Not only were all of their prized disciples dead, but the tokens for the Tide Ruins were also lost.
"That kid got the token to the Tide Ruins, he'll definitely go. Then no matter who it is, they won't be able to save your life, hmph!"
Elder Zhou snorted coldly and disappeared from the spot.
...
In an extremely ordinary village.
Cries and shouts mingled together.
Several villagers, beaten to the point of near death, were convulsing on the ground.
A young man dressed in white, holding a folding fan, with slicked-back hair and a powdered face, frowned.
"You unruly people! A bunch of unruly people! Every time I have to come and collect the rent myself! You're really asking for trouble!"
Opposite him, a group of ragged villagers huddled together, shivering.
An old man stepped forward and knelt before the young man.
"Young Master Ma, it's not that we don't want to pay rent, it's just that there's been a severe drought this year, and many of the spirit rice seedlings have withered and died. Although we've tried our best to help, our harvest is only about 20% of what it used to be!"
"Even if we tighten our belts, we might not be able to survive until the next harvest of spirit rice. Please grant us some more time, young master. Once the spirit rice is plentiful, we will repay you double!"
Princess Ma Yu in white spat directly.
"Old man, you said the same thing the year before last, and you said it again last year. Do you really think I'm easy to fool? If I don't collect the rent today, it seems I'm absolutely not going to let this go!"
"If there's no food, use women to pay off the debt! Arrest all the young women!"
A group of fierce warriors charged forward.
"father……"
"Mother, help!"
"My child, my child!"
Amid cries and screams, dozens of young women were dragged out.
"stop!"
Amidst the angry shouts, a girl with slightly dark skin stepped out.
"Release them, and I'll go with you!"
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