Chapter 2395: with translation of chapter title

"Take care of this matter by finding Tao Qian and the others; he knows what to do."

"Tao Qian?"

Upon hearing Ye Zhangqing's words, Hongyue froze for a moment, but still respectfully nodded and replied.

Having finished speaking about the matter, Hongyue then left.

That day, Hongyue found Tao Qian, who had been practicing Xiūliàn.

During this period, Tao Qian had been in Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng, painstakingly cultivating with Kui Xing, paying no attention to outside affairs.

This Ruthless Dao truly becomes more addictive the more one practices; the two of them were so engrossed in their cultivation that they forgot themselves.

Only when Hongyue came to the door did Tao Qian speak, his expression unchanged.

"Anything?"

Cold—looking at Tao Qian and Kui Xing before her, Hongyue felt only one thing: cold, an extreme iciness.

That indifferent attitude toward everything in the world made Hongyue unable to help but stare, wondering if these two had gone mad from cultivation.

Moreover, Hongyue dared not ask further, for Tao Qian gave her a feeling of great danger, as if he would draw his sword and kill at the slightest disagreement.

These are two dangerous individuals, so Hongyue steadied her mind, saw no need for pleasantries, and spoke directly.

"The young master has an order……………………"

Only upon hearing this did Tao Qian and Kui Xing straighten their expressions and listen attentively to Hongyue's words.

After Hongyue finished speaking, Tao Qian still said with an expressionless face.

"Tao Qian receives the order."

"Kui Xing receives the order."

She didn't stay long with Tao Qian either, for Hongyue disliked the atmosphere here intensely; the deathly stillness made her uncomfortable.

She also had no idea how these two usually lived.

After delivering Ye Zhangqing's order, Hongyue left directly, and that same day Tao Qian and Kui Xing also set out from Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng.

They headed for the several cities and towns Hongyue had mentioned.

The first target was a small city named Tiecheng, located 3,500 li east of Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng, the nearest to it.

This city is not large, and there are no powerful clans within it, so it had suffered greatly from numerous bandit cultivators' raids.

The city's great protective formation had long been broken, and even the several major immortal clans in the city offered no resistance whatsoever when the bandit cultivators raided.

Not only did they fail to resist, they even paid money to buy peace, actively offering treasures to these bandit cultivators.

As for the bandit cultivators' actions within the city, those major immortal clans paid them no heed at all.

Left to their own devices to run amok in the city, the streets of Tiecheng appeared extremely desolate at this time.

This is only because recently all major forces have gotten serious; the bandit cultivators have fled, died, or been captured, and order in the city has thus recovered somewhat.

Otherwise, on these streets one would hardly see a person, and the storefronts facing the street would keep their doors and windows tightly shut, not daring to open for business.

Now that the situation has just stabilized, the great clans in the city feel they can act and want to step forward to make a big profit.

Naturally, the first to be affected are the shops in the city.

Tao Qian and Kui Xing entered the city and headed straight for its canteen.

The canteen in Tiecheng had already been purchased three days prior, and all agreements had been signed.

However, after only a day had passed, the Li family of Tiecheng came to the door, claiming that the previously signed agreement had problems and that they did not accept it.

This shop had previously belonged to the Li family, and Hongyue and the others had purchased it from them.

Originally, the Li family had been eager to be rid of this hot potato, but seeing the chaos quelled so quickly, they naturally felt they had lost out and wanted to backtrack.

Reasoning with them would obviously get nowhere, which is why they reported the matter to Hongyue.

By the time Tao Qian and the others arrived, they had not yet entered the shop when they saw more than a dozen people surrounding a shop assistant in the canteen.

This assistant had recently been hired from other shops; his cultivation was not high, but he was honest and diligent.

This time, Hongyue's expansion had been too rapid, manpower severely lacking, so she had transferred a batch of workers from those old shops to temporarily assign them to various locations to guard the storefronts.

Anyway, Ye Zhangqing's main requirement was simply to seize the storefronts first; the rest could come slowly and would be fine.

However, this mere shop assistant's cultivation was only at the Emperor Sovereign Realm, making it naturally impossible for him to stop the Li family.

At this moment, surrounded by more than a dozen Li family members, this shop assistant still wanted to argue his case.

"What kind of reasoning is this? The transfer documents and agreements were clearly signed long ago; initially, it was the head of your Li family who personally came forward to sign the agreement with my elder—how can you simply say you don't accept it and refuse?"

"Hah, you still have the nerve to say that? Surely your canteen used some underhanded tactics that day—perhaps you cast an illusion that bewitched our family head, causing him to sign the agreement inexplicably; otherwise, such a fine shop could never have been sold to you for so little money."

"You…… you're spouting bloody nonsense, talking rubbish; you clearly see that the situation has now stabilized and just want to make an extra profit."

"Boy, spouting nonsense—you're asking for death."

Faced with more than a dozen Li family members, this shop assistant showed no intention of backing down; he indeed had backbone.

However, his strength was too weak; a single remark angered the leading Li family member, who without a word kicked him straight to the ground.

What use is being able to speak and reason? What use is being in the right? With such strength, still trying to argue reason is practically suicidal.

Only when one's fists are big does one have the right to argue; otherwise, who would listen?

"Beat him, beat him hard—he's rebelled."

The leading Li family member shouted angrily; hearing this, the others also gathered around, ready to attack.

But the next second, a sword light flashed, and a Li family member was instantly beheaded on the spot.

His head flew up, and blood spurted from the wound like a pillar.

This sudden change left the other Li family members stunned; the leader came to his senses, his face filled with shock, but soon after came anger.

"Who? What petty troublemaker dares to cause trouble even now?"

These days, bandit cultivators are like rats crossing the street; this Li family member naturally isn't afraid, for the Li family are no match for them—there will surely be powerful experts from their Sect to intervene.

Turning his head, he saw two figures walking into the shop.

When he saw the two of them, the Li family man who had been swearing loudly fell silent mid-sentence.

It felt as if his throat were being choked; his face instantly turned terror-stricken, his eyes filled with utter dread, and he wore the expression of someone who had seen a ghost.

"You you you… Who are you? I warn you, there are powerful experts from immortal sects stationed in this city, you…"

Having lived so many years, this Li family man had never seen anyone like this.

Are these two guys human or ghosts? Their aura is ice-cold to the extreme, giving the sensation of falling into an ice cellar.

Moreover, their expressions were indifferent and ruthless, showing not a trace of emotion.

"They must be two demons, but that's impossible—there shouldn't be any demons left in the Immortal Realm; they were all wiped out ages ago."

Afterwards, the great upheaval of heaven and earth made it even harder for demons to arise.

So, in the Immortal Realm today, one can't say there are absolutely no demons, but they are definitely a rare species, hard to come by—let alone appear in broad daylight in a city.