bookpub Chapter 97 is so sweet
Chapter 97 is so sweet
Chapter 97 is so sweet
A great harvest!
Yao Yu's body quickly turned into a dried-up corpse.
Within Luo Qingchen's body, the gilded blood slowly increased.
Finally, it settled at 65/1000.
Next, a body search.
Soon, he found a martial arts manual from Hehuan Peak and two silver notes on Yao Yu's body.
Two 500-tael silver notes, totaling 1000 taels.
With the 111 taels he already had, he was now a wealthy man again, possessing a "huge" amount of 1111 taels of silver.
However, this Senior Brother Yao certainly has more than just this much silver.
It is estimated that the rest of the extorted silver is hidden in a cave on Hehuan Peak.
After carefully putting away the silver notes, he looked at the cultivation manual in his hand.
It wasn't the book "Eighty-One Styles of Hehuan," but rather a book called "The Yin-Yang Universe Treasure Book."
I flipped through a few pages, and each page contained a lifelike picture of a mimosa tree.
He put away his cultivation technique and looked at the corpse on the ground.
He didn't want to take the risk of killing someone here, but the other party was too arrogant.
Moreover, the other party has clearly begun to suspect him.
Therefore, we have no choice but to take decisive action.
Fortunately, the process went smoothly, and the other party was quite cooperative, voluntarily entering the area.
Next came the disposal of the body and the performance.
After a while.
Suddenly, a flurry of footsteps echoed through the quiet, dark passageway.
Then, a panicked voice rang out: "Oh no! Oh no! Senior Brother Yao has been captured by a monster! No, he's been eaten by a monster!"
"monster?"
"No, it's a monster!"
Soon, the white-haired old man sitting in the small house, along with several guards, hurriedly arrived at cell number five.
Which cell?
The white-haired old man asked.
Luo Qingchen pointed to the second cell.
The iron door to the cell was open, and inside there was only a shoe and blood all over the floor.
The strange bird-like monster inside was screaming and raging, its chains rattling as it struggled, looking as if it might pounce out at any moment.
The white-haired old man walked to the door, glanced at it, and immediately closed the heavy iron gate.
Then he turned and asked, "How did Yao Yu end up in this cell?"
Luo Qingchen, her face filled with fear, replied, "Senior Brother Yao said someone would be coming to inspect tomorrow, and he made me clean many times, but he wasn't satisfied. So, he inspected each cell one by one, but who knew, as soon as he entered this cell—"
The white-haired old man frowned: "Someone's coming to inspect tomorrow? How come I didn't know?"
He looked at the others.
There was a moment of silence in the room.
At this moment, a young man clad in armor had no choice but to walk over to him and whisper, "Senior Uncle Wu, Yao Yu often scares new disciples like this, it's just to make things difficult for them. I guess this Junior Brother Luo didn't give him any money—"
The white-haired old man's face darkened. He glanced at the second cell and said in a calm tone, "If that's the case, then he has only himself to blame. Send someone to inform Hehuan Peak and then to the steward's office to explain the situation and have them send a new jailer."
The young man replied respectfully, "Yes."
The white-haired old man turned his gaze back to Luo Qingchen and asked, "Didn't you give Yao Yu silver?"
Luo Qingchen lowered her head and said, "This disciple has no money, and I also owe a lot of debts."
The white-haired old man stared at him up and down again, then asked no more questions, instructing him, "This matter ends here, and must not be spread. These beasts are probably a bit irritable these days, so come back to work in ten days."
Luo Qingchen respectfully said, "Thank you, Senior Uncle."
After saying this, he prepared to take his leave.
As they reached the door, the white-haired old man suddenly asked again, "Junior Nephew Luo, what is your current cultivation level? When did you break through?"
Luo Qingchen stopped and turned around to answer, "This disciple is currently at the Blood Exchange Realm, having broken through a little over a month ago."
A glint flashed in the white-haired old man's eyes, and he waved his hand, saying, "Alright, go ahead."
Luo Qingchen bowed and took his leave.
At this moment, a young man walked up to the white-haired old man and whispered, "Uncle Wu, Yao Yu has always been very cautious, and the demonic beast in this second cell has killed quite a few people. How could he suddenly enter this cell? This disciple feels that this matter—"
The old man waved his hand, his expression unchanging, and said, "The person is already dead. If it was a demonic beast that killed him, then he deserved it; if it was a human that killed him, then he was simply less skilled and deserved it even more. In a sect, living disciples are always more important than dead ones. Even the sect leader, if killed by a disciple, is still more important. Wu Qing, you must understand this."
The young man paused for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "This disciple will certainly remember this."
It was already evening when they left the Demon Prison.
As Luo Qingchen walked towards Black Phoenix Peak, she pondered her next steps in cultivation.
The number of pedestrians on the road has begun to decrease, and many disciples are hurrying along.
Along the roadside, disciples had already formed groups, hiding and preparing for battle.
Once night falls, the killing begins.
"Junior Brother Luo, it's been a long time."
As Luo Qingchen was deep in thought, a familiar yet chilling voice suddenly came from the path beside her.
The four fiends of Hundred Corpse Peak appeared together.
Led by Zhang Duanyang, the other three were also notorious for their ruthlessness.
Upon seeing this, the other disciples on the road quickly left.
Zhang Duanyang smiled coldly and said, "I went to Black Phoenix Peak to look for you today. I heard you were working in the Demon Prison? That place is quite a good place. I hope Junior Brother Luo can live a good life."
A man beside him chuckled sinisterly, "By the way, Junior Brother Luo, do you remember Senior Sister Zhou from Black Phoenix Peak? She misses you terribly. Even though we skinned her alive, she's still very happy, jumping around our place every day. Junior Brother Luo, why don't you go catch up with her?"
The other two laughed.
There is a technique at Hundred Corpse Peak that can turn corpses into corpse slaves.
Even living people can be turned into living corpse slaves.
Luo Qingchen glanced at the four people and continued walking forward.
Zhang Duanyang watched his retreating figure and said, "Junior Brother Luo, five thousand taels of silver, or your life, remember to prepare. I will definitely come looking for you when the time comes."
Luo Qingchen ignored her and quickly left.
He knew that in a place like this, let alone cousins, even brothers would not simply seek revenge for the death of another.
The other party clearly wanted to use Zhang Jiu's death to extort money from him.
Five thousand taels of silver?
Was Zhang Jiu's life worthwhile?
Was his life worth it?
In most people's eyes, it is clearly not worth it.
Zhang Duanyang is a master of the Nourishing Spirit Realm, and he won't personally attack him openly, but his other three Fiends all seem to be at the Blood Exchange Realm.
He previously thought that as long as he walked on white roads during the day and didn't go out at night, he should be fine.
But now it seems that even hiding in the cave is not safe.
That junior sister from Medicine Man Town barged directly into Senior Sister Wang's cave, cut off her head, and skinned her alive.
Therefore, it is possible that Zhang Duanyang's three subordinates could directly break into his cave at night.
The rules of the sect do not explicitly state that one cannot trespass into someone else's cave at will; they only stipulate that one can fight back and kill at will within the cave.
Most cultivators of the same cultivation level would not dare to casually enter each other's caves.
After all, it's someone else's territory, so they have the advantage.
Moreover, no one can be sure whether there are other people hiding in the other party's cave, preparing to trap them like turtles in a jar, waiting for them to run into the trap.
Most disciples have companions with whom they have signed a brotherhood contract.
A companion might run away when faced with danger, but might also help when there is profit to be made.
Therefore, it is rare for someone to break into another person's cave.
But this doesn't mean it won't happen.
That ruthless junior sister is one example, and there will be more examples in the future.
He must be vigilant.
Back at Black Phoenix Peak, just as he was about to head towards his cave, Senior Sister Qiu, accompanied by two young disciples, came from the white path ahead.
Upon seeing him, Qiu Ye smiled and said, "Junior Brother Luo, I was just about to look for you."
Luo Qingchen stopped and asked, "Senior Sister Qiu, is something the matter?"
Qiu Ye said with a forced smile, "I heard you didn't give that Senior Brother Yao any money and he sent you to clean the monster's cell? If that's the case, I need to take my money back in advance. Because if you get torn to pieces by those monsters, wouldn't my money be wasted?"
Luo Qingchen glanced at the two disciples behind her and said, "I'm sorry, Senior Sister Qiu, I don't have any money right now."
Qiu Ye smiled, took out a piece of paper from her sleeve, and handed it to him, saying, "It's okay, I have a contract here, you can just sign it."
Luo Qingchen took the contract and looked at its contents.
"Soul, cave dwelling, medicine man?"
He looked up at her.
Qiu Ye laughed and said, "Yes, if you are accidentally eaten by a magical beast, and your soul is still intact, your soul belongs to me. Also, your cave, everything inside, and the medicine people you have in Medicine People Town all belong to me."
Luo Qingchen narrowed her eyes and asked, "Senior Sister Qiu, how much silver did I borrow from you?"
Qiu Ye smiled and took out the IOU, saying, "Five hundred taels, but now it's more than that. Actually, I think I'm at a loss, and I also have to bear some risks. If you were eaten by a demonic beast, your soul might not still be there. You owe so much debt, and there might not be anything valuable in your cave. As for the medicine man in Medicine Man Town, I can easily buy one down the mountain for two taels of silver. So, Junior Brother Luo, you've already gotten a great deal on this contract."
Luo Qingchen read the contract again and asked, "What if I don't sign it?"
Qiu Ye said with a half-smile, "You won't sign? That won't do."
As she spoke, the two young men behind her stepped forward, their eyes flashing with a cold light.
"This is Senior Brother Fang, and this is Senior Brother Tian."
Qiu Ye introduced with a smile.
"They're helping me collect debts. According to the rules, if you refuse to pay your debts, I have the right to do anything to you."
The room fell silent for a moment.
Luo Qingchen nodded, said nothing more, bit her fingertip, and pressed her fingerprint onto the contract.
"Junior Brother Luo is indeed a smart person."
Qiu Ye smiled and accepted the contract, raising an eyebrow as he said, "Actually, I really hope that Junior Brother Luo can live well in the Demon Prison. Only those who are alive have more value."
"Alright, I'm going to collect debts elsewhere now."
After saying that, she smiled, waved, and left with the two young men.
"Senior Sister Qiu must be much richer than Senior Brother Yao, and she lives right on Black Phoenix Peak —"
Luo Qingchen watched her retreating figure and thought to herself.
Back in the cave.
He took the used feather from his sleeve and dipped the tip back into the venom in the corner of the wall.
Then he started a fire and began to brew the medicine, preparing a medicinal bath.
While the firewood burned, he went to the entrance of the cave and other places to set up some iron nails and two animal traps.
"Now that we have money, we'll buy a few more animal traps—"
"Buy some more nails."
"We also need to go down the mountain to buy some venom."
"Unfortunately, storage bags are too expensive; I can't afford one right now. Carrying a bulging bag every time I go out is too conspicuous and can't hold much stuff anyway."
"I hope Senior Sister Qiu can collect more of the outstanding debts."
"I hope those who owe money will pay it back quickly, preferably with banknotes, not worthless contracts—"
After thinking about it for a while, the medicinal liquid in the pot began to boil.
He moved the bathtub out of the corner and began the medicinal bath.
Five days later.
His cultivation progress has increased to 1850/2000.
And there are still 55 points of gilded blood in the body.
He wasn't planning to go out; he intended to continue his medicinal bath and cultivation.
After thinking it over, I took a bath, changed my clothes, and left the cave.
He should go to Medicine Man Town to collect blood.
His cultivation speed is too fast, and he is about to break through, so he has to go down the mountain to collect blood frequently.
Otherwise, when he breaks through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm, many people will probably have doubts.
As they approached the stone bridge, Zhang Dong, heavily pregnant, chatted and laughed with a female disciple as they returned from the main peak.
Upon seeing him, Zhang Dong greeted him warmly: "Junior Brother Luo, are you heading to the Demon Prison?"
Luo Qingchen said, "Go to Yaoren Town to get blood."
Zhang Dong asked curiously, "Is Junior Brother Luo's medicine man very strong? Didn't Junior Brother Luo just go down there a few days ago?"
Luo Qingchen's expression shifted slightly.
Unexpectedly, the other party knew exactly when he went down the mountain last time.
"There are many blood shops in Medicineman Town, and the prices are slightly cheaper."
He had already prepared his explanation.
Zhang Dong suddenly realized and laughed, "So you went to buy blood. It seems Junior Brother Luo has quite a bit of silver on him."
"I borrowed it from Senior Sister Qiu."
He exchanged a few more pleasantries, then took his leave.
After he had walked away, the female disciple next to Zhang Dong said, "He went to the Demon Prison to work? I heard it's very dangerous there; the demonic beasts inside can go berserk and eat people at any time."
Zhang Dong sighed and said, "It's his own fault for refusing to pay. No matter how talented or gifted someone is, if they don't understand social etiquette, are unwilling to spend money, and don't know how to be humble and flattering, they probably won't go far."
The woman also sighed and said, "Fortunately, I'm a woman, and my body is still somewhat useful."
Zhang Dong smiled and slipped his hand inside her skirt.
Luo Qingchen quickly descended the mountain and arrived at Yaoren Town.
He first strolled around the street, staying in each blood shop for a while, before heading towards the Ziwei Pharmacy on South Street.
When I arrived at the pharmacy, Senior Sister Bai was sitting alone at the counter, quietly reading a book.
The whereabouts of the others are unknown.
He walked to the counter and said, "Senior Sister Bai, where is A Yao? I've come to get her blood."
Bai Tang raised her head and looked at him coldly, without answering.
Luo Qingchen had no choice but to call out inside, "Ayao."
Soon, a series of hurried footsteps came from the backyard.
Ayao, with her sleeves rolled up and her hands still wet, hurriedly came to the front. Upon seeing him, her face lit up with surprise and delight.
She thought she would have to wait another month.
"Let's go to the room, I need to get blood drawn."
Luo Qingchen said it casually.
"Uh-huh!"
Si'en Ayao nodded immediately and happily led him towards her room.
As soon as she entered the room, Ayao closed the door and exclaimed happily, "Brother! I thought you wouldn't come for another month!"
"Go sit down."
Luo Qingchen's face still wore a cold expression.
Ayao immediately walked obediently to the bedside and sat down, extending her arm, a sweet smile on her face, her bright eyes looking at him.
"Close your eyes."
"oh----"
She immediately and obediently closed her eyes.
Soon, a cool sensation came from my wrist, followed by pain.
She didn't say a word.
After a while, the voice said, "It's done."
She slowly opened her eyes and saw that he had already wrapped the large bowl up and put it into a package.
She looked down at her wrist.
A new wound appeared on my wrist, and fresh blood was oozing from it.
Luo Qingchen took out some wound medicine, sprinkled the powder on her wound, and then wrapped it tightly with gauze.
Just as they were about to leave, A-Yao suddenly asked, "Brother, what about your cultivation?"
Luo Qingchen paused, did not answer, and walked out of the room.
Ayao quickly followed behind.
Luo Qingchen came to the counter and said, "Senior Sister Bai, I would like to buy another dose of the same medicine I bought last time."
Bai Tang glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Ah Yao, standing nearby, excitedly said, "Master, I'll go prepare the medicine for you. This time, it'll definitely be even more potent than the last one!"
After saying that, he immediately went to the back.
She seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and in no time she came out with two bags of medicine.
"This is poison, and this is the antidote. This poison is very potent. If you are accidentally poisoned, you must take this antidote immediately, and consume the entire dose. Then come here right away, and I will examine you."
Looking at the smile on her face and the confidence in her eyes, Luo Qingchen found it hard to reconcile her with the pitiful and insecure little girl she once was.
"How much?"
He asked.
Ayao glanced at the counter, then held up one finger and said, "One tael of silver."
Luo Qingchen took out one tael of silver and placed it on the counter.
Then he carefully put away the medicine and left the shop.
Ayao followed him out reluctantly. Looking at his indifferent back, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't help herself.
Just then, a vendor suddenly walked up to the roadside, carrying a large stick of candied hawthorns in his arms, calling out, "Candied hawthorns! Candied hawthorns! Crispy and sweet candied hawthorns!"
Ayao took a deep breath, then suddenly mustered her courage and called out to him, "Master, could you—could you buy me a candied hawthorn skewer?"
She looked at him with hopeful eyes.
The vendor selling candied hawthorns stopped in his tracks.
He also stopped in his tracks.
But he only paused for a moment before lifting his foot again and walking quickly away.
Ayao stared blankly at his retreating figure for a long time before lowering her head and returning to the shop dejectedly.
Bai Tang looked up at her, then looked towards the door.
The figure returned after it had gone.
He held two strings of candied hawthorns in his hand. He handed one string to the little girl who had been looking lost but then suddenly opened her eyes wide with surprise. He took the other string into the shop, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then handed it to her at the counter.
Bai Tang was slightly taken aback, but did not go to take it.
Just as the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Ayao suddenly reached out and took it from the side, saying with a big smile, "Master, I'll keep it for now, and give it to her after Master finishes reading the book."
Luo Qingchen didn't say anything more and turned to leave.
Ayao, holding two strings of candied hawthorns, chased after Bai Tang outside until his figure disappeared into the distance. Only then did she return to the shop, walk happily behind the counter, and hand one of the strings of candied hawthorns to Bai Tang, saying, "Master, this is for you."
As she spoke, she took a small bite, her eyes immediately narrowing, and she said with a blissful expression, "So sweet."
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