Chapter 302: Black Panther, New Name for the Shop

These men were fierce and vicious. Moreover, Wang Ba was in trouble because of Ye Lulu and the rest today. They didn’t need to say much and wanted to attack Ye Lulu and the rest.

Coincidentally, Ye Lulu was walking closer to the mountain forest while Guan Chibei was on the other side and a few steps away.

Four or five men jumped out. They were experienced and held dark-colored sacks in their hands!

As soon as they stepped forward, they rushed toward Ye Lulu and opened the sack to cover Ye Lulu’s head. The other two or three ran toward Guan Chibei, planning to attack him together.

The series of actions happened quickly and the two of them did not have the time to react. Ye Lulu instinctively turned around and looked at Guan Chibei…

She saw Guan Chibei carrying a small stone mill weighing dozens of catties.

His dark eyes were also looking at her, and his expression was calm… His expression seemed to be saying innocently that he was carrying a stone mill that weighed dozens of catties and could not teleport over immediately.

Or… should he throw the stone mill at that man?

Guan Chibei wondered if this body that had descended into the mortal world was strong enough to throw out the stone mill that weighed dozens of catties. After all, he was already very strong to carry it up the mountain without panting. However, throwing it out was even more incredible.

The fierce-looking man came in front of Ye Lulu and looked at her for confirmation. The black sack in his hand immediately covered her head.

“Ah—” Even though Ye Lulu was calm, she exclaimed at this moment. Her first reaction was to retreat, but it was too late. The man in front of her was tall and strong. He stretched out his long arm and immediately wrapped it around Ye Lulu’s head.

Ye Lulu could already feel the sack being put on and her vision darkened.

Ye Lulu couldn’t help but feel her heart skip a beat.

Crack. There was a slight sound of a tree branch breaking beside her. Following that, a black shadow silently jumped out of the dark forest and landed on the ground. Its four claws stepped on the mountain path without making any sound.

Then, it raised its golden eyes and looked at the criminal. Its eyes were sharp and fierce.

Its strong and smooth body was filled with terrifying strength and explosive force. It clearly did not show any teeth-baring movements, but it was extremely terrifying.

It was the black panther from last time.

The vicious criminal’s eyes flashed. He subconsciously took a look and was almost scared out of his wits.

In an instant, his legs went limp and his soul seemed to have flown away. “Panther… black panther!”

The criminal’s words were hoarse. His voice seemed to have been dug out from his throat. His entire body trembled as he stared at the black panther in disbelief!

As soon as the black panther appeared, it did not stop. It immediately leaped with extreme speed and arrived in front of the criminal.

The criminal’s eyes widened, and he was almost scared out of his wits. His entire body trembled as he watched the black panther instantly arrive in front of him.

To people who were not strong enough, the black panther’s golden eyes were too terrifying. The criminal looked at it and felt like he was about to die on the spot.

The black panther looked at the criminal for two seconds before making a terrifying move. It went forward and bit down, revealing sharp teeth and biting the corner of the criminal’s clothes!

The criminal was instantly so frightened that his guts cracked. Furthermore, in a second, the black panther tugged down. With a tearing sound, it tore off half of the criminal’s clothes!

The criminal was instantly half-naked.

The black panther spat out the remaining half of the clothes, and its eyes glowed. The criminal was almost scared to death. As expected, the black panther bared its teeth and pounced at the criminal!

The criminal trembled and the sack in his hand immediately fell off. He had long forgotten to capture Ye Lulu and took two steps back to escape.

The black panther let out a low growl from its throat and chased after him.

“Ah—Ah!” The criminal finally cried out. He turned around and ran like a madman.

However, his legs went limp. After taking two steps, he fell to the ground and rolled down the mountain path…

On the other side, Guan Chibei had just finished dealing with the men who were attacking him. One of them was hit on the head by the stone mill. He didn’t use a lot of strength, but the stone mill was hard. A big bump appeared on the spot.

His mind was buzzing.

The other one was kicked away before he could get close to Guan Chibei. Another one wanted to ambush him from behind and sneaked over, wanting to grab Guan Chibei’s neck from behind.

As soon as Guan Chibei released his yin energy, that person’s limbs went limp. He knelt down facing Guan Chibei’s back.

When everyone was down, Guan Chibei looked at Ye Lulu.

He saw that there was still one man left. He had wanted to cooperate with the other man to stuff Ye Lulu’s head in the sack. Now, he was the only one standing. In front of him, two people and a black panther turned and looked at him steadily.

A large drop of cold sweat slid down from the man’s forehead. His face was as white as paper. He slowly took a step back.

Suddenly, the black panther leaped forward and pounced at that person. That person let out a miserable cry and turned around to escape. Like the first man, his footsteps became chaotic in extreme panic and he instantly rolled down the mountain path.

The black panther was like a gust of black wind as it pounced over again. It pounced on the few people who had been knocked down by Guan Chibei. Before they could get up from the ground, they were so scared that they peed their pants and ran away with snot and tears.

After everyone left, the mountain path became quiet. Only a cool breeze blew past. The black panther’s golden eyes glowed. The fur on its strong black back seemed to be shining. It turned around and looked at Ye Lulu.

Ye Lulu had already calmed down from being shocked and surprised. She looked at the black panther.

Did it appear again because it recognized them?

No matter what, it appeared in time to save her… She should be very grateful to it for saving her life!

Ye Lulu paused and looked at Guan Chibei’s expression. She turned around and tried to ask the black panther, “Thank you for saving me. You came out in time. Do you recognize us?”

To be honest, although Guan Chibei would not ignore her just now, there was a high chance that she would have been thrown into the sack regardless.

Then, Guan Chibei would save her again.

The black panther’s golden eyes did not move as it looked at Ye Lulu. After a few seconds, it actually nodded gently.

Damn, this black panther could understand human language!

Ye Lulu was shocked. The black panther stepped lightly on the ground and walked to Guan Chibei. Guan Chibei looked at it and calmly reached out to touch its head.

Ye Lulu held her breath.

The black panther raised its head and let Guan Chibei touch it. Guan Chibei retracted his hand and said to Ye Lulu, “Let’s go.”

There was no point to chase after those people. It was clear that the sudden appearance of the black panther scared them until they peed their pants.

Ye Lulu and Guan Chibei continued to walk up the mountain. The black panther did not leave. Instead, it followed the two of them and ran left and right back up the mountain.

As soon as they reached the village entrance, the black panther leaped towards the foot of the mountain agilely. It did not appear with them to scare the villagers.

They returned home safely. Ye Lulu returned to the house to carry the babies first. The black panther jumped in from the window. It had even learned how to open the window!

Ye Lulu put the babies down and the black panther walked around the house. This time, it was much more familiar than the last time. It looked around. Ye Lulu looked back at it and wondered if… she should feed it some meat.

“Shall we kill a chicken for it?”

Guan Chibei replied, “No need. A chicken is not enough for it. It can go back and hunt when it’s hungry.”

In fact, the black panther had only followed them because Guan Chibei and the babies had yin energy on them. Furthermore, this yin energy did not come from the ground. Instead, it was the purple divine power of the Yin God. This was beneficial for the black panther’s cultivation.

Black panthers were also sentient. Or rather, they had gained some sentience and could automatically feel the energy on their bodies.

“Alright then.” Ye Lulu nodded. That was true. A chicken couldn’t fill its stomach.

At night, Mother Rong and the rest returned and heard in detail what had happened during the day. They scolded Wang Ba and the rest before telling them about the shop.

They did not expect the efficiency to be so high today. They had suddenly decided on a shop in a day?!

Ye Lulu nodded and said that she had been looking at shops for a long time. This was the only suitable one. Guan Chibei also said that the shop was worth it. Mother Rong and the rest listened to Ye Lulu and were more excited when they bought the shop. They even rubbed their hands together excitedly.

The black panther stayed until the night. It looked at the two of them and leaped into the night, returning to the forest.

Before sleeping, Ye Lulu even discussed with Guan Chibei about using the remaining money to renovate the shop. Guan Chibei expressed that he was willing to hand over all the money to her.

The expression on Guan Chibei’s face was not very forced. Ye Lulu was overjoyed. This was for the best. Then, she could do as she pleased!

The next day, Ye Lulu and Guan Chibei took the ten taels of gold and left for the city. They signed a contract with the broker house to buy the shop. After giving the gold away, the shop by the river would be theirs!

Ye Lulu was also filled with joy. After coming to ancient times, she had finally done the first big thing. She felt like she had become stronger.

Who wouldn’t be happy?

Overjoyed, Ye Lulu put away the deed to the shop and went to the largest medicinal shop in the city with Guan Chibei to sell the tiger bones they had obtained last time.

The last time, Guan Chibei had killed a wild tiger, so the village had given their Guan family quite a lot of things. As for tiger meat, although it would definitely be sold for a high price, the Guan family had many men. They left the meat at home for the men to eat them all.

Only these tiger bones were left behind and not sold yet. Today, Guan Chibei and Ye Lulu specially brought these tiger bones out to sell and negotiate with the medicinal shop…

They could actually be sold for a sky-high price of fifty taels of silver!

Ye Lulu still felt that it was expensive. She had expected that these tiger bones would cost at most thirty taels of silver. Unexpectedly, they could be sold for fifty taels?

The manager of the medicinal shop was neither scheming nor unkind. He looked at her in surprise and said:

“Madam, don’t you think that tiger bones are expensive? Do you know how rare it is to find local wild tiger bones in a place like Yuan City? Moreover, even if it’s not Yuan City, tiger bones are precious herbs in the entire Shang dynasty and Yingzhou.”

The reason was naturally simple. Wild tigers were difficult to kill…

Did they think that hunting tigers was a joke?

It was rare to encounter people with superb martial arts, but there were also many rich and powerful people. Tiger bones were also one of the medicinal herbs to be used properly. One would never complain that there was too much of it.

The shopkeeper of this medicinal shop did not treat them kindly at all by offering fifty taels. Instead, he gave them a flat price. From the looks of the couple’s clothes, they were farmers. He did not give them a high price at all.

But that was high enough.

Ye Lulu and Guan Chibei looked at each other. They should be selling these tiger bones. This was because although the price was not high, it was not low either. There were many rich people in Yuan City, but it was better to sell these few bones to a large medicinal shop.

Ye Lulu took out the tiger bones.

There was still a tiger… whip at home. Ye Lulu thought for a moment. That was something the village had awarded to Guan Chibei. If it was enough to sell the tiger bones, it was best not to tap on Guan Chibei’s private belongings.

After receiving fifty taels of silver, she would have the money to renovate the shop. Together with the money she originally earned, she could regain her capital.

After walking out of the large medicinal shop, Ye Lulu regained her confidence. At this moment, another luxurious large ship sailed over and stopped. A group of maidservants disembarked from the ship. Among them was a young woman. She was thin, slim, beautiful, and most luxuriously dressed.

Of course, that woman could be said to be very beautiful, but that was because of her delicate appearance. However, in terms of facial features, she couldn’t be considered to be very exquisite and pure. It was just that she had been spoiled since she was young. Her skin was so tender and fair like milk, and she looked a little more noble and untouchable.

This woman was still wearing a pendant. On her snow-white and noble face, there was a thin golden chain between her eyebrows, and on the chain was a transparent but rich purple gem.

It was very noble and intimidating.

Everyone who saw her on the way back did not dare to offend her and took a few steps back.

This woman’s identity was extraordinary at a glance. Indeed, her status was extraordinary as well. One could see that on her fair and flawless face, she was frowning slightly, looking unhappy for no reason.

She said unhappily to her maidservant, Yue’er, who was beside her, “Are Second Aunt and Cousin staying at the Golden Inn? This inn’s name is so tacky… Gold isn’t more precious than jade. I really don’t want to stay in such a place like the Golden Inn.”

Her maidservant, Yue’er, who had grown up by her side, said, “Miss, please make do with it. This Yuan City isn’t big or small, but it definitely can’t compare to Yingzhou. It is said that the Golden Inn is the best inn. Although its name is tacky, the environment and use are the best. If we go to another inn, I’m afraid that your body is delicate and the other places are not worthy of you.”

It was obvious that this woman had been accustomed to the way others spoke to her since she was young. She still frowned and said, “Second Uncle and Second Aunt should buy a house in Yuan City. They come to Yuan City often and have to stay for a while. How can they not buy a house…”

They even had to go out and stay in an inn every time.