Misery: There is a pawn shop here

Chapter 150 Wisdom and Chivalry

To bring back Ao Xiao Hongchen, Tan Wuyu and Mu Shaoai visited Youjian Pawnshop, where Li Xuanxiao, dressed in white robes, had been waiting for them for a long time.

With Pingshan about to descend, Yama Hanba is bound to make another move. In order to stop the attack of the Otherworldly Demon Realm as much as possible, Aoxiao Hongchen is a force that the righteous path cannot easily give up.

Mu Shaoai had been here before and was considered a repeat customer. He spoke first, his tone familiar: "It's been a long time. The manager is even more charming than before." After speaking, his gaze swept over the room's furnishings. He saw that the tables and chairs were still there, and the aroma of tea wafted through the air, just as before.

Tan Wuyu frowned the moment he saw Li Xuanxiao. The mysterious pawnshop owner was so enigmatic that he couldn't make out his features with his eyes, as if the white robe was just a cloud of mist supporting his existence.

Mysterious and unknown—that's the real trouble...

Li Xuanxiao smiled faintly, and with a flick of his sleeve, two chairs appeared out of thin air, along with two cups of hot tea. The tea swayed gently in the cups, steam rising, as if by divine intervention. "This pawnshop always has many repeat customers; I'm used to it. Since you two are here for business, please take a seat."

His voice was deep and calm, like the still water of an ancient well.

"I'd rather obey than be too respectful." Mu Shaoai sat down naturally, and Tan Wuyu did the same. After sitting down, Mu Shaoai got straight to the point.

"With your abilities, Manager, you should know the purpose of my and Tan Wuyu's trip."

Mu Shaoai did not introduce Tan Wuyu, but he believed that the pawnshop owner must know Tan Wuyu's identity. All the situations in the martial arts world indicated that the pawnshop owner was always observing the people and events in the martial arts world.

Li Xuanxiao nodded slightly and said, "Is it because of Ao Xiao Hongchen? You two want to rescue him, is that right?"

Though the words were spoken softly, they struck like a hammer blow, hitting the two men right where it hurt.

“Indeed,” Mu Shaoai replied. “This matter concerns the overall situation of the righteous path, and I hope the shopkeeper can do me a favor.” Mu Shaoai’s tone was sincere, with a hint of expectation.

However, Li Xuanxiao shook his head and said, "Youjian Pawnshop has never been a place of charity. If you want to take Aoxiao Hongchen away, you will have to come up with the corresponding chips to pawn." After saying that, his gaze swept over the two of them.

"Hmm?" Tan Wuyu, who was standing to the side, said, "I wonder what you need, or what value you would be willing to send back to Aoxiao Hongchen."

Li Xuanxiao turned his gaze to Tan Wuyu and slowly said, "With your talent and wisdom, which are renowned throughout the martial arts world and unparalleled in the world, would you be willing to pawn it?" As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the room froze.

"Farewell."

Upon hearing the price, Tan Wuyu didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately stood up to leave with Mu Shaoai. Mu Shaoai was even a little dumbfounded, and immediately grabbed Tan Wuyu's arm, whispering, "Tan Wuyu, you..."

"The exorbitant price is outrageous; there's no way we'd agree to such terms."

The saying goes, "Better to die for a friend than for yourself." If it weren't for Ao Xiao Hongchen, there would only be some problems on the front lines. There are many talented and extraordinary people in the martial arts world of the Bitter Realm, and there will always be someone who can fight against Yama Hanba without being at a disadvantage. Tan Wuyu just felt that it was impossible to fight to the death with him.

"Calm down." Mu Shaoai pulled Tan Wuyu back, then looked at Li Xuanxiao and said, "I'm afraid the price you're paying is too high. Tan Wuyu is a leader who is like a strategist of the righteous path. If he loses his wisdom, we cannot afford such a price. I hope you can offer other terms."

“Other conditions are not impossible,” Li Xuanxiao said to Mu Shaoai. “If you can persuade Aoxiao Hongchen to pawn his chivalrous heart, I can also let him return to you. How about it?” “Huh?”

Upon hearing Li Xuanxiao's additional condition, Mu Shaoai and Tan Wuyu were both taken aback. A chivalrous heart, the chivalrous heart of Aoxiao Hongchen. If the martial arts world were to rank righteous people, Aoxiao Hongchen would definitely be on the list. His righteous and flawless character was so admirable that even Su Huanzhen's underworld methods for the sake of the overall situation could not be fully accepted.

Previously, Aoxiao Hongchen had even considered eradicating the existence of Youjian Pawnshop, but now the pawnshop wants people's chivalrous heart? What a joke!
For a moment, Tan Wuyu even felt that compared to the second condition, the first condition didn't seem so outrageous.

"I'm sorry, this is a matter for Ao Xiao Hongchen, and we cannot agree on his behalf, much less advise him to abandon his chivalrous spirit," Mu Shaoai said, frowning.

Tan Wuyu nodded, saying, "That's right. Ao Xiao Hongchen has always been upright and incorruptible, with a chivalrous heart heavier than Mount Tai. How could he easily give it up? The shopkeeper's conditions are no different from the previous wise proposal; both are asking the impossible."

Li Xuanxiao was not surprised. There were people in the martial arts world who could persuade Ao Xiao Hongchen, but by now they were probably already overgrown with weeds. It should be noted that Li Xuanxiao had chatted with Ao Xiao Hongchen quite a bit during this period, and had mentioned the matter of being resurrected. Although Ao Xiao Hongchen's heart was stirred, he did not lose his stance.

How could Mu Shaoai and Tan Wuyu possibly persuade such a person?

"Your Excellency..." Mu Shaoai wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Li Xuanxiao.

“A pawnshop is never a charity. What you discard like trash has no value in the eyes of the pawnshop. If you intend to take something, you will always have to pay a price that is hard to give up. If you are unwilling to give it up, then give up your desires.”

Tan Wuyu and Mu Shaoai were not fools; they understood the logic behind Li Xuanxiao's words. They exchanged a glance, and Tan Wuyu spoke first: "I wonder what will happen to Ao Xiao Hongchen if we fail to rescue him?"

"He is in the Otherworld, and here he is in the endless darkness, where he died and vanished." Li Xuanxiao replied leisurely, "Or, you could try to attack the pawnshop to rescue him."

Attack a pawnshop...

what……

The Otherworld still has a host of unresolved problems, and with the addition of a pawnshop, the righteous path is truly tired of living.

Tan Wuyu took a deep breath and looked at Li Xuanxiao, asking, "I am not talented, but I believe I have many merits besides intelligence. Are they all unworthy of your approval, Manager?"

Li Xuanxiao smiled upon hearing this, "What a brilliant scholar! You are indeed very confident. Indeed, both of you possess many valuable items, but you are reluctant to part with wisdom. Can you easily give up the rest?"

"Please, sir, suggest something?" Mu Shaoai and Tan Wuyu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. If there were other conditions for pawning, the matter was not entirely hopeless.

Li Xuanxiao looked at the two of them and smiled slightly, saying, "Since that's the case, would you be willing to pawn your competitive spirit, Fairy of the Transcendental World?"

"The will to win?"

(End of this chapter)