Chapter 116 - 105. Compensation for emotional distress

"Hurry up, everyone—the clock is ticking. Keep this up, and you’re really going to die." Xia Feng spoke with gravity, smiling at Gongsun Ze, "Especially you, Gongsun Ze, hand over what you’ve taken from the treehouse." "Xia Feng, are you trying to make enemies with our Black Moon Church?!" Gongsun Ze suppressed the rage in his throat, his gaze slightly sinister as he looked at Cha Naixue, "Let’s join forces! I have a way to break his Array!" The woman in the snowy dress glanced at Gongsun Ze and tossed a small bag from her waist into the Array. "I don’t have any spiritual materials on me, just two First Rank Spirit Storage Fruits." Xia Feng caught the small cloth bag embroidered with snowflakes, opened it, and saw two cherry-sized fruits inside, emitting a milky halo. Xia Feng nodded, "These are fine." Spirit-injecting Fruits could enhance spiritual power, while Spirit Storage Fruits could increase Spiritual Pressure. Although Spirit Storage Fruits weren’t as rare as Spirit-injecting Fruits, they were also not that easy to get. "Now, it’s your turn," Xia Feng looked at Gongsun Ze. "This is robbery!" "Robbery?" Sёarch* The NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Xia Feng considered himself a man of noble morals and great character. How could he ever commit robbery? He looked at Cha Naixue, "We’ve played together since we were kids, what do you say—what is this?" "..." Cha Naixue kept a straight face as she looked at Gongsun Ze, "This is him exercising self-defense after being bullied by villains, and during the process, charging a fee for spiritual loss and compensation for psychological trauma." Everyone: "?" "Ah?" Xia Feng was stunned. Shouldn’t you be saying I’m collecting protection money? That makes me sound shameless... "You’re absolutely right!" Xia Feng spread his hands, "Did you hear that, Gongsun Ze? I have a kind heart, so you can keep your clothes, but hand over everything else!" Actually, Xia Feng hadn’t initially thought about robbing things like the Moon God Tears or Spirit-injecting Fruits, but since he had accidentally come across the silver key, he might as well reluctantly rob a bit~ Moreover, according to the information provided by Number 17, Gongsun Ze had obtained the Summoning Wood, not sure if he had it on him. He planned to extort all the good stuff from Gongsun Ze. Chen Hangdao and Cai Kuihua watched Xia Feng with weird gazes. Cai Kuihua thought Xia Feng was too strong, too shameless, a role model worth studying. Deep down, he had felt a bit resentful. Was Xia Feng just better looking than him, more talented, and slightly wealthier? Beyond that, what was there? Why should Director Wen from the Xuanwu Bureau value him so much? But now he understood, Xia Feng was more shameless than him, and that was very important! He too wanted to become like Xia Feng, to shed his dignity, and become a powerful figure! "This boy’s thick skin is something I cannot compare with," Master Chen thought, secretly admiring. He was actually very surprised; he had thought this mission was impossible to complete, but then Xia Feng pulled out a silver stick and inserted it into the hole on the table, directly reversing the situation. This kid always managed to bring him different surprises. Gongsun Ze’s face was grim with anger, fixedly staring at Xia Feng. He had never imagined that this damned Calamity Realm actually had an extra key. He looked up at the silent old bark face, who was watching the drama unfold from afar, and said angrily, "Mi Jia calamity beast—why didn’t you mention this key in your rules!" A look of disdain appeared on the old man’s face: "I never said other keys didn’t have other uses. If you’re stupid, blame me?" Gongsun Ze laughed out of sheer irritation but decided not to bother with the aggravating calamity beast any longer. After all, once Anubis descended, this calamity beast would be devoured and wouldn’t live much longer. But now, did he really have to be extorted by this surname Xia? Gongsun Ze’s expression fluctuated. It only took half an hour for the Summoning Wood to nurture into a Summoning Tree, and now there were just a few minutes left. Once the wood sprouted into a tree, it was bound to cause a commotion, thereby attracting the attention of Xia Feng and the others. They absolutely couldn’t let Xia Feng and the others find out about the existence of the Summoning Tree in the distance; otherwise, they might guess his intentions, which would be very troublesome. "Forget it, it’s not really a big deal; after all, that Xia fellow is bound to die sooner or later." Gongsun Ze thought to himself, let this idiot have his happy moments for a bit longer. When Anubis arrives, he’ll capture Mu Qingtong and have a good vent! Gongsun Ze’s eyes, slightly lowered, flickered with a sinister light as he casually threw a necklace into the Barrier and said in an indifferent tone, "Fine, compensation for spiritual loss, is it? Here you go." Cha Naixue’s gaze followed the parabola and settled on the Moon God Tears that fell into Xia Feng’s hands. It was a silver chain with a teardrop-shaped aquamarine hanging from it, sparkling brilliantly. Xia Feng glanced at it, feeling nothing special, and casually pocketed it. He looked up and urged, "What about the Spirit-injecting Fruit? Hurry up, don’t dawdle." Although he knew Xia Feng was doomed to die eventually, Gongsun Ze still felt very uncomfortable with the feeling of being extorted; he threw the Spirit-injecting Fruit and the corpse over with a cold face. "There, all yours. Doesn’t the Holy Department want Wen Zaiye’s corpse? It’s all yours!" Cai Kuihua caught the somewhat smelly corpse. Xia Feng caught the blue fruit, which resembled a blueberry. "So this is the Spirit-injecting Fruit..." He examined it closely before his eyes, as information surged into his mind. [Spirit-injecting: Slightly increases the spiritual power of the consumer. The extent of the increase fluctuates between 2~3 Soc depending on the state of the user’s soul.] Soc is a unit of spiritual power. Under normal circumstances, the spiritual power of ordinary people and Apprentice Spirit Masters usually fluctuates between 1~5 Soc. For a First Rank Spirit Master, it fluctuates between 10~20. For a Second Order, it’s 20~30 Soc. Except if they possess a Spiritual Artifact related to the spirit or specific Spiritual Clothes that amplify spiritual power. Xia Feng nodded in satisfaction but he didn’t plan to consume the fruit. After all... He looked towards the woman in the black dress beside him and offered a slight smile. Mu Qingtong felt somewhat baffled by Xia Feng’s smile, always getting the feeling that he was up to no good. "What are you staring at me for—" "Eat this." She hadn’t finished her sentence before she saw Xia Feng stuff the Spirit-injecting Fruit into her hands. Mu Qingtong: "?" Everyone: "???" "This is the Spirit-injecting Fruit, you’re giving it to me?" Mu Qingtong had very high spiritual power, so she didn’t really need this thing, but she was also aware of the fruit’s rarity. Xia Feng, very seriously: "You gave me a soul stone last time; this is to return the favor." Cai Kuihua, with wide eyes on the side, felt somewhat speechless. A soul stone could be bought on the open market, but Spirit-injecting Fruit was hard to come by. Could these two even be compared? "I don’t want it." Mu Qingtong pushed the Spirit-injecting Fruit back into Xia Feng’s hands. She knew that returning the favor was just a pretext; Xia Feng was blatantly disrespecting her! Knowing full well that she had a Spiritual Artifact, he was still giving her a Spirit-injecting Fruit; isn’t that mocking the uselessness of her Artifacts? This guy... really deserved a beating! Mu Qingtong’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, all she wanted now was to finish this task quickly! Seeing the Spirit-injecting Fruit being pushed back to him, with a black-dressed woman glaring subtly, Xia Feng’s eyelid twitched, thinking to himself— What on earth are you thinking now? I didn’t provoke you this time, did I? It’s said to be a reciprocal gift, hey! Xia Feng really had enough. He intended to give the fruit to Mu Qingtong purely for a higher absorption rate, after all, the Spirit-injecting Fruit could increase by 2~3 Soc. Although the difference between 2 and 3 didn’t seem much, even the leg of a mosquito is still flesh. But never mind, Xia Feng reluctantly pocketed the fruit, deciding to find an opportunity to forcefully feed it to Mu Qingtong once they left the Calamity Realm.