In the black market, what a coincidence!
Lin Xianhuo had pulled someone aside to question, and of all people, she had picked Xiao Fan, who had finished selling his stolen goods and was about to leave!
Xiao Fan disguised his voice and said hoarsely, "How much information could there be on the Dog King? Three to five hundred should do it."
"Hey! I'm warning you! Don't mess with my business!" The older man flew into a rage.
Three to five hundred and over a hundred thousand were as far apart as fucking heaven and earth!
But how could Lin Xianhuo swallow this insult? She glared at the older man. "You dared to rip me off?"
"Give me my money back!"
"Or I'll butcher you!"
With that, she reached for her Fire God Saber.
Xiao Fan froze, then hurriedly grabbed her arm to stop her.
"What are you doing? You pervert!" Lin Xianhuo cursed.
Xiao Fan cursed inwardly. I'm helping you out of the goodness of my heart, and you're cursing me?
The moment you pull out that precious saber, you'll become the target of every arrow. Do you know that?
What a stupid woman!
"Business in the black market depends on your own ability. If you start a fight, the administrators here will take you away, and then you'll be in trouble."
"They even have Lesser Grandmasters."
Xiao Fan warned her.
Lin Xianhuo froze, then snorted. "Sorry, I misunderstood you."
Just then, Xiao Fan suddenly squeezed her hand.
She was about to get angry, wondering what was wrong with this man, when she found a banknote in her palm.
It was the hundred-thousand bill she had just handed over. Ah, she had misunderstood him again.
Meanwhile, the older man shot up from his chair, cursing, "Where's my money?"
"Wasn't it just in my hand?"
He glared at Lin Xianhuo. "Did you steal my money!?"
Lin Xianhuo cursed back, "Me, steal money? Do I look like someone who's short on cash?"
The older man was stunned by her outburst. He thought that someone who could casually hand over a hundred-thousand bill really had no need to do that. It had to have been the man who had just ruined his business!
But when he looked up, Xiao Fan was already nowhere to be seen.
He was so angry he nearly passed out!
The older man reluctantly accepted the hundred-thousand bill and slowly began counting out the change, looking as though he might burst into tears at any moment.
"Someone did come in yesterday to sell one of Fire Sparrow's arms. It went for over two million, but there's no way we could know who that person was."
"Everyone in the black market uses an alias."
Lin Xianhuo was furious. While she had still been in the sewer last night, he had already sold it?
Fuck!
That was my Fire Sparrow!
"What about the Dog King?"
The older man said mildly, "The Dog King knows a huge number of cultivation techniques, and he's a real bastard."
Lin Xianhuo wholeheartedly agreed.
"He keeps himself well hidden, so naturally, we don't know his true identity."
"But the Dog King actually isn't as bad as people outside make him out to be."
"Oh?" Lin Xianhuo's curiosity was immediately piqued.
The older man chuckled. "Once you enter Beast Mountain, whether you live or die is up to fate."
"Before the Dog King appeared, over a thousand adventurers died on Beast Mountain every year on average."
"But after he appeared, that number plummeted to just over two hundred, a drop of 80 percent."
"So everyone has a love-hate relationship with the Dog King."
"Just look around. At least half the people under those black robes have had their lives saved by him."
"As the saying goes, if the Dog King sets his sights on you, you'll definitely lose your goods, but you'll definitely keep your life."
"People usually just curse him now and then. Some even consider it an honor to have been robbed by him."
"Is that so..." Color shimmered in Lin Xianhuo's eyes. "So he's actually a good person?"
"There's no such thing as a good person or a bad person in this world." The older man launched into philosophy, crossing his legs and taking a deep drag on his cigar. "There are only people who've done good things and people who've done bad things."
"The Dog King is someone who does bad things and good things at the same time."
"Who knows what kind of person he really is?"
"Also, little lady, forget about catching the Dog King."
"Even Lesser Grandmasters can't catch him. He's... strong, incredibly strong."
"All these years, no one has seen the Dog King go all out."
"He's killed at least tens of thousands of exotic beasts, and no one's ever seen a scratch on his mask or a tear in his clothes."
As he spoke, a trace of admiration appeared in the older man's eyes.
Lin Xianhuo also recalled the fight in which the Dog King had taken her down in an instant.
Five years, and tens of thousands of exotic beasts killed.
He lives between life and death every day,
while I'm just a flower in a greenhouse.
But I refuse to accept it! I wasn't at my best then. If I'd been in peak condition, I definitely could have beaten him!
As she thought about it, Lin Xianhuo's head drooped again.
Because she believed that even if she could win, it would only be thanks to her god-tier talent, god-tier cultivation technique, and god-tier weapon.
What about him?
Nothing but a pile of scrap metal.
If he had the same equipment and talents as me, how strong would he be?
Wait...
If he really is Xiao Fan, and he's really only eighteen, and he also had all my talents...
Wouldn't that mean...
An outrageous title rang out in Lin Xianhuo's mind.
Star God: the title awarded to the strongest person of each generation by Emperor One University, the top martial arts university.
Lin Xianhuo knew she would never earn the title of Star God. The Super God Class at Emperor One Academy was full of monsters, and at best she ranked in the upper middle among them.
But if the Dog King had her talent, then he... would surely be the Star God!
A guy with absolutely no moral bottom line, hundreds of times more combat experience than his peers, and a willingness to use any means to win.
Who could beat him?
Damn it!
This isn't the time to think about that. I'm here to find someone!
She turned around and suddenly saw a cute little girl in pale blue clothes. She had blue hair, a round little face, and big eyes, but those eyes were full of fear as she squeezed through the crowd, carefully clutching a few banknotes.
The older man propped his chin on his hand and looked at the girl in puzzlement. "Where did that little girl come from?"
"Doesn't she know any of the rules?"
"Shit, something's going to happen!"
Lin Xianhuo raised her brows slightly. "What do you mean?"
"Come on, let's get that little girl out of here." The older man hurried away from his stall.
But it was too late.
A young master suddenly came down from the second floor, excitement written all over his face. He moved quickly, with four or five guards following behind him.
"Damn, too late." The older man sighed.
Lin Xianhuo frowned, feeling a little uneasy as well.
The little girl walked up to a stall selling counterfeit medicine. After excitedly buying her medicine, she turned to leave.
Suddenly.
Bang!
She bumped into the young master and fell on her backside. She hurriedly bobbed her head and bowed as she apologized. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Ding Dong got up and tried to leave, but the young master reached out and blocked her.
"Hey! Did I say you could leave!?"
"You bumped into me, and you think an apology will do!?"
The two angry shouts made Ding Dong tremble. She backed away, murmuring, "Th-then what do you want?"
"Me? I want to fuck you!" Huang Qianfeng grinned and stepped forward, grabbing Ding Dong's arm.
Ding Dong had never been so frightened. She burst into tears on the spot and mumbled, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"I just came to buy medicine. My grandma is still waiting for me at home. Can you please let me go?"
"Please, I... I'll give you money."
Ding Dong curled up in the corner, trembling, and carefully took out the two hundred yuan she had left after buying the medicine.
But Huang Qianfeng kicked it away.
He sneered. "Fuck, two hundred yuan? You think I'm a beggar?"
"Your grandma's sick? What the fuck does that have to do with me!"
"Fuck, it's been a long time since I've had a little girl this young. I'll have some fun tonight."
With that, he reached for Ding Dong.
"Help! Somebody help!" Ding Dong struggled frantically, her face full of despair as she screamed.
Everyone around them acted as though they hadn't heard, keeping their heads down and carrying on with what they were doing.
Lin Xianhuo's gaze turned cold, and she started forward, but the older man stopped her with a sigh. "That's the black market owner's son."
"If you offend him, you'll be in serious trouble."
"This is the black market. They don't play by reason!"
But Lin Xianhuo snorted. "You may be afraid, but I'm not."
She strode decisively up to Ding Dong and slapped Huang Qianfeng's hand away. "Where did this horny dog crawl out from? Never touched a woman before? Get lost!"
The moment she said that, the entire place fell silent for an instant, and everyone froze.
Absurd.
As if one reckless fool showing up today wasn't enough, now there were two!
Sure enough, Huang Qianfeng was stunned by the rebuke. He raised a hand and swung a slap at her, cursing, "Fuck your mother, where did this filthy bitch come from!"
"I'm fucking both of you tonight!"
But just then.
Swoosh!
A flash of fire streaked past.
Everyone whipped their heads around to see the Fire God Saber sweep through the air in a dashing arc, followed by a spray of blood.
Rip!
Huang Qianfeng's arm was chopped clean off and sent flying!
Holy shit?
Was she insane!?
Boss Huang was going to kill someone today, wasn't he!!?
The whole place erupted into chaos as everyone fled madly for the exit.
Huang Qianfeng fell to the ground and screamed, "Ah!"
"My hand, my hand!"
"Kill her for me!"
"Kill her for me!!!"
Just then, a burly man leaped straight down from the second floor. Glaring at Lin Xianhuo, he roared, "You dare hurt the young master? Die!"
Lin Xianhuo frowned. "A Martial Artist?"
"Clay chickens and pottery dogs!"
Her saber flashed.
Swish, swish!
The burly man was sent flying by her slashes and crashed to the ground nearby.
Lin Xianhuo gave the Fire God Saber a sharp swing and stood imperiously in front of Ding Dong. "I'll cut down anyone who tries to hurt her!" she said coldly.
Hiding behind Lin Xianhuo, Ding Dong's eyes shimmered, and she was so moved that she cried.
"Big sister, you're so cool!"
Lin Xianhuo smiled smugly. "That was just an appetizer. Big sister has even cooler moves!"
Meanwhile, Xiao Fan watched the crowd erupt in chaos from a corner, his face full of resignation. This woman really was stupid.
At a time like this, shouldn't she have taken the little girl and left immediately? Why was she still standing there showing off?
Is she brain-dead?
Still, looking at the crowd packed around the entrance, getting through would be difficult.
Xiao Fan smacked his lips and thought, Looks like I have to do it after all.
He wasn't acting out of the goodness of his heart. He had realized that revealing his identity to Lin Xianhuo might not be out of the question after all.
Because she was a rich lady!
He wanted to complete the system's mission and activate his talent before university, but he had already bought every cultivation technique in the black market! He needed another way to collect them.
For example, latching onto a rich lady!
Everyone else was running out, but he was heading in.
His hands never stayed still, constantly sweeping over stalls that hadn't been completely cleared away.
White light flashed incessantly as everything went into his ring.
Suddenly, he came to the place where the little girl had bought medicine earlier and glanced over.
Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes slightly.
It was cancer medicine.