Chapter 353: 353. It only cost 1 billion little bits.

After separating from Yu Qing, Fang Zhou returned to Moon Viewing Peak with the Sixth Baby.

The Sixth Baby had already become very attached to Fang Zhou, and now was trembling with fear due to the power of that sword from earlier.

That sword reminded her of the time at Lanruo Temple, when Yan Chixia stabbed Grandfather with a similar thrust, leaving a deep psychological shadow on the Calabash Babies, now awakened by Fang Zhou.

Fang Zhou held the Sixth Baby in his arms and comforted her for a while until she calmed down. Although he was very angry with Ling Xiaoyue, he wouldn’t take it out on the innocent.

With a sullen face, he returned to Moon Viewing Peak, where the staying Calabash Babies rushed out to greet him.

Standing at the front was Cheng Xing. Not having seen each other for days, these originally shameless lovebirds should have been excited to meet again, but unfortunately, the good mood was ruined by that bitch Ling Xiaoyue.

Cheng Xing was initially excited and joyful upon seeing Fang Zhou, but immediately felt guilty, thinking she had let down Fang Zhou’s trust.

Before leaving, Fang Zhou had specifically instructed Cheng Xing to hide the money well and not let Ling Xiaoyue find it.

Unfortunately, Ling Xiaoyue’s sharp nose had long targeted the prize of the manga and Mr. Wet’s collection. After Fang Zhou left the Heavenly Sword Sect for the capital of Chu Kingdom, Ling Xiaoyue began to pilfer Fang Zhou’s hard-earned money.

Cheng Xing really didn’t dare to defy Ling Xiaoyue, not just because of Ling Xiaoyue’s formidable power, but also because she is Fang Zhou’s master, so Cheng Xing had no choice but to submit quietly.

Over the course of a month, the income from the manga and Mr. Wet’s collection was completely stolen by Ling Xiaoyue.

Indeed, the money she spent was not just a little bit, but outrageously huge sums.

If it was just this, Fang Zhou would not be so angry; money is external to the body, not worth affecting the relationship between master and apprentice.

But it wasn’t just the profits from the sale of manga and collections, even ten percent of the profits from Taobao City was taken by Ling Xiaoyue.

In the beginning, Fang Zhou and the Heavenly Sword Sect agreed that ten percent of the profits from Taobao City after opening would belong to Fang Zhou.

Because the profit had not been divided when he left, he didn’t bother with it at first, but unexpectedly it was taken by Ling Xiaoyue.

This became a problem with the Heavenly Sword Sect. It was initially stated clearly that this was a deal between him and the Heavenly Sword Sect, unrelated to Ling Xiaoyue, yet it was intercepted by this bitch, clearly implying someone in the Heavenly Sword Sect was tipping off Ling Xiaoyue.

The two matters combined were enough to push Fang Zhou’s anger to its peak, yet Ling Xiaoyue had even done something to make Fang Zhou’s anger explode further.

She had been borrowing money under Fang Zhou’s name in Taobao City and within the Heavenly Sword Sect, those people generously opened their purses due to their trust in Fang Zhou’s reputation and ability, allowing Ling Xiaoyue to rake in a fortune.

With these three tactics, Ling Xiaoyue probably pocketed several million taels of silver, almost reaching the annual tax revenue of Chu Kingdom.

Looking at Fang Zhou, who left as a millionaire only to return deeply in debt, this kind of disparity is unbearable for anyone, and no one has ever seen a master who pits their disciple so hard that they might kill on the spot.

No wonder that bitch wanted to flee before Fang Zhou returned; Fang Zhou didn’t kill her on the spot purely because of his deep bond as master and disciple.

Okay, it was because he didn’t have the capability to kill her. Earlier with the Sword Slash move, Fang Zhou truly intended to finish off Ling Xiaoyue, at worst, burn more paper money for her during Qingming Festival.

Ling Xiaoyue knew in her heart that if she continued to linger in front of Fang Zhou after doing this, someday she would surely be killed by her disciple, so it’s better to lay low for a while and wait for her disciple’s anger to subside.

Fang Zhou really couldn’t understand what Ling Xiaoyue was so greedy for, usually being stingy to the point of death, spending a copper coin was like taking her life, and he wasn’t sure if she spent even a tael of silver all year round.

So miserly, it’s hard to know what she’s hoarding all that money for, you can’t take it with you when you die.

Now, it’s too late to say anything; luckily, Fang Zhou still had the golden goose of the manga. By developing a few more best-selling products, he could quickly reclaim his status as a capitalist.

However, the plain development plan and the strengthening plan for the Calabash Babies have to be postponed, as both require money.

Seeing Cheng Xing full of guilt, Fang Zhou did not blame her. He could only say he underestimated Cheng Xing’s fear of Ling Xiaoyue and grossly overestimated Ling Xiaoyue’s integrity.

Though free from capital punishment, a living punishment is inevitable.

Fang Zhou directly pulled Cheng Xing into the Calabash, setting the time flow rate to 35:1, preparing to give her close-hand education on the lesson of not easily trusting others.

Initially, Cheng Xing accepted the lesson with excitement, then became fearful, rebellious, escaped, and finally resigned to her fate.

After a day and night, when Fang Zhou emerged refreshed from the Calabash, Cheng Xing also came out supporting herself on the wall.

She was now deeply afraid, afraid that one day she would die inside the Calabash.

The cause of death would be dehydration.

Siwa, Wuwa, and Little Seven surrounded their sisters, chattering nonstop, inquiring about their experiences in the capital.

The purpose of this trip for Fang Zhou was to let the three gain some experience; however, their abilities hadn’t improved much, but the Third Baby fully regained her nature, no longer looked at Fang Zhou with hostile eyes as before.

However, her personality was somewhat similar to Xuan Ling, having started to be sarcastic and eccentric, making Fang Zhou want to spank her.

After settling matters at Moon Viewing Peak, Fang Zhou headed to the Heavenly Sword Sect, preparing to meet with True Master Yu Jian, marking a perfect end to this trip.

Of course, Fang Zhou also had some anger to vent; the Heavenly Sword Sect had a traitor, stabbing him in the back, letting Ling Xiaoyue take Taobao Mall’s ten-percent profit. The Heavenly Sword Sect needed to provide an explanation.

True Master Yu Jian was likely in the restricted area, Sword Lake of Yujian Peak. Fang Zhou did not rashly intrude to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding.

He first found Yu Qing and had Yu Qing take him to Sword Lake.

Yu Qing intended to notify her master in advance but was stopped by Fang Zhou; if True Master Yu Jian found out about his visit, she would surely leave Sword Lake, not wanting Fang Zhou to enter the restricted area.

But Fang Zhou had a clear goal this trip; unless he drained her, he wouldn’t leave.

Yu Qing was a bit puzzled but still led Fang Zhou to Sword Lake without notifying her master.

The two, familiar with the terrain, arrived at the entrance of the restricted area. There, they couldn’t proceed without notifying, as Yu Qing had no authority to bring outsiders into the restricted area.

However, Fang Zhou didn’t mind. He was blocking the main entrance; could True Master Yu Jian really have the face to sneak out and meet him elsewhere?

If so, he would directly go inside and draw as much lake water as possible.

Shortly after Yu Qing went inside to report, she came out inviting Fang Zhou to enter.

Upon returning to the familiar Sword Lake, he also saw the familiar True Master Yu Jian, who was sitting on the surface of the lake as usual.

True Master Yu Jian slowly opened her eyes and smiled at Fang Zhou, saying, “Taoist Fang, how have you been?”

Uncertain if it was an illusion, Yu Qing suddenly felt that there seemed to be a trace of…nervousness in her master’s expression?