Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

"What money? Those ten gold coins? Didn't you say it would be a gift to me if I lost?" Not only Lin Anlan was puzzled, but Su Yang was also confused. What money did they need to return? They clearly agreed that the ten gold coins didn't need to be returned. Lin Anlan continued to ask, "Are you going back on your word and making me return those ten gold coins?"

"Hehe, of course not." The man laughed. "You don't have to pay back the ten gold coins, but there's interest on them, 30% per hour. You've been playing here for almost an hour, so you'll have to pay me the interest on the nine silver coins."

"When did we agree to interest?" Lin Anlan found it incomprehensible, as no such agreement had been reached.

"Hehehe, miss, every silver coin that goes through me comes with interest. That's my rule. But if you don't ask, there's no need for me to explain, is there? Or are you not planning to pay interest?"

Su Yang thought it best to just pay up and settle the matter, but Lin Anlan was clearly angry. In a fit of temper, she blurted out, "That's right, you didn't explain things clearly and instead asked me for interest. Of course, I can't give you that money!"

"Alright, then good luck to you." After saying this, the man stepped back. Before they knew it, they were surrounded by burly men wielding clubs, who had encircled Su Yang and Lin Anlan.

"What, you still want to use force? Fine, let's try it then." Lin Anlan was not afraid at all, and got into a fighting stance, ready to start. Su Yang watched from the side with a headache. Now things were getting more and more complicated.

Without a word, the thugs rushed forward, wielding their clubs at Lin Anlan. But how could they be a match for Lin Anlan? With a burst of elemental power, the thugs were quickly sent flying. Seeing this, Lin Anlan waved to the other thugs, signaling them to continue.

As the others were about to step forward, they heard an angry shout: "Who dares to cause trouble on my turf!"

Boan Xiu slowly descended the stairs, accompanied by a glamorous woman, Sigrid. It turned out that while Lin Anlan was playing with the Death Slab, Boan received news of Sigrid's arrival. He went to the second-floor reception room to meet her. After exchanging pleasantries, they began chatting. Sigrid was still reminiscing about the muscular man she had brought back last time, and was incessantly telling Boan how she had toyed with and tortured him when they heard the sounds of fighting coming from downstairs.

Bo An, his face contorted with rage, slowly approached with Sigrid. Due to the dim lighting, Sigrid did not recognize Su Yang and Lin Anlan. Bo An, however, could no longer contain his anger. Throughout the entire royal city, there were dozens, if not hundreds, of fourth- or fifth-tier elementalists who dared to cause trouble in his casino, and now two more fearless individuals had appeared and even injured his men. How could this not infuriate him?

Upon seeing Bo An arrive, the man immediately bowed respectfully and approached him, explaining the whole story. After listening, Bo An looked at Su Yang and his companion and said, "So it's you two? Since you dare to cause trouble on my turf, it's not a matter of interest payments anymore. Leave your lives behind!"

Sigrid was yawning listlessly. She had been interrupted while she was getting into the middle of her story and had lost interest in everything. Besides, she had seen this kind of situation many times before and was already used to it. After following Bo An closer, she glanced at the two people who were surrounded. She wouldn't have thought much of it if she hadn't looked, because she was already very close. In the dim light, Sigrid could see the faces of the two people and was immediately startled. She immediately grabbed Bo An, who was about to give an order.

"Don't worry yet!"

Bo An was somewhat puzzled. He watched as Sigrid walked forward and, upon reaching Su Yang and his companion, Sigrid smiled charmingly and said, "Oh dear~ who do we have here? It's you two distinguished guests. It's alright, I know this place quite well, so you two can rest assured. We're all friends, and we became acquainted through a little misunderstanding~"

Looking at the woman in front of him, Su Yang remembered that she was the woman he had met at the slave market in the forest that day. He felt that they were indeed birds of a feather. The old saying left by their ancestors was indeed true everywhere: "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black."

Sigrid waved her hand and ordered, "Get back, all of you. What are you doing standing around like this? Can't you see my friend?" The thugs glanced at Sigrid, then at Bo'an. Seeing that the latter did not nod for a long time, they dared not make any rash moves and remained where they were.

Seeing that her orders were ineffective, Sigrid was somewhat annoyed. She turned back to Bo'an with a smile and said, "Lord Xiu, are these two really my friends? Why don't you give me some face?" She then walked to Bo'an's side and whispered, "These two have already reached the sixth rank. If this gets out of hand, they'll destroy your casino. Let them go for now, and we'll settle the score later."

Bo'an hesitated upon hearing this. A sixth-tier elementalist was far stronger than a fifth-tier elementalist. Not to mention these thugs, even if he attacked them all together, he might not be a match for them. However, he couldn't lose face. He had already made his boastful statement, so he could only grit his teeth and say fiercely, "Someone saved you today, so I'll spare your lives. If you see me again, stay far away from me, or I will take your heads. Get lost!"

Sigrid breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said to the thugs around her, "Get out of the way and let my friend leave!" The thugs obeyed the order and made way for Su Yang, who quickly pulled Lin Anlan away and hurriedly left this place of trouble.

Seeing the two leave, Bo'an immediately asked, "How did you know they were both sixth-tier elementals?"

“I ran into these two people at the Black Servant Market not long ago, and I even fought with them. The woman is definitely a sixth-tier elementalist. Seven or eight of my fifth-tier elementalists couldn’t beat her. I’m not sure about the man’s strength, but he’s also very likely a sixth-tier elementalist.” Sigrid recounted what had happened.

"You're such a coward. That man only neutralized your attack; we haven't even really fought yet, and you've already judged him to be a sixth-tier elementalist? How is that possible? Maybe he just has stronger defensive techniques," Bo'an said dismissively.

Sigrid didn't bother arguing with him. Since he didn't believe her, why bother saying anything more? Anyway, she had a gut feeling that this man and woman were definitely powerful, and it was best not to provoke them.

Bo An summoned another servant from his marquisate and instructed him, "Go out through the other exit, find someone to follow these two men, investigate their background, and find an opportunity to eliminate them." The servant obeyed and left. Sigrid watched Bo An do all this, shook her head, and said to Bo An, "Lord Xiu, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Didn't you come to me on your own initiative? How come it's become me looking for you?" Bo'an asked, puzzled.

“Yes, I came to see you to share some interesting things that have happened recently. Now that I’ve been interrupted, I’ve lost interest. I’ll be going now.” After saying that, Sigrid ignored Boan’s questions and left on her own.

This infuriated Bo'an. He had originally intended to teach those who caused trouble in his territory a lesson, but Sigrid had stopped him. Not only had he lost face, but Sigrid had also come to him with business, only to be dismissed with a simple "I'm not interested." Now that the person was gone, Bo'an had no one to vent his anger on. But upon closer inspection, something seemed amiss. He turned his gaze to the second floor and muttered to himself, "A bunch of bastards, surely I can find a place to vent my anger!" Then he strode upstairs.