He was about to say something, his anger rising, but Yu Shuang said in an unquestionable tone:
"From today onwards, all tasks issued by Baicaotang are null and void. We are now establishing new rules: all outsiders who come to Baicaotang will be charged an entrance fee."
His words carried a hint of inner strength, and the sound spread so far that almost the entire territory of Baicaotang could hear them.
One by one, bewildered heads turned towards the main hall of Baicaotang.
It was as if some barrier had been broken down; everyone felt that the hall master's actions were too abnormal.
Rules passed down since the sect's founding, rules that successive hall masters dared not disobey for fear of being cursed—and the hall master just broke them so easily?
Aren't you afraid of being cursed to die a violent death?
Meanwhile, in the main hall of Baicaotang.
The sleazy street thug angrily waved the token in his hand.
"Master Yu, I can't control how you change the rules... but I've already brought these things back, so the original mission still needs to be fulfilled, right? You can just void it like that? Then all my missions were for nothing?"
But Yu Shuang said casually:
"What else? This is my territory, I make the decisions. I can cancel it whenever I want. Also, you haven't paid your entrance fee to my mountain gate yet, have you? Hurry up and pay. 100 taels."
The sleazy street urchin gasped, "One...one hundred taels! You...you're robbing me outright!"
What... what kind of trouble has this gotten into?
That's just too unreasonable!
He never imagined that not only would he not receive any reward for completing the task, but he would also be slapped, and now he would have to pay up!
100 taels! That's really daring...
Isn't this blatant robbery? How is it any different from banditry?
Yu Shuang gave a kind smile.
"You seem pretty resentful?"
Who the hell can accept this?!
The man straightened his back and said with righteous indignation:
"Yes, I refuse to accept this! Even if this is your territory, you still have to be reasonable, right?"
He had done many immoral and shameful things while roaming the world, and now he actually felt like he was going mad.
Yu Shuang nodded thoughtfully:
"Since that's how it is... then I'll make you admit defeat..."
What??
The sleazy street urchin was stunned for a moment, then a bad feeling suddenly rose in his heart.
Suddenly everything went black, and a sharp pain shot through his face. With a bang, he was sent flying again.
Immediately afterwards, Yu Shuang called to the several NPC disciples present.
"Beat him until he submits."
The disciples recovered from their shock, and although they didn't understand, they still obeyed orders.
A group of people beat the sleazy gangster for half an hour.
The screams of the sleazy gangsters continued incessantly, finally culminating in a loud cry:
"I give up!! Ouch!... Stop hitting me... Ah..."
If you don't comply, you'll be beaten to death...
In that instant, I understood a principle: might makes right.
I guess I'll just have to accept my bad luck and pay the money to be safe.
100 taels was a huge sum of money for him, so why would he be so stingy with this task if he had that kind of money?
They were finally allowed to leave after signing an IOU and pressing their fingerprints on it.
With a swollen face and a listless demeanor, he hadn't even left the mountain gate when he encountered two other unlucky fellows who had returned to hand over their tasks.
Seeing his bruised and swollen face, they were greatly shocked and went up to ask:
"What happened?"
The江湖汉 (jianghu man) was full of resentment with nowhere to vent it. Just as he was about to say something at length, his eyes suddenly lit up.
well?
We can't let him be the only one to suffer.
Let these people suffer too.
He didn't consider himself a good person, and having just experienced a terrible ordeal, he naturally wanted to find balance in others.
"Ah, it's nothing, I just tripped and fell. You guys hurry up and turn in your quests; there's a limit to the rare herbs and herbs available today, so don't let anyone beat you to it..."
The two men didn't say much and simply took their leave.
But to their surprise, the江湖汉人 (jianghu man, a term referring to people from the martial arts world) turned back at some point and followed them from a distance, not going with them.
I have no idea what they're up to.
Just as he was wondering about this and about to ask a question, he was surrounded by a group of disciples from Baicaotang.
The leading disciple had just undergone training and received instruction from the hall master, which elevated his overall demeanor.
With head held high and chest out, exuding confidence and pride, he said:
"The hall master has ordered that all missions are null and void. Anyone entering the Hundred Herbs Hall must pay an entrance fee. You two, pay up!"
The two new mission participants: "...?!!"
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