Brainless Villain 2

Brainless Villain +2 "Thank you, Master, for treating my injuries."

Galeo Bi's face was so pale it had turned faintly blue. Those two sweeps from the First Elder had truly been vicious, smashing both his legs to pieces, leaving jagged bone shards grinding back and forth inside his flesh...

Of course, the main source of the pain was still the burly man in front of him casually kneading him.

These bastards! A flash of viciousness crossed Galeo Bi's heart. The two alchemists before him clearly did not treat him as human. Not only did they order him around, even when refining medicine to heal him, they did it with the lofty attitude of granting charity.

Sigh...

But even so, there was nothing he could do.

The Jia Ma Empire was a remote backwater to begin with, and alchemists were rarer than protected animals. He had even heard that many high-level figures had run off to Central State to make their living.

If Wutan City had not counted as a relatively large market in this region, That Lord would not even have spared him a glance.

The gap between people was just that helpless.

"No need. Taking action was our duty to begin with."

The burly man sat in the main seat, casually waving a hand while pinching the beads Galeo Bi had raised for many years, carrying quite the air of boundless imperial grace.

"It's just that, Clan Head Galeo, the pills we released should have produced some profit by now, shouldn't they? Why don't I see any... hm?"

As he spoke, the burly man rubbed his fingers together.

"This..."

Galeo Bi's expression grew even uglier, though it looked more as if he had forced it into that state, the words hidden in his belly and not daring to come out.

"My two lords... to tell the truth, no one has bought the goods we put in the shops... They say, they say the quality is inferior to the Xiao Clan's."

"What?!"

Liu Xi sprang up and slapped the table in shock and anger. "What are you saying, you old thing? Are you doubting our ability!"

What else? Galeo Bi squeezed out a smile and offered a few flattering lines like "My lords' skills are unmatched" and "Those lowly mercenaries don't know quality," and so on, only then managing to soothe him.

Money was hard to earn, stones were hard to eat, and being a lackey was even harder.

"Enough! I told you not to throw your temper around here!"

The burly man's expression was also unpleasant. As a Second Grade Alchemist, when had anyone ever dared to question the quality of his pills? He truly had a path to death.

"We'll go to the market first and see what's going on. Don't tell me the Xiao Clan has pulled some off-the-table trick to steal the business away."

Although Teacher had said that fellow was not simple, and that at the same first grade he was most likely no match for him, surely second-grade high-end pills could not lose to first-grade pills, right?

After all this time, not a single first-grade or second-grade pill had sold. Was that possible?

The Xiao Clan had definitely done something in secret.

Truly mud that can't be propped up!

The burly man glanced sideways at Galeo Bi, snorted coldly, and walked out of the main hall with his hands behind his back.

He had thought he could make a large bit of extra income, but who knew matters would actually become so complicated that he had to personally step out and investigate the situation?

A Da Dou Shi clan cooped up in a small city like this really was unreliable.

Tch, weak people sure have plenty of problems!

Galeo Bi bowed with a fawning smile to see him off.

"Miss."

The Guard Captain gave a slight nod in greeting. Only after the person entered the market did he call someone over to take his place, then leaped onto a roof and followed from a distance.

She came every day first thing in the morning. Was Miss working here or something?

Or had the Xiao Clan assigned her here for routine inspection?

Tsk... Good thing he reported for duty on time every day. If he were caught by the leader, he might just be stripped of his post on the spot as a warning to the others.

"Whoosh—"

Golden light flashed through Xun Er's eyes. The movement behind her could not be hidden from her at all.

"Ling Ying, do you usually do this too?"

"Not quite..."

Ling Ying broke out in a sweat for a moment. No matter how little airs he put on, he would not go so far as to crawl over rooftops.

He was a Dou Huang Expert, after all. He still needed some face.

While replying, Ling Ying's gaze swept over the rooftop where he was staying. "In this sort of situation, I usually just fly straight up."

Mm.

Lying on the roof ≠ climbing onto the roof.

Isn't that still the same as him... Xun Er was somewhat speechless.

They were clearly all in the same line of work, so why was there such serious internal discrimination? But considering Ling Ying's pride, she still chose to go against her heart and praise him a couple of times. After all, it was not easy for an old man to spend all day flipping up and down.

"Xun Er?"

A call came from a few meters away, making Xun Er's steps slow. She had barely been strolling for long, yet she had already run into someone she did not especially want to see.

She looked toward the voice with helplessness on her face. Xiao Mei was standing on tiptoe, waving to catch her attention, with several Xiao Clan members following behind her.

The group was loaded with bags large and small, mostly snacks and miscellaneous things.

"Xiao Mei... jiejie?"

Xun Er finally forced out that word, "jiejie."

But Xiao Mei, who had been running over in a few quick steps, froze halfway when she heard it. Pointing at Xun Er with the skewer in her hand, she stammered for a long while before crying out in shock.

"Wow! Xun Er called me! She called me jiejie!"

With that startled shout, the entire street heard her loud and clear.

I knew it.

Xun Er's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot. She somewhat regretted acknowledging this fool. "Keep your voice down!"

"Heh, I'm excited~ This is the first time in all these years I've heard you call me that."

Xiao Mei leaned over familiarly against her and waved the skewer in front of Xun Er a few times. "Want a bite? I think it's pretty good."

"No."

Xun Er struggled uncomfortably, making no effort to hide the disgust on her face. "You've already eaten half of it... and now you're giving it to me?"

"Fine, fine..."

Xiao Mei nodded repeatedly, finished off the skewer in one bite, then pulled out a new one for her. "You're just like Cousin Xiao Yan~ Neither of you likes eating something someone else has chewed on. But he seems even worse. He's practically at the point where he'd refuse no matter what."

Refuses to eat other people's?

Xun Er pinched the skewer between her fingers, her thoughts flying all over the place.

"Alright! We're heading east for a look around. See you~ If there's a chance in the future, let's have a meal together."

"Okay..."

Lost in thought, Xun Er nodded absentmindedly.

Brother Xiao Yan~ Counting the time, he's already been gone for a full day. Where exactly is he right now? Has he eaten? Has he slept?

Could he be in danger...

If I'd known, I would've sent Ling Ying after him. If anything went wrong, he could just tie him up and bring him back to me!

"Sigh~ Who are you? Hey, what are you trying to do!" Xiao Mei's voice came from behind her again, but this time...

Trouble had come knocking.

Xun Er turned back in an instant, gold filling her entire pupils.

Liu Xi, looking sickly and hollow, had grabbed Xiao Mei by the wrist, his eyes practically bulging onto her face. "Miss, don't be so anxious~ I'm an alchemist. If you follow me, I definitely won't treat you badly!"

Earlier, when he had heard her voice from afar, his eyes had lit up; having seen countless women, he knew at once. Now that he saw her in person, she was indeed a rare little beauty.

"You lecherous thief, what do you think you're doing to her?"

A clan member with them threw aside the things in his hands, raised his fist, and swung it toward Liu Xi's face.

"Overestimating yourself!"

No matter what, Liu Xi could still be considered a Dou Zhe. Dealing with these Dou Qi brats was far too easy.

With only a lift of his hand and seventy percent of his strength, he knocked the attack aside, then kicked viciously into the man, wanting to borrow the force to kick at another person.

"Hm?" Liu Xi tugged at his leg.

He saw that the clan member had wrapped both arms around his lower leg, while three attacks from either side had already sealed off all his room to dodge.

"You! You lot!"

Liu Xi flew into a rage.

He was actually being tied down by a bunch of stinking Dou Qi brats?

To be fair, since many alchemists' first cauldron ended up refining that sort of thing...

Then could there be someone who spent their whole life devoted to research and managed to create some powerful Seventh or Eighth Grade stuff...?