Chapter 10

C10 – Dao Artifact Hall

“Oh, you’re challenging me? Well then, let’s see if I have the guts to crush your manhood!”

With those words, Jiaang Lin advanced and delivered a swift kick to Qiao Mingfan’s groin.

Crack!

Ahh!

The sound of an egg cracking was followed by Qiao Mingfan’s agonizing scream, which echoed across the Jade Blessing Market for an extended period.

The male cultivators witnessing Jiaang Lin actually shatter Qiao Mingfan’s manhood with a single kick shuddered, feeling a chill run down their spines.

Expressions of shock and disbelief were etched on their faces.

“Who is that mysterious young man in the black bamboo hat? He actually crushed Qiao Mingfan’s manhood! If Qiao Kai, the head of the Qiao family, hears about this, he’s going to lose his mind!”

One of the cultivators remarked.

Hearing this, many others silently nodded in agreement.

Indeed!

Qiao Mingfan was the beloved youngest son of Qiao Kai, the young master of the Qiao family.

If Qiao Kai learned that his most cherished son had been publicly humiliated and maimed at the Jade Blessing Market, he would be beside himself with rage!

The screams lingered in the air.

The excruciating pain twisted Qiao Mingfan’s face as his body shook uncontrollably.

At that moment, he was not only spitting out blood but also foaming at the mouth, a ghastly sight to behold.

What does it mean to live a life worse than death?

For a libertine like Qiao Mingfan, who frequently toyed with women, being deprived of his manhood and the ability to indulge in his desires was indeed a fate worse than death.

As Jiaang Lin had said, it was a tit-for-tat response.

Since Qiao Mingfan had wished for Jiaang Lin to suffer, Jiaang Lin would ensure that Qiao Mingfan experienced that suffering first.

“Now, the young master of the Qiao family has been reduced to the lowest of the low!”

Jiaang Lin couldn’t help but smirk as he observed Qiao Mingfan’s contorted face.

At the utterance of those words, Qiao Mingfan’s eyes rolled back, and he collapsed, unconscious.

Disregarding Qiao Mingfan, Jiaang Lin turned and left the area.

He still needed to purchase a Pill Refining Furnace and the various spiritual medicines required for concocting Body Tempering Pills.

Once Jiaang Lin had departed, the groaning Qiao family servants on the ground finally managed to get to their feet, staggering as they did so.

They looked at the unconscious Qiao Mingfan, exchanging uneasy glances, their faces a picture of distress, and their hearts filled with dread.

They knew all too well that if word of today’s events reached Qiao Kai, they would undoubtedly face severe repercussions.

​”What do we do now?” one of the Qiao family attendants asked, his face as sour as a pickled cucumber.

“In my past life, I could do nothing as Shaang Duoge took his own life. This time around, I refuse to let history repeat itself.”

After some time, Jiaang Lin gathered his thoughts and stepped into the Dao Artifact Hall.

“It’s you again, you good-for-nothing! Who let you into my Dao Artifact Hall?”

As soon as Jiaang Lin crossed the threshold, a harsh voice echoed from a distance.

He turned to see several young men, clad in the Dao Artifact Hall uniforms, approaching with hostility.

The leader, pointing directly at Jiaang Lin, hurled insults at him.

His eyes bore into Jiaang Lin, his face twisted with scorn and loathing.

Upon seeing the Dao Artifact Hall disciple, Jiaang Lin’s expression turned icy.

His name was Tang Bei, a disciple of the Dao Artifact Hall.

At over eighteen, he had reached Body Refining Level Four.

From his previous life’s memories, Jiaang Lin remembered Tang Bei as the one who had tormented Shaang Duoge time and again, a man known for his deceitful and vicious nature.

Understandably, Jiaang Lin harbored no fondness for Tang Bei.

“What’s this? Does the Dao Artifact Hall always treat its customers with such contempt?”

Jiaang Lin’s gaze met Tang Bei’s as he responded coolly.

“Customer? Who? You, Jiaang Lin? You think someone like you has the right to patronize the Dao Artifact Hall? Do you even have enough money?

If you have any sense, get out of here now!”

The Dao Artifact Hall is not some place where just anyone can waltz in, especially not trash.

If you so much as accidentally damage anything inside the Dao Artifact Hall, selling yourself off wouldn’t even begin to cover the costs, you piece of trash!”

Upon hearing Jiaang Lin’s icy remarks, Tang Bei couldn’t help but burst into a mocking laughter, unreservedly taunting him.

Just as he was about to command his cronies to kick Jiaang Lin out, Jiaang Lin reached into his coat and pulled out a thick wad of silver notes!

Tang Bei and his associates were taken aback at the sight of the silver notes, their faces a mix of astonishment and disbelief.

They couldn’t fathom that Jiaang Lin, the notorious good-for-nothing of Clear Water Town, actually possessed such wealth. Judging by the number of silver notes, it was easily a few thousand taels!

A few thousand taels represented nearly a decade’s worth of savings for Tang Bei and his companions!

“Now, may I enter?”

Jiaang Lin asked, his tone frosty as he tucked the silver notes back into his pocket.

Snapped back to reality by his words, Tang Bei and his group exchanged knowing looks, their eyes brimming with avarice.

Jiaang Lin, the so-called waste, actually had a fortune on him. Today seemed like the perfect opportunity for them to seize his wealth and give him a well-deserved lesson.

“Enter? Think you’re something special because you have money? You little waste, with all those silver notes on you, shouldn’t you be sharing the wealth with us?”

Tang Bei fixed his gaze on Jiaang Lin, his face twisted into a menacing grin, his eyes radiating malice.

In that moment, he eyed Jiaang Lin as a greedy wolf would eye a plump lamb.