Chapter 42: Neighbor Crisis
Translator: Henyee Translations | Editor: Henyee Translations
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Ping raised his feet and walked straight towards Yu Yan. With every step, Yu Yan’s expression turned ugly. He reached the door. There seemed to be a trace of disgust on half of her face that was covered in black squirming patterns.
“Haha, I underestimated you, Fellow Daoist Shen.” Yu Yan chuckled. Looking at Shen Ping, who was so close to her, her eyes were calm without any ripples. With a twist of her wrist, the robe on her body slipped off. Under the crystal lamp, one could clearly see black tendons squirming.
Her fingertips pressed against the inner lining and slowly drew an arc along the black tendons. Her voice sounded. “These Black-striped Venomous Worms will flow along the boiling blood. The hotter your body is, the more it likes it. In the end, when you reach the peak of happiness, they will corrode your heart meridians and take root deeply in your blood and meridians. They will devour your flesh, blood, and spiritual energy until your entire body is exhausted.”
The corners of Yu Yan’s lips curled up. “Fellow Daoist Shen, do you… dare?”
“I wouldn’t dare.” Shen Ping shook his head.
Yu Yan immediately sneered. “How boring. I thought that Fellow Daoist Shen would make me look at you in a different light after breaking through to the fifth level of Qi Refinement. It turns out that you still haven’t—”
Halfway through her sentence, it stopped abruptly. A special contract paper appeared in Shen Ping’s hand.
Yu Yan fell silent. This was the Golden Sun Sect’s miner contract paper. She was not unfamiliar with it. She had thought for half a month before signing the contract. In the end, she made up her mind. She had originally planned to die in the Flame Gold Mine.
But now, this miner’s contract that belonged to her fell into Shen Ping’s hands. Yu Yan could clearly sense the aura she had left on the contract paper.
“This is yours.” Shen Ping handed it over gently.
“How much did it cost?”
“Two Spirit Protection Talismans and one Golden Light Talisman.”
Yu Yan suddenly smiled. “Fellow Daoist Shen, you remember very clearly. Why? Do you still want me to return it? I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. With my body—”
Before she could finish, Shen Ping took out a long brocade box from his storage bag and interrupted, “Fellow Daoist Yu, there’s White Whisker Tree Ginseng inside. Take a small piece every day for ten days before it can completely eliminate the Black-striped Venomous Worm in your blood.”
Yu Yan was stunned on the spot. She had yet to come back to her senses when Shen Ping placed the brocade box in her hand. It wasn’t until the wooden stairs creaked that she reacted. She raised her head and shouted in a low voice, “Fellow Daoist Shen, what are you after? My broken body?”
Shen Ping did not turn around. He only waved his hand. “There will be an additional guarantee with Fellow Daoist Yu around if the market is not safe in the future. You know me. I’m timid!”
She watched as the figure disappeared. Yu Yan turned around and stared blankly at the brocade box in her hand.
White Whisker Tree Ginseng.
She didn’t ask the price. But it must be a rare treasure to be able to eradicate the troublesome Black-striped Venomous Worm. Such an item could not be bought with spirit stones.
“I’m afraid I won’t be able to repay you in this life.” She laughed involuntarily. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. Then, she carefully put the brocade box into her storage bag. She picked up the robe on the ground and gently closed the door.
A moment later, the roof planks vibrated.
“So I can still listen for a long time…” Yu Yan smiled. Two streams of tears rolled down her cheeks.
In this cruel lower world, who would really care about your life and death? Even if they were intimate Dao companions, they would turn against each other for benefits.
This life was enough to have such warmth.
In the blink of an eye, another five days passed.
During this period of time, Shen Ping was engrossed in making talismans and cultivating. lie did not even have the time to talk to Yu Yan. However, every time he woke up in the morning, the smell of flower petals bath water made him feel extra comfortable. Even the efficiency of making talismans seemed to have increased.
“Husband, I’ve broken through!” Bai Yuying was extremely excited. She stood in front of Shen Ping happily like a cat that had seen a light spot.
Wang Yun clapped her hands and said repeatedly, “Congratulations, Sister Yuying!”
Shen Ping smiled and praised her, “Not bad, not bad. You’re at the second level of Qi Refinement. Continue to work hard. I’ll add more spirit beast meat for today’s three meals.”
Bai Yuying chuckled and tugged at the corner of Shen Ping’s shirt. “Husband, I’m almost out of pills.”
Shen Ping took out the Spirit Concentration Pill and handed it over.
“Thank you, husband!”
At this moment, it was a little noisy outside the house. Shen Ping pushed open the wooden window and saw a team of law enforcement patrolling disciples walking into the small courtyard. “The deadline is ten days! All cultivators below the seventh level of Qi Refinement, hurry to the Deacon Hall and wait for the relocation arrangements.
“If there are special circumstances, you have to go to the Deacon Hall to settle it and obtain a new wooden token. Cultivators who are late will be forcibly relocated in ten days without any compensation!”
With that, the patrolling disciples left and walked to the next small courtyard.
Fellow Daoist Mu in the third house smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist Shen, your situation in this small courtyard is a little bad. If you don’t have any connections, do you want to come to my place? Not only can I continue to rent it, but I can also guarantee that you can enjoy bliss every night.”
Shen Ping cupped his hands. “Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Mu.”
Alchemist Feng’s voice sounded, “Fellow Daoist Mu, in this situation, not to mention Fellow Daoist Shen, even you and I might not be able to safely rent a place to live in Yunhe Alley. The Heavenly Sound Pavilion used to be dominant in the market. When the Acacia Faction of the Jin Kingdom comes, do you think the Heavenly Sound Pavilion can compete with the Acacia Faction?”
Fellow Daoist Mu’s expression changed and he snorted, “The Heavenly Sound Pavilion is not doing well, and so is you, Alchemist Feng. How can the Danxia Sect’s alchemy skills be compared to the Golden Sun Sect? Soon, the entire market will be filled with medicinal pills refined by the Danxia Sect.”
Alchemist Feng did not care at all and chuckled. “I have a skill. Unfortunately, Fellow Daoist Mu has lost the protection of the Heavenly Sound Pavilion. You can’t possibly go to the Cloud Mountain Swamp to compete with those demon beasts in charm techniques, right?”
Fellow Daoist Mu gritted her teeth. Her chest heaved up and down. Normally, she would not care about such words. However, when the Acacia Faction came, how could the Heavenly Sound Pavilion have a foothold?
Top courtesans like her had a worried look on their faces these days. If the Heavenly Sound Pavilion had fallen, they could only go to the streets and alleys and really serve those cultivators to earn spirit stones to maintain their daily cultivation needs. After all, they did not have the special array formation of the Heavenly Sound Pavilion.
The decrease in the effect of the charm technique could only fool those low-level cultivators.
“At most, I’ll move to the Chen Market.” Fellow Daoist Mu’s expression was unhappy. She defended herself and suddenly closed the wooden window.
Shen Ping frowned. The impact of many sects and factions entering Cloud Mountain Parlour was probably not only a safety problem. Elixirs, talismans, Dharma artifacts, and so on would be greatly affected.
Danxia Sect, Acacia Faction…
Although there were no sects that specialized in making talismans this time, there were many Talisman Masters in these sects. It would definitely cause pressure on the Talisman Masters in the market.
His current connections and status came from his talisman techniques. If this aspect was squeezed, his life would become difficult in the future.
“I have to go to the True Treasure Pavilion to ask. I have to see if we can deepen our cooperation..”