After becoming a Taoist partner with my senior sister, my master changed

Qingyang Country. Located on the outskirts of the human race, its borderlands appear exceptionally desolate and barren. Due to its proximity to the border between humans and demons, it's always the first to be struck whenever war breaks out.

In this tiny land, a sparse population of humans can be seen. They choose to remain because their ancestors have lived here for generations, forming a deep emotional bond with the land and unwilling to leave easily. Among these humans are also some half-demons. These half-demons are the result of love between humans and demons, but in the eyes of the demons, they are considered hybrids and driven to this desolate land.

Rather than calling it Qingyang Kingdom, it should actually be called Qingyang Town, because the population is so sparse. There is no monarch and no decent administrative agency here, only depression and decline.

Qingyang Kingdom originally had a king, but later almost every king was brutally killed by the demons, so no one dared to sit in that position.

As the sun sets, Lin Chuan walks on the dilapidated streets, wondering where to spend the night.

"Get out! You think you can snatch the blood-stained grass from me?" Suddenly, a cursing voice came from a shop next to the street.

I saw a man covered with black scales pushing a girl with a furry tail behind her.

"Please give it to me, my mother needs this to save her life." The girl begged bitterly.

"You damned bastard! Stop mentioning your despicable human mother! Humans are the filthiest, most despicable beings in the world. If it weren't for them, the demons wouldn't have discarded us like trash!" With that, the man kicked the girl out of the shop. Passersby turned a blind eye; they'd seen this happen so often that it wasn't surprising.

"Okay, old man, according to the rules of your Feng Family Chamber of Commerce, the previous customer has already given up this blood-stained grass. Can you sell it to me now?" the man turned to the old man who ran the shop and asked. If he hadn't been afraid of the power of the Feng Family Chamber of Commerce, he would have bought it for free long ago.

The old man nodded. He had seen a lot of such things here. There were even people being killed in front of him. He was considered very gentle.

"Here, it's the same old rule, barter. This is the heart of a half-demon. It was just dug out this morning, so it's absolutely fresh." The man covered with scales took out a wooden box and handed it to the old man.

The old man took the wooden box and opened it to check. After confirming that everything was correct, he took out another wooden box, which naturally contained the blood-stained grass.

"Wait a minute!" a clear voice came.

The half-demon man who was about to take the wooden box frowned, "Damn it, who wants to ruin my good thing again!"

Lin Chuan walked into the store slowly and said to the old man, "I want this blood-clothes grass." After that, Lin Chuan picked up the guest token given to him by Feng Ning'er.

Lin Chuan naturally didn't need the blood-stained grass, but this half-demon man was resorting to racism in front of him. How could he tolerate this? He had to suppress it.

"Where did you come from, young man? This is the Feng Family Chamber of Commerce, and it's based on first come first served! If you know what's good for you, get out of here!" The half-demon man was unhappy on the spot. If Lin Chuan didn't look like a local in his clothes, he would have taken action long ago, and there would be no need to speak harshly.

Lin Chuan simply ignored the half-demon man's words, and instead took out 45 spirit stones and handed them to the old man.

"Hahaha, you young boy must be from a rural village. You don't even know the barter rules of the Feng Family Chamber of Commerce, and you still want to steal my elixir." Seeing Lin Chuan take out the spirit stone, the half-demon man really laughed.

As expected, the old man pushed back the spirit stone that Lin Chuan handed over. Just as the half-demon man was about to continue mocking him, he heard the old man say:

"Your Excellency is too polite. These worthless things are not worth spending spirit stones on. I will give them to you as a gift!"

"No, what about mine?" The half-demon man looked at his returned wooden box, then looked at the old man and Lin Chuan beside him. He felt like the half-demon female snake next door who pursued him and whose heart he took out in trade.

"Zhao, you're playing tricks on me, aren't you?" the half-demon man roared, about to attack. "If you don't appreciate the face I gave you, then don't blame me."

"Feng San." The old man was not surprised and called out a name lightly. He saw a young man in black clothes appearing in the shadow of the corner.

Without a word, the man slashed at the half-demon man with his sword, his movements smooth and seamless.

"Bang!" The half-demon man's body was separated and fell into a pool of blood.

"Dig out the heart and keep it safe, then clean the ground." The old man ordered again.

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After a while, the house was as clean and tidy as when he first came in. The old man continued to talk to Lin Chuan.

"Your Majesty, please keep this blood-stained grass." The old man forcibly handed the wooden box containing the blood-stained grass to Lin Chuan.

"What are the conditions?" Lin Chuan said directly. There is no such thing as a free lunch, especially when the person on the other side is a businessman.

"Hehe, Your Majesty is indeed a prophet. It's not a big deal. It's just that I have spent half my life in this godforsaken place. Can you go back to the headquarters and say a few good words for me and transfer me back?" The old man rubbed his hands excitedly and said to Lin Chuan with a flattering face.

"Sure." Since it was something that came to his mind, Lin Chuan didn't refuse.

"Thank you, Your Excellency." The old man said gratefully.

"If nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

"Your Majesty, take care. If you need any medicinal herbs, just come to me!"

As soon as Lin Chuan left the shop, he saw the girl with the furry tail kneeling in front of him and begging:

"Master, please sell me the blood-clothes grass! My mother will die without it."

"If you can sell me the blood-stained grass, I'm willing to work like a slave for you and repay you!"

"Bang bang bang!!!" After saying that, the girl actually kowtowed to Lin Chuan, and her forehead was instantly covered with blood.

"You...what are you doing? Get up quickly." Lin Chuan was startled. Just as he reacted to the girl's kneeling, she kowtowed again, leaving him dumbfounded.

The girl didn't respond, but just kept kowtowing. No matter how Lin Chuan tried to persuade her, she wouldn't listen. He had no choice but to agree to the girl's request. He didn't need the blood-clothes grass anyway, and it would be useless if he just kept it. It would be better to give it to the girl to save her mother.

"Thank you, sir!" Seeing that Lin Chuan really gave the blood-stained grass to her, the girl kowtowed a few more times. Her forehead was already a mess of blood and flesh.

"This is the heart of a half-demon. I used to trade it with the shopkeeper. Now I give it to you, young master." After saying that, the girl took out a small wooden box from her arms and handed it to Lin Chuan in front of her.

"Half-demon heart?" Lin Chuan suddenly remembered that the half-demon man seemed to have traded the blood-stained grass for the half-demon heart.

"Where did you get the half-demon heart?" Looking at the thin girl in front of him, he couldn't help but feel puzzled. This half-demon girl looked so thin, how could she possibly beat another half-demon.

"This... this belongs to my brother. He died of illness today. Before he died, he asked me to use his heart to buy herbs to treat my mother," the girl choked up. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she hurriedly explained, "What I said is true. I never hurt anyone."

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