Immortal God of War
Chapter 181: Major Hemorrhage_1

Chapter 181: Chapter 181: Major Hemorrhage_1

「Dawn.」

Qin Feiyang emerged from the ancient castle, pushing the door open.

He saw Feng Ling’er already awake, standing alone by the lake and staring at the clear water in a daze. Lu Hong was accompanying her.

Qin Feiyang walked over and apologized, "I’m sorry. I wasn’t able to save your grandfather."

Feng Ling’er replied, "It doesn’t have much to do with you; you don’t have to blame yourself."

Qin Feiyang’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something further but didn’t.

"Boss, you’re up early!" Master Fatty’s voice echoed from the opposite side of the lake.

Qin Feiyang looked up and saw Fatty standing on the other side of the wooden bridge, waving at him.

"So are you," Qin Feiyang grinned.

"Of course. Haven’t you heard? The early bird catches the worm." Fatty chuckled, quickly ran over, and said, "Boss, Master Fatty actually heard a strange piece of news."

"What news?" Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong looked at him curiously.

"The competition’s rewards have suddenly doubled."

After Fatty explained in detail, Qin Feiyang scoffed, "This Crown Prince, he is truly impatient."

Feng Ling’er turned her head to him and asked, "Are you going to participate in the competition?"

Qin Feiyang responded, "With such attractive rewards before me, how can I pass them by?"

Feng Ling’er considered and replied, "Then I’ll also participate. I’ve got nothing else to do anyway."

"You can’t," Fatty shook his head.

"Why can’t I?" Feng Ling’er asked.

Qin Feiyang also looked confused.

Fatty explained, "The competition rules state that only those below the age of eighteen can participate. If Master Fatty remembers correctly, you have already turned eighteen, right?"

Feng Ling’er frowned, "How could such a rule be set?"

"The Crown Prince claims it is to give the youths of Yan City an opportunity," Fatty said. "In actual fact, he is just trying to prevent martial prodigies like you from participating. This is especially true for you, since you are on such good terms with us and would undoubtedly help us. If you participate, you would certainly claim first prize, and his plans would fail. What do you think, isn’t this damn Crown Prince despicable?" Fatty laughed derisively.

Qin Feiyang said, "This is a good thing."

Lu Hong nodded and smiled, "Indeed. If everyone from the younger generation were allowed to participate, we would have no hope of winning."

After a moment of contemplation, Qin Feiyang turned to Fatty and commanded, "Go call Ling Yunfei. We’ll meet at the main gate."

"Alright!" Fatty chuckled and turned to run off.

Qin Feiyang turned to Feng Ling’er and asked, "Do you want to join the fun?"

Feng Ling’er replied, "Since I can’t participate, what’s the point?"

"Alright," Qin Feiyang nodded. "Take care of her," he said to Lu Hong. Then he turned around and walked towards the wooden bridge.

At the same time, Shi Zheng jumped from the balcony of the adjacent pavilion.

As Qin Feiyang walked over, he smiled and said, "Elder Shi, the Hall Master and Ma Cheng have already come to an agreement. You don’t have to keep protecting me, do you?"

Shi Zheng replied, "Better to err on the side of caution."

Qin Feiyang thought about it and nodded, "Okay then, I’ll be relying on you, Elder." Although Ma Cheng had agreed, Jia Hei was unpredictable. What if he secretly ordered an assassination without Ma Cheng’s knowledge? Moreover, there was the Blood Slaughter Order. This mysterious force had to be handled with caution.

The two men arrived at the main gate. After waiting a moment, Fatty and Ling Yunfei arrived.

As soon as Ling Yunfei arrived, he said, "Fatty told me all the details. We’re sure to make it into the top three."

"Don’t be overconfident," Qin Feiyang shook his head. The Crown Prince had been preparing for so long and wouldn’t let them win so easily. He suspected that many of the young talents in the competition had already been bought by the Crown Prince.

Then he led the three of them openly out of the Martial King Palace.

"Here comes Jian Haotian."

"He finally shows up."

"Where is he off to?"

"Let’s follow and see."

The spies of various forces began to tail the four. Qin Feiyang, of course, noticed, but he wasn’t concerned.

「The Treasure Pavilion!」

「The VIP Room!」

Chief Li scanned the room and curiously asked, "Brother Jian, you’ve brought quite the entourage. Are you planning to stir up trouble somewhere?"

"Senior, considering your age, can’t you be a bit more proper?" Qin Feiyang, looking quite exasperated, took out a jade box and placed it on the desk.

When Chief Li opened the jade box, six Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills were revealed.

After a glance, he looked up at Qin Feiyang and asked, "Are these to settle the debt?"

"Isn’t that obvious?" Qin Feiyang rolled his eyes at him, then said irritably, "And another thing, stop writing those damned I.O.U.s; they’re infuriating to look at."

"Can’t help it, it’s the rule," Chief Li chuckled. "We’re straightforward people; we must follow the rules, right? However, these six pills are worth at most twenty-five million Gold Coins. Still seems like you’re a bit short of thirty million."

Fatty said angrily, "You old reprobate, can’t you just give us a discount?"

"Sorry, I’ve already given you a 1% discount," Chief Li replied, smiling serenely.

"A 1% discount?" Fatty blinked in surprise, then exploded, "You might as well not offer one! How can you even say that with a straight face?"

Chief Li sighed, "Ah, what can I do? Business is tough. I almost wore my legs out finding those ingredients for you, and you have the nerve to haggle with me?"

Qin Feiyang’s face twitched. He took out another two Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills and tossed them to Chief Li, saying, "Consider the extra as your hardship pay."

"Great! Great!" Chief Li was overjoyed. "Mr. Jian really is generous!"

Those two Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills were worth at least eight million Gold Coins, which meant he would personally receive a reward of three million. As for the rest, those were public funds, and he did not dare touch any of it.

"Let’s go!" Qin Feiyang signaled Ling Yunfei and the others and started to walk outside.

"Leaving?" Chief Li was taken aback and hastily said, "Wait a moment."

"Is there something else?" Qin Feiyang asked.

Chief Li said, "The account hasn’t been settled yet. How can you leave? You still owe me two more Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills."

Qin Feiyang’s body stiffened. He turned to look at him and asked, "On what grounds?"

Chief Li said, "Obviously, it’s for Jia Hei. Do you think you got those three Blood Ginsengs for free?"

Qin Feiyang frowned, "Wasn’t that included in the thirty million?"

"No," replied Chief Li.

So, this time, I ended up buying almost forty million Gold Coins worth of medicinal ingredients? Were the ingredients for the Potential Elixir really that expensive? Qin Feiyang was dumbfounded.

Shi Zheng and Ling Yunfei, standing next to him, also looked dumbfounded. What kind of ingredients could cost forty million Gold Coins?

Chief Li carefully stared at him and said, "Mr. Jian, I have to tell you, you can’t renege on this. Otherwise, I’ll have Jia Hei come find you."

"Do I look like the kind of person who would renege?" Qin Feiyang shot him an angry glance, took out two Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills, and threw them over. His heart ached. He had come to the Treasure Pavilion and lost ten Top Grade Vermilion Glazed Pills. That was a major hemorrhage!

"Mr. Jian, you really are a trustworthy person." Chief Li gave a thumbs up and laughed heartily.

Qin Feiyang rolled his eyes and said, "About those ingredients, keep helping me gather them, especially the Snow Crystals, the Nine Suns Flowers, and the Blood Ginseng."

Chief Li laughed and said, "As long as you have the money, anything can be arranged. However, could you perhaps reveal what kind of pill you are planning to concoct?"

"Want to know? Just wait!" Qin Feiyang gave a sneaky smirk, turned, and strode away.

Damn kid! Chief Li muttered angrily to himself, his curiosity piqued even more.

Fatty chased after him and frowned, "Boss, I was hoping to save up some money. But if you keep squandering it like this, I’m afraid we’ll be poor our whole lives."

"Don’t worry. Once we have a single pill, we’ll recoup all our costs," Qin Feiyang smiled, radiating absolute confidence.

Hearing these words, Shi Zheng and Ling Yunfei looked at each other, a chill creeping into their hearts. What kind of pill could be worth forty million Gold Coins?

Fatty’s brow was also furrowed with suspicion.

After leaving the Treasure Pavilion, Shi Zheng led the three of them towards the East City.

This news soon reached the Crown Prince and Lin Hao.

"Finally, they are here!" The Crown Prince sneered. "This time, I’m determined to make you a laughingstock in public! Come on, let’s go meet them!" He then rose and walked out of the hall.

"Meet them?" Lin Hao was slightly startled and frowned, "Is that really necessary?"

The Crown Prince said, "I have to see him register with my own eyes before I can be completely at ease."

"Alright then." Lin Hao nodded, got up, and followed behind the Crown Prince. They arrived at a square outside the palace and waited quietly.

Many young people in the vicinity, upon seeing them, ran up to curry favor.

They waited for an unknown amount of time; in any case, they were growing impatient.

Finally, four familiar figures entered their field of vision. At the same time, Qin Feiyang also noticed the Crown Prince and Lin Hao.

Ling Yunfei laughed coldly, "It doesn’t take a genius to know they’re definitely waiting for us."

"Then let’s make them wait a little longer." Fatty smirked, scanned both sides of the street, and his gaze locked onto a clothing store on the left. "Boss, there’s a clothing store. Shall we go in and browse?"

"Sounds good, I was planning to buy some clothes anyway," Qin Feiyang nodded.

Under the stunned gaze of the Crown Prince and Lin Hao, Qin Feiyang, Fatty, and Ling Yunfei went directly into the store.

"These three kids really are a headache." Shi Zheng shook his head and chuckled bitterly, having no choice but to follow them in.

After buying clothes, they went into a shoe store. After buying shoes, the Crown Prince and Lin Hao thought the group would finally come over, but to their surprise, they went into a jewelry store instead.

"Your Highness, they must be doing this on purpose!" Lin Hao growled, filled with indignation.

"Even if they are, you’ll have to endure it," the Crown Prince said in a low voice, his hands hidden within his sleeves tightly clenched, clearly furious.

"Your Highness, what are you doing here?" At this moment, a puzzled voice was heard.

A young man dressed in purple walked out of the crowd and strode towards the Crown Prince. Behind him followed a young man and a young woman, both around sixteen years of age, with an extraordinary demeanor.

The Crown Prince smiled, "Xue Yang, what brings you here?"

Xue Yang said, "I brought Junior Brother Xie and Junior Sister Wang to register for the competition."

The Crown Prince glanced at the young man and woman, his eyes flashing slightly. He turned to Xue Yang and said, "Jian Haotian is in that jewelry store. Why don’t you go over and see what they’re up to?"

Lin Hao added, "If there’s a chance, teach them a lesson."

"Jian Haotian!" A thick murderous intent immediately flared in Xue Yang’s eyes. He sneered, "Your Highness, rest assured. Leave this to me."

"Let’s go." With a wave of his hand, Xue Yang led the young man and woman towards the jewelry store.