Who in the world does not know you?

Chapter 55 Inside Story

After laughing for a long time in front of the Lin Family Winery, when the sunlight was dazzling, Qingchuan finally remembered to ask Ning Qi why he was wandering around the streets of the south of the city so early in the morning.

Ning Qi took the poster image from his waist. Qing Chuan glanced at it and immediately lost interest.

He was a wealthy young master who frequented brothels all day long, so naturally he wouldn't be so interested in a monk.

"Monks rob banks naturally for money. Could it be that they live in extreme poverty in the temple, and thus can't suppress their desires, thinking of robbing money to buy some wine and meat to satisfy their appetites?"

"I wouldn't know about that. Many money shops in the surrounding prefectures have fallen victim to his crimes, some even being robbed on the same night. This monk must be quite skilled in martial arts, otherwise those money shops would have employed thugs with martial arts skills, and he wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily. It's said that apart from the branches of the Babao Money Shop in the capital, branches of all the other major money shops have been robbed. Even if the government doesn't intervene to apprehend the culprit, these money shops could probably pool their resources to hire someone in the underworld to capture this monk without much trouble."

Upon hearing this, Qingchuan pursed his lips. His family didn't own a bank, so he didn't need to worry about it.

"Besides all the branches of Babao Money Shop being robbed? Then maybe this monk was hired by Babao Money Shop to suppress their competitors' business?"

"That's not necessarily true. Babao Money Shop is hailed as the number one money shop in the world, and its head manager, Qian Babao, is known for his immense wealth and ability to communicate with spirits. He has plenty of money; he wouldn't risk suppressing a branch of a competitor for such a small amount of business. If you ask me..."

Ning Qi suddenly drew out the end of his sentence, his smile becoming increasingly mysterious, his expression subtly revealing a hint of anticipation.

Qingchuan rolled her eyes at him, but in the end, she did as he wished and asked the question he wanted her to answer.

"So, brother, what do you think is the inside story?"

"Hey, if you ask me, it's because Qian Babao, the head manager of Babao Money Exchange, is an old friend of Li Zigui, that's why that monk didn't dare to touch any of Babao Money Exchange's branches..."

Ning Qi spoke with a straight face, while Qing Chuan was completely bewildered.

This is completely unrelated...

"Brother, we all know you greatly admire Li Zigui, but there's no need to drag Li Zigui into things that have absolutely nothing to do with us..."

"Hey, third brother, you don't understand. Who is Li Zigui? He's the top martial arts master, the real number one in the world! Even if such a reclusive master retires from the martial arts world, he will definitely be able to stir up trouble again one day. I feel that Li Zigui is definitely not as powerful as the rumors say, having lost all his martial arts skills. He's as powerful as Shili Qingfeng, how could he just disappear like that?"

Qingchuan stared blankly at Ning Qi, who was beaming with excitement. The combination of Ning Qi's rugged appearance and innocent heart made Qingchuan's feelings at this moment indescribable.

"Brother, if this doesn't work, I'll have Lao Lan hire a carriage and prepare some travel expenses for you. Go to He Gui Lou in Xichuan Prefecture and have Li Zigui take a look at your head..."

"What if I get so nervous when I see him that I can't speak? What if he gets angry because I'm not sick but I'm seeing him for treatment and it's taking up his time? What should I say to make him feel my boundless admiration for him..."

Ning Qi reached out and touched his chin, seriously considering the possibility of what Qing Chuan had said.

Qingchuan laughed in anger at the sight.

"Brother, you should put this energy into something worthwhile. You'd probably have a sister-in-law by now, let alone a husband who'd already found her..."

"Third brother, do you think Li Zigui will see me and think I have extraordinary talent, truly a good candidate for martial arts, but unfortunately I don't have a good master to teach me superior martial arts? If he's happy, he might teach me martial arts, allowing me to transform and leap into a top master? However, he's known as the master of swords, while I'm just a constable who wields a knife... how about I start using a sword tomorrow?"

"..."

In the midst of their lively conversation, Ning Qi seemed to have forgotten about the monk who had been searching house to house for the murderer who had committed multiple robberies and murders.

"Brother, if you really learned superior martial arts from Li Zigui, what do you plan to do?"

"He'll definitely be protecting the people of Ningzhou Prefecture. Even if this monk is highly skilled in martial arts, I can just go up and swish a few times... no, I should say a few times... Oh well, who cares? I'll take him down easily anyway."

Ning Qi's eyes gleamed, and he gestured with his hand, not knowing whether the illusory weapon was a knife or a sword.

"You're already that capable, and you still want to be just a lowly constable?"

"Being a constable is great, I like being a constable."

Qingchuan suddenly fell silent.

He thought Ning Qi's idea was quite good.

If a person knows what they want to do in their lifetime, they have lived a very motivating life, and at least they are not just a walking corpse wandering between heaven and earth.

"But I know in my heart that I'm just daydreaming. Even if I were to meet the legendary number one swordsman in the world one day, he probably wouldn't even look at me. I was originally thinking that I would be content if I could buy a sword made by Thousand Weapons Manor in the future. Li Zigui is the young master of Thousand Weapons Manor, so that would be a connection with him. But with my meager savings, I can barely afford a sword hilt..."

Ning Qi chuckled as he reached out and gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Master Li Fanyu of Qianbing Manor is quite old and has long since stopped forging weapons himself. The weapons he forged were all peerless divine weapons. Li Zigui's Biluo and Huangquan were forged by his father Li Fanyu, but unfortunately, he will never have the chance to see them in this lifetime..."

"Brother, don't worry, I'll sell everything I own to get you a peerless sword that Li Fanyu forged himself."

Qingchuan spoke with utmost seriousness.

He was the only son of General Yun Que, and his family was very wealthy thanks to the help of the steward Lan Xiang. He could easily afford to buy a good knife.

"That's not something money can solve. Without connections, how easy is it to get a weapon personally forged by Li Fanyu? If that were the case, wouldn't every rich person in the world have one?"

"What connections do you need? I'll ask Old Lan later. He's from the Liangyi Sect, and the current sect leader is his senior brother. I'll have him ask his senior brother for help, and if all else fails, his senior brother can ask for other connections. Anyway, as long as we put in the effort, there's bound to be a way."

"Don't make things difficult for Butler Lan. I was just saying that in the heat of the moment. With my skills, how could I possibly be worthy of such a fine knife?"

As they were talking, Ning Qi led Qing Chuan to the place where Yun Luobai had set up his fortune-telling stall.

As expected, Yun Luobai didn't set up his stall at all today.

This was Qingchuan's first time visiting the place where Yun Luobai set up his fortune-telling stall. He didn't see Yun Luobai himself, but he could only listen to Ning Qi beside him rambling on about how Yun Luobai set up tables and chairs, and how he sat opposite customers at the roadside to tell fortunes.

No matter how you look at it, it sounds pitiful.

"Big brother, do you think Yun Luobai can really tell fortunes?"

"He said he learned it from his master, so of course he knows it."

"You believe him just because he says so?"

"Of course."

"How come he didn't anticipate that we'd come here to find him?"

"Perhaps he anticipated this, which is why he's avoiding us. Don't you think the second brother has a kind of reclusive, sage-like air about him?"

Qingchuan frowned and looked coldly at Ning Qi beside him.

At that moment, he felt that he was the only normal person.