The fairy always tries to corrupt my Dao heart.

Chapter 22 The father is 'kind' and the son is 'filial'

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

"Hey fellow villager, open the door and let me bring you some warmth!"

In the afternoon, Shen Qingyu raised her hand and patted the barrier outside the Li residence, the volume of her voice still clear and melodious.

Having finished his body tempering, Li Qing'an quickly opened the door: "The barrier is soundproof, you don't need to shout."

"Sorry, I forgot~"

Shen Qingyu chuckled, and her crescent-shaped peach blossom eyes came into Li Qingan's view.

With her two small dimples, her bright smile was especially sweet.

Li Qingan stared at her for a few seconds, then invited her in while asking, "How much have you gotten back?"

"Those people owed you a total of 4.73 million spirit crystals, including principal and interest. I'm going to help you get back 2.11 million. Isn't that amazing? Isn't that amazing?"

"Amazing! Amazing!" Li Qingan clapped his hands sincerely. "That's incredibly efficient!"

"Hmm~" Shen Qingyu raised her chin smugly: "I've also asked around about those people who aren't in Luoxia City. If we hurry, we might be able to get them all back today!"

She chattered on and on: "You have no idea how bizarre Dong Bin from the Dong family is..."

"Dong Bin?" Li Qingan became interested. "He's just Xiao Hong's guarantor. What's so strange about him?"

"You have no idea, when I couldn't find Xiao Hong, I went straight to Dong Bin. That coward talks a good game, but he contacted Xiao Hong right in front of me..."

Shen Qingyu then recounted Granny Ji's words: "In the end, she said in dialect right in front of me, 'Xiao Hong, you owe Young Hero Li 1.07 million spirit crystals. Don't even think about running away. Don't even think about taking a flying boat from Nanzhou to Yanzhou, and then leaving Chang Geng Realm through the demon trader from Zhonglizhou...'"

"Oh dear, he thinks I'm an idiot!" Shen Qingyu looked at Li Qingan and pointed to herself: "Brother from the same village, do I look like an idiot? Do I?"

A smile flickered in Li Qing'an's eyes: "It doesn't seem like it."

"That's right!" Shen Qingyu snorted. "So if I didn't teach him a lesson, wouldn't that make me look like a fool? So I just crippled one of his arms, and guess what I found out next?"

"what?"

"Xiao Hong owes you 1.07 million spirit crystals, including principal and interest, and it turns out he borrowed it all for Dong Bin!" Shen Qingyu said with disdain. "According to your agreement, if Xiao Hong can't repay the money, the guarantor will only begin to fulfill the guarantee responsibility after one year."

But if he dies, Dong Bin will only bear half of the guarantee liability.

"That cowardly bastard certainly knows how to play tricks." Shen Qingyu looked at Li Qingan: "I've already sent people to arrest Xiao Hong. What do you think about this?"

Li Qingan smiled and said, "Whoever spent my spirit crystals, I'll ask them for them back."

He looked at Shen Qingyu: "I don't look like someone who's easy to bully, do I?"

Shen Qingyu blinked her peach blossom eyes: "You're a good person."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "Being a good person doesn't mean being good to everyone."

“That’s true, you have a strong killing intent, but you mostly kill demons…” Shen Qingyu nodded: “So, you’re not keeping your promise?”

"Follow my ass!" Li Qingan straightened his cuffs. "Not to mention I have a sword, and with Dong Bin's confession, why should I continue to give him face?"

Shen Qingyu immediately became interested: "Shall we go and collect the debt from the Dong family now?"

"No rush, let's see what his father, Dong Bai, thinks first."

Shen Qingyu's eyes lit up: "You want to maximize your profits? If Dong Bai doesn't agree, we'll have an excuse to ask for more, right?"

Li Qingan paused for a moment, then glanced at Shen Qingyu a couple more times.

This girl is quite good at 'doing business'?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Shen Qingyu quickly explained, "I'm not a shrewd businessman. It's just that you have to use even more ruthless methods to deal with such wicked people who refuse to pay their debts."

“That’s the logic,” Li Qing’an smiled. “But the head of a family shouldn’t be that stupid.”

"Where do these families, backed by the Falling Clouds Sect, get the audacity to provoke me, with the Holy Maiden standing behind me?"

"That depends on whether there are enough benefits~" Shen Qingyu snorted: "Chang Geng Realm is in a lot of chaos right now. The leader of the forces at the level of Yunlan Valley in Yanzhou has already gone to Luoxia Sect to pay a visit to Sect Master Zhou, just to ask Sect Master Zhou to go to the north to see if Dao Sect really wants to annex the entire Chang Geng Realm."

Upon hearing her words, Li Qingan couldn't help but think of Huai Shan Town. Luo Qi didn't say anything either, which suggested that Yunlan Valley indeed didn't dare to attack Huai Shan Town.

"If the Dao Sect had already infiltrated a portion of Yanzhou's power, do you think the Dong family would dare to turn against you?"

Shen Qingyu, with the air of a wise man, said: "If the Dong family secretly relocated some of their members to the north, wouldn't that mean they have already pledged allegiance to the Dao Sect?"

“That makes sense.” Li Qingan nodded. “But if the Dao Sect has really infiltrated, they certainly don’t want these forces to turn against them now, so the probability is still not high.”

"What if someone within the Falling Clouds Sect also betrays us?"

You're overthinking it!

Li Qingan smiled helplessly, realizing that Shen Qingyu and his master Huang Yunzhao were two extremes.

Huang Yunzhao doesn't like to use her brain, but Shen Qingyu can list out all the possibilities when she does.

"Don't underestimate me, I'm sure I'm right!"

"Mmmmmmm..."

"You got tricked by Dong Bin because you didn't think things through." Shen Qingyu glared at Li Qingan, who was giving her a perfunctory look. "If it weren't for me, you might not have been able to get this debt back, hmph!"

"Thank you very much, Sister Shen."

Li Qingan bowed to Shen Qingyu, who accepted the bow with her hands on her hips, saying calmly, "Of course~"

"Speaking of which, the house you bought is really big." Shen Qingyu's eyes darted around. "Isn't it too big for one person? Has Yinyin come over yet?"

"I never came when I was here."

"I see..." Shen Qingyu wanted to take the opportunity to say something good about Su Lingyin, but Li Qingan said directly, "Wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes, and then we'll set off."

"alright."

Shen Qingyu sighed inwardly. Li Qingan was clearly angry with Yinyin. Sigh. After watching Li Qingan go into the house, Shen Qingyu racked her brains for a way to ease the tension between the two while taking out some corn from her storage ring and starting to eat it.

While strolling around, she glanced at the silver-scaled horse in the stable, then ignored it.

The silver-scaled horse obediently lowered its head and chewed on the leaves, not daring to show the slightest excitement.

Shen Qingyu gave a soft snort to herself and continued to nibble on the corn.

She naturally knew about Li Qing'an's encounter with Luo Qi, but Luo Qi was Luo Qi, and she was herself; she would never reveal her identity.

He hadn't even told Yinyin, let alone Li Qingan, who was more distantly related to him.

My mother once said, "When you're out in the world, you shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but you must be wary of others."

"Fellow villager, let's set off."

Hearing Li Qingan's voice, Shen Qingyu turned around and walked over with light steps: "Where to first?"

"Let's walk and see what's happening."

"Oh--"

……

Luoxia City, the Dong family in the north of the city.

"Father...you have to help me get justice!"

Lying on the bed, Dong Bin looked at his empty right arm and stared palely at Dong Bai, the head of the Dong family, who was standing not far away.

"All I did was guarantee 1.07 million spirit crystals. I didn't borrow any money. Why did the debt collectors hired by Li Qing'an cut off my arm? They didn't say anything when I made the guarantee..."

"Shut up!" Dong Bai interrupted Dong Bin. "You still have the nerve to whine to me? You think I don't know what you've done? Now that people know, you deserve to have your arm cut off!"

"Your family gives you a monthly allowance of 200,000, isn't that enough for a mere Core Formation Realm cultivator like yourself?"

Dong Bin opened his mouth, hesitated for a long time, and finally managed to say, "So this is just going to be the end of it? I'm a genius with extraordinary talent, and now I've lost an arm. Let alone advancing to the Sky Ascension Realm, even if I advance to the Extraordinary Realm in the future, my strength will be greatly reduced!"

"How could you not know Li Qing'an's reputation?"

Dong Bai snorted coldly: "Besides, you were in the wrong first, and you still want me to seek justice for you? Don't you understand the principle of 'a life for a life, a debt for a debt'?"
Furthermore, Li Qing'an has caught the eye of the Holy Maiden of the Luoxia Sect. Come here, tell me what you want in return!"

Dong Bin looked at Dong Bai with a frustrated expression. Losing an arm would not only greatly reduce his strength, but it would also make visiting brothels less enjoyable... Was he really going to just let it go like that?

So he couldn't help but ask again, "Are you really just going to let it go like this, or do I have to return the spirit crystals to him?"

“That’s right.” Dong Bai sneered, “I waited for you to wake up to tell you this. I’m not only going to pay off your debts, but I’m going to pay them off completely!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Bai walked to the bedside, raised his right hand, and his palm was filled with spiritual energy: "Our Dong family is at a critical moment in the competition for the position of elder of the Luoxia Sect. We absolutely cannot let our efforts be in vain because of you!"

Dong Bin's eyes widened in terror: "You...you're going to kill me?!"

“Since the Holy Maiden arrived at the Falling Clouds Sect, she has killed quite a few people. She is extremely bloodthirsty. If she finds out about this, your fate, and even the fate of the Dong family, will only be more tragic!”

"Besides, it's not a bad deal to exchange your missing arm for the loyalty of the Falling Clouds Sect!"

A hint of reluctance flashed in Dong Bai's eyes, but he remained resolute: "For the future of the Dong family, you should die."

One palm fell!
"Father, Dad, my dear father, no..."

"Old Deng, I'll curse your mother..."

Dong Bin opened his eyes wide in despair, then stopped breathing.

Dong Bai closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and walked out.

Dong Bin is the most talented cultivator of the next generation, and he may even have a slight chance to advance to the late stage of the sixth realm, the extraordinary realm.

However, the pressure from the Falling Cloud Sect and the Elders' Council cannot be ignored...

Moreover, if one could become an elder of the Luoxia Sect, the lost spirit crystals and geniuses could be re-cultivated.

He even gained the appreciation of the higher-ups in the Dao Sect!

"Someone, prepare 1.07 million..."

Dong Bai's voice stopped abruptly as he pushed the door open. He looked at the figure in front of him, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly bowed, saying, "This humble one greets Sect Master Wu!"

Wu Zhenren, the third-ranked vice sect master of the Luoxia Sect, is a late-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator in the sixth realm.

Master Wu glanced at Dong Bai, his voice indifferent: "Sect Leader Zhou has already gone north, leaving the sect vulnerable. While she's away, kill those of her people you can, and send those you can't to distant places. You're in charge of the operation in Luoxia City!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Bai did not show any surprise on his face, but simply uttered in a daze: "You still want to kill the Holy Maiden, is that right?"

"Nonsense!" Master Wu sneered, "If it weren't for her, my son would already be a Holy Son. I can't quell my hatred until I get rid of her!"

He truly hates it!
Originally, the son was just one step away from becoming the Holy Son, but then that old woman Zhou Xuan brought back Su Lingyin from who-knows-where, and defied all opposition to make her the Holy Maiden.

Everyone in the Luoxia Sect thought that Su Lingyin was Zhou Xuan's bastard child, but because Su Lingyin's strength was indeed outstanding, no one said much about it.

But Master Wu couldn't stand it!

Now that the opportunity has come, how can we not take action?

Master Wu emphasized expressionlessly, "This is also the intention of the Daoist Master!"

Dong Bai remained silent, lost in thought.

"Hmm?" Master Wu frowned. "Isn't this what you've been looking forward to the most? What's with that long face?"

Dong Bai suddenly turned around and ran into the house—

"My son!"

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(End of this chapter)