Battle Through the Heavens: Soul Travels Through Clouds and Mountains, Becoming a Winning Artist

Chapter 56 The Traditional Side Businesses of the Black Corner Region

At the hotel reception, Fan Ling swaggered in with his entourage, intending to head straight for Yun Congxin's courtyard.

"Hey, Mr. Fan, Mr. Fan, this won't do. Mr. Jiaxing is not available right now." The shopkeeper quickly stepped forward to stop him and said in a low voice.

A hint of impatience flashed across Fan Ling's pale face. He said coldly, "What do you mean? I'm warning you, if you dare to bluff me, you know the consequences!"

"Look at what you're saying. Even if I had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard, I wouldn't dare to scare you, Master Fan," the shopkeeper said with a beaming smile.

The shopkeeper paused for a moment, looked around, and whispered something in Fan Ling's ear.

"So eager?" Fan Ling looked at him strangely and said in a low voice, "We just got the tickets..."

As he spoke, he glanced at the two women he had brought with a strange expression.

These two women possessed an innate allure and bore a striking resemblance. The older one was mature and charming, with a curvaceous figure; though she couldn't hide her fear, she remained dignified. The younger one hid behind the older one; though still somewhat naive, she possessed a unique charm.

Although these two beauties are inferior to Yun Congxin's girls and the Southwest Slim Horse in terms of both temperament and appearance, their allure is more than doubled when they are put together.

"I rushed here so hard, even having my men pick out a nice gift from the sect," Fan Ling said, scratching his chin in frustration. "But I was still a step too late..."

"Look at what you're saying... As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Mr. Jiaxing will surely be moved by your thoughtfulness." The shopkeeper was sweating profusely, fearing that Fan Ling might cause a bloodbath if he was unhappy. "Think about it, you specially changed your visit time so as not to disturb Mr. Jiaxing's mood. Doesn't that sound more touching than simply giving him the gift directly?"

"Hahaha." Fan Ling gently patted the shopkeeper's face. "You're quite the smooth talker, kid. Well said, I'll reward you!"

After saying that, Fan Ling turned around and was about to leave with his men when his subordinates came down to the shopkeeper and threw him a bag of gold coins.

"Thank you, Master Fan, for the generous reward!" the shopkeeper said loudly, bowing deeply.

"Young Master, Young Master!"

Just as Fan Ling stepped out, a person rushed over at top speed, his flustered appearance causing Fan Ling to frown repeatedly.

But before he could reprimand his subordinates, the man leaned close to Fan Ling and said something that made his expression change.

"Shopkeeper, I'll leave this gift with you for now. Take good care of it. If it gets damaged, I'll slaughter your entire shop!" Fan Ling shouted. "Let's go!"

Outside Black Seal City, Xiao Yan was sharing his joy at obtaining the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame Map with Yao Lao when Yun Congxin suddenly appeared in front of them, startling Xiao Yan.

"Who is it! Uh... Elder Yun, you shouldn't be here right now..." Xiao Yan was so startled that he almost jumped up with a foot. After recognizing Yun Congxin, he scratched his head awkwardly and said.

"What? You little brat, you've been laughing at me ever since we left the Black Seal Auction House. Do you think I didn't notice?" Yun Congxin said with a dark face. "Alright, there's no time to explain. Hurry up and change into these clothes, and come with me."

Xiao Yan caught the large black robe that Yun Congxin threw to him, and asked, completely bewildered, "Where are we going?"

"Let's reserve this space and watch the show!"

"what?"

Unaware of the danger, Xiao Yan followed Yun Congxin to a lush forest. The two of them lay down on a thick tree, staring intently at the narrow path to the east of the forest.

"Elder Yun, who exactly are we waiting for?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice, puzzled.

Yun Congxin didn't answer Xiao Yan's questions as a nice guy as before. Instead, he lay there motionless, like a statue.

The black robes they wore had changed color at some point, making them seem as if they had become one with the giant tree.

"Little guy, don't speak." Yao Lao's voice rang in Xiao Yan's ears. "There are others lurking in this forest."

Xiao Yan asked nervously, "Weren't we discovered?"

"Don't worry, this Sect Master Yun has been using spatial power to conceal our whereabouts all the way, so no one will know," said Yao Lao. "But we still need to be careful. There is a very powerful aura in this forest, which should belong to a Dou Huang expert, whose strength is even stronger than that of the Eight Gates Sect Master."

"A Dou Huang level expert? What exactly are they planning to do?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice.

The old apocalypse's sneer echoed in his mind: "This is the Black Corner Region, what else can you do? Think about it, when you and those girls escorted that peddler, what did you encounter most along the way?"

"Murder and robbery? Even a Dou Huang powerhouse is doing this..." Xiao Yan was shocked. In his mind, Dou Huang powerhouses were all high-ranking figures like Xing Tian, ​​Queen Medusa, and the Sect Master of Yunlan Sect.

He never imagined that a powerful Dou Huang would engage in such a traditional side business in the Black Corner Region.

"Tch, what's a Dou Huang? Even a Dou Zun-level expert, if the temptation is big enough, will lurk in the shadows and commit murder and robbery." Yao Lao said with a smile.

"Shh, the nemesis is here..."

On that narrow path, more than a dozen beautiful figures were rushing towards them, led by Elder Qing from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.

Looking at the eerily quiet forest before her, Elder Qing frowned slightly. Although Yun Congxin and Yao Lao both considered her a great victim, as an elder of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, she was naturally experienced and could tell at a glance that there was something strange about this forest.

"go!"

Elder Qing formed a hand seal, and with a flick of her jade hand, a small emerald green energy snake flicked its tongue and darted into the forest.

"Blood Transformation Palm!"

Seeing that Elder Qing had become suspicious, the Blood Sect members, knowing they could no longer hide, suddenly made their move!

The enormous blood-red palm print swept across, destroying everything in its path, sending debris and rocks flying everywhere.

The violent energy rustled through the trees, and everyone smelled the pungent stench of blood; it was a truly massive spectacle!

"Watch out!" Elder Qing's expression changed, and she shouted sharply.

At the same time, her hands moved quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a huge snake head appeared. It opened its bloody maw and crashed hard into the bloody palm print!

"This is insane! They attacked right away?"

The old doctor chuckled and said, "Otherwise what? Do you expect me to introduce myself first and then politely state my purpose?"

The snake head quickly destroyed the blood palm print, and the scarlet blood mist rapidly dissipated, clearly indicating that this was not a full-force attack from a Dou Huang expert.

Elder Qing's expression changed: "A feint attack!"

"Whoosh!"

The Blood Sect Master appeared behind Elder Qing at some point, and with a swift movement, he severed Elder Qing's fair forearm!

Holding the severed arm, the Blood Sect Master gazed at Elder Qing, whose blood was gushing out, and revealed a cruel smile:

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