MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again - Chapter 862 - Settling Down in the Imperial City

Chapter 862 - Settling Down in the Imperial City

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Chapter 862 of "MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again" starts revealing surprises: Having spent a bit of money, Lu Hong clumsily drove the carriage, slowly making his... Read on!

Having spent a bit of money, Lu Hong clumsily drove the carriage, slowly making his way to the Imperial City.Coming to the Imperial City wasn’t for the purpose of gathering any intelligence, after all, even those from external families coming to purchase berries were of very low level. Such people couldn’t possibly possess important information about All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.

Thus, upon arriving at the Imperial City, Lu Hong merely wanted to provide Wang Wang a better educational environment; surely, the teachers in the Imperial City would be better than those in the countryside.

With three thousand silver pieces in his pocket, Lu Hong took Wang Wang for a round in the Imperial City. Unexpectedly, the prices here were astonishingly high. Even a simple little courtyard required a selling price of eight thousand silver pieces.

Perhaps he should go make some money off gold nuggets again?

Lu Hong shook his head, dismissing this idea. The pawnshop keeper earlier had already mentioned the theft of Official Silver. Although his gold differed from the stolen batch, how could anyone prove it? Unless the theft case was solved, it would be especially difficult to sell his gold in the Imperial City, at the feet of the Heavenly Son.

In the end, Lu Hong decided to rent a small courtyard, and together with Wang Wang spent the afternoon purchasing household utensils, keeping busy until evening when they finally comfortably settled in.

Lying on a soft big bed, covered with new quilt, Wang Wang felt a sense of surrealness, as though dreaming.

Could this be fake?

Wang Wang pinched his thigh hard.

Ouch!

Looks like he wasn’t dreaming.

Saying this, Wang Wang jumped down from his soft little bed, sneaked to the door of Lu Hong’s room, gently pushed it open with a creak.

This startled Wang Wang, hoping he hadn’t woken his brother.

The next second, Lu Hong’s voice came from inside: "What’s up? Can’t sleep?"

"No..., no, it’s just... I just wanted to see if you’re still here, brother."

Hearing Wang Wang’s words, Lu Hong came to him smiling: "I told you, I wouldn’t abandon you, and I meant it. You might not be used to the new house; how about tonight you sleep with me, okay?"

"Okay!" Wang Wang nodded happily.

The next morning, Lu Hong took Wang Wang to grab some quick breakfast, then with introductions from neighbors, they visited a nearby well-known teacher’s house.

At the time, the house echoed with rhythmic reading sounds, which sounded quite nice.

Knock, knock, knock!

Lu Hong knocked on the wooden gate of the courtyard, shouting inside: "Mr. Xu, sorry to disturb you."

Hearing the sound from outside, Mr. Xu put down his book, and said to the children under the hall: "Continue reading, I’ll step out for a moment."

Leaving the hall, Mr. Xu opened the half-closed courtyard door, sized up Lu Hong and Wang Wang, and asked: "Is there something I can help with?"

This Mr. Xu looked no older than forty, with bright eyes. Lu Hong instinctively felt a twinge of vigilance; this man... wasn’t ordinary!

"The thing is, we’re outsiders recently moved to the Orchid Lane. Early on, due to poverty, my little sister couldn’t receive education. Now with a little more money, we wish for her to learn to read and write. We’ve heard you teach best around here, therefore we came to disturb you, hoping Mr. Xu can forgive us."

Saying this, Lu Hong patted Wang Wang’s little head: "Hurry up and greet Mr. Xu."

Prompted by Lu Hong, Wang Wang shyly said: "Wang... Wang Wang greets Mr. Xu."

Hearing this, Mr. Xu nodded, then said to Lu Hong: "Your child must be around twelve or thirteen years old, right? Having never read before is a bit difficult, considering her peers have now started intensively reading classics and learning arithmetic. If she enters a class directly, it might yield no results."

"Well..., I ask Mr. Xu to consider another solution. We sincerely came to learn." Lu Hong sensed the hidden meaning and promptly handed an ingot of silver to the other party.

Feeling the weight of the silver, Mr. Xu immediately smiled: "There is a way. She can attend my newly opened class. However, the children there are seven or eight years old. I worry Wang Wang might not fit in alone."

Lu Hong nodded, then turned to Wang Wang: "Wang Wang, did you hear Mr. Xu? Those studying with you are seven or eight years old; are you afraid of losing face?"

Wang Wang shook her head: "Not afraid, as long as I can learn something."

Wang Wang herself had struggled through society for many years. If she couldn’t put aside her pride, she might have starved on the streets long ago.

Hearing Wang Wang’s words, Mr. Xu was very satisfied. He said to Lu Hong: "The small class starts in the afternoon, from one-thirty to four. But since you’re here today, let her stay and audit, have lunch and rest at my place. If you’re busy, you can go do your own chores, just remember to pick her up in the afternoon."

Having received Lu Hong’s silver, Mr. Xu’s attitude towards Wang Wang couldn’t be faulted; this was the power of money.

Lu Hong nodded, thanked Mr. Xu, then gave Wang Wang some final instructions before leaving the private school courtyard alone.

Wandering on the Imperial City’s main street, Lu Hong felt two people subtly following him.

He then turned into a secluded alley. Sure enough, at both ends of the alley appeared two government officers wielding steel knives, among them a figure with a graceful posture and charming face, a tomboy.

"I say, officers, perhaps you’ve mistaken me. I’ve only been in the Imperial City for two days. What, isn’t the city open to outsiders now?"

"Heh." The tomboy sneered: "You, the thief who dared to steal Official Silver, enter the Imperial City brazenly. Surely, you don’t know what the word ’death’ means!"

Hearing this, Lu Hong knew the White City pawnshop keeper had stirred trouble, and squinted his eyes, smiling: "I say, officer, without evidence, you mustn’t falsely accuse."

"Falsely accursed?" The tomboy coldly said: "Your background is obscure, first showing up during White City’s berry trade, manipulating a poor orphan as a decoy, while pawning eight pounds of gold at White City pawnshop, then injuring the Sang family’s old manager. With such power, you must be from another world. The theft of Official Silver is the first crime you’ve committed upon entering our world!"

After listening to the tomboy’s account, Lu Hong clapped his hands: "If you think so, there’s nothing I can do. But the Official Silver, indeed, was not stolen by me. Perhaps you should interrogate the person who provided the information; maybe he’ll be your key to solving the case."

"Humph! Whether you stole it or not, come back to the government office to discuss further!"

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