Online: I Can See Health Bars-Chapter 1230 - 543: Pride and Arrogance (Part 2)
Manager Huang laughed heartily, full of generosity.
After seeing Fang Yu and his companion off at the entrance of the Silver Bank, he returned to tend to his own business.
"Ding Hui, have you found the place for buying and selling slaves?"
Following behind Ding Hui, Fang Yu asked in a low voice.
"Not quite, but there’s a lead."
Ding Hui’s casual reply left Fang Yu somewhat puzzled.
Upon looking at the direction Ding Hui was heading in, Fang Yu felt something amiss, wasn’t that the direction back to the inn?
"Aren’t we going to Fengtian Gate Market?"
Ding Hui stopped and turned to look at him.
"Fengtian Gate Market... alright, since you’re here, let’s make a trip there."
What does he mean?
Fang Yu felt there was more to Ding Hui’s words, but as Ding Hui changed direction and strode forward, Fang Yu naturally hurried to follow.
Meanwhile, after Fang Yu and his companion left, a swordsman arrived at Manager Huang’s bank.
The sword was snow white.
The person was stunningly beautiful.
Manager Huang seldom used the word "stunning" to describe anyone, but the woman before him deserved the compliment. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
Bang!
A blood-stained silver note was pressed onto the counter.
"Exchange it for current silver."
Manager Huang closed his gaping mouth and spoke softly.
"Please wait, customer."
Manager Huang could see that this kind of person from the world had a certain hostility, and any disagreement might lead to a fight.
He was merely a businessman, lacking the skills to match a Martial Arts Master.
The blood-stained silver note had a story, but that story would not belong to him.
Just transferring that story by selling it to those interested was his means of survival.
A stack of silver quickly piled up.
The woman reached out and gathered all the silver, picked up the sack filled with silver, glared back at Manager Huang, and spoke coldly.
"Today, I wasn’t here, understood?"
With that, she threw down an ingot of silver and turned to leave.
Chen Ya was in a hurry.
She must quickly find someone who could take over this batch of money.
Because the people hunting her should have already infiltrated Thunder City by now.
Earn money, save herself, then find her brother!
Chen Ya gripped the sword in her hand, perhaps due to a major change, she became more indifferent in the game, but at the same time, her swordsmanship grew increasingly fierce.
Whenever she practiced swordsmanship, her proficiency would increase rapidly, even faster than killing low-level demons and using attribute points to enhance martial arts.
Thunder City, Chen Ya had heard a bit about it, known as the Huangpu Military Academy among players, one of the towns with the highest requirement for player acting skills.
But Chen Ya was unafraid.
Her character had a clean background, with a name and surname, and she wasn’t a native of Thunder City, even if someone wanted to investigate her, they couldn’t find anything, at most, a false accusation.
And the sword in her hand would not sit idle!
Players in Thunder City were indeed deeply concealed, but when there is business, no one would refuse.
Chen Ya was confident that she could find those hidden players and complete the transaction.
If it weren’t for the windfall that prompted her to sell it quickly, she wouldn’t choose to come to such a dangerous place like Thunder City to find players for the transaction.
Scanning each person on the street, Chen Ya felt anyone might suddenly launch an attack, silently accelerating her pace, she left the bustling street.
...
Fengtian Gate Market.
"Are you Tie Laoyi?" Fang Yu asked doubtfully.
Contrary to his imagination, Tie Laoyi was not bald or spotty-headed, he even looked somewhat delicate and frail, resembling the kind of guy hiding in the dark corners of slums, ready to steal something at any moment.
His dirty robe was essentially all the clothes he had, and his mud-stained face showed a pair of big, black eyes.
"It’s me, who introduced you?"
[Tie Laoyi: 1000/1000]
Despite his dirty appearance and unusual demeanor, his strength was actually not ordinary.
You must know, the Thousand Blood Power, even in Foolish Underworld, is considered impressive.
"Manager Huang from the Silver Bank recommended us."
Ding Hui calmly said.
Tie Laoyi tilted his head to glance at Ding Hui, and that kind of gaze made people feel uncomfortable, as if appraising a piece of merchandise.
Fortunately, at this moment, he had already withdrawn his gaze and looked at Fang Yu.
"Since you’re someone introduced by Manager Huang, follow me."
With that, Tie Laoyi took the lead and started walking ahead to lead the way.
Fang Yu glanced at Ding Hui, but the latter just shrugged and followed along.
Everything was going so smoothly that Fang Yu found it a bit unbelievable.
This was just the first place they visited, and they already inquired about the slave trade location. Next, he just needed to gather intelligence well and find out the whereabouts of his elder brother, Diao Ruonian.
Looking at the surroundings of the street, different from the bustling of other neighborhoods, the street in the Feng Tianmen alley was somewhat rundown and muddy. Following Tie Laoyi all the way, the surrounding buildings also became dilapidated, resembling a slum-like impoverished area, and a peculiar foul smell began to emanate from the street.
It seemed to fit my understanding of the area for slave trading, doesn’t it?
Fang Yu contemplated thoughtfully.
At this moment, Fang Yu suddenly felt his eyelid twitch slightly.
Just now, from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a figure swiftly disappearing down a narrow alley.
Moving quickly, unlike an ordinary person.
Squinting slightly, Fang Yu continued to follow behind Tie Laoyi. As they delved deeper into the slum, the small movements of those shadowing them from the alleys started becoming more blatant.
When the leading Tie Laoyi stopped under a withered tree, five or six figures were already standing on the low, shabby rooftops around Fang Yu and his companion, emitting strange chuckles and looking down at the two encircled.
"This place is quite suitable for burying bodies, don’t you think?"
Tie Laoyi turned around, drawing two butcher’s short knives from his robe with a clang, licking his lips with a long tongue, his mismatched eyes showing a sinister and low tone.
Adding to this was the intimidating presence of several accomplices perched on the surrounding dilapidated eaves.
However, they did not frighten Fang Yu and his companion.
"Ah..."
Fang Yu sighed, stepping forward two steps to shield Ding Hui behind him.
"You knew it all along, didn’t you?" Fang Yu asked.
Ding Hui playfully winked.
"You wanted to come."
"I thought... never mind, let’s take care of the matter at hand first."
[Pei Jinghui: 1000/1000.]
[Jing Yingan: 1000/1000.]
[Qiu Yangjia: 1000/1000.]
[Dong Yue: 1000/1000.]
[Chong Huan: 1000/1000.]
Five people, plus Tie Laoyi, each had the strength of the Thousand Blood Power, all looking like standard replicas.
But the deeper reason was likely... they were stuck at a bottleneck.
Whether a cultivation technique bottleneck, or a human bottleneck.
A cultivation technique bottleneck was easier to handle, with advanced techniques to learn and cultivate, a breakthrough would naturally follow.
But if it were a personal bottleneck, it meant their martial arts potential had already reached its end.
This is a cruel truth, as aside from players, every human in this world is limited by their potential, but when potential hits the limit, there’s no further progress.
Only Believers, or external forces like Demon Martial Artists, could break through this limitation.
Fang Yu had heard this theory more than once, but he rarely experienced it directly.
Because the places he encountered were typically either terrifyingly strong, already breaking through limits, or pathetically weak, far from reaching potential limits.
Taking a step forward with one foot, Fang Yu extended a hand, calmly stating.
"I’m in a hurry, you can all come at once."
All at once?
Tie Laoyi was infuriated by these words, and his companions’ faces showed more or less hints of anger.
They were all ’impaired individuals’, and their achievement in martial arts had reached its peak for their lifetime.
But precisely because of this, they had put in more effort than ordinary people!
Constant cooperation, constant cultivation, letting the six develop phenomenal teamwork, giving them the power to challenge forces beyond their level!
But the two unremarkable individuals in front of them seemed to completely disregard them!
"We need them alive!"
Tie Laoyi’s arrogant tone revealed his response to Fang Yu.
The enemy is arrogant, but he is even more arrogant!
Without wanting any deaths, he wants... to capture them alive!
