Chapter 110: Robbery

Xiao Yang was almost amused by the creature’s audacity.

As a great demon at the Demon King realm, it could certainly have sensed Lang Liqing’s arrival even while asleep. It simply did not want to get involved and had come up with an excuse.

“Heh!”

He let out a cold laugh and left the Profound Ice White Tiger to savor his words.

Then, looking at the members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group fleeing wildly, he ordered them directly, “Go. Bring those people here.”

Without giving the Profound Ice White Tiger any chance to object, he sat down on the ground and purchased several Qi Recovery Pills from the system shop, preparing to restore his internal energy.

That last attack had completely drained him.

He needed to recover as quickly as possible.

The Profound Ice White Tiger merely glanced at him without saying a word. The next moment, it shot into the air and flew toward the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.

“Everyone, run! We’re dead if they catch us!”

As he spoke, one of them turned to look behind them.

At a glance, he saw Xiao Yang sitting in meditation and immediately felt somewhat relieved.

But soon, he discovered a white cat flying straight toward him.

“How can a cat fly?” he muttered.

Then a trace of horror appeared in his eyes.

“Flying? Is this a cat at the Demon King realm?”

He could not help swallowing hard.

At that moment, a deep voice rang out.

“You’re the cat! Your whole family are cats!”

The man tried to turn around for a look, but before he could, he felt a small foot press against his back, followed by tremendous force.

Boom!

His entire body was sent sprawling forward, and he crashed to the ground in a daze.

The sudden turn of events finally jolted the others into action. They all looked back, but upon seeing the Profound Ice White Tiger flying through the air, they froze for a moment.

They quickly recovered.

“A Demon King!”

In an instant, the members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group were so terrified that their legs went weak.

“All of you, stop! Otherwise, I’ll kill every last one of you!” the Profound Ice White Tiger said coldly.

At those words, everyone shuddered and stopped where they stood.

If their pursuer had been a Martial Marquis, they might still have considered escaping. But this was a Demon King—a terrifying existence on the same level as the ruler of the Beidou Kingdom.

Anyone who dared defy such a being could be killed on the spot by a mere sneeze.

Gulp.

Gulp.

The members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group stood there tensely, staring pitifully at the Profound Ice White Tiger.

“Looks like you know what’s good for you.”

The Profound Ice White Tiger swept its gaze over them, then prepared to take them back.

“Follow me.”

It turned around as it spoke, completely unconcerned that they might try to escape.

The members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group exchanged glances. In the end, they gritted their teeth and followed.

They understood perfectly well that following the Profound Ice White Tiger might leave them a sliver of hope.

If they turned and ran, death would be certain.

In less than fifteen minutes, the once-arrogant Iron Wolf Mercenary Group had become as dispirited as withered eggplants. They lowered their heads and trudged behind the Profound Ice White Tiger toward Xiao Yang.

“I’m back,” the Profound Ice White Tiger announced.

Then it found a spot of its own and sprawled down.

The sight left everyone bewildered.

Could this Demon King be a fraud?

Some even began to suspect that it was not a Demon King at all.

But suspicion was one thing; none of them dared resist. Even if it was not a Demon King, it was at least a demon at the Demon Marquis realm—not an existence that a group of Martial Masters and Grand Martial Masters could afford to provoke.

They stood obediently where they were. Even when they needed to pass wind, they held it in with all their might.

After another quarter of an hour, Xiao Yang finally finished recovering.

It had to be said that while other people needed only a single Qi Recovery Pill, Xiao Yang had consumed more than twenty before his internal energy was fully restored.

“Damn it! Life is going to be too difficult from now on.”

Once the Origin Saint Force continued to grow, the number of pills he needed would become even more outrageous.

Without realizing it, he had gained yet another bottomless money pit.

At that moment, Xiao Yang felt that if he had no money, he would be unable to take even a single step.

“I’m still far too poor. I have to speed up my money-making. I can barely keep up with my spending anymore.”

After muttering to himself, he raised his head and looked at the members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group.

“Who among you holds the highest rank? Step forward and speak.”

Almost at once, a shirtless man walked out.

“I’m the captain of the First Squad. My name is Duan Geng.”

Xiao Yang glanced at him.

Surely the group leader or deputy leader should be the one answering his questions.

“Where is your leader? Bring him out to speak.”

“He… he can’t come.”

Duan Geng’s voice trembled.

Xiao Yang raised an eyebrow and glared at him.

The members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group immediately dropped to their knees in fright.

“My lord, you killed our leader.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Xiao Yang nodded. So that was what had happened.

Then he asked, “Which one?”

“The one who was burned to ashes was our leader, Iron Wolf. You also kicked our deputy leader to death.”

Whenever he recalled how their leader had been burned to ashes in an instant, a chill ran through his heart.

Xiao Yang finally understood.

After all that, he had already killed every member of the group’s upper ranks.

Only a squad captain remained.

“All right. I understand.”

At those words, Duan Geng shut his mouth and stared at Xiao Yang anxiously.

“I’m not someone who kills indiscriminately. Tell me what you’re worth.”

“Worth?”

The members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group were utterly confused. None of them knew how to answer.

After waiting for a long while without hearing a response, Xiao Yang rolled his eyes.

He decided to be more direct.

“Robbery starts now. Hand over everything valuable.”

The abrupt change left the entire Iron Wolf Mercenary Group dumbfounded.

“M-my lord? What did you say?” Duan Geng asked in confusion.

He thought he must have misheard.

After all, how could a Martial Marquis bring a Demon King along to rob people?

It was utterly absurd.

Xiao Yang raised an eyebrow and repeated himself.

“Robbery! Hand over everything valuable!”

Even after hearing him clearly, the members of the Iron Wolf Mercenary Group remained frozen in disbelief.

A Martial Marquis was robbing them with a Demon King?

Duan Geng was the first to recover. He hurriedly shouted at the others, “What are you staring at? Hand over your valuables!”

As he spoke, he pulled a thick stack of banknotes from his clothes.

Every note was worth one thousand taels.

“My lord, this is everything I own—seventy-eight thousand taels in total.”

He handed the money to Xiao Yang with obvious pain.

That was the income he had saved over two or three months, and it had vanished in the blink of an eye.

Just thinking about it made his heart ache.

Xiao Yang glanced at the money.

A Grand Martial Master could not even produce one hundred thousand taels?

How could that be acceptable?

“From now on, the prices are fixed. Grand Martial Masters pay one hundred thousand taels, and Martial Masters pay thirty thousand.”

Duan Geng shuddered.

Cold sweat had already begun to bead on his forehead.

He had originally planned to save more money to break through to the second level of the Grand Martial Master realm.

But now, he could not even afford the ransom.

“M-my lord, this truly is everything I own. I really have no more money.”

He braced himself and hoped Xiao Yang would show mercy.

“Simple enough. For every ten thousand taels you’re short, I’ll cut off one limb.”

As soon as he said this, everyone shuddered uncontrollably.

Their hands moved even faster as they pulled out their money.