Chapter 4115 Methods of Extortion

This old man is strange, completely strange. I have a feeling he's up to something.

He was perfectly fine when we arrived. He didn't encounter any major obstacles when he led us out, and he didn't fight with anyone. How could he have gotten injured out of nowhere?

At this moment, he asked me how I got injured, as if it were a trap.

Being the shrewd person I am, I quickly changed the subject: "Master, with your high level of cultivation, how could you possibly get injured? When fighting you, it's always the other person who gets hurt. You must have been exhausted from fighting, right? I saw you fight that Duke Zuo of Guanxiong Kingdom before, he was lying on the ground pretending to be dead..."

The old man snorted coldly: "Others may not be able to hurt your master, but you can. Back in the Netherworld, when you were almost possessed by a demon, you struck me with a palm. That palm was no small matter; it caused me internal injuries, which have now flared up. What do you think we should do about it?"

As he spoke, the old man coughed a few times in a pretentious manner, and covered his mouth with the hand that had just touched his stinky feet, not caring that the smell was unbearable.

As soon as I heard that, I knew I was doomed; this old man was trying to scam me.

I've seen plenty of people who betray their fathers and masters, but I've rarely seen someone so cleverly and subtly betray their apprentice.

After saying that, the old man took out a piece of paper from his pocket, slapped it on the table, and looked at me with a smile: "My good disciple, take a close look at this bill. Your master begs you to reimburse me..."

It's here... It's finally here, this is what I was most worried about.

It was only then that I realized that when he parted ways with me in the Netherworld, saying he would return to Yanbei in six months was just a feint to lower my guard.

He was worried that if I went back with him, I wouldn't flaunt the good stuff I brought from the Fire Domain and wouldn't be able to exchange it for money.

So, I deliberately said I'd be back in six months, so I could sell all the good stuff and get money, and then the old man would come back and swindle all my money.

Oh dear! It's impossible to guard against such a thing. I was so worried about him back then. When we broke up, it felt like a life-or-death separation. I even kowtowed to him. Looking back now, it was all so unnecessary.

So, from that time on, this old man had already planned to swindle money from me.

They've already used all the tricks of swindling and cheating, now they're starting to extort money from you.

That old man always manages to come up with something new and interesting.

I glanced at the piece of paper on the table, then reached out and picked it up to examine it closely.

Upon seeing this, my blood pressure immediately spiked, my vision went black, and I almost collapsed to the ground.

This old man's methods of extorting money are utterly shameless.

The first debt was ninety million, supposedly because they saved nine of us from the clutches of the two Dukes of Guanxiong Kingdom. One life cost ten million.

I looked at this IOU, which resembled an unequal treaty, and my hands trembled with anger.

"Master, this isn't fair. You didn't just save myself, so why should I pay for this? They should pay too," I said angrily.

"Don't rush, keep reading." Old Li waved his hand with a smile.

I then looked at the second debt, which was for the safe escort of us out of the underworld; this one was another ninety million.

I only managed to achieve a little over 15 small goals this time, and now I'm actually in debt for 30 million.

Seeing this, my heart is bleeding.

I took a deep breath and then continued reading.

But I saw that there were still many clauses waiting for me below.

The third debt is for medical expenses, amounting to 50 million yuan, supposedly because he was injured by me and needs to recover.

The fourth debt was for lost wages, amounting to 30 million yuan, because he said he needed to rest properly and that the delay in taking care of his business was due to the work.

The fifth charge is for betraying my master and ancestors. Originally, for committing this serious crime, I should have been expelled from the sect. However, considering the mitigating circumstances, I was only fined and not expelled, but I still had to pay a sect fee of 50 million.

The remaining miscellaneous debts are varied and come in all shapes and sizes, totaling four small goals.

Even if I sold myself, I still wouldn't be able to raise that much money.

I slammed the IOU on the table in anger: "Master, this is going too far! I am now the head of the Qimen lineage. If I expel you from the sect, does that mean I don't have to pay this money back?"

"You've betrayed the Heavenly Gang! You've deceived your master and ancestors! You deserve a beating!"

The old man was furious. He immediately got up, picked up his old cloth shoes with thick soles, grabbed my arm, and started whipping my buttocks.

"I'll teach you to betray your master and ancestors... I'll expel you from the sect... Do you still dare to do it...?"

That old man's shoe sole really hurt when he hit my butt. After just two or three blows, I was screaming in pain.

"Stop hitting me...stop hitting me, Master, it hurts..."

"You brat, you've gone too far! You even expelled me from the sect. I'll see how you expel me today..." The old man swung his shoe sole like an electric fan, and soon I felt a burning pain in my buttocks, and I kept groaning.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open; it was Uncle Hu who broke it open and barged in.

After Uncle Hu came in, the slovenly Taoist priest and his men, who had been eavesdropping at the door, almost fell to the ground and all rushed into the house.

"Senior Li, please take your time. We're just passing by... purely passing by..." The slovenly Taoist priest smiled awkwardly.

With that, the disheveled Taoist waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave quickly.

"Don't leave! Stay here and keep an eye on them, Old Zhang. Don't let a single one escape!" My master shouted outside while hitting me.

"Alright, Lao Li, don't worry, none of them will get away," Old Zhang said with a smile from outside.

The disheveled Taoist priest and his companions, who were about to turn and leave, were startled. When they looked back, they saw that Eighth Master and Grandpa Zhang were blocking the doorway.

"Hey, stop hitting him, stop hitting him... You'll hurt Xiao Jie if you keep hitting him like this..." Uncle Hu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, but was pushed away by the old man.

I felt like my buttocks were being beaten raw, like they were on fire. I don't know how many times he hit me before the old man finally let go.

"Do you acknowledge this debt or not?" The old man sat back down in his chair, glaring at me angrily.

"I...I admit it, but I don't have that much money." I said helplessly.

“Who said there wasn’t? This time we made a little over 150 million. You must have saved up quite a bit from doing business before. Take it all out. If that’s not enough, don’t you still have some medicine made from the leaves of the 'Zhaoyaomu' tree? Take out two bags to pay off the debt,” Old Li said again.

Well, I guess I'll just have to accept it.

So, I could only put the bank card I had just received on the table, along with the small amount of money I had earned before, and finally, two bags of herbs made from the leaves of the *Zhaoyao* tree.