Simultaneous Transmigration: Both Start in a Near-Death State

The spirit of youth is a non-renewable resource.

Li Xunhuan looked at the two confident young men with great envy.

Before they knew it, the carriage had arrived at a small town.

After traveling for so long, it's time to rest.

The inns in the small town were all full.

But Li Ke and his team were not worried.

There are very few things in this world that money can't solve.

After leaving Tie Chuanjia to handle the matter, Li Ke, Li Xunhuan, and A Fei Ju went to the restaurant ahead to eat and drink.

As dusk fell.

Tie Chuanjia came up behind Li Xunhuan and said, "Young masters, the inn is ready, you can rest at any time."

Li Ke immediately pointed to an empty seat next to him: "Sit down and eat, have a little wine, no rush to rest."

Upon hearing this, Li Xunhuan nodded: "Please sit down."

Tie Chuanjia sat down, and then he said, "Some people from the Golden Lion Escort Agency are also staying at this inn, as if they are escorting goods back from beyond the Great Wall."

Before Li Xunhuan could speak, Li Ke spoke first: "Do I know what kind of shipment we're escorting?"

Li Xunhuan, Tie Chuanjia, and A Fei all looked at Li Ke.

Li Ke didn't waste any words: "They're betting on the Golden Silk Armor."

"Golden silk armor?"

"It is indeed a treasure."

Li Xunhuan made one comment, and then said nothing more.

Tie Chuanjia and Afei are the same.

Once you know the answer, you lose interest.

Seeing this, Li Ke asked, "Aren't you curious why we're escorting this golden armor?"

Li Xunhuan smiled: "Speak if you want to."

Li Ke nodded in satisfaction: "Although I don't know who commissioned the Golden Lion Escort Agency to deliver this golden silk armor, I do know what its purpose is."

Li Ke looked at A Fei.

Ah Fei replied helplessly, "What's the use?"

Li Ke whispered, "To defend against the Plum Blossom Bandit's attack."

"The Plum Blossom Thief?"

Li Xunhuan was deeply moved.

Thirty years ago, although he was still young, the name "Plum Blossom Thief" was already widely known.

Li Ke added, "No one knows the true nature of this Plum Blossom Thief, and no one who has fought against him has survived."

"The hallmark that confirms it was a plum blossom-shaped thief's hand is the five bloodstains arranged like plum blossoms on the victim's chest."

"Therefore, he was also known as the Plum Blossom Thief."

"Now he's back in action."

"In just seven or eight months, he has committed seventy or eighty major crimes, and even defiled the daughter of the leader of the Huashan Sect."

"Now more than ninety families have secretly agreed that whoever kills the Plum Blossom Thief, they will give him one-tenth of their family fortune."

"There was also the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world who once declared that she would marry anyone, regardless of age or status, whoever eliminated the Plum Blossom Bandit."

As Li Ke spoke, he looked at Li Xunhuan.

Li Xunhuan said, "Therefore, in order to deal with the Plum Blossom Bandits, we need this golden silk armor."

"This treasure of the martial world is impervious to swords and spears, and immune to water and fire. It is just right to resist the Plum Blossom Bandits' methods, which may be hidden weapons or strange weapons."

Li Xunhuan shook his head again as he spoke: "If one can obtain the Golden Silk Armor and fight against a master who is on par with the Plum Blossom Bandits, then it is likely that an ordinary person who obtains it will still lose their life."

Li Ke agreed, "Yes, but the public only cares about money and beauty; they don't really care about this."

Just then, three people walked into the restaurant through a back door.

The three people were talking very loudly.

They were talking about those ruthless and dangerous underworld dealings.

You can tell from their words that they are the chief镖头 (bodyguard/escort) of the Golden Lion Escort Agency.

Li Xunhuan also recognized one of the fat men with a purplish-red face as Zhuge Lei, the Swift Wind Sword.

Li Xunhuan was a little surprised; he hadn't expected that Zhuge Lei, that madman, would actually be alive now.

Li Xunhuan looked at Tie Chuanjia.

Tie Chuanjia immediately said, "The one escorting the goods is Zhuge Lei, the Swift Wind Sword."

Li Xunhuan thought of what Li Ke had said.

He immediately said to the three of them, "Let's go and rest."

Li Ke was stunned. They're leaving already? What about the plot then?

Li Ke reacted immediately.

Li Xunhuan doesn't actually like trouble, but trouble always seems to find him.

Li Ke thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

This slight change in the plot is nothing.

Li Ke knew that trouble would ensue as soon as Li Xunhuan returned to Xingyun Manor.

This is trouble he can't avoid.

Li Ke stood up.

Just then, Li Ke suddenly thought of something.

Why should I follow the plot slowly?

Why not just grab Lin Xian'er and threaten her to make Bai Xiaosheng revise the weapon ranking list?

At that time, I will be ranked number one.

Then we'll arrange a meeting place to challenge the heroes of the world.

Wouldn't that be simpler?

Li Ke smiled.

Why didn't I think of that before?

Haha!

Li Ke looked at Li Xunhuan: "You go first."

Li Xunhuan asked, puzzled, "What are you planning to do?"

Li Ke bluntly stated, "Take away the golden silk armor."

Li Xunhuan was even more puzzled: "You're going to deal with the Plum Blossom Bandit?"

Li Ke shook his head: "The so-called Plum Blossom Thief is just a name."

"There may be more than one person behind this title, or perhaps more than just men."

"I took this golden silk armor for the Plum Blossom Thief, and not for the Plum Blossom Thief."

Li Xunhuan realized Li Ke's goal.

Could obtaining the Golden Silk Armor give him a chance to challenge Shangguan Jin Hong and the Heavenly Mystery Elder?

Thinking of this, Li Xunhuan could only say, "Be careful, you can come to me if anything happens."

Li Ke nodded.

Li Xunhuan and Tie Chuanjia left.

Li Ke looked at A Fei: "I might encounter a lot of trouble next, which may be difficult to handle. If you want to leave, you can leave anytime."

Ah Fei shook his head: "Since you've hired me, I have to keep my promise."

Li Ke turned to look at Zhuge Lei and the others.

Zhuge Lei and the other two noticed Li Ke's gaze.

Zhuge Lei stood up: "Please forgive my poor eyesight, for my humble opinion of your names..."

Li Ke interrupted directly: "Give me that package you brought back from outside the Great Wall."

Zhuge Lei carefully examined Li Ke and A Fei.

One was dressed as a scholar, the other in thin clothes; neither looked like a master.

Zhuge Lei sneered, "What 'things'? I'm escorting a shipment; how could I give it to two little kids like you?"

Li Ke didn't waste any words.

A flash of sword light.

Zhuge Lei's head fell to the ground.

Fast! Too fast!

Zhao Lao Er and Hong Hanmin were stunned.

The people eating in the restaurant were also stunned.

Ah Fei was startled.

His sword...

Faster than me!

Afei confirmed a fact.

Li Ke pulled a bundle from Zhuge Lei's body.

"Let's go and rest."

Li Ke was about to leave with A Fei.

Two more people entered the restaurant.

"Let go of your burdens."

Upon hearing the sound, Li Ke turned around to look.

The two men slowly removed their straw hats, revealing two almost identical faces, except that the man on the left was pale, while the man on the right was as black as the bottom of a pot.

They moved slowly, and after taking off their straw hats, they even wanted to take off their cloaks.

Li Ke didn't want to waste time.

A figure flashed, a sword flashed, and a head fell to the ground.

Li Ke placed the hundred-tael silver note on the counter, and then left the restaurant with A Fei.

At this moment, everyone in the restaurant finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The whole thing took less than three minutes.

But the people in the restaurant felt that those three minutes felt like a year.

Zhao Lao Er and Hong Hanmin quickly fled the restaurant.

A night passed.

Li Ke and A Fei stood at the entrance of the town and waved goodbye to Li Xunhuan.