"It's a pity to break your beautiful face." The bandit said and changed the trajectory of his fist.
Seeing this, Shen Xu was relieved.
However, he was unwilling to take a punch to his stomach, so he clumsily retreated to the side.
[Your cultivation is at the peak of the qi refining realm. Don't be afraid; you are stronger than you think.] Zhen Yuan encouraged, and Shen Xu nodded.
Although his previous retreat was clumsy, his body was lighter than Shen Xu expected.
He could feel the power surging within, and his uneasy heart became less afraid.
"Weren't you brave before? Why did you avoid my fist?" The bandit taunted.
At the same time, he threw another fist, but Shen Xu reacted quickly and avoided it.
'My eyes can keep up with his movements, and my body can react quickly. I can defeat him!' He thought, and a determined light flashed in his eyes.
After that, Shen Xu suppressed the fear in his heart, and his movements became surer.
In the blink of an eye, the situation changed.
Rather than avoiding the bandit's attacks, Shen Xu began to block with his sword. While doing so, he took the opportunity to kick the brigand's stomach.
Unfortunately, this manoeuvre was still a little difficult for a noob like Shen Xu.
Although the bandit was flung several metres away, Shen Xu staggered and fell.
However, his heart was beating fast, and he quickly got up.
Before the bandit could stand up, Shen Xu rushed to him and stabbed him in the chest.
"I did it." He shouted, his eyes shining brightly.
After saying that, he looked at the bandit triumphantly but froze in the next moment.
"Is he dead?" He muttered and took a step back.
"If you don't kill him, he will kill you." Zhen Yuan said and allowed Shen Xu to lean on his chest.
"XiaoXu, you must always remember that kindness to your enemy is cruelty to yourself."
In his mind, Shen Xu understood this logic.
However, his mentality was still that of a modern person and couldn't be changed instantly.
'How come other transmigrators can accept killing as soon as they enter a book?' He thought while doing his best to suppress his roiling stomach.
"Ayuan…"
"You have done enough. I will take care of the rest." Zhen Yuan said and rubbed the double's hair.
Hearing that, Shen Xu sighed in relief.
Killing one person was his limit.
If asked to deal with another bandit, he wouldn't be able to take it.
"Ayuan, don't worry. I will quickly get used to it." He promised.
"I believe in you."
After that, Zhen Yuan collected the bandit's storage bag and set the body on fire.
With Shen Xu at his side, Zhen Yuan dealt with three more bandits before the main fight ended.
"As expected, the protagonist is different. Leapfrogging to defeat a mid-stage foundation establishment realm cultivator is not a big problem for him." Shen Xu said resentfully.
"I am better than him." Zhen Yuan said sourly, and Shen Xu rolled his eyes.
However, he was happy.
For some reason, he liked it when Zhen Yuan jumped out to compete with Xiao Weimin.
"There is still some way to Two Reeds town, let's go." Manager Zhang shouted, and the caravan began to move.
In the afternoon, the caravan arrived in Two Reeds town.
Of the more than three hundred people in the group, about one hundred and thirty planned to stay in Two Reeds town.
As soon as the caravan arrived, the one hundred and thirty separated from the group and entered the town.
"We will stop in Two Reeds town for three days. On the fourth day, we will meet at dawn at the town gate. If you are late, the caravan will leave without you." Manager Zhang warned.
After saying that, the man took his people and entered the town.
At the same time, merchants and other travellers also entered the town, leaving only a few people outside the town gate.
"Young master Shen, young master Zhen, why don't we go into the town together? In this way, we can stay in the same inn to take care of each other." Xiao Weimin suddenly walked over.
'Not again.' Shen Xu thought and shuddered.
Since the incident before they left Blue Spring town, Xiao Weimin restrained himself.
He neither talked to Shen Xu nor tried to pick a fight with Zhen Yuan.
However, Shen Xu always knew that the situation would not last.
After all, the protagonist was the proud son of heaven.
He was loved by everyone and couldn't tolerate being ignored.
"Young master Xiao is kind. However, my husband and I want to walk around the town before we settle down." Shen Xu refused.
"In that case, we can walk around together." Xiao Weimin did not accept the refusal.
"Let's go together." Qin Ran also urged.
They only had three days to stay in Two Reeds town.
In that time, she wanted to walk around and let her brother Weimin buy some good things for her.
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Shen Xu turned to Zhen Yuan.
"Let's go." Zhen Yuan agreed, and the group entered the town.
Like Blue Spring town, Two Reeds town was a small place.
However, it was slightly bigger and more prosperous than Blue Spring Town.
"There is a clothing shop over there. Young master Shen, do you want to go in?" Qin Ran suddenly asked, and Shen Xu almost rolled his eyes.
'Go if you want to go. Why do you want to use me as a shield?' Shen Xu thought.
However, he indeed wanted to visit a clothing shop.
In Blue Spring town, he only found one satisfactory robe.
Since a clothing store was in sight, Shen Xu wanted to buy more clothes for himself and Zhen Yuan.
"Young Miss Qin is quite perceptive." Shen Xu said with thinly veiled sarcasm in his voice.
"Since young master Shen wants to buy clothes, let's go to the shop." Qin Ran ignored the sarcasm and said.
'Thick-skinned people are invincible.' Shen Xu thought but still went to the shop.
A while later, the five people exited the shop, but only Qin Ran had a satisfied smile on her lips.
"There is still a lot of time before dark. Shall we continue to walk around?" She asked.
After that, the five people walked around the side streets of Two Reeds town but didn't enter any other stores.
Just when they were planning to find an inn, Shen Xu saw a stone gambling store on his left.
However, he quickly looked away and planned to return when the protagonist was not around.
Unfortunately, Xiao Weimin also noticed the store and saw Shen Xu's unnatural reaction.
"Is young master Shen interested in stone gambling?" Xiao Weimin asked.
Hearing the question, a bitter smile appeared on Shen Xu's lips.
Indeed, he was interested in stone gambling.
However, he didn't dare to take the protagonist to gamble together.
If he did that, he was worried Xiao Weimin would suck all his luck and none of the good things would fall to him.
"I like stone gambling." Qin Ran interjected.
"I am also a little interested." Bai Guo, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.
'Fools!' Shen Xu admonished bitterly.
"Shall we go to the stone gambling hall?" Xiao Weimin questioned, and Shen Xu almost cried.
'I don't want to go with you, but I don't dare to refuse for fear you will go alone and grab all the good things.' He thought begrudgingly.
"Go." Zhen Yuan answered before Shen Xu could speak.
At the same time, he looked at his wife, and Shen Xu instantly understood.
When they first met, Zhen Yuan told him he could recognise treasures easily.
In that case, he and Zhen Yuan were not necessarily inferior when facing the protagonist.
Thinking of this, Shen Xu became excited and confidently entered the gambling hall.
[If you see something good, grab it quickly before Xiao Weimin notices it.] He reminded Zhen Yuan.
[I know, don't worry.]
From what Shen Xu said, Zhen Yuan guessed that Xiao Weimin was the world's child of luck.
As the child of luck, Xiao Weimin could find opportunities that others couldn't and go smoothly in life.
Most importantly, his luck could suppress the fortune of others.
As long as he was there, all the best things would fall to him, and others could only settle for second-best.
If one wanted to win against him, they could only rely on blind luck and quick hands.
"Young master Xiao, fellow Taoists, let's search separately." Shen Xu suggested as soon as they entered the gambling hall.
Hearing this, Xiao Weimin frowned.
However, Shen Xu was not willing to compromise.
It was already risky to bring Xiao Weimin to the gambling hall, and Shen Xu didn't dare to bring him to choose gambling stones.
"Okay, let's choose separately."
After that, the two groups separated.
"We have to be quick." Shen Xu whispered urgently.
"Don't worry." Zhen Yuan assured and brought Shen Xu to a pile of stones that looked quite good.
[Are you sure about this?] Shen Xu asked and frowned.
After all, in novels, all the good treasures usually appeared in inconspicuous old stones.
[My luck may not be comparable to the protagonist, but I am also good.] Zhen Yuan said and immediately picked two stones from the pile.