Chapter 2635: Rules

Chapter 2635: Rules

The sudden change was disturbing to Lu Yin. Chou Bao had merely uttered three words, and yet so many powerful cultivators had instantly changed their attitudes. Just how formidable was the mans reputation?

This junior does not understand, Lu Yin admitted his confusion.

Chou Bao looked back at Xu Wuji. Recruiting Xuan Qi into the Bureau was the wisest decision of your life.

Xu Wuji scoffed. You think that I need you to tell me that?

Chou Bao turned back to Lu Yin. Im not the one at fault here. Don't mention Old Dian again. He joined the New Inn, and the New Inn protected him from his enemies. For this reason, he is required to stay here, just the same as anyone else. However, he broke those rules, and the New Inn does not tolerate rule breakers.

Every single person in this place has their own story and a reason to leave, but all of them stay here. The rules are set for their sake. If those rules are allowed to be broken, the New Inn loses its reason to exist. Do you understand?

Lu Yin nodded. I understand, and this junior thanks you for explaining matters. However, Old Dian only exposed himself because I forced him to. To the New Inn, he is a detestable rule breaker, but to me, he is my subordinate. I wonder what I can do to relieve the New Inns anger and compensate for the rules that were broken.

Chou Bao looked away. Rules are rules. No one can be allowed to break them. The people here may not care about their lives, but they do care about the rules. Those rules are why they live.

Are we not even allowed to meet him? Xu Wuji roared.

The atmosphere in the room grew tense once again as everyone stared at Xu Wuji. They all looked as though they were ready to attack the moment Chou Bao gave the word.

The silence dragged out.

Finally, Chou Bao replied, Due to my respect for Senior Xu Wuwei, Xuan Qi can see Old Dian.

He then waved a hand, and a man approached Lu Yin. Follow me.

Lu Yin glanced over at Xu Wuji, who nodded.

Lu Yin followed his escort out of the large common room and up to the top of the New Inn. Soon, they stepped out of the stone building and onto the rooftop.

The maelstrom of voidforce energy swirled around them like a massive hurricane.

A short ways away, Old Dian was sitting cross-legged atop the roof.

When Lu Yin arrived, the man opened his eyes and gasped in surprise upon seeing who had arrived. "Acting Bureau Director? Why are you here?"

Lu Yin stepped forward. "I didn't know you escaped from the New Inn."

Old Dian grimaced. "I did tell you that I had my own problems, which was why I did not want to reveal myself. I was afraid that I would be caught and dragged back to this place."

The man who had led Lu Yin to the roof scoffed with open disgust. "The New Inn saved your life, and then you broke the rules. You deserve to die."

Lu Yin asked, "Is your punishment to stay up here?"

Old Dian replied, "Until I die."

Lu Yin's expression changed, as this punishment was extremely harsh.

The New Inn was at the very front of the Voidforce Universes battlefield, and powerful corpse kings could appear at any moment. This meant that Old Dian was being punished with the constant threat of corpse kings until he was finally killed.

"Acting Bureau Director, you promised to protect me!" Old Dian pleaded.

Lu Yin was facing a dilemma. He did not want to abandon Old Dian, but how was he supposed to rescue the man? From the attitude that Chou Bao had shown, simply seeing Old Dian in person was pushing the Void Supremas tolerance.

Lu Yins escort sneered. "Even now, you still remain unrepentant and are scared of dying."

Old Dian roared in fury, "I don't fear death! There are things left undone that I must complete!"

"Who here doesnt have unfinished business?" the man sternly rebuked Old Dian. Lu Yins escort was also a Void Morphora.

Old Dian quivered as he responded, "I did not massacre my benefactor's family. After fleeing to the New Inn, I spent decades searching until I finally found a trace of my benefactor's surviving family. I have been waiting since then, waiting for the killer who wiped out the rest of my benefactor's family to reveal themselves so that I can finally get revenge. I don't care what others may think of me, nor do I care if I am killed, as long as I can avenge my benefactor."

Xu Wuji frowned and turned to look at Chou Bao. "Isn't this too harsh? What was the point of bringing him back here? You should have just slapped him dead when you found him."

Chou Bao remained unruffled. "Death will not be so easily granted to rule breakers."

"You're not targeting me, are you?" Xu Wuji was dissatisfied.

Chou Bao casually replied, "You arent worth it."

Xu Wuji was instantly infuriated.

Lu Yin spoke up, "Senior, is there really no way for us to take him away?"

Chou Bao looked over at Lu Yin. "Senior Xu Wuwei enlightened me in the past, and that is also why the New Inn was established. Its because of my respect for him that I allowed you to meet Old Dian, but that is as far as I will bend. Please leave."

"A life for a life!" Lu Yin announced loudly.

Everyone looked over at him in astonishment.

The woman with the heavy makeup shouted, "Youre willing to exchange your life for Old Dian's?"

"Of course not!" Lu Yin then looked at Chou Bao. "Your New Inn was established so that people could live out the remainder of their lives while serving humanity. So, I will use the life of a Void Morphora level powerhouse from Aeternus to trade for Old Dian's."

Chou Bao looked at Lu Yin oddly. "For you to have the confidence to say such a thing, you live up to the reputation of having mastered Spiral Domain. You seem to be very confident about facing the Aeternals."

Xu Wuji smugly replied, "Xuan Qi has practically purged the Voidforce Universe of all spies!"

Chou Bao continued as though no one had said a word, "However, no matter how many spies you root out, the rules of my New Inn cannot be broken, not even at the price of a Void Morphora-level corpse king."

"Two," Lu Yin said.

"Young man, you're overreaching. You're only a Void Brillium," someone spoke up to warn Lu Yin.

Seeing that Chou Bao remained unmoved, Lu Yin continued, "Three."

Xu Wuji arched a brow. "Xuan Qi"

Lu Yin acted like he heard nothing and pressed on. "Four."

Chou Bao stared intently at Lu Yin for a long moment. "Do you want to purchase Old Dian's life with the lives of four Void Morphora-level corpse kings?"

Lu Yin held his head up high. "That's right."

Killing four Semi-Progenitor level corpse kings was absolutely within his capabilities. When he had broken out of the Perennial Worlds rear battlefield, he had slaughtered a number of the Twelve Marquises. When he had been attacked in the Voidforce Universe, he had taken out one of Shaman God's Semi-Progenitor avatars, which was arguably powerful enough to challenge a Progenitor.

As long as he did not have to deal with interference from a Progenitor-level powerhouse, Lu Yin was able to completely dominate any battlefield. He would annihilate every Semi-Progenitor level corpse king he saw and not allow a single one to escape.

Chou Bao nodded. "Four Void Morphora-level corpse kings is enough for you to buy Old Dian's life. According to the New Inns rules, you have the right to compensate for him one time."

Lu Yin let a sigh of relief escape him.

"However, he cannot leave," Chou Bao finished, his eyes growing cold.

"Chou Bao, are you really saying that we can't take Old Dian away even after paying with four Void Morphora-level corpse kings? You're going too far!" Xu Wuji rebuked angrily.



OMA's Thoughts

Translated By: OMA

Edited By: Neshi/Nyxnox

TLC'ed By: OMA