Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 109 The Exorbitant Bounty

As soon as the man finished speaking, he tossed the white jade wine pot in his hand upwards, and with a gentle wave of his folding fan, a white light flashed out, cleaving the wine pot in two like a sharp blade.

The spilled sake fueled the flames, which quickly engulfed the figure, leaving only a blurry silhouette visible.

Just as a hint of doubt surfaced in Guan Xun's eyes.

The flames in front spread outwards in an instant, and as the distance widened, the fire gradually weakened until it disappeared.

Looking at the man again, there was not a trace of burning, not even a single hair was missing, only a few flames flickering on the curved edge of the folding fan.

"Fire attribute." Guan Xun said calmly. No wonder the other party was so composed; it turned out he was also a fire attribute user.

"It seems we share the same attribute system, quite compatible, aren't we?" The man lowered his eyes and chuckled softly, no longer concealing his face with his folding fan, revealing his features.

His nose was like a hanging gall bladder, and his lips were like painted cinnabar, truly matching the wicked air between his brows and eyes.

Guan Xun slightly raised his eyelids, his eyes scrutinizing.

It's strangely beautiful.

The only problem was that the red robe he was wearing was a bit of an eyesore.

His demeanor clearly indicated he came from a prominent family. There was no murderous intent about him, nor any malice in his eyes; instead, there was a flicker of interest in her.

It's highly unlikely that they are from the Temple of Holy Light.

Seeing the other person's slightly appraising gaze, the man's eyes gleamed: "My name is Duan Huaiyan. May I ask your name, beautiful lady?"

Guan Xun glanced at him, then a map appeared in his hand, and he sneered, "Your great-aunt."

As soon as she finished speaking, she leaped downwards and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Duan Huaiyan: "..."

Great-aunt?

Duan Huaiyan was clearly stunned, and it took him a long time to slowly come back to his senses.

"Snapped."

He covered his face with a folding fan, a carefree smile playing on his lips: "It's quite fun."

Having said that, he also dashed off, heading in the same direction as Guan Xun, which was towards Moxi City.

As dawn broke, the streets gradually filled with people.

Moxi City, as the first city in Zhongzhou that is close to Wanyao Valley, is not the largest in scale, but it ranks among the top in terms of population flow.

Sure enough, early in the morning, the sturdy and towering city gate was already crowded with people coming and going.

The guards stationed in the city all had serious expressions. They even opened and carefully inspected the packages on the backs of the elderly. The carriage drivers were thoroughly checked inside and out, and they even glanced at the bottom of the carriages.

The level of security there is much more cautious than that of the deserted village.

Guan Xun was not carrying any belongings. After the three guards took turns comparing her appearance with the portrait, they waved her away.

It's fortunate that she wasn't wearing a black robe or a mask or veil, otherwise she would definitely have been detained.

As soon as I stepped through the city gate, I saw people crossing the wide streets and gathering in front of an unusually flat and tall stone tablet.

At the top of the stone tablet is a giant obsidian sphere, surrounded by irregularly shaped stone clouds, resembling a black full moon hanging high in the night sky.

Beneath that sphere, the words "Announcement" were deeply engraved.

Guan Xun ignored the deafening noise around him and strolled over.

A huge stack of wanted posters was pasted on the top of the stone slab. The upper half was a portrait of a young girl with an exquisite face and lips like cherries. If it weren't for the word "wanted," people would think that she had come here to find a husband.

Guan Xun looked at the portrait from all angles and felt that the artist's skill was mediocre; it would be better if the eyes had more spirit.

Her gaze drifted to the lower half of the wanted poster, and her brows furrowed slightly.

Bring the person with you when they're alive, or the corpse with them when they're dead.

The bounty was a staggering one million, plus a medicinal pill.

Such generosity! You know, the two high-level cultivation technique scrolls she auctioned in the capital only cost a few hundred thousand gold coins, but the Holy Light Palace offered a million, which is equivalent to four scrolls.

Furthermore, these pills are refined by physicians using various medicines in a furnace. Moreover, they cannot be made by ordinary physicians; only physicians with strong mental strength can successfully refine them.

Herbs are made into medicines, and medicines are refined into pills. The physician must also have strong mental strength, which shows how rare the pills are. Moreover, the effects of the pills are several times that of the medicines.

If it were to appear at an auction, it would definitely cause a frenzy, and it wouldn't be surprising if it fetched tens of millions of dollars.

Such a bounty reward would make even Guan Xun want to capture himself and send him over, let alone the mercenaries who specialize in this line of work.

"Get out of the way!"

A rough voice suddenly sounded from behind, and a burly man squeezed into the crowd.

His face and body were covered with scars of all sizes, and a huge axe hung at his waist. He kept pushing aside the people on both sides and squeezing in front of the stone slab. Some of the shorter people were pushed and fell to the ground. His vicious appearance showed no politeness whatsoever.

Seeing this, the crowd also stepped aside in fear, making way for a passage.

He leaned closer to the bounty poster, looked at it carefully, and then, laughing loudly, ripped it off: "Hahaha, just a woman, yet they're offering such a high bounty. I'll see what she's capable of."

Having said that, he strode away.

Those around them began to sigh in dismay.

"Hasn't this person heard about what happened in the deserted village? He even said she's just a woman, but three people from the Holy Light Palace died tragically at her hands. She's definitely not a good person."

"That's what they say, but judging from the portrait, she is indeed a delicate and frail woman."

"Hmm... Such strength at such a young age? I find it hard to believe. Could it be that he took some kind of elixir or disguised himself? He might actually be over fifty years old."

"Who knows? But it's the first time I've seen the Holy Light Temple issue a bounty, which is quite rare."

......

The group chatted amongst themselves and soon dispersed.

Some people even came to remove the bounty posters.

Guan Xun sighed inwardly, looked away from the paper about the recruitment of guards for the Burning Phoenix Manor, and then disappeared into the street.

I listened for a long time but didn't hear any discussion about Burning Phoenix Manor. It seems I need to go to a place with a lot of people and a mixed bag of people.

Before that, she had to buy a detailed map of Moxi City, since the one she had was a map that covered the entire Central Plains, and it would be easy to get lost if she used it to travel.

Soon, she found a small map shop.

The shopkeeper was sitting and dozing off; the shop was deserted, not a soul in sight.

"Get me a detailed map of Moxi City." Guan Xun deliberately raised his voice.

The shopkeeper was startled and almost fell off his chair. Seeing a customer, he quickly stood up and said with a smile, "A map of Zhongzhou? I'll get it for you right away."

"Map of Moxi City"

"Oh..." The shopkeeper suddenly realized, and hurriedly rummaged through the counter, took out a beautifully packaged brand-new map, and handed it over, "Miss, here is the map you wanted, 50,000 gold coins."

Guan Xun paused slightly as she took the item. What an exorbitant price! Fifty thousand gold coins? A map of Zhongzhou bought in a deserted village only cost a few hundred gold coins. Was this person ripping her off? No wonder business was bad.

"Hehe, this map is very neatly and orderly marked. Not only is the packaging exquisite, but the map paper is also made of a mixture of monster film, which is waterproof. You won't have to worry about getting wet when you go out in the rain." Seeing that Guan Xun hesitated, the shopkeeper hurriedly took out another roll of map from the counter and showed it to her.

Guan Xun didn't even bother to glance at it, and tossed the map back: "A regular one will do."

She only glanced at the route; there was no need for her to know every corner of the city. She was rich, but not stupid, to spend 50,000 gold coins on a worthless map.

"Young lady, you should really think this over carefully. A regular map isn't as good as this," the shopkeeper said, frowning and reluctantly.

Guan Xun was too lazy to argue with him, so he turned around and left. There was more than just one map shop on this huge street.

"Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute, I'll get it for you right away." The shopkeeper was also in a hurry.

After the other party paid the gold coins and left the shop, he looked at the cabinet full of exquisite maps and sighed, wondering when he would be able to sell them.

Guan Xun wandered aimlessly through the streets until the sun was high in the sky, then asked a passerby for directions to the largest and busiest inn nearby...