Highway Robbers Everywhere

Xu Chunniang swept her gaze over the mustard-seed space and raised an eyebrow slightly. There were only a dozen or so mid-grade spirit crystals and several dozen low-grade spirit crystals. This man was far too poor, wasn't he?

Most of the other spiritual materials were fourth-grade, with only a scant few fifth-grade materials.

Under her questioning gaze, the short, fat male cultivator forced a careful smile.

"Fairy, please don't think it's too little. If I weren't poor, I wouldn't risk my life doing this sort of work, specifically targeting cultivators with lower cultivation."

Watching helplessly as the spirit crystals and spiritual materials in the mustard-seed space were swept away, he felt as though his heart were bleeding, yet he did not dare show the slightest displeasure.

"Fairy, you've taken everything. You can spare me now, right?"

"What's the rush? You haven't handed over the truly good stuff yet."

Xu Chunniang remained perfectly composed, her gaze traveling repeatedly over his body.

The short, fat male cultivator's scalp prickled beneath her stare. He pleaded, "Fairy, please see clearly. I truly don't have anything good. You've already checked the mustard-seed space."

"Those are all worthless trinkets, and there aren't many spirit crystals either. Hand over your magical treasures."

Seeing that he could not evade this, the short, fat male cultivator could only accept his fate and slowly took out a rope.

The rope was a low-grade fifth-grade item. It looked as though it had been used for many years and was badly worn.

Xu Chunniang suspected that with only a little force, she could snap the rope in two.

She glanced at the rope but did not take it.

"Who are you trying to fool with a rotten rope? Where are your other artifacts?"

The short, fat male cultivator hastily squeezed out a