Chapter 110: Life-Buying Money

Senior Brother Yang Qi arrived at Senior Brother Ren Hao's side, his expression extremely grim as he looked at the latter's injuries. At this moment, only one of his arms was functional; the other was temporarily immobile, though the bleeding from the wound had already been stopped.

"I'm… fine…"

Senior Brother Ren Hao spoke weakly, his voice barely a whisper; his injuries were even more severe than Senior Brother Yang Qi's.

His chest had been pierced by a spear and his abdomen struck; his internal organs were in a state of violent upheaval.

If not for his strength as a Half-step Tongtian Realm Cultivator, he likely would have fallen unconscious long ago.

"It's good that you're okay…" Senior Brother Yang Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at that moment, a cold voice rang out from behind them.

"Are you two sure you're okay?"

Xiao Fan sneered. "It seems this battle isn't over yet."

With a mocking smile on his face, Xiao Fan's white robes fluttered in the wind as he gripped the panlong spear, closing in on the two step by step.

"You…" Senior Brother Ren Hao tried to speak weakly, but only managed to cough up a mouthful of blood.

Beside him, Senior Brother Yang Qi's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly pleaded for mercy. "This is all a misunderstanding! We were foolish enough to believe Zhao Ming's lies… that's why we came here. Please, let us leave. Just act as if today never happened, and we promise we will never come looking for trouble with you again."

The two of them had listened to Zhao Ming's nonsense and come to seize the Immortal Cave and Cultivation Technique, only to end up in this state…

They pushed all the blame onto Zhao Ming.

"A misunderstanding?"

Xiao Fan sneered, his pace never faltering as he continued forward.

"You came to seize my Immortal Cave and steal my Cultivation Technique… you attacked me with the intent to harm, and now that your skills have proven inferior, it's suddenly a 'misunderstanding'?"

As they watched Xiao Fan draw closer, the pressure on Senior Brother Yang Qi and Senior Brother Ren Hao grew heavier and heavier.

Fear surged continuously in their hearts. To them, this handsome young man before them was as terrifying as a demon!

"It is a misunderstanding! It's all Zhao Ming's fault; he's the one who tricked us into coming!" Senior Brother Ren Hao explained hurriedly, wiping blood from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.

Both were currently heavily injured and completely lacked the strength to fight back.

Hearing the two of them shift all responsibility onto him, Zhao Ming's legs went weak with fright, and he slumped directly onto the ground.

However, he suddenly scrambled up, turning to flee…

Xiao Fan, The Terror, was too frightening. He felt that if he stayed here, he would die!

Zhao Ming was incredibly fast, his feet moving as if greased, using every ounce of speed he possessed to escape.

Yet, he had only run a dozen meters when a silver spear whistled through the air, accompanied by a terrifying pressure.

The panlong spear pierced straight through Zhao Ming's right leg, the immense force of the impact pinning him to the ground…

"What…"

Zhao Ming's face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color. Blood gushed from the leg pierced by the panlong spear, staining his lower body red…

At this moment, his heart was filled with nothing but regret.

Why did he have to take the initiative to provoke The Terror?

"Try to run again, and the next spear will pierce your heart."

Xiao Fan spoke coldly, not even sparing Zhao Ming a glance. For someone of Zhao Ming's strength, Xiao Fan simply didn't care.

Zhao Ming was so terrified he didn't dare move, his eyes filled with horror…

Seeing Xiao Fan pin Zhao Ming down so nonchalantly,

Senior Brother Yang Qi and Senior Brother Ren Hao were filled with shock.

Zhao Ming was, after all, at the ninth level of the Huaqi Realm. While it was true that the two of them were at the Half-step Tongtian Realm, they absolutely could not have pinned Zhao Ming to the ground with such effortless ease!

This youth…

…was too terrifying!

"Lord Xiao, we beg for your forgiveness… we know we were wrong and are willing to accept punishment."

"Lord Xiao, considering we were misled by Zhao Ming, please forgive us. We are willing to pay any price…"

Senior Brother Yang Qi and Senior Brother Ren Hao pleaded for mercy, addressing Xiao Fan as "Lord."

Their previously arrogant demeanor had vanished completely…

The courage of Senior Brother Yang Qi and Senior Brother Ren Hao had been shattered; in their eyes, Xiao Fan was no different from a demon.

Fear spread through them, their already pale faces now covered in cold sweat. At this moment, they couldn't even muster a single thought of resistance…

Yet the demon-like youth before them…

…was clearly only at the seventh level of the Huaqi Realm…

"Punishment?"

Xiao Fan was taken aback. In truth, he was also considering this problem. This was the Jixian Sect; if he simply killed the two of them, he would be violating the sect rules.

Otherwise, with his decisive character, he would have acted long ago…

Why would he have waited until now?

And why would he have walked over so leisurely?

"Lord, please forgive us…"

"We won't ever dare to do it again… Lord, we are willing to follow you, to be your attendants, your servants…"

"It's all Zhao Ming's fault, it has nothing to do with us…"

"Lord, we are willing to pay any price, we only ask that you forgive us this once…"

"…"

The two of them pleaded one after another, showing not a shred of the dignity expected of Half-step Tongtian Cultivators.

Xiao Fan rubbed his chin as he walked forward step by step.

He was considering what the two had said.

Taking on attendants? He had no interest in that; he had lived for many years and didn't need anyone to look after him.

Furthermore, he possessed the star chart and didn't want anyone around him…

Walking up to the two, Xiao Fan thought for a moment and then spoke indifferently: "Hand over all your Storage Pouches."

Senior Brother Yang Qi and Senior Brother Ren Hao didn't dare hesitate for a second, immediately taking out the Storage Pouches on their persons and handing them to Xiao Fan.

Most of a Cultivator's wealth was kept on them, and these two were no exception.

Moreover, they were both scions of large Families, so their foundations were much thicker than those of ordinary Cultivators.

Taking their Storage Pouches, Xiao Fan sent a sliver of Divine Sense inside to investigate…

A look of joy immediately surfaced on his face. He tossed the Storage Pouches lightly twice, very satisfied with the contents.

"These Storage Pouches will count as your life-buying money. Any objections?" Xiao Fan said indifferently.