As Chen Yi left the gate of Xiande Middle School with his leave slip, a sense of freedom washed over him.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

Several figures chased after them, and eventually someone was hit by several magical spells and riddled with holes...

"Black Serpent Gang, we, the Obliterated Moon Sect, will not let you get away with this!"

The person being chased made a threat and then used a teleportation talisman to escape.

Chen Yi's lips twitched slightly. He had just stepped out of the school gate when he encountered a gang fight?

Fortunately, those people didn't involve him...

He opened his phone and glanced at the location Wu Lingyao had sent him. It was about a hundred kilometers away, not too far.

With the speed of a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, they could arrive before sunrise.

"Perfect timing to practice my movement techniques while traveling," he muttered to himself.

He had only been gone a short while when he sensed someone following him.

He pretended not to know and continued on his way.

During this process, he activated the purple talisman given to him by the principal and asked, "Brother Feng, I feel like someone is following me."

Since Zhou Lianfeng was planted by the principal to be next to Chen Yi, it was natural to ensure that he could enter the secret realm smoothly.

“Junior Chen, you were indeed being followed.” The voice came from his backpack, Zhou Lianfeng said calmly.

Although he had not reached the Foundation Establishment stage and no longer possessed a physical body, his divine soul was extremely powerful, comparable to a Qi Refining level 10 cultivator.

Chen Yi's expression hardened.

"Help me identify who they are."

Zhou Lianfeng shrugged: "You must have taken out a small loan, right?"

Chen Yi nodded slightly.

Zhou Lianfeng said lazily, "Then there's no need to look. He's just a debt collector. Those microloan platforms love to do this. They don't dare to mess with you while you're in school, but once you leave school, they'll naturally keep a close eye on you."

Before Chen Yi could speak, Zhou Lianfeng changed the subject, letting out a slightly lewd laugh: "But don't worry, being followed is a good thing!"

"Good news?" Chen Yi raised an eyebrow. "How so?"

"Have you ever heard of... murder and robbery?" Zhou Lianfeng asked mysteriously.

Chen Yi frowned.

Zhou Lianfeng licked his lips, a wicked grin on his face, and said, "Haha! Just kidding! I think among the people following you, there was a woman, a female debt collector, that's quite rare..."

Chen Yi complained, "Aren't you being a little too repressed?"

Zhou Lianfeng shrugged helplessly, "You've been imprisoned in the Soul Banner for over twenty years, you'd feel repressed too! I just gleaned a theory from it—"

"All the problems in this world stem from repression. It's been so long since I've connected with a girl! If you can satisfy me, I'll do anything you want!"

"But don't you no longer have a physical body?" Chen Yi asked, his heart filled with curiosity, but his words were somewhat perfunctory.

Zhou Lianfeng, unwilling to give up, said, "Hehe, I can just stand aside and watch!"

Chen Yi rolled his eyes: "No, are you a fucking NTR guy?"

"Just tell me if it's okay or not!" Zhou Lianfeng persisted.

Chen Yi looked disgusted and said, "Get out! Get out!"

One soul was still suppressed...

Zhou Lianfeng pursed his lips and said no more.

After all, his life and fortune are now tied to the talisman, which is in Chen Yi's hands.

I thought I'd meet an interesting guy, but instead I ran into a guy who wasn't assertive enough. No fun...

......

When Chen Yi arrived at the outskirts of the city, the people who had been following him quickly approached.

There were two people, a man and a woman, who were completely covered up except for their sharp eyes.

If Zhou Lianfeng hadn't mentioned there was a woman, Chen Yi might not have even realized it.

But when they were about to make a move, they were horrified to discover that Chen Yi's aura was not the third level of Qi Refining that the employer had said, but a higher level!

These two, one at the sixth level of Qi Refining and the other at the eighth level, sensed danger when facing Chen Yi...

The two were so startled that they stopped abruptly.

But Chen Yi was already prepared.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In the blink of an eye, three sword pellets flew out.

They were connected end to end, and their flight path resembled a circle.

"Clang!"

By the time the debt collectors realized what was happening, they were already surrounded by countless sword energies.

The female debt collector moved slightly, and a section of her sleeve was cut off, revealing her tattooed forearm.

This frightened her so much that she dared not make any rash moves.

"Holy crap! I really misjudged you! You're a good kid!"

Brother Feng shouted excitedly, his divine sense constantly scanning the female cultivator's fair arm.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you owe our Happy Loan Company a loan of 5,000 yuan, which is now more than a month overdue. The principal and interest owed are 8,000 yuan. We are here just to remind you."

Chen Yi stared at the woman wearing a black veil and said coldly, "What I owe you, someone will help me repay in a few days. I hope you'll stop here and not follow me any further, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The two debt collectors exchanged a glance, and the female debt collector shook her head, indicating that she would retreat.

But another male debt collector was full of resentment: "You deadbeats love to say things like that! I don't believe that you, a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, can trap me, an eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator?"

Suddenly, he pulled out a short sword, attempting to force his way out of the sword formation.

Chen Yi's lips curled up slightly, and with a flick of his hand, six more sword pellets appeared.

Combined with the three swords just thrown out, the resulting sword formation was enough to kill a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"Zzz! Zzz! Zzz!"

The sword energy fell like a meteor shower, its density increasing several times over.

The female debt collector asked anxiously, "Can we break out of here?"

Cold sweat beaded on the male debt collector's forehead. "No, I'll die..."

"ah?"

The female cultivator looked at her colleague in shock.

"I said! If we force our way in... we'll die!"

After the male cultivator finished speaking, he knelt down with a "plop," raised his hands, and completely gave up resisting.

He muttered to himself, "Fellow Daoist, spare me! Fellow Daoist, spare me! I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness; the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple..."

Chen Yi despised this spineless fellow from the bottom of his heart.

They say that those who know when to yield are the heroes. Why do you insist on challenging me, relying on your superior skills?

However, this is also good, as it at least gave him the opportunity to use a sword formation once and increase his practical combat experience.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In the next instant, Chen Yi moved his mind, and the sword energy instantly returned to the sword pellet.

“We understand your request, shall we take our leave?” the female cultivator said cautiously.

"Wait!" Chen Yi's voice suddenly came, stopping the two of them.

He smiled faintly, "I told you to leave earlier, but you didn't. Now that you want to leave, shouldn't you leave something behind?"

He hadn't thought of this before, but Zhou Lianfeng reminded him.

According to the rules of the cultivation world, one must either avoid making enemies or have absolute confidence in crushing the opponent. Otherwise, if a fight breaks out and one is defeated, one must leave behind money to buy one's life if one wants to survive.

Logically speaking, these two debt collectors should know the rules.

They were just hoping to get away with it, thinking that Chen Yi was just a student with a simple mind, so they thought they could get away with it.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yi also had a soul cultivator who claimed to be a seasoned veteran in the Qi Refining stage.

"So how do you want to settle this matter?" the male debt collector asked through gritted teeth.

In general, this situation means the person made the mistake and needs to pay for it themselves; the company won't care whether they live or die...

As for workers' compensation insurance, that's utter nonsense!

"Tsk tsk tsk! See? I told you being followed was a good thing, right?"

Zhou Lianfeng smacked his lips, his eyes darting around, and whispered:

"Young Master Chen, cough cough, Junior Brother Chen, tell him this later..."