DipNovel Chapter 1983 Other Ways
Chapter 1983 Other Ways
Chapter 1983 Other Ways
Before leaving, Li Yuren received a new commission: to collect the demonic energy.
However, this commission was not just for him. Hongyeling quickly sent the commission to Sujia Village.
As for whether the Yan family felt offended, they did not even bother to think about it and immediately posted it in the market.
Even the most petty person in the Yan family knows that the family has built a retreat in Hongye Ridge, so how could they dare to complain?
In addition to issuing commissions, Yanjiafang City also increased the reward amount.
The excess expenses will be borne by the Yan family, and the main focus is to fully cooperate with Hongyeling.
Half a day later, all the markets in the entire Dongsheng Continent received the news: Hongye Ridge offered a high price to purchase the Heavenly Demonic Qi.
As for the purpose? Of course, it must be explained to avoid unnecessary malicious speculation.
However, Hongyeling also stated that the research progress of detecting the magic weapon of Tianmo Qi cannot be guaranteed, and it may take a long time.
In fact, there are many forces in Dongsheng that are developing this kind of magic weapon, and there is even an individual who is conducting research on it.
However, Hongyeling is the first company to publicly offer a reward for the purchase of Heavenly Demon Qi.
This news gave more motivation to the cultivators in charge of patrolling.
Not only are they protecting their own people and property, they may also be able to earn some extra money in case they encounter a demon.
A few days after the reward was issued, Zhu Jiayi came again and asked to see Master Qu Ling.
After seeing Qu Jianlei, he was silent for five seconds before asking, "You didn't go to Zhongzhou?"
It has been less than seven months since he last saw Duan Bowen off, so it is basically impossible for him to make a round trip to Zhongzhou.
"I went," Qu Jianlei answered in a deep voice, but did not explain further.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiayi let out a long sigh, but couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Bowen...are you okay?"
He was really a little worried that something unpleasant had happened between Hongye Ling and Duan Bowen.
When he heard that when Cuiping Mountain and Hongye Ridge were doing business, they were dealing with Lord Quling, he felt his scalp tingling.
"It's OK," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "We parted ways shortly after arriving."
Zhu Jiayi became more and more curious, "Then how come you came back so soon?"
Qu Jianlei understood what he meant, but he certainly wouldn't give a direct answer, "Because things went relatively smoothly."
Is this what I'm asking? Zhu Jiayi was a little helpless, but he also knew what the other party's attitude meant.
Then he stated his purpose: the Zhu family also wanted to purchase a batch of mundane weapons.
His purchase volume was similar to Cuipingshan's, but he asked one more question: Can those unfriendly forces come to buy?
Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at him and said, "Saint Mary... You may not understand this word, but why should I care about their life or death?"
However, Zhu Jiayi said: Once they become demons, won’t the pressure you face increase?
Qu Jianlei smiled disapprovingly, "Wouldn't that be a good way to destroy them legitimately?"
The corners of Zhu Jiayi's mouth twitched twice, but in the end he didn't say anything else.
The day after he left, three Jindan came to Sujia Village and brought samples of the Heavenly Demonic Qi.
The three real men worked together to hunt down a small group of demons, but their team also suffered heavy losses.
Two of them were transformed into demons and died, and another one was infected by demonic energy and is now in danger of death.
They brought two sealed bottles, which contained the remaining aura after the death of the Jindan Heavenly Demon.
The three met Master Huanwei and said that they could ask for a smaller reward, or even no reward at all, but they hoped that Hongyeling would help rescue them.
Huan Wei's consciousness connected with Jiao Daoist and said expressionlessly, "Sorry, a foundation-building cultivator... is not worth saving."
The three Jindan were stunned when they heard this. They heard clearly that the other party did not say "cannot be saved" but "not worth it".
An elegant-looking Jindan was furious, "The Heavenly Demon is the common enemy of Dongsheng, right?"
However, Huan Wei was also a casual cultivator and would never accept this kind of moral kidnapping.
He replied expressionlessly, "You don't even know the cost of saving lives, why are you talking about this?"
Ruya Jindan's temper was not very good. "He is a cultivator standing on the front line against the demons. What do you think the cost is?"
"When facing the devil, anywhere is the front line," Huan Wei's face still had no expression.
"He fought against the demons, that was his business. We offered a reward for the demon energy, but it did not include saving people."
Is this attitude cold-blooded? Not really. This issue has been seriously discussed within Hongyeling.
Can the team cure a half-demon? Yes, they can, as long as the infection is not too long.
If Tianyin hadn't been in seclusion, she would be the most suitable candidate.
Moreover, she is far more than the only one in the team who has mastered light magic, but among magic of the same level, Tianyin's effect is the best.
Led by Paranoid, Duogan and Jing Yuexin, they are firmly opposed to random treatment.
They believed that this was a war involving all the people, and that dying on the battlefield or being demonized was their fate.
Those cultivators who were rescued and possessed by demons can indeed return to the front lines after being cured, but the difficulty of treatment is not easy.
The paranoid person believes that since the person did not turn into a demon and run away, he can be rescued by his companions, and his companions have every chance to finish him off.
Although the facts are a bit cruel, this is war.
Once the demons invade in full force, even if all the members of Hongye Ridge are mobilized day and night, they will not be able to save so many people who have been demonized.
Therefore, the definition of a team for the three Yuanyings is to complete combat missions rather than to save lives and heal the wounded.
Qing Hu said that he didn't care, and Mrs. Jia said calmly, "If you have money, you can get treatment. If you don't have money, you can just wait to die."
Even if an imperial soldier is disabled in battle, the empire will not pay for the regeneration of severed limbs. There must be a threshold for treatment!
Qu Jianlei felt a little reluctant, but Jing Yuexin asked him back, "Is there no limit to your spiritual energy?"
So the result of the team's discussion was that they would never rescue anyone unless it was absolutely necessary.
Another pale-faced Jindan asked, "How many spirit stones are needed to treat him?"
"It has nothing to do with the spirit stone," Huan Wei replied calmly, and then asked, "Why don't you try somewhere else?"
"At least Jindan needs to take action, and he needs to be familiar with light magic," Ruya Jindan sighed, "We don't have the means."
Huan Wei got angry when he heard this. "You think it's normal that others don't treat it, but you insist on us treating it. Do you think we are easy to bully?"
The three Jindan didn’t really think so. They just felt that their side had sent the devil’s energy, so didn’t this count as cause and effect?
But if you think about what the other party said before, it is indeed the same truth: it is nothing more than one side offering a reward and the other side hunting for the bounty.
It's just an ordinary business relationship, and it may not be appropriate to talk about anything else.
The pale-faced Jin Dan made a final attempt, "If we can save him, his life will belong to Hongye Ridge."
Huan Wei was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "Think of another way. Do you know how many people want to work for Hongye Ridge now?"
Some practitioners like freedom and do not want to rely on big forces, but there are also practitioners who hope to cling to powerful forces.
Not to mention that Hongyeling’s battle record has already shown that they can effectively resist the demons, so there are really too many people who want to join them.
In fact, Huanwei is not without sympathy, but is very aware of the subsequent troubles, so he suggested "think of another way."
The three Jindans thought about it and asked tentatively, "We should be the first group to come and claim the reward, right?"
After receiving a positive response, Ruya Jindan said straightforwardly, "If you make an exception and save him, it will increase the publicity of the bounty."
You know what, this reason is really good. Three cobblers can be better than one Zhuge Liang, let alone three golden elixirs.
The final result was: the bounty was symbolically reduced by one spirit stone, and Hongyeling took action to rescue the foundation-building cultivator.
Fortunately, he was only at the foundation-building stage. Five days later, he walked out of Red Leaf Ridge on his own.
This person's face was still quite pale, and his body was unsteady, but the relaxed expression on his face could not deceive anyone.
However, when others asked him which powerful person on Hongye Ridge had taken action, he shook his head and said that he didn't know.
Subsequent facts proved that the concerns of paranoid people were not just imaginary.
A day later, a cultivator who was infected by evil spirit was sent to Sujia Village, hoping that Hongyeling could provide treatment.
Two groups came that day, and there has been a constant stream of people since then.
Although the appearance of demons is still sporadic in Dongsheng Continent now, the number of people infected by demonic energy is not small.
It is particularly worth noting that at the beginning, the patient's relatives and friends all thought that the cost of treatment at Hongyeling was very low.
Of course, one spirit stone is definitely not enough, but it shouldn’t be too high, right?
However, Huan Wei and Ba Jiudao did not think so. They believed that these people were simply pretending to be ignorant.
There are definitely more than just Hongyeling's family on Dongsheng Continent who can exorcise evil spirits. Haven't these people sought help from others before?
Since there have been similar attempts, isn't it bullying to expect Hongyeling's treatment costs not to be too high?
Moreover, some of the patients sent here have been infected by evil spirits for too long, making their treatment much more difficult.
In this situation, you still want to get cheap treatment under the guise of "the devil is the public enemy of cultivators". Do you really think Hongye Ridge owes you anything?
As time went by, these people realized that it was impossible to get an advantage, so they started to raise the price for treatment.
But at this time, even though these two Jindan were under restrictions, they refused on their own initiative.
They said - Hongyeling needs to gather enough energy to prepare for the battle, so you should ask someone else to go.
Some impatient people tried to instigate everyone to unite and put pressure on Hongyeling together.
As a result, Huan Wei and Ba Jiudao took action without hesitation to suppress the rioters and stated that no trouble was allowed around Hongye Ridge.
At this time, Hongye Ridge welcomed a new visitor - the Immortal Le Tong from the Seven Stars Sect.
Le Tong had previously promised Qu Jianlei that he would retrieve the Seven-Star Acupuncture Book, but later failed to fulfill his promise and was too embarrassed to show up.
But this time, he had to come because the previous attacks by two small groups of demons had caused panic among the people in the entire Seven Stars Gate.