The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 313 Gao Anyu

There are different types of mental illnesses.

People like Gao Anyu can be considered a unique product of the martial arts world. When he said earlier that "it was quite fun to kill," the excitement in his eyes didn't seem fake.

When encountering someone with poor martial arts skills, they show no respect whatsoever; when encountering someone with high martial arts skills, they flatter and befriend them, then ask the other party to fight them.

Although Cao Hanyan didn't travel much in the martial arts world, she had heard many stories from Yin Suqin, and madmen like this were frequent visitors to her stories.

Serial killer, violent madman.

Cao Hanyan took a step back, moved her hand slightly, and brought it to the side of the hilt of the knife. With her other hand, she tossed Shu Qingyi behind her.

Gao Anyu frowned, then smiled and said.

"Brother Cao, please don't misunderstand."

He smiled warmly.

"I was a bit abrupt just now, and I may have offended Brother Cao."

"Although I really want to fight Brother Cao, I don't want him to misunderstand me—it's true that some people have said I'm a madman, and I do like killing, but I don't kill just anyone."

"Those few good-for-nothings just now, didn't I manage to kill them?"

Gao Anyu patted his chest and said proudly.

"I'm a good madman!"

Before Cao Hanyan could react, she heard laughter coming from inside the dilapidated temple.

"Hahaha, interesting, what a madman, this is really interesting."

"Xiao Cao, the elders are all here. You've made new friends, why don't you bring them in and introduce them?"

Cao Hanyan looked distressed.

On the other side, Gao Anyu was overjoyed.

"Brother Cao, are the people in the temple your seniors? Are their swordsmanship as outstanding as yours, and their martial arts even higher than yours?"

"Quick! Quickly, introduce me to him!"

Cao Hanyan truly didn't know what to do.

Who else could be inside the dilapidated temple but Li Miao?

What if we let this madman in and he disrespectfully challenged Li Miao to a fight? If he really is a "good madman" and ends up getting slapped to death by Li Miao, Cao Hanyan probably won't be able to sleep for several nights.

Cao Hanyan reached out to stop him, but Gao Anyu's eyes darted around. Taking advantage of Cao Hanyan's lack of vigilance, he darted into the dilapidated temple and excitedly looked inside.

In the middle of the dilapidated temple, a bonfire was burning, and two people were sitting around it.

A woman, around thirty years old, dressed and looked ordinary. Her sword sheath was placed at her feet, and her long sword was held in her hand, hanging above the campfire—on which was a wild rabbit skewered and roasting, sizzling with oil.

Opposite the woman was a wooden recliner that seemed out of place in the dilapidated temple. It had some untrimmed branches and leaves on it, as if it had just been made.

A middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties sat on it, one leg crossed under his body and the other dangling in mid-air, his left hand resting on the armrest and supporting his face, looking at him with great interest.

It was Li Miao and Zheng Yi, disguised.

There was no other way; Li Miao was now a household name throughout the entire Da Shuo martial arts world. This trip was different from his previous search for Xue Bangzhu; he was going to investigate secretly.

If he doesn't disguise himself, the entire martial arts world of Jiangxi will know that Lord Li has arrived before he's even gone a few miles. If that happens, it will cause a huge uproar, and then how will he find the people of Penglai?

However, Gao Anyu was unaware of these things.

Upon seeing Li Miao and Zheng Yi clearly, a hint of disdain appeared on his face, and he sighed without any attempt to hide it.

"That's it? I thought—"

Because Li Miao and Zheng Yi concealed their martial arts skills, Gao Anyu, with his level of expertise, couldn't see through their true abilities and only thought they were two ordinary people.

Given his temperament, he would naturally become "rude" immediately.

"Brother Gao, you mustn't be rude!"

Cao Hanyan followed in and immediately interrupted her sharply.

"These two are my elders!"

He seemed a little guilty when he lied.

"If Brother Gao considers me a friend, then you must not be rude to those two!"

"Otherwise—I will never spar with you again!"

In desperation, this was the only explanation Cao Hanyan could come up with. She was immediately ashamed as soon as she said it, feeling it was as childish as a child saying "I'm not playing with you anymore" during a fight.

Gao Anyu actually panicked and was at a loss. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly bowed to Li Miao and Zheng Yishen.

"Gentlemen, I am Gao Anyu, and I greet you!"

If there has been any offense, please forgive me!

After saying that, he reached into his pocket as if to take out something to apologize, but found nothing again, and immediately became very anxious.

Left with no other choice, he bowed to the ground again and paid his respects to Li Miao and Zheng Yishen.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I really didn't bring anything with me today. Tomorrow I'll kill a few notorious bandits, steal the money, and then give it to you two as an apology!"

"Please, you two, help me persuade Brother Cao not to be angry with me and not to fight with me, okay?"

Having said that, she raised her head to look at Li Miao with a fawning expression. Cao Hanyan was speechless for a moment.

This person is not only crazy, but also seems to have the mind of a child.

What exactly is its origin?
Li Miao's gaze became increasingly interested, and he waved his hand, smiling as he spoke.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter."

"Since you're a friend of our Xiao Cao, come and sit down. Your Aunt Zheng's rabbit is almost ready, let's have some together."

Gao Anyu beamed with joy.

"Hey!"

He agreed and swiftly moved to the campfire, kneeling down with perfect posture. The Qimen longsword was tossed aside at his feet, and his round eyes stared intently at Li Miao and Zheng Yi.

"How should we address these two elders?"

He asked obediently.

"My name is Li Shu, you can just call me Uncle Li."

Li Miao smiled mischievously.

"Her name is Zheng Yi, you can call her Aunt Zheng."

"Hey, Uncle, Aunt!"

Gao Anyu called out obediently, and Li Miao laughed even more happily, while Zheng Yi looked embarrassed.

She was only in her early twenties, about the same age as Gao Anyu, yet he addressed her like that, which immediately displeased her. However, she didn't dare to argue with Li Miao, but instead glared at Gao Anyu, making him feel extremely wronged.

Cao Hanyan knew at this moment that Li Miao was in a playful mood again, so she didn't dare to say anything. She could only sigh and bring Shu Qingyi over to sit down.

Then Li Miao asked with a smile.

"Little Gao, right? Aren't you very good at martial arts?"

When it came to martial arts, Gao Anyu immediately raised his head proudly.

"That's right! Below the summit, there are few rivals!"

Li Miao then said with a smile.

"And what about at the very top?"

"The odds are 20/80, no, no, no, 30/37!"

Gao Anyu looked troubled and hesitated before speaking.

Li Miao continued to tease him.

Where were they that day?

"Uh... one, one... one nine..."

Gao Anyu's voice gradually faded until it was barely audible, and he spoke without any confidence.

"Oh, so it's really good!"

Li Miao smiled.

Gao Anyu became anxious and said with a flushed face.

"Uncle Li, please don't look down on me. I, I..."

"Within ten years, I will definitely cultivate to become a Celestial Being! At that time, I will be fifty-five, no, forty-six..."

"No, 28, I'm 8, the others are 2!"

At this point, he glanced cautiously at Cao Hanyan and lowered his voice.

"Not counting your brother Ha Cao, you're one of my 46s!"

"You get four, I get six!"

Cao Hanyan was both amused and exasperated, thinking to herself, "Thank you for helping me cover up my boast when you were bragging."

Li Miao's smile grew even wider. After laughing for a while, he lowered his voice and spoke, just like Gao Anyu.

"Little Gao."

"Hey, tell me."

"You spoke with such certainty just now, claiming you will become a Celestial within ten years. It's as if you possess the inheritance of a Celestial being."

Gao Anyu puffed out his chest.

"Of course!"

Cao Hanyan's expression changed drastically.

Li Miao smiled and continued to ask.

"But I heard that the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard established a rule that no one else in the martial arts world, except for the 'Peerless' sects, is allowed to have the inheritance of a Celestial Being?"

"Could you secretly tell me where you got this celestial inheritance from?"

(End of this chapter)