Little lady?

Lin Heng realized what was happening.

The other party mistook Yun Yao for his woman.

The surrounding diners naturally recognized the young man in light blue attire and moved their seats inward.

The City Lord's Mansion's young master, Sun You.

He was not a likable person and had a terrible reputation in Golden Horse City.

"Sun You must have set his sights on his woman. These two are a bit unlucky."

"Judging by their clothes, they seem to be from out of town. I hope this young man can keep his cool. If he angers that guy, leaving might become an issue."

Not long ago, Sun You did something extremely vile in Golden Horse City.

Another young couple passing through caught Sun You's eye, and he took the woman away.

The woman's husband reported it to the Criminal Division, only to be thrown into jail and beaten.

If it weren't for the public outcry, the man would likely have died in prison.

The matter was finally resolved simply by the City Lord's Mansion compensating the man with five hundred spirit coins.

There's no way an ordinary person without power or influence could fight against the City Lord's Mansion.

Lin Heng shrugged off the hand on his shoulder and said calmly, "What's the matter?"

"Brother, you guys are from out of town, right?"

"That's right, so what?"

Sun You flashed a wicked smile, his eyes fixed on Yun Yao.

In his twenty-plus years, he had never seen such a beautiful woman.

Even from a distance, her skin seemed several shades fairer than Lady Yu next door.

He couldn't understand why other people's wives always looked better than his own.

Of course, if he knew that the woman in front of him was a terrifying Golden Elixir stage cultivator, he wouldn't dare to look at her even if he had a hundred lives.

"Young master, we should leave! If the master finds out..."

The servant beside him tried to persuade him but was kicked aside.

"Get lost, I'm not going to forcibly take a woman!" Sun You looked around and shouted, "What are you all looking at? Look again, and I'll have you all arrested!"

Faced with the threat, the diners merely chuckled disdainfully.

They were just watching the spectacle; Sun You didn't have the power to arrest people at will.

If he stirred up public anger, it would be the City Lord's Mansion that would have a hard time dealing with it.

"Brother, name your price. I'd like to invite your lady for a drink."

Sun You dropped the pretense and asked directly.

"Three thousand spirit coins."

Lin Heng held up three fingers and responded immediately.

Without any hesitation.

"??"

Sun You was dumbfounded. Did I not make myself clear?

I invited your wife for a drink, and you immediately quoted three thousand?

Yun Yao was also dumbfounded. Did you really just sell me for three thousand spirit coins?

Even the onlookers were stunned.

It was the first time they had seen someone sell their wife for a hat, and the transaction was so quick.

Lin Heng looked up at him, "Can't even come up with three thousand spirit coins?"

The exchange rate between spirit coins and spirit stones was ten to one, which meant three hundred spirit stones.

Earlier that morning, he had checked the brothel's register at the Criminal Division. Besides names and identities, it also recorded expenses.

One person had ordered a 'Qi Refining stage' luxury meal.

The price was only nine hundred ninety-nine spirit coins. A 'Golden Elixir stage' should be at least three times that!

[I'm just short of money for the brothel tonight, and Yun Yao will slap him to death anyway.]

[Why not get some value out of him before he dies!]

Yun Yao clenched her fists, her eyes full of kindness and affection as she exchanged a glance with Lin Heng.

Great!

Using me to fleece someone so you can enjoy yourself at the brothel!

"Three thousand it is. Brother, you really know how to live." Sun You gave Lin Heng a thumbs up and instructed his men to take out all the spirit coins they had.

A golden ring was worth a thousand spirit coins.

A Bright Moon Pearl was worth fifteen hundred spirit coins.

Plus a spirit pouch, which contained exactly five hundred coins.

Lin Heng accepted the items with satisfaction. "Alright, senior sister, you can go up now."

"Senior sister?"

Boom!

With a loud noise, the diners saw a blur flash before their eyes.

Sun You vanished from his spot, embedded in the opposite wall, blood flowing out, causing panic and screams.

The two servants were the first to react, running to the wall only to find their young master stuck in it, unable to be pulled out.

No need to think; even if they got him out, he was surely dead.

"Murder! Murder!"

However, amid the chaos, another figure flew out.

Spinning three times in the air.

With a thud, a large character appeared on the wall.

Yun Yao retracted her fist and shouted to the shopkeeper hiding behind the counter, "Boss, the bill!"

"Heroine, forget the bill. This one's on me!"

The shopkeeper, sweating profusely, repeatedly refused.

Who would dare take her money? An ordinary person couldn't slap someone into a wall; she was undoubtedly a cultivator.

Yun Yao shook her head slightly, took fifty spirit coins from her spirit pouch, placed them on the table, and left.

Outside, she casually pulled Lin Heng out of the wall and dragged him away.

......

The two of them traveled from the west of the city to the south, stopping in a secluded spot.

"Alright, stop playing dead!"

Yun Yao squatted down and rubbed his face with her hand.

It was indeed a case of the carrot and the stick.

Lin Heng sat up, looking speechless.

He just wanted to get some coins; what was wrong with that?

Did she have to hit so hard?

"Do you think that beating was undeserved?"

"Damn. Do you have to be so heavy-handed?"

"Alright, alright, senior sister was a bit rough. Here, let me rub it for you... Will you dare sell your senior sister again?"

Yun Yao squinted her eyes, finding it quite amusing to deal with Lin Heng this way.

Yun Yao's personality was like this; she wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and didn't think things through before acting.

Lin Heng knew she was a bit slow-witted, yet he insisted on being clever, ending up like a dung beetle with a ball of dung, having no choice but to push it.

[Really can't take a joke...]

[...]

'Bastard, selling your senior sister to someone in front of so many people, and you dare complain about such a reckless joke!!'

Yun Yao was annoyed by the endless complaints in her mind.

She swore she was usually a gentle lady, except when she couldn't hold back.

As compensation, she gave him a magical artifact she carried with her.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread dot com".

"This is a treasure I found years ago on an immortal island, called the Spiritual Gourd."

"It has a soul suppression function, can withstand attacks from Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and produces an echo of soundwaves."

Lin Heng took the gourd and quickly stood up.

The gourd was purple-gold, only the size of two fingers.

Short yet powerful.

"You're really giving this to me?"

"Take it. I have plenty of treasures; this is nothing. Follow senior sister, and you'll have plenty of good things."

"Provided you don't make senior sister angry!"

"Uh..."

Lin Heng accepted the treasure, and his face suddenly felt less painful.

Meanwhile.

City Lord's Mansion.

In the main hall, a middle-aged man in a brown robe with a hair crown paced back and forth, his face full of worry, turning to look at the black-robed man sitting to the side.

His tone was somewhat dissatisfied.

"What time is it already!"

"The Dynasty has already noticed our dealings. If the people from the Immortal Sect really find out, not only will I lose my head, but you won't be able to gain any benefits in Golden Horse City either."

"The Azure Pavilion Sect has sent three disciples, one of whom has already investigated the Criminal Division, and another is unaccounted for. You must give me a solution!"

Sun Yinan, the Mansion Lord of the Criminal Division, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.