Grace"s frown deepened, when he bought him from the hands of Eagie, he revealed his entire wealth and it would definitely attract the eyes of those wolves hiding in the dark. Though he was a n.o.ble, his t.i.tle would only work inside the Imperial Capital, not in this distant Merchant Town.
Dan noticed Grace"s thought, but he didn"t say anything and maintained his calm smile. His eyes shone in a light which felt like he had everything under control. But this further increased the questions inside Grace"s heart, if someone told her that such a young man that looked like a boy-toy had a calculating and manipulative mind, she would find it hard to believe.
The reason was he found Dan"s actions of revealing his wealth and origin and because of it, those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds will definitely come after him.
Wait...
Could it be that...
Grace"s expression flickered as she glanced at Dan, the previously naive and simple young man became like a mystery in her eyes. Thinking back about what he said that he would regain back what he paid, Grace formed a premonition in her heart.
After about ten minutes of waiting, a male attendant knocked on the door, saying that someone wanted to meet him downstairs.
Bringing Grace with him, Dan walked towards the ground floor and there, he found three middle-aged men dressed in a clothing which indicated their heightened status. They noticed Dan"s presence but their eyes only glanced at him before landing at Grace who looked elegant due to the clothes that the former bought for her.
It was an aquamarine one-piece dress which emphasized the contour of her body. Her youthful looks paired with her gorgeous body painted a picturesque scene which enthralled the three men.
Three gulping sounds echoed and Dan leaked a slight smile on his face before taking the two available seats for their own.
Sitting before these renowned entrepreneurs, Dan"s expression remained indifferent with a hint of aloofness and disdain. His current bearing and posture gave him an air of arrogance which confirmed with his current ident.i.ty as an arrogant and prodigal young master.
Grace bowed and with her status as a slave, she didn"t sit before them. Noticing her actions, Dan frowned and said, "Why don"t you take a seat, come here beside me..."
Grace leaked an awkward smile, "It"s fine, I don"t dare to invade young master"s personal s.p.a.ce..." She bowed and since she remained insistent, Dan didn"t push the matter any further and crossed his arms together before saying,
"May I know about what the three of you wants from me?"
The three entrepreneurs trembled for a moment before the most rugged looking one of them went forward and said, "Since we can see her beside you, young master," He glanced at Grace for a moment before continuing, "I suppose that young master knows about Eagie, the Slave Trader, right?"
Dan nodded his head, "Indeed, that fatty was quite a good person to transact with, he really lives up to his words..."
The other two entrepreneurs inwardly sneered when they heard his words. The reason why they came here in the first place was due to that same fatty.
"Since I bet that young master still has some work to do, I won"t sugarcoat my words. We fancy that woman beside you, may I know if the young master is willing to sell her to us? We"re going to pay double the amount that you paid for her.."
Dan coldly chuckled, "This is what I like the most. Meeting straightforward people like you three," His gaze swept over them before saying, "I am sorry but this woman is not for sale..."
The other two entrepreneurs frowned, they were the first ones who reserved the young woman from the fatty"s hands, but because of the b.a.s.t.a.r.d"s greed after meeting such a fat piece of meat like Dan, the b.a.s.t.a.r.d actually sold the product that they reserved. When they found out what he did, the fatty only told them about the person who purchased the young woman and even tipped them that they could buy her back in a lower price than what they offered.
At first, they were apprehensive about Dan"s background, but after realizing that his n.o.ble name only existed at the Imperial Palace, they became confident. After all, the Imperial Palace was far away from this place and as long as they cover their tracks, they could easily get away with it.
"Is young master also a businessman?" The first entrepreneur who talked earlier inquired. Dan turned towards him before shaking his head, "No I am not,"
Regaining his confidence, the first entrepreneur said, "Then, the young master must know about how valuable she could be for us, merchants. Since you"re not a businessman, I don"t think that she could be of use to young master, especially when she"s just a mortal."
Dan"s expression went frigid and his tone turned cold, "I don"t think that there"s a need for me to inform you about what I am going to do with her, right? I am the one who bought her so what I will do with her is none of your business..." Standing up, he spat, "What a useless discussion, let"s go back, Grace!"
Grace deeply bowed towards the three entrepreneurs before turning around and leaving with Dan towards their room. But before they could do so, the three of them stood up and blocked his way up the stairs.
Dan said, "What"s the meaning of this?"
The man who blocked his way revealed a wry smile, "We didn"t want to do this at first, but since the young master is quite persistent about not selling her to us, you can"t blame us for taking action, right?"
Dan swept his gaze around the area and found that the other two entrepreneurs had started approaching Grace. Turning towards the distant manager who looked anxious, Dan said, "Don"t you know that fighting in his Inn would warrant a fine?"
The man chuckled, "Of course I know about that, young master, the price was about five thousand gold coins, right?" He took a bag from his Spatial Ring and threw it at the manager.
The manager caught it in mid-air and his apprehension disappeared. His expression even revealed a hint of antic.i.p.ation towards the battle that would ensue.
Dan knitted his eyebrows. But he soon chuckled as he said, "I see since you can"t do anything in a battle of words, you"re resorting to a physical battle and coercion?"
The man didn"t reply. He glanced at his two comrades and after simultaneously nodding. His cultivation base fiercely rotated before sending a palm strike at Dan"s chest.
Even with the short distance between the two, Dan managed to evade his enemy"s attack, frowning, he glanced at Grace and realized that the two men started taking liberties with her, groping her body under his watch.
"a.s.sa.s.sin"s Focus," Dan mumbled under his breath and the three entrepreneurs suddenly stopped their movements. They became like frozen statues with their eyes widened in shock and fear. Turning their heads towards Dan"s direction, they kneeled on the ground with sweat, riddled on their foreheads.
"Eh?"
The sudden reversal baffled Grace as a queer cry came from her throat. The manager also stared at the scene with astonishment as Dan walked before the three and said, "Offer everything you have before me and you can leave..." He said and the three entrepreneurs hurriedly took their Spatial Storage Device and placed it before Dan"s feet.
"P-p-please don"t kill us, I have a family to feed..."
"Please, kind sir, please don"t do anything to us, I"ll do anything as long as you let us go..."
The proud entrepreneurs turned into obedient children which repeatedly begged Dan for forgiveness. The latter turned towards Grace before smiling as if saying, "Didn"t I tell you that I would earn more than what I lost?"
Sweeping his gaze over the three entrepreneurs, he coldly spat, "Scram before my eyes!"
"Yes, sir I will gladly scram!"
The three men literally rolled away from the area, leaving the shocked and confused spectators behind.
"Just what did you do to them?" Grace mumbled, but Dan didn"t reply. Instead, he took a glance at a window before saying, "Go upstairs on your own for now, I still have some unfinished business..." He walked towards the exit and disappeared into the darkness.
"Ermm, Young mistress, do you mind If I offer you some tea?" The Inn Manager respectfully said from the side, breaking Grace"s mind from her astonishment.
Outside the luxurious Inn, inside a dark alleyway, the figure of Eagie could be seen staring at the retreating three men. His expression looked perplexed and when he turned his line of sight back inside the Inn. He mumbled under his breath, "Wait, just where did that young man, go?"
Before he could move and inspect even further, a cold voice followed by a sharp sensation on his back, echoed behind him, "Don"t move, if you do, you"re dead..."
The familiar voice sparked the fear hidden within Eagie"s mind as his body stiffened, "Ermm, young master, just what is the meaning of this?" His voice sounded awkward and uncertain.
"What"s the meaning of this? Aren"t you the one who schemed behind my back so I would suffer under the hands of those three b.a.s.t.a.r.ds?"
"What suffering are you talking about? That"s preposterous, why would I dare to offend you, young master?" Eagie shook his head and denied all accusations. But this caused Dan to give a light chuckle before saying,
"So you"re not going to repent until you see your own coffin, I see..." Dan struck a crucial meridian at the fatty"s back and in an instant, the nerves in his body crumbled, instantly paralyzing him from the waist down.
The fatty fell on the ground, his expression twisted into horror and fear as he hurriedly pleaded, "Young master! Just what did I do to offend you? I swear on my life that I didn"t do anything against you!"
Stepping on Eagie"s back, Dan replied, "If you didn"t really maneuver against me from the shadows, then tell me, what the h.e.l.l are you doing here?"
"Ermm," Eagie hesitated for a moment before saying, "I came here to eat, of course! Only that Inn has the finest cuisine that deserves to be eaten by me..."
"You"re still strong headed about that? How about I just reveal to you all the details about this grand scheme of yours? It would be much better, right?" Dan"s lips leaked an amiable smile, but Eagie who noticed it couldn"t help but feel a s.h.i.+ver down his spine.
"Your scheme started when you saw me throwing a thousand gold coins as an initial offer for a mortal slave, right? At that time, you must"ve realized that I didn"t have any knowledge about how the slave market works, making me an easy target for fleecing." Dan thought for a moment before continuing, "You probed me by changing the price and after seeing that I remained unperturbed despite your ridiculous offers, you must"ve thought that I was just a prodigal young master, right?"
Dan easily unfolded all of his thoughts at that time. Hearing his words, Eagie couldn"t help but reveal a wry smile upon realizing that he was just dancing atop Dan"s palm all this while. Sighing in his heart, he opened his mouth but was interrupted by Dan.
"Since Grace had the smarts and scheming mind which makes her a valuable a.s.set for those merchants, I don"t believe that you didn"t contact anyone before your arrival in here, but since you just recently arrived, that means that someone reserved Grace from your hands. After that, you just tracked me and told those merchants that Grace was in my hand,"
"If this little plan of yours succeeded, my ten thousand gold coins would"ve been spent for nothing and you would"ve earned at least double of that money that I gave you, right?" His eyes flashed in a ray of critical light.
"As proof, did those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds cancel their reservation or not?"
Dan applied force and Eagie gasped for air before saying, "That"s right, young master is perfectly right! They also didn"t cancel their reservation so according to the contract, once they acquired the product, they would still have to give me another ten thousand gold coins, doubling my earnings."
Eagie"s expression looked pale and his breathing became ragged pants. His eyes dilated in fear and sweat continuously dripped from his forehead to the ground, drenching it with his filth. He didn"t understand why, but under Dan"s suppression, he couldn"t rotate his cultivation base and escape.
Dan heaved a sigh, "If you weren"t so greedy, then this outcome may have not arrived. Sadly, you met me on your journey and stumbled down." Dan shook his head, and Eagie who felt a sense of imminent danger started struggling and pleading for his life.
Dan took his foot away from Eagie"s body and slashed down with his dagger, ultimately ending his life. Eagie wasn"t even able to scream as Dan reaped his life in the most effective way possible.
With the tyrannical absorption powers of the Life Force Devouring Method of the Tetsui Clan combined with the Soul Devouring Method of his clan, Eagie"s body turned into dust. Leaving no trace behind.
Walking away from the dark alleyway. Dan returned to the Inn and went inside his room, sleeping his worries away.