C10 Taoist Artifacts Hall

"Huh? You still want to provoke me? In that case, don't blame me for what's about to happen next."

Hearing Qin Yiming's response, Ye Lan stepped forward and kicked Qin Yiming square in the crotch.

*Crack!*

*Ah~*

The sound of an egg shattering was quickly followed by Qin Yiming's bloodcurdling scream. It reverberated through the air about the Celestial Jade Workshop and echoed for a while before disappearing completely.

The surrounding male cultivators who witnessed the horrifying scene instinctively shielded their crotch as they quivered in fear.

A mix of fear and disbelief was written all over their faces.

"Who is that mysterious young man wearing the black bamboo hat? When the patriarch of the Qin Family finds out about this, he will definitely explode with anger!"

One of the people in the crowd exclaimed.

Many cultivators nodded in agreement.

That's right!

Qin Yiming was the youngest son of Qin Zhan and one of the young masters of the Qin Family.

If Qin Zhan found out that his precious youngest son had his genital incapacitated in front of everyone at the Celestial Jade Workshop today, who knows how he is going to respond?

The series of heart-wrenching screeches continued for a long time.

The unbearable pain of having his genitals destroyed caused Qin Yiming's face to distort and his entire body to tremble uncontrollably.

At this moment, not only was he spitting out mouthfuls of blood, but he was even foaming in the mouth. One could not help but feel extremely bad for him.

Why did he previously say that dying was a better choice than living?

For a young master like Qin Yiming who only ever knew how to play with girls and drink to his heart's content, incapacitating his genitals was truly the worse punishment he could possibly receive.

Just as Ye Lan said, he certainly returned the favor.

Since Qin Yiming wanted him to live a life worse than death, Ye Lan ended up givining Qin Yiming a taste of his own medicine.

"Alright... the young master of the Qin Family has truly become the trash of all trash!"

Ye Lan stared at Qin Yiming's contorted face and could not help but laugh.

With just that one sentence, Qin Yiming fumed with so much anger that his eyes rolled back as he fainted on the spot.

Without paying any more attention to Qin Yiming, Ye Lan turned back around and left the scene.

He still had to buy a proper Pill Refinement Furnace and various other ingredients to refine Body Tempering Pills.

As soon as Ye Lan took his leave, the Qin Family followers who were lying on the ground wailing in agony finally stood back up and staggered in their steps.

They stared at the unconscious Qin Yiming and looked at one another. Horror-stricken, their hearts were enveloped with nothing but pure fear when they thought about the consequences.

They were well aware that once today's events spread to Qin Zhan's ears, they would definitely be unable to escape their inevitable fate.

"This... What should we do? "

One of the Qin Family followers asked with a face as bitter as a pickled cucumber.

"What else can we do? Let's send the young master back to the Qin Family and report this matter to the patriarch in detail. He will definitely think of a way to solve this problem."

The Qin Family follower with a hint of authority said in a deep voice.

"But... this will definitely anger the Patriarch, and we'll be severely punished!"

Another person who was fear-stricken said in a desperation tone.

"Do you think we can still escape?"

The Qin Family follower who had some authority replied in this manner.

With this sentence, the other Qin Family followers were rendered speechless.

Flee?

Would they really be able to escape?

After all, the Qin Family was one of the most influential families in Lucid Aqua Town when it came to martial arts. Even if they were to run, the Qin Family would definitely still be able to locate their whereabouts and catch them back.

With that in mind, those few Qin Family followers could only reluctantly carry the unconscious Qin Yiming back to the Qin Family.

Along their way back, they cursed Ye Lan in their mind for his ruthless attacks. To think that he would cripple Qin Yiming's cultivation and even incapacitate his genitals. Consequently, they ended up having to suffer the consequences of failing to protect the young master of the Qin Family.

As a matter fact, they had already developed a great sense of hatred for Ye Lan.

Taoist Artifacts Hall.

Amidst Lucid Aqua Town, this place was specialized in creating all kinds of artifacts and Pill Refinement Furnaces.

However, the Taoist Artifacts Hall wasn't a power native to Lucid Aqua Town. It was said that their leader was currently situated in the Imperial City of the Dragon Abyss Empire.

This particular building in Lucid Aqua Town was merely a side branch.

Living up to its high prestige, the Taoist Artifacts Halls sold various items of the highest quality. Thus, it was highly favored by many of the cultivators in town.

Furthermore, the prices of the items were reasonable and the quality was guaranteed.

At this time, Ye Lan stood outside the main gate of the Taoist Artifacts Hall and watched as the endless stream of cultivators came to and fro in the building, mesmerized by the exact sight.

"I wonder how Shaoge is doing now?"

Ye Lan lifted off his black bamboo hat, revealing his youthful features.

His pair of pitch-black eyes stared fixedly at the enormous signboard on top of the main gate. At this moment, his thoughts momentarily sunk back into the past.

The Shaoge whom he spoke of was the infamous trash young master of the Taoist Artifacts Hall, Yin Shaoge.

In his previous life, he shared the same fate as Ye Lan. Since they were widely known as the two wastes of Lucid Aqua Town, they ended up becoming sworn brothers.

According to Ye Lan's memories, he recalled how although Yin Shaoge often appeared carefree on the surface, his heart was, on the other hand, filled with constant pain.

The reason was that Yin Shaoge wasn't initially a worthless piece of trash. Having broken through to the ninth stage of the Qi Gathering Realm at the age of ten, he would soon manage to enter the Core Formation Realm. He became famous as his generation's genius and even caused a sensation throughout the entire Dragon Abyss Empire.

Afterwards, for whatever reason, his cultivation suddenly fell from the peak of the ninth stage of Qi Gathering Realm to the third stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

Ever since then, the genius of his generation was reduced to a pile of trash. Consequently, he received endless ridicule and all sorts of insults.

Furthermore, he was even banished from the Taoist Artifacts Hall in the Imperial City to a remote and damned place like Lucid Aqua Town.

Originally crowned with the halo of a genius and revered by tens of thousands of people around the Martial God Continent, Yin Shaoge, on the other hand, ended up becoming one of the two infamous trash of Lucid Aqua Town instead.

One could only imagine the pain in Yin Shaoge's heart.

In Ye Lan's memories of his past life, Yin Shaoge could no longer bear the burden anymore and chose to commit suicide. His sudden leave from the Martial God Continent would continue to haunt Ye Lan's heart for the rest of his life.

Farewell, my sworn brother...

Many days ago, Ye Lan would lifted his cup to the moon, in memory of Yin Shaoge. Amidst the dusk of the night, who knows how many times he wept and mourned for his sworn brother's death at that time?

Yin Shaoge was indeed one of Yu Lan's closest friends in his previous life.

That moment when he found out that his sworn brother committed suicide caused a great pain in Ye Lan's heart that ordinary people could not possibly come to understand.

"In my previous life, I helplessly stood at the side while Shaoge committed suicide. In this life, I will definitely not allow history to repeat itself!"

After a long while, Ye Lan retracted his thoughts and entered the Taoist Artifacts Hall.

"It's you again?! Who allowed a piece of trash like you to enter my Taoist Artifacts Hall?"

Just as Ye Lan took a step past the gate, a rude voice suddenly sounded from afar.

With a turn of his head, he noticed a few young men dressed in the robes of the Taoist Artifacts Hall disciples walking over in an aggressive manner.

The young man in the lead pointed at Ye Lan and cursed aloud.

He looked down on Ye Lan with absolute disdain.

Upon seeing that Taoist Artifacts Hall disciple, Ye Lan revealed a cold expression.

That particular disciple's name was Zhou Nan.

After the age of eighteen, he managed to break through to the fourth stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

According to Ye Lan's memories from his previous life, this Zhou Nan was the one who constantly humiliated Yin Shaoge. He was both cunning and ruthless in his methods.

As such, Ye Lan did not have a good impression of Zhou Nan.

"What? Is this how you treat the customers of your Taoist Artifacts Hall?"

Ye Lan replied coldly with his gaze fixed on Zhou Nan.

"Customer? Who? You, Ye Lan? A piece of trash like you dares to shop at my Taoist Artifacts Hall? Do you even have the necessary funds?"

"If you know what's good for you, then hurry up and f*ck off!"

"My Taoist Artifacts Hall isn't a place where trash can just casually walk into."

"If you accidentally break anything inside my Taoist Artifacts Hall, you definitely won't be able to afford paying the consequences!"

Hearing Ye Lan's unusually cold words, Zhou Nan fumed with so much anger that he started laughing and ridiculing Ye Lan.

Just when he was about to order his companions to chase Ye Lan away, Ye Lan suddenly reached into his pocket and took out a thick stack of silver notes.

Looking at the stack of silver notes, Zhou Nan and his few lackeys were utterly stunned, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

They could not and did not dare to believe that Ye Lan, the infamous trash of Lucid Aqua Town, actually had that much money in his possession. Judging from the banknotes in his hands, he would at least have several thousands of silvers!

That amount of silvers was equivalent to the savings that Zhou Nan and his companions had accumulated for almost ten years!

"Can I finally go in now?"

Ye Lan put the stack of silver notes back into his pocket and said with a cold expression.

Hearing that, Zhou Nan and the others jolted awake. They exchanged glances with one another as they succumbed to their greed.

To think that Ye Lan, a piece of trash, would actually have so much money on hand. At that moment, they planned to seize the opportunity to teach him a lesson.

"You want to go in? Did you think you've become a big deal just because you earned some money? You worthless trash, since you have so many silver notes on you, shouldn't you hand a portion over to us as a way of paying your respects?"

Zhou Nan looked at Ye Lan with an evil grin, his eyes filled with nothing but ill intent.

Indeed, a greedy wolf staring at a fat lamb.