The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

"who are you?"

Fang Yun said, "Hello, we are merchants passing through. I am sick and lack transportation, so I wanted to ask if you sell horses here? If you do, I'd like to buy them even if it's expensive."

Fang Yun's top priority right now is to get the horses; he doesn't care if they're expensive.

Chapter 700 Encountering Danger Again

The man's eyes swept over Fang Yun, and finally he turned around and said, "You guys wait here for a bit, I'll go get our commander."

This post station still has a leader, after all, he can't make decisions on something as big as selling horses.

As for Wang Hai, Fang Yun found him a corner to sit in, sheltered from the wind, as Wang Hai needed rest more now.

Fang Yun took advantage of this time to wander around the area and enjoy the scenery.

However, when Fang Yun returned to the original spot, he found that the place where Wang Hai had just been was now empty.

"Wang Hai?"

Wang Yun shouted something, but no one answered.

Fang Yun found it strange and walked to other parts of the courtyard, calling out as he went, but he still couldn't find Wang Hai. This puzzled Fang Yun.

"That's strange. He's in such poor condition right now, how far could he possibly go? And in such a short time."

Thinking it over, Fang Yun pushed open the door of the man from before, wanting to ask him if he had seen Wang Hai.

As they approached the house, their vision suddenly went dark. There were no lights inside; they were only able to see a little by the moonlight as they went to buy some extra food and trinkets.

Then, placed at the very back was a shared sleeping platform. Judging from its size, it should have been able to accommodate seven or eight people at the same time, but now it was empty and night had fallen.

"That's strange, where did everyone go?"

If Wang Hai had simply gone into the woods to do some analysis, that would be understandable. But how could these people, who originally lived here, have disappeared so suddenly?

"Hey kid inside, come out. Stop looking, your buddy is right here."

Upon hearing this sound, Fang Yun's expression changed immediately. He hurriedly went out to take a look and saw a group of people holding torches standing at the door. The two leaders were holding Wang Hai's arms with ropes on their left and right.

Although he wasn't very strong, Wang Hai was completely unable to break free in his current state.

"Kid, I thought you weren't coming out anymore. You don't even know to come and show some concern when your friend is in trouble."

The person speaking was wearing a white tank top, but underneath he was wearing black basketball shorts, which looked extremely awkward.

But after Fang understood what he said, a look of confusion appeared on his face: "Tell me, what exactly do you want to do? It doesn't seem very honorable to treat a patient like this."

"Glory? Can glory fill your stomach?" The leader laughed a few times. "Kid, I saw that you were quite skilled and could handle a few people, but your tricks are ineffective against me. As long as I give the order, they can trap you in a net."

Fang Yun was slightly confused again and asked, "How can you not know it won't work if you haven't even tried it?"

The leader laughed and said, "I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Since you've come here to buy horses, you must have a lot of money in your pockets. But we didn't find anything on this man. It seems the item must be on you."

Fang Yun suddenly realized, "I thought they were up to something, but they're just a bunch of thieves."

The leader wasn't angry when he heard this. He said, "Boy, you'd better know your place, or I'll make sure neither of you leaves this courtyard."

As he spoke, the man raised his hand and waved it. Before anyone knew it, Wang Hai's body had been tied with a rope. With a strong pull from the two men, Wang Hai was suspended in mid-air.

"You'd better make a decision quickly, otherwise our two brothers don't have that much strength, and he'll fall down in no time."

Seeing this, Fang Yun remained silent until finally asking, "Tell me, how many do you want?"

Upon hearing this, the man held up five fingers: "At least fifty taels."

This was also the most money he thought Fang Yun could carry, since he hadn't seen them carrying much luggage and couldn't possibly hide that much money.

After saying that, Fang Yun threw out a gold hairpin.

“This hairpin is worth at least 150 taels of silver. You got a good deal. Now put my friend down.”

The man quickly picked up the hairpin from the ground, examined it carefully, and then his face lit up with ecstatic joy.

Immediately, someone nearby said, "Brother, this kid doesn't look impressive, but it seems he's hiding something. We can't just let him go like this."

The leader looked around, and the others all had greed in their eyes.

"Kid, how about this? Hand over everything you have, and our caravan will protect you for three years. What do you say?"

"Protection?" Fang Yun's face turned cold. "I just don't want to kill so many people. You'd better keep your promise, or I'll make sure you get nothing."

As soon as Fang Yun said this, many people burst into laughter, and the leader in the middle had a face full of mockery.

"Kid, if only you were as tough as you talk. Don't worry, I'll spare your life today, but you'll have to leave your things behind!"

Chapter 701 A Profound Lesson

"Is that so? Then I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it."

Fang Yun's expression changed. Just as the man was about to call for others to surround him, he sensed that something was wrong with the situation around him.

He had just felt relaxed, but now it felt like he had two iron weights tied to his body. He initially thought he was just feeling unwell, but then he realized something was wrong.

His men all looked puzzled, but when he realized what was happening, he found Fang Yun staring at him coldly.

"Not good, everyone retreat!"

The leader had anticipated something might happen, but by the time he spoke, it was too late. Fang Yun, like lightning, instantly overturned all the henchmen following behind him. These men hadn't even had a chance to raise their weapons before they were knocked down.

She collapsed to the ground almost without even uttering a sob.

Upon seeing this, the bandit leader could no longer stand still. He took off running towards the door, but a hand landed on his shoulder and then tossed him backward. The bandit leader was thrown several meters away, finally crashing through the earthen wall and landing on the ground with a thud.

"Tell me, who sent you?"

Fang Yun stepped on the man's neck, implying that he would kill him at the slightest provocation. The man just said with a bitter face, "Hero, no one sent us. We were just greedy for money."

"Great hero, I hope you will be magnanimous and spare me this time. I will be willing to lead your horse in the future."

Fang Yun sneered: "Really no one instructed you? If you don't tell the truth, I don't mind sending you straight to hell."

As Fang Yun spoke, his footsteps became heavier.

"These horses of yours weren't always kept here. How do you explain the mud from the town on their hooves?"

Upon hearing Fang Yun's words, the man's expression changed, and he finally said dejectedly, "Alright, since you've already figured it out, I won't hide it anymore. It was Master Wang who instructed us to do this."

"Which Master Wang? You mean Wang Tianlin?"

Upon hearing this, the man nodded immediately.

Fang Yun never expected Wang Tianlin to be so bold. Wasn't he intimidated enough last time?

"Are you telling the truth?"

Fang Yun glared at him again.

“It’s absolutely true! If I’m lying, may I be struck by lightning!” The man said, pulling out a token from his pocket. “This is the token that the middleman gave us. Although it wasn’t directly handled by Master Wang Tianlin, it was indeed him who paid for it.”

Fang Yun took the token and looked at it. It had the words "Yuanyang Tower" written on it, and it was the same token as the one used by the bandits who had just ambushed him.

"What kind of place is this 'Mandarin Duck Tower'? Or is it the organization you belong to?"

"No, we don't know what it means either. It's just that the person who contacted us used this. Maybe it's his organization. We're just people who get paid to work."

As he spoke, the man kowtowed and begged for mercy again.

Fang Yun snorted and said, "What if I let you go and tell on me?"

The man quickly said, "Great hero, I would never dare to be your enemy. Please rest assured, as long as you let me go, we will get as far away as possible and never set foot here again."

"Also, all the horses there are yours; you can have whichever one you want."

As he spoke, his face was full of ingratiating expressions.

Fang Yun was too lazy to argue with him; killing such an ant was pointless.

However, Wang Tianlin was fickle. On the surface, he invited the two of them to a banquet, but in the background, he was still trying to commit such a heinous act. It was unclear who gave him the courage.

After saying that, Fang Yun told these people to get lost and walked over to Wang Hai. By this time, Wang Hai had become much more sober after the struggle.

Fortunately, his true strength was quite substantial, and after such a long period of rest, he is now gradually recovering.

“Young Master Fang, I always said that Wang Tianlin is an ungrateful wretch. No matter how good you are to him, he will turn around and bite you.”

Wang Hai also overheard Fang Yun's conversation and immediately spoke indignantly.

"I wonder where Wang Tianlin gets his confidence from, daring to send assassins. Isn't he afraid of losing his own life?" Fang Yun wondered.

Wang Hai pondered for a while and said, "Wang Tianlin does have some skills. I heard that he used to make friends in the martial arts world and even helped a scion of a famous family. But later I found out that the family was extremely prominent and had many experts like Wu Xuan."

"Oh?"

Fang Yun was slightly surprised. If a family had many Martial Profound level experts, then it could be considered one of the top wealthy families on the entire continent. He wondered how Wang Tianlin had managed to get involved with such a family.

"Young Master Fang, you may not know this, but our Wang family controls a lineage. I believe this lineage played a significant role in why that family was willing to associate with us."

Chapter 702 Returning to the Prince's Mansion

If that's the case, then everything makes sense.

"Wang Tianlin, do you really think you can save your life just because you have Wu Xuan as your backer?"

Fang Yun's pupils contracted slightly.

At this moment, the entire Wangfu was brightly lit. Wang Tianlin, holding a wine cup, pushed a middle-aged man in fine clothes to the seat of honor with the highest courtesy of the Wang family.

Wang Tianlin publicly announced that a Di Xuan would be present tonight, and it seems that this is indeed the person in question.