Although the Blue bird kingdom's capital was a bit deserted, there were still natives who didn't care about life and death.
"Sir, take a look at my pills. You can buy them with a cheap price." A street vendor called out to Li Shenrong very amicably.
"Sir, my pills have of higher purity percentage. You should take a look." Another street vendor spoke enthusiastically.
Li Shenrong shook his head and laughed.
These people made the bland street a bit colourful.
"Big brother, do you want flowers? I can sell it very cheap." A little boy asked Li Shenrong with expectant gaze.
"How much are they?" He looked down, and saw an eleven years old child staring at him. His hands held a batch of withering flowers.
"One flower is only one copper coin." The little boy said.
"How much all of them?" Li Shenrong asked.
The boy started counting with his fingers. He counted several more times, it seemed he was bad at it. After a while he spoke. "Five copper coin."
"I will take all your flowers, but you have to promise me one thing." Li Shenrong looked at him and said.
"What is it big brother?" The boy was surprised since Li Shenrong wanted to buy all his flowers. Because no one wanted to buy his withered flowers.
"You have to promise me that you won't sell flowers anymore."
"Ah! I can't sell flowers?" The boy kept fidgeting back and forth. He was considering his gains and losses and eventually said. "I can't do that, big brother. If i stop selling flowers i might starve to death. I can only earn money by selling flowers. And without money no one will give me food." The little boy said with a sad expression.
"Come with me." Li Shenrong rubbed his head and started walking .
The little boy came to his senses and started following him.
"Big brother, my name is Qin Chou. What is yours?" He asked very curiously.
"Li Shenrong."
"Li chenong? I like it." He pronounced the name wrong.
"Not chenong its Shenrong." Li Shenrong corrected him.
"Chengong." Qin Chou nodded vigorously as if he underdstood.
Black lines appeared on Li Shenrong's forehead as his eyelids twitched.
"Ah whatever." He rolled his eyes and gave up correcting him. Little kid's are so hard to teach, he thought.
Li Shenrong and Qin Chou arrived at a dilapidated restaurant. He quickly ordered some food and Wine.
"Eat your fill." Li Shenrong pointed at the table filled with dishes and said.
Qin Chou was already drooling when he saw food infront of him. "Can I? Really?" He still couldn't believe it and asked for confirmation.
"Do you want me to to eat everything by myself?" Li Shenrong didn't bother to reply to the kid who pronounced his name wrong and started eating.
"Ah! I will eat it." Qin Chou quickly said as he started shoving down the food.
After the meal, Li Shenrong threw Qin Chou a bag of gold coins. "Leave the capital. Go somewhere far away from here. There should be enough coins for you spend."
The little boy caught the bag of coins with both hands. He opened it and gasped. Golden colours were being reflected in his eyes. "Big brother, why are you giving me this?" He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked curiously.
"Think of it as fate." Li Shenrong smiled.
Qin Chou could only gaze at his wide back receding away. After a moment of trance, the little boy crossed the capital's gate and vanished from the city forever.
"That bloodline is flowing through his veins. Whether he can survive the ordeals and reach atavism depends on fate." A vague silhouette appeared in his mind which made Li Shenrong smile involuntarily.
Who knew, few hundred years later, a little boy who used to sell flowers, his name would shake the entire world.
As Li Shenrong strolled, a sudden commotion attracted his attention.
"Young master Shao Huang, I wonder how the sect master is doing?" A middle aged man asked.
Accompanied by a middle aged man in blue robe, Shao Huang and his team mates arrogantly strode through the streets.
"My master is doing well, minister Hao. Thank you for your concern." Shao Huang gave an perfunctory reply. Minister Hao didn't mind at all. He was still full of smiles.
Minister Hao was Blue bird king's one of the most capable underling. He looked very sickly and pale, his skin looked very dry, giving people a nauseous feeling.
"Ah, I apologise." A person bumped into one of Shao Huang's sect mate. But that person quickly apologised in a hurry. His behaviour seemed very urgent and haste.
"Stop right there, do you know who i am?" The girl shouted arrogantly and stopped him. She directely unsheathed her sword, pointing it at the man.
Feeling a sharp sword aura behind him, the man stopped in his track and turned around.
He didn't waste any time as he bowed his head. "Miss, it wasn't intentional. I was in a hurry so i didn't notice and…" the man was interrupted by her cold voice.
"Whether it was intentional or not, i don't want to know. But you need to pay the price for your mistake." She said.
"I will compensate you if it's within my ability, miss." The man said in a humble tone.
"Leave behind one of your arms." She said with a cruel smile. The others beside her started laughing.
"Senior sister, he deserves it. He dared to take advantage of you!" A young man beside her snorted.
"Humph! My senior sister is generous and asked for only one of your arms. If it was me, i would have asked for your head. Cut off your arm and scram!" A burly young man shouted, he took several glances in secrecy at her senior sister.
Cold sweat poured down from the man's forehead. Losing one arm just for a small mistake? What a joke. On second thought he wanted to retaliate but when he looked at the groups powerful aura, he suppressed that thought.
Subconsciously he looked at Minister Hao with a pleading gaze. But Minister Hao didn't interfere at all and turned a blind eye.
Li Shenrong who was attracted by the commotion looked ahead and recognised the man, the same man who advised him to leave the Blue bird kingdom.