"Top-quality pills and equipment, wholesale price, brother, wanna buy some?"
As soon as Jiang Yuan stepped out of the teleportation array, it was as if he had entered a vegetable market, an experience he had never had in the other cities.
Dongcheng is famous for its wealth, so the people here are particularly fond of business in addition to cultivation. Whether they are weak or strong, as long as they can make money, they will get involved.
"Let's go retrieve the Insight first, and while we're at it, let's find out some information about the Zhao family and the Taishi family in the East City."
Jiang Yuan quickly made a travel plan. Retrieving the Insight was the most important thing. However, he would change his appearance in every city he visited. Given Ning Yanlan's understanding of his Heavenly Eye, she would definitely notice the rapid disappearance of the Insight, so he couldn't be too conspicuous.
There weren't many insights in Dongcheng, only four in total. With the information Liu Zhaodi had prepared in advance, Jiang Yuan only spent half a day to retrieve all three insights.
However, the fourth one was a bit of a coincidence. According to the information provided by Liu Zhaodi, this sixteen-year-old boy named Zhao Feng was the illegitimate son of the Zhao family patriarch. Therefore, Jiang Yuan chose to withdraw his insight at the last moment.
"Bang!"
Jiang Yuan, who was walking on the road, suddenly turned and bumped into a boy who was very close to him. After the impact, he stumbled backward and fell to the ground. The boy he bumped into did the same.
However, Jiang Yuan didn't want to run into him by chance. He took the initiative, stood up, walked to Zhao Feng's side, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted him up.
"You bastard, are you blind?" Jiang Yuan cursed viciously.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Sixteen-year-old Zhao Feng apologized repeatedly, just as Jiang Yuan had expected.
According to the information provided by Liu Zhaodi, Zhao Feng's mother was originally a young nanny in the Zhao family. Due to the Zhao family head's drunken and promiscuous behavior, Zhao Feng's mother was defiled. At that time, the law was still relatively sound, so the Zhao family forcibly suppressed the matter. Zhao Feng's mother also gave birth to Zhao Feng in the Zhao family. Although they were related by blood, Zhao Feng had no presence in the Zhao family. Especially after the start of the Apocalypse Era, Zhao Feng and his mother were driven out of the Zhao family and struggled to survive in the chaotic world.
Because of these experiences, Zhao Feng was extremely self-conscious and feared causing trouble that would disrupt his and his mother's difficult path to survival.
"It wasn't intentional! You knocked me this far away and you said it wasn't intentional? Or did you do it on purpose?!" Jiang Yuan roared angrily.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I apologize to you!" Zhao Feng kept bowing, as if he had humbled himself to the dust.
"If an apology were enough, what would be the point of a knife!" Jiang Yuan, driven by malice, drew his dagger.
"I...I...I..." Zhao Feng trembled in fright. His perception saw the dagger in the other party's hand, which was clearly a divine weapon.
"Either pay my medical bills, or leave me with one hand!" Jiang Yuan said viciously.
Zhao Feng's expression was bitter, with a hint of anger in his eyes. But he knew in his heart that under such complete suppression and bullying, anger would only lead to his death. He could only say, "I will pay your medical expenses!"
He still had his mother, and he couldn't afford any mishaps, otherwise his poor mother would have no one to rely on anymore, which was something he could never bear.
"Alright, 100,000 low-grade Holy Spirit Crystals, and that'll be the end of it!" Jiang Yuan demanded an exorbitant amount. He was certain the other party didn't have the ability to compensate him, and besides, he wasn't really asking for compensation. His goal was to investigate and use Zhao Feng to infiltrate the Zhao family.
"One hundred thousand!"
Zhao Feng's eyes widened, as if he couldn't comprehend the number at all; it was an astronomical figure for him.
"Hurry up, or I'll chop you up!" Jiang Yuan threatened.
Zhao Feng clenched his fists, and finally slumped down as if he had lost his soul. He opened his mouth and said, "I have no money, just chop off one of my hands."
"Kid, you're asking for it! I want money, what use are your hands to me!" Jiang Yuan said again.
"There's nothing I can do about it. I only have this worthless life!" Zhao Feng seemed to have already given in to the world.
Their actions attracted the attention of others, and passersby began to point and whisper about Jiang Yuan.
"Where did this bully come from? I clearly saw him hit that person!"
"Say less, what if they're from a local gang? We'll just end up in trouble."
"Yes, yes, let's mind our own business."
Some people were indignant, but most were unwilling to get involved in the trouble. After all, these days, who would dare to meddle in other people's business if they didn't have some power? They were too busy taking care of themselves.
Jiang Yuan frowned, displeased by the whispers and pointing fingers. He lifted Zhao Feng up heavily and threatened, "I don't believe you're broke. Take me to your house, I want to see what your family is really like!"
"No!" Zhao Feng struggled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, but his power, which had not yet reached the Spirit Realm, was no match for Jiang Yuan, and he was still held firmly in place.
"Don't worry, I'm a respectable person. If you're really poor, I won't take a penny, and I'll even give you a tip!" Jiang Yuan made his promise, looking every bit the Robin Hood-like figure.
"Is this really true?" Zhao Feng's eyes lit up.
"I wouldn't stoop to lying to a mere kid like you!"
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