190: Chapter 190 Gets a brutal beating after landing
Jiang He rubbed his eyes so hard he nearly blinded himself.
He simply could not believe the data he was seeing.
"This is just too unrealistic, isn't it?"
"Before I entered the Reincarnation Trial, my strength was only a little over fifty thousand."
"Now it's increased tenfold??"
"And what's up with this HP?"
"Are you really raising me like a boss??"
He hurriedly took off the Styx equipment set he was wearing.
Sure enough, his stats plummeted instantly.
This set of equipment had increased his stats by at least 70%!
Jiang He curled his lips, silently praying in his heart:
"Gu Tian, you must never come back. Just live a good life in the tribe with Ah Li."
"Consider this set of equipment as the bride price you sent!"
"Hahaha..."
Just as he was getting carried away,
a roar suddenly came from behind him:
"You little brat, I've finally caught you!"
Thump, thump, thump—
A burst of rapid footsteps approached.
Jiang He instinctively turned his head.
Before he could even see who it was, he took a solid punch to the face.
Bang—!
He was sent flying several meters and slammed hard onto the ground.
"Damn it, you dare to pull a double-cross on me? When I was roaming the pugilistic world, you weren't even a cell!"
"Wuwu... Qiao Er, stop hitting me!"
Jiang He was dazed by that punch.
He had six-digit HP and attack power, didn't he?
And he was just sent flying by a single punch??
"Don't I have any dignity?"
Just as he was about to climb up and retaliate, he looked up and was nearly scared to the point of wetting himself.
Who else could it be but Qiao Er standing before him?
"Damn it, return my equipment immediately! We agreed it was just a rental, how dare you run away?"
Qiao Er grabbed Jiang He by the collar and raised his hand to slap him.
Jiang He hurriedly waved his hands to beg for mercy:
"Don't, don't, don't hit me! Qiao Er, I have my reasons!"
"Reasons my ass! Hand over my black dragon set immediately, plus interest. If even a single piece is missing, I'll skin you alive today!"
Jiang He shivered all over.
He knew very well that Qiao Er would do exactly what he said.
"Don't, don't, don't, Qiao Er, please listen to my explanation..."
"Hmph, let's see what kind of story you can make up." Qiao Er let go of him and pushed him to the ground.
Jiang He looked nervous and said with a fawning smile: "Qiao Er, it went like this, and that, then like this, and then like that..."
He poured out everything he had experienced, from the Crystal Capital to Storm City, the beast tide, Blackrock Tower, the Reincarnation Trial...
He told it with such vivid emotion.
It was enough to make anyone who heard it sad, and cause listeners to shed tears.
He even managed to squeeze out a few tears from the corners of his eyes.
Qiao Er frowned:
"You've met Gu Tian?"
Jiang He's eyes lit up, and he was secretly delighted.
He had deliberately exaggerated his friendship with Gu Tian just to get on good terms with him.
It turned out Qiao Er called him "Little Tian" directly; it seemed their relationship was extraordinary!
"Wuwu... Yes, Qiao Er, Gu Tian and I are like brothers, and most importantly, we are even relatives!"
"Relatives?" Qiao Er raised an eyebrow. "Didn't Gu Tian pop out of a rock?"
Jiang He hurriedly added:
"Hey, I'm from the wife's side of the family! His wife is my pet."
"So you're saying you two have a very good relationship?"
"Yes, yes, yes, we're as close as can be!" Jiang He nodded repeatedly.
Qiao Er curled his lips.
Then he suddenly grabbed him by the hair and backhanded him with a slap.
"Damn, perfect! That little brat stole plenty of my things in the past; all the magic treasures I worked so hard to save up were swiped by him. Since you're family, we'll settle both the new and old debts together today!"
Boom—
He was done for, the sky had collapsed.
Jiang He's brain buzzed, and he completely crashed.
At best, he only had the audacity of a thief in front of Qiao Er, but that kid Gu Tian was a real thief!
"Wuwu... Qiao Er, even if you beat me to death, I can't return the equipment..."
It wasn't that Jiang He didn't want to return it, it was that the equipment really wasn't on him.
Before entering the Reincarnation Trial, he had lent the black dragon set to North Wind.
Now he didn't even know where North Wind was.
"You can't return it, huh? Are you sure?"
A fierce glint flashed in Qiao Er's eyes.
Jiang He was so scared his legs went weak.
"Don't, don't, don't, I'll return it, I'll return it..."
He hurriedly shared his backpack for Qiao Er to see.
"Wuwu... Qiao Er, this is all my wealth, please take whatever you want..."
"Hmph, you know what's good for you."
Qiao Er rummaged through Jiang He's backpack, cursing more harshly with every sentence.
"Eh? You brat actually have this thing?"
Qiao Er pulled a skill book out of the bag.
Jiang He stiffened, screaming internally that this was bad.
Damn, how did he forget about this!
He had previously obtained a skill book—Magic Shield.
At the time, his level wasn't high enough to learn it.
This was a divine skill for saving one's life!
He absolutely could not let him take it.
"Uh... Qiao Er, what is this?"
As he spoke, Jiang He reached out to take the skill book, flipping it left and right.
Qiao Er sneered: "You brat really don't know a good thing when you see it, this is a good..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a white light flashed.
Jiang He crushed the skill book on the spot and learned it.
The two stared at each other for three seconds, and Qiao Er's entire face turned black.
Jiang He's forehead broke out in cold sweat: "Qiao... Qiao Er, if I say I didn't do it on purpose... do you believe me?"
"I'll believe you when hell freezes over!"
Qiao Er pulled out a massive black hammer and swung it, ready to smash him.
"Ah! Help! An NPC is killing someone!" Jiang He was so scared he turned and ran.
After running for a distance, he finally realized—
Why did this map look more familiar the more he looked at it?
Not long after, when he rushed to the gate of the main city, he almost cried.
"Wuwu... I'm finally home..."
At this moment, outside the gates of Chang'an City, a group of players were all looking confused.
"Eh? Why can't I check this person's level?"
"Holy crap, look everyone, isn't he being chased and beaten by an NPC?"
Jiang He didn't stop at all, sprinting all the way into the city.
Just as he reached the city gate, two guards tried to block him.
"Who goes there..."
Bang—!
Jiang He stepped up and kicked him: "I am your father, get lost!"
The kicked guard was furious and was about to blow his horn to call for backup, but another guard beside him hurriedly pulled him back.
"Damn, are you stupid? Did you not see who that was?"
"Ah? Who, who is it?"
"That's the Viscount! Are you blind?"
The guard froze on the spot, looking in the direction Jiang He had run off to with a terrified expression.
"The... the Viscount?" He was immediately so excited he almost cried: "Wuwu... The Viscount has returned!"
Just as he was happy, Qiao Er also rushed to the city gate, holding his hammer.
Seeing that this person dared to chase and beat the Viscount, the guard was filled with burning rage and stepped forward to stop Qiao Er:
"Who goes there!"
"Who your head, I am your daddy!"
Bang—!
With one hammer strike, the guard was sent flying from the bottom of the city wall up onto the top of the wall.
The guard lay on the wall, almost crying out loud.
What kind of day is this?
Kicked for no reason early in the morning, and now hit by a hammer.
He suddenly remembered something and hurriedly pulled out his horn and blew it.
Woo—!
In an instant, all the guards in the city surged toward the gate.
Even the players gathered together nervously.
The last time this horn sounded was when the beast tide attacked.
At this moment, even Li Changge in the palace was startled and stood up.
"What is the situation? Why was the horn blown?"
The people in the hall were also confused.
They had just been discussing state affairs, so why did the horn suddenly blow?
Suddenly, a guard ran into the hall in a hurry and shouted:
"Your... Your Majesty... The Viscount has returned."