novelraw Chapter 1150 - 210: Abuse Is Healthier
Chapter 1150 - 210: Abuse Is Healthier
"The matter with Luo Yi can only be investigated later. I can’t leave Huangquan City right now."
Ye Lingyue didn’t anticipate that things would snowball one after another.
Luo Yi is a friend, and now that she’s in trouble, Ye Lingyue would never stand by idly, but first she must reclaim the Sky Wolf Stick.
"Alright then. By the way, Ling Yue, is the novice training and assessment difficult in Huangquan City?"
Having recovered, Huang Jun was eager to undergo novice training in Huangquan City, hoping to become a Demon Hunter soon, return to Gold City, rescue Luo Yi, and give that Vajra from the Vajra Formation a thorough thrashing.
How could he know he was hitting a sore spot?
Ye Lingyue was rendered speechless.
She’s been in Huangquan City for a month now, hasn’t even seen what the novice assessment looks like, nor a proper novice training session.
But the Huangquan City Lord on a whim, frequently made her diagnose illnesses for free and clean the City Lord’s Mansion.
Seeing Huang Jun’s eager expression, Ye Lingyue could only brush it off, telling him to wait a bit longer.
Upon learning that Huang Jun had recovered, Qin Xiaochuan was overjoyed.
After all, the two experienced life-and-death trials together, strengthening their brotherhood.
But the two men’s joy didn’t last long before the Huangquan City Lord caught them red-handed.
"So both of you are well now, right? Good, let’s settle the account. This is Huangquan City, let me clarify the rules here: all expenses for food, drink, accommodation, and travel are your own. You stayed in my mansion for three days and nights, used a lot of my medicinal ingredients and meals, plus clothing and bedding. Altogether, you owe me fifty-eight Intermediate Spirit Stones for these days."
The Huangquan City Lord clicked away at an abacus, calculating with evident delight.
"Auntie, who are you?" Qin Xiaochuan and Huang Jun were taken aback by the strange movement technique of the Huangquan City Lord.
However, beyond her movement technique, her quoted figure was even more staggering.
All expenses are self-paid? Three days of stay amounts to fifty-eight Intermediate Spirit Stones? That’s absurdly extortionate!
Back in Gold City, both had spent nearly all their Spirit Stones battling in the Vajra Formation.
Huang Jun even handed over his top-grade Spirit Stone as a gift, leaving them without any Spirit Stones, not even a single spare stone, utterly broke.
"I am the City Lord of Huangquan City, and where you are standing now is precisely the City Lord’s Mansion. Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance; if you have no money, don’t worry. You have two options: either leave Huangquan City immediately or sell yourselves to repay the debt. I won’t treat you unfairly; equal pay for equal work. Like Ling Yue, each of you will earn one Intermediate Spirit Stone a month, which means you will be employed by the City Lord’s Mansion for twenty-nine months." The Huangquan City Lord grinned wickedly like the Wolf Grandmother.
"Is this the City Lord? Auntie, you must be joking. I’ve never seen such stingy City Lord in my life. If you keep rambling, don’t blame me for my fists!" Qin Xiaochuan scoffed, what nonsense, this crazy woman was evidently scheming against him.
Did Qin Xiaochuan look like someone easy to bully?
"Exactly, Senior Brother Xiao Chuan, this woman dares to extort us—we’ll take her down together."
Huang Jun gritted his teeth menacingly.
The two men aimed to pounce on the Huangquan City Lord, their fists glowing with Golden Power, carrying hundreds of pounds of force.
Both were cultivating Golden Power, and having been bedridden for days, their Primordial Power was brimming with no outlet.
They failed to notice the fire in the Huangquan City Lord’s eyes watching them, a look akin to a Taotie eyeing a gourmet feast.
Suddenly the Huangquan City Lord smiled slyly and raised her hand.
A pair of gloves appeared, engraved with numerous spiritual patterns, then with another gesture, several Demon-binding Ropes materialized.
Her hands exuded a wave of Primordial Power, her technique exceedingly swift.
Her form vanished instantly, countering Huang Jun and Qin Xiaochuan’s offensive.
She reappeared beside Huang Jun, easily pinched two fingers, tapping who knows which acupoint, leaving Huang Jun’s strength utterly drained; in a blink, he was tightly bound as if by magic.
Realizing calamity had struck, Qin Xiaochuan, too, was soon trussed up like a dumpling by the Huangquan City Lord.
The technique was so uncanny that they had no resistance.
Worse still, once bound, their internal Primordial Power couldn’t circulate normally, and the more they struggled, the weaker they felt.
Only then did they realize, the female swindler really was the Huangquan City Lord.
"City Lord, spare us, we’ve realized our mistake!"
Qin Xiaochuan and Huang Jun wailed pitifully.
She suddenly felt that novices were incredibly adorable beings, especially those dirt poor, left only to "sell themselves."
Just like that, on their fourth day in Huangquan City, Qin Xiaochuan and Huang Jun felt the city’s deep malevolence.
In the biting wind, the pair stood at the dilapidated city gate wearing shabby soldier uniforms as newfound guards of Huangquan City.
Ye Lingyue was already immune to the Huangquan City Lord’s "scamming" behavior; she had long learned from Si Xiaochun that the Huangquan City Lord possessed a formidable pair of spiritual-patterned gloves, enhancing her power by a whole level.
The Huangquan City Lord’s cultivation level presently approximated above Divine Power Realm, surpassing those like Hong Qingyun slightly, yet still inferior to Main Gods like Hunyuan Ancestor. Such cultivation was known as Sub-God Level in Ancient Nine Provinces.
Against a Sub-God Level strongman, Ye Lingyue could only wish Qin Xiaochuan and Huang Jun the best of luck.
Fortunately, serving as guards left Qin Xiaochuan and Huang Jun with a temporary foothold in Huangquan City.
That day, both down-and-out friends, Qin Xiaochuan and Huang Jun, still found themselves hustled to the city gate by the Huangquan City Lord early morning.
"Senior Brother Xiao Chuan, are we really going to serve as guards here for over two years?"
Huang Jun frowned in distress.
"Bear with it, it’s a temporary measure. Rest assured, once I grasp the situation around Huangquan City, I’ll take on Demon Hunter tasks. Remember, I am already a certified Demon Hunter. With more Spirit Stones, we can repay the scheming City Lord, principal plus interest."
Qin Xiaochuan shuddered at the mention of the Huangquan City Lord.
The Huangquan City Lord was indeed uncanny, especially her technique with the Demon-binding Rope, chilling to recall.
As they spoke, a couple walked towards the city gate.
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