Holy Court.
Uncle Qi was bustling around in the back kitchen.
Shen Ye and Xu Xingke sat on chairs at the entrance, watching the passersby.
"It’s been half a day," Xu Xingke said.
"Yeah, we haven’t had any business yet," Shen Ye replied.
"Strange, I’ve tried the food here, it’s pretty good. Why isn’t anyone coming?"
Xu Xingke puffed on his cigarette, looking puzzled.
"Maybe—" Shen Ye was about to speak when he suddenly closed his mouth.
A fashionable girl with a body full of chanical skeletons, only her head was human flesh, walked by.
"Is she pretty?" Xu Xingke asked.
"Pretty, but she probably doesn’t need to eat," Shen Ye said.
No need to eat.
Not a potential custor of the "Holy Court."
No need to pay attention.
"Half a day without any business..." Shen Ye stood up, dusted off his clothes, which had no dust, and was about to head out.
"Where are you going?" Xu Xingke asked.
"Teacher, I used to be in sales—I’m going for a walk, to do so research."
"Oh, go ahead, I’ll watch the place here."
"Teacher, we are the Holy Court, not a shop."
"It’s all the sa, there’s nothing wrong with making money."
Xu Xingke waved his hand, signaling him to go on his stroll.
Shen Ye had just walked a short distance when he suddenly heard voices from behind.
He turned around.
He saw several oddly dressed n gathered at the entrance of the Holy Court, talking to Xu Xingke.
What’s going on?
Shen Ye hurried back.
By this ti, Xu Xingke already had several cards in his hand, ready to fight.
"Teacher!"
Shen Ye quickly stopped him.
"They said they’re here to collect a debt, looking for soone nad White—does this matter?" Xu Xingke asked sternly.
"Ah, it’s about that, yes!"
Shen Ye realized and whispered an explanation of the situation.
Xu Xingke relaxed a bit and didn’t say more.
—They have co to collect a debt, which is perfectly reasonable.
Besides, it’s not directed at him.
"Gentlen."
Shen Ye stepped forward and said:
"White is no longer part of our ’Godslayer’ Sequencer. If he owes you money, you should go find him."
The n exchanged glances and then all looked at the man with the Mohawk and sunglasses.
"White’s hiding from us. Do you know where he is?"
The sunglasses man asked.
"Sorry, I can’t find him either," Shen Ye said.
"Then pay this month’s protection fee," said the sunglasses man.
The smile disappeared from Shen Ye’s face.
"Protection fee?"
Xu Xingke repeated.
The sunglasses man said: "That’s right, White has been overdue for three months. I’ve taken one of his kidneys, a heart, and so blood and bone marrow—"
"How will you pay?"
The n all looked at Shen Ye and Xu Xingke.
—As if they were looking at a pile of rchandise.
Shen Ye smiled and said:
"You see, both of us are new here, unfamiliar with the local rules."
"Could you please explain the situation with the protection fee?"
A thin henchman beside the sunglasses man loudly said:
"You don’t even know this?"
"Indeed, we do not," Shen Ye said.
"Oh well, let explain it to you. This street is the territory of our ’Burning Blood Body’ Sequencer."
"If your ’Godslayer’ Sequencer wants to exist here, you have to pay."
"Especially you two newcors."
After listening to them, Shen Ye smiled and said, "It’s our first day here, and we haven’t got the lay of the land yet. How about giving us a few days to prepare, what do you think?"
The henchman impatiently said:
"It may have been possible in the past, but with the mysterious creatures attacking the city tomorrow, we were instructed to make it quick."
"Pay today."
"Otherwise, there’s no need for you to keep this Court open."
A mont of silence.
"Why should we pay you a protection fee instead of you paying us?"
Xu Xingke asked.
Shen Ye thought, this is not good.
The teacher just speaks his mind and can’t stand this kind of thing.
In reality.
To survive in the world, one sotis needs to be tactful and learn to solve problems reasonably.
—Using violence in every situation is inadvisable.
"Wait a minute—"
Shen Ye quickly said, "Besides internal organs, what else do you take?"
The n laughed.
The Mohawk sunglasses man said:
"If you truly have no money, sell your family mbers. That’ll cover a few months’ expenses."
"That’s what White did."
Before he finished speaking.
A cold blade light pierced through everyone and withdrew in an instant.
Clang!
Shen Ye sheathed the blade, eyes cold.
"You’ve used the first blade of the Blade Technique ’Three Springs Radiance’, ’Cold’, and the group ’Binding’ has taken effect."
"You struck once."
"The battle is over."
A light whistle sounded.
Xu Xingke, holding a large bronze cauldron, leisurely walked past Shen Ye and said:
"You, you just can’t stand these things."
"In reality, to survive in the world, sotis you need to be more tactful and use reasonable ways to solve problems."
"—Resolving every issue with violence is unacceptable."
"Understood?"
Shen Ye lowered his head, full of bitterness, said:
"Teacher is right."
—These people are from the sa ’Burning Blood Body’ Sequencer.
Don’t even think about it.
There must be a higher-level Sequencer behind them.
That Sequencer called ’Burning Blood Body’ likely won’t let this go.
However, Shen Ye and Xu Xingke were both very calm.
—This was a battle for foothold.
The two who fought through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood knew all too well that this battle was inevitable.
To scrape by like White?
Not a chance!
Xu Xingke placed the large bronze cauldron at the Holy Court’s door, then stepped forward and reached out to grab the people’s heads.
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