Chapter 152: Wealthy and Generous

“Thirty thousand star coins to buy the life of a free hunter?”
As soon as Chen Xiao spoke, quite a stir arose in the hall.
“You young master, you must be joking,” the union member said, his expression stiff. “Free hunters hold a noble status and are the pillars of the Hunter’s Union. Please forgive us, but we cannot accept this task.”
“Oh?” A playful smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. “Free hunters are of noble status? Can’t accept it? Then how come I heard someone posting a task to capture a free hunter not long ago… Oh, I see. You think my reward is too low… If thirty thousand won’t do, how about three hundred million?”
“Young master, please stop joking. Do you want to make enemies of the Hunter’s Union?” The man’s expression turned grim.
“Are you afraid I can’t afford it?”
Chen Xiao stretched out his hand and tossed a golden crystal card. This wasn’t an ability card but a space card used solely to store star coins. Inside this space card was a vast area for storing items, beyond the reach of ordinary ability users. Yet in Chen Xiao’s card was a small crystal ore vein, whose value far exceeded three hundred million star coins.
“Feng Hua, you’re not needed here. You may leave,” a slightly hoarse voice said at that moment. Immediately afterward, a middle-aged man in a black robe stepped forward.
Upon seeing him, Feng Hua showed respect, bowed slightly, and left.
“Young friend, I am Cang Hai Yun Feng, the vice president of the Hunter’s Union in Chi Meng Domain. If you have any matters, you may come up and discuss them in detail,” Cang Hai Yun Feng said with a smile.
“No need. I don’t have that much time to waste. Let’s talk right here,” Chen Xiao shook his head, showing no regard for Cang Hai Yun Feng. “I’ll just ask you—will you take this task or not?”
“Not taking it,” Cang Hai Yun Feng replied calmly, shaking his head slightly.
“Still think it’s too little? Then ten billion star coins,” Chen Xiao said unperturbed.
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the ability users in the Hunter’s Union who were waiting to register as hunters all looked astonished. Another ten billion star coins! In just a few days, two bounty tasks worth ten billion each had appeared in the ability world! Yet they had no doubt that Chen Xiao could afford it. His attire and demeanor suggested he was from a wealthy family. Moreover, the golden space card in his hand emitted a strong aura of energy—even if it didn’t contain hundreds of millions of star coins, the amount inside would still be substantial.
“Young master,” Cang Hai Yun Feng’s expression darkened, and even his way of addressing Chen Xiao changed. “If you’re here to cause trouble, I’m sorry, but the Chi Meng Domain Ability Association does not welcome you.”
“Are you afraid I can’t afford it?” Chen Xiao looked down on Cang Hai Yun Feng.
“Free hunters…”

“Don’t tell me stuff like ‘freelance hunters have noble status.’” Chen Xiao cut Cang Hai Yun Feng off right away. “I’ve already taken on a mission to capture a freelance hunter before. Taking on another mission to kill one now— isn’t that great? Hehe, it’s perfectly justified for the Hunters’ Guild to issue a mission to eliminate freelance hunters.”
Now, everyone understood that this wealthy young master was actually standing up for Chen Xiao.
It was only later that people learned Chen Xiao was a freelance hunter; few had known this before.
“Hehe…” Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, Cang Hai Yun Feng burst into laughter. “It’s true that Chen Xiao is a freelance hunter. Moreover, he became one after passing the assessment in my Chi Meng Domain. The mission to hunt Chen Xiao was issued by the Hunters’ Guild headquarters and has nothing to do with my Chi Meng Domain. Freelance hunters have their own dignity. You can go to other Hunters’ Guilds to issue missions—our Chi Meng Domain Hunters’ Guild won’t accept them.”
Cang Hai Yun Feng spoke calmly, yet his tone revealed a strong sense of pride— the pride of a freelance hunter.
Chen Xiao was slightly stunned. He also realized that the Chi Meng Domain Hunters’ Guild was different from other ones. Although many supernatural beings registered as hunters here, there was no bounty of one billion star coins posted.
Tap tap tap…
Chen Xiao gently clapped his hands, producing a clear sound.
“Mr. Cang Hai is a true freelance hunter. Please forgive Shang Wei Ping for being rude just now.” Chen Xiao gave Cang Hai Yun Feng a slight bow. Since there was no mission to hunt Chen Xiao posted in this Chi Meng Domain, Cang Hai Yun Feng alone was enough to earn Chen Xiao’s respect.
“Then your purpose for coming here this time is specifically to deal with Chen Xiao’s matter? To stand up for him?” Seeing Chen Xiao’s behavior, Cang Hai Yun Feng frowned slightly. He observed this wealthy young master carefully, trying to discern something from his actions.
He had never heard of the name Shang Wei Ping.
Chen Xiao had passed the assessment to become a hunter here, so there were naturally records and basic information about him.
“Young master, since you speak so strongly in Chen Xiao’s defense, do you have some connection to him?” Suddenly, someone in the crowd couldn’t help but ask.
As soon as those words were spoken, many people’s gazes toward Chen Xiao turned intense, eager to capture him immediately and force him to reveal Chen Xiao’s whereabouts.
But then, they remembered that this wealthy young master had casually offered a bounty of one billion star coins, and his golden space card contained hundreds of millions more in funds.
In the next moment, they retracted their gazes. Someone like this probably didn’t have much protection when traveling.

“Chen Xiao? What does his life or death have to do with me?” Chen Xiao shrugged and said insincerely, “Free hunters, hehe, free hunters should be united. Yet the free hunters, who are the pillars of the Hunters’ Union, are being hunted by other hunters? It’s quite disheartening to hear and see that. Since this has already happened once, could it happen again?”
As soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent. Among the crowd in the hall, several free hunters had strange expressions on their faces, feeling a sense of unease.
Cang Hai Yunfeng’s face turned pale instantly, with beads of sweat trickling down his forehead.
In that moment, this free hunter, who had gone through countless hardships to reach the position of president of the Chimon Domain Hunters’ Union, thought of a terrifying possibility: someone wanted to take down the Hunters’ Union!
After this mission, the strength of the Hunters’ Union would surely grow unprecedentedly, but what after that? The true core of the Hunters’ Union—the free hunters—would surely become disheartened.
By then, the Hunters’ Union’s prestige would drop significantly. If someone wanted to target it, it would be easy to do so after that.
“Ah, let’s just say I’m the kind of guy who likes to meddle in others’ affairs—I have too much money to spend,” Chen Xiao said with a smile. “I’ll offer 3 billion star coins for information about the person who issued this mission. Hehe, whoever provides clues about him can get a reward, and the person who captures him will receive 3 billion star coins. Mr. Cang Hai, will you take on this mission?”
Chen Xiao smiled at Cang Hai Yunfeng.
Chen Xiao had plundered the entire treasure vault of Atlantis’s palace. With tens of thousands of years of accumulation, he was incredibly wealthy. 3 billion star coins meant nothing to him.
Moreover, Chen Xiao had guessed that the person who issued the mission to hunt him might be from Atlantis. By capturing this Atlantean who had come to the land, Chen Xiao could uncover the secrets of the Sea God’s blessings through him.
“I’ll take it! Why not?” Cang Hai Yunfeng sneered. “My Chimon Domain Hunters’ Union will also offer 100 million star coins to hunt that person.”
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