Great Swordsman

Ch.16 - Huo Village

The sun was in the middle when they reached Huo Village. Activity within the village was at its peak. The noise and screams were heard along the way.

“Please stop by! This mushroom has just been harvested, guaranteed good taste and efficacy.”

“Steel weapons from the distant Black Stone City! Above average quality and limited stock. What are you waiting for!”

“Fresh fish, Fresh fish! Just caught this morning by a fisherman.”

Various merchants shouted and tried to attract customers to his store. Some use unique ways to attract buyers.

“This village is truly alive.” Gao Gao exclaims.

“This is reasonable considering this place is a village that is on the border between Black Stone City and Falling Leaf Town. It naturally becomes a strategic stopover for traders and travelers from both regions ”

Xu Feng nodded in response. He breathed a sigh of relief. This village will be the last village where the influence of the Black Stone City exists. Furthermore and he would enter the territory of Fallen Leaf Town. His worries should have lessened by then.

“That's it..”

Xu Feng pointed to the inn standing in front of him. On the plaque it says ‘Huo Tan’ Inn.

Xu Feng then entered and reserved two rooms. He also ordered lunch. His finances were currently abundant because on the way he killed some of the demonic beasts they encountered and sold them.

His cloth bag currently looked extremely fat which contained about 200 taels of silver. Some of the people in the inn were even a little greedy staring at Xu Feng's cloth pouch.

“What dish do you want?”

“Sop beef, grilled chicken and a few bottles of beer. Prepare everything for two. ”

Xu Feng pointed at himself and Gao Gao.

“Together with rental price stay, total 10 tael silver pack.”

The respsionist spoke and was immediately startled as Xu Feng took out a cloth pouch from his pocket and pulled out a few taels of silver.

He inevitably asked in his heart how many taels of silver were in the cloth bag that was about to explode.

The female receptionist immediately leaned over her body and whispered in Xu Feng's ear. He tried to remind that this place is an area that is on the two borders of the region so crowded every day and very profitable. It naturally attracted the attention of various powers. The undercurrents in Huo Village were not as calm as the surface.

The dark region in this place was not something that two ordinary young people could overcome. As a native of the village, he did not want the two young men in front of him to be the victims of greed in Huo Village.

“Good.”

Xu Feng actually did not care yet still thanked him. Not much can hurt him now. The only figure that could possibly harm him was Clan Patriarch Huo who was also rumored to be at the Third Stage.

Huo Teng, a pretty famous controller!

There were even those who were at the Fourth Stage, it was unlikely that Xu Feng would meet such a figure. Such people have held a certain status or position in every city, they do not have time to travel anywhere.

“Brother, what did the receptionist lady say to you?”

Gao Gao lowered his voice as they found an empty table and sat down.

“Not important.”

Xu Feng waved his hand. He deliberately did not tell Gao Gao not to scare him.

“Hoo.” Gao Gao narrowed his eyes and smiled attractively.

“Did he tell you about meritorious service?”

“Stop spouting nonsense!”

He spoke annoyedly. This kid sometimes could not control his mouth properly when in public, making Xu Feng a little helpless.

“Excuse me sir, your meal..”

A few moments later a waiter brought their order. Xu Feng did not bother and immediately tasted it. He was hungry because he had not eaten since morning.

Both of them ate in silence. Gao Gao was not even full and ordered a few more dishes. He only stopped when his stomach was already bloated and found it hard to breathe.

“Brother, what will we do next?”

Gao Gao burped and asked a little stammeredly. He found it hard to speak because he was too full.

“Let me ask you a few things first.”

Xu Feng stood up and walked over to the reception desk. He then threw out two taels of silver before asking for useful information.

The female receptionist picked up the silver tael while smiling and spewing out every single thing she knew. Yet there was only one useful piece of information that Xu Feng had found, at least for himself.

“About the Announcement Hall you said.. Where is it located?”

Hearing Xu Feng's question, the woman explained that the Announcement Hall was not far from the inn.

“Just turn right after exiting the inn, the distance is only 300 meters. You will find it soon.”

Receptionists explained. Xu Feng then nodded before walking Gao Gao. He wanted to invite her but Gao Gao shook his head and mentioned that he would stay at the inn to cultivate.

Over the past fifteen days, he had developed a strict training nature. With his talent and accumulated cultivation during his time in the Lotus Sect, he felt he was already on the verge of breaking through to the First Stage.

Xu Feng was naturally happy to hear that good news. He gave some advice based on his experience before walking towards the Announcement Hall.

"Ohh.. "

Xu Feng raised his eyebrows and sneered coldly when he felt the greedy gazes of some people while coming out of the inn. He certainly wouldn't be lenient if they tried to take action.

“Greed blinds the heart.”

Xu Feng shook his head and continued walking. Not long after that he arrived at a two-story building. The building is not too big and not too crowded. However, the Announcement Hall is not suitable for most people.

Xu Feng's arrival did not attract any attention. When he entered, Xu Feng directly headed to the notice board.

“It looks very empty, there are only a few notification papers there.”

Xu Feng browsed through every announcement paper but most did not match it; there was a village that wanted to hire a Second Stage warrior to repel the demonic beasts that often lurked the peasant fields, there was a merchant caravan looking for bodyguards, there was a rich man looking for a cultivation teacher for his son.

Everything doesn't match what he wants. When Xu Feng was about to give up, he saw one notice paper that was in the corner of the notice board.

“Hmmm??”

Xu Feng's eyebrows shot up and his heart moved. He immediately read it and almost exclaimed in joy.

“This is it!”

Xu Feng immediately pulled out the paper and brought it to the registration table. The male attendant standing guard only stared at Xu Feng for a moment before picking up the paper. But his movements stopped suddenly when he saw the contents of the paper.

“Are you not mistaken to take a young announcement paper?”