### **Chapter 85: Confiscate Everything, Confiscate It All!**
"Sir, this concerns the Alchemist Association. The amount of spirit stones involved is as high as four or five hundred thousand. Lord Zhuo has had his eye on this for a long time. I, Wang..."
Hearing the number, Yu Xing shot to his feet, excited.
"Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
"Assemble! Everyone, get your asses over here now!"
Seeing the man had the same disposition as Zhuo Shouqing, Wang Yu immediately knew this was in the bag.
However, one shouldn't forget old friends when new ones arrive. He put on an ingratiating smile. "Um... about Lord Zhuo..."
"I'm aware." Yu Xing glared at Wang Yu, then used a message talisman to contact Zhuo Shouqing. After a moment, he said, "Zhuo the Second actually found himself a loyal subordinate."
Wang Yu bowed his head, smiling without speaking.
Soon.
The elite disciples of the Enforcement Hall were assembled. The lowest cultivation among them was late Qi Refining, and each carried the Purple Blood Token usually reserved for inner disciples.
This group had decent status, but weren't as important as one might think. Most were from branch families of powerful clans or members of their relatives' circles.
Just then.
A streak of purple lightning flew across the sky. Looking closely, one could see a figure seated cross-legged on a large vermilion drum—it was Zhuo Shouqing.
His robes were disheveled, and there were a few plum-colored lipstick marks on his face, showing how hastily he had rushed over.
"Where is he? Where is he? Yu Xing! Yu..."
"Stop yelling."
Yu Xing looked at Zhuo Shouqing's state with clear displeasure, pulling Wang Yu over. "Your man here insisted on notifying you. However, I want half the spoils."
"Get lost." Zhuo Shouqing rolled his eyes at Yu Xing. They were both from privileged backgrounds, around a hundred years old, with cultivations hovering around the second or third layer of Foundation Establishment, not yet broken through to the mid-stage.
If not for their direct lineage status, with their level of cultivation, they wouldn't be playing judge in the Enforcement Hall; they'd be utterly ordinary even among the outer sect, just average cultivators.
Reaching Golden Core would be the peak of their lifetime achievement, and that was *with* massive resource support.
"What's the situation exactly? You explain." Zhuo Shouqing pointed at Wang Yu, who realized Zhuo had already forgotten his name. *How typical.*
Honestly, if Zhou Tao hadn't come to threaten him, Wang Yu wouldn't have needed to deal with him so harshly. But alas... he brought death upon himself. Couldn't blame Wang Yu for being ruthless.
"Lord Zhuo, I am Wang Yu. From the Xu Clan Pill Shop matter."
"Oh~" Zhuo Shouqing's face lit up with understanding, and he asked with great interest, "You've caught another big fish?"
"The leader of the Alchemist Association. He has half of the profits and capital earned over the years. Here is the list of the five people already caught by Enforcement Hall disciples."
"They are in the Corpse Market, Evil God Market, Coldblood Market, and Five Yin Market. If you, Lord Zhuo, can discreetly transfer them here without alerting others, we can... deal with them properly."
Zhuo Shouqing's eyes gleamed. He looked at Yu Xing. "Where's Zuoqiu? Didn't you call him?"
"I didn't notify him."
Zhuo Shouqing thought for a moment. "No, we should call him. Quite a few people have their eyes on this Alchemist Association pie."
Yu Xing rolled his eyes dramatically.
The three great Nascent Soul pillars of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect were the Zhuo, Yu, and Zuoqiu families. Even just one of them could easily swallow the Alchemist Association's profits. Mentioning the need for the third was just about fairness among their little group—the "Three Young Masters of Reverse Spirit" always moved together. Leaving one out might foster resentment.
If Zhuo Shouqing had been the only one to know, he'd have taken it all for himself. But with Yu Xing already in the know...
"Fine, fine, fine. Let's move first."
"If we wait for him, the opportunity will be gone."
"Alright then."
"You there... Wang Yu, lead the way!"
"Right away—"
As the guide, Wang Yu never felt any shame in the role. Back when they parted after his decision, he had already planted a tracking method on Zhou Tao.
Now, running at the front, crescent moon marks appeared in his eyes.
The spiritual sense, cleansed by Lunar Nether Essence, possessed a unique signature only detectable in his "Moon Viewing" state. He had attached a wisp of this special spiritual sense to Zhou Tao.
Pinpointing him within the Evil God Market wasn't a problem.
He only needed to confirm the location occasionally while leading the way. A large force of Enforcement Hall elites on the move, even in broad daylight, caused disciples in the market to scatter and make way, afraid of accidentally offending these煞星 and suffering false accusations.
As they moved, Wang Yu occasionally glanced at Yu Xing, gradually edging closer to Zhuo Shouqing. He inconspicuously tossed a storage pouch to him.
The action, though stealthy, could only fool the Qi Refining disciples, not a Foundation Establishment expert like Yu Xing.
Zhuo Shouqing looked at the storage pouch curiously.
Inside were the one hundred thousand spirit stones Zhou Tao had given Wang Yu to secure the release of the captured members. This dirty money was too hot for Wang Yu to handle, especially since Zhou Tao would definitely mention it when they confronted him.
Wang Yu had only kept the initial twenty thousand used to bribe him. He couldn't take the big sum, but the smaller one was fine—manageable and safe.
"Hahahaha~"
"Wang Yu, what's this about?"
Getting a large sum of pocket money before even catching the main target naturally made Zhuo Shouqing happy.
Wang Yu explained in a low voice. When Zhuo Shouqing heard it was the funds Zhou Tao gave him to secure the releases, he laughed heartily, throwing his head back.
"Hahaha, that idiot tried to bribe one of my own men!"
However, after laughing for a while, he fixed his gaze on Wang Yu.
"Is this the entire bribe?"
Wang Yu grinned, holding up two fingers.
"This subordinate kept this much for myself."
"Hmm, I won't question what's rightfully yours. Good job."
He patted Wang Yu's shoulder, extremely satisfied. He主动 went over to Yu Xing to explain and show off a bit.
Yu Xing's eyes also widened, somewhat envious that his old friend had suddenly acquired a capable subordinate. That sum was nothing to scoff at; it was about the same as his own pocket money.
Unless he was working on serious business, it was hard to get more spirit stones from his clan.
The subsequent operation was straightforward.
With two Foundation Establishment experts leading and Wang Yu acting as a human tracker, no matter how capable Zhou Tao was, he couldn't escape the Enforcement Hall's pursuit.
In less than an hour, he was successfully arrested.
Luo Pinghu was caught along with him, as well as three or four other high-ranking members of the Alchemist Association. They had all been summoned by Zhou Tao, originally to discuss countermeasures.
Who knew Wang Yu would act so fast?
The deal was struck in the morning, the spirit stones paid, and before the day was even over, he directly brought Enforcement Hall stewards to make the arrest? What a bastard!
Of course, Zhou Tao tried to bite back.
He revealed that Wang Yu was the founder of the Alchemist Association and that he had accepted a bribe of one hundred thousand spirit stones from him, trying to drag Wang Yu down with him in death.
But Wang Yu wasn't greedy; he only took the portion he could safely keep.
Zhuo Shouqing didn't even bother asking. He just slapped Zhou Tao hard enough to knock him out. With such blatant favoritism,
the others naturally didn't dare make any more wild accusations. A total of seven hundred thousand spirit stones were found on the few high-ranking members, a sum even higher than Wang Yu had estimated, making Zhuo Shouqing even more pleased.
Continuing to arrest the other association members in the coming days would also yield a considerable income.
Of course, the main prize had already been scooped up in one go.
"Not bad, not bad."
"Wang Yu, you really are my lucky star. Being an outer disciple is a waste of your talent. Come to the Enforcement Hall again in three days. I'll make it worth your while."
**(End of Chapter)**