Chapter 4: Extortion (Part 2)

Qi Wu Zhen said, “That night, you’ll have to let me enjoy myself, okay?”
Guo Shier had to admit that this woman was powerful—she even dared to say such things. He replied, “Of course, definitely…” He felt an urge to bite her.
Eagle Demon and the others showed ambiguous expressions, holding back laughter, which looked quite strange.
Guo Shier could only change the subject to distract everyone. He said, “I wonder if they’ll agree?”
Qi Wu Zhen said domineerly, “If they don’t agree? Then beat them into agreeing!”
Guo Shier thought, “Come on, you’re a woman… How can you be more domineering and unreasonable than us men?” But he said aloud, “Sister Zhen is truly mighty…”
Eagle Demon agreed, “Sister Zhen is mighty!”
Luo Zhan quickly fawned, “Mighty Sister Zhen!”
Nan You had no choice but to follow suit, saying, “Mighty…” Everyone in the team fawned, so he too had to say something.
Guo Shier couldn’t help but chuckle. He knew what these guys were thinking, but seeing Qi Wu Zhen’s beaming, extremely happy face, he was speechless again: Had she never had anyone flatter her in her life? Clearly, Qi Wu Zhen was thoroughly delighted.
The group chatted and laughed, looking relaxed and happy.
About half an hour later, Ji Yuntian flew over. He looked depressed—being threatened and extorted would upset anyone. He said, “We agreed. The only condition is… the materials you need must be available in our family. Otherwise… we can’t do anything.”
Guo Shier simply threw the jade talisman listing the required materials over and said, “I hope it will satisfy us.” Not only in this life but even in his past life, he had never done such a thing. Extorting an ancient family sounded unbelievable. Suddenly, he thought that being a villain could be quite enjoyable.
Ji Yuntian took a quick look and instinctively opened his mouth. He said in pain, “This… this is too much! We… we don’t have that many materials!” In fact, although the materials needed by Guo Shier and his group were numerous, they weren’t much of a problem for the Gu Ji family. But the list added by Qi Wu Zhen was enormous—every material she requested was extremely rare.

Even though the Guji Family is an ancient clan with a history of thousands of years, it’s still difficult to meet Qi Wu Zhen’s demands—the materials required by professional experts who have surpassed the ninth-tier altar are simply overwhelming. Ji Yun Tian was stunned for a long time before saying, “At most, we can find two-thirds of the materials. There are many materials… I’ve never even heard of them before. How can we find them?”
Guo Shier turned to look at Qi Wu Zhen. He knew that 80% of the hard-to-find materials were what Qi Wu Zhen wanted.
Qi Wu Zhen, of course, knew exactly what she wanted. She said, “First, gather whatever we can find. Also, arrange a residence for us in this city.” Once she spoke in a stern tone, she resembled a supreme empress, inviolable and majestic.
Ji Yun Tian was truly afraid of Qi Wu Zhen, just like Guo Shier and the others. No one was unafraid of this woman. Fortunately, after Guo Shier’s efforts to stabilize her spirit, her mind returned to normal, and she wouldn’t go on killing recklessly like she did in the Great Diving Fortress. With her strength, if she lost control, no one could stand against her.
Ji Yun Tian nodded reluctantly and arranged the best courtyard in the Hanfeng Fortress for Qi Wu Zhen and her group, sending over numerous servants and beauties to serve them.
Even after losing so many clan elders and ancestors, the Guji Family still surrendered—family came first. Despite their deep hatred, they had to obediently go to various continents to gather materials. For some empty promise from the other side, they had to sacrifice countless precious materials.
The courtyard assigned to Guo Shier’s team by the Guji Family was extremely luxurious. It was the residence of one of the clan’s ancestors—ironically, the same ancestor who was killed by Qi Wu Zhen at the exit of the Snow Valley Secret Realm, an ancestor at the sixth-tier altar.
When Guo Shier and the others moved in, the entire Guji Family treated it as a major threat, sending hundreds of professionals to surround the courtyard. They weren’t there to protect the people inside but to prevent any foolish ones from annoying these “plagues.”
Especially when Guo Shier and the others went out, large groups of professionals would secretly follow them, fearing any accidents might occur.
Qi Wu Zhen was very happy, especially at night, as she could once again enjoy that miraculous spiritual fluctuation. She had already fully realized its benefits. However, Ying Mo and the others began to worry, because whenever Guo Shier prepared to recite scriptures to purify their spirits, Qi Wu Zhen would drive them away to enjoy it alone.

Under Guo Shier’s firm demands, the Eagle Demons were finally allowed to practice together with their backs turned to him, while Qi Wu Zhen continued to snuggle in Guo Shier’s arms as usual. Fortunately, when reciting the Soul Scriptures, Guo Shier had to concentrate deeply within his soul and was less responsive to external stimuli; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to withstand Qi Wu Zhen’s constant clinging.

Guo Shier gradually got used to Qi Wu Zhen’s behavior. One important reason for this was that in this world, professionals hardly showed signs of aging. Even though Qi Wu Zhen had lived for a long time, she still appeared as a beautiful woman, looking like a young girl in her twenties. In terms of appearance, there wasn’t much difference between the two.

Sometimes Guo Shier would wonder what Qi Wu Zhen would look like if she revealed her true age. At the thought of this, he couldn’t help but shiver, then reminded himself not to judge people and events in this life using the perspective of his past life.

Since he had just advanced to the third-level Solid Form Altar, Guo Shier spent most of his time in his room, rarely going out. He needed to strengthen the altar and fix its shortcomings, as his previous advancement had been too hasty.

One day, Guo Shier finally finished repairing the third-level altar. He said to the old man, “We still lack basic natural runes. On this list, the natural runes we’ve requested… I wonder how many they can provide?”

The old man smiled and said, “An ancient clan must have collected more natural runes than we have. We should be able to get enough. Hehe, we’re lucky this time to be able to obtain these materials with Qi Wu Zhen’s help. If we can gather complete basic natural runes, your altar’s structure can be built according to the pattern of the Heavenly Altar. Although it may not reach the level of the Heavenly Altar, it will definitely possess some of its functions.”

Guo Shier sighed, his soul fluctuating slightly. “It depends on what the Guji Clan has accumulated. The amount of material needed this time is enormous. I wonder how much they can provide.”

The old man replied, “No matter how much, as long as they provide it—even just one-third—we’ll make a huge profit.”

Guo Shier had always paid close attention to collecting materials whenever he went to the continent or secret realms. Of course, he understood how difficult it was to gather materials, especially some specific and essential ones, whose search could be deadly. Many altar-level experts failed to advance due to a lack of materials. If they had a clan’s support, it was better, but those who struggled alone rarely managed to gather complete materials for advancement.

Qi Wu Zhen took Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan out shopping. Although they were reluctant, neither dared refuse Qi Wu Zhen, as it was a tedious task. Qi Wu Zhen originally wanted to drag Guo Shier along, but she realized he was too busy stabilizing the altar to spare time, so she forced Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan to go instead.

Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan weren’t particularly good-looking, but they had decent presence—Eagle Demon, in particular, exuded a fierce aura and looked very masculine, while Luo Zhan had the air of a butler. Qi Wu Zhen felt good taking these two underlings with her. As for Nan You, with his horse-like face, she simply ignored him.

Qi Wu Zhen needed a large amount of daily necessities, most of which were clothes. It was unclear what had happened before, but now she got all her clothes from Guo Shier, so whenever she had free time, she rushed out to shop. Besides Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan, a large group of professionals from the Guji Family followed behind her.

The professionals from the Guji Family were practically acting as her escorts. When Qi Wu Zhen arrived at a large clothing store, the Guji Family immediately sent someone to call the owner, ensuring that whatever clothes Qi Wu Zhen purchased would be paid for by the Guji Family.

No matter how careful the Guji Family was, there were still some reckless family members—one of them being the troublemaker from Hanfeng Fort. Such people existed in every family; they were the so-called spoiled brats who relied on their family’s power to do troublesome things.

The family’s elders didn’t pay much attention to such brats. To them, even if these kids were a bit bad, it wasn’t a big deal. But this time, one of these insignificant individuals got involved with Qi Wu Zhen, the woman who terrified the Guji Family.

Ji Xiaofeng, known in Hanfeng Fort as Ji Xiaofeng, was a madman in his forties. He relied on his uncle, who owned a two-story altar. His uncle was the real ruler of Hanfeng Fort. Of course, with so many family elders present now, his uncle’s status no longer mattered much.

Ji Xiaofeng’s misfortune was that he had just returned from the outer continents and was shopping for the first time that day, unaware of what had happened in Hanfeng Fort recently. He went to the clothing store with a group of subordinates and a few beautiful women to buy clothes, only to run into Qi Wu Zhen by chance.

If Ji Xiaofeng had arrived at the clothing store later, he might have been kept outside, but he got there over an hour before Qi Wu Zhen and was accompanying several beautiful women while choosing clothes, so he happened to see Qi Wu Zhen coming up from the stairs. At that moment, Ji Xiaofeng was stunned—he had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life; a deadly allure radiated from her.

Ji Xiaofeng was dumbfounded, feeling his whole body burn hot. All he could see was Qi Wu Zhen; everyone else seemed to have disappeared. Although no saliva flowed from his mouth, he was completely out of his wits.

Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan followed upstairs and immediately spotted Ji Xiaofeng, who was frozen like a statue. Eagle Demon couldn’t help but laugh. He watched the scene with great interest, unscrupulously hoping that Ji Xiaofeng would go up and provoke Qi Wu Zhen, eager to see how she would react.

Ji Xiaofeng didn’t disappoint Eagle Demon. After a moment of shock, he immediately approached with a forced smile. By then, the security personnel sent by the Gu Ji family hadn’t yet made it upstairs.

Qi Wu Zhen found it amusing. For some reason, she smiled at Ji Xiaofeng.

Ji Xiaofeng’s legs turned weak instantly, and his voice changed—as if there was sand in his throat—hoarse and dry. He felt as if he had lived his whole life in vain, only now realizing that such a stunningly beautiful woman existed in the world. He feigned politeness and said, “Beautiful lady, may I have the honor of meeting you?” As he spoke, he reached out, trying to shake hands with Qi Wu Zhen.

Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan were sweating cold sweat—his voice sounded like that of a chicken with its neck squeezed.

Qi Wu Zhen laughed and said, “Your honor can go to hell!”

Ji Xiaofeng kept his hand out, utterly stunned. He had never been so embarrassed, struggling to speak: “You… you… I… I…”

Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan were also stunned. Once they realized what was happening, they couldn’t help but laugh hysterically. They never expected that a woman as beautiful as Qi Wu Zhen could utter such terrifying swear words—just like her fiery temper, utterly despairing.

At that moment, the professionals from the Gu Ji family arrived. They heard the conversation at the top of the stairs and turned pale with fear.

Ji Xiaofeng was awakened by Eagle Demon and Luo Zhan’s laughter. He shouted, “Are you looking for death?”

Qi Wu Zhen giggled at him, and Ji Xiaofeng’s body went weak again. He couldn’t even stand steadily, let alone attack her. He cried, “Someone, catch her!” He was determined to get her at all costs.

Eagle Demon couldn’t help but say, “Poor kid!”