Gu Su followed Tang Buqi back, but Zhao Changhe rode on a black horse and followed behind a huge caravan. Tang Buqi hid in the carriage and drank wine and fed grapes to a little maid.

Zhao Changhe envied them but didn't want to watch, so he stayed far away.

His eldest nephew left home this time for adventures in the martial world. Although Zhao Changhe didn't know that he was already twenty-four years old and married, and only ranked 120th on the Qianlong list and fourth on the Xuan Guan list, he wondered what adventures he could have...

It would be better for him to wait until he turned twenty-five and got off the list, then manage a family business in the clan instead of taking up a spot on the list.

In fact, Zhao Changhe roughly understood that Tang Buqi was definitely not only at the fourth level of Xuan Guan at the age of twenty-four. It was impossible for him to climb up the Qianlong list. His ranking must have been achieved earlier, but he hadn't made much progress in recent years.

He started to indulge himself when he was young and achieved success. The family protected him too well, which led to a lack of experience. No one dared to provoke him from the outside world. This kind of environment easily caused him to stagnate or even regress.

In fact, although the Tang family couldn't compare to the Cui family, compared to other families, the younger generation had Tang Wanzhuang on the Di Bang list and Tang Buqi on the Qianlong list. They were already a family with a hierarchical structure. Many families had no one on the list and were declining, but they were still unaware and indulged in the glory of their ancestors.

In a sense, the Chaos Chronicles had its benefits. It often served as a wake-up call for these people: Hey, no one from your family is on the list anymore. If it weren't for this book's reminder, the Tang and Cui families would probably have declined. This was a law.

Tang Buqi had a solid foundation. If he was willing to make a fresh start, he still had great potential. This trip was probably for that purpose.

Although they left home for adventures, they hadn't gone far and had just arrived in Yangzhou. Now that Zhao Changhe wanted to go to Gu Su, Tang Buqi thought about whether it would have any impact on his own family and decided to return as well.

The excuse was that since guests had arrived, they should take them sightseeing. In fact, they hadn't even exchanged a word with Zhao Changhe along the way. Wasn't the little maid attractive enough?

Zhao Changhe was itching with anger, but he knew that he would need the help of the Tang family for his trip to Gu Su, so he couldn't beat him... He was actually found by this guy to show off, what a mistake.

Would it be better to leave the team and go on his own to avoid getting angry from watching Tang Buqi's behavior?

Just as he was thinking about it, a figure flashed ahead and headed straight for Tang Buqi's carriage.

Zhao Changhe rode his horse and rushed over with a knife in hand, instinctively planning to help... No matter how angry he was, he had to admit that this guy was quite capable.

However, he was still quite far away just now. As soon as the horse rushed over, the other party had already come out of the carriage and waved a loincloth while laughing, "Tang Buqi, the loincloth you're playing with should fetch a good price~"

Tang Buqi rushed out of the carriage with his pants in his hand, exclaiming in frustration, "Ji Chengkong! I didn't offend you!"

"I can't afford to offend Zhao Changhe and Wan Dongliu, let alone you?"

Tang Buqi: "?"

Zhao Changhe: "..."

Facing Tang Buqi's frustrated gaze, Zhao Changhe silently drew his bow and arrow, and with a "swoosh," the arrow pinned to the tree trunk in front of Ji Chengkong.

Ji Chengkong broke out in a cold sweat and angrily said, "Zhao Changhe, are you trying to make mortal enemies with me?"

Zhao Changhe sighed helplessly, "Brother, it was you who tried to touch me and got punched back into the river. Even today, this arrow is aimed at the tree trunk, not your head."

Ji Chengkong leaped and flipped in the air, lightly landing on the arrow, and coldly said, "I was just touching the loincloth, not stabbing you with a dagger."

"So neither of us has any grudges against each other. Can we resolve this conflict?" Zhao Changhe said, "I don't know if Wan Dongliu told you, but I intended to let him release you that day."

Ji Chengkong hesitated for a moment. When Wan Dongliu released him, he did mention Zhao Changhe's request. Ji Chengkong didn't believe it at first and thought that Wan Dongliu was afraid of his thieving skills and didn't want to lose face, so he found an excuse.

But now that Zhao Changhe himself said it, it seemed to match up. It seemed that Wan Dongliu didn't randomly make up an excuse.

He asked with some hesitation, "We are strangers to each other. As you said earlier, I was the one who provoked you first. Why do you still speak up for me?"

Zhao Changhe said, "First of all, I'm new here and can't distinguish between good and evil. Maybe you are a good person and Wan Dongliu is a bad person... Besides, if I say that I'm interested in all kinds of extraordinary people and want to make friends, would you find it unbelievable?"

Ji Chengkong was even more surprised and pointed at himself, "Someone like me? A thief? An extraordinary person?"

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Zhao Changhe smiled and didn't say anything.

If it were in the modern world, encountering a thief would only make him want to beat him to death, especially if he had touched him.

But in a martial arts fantasy world, the standards seemed to have subtly changed.

The Night Fragrance, the Flying Dragon's Cloud-Searching Hand, and many other works had thieves who were not necessarily antagonistic characters. They all had their own styles, which made him feel that these people were different from the thieves he knew in the modern world.

Even though he vaguely knew that most of them were similar...

But this Ji Chengkong was really interesting. Stealing a loincloth this time seemed like a fun person, right?

Seeing Zhao Changhe's attitude, Ji Chengkong was surprised and laughed, "Interesting, interesting. I didn't expect the bloodthirsty Asura to be like this. Let's settle our grievances. I'll invite you to drink if there's a chance!"

After speaking, he casually flicked the loincloth, which spun and flew back. While Tang Buqi was trying to catch the loincloth, Ji Chengkong had already disappeared.This lightness skill is truly formidable... If it weren't for Zhao Changhe's intervention that day, I doubt Wan Dongliu could have caught him.

Tang Buqi returned resentfully, clutching his bellyband, and grumbled, "Just because I ignored you all the way, you didn't have to side with the bellyband thief, did you?"

Zhao Changhe retorted, "Even if I joined in, could I have caught him? Wan Dongliu didn't want to offend these people to death. They come and go without a trace, giving everyone a headache. What's wrong with resolving disputes?"

"Well said, very reasonable," Tang Buqi replied expressionlessly. "However, I have no grudges with him. How did he steal my bellyband?"

"..." Zhao Changhe turned his head, "You have a good relationship with Wan Dongliu, who has kept them locked up for so long."

"It has nothing to do with you, right?" Tang Buqi sneered, "I don't care what your relationship with the Demon Suppression Bureau is, but I need to remind you, including Ji Chengkong and his master Ye Wuzong, they are all wanted criminals of the Demon Suppression Bureau. Do you still want to make friends with extraordinary people?"

Zhao Changhe: "..."

"No matter what these thieves intend to do, their demands might be very tasteful... However, between the officials and the thieves, you have to choose a side." Tang Buqi became serious, "The same goes for chivalry. Do you think you're in the middle? In the eyes of the officials, you're no different from a thief, and in the eyes of the thieves, you're a dog catching a mouse."

Zhao Changhe looked at him in surprise. Was this Tang Buqi? Not Tang Wanzhuang in disguise?

Tang Buqi said indifferently, "In the storybooks, everyone admires the heroes. However, among the current martial arts world, at least among the younger generation, there is only one Yue Hongling who is known for her chivalry. Why is her sword intent the sunset glow? Because that is the last afterglow of the martial arts world."

Zhao Changhe looked at him in surprise for a long time, then suddenly laughed, "When the prefect was assassinated, why did you say there was no need to investigate the real culprit, since he was a righteous man anyway?"

Tang Buqi was taken aback and fell silent.

Zhao Changhe patted his shoulder, "Chivalry has always been there, and you are it."

He rode his horse leisurely for a while, then suddenly laughed, "Remember not to say such serious words next time, it doesn't suit you... When it comes from your mouth, it breaks my immersion."

"Damn." Tang Buqi angrily threw the bellyband back into the carriage, then leaned out and shouted, "Don't stray too far from the group, come and have a drink."

(End of the chapter)