44: Chapter 44 Am I About to Die?

"Hmph, consider yourself smart. You can leave now."

Ruan Mi waved her hand and excitedly went off to take a bath.

She had secretly followed Kang Dalei's carriage and snuck back, hoping to take advantage of the deserted surroundings to enter the Death Fish Pond and refine her cultivation. She just hadn't expected Kang Dalei's attitude to be so good tonight, so there was no need for her to hide anymore.

However, when Ruan Mi arrived at the edge of the fish pond, untied her belt, and removed the hair tie from her braid, a pungent, fishy odor wafted over.

Immediately after, she curiously took the long end of her hair, which dragged on the ground, and sniffed it. A surge of rage instantly rushed to her head.

"Kang Dalei, you beast."

At this moment, Ruan Mi finally understood why that bastard's attitude had been so good tonight. It turned out that it wasn't water—it was "urine."

"I'm going to kill you."

In a fit of rage, Ruan Mi didn't care about her hair spilling all over the floor and charged straight toward the wooden house where Kang Dalei lived.

But after entering the room, there was no trace of that wretch Kang Dalei. He had long since run off somewhere.

"Damn it, Kang Dalei, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will kill you."

Ruan Mi was so angry that she cried for the first time.

"Kang Dalei, you jerk, you only know how to bully me. What exactly did I do to offend you?"

While crying, she searched for Kang Dalei's figure in the vicinity of the Death Fishing Village. After circling around once, seeing that dawn was approaching and still not seeing a trace of him, Ruan Mi was truly even angrier now.

In fact, there was no need to treat Ruan Mi this way. If Kang Dalei had just coaxed her a little, he could have gained a second combination of Commander Lin Wen and Leng Yanshuang. But sometimes, fate is a strange thing.

And where was Kang Dalei at this time?

He had already embarked on his return journey and had returned to Dongning Prefecture.

Previously, when he said he wanted to support Commander Yun Wanhai, that was not just empty talk.

At the Yun Family, Kang Dalei kicked Yun Anfu several meters away with one kick.

"Say it again, quickly call your father out, otherwise this young master is going to tear this house down."

"You, you, Kang Dalei, our Yun Family hasn't offended you. Why are you coming to our house to cause trouble?"

Yun Anfu recognized Kang Dalei from the Demon-Slaying Conference.

Actually, it would be hard not to know him. Scolding a Great Sun Realm Divine Venerable in public was something likely unique in the world.

"Stop with the nonsense. Tell your father, does he want to break through the Undying Realm and enter the Great Sun Realm? Does he want to become a Great Sun Realm Divine Venerable of Dongning Prefecture? All of this depends on a single thought from your family. Opportunities are only given once, and my patience is limited."

After Kang Dalei finished saying this, before Yun Anfu could think it over, Commander Yun Wanhai, who was exuding an aura of death, already appeared in the main hall.

Looking at Kang Dalei, Commander Yun Wanhai's eyes held nothing but apprehension and confusion.

"This young master, I wonder how much certainty there is in what you say."

Kang Dalei smiled and signaled for Yun Anfu to serve him tea.

After the tea was served, Kang Dalei took a careful sip before saying slowly:

"Ten percent. I know you might not believe it, but I, Kang Dalei, never lie. As long as you prepare ten thousand demon cores, I can help you break through to the Great Sun Realm."

"Also, your Yun Qingping needs to become this young master's maid. A maid, not a fiancée, though she can be a fiancée too; I don't care about that. If you agree, gather ten thousand demon cores and come find me at the Death Fishing Village two hundred miles away. If you don't agree, I won't force you. But there is only one chance. I will only give your Yun Family one chance, and this chance is only because your family has a pretty daughter."

After speaking, Kang Dalei stood up and prepared to leave.

If the Yun Family didn't do it, he would just cultivate someone else to serve as the City Lord of Dongning Prefecture. For Kang Dalei, it was just the difference between cultivating a Great Sun Realm expert from scratch versus upgrading someone from the Undying Realm to the Great Sun Realm.

It would just consume a bit more resources; otherwise, there wasn't much difference.

Seeing that Kang Dalei was leaving, Commander Yun Wanhai's calm expression actually showed some hesitation.

For someone like him who was about to go into the grave, let alone the Great Sun Realm, even if it were just to extend his lifespan by ten years, he would be endlessly grateful.

However, ten thousand demon cores was not a small number. Although the Cangyuan World had been invaded by the demon race for a thousand years and had not yet been occupied, the strength of the demon race was unquestionable.

He was currently at the end of his rope. Wanting to kill ten thousand demon beasts in a short time was betting his life.

"Little friend, can you really advance to the Great Sun Realm?"

After hesitating, Commander Yun Wanhai made up his mind.

At this moment, he was at the end of his rope, so he might as well take a gamble. Perhaps it could even elevate the Yun Family's status to a higher level.

Kang Dalei, who had walked outside the door, heard Commander Yun Wanhai's words and immediately chuckled.

"You don't have to believe it. I said I wouldn't force you, but there is only one chance."

After speaking, Kang Dalei left the Yun Family without looking back.

Having entered Dongning Prefecture, he was likely already being monitored by Palace Master Li Huainan.

But why were the eyes of these people in Dongning Prefecture looking at him so strangely?

The further he went inside, the stronger this feeling became for Kang Dalei.

Until he arrived at a shop, where this feeling directly materialized.

"Look quickly, the lecherous ghost Kang Dalei is here. Everyone, hurry and notify families with women, close the doors and windows tight, don't let this pervert sneak in."

"What? The bandit Kang Dalei is here, everyone run!"

"Brother Lin, the scumbag Kang Dalei is here, hurry and close the door tight."

"Xiao Cui, you must hide well, the rotten person Kang Dalei is here."

In the blink of an eye, every shop on the street in Dongning Prefecture that heard Kang Dalei had arrived disappeared completely in an instant.

Only a big yellow dog was walking leisurely with a bone in its mouth, but the moment it turned its head and saw Kang Dalei, it couldn't help but speed up and disappeared from the street in a few steps.

Seeing this scene, Kang Dalei felt a wave of bewilderment.

What had he done? Why were these people so resistant to him? And what was meant by "lecherous ghost," "pervert," "scumbag," and "rotten person"?

He, Kang Dalei, had always acted upright and open, and had never lusted after women.

He never bullied others by relying on his power.

He never lied to people indiscriminately.

How did he become a pervert, a scumbag, and a rotten person?

This must definitely be someone framing him.

Who could it be? In Dongning Prefecture, the only people who had a grudge against him were two parties: Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, Mei Yuanzhi, and Palace Master Li Huainan.

"Damn it, it's you few framing me again."

Kang Dalei cursed, raised his anger, and walked toward Yuyang Palace.

This time, he was going to do something ruthless.

Let people know that offending him, Kang Dalei, would come with a price.

Inside Yuyang Palace, Palace Master Li Huainan, who was recovering from his injuries, still had lingering fears about the events of the day before.

Especially whenever he recalled the several attacks Commander Lin Wen had launched against him, his whole body would tense up, as if he had been thrown into a large water vat and drenched from head to toe.

"Am I dying?"

Palace Master Li Huainan lay on the chair in the main hall of Yuyang Palace, tilting his head to the side, and said with the appearance of someone who had not yet recovered from a serious illness.

Below, Mei Yuanzhi, who saw him looking like this, was simply speechless to death.

The once domineering and decisive master, the controller of Yuyang Palace, the Great Sun Realm Divine Venerable of Dongning Prefecture, how had he become like this now?

It would be fine if he just looked half-dead, but he was clearly perfectly fine, yet he was pretending to be on the verge of death, lying there with a white cloth bag on his head.

Those who didn't know the truth would really think that their Yuyang Palace would be shutting down in a few days and inviting the whole city to a funeral feast.

However, although he thought this in his heart, Mei Yuanzhi still squeezed out a smile and said:

"Master, what are you saying? You are in your prime, and your body is perfectly healthy. How could you possibly die?"