Chapter 72 – Cruel and Vicious
Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
“Just what kind of compensation do you want to end today’s matter!” After gnashing his teeth for a moment, Lu Fan couldn’t help but speak in a deep voice. He would definitely suffer a loss today. However, if he were to lower his head a bit, he might not end up so miserably.
“Other compensation?” Ye Zhong looked at him with a mocking smile. With an expression as if he was going to squeeze him dry, he then said, “Well, since you are a well-known figure in the Outer Sect, it will be hard for you to get down on your knees and slap your mouth. How about this, you hand over your Spirit Value points, and this matter will be settled, how is it?”
“What did you say!?” Lu Fan’s expression turned cold as he spoke harshly. He had always stolen other people’s Spirit Value points and cultivation resources, but today Ye Zhong actually wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine?
Ye Zhong looked indifferent and took a step forward. He did not have the interest to continue the conversation. Obviously, as long as this Lu Fan did not take out his Spirit Value points, Ye Zhong was prepared to break his limbs.
“Bast*rd! Don’t come near me!” Lu Fan’s face was filled with fear, “Don’t tell me you really don’t know who’s behind me? How dare you try to break my limbs. Do you still want to stay in the Xingxiang Sect!?”
Ye Zhong gave a faint smile and did not have the slightest interest in talking any further nonsense. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed Lu Fan’s wrist.
“I’ll give you my points!”
When Lu Fan thought about how his limbs had been broken and then the others would beat him to a pulp, he couldn’t help but shiver. As Ye Zhong said, he was used to rampaging around in the Outer Sect. If he was crippled, many of the Juniors and Senior Disciples who were bullied would take action. At that time, it would be hard to say if he would even be able to keep his pitiful life. Since this was the case, he might as well hand over his Spirit Value points.
As his voice faded, Lu Fan pulled out a Silver Spirit Value Token from his bosom and handed it to Ye Zhong, gritting his teeth as he spoke softly, “Remember, I won’t let you off so easily!”
“*Crunch—*”
“*Aarrghh—*!”
As Lu Fan threatened him, Ye Zhong exerted force and broke the wrist of his left hand, causing Lu Fan to scream out in pain. He would never have thought that after taking out his token, Ye Zhong would ignore his threat and continue to attack him.
“That one was the price for your babbling mouth. I cannot kill you, but that does not mean I do not have any methods to deal with you.”
Ye Zhong smiled and spoke softly, he was juggling with the token. His actions made the corners of Lu Fan’s eyes twitch. Ye Zhong’s method scared him out of his wits.
After his indifferent gaze swept over Lu Fan for a moment, Ye Zhong turned around and looked at the Spirit Value Token. However, when he saw the amount inside it, his brows slightly twitched.
100,000 Spirit Value points! Lu Fan actually had 100,000 Spirit Value points! One must know that an Outer Disciple only had 50 Spirit Value points per month, an Inner Disciple only had 200 Spirit Value points. As for Ye Zhong and Su Yu, even though they had gone through so much trouble to complete a mission, they only obtained 50,000 Spirit Value points. And Lu Fan actually had 100,000 Spirit Value points; he really didn’t know how he collected them.
Ye Zhong smiled and then waved his hand, another Spirit Value Token appeared in his palm. Under Lu Fan’s pale and unsightly eyes, Ye Zhong transferred the values directly into his own Golden Spirit Value Token. He then tossed the token back to Lu Fan, who was on the verge of tears.
“Many thanks. Senior Brother Lu, you gave me a jackpot. I welcome you to find trouble with me. However, if you do not have any Spirit Value points in the token, then please don’t come.” Ye Zhong gave a friendly smile and patted Lu Fan on the shoulder, Lu Fan was rich. He was concerned by the fact that the Spirit Value points in his hands were not enough to buy many cultivation resources. Fortunately, he gained 100,000 Spirit Value points in one go. With that amount, plus the 30,000 Spirit Value points he originally had on hand. The total amount of 130,000 Spirit Value points should be enough for him to cultivate for a while, right?
Lu Fan grabbed the Spirit Value Token in his hand and looked at the empty token. His face instantly turned pale and his heart ached so much that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Normally, he was the one who stole other people’s Spirit Value points. On the contrary, today he became a victim who was robbed. Even if he now wanted to cry but no tears came.
The surrounding disciples of the Xingxiang Sect sneered. Lu Fan’s style of doing things had always been in this way. Trying to take over someone else’s cultivation courtyard was just one of his tyrannical actions. Today, as the saying went, ‘a wicked person will be bedeviled by someone of the same kind’, and Ye Zhong’s actions were tantamount to venting the anger of many disciples of the Xingxiang Sect present.
“You trash, let’s go!” After Lu Fan’s expression changed irregularly for a long time, he finally resisted the urge to spit out blood. Waving his hand, he prepared to leave.
“Wait.” However, the moment he turned around, Ye Zhong spoke up with a smile.
“What else do you want?” Lu Fan turned his head desperately and glared at Ye Zhong.
“Don’t worry, I don’t want anything from you,” Ye Zhong shrugged innocently, “You can leave, but I didn’t say that these trashes could leave with you, did I? “
Ye Zhong smiled and squinted his eyes, “Come, come, Fellow Disciples. As long as you hand over your Spirit Value points, I, Ye Zhong, guarantee that you can leave. Otherwise, I promise I won’t beat you to death!”
At this moment, in the eyes of Lu Fan’s followers, Ye Zhong’s calm and elegant smile was like that of a devil. Many of their expressions changed drastically, and finally, they gritted their teeth and obediently handed over their Spirit Value Tokens with pale faces.
What a joke, even Lu Fan wasn’t his opponent. How could his followers be his match? In the end, even the two who had been crippled by Ye Zhong, in the beginning, were given their Spirit Value Tokens and handed over to Ye Zhong together.
Ye Zhong casually glanced at these Spirit Value Tokens. Although the Spiritual Value points inside these tokens were different, when put together, there were still 10,000 Spirit Value points. Ye Zhong was too lazy to analyze the situation, and threw these tokens to Wang Mo instead, smiling, “Wang Mo, after withdrawing the Spirit Value points in these tokens, you have to keep them well. Let them each bring 1,000 Spirit Value points to exchange their tokens back.”
Wang Mo stared speechlessly at the Spirit Value Tokens in front of him. After a moment, he nodded his head.
Hearing Ye Zhong’s last sentence, Lu Fan’s followers were all dumbfounded. This fellow wanted them to trade 1,000 Spiritual Value points for their tokens? One must know that these tokens were equivalent to the identity badges of the disciples of the Xingxiang Sect. Without these tokens, they wouldn’t be able to do anything within the sect. Ye Zhong, on the other hand, nonchalantly kept the tokens. This method was too cruel.
Upon witnessing such a scene, the onlookers were also stunned with their slack-jawed expressions. Ye Zhong was too inconsiderate. It was better not to offend such a person and avoid him as far as possible. Otherwise, one would end up on the verge of tears, wanting to cry but no tears came.
“Ye Zhong, just you wait—”
The expression on Lu Fan’s face was unsightly to the extreme. However, he did not dare to ask for the Spirit Value Tokens back at this moment. Under countless mocking gazes, the two heavily injured fellows desperately got up and left in a sorry state.
“Another ferocious character has appeared in our Xingxiang Sect!”
“However, Lu Fan has been dealt with so miserably this time. I’m afraid that his backer won’t just let this matter rest.”
“Tch tch tch, what a wonderful day this has been! It seems that this Ye Zhong is not an ordinary person. The renowned Trash of Ye Clan turned out to be so powerful, it’s amazing!”
The surrounding disciples of the Xingxiang Sect also let out a sigh, one by one. Whether they were praising or criticizing him, the two words ‘Ye Zhong’ had spread throughout the Xingxiang Sect from today onwards.
“Wang Mo, it’s been hard on you these past few days.” Ye Zhong turned back to Wang Mo apologetically, “After you collect all the Spirit Value points when they come to redeem their Spirit Value Tokens, go to the Spiritual Art Hall to exchange for the Spiritual Secret Art you need. Also, I went with Senior Sister Su Yu this time and obtained a mid-grade Spirit-rank Secret Art of Body Tempering. Once the sect sends this Secret Art back, you can cultivate it. At the moment, you don’t need to cultivate your current Secret Art of Body Tempering.”
“This…” Wang Mo was stunned for a moment before he scratched his head and said, “Since you’ve already said so, then I won’t be considered as a brother if I keep rejecting your goodwill.”
Casually putting away the tokens, Wang Mo pushed open the front door of the courtyard and smiled. “Come, Ye Zhong, see how the place is. Senior Sister, please come in.”
Ye Zhong scanned through and saw a rather elegant small courtyard. In each corner of the small courtyard was a separate pavilion, and in front of one of the pavilions was a clear spring with a dense amount of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth emanating from it. It was obvious that this was the spot with the densest Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth.
Under the courtyard quarter of the Xingxiang Sect, a few Spiritual Talisman Arrays were arranged. Then, the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth within a radius of a thousand miles was gathered in the courtyard quarter and then distributed among the various courtyards. Otherwise, this scene wouldn’t be possible.
If he were to cultivate in this spring, the effect would probably be equivalent to the outside’s three days of hard work in one day! It was no wonder that the rent for this courtyard was 500 Spirit Value points per month. As for Lu Fan, he too would take a fancy to this place.
However, even though the rent was expensive, this was the most suitable place for Ye Zhong at the moment. With such a place, the time needed to break through to the Fifth Layer of Body Tempering would be shortened even more markedly.
“Thank you!” Ye Zhong patted Wang Mo on the shoulder without wasting any time.
“Senior Sister Su Yu, I shall go into closed-door cultivation, so I won’t bother you.” After a moment of silence, Ye Zhong turned back and smiled.
Su Yu also knew that Ye Zhong was in trouble at the moment, so he needed to improve himself. Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, she softly said, “That Lu Fan is nothing but the fellow behind him is quite something. You should be more careful. But according to the rules of the courtyard quarter, as long as you cultivate in the courtyard, no one will dare to disturb you. Ye Zhong, be careful.”
“Thank you for your consideration, Senior Sister.” Ye Zhong smiled. He knew that taking care of Lu Fan today would most likely lead him to some trouble. After all, Lu Fan had been a tyrant for so many years. However, for the sake of his dear friend, no matter how big the conflict was, he would still carry it!