ATPnovel Chapter 66: Fighting Also Costs Money
Chapter 66: Fighting Also Costs Money
Hong Kaiyuan was taken aback, then turned around and yelled, "I said that kid's out! Don't just stand there, go after him!"
Xia Cheng and Zhao Jing belatedly realized what was happening and hurriedly stood up to give chase, but Hong Kaiyuan suddenly stopped them with a large hand: "Wait!"
The two looked at Hong Kaiyuan with suspicion.
"There's another person chasing him too!" Hong Kaiyuan frowned, noticing another figure behind Cao Xing.
"Looks like this kid has offended quite a few people. Perfect, let's follow him."
Seeing this, the three men had no suspicions and immediately followed behind.
The incense festival is a riot of color from south to north, but the further west you go, the more desolate it becomes.
Cao Xing was fast, but Bixia behind him was even faster, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.
Seeing that the surrounding environment was almost ready, Cao Xing gave Bixia a hand signal. After receiving the signal, Bixia suddenly leaped into the air, so fast that Cao Xing could barely keep up with her.
Sister, are you serious?
Bixia raised her hand, her fist already smashing towards Cao Xing. The baleful aura attached to the Crimson Blood Scripture covered her fist, making a rapid tearing sound in the air.
Cao Xing hurriedly crossed his arms in front of his chest to block, but the two forces collided instantly. Cao Xing's body was sent flying more than ten meters away by the enormous force until he crashed heavily into the wall, where he bounced back and slammed hard onto the ground.
At the same time, a line of bullet comments appeared in the background.
[Waste and Loss Fee -10]
Are they going to deduct money for this too?
Cao Xing lay motionless on the ground, secretly admiring Bixia's methods. The punch just now seemed powerful, but when he actually made contact, he found that it didn't have much strength at all. It might be able to kill a cow, sheep, pig, or dog, but for someone like him who also cultivated the Crimson Blood True Understanding Profound Art and had reached the fifteenth level, it was just a tickle.
Everything is ready; it's just a matter of whether those people will take the bait.
Cao Xing lay on the ground pretending to be dead, while Bixia slowly walked to Cao Xing's side and began to rob him.
Seeing this from a distance, Hong Kaiyuan and his two companions exchanged glances. Xia Cheng then said, "That kid seems to be dead. You've avenged yourself. Let's go."
"Yes, hurry up, let's go back now so we can still watch the finals," Zhao Jing urged.
Xia Cheng rolled his eyes at him: "What are you watching for the finals? Go back and hurry up and go into seclusion to cultivate. The incense-grabbing competition starts the day after tomorrow night."
Hong Kaiyuan glanced at Cao Xing lying on the ground, then at the thin man, nodded, and was about to leave when the three of them saw Bixia pull out a thick stack of silver notes from Cao Xing's arms.
One of the banknotes even bore Hong Kaiyuan's mark, so the three of them could see it clearly even in poor lighting conditions.
That thick stack of bills was all in denominations of a thousand taels of silver.
The three of them were immediately stunned.
That's tens of thousands of taels of silver.
Hong Kaiyuan remained silent, his gaze fixed on Xia Cheng and Zhao Jing.
The greed in their eyes was barely concealed. As disciples who participated in this incense-stealing event, the three of them were not short of money.
But all that money was loaned, only interest-free. Every penny had to be spent wisely, and there wasn't much spare money left.
Tens of thousands of taels of silver, why bother cultivating immortality if you have money to spare?
The three exchanged glances, their unspoken understanding unspoken. Hong Kaiyuan leaped up suddenly, shouting, "How dare you! Who are you, you fiend, to harm my dearest junior brother?"
Xia Cheng and Zhao Jing didn't speak. Instead, they took a step back, hiding their figures in the darkness. They groped around to the left and right, blocking the other's retreat and preparing to launch a sneak attack when the opportunity arose.
Hearing the commotion, Bixia turned around abruptly. When she saw that only Hong Kaiyuan was walking towards her, she said in a hoarse voice, "You want to double-cross me!"
"A double-cross?"
Hong Kaiyuan's face was grim. He pointed at Cao Xing on the ground: "How dare you! This man is a disciple of my Shangfang Temple, my dearest junior brother. You harmed my junior brother, and today I will fight you to the death!"
After saying that, Hong Kaiyuan waved his hand and took out the magic weapon hidden at his waist, which was an iron whip.
The iron whip was jet black, not made of ordinary iron or stone. It was engraved with thirty-six dense patterns, the lines of which resembled surging clouds and thunder. When Hong Kaiyuan held it in his hand, it emitted a buzzing sound.
【Southern Dipper Life-Giving Whip】
This magical artifact was purchased by Hong Kaiyuan, a disciple of the "Seizing Incense" sect, at the cost of a 20-year interest-free loan. It is a mid-grade artifact.
Although it is a mid-grade magic weapon, as a disciple of the Upper Temple, one can receive an additional 30% power boost when wielding the talismans and magic weapons of the Southern Dipper Gods.
This is the source of Hong Kaiyuan's confidence to participate in the incense-stealing.
"Leave the money, and I'll let this matter go."
Hong Kaiyuan raised the iron whip and aimed it at Bixia. As he poured in his true energy, the talismans on it gradually lit up, flashing with a faint golden light, while covering Hong Kaiyuan's entire body.
Bixia remained silent, calmly putting the silver notes into her bosom.
"court death!"
Hong Kaiyuan's eyes widened in anger, and the Southern Dipper Life-Destiny Whip in his hand transformed into a black lightning bolt that tore through the night sky, carrying the force of wind and thunder, and smashed fiercely towards Bixia!
Before the whip even arrived, the golden light emitted by the talisman had already enveloped Bixia, bringing with it an invisible binding force.
Southern Dipper Deity's Talisman - Prison Shadow.
The space around Bixia froze, suppressed by the golden light, and she was unable to move.
Then, a thunderous crackling appeared on the whip, emitting a blinding beam of light as it struck down at Bixia.
Southern Dipper Deity's Talisman - Thunderstorm.
"BOOM!!"
Lightning flashed, illuminating the alleyway. The intense electric light tore through the air, piercing through the tiles, rocks, and walls. Its power was comparable to that of a high-grade magical artifact.
Of course, this cool and powerful performance also comes with a hefty bill.
Loss -30, Loss -40, Loss -15, Loss -20...
In an instant, Hong Kaiyuan saw that most of his energy expenditure had evaporated.
His face turned green instantly.
This was also his first time attending the Qionglou Incense Gathering. Before disembarking, Jin Yuan Daoist instructed them not to resort to violence until the time came to seize the incense, lest they be fined.
He hadn't taken it seriously, but he never expected the outcome to be so severe.
My money!!
But things had come to this point, and Hong Kaiyuan couldn't care less about anything else. As long as he killed the Taoist priest and got the silver notes from him, he could make up for any losses.
Sister!
Seeing this, Cao Xing, who was lying on the ground, frowned. The golden ring was already on his hand, ready to help Bixia at any time.
However, just as the whip, carrying the power of thunder, suddenly struck Bixia...
The golden rings in Bixia's eyes flashed, and her figure rippled like water, as if it were just a false afterimage.
Soaring into Shadow! I didn't expect my elder sister to have already mastered this combat technique.
Upon seeing this, Cao Xing was first taken aback, then secretly delighted.
The "Soaring Shadow" technique is a unique skill recorded in the Crimson Blood Scripture. When Bai Yao faced the Yellow Robe Monster's deadly attack, she used this technique to change her figure and move with mysterious steps to dodge the killing move.
However, this movement technique is extremely difficult to cultivate, requiring one to reach the Foundation Establishment stage before attempting to practice it. I hadn't even had time to study it myself, but my elder sister had already mastered it.
Bixia's figure appeared and disappeared in the shimmering water. Although her movements were stiff and could not compare to Bai Yao's seemingly unpredictable and unpredictable movements, she was able to dodge the lightning bolts with ease.
"boom!!"
The whip missed its mark and slammed heavily onto the ground, sending shards of stone flying and the bluestone shattering, leaving black scorch marks on the ground.
Consumption -130
"You dodged it?"
Hong Kaiyuan was startled. This person actually possessed such strange magic, and was able to break free from the restraints of the Divine Talisman: Prison Shadow.
Terrified, he shouted sharply, "Attack!!"
"Swish! Swish!"
Two dark figures rushed out from the left and right. Xia Cheng had a flying sword in his hand. The sword blade trembled, like a shooting star, piercing through the void and heading straight for Bixia.
On the other side, Zhao Jing held a talisman in his left hand and a flying shuttle that shimmered with a cold, eerie blue light in his right. His aura was completely concealed, like a lurking venomous snake. All his attention was focused on Bixia.
Bixia kept dodging and shifting, seemingly afraid to confront them head-on, making it appear as if she was about to break through the encirclement and escape at any moment. This made the three of them tense up and do their best to block her away, for fear that she would break through.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
Xia Cheng's sword accelerated instantly, splitting into countless sword beams that bombarded Bixia.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!"
The dense barrage of sword beams struck Bixia, but it only caused sparks to fly and did not harm her in the slightest.
"This!!" Upon seeing this, Xia Cheng was shocked. His mind raced, and he screamed, "She's a demon! We can't fight her head-on! Use talismans to attack her!!"
"I'll do it!!"
Zhao Jing raised the talisman in his hand, and there was a "Southern Dipper Life-Suppressing Demon Talisman" hanging in his palm.
Zhao Jing stepped on the Seven Stars and made a hand seal. The talisman immediately shone with a precious light, and strands of golden light flashed, revealing divine radiance.
On the dragon boat, Daoist Jin Yuan mentioned that when encountering demons, one should simply use talismans to smash them. This is not only because the Upper Temple and the Southern Dipper Gods have a good relationship, allowing them to exert 30% of their power, but also because the way of talismans is the most effective way to subdue demons.
"The Southern Dipper God of Fate commands urgently, as the law commands..."
Just as Zhao Jing was reciting the incantation to the crucial moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he turned around abruptly, throwing the hidden throwing knife in his hand at his back.
"Whoosh!"
The azure throwing knife left a trail of afterimages in the void, and the blade carried a nauseating odor, clearly indicating that it had been coated with a potent poison.
However, a figure leaped out from the darkness and slapped down the flying knife that was attacking him with one hand.
The moment the palm struck down, it was covered by a layer of silvery light as bright as moonlight, and the skin seemed to flow with a liquid metallic luster, exuding a sharp aura.
"clang!!"
A piercing metallic clang rang out, transforming into several metal fragments shimmering with a ghostly blue poisonous light. These fragments shot out in all directions, embedding themselves deeply into the walls and ground, emitting a hissing corrosion sound. A low-grade magic artifact was actually smashed to pieces.
"Hurry, hurry, by the law! Kill!"
Upon seeing this, Zhao Jing was greatly alarmed. Another demon! He couldn't care less about dealing with Bixia and immediately aimed the talisman in his hand at Cao Xing.
"Too late!"
Cao Xing's left hand was covered with a layer of golden light. He grabbed the talisman light with his large hand, but the talisman light was instantly annihilated upon contact and imprisoned in the talisman, unable to be activated.
Cao Xing simply squeezed it slightly, and with a "snap," the talisman shattered.
The violent backlash caused Zhao Jing's face to turn pale instantly. Before he could catch his breath, the golden ring in Cao Xing's hand struck him head-on in the face.