Chapter 1874: Not Paid Yet

After the battle ended, Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin was almost exhausted; he immediately took out Storage Yuan Stones to absorb, and with a wave of his hand, he stored all the corpses on the ground into the Space World.

Lin Xiyao had just let out a breath when a voice sounded again.

"Hahaha, beautiful!"

Over twenty people again surrounded Ye Liuyun and his companions, among them a Martial Cultivator holding Shangguan Ming River in his hand.

That Martial Cultivator threw Shangguan Ming River to the ground, pointed at him and said, "He says you found the Spirit Ginseng?"

Ye Liuyun and Lin Xiyao were both stunned.

"How does he know?" Ye Liuyun thought to himself.

Lin Xiyao directly said, "Nonsense!"

The Martial Cultivator opposite laughed and looked at Shangguan Ming River, saying, "They say you're talking nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense; they really found it, otherwise why would they be besieged and killed?" Shangguan Ming River insisted.

"Shangguan Ming River, I never thought you were such a despicable villain!" Lin Xiyao said angrily.

Ye Liuyun, uh, calmly said, "Whether it's nonsense, a Soul Search will tell!"

Hearing that, Shangguan Ming River trembled all over from fright.

"Hahaha!" the Martial Cultivator opposite also laughed.

He said to Ye Liuyun, "I know he's talking nonsense. But we outnumber you; even if you're strong, after just one fight your True Essence must be drained, right? How about you hand over the Storage Ring, leave this woman behind, and we'll let you go?"

Lin Xiyao's gaze also dimmed at this moment. Ye Liuyun had just exhausted all his strength to rescue her, never expecting to fall into the tiger's den again.

"Thank you for doing so much for me! Go, I won't blame you! Don't stay here to die with me!" Lin Xiyao said to Ye Liuyun.

"Do you know what will happen to you after I leave?" Ye Liuyun countered.

Lin Xiyao then took out a dagger and pressed it against her own chest.

"I won't let them succeed!"

"Hah, you wish!" the Martial Cultivator opposite laughed loudly, releasing the pressure of his mid Fifth Layer.

Lin Xiyao immediately couldn't move at all; the dagger pressed against her heart just wouldn't pierce in.

Then the Martial Cultivator reached out and snatched the dagger away.

At this moment Ye Liuyun also said to Lin Xiyao, "See? This is your fate!"

Seeing Ye Liuyun still had time to mock Lin Xiyao, the Martial Cultivator shouted at him, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

At this moment Lin Xiyao closed her eyes, tears streaming down.

"Go!" she said, biting her lip.

Ye Liuyun, however, smiled and said, "Taking someone's money to eliminate their misfortune—you haven't paid me yet, so how could I leave?"

Lin Xiyao opened her eyes in confusion and looked at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun, however, smiled and waved his hand, releasing the Vermilion Bird and Demon Beasts from within the Space World.

"Kill them all!"

Ye Liuyun directly commanded.

The Vermilion Bird spat a stream of divine fire straight at the leading Martial Cultivator, while the other Demon Beasts also sprang into action. These ferocious beasts are high‑rank; killing these Martial Cultivators is as easy as child's play—a single slap can knock them dead.

Even just the pressure released by the Vermilion Bird made them unable to move their legs to flee.

The Vermilion Bird also took the opportunity to devour Divine Soul Power to make up for its own soul's deficiency.

Its method of devouring the soul is also special: first it burns the person to death, then it consumes the Yin Soul.

"There's still one more." Ye Liuyun pointed at Shangguan Ming River in the middle of the field and said.

"Young Master Ye, spare my life! I was also forced into this. Let me go, and I'll agree to anything you want!" Shangguan Ming River kowtowed repeatedly, begging Ye Liuyun.

Seeing this, Lin Xiyao also felt compassion: "Why not keep him and let him contribute something for you?"

"Kill!" Ye Liuyun said decisively.

The Vermilion Bird immediately spewed a flame, simultaneously devouring his Yin Soul.

Lin Xiyao also felt a bit embarrassed, explaining to Ye Liuyun, "I just wanted you to use him to get his family to pay a ransom!"

Ye Liuyun, however, couldn't be bothered to listen to her explanation, merely saying, "You're being too naïve! This kind of villain, if released, will stir up trouble and claim we robbed him!"

Immediately, he had the ferocious beasts keep the Storage Ring and weapons for himself, let them divide the food among themselves, then at once collected the Demon Beasts back, leaving only the Vermilion Bird.

"You stay behind to clear the way and, by the way, restore your soul's power."

Ye Liuyun pointed out a direction for the Vermilion Bird.

Afterwards he also told Lin Xiyao, "We need to leave. Staying here will only bring us into more Martial Cultivators."

"That's not the direction we came from!" Lin Xiyao looked at that direction, feeling puzzled.

"Do you think that if you go back the way you came, the garrisoned troops and the Martial Cultivators waiting outside will let you go?" Ye Liuyun countered.

"Oh!" Lin Xiyao replied, following behind Ye Liuyun.

After just a few steps, she asked again, "You have so many ferocious beasts—can't you……"

"No." Ye Liuyun cut her off directly, knowing she wanted to keep going forward to look for the Spirit Ginseng.

So he found that Spirit Ginseng in the Space World: "Pull off a root for me."

"No way. It takes many years to grow!" the Spirit Ginseng protested.

"Then I'll have to hand you over, or I can't explain myself!" Ye Liuyun said deliberately, then pretended to make a move.

"Ah, ah, ah, I'll give it, won't that work? Everything can be negotiated—why get so worked up? Young people, don't be impulsive in anything you do……"

Ye Liuyun also couldn't be bothered to listen to his nagging; he locked onto a finer root, and with a thought pulled it out.

This Space World is entirely under his control; the Spirit Ginseng simply couldn't resist.

"Ow! It hurts to death! I said I'd give it to you—why did you still act on your own? I just told you not to be impulsive……"

Before the Spirit Ginseng could finish speaking, Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense had already withdrawn from the Space World.

"Give it to you!" Ye Liuyun handed the rootlet to Lin Xiyao, and also said to him: "That spirit ginseng simply can't be grabbed; I had the Vermilion Bird help, only then managed to pull out a rootlet. If we go further ahead, even the Vermilion Bird would be powerless!"

"You found it? Is this really the rootlet of that spirit ginseng? I need it to save a life, so no room for error!"

Lin Xiyao spoke, reaching out to take it, but Ye Liuyun pulled his hand back.

Lin Xiyao also immediately realized that they hadn't settled on a price with Ye Liuyun yet. So she said: "If you can guarantee this is truly the rootlet of that Transforming Spirit Ginseng, I'll buy it at market price."

Ye Liuyun also said: "Then we'll sign a Divine Soul Contract. I guarantee this is truly the rootlet of that Transforming Spirit Ginseng, and you must guarantee not to divulge any of my secrets. To others you can only say you bought it from a masked Demon Cultivator."

"Okay, I promise you!" Lin Xiyao immediately agreed.

Ye Liuyun signed the Divine Soul Contract with her, then handed the rootlet to Lin Xiyao.

"It really is the rootlet of the Transforming Spirit Ginseng!" Lin Xiyao then believed.

She carefully stored the rootlet, then took out a Storage Ring and handed it to Ye Liuyun.

"This is all my worldly possessions! The rest I'll owe for now. Then I'll hire you to keep escorting me back to the Lin family; when we arrive, I'll pay you the total cost together. Is that okay?" Lin Xiyao asked.