29: Deterrence

Luo Fei led his subordinates to Han Xianren’s house and directly kicked open the Han family’s main door.

The crowd, who had been drinking and chatting, were instantly stunned by the scene before them.

“Luo Fei… you actually dared to come to my door directly…”

“You’ve got quite some guts. Since you’re here, don’t even think about leaving today…”

“Brothers, grab your weapons.”

Han Xianren was stunned for a moment, then a look of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.

These past few days, he had been looking for a suitable opportunity to provoke a conflict, but Luo Fei had cleverly avoided them all.

He hadn’t expected the other party to come knocking on his door on their own accord; it truly was an effortless gain.

Thinking about killing Luo Fei and taking over his territory, which would double his sphere of influence, Han Xianren couldn’t hide the excitement on his face.

“Pfft!”

“Han, you’re celebrating a bit too early.”

Just then, Zhang Qingxiao, while everyone’s attention was on Luo Fei and his group, quietly snuck to a spot about ten meters away from Han Xianren.

Without hesitation, he condensed a Spirit Arrow Technique, and before Han Xianren could activate his Body Protection Talisman, it instantly pierced his head.

Han Xianren, who was laughing loudly, suddenly stopped.

With a laughing expression still on his face, he plopped to the ground.

Several subordinates who were about to engage in a big fight with Luo Fei were completely dumbfounded when they saw this bizarre scene.

Some even took out their Body Protection Talismans but forgot to activate them.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“…”

Zhang Qingxiao didn’t daze; seeing many Cultivators hadn’t activated their Body Protection Talismans, Spirit Arrow Technique continuously shot out from his hand.

In just the blink of an eye, seven or eight people had their heads pierced and fell to the ground.

“Kill!”

“Brothers, follow me and kill.”

A hint of horror flashed in Luo Fei’s eyes, and he quickly reacted, charging towards Han Xianren’s subordinates.

Such a good opportunity must be seized.

As long as all of Han Xianren’s subordinates were killed today, this area would be under his jurisdiction from now on.

At that time, he would also be able to recruit more subordinates to work for him.

After Zhang Qingxiao killed seven or eight people with the Spirit Arrow Technique, he did not stop.

After activating a Golden Light Talisman and a Body Protection Talisman, he directly charged into the crowd.

The Medium Grade Magical Artifact longsword in his hand continuously swung.

In just a moment, he killed another five or six people.

Luo Fei, with his subordinates, also dealt with all the remaining people.

Except for seven or eight who surrendered, Han Xianren’s subordinates were basically all dealt with.

“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Zhang, for your assistance.”

“You allowed me to take down Han Xianren’s forces with the least cost.”

“From now on, Fellow Daoist Zhang, if you have any matters, just give the command.”

“As long as I can do it, I will never refuse.”

Luo Fei came to Zhang Qingxiao’s side and bowed respectfully.

“Good!”

“Later, organize the spoils of war that I’m due and send them to me.”

“I don’t want anyone to spread news about what happened tonight.”

After Zhang Qingxiao finished speaking, he adjusted his magical robe and walked out.

He had just killed to his heart’s content, and at the same time, he had consumed a considerable amount of spiritual Qi.

At this moment, the spiritual Qi in his body was less than a third, and Luo Fei still had so many subordinates here.

In case the other party harbored ill intentions towards him, he might not be able to leave safely.

To ensure his own safety, he even disregarded the spoils of war.

“Boss Luo, should we…”

Looking at Zhang Qingxiao’s departing back, one of Luo Fei’s subordinates came to his side and subtly made a throat-slitting gesture.

“Slap!”

“If you ever have such a thought again, I’ll be the first to get rid of you.”

“I, Luo Fei, act openly and honorably; I would never do such a despicable thing.”

Luo Fei slapped his subordinate hard across the face, reprimanding him with a cold tone.

The scene of Zhang Qingxiao’s frenzied killing had left a deep impression in his mind.

Especially the scene where he silently used a spell similar to the Spirit Arrow Technique to kill Han Xianren in one blow, which he could not forget for a long time.

Although Zhang Qingxiao used the Spirit Arrow Technique, its power was far greater than that of the Spirit Arrow Technique. Luo Fei instinctively believed it was a more powerful spell than the Spirit Arrow Technique.

With such a method that could kill silently, he simply couldn’t afford to provoke him.

For such a person, one could only befriend him.

“Boss, I was wrong. I won’t dare to have such thoughts again.”

Luo Fei’s subordinate, seeing his boss speak so firmly, instantly realized he had said the wrong thing.

Thinking of his boss’s actions these past few days, which were indeed open and honorable, he felt even more admiration.

The other subordinates also began to flatter him.

“Boss, how should these spoils of war be handled?”

They couldn’t count how many people Zhang Qingxiao had killed at the time, and they didn’t know how to distribute the spoils of war, so they could only look at their boss.

“First, collect everything from Han Xianren and his subordinates.”

“Tomorrow, I will personally deliver these items to Fellow Daoist Zhang.”

“This time, I can’t let the brothers work for nothing. I’ll pay out of my own pocket and reward each brother with fifteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Luo Fei hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

Although he had taken over Han Xianren’s territory now, his strength was not considered strong among the several bosses nearby.

He absolutely had to maintain a good relationship with Zhang Qingxiao.

Only in this way could he deter the Cultivators from other forces in the short term.

Once he fully controlled his current territory and recruited more subordinates, becoming stronger, he wouldn’t have to worry about these issues.

Upon receiving his order, his subordinates quickly searched out everything from Han Xianren and his men.

There was indeed a considerable amount of items, initially estimated to be worth nearly eighty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Seeing these items, many Cultivators’ eyes revealed greed.

Even Luo Fei, who had already prepared himself mentally, felt a hint of reluctance upon seeing these things.

“Boss, why don’t we keep a portion?”

A subordinate naturally noticed the reluctance in Luo Fei’s eyes and quickly whispered the suggestion.

“No need. We’ve already profited by gaining Han Xianren’s territory this time.”

“Without Fellow Daoist Zhang, with our strength, we definitely wouldn’t have been Han Xianren’s match. Not to mention these riches, we might not even have been able to keep our lives.”

“From now on, when you see Fellow Daoist Zhang, you must be as respectful as you are to me.”

“Absolutely do not have any other improper thoughts.”

Luo Fei swallowed hard, his tone becoming even more resolute.

After clearing the battlefield, collecting the spoils of war, and disposing of the bodies of Han Xianren and others, Luo Fei left Han Xianren’s house.

The next day, he arrived at Zhang Qingxiao’s doorstep early with the spoils of war.

“Zhou Daoyou, please go inside and tell Fellow Daoist Zhang that Luo Fei wishes to see him.”

Seeing Zhou Yun come out of the house, Luo Fei quickly said politely.

“Mhm!”

Zhou Yun entered Zhang Qingxiao’s courtyard and told Zhang Qingxiao that Luo Fei was waiting outside.

Zhang Qingxiao personally came out to greet him, leading Luo Fei into the living room, “Fellow Daoist Luo, there’s no need to be so polite in the future.”

“If there’s anything, just knock on the door.”

“I was just afraid of disturbing Fellow Daoist Zhang.”

Luo Fei said, looking at Zhou Yun who was standing nearby, wanting to speak but hesitating.

“Fellow Daoist Luo, just speak your mind. Zhou Yun is not an outsider.”

As soon as Zhang Qingxiao saw Luo Fei’s expression, he knew he was about to talk about the spoils of war, and he had no intention of avoiding Zhou Yun.

“Fellow Daoist Zhang, these are yesterday’s spoils of war.”

“I’ve roughly estimated their value to be around eighty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Luo Fei said, taking out a Storage Pouch and placing it on the table.

This Storage Pouch was also obtained from Han Xianren, and he had no intention of keeping it privately.

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