23: Chapter 23 Counterattack

Ye Mo still went to the place where he had mined before.

He mined continuously for six hours, then stopped to gnaw on a few pieces of bread and drank two bottles of yogurt before continuing to mine.

He mined until three in the morning and had only dug up thirty-five Spirit Stones; his luck wasn't very good.

Just as Ye Mo was preparing to work until six in the morning.

A hundred meters away from him, three miners were currently walking towards his direction.

"Are you sure he has been mining for seven shichen without leaving the Mining Site?"

The one walking at the very front was a burly man who looked to be in his thirties.

The two behind him were quite a bit younger.

However, their cultivation levels had all reached the Qi Refining Mid-Stage.

"I come by every hour or two, and I can confirm he hasn't left."

Extortion also requires timing; if someone had just arrived and hadn't dug up many Spirit Stones, extorting them would be meaningless.

"Good, seven shichen straight; he should have at least dug up around forty Spirit Stones. Heh, once we grab the Spirit Stones later, we'll have a big feast today."

The leading man laughed twice.

Not long after, they arrived at the small mining spot where Ye Mo was digging.

Ye Mo had already discovered them early on.

From the way they walked, he could tell they were definitely here to extort him.

"Should I take a gamble?"

Ye Mo continued to swing his Spiritual Hoe, but in his heart, he was calculating the odds of successfully taking them out.

With the speed of the bullets, if taken by surprise, these people definitely wouldn't be able to dodge.

But the problem was, if he didn't hit their vital points, once they reacted, he would have absolutely no chance of survival.

"Brother, are you pretending not to see us? Heh, I'll give you three breaths of time to hand over all your Spirit Stones, so we don't have to do it ourselves!"

The leading man sneered twice.

Seeing that Ye Mo was only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining, he was practically a sitting duck.

"I just arrived; I haven't dug up any Spirit Stones yet."

Ye Mo could also tell that their cultivation levels were all above his, and he began to hesitate about whether to make a move.

"I've been observing you for a long time. You've been digging from noon until now without even leaving the Mining Site. My patience is limited. I'll give you one more chance: hand over the Spirit Stones, don't force us to take action."

The man threatened, then suddenly slapped the Storage Pouch at his waist, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

Ye Mo's eyes widened slightly; the blade of the long sword was emitting a faint Spiritual Qi, clearly making it a Spiritual Artifact.

If it were outside, a Spiritual Artifact wouldn't actually be expensive; a long sword like this would be worth at most one hundred Spirit Stones, but in the Mining Site, the price would at least be ten times higher.

"I only dug up thirty Spirit Stones."

After a moment of thought, Ye Mo finally reached into his sleeve, then with a thought, he took thirty Spirit Stones out from the system space and placed them on the ground.

The leading man immediately signaled his companions behind him to pick up the Spirit Stones. Then, he said coldly, "Throw your Storage Pouch over."

Ye Mo's Storage Pouch was kept in his sleeve.

Without thinking too much, Ye Mo eventually threw the Storage Pouch over as well.

Inside, apart from a few pieces of clothing, there was nothing else.

"You've been at it for so long, and you only dug up this little bit of Spirit Stones???"

Seeing that Ye Mo's Storage Pouch really didn't have any Spirit Stones, the leading man's expression was very ugly, but he didn't give Ye Mo any more trouble.

He tossed the Storage Pouch onto the ground, waved his hand, and led his lackeys away.

At the moment they turned around, Ye Mo's expression sank, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Extortion would definitely happen often in the future.

If he didn't hand over the Spirit Stones, he would definitely get a beating.

In the past, Ye Mo would just endure it and let it pass.

But now...

Success or death!

With a thought, two AK47s instantly appeared in his hands.

"Kill!!!"

Ye Mo roared in his heart, and a moment later, the rat-tat-tat sound echoed throughout the entire tunnel.

Ye Mo changed several magazines and fired continuously for a full half-minute.

With Ye Mo's physical fitness, he completely ignored the recoil.

The bullets were fired very steadily.

Before the three of them could react, their bodies were shot into sieves.

Because Ye Mo was only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining, they never expected that Ye Mo would dare to make a move against them.

Therefore, they had no defenses against Ye Mo.

Half a minute later, their internal organs had become a bloody mess.

However, Ye Mo dared not relax at all; the vitality of a Cultivator was very tenacious, and even if their bodies were broken in two, they could still be lively.

Ye Mo stepped forward, fired a barrage at their heads until they were completely unrecognizable, then stopped and immediately stored their bodies into the system space.

He then hurriedly left the battlefield.

The sound of gunfire was quite loud, and it would definitely attract many people to come and check.

Ye Mo ran quickly towards the mine tunnel.

After walking for nearly fifteen minutes, he hid in an unoccupied mining area.

After confirming there was no one around.

Ye Mo immediately took out the three men's Storage Pouches.

He dumped everything inside out.

"The harvest is not bad."

A look of joy appeared on Ye Mo's face; the three men's Spirit Stones added up to 105, plus there was a Spiritual Artifact sword,

as well as some low-level spirit talismans.

Besides these, there were also dozens of catties of gold.

"Sure enough, killing people and looting their goods is the fastest way to make money."

Ye Mo felt faintly excited in his heart.

If he were to intentionally lure people who extort others, would it achieve the effect of getting rich?

People who extort others wouldn't be weak in strength, and they would surely have some things on them.

"However, if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet."

The three people today had absolutely no defenses.

If he encountered some cautious people, it definitely wouldn't go as smoothly as today.

Once someone used a defensive Spell or a defensive spirit talisman in advance, the bullets might not be able to pierce through, and even if they did, it would be difficult to hurt the opponent.

"Still, I can't get too carried away; I need to be cautious. Everything will wait until after Zhou Ruolin gives birth; by then, my ability to protect myself will greatly increase."

Ye Mo thought to himself.

Next, Ye Mo spent half an hour finding an unoccupied mining location.

He tested the probability of finding Spirit Stones, and it was about the same as the previous place. At six in the morning, he left the Mining Site, handed in another forty Spirit Stones, and returned to his small wooden hut.

After eating a few pieces of bread, he had a nice sleep.

September 6th, 12:00 PM.

Ye Mo shouldered his Spiritual Hoe and returned to the Mining Site again. The three people who died yesterday didn't seem to have caused any ripples.

Only a few people were curious about the sound of gunfire, wondering what had caused it.

He arrived at the mining spot he had found yesterday.

To Ye Mo's surprise, he didn't expect that there would be people here.

There were five people in total, and Ye Mo also saw that Zhang Wentao was among them.

Actually, these people had discovered Ye Mo's arrival early on, but since Ye Mo was only one person and was only at the Early Stage of Qi Refining, they didn't pay any attention to him.

However, their intention was very clear: they did not allow Ye Mo to mine here.

This place wasn't large to begin with; if Ye Mo joined, it would definitely affect their mining efficiency.

Ye Mo didn't say anything and turned to leave.

However, early this morning, Ye Mo had circled most of the area nearby and hadn't found a suitable place to mine. After thinking for a moment, he decided to go to the previous place.

He had just walked onto the mine tunnel when, not long after, he discovered a group of people hurriedly walking in his direction.

The leader, Ye Mo recognized at a glance, was none other than Scarface Liu, and behind him was his number one subordinate, Boss Hong.