BXBX NOVEL Chapter 48 - 48: Kill
The drizzling rain nourished the dry land.
The originally slightly dry weeds were quickly wet by the rain, causing the branches and leaves to overlap and slowly droop.
It created a image of lush greenery.
Chen An slowly woke up from his sleep.
When he looked up at the window, he realized that the sky outside was already very bright.
At this moment, in the room, he could hear the voices of the neighbors outside from time to time.
All signs indicated that it was getting late in the day.
Chen An looked at his wife and daughter, who were still sleeping soundly at the side. He helplessly reached out to wipe the saliva from the corners of their mouths.
Then, he spread out his divine consciousness to sense.
He sensed that the concubines in the other two rooms were still sleeping soundly.
And he was sleeping very soundly.
“Looks like they worked too late last night and are too tired to get up now.”
“I have to control myself in the future.”
As he thought about it, Chen An gently put on his clothes and got out of bed. He planned to go to the kitchen to make breakfast.
He had to make it nutritionally balanced.
He boiled a few eggs.
Fried a few dough sticks.
Ground beans for bowls of soy milk.
In the end, he cooked a small pot of vegetable porridge. It was basically enough.
His three wives and daughters must like it.
“Everyone from Green Willow Alley!”
“Come out quickly!”
“The elder of the Bamboo Leaf Gang’s Law Enforcement Hall, Zhao Qingshan, Elder Zhao, has something important to announce to everyone!”
Just as Chen An was about to push open the door and leave, a deafening shout suddenly came from outside.
The voice was very familiar. It sounded like the Bamboo Leaf Gang deacon who had called everyone to the battlefield yesterday.
“Waaa… waaa… waaa!”
His daughter, Chen Yuejian, was woken up. She sat up in bed and wailed.
Song Huaying immediately pulled the child into her arms. As she gently stroked her head, she comforted her. “Little Yuejian, don’t be afraid. Mother is here.”
“Ying’er, I’ll go out and take a look.”
“Husband, be careful.”
“Ok.”
As Chen An spoke, he cast a Sleepy Time Spell on his crying daughter, making her fall asleep with a sweet expression. Then, he pushed the door open and left the room.
When he arrived at the hall, he happened to meet Wen Zhiyun and Gu Xinyue, who had come out of the room. Clearly, the two of them had been woken up by the loud shout just now.
“Yue’er, go to the kitchen and make breakfast.”
“Yun’er, follow me out to take a look.”
Chen An looked at Wen Zhiyun and Gu Xinyue.
Gu Xinyue was very obedient. She agreed and walked to the kitchen. She didn’t follow them out because she was curious about what happened outside.
Wen Zhiyun did not say anything else and silently followed Chen An out to see what was going on outside.
When the two of them arrived outside, both sides of the alley were already filled with residents.
In the middle of the alley stood several Bamboo Leaf Gang Cultivators.
Other than an old man, the others were all familiar faces of the Bamboo Leaf Gang who had come yesterday.
“That old man is an elder of the Bamboo Leaf Gang’s Law Enforcement Hall. He’s a Foundation Establishment expert. His strength can be ranked in the top five of the Bamboo Leaf Gang.”
Wen Zhiyun leaned into Chen An’s ear and whispered this information to him.
Chen An curiously lowered his voice and asked,
“How did you find out?”
“He used to court me.”
“I see.”
Chen An nodded and did not say anything else.
Seeing that most of the residents of Green Willow Alley had come out, the elder of the Bamboo Leaf Gang, Elder Zhao, quickly said in a deep voice,
“Everyone, the war between the Bamboo Leaf Gang and the Black Iron Manor is becoming more and more intense. I hope that everyone can help the Bamboo Leaf Gang and charge into the battlefield with us to defeat the Black Iron Manor.”
“Of course, the Bamboo Leaf Gang will not mistreat everyone. After this, they will reward everyone according to their performance on the battlefield.”
“The lowest reward is a year’s rent free in the core area.”
“Those who perform well can even join the Bamboo Leaf Gang and become stewards or deacons.”
Elder Zhao did not waste any time. He went straight to the point and made a long story short. He announced the benefits of being a mercenary of the Bamboo Leaf Gang.
After that, they quietly waited for the residents of Green Willow Alley to respond.
However, a few seconds passed.
Not only did the residents of Green Willow Alley not respond, but many of them returned to their houses and closed the door, not giving them any face.
What a joke!
No matter how generous the reward was, they had to be alive to use it.
Everyone knew what was going on on the battlefield.
In the past few days, the number of Cultivators who had died was more than double digits.
Who would dare to be a mercenary when it was so dangerous?
Seeing that no one was responding to his call, Elder Zhao narrowed his eyes.
Then, he mobilized the spiritual qi in his body and made his voice extremely penetrating.
“From next month onwards, the rent of Green Willow Alley will increase to 200 low-grade spirit stones a month!”
What?!
Increase to 200 low-grade spirit stones a month?
All the residents of Green Willow Alley thought that they had heard wrongly and revealed shocked expressions.
Soon, a resident walked out and asked,
“Elder Zhao, is what you said true?”
“Absolutely!”
Elder Zhao’s voice was extremely dignified, and he could not resist at all.
After confirming that the rent was really going to increase to 200 low-grade spirit stones a month,
Almost all the residents of Green Willow Alley exploded.
“Elder Zhao, your rent increase is going against the rules. It’s fine if you don’t lower the price at this special time, but how can you double the price?”
“That’s right. How can we afford such a huge increase?”
“If you’re forcing us to go to the battlefield like this, then why don’t we just move away?”
“Elder Zhao, the Bamboo Leaf Gang is raising the rent recklessly. This will damage the reputation of the Bamboo Leaf Forest.”
It really doesn’t make sense.”
The residents of Green Willow Alley protested one after another.
Everyone felt that the Bamboo Leaf Gang’s rent increase was unreasonable and felt rather dissatisfied.
Elder Zhao remained unmoved and said indifferently,
“This matter is settled. When the next rental day comes, I’ll personally come and collect it. Not a single copper coin less.”
With that, he turned around and left with the people who came with him.
Some residents couldn’t take this lying down and began to loudly incite the people around them.
“Double the rent at once. Isn’t this forcing us to go to the battlefield to our deaths?”
“At most, I won’t stay!”
“I’ll pack my luggage now and move out of the Bamboo Leaf Forest today!”
“If we don’t stay here, there will be some place else for us to stay!”
Many residents had been dissatisfied with the Bamboo Leaf Forest recently.
Now that they were suddenly backed into a corner like this, they immediately shouted.
“Fellow Cultivator Zheng is right. What’s the point of staying here? We’ll leave tonight!”
“I’d rather die in the mouths of the demon beasts outside the forest than on the battlefield!”
“Who wants to move out today? Everyone can form a team together so that we can take care of each other when we leave!”
As soon as these words were spoken, many residents echoed, shouting that they wanted to leave this Bamboo Leaf Forest that only knew how to constantly squeeze the residents dry.
More and more residents were shouting.
The commotion became even greater.
The Cultivators of the Bamboo Leaf Gang couldn’t help but feel a little nervous.
Fortunately, they had a Foundation Establishment expert beside them.
Elder Zhao, who was among them, suddenly erupted. A terrifying spiritual pressure immediately swept towards the residents, instantly suppressing all the protests that were almost out of control.
Then, the deafening voice said,
“This is a special time!”
“Anyone who dares to move away will be treated as a spy who wants to inform the Black Iron Manor. They will be executed without mercy!”
Sensing the terrifying spiritual pressure emitted by Elder Zhao and the trace of killing intent mixed in his words,
The residents of Green Willow Alley, who were originally clamoring to move away, instantly fell silent. They became angry but did not dare to speak.
“You guys take care of yourselves!”
After saying this domineeringly, Elder Zhao left Green Willow Alley with the group.
When he passed by the Chen family’s house, his gaze involuntarily landed on Wen Zhiyun, who was in front of the door.
However, he only took a glance and quickly retracted his gaze.
After Elder Zhao left,
Green Willow Alley became noisy again.
Some were cursing.
Some were sighing.
There were also people communicating softly. It was unknown what they were plotting.
“What are we going to do now?”
Wen Zhiyun frowned slightly. She was a little pessimistic about the sudden increase in rent today.
Chen An picked up one of her slender hands and rubbed it as he said,
“I’m an Alchemist. I only need to provide medicinal pills to the Bamboo Leaf Gang regularly to be rent-free. For now, we don’t need to take risks on the battlefield. Let’s just take it one step at a time.”
“Yes, I’ll listen to you.”
Wen Zhiyun’s face flushed red.
At this moment, one of her jade-like hands was being gently kneaded by Chen An. The warm touch on her palm made her feel a little shy.
She felt very embarrassed in public.
However, she did not want to retract her hand. She wanted to be touched by
Chen An.
For some reason, she enjoyed the feeling of being infatuated with Chen An.
This made her feel very happy.
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