"Xi Que, wait! This bastard can't be killed now!" Ji Fengyao stopped Xi Que in time.
Dong Danzhanpeng was overjoyed.
But before he could feel grateful, Ji Fengyao said again, "The people living in this courtyard are all his men, and their cultivation levels are all quite high. If you kill him now and alert the elders of the Dongdan family, we might not be able to leave easily."
“But he has already seen you, Miss, and knows we are together. Keeping him alive would only bring more trouble.” Xi Que frowned, tightened her grip on the dagger, and said, “Let’s just kill him. At most, I’ll slow down the bleeding and let him bleed for two or three hours before he dies. With the isolation array blocking the way, those people in the courtyard won’t be able to detect the smell of blood unless they come in to check.”
Dong Danzhanpeng's soul trembled as he listened:
Grandma, I was wrong. I shouldn't have tried to take advantage of you. You should leave now. How could I dare to settle scores with the alchemist girl later!
"I won't let any of the Dongdan family members go; but keeping such a disgraceful descendant around will definitely cause trouble for the Dongdan family in the future. Today, I can also take advantage of the situation to rob them, which is in line with the spirit of us bandits who never leave empty-handed," Ji Feng transmitted to Xi Que through divine sense.
Then, she said in a languid voice, "We were originally together, we just got separated. It's not like it's anything shameful. If he's smart, he should return you to me with both hands."
As she spoke, Ji Fengyao raised her hand and took the silver needle from Dong Dan Zhanpeng's Fengling acupoint.
Dong Danzhanpeng also regained his freedom of spirit and regained control of his body.
He was somewhat clever, and as soon as he regained his freedom, he lowered his pride and kept bowing and apologizing: "I didn't know that Miss Nianyao was one of your people, Miss Danshi. I have offended you both and hope you will forgive me. Tonight, I will keep it a secret and will not reveal a single word to anyone, in order to repay the two ladies for sparing my life tonight."
"Hmph," Xi Que simply turned his back on Dong Danzhanpeng.
"You say that since I can't gather the spiritual herbs, I'll have no choice but to submit to your Dongdan family in the end?" Ji Fengyao sneered with a sidelong glance.
"That was just something I said in anger. Just take it as me being mean," Dong Dan Zhanpeng quickly said with a smile, flattering her like a sycophant. "In the mortal realm, everyone knows how precious alchemists are. Why would you need to personally gather spiritual herbs? So many people bring spiritual herbs to you to ask you to refine pills. You're not even close to being the best. If we're really talking about it, then naturally our Dong Dan family should bow down to you, alchemist lady."
"Since you're so cooperative, fine then. Give me ten cartloads of spirit herbs, any that are over five hundred years old, and I'll call it even." Ji Fengyao sat down in the seat that had been in front of Dong Dan Zhanpeng with an arrogant expression, like a queen.
Ten cartloads of spirit herbs! And they must be at least 500 years old!
Let alone a mere junior like him, even his father, Dong Danjue, would feel as if he had lost a piece of his flesh if he were to take out these spiritual herbs.
Dong Danzhanpeng's face twitched violently, yet he was unwilling to give up this opportunity to curry favor with Ji Fengyao.
"What, you're unwilling? Or do you think it doesn't matter if you have a grudge against me, and it won't affect your future takeover of the Dongdan family's power?" Ji Fengyao's gaze swept coldly over the hesitant Dongdan Zhanpeng.
"No, no, I was thinking that since I'm new to Guyue City, I need to get the spiritual herbs for you, Miss Alchemist, from Yanjing. That will probably take quite a while. I wonder if you could give me some more time?" Dong Dan Zhanpeng quickly came up and frantically licked his lips.
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