Chapter 129: Welcome Inn

  Exam scene: "Dragon Gate Flying Sword"

  Mock exam difficulty: Unlimited, trigger type.

  Mock exam task: Unlimited, trigger type.

  Mock exam rewards: Unlimited, triggered.

  Mock exam time: Standard 15th. Can float up and down for 5 days.

  Death Penalty: Formal members die without penalty. Temporary members' death reduces 10 years of life, "Death God entanglement" reduces 20 years of life.

  Restrictions:

  1. Magic-type attack skills are ineffective.

  2. Gun output is converted to dark weapon output based on the "strength" attribute.

  3. Large-scale lethal weapons (including biochemical weapons) are invalid.

  4. The variable bloodline ability hides its representation.

  Principal's Prompt: The greatest hero is one who serves the country and its people!

  BOOM!!!!!!

  ……

  This is an ordinary-looking inn, but also a world-renowned and unparalleled inn. Its name comes from: "Have friends come from afar, isn't it a joy?" Therefore, it has a kind of heroic spirit and broad-mindedness that makes everyone feel like brothers under the same sky! As a result, heroes and talents from all over the world flock to it: those who drink, gamble, date, talk about love, gossip, and cause trouble... The iron threshold is also trampled by countless grudges and feuds.

  Its golden signboards are all over the country, and people jokingly call it the first national chain inn. It seems that with it, there is a place for heroes to dance swords in the rivers and lakes, and there is a support for fame to be passed down through history.

  Where is such a top-notch inn? People all over the world have been asking around, and even if they wear out their iron shoes, they can't find the threshold. Until an old man with a rain hat on his head, a beard, and a wine gourd in his hand, tilted his head back, took a swig, and pointed without opening his eyes: Jianghu! Oh! It turns out that it is right in the midst of Jianghu, and all the people in Jianghu are guests of this inn. And this inn, it turns out, is also just a shadow of Jianghu...

  Its name is called Yue Lai Guesthouse!

  When the white light in front of him gradually disappeared, when Yin Kuang naturally raised his head, he saw that on the weathered signboard, there were four golden characters with faded colors, but still visible with their former elegance! Of course, if you look carefully, you will also find that the right upper corner of this ancient and elegant signboard is actually missing a corner. The flat cross-section was like a mirror, and it could even reflect some light!

  "What a fast sword!"

  When everyone was still shaking their heads and looking around, Li Shuang's soft voice had already entered the ears of the crowd. When everyone asked him, Li Shuang shook his head, "Nothing." Then Bai Jing exclaimed, "Hey, look! Our clothes. Wow, so cool, just like ancient knights!"

  It wasn't until they were all shocked and amazed that everyone realized their clothes had changed into ancient attire, with the men wearing traditional long shirts and the women wearing flowing dresses. To be more precise, it was the attire of ancient knights-errant, exactly like those in movies who roamed the countryside, righting wrongs and helping the weak. A group of 21st-century young men and women naturally felt very novel about their new outfits.

  Wei Ming said with a smile, "Hey! Do you guys have any silver? I'm going to go get a bamboo hat, and buy a long sword to hang at my waist. And also, a cloak to wear over it. Ha ha, just thinking about it gets me excited! Then I'll rob the rich and help the poor, eliminate evil and do good deeds, how carefree that would be!" Zeng Fei said, "Hey, Wei Ming, didn't you learn your lesson from last time? You're going to cause trouble again." What he referred to as "last time" was during the entrance exam.

  Wei Mingdao said, "Uh... that time was an accident. And... and this time I've strengthened my muscles! Much stronger than before!" He patted his own biceps and then clenched his fists, "Solid, powerful! No ability is one thing, but now that I have the skills, I should do something worthy of them."

  "Fine, have it your way." Zeng Fei was speechless. "Anyway, even if I die this time, there won't be any punishment." "Zhi Fei, can't you say something auspicious for once?" "Can a crow's mouth say auspicious words?" "This..."

  At the same time that Wei Ming and others were talking, Yin Kuang, Li Shuangmu, Tang Rouyu and others were not idle. Of course, they weren't chatting idly, but rather observing their surroundings. It seemed that the place where everyone was still a fairly large town, with people coming and going, many merchants and travelers, and even some heroic knights with horses and carrying baskets, presenting a truly prosperous scene.

  What caught my attention was the notice board next to the Yue Lai Inn. There were three wanted posters on it, filled with text, and the two characters "Wanted" were circled in bright red. The three portraits depicted figures wearing black clothes and conical hats, typical of wandering knights-errant. The middle one looked especially like a well-known martial arts superstar - a stern face, sharp eyes, and just from the portrait, he exuded an aura of righteousness!

  "Wow! Look, it's Jet Li!" Qi Xiaoyun exclaimed, "He's my idol!" Tang Rou hurriedly covered her mouth, "Shh! That's not Jet Li, that's Zhao Huian. Uh... actually I'm not sure either, anyway he's not the Jet Li you think he is. Be careful not to get into trouble." Qi Xiaoyun widened her eyes and nodded slightly.

  Yin Kuang and Li Shuangmu exchanged a glance, then both of them walked silently to the bulletin board, reached out to touch the wanted poster, and the next moment, they received a prompt from the principal.

  "Triggering Heavenly Dynasty Mission: Wanted!"

  "Mission requirement: Capture or kill the three main culprits of the Heavenly Dynasty, Zhao Huai'an, Leng Chongzheng, and send their three heads to any one of the Heavenly Dynasty's government offices."

  "Task difficulty: B-level (difficult)."

  "Mission Rewards:

  1. Tian Chao Reputation +1000.

  2. Reward special item, a gold ingot containing 'Tian Chao Purple Qi' worth 10,000 taels.

  3. Zhao, Ling, and Lei's martial arts secret manual.

  4. Slayer reward: 5000 study points, 1 B-level assessment point, 50 comprehensive assessment points, 50 academic credits."

  "Penalty for failure: None."

  "Task Notes: 1. Accept the task, your Jianghu righteous reputation -200, evil path +200. 2. Task success, your Jianghu righteous reputation -2000, evil path +2000."

  "Task evaluation: Eliminate evil and promote good, eliminate good and promote evil."

  "Note: The current prestige of Class 1237 in Tianchao is zero, the orthodox prestige in Jianghu is zero, and the evil prestige in Jianghu is also zero."

  "Note: Tear off the wanted poster to accept the mission."

  After getting the principal's hint, Yin Kuang and Li Shuang rushed back their arms, "Good luck!"

  "What's wrong?" Bai Gui walked over, "Is there a problem with this wanted poster?" As he spoke, he reached out to touch it, "No problem." Yin Kuang wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "It must be that your charm value isn't enough. This is a 'Tian Chao Task'." "Tian... Tian Chao Task? Are you kidding me? Isn't this the Ming Dynasty?" Lei Shuangmu on the side said, "That's not important. What's important is the task above, which is to capture or kill Li Lianjie... no, it's Zhao Huai'an and his three-man team. The difficulty has reached B-level. And the key isn't the task difficulty, but there's also a deduction of prestige." Yin Kuang nodded, looking at the crowd that had gathered, "Deduct 2000 points of Jianghu righteous path prestige, black path prestige +2000. Although I don't know what it specifically represents, I can imagine that if we really take on this task, I'm afraid all the righteous people in the world will be hostile towards us."

  Bai Gui let out a sigh, "Let's just forget it then? Although we don't claim to be the orthodox of the martial arts world, but we can't afford to oppose that group of self-proclaimed orthodox either. That's a hornet's nest you don't want to mess with." Everyone nodded in agreement. As the saying goes, even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run, right? Having watched so many martial arts TV shows and movies, it's clear that the black and white factions of the Jianghu have always been at odds, unchanged for thousands of years. If those few small fries got involved, they'd be asking for death.

  "Let's go to the Yue Lai Inn first and sit down to discuss how to get through this mock exam. We're not here on vacation. And..." Li Fengmu smiled, "Yue Lai Inn, I've been looking forward to it for a long time." He shook his sleeves and walked towards the Yue Lai Inn.

  Bai Li covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "I feel like he's even more perverted than me?" The crowd was sweating profusely. Even the three temporary members who had just arrived couldn't help but exchange a glance, their eyes seeming to say, "This class is indeed peculiar." Yin Kuang hastily asked, "By the way, do you guys have any silver coins or banknotes on you?"

  "No." Tang Rou shook her head.

  "Nothing." Wei Ming shrugged.

  "Silver and silver tickets, how tacky. I only have soft sister coins." Bai Jue flipped his hand over, a stack of red heads appeared in his hand, and he fanned them out, "Sigh, what a pity. So many soft sister coins, can't use them up. What do you guys think we should do?" Everyone deliberately ignored him.

  Tang Rou said, "I think, Li Shuangmu should have made preparations." Everyone thought about it and agreed that otherwise, how could Li Shuangmu walk in so confidently? As the crowd squeezed into the Yue Lai Inn, they saw Li Shuangmu pull out a large silver ingot from his pocket and toss it to the shopkeeper, who nodded and bowed. "Book a private room, serve good wine and dishes. Don't forget your benefits."

  The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, "Ah, don't worry, young master, I'll take care of everything..." "Call me Young Master Shao, not 'young master'", said Li Xue Mu, looking around the interior of the Yue Lai Inn. "Does the shopkeeper know someone with information?"

  "Are you looking for someone with information? Ha ha, how convenient. Far away in the sky and near at hand, it's me, Xiao Er. What do you want to ask? Which brothel girl in town is clever, which one is saucy, it's all in my mind."

  "......" Li Shuangmu gave him a cold glance, "Take me to the private room first." He turned his head and nodded at Yin Kuang and others, indicating that they should follow.

  All the way, Xiao Er Ge was still talking non-stop, his mouth was like a floodgate that had been opened, and he was very humble and enthusiastic, always thinking of Li Shuang and other Jianghu heroes, which made Yin Kuang and others both annoyed and embarrassed to scold him. Only Tie Qing had an iron face and followed him silently. In the end, it was Li Shuang who gave him another silver ingot, "Hurry up and prepare food." This finally sent him away.

  White closed the door and let out a sigh, "My god, he's even more eloquent than me, how did he train his mouth?" Wei Ming laughed and said: "That's someone who eats by talking, of course they're skilled. Look, with just one mouth, they can earn two silver coins. You don't have this skill, do you?" Yin Kuang however said: "Hehe, it seems like we also need to practice our eloquence in the future."

  Everyone sat around a large round table and Li Xue said, "So now let's discuss how we should get through this mock exam."