134: Ending and starting again

Just as he was about to leave, Jiang Lan felt the expectant gazes of the two brothers behind him.

They had witnessed the entire process earlier, so they had some understanding of Jiang Lan's character.

Putting everything else aside, Jiang Lan's performance just now didn't make him seem like a bad person.

Although he had killed many people, it was primarily to avenge the evil spirit.

Therefore, the two brothers felt that Jiang Lan was a good person.

Jiang Lan paused in his steps.

Right, he almost forgot about them.

Turning his head, Jiang Lan waved to the two brothers and then said to the leader of the Wu Country Demon Suppression Division:

"I'm taking these people with me. No problem, right?"

"No problem, no problem! Just leave this place for us to handle."

He didn't know what role the two brothers played in this incident.

But that didn't stop him from letting them leave.

Are you kidding? Jiang Lan had already spoken; could he still defy him?

He wasn't tired of living, after all.

The two brothers exchanged glances and quickly scurried over to Jiang Lan, taking three steps as two.

Jiang Lan was not from Wu Country, but they were.

If Jiang Lan hadn't taken them, as eyewitnesses to the incident, the two would inevitably have to go to the Demon Suppression Division for questioning.

Even a good person entering the Demon Suppression Division would be put through the wringer, let alone being involved in such a major case.

If they really went in, coming out completely unscathed would likely be a struggle.

As for why Jiang Lan was fine...

Who would dare to cause him trouble?

He was a Mortal Shedding expert, and from the looks of it, definitely not a newcomer to the Mortal Shedding Realm.

Who would dare to provoke an expert whose specific Mortal Shedding Realm was unknown?

Furthermore, the evil spirit was already dead; everyone had seen her vanish into thin air.

No one wanted to offend a Mortal Shedding expert for a living evil spirit, let alone a dead one.

But if the evil spirit wasn't dead, and everything was just a play orchestrated by Jiang Lan to deceive everyone... then even fewer people would dare to investigate.

How powerful would one have to be to make an evil spirit disappear in front of a group of Martial Artists who had entered the Realm?

"Senior..."

The slightly older of the two brothers respectfully cupped his fist and bowed to Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan nodded.

"You two follow me for now."

He naturally knew that if these two brothers stayed behind, they would likely suffer some hardships in the Demon Suppression Division.

For him, taking the two with him was just a convenient matter.

The three descended to the first floor of the Inn together.

At this moment, the Inn was completely silent.

Jiang Lan wasn't sure if there were other Esteemed Guests in the Inn before.

But even if there were, after hearing the commotion upstairs just now, they had probably all fled early.

Perhaps the people from the Demon Suppression Division had come to investigate because some fleeing Esteemed Guests reported it to the authorities.

Stepping out, the two brothers went to the hitching post to retrieve their horses.

Jiang Lan reached into his in my arms and pulled out two gold ingots, casually tossing them to the two brothers.

"For your trouble earlier; this is your payment."

Each gold ingot weighed about five taels, but for Jiang Lan, this item wasn't important.

He had a large pile at home, bestowed by the current emperor, more than he could ever spend.

When he left, he also conveniently stuffed a good amount into his pocket as travel expenses.

Therefore, Jiang Lan naturally wouldn't be stingy.

The two brothers were also Martial Artists, and seeing in the dark was no problem for them; looking at the gold ingots Jiang Lan had casually tossed them, both brothers were stunned.

So much money!

Although they weren't poor, five taels of gold would take them three to five months of roughing it outdoors to earn.

But now, this Senior in front of them had casually tossed two gold ingots as if they were trash?

The older one even felt like biting one to check its authenticity.

However, he only thought about it and didn't actually do it.

He had just heard from the Demon Suppression Division officer that this Senior was an expert in the Mortal Shedding Realm.

As a Mortal Shedding Realm expert, he didn't believe Jiang Lan would give them fake gold.

How demeaning would that be?

Then, Jiang Lan waved his hand.

"Alright, I'm leaving now. You two can go wherever you need to."

Jiang Lan had only brought the two out conveniently and had no intention of taking them with him.

Two Bone Refinement Martial Artists, though not weak, were still too insignificant in front of Jiang Lan.

If he took them, it would be no different from carrying two burdens.

Jiang Lan wouldn't, and couldn't, do that.

Therefore, it was better to forget each other in the Jianghu.

After speaking, Jiang Lan turned and walked towards the city center, leaving the two brothers watching his retreating figure.

The younger one reached out, seemingly wanting to call out to him.

But he was pulled back by his older brother.

His brother shook his head.

"You and I, brothers, are not from the same world as that Senior. Meeting by chance is fate enough."

The younger brother withdrew his hand, a hint of regret on his face.

"A living Mortal Shedding expert... if we could establish a connection, our two brothers would surely prosper."

The older brother shook his head again.

"Don't even think about it. Why would he connect with you?"

As the two spoke, Jiang Lan's figure had already disappeared.

By now, he had already walked past two more streets and stopped in front of an Inn with an open door.

It wasn't that this was the only Inn open; Jiang Lan figured that since it was just for one night, any place would do, so he didn't bother to choose and stopped at the first one he encountered.

Conveniently, this location wasn't too far from the city gate, so he could leave the city first thing tomorrow morning and continue his journey.

Entering the Inn.

Inns of this era were different from those of later generations.

After nightfall, there was a curfew in the city, so even though the door was open, there were usually no Esteemed Guests at night.

Behind the Inn's counter, the waiter was dozing off.

It wasn't until Jiang Lan approached him that he finally woke up.

The waiter looked at Jiang Lan with a confused gaze for a moment.

"Esteemed Guest, can I help you?"

"I need a room. I'm staying the night."

The waiter immediately became alert.

He had initially thought Jiang Lan was already staying in the Inn, but he hadn't expected him to come in from outside.

"Esteemed Guest, during the curfew..."

"Bang."

Silver clinked against the counter, emitting a dull thud.

"The Heaven-grade room."

The waiter looked at the silver and immediately swallowed all his questions, smiling broadly as he said:

"Alright! This way, Esteemed Guest!"

Money makes the world go 'round; this saying holds true in any dynasty.

Let alone Esteemed Guests arriving during curfew, even criminals awaiting execution would be accepted if they paid.

Entering the room, Jiang Lan dismissed all miscellaneous thoughts, flipped onto the bed, closed his eyes, and slept.

Although he had just killed so many people, there was no blood or filth on him.

It had all been blocked by his True Qi; those things couldn't even get close.

So Jiang Lan was relatively clean and didn't have many concerns.

He woke up from his sleep to bright daylight.

Judging by the time, it was probably almost noon.

After a quick wash and a meal downstairs, Jiang Lan set off again, heading towards Ling Country.