What Face Did a Lowly Woman Have to Speak of Grievance?

Zhao Hongye, lying on the bed, sprang up at those words, her face filled with agitation as she assumed an attacking stance.

Looking at Xiao Yu opposite her, she said in extreme panic, "Qingyun, get over here, quickly!! He's from the demonic path! Don't let him fool you!"

Then Zhao Hongye looked at Xiao Yu with a face full of terror, her gaze darting from side to side.

The other party was at Qi Refining, First Layer, had a dharma artifact, and there was even a puppet in the sky.

He would not be easy to deal with. She had nothing now, her spiritual power was exhausted, and she could barely look after herself...

Xiao Yu examined her with an amused expression.

Though Zhao Hongye was not as alluring as Hua Lian or Bai Yue, she gave him the feeling of a righteous young maiden.

Even when she could barely protect herself, she still wanted to protect three unrelated mortals?

Li Qingyun hurried forward and said, "Senior Zhao, this young master saved us earlier... He did not harm us, and he even treated your injuries with pills... This young master is our savior..."

Huang Xiang and Zhang Lan also said, "It really was our benefactor who let us out..."

Zhao Hongye instinctively shrank back, then stammered, "Y-you... What exactly do you want? If you want anything, come at me. Don't bully them!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Yu walked up, raised his hand, and brought out a pile of vegetables and clothes. "I saved you. From this moment onward, you are my maidservants!"

"From now on, you will help me wash clothes, cook meals, plant spirit herbs, and the like in this pill-refining room!"

"Don't even think about running away. This is the Hehuan Sect. If you leave my place, you definitely will not meet a good end. There's still a war going on outside!"

"As for what that girl said earlier about wanting to return home and let her family know she's safe, wait for now. You definitely can't go to Jiangliu City at present. Once it's safe, it won't be impossible for me to make a trip into the city."

Zhao Hongye looked at the vegetables and clothes before her and instinctively swallowed.

Seeing this, Zhang Lan hurriedly pulled her daughter down to kowtow. "Thank you, Benefactor! Thank you, Benefactor!!! Xiang'er, hurry and start the fire!"

Li Qingyun looked at Xiao Yu somewhat nervously, then glanced at Zhao Hongye.

Xiao Yu simply stared straight at Zhao Hongye. "I saved you. How are you going to repay me? If I hadn't let you out, you probably would have died within three days."

Zhao Hongye instinctively clenched her fists. "I... I..."

Seeing this, Xiao Yu stepped forward and directly picked her up, frightening Zhao Hongye into crying out on the spot.

Li Qingyun hurried forward and begged, "Benefactor... Benefactor, this lowly woman is willing to serve at your side. Senior Zhao Hongye is injured... She kept protecting us inside the gourd. I beg you... Please, Benefactor..."

Xiao Yu chuckled softly at the sight.

If they were judged solely by appearance, Li Qingyun was the most outstanding among the four women.

She had the air of a girl as fresh as oxygen, and her temperament was extraordinary. At a glance, one could tell she came from a wealthy family.

That lovely maiden was a feast for the eyes, with brows and features painted like a picture.

Her eyes brimmed like autumn waters, and whenever she looked about, her spirit shone brightly.

Her hair was glossy black, drifting in the wind like a waterfall spilling down.

Xiao Yu did not waste any words.

One hour later...

Li Qingyun looked at her palm in disbelief. "I... How did I... reach Body Tempering Level One? How do I have cultivation now?"

Xiao Yu held her with one arm around her waist. "You're very clever. You wanted to repay Zhao Hongye for saving your life and protecting you all these days, didn't you?"

"But since you are willing to follow me, I won't treat you poorly. From now on, you'll be in charge of all the household matters in this pill-refining room!"

"Are you from an official's family?"

Li Qingyun shook her head. "This lowly woman is from the Li Residence of Jiangliu City. My family does business, and I studied a little when I was young."

The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth lifted. "You gave your body to me just like that. Don't you feel wronged?"

At those words, Li Qingyun's heart jolted. She stood frozen in place for a full three seconds.

Then she lowered her head despondently. "I was already someone bound to die... My life was saved by you, Benefactor. What face does a lowly woman have to speak of the two words 'grievance'..."

After seeing Li Qingyun off, Xiao Yu looked toward the Judgment Room once more.

Hua Lian had already awakened and was looking around with a pitiful expression.

If he wanted to refine a thousand pills within a month, he had to start with Hua Lian.

If he failed to hand over the pills, Elder Zhang Ziling would certainly be displeased.

He was now at Qi Refining First Layer. That meant he could become her disciple, right?

This time, he would say that he had taken the pills Elder Wu left behind and broken through by luck.

He needed to make a proper plan for the next month.

While making Hua Lian submit completely, he had to make her refine a thousand pills.

During that time, he also had to deal with Zhao Hongye, Zhang Lan, Huang Xiang, and the others.

After all, they all had spirit roots. With his Nine Yang Divine Body and Elysian Union Art, their cultivation speed definitely would not be a problem.

To be safe, he still needed to learn a soul mark. Once they tried to do anything to betray him, they would have to die with him.

Xiao Yu vaguely remembered that there was also a copy of the Yin-Yang Life-Borrowing Art in Elder Wu's storage pouch.

He immediately began searching through it.

Unlike the Joyful Union Art, this Life-Borrowing Art recorded nothing but crooked and evil methods.

As Xiao Yu flipped through it, he soon saw a secret art with a leaf tucked into its page.

[Blood-Forged Soul Restriction]

The caster nourished servants with the blood from his heart, allowing a restriction to be carved into their souls.

Feed them once when yang energy was at its peak during the day, and once when yin energy was at its most abundant at night!

After feeding them for seven days and seven nights, a restriction would be engraved upon the nourished person's soul. The caster could control their actions and mind!

Remember: Those of lower status must never use it on those of higher status, or they would suffer backlash!

Xiao Yu could not help looking at Hua Lian in the Judgment Room.

This Blood-Forged Soul Restriction probably could not be used on wicked women, because the system wanted them to repent.

Looking at the women outside washing clothes and cooking, Xiao Yu could not help clenching his fists.

Then he would start with them.

Even good women could not be taken lightly. What if Li Qingyun, that good woman, harmed him in order to save Zhang Lan and her daughter?

In this melodramatic world, he did not want to care about benevolence, righteousness, or morality. Only life was real!

Just as Xiao Yu was considering how to place soul restrictions on them, the system sounded again.

[It has been detected that the second Judgment Room has not yet begun judgment. Please choose a judgment mode!]

[Only after beginning judgment can the host obtain the reward for judging the second wicked woman!]

[The host may also increase Judgment Score by using manual mode.]

If the system had not mentioned it, Xiao Yu would have forgotten. Hua Lian had already been taken in, yet he had not claimed his reward.

Looking at the two options above, Xiao Yu raised his gaze. "Then manual judgment it is!"

The next second, he entered Judgment Room No. 2.

Looking at the torture instruments before him, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

The moment Hua Lian saw Xiao Yu, she panicked again. "Y-you... How long are you going to keep me locked up? Where is my master?"

"What else do you want?"

Xiao Yu immediately laughed. "What? You weren't making this expression yesterday. After sleeping and waking up, you want to run again? It seems you still haven't understood your situation, Lian'er~"

Hua Lian became somewhat frightened. "Y-you... Don't come over... If you come any closer, I'll kill myself!!!"

The corners of Xiao Yu's mouth rose. "Looks like yesterday was somewhat effective. You're no longer cursing me. Now you've switched to threatening me. Haven't I treated you well? Don't be afraid~ From now on, I won't leave this room again. I'll stay here with you the whole time!"

Hua Lian's eyes filled with panic at once. She had already thought of something.

One hour later...

[Successfully judged wicked woman Hua Lian. Second-stage reward issued!]

[Reward: Third Judgment Room!]

[Reward: Supreme-Grade Dharma Artifact: Thousand Fragrances, Ten Thousand Beauties Painting]