Chapter 571 - The Man Is Already Dead, So Why Apologize?

Geng Zhi explained, “Of course! For any items you purchase, you enjoy a fifty percent discount regardless of price!”

“And?”

Geng Zhi smiled. “Priority! If you and another guest have your eyes on the same item, it goes to you. Of course, you still enjoy the discount!”

Before Gu Han could ask further, Geng Zhi added, “At every auction the association holds, you may designate any single item to be withheld from the auction and purchase it at half the original price. But of course, it cannot be something rare like Soul Crystals or dao fruits.”

With every sentence, the crowd grew more envious. These privileges were simply incomparable to the black and green tokens in their hands. Even Ge Xu was secretly jealous. Although the gold token enjoyed a forty percent discount, the priority rights and auction privileges were something he did not have at all.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Han asked the question he cared about most. “President Geng, can I fight here?”

Geng Zhi was baffled. “Honored guest, it is best if you do not.”

Gu Han’s eyes lit up. “So that means I can?”

Ge Xu’s face darkened. “You’re breaking the rules! Anything else is fine, but the rule against fighting is Lingyun City’s most important rule and the foundation of its prosperity!”

Geng Zhi smiled, seemingly having prepared his answer long ago. “The president said that the moment rules are established, they create huge benefits for those who do not follow them.”

“Well said! Your president is a sensible man!” Gu Han agreed deeply. He then glanced at Ge Xu again. “What a coincidence. I have never liked following rules.”

For some reason, Ge Xu felt a faint sense of unease.

Upon seeing Gu Han eager to try, Geng Zhi added, “If you make a move once, your token will drop by one grade, so the permanent residence rights will also be gone.”

Gu Han fell silent for a moment, then said seriously, “Harmony is precious in all things. I’ve always detested fighting and killing. I prefer to win people over with virtue.”

Geng Zhi was speechless, while Leng Yushu could not hold it in and laughed out loud. Gu Han glared at her fiercely, scaring her into hiding behind Ding Lan.

After thinking for a moment, he said lazily, “Forget it. Just expel them from Lingyun City and forbid them from setting foot here for ten years. It’s not too much to ask, right?”

Geng Zhi secretly sighed. “Of course. Your authority is far higher than his. That request is not too much in the slightest.”

One was from the Ge Clan, while the other was a super VIP with a crystal token. Even with the president around, it’d be a considerable hassle if the two sides started fighting here.

With that in mind, he looked at Ge Xu. “Young Master Ge, please. Do not make me act personally.”

Ge Xu’s expression was already extremely ugly. “I am also a gold-token customer! Are you really going to do things to this extent?”

Geng Zhi felt contemptuous toward him, thinking he was a good-for-nothing. “Young Master Ge, you can use a gold token to crush others, but others can use a crystal token to crush you. The moment you enjoy the benefits brought by Lingyun City’s rules, you must be prepared to bear the risks. All rules are forever a double-edged sword.”

Gu Han was somewhat curious. “Did the president also say that?”

“Yes!”

Gu Han grew even more curious about the president of the Lingyun Merchant Association. “Your president is quite discerning!”

Geng Zhi could no longer be bothered to explain further or give the three a chance to speak. When he gently reached out, a trace of pressure descended, and the three figures vanished.

The guests still lingering at the venue no longer stayed either, finding excuses to leave one after another. A bearer of a crystal token was not someone they could afford to provoke in this city.

“They were driven away just like that? That’s a bit boring...” Feeling a bit regretful, Leng Yushu glanced at Mo Xun. “They still haven’t apologized!”

Mo Xun waved his hands repeatedly. “It’s okay...”

This outcome was already far beyond his expectations. How would he dare even think of an apology?

Gu Han sneered inwardly. Apologize? If apologies were useful, what would I need the dog for! Besides, the man is already dead, so why the hell apologize!

Whether intentional or not, he glanced at Xiao Hei. It’s up to you now!

Xiao Hei was extremely reluctant.

Gu Han looked speechless. He could only transmit, “Those three guys are very rich. Everything is yours. I do not want any of it!”

“Woof?”

“I swear!”

Xiao Hei perked up and suddenly shot out. “Woof!”

Steward Xin was startled and hurriedly chased after it. “Honored guest, what are you going to do? Wait for me; I will take you there...”

Geng Zhi turned a blind eye to these small actions. With his cultivation, he could see Xiao Hei’s extraordinary qualities and vaguely guessed what it wanted to do.

Ding Lan turned to Leng Yushu. “We have seen enough of the show. Let’s go back too.”

Leng Yushu stared in the direction Xiao Hei had gone, still somewhat reluctant to leave. After hesitating for a long while, she timidly asked Gu Han again, “Does it... Does it have a name?”

Gu Han smiled. “Yes. It’s called Xiao Bai.”[1]

Leng Yushu was puzzled. “Then where is it going?”

Gu Han thought for a moment. “Maybe it went to take a shit?”

Leng Yushu blushed as she glared fiercely at Gu Han. “What?! What’s wrong with you?!”

She angrily dragged the fuming Ding Lan out.

As if still feeling unsatisfied, Leng Yushu turned back and exclaimed viciously, “You’re so annoying!”

Gu Han remained impassive.

Geng Zhi was even more speechless. He even dared to tease Master Ling Ya’s most beloved little disciple. Is there anything he wouldn’t dare do?!

He sighed as he thought of Ge Xu and the other two. They’re dead for sure...

***

Over ten li away from Lingyun City, Ge Xu, the middle-aged man, and the young man stood in a sorry state on an extremely desolate hill. They were. Geng Zhi seemed to have intentionally shown them some face by throwing them here.

The middle-aged man said hatefully, “Young Master Ge, we can't just let things be!”

The young man added fuel to the fire. “He’s right! We will be fine, but you... I fear the entire Tiannan Realm will know of this matter after today!”

Ge Xu clenched both fists. “I want him dead! Unless he can hide in Lingyun City for a lifetime—”

Before he finished speaking, a dog’s bark drifted over. “Woof!”

The three were stunned. Hm? That sure sounds familiar!

Suddenly, the sky above darkened abruptly. The three instinctively looked up just in time to see a huge, dark maw falling toward them.

What a huge mouth!

That was the last thought in their minds.

1. Gu Han’s being sarcastic here. Xiao Hei’s “Hei” means black in Chinese, while Xiao Bai means white. ☜