Chapter 40: Ji Qing Places A Bounty On The Poison Demon! The Jianghu Is Shaken!
“Great Hero Ji, are you serious?”
Shopkeeper Yu asked with a solemn expression.
“Why? You and Ouyang Bo shouldn’t have much connection, let alone deep grudges…”
Ji Qing closed his eyes.
His heart still couldn’t calm down even now.
“That giant rat in Da Huai Village was exterminated by me!”
“So that’s how it is… The rat extermination hero from back then was actually Great Hero Ji? So, Great Hero Ji and Da Huai Village only have this little connection?”
“Right.”
“For some villagers you met by chance, paying such a huge price to go against Poison Demon Ouyang Bo—is it worth it?”
“On the first day of the first lunar month, I went to Da Huai Village, and my heart couldn’t settle.”
“The one who disturbed my heart is Ouyang Bo! Then kill him!”
Shopkeeper Yu didn’t try to persuade him anymore.
Jianghu is very complicated.
But grudges and vendettas are sometimes very simple.
Just like now, Ouyang Bo is probably a bit confused.
How did he end up provoking Astonishing Swan Saber Ji Qing, fifth on the Villain Ranking?
“The details of the bounty, leave it to Listen to the Wind Tower. Whatever handling fee is needed, no problem. As long as someone provides clues about Ouyang Bo, they can go to the local Listen to the Wind Tower!”
“This job, will Shopkeeper Yu take it or not?”
Ji Qing asked indifferently.
“Take it! This is a thousand taels of gold big order, the handling fee must be at least twenty percent, why not take it?”
Shopkeeper Yu immediately accepted Ji Qing’s “bounty”.
“Alright, then I’ll wait for news from Listen to the Wind Tower.”
Ji Qing stood up and left.
Ouyang Bo acts very cautiously, even Listen to the Wind Tower doesn’t know Ouyang Bo’s exact whereabouts.
But with a thousand taels of gold bounty out, Ji Qing doesn’t believe no one will provide clues.
“Swish”.
One-eared also entered the secret chamber.
“Shopkeeper Yu, if we really issue the bounty, it will probably shake the world, and Ouyang Bo… is very difficult to deal with.”
“Are you worried about Ji Qing?”
One-eared smiled but didn’t speak.
He was indeed somewhat worried about Ji Qing.
After all, Ouyang Bo uses poison, even Jianghu experts fear and avoid him, yet Ji Qing wants to take him on proactively, even publicly issuing a bounty.
This is thoroughly offending Ouyang Bo.
With Ouyang Bo’s vengeful nature, probably only one of them can survive.
“Ouyang Bo is indeed very dangerous, but Great Hero Ji is now renowned throughout Jianghu, no need for you to worry. Go issue the public bounty, find clues on Ouyang Bo sooner, and settle this matter early.”
“Yes, Shopkeeper Yu.”
One-eared left the secret chamber.
……
On the twenty-second day of the first lunar month in the eleventh year of Yongchang, Astonishing Swan Saber Ji Qing publicly issued a thousand taels of gold bounty through Listen to the Wind Tower to search for clues on Poison Demon Ouyang Bo!
The news spread, shaking Jianghu!
Many people who received the news could hardly believe it.
Ji Qing is issuing a bounty on Ouyang Bo?
Fifth on the Villain Ranking bountying Villain Ranking Eighth?
Nothing like this has ever happened in Jianghu.
But the news from Listen to the Wind Tower is indisputable.
Even the thousand taels of gold bounty was handed over to Listen to the Wind Tower.
As long as someone provides solid clues that ultimately lead to Poison Demon Ouyang Bo being killed, they can claim the bounty reward at Listen to the Wind Tower.
Everyone in Jianghu trusts Listen to the Wind Tower’s credibility.
“Am I seeing this right? Astonishing Swan Saber Ji Qing is bountying Poison Demon Ouyang Bo? These two are both major demons on the Villain Ranking…”
“How exactly did Ouyang Bo provoke Ji Qing? Ji Qing is also a heinous villain, the Lei Family Fort Massacre is no less than the Da Huai Village incident, how did these two major demons end up clashing?”
“I heard Astonishing Swan Saber Ji Qing has some connection to Da Huai Village; the rat extermination hero there was actually Ji Qing. Da Huai Village was poisoned by Poison Demon Ouyang Bo, no wonder Ji Qing went mad?”
“Would a ruthless demon like Ji Qing go all-out against Ouyang Bo just for some mere villagers?”
“Ouyang Bo is Poison Demon, his poisoning skills are superb, countless Jianghu experts dare not provoke him—how dare Ji Qing publicly bounty him?”
“A thousand taels of gold bounty reward, that’s really generous…”
Ji Qing’s public bounty set all of Jianghu abuzz with discussion.
A thousand taels of gold is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver!
Wealth moves hearts.
In an instant, many Jianghu people used all means to track Poison Demon Ouyang Bo’s whereabouts.
At the center of the vortex, Ji Qing quietly stayed in the Hundred Battles Sect Library.
For three straight days, Ji Qing quietly waited.
“Swish”.
One-eared slipped into the Library from outside the window.
“Great Hero Ji, we have news.”
“Shua”.
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
“Where is Ouyang Bo?”
“Just got a lead—someone sighted Ouyang Bo in Dongling Prefecture, but it’s not confirmed.”
“Dongling Prefecture…”
One-eared was well-prepared and immediately took out a map.
Ji Qing saw Dongling Prefecture on the map, about twenty days’ journey east of Huangling County.
Calculating the time, it matches.
“I’ll head to Dongling Prefecture right now!”
Ji Qing immediately prepared to move.
“Great Hero Ji, you issued the bounty notice at Listen to the Wind Tower—with the Listen to the Wind Token, you can go to any Listen to the Wind Tower; if someone provides Ouyang Bo clues through them, you have the right to know!”
Ji Qing nodded.
“Right, Ouyang Bo excels at poison—always be careful. Even if Ouyang Bo is dead and only the corpse remains, still be cautious! He has poisoned many strong Jianghu martial artists before, all unknowingly.”
“Finally… I hope Great Hero Ji takes care!”
After speaking, One-eared quietly left the Library.
Ji Qing packed his bundle and opened the door.
“Creak”.
The great door opened, but Ji Qing saw Lie Yingniang and several Hundred Battles Sect disciples standing outside.
Lie Yingniang looked at Ji Qing with a complex expression, opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.
She knew some words were useless even if said.
In the end, Lie Yingniang took out several porcelain bottles and handed them to Ji Qing.
“Great Hero Ji, Poison Demon Ouyang Bo is covered in poison—one slip and you could be poisoned. These are detoxification pills and powders collected by our Hundred Battles Sect; they may not be very effective, but it’s our sect’s gesture. Please carry them, just in case!”
Lie Yingniang said.
Ji Qing nodded and took the porcelain bottles from Lie Yingniang.
“Thanks…”
Ji Qing’s thousand words condensed into two.
Ji Qing didn’t hesitate and strode past Lie Yingniang and the others straight to the great door.
“Great Hero Ji, you’ll surely kill the Poison Demon, right?”
A Hundred Battles Sect disciple’s voice came from behind.
“Yes!”
Ji Qing’s voice carried back on the breeze.
“Will you come back?”
The voice echoed in Hundred Battles Sect.
But this time, Ji Qing gave no response.
Lie Yingniang knew there were no endless banquets in the world.
Perhaps this was the last time seeing Ji Qing.
“Great Hero Ji, the Jianghu road is long—safe travels!”
Lie Yingniang murmured softly.
