Chapter 283: 42: Three-Year Pact, Wood Ghost Binding Curse_2

Chapter 283: Chapter 42: Three-Year Pact, Wood Ghost Binding Curse_2

“Oh?”

Li Fei looked at Zhao Yi in some surprise. “You mean I need to learn a magic oath from Wuda at a considerable cost and then use it on you to ensure you won’t leak secrets and become an enemy? Why shouldn’t I just kill you when the time comes? That would be simpler and save effort.”

Zhao Yi locked eyes with Li Fei, his expression tinged with a tragic anger:

“I never really thought about killing you! Yes, I was outmatched, and I accept being in your hands. I accept that you took the Dream Command from me. Now I’m only begging for a chance to live—is that too much to ask?”

“There’s a saying, ‘Repay kindness with kindness, but how to repay kindness itself?’ If our roles were reversed, do you think you would easily let me go?”

Li Fei responded calmly, maintaining eye contact with Zhao Yi as he spoke.

“Then add this—I will serve you for three years. After three years, you give me my freedom.”

Zhao Yi clenched his teeth. “If you intend to imprison me for life, then I’d rather die right now!”

Li Fei looked into Zhao Yi’s eyes, seeing the determination within.

He nodded, “Fine, I’ll give you your freedom after three years.”

Zhao Yi was very talented, and Li Fei did indeed need a powerful mage to handle certain matters that Martial Artists couldn’t deal with, which is why he decided to keep Zhao Yi for three years.

In less than a year, he had already made it onto Feng Province’s Leaderboard.

Three years later, Li Fei felt that he probably wouldn’t care much about the comings and goings of a mage anymore.

Even if Zhao Yi were to reveal the matter of the Dream Command by then, Li Fei felt that he himself would have the capability to protect the True One Magical Artifact after three years!

After they had reached an agreement, Li Fei took a bank note from his chest:

“Here’s five thousand yuan for your cultivation. Since you’re serving me, it’s best that your strength improves. If you’re short on money, let me know. Don’t steal anymore and cause trouble.”

With that, he nonchalantly threw the bank note on the table and stood up to leave.

Zhao Yi picked up the bank note from the table and glanced at it, then lifted her eyes toward the direction of the door, her expression complex.

She really was about to run out of money for her magic training, which cost quite a lot.

But she didn’t expect Li Fei to be so generous, giving her five thousand yuan all at once.

“Does this bastard think he can smash money on me so that I’ll risk my life for him later?”

Zhao Yi thought, a smile unintentionally appearing on her face.

“Damn it, it’s him who snatched my Dream Command and forced me to serve him for three years, so why do I feel even slightly grateful to him now?”

Zhao Yi suddenly came to her senses, inwardly cursing her lack of pride.

Just a bit of money was enough to buy her off.

However, being pelted with money wasn’t a bad feeling…

The next morning, Li Fei went to Qingyun Tower. He climbed to the second floor and took a seat at a window:

“Hello, are there any magic oaths available for exchange, specifically those that can be cast using a Wood Attribute Implant?”

At the exchange section of Wuda, one could trade Academic Points for various Elixirs, Implants, Martial Arts, and Magic techniques, so Li Fei came straight here to inquire.

The staff member behind the window recognized Li Fei, Wuda’s peerless talent, and spoke very politely:

“One moment, please.”

A few minutes later, she handed Li Fei several documents:

“Hello, there are three magic oath spells that can be used by Magic Attribute Implants. Here is the relevant information for you to review.”

“Thank you.”

Li Fei began to read through the documents.

The three magic spells carried effects similar to what Zhao Yi had described the night before, differing only in the strength of the constraints they enforced.

Since the spell was to be cast by a Wood Attribute Implant, and wood overcomes earth, but metal overcomes wood, the constraining power was the strongest against someone with an Earth Attribute Implant and weakest against those with a Gold Attribute Implant.

“Hello, I’ll choose this spell.”

Li Fei passed one of the documents back to the staff member.

The spell he chose was called ‘Wood Ghost Binding Curse,’ which was the strongest of the three in terms of constraining power and could even be effective against a Great Mage during the Possession Stage.

The exchange price for this spell was also the most expensive, requiring 120 Academic Points + 200,000 yuan!

Fortunately, Li Fei had enough Academic Points and money on hand.

“Student Li Fei, exchanging for this spell comes with restricted access. You will need to apply to the school and, once approved, you may exchange for it.”

The staff member explained to Li Fei.

Some things can’t be obtained just with enough academic points and money; they also require the approval of Wuda.

“Okay, then please apply on my behalf.”

Li Fei said.

He then handed over his student ID for registration.

After that, he attended classes as usual while there were new developments in the World of Datong Prefecture:

The day after the Green-faced Ghost climbed to the second spot on the Feng Province’s Leaderboard, the Beast King issued a Bounty Order.

The bounty on the head of the Green-faced Ghost—1 million yuan!

Not only that, but the Inspection General Bureau and Zhi Ge General Hospital of Datong Prefecture issued a joint warrant for the Green-faced Ghost.

If someone with information could provide effective intelligence, they could earn a reward of up to 100,000 yuan!

This was the concern Shangguan Xiao had anticipated; after all, the identity of the Green-faced Ghost couldn’t withstand scrutiny. Yu Longqing could not only attempt to kill him directly but also use the power of the government to deal with him.

Upon receiving the news, Li Fei immediately called Liu San:

“Under the name of the Qingyuan City Management Company, issue a Bounty Order on Yu Longqing’s head, with a reward of one million as well!”

Li Fei only had a little over 700,000 yuan at his disposal, but that was no issue; if needed, he had Liu San make do and scrape together the full 1 million.

If someone truly managed to kill Yu Longqing, he wouldn’t mind spending that 1 million!

“Understood, Ghost Master, I guarantee that the entire World of Datong Prefecture will know about this Bounty Order within a day!”

Liu San said.

His capability to act was quite strong.

Thus, shortly after the Beast King’s bounty was issued, a directly opposing Bounty Order spread throughout the World:

Qingyuan City Management Company puts up 1 million for Yu Longqing’s head!

Not just anybody can issue a Bounty Order in the World; it requires sufficient influence and power, or who would believe you?

Moreover, there’s a certain significance to who the bounty targets; if some small gang dared to put a bounty on the Beast King, they would quickly be annihilated.

Now that the Qingyuan City Management Company dared to publicly announce a bounty, directly challenging the Beast King, it indicated that this power was not afraid of the Beast King at all.

In terms of power and influence, of course, Qingyuan City Management Company couldn’t compare to the Beast King yet, but Li Fei’s situation in Xing City had completely unfolded. Attacking may not be viable, but self-protection was absolutely no issue.

No matter how powerful Yu Longqing was, he couldn’t arrange for someone to go to Xing City to deal with the Qingyuan City Management Company directly since the company had the backing of the entire Inspection Bureau and Zhi Ge Court of Xing City!

If Yu Longqing’s men dared to go, they would be pursued and blocked by the people of the Inspection Bureau and Zhi Ge Court within minutes!

Therefore, after the issuance of the Bounty Order, Yu Longqing did not regain much face for himself; on the contrary, it allowed all the major powers to see the strength and depth of the Green-faced Ghost.

…

March 12.

Li Fei received a notification and went to the academic affairs office, arriving outside Professor Wen Ke’s office and knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

Wen Ke’s gentle voice came from inside.

Li Fei opened the door and entered, bowing respectfully to Wen Ke: “Professor Wen, you wanted to see me?”

On the Fengyun List of Feng Province, Wen Ke was ranked seventh, two places higher than the Green-faced Ghost.

This made Li Fei curious about the real combat power of Professor Wen.

“Yesterday, you applied to exchange for a Magic, the Wood Ghost Binding Curse. Your application has been forwarded to the academic affairs office, and now it has passed the review. They sent for you because they want to personally hand over this Magic to you.”

Wen Ke spoke softly.

Li Fei was overjoyed and bowed again: “Thank you, Professor Wen.”

“No need to thank me; it’s the school that approved your application, not just me.”

Wen Ke said with a significant look.

“Also, since you’ve mastered the Vajra Force, I previously said I would help you apply for several Martial Arts suitable for you, and now I’ve successfully procured some.”

Remembering what Hao Yi had said about Wuda possessing the “Vajra Eight Parts” heritage, Li Fei felt a burst of excitement in his heart and asked:

“Professor Wen, what Martial Arts are they?”

…