Chapter 703: Plundering the Treasures

Soon.

Wang Ping'an made his decision and looked at Luo Lekang, who lay on the ground like a dead dog, as if he were looking at fish on a cutting board. He didn't know how much Merit he could gain by killing Luo Lekang—perhaps a thousand points, perhaps ten thousand points; ten thousand points of Merit would be enough to accomplish many things.

But he believed that if the Divine Technique: Persuade to do good worked on Luo Lekang, making Luo change and do good deeds every day, he could earn Merit. Not to mention Luo's good deeds—on average each would yield ten points of Merit; even if only one point, with his long lifespan it would far exceed ten thousand points of Merit.

He was currently very short of Merit—at any time he lacked Merit—but not so short as ten thousand points. He was willing to try, to see if he could obtain another source of profit from Luo Lekang; even if he failed, it would only cost him about a thousand to ten thousand points of Merit.

Moreover.

Even if the Divine Technique: Persuade to do good failed on Luo Lekang, not turning him into a good person who occasionally does good deeds, and he still harvested Merit rewards from him, it wouldn't mean he lost that thousand to ten thousand points of Merit. After all, this dog thing set its sights on him; this failure doesn't mean the next attempt won't come.

Perhaps this dog thing knows he's hard to provoke—thinking he has a powerful protector behind the scenes, and willing to spare his "discount," it summoned companions to aid.

At that point, he wouldn't just receive a thousand to ten thousand Merit rewards; he'd get double the Merit. After this failure of the Divine Technique: Persuade to do good, he would certainly not spare Luo Lekang nor the companions he called in.

After Wang Ping'an understood, he naturally knew what to do; his gaze at Luo Lekang was full of barely concealed agitation, and he thought to himself:

'You dog thing, this time I'll show great mercy, sparing you a dog's life and even letting you become a good person, do good deeds to atone for the many years of misdeeds, granting you the benefit of not having to go to the Eighteen Levels of Hell in your next life. Don't disappoint me!'

Divine Technique: Persuade to do good!

Wang Ping'an saw the Divine Technique merge into Luo Lekang's body; before Luo had awakened—no, before Luo had done any good deeds—he didn't know whether the technique was effective. Though he prayed inwardly, even if it failed he wouldn't feel too sorrowful, and he turned to leave.

Yu Guang saw Luo Lekang's left hand tightly clenched, as if holding something, while on his right hand was an antiquated ring.

He didn't know whether Luo's left hand contained something valuable, but he knew the antiquated ring on Luo's right hand was likely a Storage Ring, and just now, when he commanded the first Paper Person to chase Luo Lekang, he vaguely noticed Luo wearing an extraordinary treasure.

'I spared you a dog's life and let you do good deeds; you ought to leave me some reward!'

Wang Ping'an hummed, quickly commanding the Paper Person to first take the Storage Ring from Luo's right finger, then pry open Luo's clenched left hand, revealing an exceptionally remarkable Talisman. His eyes lit up, and he thought to himself:

'I told you, good deeds bring good rewards. I helped you; you should repay me with this unknown-origin Talisman!'

After speaking, Wang Ping'an, still controlling the Paper Person, thought briefly and placed the Storage Ring and Talisman into his storage bag. Though he still didn't know what kind of Talisman it was, the scene of Luo's recent panic—seeming without any confidence yet secretly clutching the Talisman in his palm—flashed in his mind.

Moreover, at that time Luo Lekang seemed deliberately to keep his left hand unnoticed, clearly not wanting him to see the Talisman hidden in his right hand. Furthermore, under the assault of the Lullaby's flute sound, Luo was about to collapse, and Wang vaguely noticed Luo trying to fling something with his left hand.

Clearly, this Talisman was his last trump card.

During this period, Luo Lekang's abilities—whether trapping the first Paper Person with a formation or consecutively unleashing two powerful techniques that destroyed the generals and cavalry formed by his General's Ode—showed his prowess; the fact that this Talisman could serve as his trump card clearly indicated it was no ordinary item.

When he returns to his main body and uses the system, he believes he will learn what kind of Talisman this is; it will certainly not disappoint him.

Wang Ping'an, still controlling the Paper Person, quickly stripped the fine cultivation robe from Luo's body, essentially raking Luo clean, even taking his silver purse. Although the cultivation world uses spirit stones as currency, ordinary folk still habitually trade with copper coins and silver.

That bag of silver on Luo would sustain an ordinary five‑person household for three to five years.

Someone frugal like him would never let that bag go, and compared with sparing Luo's life, what does a mere bag of silver matter?

After plundering Luo's entire body, Wang Ping'an didn't rush away but briskly headed to the center of the Heavenly Wolf Formation, retrieving the severely injured first Paper Person. Had he not appeared in time to use the Lullaby to hypnotize Luo, that Paper Person would likely have been pulverized into dust at the formation's core by the combined strike of the Moon‑worshipping Wolf and the Mystic Bird, or burned to ash.

Later.

The Paper Person under Wang Ping'an's control saw a Mystic Bird fan fallen nearby, and its eyes instantly lit up. He had personally witnessed the fan's power—it was a first‑rate treasure—so he quickly picked it up and stored it in the bag, then scanned the surroundings and soon spotted a Wolf Skin Map.

Clearly it's the diagram of the Heavenly Wolf Formation!

Pick it up.

This novel you to.

Wang Ping'an's gaze roamed again, searching for the Heavenly Wolf Formation's bases; finding nothing abnormal, he promptly employed the Dharma Eye, which revealed numerous unusual spots nearby. He hurried forward and soon located the first Heavenly Wolf Formation base, taking each and placing them into his storage bag.

Soon after.

Wang Ping'an confirmed that the Heavenly Wolf Formation bases around him had been completely plundered, with nothing left behind. He glanced again; not far away, like a dead dog, Luo Lekang lay sprawled, still deep in sleep, unmoved. Far at Kumu Guan, his own face bore an unmistakable look of anticipation, and he thought:

'Dog thing, consider these treasures my reward for sparing your dog's life. You'd better, as I expect, become a good person and do good deeds; otherwise the next time we meet, I won't spare your dog's life again!'

(End of Chapter)