leader's voice, they didn't even look up, continuing to eat and drink.

"Hey, is it really okay to let such a young child drink?" Tang Zheng sighed.

"..." Tian Meng was speechless, was that the point?

Not getting a response, the leader called out again, and the two servants from upstairs also came down with their small Star Identification Disks, forming a包围 around the table.

The old man, with his trembling hand, picked up a piece of fish and placed it in the boy's bowl.

The leader's anger was instantly ignited by this casual action, "By the order of the Hidden Blue Manor, we are investigating all Two-Star Warriors and above in Wulong Town. You'd better cooperate."

Tian Meng glanced at Tang Zheng in surprise.

Two-Star?

Was there a misunderstanding?

Why were they investigating Two-Star Warriors and above?

Before Tian Meng could think it through, the leader grabbed the old man's collar, "Not talking? Think you can escape my eyes by not talking? Take them away! Both of them!"

Tian Meng's face turned red with anger.

In broad daylight, bullying the weak, and targeting an elder and a child, he couldn't just stand by!

"Let them go, you're looking for..." Tian Meng slapped the table and stood up.

However, halfway through, Tang Zheng suddenly pulled him back into his chair.

"Ah..." Tian Meng looked at Tang Zheng with confusion.

Although he wasn't used to Tang Zheng's morals, he absolutely trusted his character!

If Tang Zheng was the type to ignore injustice, he could have left Tian Meng behind in Fengmen Village.

But what did Tang Zheng mean now? Was he telling him not to meddle?

Tian Meng's mind was already slow, and this made it even more confused.

"Ah, ah, you're overthinking it," Tang Zheng sighed, rubbing his forehead.

Actually, he could see that the old man and the boy had never taken the leader and his men seriously. But Tian Meng's righteous indignation had already drawn their attention.

After pressing Tian Meng down, Tang Zheng stood up and quickly pulled the leader aside, putting on a smile, "Hey, big brothers, come, come, let me say something..."

He then mysteriously pulled the three men to an empty table.

"Uh..." Tian Meng's gaze fell on the bundle next to him.

For a moment, he thought he saw Tang Zheng's fingers reach into the bundle and take something out.

But Tang Zheng was too fast, and he couldn't see clearly.

Everyone in the restaurant focused their attention on the corner where Tang Zheng was...

"I have a secret to tell you, but if a fourth person finds out, you're dead," Tang Zheng lowered his voice and patted the three men, "We... are tomb raiders!"

"Ah? Tomb... tomb raiders?" one of the servants widened his eyes.

"Shh!" The leader immediately interrupted him and turned to Tang Zheng, "Hey, you guys must have made a good haul, right?"

"Right, just got some good stuff, better not to spread the word, better not to spread the word..."

"I understand, I understand..." The leader also lowered his voice, "Hehe, that..."

"Since we have this connection today, I won't let you leave empty-handed," Tang Zheng patted his chest, "It's really a coincidence, today we just dug up a set of blood jade cups, and there are exactly three, as if they were prepared for you..."

Everyone in the restaurant watched in shock as Tang Zheng, as if it were true, picked up three empty tea cups from a nearby table and handed them to the leader and the two servants.

The waiter rubbed his eyes hard.

He wasn't seeing things!

Tang Zheng really picked up three empty tea cups.

Even one of them had a small chip on the corner!

"That's... a blood jade cup?" Tian Meng forgot to breathe. Even if his mind was slow, he could tell that they were just ordinary tea cups.

Everyone subconsciously held their breath.

A moment later, they saw the leader open his mouth wide, holding the chipped tea cup up to his head, looking at it and taking deep breaths, "Beautiful... the blood jade cup is truly famous, so beautiful..."

Tian Meng's mouth also opened wide—how was this possible?

"Look, the moonlight shining through, it's like looking through a lady's silk skirt," one of the servants also held up his cup, looking entranced.

"If you fill it with some old wine, the taste... tsk tsk..." the other servant reacted similarly.

At least half the people in the restaurant instinctively looked out the window.

Moonlight?

Where was the moonlight?

It was three in the afternoon, the sun was at its best!