Recruit demons to become heroes, hunt demons to become gods

Chapter 171 The Story of Bait

The money-grubbing rat informed Qian Tu, but forgot to tell Dou Eqing.

Not long after the four money-grubbing rats approached Dou Eqing, and before Gao Cai could finish his polite words of robbery, another group of three robbers also came over.

This wave of robbers was led by Dou Eqing himself.

Not only did he lose money to the other party, he also provoked them first and took advantage of one of the female cultivators.

The relationship between these three people is a bit complicated. To put it bluntly, it is a love triangle.

Zhang Rong, who was in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, and Xiang Guo, who was in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, once studied under the same master, Yu Xi, and fell in love with each other under the guidance of their master Yu Xi.

Later, Yu Xi's body was destroyed by his enemy, and an accident occurred while he was taking over another body, and his memory was sealed.

Zhang Rong and Xiang Guo saw their master's new face and discovered that she had lost her past memories. Somehow, they both fell in love with the new Yu Xi.

However, Zhang Rong and Xiang Guo's old relationship was hard to break, resulting in a draw in the fight for Yu Xi.

Although Yu Xi likes Zhang Rong, she is wary of their past relationship, which she still can't break off.

Therefore, the love triangle relationship continued until Dou Eqing's teasing of Yu Xi caused subtle changes in Yu Xi's heart.

"Boy, how do you want to die?"

Zhang Rong'e said hatefully to Dou Eqing.

"Junior brother, admit your mistake to Zhang Rong, he will forgive you."

Seeing that Zhang Rong was angry and might really attack Dou Eqing, Yu Xi stood in front of Zhang Rong and tried to persuade Dou Eqing.

Their behavior made Gao Cai and others unable to tell the relationship between Dou Eqing and the three people.

Dou Eqing took advantage of the situation and came up with a plan.

He pulled away from the Greedy Rat and his three companions and came to a place not far from Zhang Rong and his three companions.

Then, he pointed at the three money-grubbing rats and said:

"Brother Zhang, what I did before was not my intention. They threatened me to do it."

The Money-Grubbing Rat nodded in understanding.

"Is it this way!"

Zhang Rong asked Gao Cai in a bad tone.

"You bastard! What if it is so? What if it isn't so?"

The third brother Gao Fu spoke on behalf of his eldest brother Gao Cai, and after that he revealed his cultivation level of the late stage of the Spirit Transformation without any concealment.

"Take my move, and this matter will be over."

Seeing this, Zhang Rong quickly tried to find a way out.

"Come over here if you can!"

Gao Fu took out a pair of golden hammers and made a fighting gesture.

Zhang Rong was in a difficult situation and had no choice but to take action.

His weapon is a pair of silver-white spinning flying discs with fine gears on the edges. One large and one small are stacked together and controlled by the Treasure Control Technique. They can become invisible during flight. When attacking a target, the small disc can separate from the large disc and launch a sneak attack.

Zhang Rong swung his right hand, and the spinning frisbee disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.

Dou Eqing immediately used his spiritual sense to track the situation and found that the spinning frisbee was caught by Gao Fu in one hand.

"careful!"

Gao Cai suddenly shouted, trying to remind Gao Fu.

Unfortunately it's still too late.

It turned out that Gao Fu only grabbed the big plate. The small plate separated from the big plate the moment Gao Fu grabbed the flying disc, and the fast spinning cut off Gao Fu's thumb and continued to attack Gao Fu's face.

"Ah! Asshole!"

Although Gao Fu dodged by turning his head, the frisbee still hit his left eye, cutting off the entire left eye socket and eyeball.

Even with this attack, Gao Fu only turned into a one-eyed man, but suffered no other damage, so he didn't care about killing the enemy with his eyes.

"kill!"

Gao Cai didn't care about anything else and killed Zhang Rong to avenge his younger brother.

Dou Eqing himself did not expect that such a simple plan full of mistakes would provoke a melee between the two sides.

Three major battles began.

Gao Cai vs. Zhang Rong, it is difficult to determine the winner for a while.

Gao Fu rushed towards Xiang State and chased his opponent.

Yu Xi greeted Dou Eqing and rushed towards Gao Fu, hoping to capture his opponent and end the melee.

Greedy Rat and Dou Eqing watched the battle from the side, chatting from time to time.

"Fellow Daoist Dou, that beauty is no less captivating than Fairy Guan. Don't be reluctant to destroy her with your bare hands when the time comes."

The Money-Grubbing Rat teased.

"She shouldn't be the real one, but a body that has been taken over."

Dou Eqing revealed the secret in one sentence.

"People say that if you die under a peony flower, you will be a romantic ghost. You have only lost a little of your vital energy, so this beauty is still worth taking."

The money-grubbing rat continued to instigate Dou Eqing.

"How about we make a bet?"

Dou Eqing changed the subject and didn't want to talk about matters between men and women anymore, for fear that he would not be able to bear it when the time came.

Yu Xi's beauty is not only pleasing to the eyes, but her pair of expressive eyes also easily make people feel a sense of care.

"What bet? What's the stakes?"

Speaking of gambling, the Money-Greedy Rat immediately becomes excited.

"You can make any bet you want. Let's just bet on whether One-Eye can win."

"Yes. Although Gao Fu's eye was destroyed, I don't think his fighting power has decreased. On the contrary, his anger has stimulated his fighting power. I bet Gao Fu can win."

"I bet One-Eye will lose and be captured alive."

"impossible!"

"If you don't believe me, you can place a bet. One for one."

Dou Eqing said confidently.

His confidence comes from Yu Xi's bare hands.

Gao Fu was indeed not too deeply affected by the eye injury. He danced with a pair of golden hammers with great vigor and power, his momentum was like a single man guarding the pass, blocking ten thousand enemies from breaking through.

In contrast, Yu Xi could only dodge when facing Gao Fu and seemed to be unable to resist.

In the eyes of the Money-Greed Rat, Yu Xi simply had a mysterious set of physical skills, otherwise he would have been defeated long ago.

The Greedy Rat bet the spirit stones he borrowed from Gao Cai with Dou Eqing, and then watched the battlefield attentively.

The battle between Gao Fu and Yu Xi was like a cat playing with a mouse, not very exciting, but Dou Eqing and Greedy Rat focused most of their attention on these two people.

On the one hand, the beauty's movements are like dancing, which is pleasing to the eye.

This is partly because of the bet.

The two of them watched with great interest for the time it took to stick out an incense stick, and then the battle suddenly took a turn.

Dou Eqing and the other man had been paying attention to the battle between Yu Xi and Gao Fu, but they didn't notice how the battle ended.

This was also because of a sudden change in the battle between Gao Fu and Xiang Guo, which distracted Dou Eqing and the others for a while and they did not pay attention to Yu Xi's spiritual attack method.

"What? I told you Gao Fu would be captured alive."

Dou Eqing took away the bets of the two men without hesitation.

"Hmm? She couldn't have been your woman originally. You knew everything about him and deliberately set a trap for me, right?"

The money-grubbing rat had a suspicious expression on his face.

"It was just a chance encounter. I just ran into them these past two days."

Dou Eqing told the truth, and it was up to the greedy rat to believe it or not.

"Will the battle not be fought this time?"

As soon as the money-grubbing rat finished speaking, Dou Eqing disappeared from the spot.

"Stop it, or I'll kill him!"

Yu Xi shouted towards the other two battlefields, but did not notice Dou Eqing approaching.

Dou Eqing took advantage of Gao Fu's unpreparedness and killed him with a flying needle.

So, when Gao Cai and Gao Fu looked over, they saw Gao Fu's eyes wide open, as if he had died.

"You dare... you actually dared to kill my third brother! I want the three of you to be neither alive nor dead!"

Gao Cai was so angry that his eyes were red and he roared out every word.

Gao Fu said nothing, but his attacks became more brutal, and his face showed an expression as if he wanted to eat his opponent alive.

Although Yu Xi knew that it was Dou Eqing who was behind this, he did not react at all. He threw Gao Fu aside and flew forward to rescue Xiang Guo.

"Master, save me!"

Zhang Rong was distracted by this and his opponent took advantage of this weakness to cut off one of his arms. In desperation, he called out "Master".

His shout activated Yu Xi's sealed memory, causing her to temporarily hover in the air.

"No one can save you, go to hell!"

Gao Cai threw three fifth-grade top-grade attack talismans at Zhang Rong in a row, and without caring about Zhang Rong's situation, he attacked Yu Xi first.

He felt that now was the best opportunity to kill Yu Xi.

However, when he got closer, a huge spiritual power erupted from Yu Xi, making Gao Cai's soul seem to be hit by a heavy hammer. His body was thrown high into the air, and he temporarily lost his reaction like Yu Xi.

How could Dou Eqing let go of such a good opportunity?

Not only him, the money-grubbing rat also took action.

The greedy rat's first target was Gao Cai's storage ring, and it grabbed Gao Cai's right hand with one claw.

Dou Eqing appeared directly above Gao Cai, and slashed down with the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword from above.

Although the sword was cut hastily, it was very powerful.

However, at this critical moment, Gao Cai came back to life.

He used all his strength to maintain his defense, so that the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword could not cause fatal damage, and thus escaped the disaster.

However, before Gao Cai could breathe a sigh of relief, Yu Xi was awakened by Gao Cai's sneak attack.

Yu Xi appeared behind Dou Eqing at some point, and grasping the White Tiger Demon Slayer Blade from Dou Eqing's hand, she thrust it downwards, and the Blade pierced Gao Cai's body, entering from his back and exiting from his chest. Gao Cai didn't even have time to escape, and he died, losing both his life and his own.

He smacked his lips, wanting to express his unwillingness, but ultimately did not say it out loud.

This scene scared the money-grubbing rat silly.

"Uh? This storage ring..."

He held Gao Cai's storage ring and handed it to Dou Eqing, not knowing how to explain.

The situation on the other side of the battlefield also took a sharp turn. Xiang Guodu was beaten to the point of having no fighting power at all, but when he saw Yu Xi's outburst, he quickly stopped and had to put the knife on Xiang Guodu's neck.

"Let me go, or his life will be in danger!"

Gao Fu said helplessly.

"Master, save me!"

Xiang Guo shouted at the top of his lungs.

"If you survive my attack, you can leave."

Dou Eqing said this inexplicably.

"That's right. If you can survive his attack, I'll let you go."

Yu Xi echoed.

Dou Eqing didn't wait for Gao Fu's consent and immediately performed the "Rainbow Piercing the Sun" move.

With the added bonus of speed attribute from the rule of force, his swordsmanship was just like the magic arrow shot by Houyi. Before Gao Fu could react, the attack arrived.

Then, the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword pierced through the bodies of Xiang Guo and Gao Fu in one go.

"You speak without saying anything..."

Gao Fu died before he could finish his last word, and Xiang Guo also died with his eyes open.

At this time, Dou Eqing remembered that he had killed Xiang Guo as well, and his "master" Yu Xi was beside him.

Yu Xi now gave Dou Eqing a feeling of being unfathomable. If she wanted to deal with him, it would be very dangerous.

"Well, I don't know why they didn't hide. I didn't mean to kill them..."

Dou Eqing explained with gritted teeth.

“I am not who I was yesterday, and I am not who I was today.”

After Yu Xi said this, which Dou Eqing did not understand, she disappeared. Only Dou Eqing and Greedy Rat were left here.

They stood there motionless for nearly half an incense stick, neither of them knowing why they were so silent.

"Fellow Daoist Dou, what's going on?"

The money-grubbing rat heaved a long sigh and looked at Dou Eqing expressionlessly.

"She might be an unrivaled powerhouse. She sealed her cultivation and memories in the past, or something, and she's awakened today. We should just be thankful to be alive."

Dou Eqing said subconsciously.

This was his intuitive judgment.

"Hey, it would be even better if you could kill a few more for us."

"Greed is never enough, a snake swallows an elephant."

The two chatted while packing up their spoils.

"Huh? This guy is still alive."

When they arrived at the big pit where Zhang Rong was, the Money-Grudging Rat found that the other party had sat up.

Zhang Rong had already been defeated by Gao Cai at that time, and was finally attacked by three fifth-grade high-quality attack talismans at the same time, but he was still able to sit up.

You should know that this big pit is nearly ten meters deep and fourteen meters in diameter.

You can imagine how powerful that attack was.

Upon hearing what the Greedy Rat said, Dou Eqing teleported behind Zhang Rong and slashed with the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword.

"It's too painful to be neither alive nor dead. I'll give you a ride."

His words, which sounded righteous and were all for the other party's benefit, made the money-grubbing rat secretly resentful.

"What a murderer."

When the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword absorbed all the life essence from Zhang Rong's body and his entire body turned into a mummy, the Greedy Rat subconsciously moved away from Dou Eqing.

Dou Eqing felt the cultivation power he gained from the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword.

"As expected of a Divine Transformation cultivator."

The White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword devoured the fragments of the treasure it had obtained last time and was repaired, and it could also cooperate with the [Demon-Swallowing Heavenly Art] to devour corpses to replenish Dou Eqing's cultivation.

This was something that made Dou Eqing very excited.

Zhang Rong, who was in the late stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, was devoured by the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword and fed back to Dou Eqing. Half of it restored the spiritual power consumed in his body, and the other half was converted into his cultivation.

Dou Eqing's Purple Palace Nascent Soul cultivation level increased by one-fifth of a small realm.

His current Purple Mansion Nascent Soul is equivalent to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. If four more Zhang Rongs are devoured by the White Tiger Demon-Slaying Sword, he will be able to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul naturally.

Although the Purple Mansion Nascent Soul cannot provide him with a combat power bonus now, this is the path of cultivation that Dou Eqing must take.

"Fellow Daoist Dou, shall we divide the spoils now?"

The money-grubbing rat asked in a low voice when he saw Dou Eqing coming out of the big pit.

He was thinking of backing out and didn't want to continue robbing and making money with Dou Eqing.

Dou Eqing was about to reply when Qian Qi took over.

"I love dividing the spoils the most. Money Rat, I brought six people with me, so you have to give me a bigger share."

After Qian Tuo finished speaking, the seven people formed a circle and surrounded Dou Eqing and Greedy Rat.

"Fellow Daoist Qian, we can talk it over. I'll just count you in as a member."

When the greedy rat saw that the other party was about to attack him, he immediately gave in.

"You must give me a share. I also have a piece of news to share with you. The three Gao Cai brothers have strong backgrounds. You'd better hide away as soon as possible. As for the value of my news? Think carefully before making an offer."

Qian Tuo was naturally not satisfied with the "charity" from the greedy rat.

If the three Gao Cai brothers had not been dead, Qian Qi would have planned to kill them to silence them and take the spoils for himself.

In fact, Qian Tuo had arrived a long time ago and watched the battle from beginning to end. He did not see any outstanding fighting power of Dou Eqing. It was a completely inexplicable start and a strange end.

Just when Qian Qi was thinking of taking down Greedy Rat and Dou Eqing by himself, he met six people coming from behind and had to join them.

Three of these six people have close relations with Qian Tuo. They all have the surname Qian, namely Qian Ken, Qian Ke and Qian Ju. The other three are only related by interests.

The other three are sword cultivator Yang Shizhi, spear cultivator Ou Kemo and female cultivator Kuang Meiluo.

Dou Eqing was sharp-eyed and could tell that the seven people had split into two groups without asking Greedy Rat.

He threw the storage ring he took from Zhang Rong directly out, and the direction he threw it was exactly between Qian Ju and Yang Shizhi.

Yang Shizhi subconsciously tried to snatch the storage ring.

The greedy rat followed suit and threw a storage ring between Qiang Ke and Kuang Meiluo.

Dou Eqing secretly used his spiritual sense to attack Qian Ju, causing the storage ring to be snatched away by Yang Shizhi.

The storage ring that the Greedy Rat threw out was originally thrown towards Qian Ke, but because of Kuang Mei's strong strength, she snatched it away from Qian Ke.

Kuang Meiluo's performance made others think that the person who attacked Qian Ju's spiritual consciousness was Yang Shizhi.

Qian Tu and his companions were afraid of Kuang Meiluo, so they attacked Yang Shizhi immediately.

"Bring it!"

Qian Yu and several other people surrounded Yang Shizhi.

"Fairy Kuang, everyone can rest assured that you are keeping the storage ring."

Yang Shizhi said as he threw the storage ring to Kuang Meiluo.

Although Kuang Meiluo was not the greedy person, he felt that what Yang Shizhi said made sense, so he took the initiative to take the storage ring.

When she just grabbed the storage ring, Qian Du's hand just happened to grab Kuang Meiluo's fist.

When her hand was grabbed, Kuang Meiluo subconsciously punched Qian Tu, pushing him back a step.

"Fellow Daoist Qian, isn't that Gao Cai's storage ring?"

Dou Eqing added fuel to the fire at this time.

As the eldest brother, Gao Cai must have the most treasures in his storage ring. With Dou Eqing's push, a fight immediately broke out.

"Fairy Kuang, one should not be too greedy. This storage ring belongs to the four of us."

Qian Ken said there were two weapons.

Several other monks with the surname Qian echoed the sentiment while vying for it.

"No matter how much you say, it's all nonsense. We live on the edge of a knife, and everything depends on strength. Come and rob if you have the guts!"

Kuang Meiluo was a little annoyed by the gossip of several people, so naturally he had nothing good to say.

As a result, the two sides became opposed to each other, and Dou Eqing and Tan Caishu pretended to stand behind Kuang Meiluo and the other two, as if supporting them.

"Fellow Daoist Qian, are you willing to let our spoils be robbed?"

Dou Eqing quietly conveyed the message to the greedy rat.

"Fellow Daoist Dou, do you have a brilliant plan?"

"Does that fairy have anything she urgently needs?"

"I see."

After Dou Eqing's reminder, the money-grubbing rat immediately understood what he meant.

"Fairy Kuang, I heard that Qian Tu obtained a 30,000-year-old Jade Ganoderma in Beast Demon Ridge. Why don't you exchange your storage ring with him?"

The Money Mouse shouted.

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Qian?"

Kuang Meiluo asked believing it.

"Humph! We already have a share of the storage ring, and you still want me to pay for the treasures in exchange, unless all the treasures in the storage ring belong to me."

Qian Tuo did not seriously consider the intentions of the money-grubbing rat, but instead was focused on the gains and losses of the exchange.

"I'll exchange this one with you. You just need to give me the Jade Ganoderma, and everything in this storage ring will be yours."

Kuang Meiluo took out another storage ring and exchanged it with Qian Tu.

Qian Yu thought he could exchange it, but he found out that he didn't have any Jade Ganoderma lucidum at all.

(End of this chapter)