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Chapter 103 Advancement!
Chapter 103 Advancement!
Medicine Man Town, Office of Management.
In the stone house.
While eating lunch, Wang Jing was chatting with his wife, Sun Qiao'er, about some interesting things that happened in Qinghe City.
People come and go in Yaoren Town almost every day.
Whether you need to get an identity certificate or have other business, you have to come here to find him.
So even though he never left the town, he knew a lot about what was happening outside.
"For more than a year, more than a dozen wives and concubines in the Chen family have become pregnant one after another, which makes the Chen family proud to show off everywhere."
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"After all, he's over sixty years old, but he's still got plenty of virility."
"It turned out that he accidentally discovered that the concubine he had married a year ago was actually hermaphroditic."
"For more than a year, his concubine would go to his other wives and concubines every night to have sex with them, changing them every night, and also his maids—"
Sun Qiao'er laughed and said, "Is Master Chen blind? Didn't he notice?"
Wang Jing chuckled and patted her bottom, saying, "He's already old, hahaha—"
They both laughed.
At that moment, several figures suddenly appeared at the window, exuding a menacing aura.
When Wang Jing saw the three leading faces, his smile gradually faded, but he quickly put on his signature smile again: "So it's the three senior brothers from Hundred Corpse Peak. What brings you down here today?"
Li Lie sneered, "Steward Wang, why ask when you already know the answer? We already inquired about it last time. A disciple from above came down pretending to be sick and lingered in Medicine Man Town for several days, violating the sect rules. You should know that, right?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Jing looked surprised: "Is that so? I really didn't know."
At this moment, Zhou Qingyang suddenly appeared behind the Three Fiends with the people from the town's guards, and said with a serious expression, "Senior Brother Wang, if such a situation really exists, we must investigate it thoroughly."
Wang Jing narrowed his eyes, glanced at him and the people behind him, and smiled, "Captain Zhou, if such a situation is indeed true, of course we must investigate. I am from the management office; if someone violates the rules and loiters here without reason, I certainly will not stand idly by. However, who are you all referring to?"
Li Lie sneered, "It's that Luo Qingchen from your Medicine Man Town! Since he dared to linger here for so many days, you should have signed some paperwork for him, right?"
Wang Jing suddenly realized, "It's that Junior Brother Luo?"
He nodded and said, "Yes, I did sign the document for his stay. He suddenly fell ill, and someone vouched for him. I was just following the rules of the sect. Did you expect me to just drive him away and let him die on the road? He's a precious disciple of Black Phoenix Peak, not some nobody from my Medicine Man Town. I wouldn't dare."
Guo Ding, one of the Three Fiends, said ominously, "Since you signed the stay permit, did you confirm whether he was truly ill? If you didn't confirm it and still signed the permit, you should know the consequences!"
Wang Jing immediately gave a wry smile: "Senior brother, I'm just a lowly errand boy, not a doctor. How can I be sure if someone is really sick?"
"So you're just going to sign it already?"
Guo Ding's face was full of menacing intent.
Wang Jing laughed and said, "They have a doctor's prescription and the doctor's seal as collateral, why shouldn't I sign it?"
Which doctor?
Li Lie asked in a cold tone.
Wang Jing ignored him and looked at Zhou Qingyang behind them, saying, "Captain Zhou, I'm just following the rules. If you suspect that Junior Brother Luo is faking it, go and check it yourselves. It has nothing to do with me."
Sun Qiao'er, standing beside him, sneered, "They have medical records and a doctor from Yaoren Town vouching for them, but these three senior brothers only have three mouths. Captain Zhou, do you believe them or the people of Yaoren Town?"
Zhou Qingyang's expression changed slightly.
Li Lie roared angrily, "How dare you! Who do you think you are, woman, to speak to us like that?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Jing abruptly stood up, shielding his wife, and sneered, "And who are you? Daring to cause trouble in Medicine Man Town? Show me your evidence if you have any, otherwise get lost! Do you really think that just because you killed a few people up there, you can run rampant and everyone will be afraid of you?"
"How dare you!"
The three demons' faces immediately turned sinister, and a chilling killing intent erupted from their bodies!
Even on the peak above, few disciples dared to speak to them like that. Unexpectedly, in this small Medicine Man Town, this bald man was so bold!
In an instant, both sides were filled with murderous intent, and tensions were high.
When pedestrians saw this, they were all frightened and quickly left.
Zhou Qingyang inwardly groaned and quickly stepped forward to mediate: "Senior brothers, please calm down. This matter concerns our sect's rules; we should simply follow them. Why get angry?"
He looked at Wang Jing in the stone house and said, "Senior Brother Wang, you just need to tell us where Junior Brother Luo is staying now, and we'll find out the situation ourselves. If it's true, we'll come and apologize immediately; if it's a lie, we'll just urge him to leave. We're all fellow disciples, and this isn't a big deal, there's no need to make such a fuss."
Guo Ding immediately said in a sinister voice, "Captain Zhou, we must get this Manager Wang and his wife to go together! If that Junior Brother Luo is really sick, the three of us will apologize immediately. But if it's a lie, then we'll arrest Junior Brother Luo alone."
Li Lie also sneered, "Since he signed the document, he should be responsible for it. He must come with us to investigate."
Fang Zhengsong, the Four Evil Ones, had a sinister look on his face as he walked to the door of the stone house, seemingly preparing to break down the door and enter.
The reason the three of them had the couple follow them was mainly because they were afraid that the couple might take advantage of their absence to immediately take a shortcut or use some other method to notify the boy in advance, giving him time to prepare or allowing him to escape.
"Captain Zhou, my elder brother personally instructed us to do this. Furthermore, we already notified the Enforcement Hall yesterday. If you don't go and expel that kid now, how will you explain yourself when the Enforcement Hall officials come down?"
Guo Ding threatened in a sinister tone.
Zhou Qingyang's expression shifted several times before he could only cup his hands in a gesture of respect towards the stone house and say, "Senior Brother Wang, Senior Sister Sun, I'd like to trouble you two to come with us. Regardless of what happens afterward, I will personally come to apologize to you both."
"snort!"
Sun Qiao'er snorted coldly, about to make another sarcastic remark, but Wang Jing grabbed her hand, stopping her, and sneered at the window, "Fine, then my husband and I will accompany you. We've always followed the rules; if there's a problem with the prescription, it's none of our business."
Sun Qiao'er glanced at him.
Wang Jing shook his head slightly, his expression solemn, seemingly quite wary of these four fiends.
The couple tidied up the things on the table and left the stone house together.
"The Ziwei Pharmacy on South Street."
Upon arriving outside the stone house, Wang Jing spoke with a cold expression.
"Ziwei Pharmacy?"
Zhou Qingyang paused for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "Okay, let's go take a look together."
He had never been inside that pharmacy, but he had heard that the owner was a young woman who was quite beautiful, but aloof and never spoke to anyone.
Because the other party came from above, no one knew their true background, and no one dared to cause trouble.
"Since she dared to vouch for that Junior Brother Luo, could it be that the two knew each other before?"
As he walked along the road, Zhou Qingyang pondered to himself.
He certainly wouldn't dare offend Zhang Duanyang, after all, the other party was now a master of the Nourishing Spirit Realm and a core disciple of the Hundred Corpse Peak, with a promising future ahead.
Moreover, the Four Fiends' infamous reputation had already spread throughout the outer sect and beyond.
However, he didn't actually want to offend the taciturn Junior Brother Luo.
After all, the other party fought their way up from Medicine Man Town. Only those who have lived here know the cruelty and hardship of this place.
Since the other party was able to climb up, it means that the other party is also quite remarkable.
If Zhang Jiu and the others were indeed killed by that Junior Brother Luo, it further demonstrates that the other party is unfathomable.
He genuinely didn't want to offend any of them.
But now that the Three Fiends have come to coerce him, and with the prestige of that Senior Brother Zhang and the threat of sect rules, he naturally dares not refuse anymore.
Fortunately, he only led people to investigate the situation.
Even if that Junior Brother Luo is faking it and pretending to be sick, it's none of his business.
He only needed to persuade the people to leave in a nice and gentle manner; the matter of physically punishing them was none of the business of the town's garrison.
As for how the Three Fiends will behave, that's their own business.
Thinking this way, he felt a little more at ease.
With each person preoccupied with their own thoughts, the group soon arrived at South Street and headed towards the Ziwei Pharmacy.
As they walked, Guo Ding, the third of the Three Fiends, suddenly stared at the dark woods not far to his right and clicked his tongue, saying, "In this godforsaken place, there are such beautiful women?"
Following his covetous gaze, the group saw a tall figure dressed in a plain white dress, her head bowed, searching for something in the dark woods.
Although they are not close, these people are all cultivators, so they can naturally do well on their own.
It was clear that the woman had long, flowing black hair, a beautiful figure, and a unique, aloof demeanor. Her plain white dress and fair skin contrasted sharply with the surrounding black trees.
Like a snow-white lotus blooming in a dark and forbidden land, it possesses an elegant and sacred beauty.
Even Sun Qiao'er, a woman herself, was stunned at this moment.
"Hehe, when I get back later, I'll talk to her and ask her whose drug user she is. Then I'll spend some money to buy her."
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Although Guo Ding was itching to see more, he knew that business was more important.
"He's a top-notch corpse slave."
Li Lie grinned from the side.
The group soon arrived at the entrance of Ziwei Pharmacy.
"Is this the place?"
A fierce glint flashed in Li Lie's eyes, and he stepped inside first.
Inside the pharmacy.
There were two girls, one older and one younger, dressed in plain white dresses, who were sorting through medicinal herbs.
The two girls didn't look very old.
The older girl was slender and tall, standing gracefully like a newly opened flower bud; she looked quite pretty.
The little girl was thin and had two scars on her cheeks, making her look somewhat ferocious.
Upon seeing someone enter, the youngest girl quickly put down the herbs she was carrying, went to the door to greet them, and asked in a clear voice, "What medicine would you like to buy, sir?"
Li Lie glanced at the scars on her face with disdain and said coldly, "Where is the owner of your pharmacy? Tell her to come out!"
At this moment, the other two evil spirits, along with Zhou Qingyang and the others, arrived at the door.
The two girls in the shop were A Yao and Chen Ya.
Chen Ya remained squatting in the corner, tidying up the medicinal herbs, ignoring the visitors.
When Ayao saw so many people suddenly arrive, and they all looked menacing, she became a little scared and said, "Master—Master has gone out."
"Where did you go? When are you coming back?"
Li Lie asked in a sinister voice.
Ayao glanced at him timidly, shook her head, and asked, "You—you're looking for my master, is there something you need?"
Li Lie shouted, "Your master is suspected of falsifying documents and violating sect rules. You must bring her back now! We need to examine the medical records she issued, and we also need to examine that so-called patient!"
Chen Ya stood up from the corner, looked at him, and asked, "Who are you people?"
Li Lie's gaze fell upon her, scrutinizing her from head to toe before he sneered, "We're from Ten Thousand Bones Peak. There are guards outside. Little girls, do you two know that your master helped someone fabricate evidence? If you do, confess now, and we won't hold you responsible. But if you deliberately helped cover it up, hmph, then we'll arrest not only your master, but you two little girls too!"
Both girls' expressions changed upon hearing this.
Before A Yao could speak, Chen Ya coldly said, "You said my master helped someone commit fraud, where's the evidence? Do you have any evidence?"
Li Lie sneered: "Evidence? The evidence is naturally in your own pharmacy!"
Having said that, he was about to walk inside.
Chen Ya immediately stepped forward and blocked her way, questioning, "Are you from the enforcement team? Do you have a badge? If not, you cannot search our pharmacy!"
Li Lie grinned maliciously, staring at her and saying, "Little girl, say that again?"
"you----"
Just as Chen Ya was about to speak, Li Lie slapped her across the face, sending her flying.
"Who do you think you are? You're just a lowly drug user, not even as good as a stray dog on the street, yet you dare to talk back to me? Even your master wouldn't dare speak to me like that!"
His face was filled with murderous intent, his black robe billowed, exuding a chilling aura.
Chen Ya fell to the ground, feeling dizzy and blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. She dared not utter another word.
Guo Ding, one of the Three Fiends behind her, stared at her delicate and slender body and pretty face, and chuckled, "Little girl, who is your master? Tell me, and I'll buy you and train you properly. When you start to get horny, you'll definitely be more horny and fun than those stray dogs on the street, hehehehe————"
Chen Ya looked at his terrifying eyes and immediately shrank into a corner in fear.
Zhou Qingyang, standing at the entrance, frowned and walked into the shop, saying, "Senior brothers, business is more important."
Li Lie sneered, "Since the shop owner isn't here, let's go find that kid first! This pharmacy isn't that big, let's see where he can hide! If he's not sick—"
At this point, he turned to look at Zhou Qingyang and sneered, "Captain Zhou, you should know what to do, right?"
Zhou Qingyang did not answer immediately, but said in a deep voice, "Find someone first."
Li Lie immediately led the two assassins towards the inner room.
Zhou Qingyang and his men followed behind.
Wang Jing and Sun Qiao'er also entered the shop.
Sun Qiao'er went over and helped Chen Ya up, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, and whispered a reminder: "Little girl, no matter what they ask later, answer honestly and don't say anything out of line. Those beasts kill without blinking an eye."
Chen Ya covered her burning cheek, her eyes filled with both hatred and fear.
When Ayao saw those people go to the backyard, her expression changed drastically. She hurriedly ran over, shouting, "There's no one behind! There's no one behind!"
Such panic and disarray naturally aroused suspicion among the crowd.
Wang Jing and Sun Qiao'er exchanged a glance and immediately headed towards the backyard.
Wang Jing sighed softly and said, "I didn't expect Brother Luo to have offended the Four Fiends of Hundred Corpse Peak up there. This is going to be difficult."
"Is there anyone behind me?"
Li Lie stood in the backyard, a cold smile on his face, watching the little girl who rushed over, opened her arms, and stood at the door of the woodshed. Then, his gaze turned icy as he looked at the woodshed behind her.
Guo Ding, one of the Three Fiends, stepped forward, grabbed the little girl by the hair, threw her out, and shouted sternly into the house, "Junior Brother Luo, it's already this late, aren't you coming out?"
There was no response from inside the woodshed.
"Brother! Run! Bad guys are coming!"
The little girl fell to the ground, and the hard surface scraped open the scars on her face, causing them to bleed.
She immediately got up and ran to the kitchen door, crying and calling out urgently.
"Brother? Hehe————"
Li Lie grinned maliciously, grabbed her hair, lifted her small body up, and then kicked the fragile wooden door of the woodshed.
"Snap!"
The wooden door shattered and flew into the house.
Inside the woodshed, a figure dressed in a black robe sat in the corner and slowly opened his eyes.
"Brother! Run!"
The little girl struggled in Li Lie's hands, reaching out her two little hands to scratch him.
Li Lie looked at the figure in the woodshed and clicked his tongue, "Junior Brother Luo, what are you doing hiding here? Cultivating? Oh, I heard you're sick? What's wrong? Should we come and take a look?"
Luo Qingchen sat in the corner without moving.
Li Lie sneered, tossed the little girl aside, and then, accompanied by the two thugs, stepped into the woodshed. He chuckled, "Junior Brother Luo, you've been hiding here for five days now, it's time to go up. You're a new disciple, you can't break the sect rules. Don't worry, with the three of us brothers escorting you along the way, no one will dare to harm you."
Guo Ding and Fang Zhengsong, standing behind him, both wore sinister grins.
Outside, Zhou Qingyang and the others watched this scene with varying expressions on their faces.
"Speaking of the rules, the three of you should all still remember them—"
At this moment, Luo Qingchen finally stood up slowly from the ground, looking at them calmly: "According to the sect rules, trespassing into another disciple's residence and kicking down the door, what do you suggest we do?"
Upon hearing this, the three of them burst into laughter.
Fang Zhengsong, one of the Four Fiends, walked straight over and slammed his foot on the broken wooden door with a "smack." His face was full of mockery and ridicule as he said, "Junior Brother Luo, so what do you suggest? Do you want us to compensate you for this broken door, or—"
"boom--
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A loud bang, like a thunderclap, suddenly rang out in the dark woodshed!
Before Fang Zhengsong could finish speaking, his burly body was punched so hard his chest shattered, and he flew out the door.
Outside the door, Zhou Qingyang and his two disciples were knocked away with a "bang".
Fang Zhengsong landed on the ground, his chest bursting open. He stared blankly for a few seconds before instinctively jumping up from the ground.
He stood there, stunned. He was about to go back into the kitchen when he suddenly felt something fall from his ruptured chest and stomach. He looked down and his eyes widened in shock—
"Snapped!"
His vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground, dying instantly.
This moment.
The entire backyard suddenly fell silent.
Crimson blood instantly stained the ground red.
Inside the woodshed, the terrifying sound, like a thunderclap, still made everyone's eardrums buzz.
Luo Qingchen put away her fist.
Only then did he reply, "No need to pay for the door, pay with your life instead."
In the woodshed.
The laughter of the remaining two villains, Li Lie and Guo Ding, suddenly stopped as if someone had grabbed their throats.
Zhou Qingyang, who was knocked away by Fang Zhengsong, and his two subordinates all suffered broken ribs and coughed up blood. As soon as they stood up, their legs gave way and they collapsed again.
"This—this is—"
"Nourish—the realm of nourishing the spirit?"
The force of that punch almost suffocated everyone!
Li Lie, who had already cultivated to the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm and often followed Zhang Duanyang, naturally knew what this powerful aura meant.
At that moment, he was so scared that he peed his pants.
When they saw Fang Zhengsong being punched to death, and Zhou Qingyang and the other two having their ribs broken and lying on the ground unable to get up, the other guards outside were also shocked and their mouths were agape.
Wang Jing and Sun Qiao'er, standing at the very back, turned pale with fright when they saw this scene.
Guo Ding, the third oldest, was utterly shocked and hurriedly cried out, "Senior Brother Luo! Wait! We are just—"
"Whoosh!"
Before he could finish speaking, Luo Qingchen was already in front of him and grabbed him by the neck.
Then, with a "crack," his throat bone was crushed!
At this moment, the difference in strength between the two is so great!
This ruthless killer was utterly powerless to resist.
Guo Ding opened his mouth wide, trying to speak, but only a desperate "ho" sound came from his throat, and mouthfuls of blood gushed out.
Luo Qingchen released his grip and threw him to the ground.
Then, he stomped on his head and crushed it.
"Thump!"
The last one, Li Lie, buckled at the knees and knelt on the ground. His face filled with terror, he began to kowtow repeatedly, crying and pleading, "Senior Brother Luo! Spare me!"
At this point, he realized that running away was useless, and making threats would only lead to his death.
As for fighting back—you'll die even faster and more miserably.
So, he could only cry and beg for mercy, using what he thought was the most useful thing to save his life: "Senior Brother Luo! Don't kill me! I'll give you silver! I'll give you all my silver!"
He cried and begged, while trembling as he pulled out all the silver he had from his pocket.
A five-hundred-tael silver note, and some loose silver pieces that together amounted to about ten taels of silver.
"I still have more cave dwellings! I have many more cave dwellings! Senior Brother Luo, as long as you let me go back, I'll immediately return to my cave dwelling to give 'Boom One' 6..."
Before he could finish speaking, Luo Qingchen punched him in the head, smashing it open.
The piercing cries, pleas for mercy, and insincere nagging all vanished in an instant.
The woodshed was quiet again.
Outside the woodshed, the town guards were all terrified, their faces ashen and their souls nearly leaving their bodies. They seemed to fear that this killing god, in a fit of rage, would rush out and kill them all as well.
Even Wang Jing and Sun Qiao'er were trembling.
However, at this moment, no one dared to move; they all stood still, not daring to budge.
Chen Ya and A Yao were also standing outside, their faces pale.
Blood was everywhere, and there were horrific corpses.
At this moment, this peaceful backyard seemed to have suddenly turned into a terrible hell!
Luo Qingchen picked up the silver notes from the ground and then, as if no one else was around, searched each of the three people one by one, taking out another 1,200 taels of silver.
With the 106 taels he already had, he now had a total of 1816 taels of silver.
He became a millionaire again.
There should still be a lot of silver hidden in the caves of these three people.
But he definitely won't go.
"Senior Sister Qiu should be carrying quite a bit with her, after all, she collects money every day—"
He thought to himself.
After carefully putting away all the silver, he looked at Zhou Qingyang and the others outside and said, "You all saw it just now. I was cultivating inside when the three of them kicked down the door and trespassed into my residence. According to the sect rules, even though my cultivation level is higher than theirs now, I can still kill them. Captain Zhou, what do you say?"
Zhou Qingyang clutched his sunken chest, enduring the excruciating pain as he struggled to his feet, his face deathly pale. He stammered, "It's—it's like this—"
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Is that so?
Luo Qingchen's gaze then turned to the other people in the town's guard post.
Those people were immediately terrified and hurriedly nodded.
"Yes! That's right!"
"Senior Brother Luo, according to the sect rules, you did the right thing! Well done!"
At this point, who dares to say otherwise?
The three gruesome corpses on the ground were still staring at them with wide, terrified eyes.
"So, what are you doing here?"
Luo Qingchen suddenly asked again.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyang and the others were immediately terrified and turned pale.
As the team leader, Zhou Qingyang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, his face pale, "Reporting to Senior Brother Luo, these three said—that Senior Brother Luo has stayed here for too long, and that the medical report—the medical report is falsified, so—so they forced us to come and examine you—"
Luo Qingchen asked, "Is a check-up still necessary?"
Zhou Qingyang immediately said, "No—no need—"
At this point, what's the point of checking?
What's wrong with a genius disciple who broke through the Blood Exchange Realm in just one month, climbed out of the pile of corpses in Medicine Man Town, and then broke through the Spirit Nourishing Realm in just over a month?
Even if I stay for a year, so what?
Who dares to interfere?
Besides, they have a guarantor, official documents from the management office, and a legitimate reason to stay!
As for whether the reason is true or false—
They're a genius student, how could it be fake?
"Since there's no need to check anymore, then take all the corpses off the ground."
Luo Qingchen didn't waste any more time with them.
He added, "By the way, write a statement and tell the higher-ups what happened. Captain Zhou, I hope you write it carefully and truthfully."
Zhou Qingyang quickly replied, "Don't worry, Senior Brother Luo, I will definitely report the truth!"
After saying this, he quickly endured the pain in his chest, ordered the people beside him to carry the body, pick up the disgusting things on the ground, and leave in a hurry.
"Luo—Senior Brother Luo—"
At this moment, Wang Jing, who was standing at the very back, excitedly cupped his hands in congratulations: "Congratulations, Senior Brother Luo, on another breakthrough!"
Sun Qiao'er said with a complicated expression, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Luo! Senior Brother Luo's talent is truly unmatched!"
Luo Qingchen returned the greeting with a cupped hand, the coldness on her face fading, and said, "Thank you both for your help."
Wang Jing quickly laughed and said, "Not at all, not at all, Senior Brother Luo, please don't say such things! If you ever want to stay for a few more days in the future, feel free to come. I'll sign the paperwork and vouch for you!"
Luo Qingchen said, "Thank you."
"Brother Luo, please continue with your business. We'll take our leave now. If you need anything in the future, please feel free to find me at the management office!"
Wang Jing didn't dare to disturb them any further. He said it again and immediately left with Sun Qiao'er.
After leaving the pharmacy, the two looked at each other with mixed feelings, secretly feeling both fortunate and incredulous.
"Thankfully, we didn't offend him back then—"
"This Junior Brother Luo is going to be quite something in the future!"
The two walked toward the town center, sighing and feeling complicated.
How come it's as easy for other people to break through in their cultivation as drinking water or eating?
And they, alas—
"Ayao, Chen Ya, go fetch some water."
In the backyard of the pharmacy, Luo Qingchen began cleaning up the bloodstains in the kitchen and at the entrance.
After everyone else had left, the two girls stood there dumbfounded, too scared to move or speak, their faces filled with fear and their eyes filled with dread.
"oh oh!"
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Upon hearing his instructions, Ayao regained her senses and hurriedly went to the well to fetch water.
Chen Ya also came to her senses, her expression shifted a few times, and then she left with a dazed look on her face.
"Whoosh!"
Luo Qingchen washed the bloodstains several times before cleaning them up.
Chen Ya and A Yao, meanwhile, were diligently wiping the walls in the corner of the woodshed with rags.
Chen Ya, who used to be lazy when working, was working harder than A Yao beside her at this moment, and would steal glances at that figure from time to time while working.
A-Yao noticed and, thinking she was scared, whispered to comfort her, "Senior Sister, don't be afraid. My master only kills bad people."
Then he glanced at her again and whispered, "As long as you don't hit me anymore, you're a good person."
Chen Ya ignored her, her brows furrowed slightly, as if she were thinking about something.
"Where is your master?"
After cleaning up in the early morning, Luo picked up her package and prepared to leave.
That Senior Sister Bai could be said to have done him a great favor, risking violating the sect rules to allow him to stay here and cultivate.
If he hadn't made a breakthrough today, she would probably have been implicated as well.
Now that he's ready to leave, it's natural to say goodbye.
Ah Yao quickly came out of the kitchen and said, "Master has gone out, probably to buy something. He probably won't be back for a while."
As she spoke, she looked at the bundle on his body, her little face full of reluctance.
At this moment, Chen Ya also came out of the kitchen, glanced at him a few times, and mustered up her courage to say, "Lord Luo, why don't you stay here for another night? My master—she might not be back until tonight."
At this moment, she no longer dared to presume to address the boy as "Senior Brother Luo," and she no longer possessed the arrogance she had before.
Three experts at the Blood Exchange Realm with the same cultivation level as her master were all killed by this person with a single punch. How could she dare to be presumptuous anymore?
"I have other things to do."
Luo Qingchen frowned and said, "Ayao, when she comes back, please tell her for me to thank her, and also—"
"Never mind, it's alright."
He didn't say anything more, and left with his bag on his back.
The two girls immediately dropped the rag and followed him all the way to the outside of the pharmacy.
Ayao's eyes reddened.
Chen Ya struggled with her thoughts for a long time, but ultimately didn't dare to speak.
He's a master of the Nourishing Spirit Realm now, and I heard he's a core disciple above. So what is she?
They're not even as good as a stray dog on the street.
She had offended them before, so why would they possibly help her?
Watching the figure gradually disappear into the distance, she lowered her head sadly, then silently turned and went back to the pharmacy.
According to the previous schedule, her owner should be coming down soon.
Then, we'll take her blood and her kidney.
Perhaps she simply died.
Perhaps she didn't die, but was sold to a brothel, forced to serve customers daily, and then had her blood drawn periodically.
This is her fate.
"If this is my fate, then I accept it."
In the dim light of the shop, she murmured.
The streets outside were deserted, not a single person in sight.
Even the vendors were dozing off and listless.
"Now that I've broken through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm, I should be able to be allocated another cave dwelling, right?"
"I hope I can continue working in the Demon Prison—"
"Black Phoenix Peak has fifteen core disciples, all at the Spirit Nourishing Realm. Now, I should be considered a core disciple as well. I've heard that core disciples are chosen by their master—"
Walking down the street, Luo Qingchen secretly pondered what would happen after she went up there.
After walking a short distance, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar white figure appearing in the dark woods by the roadside.
Turning my head, I saw that Senior Sister Bai was holding a flower in her arms, quietly walking out of the woods.
The flowers were still black, the roots and stems were covered in black mud, and she was white.
Holding the flowers, she walked down the road with her head down, heading towards the pharmacy, not looking at the other pedestrians, so she didn't seem to see him either.
"Senior Sister Bai."
He called out as the two were about to pass each other.
Bai Tang raised her head and looked at him, her face still indifferent and expressionless.
"what?"
She asked.
Luo Qingchen said, "I'm leaving."
Bai Tang was slightly taken aback: "Leave? Where to?"
Luo Qingchen said, "Go up and return to the sect."
Bai Tang: "Oh."
After saying that, she hugged the flowers, lowered her head, and prepared to leave.
Luo Qingchen said, "Senior Sister Bai, thank you so much for taking me in and letting me stay at your pharmacy for a few days."
Bai Tang stopped and said, "You gave me the money."
Luo Qingchen looked at the flower in her arms, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The flower you brought back before, I saw it, and it seems to have withered."
He paused, then added, "Senior Sister Bai, I don't think it's necessary to clean it too thoroughly or take too much care of it in a place like this. With the black grime covering it, it might survive without any special attention."
Bai Tang raised her head, looked at him, and after a while, said, "I like things clean."
"It doesn't matter if you die?"
Luo Qingchen asked.
"It doesn't matter."
she said.
Then, holding the flowers, he left.
Luo Qingchen stared at her white figure for a moment, and just as she was about to continue walking forward, she suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, come down here in four days."
Luo Qingchen asked, "Is there something you need, Senior Sister Bai?"
Bai Tang ignored him and continued walking forward after she finished speaking.
"Four days later?"
Luo Qingchen pondered for a moment, then quickly walked towards the steps behind the town without further thought.
He still has a lot to do.
Tomorrow, he has to go to the Demon Prison to work again; hopefully, it won't be the last time.
Once you leave the Demon Prison, bloodsucking will become a problem.
I pondered all the way.
Soon, he arrived at the mountain.
Now, he needs to go to the management office on the main peak to report, get a new waist token, and request a new cave dwelling.
There must be other benefits, right?
"Hey! Isn't this Junior Brother Luo? You've finally decided to come back?"
As they were walking on the white road, three figures suddenly emerged from the side path.
The person in the lead was none other than Senior Sister Qiu.
Qiu Ye had just finished collecting debts when she unexpectedly ran into the person she had been longing for.
She remembers everyone who owes her money.
If someone owes her money and she discovers that the other party is likely unable to repay it, she will think about it constantly and worry about it day and night.
"Junior Brother Luo, if you don't come back soon, I'm going to go down and look for you."
Qiu Ye said with a smile.
Luo Qingchen glanced at the two people behind her, cupped her hands, and said, "What business does Senior Sister Qiu have with me?"
Qiu Ye smiled broadly: "It's nothing serious. I just wanted to ask when you're going to pay me back the money you owe me?"
Luo Qingchen asked, "When does Senior Sister Qiu want it?"
Qiu Ye smiled and said, "Junior Brother Luo, I know you're in trouble right now. I signed another contract with you before, which included your cave dwelling, property, medicine man, body, and soul. Do you remember?"
After saying that, she smiled, glanced around, and said, "There are too many people here. Let's go to my stone house on Black Phoenix Peak to talk. I need to take out that contract so I can show it to you again."
Before Luo Qingchen could reply, the two men behind her had already surrounded her.
"Junior Brother Luo, let's go."
The two men looked at him threateningly, as if they were afraid he would run away.
Qiu Ye smiled and said, "Junior Brother Luo, don't worry. I won't harm anyone who owes me money, even if it's only ten taels of silver."
As she spoke, she swayed her hips and walked ahead.
Luo Qingchen glanced at the two people behind her again, said nothing more, and followed behind her.
Soon, the four of them crossed the black stone bridge and arrived at Black Phoenix Peak.
Qiu Ye then smiled and said, "Junior Brother Luo, it's like this. Your cave dwelling has been destroyed, and the Four Fiends of Hundred Corpse Peak are going to kill you. So, I feel that my silver is very unsafe and may be gone at any time. In order to protect my interests as soon as possible, I have decided to use your body ahead of schedule. Junior Brother Luo, you should have no problem with that, right?"
Luo Qingchen's expression shifted: "What does Senior Sister Qiu mean?"
Qiu Ye smiled and said, "It means exactly what it says. I need your body now to earn some money for me as soon as possible, so I don't end up losing everything."
She stopped, turned around, and looked him up and down carefully. She smiled and said, "Nice figure, and good looks too. Junior Brother Luo, you'll be entertaining guests at Qingxiu Courtyard tonight. I've already found some for you. There's only one guest tonight, but two tomorrow night. Once you get the money, I'll take nine, you take one, until you pay off all my debts."
"Of course, you will also need to sign another contract now, a voluntary sale of yourself."
"Let's go to the stone house by the cliff. There's a ready-made contract there. I've already prepared it for Junior Brother Luo."
She walked ahead with a smile.
The two burly men stood on either side of Luo Qingchen, blocking her from behind.
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