Chapter 52: Who Are You Calling a Good Person

In a small tavern, a drinker was holding forth, attracting the attention of many.

"Have you heard? A righteous hero has appeared in our county, named Qin Yuanhao. Even people from the Five Great Immortal Sects admire his conduct!" Lu Yang's eyes twitched, and the corners of his mouth lifted, looking exceptionally excited, as if he had heard some interesting gossip he had to share with everyone.

"Really? How come I haven't heard of such a person in our Yanjiang County?"

"I have a slight impression of this name. It doesn't seem like a good person."

"Stop arguing, let this little brother tell us what happened to Qin Yuanhao."

Lu Yang paused and continued: "This hero named Qin Yuanhao has a cultivation base not lower than the Foundation Establishment stage. He is righteous and has many friends; everyone who knows him is willing to call him 'Big Brother'."

Hearing that Qin Yuanhao actually had Foundation Establishment cultivation, the drinkers' eyes lit up. This was truly fresh news.

In the past, the Jianghu rumors they talked about—how top martial arts experts had such thrilling experiences—sounded impressive and exciting, but when they calmed down, they believed the strength of top martial arts experts wasn't actually that high.

It was generally accepted that top experts in the martial arts world corresponded to the 8th or 9th level of Qi Refining; this was the limit of martial arts experts.

Now that a rumor about a Foundation Establishment expert had appeared, they naturally had to listen carefully; it would be something to brag about later.

"Let's say one day, Qin Yuanhao and a close friend went to an auction. The friend took a fancy to a treasure and borrowed several thousand low-grade spirit stones from Qin Yuanhao. Qin Yuanhao laughed heartily and said, 'With our friendship, talking about money is vulgar. Take these 8,000 low-grade spirit stones, no need to pay them back.' The friend was deeply moved."

"8,000 low-grade spirit stones?!" The passerby Meng Jingzhou exclaimed, "Spirit stones are the hard currency of the cultivation world. 8,000 low-grade spirit stones are enough to buy a large mansion in the center of the county and beautiful maids to serve you for life!"

With Meng Jingzhou's explanation, the drinkers finally understood the concept of 8,000 low-grade spirit stones.

This Qin Yuanhao was truly generous; he gave away 8,000 spirit stones just like that!

"After the friend bought the treasure, he was targeted by a demonic cultivator who was also bidding. Through a calculated sneak attack, the demonic cultivator successfully ambushed the friend and Qin Yuanhao. The friend was unwilling to give up the treasure and resisted fiercely, so the demonic cultivator killed him to seize it. Qin Yuanhao wanted to pursue, but unfortunately, the demonic cultivator had already fled."

Lu Yang pointed to his throat at this point. The drinkers, seeing this, understood what he meant and scrambled to treat him to a drink.

Lu Yang ordered a cup of grain wine, took a sip to clear his throat, and continued:

"Before the friend died, he entrusted his wife and daughter to Qin Yuanhao. Qin Yuanhao said with tears in his eyes that he would definitely take good care of the mother and daughter."

"The mother and daughter were rare beauties in the world. The wife was skilled in maintaining her youth and was graceful, while the daughter was lively, cute, and charming. Facing such beautiful mother and daughter, Qin Yuanhao was not moved at all."

"The mother and daughter, having lost their support, felt Qin Yuanhao was someone they could entrust their lives to, so they tried to seduce him with their beauty. Qin Yuanhao stated directly that he practiced a 'Virgin Technique' and could not break his chastity."

"Qin Yuanhao kept his promise, taking care of the mother and daughter without losing etiquette, and finally found a good man to entrust them to."

"There is actually such a righteous hero in the world, who has money but doesn't love wealth, and sees beauty but isn't moved!" Meng Jingzhou's exclamation drew agreement from those around him.

"Qin Yuanhao is truly a great person."

"It's a pity I don't know Qin Yuanhao, otherwise I would definitely borrow some spirit stones!"

"Who said heroes can't pass the beauty test? Didn't this Qin Yuanhao pass it?"

Man Gu, in the corner, watched the straight man Lu Yang and the sidekick Meng Jingzhou, feeling they were truly amazing. They didn't need a script and could just make up a story on the spot.

When would he have such talent?

Drinkers like to show off, showing off things others don't know.

They drank quite a bit while listening to Lu Yang's story, and some details weren't remembered clearly. This was discovered when they were bragging after drinking.

The story was only half-told, and they couldn't admit they had forgotten the rest. They couldn't lose face, so they made up the rest according to their own imagination.

Everyone forgot different parts and made up different content, leading to all kinds of rumors about Qin Yuanhao.

"Have you heard of that great philanthropist named Qin Yuanhao?"

"Is that the Qin Yuanhao who secretly discovered a spirit stone mine, became the richest local cultivator, and lends money without needing it back?"

"That should be him. But the news I heard is that Qin Yuanhao doesn't like women, but likes men?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I heard Qin Yuanhao practices the Virgin Technique and likes young boys the most!"

"Really? Is that how the Virgin Technique is practiced? Isn't it said that practicing the Virgin Technique requires eating virgin chicken?"

"You're all wrong. I heard Qin Yuanhao accidentally obtained the legendary Immortal Artifact 'Merit Book', dripped blood to claim ownership, and became the true master of the Merit Book. The more good deeds he does, the more merit he gets. Merit can be exchanged for prizes; spirit treasures, immortal artifacts, and cultivation can all be exchanged!"

"I also heard he is the destined Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, in charge of life, death, and merit. Don't look at his low strength now; he is accumulating power and developing in secret. Once he gets the chance, he will soar into the sky and become an immortal ancestor!"

"He endured humiliation and joined the demonic sect, also wanting to mix into the high-level ranks, wipe out the demonic sect, and treat the demonic sect as his own merit!"

"Treating the demonic sect as something in his pocket, what a strong spirit!"

Demonic Sect Yanjiang Helm regular meeting.

The demons stood respectfully in two rows. The Helm Master sat on a chair carved from a single piece of crimson agate. The armrests were carved with dragon and tiger heads, symbolizing his authority as the Helm Master.

This chair was a tribute from Qin Yuanhao.

Qin Yuanhao was in a very bad mood. His forehead was dark, and the corners of his mouth twitched from time to time, revealing beast-like teeth.

His colleagues didn't care when they saw him like this. Everyone's cultivation and status were about the same; no matter how angry you were, you couldn't vent it on them.

That's how people in the demonic sect are. What does your life or death have to do with me? It's not me who's unlucky.

It's no wonder Qin Yuanhao was in a bad mood. Before the meeting, he had already been asked:

"Can I borrow some spirit stones? Is it okay not to pay them back? Anyway, you have a spirit stone mine."

"Do you know any sister flowers or mother-daughter flowers? Introduce a pair to me."

"Sorry, I shouldn't have taken you to the brothel to listen to music before. It must have been painful for you to go to such a place, right?"

"Brother Qin, I'll follow you from now on. The Merit Book or whatever isn't important; it's mainly because I value you as a person."

"Generous with money, not close to women, Qin Yuanhao, you are really losing face for our demonic sect. You wouldn't be an undercover agent sent by the righteous path, would you?"

Qin Yuanhao clenched his fists in secret, determined to chop up the person who slandered him and feed them to the dogs!

He, a dignified bad guy, how did he become a good person!

Who are you calling a good person?