Conquer the game world

Chapter 54 Purple Mother Lotus

Inside an ordinary house in Xingyue City, Xu Bo was discussing something with two men. One of them had only one eye, and the other was bald; their appearance would certainly be very conspicuous in a crowd.

The Xu family is considered one of the more powerful local thugs and gangsters in Xingyue City. Like One-Eye and his gang, they started out by engaging in illegal activities. However, the Xu family's power is obviously much greater than that of One-Eye and his gang. For one thing, One-Eye and his gang only take on business in this inconspicuous house.

"Young Master Xu, is there anything you need from us brothers?" One-Eye asked Xu Bo. One-Eye was puzzled. With the Xu family's power, they had plenty of their own thugs. Why would they need to find someone to do something? There was no need for them to suggest asking him to do this task.

"I need you to help me kill someone, Ye Feng. You know that, right? You need to do it cleanly," Xu Bo said sinisterly.

"Ye Feng, that's the kid who killed the Demon Soul Beast in the arena a few days ago." It seems that Ye Feng has already made a name for himself in Star Moon City after that fight.

“Killing this kid will be quite troublesome, and the price isn’t low either.” Although he didn’t know why Xu Bo had come to him, there was no reason not to do business when it came to him, so One-Eyed immediately started to ask Xu Bo for a high price.

"Don't worry, I will pay you 100,000 purple gold coins as a reward after it's done." Before One-Eyed could even name a price, Xu Bo quoted 100,000.

“Okay, Young Master Xu, no problem, wait for my good news.” The price of 100,000 purple gold coins was far higher than One-Eye’s expectations, so One-Eye stopped haggling and agreed decisively.

Once the matter was settled, Xu Bo prepared to leave.

"Make sure it's clean, don't attract attention," Xu Bo reminded One-Eyed before leaving.

In the evening, after searching for a while, Ye Feng finally arrived at Jingyi Pavilion, which was mentioned by Bei Linhan.

"Damn, this place is really hard to find." Ye Feng was far from familiar with Star Moon City, and it took him a long time to find places he had never been before.

"But looking at it, it's quite impressive." Looking at the magnificent Jingyixuan in front of him, Ye Feng felt that the restaurants he had been to before were simply rubbish.

"You must be Ye Feng. Miss Bei is already waiting for you upstairs." As soon as Ye Feng entered the restaurant, a charming woman came up to him and said.

"She's really alluring, but she's still far inferior to Bei Linhan." Looking at the alluring woman in front of him, Ye Feng couldn't help but compare her to Bei Linhan in his mind.

Led by the alluring woman, Ye Feng headed upstairs in the restaurant.

"Why are there no customers?" Ye Feng was puzzled by the deserted restaurant; it shouldn't be empty at this hour.

“Miss Bei has booked the entire place, so there won’t be any other guests.” The woman walking in front answered Ye Feng’s question.

Soon the woman led Ye Feng to a room on the second floor, where Bei Linhan was already waiting.

"You're here," Bei Linhan said upon seeing Ye Feng arrive. After Ye Feng came in and sat down, Bei Linhan instructed the glamorous woman to serve the dishes.

"Hey, it's just the two of us. Isn't it a bit too extravagant to have the whole place to ourselves?" Ye Feng said to Bei Linhan. Although Ye Feng had fantasized about renting out a five-star hotel before, he had never actually done it. Now, enjoying the treatment of having the whole place to himself here, Ye Feng was actually a little unaccustomed to it.

"I just hope no outsiders will bother us." Belle said with a cold smile. "You really are something else. You took tens of thousands of purple gold coins from my Belle family a few days ago, and now you're so reluctant to spend money on a private event. Besides, this meal isn't on me."

"The Bei family, Bei Linhan, you're the eldest daughter of the Bei family?" Hearing Bei Linhan's words, Ye Feng finally realized what was going on. Damn it, he'd swindled the Bei family out of their money gambling, and now the Bei family's young lady was inviting him to dinner—what kind of situation was this?

"Miss Bei, what brings you here? Are you truly willing to give me the Flame Crystal?" Ye Feng stopped dwelling on the matter and took the initiative to ask about the Flame Crystal, as this was what Ye Feng was concerned about.

"No need to be in such a hurry. It's rare to have a beautiful woman accompany you for dinner, so you should eat something first before discussing business," Bei Lin said with a cold smile. At this moment, the staff of Jingyixuan brought out the dishes.

“These dishes aren’t for the average person. Even if you come to Jingyixuan, you might not be able to hire a master chef to prepare them,” Bei Linhan explained to Ye Feng, introducing the names and preparation methods of the dishes on the table.

Ye Feng ate these so-called famous dishes and felt that they were not as good as the dishes he made with his own recipes. Because he was thinking about the Flame Crystal, Ye Feng only ate a little bit and then stopped.

"Alright, Miss Bei, you can tell me now." After finishing the meal, Ye Feng asked. "As long as you are willing to give me the Flame Crystal, I am willing to buy it at the original price you paid, although I may have to owe you some Purple Gold Coins first."

"Who wants your purple gold coins?" Belinhan said with a pout.

"Well, what should I do then? Let me make it clear first, I don't have any rare or precious treasures on me," Ye Feng said helplessly.

"Tch, who wants your rags?" Belin Han blinked and said, "How about this, you come with me to the Monster Forest, and I'll go pick some Purple Mother Lotus."

"What is the Purple Mother Lotus?" Ye Feng asked, puzzled. "You don't even know that?" Bei Linhan exclaimed in surprise. "The Purple Mother Lotus is a medicinal herb that grows by a black pool in the Monster Forest. It can greatly enhance one's power, and most importantly, it can improve one's perception of power, which is very useful for breaking through to higher realms in the future."

“However, the drawback is that the Purple Mother Lotus cannot be preserved after being picked and must be consumed immediately,” Bellehan continued. “But the Blackwater Pool is guarded by the Hydra for many years, and a weak woman like me naturally needs your protection to go there.”

"You're a weak woman? You must be joking," Ye Feng thought to himself. Ye Feng had already checked her out; the woman in front of him, Bei Linhan, looked frail, but she was actually a first-level Spirit Realm martial artist. If this counted as a weak woman, what about the other men?

Of course, Ye Feng didn't dwell on this issue. Instead, he thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, then the Purple Mother Lotus is a rare medicinal herb. In that case, the Hydra is probably not an ordinary magical beast, and there must be other dangers in the Monster Forest as well."

"What? Are you scared?" Bei Linhan didn't answer Ye Feng, but instead asked him a question.

Fear? Ye Feng didn't seem to have anything to fear. In fact, Ye Feng was just worried about not having a place to fight monsters and level up. Now it seemed that the Monster Forest was a good place.

"What do I have to be afraid of? I'll just go," Ye Feng replied calmly.

"Okay, it's decided then. We'll set off tomorrow." Seeing that Ye Feng had agreed, Bei Linhan smiled.

"I brought the Flame Crystal, you can have it." At the same time, Belin Han readily handed the Flame Crystal to Ye Feng.

"Well, I haven't even done anything yet, is that really appropriate?" Ye Feng said apologetically, but his hands didn't stop. He quickly took the flame crystal and put it away.

"Oh, I didn't realize you were embarrassed." Belinhan bluntly exposed Ye Feng's embarrassment.

"Uh, well... it would be disrespectful of you if I didn't take it, right?" Having obtained the Flame Crystal, Ye Feng felt a bit more favorably disposed towards Bei Linhan. The two were now able to chat pleasantly, at least Ye Feng didn't feel embarrassed.

……

"What a rip-off!" Ye Feng couldn't help but curse as he returned to his residence.

Just after obtaining the Flame Crystal, Ye Feng returned to his residence and couldn't wait to enter the dungeon, where he built a Flame Defense Tower and began the defense of the Stardust Gate.

Unexpectedly, even a single fire defense tower failed to hold off the first wave of monsters, and Ye Feng's base was breached once again. Unable to contribute, Ye Feng could only watch helplessly as the dungeon failed once more.

Since the first wave of resistance failed, Ye Feng did not receive any rewards. Apart from getting some money by eliminating a few monsters, he did not receive any item rewards.

"It seems one Flame Tower is far from enough," Ye Feng sighed.

Even so, Ye Feng was currently helpless. Soon, Ye Feng stopped thinking about the problem and entered another instance to begin his cultivation journey.

The next day, at the gates of Star Moon City. Ye Feng and Bei Linhan had arranged to meet here. Ye Feng arrived early to wait.

"Hi, Ye Feng, you're here early today." Ye Feng didn't have to wait long; Bei Linhan had also arrived earlier than agreed.

"Miss Bei, aren't you going to bring any bodyguards?" Ye Feng asked, looking at Bei Linhan who had come alone. After all, Bei Linhan's family was wealthy and powerful, and it would be inappropriate for her to go out without a few thugs.

“You’re my bodyguard,” Belinhan said generously. “With you here, that’s enough. Let’s go.”

"Alright, let's go." Seeing the enthusiastic Bei Linhan, Ye Feng didn't say anything more, and the two walked out of Star Moon City together.

Shortly after the two left Starmoon City, a group of people gathered inside a residence in Starmoon City.

"One-Eye, what should we do? Those two have left the city. Should we make a move?" the bald man asked One-Eye beside him.

"Let's follow him and see what's going on. Young Master Xu ordered us to be thorough. Since he's voluntarily leaving the city, we can't let this opportunity slip by," One-Eyed said fiercely.

"But the person who went out with that kid seems to be Miss Bei Linhan from the Bei family. We can't afford to offend her," the bald man said worriedly.

“Let’s follow him and make our move when he releases his loot,” One-Eye said after thinking for a moment. “If all else fails, we’ll take them both out and do it cleanly so no one will know it was us.”

"That's 100,000 purple gold coins!"

(End of this chapter)