Chapter 125 - 123: Xu Haoyin

Tai City Main City, central area, Beast Hunting Bureau.

An unremarkable-looking man came here once again.

"Three bears."

"Two tigers."

"Seven leopards!"

"It’s done, it’s done, young master has done it, hahaha!"

When Lou Yi entered the room, he saw the same familiar scene.

However, all four people inside had changed, and he didn’t encounter the red-skirted glamorous woman from before—Hong Luan.

Lou Yi came at the right moment, as the four had just finished a game of stone cards and were free to attend to him.

"Sir, what do you need?" a slightly chubby man asked politely.

"I want to check my contributions." Lou Yi handed over his Beast Hunter Guard token.

"Just a moment." The slightly chubby man took out several thick ledgers and began flipping through the names, "Liu Shu, ah, found it, huh..."

His eyes showed a hint of surprise, and he glanced at Lou Yi, saying, "You’ve only been with the Beast Hunter Guard for a month, and you’ve already accumulated fifty contribution points and deposited over eight hundred silver taels?"

As soon as he said this, the other people all turned their gaze towards Lou Yi.

’It seems Shi Caifeng has already taken care of it for me.’

At the Beast Hunting Camp under the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, there are people specifically responsible for receiving the beasts hunted by the Beast Hunter Guards, calculating contributions and payments for the teams, and subsequently updating them in the Beast Hunting Bureau at the Main City.

Having so many contributions should mean Shi Caifeng has credited most of the previously promised contributions to me.

Lou Yi’s face remained unchanged: "I want to see the exchange register."

"Just a moment."

A moment later.

A thick ledger was handed to Lou Yi, with the bold black words ’Lower-grade Exchange Register’ on it, looking quite striking.

Lou Yi carefully read through it and quickly found the presence of Stone Spirit, Phoenix Blood Stone, and Heart-Eroding Grass, but did not find the rare items like Earth Dragon Essence Tendon, White Dew Stone, or Bone-piercing Orchid:

Stone Spirit, sixty taels each, two contribution points; Phoenix Blood Stone, one hundred eighty taels a piece, seven contribution points; Heart-Eroding Grass, eighty taels per stalk, two contribution points.

The prices here are considerably cheaper than market prices, but require additional contributions.

Lou Yi needed seven stalks of Heart-Eroding Grass, ten Stone Spirits, and three Phoenix Blood Stones, totaling fifty-five contribution points and seventeen hundred silver taels.

Contributions are somewhat insufficient, but silver isn’t a problem.

If necessary, he could get some funding from Qingfeng Temple.

"This is the lower-grade exchange register, do higher-grade or top-grade exchange registers exist?" Lou Yi asked.

"The top-grade exchange register requires a total of a thousand contribution points to view," the slightly chubby man responded with a smile.

Hearing this, Lou Yi couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. This Beast Hunting Bureau is a bit ridiculous.

A thousand contribution points, it could take years to accumulate, maybe most people won’t manage that in a lifetime?

On the flip side, the items listed in the top-grade exchange register must be extraordinary.

"I want seven stalks of Heart-Eroding Grass, three Phoenix Blood Stones, and seven Stone Spirits." Lou Yi said, taking out over seven hundred silver notes and handing them to the slightly chubby man.

The remaining three Stone Spirits can be sought out on the Black Market by chance.

The slightly chubby man smiled and said, "There are Stone Spirits and Phoenix Blood Stones ready, but Heart-Eroding Grass is difficult to store, and it will take a week to get them."

"Alright, I’ll come back in a week to pick them up." Lou Yi accepted the Stone Spirits and Phoenix Blood Stones, placing them into his black bag.

As he stepped out of the Beast Hunting Bureau’s entrance.

His steps paused slightly, he glanced casually to the side at a certain spot.

Lou Yi acted as if nothing was wrong, but as soon as he turned into a deserted alley.

’Whoosh!’

Two silver long knives, one from the front and one from the back, slashed towards him mercilessly!

From the fierce sound of them slicing through the air, it could be deduced that the coming attackers were not below the Minor Circulation level in cultivation.

And the blades were aimed at his arms and shoulders, as if not intending to take his life.

Lou Yi leapt into the air, his legs snapping out in a fierce side kick.

’Bang!’

The action was simple, but his strength and speed at this moment exceeded an ordinary Great Circulation.

Thus, the enemy who attacked did not react in time, was precisely hit, groaned, and their body flew backward.

Then, Lou Yi quickly rushed to the side, his right fist punching out with force.

The punch hit the young man’s abdomen, making his eyes bulge out, his stomach churn, and his internal organs displaced.

In an instant, the punch turned into a claw.

With an upward motion like catching the moon, he grabbed the man’s shoulder and slammed him onto the ground!

’Bang!’

The person’s head crashed through the green brick, immediately losing consciousness, and blood flowed everywhere.

The other attacker, middle-aged, panicked when seeing Lou Yi’s prowess, and turned to flee.

’Whoosh whoosh whoosh!’

Lou Yi threw the Profound Iron Axe, continuously whistling and spinning as it chased after the person.

The speed of the axe exceeded ordinary arrows by countless times.

At the same time, under his mental control, it sharply sliced across the opponent’s throat!

Only a few breaths passed, and of the two who ambushed Lou Yi using Minor Circulation, one died and the other was injured, completely unable to resist!

"Who sent you?"

Lou Yi stepped on the back of the still-alive man on the ground, applying a little pressure, hearing the bones creak.

"Indeed, indeed it was you who killed Liu Hong..."

"Hmm? Someone from the Xu Family." Lou Yi frowned.

The name Liu Hong was one he heard from the beautiful woman in red.

He knew it was the hook-nosed man who previously set him up to go to the Deceitful House.

Since he knew the other’s background.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Lou Yi’s eyes as he moved his right foot to the back of the man’s neck and stomped forcefully!

’Crack!’

The man’s throat broke, his limbs kicked twice like a frog, and then he was silent.

"This is troublesome." Lou Yi thought of the Xu Family’s power and felt a bit uneasy.

He just wanted to develop well, learn martial arts to prolong his life, why were there always some fools trying to provoke him?

He still needed to strengthen his power; if he reached the Martial Master Realm, he wouldn’t have to fear the so-called Xu Family.

Lou Yi couldn’t help but think.

...

Leading family in Tai City, the Xu Family, deep within a grand garden.

Dozens of types of flowers blossomed proudly, their colors vibrant and competing for splendor.

From time to time, gray-clothed servants were seriously trimming branches and leaves to the side, focused without distraction.

On the clean path in the garden, three well-dressed men walked side by side, chatting and laughing.

"The battle between Divine Sword Zhu Yuan and Fire Saber Qi Sheng at Imperial City Mountain lasted three days and nights, the spectators were as numerous as mountains, stretching from the top to the foot of the mountain..."

"Where we are, it’s prestigious for every major family to raise spirit creatures... Harmful? They’ve been trained and obedient from a young age, how could they be harmful?"

"The Central Plains indeed has vast territory and abundant resources, and outstanding people, I regret not being able to visit immediately!"

"Hey, why rush, brother Zhan? Once our families form an alliance, won’t you be free to go to the Central Plains?"

"Long brother is right, haha!"

Among the three chatting men.

One was Zhan Weida’s brother Zhan Weicong, dressed in a dark red embroidered robe, wearing a gilded crown, holding a white feather folding fan, looking a bit ostentatious.

The other two were equally gorgeously dressed, but their demeanor was even more impressive.

One wore a Golden Silkworm Robe, had a high forehead, a large head, yet a pointed chin, which could be considered ugly or uniquely remarkable in appearance.

The other was dressed in a blue cloud-pattern silk shirt, with fair skin, handsome looks, and proud eyes, clearly a young master from a wealthy family.

"Young master, young master!"

At this moment, a servant ran over in a panic, causing the blue-shirted young master to look displeased.

"Why panic?"

The servant apologized repeatedly and whispered a few words into the blue-shirted man’s ear.

"What? They’re all dead!" The blue-shirted man looked shocked and angry, "Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me!"

"What’s the matter, brother Xu?" Zhan Weicong asked curiously.

"I sent my family’s servants to investigate someone, but unexpectedly they were all killed. This villain is truly vicious, having already killed several people from my Xu Family." The blue-shirted man’s face was gloomy.

"Such audacity, to kill people from the Xu Family!" Zhan Weicong exclaimed angrily, "Doesn’t he know the famed power of the Soul Shattering Saber, capable of easily exterminating him and his nine clans?"

"For such a matter, why disturb the old master? The four famous sabers in the family, any one of them could kill him." The blue-shirted man couldn’t help but laugh, "Merely a little thief, I, Xu Haoyin, can easily take him down.

Forget it, let’s not discuss this lest it dampens Young Master Long’s mood."

The man referred to as Young Master Long smiled silently.

However, in Zhan Weicong’s eyes, he seemed even more profound and mysterious.

...

Western suburban area of Tai City, Black Market.

An ordinary-looking man walked out from it, with a hint of helplessness on his face.

’This Bone-piercing Orchid is indeed very rare, even the black market doesn’t have it.’

The Bone-piercing Orchid is crucial for improving the proficiency of the Breathing Technique, it’s currently the highest priority in treasure hunting.

If so, it’s better to inquire with Tian Su about it.

She wanted to find him last time, might as well check the situation, maybe there’s something he can help with.

Lou Yi’s current strength even surpasses many ordinary Great Circulation levels and counts among the top in Tai City.

Unless those Martial Artist-level old monsters emerge, he’s practically invincible.

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