Catching Monsters

Chapter 750 Flashy
Jiang Yun's immediate priority is to heal his injuries and restore his cultivation before making any further plans.

After returning to his room, Jiang Yun sat cross-legged and tried to cultivate his internal energy. However, as soon as he tried to cultivate, a sharp pain shot through his meridians, making it impossible for him to recover from his injuries.

Jiang Yun sighed slightly. It seemed that, for now, he could only wait for his injuries to heal slowly.

What Jiang Yun is worried about right now is that he doesn't know what the situation is in the capital.

With himself wanted by the imperial court, what becomes of the safety of Xu Suwen and Jiang Qiaoqiao?

Although he knew in his heart that with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion around, Xu Suwen's safety should not be a big problem, Jiang Yun was still worried because there was no definite news.

I'll have to find out some news from the capital later.

Since he couldn't cultivate, Jiang Yun lay down on the bed and rested.

The next morning, in the main hall of the Tiger Head Escort Agency, Guo Chengnian sat listening to the reports from his escorts.

“Chief镖头, last night I rode at full speed and visited several mountain strongholds. In recent days, they haven’t robbed any caravans from the Zeng family in the capital, let alone any caravans from the capital. That kid named Zeng Yunfan is probably lying.”

At this point, the bodyguard frowned and said, "Could this kid be lying to us?"

Hearing the bodyguard's words, Guo Chengnian frowned and said in a low voice, "Are you lying to us?"

"This kid is dressed in fine clothes. Even if he isn't the son of a merchant as he claims, his family background is probably not too bad."

"Go and summon Qingyi."

"Yes."

Soon, Guo Qingyi strode in from outside. She had her hair tied in a ponytail and looked quite capable, with sweat stains on her forehead.

Whenever she wasn't out on a mission, she would practice her martial arts for an hour after waking up each day.

"Father, is something the matter?" Guo Qingyi asked curiously.

“That kid wasn’t telling the truth.” Guo Chengnian quickly recounted what had happened. After listening, Guo Qingyi frowned deeply and couldn’t help but say, “This man is quite dishonest. Our escort agency saved his life.”

"He wouldn't even tell us his identity."

"Father, wait here, I'll go ask him."

After saying that, Guo Qingyi hurriedly ran towards Jiang Yun's residence.

"This girl, she's still so impatient." Guo Chengnian chuckled, though he didn't stop Guo Qingyi's behavior.

After all, we need to find out Zeng Yunfan's identity first; at the very least, he needs to be rich.

Tiger Head Escort Agency doesn't keep idle people.

If he's an imposter, we can't let him eat and drink for free at the security escort agency.

Early in the morning, in the room where Jiang Yun was staying, Jiang Yun was eating the breakfast that Huang Jincheng had brought him.

There was nothing they could do. Although Tiger Head Escort Agency had many bodyguards, most of them were too lazy to send this guy food and drink.

Coincidentally, Huang Jincheng, who lived in this courtyard, had offended Wu Tongzhan, so the job of delivering meals naturally fell to him.

Breakfast wasn't much; it consisted of just two steamed buns and a bowl of thin porridge.

Jiang Yun quickly finished the steamed buns and porridge, then saw Huang Jincheng about to leave with his plate, so he hurriedly stopped him: "Brother Huang, I have a question. Is it possible for us in Qin'an County to get news from the capital?"

"Inquire about information?" Huang Jincheng paused for a moment, then nodded. "What kind of information do you want to inquire about?"

"I was just bored while recovering from my injury, so I wanted to find out some interesting things to relieve my boredom."

Huang Jincheng touched his hair, shook his head and said, "This might be a bit difficult. We're not close to the capital. Once you're healed, I'll take you to a teahouse and see if we can find out anything you want to know."

Soon, footsteps came from outside the door, and Guo Qingyi walked in.

"Young Miss." Upon seeing the person who arrived, Huang Jincheng quickly stood up.

Guo Qingyi got straight to the point, asking Jiang Yun directly, "Zeng Yunfan, why did you lie?"

"Lying?" Jiang Yun narrowed his eyes slightly.

Guo Qingyi said, "You didn't encounter any bandits at all. We sent people to inquire about the bandit strongholds around here, and they haven't robbed any merchant caravans from the capital recently."

Hearing Guo Qingyi's question, Jiang Yun was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Tiger Head Escort Agency would have such capabilities.

"Alright, what exactly is your identity, and what does your family do?" Guo Qingyi said in a deep voice, "Our Tiger Head Escort Agency doesn't support idlers."

Jiang Yun's lips twitched slightly, then she chuckled and said, "Miss Guo, it seems you've misunderstood. I didn't intend to freeload here. I..."

Jiang Yun originally wanted to say that he could pay, since they were a security escort agency...

But when he touched his body, he found that he was carrying large denomination banknotes. Who knew how long he had been soaking in the water? Those banknotes had long since rotted.

He is currently penniless.

Looking at Jiang Yun's appearance, Guo Qingyi frowned.

Jiang Yun's eyes then lit up, and he said, "I've been in the water for a long time and I've run out of silver notes. But I can teach you some martial arts as payment for my stay here, how about that?"

Hearing Jiang Yun's words, Guo Qingyi looked him up and down: "You know martial arts?"

"I know a little bit," Jiang Yun said. To be honest, Jiang Yun wasn't particularly skilled in martial arts, and the Taoist arts he practiced didn't have much to do with martial arts.

But when he was in the study of the Northern Garrison Command, he was often bored and would browse through some of the books stored in the Northern Garrison Command.

It contains many martial arts training methods.

Those martial arts techniques that were stored in the Imperial Guard's library and left outside were considered rare.

Guo Qingyi gave Jiang Yun a deep look and said, "Wait here, I'll go get my father to come and talk to you."

Soon, Guo Qingyi rushed out.

Huang Jincheng smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother Zeng, please don't mind. The young lady and the chief镖头 are actually nice people. It's just that our Tiger Head镖局 has so many people to support, and the expenses are not small. We really can't keep idle people around."

Jiang Yun smiled and nodded: "I understand."

Soon, Guo Chengnian followed Guo Qingyi to the courtyard where Jiang Yun was. Even Wu Tongzhan, having heard the news, came along as well.

After the group entered Jiang Yun's house, Guo Chengnian, with a somber face that revealed neither joy nor sorrow, sat down slowly and said, "Brother Zeng, my daughter is rather reckless."

"I originally just sent my men to investigate and see which bandits robbed you, and to see if we could get your goods back."

"But unexpectedly, I heard that you were not robbed by them."

“My daughter is always like this, rushing around in a hurry. She even came to question you. I’ve already criticized her.”

Guo Chengnian was a seasoned veteran, and his words were impeccable.

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "It was my fault for lying to Miss Guo, not Miss Guo's fault."

Guo Chengnian calmly said, "I heard from the girl that you know some martial arts? You plan to pass on these skills to our escort agency to cover your expenses while you recuperate at the agency. Is that true?"

Jiang Yun nodded.

Guo Chengnian's eyes lit up slightly, because he knew that Jiang Yun's previous attire was extraordinary, and his identity was probably not ordinary. So how could Jiang Yun's martial arts skills be lacking?
The only problem is...

Guo Chengnian slowly said, "Brother Zeng, it's like this. There are rules in the martial arts world. The martial arts you learn cannot be passed on to others casually."

Jiang Yun: "It's my own family's signature martial art, so don't worry."

Wu Tongzhan, who followed him into the room, frowned and said, "Chief镖头 (Chief Escort), this guy claims to know martial arts, does he really know them?"

"In my opinion, let him show us a few skills first," Wu Tongzhan said with a smile. "Our escort agency has collected quite a few martial arts techniques over the years."

"We can't use ordinary techniques. If Brother Zeng's martial arts are good, then let's spar and I can broaden my horizons."

Wu Tongzhan is a man who holds grudges and still remembers what happened yesterday. Now he has a good excuse to teach Zeng Yunfan a lesson.

Guo Qingyi then said, "Brother Wu, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. Zeng Yunfan's injuries have not yet healed. How could he possibly win against you?"

"I think we should just let Zeng Yunfan practice casually."

Jiang Yun looked at Wu Tongzhan with a hint of provocation in his eyes: "Fine, I'll compete with Wu Tongzhan then."

“That’s excellent.” Guo Chengnian said after hearing Jiang Yun nod in agreement, “Let’s have the competition in the courtyard outside.”

Soon, the group headed out to the courtyard. On the way, Guo Qingyi whispered to Guo Chengnian, "Father, this might not be appropriate..."

Guo Chengnian simply smiled and didn't say anything more. He also wanted to see for himself what kind of skill this kid was talking about.

If it's just ordinary martial arts techniques, their Tiger Head Escort Agency has no shortage of them.

Upon entering the courtyard, many of the bodyguards outside turned to look in their direction.

Soon, Jiang Yun and Wu Tongzhan stood facing each other.

Wu Tongzhan said slowly, "Do we need any rules? Your injury hasn't healed yet, do you want me to give you a handicap?"

Jiang Yun shook his head: "No need, let's just fight."

"Quite the boastful one," Wu Tongzhan sneered. "He's nothing but a bunch of bandits who could be beaten into jumping into the river to escape."

Wu Tongzhan took a deep breath and, with steady steps, unleashed a series of punches at Jiang Yun.

The other bodyguards, seeing this, also looked on with a hint of envy.

Wu Tongzhan was a master of the seventh rank of the Tendon Refining Realm, and his tendons and meridians were already extraordinary.

At this moment, when Wu Tongzhan made his move, the surrounding air began to change.

As he approached Jiang Yun, his fist transformed into more than a dozen afterimages, some real and some fake, making it difficult to distinguish.

Wu Qingyi is considering whether she should call a halt immediately.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yun raised his hand and grabbed Wu Tongzhan's fist.

Then he punched with his right hand.

Wu Tongzhan fell asleep immediately and completely passed out.

Jiang Yun: "Fancy and gaudy..."

(End of this chapter)