Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

Chapter 82 Men's Gossip

Thunder rumbled, and large raindrops began to fall from the sky.

Dark clouds obscured the last ray of moonlight, and darkness enveloped the earth. Such harsh weather seemed particularly eerie and chilling in the sparsely populated wilderness.

"Damn it, with this heavy rain, the roads are going to be difficult to travel."

Renn was the caravan's owner. When the evening wind whipped up a fierce drizzle that left the caravan workers' faces red, he quickly ordered them to set up camp.

The rain came too suddenly, and there was a mountain road ahead. Based on his years of experience, he chose to avoid the risks.

They quickly found a place that was barely suitable for camping, put the caravan in a safe spot, settled the horses first, lit a campfire to prevent them from getting too hot, and then the caravan members set up their own camp.

A group of people, young and old, huddled together in a small tent, sitting on the ground around a campfire. A large pot of hot soup sat on the fire, and the steaming heat emitted a spicy aroma that warmed everyone's body.

Around the campfire sat several slender figures; they were not guards of the caravan, but travelers accompanying them.

This is a common practice among caravans; the few travelers traversing between cities often seek out caravans to travel together.

For travelers, this provides greater security, and for caravans, it's also a way to increase revenue.

"Jotaro, have some hot soup to warm yourself up." Old John handed him half a bowl of hot soup.

"Thank you, Uncle." The boy named Jotaro nodded, not refusing the kindness.

"Why are you going to such a far place all by yourself?" Old John asked curiously. Their caravan found this lone boy on a mountain path in the province of Sylvester. He was carrying large and small bags and looked travel-worn and disheveled.

The boss, Raine, took pity on him and allowed him to join the caravan for just one silver soul coin.

"Visiting relatives." Jotaro nodded, chewing on his dry rations with hot soup, looking like he was enjoying his meal.

"It's good to visit relatives. If the rain stops tomorrow, we should be able to reach Nottingham in two more days," Old John said with a chuckle. "Is that enough? There's more in the pot if not."

Old John, looking at the child in front of him, always felt a pang of nostalgia for his own grandson.

"That's enough, that's enough." Jotaro nodded, and Old John returned to his seat to enjoy his dinner.

"By the way, did you hear the news in Ross City ahead? The Seven Treasures Trading Company has secretly spread the word that anyone who can provide clues about the whereabouts of Lu Mingfei, the number one genius of our Heaven Dou Empire, will be rewarded with one thousand gold soul coins." One of the guards' employees started the conversation for the evening.

Caravan trade not only transported goods, but also served to transmit information to various regions.

Most of this information consists of folk tales and is not particularly important news. However, because merchants travel the world, they are much more well-informed than ordinary city residents. Therefore, caravans are important transmitters of gossip and interesting stories in the Douluo Continent.

Of course, more importantly, nobody dislikes gossip!

"Of course I've heard. It's said that he's no longer just the number one genius in the Heaven Dou Empire, but the number one genius on the continent. He broke through to the Soul Venerable realm before he was even a thousand years old." Another guard's eyes revealed longing.

Their caravan's captain was also a Soul Master, albeit only at the first ring. But he was worlds apart from ordinary people. For example, right now, their captain could live in the boss's tent instead of squeezing in with these peasants.

"My God, he's not even ten years old yet. A Soul Master can receive a hundred gold soul coins every month. We couldn't spend them all in ten years."

"Why would Qibao Trading Company want to find out about him? How could such an important person disappear?" someone asked.

"Who knows? I heard at the tavern that this genius was kidnapped and his fate is unknown!"

"Who said that? I heard that the Star Luo Empire offered a high price and poached him. What a pity."

"Tch, your news is way behind the times," a short man with bald eyebrows sneered. "I heard some even more explosive news at Spring Flower Garden last time."

"Wait a minute, you still have money to go to Spring Flower Garden?" Someone stood up: "You still haven't paid back the gold soul coins you owe me."

"I'll treat you next time, okay?" the short man quickly begged with a smile.

"Hurry up, don't keep us in suspense!" the crowd urged.

"Hehe, alright, alright, I'll tell you. It's said that when the Crown Prince of Xingluo visited last time, he was thoroughly humiliated by Lu Mingfei. The Crown Prince's fiancée, the most beautiful woman in Xingluo, has since fallen for someone else. I heard that Lu Mingfei is leaving this time to go to Xingluo to steal the imperial concubine!"

"Oh my god, is that even possible?"

"That's amazing!"

"A role model for us all!"

As we all know, when a group of men gossip, they inevitably end up talking about politics and vulgar topics. This news satisfied both of these topics, and even the elderly John found it quite fascinating.

"Cough, cough!" A few coughs came from the corner.

"I, cough cough, I'm fine." Jotaro bent over and coughed violently twice more.

The others didn't seem to care. With such juicy gossip, who would have the heart to drink hot soup?

"What a disaster!" Lu Mingfei lowered his head, on the verge of tears. He had been feeling quite smug when he heard the gossip, thinking that he, Lu, had become a legendary figure.

Now, after hearing this news, I feel so embarrassed that I can't even lift my head.

What's going on? He's only been out for two months, how come his reputation has suddenly turned into that of a lecherous pervert who's after someone else's fiancée?

Honestly, he only met that princess once!

Besides, he's only nine years old in this body, so even if he wanted to take it, he wouldn't be able to.

Originally, he just wanted to wander around and see if there were any clues to unlock hidden side quests. After all, even a small Sunset Forest had treasures like Dragon King fossils. Since he had Lu Mingze as his treasure-hunting tool, he might as well use it.

So he chose to walk back to Nottingham City to take a look, and also to repay the money Su Yuntao had lent him. In addition, traveling with the caravan would also be a way for him to experience life in another world.

But who knew that the gossip these burly men were having would be so wild!

He already had a tendency to feel embarrassed for others, and when it happened to him, he felt even more embarrassed, his scalp tingling.

At this moment, Lu Mingfei had already made up his mind. Once he arrived in Notting City, he would take a look around and then hide in the deep mountains and forests to practice his Word Magic diligently. He would come out again after the storm had passed.

Otherwise, if he heard any more news about himself, he was afraid he would have the urge to hang himself from a crooked tree.

The night then vanished amidst boisterous laughter and the sound of a campfire. By the next morning, the rain had stopped, and everyone set off again, finally arriving in Nottingham by evening.

Looking at the familiar black city walls before him, Lu Mingfei was filled with emotion. He had important business to attend to when he returned to Notting City this time.

He hadn't forgotten the most important future storyline. Li was definitely heavily involved in the revenge plot involving Tang San and Tang Hao, so he wanted to come back and use the Grandmaster's clue to determine his future attitude towards them.

Tang San was really a bit mentally unstable because he had suffered so much hatred before.

Given Tang San's limited thinking, he might blame Tang San for part of the attack he suffered.

He should be mentally prepared in advance, knowing that even a ruthless person like Tang Hao might want to take action against him.