Chapter 351 - Cursed Village

Chapter 351: Chapter 106 Cursed Village"What are you doing here!" Seeing Lu Hong arrive, Xu Fubin did not offer a warm welcome; after all, everything traced back to him.

If Lu Hong had admitted defeat in the ring, Xu Fubin would have won and wouldn’t have been forced to repay such a massive debt.

But Lu Hong understood that those who treated Xu Fubin as a cash cow would still incessantly demand from him even without this reason, finding other excuses to exploit him endlessly.

"You should know," Lu Hong said with a sigh, "that leader’s greed is never-ending."

Xu Fubin knew this all too well, but he was powerless to change it.

"Please leave," Xu Fubin said, enduring the soreness in his ninja arm and pointing toward the door. Searᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Lu Hong immediately noticed the arm he had crushed was still unhealed, surmising Xu Fubin must have bet his entire fortune in the gambles the day before and now didn’t even have the money for treatment.

"Take this," Lu Hong said, tossing a bottle of healing magic potion, "Don’t leave yourself any hidden troubles."

"I don’t want your stuff," Xu Fubin turned his head away, not even glancing at the magic potion offered to him.

"Xu Fubin, don’t be ungrateful," Lu Hong’s brows furrowed, "I’m trying to help you, not harm you. If it weren’t for what you said yesterday, I wouldn’t bother with you."

After a long silence, Xu Fubin finally took the magic potion from Lu Hong’s hand and swallowed it in one gulp.

The magic potion’s effect was strong, and soon the injuries in his body began to gradually heal.

Xu Fubin spoke slowly: "I was born in a very remote place, on the border between the alliances of two great dukes in the Northwest, geographically known as a ’No Man’s Land,’ hence, many autonomous leaders thrived. My village was once an idyllic haven with a sorcerer’s Holy Temple. The villagers would go there to specialize and become sorcerers. With the unpredictable skills of the sorcerers, the village lived in peace for a long time. But then a very powerful leader who called himself the Lone Wolf appeared, accompanied by a sorcerer at the Third Transition Peak, a Great Druid who instantly broke our village chief’s cursed techniques. With just one purification skill, this Third Transition Peak healer subdued all the villagers."

Lu Hong did not interrupt, listening quietly to Xu Fubin’s account.

"Lone Wolf turned the villagers into slaves and controlled them to commit endless atrocities. As the most talented sorcerer of my generation, I was highly valued by Lone Wolf, which is why he had me participate in the Hawk Expedition. No need for a high rank—just earning money for him was sufficient. Before I left, he promised that if I could single-handedly produce three million gold coins, he would release the villagers."

Hearing this, Lu Hong displayed a scornful smile: "Do you really think Lone Wolf would release your villagers?"

Xu Fubin didn’t respond; in truth, he knew the answer but was just deluding himself.

"If you want to free your village from Lone Wolf’s shackles, there’s only one way—kill them all!" Lu Hong was filled with hatred for these villains, those who commit all kinds of evil deeds deserved death!

"But I can’t defeat them; my cursed techniques would be easily dispelled by the Third Transition Peak Great Druid," Xu Fubin had considered it too, but such perfect restraint left him helpless.

"What if I help you?" Lu Hong said, "I’ll help you kill Lone Wolf and rescue your villagers."

"You help me?" Xu Fubin shook his head, "Lone Wolf is a Third Transition Early Stage powerhouse; not to mention your level is only at the Second Transition midpoint, even if it were at the Third Transition, you may not be his match. Under the pressure of the Second Transition Level 7, he’s not alone. With over seven thousand subordinates, you don’t stand a chance unless you also have a force behind you."

"Since you know that a powerful force can deal with Lone Wolf, given your abilities, shouldn’t it be easy for you to seek refuge with a marquis? No one would refuse, right?"

Xu Fubin sighed, "What’s the difference between seeking refuge with a noble house and being ruled by Lone Wolf? If Lone Wolf kills, do you think the nobles would be any kinder? Those aristocrats are far more terrifying than Lone Wolf."

Xu Fubin indeed saw through the alliance; there were still some noble seats that were good, but it was difficult to distinguish them. Xu Fubin didn’t want to take the risk; after all, once a large group of troops neared the lawless zone, the lone wolf would notice. If it was discovered that Xu Fubin was leading the team, the villagers would undoubtedly be executed immediately.

"You rest assured, I will go alone and guarantee to rescue the villagers for you," Lu Hong patted Xu Fubin’s shoulder, "Now that I know about this, I won’t pretend as if nothing has happened."

Xu Fubin frowned slightly, "Why would you help me?"

"Because I’m looking to recruit someone to find a group of subordinates," Lu Hong said, "I don’t belong to any power, but I have a subordinate who needs a force, a force that can remain hidden."

"Hmph!" Xu Fubin scoffed, "Just like those nobles, you’re not planning anything good!"

"Don’t say that; this is a trade. You’re not going to be enslaved by helping my subordinate, and besides, you can refuse any task assigned to you. It’s a partnership," Lu Hong continued, "You should be familiar with him, he’s currently the seventh Bishop of the Holy Court, Jin Fu."

"What?!" Xu Fubin was shocked, then recalling the faint Holy Light emanating from Lu Hong’s body in yesterday’s arena, he understood, "You’re with the Holy Court?"

"Didn’t I say, I don’t belong to any faction," Lu Hong said, "Jin Fu is my junior brother. If you help him, I won’t let him enslave you. You just need to take care of him, protect him from harm, and in return, you’ll be given a sanctuary within the Holy Court’s realm. Isn’t that a good deal?"

"This...," Xu Fubin was swayed by the Holy Court’s reputation. In the lawless areas, the Holy Court still represented a holy banner, but since the region was too chaotic, the Holy Court had withdrawn from Cursed Village two years before the lone wolf’s occupation, so at that time, it was impossible to seek their help.

"Quit the nonsense. Are you in or not? You should know that even if you have the chance to kill the lone wolf and rescue the villagers, you’ll still live a life of hiding. Eliminate one lone wolf, and there will be another one waiting for you."

After much persuasion, Xu Fubin finally agreed, "Alright! But how will you rescue them?"

Lu Hong smiled faintly, "It’s simple, just kill them all." While speaking, he threw several vials of healing Magic Potions, "There is a whole month before my next competition. First, heal your injuries, then we will set out together to your hometown. A month should be enough for the round trip, right?"

"That’s enough, but..." Xu Fubin was still somewhat perplexed; "You, a Second Transition Middle Stage Great War Master, do you really have some kind of ace up your sleeve?"

"Of course, and it’s a very powerful one," Lu Hong turned around, hands behind his back, his demeanor inscrutable, "As long as it’s a realm suppressed in the Second Transition, I—am invincible."

"You think you’re Baron Yitian?!" Xu Fubin spat with disdain, "Don’t spout nonsense. Don’t end up failing to take out the lone wolf and instead getting yourself killed. I won’t be around to dig your grave."

"You’ll see when the time comes." Lu Hong patted Xu Fubin’s shoulder and threw him a bag of Gold Coins, "Buy something nice for yourself. As a man, you have to treat yourself well."

@%$#&^@!#^@&... Xu Fubin was left speechless.

Seeing Lu Hong about to leave, Xu Fubin hurriedly asked, "Where should I go to find you?"

"No need, as long as you’re still in the Sevenfold Floating World, I will find a way to locate you."

All talk and no walk, in reality, he still relied on Tai Hongyun, under Qing Ling.

Returning to the villa, Lu Hong recounted Xu Fubin’s predicament, and Anna felt some sympathy for the young man: "But he actually set a trap for you and almost killed you, he’s not exactly a good person!"

"Calm down, he was also desperate. I’ve promised to help him with his problem. You can come with me," Lu Hong thought it over, and still did not feel comfortable leaving Anna alone at the Holy Institute. Even though no one troubled them, the principal had long since isolated Anna’s villa by setting up a restricted area around it. Leaving Anna there alone, who knew how lonely she would be.

"Sure!" Without a moment’s hesitation, Anna agreed. Wherever Lu Hong was, that was her home. If he wished, Anna was willing to wander the world with him.