Chapter 35 - Chapter 35: Chapter 26 Bone-Tapping, Marrow- Suckingi (1/2)
Chapter 35: Chapter 26 Bone-Tapping, Marrow- Suckingi
Translator: 549690339
Half a month later, the cultivators living in the slum area had all paid up what they could.
Those who didn’t, either had already moved away, or were already dead.
On this day, news arrived from the outside that the Patrol Team had captured the evildoer, at the expense of many casualties.
This made Xu Mu sigh, the timing was indeed impeccable.
“Greeting, Lord Jia!
“Greetings, Friend Jia!”
“No need to be formal, no need to be formal!”
On the street, the passersby frequently bowed and greeted Jia An, who was patrolling with a few followers.
Jia An smiled and nodded in response.
At this moment, he was brimming with confidence, at the pinnacle of his life. It was a stark contrast to his once disdainful appearance half a month ago.
“Brother Jia, we have arrived at Xu Mu’s residence!”
Ma Rui, who was leading the way ahead, said with a sycophantic smile.
By this point, he had thoroughly become Jia An’s lackey, despite his cultivation not being inferior to Jia An’s.
“Knock on the door! Get him out!”
With his hands clasped behind his back and belly pushed forward, Jia An said, appearing incredibly calm.
“Yes!”
Ma Rui nodded, stepped forward, and started banging forcefully on the heavy door, shouting, “Friend Xu, Friend Xu, we have matters to discuss. Please come out!”
Xu Mu opened his door, glanced at the group in front of him, then furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
“Friend Jia, what brings you here?”
“Hehe!”
Jia An changed from his earlier aplomb, slightly bowed his body, rubbed his hands, and said with a forced smile, “Friend Xu, sorry for bothering you again, but 1 need another ten lower-grade spirit stones!”
Xu Mu looked displeased, a look of resentment is barely noticeable through his laughter, “Friend Jia, do you think I’m a pushover?”
Although ten spirit stones are not a big deal for him now, if he gave in to their insolence this time, they would probably return in a few days.
They’re just out for a quick buck!
“Friend Xu, you are misunderstanding me!”
Jia An’s chubby face looked pitiful, “1 don’t want to make life difficult for you, Friend Xu. However, the higher-ups have given me a direct order! As you know, many of our men were injured when we captured the evildoer. We need to provide them with some compensation, right?”
“However, the Patrol Team has just been established and we don’t have many spirit stones, so we have to bother you, our wealthier friend!”
“If you don’t believe us, Friend Xu, you can come with me to the Patrol Team, and Lord Commander will explain it to you in person!” Jia An bowed and laughed dryly.
Xu Mu looked flustered for a moment, stayed silent for a bit, but finally decided to hand over ten spirit stones.
With his strength, it would just be too easy to kill these few people. However, doing so would likely stir up a hornet’s nest, attracting more attacks.
“I hope there won’t be a next time!” Xu Mu said coldly.
Of course! Of course!
Jia An took the spirit stones, put them in his pocket, smiled broadly, and nodded repeatedly.
“By the way, Friend Xu, why don’t you just go ahead and pay for Friend Lan as well? After all, you are soon to be family!”
Jia An had a lecherous smile on his face.
“Friend Lan has already moved out. If you want spirit stones, you should go to the marketplace and ask her!” Xu Mu said frostily.
A few days ago, Lan Shijin, using her connections, had already booked a ticket to leave. Additionally, there had always been an evildoer lurking in the slum area recently, so she decided to move to the inn in the marketplace with her daughter for safety.
Once the Flying Boat arrived, she would leave immediately.
“Well, that’s really… very lucky of her! Hahaha!” Jia An laughed.
Xu Mu ignored him, turned around, entered his house and slammed the door shut.
Seeing Xu Mu go in, Jia An, who had been laughing all this while, immediately removed his smile, revealing a scornful look on his face.
“No next time? Huh! He dreams. Wait, this is just an appetizer.”
Having finally found a fat sheep, Jia An wouldn’t be satisfied unless he fleeced him completely – to make up for all the humiliation he had endured, and for all the favors he had given out.
Inside the room, the Red Gold Sword suddenly materialized in Xu Mu’s hand. He slowly drew his longsword, and as his spiritual power infused the blade, thin trails of red veins began to appear on the originally pure white sword, emitting a scorching aura that spread throughout the room.
“I am not one for taking risks; 1 prefer to nip the danger in the bud!”
Looking at the longsword in his hand, Xu Mu uttered to himself.
Though ten spirit stones were nothing to him, they posed a terrible presage.
For the safety of his wife and daughter, such a presage must not exist.
Under the cover of night, Xu Mu left his home after instructing YingYing, and employed his Invisibility Technique.
With his body moving like a specter under the dark night, he avoided the Patrol Team by using his Invisibility Technique and then continued to hurry along after they had passed.
His destination was the camp of the Patrol Team.
Night
In the dwelling of the Patrol Team, the lights were still brightly lit.
Gurgle Gurgle!
In the center of the room was a large iron pot filled with bubbling soup and palm-sized pieces of monster beast meat.
The aroma lingered in the air, along with the rich scent of wine.
“Come on, let’s toast to Big Bro Jia! Without Big Bro Jia, how could we live like this! Monster beast meat and spiritual wine, eat and drink all you want! Haha!”
With red face, Ma Rui raised his glass, it wasn’t clear if he is this flushed due to the food or the alcohol, but even his tongue seemed to slur a bit.
“Right! Here’s to Brother Jia!”