Chapter 179: A Wise Man Submits to the Situation
The news that Li Yuanqing was purchasing wantonly quickly spread throughout the market. Although the market was huge, it was rare to see such a generous resident.
Many demons were also paying attention to Li Yuanqing. Among them, many people with ill intentions slowly stared at him.
After buying a lot in the market, Li Yuanqing even found a residence in the inner city. Although these demons looked down on the humans, they were happy to rent it out for a huge sum of money to humans.
The demon landlord was very happy. After accepting the spirit stones, he even greeted Li Yuanqing politely. After greeting him, the landlord smiled and left the small courtyard, closing the door behind him.
When the landlord happily weighed the spirit stones and pa.s.sed by the intersection, he noticed that a few demons were deliberately guarding here, and they even pretended that nothing had happened.
The landlord quickly put away the spirit stones and looked back. He did not inform Li Yuanqing and walked away quickly.
The demons guarding here could not be bothered with him and let him leave.
When the sky gradually darkened, the door to the small courtyard opened. Li Yuanqing walked out of the small courtyard without the man-eating vine.
Li Yuanqing walked out of the alley as if nothing had happened, as if he did not see the people guarding at the side.
The demons looked at each other, stood up, and followed.
“Aren’t there two people? Why is there only one man?”
“That woman should be just a maidservant. She’s not of much use. We just have to kill this guy.”
As they spoke, they followed Li Yuanqing and started strolling on the street.
After Li Yuanqing shopped for a while, he suddenly entered a small alley. The alley was very hidden and it was dark. It was filled with abandoned houses that were temporarily unoccupied.
They seemed to have entered a dead end. Li Yuanqing turned around and wanted to leave, but he was already blocked by a few dark figures.
“Where are you going?”
The demons stood up arrogantly and completely blocked the entire alley.
Li Yuanqing could not be bothered to pretend anymore. He sized up these people as if he was calculating how much they had.
“Kid, I was afraid that you wouldn’t know what is going to happen to you. Hurry up and hand over all your treasures. We can still spare your life.”
No one would believe such words.
Li Yuanqing stood there and did not move. “I’m different from you guys. I’ll find the things myself, so you guys should just die.”
As these demons strolled around, they had already surrounded Li Yuanqing. They never expected Li Yuanqing to say such a thing. Initially, they thought that Li Yuanqing would definitely kneel down and beg for mercy in a panic. However, this kid’s words were too arrogant. He did not take them seriously at all.
“Brat, what did you just say?”
They had completely come up and trapped Li Yuanqing in the middle. Even if Li Yuanqing had wings, he could not fly out.
“Then it seems like you don’t intend to cooperate. That’s fine. After I deal with you later, I’ll take down that little lady under you. Hmph!”
“Are you talking about me?”
Just as they were feeling smug, a very clear girl’s voice suddenly came from behind.
They turned around and saw a man-eating vine standing behind each of them. The man-eating vine looked harmless and cute. However, under the cover of the night, this smile was a little sinister and terrifying.
“You came to die yourself, and you came as a pair!”
As soon as they finished speaking, they suddenly realized that the Man-eating Vine seemed to have a clone technique. There was an incarnation behind everyone.
“Master, I’ll make a move first.”
As the sound of the Man-eating Vine reached their ears, the pet.i.te and cute little girls in front of them instantly turned into dark green thick vines that suddenly attacked them.
These demons were also powerful people. Seeing this, they hurriedly took out their weapons and wanted to resist. However, their movements were too slow. Although they also had the power of the Spirit Transformation Realm, they were still too weak compared to the Man-eating Vine.
The thick vines seemed to be made of steel. In an instant, they wrapped around them. They did not even make a m.u.f.fled sound. With the sound of iron falling to the ground, the weapons fell to the ground with a clang. The few of them also burrowed into the ground with their companions, leaving not even bones behind.
Everything that happened in the alley was silent. After a long time, a drunk person pa.s.sed by and entered the alley to relieve himself. He only saw the weapons all over the ground.
In the past few days, Li Yuanqing had not restrained himself at all. Instead, he had become even more arrogant and became quite famous in the entire Sea City.
It was the reputation of being rich that had helped him provoke many enemies. These people were all eyeing the treasures on him. As long as they killed Li Yuanqing, these treasures would belong to them.
With this wishful thinking, they had done many bad things. They always wanted to take advantage of Li Yuanqing when there was no one around.
However, the strange thing was that everyone knew that they wanted to deal with Li Yuanqing, but they still wanted him to live well.
Moreover, many people in Sea City have disappeared recently. These people did not know what was going on. The only thing these people had in common before they disappeared was that they had their eyes on Li Yuanqing.
These strange points alerted many demons.
“Brother, do you think this little human has that ability? Why don’t I believe that he can take on so many brothers?”
“It’s most likely nonsense. The human race is naturally weak and can be dealt with easily. I think it’s most likely because the City Lord is afraid of Hu Jiujiu’s pressure, so he’s secretly protecting him.”
The three brothers quietly guarded a high wall and looked at the calm courtyard.
The small courtyard was still the same. It looked peaceful. Li Yuanqing drank tea inside and watched the sun set.
“Big Brother, are we going to do this? Will Boss be unhappy if he finds out?”
“What’s there to be unhappy about? Boss doesn’t like this guy. This guy swagger everywhere in Sea City and treats this place as his home. No matter what, it’s our chance to get rich. I heard that this kid is very rich. As long as we kill this kid, we won’t have to worry about wealth in the future!
“Alright, stop talking so much. It’s going to be dark soon. I heard that this kid is going out to shop once it’s dark. We have to keep an eye on him. We can’t let him escape this time!”
At night.
This time, Li Yuanqing chose a new route and arrived at a dark alley.
Li Yuanqing was once again surrounded by the three demons. This trick had worked every time. These demons were really simple-minded.
“Which gang are you from?” Before the three brothers could speak, Li Yuanqing spoke first.
The three brothers were stunned. The eldest brother glared at him unhappily and said, “Human, you’re already at the end of your rope. What’s the point of asking so much? Just die obediently. We three brothers will help you deal with the treasures on you.”
“There’s no need for that. I have my own uses for my own things. However, if only one of the three of you can survive, who do you think is better?”
The three brothers were stunned by Li Yuanqing’s question.
Li Yuanqing was clearly about to die. How could he still dare to ask such an arrogant question? Was there something wrong with his brain?
“Kid, what nonsense are you talking about? Forget it, let’s stop talking nonsense with him.”
The three brothers also looked at each other and took out their weapons. However, just as they were about to raise their hands and attack, they suddenly felt as if their bodies were filled with lead and they could not move.
“What is it?”
“I don’t know either. Big Brother, are you okay?”
“Brothers, quickly kill him. This person has demonic techniques!”
The three brothers shouted as they felt powerless. Vines slowly crept up their bodies one by one. The three brothers watched in horror as the vine slowly climbed up their eyelids and slowly covered their entire vision.
“I’ll ask again. Which gang are you from?”
A voice was thrown down like a straw.
“We’re from the Sea Dragon Gang!” The third brother shouted with a trembling voice.
The third brother only watched as the vines in front of him slowly spread out and retreated underground. He was relieved, but his other two brothers were still wrapped up like mules.
Li Yuanqing nodded and looked at him. “A wise man submits to the circ.u.mstances. I think you’re an honest person. Leave.”
“Leave? Me?” The third brother was glad that his life was spared. Seeing his two brothers tied up like this, he didn’t even look back and scrambled out.
The news of Li Yuanqing killing the demons quickly spread. It turned out that all the demons that had disappeared during this period of time had died at Li Yuanqing’s hands.
Originally, the forces behind those demons did not have any news, so they could not vent their anger. However, now that they had such a sucker, they refused to let go of this news no matter what. Whether it was true or false, Li Yuanqing, who had a precious treasure, was dead meat.
For a moment, many organizations immediately stood up and announced that they were irreconcilable with Li Yuanqing. They wanted to kill Li Yuanqing to comfort their brother’s soul in heaven.
These organizations no longer tried to a.s.sa.s.sinate him. All of them stood up brazenly and blocked Li Yuanqing’s door. However, what was strange was that everyone who entered Li Yuanqing’s small courtyard died in the end.
They were the ones who came here to cause trouble. Now, they had ended up in such a strange situation.
The demons, who were originally furious, were no longer so angry. Their style of doing things slowly calmed down.
These demons were very forgetful. In half a month, some sect masters of small and medium-sized sects had died at Li Yuanqing’s hands.
However, they could not do anything to Li Yuanqing. They could not suppress him with force. In the end, when they found out that there was no stronger person to attack him, this matter was left unsettled.
Li Yuanqing’s action had a very good effect.
He obtained a lot of results in an instant, but these results decreased in the end. In the end, no one came to court death.
Li Yuanqing stood in the small courtyard and counted the things he had obtained during this period of time.
Although there were many gangs who came here to cause trouble, they were only some of the hall masters of those large gangs. So far, no very important figures had come, and the benefits were not that great.
“Master. You mean you want to go to the headquarters of the Sea Dragon Gang to take a look?”
“This Sea Dragon Gang is the largest gang in Sea City. I believe their gang leader should have many treasures.”
“That’s right, but it should be more dangerous.” The Man-eating Vine said worriedly.
“It’s fine. Even if they have a protective array, they won’t be too strong.”
Li Yuanqing kept feeling that there was something attracting him to the special residences in the center of the inner city. This feeling was very strong. It seemed like it had not been like this for a long time. He just did not know what was hidden there.
No matter what, he had to make a trip.
Li Yuanqing’s matter had originally caused an uproar in Sea City, but in the end, no one dared to keep an eye on him. So in the end, it was left unsettled. Li Yuanqing’s name seemed to have gradually disappeared.
The demons no longer stared at this strange human to cause trouble. However, that night, trouble took the initiative to find them.
“Sect Master, I’m afraid Hai Changping won’t be able to last long. In my opinion, we have to make plans early. We can’t wait for death like this.”
“The humans in Ping City and Rong City are getting stronger and stronger. They’re very arrogant now. I feel indignant when I see the humans there!”
In the internal meeting of the Sea Dragon Gang, the Branch Master was complaining about his dissatisfaction.
The two brother cities had already fallen, and only they could barely maintain their independence. However, half of this independence had been sold by Hai Changping.
The Sect Master of the Sea Dragon Gang was a tall man with a square face. There was not much meat on his face, as if it was made of bones. This skin was very dull. On it were two eye sockets, deep eyes, and a very tall nose. Those lips were very thin, making them look very mean.
These facial features looked very abrupt on this square face, but they were indeed combined.
“Hai Changping can still hold on for a period of time. Although the brothers of Ping City and Rong City are not that strong, they are not weak. They were dealt with so easily in such a short period of time. This matter is not as simple as we think.”
“Sect Master, it’s precisely because their strength has grown too quickly that we have to race against time and seize the initiative early. We can’t be at a disadvantage!”
The people below were furious.
“Moreover, the humans in the city have become more and more arrogant recently. Have you heard of that strange human kid some time ago? I don’t think he has been dealt with yet.”