manynovel Chapter 14, Conflict and Provocation [New book, please read!]
Chapter 14, Conflict and Provocation [New book, please read!]
After what had just happened, the atmosphere between the two began to relax, and they naturally had more to talk about.
Little Fairy Doctor also told Su Ye her name.
Su Ye then steered the conversation toward Qingshan Town.
Little Fairy Doctor nodded and said, "There's a medicine shop called Wan Yao Zhai in town. I'll help out there."
"Some of the medicinal herbs we gather are given to the vegetarian restaurant, and some are used to make typhoid medicine and hemostatic powder for ourselves. The mercenaries will come to buy them before they go into the mountains."
Su Ye asked, "Are there many mercenary groups?"
"There are about seven or eight of them, big and small. The largest one is called the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and its leader, Mu She, is a two-star Dou Shi."
When she mentioned the words "wolf head," Little Fairy Doctor's tone noticeably turned somber.
Su Ye had read the original story thoroughly and already knew the details, but he still asked again, "Did they cause you trouble?"
Little Fairy Doctor remained silent for two breaths.
Then explain slowly.
There were some things I'd been holding back in town for a long time, but I just couldn't bring myself to say them to the neighbors I'd known for years.
They can't afford to mess with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, so talking to them is pointless.
At this moment, facing a complete stranger whose background he knew nothing about and who wasn't afraid of offending anyone, he spilled everything out like beans.
The Wolf Head Mercenary Group has been running rampant in Qingshan Town for quite some time now.
They force people to buy medicinal herbs, threaten to drive down prices, and frequently beat people; the townspeople dare not speak out against their anger.
The leader, Mu She, is a two-star Dou Shi, which is considered top-tier combat power in a small place like Qingshan Town.
He also has several deputy leaders under his command who are at the level of eight-star or nine-star warriors, and ordinary mercenaries and merchants dare not oppose him.
The most annoying one is Mu's son, Muli.
Relying on his father's power, he acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the town, and did a lot of things like bullying men and women.
For some reason, I've been obsessed with Little Fairy Doctor at Wan Yao Zhai for the past year.
It's not the kind of legitimate pursuit, it's just a bullying, harassing behavior.
Today they send someone to deliver some things, tomorrow they'll block the entrance of Wan Yao Zhai to "say hello," and the day after tomorrow they'll declare, "Little Fairy Doctor will be my Mu Li's person sooner or later."
Little Fairy Doctor didn't show much expression on her face when she said these things, as if she were talking about someone else's affairs.
But Su Ye noticed that she was in a bad mood.
He didn't say anything, only casually remarking, "People like that don't live long."
Little Fairy Doctor thought he was just offering casual words of comfort and didn't think much of it.
As noon approached, the two arrived at the entrance of Qingshan Town.
It was called the entrance to the town, but it was really just a dirt road between two rows of wooden fences, with a few mercenaries standing on the side of the road.
At this time of day, the town entrance is usually bustling with mercenaries and herb gatherers going in and out of the mountains. There's hardly any order, but no one would deliberately block the way.
Today is different.
Just as Su Ye and Little Fairy Doctor reached the fence, a group of people suddenly appeared from the side.
Seven or eight men who looked like mercenaries, each reeking of blood and sweat, had clearly just returned from hunting in the Monster Mountain Range.
The young man in the lead was clearly dressed more elegantly than the others.
His leather armor was brand new, a short sword inlaid with a magic core hung at his waist, his hair was combed slicked back, and his eyes exuded frivolity from head to toe.
It was Muli.
Mu Li was originally leading his men back to town via another route when one of his mercenaries, with sharp eyes, spotted Little Fairy Doctor walking with a strange young man from afar and immediately went up to report.
Upon hearing this, Muli's face turned green.
Little Fairy Doctor always avoided him in town, never giving him a kind look.
Today I actually walked a mountain path shoulder to shoulder with some pretty boy who appeared out of nowhere?
Jealousy mixed with possessiveness made his head buzz.
"Hey, Little Fairy Doctor, where have you been?"
Mu Li and his men blocked the road, saying in a sarcastic tone, "They left town early this morning, and came back with someone..."
"What are they wearing? Are they from an opera troupe?"
The mercenaries behind him joined in with a burst of laughter.
Upon hearing someone mention Su Ye, Little Fairy Doctor's face darkened, and she said, "Mu Li, get out of the way!"
"Move aside?"
Mu Li took a step forward, his gaze passing over Little Fairy Doctor and fixing directly on Su Ye, looking him up and down twice.
It's better not to look at him, because once you do, you'll feel jealous. Mu Li hates pretty boys like you more than anything else in his life.
"This friend looks unfamiliar. Are you not from Qingshan Town?"
"The Monster Mountain Range is not a place where just anyone can wander around."
"People of unknown origin entering the town must be questioned according to the rules."
When Mu Li said the word "inspection," he deliberately dragged out the sound. The mercenaries behind him understood and spread out in a fan shape, subtly blocking Su Ye's escape route.
Little Fairy Doctor's expression changed, and she stepped in front of Su Ye, angrily shouting, "Mu Li, that's enough!"
"This is my friend, not some nobody of unknown origin!"
"Your friend?"
Mu Li narrowed his eyes, a malicious smile playing on his lips: "Little Fairy Doctor, when did you get friends like this?"
"I've never heard of you having any friends outside."
"Could I have been scammed?"
"These days, all sorts of bad guys can be found in the deep mountains and forests, and they specifically target kind-hearted girls like you."
When he said the last few words, he deliberately gestured with his chin toward Su Ye.
Seeing that Su Ye ignored him, Mu Li suddenly raised his voice and placed his hand on the hilt of the short knife at his waist.
"Hey kid, I'm talking to you!"
Are you deaf or mute?
"I now suspect you are a malicious person with ulterior motives. Confess your identity immediately!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Several mercenaries also took a step forward, each reaching for their weapons.
The atmosphere instantly became extremely tense.
Su Ye finally turned her gaze back to Mu Li.
That glance was indifferent, devoid of any murderous intent, anger, or even emotional fluctuation.
But Mu Li felt a chill run down his spine from that one look.
Then, Su Ye's right hand emerged from the sleeve of his Taoist robe, and he casually waved the sleeve.
A surge of overwhelming, pale golden divine power erupted from his sleeve, sweeping across like an invisible giant wall.
The air was compressed to the point of producing a sharp popping sound, and the ground debris was whipped up by the strong wind and flew several meters away.
Muli was the first to be affected.
He didn't even have time to draw his sword, or even to blink.
He felt as if he had been hit head-on by a battering ram, his chest caved in in a terrifying arc, and the sound of bones shattering echoed throughout the room.
His body flew more than two zhang away from the ground, knocking over two mercenaries behind him, and crashed heavily onto the dirt road, blood and foam mixed with fragments of internal organs gushing out of his mouth.
The other mercenaries fared even worse.
The aftershocks of that divine power swept over, and seven or eight people were scattered and flew backward like fallen leaves swept up by a gale.
Some crashed into the fence and broke the wooden stakes, while others rolled several times on the ground before stopping.
Blood spilled from their mouths, their fighting spirit completely dissipated, and they couldn't even struggle to get up.
Everyone was seriously injured, without exception.
As Su Ye's primary target, Mu Li suffered severed meridians and internal organs.
He lay in the dust, his eyes still open, disbelief lingering in his pupils.
His lips moved for a long time, as if he wanted to say something, but only the gurgling sound of blood bubbles rising in his throat could be heard.
Then his head lolled to the side, and he stopped breathing.
Su Ye withdrew his sleeve.
Within the Sea of Bitterness, the World Tree sapling trembled slightly.
A wisp of invisible fortune was peeled off Mu Li's corpse and slowly absorbed by the tender leaves at the tip of the seedling.
Although Mu Li is a minor villain in the original work, he is still a character who drives the early plot and has a much stronger aura than ordinary extras.