ragginovel Chapter 47 Bully
Chapter 47 Bully
Zhou Qiuyuan did not linger there and hurriedly went to his master's residence.
Luo Tong was resting with his eyes closed, clutching the Thunderclap Blade, when Zhou Qiuyuan recounted what had just happened: "Senior Brother Luo, the people from Tianqiao City have entered the city!"
"It's alright, it won't affect us much."
The Wei family purchased a large quantity of grain in advance, enough to last them for a long time.
The Thunder Blade lineage did not hunt any exotic beasts outside the city and would not clash with the people of Tianqiao City. They could simply focus on their cultivation and did not need to concern themselves with this matter.
Not long after, Lu Chengping arrived late.
"Junior Brother Zhou, what's your decision?"
"Exchange!" Zhou Qiuyuan was in a future dream and made the exchange without hesitation, obtaining the Thunder Listening Sword once again.
Lu Chengping did not leave. He took out a purple jade pendant and began to cultivate cross-legged.
This is also a Thunder Spirit Tool, and its quality is far superior to the Thunder Listening Sword.
If Lu Chengping didn't possess a higher-quality Thunder Spirit Tool, why would he have offered the Thunder Listening Sword in exchange?
Zhou Qiuyuan didn't care about this and focused on cultivating the secret technique.
The cultivation of the Thunderous Purple Robe Secret Technique is extremely difficult, with the key being to condense thunderous energy using special methods and attach it to the Yang Thunder membrane.
The Thunderous Aura of the Purple Robe is defensive, and its difficulty increases dramatically when combined with the complete Thunder Net.
After several attempts, Zhou Qiuyuan quickly found the trick.
His entire body surged with purple lightning, which eventually condensed into a palm-sized purple lightning robe at his chest. It was like a living thing, controlled by his will, flowing throughout his skin.
Wherever Lei Gang Ziyi was, it was as if a thick layer of armor had been placed over him, giving people a strong sense of security.
Unfortunately, Lei Gang could not maintain the purple robe for long; with his control, it could only last for a maximum of 180 breaths.
The Thunderous Purple Robe placed a tremendous burden on the mind. Zhou Qiuyuan felt mentally exhausted after using it twice, so he stopped trying and turned to cultivate the Tiger Roar Thunder Sound.
Thunder Tiger Sound is the core secret technique that Zhou Qiuyuan is currently cultivating, and he has mastered it to the point of perfecting the unity of gathering and dispersing.
When Thunder Tiger gathers its sound to deal with a single target, the sound is less likely to disperse midway, maximizing its lethality against the single target.
Thunder Tiger Scattering Sound is more focused on area-of-effect attacks, targeting multiple targets, but it is somewhat weaker than Thunder Tiger Gathering Sound.
The progress of Zhenxieyin is also quite fast, and it has reached the minor completion level. At present, there is no suitable target, and it is unclear how powerful it is.
The only clue was the Soul-Shaking Sound.
No wonder Master claimed that the Soul-Shaking Sound was something fabricated, and even though Zhou Qiuyuan's soul was far superior to that of ordinary people, he could not find the method.
Lu Chengping and Luo Tong stopped their cultivation and stared at Zhou Qiuyuan, who was emitting a deafening tiger roar, their faces showing surprise.
Lei Huyin possesses the essence of the divine, and with further progress, he can condense the form of a thunder tiger, possessing both form and spirit.
However, they never saw Zhou Qiuyuan practice any secret techniques.
Lu Chengping had not come for many days and assumed that Zhou Qiuyuan had devoted all his time and energy to cultivating the secret technique.
Upon learning the truth, Luo Tong could hardly contain his shock and stepped forward to ask, "Junior Brother Zhou, how did your Tiger Roar Thunder Sound reach the Great Perfection realm?"
The Tiger Roar Thunder Sound Secret Technique can only be cultivated with the aid of Thunder Spirit Tools; no matter how much effort one puts in private, the results will be minimal.
This is clearly illogical!
"It's just luck."
Zhou Qiuyuan only cultivates his secret techniques in future dreams. Ordinary people think he is an ascetic who is not skilled in any arts, and they would never imagine that his progress in his secret techniques is so rapid.
He couldn't be bothered to explain; no matter how much he said, they would forget it the next day.
This is also a good thing. Everyone thought he hadn't mastered the secret technique, but a mastered secret technique was his trump card for survival.
After finishing his daily training, Zhou Qiuyuan reluctantly handed back the Thunderclap Blade and took the Thunder Listening Sword home.
As usual, Shen Wan prepared the meal in advance. The three of them sat around the main room eating. They had only eaten half of the meal when they heard a knock on the door.
"I'll go!"
Zhou Chengwu didn't have much rest time at the mine outside the city, so he developed the habit of eating very quickly. He put down his empty bowl and patted his son on the shoulder.
A short while later, Zhou Chengwu's voice came from afar, "Who are you looking for?"
"Opening the door so slowly, you're asking for a beating!"
Wang!
Wangcai barked twice as soon as it approached, then let out a scream and fell silent.
Zhou Qiuyuan immediately realized that something was wrong. He put down his chopsticks and placed his palm on the hilt of the Thunder Listening Sword, quickly breathing in and out to accumulate thunder spiritual power.
By the time he reached the hanging flower gate, a wisp of Yang thunder energy had accumulated in his lungs.
Two burly men walked into the front yard. Zhou Chengwu's left cheek was bruised and swollen, and there was a pool of blood on the wall further away. Wangcai lay on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.
"I am the landlord of the house."
Jiang Yuefeng knew that the young man in front of him was the 'head of the family', and he said in an unyielding tone, "Prices in Black Swamp City have skyrocketed, and rents should increase. The previous rent was too low, and a new contract needs to be signed."
The number of poor people in Black Swamp City is increasing. The rich live in mansions with three or more courtyards, while the poor live in large tenements. Two-courtyard houses are neither good nor bad, and they are vacant for longer and longer periods of time.
Jiang Yuefeng received two years' rent from the brokerage firm and thought he had made a profit.
However, after the mortals from Tianqiao City moved to Black Swamp City, the rent for their houses skyrocketed. Jiang Yuefeng regretted it deeply and asked the previous tenants to pay more rent.
People with no money or power have no choice but to comply when threatened and sign new rental contracts that are more expensive.
Zhou Qiuyuan stared at the two men's swords with spirit patterns on their waists, struggling to suppress his surging anger.
"You trespassed on my property, injured my father, and killed my dog! Do you really think I'm made of clay?! Do you know that my master is the Thunderclap Blade of Wei Jin!"
"Do you think I, Jiang, am easily intimidated!" Jiang Yuefeng picked at his ear, ignoring the threat. He grinned and said, "Eighty thousand coins will be the rent for half a year, totaling sixteen thousand coins per year."
"If rent prices rise further, the rent will also need to be increased accordingly."
"Where's the original contract? Take it out, tear it up, and then go to the yamen to draw up a new contract."
The annual rent of 40,000 yuan suddenly became 160,000 yuan, with the price quadrupling.
Both parties notarized the contract at the government office and paid two years' rent. The landlord not only wanted to break the contract but also came to the door to beat them up, showing utter arrogance.
Seeing that reasoning with him was futile, Zhou Qiuyuan gripped the Thunder Listening Sword at his waist and said coldly, "Immediately kowtow to my father and confess your sins, and pay ten taels of gold as compensation for my dog, or don't blame me for being ruthless."
Jiang Yuefeng said with a disdainful look, "I, Jiang, have achieved mastery of internal cultivation. How dare a mere Qi Refining Realm brat act arrogantly in front of me?"
Jiang Yuefeng unexpectedly learned that Zhou Qiuyuan's family had stockpiled a lot of grain in the past few days, estimated to be seventy or eighty shi (a unit of dry measure). According to market prices, this grain could be sold for at least fifty or sixty taels of gold.
Before visiting, Jiang Yuefeng went to the tenement where Zhou Qiuyuan had lived to inquire about his whereabouts, in order to avoid encountering someone he couldn't afford to offend.
Zhou Qiuyuan came from the lowest social class and had only been a body cultivator for a month. At most, he was at the Qi Refining Realm, which was not worth mentioning.
One is not a formal disciple if one has not reached the Body Tempering Realm. Why would Wei Jin, the Thunder Blade Master, stand up for an unknown disciple?
A lightning-type body cultivator is a useless person without lightning-type spiritual tools, and Jiang Yuefeng is not worried about Zhou Qiuyuan's future retaliation.
We can't let go of a soft target who has money but no power.
As long as Zhou Qiuyuan is forced to pay several more years of high rent, the grain will be used as rent at the price before the price increase.
In this way, they can get the rent and also take the grain away legitimately.