A few minutes earlier..
Shen Yu was observing everything from the skies, along with his companions. He witnessed how Xiao Lan dealt with the first guard, surprising him greatly.
'People here really don't hesitate in killing, huh. Well, the world itself is like that.'
He watched in interest as this was practically the first time he was seeing Xiao Lan fighting. Considering how she had a perfect foundation, an achievement unheard of, he was really curious to see her battle.
And she didn't let him down.
Xiao was a monster thorough and thorough. There was no doubt about it. Shen Yu had expected her to lack experience in fighting but he couldn't be far from that.
Even though Xiao Lan didn't show much of her battle prowess, he could see how good she was as he was also slowly gaining experience in fighting strong opponents.
No wonder everyone was suggesting him to bring her along, despite his worry.
'I should let her have fun then!'
At first, Shen Yu was planning to interfere but now he planned against it. Xiao Lan was more than capable of fighting her way through the entrance, even if there was a Core Formation Realm Cultivator there.
Every disciple of Shen Yu was a monster, so his view on the world also began to change. Especially since he had seen Ying Yue defeat opponents a realm higher than herself.
Raising his hand, Shen Yu flicked his fingers as all the slaves from the settlement disappeared except one. They all were transported to the Senter Valley Base, where Lan Ming who handle everything.
She was the manager, after all.
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As for the last one, he was transported before their group. He was a man in his forties, with a short height and buffed up muscles.
His head had no hair and was shining under the sun, as his gaze scanned the surroundings in confusion at the sudden change of scenery.
He wasn't wearing anything worthy of someone of his Cultivation, and only wore a simple grey tunic under a polished grey armour.
The most striking feature was a dark collar on his neck, which had many strange patterns that glowed slightly. There was no one in the entire Qing Empire who wouldn't recognise this, as they were all afraid to end up wearing one.
The Slave Collar.
An artefact which enslaved people against their will. Depending on the grade of the slave collar, it could even enslave a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator and once enslaved, they wouldn't be able to resist their masters.
The Slave Collar was absolute, and one just couldn't break free from it by themselves. And the higher grade collars could only be destroyed by powerful Cultivators.
Worse, the destruction could cause the death of the slave.
The man before Shen Yu was a victim of this. After some research, Shen Yu had found about him.
His name was Xu Ming and he was the son of a military general whose family was raged to the ground in some incident. And he was sold to the slaves when he was just a young child.
Raising his head, Xu Ming asked.
"As unworthy as I am, I have a request from esteemed senior."
Shen Yu raised an eyebrow, feeling a little strange on being called senior as if he was from some older generation. But he let it slide and nodded.
"You can ask and if it isn't unreasonable, I can try to fulfill it."
Shaking his head, Xu Ming said.
"I don't dare ask for more after what you have done. I just ask you to give me a chance to kill someone."
Understanding shone in Shen Yu's eyes as he saw the flames of revenge burning in Xu Ming's eyes. He had his whole life ruined so he had dedicated his everything in hopes of killing his own master.
However, if Shen Yu killed everyone them he would lose his only goal.
Shen Yu understood it all so he was ready to give him the permission. But before answering, he decided to ask the ones who were reserved to fight the heads of Slave organisation.
His gaze first went towards the two former elders of Assassin Organisation, but seeing the resolve in their eyes, he knew they wouldn't be persuaded.
'How did they get so motivated anyways?'
So, his only option was Song Junwan, so he turned towards her. They didn't need words to understand each other as Song Junwan instantly understood his meaning.
She nodded at him and turned towards Xu Ming.
"Master ordered me to kill the Head of Slave organisation, and that includes your master. I sympathize with you and can back off. However, I need something in compensation as I was looking forward for this fight."
Without any hesitation, Xu Ming put his hand on his chest and said.
"I don't have anything on me but I can swear on my Cultivation base that I would give you whatever you want once I accomplish my goal."
With lips tugged upwards in a beautiful smile, Song Junwan said.
"You don't need to give me anything, actually. We want your services."
Xu Ming grew virtually stiff as he understood the implications of her words.
Seeing that, Song Junwan chuckled.
"Don't worry. You won't be losing your freedom or anything. You see, there will be thousands of slaves that Master has saved and we don't have enough human resources to manage them all. So, we want you to be someone who they all could look upto and be supportive off."
Xu Ming was dumbfounded, as he asked in a shaky voice.
"You mean...I have to look after those poor people?"
"Yes, you know their pain better than anyone so I'm sure you could lead them better. We will give you all the resources necessary so you don't need to worry about that."