When twenty men and two men walked in with one person on the stretcher, the boy walked into the middle of the tavern. One of the men slowly helped the injured man sit down. When the man sat up, the little boy rushed out.
A man grabbed the young boy's back collar. He asked, "Where do you think you are going?" He threw the boy on the floor. "We have been looking for you everywhere. We found the men dead on the road. Who the hack help you, tramp?" The man started kicking the young boy violently.
Two men walked into the tavern sheltered from the rain. The two men are well dressed, each holding a sword. One man dressed in red mixed with white, and the other man dressed in green and white. The waiter brought them to their table.
The waiter asked, "Are you both hunters?"
The man dressed in red and white, "Yes, we are."
"Can you help that boy?" The waiter pointed at the man who is still kicking the boy.
The man dressed in red and white said, "Sorry, we are new to the Hunter World, and we don't want make any enemy."
The man dressed in green and white said, "It's not that we don't want to help, but we are out number."
Waiter, "I understand it's alright." The waiter went back to the kitchen.
The two men continued their conversation.
The man dressed in green and white, "It's nice to see you here. I heard from my cousin that the Guozhao Hunters become the grand leader of the twelve spirit clans."
The man dressed in red and white, "Really? I never thought that the spirit clans would allow it."
The man dressed in green and white, "They are the son-in- laws of the Fox clan leader. So the spirit clans leaders allow it."
The man grabbed the young boy by the front collar and pulled him closer to his face, "Who helped you tramp?"
The young boy spat the blood inside his mouth onto the man's face. He laughed and said, "If I tell you, you won't live to see another day like those men on the road."
The man slapped the boy hard on the face. He said, "Try me." He punched the boy in the stomach and then threw the young boy on the floor.
The boy coughed violently with blood gushing out from his mouth.
Master He said madly, "You piece of shit. How dare you bite me?" Master He kicked the little boy on his right chest. "Open a room. I will make this tramp my bitch and make sure this tramp obeys his master." He chuckled. "Kowtow before your master, tramp." He grabbed the boy's hair. "Beg for your master's forgiveness."
On the other side, the group of friends are sitting at the dining table and eating with the children. Ping'an worried about the young boy.
Ping'an, "I'll go see why he taken too long."
Zhao Renshu, "Are you afraid he will fall into the toilet hole?"
Ping'an, "Stop. You keep pressing him to answer your questions. I'm afraid he might run away."
Zhao Renshu, "It's not my fault the little rascal refused to answer my questions. Maybe you can go and see what the commotion is."
Ping'an leave the table and approach the entrance. She saw a group of twenty men standing and the young boy is on the floor.
Ping'an, "Why do grown men pick on a little kid?"
On servant, "None of your business. Move out of the way?"
Master He, "Ha...ha...ha...ha...You are not too bad yourself. Even if I like young man. I would never say no to a lady."
Ping'an smiled and said, "When another man flirts with me, my husbands doesn't like it. They might poke you in the eyes."
Master He, "There is nothing money can't buy."
Ping'an, "But one of my husband is a very jealous man."
Master He, "I'm not afraid. Everyone has their own price."
Ping'an smiled and said, "Alright." She shouted, "Renshu! There is a man trying to flirt with your wife."
Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu came out from the other side of the tavern and went straight to Ping'an. They stood on each side of her.
Zhao Renshu, "Who dares to flirt with my wife?" He looked at the group of men and the young boy on the floor. "Let the boy go."
Master Ho, "Lady, name your price."
Zhao Renshu's arms were wrapped around Ping'an's waist, and his head rested on Ping'an's right shoulder. He smiled and looked at Master He. He said, "She is priceless." He looked at the little boy and then at Master He, "You must be the bastard Master He?"
Master He, "Who are you anyway?"
Zhao Renshu chuckled and kissed Ping'an's right cheek, "One of her husband." He looked at Guo Baiyu, "That's her other husband."
Master He, "You would rather choose homeless men."
Zhao Renshu was little offended, and then he protested, "I am not a homeless person. Why does everyone think I am homeless? I own the entire mountain and half of the city."
Guo Baiyu said calmly, "You look like one."
Zhao Renshu said quietly, "Shut up." He looked at Master He. "I think ours wife made the right choice to stay with us."
Master He, "Oh, you are not afraid that I can take her away."
Guo Baiyu, "How about, let us reach an agreement?"
Master He, "What kind of agreement?"
Guo Baiyu, "You choose ten of the most skilled people to fight with one of our disciple. If your ten men win, then I will hand ours wife and the kid over to you. If you lose, I want all of yours right hand."
Master He, "If you lose, I want both of your hands include your disciple's hand."
Guo Baiyu said, "Agree." Guo Baiyu looked at the young boy. "Hey kid, do you want to be our disciple?"
Zhao Renshu smirked and said, "Kowtow before your masters. If you do not want to be our disciple, you will have to fight against them by yourself, we will not force you to become our disciple."
The young boy recalled the incident on the dirt road. The kind gentleman and homeless man may not be the famous Gouzhao Hunters, but they may be equally skilled. Then, the young boy knelt in front of Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu and bowed three times.
Guo Baiyu, "This will be a test to see if you are worthy of being our disciple." Guo Baiyu helped the injured boy. Guo Baiyu handed the boy three paper talismans. Guo Baiyu whispered in his ear, "Fear is people weakness."
Then Zhao Renshu stood beside the boy and whispered to the boy's right ear. The boy nodded, then he turned to face ten people. Zhao Renshu patted the little boy's left shoulder twice, then walked back and stood beside Ping'an.