Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 117 Practice your skills and sharpen your blade! (Thanks to the book friend who mentioned the Silver Alliance in the previous paragraph for the third chapter)
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The two people who fell behind looked at the boy who was about fifteen or sixteen years old and shouted at him.

Then, the two men walked silently behind the boy with short knives in hand.

When they were only a few inches away, the young man noticed the two people who suddenly appeared behind him.

The young man turned around and observed the two men's clothing. They were dressed in the same way as the members of the team he had seen before and then dodged.

The scene he had seen before kept floating through the boy's mind, on a continuous loop.

When the young man recalled this, he immediately knew the identities of the two warriors holding daggers in front of him. They were no different from the troublemakers he had seen on the street before. They were undoubtedly rebels.

Although the young man looked down on these rebels and even sneered at them, he could not risk his life by trying to fight against a rock with an egg in the current situation where there was such a huge disparity in strength.

The young man looked at the two men's smiles that rose unconsciously as if they had understood each other tacitly. Their faces were full of ferocity and meaning, and their eyes were full of contempt and provocation towards him.

He suppressed his uneasy feelings and said to the two of them, "Two seniors, what advice do you have?"

"Kid, don't you think there's something wrong with being here at this time?" The shorter of the two, who was also the first warrior to have ill intentions towards the young man, looked around and said to the young man.

The young man pondered for a moment, and several possibilities came to mind. His thoughts sank as he said to the two men, "Seniors, I came out with my parents tonight to collect herbs, but unexpectedly, I got separated from them. I was worried they might be in danger, so I went out on my own to look for them."

The young man spoke gently, observing the two people with subtle changes in his eyes.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the young man told the two warriors who had fallen behind the team the truth about his situation, so as to avoid making up lies that were full of loopholes and would make them want to kill him.

Hearing this, the shorter warrior continued to ask the young man, "What herbs are you picking at this hour?"

"Senior, you must have heard about the riots in the street in front of the City Lord's Mansion."

Seeing the warrior nod, the young man continued calmly, "After the turmoil, many people in the city were injured, and then the city was locked down. All the pharmacies don't have enough medicinal herbs in stock. It can be said that all kinds of medicinal herbs in the city are in short supply now."

He observed the changes in the two men's expressions in response to what he had just said at a subtle level that was hardly noticeable to the two warriors. Seeing that he didn't observe any unusual fluctuations in their expressions, he felt a little more confident.

The young man continued, "I can't go outside the city. To supplement my family income, I have no other choice but to risk my life searching around Qizhou City for any useful herbs. After all, any little bit I can find is a good thing."

"That's right. Since medicinal materials are in short supply, we can earn more money by treating one more person." The shorter warrior blurted out.

"I can't make much." The boy quickly denied.

The young man continued, "Senior, you have misunderstood. My family does not run a clinic. We are just retail merchants who deliver medicinal materials to clinics and pharmacies."

"The clinic is better, but the drugstore is different. Right now, although the drugstore is in great need of medicinal materials, they can't settle the bill immediately after giving the materials, and the price they offer is not high, so they have to pay first." After saying this, the young man's face showed some sadness.

"There's no reward, yet you still take the risk to come out and look for herbs when Qizhou City is in chaos. Your family is really kind-hearted." The taller warrior said to the young man, but there was some disdain, or even sarcasm, in his tone.

"I can't say I'm kind-hearted, but they are all citizens of our Qizhou City. So many have been killed or injured. I'd save as many as I can." The young man deliberately emphasized the words "our Qizhou City" and spoke to the two of them in a more intimate tone.

Looking at the shorter warrior, he wanted to say something to the young man in front of him, but was immediately interrupted by the slightly taller warrior.

"No need to talk any more," the taller warrior said decisively. He winked at his shorter companion and said, "Now that we understand, let's get started!"

The shorter warrior was somewhat unmoved. He turned to the young man in front of him and said, "Kid, take out everything you have on you, and I'll spare your life!"

Just as the young man expected, what he worried about happened.

However, losing money is a small matter, but losing life is a big matter.

Moreover, judging from the vicious look in the taller warrior's eyes, he was determined not to let him leave easily.

I'm afraid that even if I take out the money, I will still lose my life here in the end.

The young man thought for a moment and said, "With the strength of the two seniors, I'm sure they can easily capture me. But even if you kill me, what good will you gain?"

"I've already told you two the truth. My family is just a small vendor supplying medicine to pharmacies and clinics, and we source most of the herbs ourselves. We're so poor now, we can only make a living by doing some low-cost business."

Seeing the young man speak from the bottom of his heart, the shorter warrior's expression changed slightly and he became hesitant.

Seeing this, the young man felt more confident and continued to persuade the two men, giving them a reason to let him go.

"I'm sorry to have disturbed you two today, but I haven't seen anything. Please rest assured."

"Nonsense! We've seen you before. Back then, you were still shouting and looking for something. Now it seems like you're definitely my parents."

The taller warrior spoke in a very unfriendly tone, adding, "You were so frightened that you hid away, yet you still dare to say you didn't see anything."

Even if the young man didn't say this thoughtless remark, the two of them would most likely not let him go, especially the warrior who was taller in stature. It went without saying that he would definitely not let him go.

But after the young man said this, his situation became even worse.

The reason is that he lied, a lie full of loopholes.

The young man thought from the beginning that if he told a lie, he might be exposed, so he half-spoke and half-concealed the truth to the two of them.

But now, because he was a little panicked by the bad attitude of the slightly taller warrior, he spoke without thinking and told an obvious lie in a panic.

The two of them knew it very well. On the way to the City Lord's Mansion, they were looking around with the team and discovered the young man.

The boy must have seen the specific direction of the entire team, otherwise why would he be afraid of being discovered by the team and hide himself.

Therefore, even if the young man had told the two of them the truth before, this obvious lie would make them lose their trust and patience in him.

In this way, what the young man said to the two of them before was both true and false.

"You're so young, yet you're talking so much nonsense. I can't get anything out of you, so I'll use you as a training ground to sharpen my blade!"

After saying that, the taller warrior's eyes lit up and he stared at the knife in his hand that he had just snatched from the guard of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at it intently.

(End of this chapter)