NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 2:
Chapter 2: I’ll Take You Home:
-Chen Kingdom, Lingfeng Town.
-Hongchang Brothel.
“Manager, wh-where has my brother gone? He hasn’t come to see me for three days!”
It was evening, and the brothel bustled with noise and movement.
A girl dressed in simple clothing weaved through the corridor and carefully knocked on a door.
Her name was Zhou Xi—Zhou Heng’s younger sister.
“Zhou Heng? He’s already been sent out for labor!”
The brothel manager, Xu Daniu, patted his bloated belly and leered at Zhou Xi with an obscene smile, stroking his chin with a glint of something sinister in his eyes.
“At the very least, you won’t be seeing your brother for the next two years.”
Tsk tsk, who would’ve thought this little girl would grow up to be so beautiful?
Tonight was going to be fun…
“Ah!”
Zhou Xi panicked instantly. Her bare, makeup-free face still stunned with its natural beauty.
“N-No, you can’t! Manager, I beg you, let my brother come back! My brother and I will do whatever you say, we’ll listen to you, just please!”
Tears welled up in her large, expressive eyes as she choked back sobs.
After their grandfather died, it was just her and her brother. If anything happened to him… she had no reason to keep living.
“Hehe, it’s not impossible. But…”
Xu Daniu stood up and slowly walked behind Zhou Xi, placing his greasy hand on her shoulder.
“As long as you serve me well tonight, I’ll let him come back to work. How about it?”
“R-Really?”
Zhou Xi’s delicate body trembled in fear, but thinking of her brother, she let tears stream down her cheeks and closed her eyes in despair.
“As long as you bring my brother back, I… I’ll do anything…”
“Hahaha!”
Xu Daniu suddenly lifted her up and carried her toward the bed.
“Good! From now on, you’ll be my concubine! A delicate little beauty like you—I wouldn’t want to ruin you by making you a prostitute!”
“Ah!”
Zhou Xi panicked. She was thrown onto the bed and instinctively tried to escape.
Riiiip!
Xu Daniu lunged and grabbed her clothing, yanking hard!
Her thin garment tore into shreds, revealing a large patch of snow-white skin.
Seeing her flustered and terrified expression, Xu Daniu felt a rush of lust rise straight to his head.
“Hehe… wifey, here I come!”
He rubbed his hands together, ready to pounce—
BANG!
In the next second, the wooden door shattered into splinters!
Xu Daniu immediately sobered up. The shock killed his lust in an instant.
“Who dares cause trouble in Hongchang Brothel?! You’ve got a death wish!”
He turned around in rage—only to see a handsome young man in a blue robe, calmly holding a trembling server in one hand, staring at him.
Gulp!
A faint pressure radiated from the youth, making Xu Daniu instinctively tremble.
“Y-You… who are you…?”
“You’re Xu Daniu?”
Zhou Heng casually tossed aside the pants-wetting server and glanced at Xu Daniu, then turned his eyes to the girl.
“You’re Zhou Heng’s sister?”
“Y-Yes, sir, that’s me!”
Zhou Xi shrank into the corner of the bed, pale and frightened, but quickly replied, “M-My brother… what happened to him?”
Whoosh!
With a thought, Zhou Heng appeared before Xu Daniu and grabbed his neck with one hand, lifting him off the ground.
“Where’s her brother?”
“M-My lord! That brat—her brother—died three days ago! It wasn’t my fault! Whatever you do to them has nothing to do with me!”
Xu Daniu instantly crumbled. He might’ve been scum, but he wasn’t stupid.
This young man was clearly someone powerful—unimaginably powerful.
Even the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators he had met before didn’t have such terrifying presence!
“My brother… is dead?”
Zhou Xi froze. Tears burst from her eyes.
“You can die now.”
Zhou Heng let go. Xu Daniu dashed toward the door, but with just a whisper from Zhou Heng, countless invisible sword blades appeared out of nowhere and reduced him to a cloud of blood mist!
“I’m also Zhou Heng. Would you be willing to follow me from now on?”
Zhou Heng turned to the stunned, tearful girl on the bed and spoke gently.
“At the very least, I can promise you a peaceful life from now on.”
Even though the system seemed like trash, this had been the original Zhou Heng’s path to rise from nothing.
Now that Zhou Heng had inherited the opportunity, it was only right to look after the girl.
Call it fate.
“…”
Zhou Xi sat curled up on the bed, hugging herself and crying.
Zhou Heng didn’t rush her. He stood calmly by the door and waited.
Outside, the place had drawn a crowd.
Even when the constables of the local magistrate’s office arrived, they couldn’t step into Hongchang Brothel—they were blocked by an invisible force.
“I… I’ll go with you.”
Zhou Xi raised her tear-filled eyes and looked at the gentle, patient young man in the distance.
Something in her heart quietly shifted.
“Shall we?”
Zhou Heng smiled and reached out a hand.
“I’ll take you home.”
“…Okay.”
Zhou Xi placed her hand in his. She instantly felt light as a feather.
Looking down, she realized she was now wearing a brand-new long dress of pale green.
With a thought from Zhou Heng, the two of them vanished from the spot.
The crowd exchanged glances.
“Whoa… that scumbag Xu got what he deserved. Who would’ve thought he’d offend someone like that!”
“Tch tch, that bastard ran this town like a tyrant for over ten years. Finally, someone took him down!”
“…”
…
[Ding! Mission complete!]
[Rewards issued: 100 points! Meridians repaired! 100 low-grade spirit stones! Zhou Heavenly Fortune Technique!]
While flying through the sky, Zhou Heng received the mission notification, but he ignored it at first.
However, a warm current soon flowed through his limbs and bones, and even his cultivation rose slightly.
“Hmm?”
Zhou Heng raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.
So, these beginner rewards weren’t totally useless. At the very least, his meridians had strengthened a bit.
[Ding! New mission triggered!]
[Mission: Avenge Zhou Xi. Eliminate the bandit stronghold near Lingfeng Town and kill the 6th stage Qi Refining Realm bandit Zhao Yuan!]
[Reward for completion: 500 points! Windrider Technique! 500 low-grade spirit stones!]
[Failure penalty: Death and soul obliteration!]
Alright, this mission was worthless.
Alright, that penalty was classic system nonsense.
“Want revenge?”
High in the sky, Zhou Heng turned to the timid, quiet Zhou Xi and gave a gentle smile.
“If not for those bandits, your grandfather and brother wouldn’t have died. Shall we go make them pay?”
Zhou Xi’s face flushed slightly. She lowered her head and nodded.
“Sorry to trouble you, sir.”
Even though she didn’t know how powerful he truly was, anyone who could fly through the air must be at least a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator!
Even as a mortal, Zhou Xi understood: a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator was a true powerhouse.
Still, she couldn’t figure out why this young man was treating her so well…
Could it be…
Her cheeks turned even redder at the thought.
“Let’s go!”
Zhou Heng pulled out the map, took Zhou Xi by the hand, and headed straight for the bandit den!
He was eager to raise the quality of the system’s missions.
He truly wanted to see—once the missions matched his level—what kind of rewards would await him.