The Legend of the Young Swordsman: A Prequel - A Phantom Melody Embarks on a Journey Through the Mar

The moment he stepped out of the inn, Lord Ninghe paused slightly and turned to look at the guards accompanying him.

Facing Ning Hebo's gaze, the guard involuntarily lowered his head, not daring to look into Ning Hebo's eyes, and did what a family retainer should do.

"My lord, please give your orders!"

The guard spoke brief and humble words, then waited quietly for Lord Ninghe Guansheng's instructions. At that moment, Lord Ninghe Guansheng addressed the guard.

"Prepare some muscle-softening powder for me, so I can dissipate this guy's true energy directly."

"My lord, shouldn't we reconsider? Offending such a powerful figure will not benefit us."

"The young lady's fuss will pass quickly and won't have a major impact."

Upon hearing Ninghebo's extreme thoughts, the guard quickly considered his options and tried to persuade him. Ninghebo, after hearing the guard's words, also came to his senses.

I was really so angry just now that I lost my temper and actually said something like that.

After thinking about it for a moment, he spoke to the guard.

"That's good. Come with me again tomorrow with generous gifts. Making friends with such a powerful expert would be very beneficial for our Guan family. We might need him in the future."

As for the young lady, just find a handsome and clean-looking man from the brothel and send him over. If there's any trouble, just say it's my order.

After giving instructions to his guards, Lord Ninghe strode forward back towards his residence, while the guards split into two groups and began their operation.

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Second day

Helian Yun Shen stretched and loosened his muscles after waking up from his rest, preparing to get up and continue on his way.

Go out of the room and downstairs

They encountered Ning Hebo, whom they had met the previous night, downstairs. He was sitting quietly on the first floor of the inn, surrounded by many fine things.

The moment Guan Sheng saw Helian Yun Shen come downstairs, he stood up and went forward to greet him with a smile.

“Young master, my daughter offended you greatly yesterday. I have prepared some generous gifts to apologize, and I have also brought my daughter to apologize on your behalf.”

After saying that, he patted his daughter Guan Fangmei beside him. Guan Fangmei, who was patted by her father, was still a little unwilling to give up and apologized to Helian Yunshen reluctantly.

"I apologize for any offense I may have caused yesterday, sir."

"nothing."

Although he couldn't quite understand what these guys were doing, seeing that they had already apologized to him like this, Helian Yun Shen couldn't say anything more.

He waved his hand and said it was okay.

"Forget about the generous gift; we've only just met. Nobody's lost anything, so let's just let this matter rest."

"Young master, you are too kind. We have done something wrong and naturally need to apologize. Please accept these generous gifts, otherwise I will feel very guilty!"

In order to ensure that Helian Yun Shen would accept these generous gifts and leave a deeper friendship and a good impression, Guan Sheng could be said to have done an impeccable job in terms of appearances.

This demeanor made it difficult for Helian Yun Shen to refuse.

"By the way, I am hosting a banquet at my residence in a few days. If you do not mind, young master, I would be honored to grace my humble abode with your presence and to show my hospitality."

After discussing the gift-giving, they moved on to the banquet. Without waiting for Helian Yun Shen's reply, they shoved the invitation into Helian Yun Shen's hand.

He turned and left with his men.

Looking at the invitation in his hand, and then at this huge pile of things, and considering that guy's attitude, Helian Yun Shen couldn't just leave directly. He could only sigh and stay here for a few more days.

"Please stay a few more days, innkeeper. Here are the expenses."

"Young Master Helian, please feel free to stay here. The Earl of Ninghe has already heard that you have paid the corresponding fees, and this is a refund for you."

As the shopkeeper listened to Helian Yun Shen's words, he returned the money he had received the previous night to Helian Yun Shen.

Seeing such kindness, Helian Yun Shen was too embarrassed to continue accepting. The shopkeeper could also see that Helian Yun Shen was embarrassed, so he simply stuffed the money into Helian Yun Shen's hand, just like the Duke of Ninghe.

Then the waiter was instructed to move all these items into Helian Yunshen's room.

Outside the inn

"My lord, will that young master be coming?"

"This boy looks to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, and he seems to have just entered the world of martial arts. He is inexperienced and doesn't know how to refuse such kindness, so he came."

Moreover, I thought about it yesterday, and I guess this incredibly talented young man must have been raised by some powerful family. It's only right to spend so much to befriend him.

Your reminder yesterday was very helpful to Benber.

"You're too kind, my lord. This is just what I should do."

The guard was delighted to hear Guan Sheng say this. He knew very well that this meant he had become different from others in the eyes of the Earl, which would be very helpful for his future advancement.

“Daughter, don’t think about those things anymore. There’s nothing your father can do about such a person. I will find you anyone you can approve of, except for him.”

"I know, Daddy."

Although Guan Fangmei was somewhat arrogant and willful, she wasn't stupid enough to understand what her father meant by those words.

Naturally, I won't act recklessly at this time.

Seeing his daughter's answer, Guan Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and then led his people back home.

In the room where Helian Yun Shen was staying at the inn

At this moment, Helian Yun Shen was looking through the things that Guan Sheng had released.

The first small box contained a few silver notes and some silver coins.

"Wow, they're really rich! They can spend tens of thousands of taels of silver in one go."

Upon seeing the tens of thousands of taels of silver notes, Helian Yun Shen was shocked. This was the first time in his life that he had ever seen tens of thousands of taels of silver notes.

He gently placed the silver notes down and opened the second box.

The box contained a folding fan, which was far superior in craftsmanship and material to the one he had bought in the town for half a tael of silver.

"How extravagant!"

Stroking the folding fan, Helian Yunshen muttered to himself.

He also really liked this folding fan, since folding fans and the xiao (a type of vertical bamboo flute) were his two favorite items. How could he not be happy to receive such a fine folding fan!

After playing with the folding fan for a while, he put it down and opened the third box. Inside the third box was a jade flute with even more exquisite craftsmanship.

It is carved from pure blue jade, and is completely transparent without any cracks. It is decorated with simple yet exquisite patterns, and a string of pendants hangs from the jade flute.

"This is jade nurtured by true qi, it's priceless! The shopkeeper who sold me the jade flute once told me that this kind of jade, nurtured by true qi, is as hard as refined gold and incredibly tough."

It is a rare gem, cultivated through hard work and is something that can only be encountered by chance.

I never expected the Marquis of Ninghe to be so generous!