Chapter 17: The Nemesis of Villains

However, while the death penalty could be spared, earthly punishment was unavoidable. After all, they had provoked him. When Xu Feng was pummeling them, he showed absolutely no mercy.

At first, the three guys threatened Xu Feng with their family’s influence, but soon, their threats turned into wails and pleas: “Boss, chief, I was wrong. Please, don’t hit me anymore. I… I’ll never dare again.”

“Hmph, who was it earlier that said his father was a count and the Finance Minister, and wouldn’t let me get away with this?”

Meeting Xu Feng’s sharp gaze, Carl felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. A bully who's all bark and no bite, he was thoroughly beaten into submission this time. He lowered his head and said, “It… it was me, boss. I was wrong. Please, don’t hold it against me.”

“You want to beg for mercy?”

“Yes, yes.” Carl didn’t dare to meet Xu Feng’s eyes at all.

“Alright, your father is the Finance Minister, so your family must be quite wealthy, right? Since you’ve offended me, shouldn’t you pay me some compensation?”

The three spoiled brats looked at each other in disbelief. There was actually someone… even more unreasonable than themselves. They had been beaten up by him, and now they had to compensate him for his losses instead.

Perhaps this was a case of giving them a taste of their own medicine. These three unscrupulous nobles, who had always acted tyrannically, had now encountered someone even more ruthless than them.

“What, you’re not willing?”

“No… no.” Seeing Xu Feng raise his fist again, Carl whimpered, “I… I’m willing to compensate you with a thousand gold coins, boss.”

“A thousand? Are you trying to treat me like a beggar?” Xu Feng frowned. “At least a hundred thousand.”

“A hundred thousand?”

Carl’s face turned green. Although his family was wealthy, a hundred thousand gold coins was undoubtedly a fortune. Even if he sold himself, he couldn’t come up with that much.

“Big brother, could it be a little less?”

“Kid, you dare to bargain with me?”

“No, boss, I really can’t come up with that much.”

Carl was on the verge of tears. How had he managed to provoke such a monster? If heaven gave him another chance, he would stay as far away from Xu Feng as possible… but in this world, there was no turning back.

Xu Feng didn’t actually intend to extort that much money from him. The reason he threw out such a crazy number was to break Carl’s spirit. After all, Carl’s family still held considerable influence. If he didn’t make Carl fear him from the bottom of his heart this time, there would undoubtedly be endless trouble in the future.

And time would tell that Xu Feng’s method was entirely correct. In the future, whenever Carl saw him, not only would he not seek revenge, but he would tremble like a mouse seeing a cat.

Xu Feng also understood that the other party simply couldn’t come up with a hundred thousand gold coins. So, after a show of bargaining, Xu Feng agreed to reduce the compensation for his trouble to thirty thousand gold coins.

“Thank you, thank you, big brother.”

Carl breathed a sigh of relief and said, grateful and tearful. This guy had been completely cowed by Xu Feng. In truth… thirty thousand gold coins was no small sum either. The Bitsos Family could easily come up with it, but Carl wasn’t the head of the family. Moreover, after being thoroughly beaten, he didn’t dare to go back and talk about today’s events. Thirty thousand gold coins would almost force the unfortunate baron to pawn his underwear.

“Hmph!” Only then did Xu Feng nod in satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, he released the Wind Shackles. “You can get lost now.”

If it were any other time, if someone dared to speak to him so arrogantly, Carl would never let it go. But now, it sounded like the most beautiful voice in the world to him. “Yes, thank… thank you, big brother.”

Then he scurried away like a frightened rat.

Seeing the other party’s pitiful state, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Xu Feng’s mouth. He had finally vented the anger from that day when Carl had chased him. However, just then, he frowned. “Who’s there? Come out.”

“Oh?”

A surprised voice, pleasant to the ear yet carrying a hint of magnetism. Xu Feng turned around and saw the air behind him ripple like water. A figure slowly materialized—an extremely beautiful and sexy woman.

Princess Ailiya was known as the First Beauty of Mankind, but the woman before him was a close second. However, it was a completely different kind of beauty. The princess’s beauty was fresh and elegant, full of charm and cuteness—the kind that made one want to cherish and protect her. How to put it? She was the type that made one want to shelter her like a little bird.

But the woman before him was a completely different kind of beauty—generous and sexy. Her fiery red hair was strikingly eye-catching, with big eyes and sensual red lips. Especially her figure—curvaceous in all the right places. Standing there, she looked like a legendary Goddess of sensuality.

Her attire was also quite special. This beautiful woman was actually a mage, and her level was astonishingly high. Embroidered on her chest were two crystal symbols.

High Intermediate Mage!

It was important to note that throughout the entire empire, high-level mages were few and far between—as rare as phoenix feathers. This woman was only in her twenties, yet she possessed such astonishing strength?

“How did you discover me?” Corona’s voice was filled with curiosity. She was a Court Mage serving the empire.

“The fragrance.”

Xu Feng smiled slightly. “You carry an intoxicating, exotic scent. Although your invisibility spell can conceal your form, the fragrance gave you away.”

Corona’s face flushed slightly. She wasn’t sure if this counted as an indirect compliment.

“My name is Xu Feng. What’s your name?”

The biggest difference between Hailan Star and Earth was that this place was still in the Middle Ages. Polygamy was very popular among the nobility. Seeing such a beautiful woman, Xu Feng naturally wanted to pay more attention. He wasn’t particularly interested in power and influence. Since he had come here, instead of scheming and worrying about political enemies all day, it would be better to marry a few more beauties. The one before him was… a top-tier mature beauty.

“Xu Feng, you’re the miracle doctor who cured Her Highness the Princess?”

Corona widened her eyes, her tempting lips almost making Xu Feng lose control and want to kiss them. The female mage looked completely surprised. Over the past few days in the palace, she had heard all about Xu Feng’s fame—the miraculous golden needles that cured the strange illness even Your Holiness the Pope had been helpless against.

She wondered just what kind of young man he was.

As the saying goes, “Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times.” Xu Feng was completely different from what she had imagined. Earlier, when Xu Feng was teaching Carl and the other two a lesson, Corona had been hiding nearby, not missing a single moment of the entire process.

Originally, as a Court Mage, she should have stopped the violence happening right before her eyes. However, Corona had bent the rules a little, and for a simple reason: Carl was a notorious scoundrel in the capital. Relying on his family’s influence, he had done countless wicked deeds. Xu Feng’s approach was deeply satisfying.

It seemed like he had a lot of experience dealing with those young ruffians.