54: Chapter 54 Killing the Chicken to Warn the Monkey

Everyone was once again dumbfounded.

"What? There's an assistant? This professional?"

Soon, Luo Qingcheng appeared at the exit of the Secret Realm, dragging a massive net several meters high with an excited expression on her face.

This was the first time she had ever done something so interesting!

"Isn't that the little princess of the Luo family? She is this kid's assistant?"

"What kind of assistant? Looking at how excited she is, I'd believe it if you said she was the mastermind!"

...

"Qingcheng, what are you doing?" Luo Junchen shouted.

"Father!" Luo Qingcheng tried hard to suppress her smile and put on a pitiful expression. "He forced me! Do you believe it?"

"I believe you, my foot!"

This was the inner voice of the vast majority of people.

It was only at this moment that they noticed the large net behind Luo Qingcheng.

Inside the net, thousands of light spots could be vaguely seen floating and sinking.

"What is that?" These old monsters tried to probe with their spiritual sense, but unexpectedly, they could not penetrate it.

Lin Bei pulled Luo Qingcheng behind him, scanned the outside, and finally, his gaze landed on Perfected Yin Yue.

"Perfected Yin Yue, since we are so fated, let's start with your Yin Yang Cave-Heaven!"

After speaking, he beckoned with his hand, and a light spot flew out from the net.

After leaving the net, the light spot grew larger and larger, eventually taking the form of Ji Yinyang.

"What? That is Ji Yinyang!?"

"Could it be that every light spot in that net is a Cultivator!?"

Thinking of this possibility, those from the Thirty-Six Grotto-heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands who had come this time felt a chill from head to toe.

The total number of Cultivators they had sent into the Secret Realm was roughly that amount.

Grand Elder Yang Yi's expression was terrifyingly gloomy. He never expected that Ji Yinyang would appear in such a manner.

"Lin Dade! Release Yinyang immediately!" Perfected Yin Yue's expression changed drastically, and he shouted in a hurry.

Lin Bei nodded. "Releasing him? Of course, no problem. Pay the ransom first. It's not much, two hundred fangyuan!"

"However, I already said I'd give you a friend's price, so let's make it one hundred ninety-nine fangyuan! I can't go any lower!"

"Hiss..." Everyone gasped.

This guy really dared to ask; two hundred fangyuan, and he says it's not much?

Perfected Yin Yue was almost laughed out of anger. "Lin Dade, do you know what you are saying? The Secret Realm will close in half a day, and you will all be ejected!"

"At that time, crushing you will be as simple as crushing an ant..."

"Stop!" Lin Bei interrupted directly. "So much nonsense. Just tell me whether you are paying the ransom or not!"

"Hmph! If I don't pay, what can you do?" Perfected Yin Yue snorted coldly.

"You don't get to decide that..." Lin Bei cast his gaze toward Yang Yi. "You tell me!"

Yang Yi remained silent, seemingly feeling that the other party was not qualified to speak with him.

"Very well! A reminder to all you Seniors, I, Lin Dade, am a professional kidnapper!"

After saying this, he punched out.

Before disbelief could even surface in Ji Yinyang's eyes, he exploded into a mist of blood the next moment.

"If you don't pay the ransom, I'll kill the hostage!"

The surroundings were silent. No one could have imagined that Ji Yinyang, hailed as the number one person among the Eastern Wasteland's Thirty-Six Grotto-heavens, would die just like that.

Before this, Lin Bei's actions were merely a farce in their eyes, like children playing house.

"You little beast! You're courting death!" Perfected Yin Yue's gaze was chilling; he couldn't accept such a result.

"Slap!"

A slap landed heavily on his face.

Grand Elder Yang Yi glanced at him. "Get lost!"

Clearly, this Half-Saint powerhouse was extremely furious. He finally stopped standing on his dignity and took the initiative to speak with Lin Bei.

"You little beast, once you come out, I will make you regret coming into this world..."

"Let's talk about that later, I'm busy!" Lin Bei waved his hand, his attitude so casual it was jaw-dropping.

Then he sighed again. "I am very sympathetic to Fellow Daoist Ji's fate! His Sect was unwilling to pay the ransom for him, so I had no choice but to kill the hostage. I hope the subsequent Sects can show a bit more human kindness..."

"Holy crap!"

Even the old monsters leading the various Sects almost couldn't help but curse.

This person could no longer be described as just shameless!

You were the one who killed him, and you get to play the good guy too?

Lin Bei didn't care about their thoughts; he turned around and pulled another person out of the net.

"Xu Qing!"

"It's Senior Brother Xu Qing!"

"... "

The people from the Qingyun Cave-Heaven recognized him immediately and stepped forward one after another, fearing that if they were a second late and didn't claim him, Xu Qing would be slapped to death just the same.

At the same time, the Sect Leader of Qingyun Cave-Heaven felt quite fortunate.

"It's a good thing Qing'er wasn't the first one taken out. Otherwise, I would have definitely held the same attitude as that Yin Yang Cave-Heaven. In that case, I'm afraid Qing'er would have died with regrets..."

In fact, he was overthinking it.

Lin Bei naturally knew that the first Sect Prodigy taken out would be used to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, so he had specifically chosen Ji Yinyang.

That dead sissy, too disgusting, must die!

"So it's the Qingyun Cave-Heaven! I've long heard of your great name!" Lin Bei did not skimp on flattery. "The same two hundred fangyuan, Senior, what do you think?"

How dare the Qingyun Cave-Heaven Sect Leader hesitate? He immediately threw out a Storage Pouch. "Two hundred fangyuan, please count it!"

Lin Bei took it, checked it briefly, nodded, and tossed Xu Qing out of the Secret Realm.

The secret realm star stone immediately displayed its corresponding number of stars.

However, who was paying attention to that at this moment?

"Sect Leader Qingyun, don't be in such a hurry to leave. With me, redeem a Prodigy, and get ordinary Disciples for free! I definitely won't let you lose out!"

After saying this, Lin Bei rummaged around in the net.

A moment later, he turned around, looking a bit embarrassed. "Sect Leader Qingyun, sorry, I just remembered. Those few ordinary Disciples from your Qingyun Cave-Heaven were accidentally beaten to death by me!"

"Hmph!" The Qingyun Sect Leader's face turned livid. Feeling that the other party was deliberately humiliating him, he took Xu Qing and turned to leave.

Lin Bei was still shouting explanations from behind. "Sect Leader Qingyun! I'm really not lying to you! If I hadn't accidentally beaten them to death, I would have definitely given them away for free!"

The scene was very comical. Everyone wanted to laugh but couldn't, fearing that they would be the next victim.

Lin Bei shook his head and casually fished another person out of the net.

As soon as this person appeared, he immediately prostrated himself before Lin Bei, kowtowing incessantly.

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life! Fellow Daoist, spare my life!"

Lin Bei frowned. "Which Sect? Claim him quickly!"

For a long while, no one spoke.

Before long, the leaders of the various Sects became impatient. "Does no one recognize him?"

"He..." A young Cultivator from a Sect stammered in a low voice. "I recognize him. He is Tang Hai of the Dou... Luo Blessed Land. He is the most treacherous and shameless person, likes to cross the river and burn the bridge... No one is willing to associate with him..."

Immediately, everyone's gaze turned toward a small group in the corner.

"Sect Leader Zhang, you don't even want your own Prodigy Disciple?"

The old man leading the group looked embarrassed and remained silent.

Lin Bei looked at the old man. "Blessed Land Prodigy, twenty fangyuan!"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the leaders of the Seventy-Two Blessed Lands let out a sigh of relief.

If they were asked for two hundred fangyuan like the Thirty-Six Grotto-heavens, they truly wouldn't be able to pay it even if they smashed their pots and sold their iron.

The old man from the Douluo Blessed Land hesitated for a long time, then finally shook his head. "Forget it, this child's Heart-Nature is indeed poor. Just let him die..."

Everyone was stunned.

So there was such an option.

But thinking about it, that made sense; twenty fangyuan was a huge loss for a Blessed Land.

If the Prodigy Disciple wasn't too outstanding, one did indeed need to weigh the options.

Tang Hai, who had been kowtowing and begging for mercy, heard this, and a flash of sinister and eerie light crossed his eyes.

"How dare you look down on me, Tang Hai? I'll let you know how powerful I am right now!"

"Blue Silver Grass! Come out!"