NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31
“Alright.”
Elder Yue handed the book back to Lin Yuan with a kind smile, saying:
“Some people lack the quality to cherish books.”
“This book is fine. Someone actually tore apart a whole page before…… Fortunately, this old man had some time on his hands to repair it.”
Lin Yuan smiled and did not respond.
Lin Yuan smiled faintly and did not respond. How could he say… that in his previous life, he used to secretly read web novels at school and often tore books into pages to pass around the class?
“I’ve read this Xu Jianke’s Travel Records a few times as well.”
At this moment, Elder Yue smiled again and said:
“I don’t know if the name of the Black Mountain Old Demon is real or fake, but there is no record of it in the county annals… hmm, it’s also possible that during the time of the Dark Ancestral Dark Lord’s existence, Black Mountain City did not exist.”
At the moment he heard the four words “Dark Ancestral Dark Lord,” Lin Yuan’s pupils suddenly contracted.
His whole body tensed up.
However…
The expected earth-shattering event did not occur, and everything remained as quiet as before.
Lin Yuan was slightly stunned, lost in thought.
“Does it only react within the Black Mountain Range?”
Black Mountain City was built on a plain by the mountains, strictly speaking, it was not within the scope of the mountain range.
Regardless.
From the situation that day, Black Mountain was definitely a dormant dead land.
Who knows when someone will enter that cave again and subconsciously say the title, “Dark Ancestral Dark Lord.”
The vast mountains…
If it suddenly rose, Lin Yuan imagined his scalp tingling.
He shook his head.
Lin Yuan closed the book “Xu Jianke’s Travel Records” and returned it to the bookshelf, as his purpose for this trip had been achieved.
He just wanted to confirm the full name of the legendary Black Mountain Old Demon, which might be useful in the future, preparing for any eventualities.
“Oh, Elder Yue.”
After walking out of the bookshop, Lin Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned to look at the white-haired elderly owner, and said, “It’s better not to mention that individual’s ‘title’ in the future.”
“Why?”
The bookstore owner asked in confusion.
After a moment of silence, Lin Yuan shook his head. “No reason, just consider it a piece of advice from a junior.”
With that, he walked away.
Staring at the gradually fading figure of Lin Yuan, Elder Yue smiled and shook his head, then turned back to the bookstore.
He walked unsteadily to the bookshelf where “Xu Jianke’s Travel Records” was displayed, extended his old tree-like hand, took it down, expertly flipped to the page documenting the “Black Mountain Old Demon.”
“Advice…”
He chuckled softly.
He touched the recently repaired markings, applied a bit of force with his fingertips, and peeled off the stuck piece of paper.
Then he closed the book, put it back on the shelf.
The Great Whale Gang was powerful, with a branch every three hundred miles.
Depending on the prosperity of the area, the strength of different branches varied.
In this region, the headquarters of the branches was located in a big city one hundred miles away from Black Mountain City, called Liefeng City.
When Zhang Baoyi arrived there, it was already late at night.
After being notified, he sat down in the main hall, awaiting the arrival of the branch hall master.
“Bang”
The door was forcefully pushed open.
A middle-aged man with a stern expression strode in, wearing a robe, revealing a black tiger tattoo on his shoulders.
It seemed like he was just about to sleep but got called out.
“Get up.”
“Old Zhang, you better really have an urgent matter!” He stared at Zhang Baoyi with an unfriendly look.
“I want to abdicate and hand over my position!” Zhang Baoyi instinctively shrank his head, but soon raised it again, proclaiming confidently.
The branch hall master was taken aback.
His already dark face became even darker, and a fierce momentum slowly emanated from him as he spoke in a deep voice:
“Zhang Baoyi, I hope you’re just drunk and messing around tonight. A branch leader is not someone you can just hand over or take back at will!”
“Boss, I’m serious!”
Zhang Baoyi’s expression was serious as he said word by word:
“I know the rules within the gang, but rules are dead, people are alive! Geniuses should always have privileges, right? A sixteen-year-old ninefold blood exchange warrior, not to mention in our Whale Gang, even in the Demon Suppression Bureau he would be a top talent! If we don’t offer him a position as a branch leader, how will we attract geniuses in the future?”
“Well, that…”
Sun Youwei impatiently waved his hand, then his expression froze, “Wait, what kind of warrior did you say?”
“A sixteen-year-old ninefold blood exchange warrior!”
“How old is the ninefold blood exchange?”
“Sixteen years old!”
“A sixteen-year-old ninefold blood exchange?”
“…”
A twitch appeared at the corner of Zhang Baoyi’s mouth, “Boss, you didn’t hear wrong, it’s sixteen years old! Ninefold blood exchange! For this matter, I rushed over non-stop from Black Mountain City!”
As he spoke.
He lifted his upper garment: “See it? He kicked me away with one foot, broke three ribs, and that’s when he held back.”
Staring at the footprint on Zhang Baoyi’s chest, Sun Youwei fell silent for a moment.
“Why did he kick you?”
“Uh, this…”
Zhang Baoyi looked somewhat embarrassed.
Judging by his expression, Sun Youwei could roughly guess what had happened. He stared at him silently and said, “Control your temper in the future, or you’ll be in trouble sooner or later!”
“Boss, so about this…?”
There was a moment of silence.
Sun Youwei slowly shook his head. “Rules cannot be broken; otherwise, sooner or later, someone will take advantage of us. He may not fear this because of his talent, but you and I cannot afford to.”
“Boss!”
Zhang Baoyi suddenly became anxious.
“Listen to me.”
Sun Youwei raised his hand to stop him, and said in a deep voice:
“There happens to be an unusual event that needs to be dealt with right now, and I haven’t had the manpower to spare. Being a ninefold blood exchange warrior, he should have no trouble resolving this matter.”
“After he completes the task, there will be a valid reason to promote him to hall master.”
“Boss…”
After a brief pause, Sun Youwei smiled, “What do you think?”
“Boss, you’re wise!!”
Naturally, Zhang Baoyi was not foolish and immediately understood his meaning, feeling overjoyed.
After chatting for a few more moments, he hurriedly took his leave.
Watching Zhang Baoyi’s figure depart, Sun Youwei’s gaze became peculiar.
Sixteen years old, ninefold blood exchange… any one alone wasn’t very surprising, but all together, it was extremely unimaginable.
Sun Youwei was a practitioner at the second level of the True Gang Realm.
But he was almost sixty years old.
A few years ago, he had been injured secretly and it was impossible for him to progress in this life.
What Zhang Baoyi could understand, how could the branch hall master not understand?
The so-called task was just a formality.
Sun Youwei had already decided.
After the task was completed and he was promoted to hall master.
He also planned to, in his own name, give the other party a third-tier contribution, which would be precious even to himself!