One pound of meat equals one attribute point.

Chapter 57 Lessons
With the influx of mixed power, Jin Mingxi's pupils contracted, his muscles spasmed uncontrollably, and hallucinations began to appear before his eyes.

The dry, charred land stretched as far as the eye could see, the huge, pitch-black volcano, the thick smoke, the raging fire, and the sulfur that stretched across the sky. Giant trees grew in the flames, blocking out the sun and the sky, and the gnarled branches with their claws and teeth bared were like the hands of a demon, forming a cage that slowly tightened.

Red spots flickered in Jin Mingxi's crystal clear pupils. At a certain moment, she thought she had touched death.

"Cough cough!"

Jin Mingxi coughed violently and retched uncontrollably.

When she regained consciousness, she found that she was half-kneeling on the ground, her clothes soaked with sweat.

Even a thin pool of water formed on the ground beneath your feet.

The wind blew from the river.

The wet long skirt clung to her curvaceous body, outlining the curves and revealing every detail.

Jin Mingxi blushed and subconsciously covered her chest with her hands.

She looked up.

Su Heng had turned around at this time, with his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed and at the river in front of him.

Hundreds of lanterns cascaded down the river, creating a golden glow.

"Do you know why I do this?" Su Heng turned around, his eyes empty, not lingering on her.

Jin Mingxi bit her lip, feeling a great sense of humiliation rising in her heart.

But the fear was stronger than the humiliation, ten times stronger.

"Because I did something wrong." Jin Mingxi stood up and answered with his head down.

"What did you do wrong?" Su Heng asked with a gentle smile on his face.

"I and the Demon Suppression Division are too arrogant," Jin Mingxi said, "We lack the necessary respect for the strong."

She paused and continued, "Thank you for showing mercy."

"This boy is teachable." Su Heng nodded with a smile.

"Next time, the commander of our Demon Suppression Bureau will come to see you in person." Jin Mingxi replied.

"Are you threatening me?" Su Heng raised his eyebrows. Jin Mingxi just remained silent and did not answer.

"Golden Eyed Ape King Li Daoxuan..."

Even if this person is not the strongest in Baihua County, he must be one of the strongest.

"Go back and tell him that I'm looking forward to meeting him." Su Heng's calm voice was filled with an irrepressible eagerness and desire.

"One more thing."

Jin Mingxi took out a letter from his bosom. "This is a list of the Xu family's secret treasures. There are also some gifts prepared for you by the Demon Suppression Division. They are all in Jiangyue Pavilion. Let me know when you return and someone will deliver them to your room."

Su Heng glanced at the envelope in Jin Mingxi's hand but did not reach out to take it.

Jin Mingxi took a deep breath, and his full chest rose and fell.

She lowered her arms that were covering her chest, held the envelope in both hands, bent down in front of Su Heng, and handed it out with both hands.

Su Heng then reached out and took it.

He opened the envelope, glanced at it casually, and then his energy rose.

The envelope turned into a beam of fire and floated in the air with the river breeze, becoming increasingly distant.

"Is there anything else?" Su Heng leaned casually on the railing and asked softly.

"No more." Jin Mingxi replied expressionlessly.

"Okay." Su Heng said with a smile, "Elder Jin, please go back. By the way, my sister is doing well these days."

"Su Li is highly valued by Lord Dusi." Jin Mingxi said.

She was also a little surprised why a well-educated sister like Su Li would have such an arrogant brother.

These two people are simply... Jin Mingxi shook her head. She and Su Li were not very familiar with each other, so she didn't think about it anymore.

"That's good." Su Heng waved his hand.

Jin Mingxi looked at him deeply, then breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and jumped directly from the nine-story red building, disappearing into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

"That woman just now...didn't make things difficult for you, did she?" Chen Murong asked cautiously after Su Heng returned to the booth.

"Do you think I look like someone who would suffer a loss?" Su Heng raised his wine glass, smiled, and asked in a very calm tone.

"Not really..." Chen Murong laughed.

They just met by chance and their friendship was not very deep. Chen Murong showed concern and did not ask any more questions.

Keep drinking and keep having fun.

The girls who were dancing on the stage just now have all retreated, and the fiery red curtain has fallen again.

When the curtain was lifted, what appeared in the venue were huge cowhide drums, some placed on the floor and some supported by wooden stands.

Boom!
A beautiful girl in red, barefoot, descended from the sky and stepped on the drum in the middle.

The drum surface vibrated slightly, making a sound that echoed in the nine-story red building.

The girl's toes with red nail polish touched the drum surface, her body remained static and full of tension, while the other foot was slowly raised with muscles tensed. Through the red skirt, one could see the beautiful curve of her slender calf.

Boom!
The second drum beat sounded.

Then came the third, fourth, and fifth tones...

The girl danced on the drums that were either flat or upright, and the intense drum beats became one.

"it is good!"

There was a burst of cheers from the booth.

Many people stood up from their seats, without any previous reserve, and clapped and cheered loudly.

The sounds mixed together, like a landslide and tsunami, actually drowned out the sound of the surging river.

Boom!
The last beat.

The girl jumped high on the drum, her feet and the long red sleeves wrapped around her hands stretched out and hit the drum.

The four drum beats merged into one, resounding through the sky and echoing quietly throughout the Red Mansion.

The girl stopped and there was a little sweat on her fair forehead.

She bent her knees, lifted her skirt, bowed to everyone present, and left gracefully.

The applause and cheers in the booth did not completely fade away until she disappeared from the stage and the next show began.

Su Heng frowned slightly.

The dancer just now was very beautiful, but she gave him an inexplicable unnatural feeling.

And the movements in the dance, such as hitting the drum with long sleeves to make sounds, are not something that ordinary dancers can do.

A demonic warrior? A demon servant? Or even a demon?

But apart from this inexplicable intuition, Su Heng did not find anything else unusual in the Red Mansion.

"Am I worrying too much?" Su Heng thought.

"What was the name of that girl just now?" he asked Chen Murong beside him.

"Is that the girl dancing on the drum just now?" Chen Murong put down the cake in his hand and said with a smile, "This girl's name is Li Hongxiu. She is the top performer in the Red Mansion and is rarely seen on weekdays. According to legend, when Li Hongxiu first came to Baihua County, some young masters from noble families in the county spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to win the beauty's smile, but unfortunately they failed in the end."

Chen Murong recounted some of the situations he had learned.

"Li Hongxiu?" Su Heng nodded, his face slightly solemn, and wrote down the name for the time being.

(End of this chapter)