Xu Qing wasn’t stingy about spending spirit stones on his cultivation. But when it came to daily expenses, he was frugal. In the past, even when he had a sudden windfall, he would still have a breakfast of a couple eggs.0

Because of that, he was very familiar with the bounty list. And though the list was updated frequently, he was still able to keep all the details fresh in mind. Spirit stones were spirit stones, and if you got lucky, there might be good loot to be had in a criminal’s bag of holding. As such, he immediately recognized this dead criminal. He was a member of some pirate organization, and his head was worth fifteen spirit stones.0

Nowadays, that wasn’t many spirit stones as far as Xu Qing was concerned. But he could only imagine that, to the Mute, it was a fortune. And the Mute had simply handed the body over....0

Xu Qing’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the spot where the Mute had disappeared. It was obvious the young man had been waiting here on purpose... to deliver a wanted criminal to Xu Qing as a gift.0

Is it a trap? Ignoring the corpse, he continued on his way down the street, eventually disappearing around a street corner.0

Meanwhile, the passersby had noticed the corpse on the street. Most were avoiding it, but a few disciples were looking at it with glittering eyes, as if they were considering taking it.0

However, before any of the disciples could get near, an emaciated figure lunged out of the alley like a wild dog. Squatting above the corpse, he looked around with...0