Kapitel 143: Is It Reasonable to Collect Toll
The news that Chen Xia was going to stand up for the preparatory disciples quickly spread throughout most of the Heavenly Sword Sea.
This wasn't some secret news. On the contrary, it was big news, so it was normal for it to spread so quickly.
The preparatory disciples were very excited and had great trust in Chen Xia. Some of them even regarded Chen Xia as their savior.
This wasn't just because of the matter of getting the spirit stones back.
It was because Chen Xia was truly willing to protect them, unlike the formal disciples who only treated them as tools for getting money.
Moreover, Chen Xia really didn't ask for much. He would accept ten spirit stones or just a few spirit stones, and he wouldn't say anything as long as you paid.
Compared to collecting spirit stones, it was more like doing a task.
Taking just a few spirit stones to protect them, he was like a living Buddha.
The incense money for sincerely worshiping Buddha might even be more than a few spirit stones.
However, for the formal disciples, Chen Xia wasn't a living Buddha at all. He was still the great villain of the Heavenly Sword Sea who had spent three hundred thousand spirit stones to buy Qiong Qi's head.
So everything has two sides.
For example, feces are useless to you, but to dogs, they are delicious food.
The example might be a bit vulgar, but the truth behind it isn't.
Half a month after this news spread, various remarks also emerged among the formal disciples and elders.
The most common ones were that they thought Chen Xia's idea was extremely ridiculous. He still wanted to get the spirit stones back. If we don't have a head-on fight with you, on what basis can you get the spirit stones back?
Could it be that he had really become a living Buddha and was going to beg for spirit stones like asking for alms?
One of the elders even directly said.
"Chen Xia definitely won't be able to protect the preparatory disciples, nor will he be able to get these spirit stones back. It's all just his nonsense. It's ridiculously funny!"
"One person wants to threaten a group of people. How funny is that!"
These remarks kept coming, and most of them didn't think highly of Chen Xia.
There was also a small part of them discussing the distribution curve of nebulae and trying to figure out the 'birth date' of the curve.
Chen Xia naturally heard these remarks too, but he didn't pay much attention to them and didn't take any action. He first waited in his cave for half a month.
The preparatory disciples started to have doubts in their hearts and began to wonder if Chen Xia was just giving them empty promises.
The formal disciples, on the other hand, became happier and their remarks became more and more exaggerated.
They said things like Chen Xia was nothing special, just boasting verbally. When it came to actually taking action, he would be useless.
They almost described Chen Xia as a completely useless vegetable.
Half a month later, exactly fifteen days later, when the public opinion was about to reach its peak.
Chen Xia walked out of his cave, carrying a small wooden stool. He walked slowly towards the Heavenly Pavilion, put the small stool down, and sat there.
Beyond the Heavenly Pavilion was the formal disciple area at the tip of the sword.
Chen Xia sat there, guarding the whole front area. He didn't say a word but just crossed his arms and guarded.
People were a bit confused.
What did he mean? Did he change his job to be a door god?
The formal disciples couldn't understand and didn't dare to act rashly. They observed carefully for over ten days, and during this period, there were some changes.
For example, Chen Xia added a sunshade umbrella behind the bench, then added a tea table, and the most outrageous thing was that he added a stove.
Apart from that, there was no other movement.
The formal disciples were amused and thought that Chen Xia's behavior was a sign of weakness. After all, he had set up a stove, which probably meant that he was inviting them to have a meal.
Perhaps Chen Xia, as the strongest potential Great Emperor of the previous batch, was too embarrassed to say it directly. After all, he had to save some face, so he used this euphemistic way.
The more the formal disciples guessed, the more they thought this was the case, and the news spread quickly.
The Fourth Law Elder heard it, with a smile on his lips. But still, he waved his sleeve robe and snorted disdainfully.
"Now he knows to show weakness. Unfortunately, it's too late. I gave him a chance before, but he didn't cherish it. Now even if he wants to admit his mistake, I won't easily accept it!"
After a whole month.
Finally, some formal disciples went to the preparatory disciple area. They walked there arrogantly, without any fear at all.
When they got closer, they found that Chen Xia was still cooking. They felt even more relieved and walked in without hesitation. They even wanted Chen Xia to serve them two bowls of food to taste.
However, when they thought of Qiong Qi, they decided not to make things difficult for Chen Xia.
"Pay up."
A calm voice came, stopping them.
"What money?" The two formal disciples turned around blankly and looked at Chen Xia.
"You came from over there." Chen Xia pointed outside. "Now that you've walked in here, you should pay me money."
"No, there's never been such a rule?" The two formal disciples were a bit confused.
Chen Xia took out the cooked rice cooker, put it on the stove, raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Just tell me whether you'll pay or not?"
His tone was a bit impatient.
The two formal disciples also sensed it and quickly asked, "How many spirit stones should we pay?"
"Two thousand." Chen Xia replied calmly.
The two formal disciples were instantly stunned.
Damn it!
Was he directly robbing them?
Of course they were unwilling to pay. Immediately, they were about to use their supernatural powers and retreat.
However, the moment they just started to mobilize their spiritual energy, a violent impact hit their heads, as if they had been run over by an asteroid.
Their bodies were already embedded in the ground, and a sharp flying sword was hovering above each of their heads.
"Pay up." Chen Xia still shouted calmly like this, and at the same time, he picked up the rice cooker beside him and took two bites of the thousand-year-old White Spirit Root inside.
The two formal disciples were panicked and quickly shouted.
"Chen Xia, you have the ring restriction on you. Do you really dare to kill us?!"
"No." Chen Xia shook his head honestly, then chewed the White Spirit Root in his mouth and said, "But I dare to cripple you."
As he said that, the flying swords really turned their tips and stabbed into the shoulders of the two, splashing out blood.
The two were so frightened that their guts were about to split. They didn't dare to be stubborn anymore and quickly said they would pay.
Two thousand spirit stones, one thousand for each person, all fell into Chen Xia's pocket without missing a single one.
This was like not having any business for a month, but when it came, it was as good as a year's worth.
The two formal disciples fled trembling. Presumably, they wouldn't dare to come to the preparatory disciple area again for a long time.
This incident also quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Sword Sea.
The Fourth Law Elder was almost driven mad with anger. He smashed the whole table to pieces on the spot.
So it turned out that Chen Xia wasn't going to admit his mistake and surrender. He was actually guarding there to rob people!
Some people also questioned, asking on what basis Chen Xia was collecting money. What kind of money was he collecting?
Chen Xia's answer was also very simple.
"Toll fees for passing by or crossing the bridge."
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