I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"it is good!"

"That's a good idea!"

The bear demon laughed heartily, appearing to be very happy. Without hesitation, he handed the blood bead in his hand to the monk in front of him and patted his cheek.

"You didn't want us to send you off, but you gave up on your own. You don't blame me, do you?"

"No... don't blame me, don't blame you!" The monk was almost scared to death and said hurriedly.

"Hahaha, great, great!" The bear demon was overjoyed and immediately spread his hands:

"That……"

"Where's the 10,000 spirit stones you promised me for the escort?"

The monk's face changed several times, especially when he heard the 10,000 spirit stones, he almost stood up and ran away, but in the end, in front of the bear monster, he could only frown, take out a storage bag and hand it over honestly.

Ten thousand spirit stones in exchange for a bead whose effect is unknown.

This is a robbery!

Everyone present knew this principle, but even if it was a case of robbing people, the few people who had been named one by one by the bear monster had no choice but to follow its example and take out the spirit stones one by one and hand them over.

no way.

Even a fool could see that the group of people that these bear monsters had escorted before were definitely in great danger. Now they were spending money to ensure their safety. Although ten thousand spirit stones made people feel unwilling, they dared not neglect it.

after all.

If you lose your spirit stones, you can earn them again, but if you lose your life, then you will really have nothing.

The only thing that made everyone look embarrassed was that these bull monsters were really dirty-mouthed. While holding the spirit stones they had used to "buy" the blood beads, they also spoke with ridicule:

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're indeed someone who came from a major sect or holy land. You're so wealthy! You don't seem to hesitate to give out so many spirit stones."

"Human cultivators are all cowards and losers. I didn't expect you losers to be so rich."

"So many spirit stones, I'm rich, hahahaha."

"I really don't understand why the Demon Emperors don't seize this rich land. How can these human cultivators be worthy of so many spirit stones?"

"..."

These words were more harsh than the other, causing the monks to blush and wish they could tear these bull monsters to pieces.

Just a pity.

It's all we can think about. They stopped here, not because they wanted to, but because their own strength was not strong enough, so they were trapped here. If they had some courage, they would have set off again after a short rest. Now facing the ridicule and mockery, they naturally don't want to meddle in other people's business.

Can……

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. In this world, you cannot avoid meddling in other people's affairs just by not wanting to meddle. At least when the five bull monsters saw that they were being forced to sell their bloodline beads and no one resisted, their eyes also turned to other people.

"Oh no, are they going to target us?"

"This group of bull demons are obviously not content with just earning those spirit stones. They also want to earn the spirit stones from all of us!"

Several Confucian scholars from Taihang Academy around Gu Xiu were startled and spoke immediately.

really.

Their guess was correct. The unsatisfied Bull Demon laughed grimly and said:

"Although our demon race and your human race have always been at odds, this is a rare opportunity for us to cooperate. Although we don't want to care about your life or death, our meeting is fate, and if there is fate, we should help each other. I believe you all want to go to the 40,000-story wooden house to see what it looks like, right?"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically in an instant.

But even so, no one dared to stand up and resist. Faced with the bull monsters' forced buying and selling, although this group of cultivators hated them to the extreme, they could only hold their noses and hand over their spirit stones.

Seeing this scene, several Confucian scholars from Taihang Academy beside Gu Xiu had already made the opposite decision:

"Brother Guan, your physical strength is not weak, and you didn't seem to have consumed much energy when you came here before. There's no need for you to get entangled with them. Leave now, and we will help you hold back these bull monsters!"

"Yes, I will do my best to protect you!"

"These bull monsters are simply despicable. We, the disciples of Taihang Academy, will definitely not submit to them!"

Guan Qiyu has the Master's endorsement, and he has also overcome the physical training tribulation in front of everyone. Although several Confucian scholars do not know his true strength, at this time, they still want to protect Guan Qiyu first.

And when everyone has made up their minds.

One of the bull demons was already grinning as he walked towards the crowd. "Have all the people from Taihang Academy become stupid from studying? What are you all standing there for? Why don't you hand over the spirit stones immediately? Do I have to ask you personally for them?"

These words made the Confucian scholars grit their teeth even more.

After looking at each other, several people decided to take action.

only……

Just as they were about to attack, Gu Xiu reached out and stopped them. Before the group of scholars could ask any more questions, he took a step forward and spoke calmly:

"Half a million."

Ok?

Wha...what?

Everyone was puzzled, even the bull demon looked bewildered: "What are you talking about?"

"Aren't you providing escort? I'll pay you 500,000 spirit stones and invite you to escort me to the wooden house on the 40,000th floor." Gu Xiu said.

A single stone can cause a thousand ripples. Gu Xiu's words instantly caused an uproar at the scene.

What the hell?

This group of bull demons were clearly trying to extort money from him. At a time like this, other people would either hold it in or resist and leave. But did he actually intend to have the bull demons escort him?

Is this bull demon responsible for this escort mission?

Gu Xiu ignored the stunned looks and continued, "Of course, besides that, I have another request. I want to learn your method of refining bloodline beads. It would be best if you could give me a few more bloodline beads so I can study them."

This……

play for real?

Not to mention others, even the five bull monsters were stunned for a long time, looking at Gu Xiu as if he was a fool, they never expected that there would be such a stupid person.

"Why, you don't want to?" Gu Xiu asked.

"Hahaha, how could that be? How could we refuse the spirit stones that are delivered to our doorstep?" The bull demon who was leading the group spoke first, laughing heartily as he said, "Are you sure you want to spend 500,000 spirit stones to get you to the wooden house on the 40,000th floor?"

"And your blood beads." Gu Xiu reminded.

The leading bull demon narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Xiu for a while: "It seems that among the human race, you must be considered a wealthy and powerful person."

"I just made some windfall, so I have plenty of spirit stones." Gu Xiu said.

He took out a storage ring from his arms, along with a top-grade spirit stone.

As soon as this thing came out, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Top-grade spirit stone!

Moreover, judging from its quality and size, it is one of the rarest ones even among the top-grade spirit stones.

The leading bull demon's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously wanted to reach out to take it. But when he was about to get it, he saw Gu Xiu flip his wrist and take the storage ring back. He didn't say anything, but just looked at the other party with a smile.

"For the demon race, refining blood beads is not a secret. I will pass on to you a mantra. If you have demon blood, you can consume some of your strength and condense it into blood beads." The bull demon understood what Gu Xiu meant and immediately sent a voice message to tell Gu Xiu the mantra. Then he took out five blood beads and handed them to Gu Xiu.

But this time, Gu Xiu still did not take out the storage ring.

"Boy, you are not trying to play tricks on us, are you?" the bull demon asked coldly. The other four bull demons behind him also stared at him as if they wanted to eat him.

Facing the five unfriendly looks, Gu Xiu remained calm: "My request has always been that you escort me to the 40,000th floor. So if you fail to help me get there, I won't be able to give you these spirit stones."

"A cunning human monk." The leading bull demon sneered.

The atmosphere on the scene suddenly froze.

The Confucian scholars from Taihang Academy standing next to Gu Xiu felt as if they had fallen into an icy cave.

Fortunately.

Just when they were under great pressure, the leading bull demon suddenly laughed, took a step back, and made a gesture of invitation:

"Since you insist, I'll listen to you."

"us……"

"I'll be fine. I'll lead you on your way..."

"In that case, thank you for your help." Gu Xiu seemed not to hear the sarcasm in these words. Instead, he bowed to the three bull monsters and walked towards the stone steps outside the wooden house.

Look.

He actually planned to have these five bull monsters escort him!

At first glance, this move seemed quite clever. Not only did it resolve the crisis, it even secured a bull demon escort. But in reality, everyone present had discerning eyes, and they could all see the greed in the narrowed eyes of the five bull demons as they looked at Gu Xiu.

It is clear.

If Gu Xiu really intended to use these five bull monsters to climb the mountain, it would be a pipe dream. Many people even suspected him that as soon as they got started, they would not be able to resist attacking Gu Xiu and trying to plunder more spirit stones from him.

For a moment, there were sounds of shaking heads and sighs.

only……

At this moment, the crowd was still mocking Gu Xiu in their hearts for seeking death, but they were unaware that Gu Xiu, holding the blood bead, had a glow on his face that was determined to win...

Want to treat yourself as prey.

That depends.

Next.

Who is the prey?