Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 355 - 39 Chu Liuxiang [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

Chapter 355: Chapter 39 Chu Liuxiang [Seeking Monthly Tickets!]_1

When he saw his name written on the bounty, Chu Liang’s heart skipped a beat. Looking at the reward figure, "Fifty Thousand Vermilion Bird Coins," a voice in his head echoed louder.

Damn!

If he were a fifth or sixth level demonic cultivator, he might have been tempted.

After all, these demonic cultivators won’t show the same mercy as the righteous sects, only setting their peers against you. They wouldn’t hesitate to go all out, no matter how terrifying they might be.

Moreover, it wasn’t just confined to Donghuai City. All major cities of Nine States had these underground gathering sites and they definitely shared bounty information.

Wouldn’t he have to be careful wherever he went from now on?

If it wasn’t for the strict criteria for dealing with the death of the bounty target, he might have considered faking his death and collecting the reward himself, particularly given his recent financial struggles.

Yun Chaoxian muttered, "Why is my bounty only twenty thousand while you get fifty thousand?"

"What?" Chu Liang asked, "You’ve been targeted by the underworld too?"

"Every notable figure of Nine Heavens and Ten Lands has been targeted at some point, unless they’re an obscure nobody," Yun Chaoxian smirked.

Well, you seem quite proud of it.

However, it makes sense. Any extraordinary prodigy in the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands would inevitably provoke the Demon Sect or underworld figures at some point, so it isn’t surprising to be targeted.

Yet, such a clear bounty figure above the market rate surely meant someone harbored a deep grudge against him. Considering this, it wasn’t hard to guess who it might be.

Demonic Flame Valley?

Chu Liang was almost eighty percent sure it was from this sect.

After all, their young master had come looking for trouble with him and died. Then his master made a round of trouble with them.

But why...

Why is this my problem?

Their young master was squashed to death by the Dragon Tooth Mammoth, their sect gate was swept by my master.

"Why don’t they place a bounty on my master instead?" he muttered to himself.

"Your master’s name is Empress Feng, right?" Yun Chaoxian said, "She’s over there."

What sharp eyes this guy has.

Chu Liang turned to look, and saw another black jade board nearby. It should be filled with aging, unresolved bounties.

The first row had a shining name, "Shu Mountain Sect’s Empress Feng, bounty of one million two hundred thousand Vermilion Bird Coins."

"What?" Chu Liang gasped.

Is Master actually worth more than the Demon-Subduing Pestle?

Is that amount of money even real?

Even in Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, nobody would offer such a bounty, would they?

But on second thought... it made sense. There must be more than one party that wants to kill Empress Feng! She amassed countless enemies in her life, maybe dozens or hundreds of victims once sought to have her killed and accumulated this huge bounty.

This isn’t even a bounty anymore; it should be called a prize pool! It’s constantly accumulating, and in the future, the amount will only become more staggering.

What a catch.

If one day Shu Mountain truly falls on hard times, selling one Empress Feng would be enough to sustain the whole sect for several years.

Chu Liang suddenly thought, no wonder the Shu Mountain upper echelons are so indulgent towards the master; could they be playing a long game?

But there’s no need to worry too much about his master. She’s sure to outlive anyone with a bounty on her head. As long as the bounty hasn’t reached an amount that even an Eighth Realm Tianyuan cultivator would be tempted by, there’s no cause for concern.

What he should worry about is himself.

So, he said to Yun Chaoxian, "To be safe, don’t call me by my name in Donghuai City from now on."

"So, what should I call you?" Yun Chaoxian asked.

"You can call me...Chu Liuxiang."

...

This underground world’s marketplace had everything for sale, even more complicated than the auction at Xianyuan Pavilion.

Many magic artifacts, elixirs, and spirit plants that did not come from the Righteous Path were sold here to dispose of ill-gotten gains. These goods usually belonged to someone else. If they were seen in daylight, they might cause trouble, so prices here were generally lower.

There were also many demonic weapons, demonic elixirs, etc., crafted by the Demonic Path, which would never be allowed to be sold on the outside. They would be immediately destroyed in Shu Mountain, but could appear here.

Everywhere was permeated with a touch of wild evil aura.

However, Chu Liang had no way to deal with this for now. Once things were dealt with here, they could inform the Orthodox Immortal Sect and the Imperial Court of the Yu Dynasty to destroy this place, which should yield substantial rewards.

They walked through the market to a counter, where Chu Liang said, "I want to contact Li Feiyu to steal a treasure for me."

"What kind of treasure?" The person in black behind the counter asked.

"Zhenshan River Halberd of Yun Chaoxian, a disciple of the Heavenly Gang Sect. He is currently in Donghuai City." Chu Liang said, "If Li Feiyu can steal it, the price is negotiable."

There was a slight nod from the person behind the counter, "We will contact him for you. You can come back in three days. If he accepts this order, we at Qingyun Square will arrange a meeting for you."

"Okay." Chu Liang nodded.

"We need to make a certification." said the man in black, "We guarantee absolute confidentiality."

Chu Liang knew the intention of this action. It was for Qingyun Square, as the intermediary, to authenticate both parties. As this was Chu Liang’s first time, they naturally worried about his ability to pay.

As for this identification certificate, it would indeed not leak out.

He immediately flashed his Hall Master token, "I am also here on official business."

"It turns out to be a predecessor from White Bone Hall, there will be absolutely no problem with this order." The man in black immediately stated.

In the underground world, the Underworld King Sect is king.

Having quickly settled everything, the two turned to leave.

Yun Chaoxian asked with some worry, "Will he accept this mission?"

"He might, or he might not," Chu Liang said.

"Huh?" Yun Chaoxi looked somewhat confused at his words, "Then if he doesn’t come, are we not wasting time?"

"No matter whether he accepts it or not, he is likely to come." Chu Liang slowly elaborated. "Li Feiyu is a thief with a considerable ego. It can be seen from his self-proclamation as the ’Heroic Thief of Jiangnan’ and leaving his mark after each theft."

"If he hasn’t guessed that we’re luring him out, it would be best if he accepted this job in the first place." Chu Liang continued, "But there’s another possibility, Li Feiyu just robbed the Wuji Mountain Manor, and surely knows that Li Zhutian is a disciple of the Heavenly Gang Sect. If we get him to steal from another disciple of the Heavenly Gang Sect, he might guess that it’s a trap."

"That..." Yun Chaoxian looked puzzled, "If he guesses, will he still come?"

"Yes." Chu Liang nodded, "Because he is an arrogant thief. Since we have provoked him, he might well come to steal your Zhenshan River Halberd. In this way, we will have a chance to catch him."

"And if he doesn’t come?" Yun Chaoxian asked again.

"Then we’ll try another method. There is no strategy that can guarantee success." Chu Liang remarked, "As long as the worst doesn’t happen, if he steals the halberd and escapes, it’s all good."

Yun Chaoxian pondered for a moment, and asked, "Then can we let him steal some other treasure?"

"Do you have any other treasures?" Chu Liang countered.

The disciples of the Heavenly Gang Sect valued weapons the most, and didn’t use many other magic implements.

"No more..." Yun Chaoxian shook his head.

"I do have a few treasures on me, but I don’t dare to risk them, Li Feiyu is very formidable after all." Chu Liang said seriously, "My treasures are all still useful."

Yun Chaoxian: "?"