Behind her, the two Meteor-ranked guards looked on with slight confusion at the scene. Madame Youyue, tense, walked over to the window and caught a glimpse of the young man in black’s profile sitting there.
“Hmm?” Madame Youyue slightly paused.
It was different.
This was an unfamiliar face.
The young man in black turned his head toward her. “Madam, is there something you need?”
Madame Youyue quickly replied, “I mistook you for someone else.”
With that, she turned and walked toward the stairway. There were many people in the world who looked similar; of course, would a mighty transcendent being really sit alone in a tavern drinking? This must just be a mistake!
She and her two guards descended the stairs.
“It actually recognized me,” Dongbo Xueying shook his head with a slight smile. He had only changed his appearance this time. After all, many people knew his original face. When he was listed on the Longshan Pavilion rankings, major clans and powerful factions collected basic intelligence about him, including his facial features. As for his figure and back, unless someone was extremely familiar with him, they wouldn’t recognize him.
“It seems the Kong family is living quite comfortably,” Dongbo Xueying nodded. Regardless, Kong Youyue was a memory from his youth. If she was living well, that was a good thing.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Dongbo Xueying’s expression changed, and a glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
…
Inside the private room on the third floor.
Baron Yin sat there, his face dark with anger.
“Master,” the old man beside him whispered, “this Kong Youyue is truly ungrateful! She only relies on her connection with Dongbo Xueying. Perhaps Dongbo has long forgotten her, yet she dares to act so disrespectfully in front of you! In the past, we never even looked at the Kong family. They were just lucky, owning such a large tavern in the provincial city. Since she won’t give us face, we should deal with her quietly…” As he spoke, his hand made a slashing motion.
He could tell his master was clearly furious.
“No.”
Baron Yin shook his head.
The Kong family was indeed insignificant. Their total assets barely reached a million gold coins before. That was the fruit of Kong Youyue’s twenty years of hard work. However, now that the tavern and mansion in the provincial city had greatly appreciated in value, especially the large tavern, the Kong family’s wealth had soared to nearly five million gold coins. That was a huge sum. In fact, with this demon invasion, major clans were rushing into the provincial city, and the transcendent families with the strongest influence there were the ones making the most outrageous profits.
“We absolutely cannot provoke transcendent beings!” Baron Yin said gravely. “It’s not worth the risk for just a tavern!”
“Yes.” The old man respectfully acknowledged the order.
“Knock knock knock.” The door to the private room was suddenly knocked on.
Creak.
The door opened, and a serving girl walked in with a sweet smile. “My lord, shall I bring the food now?”
“Bring the food?” Baron Yin had already been holding back his anger. Now, he glanced at the girl who had entered. The girls selected to serve guests in the third-floor private rooms were all young, beautiful, and had excellent figures. Baron Yin’s gaze upon her was like a blade, making the girl feel nervous and uneasy. She sensed the danger.
“Close the door!” Baron Yin said calmly.
“Yes.” The two guards outside immediately shut the door to the private room.
“Lord?” The girl asked nervously.
“I want to paint!” Baron Yin said in a low voice.
The girl finally relaxed slightly. Painting? Just painting?
“Hurry up.” The old man beside him urged.
One of the Meteor-ranked guards in the room immediately stepped forward to the girl.
“What are you doing!” The girl cried out in alarm.
“Pop.” Her mouth was immediately covered.
At the same time, one of the Meteor-ranked guards skillfully flicked his hand and pulled out a rope, quickly binding the girl. The other Meteor-ranked guard directly tore off the girl’s clothes, revealing her fair, youthful body. This terrified the girl greatly. She wanted to struggle, but the ropes held her tightly. She wanted to scream, but her mouth was covered, so she could only make low muffled sounds.
The private room was extremely soundproofed. After all, knights who cultivated battle energy had very sensitive hearing. If the room wasn’t soundproofed, business conversations inside could be overheard outside.
So the soundproofing was excellent. Even if someone screamed loudly inside, the sound heard outside would be very weak.
“Hu.”
Baron Yin stood up, waved his hand, and a tray appeared beside him. On the tray were knives of various lengths!
The knives were sharp, gleaming with a cold light.
“Kong Youyue, you really made me uncomfortable,” Baron Yin picked up a knife, looked at the terrified girl before him, and sneered. “Don’t be afraid. I’m just painting on your body! White skin, red marks, exuding the scent of life. Don’t struggle. If you behave, only you will die. If you struggle too much and ruin my painting mood, your entire family will be destroyed.”
The old man and the two Meteor-ranked guards beside him watched calmly.
They were already used to it.
Baron Yin was the vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce. Whenever he was angry or extremely happy, he would ‘paint.’ Painting when angry could vent his anger and calm himself. After all, as the vice-president of the Chamber of Commercewith great power… if he wasn’t calm enough, it would be a terrible thing.
“Bang.” Suddenly, the door outside opened.
“Hmm?” Baron Yin looked annoyed toward the outside, and the old man and two guards also turned to look.
The two guards at the door had already fallen.
A young man in black walked in.
“Wuwuwu.” The bound and gagged serving girl struggled desperately.
“Who are you?” Baron Yin’s face darkened, shouting, “Dare you kill my men? Killing is against the empire’s law!” He could immediately tell the two guards at the door were already dead.
“Oh, you still know the empire’s law?” Dongbo Xueying shook his head and walked toward the bound serving girl.
“Hmph.” One of the Meteor-ranked guards beside the girl angrily drew his sword.
“Chi.”
With a sound, a hole appeared on the guard’s forehead. He widened his eyes in horror and then collapsed to the ground, blood flowing onto the floor of the private room.
“Not good.”
Baron Yin, the old man, and the other Meteor-ranked guard all felt their hearts sink.
Someone who could instantly kill a Meteor-ranked expert with a hidden weapon could easily kill the three of them. After all, Baron Yin and the old man were much weaker, not even reaching the star level.
“I am Yin Dan, vice-president of the Firefly Chamber of Commerce,” Baron Yin quickly said, “I’m truly sorry for offending you. What compensation do you need… I will definitely make it up to you.”
The Firefly Chamber of Commercewas one of the top three Chamber of Commercein Qinghe Prefecture, with business spread throughout Anyang Province and even into other provinces.
“Crackle.” The ropes binding the girl directly snapped. Dongbo Xueying picked up the torn clothes nearby and handed them to the serving girl. After all, it was spring, and the weather in Qinghe Prefecture was still very cold. The girl’s clothes had been torn quite a bit. The girl quickly wrapped herself in the torn clothes.
“Thank you, sir.” The girl was still shaken.
“Compensation?” Dongbo Xueying held out three copper coins. Baron Yin and his subordinates immediately felt terrified. Baron Yin even hurriedly said, “I am a baron, a noble, and vice-president of the Firefly Chamber of Commerce. You cannot kill me.”
“Pop! Pop! Pop!”
Three copper coins flashed, and Baron Yin, the old man, and the Meteor-ranked guard each had a hole in their foreheads. They looked horrified and then collapsed to the ground.
Seeing this, the girl was so scared she covered her mouth. The vice-president of the Firefly Chamber of Commercewas dead? Dead by a copper coin that even ordinary villagers wouldn’t care about?
“Wasted a few copper coins.” Dongbo Xueying muttered. If he was willing to reveal his strength, he could have easily crushed them with the power of the Heaven and Earth. But since he was hunting demons, he didn’t want to expose his transcendent abilities. He wanted to stay as low-key as possible. That’s why he used copper coins to kill them—a mundane method.
“The Firefly Chamber of Commerceis likely to investigate this matter. To prevent it from affecting you, go into another private room first.” Dongbo Xueying gently told the serving girl. “If you go downstairs in those tattered clothes, you’ll definitely be suspected.”
“Okay.” The girl nodded quickly.
“Go ahead, no need to worry too much.” Dongbo Xueying said. It wasn’t necessary to worry too much because he would stay in Qinghe Prefecture for a month and naturally handle everything cleanly, so it wouldn’t affect the serving girl. After all, she was just an ordinary person, how could she possibly deal with the Firefly Chamber of Commerce?
Watching the girl quickly walk out and hide in a nearby small room, which was where the serving girls stayed and where extra clothes were stored.
Dongbo Xueying then walked out openly, descended the stairs, and returned to his window seat on the second floor, continuing to slowly drink his wine.
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