CH 332

332: The Both the Asura and Lianye Are Back

Hart toyed with the key for a bit before putting it in his dimensional ring. “The inheritance is useless to your clan; why are you so interested in it?”

She looked at him coldly as she spoke. “You don’t need to know, just do as you are told.”

Hart stopped asking and turned his head away at her words. It was impossible to tell what he was really thinking.

Two days later Sheldon’s ship docked at Bilou. Ming Xi had no idea someone was watching for him even before he arrived.

Unlike Sanye island, which boasted beautiful scenery but no minerals, Bilou was rich in mineral resources and even had a big city. There were many businessmen from other islands who came specifically to the Bilou islands to buy property and open businesses.

Sheldon and his grandson had been personally invited by the lord of Bilou island, so they would most likely stay with him while on the island.

Ming Xi and the others didn’t intend to meet the lord of the island, instead his group, plus Margaret and her brother, went into the city to find an inn to rest.

The sea god’s tomb had brought a lot of people to the island, so many of the hotels were full. After some time they eventually found three rooms in a tiny run-down hotel.

There weren’t many rooms, so everyone had to squeeze in and make do.

There were even more people who came after them. Those people had to spend the night camped outside in tents. Compared to them, Ming Xi’s group were really lucky.

There were seven of them. Since Feng Wu and Margaret were the only girls, they got their own room to share. The guys had to split between the two other rooms.

Margaret didn’t care how the guys divided the rooms. She was more interested in shopping with Feng Wu. She had always wanted to visit the shops at Bilou, but now that there were so many people on the island, she was afraid all the good stuff would be taken before she would get a chance to look at them.

Ming Xi and the others didn’t stop them, just told them to be careful and to stay out of trouble.

Margaret pulled Feng Wu along with her out the hotel. There was a constant stream of people on the streets and the air was filled with vendors hawking their wares loudly.

There were a few booths that sold minerals only found on Bilou.

“Take a look! Take a look! Bilou’s specialty, yellow spring stones. They're the best materials for practicing magic. Don’t miss out!”

“Heaven grass! Ocean mushrooms! Water ginseng! The best quality materials right here! It would be a pity to not snatch some up!”

“Pearl powder! Pearl powder! Use it daily for beautiful, youthful skin!”

“Clothes, right here! Bilou’s unique styles! Don’t buy just one, be sure to buy them all. Otherwise you’ll kick yourself once you get home!”

It was dizzying, the number of vendors that were hawking their wares.

Margaret looked left and right, from one stall to another. She already purchased a bunch of things. Luckily she had a space ring to put everything in, otherwise she would have had to lug a bunch of bags around.

Feng Wu stayed with Margaret the entire time but didn’t buy anything.

Unbeknownst to the girls, a group of people were gnashing their teeth as they glared at the girls from a second-floor hotel room across the street.

“Big Brother, it was the blond-haired kid with that girl that killed Elder Shaya!”[notes]

“We must kill that girl to let him know the might of our Lianye clan! We’ll get that guy and take care of him too!”

“Yes! Yes! Just killing her won’t be enough!”

It was a group of young men and woman, with the oldest being around thirty and the youngest being around Feng Wu’s age. The group belonged to the Lianye clan. The clan wanted to get a piece of the tomb treasure, so they had sent a master over to the island. None of these people in the room was that master; they were just juniors there to gain experience. The real master wasn’t with them currently.

Tian Ya[notes] had killed Shaya outside the god’s tomb in the realm battlegrounds. In doing so, he managed to forge a life and death feud with the Lianye clan. It was obviously Tian Ya and Feng Wu were from the same group. Since they couldn’t find Tian Ya, they would use Feng Wu to lure him out.

In fact both the Lianye and Yiduo clan[notes] had issued huge rewards in all the big guilds.

Though many took the mission, no one succeeded in injuring Tian Ya, never mind killing him. In fact just the opposite, anyone who tried were either killed or maimed themselves. Low-level adventurers who took the mission may as well just ask for a death wish.

The major guilds listed it above an S class task. Maybe if higher-level adventurers tried, there would be a chance of success, but it was impossible for low-level adventurers.

Members of the Lianye clan hadn’t made an appearance since Shaya’s death. Had it not been for the mission posted at the major guilds, Ming Xi and the others would have forgotten about them entirely.

Feng Wu was following Margaret obediently and didn’t know any of this. The two girls were currently eating snacks as they navigated the streets.

Feng Wu had a grilled fish in one hand and a grilled squid in the other. The grilled seafood was a must try and many adventurers took the opportunity to try the local specialty dish.

Once they were done eating, the girls decided to go to a local clothing store to buy an outfit to commemorate their trip. The shop they walked into was bustling with a dozen shoppers who were keeping all the clerks busy.

“Young ladies, please, these are the latest styles for the island. We just got them last night. Just tell me which ones you want to try and I’ll be happy to get them down for you.” Even though the clerk was busy, he still took a moment to greet the girls.

“OK. We’ll look around on our own. You can go ahead and do what you need to do.” Margaret nodded to the clerk.

The clerk left relieved. He wouldn’t refuse a customer who could take care of things themselves. Honestly, he didn’t think he could keep up even if he sprouted two more arms.

Feng Wu and Margaret paid for the two outfits they had settled on. They stored them in their dimension rings before leaving the shop.