Chapter 86: You Old Geezers

Chapter 86: Chapter 86: You Old Geezers

AWOO!

With one final, agonized howl,

the Exotic Beast that had just been pierced through its back and abdomen by an arrow collapsed with a THUD!

Then,

it stopped breathing.

It was as dead as could be.

Staring at the Exotic Beast,

the young man’s mouth twitched.

The next moment,

he walked right over and stomped on the beast’s head, crushing it!

He retrieved the Crystal Core from within.

He didn’t say a word.

But everyone nearby could feel the young man’s overwhelming rage.

Meanwhile, far from them, around the perimeter of the Poison Barrier...

quite a few people had gathered.

They stared at the Poison Barrier.

Gradually, they noticed something was wrong.

This...! 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

The Poison Barrier, it seems to have dissipated a little!

No, it’s dissipated quite a bit!

Holy hell!

Th-this... this is...!

This is huge news!

If we had some Antidote Medicine now, couldn’t we go much deeper?!

Huh?!

But there’s no Antidote Medicine left now!

The Mutants who had just gone in yesterday saw this and were kicking themselves in regret.

’Why were we in such a hurry?!’

’Why did we use our Antidote Medicine yesterday?!’

’If we had used it today,’

’we could have gone so much further!’

’Wouldn’t there be even High-Level Crystal Cores inside?!’

’Late-Golden Stage!’

’Maybe even Diamond Level Crystal Cores!’

The crowd looked at each other in dismay.

But there was nothing they could do.

Without any Antidote Medicine, they didn’t dare venture inside rashly.

Isn’t that just asking for death?!

What should we do?

What do we do now?

Everyone was on pins and needles.

A short while later...

the news made its way back into the bastion.

In an instant, every Mutant and family Patriarch was shaken.

This was monumental news!

After all, the Land of Poison Barrier had been there for a very long time.

And now, it was actually dissipating!

The news spread like wildfire.

They all started trying to buy Antidote Medicine at high prices.

"Have you guys heard?"

"Of course. You’re talking about the Land of Poison Barrier, right? How could we not know!"

"But it’s useless knowing now! Where are we supposed to find any Antidote Medicine to use?!"

"I’m kicking myself! If only I hadn’t used mine yesterday!"

...

Nearby, a disguised figure listened to their conversation.

She was inwardly shocked.

But in the next moment, a smile spread across her lips.

She looked at the Antidote Medicine her husband had just given her.

Then,

she headed for the auction house.

A short while later,

word got out.

More Antidote Medicine was being auctioned!

In an instant, this sent all the Mutants in the bastion into a frenzy.

They all flocked to the auction house.

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

’Quick, buy some! Buy some!’

After the auction.

「In the garden.」

Ye Yunyi was sitting there, with Yu Yan kneading his shoulders from behind.

In front of him, Dongfang Ruoyu was half-squatting, massaging his legs.

"Ah, this is the life!"

Ye Yunyi was thoroughly enjoying himself.

Nearby, Zhou Huaiwei and the others watched with smiles on their faces.

’Sometimes, I guess there are advantages to not being a Mutant.’

’Like right now, our hands aren’t strong enough to satisfy our husband.’

’Only Yu Yan and Ruoyu are strong enough to please him!’

Still,

’the way our husband is acting now, he really has the air of an old-time landlord.’

’Surrounded by maidservants attending to him.’

Just then, a figure hurried in from outside the garden.

She found Ye Yunyi.

"Hubby! We’re rich! We’re rich!"

Bai Zhixi walked in excitedly.

She was carrying a large burlap sack on her shoulder.

She then dropped the sack on the ground.

The bag tipped over,

and out spilled nothing but Golden Tier Crystal Cores!

WHOA!

The moment they saw them, everyone’s eyes went wide.

Expressions of disbelief appeared on their beautiful faces.

Th-this...

So many High-Level Crystal Cores?!

’A landlord!’

’A true landlord!’

’You totally deserve to be pampered like this!’

Even Yu Yan, the strongest among the women, couldn’t help but be stunned by the sight.

’So many Crystal Cores!’

"Hubby, you have no idea what it was like today! People were desperate for a single dose of the medicine!"

Bai Zhixi recalled the scene from earlier. It had been absolutely thrilling!

Every Patriarch was bidding like crazy!

Their eyes were bloodshot from the fierce bidding.

They were on the verge of coming to blows!

Ordinary Mutants didn’t even have a chance to bid!

They couldn’t afford it!

Bai Zhixi recounted the story, gesticulating wildly.

As everyone listened, they regretted not being there to see it for themselves.

Ye Yunyi watched and nodded.

After Bai Zhixi finished her story, she added, "Oh, right, Hubby, we could have gotten even more!"

"But!"

Bai Zhixi continued.

"You know how there are a few Diamond Level Mutants in the bastion?"

"They were bidding at the auction too!"

"But, just like what happened when you were at the auction that day, no one dared to challenge them!"

"So, a few doses were sold at the starting price."

Ye Yunyi: "..."

The others: "..."

Unbelievable!

A herd of ten thousand alpacas galloped through Ye Yunyi’s mind.

’Son of a bitch!’

’So they basically got my stuff for free, is that it?!’

Just then, a short while later,

the Han Family Sisters came in from outside.

"Hubby, there are people here to see you!"

Hearing this, Ye Yunyi went out.

Yu Yan, however, did not go out.

After all, there was still a bounty on her head, and she couldn’t risk bringing any trouble to her husband.

When Ye Yunyi went outside,

he saw that it was several Diamond Mutants.

They were all Early-Diamond Stage Mutants.

They were on par with the likes of Zhao Kang.

When they saw Ye Yunyi, they smiled, but not with the same fawning grins as the other Patriarchs.

Ye Yunyi looked at them. "What can I do for you gentlemen?"

"Younger Brother Ye."

"We’ve come to invite you to enter the Land of Poison Barrier with us," one of the Mutants spoke up.

In an instant, Ye Yunyi understood what they were thinking.

’These old foxes.’

’They never bothered to interact with me before.’

’But now that they know there might be high-level poisonous creatures in the Land of Poison Barrier,’

’they’ve come to invite me.’

’Dammit!’ Ye Yunyi cursed inwardly.

Another Mutant had already sidled up to him.

He took an Antidote Medicine from his pocket.

"Younger Brother Ye, this is the Antidote Medicine we won at the auction for a high price."

"If you take it, you’ll be able to enter the Land of Poison Barrier!"

"No need to thank us."

Ye Yunyi: "..."

’High price?’

’A HIGH PRICE?!’

’You’re telling ME about a high price?!’

’You old geezers!’

’If it weren’t for you, how many more Crystal Cores could I have gotten?’

’And you have the gall to talk to me about a ’high price’!’

’Huh?!’

’No need to thank you?!’

’Thank you for what?’

’How about I thank you with a slap to the face? You want that?’

Despite his thoughts, Ye Yunyi wore a smile as he walked up to the Mutant who had just spoken and took the Antidote Medicine.

"Excellent. Don’t worry, in the future, I’ll be sure to thank you all... properly!"

With that, Ye Yunyi burned their faces into his memory.

’There’s plenty of time. I’ll make sure to thank you all... properly.’