Blood Shadow shouted in horror, "If you kill me, you will regret it later!"
Dark Moon Fairy slowly stood up, her eyes filled with contempt and disdain. She raised her foot and kicked Blood Shadow in the lower back, mocking him, "Regret? Humph, how could I regret killing a sly scoundrel like you? You wear a mask all day long, afraid to show your true face. You must be incredibly ugly. With your appearance, even if I sold you to the Elephant Girl's House, I'm afraid you wouldn't be worth more than a few taels of silver!"
Upon hearing this, Xueying couldn't help but scream, "I'll give you gold! Please help me remove the poison!"
Dark Moon Fairy gently scratched her rosy cheek. "Oh my! Why didn't you say so earlier?! There's nothing in this world that gold can't solve! If that's the case, how much gold are you prepared to pay for your life?"
Xueying gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words fiercely: "One thousand taels of gold!"
Hearing this figure, Dark Moon Fairy's eyes widened. She looked at Blood Shadow in disbelief, then curled her lips exaggeratedly, squinting at him with disdain, mocking him, "What are you dreaming of? The leader of the Soul-Seeking Sect is only worth a mere 1,000 taels of gold? I might as well just tie you up and send you to the government to claim your reward. I'm afraid the reward you'll get then will be far more than 1,000 taels, right?"
Xueying was so angry that his face turned blue after hearing her words, but he didn't dare to lose his temper. He could only grit his teeth secretly and continue to bargain silently: "Ten thousand taels of gold! How about it? I think you should be satisfied now, right?"
Dark Moon Enchantress's eyes turned slightly: "I feel... something seems to be wrong..." Her tone was frivolous and full of temptation, but her eyes were flashing with cunning light.
Blood Shadow roared angrily, "Twenty thousand taels of gold! Not a cent more! Otherwise, we're done! At worst, we'll both die! If I die, no one from the Dark Moon Pavilion will survive!"
Dark Moon Fairy, still wearing that fawning smile, replied in a delicate voice, "Oh, my! I was originally thinking ten thousand taels of gold would do the trick. After all, we're old acquaintances. I didn't expect you, Sect Master, to be so generous and magnanimous! In that case, I'll give you these letters as gifts!"
Xueying was so angry that he was fuming. He shouted angrily, "Stop talking nonsense! Detoxify me now!"
Dark Moon Fairy pursed her lips slightly, revealing a mischievous smirk. "Hehehe, don't worry, Master. Actually... this isn't really a poison. It will just temporarily weaken you. In a day at most, I guarantee you'll be full of energy again!"
Not long after, Shang Lu hurried over with a group of people and carefully carried the motionless Blood Shadow back.
After Shang Lu and his group left, Dark Moon Fairy calmly pulled out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to Eagle Twelve, who was standing beside her. She instructed, "You must immediately lead some people to the Soul-Dying Gate and bring all the gold back to our Dark Moon Pavilion according to the amount written on this IOU!"
After receiving the mysterious IOU, Eagle Twelve took a single glance at it, his entire body frozen in place, his eyes wide open, his face a look of disbelief. He stammered, "Pavilion Master... you... you could actually exchange such a huge sum of gold for just a few pieces of paper?"
Facing Eagle Twelve's astonished question, Dark Moon Fairy's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. She replied casually, "It was just a fight with Blood Shadow. This gold is my reward for victory."
Hearing this, Eagle Twelve's eyes were filled with endless admiration and respect for Dark Moon Enchantress. He excitedly said, "Pavilion Master! You are truly amazing!" It was as if in his eyes, Dark Moon Enchantress had become an omnipotent and invincible legend.
Ying Twelve led his men to the Soul-Destroying Gate with Blood Shadow's IOU. Shang Lu took the IOU with an expressionless face and coldly ordered his men, "Go to the vault and bring out 20,000 taels of gold for the Dark Moon Pavilion!"
Du Zhong, standing by, suddenly jumped out, blocking their way, his eyes wide open as he shouted, "Shang Lu! How dare you be so bold as to give them so much gold without the Sect Master's permission! Absolutely not! Don't move! No one can touch this gold without my permission! I'll consult the Sect Master first and then make a decision!"
Shang Lu stood there, anxiously shouting, "Du Bangchui! Don't be impulsive..."
However, Du Zhong had already rushed into Xueying's room like a gust of wind. When he stepped into the room and his eyes fell on Xueying, he saw Xueying lying quietly on the bed, lifeless.
Du Zhong couldn't help but complain, "Master! This is a full 20,000 taels of gold! How many dangerous assassination missions did our Soul-seeking Sect have to undertake to earn such a huge fortune? And now, just for a few insignificant letters, you're willing to spend such a huge amount of money! This is simply extravagant and ruining our family! We can't continue to act like this for long!"
Xueying lay on the bed with a furious face, shouting at the person in front of him: "You! Get out of here! Du Heng! Drag this fellow Du Zhong to the stable to clean up the horse manure immediately!"
Du Heng had no expression on his face. He grabbed Du Zhong's arm without hesitation and walked straight towards the stable.
Du Zhong was crying and wailing, his face filled with sorrow. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Master! Please reconsider this! Can you bear to let our brothers in the sect eat hard buns every day to survive?"
Xueying was so angry that he was fuming. His hair stood on end as he roared at Du Heng, "Du Heng! Shut this noisy guy up!"
Du Heng's face remained gloomy. Without a word, he raised the scabbard in his hand and slammed it down at Du Zhong. With a dull thud, Du Zhong fainted instantly.
Then, Du Heng quickly dragged the unconscious Du Zhong into the stable and threw him on the ground like garbage.
Seeing this scene, Ying Twelve showed a look of astonishment on his face and asked, "Du Heng! Isn't Du Zhong your biological brother? You are really cruel!"
Du Heng's face was expressionless as he replied coldly, "Do you need menial servants in the Dark Moon Pavilion? I'll give Du Zhong to you!"
Upon hearing this, Eagle Twelve's eyes widened as she responded loudly, "Of course! It's impossible not to take labor that comes to us for no reason!" Then, she turned around and ordered her men, "Immediately drag Du Zhong onto the carriage and send him to Dark Moon Pavilion to serve as a handyman!"
However, one of Eagle Twelve's men seemed a little hesitant and cautiously whispered, "Sir! I've heard that this Eucommia ulmoides is a complete idiot and doesn't seem to be very smart. If we take him back, will it cause any trouble?"
Eagle Twelve thought for a moment, then lowered his voice and suggested, "Then let's arrange for him to be responsible for picking up horse manure for us!"
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