In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 417 The Great Calamity of the Hehuan Sect! It's Coming! (3K views, please subscribe!)

Outside the Wanxiang Tower, with its upturned eaves and ornate exterior, and a fragrance that wafts for miles.

A large group of soldiers surrounded Wanxianglou, and the customers inside were roughly driven out. A series of beautiful and charming exclamations came from inside the building.

The three top officials of Su Yuanhe Xianghan Prefecture—the Prefect, the Assistant Prefect, and the Sub-Prefect—waited outside, surrounded by numerous soldiers, for the outcome.

Before long, several generals escorted out a woman who looked indignant and whose clothes were neither flashy nor conservative.

Judging from his cultivation level and the token at his waist, this person is one of the twelve Heavenly Desire Envoys of the Hehuan Sect.

"You bunch of corrupt officials, what right do you have to arrest me?"

The woman strained to raise her head and angrily shouted at Su Yuan, who was in the lead:

"We at Wanxianglou earn our money through our own abilities. Who did we offend that they're arresting us?"

Su Yuan: "..."

It's a pity this is the real world, otherwise he would have sent a speechless emoji.

Seeing that Su Yuan remained silent, the Heavenly Envoy continued to shout:

"I advise you to release me immediately and lift the siege of Wanxiang Tower, otherwise our sect leader will not let this go once he finds out what happened today."

Su Yuan remained silent for a long while before slowly saying:

"Bring this woman to my residence. I will interrogate her thoroughly."

The Prefect, Assistant Prefect, Sub-Prefect of Xianghan Prefecture, and all the officers and soldiers: "..."

The case is solved! You really are a lecherous bastard!

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Envoy turned pale with fright and tried to struggle, but was firmly suppressed by the two Golden Core stage generals.

Immediately afterwards, the Heavenly Envoy's cultivation was sealed, and he was dragged and thrown into the luxurious carriage belonging to the Heavenly Patrol Envoy.

Su Yuan continued:
"Have all the women inside get dressed and line up to come out. I will inspect them one by one."

No? Here we go again!
The celestial officials exchanged glances, each seeing the speechlessness in the other's eyes.

In the end, however, they said nothing, but simply ordered the officers and soldiers to do as Su Yuan had instructed.

Before long, nearly a hundred women from Wanxianglou, ranging from the most beautiful courtesans to those of ordinary appearance, appeared neatly before Su Yuan.

Among these one hundred women, quite a few had Qi Refining or even Foundation Establishment cultivation levels.

For example, that courtesan was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, clearly being groomed as the next Heavenly Desire Envoy.

At this moment, many women of different appearances had their hands bound by ropes. The rough hemp ropes rubbed their delicate skin until it turned red. Combined with their fearful and pitiful expressions, they were truly a sight to behold.

Su Yuan sized up the nearly one hundred women, and then, under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, slowly spoke:
"Take them all to my residence!"

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the celestial officials finally died of their anxiety!
Not buddy!

Even if you were a cultivator, you wouldn't be able to handle more than a hundred women. You're so young and already indulging in such behavior. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to break through to the Golden Core stage in the future?

But things have developed to this point, what else can anyone say?

The prefect of Xianghan Prefecture, his face dark, gave the order to the soldiers:
"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and send all these women to Lord Su's residence! Do you really think a single carriage can fit so many people?"

The officers and soldiers quickly agreed and took all the women from Wanxianglou away.

Just then, a figure squeezed through the blockade from the outside, shouting angrily at Su Yuan not far away:

"You corrupt official, release Miss Lin immediately! I'll soon have enough money to redeem her. I absolutely cannot let her fall into your clutches!"

Su Yuan turned his head and glanced at the person who had spoken. It was a young man dressed as a scholar, with a weak physique and not particularly high cultivation level.

Su Yuan snorted coldly:
"Where did this ugly monster come from? Drag him away right now!"

"Yes!"

The officers and soldiers quickly responded, rushed over, grabbed the scholar, and dragged him outside.

The scholar, however, continued to struggle and shout angrily:
"Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river, don't bully young people into poverty!"

"You corrupt official, just you wait! Once I pass the imperial examination and become a high-ranking official, I'll make you pay the price... Ah!!!"

Before the scholar could finish speaking, the soldiers holding him slapped him twice, silencing him.

Su Yuan withdrew his gaze, his expression slightly strange.

In this storyline, I'm portrayed as a mid-game big boss.

He was unsuccessful in his youth, and the woman he loved was taken by a lecherous and corrupt official.

Tears soaked the braised pork trotters, and he vowed to defy fate, crush that corrupt official under his feet, and rescue his beloved—a typical mid-stage goal for a novel protagonist.

So... I accidentally offended the main character of this world?
But that kid had a weak foundation, was obviously broke, was not young, had only average luck, and didn't have any powerful backer. He didn't seem like the kind of person who could become a celestial official.

He's certainly quite the chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), and writing novels might be a viable career path for him in the future.

But then again, how is his behavior villainous?
As far as Su Yuan knew, the vast majority of prostitutes in ancient times did not act voluntarily.

Even within the Joyful Union Sect, which primarily practices dual cultivation, probably only a minority truly love the path of dual cultivation; most are forced into it by circumstances. He ostensibly intends to investigate these women, but in reality, he's saving them!

Thinking of this, Su Yuan couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.

It's hard to be a good person!
However, once the world of Hanmei is unified, people will surely understand his good intentions.

After the young women of Wanxianglou were taken away, only a few management personnel remained in the building.

Among them were people in charge of the accounts.

At this moment, the accountant was being interrogated by several constables in charge of criminal investigations:

"Take inventory of the personal belongings, gold, silver and valuables of the Heavenly Desire Envoy and the women who were brought to my residence, and send them over."

Su Yuan said to these constables:
"As for the other spiritual coins and wealth in Wanxianglou, 50% will be handed over to Prefect Han, who will then distribute them to the celestial officials involved in the case."

"The other 50% belongs to the soldiers and the officials and constables who have been working hard here. You can take it and distribute it among yourselves... Of course, don't forget to pay the taxes due."

Su Yuan's words immediately drew cheers and jubilation from the soldiers and officials present.

The feeling of being forced to go to work vanished instantly, and they worked even harder.

The officials, including Prefect Han, looked astonished.

Giving 50% directly to his subordinates? Imperial Censor Su's generosity is quite something!

You have to understand, how much money do those prostitutes actually make? They're lucky if they can keep 10% or even 5% of their earnings.

The rest naturally went into the Wanxianglou's treasury and became the Hehuan Sect's reserve funds.

Despite being frequently exploited by the Hehuan Sect over the years, the Wanxianglou Treasury still holds millions of spirit coins.

Half of it was given to the lower-class workers, which was almost equivalent to several months' or even a year's salary for these people.

What a fine Imperial Censor Su! He truly knows how to win people's hearts.

However, given that Imperial Envoy Su did not ask for a single penny, none of the celestial officials could say anything.

Normally, the 50% allocated to the peasants should belong to Imperial Censor Su. If he were to distribute his money to his subordinates, what objections could they possibly have?
This is enough to show that Imperial Censor Su was not a greedy person; he was simply lustful.

As for whether those prostitutes will keep their money or goods?
Even a small mosquito bite is still meat, and normally you would definitely keep it for yourself.

However, since these women were all sent to Censor Su's residence, if they found anything amiss when they checked their own valuables, they might directly file a complaint with Censor Su.

It's not worth offending the other party for such a small gain; it's better not to be greedy.

Officials were always the most efficient at counting and dividing up wealth.

The women from Wanxianglou had just been delivered to Su Yuan's residence when their valuables arrived.

At the same time, the treasure trove of Wanxianglou was completely divided up, leaving only an empty shell of the brothel.

"Lord Su's swift and decisive actions destroyed a major stronghold of the Hehuan Sect with the flick of his wrist, and seized a huge sum of nearly two million taels of silver. We are truly impressed."

The prefect and assistant prefect bowed to Su Yuan, and said with a forced smile:
"But Lord Su, your actions will surely anger Ruan Pingcui, the leader of the Hehuan Sect. I wonder what you will do next."

"Handle? I'm an official, she's a commoner, what's there to handle?"

"If she dares to come to me, I will punish her directly."

Su Yuan spoke in a nonchalant tone, seemingly not taking a Nascent Soul expert seriously at all.

Upon hearing this, all the celestial officials were speechless.

In this world, might makes right. If a Foundation Establishment stage immortal official were to directly confront a Nascent Soul stage expert, it would be tantamount to courting death.

Even if they don't dare to kill you openly and challenge the authority of the imperial court, they still have countless ways to kill you in secret!
I really don't know if this Lord Su is overconfident or if he has something to rely on.

But since he had said that, no one could do anything but go along with him.

Anyway, when people die, the blood won't splatter on them... and raiding brothels really smells good.

"Lord Su, now that Wanxianglou has been destroyed, shouldn't you go back and rest? After all, so many beautiful women are waiting for you at home."

The prefect bowed to Su Yuan and asked a question, his tone carrying a meaning that only men could understand.

Su Yuan smiled slightly:
"No rush, let's go to the next brothel."

"Although Wanxiang Tower is large, it is not the only brothel in Xianghan Prefecture. If we are going to target Hehuan Sect, we should go all the way."

All the celestial officials: "..."

Under Su Yuan's insistence, the second largest brothel in Xianghan Prefecture was also surrounded.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Envoy guarding this place had already learned of the news and had run away first.

Fortunately, she didn't have time to abscond with the money from the brothel, allowing the officials to make a fortune.

Meanwhile, Su Yuan's mansion now has over seventy more young women, almost overflowing.

(End of this chapter)