Chapter 199: Gong Bingye Under Great Pressure

The next day.

Lin Fan got up early and sent Sha Dulong and the others to the market to buy the necessary items. The journey was long, and he had no intention of sleeping in the open or eating rough.

Going out for training was one thing, but having the financial means and still torturing oneself would be truly insane.

No matter what, the standard of living had to be raised.

Now, Lin Fan had an important matter to attend to: he needed to find Gong Bingye and have a proper talk, asking where she had obtained the Supreme Fragment.

The Gong residence.

Gong Bingye had been unconscious all night. When she woke up and recalled what had happened, she was filled with anger and resentment.

Her pure body had been defiled by someone, and not only that, but after taking what he wanted, he wiped his mouth and refused to acknowledge it, spouting infuriating fallacies.

In the early morning, Gong Bingye washed up, emerging like a lotus from the water. She coiled her black hair, looked at her stunning reflection in the bronze mirror, and reached out her slender jade hand to gently caress her fair, jade-like face.

The burden of the family weighed heavily on Gong Bingye, making it hard for her to breathe. She longed to find someone to rely on, but her wishes never came true.

“That detestable man,” she said, looking at her fragile self in the mirror. Finally, she took a deep breath, her expression turning resolute. She pushed open the door and faced the pressures of a new day.

Wang Hu was the captain of the Gong family’s black-armored guards and also the steward of the Gong residence. Although his status was high, he was busy every day working for the rise of the Gong family, with no time for leisure.

Wang Hu’s father and grandfather had both been stewards of the Gong family. Now, in his generation, he carried on their glory, silently dedicating his life to the Gong family.

Now that the head of the Gong family had fallen in the Death Desert, the family was without a leader, and the other two families were taking the opportunity to rise. Wang Hu knew his burden was heavy.

And the young lady, who should have been enjoying the adulation of many talented young men at her age, was instead busy with family affairs, with no time for herself.

“Miss, something bad has happened. Many sect disciples have come to Mo City, and they are now in front of our trading shop, demanding to buy the six innate fierce beasts at a low price.” At that moment, Wang Hu rushed over from the shop.

In Wang Hu’s view, this matter was very serious. Although some of those sect disciples were not of high cultivation, they represented their sects. Offending them would have unimaginable consequences.

“Are they disciples of the Holy Sect?” Gong Bingye’s expression changed slightly. Mo City was just a small town, not a large city, and sect disciples rarely came here. Instead, Mo City attracted many loose cultivators.

These loose cultivators generally had low cultivation and had a great demand for innate fierce beasts.

“No, their clothes have a flame pattern.” Although Wang Hu was the steward of the Gong family, his knowledge was limited. Having lived his entire life in Mo City, he had hardly seen any sect disciples.

“Let’s go take a look.” What Gong Bingye feared most was sect disciples causing trouble at the Gong family shop, because they simply couldn’t afford to offend them.

In Gong Bingye’s eyes, sects were behemoths, superpowers. Perhaps even a single person sent by those so-called sects could instantly annihilate the Gong family.

Therefore, when such incidents occurred, the Gong family would usually back down to settle the matter. When her father was still alive, Gong Bingye didn’t know how he handled things. Now that the family’s burden fell on her, she had to face everything herself.

…

The Gong family trading shop.

At this moment, many people had gathered around, and at the entrance of the shop, a group of men in white robes with flame patterns were arrogantly shouting.

“It’s your Gong family’s blessing that we’ve taken a liking to these six fierce beasts. Don’t be ungrateful; this money is more than enough.” One of the men, with a flame pattern on his forehead and narrow, long eyes, spoke arrogantly.

The shopkeeper looked very troubled. How could such a small amount of money buy six fierce beasts?

Lord Wang had gone to fetch the young lady—why wasn’t he back yet?

“Manager Liu, my senior brother has spoken. Don’t be ungrateful. After all, I’m from Mo City too, and I don’t want you to suffer because you offended my senior brother.” A man standing beside the one with the flame mark on his forehead spoke.

He was the young master of the Wang family in Mo City. Some time ago, he had gone to participate in a sect assessment. By sheer luck, he had been accepted by the sect and became an outer disciple.

To him, it was like a pie falling from the sky, and he was very excited. He couldn’t understand why, with his low cultivation and mediocre talent, the sect had taken a liking to him.

After thinking it over and over without understanding, he comforted himself by saying that the sect had discerning eyes for talent.

“Senior Brother Liu, let me handle the communication. These commoners probably don’t know your power yet.” Wang Hao said with a flattering tone.

Having just joined the sect, he naturally didn’t know any senior brothers. But to his surprise, as soon as he joined, this senior brother approached him, was very friendly, and even offered to accompany him back to Mo City. Wang Hao couldn’t ask for more, so he immediately agreed, and they set off for Mo City.

“Mm.” Liu Yiyuan nodded.

He didn’t think much of these six fierce beasts, but the essence blood of the six red beasts was very useful for a cultivation technique he practiced.

“Manager Liu, this is my senior brother, an inner disciple of the Fire Dao Sect. If you don’t want anything to happen to your Gong family, you’d better agree obediently. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee the consequences.” Wang Hao threatened.

“Young Master Wang, I can’t make this decision. The young lady will be here soon; let her discuss it with you.” Manager Liu said.

“Gong Bingye?” When Wang Hao heard this, a strange light flickered in his eyes. He had long coveted Gong Bingye, but in the past, the Gong family was too powerful, especially when the family head was still alive. Even with ten times the courage, he wouldn’t have dared to have improper thoughts. But now it was different—he was an outer disciple of a sect. Comparatively, it was Gong Bingye who was reaching above her station.

Thinking of Gong Bingye’s beauty, Wang Hao felt a surge of excitement. But in an instant, he felt something was wrong. His senior brother was very fond of women. If Gong Bingye came and the senior brother took a liking to her, what would he do?

As a newly joined outer disciple, how could he dare to compete with a senior brother for a woman?

Then Wang Hao sighed. Forget it; his own future was more important.

Liu Yiyuan stood there, a faint sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.

He didn’t care about these ants at all. This was just a game to him.

“Miss Gong is here.”

At this moment, a voice came from the crowd. They also felt that the situation the Gong family was facing was tricky.

These sect disciples were not people they could afford to provoke.