Chapter 31
C31 – Stupid Dream
“What are you doing?”
Qiu Jing’s face drained of color. As she jerked her hand away, she stumbled several steps backward.
Liu Wei narrowed his eyes and brought her hand to his nose for a sniff. With a look of rapture, he sighed, “Your hand smells so good!”
“Shameless!”
Qiu Jing bit her lip, her cheeks flushed with a mix of embarrassment and anger.
“Liu Wei, we’ve already paid the protection fee. Why haven’t you left?” Qiu Hanh’s hands were clenched tightly, his handsome face reddened with evident fury at Liu Wei’s behavior.
Liu Wei let out a sly chuckle, “The protection fee has gone up.”
“What?”
Both Qiu Jing and Qiu Hanh’s expressions darkened.
For ordinary people like them, zombies posed a great danger. Managing to kill two or three a month was already an achievement.
After trading for necessities and paying an Energy Stone as a protection fee, they were stretched to their limit.
Liu Wei was obviously making life difficult for them.
Tan Chong’s eyes narrowed upon hearing this.
Residents of the Celestial South Gathering Land also had to pay protection fees, but they were nowhere near this steep.
Demanding one Energy Stone per month was simply extortion.
“Liu Wei, you’re going too far. The Desolate Swamp Mountain Range isn’t yours to control. Why are you demanding so many Energy Stones from us?” Qiu Hanh shouted, his voice thick with anger.
Liu Wei’s expression was icy as he scoffed, “I call the shots in the Desolate Swamp Mountain Range. If you don’t pay up, forget about living here!”
Qiu Jing clenched her teeth, “We don’t have any Energy Stones left. We’ll get them to you next month.”
Reluctantly, she saw no other option but to yield to a thug like Liu Wei.
Liu Wei licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with a predatory glow as he spoke softly, “Qiu Jing, if you agree to be my woman, you won’t have to worry about the protection fee, and you’ll get to enjoy life…”
He was cut off mid-sentence by Qiu Jing’s fierce retort, “Shut your mouth! I’d rather die than be with you!”
Liu Wei was notoriously lascivious in the Desolate Swamp Mountain Range.
“Mr. Wei, since she doesn’t appreciate what’s good for her, you could just force yourself on her,” someone suggested with a malicious tone.
Liu Wei remained silent, but his eyes began to shift deviously.
“If you dare, my father will never forgive you. He’s a Level 1 Evolver!” Qiu Hanh, sensing Liu Wei’s sinister thoughts, quickly interjected.
Liu Wei’s face darkened at the mention.
Qiu Chudao was indeed a Level 1 Evolver, but he had vanished without a trace after venturing into Wolf Valley six months prior.
Liu Wei had been lusting after Qiu Jing for some time, but he had refrained from acting because he feared Qiu Chudao. He couldn’t be certain whether Qiu Chudao had perished in Wolf Valley.
However, he then remembered his own father was also a Level 1 Evolver, commanding numerous followers. Even if Qiu Chudao were alive, there was nothing for him to fear.
“Don’t try to intimidate me with Qiu Chudao. If you can’t come up with the protection money today, then your sister will have no choice but to become my woman,” Liu Wei threatened, his face contorted with menace.
“You’re not fit to be with Qiu Jing,” Tan Chong said with a light laugh, rising to his feet.
Qiu Jing paused, taken aback. Once she gathered her thoughts, she shot Tan Chong a warning glance. “Tan Chong, this matter doesn’t concern you.”
She was moved that Tan Chong was willing to defend her in such a moment, yet her concern outweighed her gratitude.
Given Liu Wei’s merciless nature, Tan Chong was likely risking his life by speaking out.
“What did you just say?” Liu Wei’s lips quivered, his eyes brimming with a thirst for blood.
In the Desolate Swamp Mountain Range, he was the undisputed ruler.
This stranger had the audacity to insult him to his face – it was a death wish!
“Did you go deaf?” Tan Chong retorted sharply, then added with a smirk, “Considering your looks, I was actually being quite generous with my words.”
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