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Chapter 102 Breakthrough!
Chapter 102 Breakthrough!
In the kitchen.
Ayao's small figure was standing on tiptoe in front of the stove, struggling to stir the medicine in the pot.
Upon seeing him approach, she quickly put down the shovel, her eyes sparkling, and asked, "Brother, were you just chatting with Master?"
You two seem to be having a great chat. This is the first time I've ever seen Master talk so much with someone at once, and so has my brother.
She blinked, looking like she had a lot to ask.
Luo Qingchen ignored her, walked to the stove, and sniffed the medicine in the pot.
Ayao said, "Brother, don't worry. I can remember these medicinal herbs after seeing them once and smelling them once. I won't make any mistakes."
Luo Qingchen picked up the shovel, stirred it a few more times, and said, "Put it out."
Ayao agreed and quickly took out the firewood from under the stove.
Luo Qingchen brought over a bath tub and poured all the boiling hot medicinal liquid from the pot into it.
"I need to have my blood drawn."
He looked at the figure in front of the stove and said.
"oh oh!"
Ayao quickly came over, stretched out her arm, rolled up her sleeves, and said with a smile, "Brother, take more, okay? I'm very strong, I won't faint."
Luo Qingchen glanced at her again and said, "Go sit down on the chair."
He took something from the package, returned to the kitchen, and began drawing blood.
The sharp dagger touched the girl's slender wrist.
Ayao asked curiously, "Brother, do we not need to close our eyes this time?"
Luo Qingchen said calmly, "No need."
Ayao laughed and said, "Then I can keep watching my brother, and I won't be afraid of pain anymore."
After a while.
She suddenly swayed and fainted.
Luo Qingchen reached out and hugged her, sprinkled medicine powder on her wound, and tightly bandaged it with gauze.
He stared at her pale face for a while, then picked her up and carried her to her room.
As soon as she reached the door of the room, Chen Ya walked over with a blank look in her eyes and tears streaming down her face. She paused for a moment when she saw him and the girl in his arms.
Luo Qingchen carried the girl into the room, placed her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.
A cold laugh suddenly came from the doorway: "I was wondering why there were still good people in a place like this? I didn't expect you to be the same."
Chen Ya stood at the door, looking at him with a cold smile.
His eyes held disgust, resentment, unwillingness, and despair.
Luo Qingchen ignored her. After confirming that A Yao's wound had stopped bleeding and that she was still breathing and had a heartbeat, she left the room and went to the backyard.
"They're all the same—they're all the same—"
Chen Ya stared at the unconscious little girl on the bed for a while, then muttered to herself and returned to her room in a daze.
Luo Qingchen carried the bath tub into the woodshed.
Ten drops of gilded blood were added.
Then, the medicinal bath begins.
The night passed quickly.
The next day.
As dawn broke, the sound of boxing could be heard coming from Chen Ya's room.
She didn't seem to give in to fate.
She wants to make her body stronger.
In this way, perhaps she could survive even after her master took one of her kidneys.
She didn't care about being sold into a brothel and continuing to earn money for her master.
As long as she can live, even if there is only a sliver of hope, she is willing to fight for it.
Ayao slept until noon before slowly waking up.
She opened her eyes, initially looking somewhat bewildered.
After a long while, she remembered where she was and that her brother had taken her blood last night.
She can finally help her brother cultivate!
"My brother doesn't reject my blood anymore. I hope my blood will be useful to him—"
She sat up happily.
But suddenly I found myself still feeling weak all over and dizzy.
"I can't sleep anymore, I need to get up and help Master with his work."
She struggled to get out of bed, and just as she stepped out of the room, her body suddenly went limp and she collapsed.
Lying on the ground, looking at the light outside, she thought to herself: If my brother could always be here, my master could always be here, and I could always be here, and the three of us could be together forever, how wonderful that would be.
Footsteps came from above.
Chen Ya reached out, grabbed her, dragged her back into the room, and placed her on the bed. She said coldly, "After all this, you still dare to run around? Are you still going to say your master treated you well? He almost killed you last night, didn't he?"
Ah Yao, pale and weak, said, "Senior Sister, if I can help Master, I'll be happy even if I die—"
Chen Ya looked at her like she was an idiot: "Are you stupid or just plain dumb? Did he drug you? He treats you like a slave, a beast of burden, like an animal, and you're still happily oblivious. Have you lost your mind?"
Ayao grinned foolishly, "Senior sister, my head really is spinning, it might really be broken—"
Chen Ya rolled her eyes, ignored her, covered her with the blanket, and said, "Go back to sleep. I'm going to help Master with his work."
"When you get better, remember to take good care of me."
After saying that, he left the room and closed the door for her.
Ayao lay on the bed, eyes open, lost in thought for a long time before finally falling asleep without realizing it.
"Did you find out?"
At Hundred Corpse Peak, in front of Zhang Duanyang's cave, the Four Fiends gathered.
Li Lie, the second antagonist, said, "Brother, the three of us went down to inquire this morning. The people in charge there said that the kid has fallen seriously ill and is being treated at a pharmacy in town. It's estimated that he'll need seven days of treatment."
Guo Ding, one of the Three Fiends, sneered, "It's obviously a scam. I bet that bald guy in charge of the office took a lot of bribes. And the owner of that pharmacy probably took even more."
Zhang Duanyang's face darkened: "Seven days?"
Li Lie smiled sinisterly: "Seven days from now, let's see what excuse that kid will have to linger there!"
Zhang Duanyang glanced at him and said, "We can't let him stay there for seven days! We absolutely cannot give the other party any chance to delay in this kind of matter. Be careful things don't change! The three of you go to the Enforcement Hall later and explain this matter to them."
Just as the three were about to agree, he suddenly raised his hand and said, "No! The three of you can't go together! Second brother, you go alone. Just say you went to Medicine Man Town today and accidentally discovered this matter. Ask the people in the Enforcement Hall if this counts as violating the sect rules. If the three of you go together, I'm afraid the people in the Enforcement Hall will suspect your purpose and won't pay any attention to you."
Li Lie agreed and said, "Brother, I'll go right now."
Fang Zhengsong, one of the Four Fiends, said, "Brother, what if the people from the Enforcement Hall don't take action? This isn't a big deal, but I'm afraid they'll drag their feet and only act after a few days."
Zhang Duanyang pondered for a moment and said, "Go and ask them first. If they don't care or delay, go down the mountain to find Zhou Qingyang. He's a member of the Yaoren Town law enforcement team. Let him lead the team to that pharmacy to find the person. If the person isn't sick, Zhou Qingyang has the right to bring him up."
Li Lie said, "Brother, Zhou Qingyang is an opportunist. That kid comes from Yaoren Town. What if he doesn't dare to get involved in this matter?"
Zhang Duanyang sneered and said, "Don't worry, he wouldn't dare to ignore it. When you go, just say that I ordered you to go, and he'll understand. I'm just asking him to follow the rules, not to kill anyone. He just needs to bring the people up."
The three agreed and left immediately.
The three returned in the evening.
Zhang Duanyang emerged from the cave, wiping the sweat from his face. His tone was impatient as he asked, "What did you say?"
Li Lie quickly smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Brother, I've already spoken to Senior Brother Wang of the Enforcement Hall. He takes it very seriously, saying that if this matter isn't handled properly, it will break the rules, and everyone will be staying in Medicine Man Town from now on. So, he immediately notified the people in the hall and then told me that they will send the enforcement team down to investigate the situation first thing tomorrow morning. If it's true, they will immediately arrest that kid and punish him severely as a warning to others."
Zhang Duanyang frowned slightly: "The people from the Enforcement Hall don't know their own strength when punishing people. Don't kill that kid. After all this trouble, what if we don't even get the body back after not getting the silver?"
Guo Ding, one of the Three Fiends, laughed and said, "Don't worry, brother. That kid is, after all, a disciple of Black Phoenix Peak and comes from Medicine Man Town. I estimate that the people from the Enforcement Hall will at most give him a few lashes and that's it."
Zhang Duanyang didn't want to waste any more time, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, remember to keep an eye on them tomorrow. If that kid gets caught, find out where he lives. If the people from the Enforcement Hall are slow to show up, go down the mountain and find Zhou Qingyang, and have him lead a team to chase him away. Also, don't come looking for me tomorrow. Master has informed a few of us core disciples to spar with the core disciples of Wolf Peak. I might not be in my cave."
"Brother, please go ahead and take care of your business. The three of us will definitely handle this matter perfectly!"
Li Lie quickly replied.
The other two also said, "We will not bother you again with such a trivial matter, brother."
Zhang Duanyang nodded, returned to his cave, and continued his cultivation.
After discussing it further, Li Lie and the other two left together.
Soon, the second day arrived.
It wasn't until almost noon that Li Lie and his two companions saw a group of seven law enforcement officers emerge from the law enforcement hall and head out the main gate toward Yaoren Town.
"A bunch of lazybones! They won't even do tasks that don't pay!"
"Hehe, if we sent them to kill and rob, they'd probably be faster than they are now."
Only after the law enforcement team members had descended the steps and disappeared from sight did the three dare to whisper among themselves.
"I reckon that kid's going to get arrested soon."
The three hid in the dark woods to the right of the main gate, keeping watch and observing whether any unlucky souls would enter the woods.
Robberies are allowed during the day, as long as it's not on a public road.
The three waited until evening, but the seven members of the enforcement team still hadn't returned.
It wasn't until almost dark that the seven people, each carrying some goods they had bought from the town below, came in through the gate, chatting and laughing.
However, there were only those seven people.
"What about that kid? Didn't they catch him?"
The three demons looked at each other in bewilderment upon seeing this scene.
Li Lie hesitated for a moment, then walked out of the dark forest alone and headed towards the group of seven.
When the seven men saw him emerge from the nearby dark woods, they immediately stopped talking and looked at him warily.
By this time, it was already dark.
When law enforcement officers are on duty as a team, they are not allowed to commit murder or robbery, but if someone makes the first move, then there is no problem.
Upon seeing this, Li Lie quickly stopped by the roadside, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a forced smile, "Senior brothers, please don't misunderstand. I just came to inquire about the progress of that matter. Yesterday, I went to Medicine Man Town and overheard that a disciple had been staying there for an extended period of time in violation of regulations. After returning, I spoke with Senior Brother Wang Dengfeng at the Enforcement Hall. Senior Brother Wang said that he would send someone down today to arrest that disciple. I wonder—"
After listening, the seven people looked at each other, all with puzzled expressions.
"I haven't heard Senior Brother Wang mention this. We're going to Medicine Man Town today to buy goods. Arresting people isn't our responsibility; we're only responsible for interrogation."
One disciple said.
At this moment, a disciple standing at the back suddenly said, "I think I heard Senior Brother Wang mention this yesterday, but he said it's a small matter with no profit to be made, and we'll deal with it when he gets back. He went down the mountain early this morning to do a mission, and he probably won't be back for another month."
Li Lie: "
"What, do you have a deep-seated grudge against that person? Did they steal something from you? Or did they kill your lover?"
"Or perhaps, they were toying with your feelings?"
"Judging by how eager you are, I'm guessing you're not being played with by feelings, but by your ass, aren't you?"
The seven of them joked around, one after another, and then they all burst into laughter.
Li Lie's facial muscles twitched uncontrollably, his heart filled with both hatred and anger, but he dared not show it. He forced a smile and said, "No, no, I just saw that he violated the sect rules, so I went to the Enforcement Hall to report it."
"A dog trying to catch a mouse is meddling in other people's business."
The seven ignored him, chatted and laughed, and left with their goods.
"Pah!"
After the seven people had gone far away, Li Lie's face darkened, and he began to curse with foul language.
Guo Ding and Fang Zhengsong emerged from the woods and joined in the cursing.
The three cursed for a while, but were still not satisfied.
Li Lie gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go to a brothel! It's my treat tonight! I'm going to fuck those sluts like they're the mothers of those bastards! I'll make their mothers scream!"
Guo Ding and Fang Zhengsong immediately nodded in agreement.
"Tomorrow morning, we'll go down the mountain to Yaoren Town ourselves and go directly to find Zhou Qingyang!"
"If we don't hurry up and get that little bastard up here, when our eldest brother comes back from Wolf Peak, he'll complain that the three of us are useless and can't even handle this little thing."
"Damn it, in this godforsaken place, nothing works without money. Those bastards in the enforcement team are all greedy dogs! Once Big Brother becomes an inner disciple, they'll all be wagging their tails and licking his boots!"
The three of them walked and cursed as they went.
As they approached the brothel, a woman's sweet voice suddenly came from the dark woods on the right: "Three senior brothers, where are we going? To a brothel? Tsk tsk, what time is it? Going to a brothel? Don't you know the girls there are very dirty?"
Come here, your junior sister will make sure you have an unforgettable night.
The three stopped and stared menacingly into the dark forest.
Li Lie chuckled and said, "Junior sister, it seems the lighting was dim, so you didn't recognize who the three of us are. Well then, since you've so kindly invited us, we certainly wouldn't dare refuse. We're really coming!"
The three chuckled and prepared to go inside.
But suddenly, the third brother, Guo Ding, recognized the woman's face and hurriedly said, "Stop! That's the Seventh Fairy of Fairy Peak!"
Upon hearing this, Li Lie and Fang Zhengsong's expressions changed immediately, and they hurriedly stopped in their tracks.
"whee--"
"whee--"
Suddenly, the sound of women's laughter rose and fell in the pitch-black forest.
"Hey three senior brothers, come quick!"
The voices of seven women rang out together, like a bewitching, enchanting melody.
"Hurry up!"
The Three Fiends, who struck fear into the hearts of many disciples, changed their expressions and immediately slunk away.
Clearly, the reputation of the Seven Fairies of Fairy Peak is far more terrifying than that of the Four Fiends of Hundred Corpse Peak.
The three of them went straight into the brothel.
The next day.
It wasn't until noon that the three of them finally emerged from the brothel, completely satisfied.
"Let's go straight to Medicine Man Town!"
Li Lie took the lead, guiding the two towards Medicine Man Town.
Upon arriving in Yaoren Town, the three immediately went to the town's garrison to find Zhou Qingyang and explained the situation to him.
"What? We've been here for five days already?"
"Luo Qingchen? It's him?"
After listening to the three people's words, Zhou Qingyang's expression changed rapidly.
He naturally remembered the name Luo Qingchen.
"Captain Zhou, our elder brother Zhang Duanyang sent us to find you."
Seeing that he seemed hesitant, Li Lie immediately reminded him with a cold expression.
"Senior Brother Zhang?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyang's expression changed, and after a moment's thought, he said, "I'll go get someone."
Li Lie laughed and said, "We don't need to call too many people, just a few of us are enough. We just need to follow the sect rules and take him away."
Also, Captain Zhou should shut down the shops that helped him make fake documents and arrest everyone inside.
Zhou Qingyang frowned and said, "Please wait a moment, senior brothers. We need to go to the management office to inquire about the situation before we can make a decision."
"Is it that complicated?"
Li Lie was somewhat unhappy.
Zhou Qingyang cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and said with a wry smile, "According to regulations, we should indeed go to the management office to inquire first, since it was there that the temporary residence permit was signed. If it is indeed forged, they will also bear responsibility."
Upon hearing this, Li Lie immediately sneered, "Alright! Then let's go there and question that bald guy! Last time we questioned him, that guy gave vague and evasive answers, clearly he'd taken a lot of bribes from that kid! If we find out he's lying later, we'll arrest that bald guy and his wife together!"
Guo Ding chuckled coldly, "His wife had a pretty good figure last time I saw her. If she were used to refine corpse slaves, she could probably fetch a good price."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingyang felt a chill run down his spine and, without further hesitation, immediately went inside to call for help.
at the same time.
In the woodshed in the backyard of Ziwei Pharmacy.
Luo Qingchen slowly opened her eyes.
Two golden rays of light seemed to flash and disappear in the depths of his pupils.
The surface of his skin also seemed to shimmer with golden light.
His entire demeanor has undergone a dramatic transformation.
A strange and powerful force was surging and rushing joyfully within my body.
Within the body, the words "Blood Exchange Realm" and the numbers following it in the cultivation process have changed.
Spirit Nourishing Realm: 0/3000!
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