Chapter 41 : Chapter 41
Chapter 41: Goodwill from the Demon-Suppressing Tower
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BAM!
“Ow! Hiss... hiss...”
That was right. He had gotten hit again. This time, Chen Xiaoguang had put even more force into it and sent the man flying three meters with a single kick.
“Teach him a lesson? How many times have I told you this? If your brain does not work, then stop trying to act clever. Use the decoration sitting on top of your neck and think carefully. What is he called?”
“The Asura Saber! The Asura Saber who never lets a grudge go!”
“He is definitely not someone you should provoke...”
Chen Xiaoguang stared gravely at Lu Zhan’s departing figure. A person like that was the kind you either never offended or crushed at any cost before he could rise.
He had already asked around about how the Five Poisons Sect’s stronghold had been wiped out.
Just because of one assassination attempt, an assassination attempt that had not even caused him the slightest loss, that man had driven across a thirty-meter broken bridge and hunted them down all the way.
And even that had not been enough to vent his anger.
In the end, he had charged straight into their lair and uprooted the entire stronghold.
It was not as though Chen Xiaoguang had never seen vicious people before, but someone as vicious as Lu Zhan was a first for him.
“Go. Send Fatty Qian a message and tell him to give him twenty percent off.”
The demon-subduing guard who was guarding the tower scrambled to his feet, patted the dust off himself, and was not the least bit angry about Chen Xiaoguang’s treatment.
He was still grinning.
"Twenty per cent off? Brother Chen, you think that highly of him? He is only a fifth-layer Aperture Opening Realm martial artist."
He was rather surprised.
They were in the Divine Sea Realm. Forget Chen Xiaoguang—even he himself could suppress the other man with one hand.
Chen Xiaoguang let out a sigh.
His name was Guo Pingping, and he was from the same jurisdiction as him.
If that fellow had not saved his life back then from the jaws of a Demon Guard Realm demon beast, Chen Xiaoguang would have stayed far away from him long ago.
That man’s talent was no worse than his own. It was just that his brain did not work very well.
Sometimes, Chen Xiaoguang even suspected that all of the other man’s intelligence had been traded away in exchange for cultivation talent.
Still, since the man had called him big brother so many times, Chen Xiaoguang naturally had to teach him a few things. Otherwise, sooner or later, he would die because of that brain of his.
“It is not that I think highly of him. It is that I think very highly of him.”
Chen Xiaoguang raised three fingers, then felt that it was inappropriate and silently lowered one, his tone utterly certain.
“I dare say that in less than three years—no, two years... perhaps in just a year and a half, he will catch up to us.”
Guo Pingping’s round eyes widened. His already not-very-bright look somehow became even duller.
“Brother Chen, is he really that amazing?”
“It is not easy to go from the Aperture Opening Realm to the Divine Sea Realm. No matter how fast he is, he should still get stuck for a few years, right?”
Get stuck for a few years?
Chen Xiaoguang laughed.
Out of sheer exasperation!
He had just called him stupid, and yet the man still had the nerve to keep going.
“Get stuck for a few years? Do you really think someone who can open his apertures in a single day and become an official in a single week would be stopped by a mere bottleneck between the Aperture Opening Realm and the Divine Sea Realm?”
“Can you use your brain before you speak?”
“Just wait and see. This year’s internal bureau competition should be very interesting.”
He could not help feeling a little expectant.
There was only one pity. Lu Zhan had taken the Demon Extermination Bureau assessment in the second half of the year. If it had been half a year earlier, he might even have won the title of Rookie King.
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Outside the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
The demon beasts here were generally the kind the Demon Extermination Bureau had no use for, which was why they were made available for Demon Exterminators to consume.
Lu Zhan saw quite a few demon beasts, as well as frozen corpses. Even so, they looked extremely fresh.
“Brother, this place is full of the good stuff! Take the Scarletblood Mink, for example. It is a fifth-layer Demon Acolyte Realm beast, only about the size of a cat, but its qi and blood are equal to ten Great Strength Ox Demons...”
“And this pattern-scaled fish too. It might be small, but the flesh beneath its scales contains exceptionally pure water-aspect essence qi. It works wonders for nourishing the muscles and bones, and it is also sold by the piece...”
“This is the Ironspirit Hawk...”
As Lu Zhan looked around, Qian Duoduo introduced each one at his side.
“How many contribution points per jin for the scarletblood mink?"
Qian Duoduo waved his hand. “Ah, brother, the demon beasts here are sold by the whole animal. They are slaughtered on the spot, so their qi and blood can be kept at their fullest.”
Lu Zhan nodded. “So?”
“Twenty Contribution Points each.”
Qian Duoduo raised two fingers as he spoke.
That was the price set by the Demon Extermination Bureau, and it was already considered quite favorable. “All right. Give me ten to start with.”
Lu Zhan thought the price was quite reasonable, so he did not haggle.
A big client.
Qian Duoduo had not expected this man to be able to take out two hundred Contribution Points in one go.
He only found the man before him more and more pleasing to the eye.
Just then, his phone vibrated. Qian Duoduo took it out for a glance, then quietly put it away again.
“Can I kill them myself?”
If he did it himself, he might be able to earn twenty thousand Slaughter Points.
“No!”
Qian Duoduo refused without the slightest hesitation.
“It is not that we are deliberately making things difficult for you. It is just that the tower has its rules. Live demon beasts must be handled by the Demon-Suppressing Mage on duty. For one thing, you do not have the proper access token. For another, you do not understand formations. A single mistake could cause trouble.”
Lu Zhan felt a little regretful, but he quickly selected ten demon beasts.
Qian Duoduo recorded them at the side: “Two Scarletblood Minks, three Pattern-Scaled Fish, three Ironspirit Hawks...”
After finishing the record, Qian Duoduo told Lu Zhan to wait here for a moment.
About half an hour later, one demon beast corpse after another was carried over and piled in front of Lu Zhan like a small hill.
“Brother, check them over.”
With only a thought, Lu Zhan drew all the demon beast corpses before him into the Sumeru Space in his right hand.
Qian Duoduo’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Hm?
He even had a spatial storage treasure?
That made Qian Duoduo take Lu Zhan even more seriously.
After putting away the demon beasts, Lu Zhan paid the contribution points. What surprised him, however, was that the other party only charged him one hundred sixty points.
“Brother Chen said just now that he wants to make friends with you.”
“Do not worry. What we are giving you is the internal staff price. It is completely legal and fully compliant.”
Lu Zhan raised a brow, seeming a little surprised. Then he nodded.
“All right. Then let’s add each other as contacts... I am going to need demon beast flesh for quite a long time.”
“Long-term? Heh, do not worry, brother. If it is a long-term supply, then when the time comes, just leave us a delivery address and we will send it straight to your door.”
Lu Zhan nodded.
Qian Duoduo smilingly watched him leave.
Not long after, a voice sounded from behind him.
“He is gone?”
Chen Xiaoguang held a white towel and calmly wiped his hands. There were even still-drying bloodstains visible on the hem of his clothes.
“Yeah! Brother Chen, that is the Asura Saber everyone has been talking about online? You really could not tell from looking at him. Looks really can be deceiving.”
Qian Duoduo sighed with emotion.
If Chen Xiaoguang had not reminded him, he might not have realized it either.
Lu Zhan had some fame, but only within a small circle. The only reason Chen Xiaoguang knew about him was because he had happened to come across it while scrolling online.
At the time, he had thought the man was somewhat interesting. He had not expected to deal with him in person today.
Only to discover that he was even more interesting than he had imagined.
“When the forest gets big, all kinds of birds appear naturally. Heh... I am afraid there will be a good show soon.”
Chen Xiaoguang smiled.
Qian Duoduo was puzzled, but he quickly seemed to realize something, and his eyes flew wide open.
“Holy shit, he did not take the Marrow Cleansing Pill... Damn, he really is a ruthless one.”
Unlike Guo Pingping, although Qian Duoduo’s aptitude was average, his mind was quick. He understood many things the moment they were pointed out.