The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

Chapter 180 The Regular Customer

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

“I’ve been followed?” Feng Xi jumped up.

The man was startled by his actions and looked at him in a daze with the utmost concentration, “What… what’s wrong with you?”

“I’m fine. Wait a moment,” Feng Xi comforted the man who was frightened by him, and then sent a message to Ice Qilin via consciousness, “Do you think it is that woman and her maid who have been stalking me?”

“Who else could it be?” Ice Qilin said angrily.

“Do they suspect me? Do they find out I stole their things?” Feng Xi asked curiously.

Ice Qilin said, “I doubt it. You haven’t given yourself away, so they can’t know you did it. I think they are only suspecting you. Moreover, they’ve lost such important things. They must be really anxious. It happens that you two have harbored a grudge against each other, so without dispute, they suspect you. However, when they find out where the two Space Rings are, they won’t suspect you anymore.”

“You made a point. Then no need to worry about them. Let them follow.” Feng Xi also felt that it was not a big problem.

Ice Qilin rolled its eyes. “It is fine that they follow you all the time. Whatever you do, you will be watched.”

“I think you cannot come out just because I’ve been watched, right?” Feng Xi felt so confused. He was being watched only. It was not that a foe came to kill him. It turned out that his freedom was restrained.

Ice Qilin suddenly stammered.

He guessed it right. Feng Xi knew there must be something wrong. “Actually, there is a way to keep them from following you, but you should help me!”

“Alright. Tell me what your plan is.” For the sake of freedom, Ice Qilin didn’t mind doing him a favor.

“Just do as you are told, but let’s talk about it after we arrive at Wind and Blood Alliance.”

After dealing with this matter, Feng Xi returned to the VIP room and saw the man walking around like a cat on hot bricks. Upon seeing Feng Xi come inside, he looked as if feeling like saying something and yet holding his tongue. Instantly, Feng Xi knew what he wanted to say.

“Do you have something to say to me?” Feng Xi asked with a smile.

The man stammered. “I’m… I’m sorry. I owe you half a purple crystal. I will return it to you as soon as possible.”

“No need. It is thanks to you that I can make it to the last flying Demon Beast, so you don’t have to return it to me. Besides, two purple crystals are nothing to me. And I know you don’t have any crystal on you at all. A purple crystal is already what you have got. You should keep this lesson in your mind. Don’t be cheated by your friends anymore,” Feng Xi lectured the man seriously, as if he were the man’s senior.

The man was a down-to-earth man. Although Feng Xi made a good point, the man didn’t like taking advantage of others. He was about to refuse the kind offer when Feng Xi seemed to see through his intention and then stopped him again.

“Don’t make a fuss. If it weren’t for your honest face and good personality, I wouldn’t have helped you.”

In short, the man was lucky enough to meet Feng Xi and Feng Xi happened to find him pleasing, so Feng Xi helped him. It was a simple case!

This was exactly what Feng Xi wanted to express. He had met this kind of men before. They looked down-to-earth and weak but in nature, they were principled and didn’t like being helped for nothing by others. Whatever they owed, they would pay them back by all means. No matter how the benefactor persuaded them, they wouldn’t compromise. They must show their stand firmly!

As expected, the man finally listened to Feng Xi’s fierce words, but he had obviously never encountered such a situation, so he didn’t know how to react.

“By the way, are you a local here?” Feng Xi suddenly thought of a question.

The man didn’t know why he asked this question. After being dazed for a while, he cupped his hands together and replied, “Yes, I wonder why you asked that.”

“Then you should be very familiar with the Great Plain, right?”

“You’ve asked the right person. My family were wandering merchants. We’ve traveled across the Great Plain many times and been to a lot of places. Unfortunately, we ran into bandits and no one survived but me. In the end, I came to Tiefeng city. Although I didn’t dare to say that I’ve been to all the places, I do know most of the places.”

“Alright, I’ll give you a chance now,” Feng Xi said.

The man was stunned. “What chance?”

“I happen to need a guide. Since you’re very familiar with the Great Plain, I’ll hire you then, because I need to leave the Great Plain as soon as possible and yet, I’m not familiar with this place. I’m afraid that I may take a wrong path and waste my time, so I need someone to lead the way and serve me on a daily basis. If your performance is satisfactory, I will give you a purple crystal for one day. What do you say?” Feng Xi looked at him with intrigue.

The man was dumbfounded. One purple crystal for a day? That was what he could earn for working hard throughout one year.

“If you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as a yes. Oh right, if I want you to do anything during your employment, you can’t refuse it. That’s it!” Seeing that he was dumbfounded without saying anything, Feng Xi made his own decision and didn’t ask for his opinion.

For the day, the man felt as if he was dreaming.

After spending a day together, Feng Xi knew that his name was Dong Ling, a single man who was lonely and helpless. He was originally engaged to a woman, but since his family experienced a huge change, the woman’s family was unwilling to marry his daughter to him. He was honest and weak, incapable of fighting for himself and also afraid that the woman would suffer after being married to him, so he agreed to break off the engagement.

Afterwards, he had been living in Tiefeng City. Because his cultivation speed was too slow, the cultivation level had been stuck in Three Star of Heaven God realm. For several years, he hadn’t progressed. A cultivator of too low a cultivation level couldn’t make money by completing missions. Neither was anyone willing to team up with him, so he could only do chores for others and make a living. He lived a bitter life and only saved one purple crystal after one year’s hard work.

So he was instantly dumbfounded to hear that Feng Xi wanted to pay him one purple crystal on a daily basis.

One day and one year were two completely different concepts.

Ice Qilin knew that Feng Xi made the offer simply because he sympathized with the man and didn’t want him to split hairs. In fact, they no longer needed anyone to lead the way. As long as they reached the Wind and Blood Alliance, they could asked a passer-by for the location of the Transmission Ritual. There was no need to hire a guide.

It wasn’t until they got off the Demon Beast and entered Wind and Blood City that they woke up.

“I’m really sorry. I’ll immediately lead the way for you. Is there any place you want to go?” Dong Ling said hurriedly. Since the young man decided to hire him as a guide, he must do his job well.

Feng Xi tiptoed and looked around for a while. “Dong Ling, I wonder if there is a place for fun in Wind and Blood City, well, like a brothel.”

“A… brothel? You… Are you going to a brothel?” Dong Ling was dumbfounded.

“Yeah, do you know where the brothel is?” Feng Xi didn’t notice his expression.

Before he could answer, Ice Qilin screamed shrilly, “You little rascal, you’re screwed. How dare you go to a brothel for fun behind your boss’s back? You… If your boss finds it out, you will be doomed.”

If Ice Qilin stood in front of him now, Feng Xi would definitely punch him.

“Are you an idiot? If it weren’t for getting rid of the two women, I wouldn’t go to that kind of place. It’s for your sake. How dare you say that to me?”

Ice Qilin was silent for a while before saying awkwardly, “It turns out that you want to get rid of them, but what does it have to do with the brothel?”

“You don’t understand. Who is that woman? In terms of her noble identity as a princess of Heaven World, do you think she will enter that place? Besides, it is a place for men. They are two women. Even if they want to go inside, they should mind their dignity. We just go into the brothel and then find a way to get rid of them. If necessary, we can also make trouble for them.” Feng Xi had already conceived a plan.

He had used this method many times in his past life, and every time those who wanted to capture him were eventually ditched.

“Ling, while we are on the way, just tell me about Wind and Blood City.”

“Oh, okay!”

Dong Ling came to his senses. Although he didn’t know what the young man wanted to do, he believed that it shouldn’t be a bad thing, because the young man didn’t look like a bad person at all. Besides, a man who would unconditionally help him and even make up an excuse for making him better couldn’t be an evil man. Silly as he was, he could still see it through.

“Wind and Blood City was built ten thousand years ago. It was not as big as it is today until President Great Qi arrived, aka, two thousand years ago. He was so great that he eradicated all the bandits within the area, expanded the city and established Wind and Blood Alliance. From then on, he settled in this place. At first, people all respected President Great Qi, not only because he is an subordinate of Yin Feng of the central region but also he gives the people of Wind and Blood City a stable life. Therefore, a lot of people appreciate his work, but…” Dong Ling gave a pitiful look.

Feng Xi asked, “But what?”

“But gradually, everyone finds that President Great Qi is not as good as everyone imagined. He is bad-tempered and moody. Then he started to impose heavy taxes, making the poor live a bitter life and even leave Wind and Blood City for other places to make a living. My family also left. However, this is not the most intolerable. President Great Qi has a son, who is known as Junior Qi. He does various misconducts, but he doesn’t like cultivating. Therefore, he just leads a gay life and he is a regular customer of the brothel. If we go to the brothel, we may probably meet him.”

Feng Xi touched his chin and laughed, “Haha, a regular customer of the brothel…”