Chapter 41: I Rob... Lives!

In the meeting room, there were a total of five people, besides Ji Rumei, there were three men and one woman.Among them, one man with a stubble beard had a cultivation level of the twelfth level of Qi Refinement, while the other three had a cultivation level of the tenth level of Qi Refinement.As soon as Fang Yu entered, the gazes of these four people focused on him.The man with the twelfth level of Qi Refinement cultivation level was the first to withdraw his gaze, his eyes filled with disdain.The other three, after carefully observing Fang Yu, also showed a scornful expression."Miss Ji, is this the Mr. Fang we waited for over half an hour? From the way you mentioned him, I thought he was amazing, but it turns out he's just a Fifth Stage innate cultivator." The woman glanced at Fang Yu, her eyes filled with contempt, and she spoke impatiently.As the young lady of the Zhong family, she was used to making others wait for her and rarely had to wait for others!Therefore, she felt very unhappy!Ji Rumei was about to speak when the man with the highest cultivation level spoke up, "His cultivation level is too low, following us will only hold us back."The expressions and words of the four warriors showed their disdain for Fang Yu.Ji Rumei looked worriedly at Fang Yu.But Fang Yu remained calm, seemingly unaffected."Let me introduce everyone first," Ji Rumei wanted to break the awkward situation and began introducing Fang Yu.The man with the stubble beard and fierce eyes was Tu Feng, a well-known bounty hunter in Jianghai City's underground. He was hired by Zhong Liyu at a high price, and their goal was to enter the primitive forest to find rare herbs or treasures.The woman's name was Zhong Liyu, the young lady of the famous martial arts family in Jiangnan, the Zhong family.The other two men, Zhou Bei and Zhu Lingjia, were Zhong Liyu's subordinates.Tu Feng was hired by Zhong Liyu as an escort, and their target was the primitive forest. They wanted to find rare herbs or treasures in there.After Ji Rumei finished the introduction, Fang Yu remained silent, sitting on the sofa.Zhong Liyu looked at Fang Yu with a disdainful gaze.This kid wanted to join her team?Wasn't he just trying to take advantage of the situation?"Miss Ji, I respect you, but... I really can't let him join the team. It's for his own good. No one knows how dangerous that forest is. What if something happens..." Zhong Liyu shook her head and didn't continue speaking."Why say so much, just reject him directly! With his weakness, what use is he to us? If he encounters danger, he would wet his pants in fear!" Zhu Lingjia sneered.Ji Rumei's face became increasingly unpleasant. She never said she wanted Fang Yu to join their team, she just wanted Fang Yu to exchange some information with them.But these people had already made up their minds from the beginning, as if Fang Yu was begging to join their team. They were just too arrogant.Ji Rumei was about to speak when Fang Yu spoke up, "I don't recall saying that I wanted to join you.""Then why are you here?" Zhong Liyu furrowed her brow."Just want to know if you have any information about that forest," Fang Yu asked."Even if we have, we won't tell you. I've spent a lot of money to obtain this information, why should I give it to you for free?" Zhong Liyu sneered, "Besides, you can't even go there, so what's the point of asking?""Who said I can't go?" Fang Yu asked in return."Are you saying that you want to go alone? With just your Fifth Stage innate cultivation level?" Zhong Liyu covered her mouth and giggled.After laughing for a while, she looked at Ji Rumei and said, "Miss Ji, isn't this kid some distant relative of yours? You better take good care of him, otherwise, he'll go to his death."After speaking, Zhong Liyu stood up."Miss Ji, we're leaving for Sanhua City tonight. I thought you specifically brought us here to introduce a powerful warrior, but it seems... well, forget it. You're welcome to visit my house sometime." Zhong Liyu glanced at Ji Rumei and left with her group.Ji Rumei's face looked very unpleasant, her beautiful eyes filled with anger.She thought that Zhong Liyu would at least maintain a polite attitude out of respect for the Ji family.But she didn't expect that Zhong Liyu would disregard the Ji family and not even consider her.People from martial arts families were simply too arrogant.Ji Rumei apologized to Fang Yu, "Mr. Fang, I'm sorry...""It's alright." Fang Yu waved his hand. He didn't expect to get any useful information anyway.He would find out what was in that primitive forest once he went there....Sanhua City was not far from Jianghai City, only a two-hour train ride away.Fang Yu left at six o'clock the next morning and arrived in Sanhua City at eight o'clock.Fang Yu hailed a taxi and said to the driver, "I want to go to the primitive forest north of Sanhua City.""What forest... Oh, you mean the Ghost Forest!?" The driver widened his eyes in surprise."The Ghost Forest?" Fang Yu's eyes flickered."That's right, the Ghost Forest! It's said to have strange noises every day, and many people who went in never came out! It's even sealed off now! If you want to go there, find someone else, I'm not taking you. It's too spooky!" After the driver finished speaking, he stepped on the gas and drove away.After being rejected several times, Fang Yu gave up on the idea of taking a taxi and walking there instead.But as soon as he turned around, an old man with few hairs approached him.The old man looked very old, with white hair and a skinny figure, but his face was a bit dark.But Fang Yu knew that this old man was a cultivator, with a cultivation level of the tenth level of Qi Refinement, not weak at all."Kid, if you want to go to that Ghost Forest, those drivers won't dare to take you there." The old man smiled kindly."Can you take me there?" Fang Yu asked."Yes, I'm getting old and have stopped believing in superstitions. But if you want me to take you, you'll have to pay a little more." The old man nodded and said."How much?" Fang Yu asked.The old man raised two fingers.Two hundred yuan? Not too expensive.Fang Yu accepted the old man's price.The old man's vehicle was a diesel-powered tricycle, and it was quite fast.After Fang Yu got on the vehicle, the old man sat in the driver's seat and stepped on the accelerator.No one noticed the flash of cunning in the old man's cloudy eyes.From the Sanhua City train station to the primitive forest, it was about twenty kilometers away.At the speed of this diesel-powered tricycle, it would take about half an hour.So, after getting on the vehicle, Fang Yu closed his eyes and rested.After about twenty minutes, Fang Yu felt a jolt and opened his eyes.By this time, he had already arrived at a desolate area with no one in sight nearby."How much longer?" Fang Yu asked.The old man didn't answer.Fang Yu frowned slightly and checked the map on his phone, only to find that they had deviated far from the route.This old man had a problem.But since he had already taken a detour, Fang Yu wasn't in a hurry. He wanted to see what the old man was up to.After another five minutes of driving, the old man stopped the vehicle.In front of them was a cave, which seemed to be very deep and pitch-black inside.The old man turned around and looked at Fang Yu with a sinister smile, revealing a mouthful of black teeth.It was at this moment that Fang Yu realized that the old man had a sinister aura and was clearly not a good person.The previous kindness was obviously just a disguise.If Fang Yu had paid a little more attention, he would have been able to see through it earlier.But no matter what, he had still been deceived."Are you here to rob me or assault me? I guess you must be here to rob me, but you've got the wrong person. I only have five hundred yuan on me, and even if you take it all, you won't make much profit." Fang Yu said calmly.The old man looked at Fang Yu, grinned, and chuckled.Seeing this ambiguous smile, Fang Yu furrowed his brows.This old man wouldn't really intend to assault him, would he?"All wrong, what I rob is... lives," the old man said in a hoarse and gloomy voice.