The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

"You... how do you know my name?" Lu Xiaosan looked at the girl, his face full of shock.

The girl didn't answer. She slowly sat down on the table, crossed her arms, and said to the three young men in a very relaxed manner, "I've already confirmed what you wanted to know. Hurry up and go find him to take revenge. After all, you've followed him all this way with great difficulty, haven't you?"

"Revenge? Stalking?" Lu Xiaosan was filled with questions.

"Hehe, then thank you, little sister." The three young men simultaneously pulled out gleaming daggers from their pockets, their mouths twisted and their faces contorted with rage, completely losing their initial refined demeanor.

Lu Xiaosan gritted his teeth, nodded his forehead in a fighting stance, and showed no intention of letting himself be slaughtered.

Seeing that a fight was inevitable, the shop owner pleaded incessantly, "Sir...sir...please, my shop can't take...you...doing this."

One of the young men suddenly realized something was wrong and asked halfway through the walk, "Hey sis, how did you know... we've been following this guy all this way?" His tone was somewhat arrogant.

"Because I've been following him all along." The girl sat on the table and smiled easily. Her bright, sparkling eyes made the smile even more lovely and charming.

However, the three young men felt a chill run down their spines. "You...you've been following us the whole time...? Then why did you rush in...pretending not to know him and us...??" they wondered.

The girl sat on the table, gently swinging her little feet, and said with a smile, "Ever since this little monk entered Qiantang, the three older brothers have been following him everywhere he goes. It seems there's some personal grudge between them..."

The three young men exchanged glances. After confirming their purpose, one of them stepped forward, bowed, and smiled, asking tentatively, "Miss...you...are still on our side, right?"

The girl clapped her hands excitedly and said happily, "Of course! On one side are three handsome young men, and on the other side is a bald guy whose reputation is just as bad as his appearance. Any normal girl would choose the former, right?"

Hearing this, the three young men breathed a sigh of relief and showed satisfied smiles.

"Besides, these three young men have come all the way from afar to Qiantang. They dressed up like this so they could integrate into the local customs as quickly as possible. How could I not be moved?" The girl said in a tone of feigned admiration and deep emotion.

Upon hearing this, the three young men's smiles instantly froze. "You... what did you say???"

"You all know what I'm saying, don't you?" The girl's tone was playful, as if she knew everything.

Lu Xiaosan naturally had doubts as well, and his proud and unyielding gaze turned to the girl at this moment.

Sure enough, her smile had changed from the initial infatuated innocence to the current cunning and smugness, making her a completely different person compared to the naive girl who first stepped into the hotel.

At this moment, the girl tilted her head and said in a sarcastic tone, "Tsk tsk tsk, look at the mud and grass on your shoes, is this how wealthy people should dress? And the proportions of your legs and hips are rather..."

The girl shook her head, looked them over, and said, "Your upper bodies are indeed handsome young men, but your lower bodies are too wide. There's something wrong with your proportions. At first glance, you might not notice anything serious and it won't arouse suspicion. After all, the world is a big place, and there are all sorts of strange shapes and sizes."

But it's very unusual that all three of you have this problem at the same time.

The three young men all lowered their heads, their faces grim. In the dark shadows, their features were completely obscured...

The atmosphere remained silent for quite a while...

"Hehehe, so it turns out my little sister saw right through us all along and has been playing along with us all this time. In that case, there's no need for us to keep pretending." The young man said with a sneer.

The three men then turned their gazes to Lu Xiaosan, like old wolves that had found their prey, and said with a vicious grin, "You bald monk, we've followed you all the way from Luocheng to Qiantang just to take your dog's life!"

Lu Xiaosan was slightly startled, "Luo City?" Then his face filled with anger, "Could it be..."

"That's right, you think we won't kill you just because Hero Crane doesn't want us to? What if you ruin the finals again?"

The young man had a ferocious expression and spoke with murderous intent, but when he mentioned the words "Crane Hero," his tone became extremely respectful, making his true intentions obvious.

Lu Xiaosan gritted his teeth in hatred, "It's He Lai's... worshippers again! What deep-seated hatred could they possibly have that would make them do this?"

Seeing Lu Xiaosan's furious expression, the three young men felt a mixture of satisfaction and anger. They shrugged and stepped forward, saying, "What? You're not happy about killing you, you traitor?"

Anger gradually filled Lu Xiaosan's mind, and he was about to slam his fist on the table and unleash a furious rage.

"One." A clear voice rang out, as the girl in the green shirt counted on her fingers.

All four of them were stunned at the same time. "??"

"two."

"Oh no!" A young man realized what was happening and rushed to the girl, grabbing her hand. "Gotcha!"

The girl remained calm and unhurried, "Three!"

As soon as he finished speaking, "Ugh!!" The two young men behind him clutched their stomachs and collapsed in pain, the intense abdominal cramps making them feel like they were dying.

"Ugh!" The young man and the girl in green also collapsed. Despite the intense pain, the young man still used his last bit of strength to hold onto the girl's hand.

Seeing the girl's extremely painful expression, the young man forced himself to say, "Quick...quick...take out the antidote...you don't want to...die...with...us...at such a young age, do you?"

"This...this...this shop wouldn't dare poison your food and drink, I...I...I'll go get a doctor..." the shop owner explained in a panic.

"The doctor... came but... it's no use. I know... you didn't... poison us, but... this wicked girl did something... she even... ate first, luring... us into being poisoned... humph... so now... she's ended up... the same as us..." The young man spoke to the shop owner, but his eyes remained fixed on the girl in green.

"Let's... go for a bit..." After saying that, the shop owner and the remaining customers slunk away.

Seeing this, the girl pleaded with the young man, her face contorted in pain, "Brother...brother...please...please let go...my stomach hurts so much...let...let...me...take...the antidote first..."

A smile appeared on the young man's face. With the last of his strength, he gripped the girl's hand and said, "Give me the antidote... first, otherwise... let's... neither of us take it, and see... who... collapses first..."

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Lu Xiaosan bent down. Just when the four people thought he was about to do something bad, he simply picked up the food that the girl had dropped, put it back on the plate, and silently began to eat.

The girl naturally witnessed this scene and exclaimed, "He didn't fall for it!" Her voice was clear and loud.

"You...you're not...poisoned??" The young man asked in shock, his eyes wide.

"I'm not pretending anymore, I'm not pretending anymore," the girl said impatiently, easily shaking off his hand.

"Why...?" The young man pointed weakly at the girl, and soon he, like the two young men behind him, clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground in pain.

The girl in the green shirt skipped over to Lu Xiaosan and suddenly slapped him on the back, "Hey!"

"Pfft...cough cough cough!" This slap almost made Lu Xiaosan, who was eating meat, choke to death, coughing so hard that tears were about to come out of his eyes.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you," the girl said, gently patting his back.

Once he had calmed down a bit, he shook off her hand and turned his head away fiercely.

The girl was still smiling. "I said, why didn't you take advantage of that moment and kill the four of us? You could say you couldn't bring yourself to kill me because I'm cute, but killing only the three who wanted to kill you wouldn't have been a bad idea."

Lu Xiaosan snorted but did not answer. He knew in his heart that if he rashly killed someone in broad daylight, he would naturally be targeted by both the government and the assassins from Helai. With his current strength, how could he survive nine years of their pursuit?

"What a pity. I didn't expect someone as hot-tempered and easily angered as you to hold back at such a crucial moment," the girl said with a shrug.

"What good would it do you if I killed them?" Lu Xiaosan asked her irritably.

The girl shook her head and replied with some regret, "If you make a move, you'll have no choice but to go to that place."

"Hmph, you're not talking about prison, are you?" Lu Xiaosan couldn't help but mock.

"Of course not, I don't want you to go to jail. I need you to go to the Su family mansion in the south of the city for me. They... would really welcome someone like you." Seeing that there was a chance to talk things over, the girl leaned in and said excitedly.

"Welcome to a disgusting monk like me, hated by everyone and hunted down everywhere? Hahahaha." Lu Xiaosan burst into laughter.

The girl jumped up and down excitedly, "Yes, yes, the Su family especially welcomes these strange people. Whether they are notorious wanted criminals or vicious gangsters, they are all frequent guests at their home. The main reason is that the government can't find their home and doesn't dare to."

"Oh, no wonder you wanted me to kill them so I could become a desperate outlaw and have no choice but to hide in the Su residence to survive, right?" Lu Xiaosan replied calmly.

The girl nodded and leaned closer. A faint fragrance wafted over, and she blinked her bright eyes excitedly, asking, "So? Would you consider going in my place?"

"What to do?"

"Go find me a treasure. What is it? You'll find out when we get there," the girl said with a smile.

"Then why don't you go by yourself?" Lu Xiaosan asked, glancing at her sideways.

The girl snorted proudly, "Would a beautiful and lovely girl like me be a weirdo?"

Seeing that Lu Xiaosan ignored her, she immediately pleaded with him in a coquettish voice, "Brother...brother..."

Lu Xiaosan suddenly turned around and glared at her fiercely.

The girl instinctively covered her mouth, like a kitten that had done something wrong, and tentatively stammered, "Little...Little Master?"

This time, Lu Xiaosan didn't show any dissatisfaction, so the girl pressed her advantage, and a smile reappeared on her face. "Hehe, little master, I noticed your extraordinary temperament as soon as you entered the city. You're definitely a big eccentric, and you'll definitely be welcomed by the Su family."

"And you monks..." Looking at Lu Xiaosan, who was eating meat with gusto, the girl couldn't help but have doubts about the word "monk," but she still continued despite her embarrassment:

"Monks...are always compassionate and helpful. Little monk, you will definitely help me, won't you?"

"So you've been following me all this time?"

The girl nodded vigorously, looking at Lu Xiaosan with expectant eyes.

"I'm not going." Lu Xiaosan's cold water was poured on me like that.

The girl forced a smile, "Why...why?"

"I'm not your father, why should I do things for you?" Lu Xiaosan said gruffly, cruelly refusing.

"Dad! You are my dad!" The girl persisted. This verbal sparring was nothing to her. After all, she was the kind of girl who was willing to sit at the table and drink with others for her own purposes. What did this matter?

But Lu Xiaosan was never one to understand human relationships. He slowly turned his head away, leaving only a single word:

"roll!"

At this point, the girl could no longer hold back. She stood up and stomped her feet angrily, "Lu Xiaosan, did I give you a sense of superiority?"

Seeing that Lu Xiaosan was still engrossed in eating the food he had picked up from the ground without reacting, the girl said, "Okay, you chose this yourself."

The girl approached the three little ones who were screaming in agony on the ground. She saw that their white clothes had been torn open, revealing their originally strong bodies.

The white skin on their faces began to peel off, revealing another dark complexion underneath.

The girl tore off their white fake faces, revealing their stubble-covered, dark faces—all true tough guys from the North.

Without the fake skin to protect them, Lu Xiaosan's body odor instantly filled their nostrils, making their screams even louder.

The girl showed no pity. She snorted, "You've gone to such lengths just to avoid being discovered."

“But your accents, behavior and appearance all seemed too deliberate. Sure enough, after a little testing, you gave yourselves away.”

The young man lay on the ground, groaning, "You...you, why...were you not...poisoned? I...clearly...watched...you...the whole time...and you...ate...those...poisoned foods and drinks...and...you...didn't...secretly...take...the antidote...why??"

"Because I took the antidote beforehand, you idiot."

Upon hearing this, the three nearly fainted, but still pleaded incessantly, "Please...please...give...me...the...antidote..."

"Fine, I'll give you the antidote right now so you can go and kill this heartless, heartless monk," the girl said fiercely, staring at Lu Xiaosan.