The punishment of severed arms
Qian Ye glanced at a badge on the chest of Ao Ba's alchemist robes. It was a rank two badge, indicating that Obama was a Second-Tier Alchemist. 🍔💛 🐺💲
The people behind him were mostly second-rank or first-rank, with first-rank being the most common and none being third-rank, showing how difficult it is for alchemists to advance in rank.
Even a third-rank alchemist like Xue Mei can be considered exceptionally talented.
"Boss, I'll take this Ice and Fire Snake Scale Fruit," Ao Ba said with a grin to the stall owner.
The mustachioed shopkeeper glanced at Xue Mei Xue Mei. He had already negotiated with her to sell the fruit to her for 10,000 gold coins, so he was in a dilemma because Ao Ba's status in the Alchemist Association was extraordinary.
It wasn't that she was afraid of him, but rather the person behind him. "That Young Master Ao Ba, I've already negotiated with Miss Xue Mei, I'll sell it to her for ten thousand gold coins, so..."
"I'll offer 50,000 gold coins, will you sell?" Ao Ba asked generously.
The mustachioed shopkeeper was dumbfounded, unsure of what to say. He looked at Xue Mei, then at Ao Ba, clearly deciding to sell to whoever offered the most money.
"Ao Ba, don't go too far! We have no grudge against each other, why can't you just let me go?" Xue Mei's cold and beautiful expression turned even colder, with a hint of helplessness and paleness.
It wasn't that she was honest, but she couldn't afford to offend the people behind Ao Ba, nor could she afford to offend her teacher, so she could only endure it.
She endured it again and again, but the other party showed no sign of restraint; instead, they became even more brazen. ♟👌 👺👤
Wahaha~
Ao Ba smiled.
Wahaha~
The henchmen also burst into laughter.
Hearing the other party's arrogant and cocky laughter, Xue Mei gritted her teeth in anger, but she held back her inner rage.
It was still her fear of Fu Yan that made her tolerate Ao Ba again and again.
It seems I'll have to give up on this medicinal herb today.
She didn't have that many gold coins to compete with Ao Ba, since he had already offered 50,000. If she raised the price, it was obvious that Ao Ba wouldn't give up for the sake of his pride and would definitely raise the price again, so she didn't want to argue with him any longer.
"Is that so? Xue Mei, are you scared? That's good. Just beg me, and I'll give you this medicinal herb, how about that?" Ao Ba said provocatively, his face full of sneers, looking like he wanted to punch someone.
His little followers burst into laughter again.
Enraged, Xue Mei clenched her jade-like hands into fists, yet she helplessly pointed at Ao Ba: "Don't even think about it!"
"Then there's nothing I can do!" Ao Ba said, taking out 50,000 gold coins and tossing them to the mustachioed shopkeeper. "A few coins?"
"Alright, alright!" The mustachioed shopkeeper smiled and apologized to Xue Mei.
Hmph~
Xue Mei's face turned deathly pale with anger. She had just emerged from seclusion, intending to find some medicinal herbs to refine pills and advance her breakthrough. She had finally found a suitable herb and even negotiated a price with the shopkeeper—ten thousand gold coins—before this unexpected turn of events led to Ao Ba's intervention.
She even suspected that Ao Ba was doing it on purpose, knowing that she had come to the trading area to buy medicinal herbs, and deliberately came out to cause trouble.
"Boss, I'll offer 100,000 gold coins for it." Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke up.
Huh?
The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man in a red robe wearing Dragon King Mask walking up from the crowd.
Because he was wearing a mask, no one could see his true expression.
Behind him followed a beautiful woman.
However, everyone's attention was focused on the man who spoke, and no one looked at the woman behind him.
"One hundred thousand!" The mustachioed shopkeeper was shocked. He would have made a profit of ten thousand gold coins from selling this herb.
But now things are great, from 10,000 to 50,000 and then to 100,000 gold coins, they've made a fortune.
The mustachioed shop owner was secretly delighted.
Xue Mei also looked at him. Although she couldn't get the medicinal herb, she already loathed Ao Ba. Now that someone was raising the price against him, she was naturally happy to see Ao Ba suffer a setback, so she didn't leave immediately and planned to wait and see what happened.
"You dare to steal my medicine? Don't you want to stay in the capital anymore?" Ao Ba stared into the man's eyes and said arrogantly.
Qian Ye simply smiled, took out 100,000 gold coins, picked up the Ice and Fire Snake Scale Fruit from the stall, and put it into his ring.
"Thank you, sir." The mustachioed shopkeeper smiled broadly, took the bag, and began to count the items.
"You're asking for death!" Ao Ba's eyes turned red with anger. Ever since his Fu Yan, was promoted to Fifth-Tier Apothecary and became an elder of the Alchemist Association, he had gained considerable strength and connections, and he had never suffered any losses in the Alchemist Association.
But today, I was humiliated by a stranger, and I couldn't stand it anymore.
"Go! Go!" Ao Ba roared at the dozen or so men behind him.
"Go!" A dozen or so people shouted, releasing their Dou Qi as they rushed forward.
Qian Ye simply smiled and flashed away, but no one else saw this.
Aww~
With screams rang out, the dozen or so henchmen were sent flying backward, all landing on the ground vomiting blood. After struggling for a moment, they all fainted.
"How could this be?" Ao Ba was terrified. There were more than a dozen people, and they were all quite strong, with strength between Da Dou Shi and One-Star Dou Ling. He never expected that they couldn't defeat him alone, and he didn't even see how they made their move.
"Hehe, you're amazing, sir!" Ning'er clapped her hands and laughed as she saw Qian Ye easily defeat his opponent. She had been worried that he wouldn't be a match for more than a dozen people, but she hadn't expected him to be so strong. Now she was relieved and had a new understanding of his strength.
Your Excellency is so capable; there's a reason you became the Imperial Advisor.
Ning'er didn't know his strength before, she only knew that he was the Imperial Advisor, which is why she was worried that he would suffer a loss.
Xue Mei gave the man a meaningful look, and also looked at him with new respect. She didn't expect him to be so powerful as to deal with Ao Ba and the others. She finally got rid of the pent-up anger in her heart.
Although it wasn't done by himself, it didn't matter anymore. After all, if he had done it himself, Ao Ba's teacher would definitely have come after him. But it's different if someone else did it.
She was venting her anger, but she wasn't a selfish person. She was also worried that if Ao Ba brought his teacher in, he would suffer a great loss.
Snap
Aww~
Without saying Qian Ye word, Chiba slapped Ao Ba so hard that he flew out and landed on the ground with half of his face swollen like a pig's face.
"Fine... very good! You dare hit me? You just wait and see!" Ao Ba said, then got up from the ground and ran towards the passage on the left.
Aww~
Ao Ba suddenly screamed again, his arms falling to the ground, blood splattering everywhere, his face contorted in pain.
After immediately using his Dou Qi spirit to stop the bleeding, he used his Dou Qi to retrieve a bottle of pills. The bottle floated up, and he opened the cap, poured a pill into his mouth, and swallowed it. After a while, his complexion improved.
Looking at Qian Ye again, I saw that he had somehow acquired a knife in his hand, with a drop of blood dripping from it.
Seeing this, Ao Ba almost fainted. He was a Two-Star Dou Ling, after all. He didn't even know when his opponent would make a move, and his arms were cut off. He had to die!
"If they dare to sever my arms, I'll make them wish they were dead."