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

While Yueyao was plotting how to bring Helian Yunshen back to Tianwaitian so that he could cultivate the Void Thought Technique to rescue his father, Helian Yunshen had already ridden away from the town on a white horse.

A man and a horse walked on the official road

The blazing sun felt like fire, and Helian Yun Shen, sitting on horseback, felt both hot and hungry.

After thinking it over, I realized that several hours had passed since my last meal. It was the height of the day, and I was exhausted. I should find a place to rest and have a meal.

Just as he was thinking this, a fragrance wafted into Helian Yun Shen's nose. The aroma of delicious food drew Helian Yun Shen to follow the scent and ride his horse over.

In less than fifteen minutes,

Then they arrived at the place where the aroma was coming from. There was a restaurant and inn that looked quite large on the official road, and the delicious food was coming from this restaurant.

He dismounted, and the waiter at the door hurriedly ran over and led the white horse that Helian Yun Shen was riding to the restaurant's stable where horses were kept.

Stepping into the restaurant, one sees a large crowd of people eating, including merchants, travelers, and wandering knights-errant.

Different voices rang out in the restaurant.

"Sir, what would you like to eat?"

When the waiter saw Helian Yun Shen walk in, he ran up to him with a smile and asked with a humble yet somewhat obsequious expression.

Helian Yun Shen sat down, glanced at the prices of the dishes on the so-called restaurant menu on the table, and forced himself to resist the urge to eat well.

"Just give me a bowl of plain noodles!"

"Sir, would you like to order nothing else?"

"No more."

Having no money to spare, Helian Yun Shen dared not order any other food and quickly waved his hand at the waiter's question. Seeing Helian Yun Shen's actions and hearing his words, the waiter's attitude towards Helian Yun Shen was no longer as enthusiastic and obsequious as before.

"One bowl of plain noodles!"

After speaking to the kitchen staff, he turned and left without pausing.

This was the first time Helian Yun Shen had experienced such a drastically different attitude, and he was somewhat taken aback, unsure how to react. Having been away for so long, this was the first time he had felt this way, and he felt very uncomfortable.

However, he didn't say anything.

"Hey bro, wanna share a table?"

As soon as the waiter left, a young man who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old sat down opposite Helian Yunshen with a warm and slightly naive smile on his face.

He greeted Helian Yun Shen in a very familiar manner.

"It's ok!"

Looking up at the man before her, whose simple smile evoked a sense of melancholy, she felt a gentle sigh, as if the passing of time was fleeting and the first rays of sunlight were comforting. While observing the young man, she quickly replied.

"Brother, don't be shy. It's fate that we met. My name is Lei Mengsha. May I ask what your name is, young man?"

Lei Mengsha, who had just sat down, sensed that Helian Yun Shen seemed a little reserved, so he introduced himself to Helian Yun Shen in a cheerful and generous manner and asked Helian Yun Shen's name.

His enthusiasm was almost overwhelming for Helian Yun Shen.

"Helian Yun Shen, you can just call me Yun Shen."

"Now that we know each other, we'll be friends. If you ever encounter any difficulties, you can come to Tianqi City to find me, and I'll do everything I can to help you."

"Thank you!"

Lei Mengsha's enthusiasm and generosity contrasted sharply with Helian Yunshen's current restraint and shyness.

When the other wanderers eating at the other tables heard the name Lei Mengsha, they all looked up as if they had seen a rather remarkable person.

They were constantly discussing it in their conversation.

"Is this Lei Meng Sha?"

"I never expected to see Zhuo Mo, one of the eight young masters of Bei Li, here."

"Young Master Zhuo Mo is indeed a young and talented man. At such a young age, he is already at the peak of the Earth Realm, while we are already this old and still stagnate in the Martial Arts Realm."

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The chatter of the wandering knights in the restaurant reached Helian Yun Shen's ears. Listening to their discussions, Helian Yun Shen couldn't help but carefully examine the very enthusiastic Lei Meng Sha in front of him.

"Young Brother Yun Shen, you don't need to worry about any of this. I see that you are so young yet already have such strength. You will definitely be able to surpass me in the future."

However, I noticed you have a jade flute hanging at your waist. Is that also a sound-based attack?

Noticing Helian Yun Shen's scrutiny, Lei Meng Sha waved his hand. He didn't care about these so-called empty titles, and at the same time, he praised Helian Yun Shen's talent.

In his eyes, Helian Yun Shen's talent was even better than that of the so-called Eight Young Masters. As he was saying this, he noticed the jade flute at Helian Yun Shen's waist.

"Brother Lei, you're joking. They're just some low-level tricks. My master really hopes I can learn more swordsmanship, knife skills, and hand-to-hand combat."

"It's alright. Even a sound attack can be very powerful. Just trust yourself."

Seeing Helian Yun Shen's humility, Lei Meng Sha patted him on the shoulder to encourage him. Hearing this encouragement, Helian Yun Shen smiled slightly and took it all to heart.

"Sir, your plain noodles."

"Sir, here's half a pound of beef, a pound of General Liquor, and a bowl of plain noodles for you."

As the two were talking, the waiter brought their food to the table. After setting down the food, the waiter said, "Enjoy your meal, sir," and prepared to leave.

"Waiter, bring me another bowl."

Seeing Helian Yun Shen's bowl of plain noodles, Lei Meng Sha called out to the waiter who was about to leave.

He gave instructions to the waiter.

Upon hearing this instruction, the waiter quickly went downstairs and brought up a bowl.

Lei Mengsha opened General Lie's door, poured a bowl for Helian Yun Shen, and pushed it towards Helian Yun Shen.

“Brother Lei, you mustn’t. My master said that one should not accept rewards without merit. How can I drink the wine you give me?”

Seeing the bowl of wine being pushed towards him, Lei Mengsha hurriedly refused. Seeing Helian Yun Shen's refusal, Lei Mengsha forcefully placed the bowl of wine in front of Helian Yun Shen.

He pretended to be angry.

"You're being so polite, don't blame me for being angry!"

"But……"

"But what? We've just met, what's wrong with having a drink together? Are you afraid I'll drug your drink?"

"No, I am... I am, okay!"

Seeing Lei Mengsha say this, Helian Yun Shen quickly waved his hand to indicate that he had no such intention. He said "I am" twice, unable to think of a way to refuse the bowl of wine. In the end, all his words boiled down to "Okay."

"That's more like it! Let's have a drink!"

Seeing that Helian Yun Shen had accepted, Lei Meng Sha smiled broadly, raised the bowl of wine in his hand, and invited Helian Yun Shen to drink with him.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse such hospitality, Helian Yun Shen picked up the bowl of wine.