In the courtyard.
Lu Renjia, completely soaked in the filthy blood, screamed in terror, his legs so weak that he couldn't even stand up.
He even crawled through the heads, searching for Zhou You's.
Fear swelled endlessly in his heart, making his face ashen.
Terrifying, truly terrifying.
He didn't even know what had happened.
He just thought that once he found Zhou Chen's head, he might as well die too.
If the kindness of saving his life could not be repaid, then he would be buried with him.
"Hey."
On the steps, Zhou You called out to Lu Renjia.
Lu Renjia screamed in fright, and it took him a while to react, "You're not dead?"
Zhou You frowned, "Do you wish I were dead?"
As he spoke, he carried Zhou Chen and leaped over the courtyard, landing at the main entrance, "Let's go."
Lu Renjia then scrambled to his feet in a panic, but after a few steps, he fell to the ground again, "Second Master, there really are ghosts, it's too evil. I noticed it when we arrived, look at how those people died, it's too horrible."
Zhou You did not answer; Zhou Chen, in his arms, had fallen asleep due to the medicine and severe injuries.
Lu Renjia, covered in blood, followed behind Zhou You, his expression chaotic, observing the surroundings with trepidation.
As for inside the courtyard.
Old Dog's eyes flickered as he quickly searched every corpse.
Xiao Jing exclaimed, "Old Dog! What are you doing?"
"Searching the corpses, of course."
Old Dog said without turning his head, "You should quickly look for your weapons too. What he doesn't want is a windfall for us."
Old Dog's eyes were filled with wild joy; Fengyun Gang had acquired a lot of things over the years, and now they were all his.
Even these weapons scattered everywhere, how much money would they sell for?
Treasure artifacts are not as good as spirit artifacts, but you can't argue with the sheer quantity.
Speaking of merit points, if you truly have the ability to hunt down first and second-grade demonic beasts every day, you could also get a lot of merit points.
The only problem is that lone demonic beasts are generally quite powerful.
Clan demonic beasts are weaker, but there are many of them.
One person certainly can't provoke them, for example, the Ten Thousand Snake Cave, where there are second-grade demonic snakes everywhere. Individual ones are easy to kill, but if they gather together, they are difficult to kill. If a sixth or seventh-grade Snake King appears among them, it becomes even more challenging.
"We're rich, we're rich!"
Old Dog found bottle after bottle of pills and bag after bag of money, excitedly dancing with joy.
Indeed, following this guy, you can really pick up scraps.
Don't underestimate the wealth of these rogue cultivators; individually, it's not much, but if you think deeply, what if it's multiplied by a hundred?
Isn't that a lot?
Li Wanji hesitated for a moment and then joined the 'scavenging' team.
She was already poor, so there was no need to be picky.
"Follow a dog to find shit to eat, follow a tiger to pick up meat to eat."
Old Dog kept muttering, "He's so damn generous. This haul today will cover our expenses for the next few years. We'll also have to find Fengyun Gang's treasury later; there's definitely a treasury, and there must be another huge windfall waiting for us. Damn it, I'm sticking with him from now on. No wonder they say the lackeys of the royal relatives in those big sects are richer than the sect masters of smaller sects. How could they not be rich? Just cleaning up the aftermath, they can get wealth that others can't get in a lifetime!"
...
Ye City also had inns, but they were expensive.
After all, this was the front line, and they could close down at any time.
"Pay up."
Zhou You looked at Lu Renjia, who was still a bit disoriented. He wasn't stingy; he genuinely had no money.
Lu Renjia fumbled for a money pouch, still muttering, "It's an evil encounter, it must be an evil encounter."
The innkeeper weighed it, "Not enough."
Zhou You frowned, "How much?"
"One room, one hundred taels of silver, food and drink self-provided."
The innkeeper was a Spirit Connection Realm cultivator, his expression calm, unafraid of trouble.
Lu Renjia instantly sobered up, "One hundred taels? Why don't you just rob us?"
The innkeeper sneered, "This is much simpler than robbing."
Lu Renjia placed his sword on the table, "Bought for twenty taels of gold."
The innkeeper glanced at it, "Not enough."
Lu Renjia was annoyed, "Why is it still not enough?"
The innkeeper pointed at the ground, "You've dirtied my inn. That floorboard needs to be replaced. This is high-quality Willow-Qu wood, one thousand taels. You'll also be going up the stairs and into the room later. How about this, I'll give you a discount, ten thousand taels will be enough."
Lu Renjia was furious, "Are you extorting us?"
The innkeeper smiled, "If you can't afford it, don't enter the inn. Such a poverty-stricken appearance."
Zhou You looked at the other party, "Innkeeper, doing business is about harmony bringing wealth, but your current behavior is very bad."
The innkeeper's eyes narrowed slightly, and blood energy swirled behind him, "If you don't compensate, you won't be able to leave this door."
Lu Renjia saw the other party's Blood Spirit manifest as a wolf and immediately cowered.
The innkeeper picked at his fingernail, "If you don't have money, you can pay with other things, like pills, spirit stones, whatever. I'm not picky."
Zhou You frowned, "We won't stay. Let him clean the floor for you."
"Not staying is fine too."
The innkeeper walked out from behind the counter, "Four thousand taels."
Lu Renjia anxiously looked at Zhou You, "Second Master, what should we do?"
Zhou You placed Zhou Chen on the counter and calmly looked at the innkeeper, "Harmony bringing wealth is a virtue."
The innkeeper revealed a sinister smile, "People don't get rich without ill-gotten gains."
Bang!
Zhou You kicked the innkeeper flying. Before he could stand up, Zhou You was already beside him in a flash, stomping him into the floor, then the Sand Dagger appeared in his hand, pressing against the other party's throat. "Young man, you make me very unhappy."
The innkeeper was startled, completely unable to react.
This guy's kick was too fast!
"I'll give you one chance."
Zhou You's expression was calm, "Say it again."
The innkeeper gritted his teeth, "Kid, I advise you to be smart. There's a reason I dare to open an inn in this place. I have connections above me!"
Zhou You whispered, "Are you threatening me?"
The innkeeper sneered, "It's true I'm in the Spirit Connection Realm, and there are many people stronger than me in Ye City. So let me ask you, why have I extorted so many people, yet I'm still alive and well?"
Zhou You sighed, "It's just doing business. Why do you have to be so disgusting?"
The innkeeper sneered, "Release me immediately and kneel to apologize to me. Otherwise, you can wait for your family to be destroyed!"
Zhou You withdrew the Sand Dagger and slowly stood up.
The innkeeper also stood up, "Consider yourself smart. Now pay fifty thousand taels of gold, and I'll pretend this never happened."
Thud!
Zhou You's finger quickly jabbed the innkeeper's chest.
The innkeeper's body swayed and he stumbled backward, hitting the wall. At this moment, his face contorted, gradually turning purple, and his body slid weakly down the wall to the ground.
Zhou You directly picked up Zhou Chen and went upstairs, "Deal with him, and also wipe the blood clean. I don't like this smell."
Lu Renjia was surprised and hurried over to check on the innkeeper's condition, immediately showing a look of shock.
With that one finger, his heart had been directly shattered.