After that, Lin Yuan answered every question without holding back.
He practically told them everything, down to the color of his underwear.
Su Jiu also let out a sigh of relief.
"Good thing that old man at the night market warned us."
She patted her chest.
"Otherwise, those fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones would have gone down the drain."
Su Ji, however, let out a sigh when he heard this.
He turned his head and looked at Su Jiu.
"You think that old man was just being kind?"
Su Jiu was stunned.
"Huh?"
She blinked, not quite catching on.
"Senior Brother, what do you mean by that?"
Su Ji didn't answer right away.
He walked over to the window and glanced out at the pitch-black night.
"Alright then."
He turned around and looked at Su Jiu.
"Let me replay for you the plot that was supposed to happen."
With that, he called out toward the door.
"Hey, you lot outside, stop playing dead on the ground."
"Get in here and do your part."
There was a moment of silence outside the door.
Then came the rustling sounds of movement.
Those cultivators who had been blasted flying by Su Ji's single strike earlier crawled up from the ground, looking thoroughly disheveled.
They helped each other up and shuffled into the side hall.
The expressions on their faces could not have been more awkward.
Su Jiu watched the scene.
"Senior Brother, what are you..."
"Don't rush."
Su Ji waved his hand.
He looked at the cultivators.
"Come on now, act out your original script."
The cultivators exchanged glances with each other.
Finally, the Nascent Soul cultivator who was leading them steeled himself and spoke up.
"Esteemed senior..."
"Cut the nonsense."
Su Ji cut him off.
"Act."
The Nascent Soul cultivator swallowed hard.
He took a deep breath, and in an instant, his expression turned fierce and vicious.
"Kid! You've got nowhere to run today!"
"Hand over your storage ring and we might just let you keep a whole corpse!"
With that, he lunged as if to pounce at Su Ji.
But halfway through the motion, he froze.
He really didn't dare continue acting.
Afraid that he might accidentally turn into a pile of ash too.
Su Ji looked at him in that state and shook his head.
"Forget it, your acting is terrible."
"I'll do it myself."
He pulled out the green jade token from his chest.
The one the old man at the night market had given him.
Then, he put on a look of utter panic.
"Spare me, powerful heroes!"
"I... I have this!"
He raised the jade token high into the air.
The cultivators' eyes went wide at the sight of it.
"This... this is..."
The leading Nascent Soul cultivator's voice trembled.
"It's the token of that one!"
He whipped his head around to look at Lin Yuan.
"Elder Lin! This... this person is a friend of that one!"
"What... what do we do?"
Lin Yuan's expression changed too.
He stared hard at the jade token, cold sweat trickling down his temples.
"That one..."
He swallowed.
"Quick! Release him at once!"
"No! Wait!"
Lin Yuan seemed to have a sudden idea, and a fawning smile spread across his face.
"My young friend, this is all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"
"Since you're a friend of that one, you're an honored guest of our Xiaohai Sect!"
"Come, come, let me personally make amends to you!"
With that, he started to step forward.
Su Ji raised a hand to stop him.
"That's enough, stop acting."
He put the jade token away and looked at Su Jiu.
"Get it now?"
Su Jiu still looked confused.
"Senior Brother, I... I think I kind of understand..."
Su Ji sighed.
"That old man and they're in the same crew."
"Scamming the scammers."
He pointed at Lin Yuan.
"Lin Yuan here plays the role of the swindler."
"The old man pretends to be a good Samaritan, warning you that Lin Yuan is a fraud."
"Then he gives you a token, saying you can seek him out if you run into trouble."
Su Ji paused.
"When you do run into trouble and pull out that token."
"Lin Yuan's people immediately switch their tune, saying you're a friend of some big shot."
"Then they treat you with utmost respect, even offering compensation on their own."
"In that way, not only do you not suspect the old man."
"You actually end up seeing him as your savior."
By this point, Su Jiu finally understood.
"So..."
"So when you go back to thank the old man."
Su Ji picked up the thread.
"That's when the real trap snaps shut."
"The old man will say, since you owe him your life, you have to repay it."
"How?"
"Simple."
"Help him do some things."
"Or..."
Su Ji's tone turned playfully meaningful.
"He straight up sells you off."
Su Jiu gasped.
"This... this is too vicious!"
"But isn't that kind of overcomplicating things?"
She raised a question of her own. "Why not just kill us directly and take everything we have on us?"
Su Ji smiled. "Sometimes, killing someone or letting them live isn't the only way to solve a problem."
"Clearly, they assumed we also had powerful forces backing us. Killing us outright would invite trouble, and on top of that, they figured we were running around without much on us anyway. Far better to let us live and go back, then come back with our family's resources to 'properly thank' them."
"And this is just the most basic scheme."
"If you really think the cultivation world is all about fighting and killing, then you're being way too naive."
He looked at Lin Yuan.
"Spill it."
"How many people have you done this to?"
Lin Yuan's face turned pale.
He opened his mouth, hesitated, and finally answered truthfully.
"N-not many..."
"This batch alone... just over a dozen..."
"A dozen?"
Su Ji raised an eyebrow.
"And the old man takes how much of the cut?"
"His thirty, my seventy..."
Su Ji nodded.
"So you take the bigger share."
Lin Yuan didn't dare say another word.
Su Jiu watched from the side, utterly dumbfounded.
Su Ji simply walked to the table and picked up the passage token.
"This thing, is it genuine?"
"It is... it's genuine..."
Lin Yuan nodded frantically.
"Good."
Su Ji put the token away.
"I'm taking this."
"As for the spirit stones..."
He glanced at Lin Yuan.
"Consider them payment for your lives."
Lin Yuan was stunned.
"Huh?"
"What, got a problem with that?"
Su Ji's tone turned cold.
"No, no! No problem at all!"
Lin Yuan waved his hands repeatedly.
Are you kidding?
Being able to keep his life was already a stroke of luck.
Who would dare ask for the spirit stones back?
Su Ji nodded in satisfaction.
"Good."
"Then that settles it."
"Also, arrange a place for us to stay."
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
+ Slow Paced + Main Character Thrives Together with His Disciples】 Transmigrated into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakens a discipleship system that reveals the tags of his disciples! Starting from scratch, he builds the strongest sect. Disciple One: Li Yingling 【Gold Tag: Genius Cultivator】【Purple Tag: Extremely Lucky】【Blue Tag: Bewitchingly Beautiful】 Disciple Two: Li Hangtian 【Gold Tag: Reincarnated】【Purple Tag: Ruthless and Decisive】【Blue Tag: Loyal and Noble】 Disciple Three: ??? 【Orange Tag: Alluring Demoness】【???】【???】 Thus, in the cultivation world, an unremarkable little sect appears out of nowhere, but little do others know that each member of this sect is a powerhouse in their own right. The book is also known as: Cultivation? It's Exactly Like This!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
