54: Chapter 54 Sold to the Storyteller on the Overpass

"Master, this isn't our fault. We were patrolling, and you said any important matters needed to be reported to you."

Seeing Kang Dalei angry, the two felt so aggrieved they were almost in tears.

How were they to know that this bloody letter contained absolutely nothing?

"Enough, don't bother me with such nonsense in the future."

Kang Dalei waved his hand impatiently. Why had he taken in these two idiots?

After the two left, there was another few days of silence.

Until one night, the bloody letter was delivered again. It just so happened that Xiahou La and Old He were on patrol, but having learned their lesson, the two threw it into the bushes the moment they saw the envelope.

"Trying to trick us again? If I find out which bastard is pulling this prank, I'll skin him alive," Old He cursed indignantly.

Once wasn't enough, they had to do it again? Did they really think the two of them were idiots?

In the following days, whenever the night was still, the patrol guards would receive a bloody letter.

But because of Kang Dalei's instructions, everyone consistently chose to throw it into the grass pile on the side.

Without realizing it, the letters in the grass pile had piled up into a small hill, and it was only then that everyone realized the perpetrator had been sending letters for over a month.

On this very day, Death Fishing Village welcomed a big event.

Commander Lin Wen came out of seclusion.

As the heavy profound iron door of the divine blood pool slowly opened, Commander Lin Wen walked out, dressed in a fiery red battle suit, barefoot, with white hair and long robes.

The moment she appeared outside the wooden hut, a terrifying aura of a Divine Venerable instantly swept out.

"This servant pays respects to Master."

Commander Lin Wen walked respectfully to the stunned Kang Dalei, knelt on both knees, her eyes full of reverence and worship for him.

"This servant has broken through to Divine Venerable. Thank you, Master, for granting me a new life."

Kang Dalei looked at Commander Lin Wen, his eyes full of admiration.

He hadn't expected this woman not only to come out of seclusion so quickly but also to have broken through to the late stage of the Danyun Realm; her talent was truly heaven-defying.

"No need for this, get up."

Kang Dalei wanted to step forward to help Commander Lin Wen up, but she refused.

"Master, you cannot. You are our lord. We submit to you, serve you, and sacrificing our lives for you is only right. You should accept our five bows and three kowtows; only then can we express our respect for you."

Thud, thud, thud.

Just like that, in front of everyone, Commander Lin Wen kowtowed to Kang Dalei three times. Each one was exceptionally loud, and each one was incomparably sincere.

"Master, now that Commander Lin Wen has become a Divine Venerable, I can serve Master at any time."

"We can say that in private. There are so many people here."

Kang Dalei was a bit embarrassed. How did Commander Lin Wen's skin get so thick after becoming a Divine Venerable? As a woman, she didn't know how to be coy at all—he liked it.

"We are all Master's concubines. Master can do whatever he wants. Commander Lin Wen does not believe anyone would dare to be dissatisfied with Master."

Commander Lin Wen turned her head, her gaze icy as she swept over the crowd. The moment they made contact with her gaze, everyone involuntarily lowered their heads.

The might of a Divine Venerable—no one below the Divine Venerable level could withstand it.

"See, Master? They have no objections."

Commander Lin Wen stood respectfully beside Kang Dalei, very satisfied with the reaction of the crowd below.

Kang Dalei was even more satisfied with Commander Lin Wen's attitude.

Good, worthy of being his ultimate lackey.

"Come, to celebrate your breakthrough to Divine Venerable, Master will give you a treasure."

Kang Dalei took an item out of the system backpack; it was the life pendant awarded for the mission of saving Commander Lin Wen.

"This item is called a life pendant. It can monitor your own lifespan at all times, and after wearing it for a long time, it can also increase your lifespan, having the effect of prolonging life."

Kang Dalei handed it to Commander Lin Wen, and Commander Lin Wen excitedly performed the kowtow ritual again.

With this item, she would be even more handy when using the Wind God Cannon.

"This servant thanks Master."

Commander Lin Wen accepted the gift, and everyone cast envious looks.

Being able to become a Divine Venerable and also receive such a treasure—it seemed that following Kang Dalei wasn't a bad deal after all.

In the crowd, Mo Chen's eyes darted up and down. Compared to chasing Leng Yanshuang, it seemed that defecting to Kang Dalei was more cost-effective.

"From today on, I am Master's Divine Venerable concubine. You women are all Master's concubines. From now on, we must swear to serve our Master to the death."

Commander Lin Wen held the life pendant, raised her hands high, and the women followed suit.

At this moment, the Concubine Guard was formed.

In Death Fishing Village, seven women were kept by Commander Lin Wen, under the pretext that she wanted to teach them the rules.

Following Commander Lin Wen, this Divine Venerable, the women had no complaints. Apart from Commander Lin Wen's decisive methods, she also told them that if they served Kang Dalei well, they could enter the divine blood pool and break through to Divine Venerable.

"Damn it, why? We guard the outer perimeter of Death Fishing Village, and they, the Concubine Guard, guard the inner perimeter."

Everyone said unhappily.

"If you want to guard the inner perimeter, go and defeat the head of the Concubine Guard, and you can naturally enter the inner perimeter too."

Someone next to them mocked.

The man who was swearing spat in dissatisfaction.

"If it weren't for the fact that she's a woman, I would have dealt with her long ago."

"Coward."

"What did you say?"

"I'm afraid Commander Lin Wen could abuse you, this rookie, with one hand."

A maid from the Concubine Guard snorted disdainfully.

Body Tempering Level 4, and still daring to talk big about beating their commander—truly shameless.

"Beating her might not work, but beating you is enough."

Zhao Er's face flushed red; he had actually been despised by a little wench.

"Come on, let's fight." The maid remained disdainful, not even willing to look at Zhao Er again.

Xiahou La and Old He, who were watching the fun on the side, shook their heads helplessly when they saw everyone about to fight again.

This was the third fight in the last few days. Their guard team had been abused three times.

"Tell me, Old He, why can't our guard team beat their Concubine Guard?"

"Fighting with this group of crazy women—unless you want to die together."

Thinking of the previous scenes, Old He's scalp tingled a little.

They were completely fearless, like they had drunk stimulants.

That woman, Commander Lin Wen, was even more brutal. Anyone who lost was served with a horsewhip, ostensibly for 'cultivation.'

Their guard team was stubborn too; they couldn't beat them but kept going to provoke them, and after provoking them, they got beaten again, then went to provoke them again.

Their bodies were covered in whip marks from the Concubine Guard's horsewhips.

"Speaking of which, as captains, is it really okay for us to just watch our subordinates get beaten like this?"

Old He suddenly seemed to remember something and asked with a hopeful look.

Xiahou La still had that dead-man look, rubbed his chin that had no beard, and said sinisterly:

"Even if we managed it, what could we do? Their Concubine Guard has a Divine Venerable, and we are only at the peak of Body Tempering Level 5. If Da Mimi comes back, maybe we can turn the tables."

"Da Mimi." As soon as Ruan Mi was mentioned, Old He's eyes immediately shone with brilliance, but then they dimmed again.

"Although Da Mimi is a Divine Venerable, her relationship with Master…"

"You don't understand, Old He. That's called 'fighting is affection, scolding is love'."

Xiahou La said very confidently.

In a certain stronghold's underground water dungeon, Ruan Mi, who was suspended in an iron cage by five chains, suddenly sneezed inexplicably.

She shook her itchy nose and muttered:

"Who is thinking of me? Is that grandson Kang Dalei coming to save us?"

Liu Qiyue, who was also tied up together nearby, sighed helplessly.

"Mi, you'd better save your energy. I'm afraid Kang Dalei won't come."

"He wouldn't dare." Ruan Mi was furious upon hearing this.

"If that bastard dares to stand by and watch us die, I'll write his dirty secrets into a book and sell them to the storyteller at the overpass."