The restaurant fell silent briefly, then erupted in uproar.
"You can't just say things like that!"
"Nonsense! You're a foreign spy, aren't you?"
Everyone's expression changed drastically, and some of the more indignant ones were even about to take action.
"Nonsense?" The middle-aged man's eyes were red-rimmed, and he suddenly laughed loudly, "How can what I heard with my own ears be nonsense? It was inside the Tongtian Academy, when the four elders were discussing it. Given their status and position, would they joke about such a thing!"
Upon hearing the name "Tongtian Academy" and seeing the middle-aged man's attire, many people snapped out of their anger and guessed what was going on.
"Are you from the 'Tongtian Academy'? A disciple of the Marquis of Jingcheng?" someone asked.
"Those who enter the palace are only considered nominal disciples of the teacher. I don't have the luck to become a personal disciple..."
The middle-aged man said in a hoarse voice, then his face flushed red, "But what are the teacher's personal disciples doing!"
“They must know the truth, but they did nothing. Senior Brother did it, Second Senior Sister did it, Third Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Brother did it... and even Teacher’s most beloved Ninth Senior Brother, Shen Qian. Back then, Teacher didn’t hesitate to openly offend Duke Yanshan to set up the Heaven-Seizing Array for him, and we also benefited from it. But now, I can’t even see a shadow of him!”
Do you know what day it is today?
The middle-aged man laughed loudly, but tears streamed down his face. "Today is my teacher's funeral... but I, Shi Xuanyi, am ashamed to be associated with them. I can only hide here and offer a cup of turbid wine to mourn my teacher!"
Shi Xuanyi's mocking laughter echoed throughout the tea restaurant, and everyone remained silent, simply watching him go mad.
At this moment, even the most certain person would find it difficult to refute him.
At their level, they can easily distinguish between the most basic lies and the truth.
Their intuition told them that Shi Xuanyi was not lying, but precisely because of this, no one knew what to say.
That's a battle between kings and nobles... They're not even qualified to get involved.
"Speaking of that time before the sinking, his name is still listed here!"
Suddenly, someone whispered something, and everyone instinctively turned their heads to look at a small blackboard in the corner of the tea restaurant.
This small blackboard was extremely inconspicuous, with only a few dozen names and some extremely rare treasure names written on it, but everyone present knew that this was the infamous "Bounty Blacklist" in the underground city.
There exists a hidden, massive black market in the subterranean city, but this black market does not refer to a specific location; rather, it refers to a series of supply chains.
The "Da Dao Tian" tea restaurant is also part of this, where the largest black market bounty list, which is open to the world, is posted.
Two months ago, an astronomical bounty was offered, which shocked the entire underground city.
Two hundred billion in cash or equivalent martial arts resources, a century-long residency in a subterranean city, and a favor from a prince...
Many people who just heard the news thought they must have misheard.
The protagonist of this largest bounty in history is none other than the youngest disciple of the Marquis of Jingcheng, the legendary national martial arts champion, Shen Qian.
Two months have passed, and the bounty is still there.
This means that no one has killed Shenqian yet.
"You just said you couldn't find Shenqian. Has anyone seen Shenqian recently?" Zou Laosi, who was still standing at the door, suddenly asked.
The group looked at each other and then shook their heads.
“Shen Qian and I are both from the Southwest Theater Command. I recently cooperated with his ‘Old Days’ squad, but he did not show up.”
“I went to Jingcheng a few days ago to participate in the raid against the Otherworld. I didn’t see Shen Qian, but I did see Liu Changqing and Ling Xiao… Now that I think about it, their condition was indeed a bit abnormal. They fought like madmen. If it weren’t for Lord Kunhu holding them back, they would have stormed into the Night King’s lair!”
"I'm from the Deer and Tree Camp, and I haven't seen Shen Qian lately..."
Since Shenqian frequently visited the underground city and the war zone, many people have come into contact with him. Shenqian's image is no longer vague. At this time, many people spoke up, saying that they had not seen Shenqian recently.
"How could he possibly show his face?" Shi Xuanyi said with a hint of sarcasm. "He was besieged by six princes in 'Xuehai' and almost lost his life. Now that his teacher is dead, he has no one to protect him. How dare he run around?"
"I've heard some things about 'Xuehai,' but wasn't it said that Shen Qian fought six kings' clones alone and killed them all in one fell swoop?"
Zou Laosi frowned. "I've had contact with him before in the war zone and before Chenqian. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who's afraid of death. I haven't seen him for over a month, so he must be in seclusion, right?"
"The bounty is still up here. If he's scared, he's scared. Why are you taking his side, Zou Laosi?"
A voice said in a sarcastic tone, "What do you mean by one person killing six avatars of kings and marquises? Who knows if it's true or not? Besides, with the status of kings and marquises, dealing with Marquis Jingcheng is one thing, but why bother to besiege Shen Qian? Didn't the onlookers say that the distance was too far and they couldn't see anything?"
"You..." Zou Laosi was speechless, wanting to refute but not knowing what to say, after all, he wasn't there at the time, and he didn't really know Shen Qian.
The crowd was abuzz with discussion. Some said that Shen Qian's move was wise, while others disagreed. Still others glanced at the bounty list next to them from time to time, seemingly plotting something.
Ding-dong!
Just then, the door of the tea restaurant was suddenly pushed open, and a figure slowly walked in.
"Sir, you..."
The waiter, who was completely absorbed in the top gossip, snapped out of his daze and hurriedly stepped forward, but froze before he could speak.
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