Chapter 762: Wouldn't be destitute, right?

Xu Tian directly ignored the gloating eyes of the onlookers around him and brought Zhong Ling, Zhong Yu, and others into the courtyard following those Thorn members as if nothing had happened.

This manor had been carefully arranged, and the open-air lawn was lined with a wine and cold meal area as well as a rest area.

Many power-holders who had already arrived were holding wine glasses, chatting with other big-shot figures who had also come to attend the meeting.

Xu Tian looked around silently, and basically, all he saw were unfamiliar faces.

He looked around for a circle and didn't see Elizabeth.

"What's going on?" Xu Tian turned his head and asked Zhong Ling beside him.

"Ms. Elizabeth also received an invitation from the Thorn Emperor, but she tore up the invitation directly and will not attend today's meeting."

Xu Tian understood.

That woman was using her own actions to declare to all walks of life that she would absolutely not submit to the Thorn Emperor.

Without a partner like Elizabeth to support the scene, Xu Tian appeared even more isolated in this manor.

The gangs present today were basically those who had dealings with Thorn or were willing to submit to the Thorn Emperor, and Xu Tian not only didn't pay membership fees but also drove out the members Thorn sent, making him appear a bit out of place among the heads of various gangs who had already defaulted to a subordinate relationship.

Xu Tian and his group entered the venue from outside the courtyard, and not long after, a group of men and women walked toward them, staring at Xu Tian with hostile and contemptuous eyes without any concealment.

"Wolf King Ding Yi, since you took the initiative to come here to die, then if we kill you before the Emperor and go to claim credit, we can also get her appreciation. However, you brought quite a few people, so it's a bit troublesome for us to do it. It's better if you lead your subordinates to commit suicide, which will save us from dirtying our hands. I just don't know what the Wolf King thinks?"

The pale-faced young man in the lead spoke proudly, while his eyes swept over Zhong Ling and Zhong Yu beside Xu Tian, with a flash of jealousy in his eyes.

Zhong Yu looked at the arrogant pale-faced young man in front of her inexplicably and sneered.

"If your mental state is not normal, go see a doctor early, don't go crazy in front of outsiders."

"Hahahaha..."

As soon as Zhong Yu finished speaking, the men and women who came toward them burst into laughter.

"Little girl, don't

tell me you think your Wolf King can still leave alive today?" The pale-faced young man sized Zhong Yu up with a playful gaze. "However, if you immediately draw a line with Canglang Hall and beg me to take you in, perhaps you won't meet your end like them."

"Hahahaha..."

After the pale-faced young man finished speaking, the people around him burst into laughter again.

Xu Tian frowned slightly and sized up these people in front of him. They were all arrogant, wearing martial arts uniforms embroidered with the Zheng family logo.

It seemed that these Zheng family members wanted to rely on being on Thorn's territory and having the Thorn Emperor's support to take action against them first, so as to claim credit with the Thorn Emperor.

"You..." Zhong Yu was about to curse, but saw the paralyzed man standing behind Xu Tian suddenly flash and come between the two sides.

"Good dogs don't block the road, get out of here!" The pale-faced young man didn't take the paralyzed man seriously at all, still arrogantly clamoring, "If you're a step slow, I'll dismantle your dog legs..."

Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind swept across the crowd.

Only to see the paralyzed man's figure flash, coming to the pale-faced young man like an afterimage.

The next second, a scream pierced the sky.

"Ah!"

The pale-faced young man's knees softened and he knelt directly on the ground. The people around looked carefully and saw that there were two bloody holes in his knees.

In an instant, the whole scene was dead silent.

No one expected that Xu Tian's people would really dare to take action.

The pale-faced young man collapsed on the ground, letting out a pig-slaughtering wail, and the Zheng family members hurriedly helped him up.

The paralyzed man had just gouged out the kneecaps of their Zheng family member in an instant.

The paralyzed man took out a tissue nonchalantly, wiped the blood off the dagger in his hand, and then put it back into his sleeve in front of everyone.

"Brother Yi, blood has been shed, the final payment is not the previous price." The tall, thin youth took the opportunity to walk to Xu Tian's ear and whispered, "As long as it's not in the previous agreement, it's all extra charge. But for Miss Yun's sake, I'll give you a 20 percent discount."

Xu Tian:...

Worthy of being Yun Shuying's subordinate, the ability to raise prices on the spot is also as pure as hers.

But the problem is he didn't let the paralyzed man take action!

Does this count as forced buying and selling?

"Dismantling two legs must cost at least an extra two thousand, one thousand per leg. If you want me to slaughter that little white face, Brother Yi, I'll only charge three thousand."

Xu Tian couldn't bear it anymore.

Two thousand for two legs, three thousand for killing someone, what kind of logic is this?

"Brother Yi, this price is the most favorable on the entire Wuji Island. If you want to kill a few more, we have package services. The second person is half price, buy three get one free, quality guaranteed, no cheating children or old people. Choosing our Chonghuo Bounty Hunter Group is definitely your most correct decision!"

Xu Tian: "... Do you usually do business like this?"

"Is there anything wrong with that?" The tall, thin youth blinked. "Otherwise, how can we make money?"

"Hmm... I mean, your boss is the eldest young lady of the Yun family after all. Following her, even if you don't eat well and drink well, at least you should be well-fed and clothed. Why have you mixed up to this point?"

The tall, thin youth's face was full of indescribable words: "Brother Yi, do you think Miss Yun looks like someone who is well-fed and clothed?"

Xu Tian shook his head.

If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't necessary, he would have suspected that Yun Shuying's identity as the eldest young lady of the Yun family was faked.

"Then that's it. Miss Yun had a big conflict with Madam Yun and Mr. Yun some years ago, and then in a fit of rage, she swore a poisonous oath to sever economic ties with the family and be self-reliant, no longer using the Yun family's money. If she violates the oath, she will let the Yun family be unlucky for three generations and have no successors."

Xu Tian:...

Getting angry with parents, there's no need to curse the entire family like this.

However, this is very consistent with Yun Shuying's temper. Don't look at the eldest young lady Yun as usually careless, but on matters of principle, this woman is someone who won't easily bow her head.

"But doesn't she have many bounty hunters under her command? And she herself takes missions, the commission each time should not be small, how can she be destitute?"

"You don't know about that." The tall, thin man said with a mournful face. "Nowadays, the bounty hunter industry is not as glorious as it looks from the outside, and Miss Yun... she... she is a bit idealistic. In order to break the stereotype of the bounty hunter industry and let more people place orders, many times she basically pays out of her own pocket to take missions, at most collecting some travel expenses, which is not enough for the brothers to support their families." ===== CHAPTER 763 =====

"You don't know the half of it," the tall, thin man said with a mournful face. "The bounty hunter industry isn't as glamorous as it looks from the outside. And Miss Yun... she's a bit of an idealist. To break the stereotypes about the bounty hunter industry and get more people to place orders, she often ends up paying out of pocket to take on missions, collecting at most some travel expenses, which isn't even enough for the brothers to feed their families."