Chapter 482
Chapter 482
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 482
>Chapter Title: An Irresistible Condition
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Chapter 482: An Irresistible Condition
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> On the bustling street, just as Li Huowang was staring intently at the fat woman on the third floor, a well-mannered waiter rushed out from the tavern to the carriage and said with a smile, “Esteemed sir, someone has set a grand banquet for you on the third floor of our establishment. What do you say?”
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> What would come would come; there was no avoiding it. Since the other party was approaching so openly, Li Huowang had no intention of hiding.
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> When he brought Li Sui up the wooden stairs to the third floor of the tavern, the fat woman was already standing by a table laden with a lavish feast, waiting.
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> The entire third floor wasn’t just her; there were other diners as well.
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> “Come, come, let me toast you. Young man, you’re something to fear! Something to fear indeed!” The fat woman raised her wine cup and poured it straight into her mouth.
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> Li Huowang and Li Sui plopped boldly down onto the stools. As both simultaneously removed their bamboo hats.
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> A horrifying charred black head and a skinned dog writhing all over with tentacles suddenly appeared before everyone else.
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> The terrifying sight caused the other diners to freeze instantly. After a brief moment, screams and cries of alarm erupted, and soon enough, not a single one remained.
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> Li Huowang did this, of course, to intimidate the other party.
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> The fat woman naturally sensed Li Huowang’s hostility and immediately explained. “Oh dear, child, I’m old enough to be your mother. How could I possibly harm you? I just want to discuss something properly with you.”
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> “Out in those remote wild mountains before, I get it—no matter what I said, you couldn’t let your guard down, always afraid I might harbor ill intentions. Right?”
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> “But here, surely you can relax? Look, the prefect’s yamen is right across the street. Shout once, and the Surveillance Division in the city will come running.”
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> Li Sui had just grabbed a pork trotter when Li Huowang knocked it straight out of her grasp. He stared at the fat woman before him and said calmly, “You’ve been hounding me like this because you want the pure yang lifespan, right? I’ll say it again: not for sale.”
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> But no sooner had Li Huowang spoken than the fat woman’s expression changed dramatically. She began pouring out her woes to him in utter misery.
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> “Big sis here has had it really rough. No father since I was little. My poor mother worked her fingers to the bone raising me. I wanted to let her enjoy her later years, but who knew her lifespan would run out? Oh, back in the drought famine days with nothing to eat or drink, my mom even fed me her own blood just to keep me alive…”
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> Hearing her words, a flicker of irritation crossed Li Huowang’s face. He could’ve just gotten up and left. But the problem was, her Ten Emotions Eight Sufferings showed that these words were genuine—at the very least, this sorrow was real.
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> “I sympathize deeply with what happened to your mother, but sorry, I have someone here who needs life renewed too.”
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> Seeing Li Huowang was about to leave, the fat woman grew anxious at once. “Big sis can trade you something for it! Just tell me what you need! As long as you give me that pure yang lifespan, anything you want!”
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> Li Huowang stood up. “I don’t need anything for now. Sorry, please stop following me.”
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> “If you keep tailing me and something happens again, it won’t be good for either of us!”
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> Watching Li Huowang step toward the stairs one foot at a time, a sudden remark from the fat woman made his hand pause in midair as it reached for the railing.
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> “The girl on your carriage—she’s a jumping medium, right? Jumping the great god is tough! Give big sis those five years of pure yang lifespan, and I’ll remove the immortal families possessing her!”
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> Li Huowang whipped around at once, staring intently at the woman before him. Her Ten Emotions Eight Sufferings indicated she wasn’t lying; she really had a way to deal with the immortal families.
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> Back on the road, when Bai Lingmiao got entangled by the immortal families and became a jumping medium, it had always been a nagging hidden worry.
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> Adding five years of lifespan to Bai Lingmiao or freeing her from the immortal families—this was an incredibly tough choice between two difficult options.
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> As Li Huowang hesitated, the two spirits suddenly came up from the stairs. She leaned to Li Huowang’s ear and whispered something softly.
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> “What did you say?!” Li Huowang blurted it out instantly. “Something this important, and you didn’t tell me sooner?!”
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> He turned back to the fat woman, his expression no longer indifferent. “Fine! It’s a deal. Once we reach the capital, exchange those five years of pure yang lifespan from the reward for removing the immortal families from Miao Miao!”
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> The immortal families had actually started threatening Bai Lingmiao and forcing her to jump the great god. Something this crucial, and they’d hidden it from him for so long.
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> If not for this sudden opportunity today, who knows how much longer those two would’ve kept it from him.
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> Hearing this, the fat woman broke into a beaming smile. Afraid Li Huowang might back out, she quickly agreed. “Good! It’s settled!”
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> Li Huowang had thought she’d head to the capital first to wait for him. Instead, as if fearing he’d run off, she followed them the whole way.
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> This made Li Huowang sleep uneasily on the road, but fortunately, nothing went wrong during the journey. Their group safely returned to the capital.
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> It wasn’t all bad on the road, at least—Li Huowang’s wounds had healed considerably. At least his face now looked recognizably like Li Huowang’s.
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> “I’ll stable the carriage at home. You wait for me at the yamen entrance first.” After all this time together, Li Huowang had learned her name: Lian Zhibei.
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> “No worries, no worries. I’ll go with you. I don’t know my way around the capital anyway. I need you to guide me.” Lian Zhibei stuck to him like glue, afraid he’d bolt.
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> Li Huowang couldn’t be bothered with her flimsy excuse full of holes and turned to Bai Lingmiao and Li Sui. “You two head home first. I’ll be there soon.”
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> With that, the four split into two groups and went their separate ways.
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> When Li Huowang entered the Surveillance Division’s main hall carrying the wooden box with the spirit fiend inside, Nangong spotted him and Lian Zhibei from afar. “Oh? You two teaming up?”
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> “Barely.” Li Huowang shoved the box straight over. “Here’s the item. Time to settle the reward.”
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> But Lian Zhibei at once snatched it into her own arms and said to Nangong, “Hold on. This is palace business. We need to deliver it personally to the eunuch.”
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> “Handing it to me is the same. I’ll pass it to the eunuchs in the palace. Once they give the reward, I’ll hand it straight to you. Just might take a bit longer.”
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> Lian Zhibei said very aggressively, “Don’t pull that on me! I know full well—once it passes through you, then through the eunuchs! Who knows how much they’ll skim off!”
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> After saying this, she turned to Li Huowang. “Listen to me. Hand it directly to the palace—that’s safer. Otherwise, even a little skimmed from the pure yang lifespan we get, and it might not even be a full five years!”
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> Seeing Nangong not refute with a helpless look on his face, Li Huowang knew she was probably telling the truth. He immediately snatched the wooden box back. “Alright, then straight to the palace it is.”
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> As long as the immortal family trouble on Bai Lingmiao could be resolved, nothing else mattered.
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> (End of chapter)