Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 748 - 17: The Local Tyrant Xileng Family

Listening to Chen Jiangyin’s words, it seemed he knew a way to save Ni Qianjun. This information visibly uplifted Ni Huo’s spirit. However, upon hearing the name "Madam Xieleng," his face showed a mix of indescribable strangeness, as if embarrassed but also somewhat angry.

Yue Jinghua watched from the side and became curious. Could there be some unclear and ambiguous relationship between Madam Xieleng and Ni Huo?

Yue Jinghua gave Feng Buhui a meaningful glance, who understood immediately and whispered in her ear: "Madam Xieleng is the current family head of the Xieleng Family, and she also owns the largest shop in Geyue Town, the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion. She is also the only female Mercenary King among the great Mercenary Kings of the Mercenary World."

"Madam Xieleng is also skilled in Illusion Techniques. It’s rumored that in her Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, she possesses a rare Divine Artifact, the Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither. It is also a rare Array-breaking Divine Artifact, said to break more than eighty percent of arrays in the world, including most Illusion Arrays," Chen Jiangyin is quite knowledgeable, and even though he is not a mercenary, he can effortlessly speak about the people and events of the Mercenary World.

After listening, Feng Buhui nodded, while Ni Huo’s face was filled with anger, clearly holding disdain for this female Mercenary King who shared a title equivalent to his.

"What Mercenary Queen? It’s just a title given to that woman to placate Mercenary King Bo Sai from the outside world. If it weren’t for the protection of her family and the Divine Power of the Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither, how could someone as narrow-minded as she earn such respect?" Ni Huo was quick-tempered, never hiding his true personality.

It wasn’t just the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group; many in the Mercenary World who had opportunities to visit Geyue Town, including kings and members of other Mercenary Groups, had grievances against Madam Xieleng, who headed the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the Xieleng Family.

The Xieleng Family is an old mercenary family that has produced several Mercenary Kings, which is why the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion could easily gain precious Spiritual Treasures that other continental chambers struggled to obtain.

However, with Madam Xieleng in this generation, as the family population declined, she exploited the reputation of Mercenary King Bo Sai to usurp the position of family head. Afterward, the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion began oppressing the pricing of various Mercenary Group goods and even monopolizing certain specific resources.

The Reversed Fire Mercenary Group had many of its goods bought by the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion at extremely low prices, without even covering labor costs.

To make matters worse, there was also a large gambling house set up in the underground floor of the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion with beautiful female mercenaries and experts stationed there, leading several four-star and even five-star mercenaries from the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group to lose everything, including their Mercenary Manuals, there. Eventually, they fell into disreputable pursuits.

Enraged by this, Ni Huo expelled those men from the Reversed Fire Mercenary Group.

All these acts were hidden undercurrents within the Mercenary World, but the real reason for the feud between Ni Huo and Madam Xieleng was the thousand-year-old stone ginseng.

After Ni Qianjun fell into a coma, Ni Huo learned from others that the thousand-year-old stone ginseng could revive the dead, and coincidentally, the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion had recently acquired one.

Ni Qianjun went to purchase it, only to be met with an exorbitant price by Madam Xieleng. In rage, Ni Huo verbally agreed to her price but later ambushed the carriages delivering the stone ginseng to the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion and robbed them with a few mercenaries.

This completely offended Madam Xieleng.

With that, it’s not just about borrowing the zither, stepping into the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion again might be very difficult for Ni Huo.

Upon hearing this, Yue Jinghua thought to herself that Ni Huo and Ni Qianjun truly were brothers, one daring to rob the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the other directly killing someone from Danlu; the saying ’like brother, like brother’ really applies to these two.

Of course, she did not show any extra expression on her face.

"This complicates matters. After checking the pulse of Deputy Commander Ni, he can only hold on for a little over half a month. By then, even a thousand-year-old stone ginseng won’t save his life. And leaving the Ni Family Manor to seek other treatments, I fear there won’t be enough time," Chen Jiangyin didn’t care about Ni Qianjun’s life or death. Hailing from Danlu, he lacked the compassionate heart of a healer, and his intent to save Ni Qianjun was merely because he had promised Yue Jinghua.

"Is it really only the Cloud Rhythm Rain Master Zither that could possibly save Qianjun?" Ni Huo hesitated, glancing at his brother on the sickbed, growing more haggard by the day, and felt a dull ache in his heart.

Only half a month left, Qianjun is already at the end of his tether.

He couldn’t, he absolutely couldn’t watch his brother die before his eyes.

Ni Huo slammed his fist against the wall, creating a deep dent, "Well, even if Bo Sai comes to exact punishment, I will capture that despicable Madam Xileng and save Qianjun’s life."

Bo Sai? Yue Jinghua found the name somewhat familiar, just as she was recalling where she had heard it, she saw Ni Huo storm out of the room.

He moved swiftly and left suddenly, bumping into two hesitating figures who were just about to enter.

"Qin Dongting? Compass? How did you two come back so soon?" Yue Jinghua looked outside and realized that it had unknowingly become night.

She had instructed them before they left that they must record the highlights of the Mercenary Newcomer King Elimination Tournament using the Mirror Sound Spring before returning, yet in the blink of an eye, they were back.

To enter Geyue Town, one needs to teleport. Once inside, by virtue of the Mercenary Manual, mercenaries can get a Memory Stone from the local Mercenary Guild which allows them three entries and exits from Geyue Town.

Qin Dongting and Compass looked at each other, not sure what to do.

In the end, it was Qin Dongting who explained everything that happened after they entered the town and their dealings with the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

"No need to guess, you both fell into Madam Xileng’s trap. That woman is cunning and insidious, and she loves setting such traps. Madam Xileng and Mercenary King Bo Sai are husband and wife, and they have a son named Bo Xiyu. Getting away with the ring was the least of it; under the gambling tables of Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, many mercenary talents have lost their lives," Ni Huo, upon hearing this, couldn’t help feeling regretful. He blamed himself for being too worried about Ni Qianjun’s illness earlier and forgot to caution Qin and Luo that they should never enter the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion after reaching Geyue Town.

The wife of Mercenary King Bo Sai? No wonder Madam Xileng has such clout, completely disregarding the rules of the Mercenary World.

Madam Xileng is truly a formidable local tyrant.

"Captain, what should we do? Shall we gather one million Dark Pills to redeem the ring? In three days, the final registration deadline will be here," Compass looked pitifully at Yue Jinghua.

"Redeem? Of course, I can’t bear to let my friends miss out on such a great opportunity. Captain Ni Huo, since we are all heading to the Ten-Thousand Treasures Pavilion, why don’t we go together?" Yue Jinghua smiled brightly.

Her smile grew brighter, and Compass and Qin Dongting found it more unbelievable.

Their captain, could she be so generous due to shock? Would she really spend a million Dark Pills without a second thought just to redeem a ring?