The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 137

Chapter 137 : Only One Can Live

When they appeared again, the scenery had already changed.

You XiaoMo rubbed his eyes and discovered that he was in Ling Xiao’s dimension. Bluest of skies and greenest of grass beneath his feet reaching almost to his knees. The concentration of spiritual energy was extremely high in the dimension. He could even feel that everything he breathed in was spiritual energy. If practitioners were to train here, they would probably achieve a thousand li in a day.

Just when he was about to ask why he brought him here, You XiaoMo saw a few people huddled into a ball not too far away.

One of those people seemed to be familiar to You XiaoMo. Luckily it hadn’t been too long ago. You XiaoMo tried his hardest to remember and finally succeeded after a little while.

The oldest looking one was with the mottled grey beard and was looking at him in horror. Wasn’t that the manager of HunJi City’s Magic Pill Central Workshop who sold him the magic herb seeds?

Thinking of why he should appear here, You XiaoMo suddenly realized in surprise, could it be, that the one that used the Hidden Dipper Stink Bug to track them was this manager of the Magic Pill Central Workshop?

But it also couldn’t be right. Why would he want to track them? He still remembered that the power behind the workshop was the Master of HunJi City. Someone that was able to develop HunJi City to such a large and flourishing place should be a Master that was very fair, right? But the reality seemed to tell him that it wasn’t so.

Thinking like this, You XiaoMo suddenly felt his head getting all mixed up, and he was unsure if it was really as he suspected.

Unable to figure it out, he shifted his questioning gaze to Ling Xiao, hoping to get the answer from him, “Ling-shixiong, what are they doing here?”

“Isn’t it just as you see it? No matter how noble and virtuous, one would always entertain evil thoughts at the sight of riches.” Ling Xiao looked over at the manager, smiling at him meaningfully. The latter was frightened by his smile, the horror appearing even more clearly on his face.

“Then what are we going to do now?” Talking about entertaining evil thoughts at the sight of riches, it finally made sense to You XiaoMo.

The one behind the Magic Pill Central Workshop was the Master of the city. Since he bought so many high quality magic herbs from the workshop, and he also bought a demon beast egg at the auction and sold quite a lot of spiritual liquid, that was why these people started to have evil thoughts at the sight of riches, planning on killing them off and seizing their treasures. Thinking like this, he couldn’t suppress a shudder. He didn’t expect that just buying some things would be so dangerous. lIt looked like he would have to ask Ling Xiao to go with him whenever he wanted to buy or sell anything from now on.

“Xiao Shidi.” Ling Xiao suddenly revealed a strange smile.

“Are you not short of a few helpers for your magic herb fields? How about…I turn them into puppets. How about it?”

“Spare our lives, great lord. We won’t dare to do it again. Spare our lives, great lord!” Without waiting for You XiaoMo to say anything, those people already started pleading for their lives incessantly. That manager remained dazed for a while before suddenly scrambling to the front of them. His wretched appearance had no resemblance to how smart he looked when they saw him at the Magic Pill Central Workshop.

“Great lord, great lord. I…I’m willing to do whatever you want me to do. Please don’t turn me into a puppet.” He played the part of someone who cared for nothing except saving his own skin to the hilt.

“You’re really willing to do anything?” Ling Xiao smirked as he looked down at him from above.

“Of course, as long as great lord asks it, I will go through boiling water and tread on fire for you.” The manager kowtowed again and again, terrified that Ling Xiao would really turn him into a puppet.

It must be said that once a person was turned into a puppet, it would be something with no thoughts, no life, and no soul. They would be ordered around for all its existence to do things. But the most important thing was that the soul would disappear forever from heaven and earth, with no chance of rebirth. It was more tragic than death.

Seeing that Ling Xiao was showing signs of relenting, the other few people also crawled over to beg for mercy, showing that they were willing to devote themselves to him.

Ling Xiao suddenly showed a troubled expression, “But I only need one person. There are five of you so what is to be done?”

Just this one sentence made the five faces change all at once. They looked at each other fully on guard and with veiled killing intention. They didn’t care if Ling Xiao was serious or not. This was really their one and only chance.

If there really could be only one left alive, they all wanted it to be themselves. Selfishness was in their nature. When one’s own life was under threat, no one would abide by so-called loyalty and code of brotherhood.

Having lived for so many years, the manager of the Magic Pill Central Workshop had the clearest understanding of the situation. The four people he brought with him would definitely not go and die just because he told them to. Therefore, as soon as Ling Xiao said those words, not even three seconds passed before the manager suddenly stretched out his hand. His five fingers turned into claws before ruthlessly clawing at the chest of one of the black-clothed men closest to him. The malicious force seemed to want to dig out his heart. It turned out that the black-clothed man was already on guard. Just as the manager’s hand was about to claw him, he stretched out his hand to ward off the blow and beat a hasty retreat.

The other three black clothed men already retreated immediately. All of them in tacit agreement as they keep their distance from the manager because they knew that among the five of them, the manager was the strongest one. If they did not dispose of him first, all four of them would have a hard time holding on to their lives.

The manager was clearly aware of their intentions, his face getting darker. In his heart he cursed that they are a group of useless fellows biting the hand that fed them. But on the surface, he got more cautious. He expected that it would turn out like this.

The four black-clothed man glanced at each other, then not giving the manager the chance to breathe and think of a way to deal with the situation. They launched attacks on the all vital points on his body in unison. Each and every one of them acted with a hardened heart and ruthless hand.

Since they were all the underlings of the manager, they understood him the most. He was a crafty old scoundrel and his tricks were even more callous than theirs. As the advisor to the Master of the city, it was clear he had certain capabilities. So the four of them didn’t give him any chance to speak, going straight for his old life.

But the manager was also not a herbivore. Four people joining hands as if by using telepathy left him in a little panic, but only for a little while. He recovered very quickly, his brain churning furiously thinking of a way to deal with the situation.

Since both sides were very familiar with each other, there was no clear winner even after extended fighting.

You XiaoMo watched them with eyes peeled and mouth hanging open. He only blinked and the five of them were already in a battle. His shocked expression shifted to Ling Xiao. Swallowing again and again, “Ling-shixiong, are you really going to turn them into puppets?”

In his mind, puppets should be like walking corpses, something like zombies. Just the thought of zombies helping to plant magic herbs in his dimension made his hair stand on end. That was a little too terrifying and he would rather toil by himself than let these people into his dimension. For him, the dimension was like his own home, his personal space. There was no way he would let these people inside.

“Of course not.” Ling Xiao said softly, a joking smile on his face.

Hearing him refute it without the least bit of hesitation, You XiaoMo was dumbstruck. It was a while before he recovered. Could it be that Ling Xiao was playing with them?

Ling Xiao continued disparagingly, “Thinking of being my puppet with their strength?”

You XiaoMo, “…….”

So after all this, this grand old man was actually bemoaning that their strength was too low. He was so demanding. You XiaoMo felt that if they knew what Ling Xiao was thinking, they would die from anger alone and there would be no need for fighting. But it was good that they wouldn’t be turned into puppets.

Just as they were talking, the winner was starting to emerge on the other side.

Although the manager was the highest ranked, the four black-clothed men were hand-picked by him. Considering Ling Xiao’s strength, the manager was afraid that there would be unexpected difficulties or that they would be discovered. Therefore, he purposely chose to bring four of uncommon strength. It looked like he himself would have to eat the toxic fruit.

The four men were young and their combat experience was not less than that of the manager. Furthermore, they were from the same team so they worked together well. Although they were injured, the manager was also cornered with nowhere to run.

Seeing that he was going to be killed in the hands of these four men, the manager suddenly got a stroke of luck that cleared his mind. As if clutching on a life-saving straw, he shouted out to Ling Xiao, wild with joy, “Great lord, I know all of the secrets of the Master of the city…” The moment he said these words, the others immediately feel threatened.

Behind him, one of the black-clothed men immediately sent his palm towards the manager’s head. The twisted expression on his face clearly said that he wanted to kill him off with this one blow.

But he didn’t get the chance. His palm stopped one inch short from the crown of the manager’s head. Even with his face flushed completely red, he had no way of lowering his palm any more.

The manager thought that he would be dead for sure. Unexpectedly, the mountain road had twists and turns. A look of wild joy flashed across his aged face, before turning sinister and callous. He flicked his palm and attacked the black-clothed man. The black-clothed man was instantly seriously injured. He spit out a mouthful of blood, and retreated a few steps, finally falling to the ground never to get up again.

The other three men knew that Ling Xiao was the one that acted. At once, they did not dare to make any more moves. They could only watch while suppressing their anger as the manager ran up to the man in a pandering manner.

Although Ling Xiao didn’t take any action in front of them, anyone with eyes could see that Ling Xiao’s strength was above theirs. More importantly, they had long been scared out of their wits by this mysterious dimension.

“Great lord, I am Tang Hun’s advisor. I know many of his secrets that others don’t know. I can tell you anything you want to know. Also, that pair of Hidden Dipper Stink Bugs, they were raised by Tang Hun…”

The manager didn’t expect that his desperate idea would actually work. Wild with joy, he spilled everything he knew without giving it another thought, hoping that this man would leave him a way out.

At this time he already didn’t care what kind of outcome was in store for him for betraying Tang Hun. In his eyes, no matter how awesome Tang Hun was, he was only a Spiritual level fighter, while this man in front of him now was a genuine Imperial level fighter. Otherwise, how could he have such a huge dimension?

“Since they are raised by Tang Hun, you should know about the Dipper Magic Herb?” Ling Xiao looked at him expressionlessly, speaking indifferently. Not showing the least bit of surprise at his words.

The manager was stunned for a moment before quickly recovering, rubbing his hands while speaking, “Servant indeed knows. At first, Tang Hun did have a few Dipper Magic Herbs. But those few stalks of Dipper Magic Herbs were used by Tang Hun a month ago. But I know that there is another place that has Dipper Magic Herbs. In order to locate Dipper Magic Herbs, Tang Hun has been asking around for a few years. Finally, he got the information half a year ago. The Dipper Magic Herb is inside the Paradise Realm that will soon open two months from now.”

“Is that it?” Ling Xiao raised his brows.

“Also, in order to make it easier to find the Dipper Magic Herb, Tang Hun managed to get an incomplete map from who knows where. At first, servant didn’t know what that map was. But there was once when Tang Hun let it slip. That’s how servant found out that the incomplete map is actually the map of the Paradise Realm.” The manager spoke cautiously while stealing glances at Ling Xiao’s expression out of the corner of his eyes.

“How can you be sure that the map is real?” Ling Xiao asked, still not showing any change in expression.

“Indeed, servant cannot be absolutely sure. But Tang Hun did swear that the map is a hundred percent genuine. Servant has followed Tang Hun for many years and knows that he wouldn’t tell lies when it comes to things of such importance.” The manager said.

Ling Xiao stared at the terrified manager for a while before suddenly breaking out in laughter, “How is Tang Hun as a person? How does he normally treat all of you?”

The manager was stunned. He couldn’t seem to figure out what he was thinking, so he replied cautiously, “To tell great lord the truth, Tang Hun is not only easily jealous and greedy for riches, he is also very treacherous and ruthless while insisting that his word is law. Although servant has been by his side for tens of years, servant has never gotten unconditional trust from Tang Hun. He only trusts himself. HunJi City appears peaceful on the surface but it is actually very unstable on the inside. In order to increase his strength, Tang Hun frequently sends his disciples to look for magic pills and miracle drugs, causing the death of many a disciple, so much so that everyone is starting to get a little resentful. So, many people are already getting unsatisfied with Tang Hun. It’s just that Tang Hun’s strength is higher than everyone and he also has a group of bodyguards who are loyal to the death.” These words indirectly reveal the manager’s feelings. Otherwise, he wouldn’t say ‘Tang Hun’ instead of Shifu over and over again.

Listening to their conversation, You XiaoMo felt that it was getting more and more off-base. He felt like he was hearing about a landowner bullying his slaves. Thinking like this, he suddenly spoke to them, failing to conceal his excitement, “Then do you all want to break yourselves free from slavery and sing songs of freedom?”

Notes:

li : 0.3 miles