Gou Zai Sect Beast Taming Longevity

Chapter 14 Sneak Attack

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Yu Changsheng was shocked by the other party's actions.

A man's knees are worth their weight in gold, so why did you kneel so naturally and decisively?

"My lord, I'm telling the truth! Look at the claw marks on my chest, and the bruises on my hands and feet. It's a miracle I'm still alive!"

Luo Lesheng, looking tragic and with tears in his eyes, tore open the shirt on his chest, revealing the blood-soaked bandages underneath, and cried out in a trembling voice.

"Please give me two more days, I will definitely pay the rent in full by then!"

According to the list, the other party owed three low-grade spirit stones and usually worked hunting monsters, so injuries were inevitable.

But if Yu Changsheng gives the other party time, who will give him time?

The sect has ordered that the rent must be collected by tomorrow morning. If any part is missing, he will be punished. If someone falsely accuses him of embezzlement, he will be in even more trouble!

Yu Changsheng frowned, wondering how to start the conversation.

A servant disciple across the street had just collected rent from a household when he happened to see what was happening here. He walked over with a smile on his face.

"Is this your first time collecting rent? Let me tell you, don't be polite to these cultivators, and don't believe their lies. Who knows if he injured himself?"

"I've seen this kind of trick all the time in Fish Market."

The handyman disciple smiled at Yu Changsheng and said, "Watch out, collecting rent requires some authority!"

"Damn it, you bastard, you dare to stay here without spirit stones? Are you trying to make a fool of me?!"

"I gave you time! How much time have I given you already! I'm already being lenient by not charging you interest on the three low-grade spirit stones you owe, and you still dare to ask for more time? Are you kidding me!"

The servant disciple kicked Luo Lesheng to the ground and then proceeded to punch and kick him repeatedly.

"Ah! Sir! Stop hitting me! I'm dying!"

Luo Lesheng screamed in agony, clutching his head and cowering on the ground, looking nothing like a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but more like a poor commoner.

"Do you have three low-grade spirit stones?! If not, I'll keep hitting you! I'll kill you and then use your treasure bag to see if you're really just pretending to be poor!"

The servant disciple sneered and slapped the other person on the head.

"I remember now! Yes, yes, yes! I just sold a low-level demon beast hide yesterday and made some spirit stones!" Luo Lesheng hurriedly pulled out three low-grade spirit stones in pain.

"Are you going to rent again next year? If not, move out now!"

"I'll rent it! I'll rent it!"

Luo Lesheng wept bitterly, then took out ten low-grade spirit stones.

The handyman disciple collected the spirit stones, tossed them to Yu Changsheng, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed, "See? That's how you collect rent! Otherwise, at your rate, when will you ever finish collecting rent for a hundred houses!"

"And another thing, don't be afraid of these sluts. When we walk outside, wearing this coat of clothing, how many fools dare to give us a hard time?"

"Alright, I'm going to collect my own rent now. Let's keep up the good work!"

After saying that, the servant disciple left on his own.

Yu Changsheng was dumbfounded.

That's really simple and straightforward!

He glanced down at the spirit stones, but the efficiency seemed incredibly high.

With a casual swipe of his name across the list, Yu Changsheng ignored the wailing Luo Lesheng and headed toward his next target.

"Ah, my spirit stones! What a damned scoundrel!"

Luo Lesheng shouted as he wiped away the tears in his eyes and got up from the ground.

Behind the sleeves that covered his face, his gaze was fixed on Yu Changsheng as he walked away, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

Time flies, and night falls in no time.

The entire shantytown of Fish Market City became lively because of this rent collection and cleanup. Many cultivators who had paid their rent brought out chairs to watch the cultivators who were being chased away and laughed heartily.

Some monks, however, were dragged out and beaten to death in the streets for refusing to pay rent and resisting relocation.

In Fish Market, the Myriad Manifestations Sect is the law, and some weak cultivators dare not disobey it. Just as that handyman disciple said, it is others who are afraid of them.

Yu Changsheng's pockets were filled with more and more spirit stones, and by the third watch of the night, the number had reached an astonishing one thousand.

The rich spiritual energy made him wish he could inhale it a few more times.

Since his transmigration, when had he ever seen so many spirit stones? This was practically a test for him; he even considered just grabbing the spirit stones and running away.

However, upon closer reflection, a thousand low-grade spirit stones seem to be equivalent to only ten mid-grade spirit stones used by Golden Core cultivators. To betray one's sect and be hunted down for such a small amount of resources is unwise and short-sighted.

"The last household has been collected."

Yu Changsheng weighed the treasure bag, which had become noticeably heavier, and sighed.

The cultivators on the list were all cowards who preyed on the weak. At first, he hadn't grasped the essence of collecting rent and was almost fooled by them. But after collecting rent twice, he became a little tougher, and those people were so frightened that they quickly handed over their spirit stones.

Of the more than one hundred households, only two were monks who couldn't afford to renew their leases. He drove them out and locked their doors, and now they're homeless, not knowing if they'll survive the night.

"Why is this area so quiet?"

After walking for a while, Yu Changsheng suddenly stopped and looked around at the houses with their lights off, which didn't look like anyone was there.

It was only the fourth watch of the night; how could the cultivators who had just paid their rent possibly leave!

This unusual behavior made Yu Changsheng very wary.

"call out!"

At the same time, a whooshing sound rang out.

Yu Changsheng did not turn his head, because the attack from the shadows came too suddenly, leaving him no time to react.

"Not good!" His divine sense had already seen it; it was a long nail gleaming with an eerie light.

Sixty meters was not enough for such a sneak attack from a magical artifact. He had just raised his hand when the long nail was only three meters away from his head!

Realizing that the wooden shield spell wouldn't be enough, he turned and crouched down, simultaneously taking out a talisman from his system space.

That was the first-tier protective amulet he bought at the gathering for fifty spirit coins!

"when!"

The amulet turned to ashes, and a brilliant golden light shone forth, blocking the attack of the long nail.

Fortunately, the talisman was stored in his system space, which he could retrieve with a thought. If it had been in his treasure bag, he probably would have died under that long nail.

However, the talisman was made by a rogue cultivator and was only of the first rank, so it was somewhat powerless to resist this magic weapon. In just one second, the golden light cracked open.

But this one second gave Yu Changsheng the opportunity to cast his spell.

"Wooden Shield!"

An instant-cast wooden shield spell was cast and appeared in front of his hand.

After the long nail shattered the golden light, it struck the wooden shield precisely.

With a loud "bang!"

Yu Changsheng felt a sudden pain in his arm, and his body was thrown backward by the force, the force of which was no less than that of the Crimson Serpent King!

In mid-air, he made a hand seal to use the Wind Walk technique, tapped his toes, and landed on the roof on the other side, successfully escaping danger.

The long nail missed its target twice, then turned into a streak of light and landed in the hand of a figure.

"That's really unexpected, they actually survived."

Yu Changsheng took a closer look and was greatly shocked.

That figure was Luo Lesheng, who had knelt on the ground and cried when he first collected rent!

(End of this chapter)