Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest-Chapter 670 - 98 Selling Elixir Medicine
Chapter 670: Chapter 98: Selling Elixir Medicine
Chapter 670 -98: Selling Elixir Medicine
Following Ye Jun, Yan Yu noticed that the gathering spot for the local cultivators was not in Yanjiao, but rather closer to High-rise Town, north of Yanjiao.
Originally, this place was quite desolate, but with more than two thousand cultivators flooding in, it rapidly prospered. Many local villagers even set up stalls overnight to sell goods, with various barbecue and snack stands lined up along the roadside, bustling with activity.
Almost in front of every stall, there were numerous plastic stools. Cultivators from all over sat there, drinking beer and relishing their meals, giving off an odd feeling like they were filming “Water Margin.”
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Flying with Sword Control was prohibited in the skies. Dingbei Army cultivators patrolled regularly, and upon seeing both of them, they confirmed their identities and then escorted Yan Yu and Ye Jun to the county Government Office.
All the office spaces in the Government Office building here had been vacated to serve as temporary residences for the Dingbei Army cultivators. There was no specific reason, mainly because it was the tallest building in town; it allowed visibility of any chaos at a glance, and they could promptly fly over with Sword Control.
Due to the preparation for the cultivator competition, the administrative teams from neighboring Langfang and Sanhe were often working here, and they came out to welcome Yan Yu who had traveled from afar.
Yan Yu chatted with the leaders and learned that the wellbeing of the populace wasn’t largely affected. The local cultivators generally weren’t lacking money, and many who hadn’t completed Fasting were very much willing to spend generously, which actually stimulated the local economy.
The primary negative impact was centered on public order.
When ordinary people fought, it was just random swinging of stools and flying of bottles; but when cultivators brawled, Spells were cast and Flying Swords crisscrossed, accidentally involving bystanders, so the constables, even if armed, wouldn’t dare intervene. They directly radioed for Dingbei Army cultivators to handle it.
When the Military Mansion Cultivators from Dingbei Army had to suppress violence with force, they often had to overpower both parties involved, which could easily lead to simultaneous attacks from both sides. Thus, if they couldn’t win, they had to quickly call Ye Jun over.
Ye Jun wielded the Xuan Guang Ruler, dividing the light into blossoms and casting it over the Military Mansion Cultivators. The local cultivators basically couldn’t keep fighting.
As time went on, these local cultivators were still not afraid of the Military Mansion Cultivators, but they had grown significantly more respectful towards Ye Jun, scattering like birds at the sight of her sword light approaching, running until they were out of sight.
“Didn’t expect you to have the effect of ‘dispelling evil with ease,'” Yan Yu joked with her.
“Ah, don’t mention it,” Ye Jun said helplessly, “They just run away when they see me! They just avoid the limelight for a bit. Some even go back to the old place and continue fighting after I leave… It’s only a temporary solution.”
“Indeed,” Yan Yu agreed, “What happens to those who are caught?”
“At first, they were locked up,” Ye Jun explained, “but later, as more people were detained and the jail couldn’t hold them all, coupled with the frequent visits by the detainees’ relatives and friends, they were finally released upon signing a guarantee, mainly to avoid a negative impact.”
The law does not punish the masses; this is a long-standing tradition in Lu Country, mainly out of fear of provoking public anger and difficulty in suppression. Aware of this, the troublemakers understood that they could exploit this — akin to the scene where villagers swarm over a capsized truck to loot – thinking, “We have all broken the law, how can you arrest everyone? I don’t believe it!”
The same applied to the local cultivators. When many violated the martial prohibition, if you don’t enforce punishment, they realize your hesitance, and under the broken windows theory, the number of those causing trouble only increases.
As Yan Yu was pondering this, he suddenly heard from local cultivators:
“There’s another fight near Xingfu Channel!”
Without a second word, Ye Jun grabbed Yan Yu and rushed outside.
Both followed the leading Dingbei Army cultivator, rushing to the site of the incident. From a distance, they saw several streaks of sword light crossing back and forth; it was three Sword Immortals engaged in a sword fight.
From their perspective, Yan Yu, with his sharp eyesight, noticed that on one side were two women who looked similar—actually twins—and on the other side was a one-armed man, wielding his sword in one hand and single-handedly battling the two women.
The three were all at the Marrow Cleansing Stage, seemingly having advanced to that stage not long ago. The swordsmanship of the one-armed man was more seasoned and his physique stronger, fiercely pressing the two female Sword Immortals with continuous attacks. Although the strength of the two women was weaker, they appeared to have a set of twin coordinated attacks, managing under their collaboration to barely hold their ground.
As they fought intensely, the nearby vendors suffered casualties. People fled, and the area was littered with broken stalls, plastic stools, and carts.
Ye Jun was quick to react, activating the Xuan Guang Ruler immediately, casting a large number of light flowers downward, enveloping all nearby cultivators along with those three, and then extracted a Magic Treasure lantern obtained from the Departure Palace, gently tapping it. Flames erupted from the Magic Treasure, quickly forming a ring of fire around, completely sealing off the escape routes of the three.
The trio neither dodged nor evaded, realizing that the light flowers prevented attacking in, hence they each sheathed their swords and ceased fighting.
“What’s going on here? What’s going on?” Ye Jun landed with her team and immediately questioned, “State your full names and reasons for the fight, speak truthfully!”
The twin Sword Immortals reported their names; the elder sister was Ye Qianru and the younger sister was Qian Qian; the one-armed male Sword Immortal simply produced his ID card, his surname Feng and first name Hang.
The three had originally come here to do business. The Ye sisters wanted to exchange a better Flying Sword for the younger sister and brought an Elixir Medicine bottle for the exchange. Feng Hang happened to have an available Flying Sword for sale. As both sides verified the goods, the elder sister felt the quality of the Flying Sword was subpar and after consulting her sister, decided to call off the deal.
However, upon retrieving their Elixir Medicine from Feng Hang, they discovered that the pills inside had lost their luster, devoid of any Spirituality, instantly suspecting that he had secretly switched them with a useless Elixir to deceive them, which led to the outbreak of the fight.
