Cypress Boat Floating

Wang Ren: A young disciple of Wuyingzong who ranks outside the top 200 in the ranking of personal martial arts in the martial arts world and 57th in the sect. His martial arts skills are only mediocre and he can barely run.

After coming down the mountain, this invisible young disciple couldn't bear the hardship and couldn't carry bricks, so he relied on the medical knowledge he had learned, carried a small medicine box alone, put a few dog-skin plasters in the box, and started selling medicine everywhere.

Over the years, he has traveled far and wide and has been to many places, but finally he was persuaded to come to the capital to find a foothold. People with evil intentions always want to find their own benefactors in the capital, an imperial city full of opportunities and wealth, so as to achieve brilliant achievements in life, soar to the sky, and return home in glory.

Wang Ren had always wanted to make money by relying on unorthodox methods and others. But it was this life creed that got him into trouble.

At this moment, he was tightly wrapped in a straw mat and placed in a woodshed full of debris. The woodshed was empty. Although he had woken up, he didn't dare to move easily. He didn't know where he was, nor who had drugged him. He was confused now. His brain was wrapped in a strong drug, and he felt dizzy and as if it was filled with a ball of paste.

"Why did you feed him the knockout drug? When will he wake up?" A clear and crisp girl's complaining voice suddenly came from above my head. The voice sounded like a yellow oriole singing in a valley, very pleasant to the ears, but the tone was full of dissatisfaction and doubt.

Then another man spoke rudely and angrily: "I won't do such a boring thing. This man was captured by someone else, and someone else gave him the drug. I spent a full two hundred taels of silver to bring him back!"

Hearing this, Wang Ren couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart, it turned out that he was worth so much money, and someone was willing to spend such a high price to redeem him. However, his joy did not last long, because the girl immediately let out a high-decibel scream.

"Two hundred taels!!! Are you crazy?" Her voice was full of shock and disbelief.

Faced with the girl's questioning, the man not only did not feel guilty at all, but instead retorted with confidence: "It's not just his value alone. I also brought you an important news." His tone seemed a little smug, as if he was quite proud of his behavior.

"What? Just a piece of information, one person, and you're asking for two hundred taels of silver! I think you're going too far, do you really think our money came from the wind?" The girl's voice was full of dissatisfaction. Hearing this, Wang Ren was even more panicked. He closed his eyes tightly, not daring to move at all, fearing that he would be torn to pieces by this ferocious woman in front of him as soon as he opened his eyes. After all, he spent a full two hundred taels of silver!

At this moment, the two people above him were still arguing over whether Wang Ren was worth the two hundred taels. Wang Ren himself was already scared out of his wits. Although his martial arts skills were average, he could still feel the huge pressure from the two people around him. His body trembled involuntarily, trying to hide his fear as much as possible. However, what he didn't expect was that the place above him suddenly became completely silent.

Wang Ren muttered to himself, "What's going on? Have they left?" But then he realized that there was no sound of footsteps leaving, which meant that they were still staying where they were. Suddenly, Wang Ren's heartbeat became faster and faster, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Wang Ren pricked up his ears and listened carefully to the movements around him, fearing that he would miss any details. Suddenly, he heard a faint breathing sound. The breathing sound was not loud, but it was extremely clear, as if it was right next to his ear. He was moved and knew that this was definitely not the breathing sound of an ordinary person.

Only martial artists can have such gentle breathing sounds. Martial artists usually have greatly improved their cardiopulmonary function after long-term exercise, so when they stay quiet, their breathing will naturally slow down. Some masters can even control their breathing to the extreme, making people mistakenly think that they have stopped breathing. At this moment, the breathing sound Wang Ren heard just met this characteristic.

Moreover, according to the conversation he heard before, there should be only one man and one woman here. So, the breathing sound is likely to come from them. As time passed, the breathing sound became clearer and louder, as if it was ringing in his ears. Wang Ren's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and an inexplicable fear surged in his heart.

"How could this happen? Could it be..." He didn't dare to think any further, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He tried to calm himself down, but the breathing sound that was getting closer and closer was like a devil's sound filling his ears, constantly attacking his nerves. He felt his body begin to tremble slightly, and his palms were full of sweat.

"No, I can't just sit there and wait for death!" Wang Ren gritted his teeth and encouraged himself secretly. He took a deep breath and tried to calm his fear. However, when he concentrated on listening to the breathing sound again, he found that it had disappeared!

Wang Ren's heartbeat instantly returned to normal speed, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. But before he could completely relax, a chill rose from his spine again. He suddenly realized that the breathing sound just now might not be an illusion, but real. But why did the other party stop breathing now?

Various possibilities flashed through Wang Ren's mind, and the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. The atmosphere gradually became weird.

"Pretending to sleep, is it fun?" The clear and girlish voice suddenly rang in Wang Ren's ears. At this moment, the voice that should have been pleasant to the ears seemed to have turned into the voice of the devil from hell, causing Wang Ren to tremble all over.

With a "bang", Wang Ren suddenly sat up as if he had been electrocuted. Although his hands and feet were still tightly bound, he did not care about the pain in his body and kowtowed in the direction of the sound, begging for mercy: "My dear heroes, I'm sorry! I'm really sorry! I really don't know why you two bought me. I'm just an insignificant little guy who knows nothing. Please be kind and let me go!"

He spoke very quickly, not even giving the people in front of him time to react. Before he finished speaking, tears burst out of his eyes like a flood. He cried loudly, "I have elderly and frail parents to support, and young and ignorant children to raise. My wife and children at home are all powerless, and they all rely on me to make money to support the family. Please have mercy on me and let me go!"

It was strangely quiet in front of him. After Wang Ren had finished crying, he dared to raise his head and take a sneak peek. He was shocked to find that there were not two people standing in front of him, but four people! Moreover, the eyes of these four people were all focused on him at this moment.

The man on the far left had his eyes covered with a white gauze and was holding a cane. He was obviously blind. Standing next to this man was a storyteller Wang Ren had met before. At this moment, he had his arms folded, with an impatient look on his face, looking at him as if he were a fool. Looking to the side, there was a woman. Needless to say, she should be the one who had just spoken in his ear. The woman had a pretty face and looked quite childish, but her eyes were completely unlike those of a teenager.

Finally, standing next to him was none other than the Eighth Prince Lu Ci Qiu, who had recently become famous and in the limelight! Seeing this prince, Wang Ren was startled and quickly knelt down and kowtowed again. However, he did not dare to speak easily, because he was really unsure of the other party's purpose in kidnapping him here. Various thoughts kept turning in his mind, and he carefully guessed the other party's thoughts.