Prince of Wealth in a Cultivation World

There were no emotions on his face even as he read the words on the system window. He gripped the knife tightly and moved towards the place where Big Huang and Xiao Meili were held captive.

"Hahaha, this fool thought himself some righteous hero, but now look at him, tied and bleeding beneath our feet," one of the men mocked Big Huang, while another looked at Xiao Meili with lustful eyes.

"Boss, what will you do with them? Can we take her with us?" he asked, glaring at Xiao Meili while controlling his urges to touch her.

"She is beautiful, but… let's refrain from what you have in mind. She is young and youthful; if we sell her to the right place, it will fetch a good amount of money," the leader said, refusing his man's request to touch Xiao Meili.

They were local thieves connected to some bandits who were involved in plundering, human trafficking, and other illegal activities. The leader had decided to sell Xiao Meili through the bandits to some noble who could pay a good price for her.

"Thud"

"Crash"

The door of the hut flew open with a heavy impact as Noir kicked it with full force. This alerted the remaining three men, who stood up when they saw Noir entering the hut with a kitchen knife in his hand.

The moment Noir entered, he saw Big Huang and Xiao Meili tied to the wooden pillar. Xiao Meili appeared unharmed except for her face, but Big Huang was bruised and beaten until he could barely lift his head.

With his bloody face, a smile came on Big Huang's lips, and he struggled to speak, while Xiao Meili exclaimed, "Brother!"

The man who had been sent flying by the door struggled to stand. The leader ignored him and looked at Noir with a threatening smile. "So, you came, boy. Did you bring the gold coins?" he asked.

Noir didn't answer. His gaze was fixed on Big Huang's bloody face. "Why did you do that to him?" he asked, gripping the knife tightly.

"You were asked something, and you dare to question the leader back?" the man closest to him yelled, swinging a club made of raw wood at Noir's face.

But before it could reach Noir, he crouched down and swung the knife backward, hitting the man's nose. The man cried out in pain.

Instead of being afraid, the leader laughed. "Hahaha, here comes another hero." He kicked Big Huang in the face, who cried out in pain and fainted from the powerful blow.

"You," Noir yelled.

"You what? If you don't hand over the gold coins, and tell us where you found them, then next time it will be her turn." The leader moved his leg towards Xiao Meili and stopped at her chin.

"Wait," Noir said, loosening his grip on the knife and appearing to surrender.

"You want gold coins, right? Here it is." He showed his empty hand, and the next moment, a single gold coin materialized in his palm.

Instead of being happy, the leader's expression turned to panic. Noir continued, "Here are more." One by one, gold coins began to materialize in his hands, soon filling them, and the coins began to roll on the ground.

The remaining man, except the leader, was shocked, but seeing so many gold coins, he couldn't control and jumped to snatch them.

"No, wait…" the leader yelled, but it was too late. The knife, imbued with Qi, came with speed and slashed towards him.

"Thud"

The thief who had tried to snatch the gold coins lay lifeless on the ground; his shocked expression was clear, but he died before he could understand what had happened.

"Imm…" "Immortal…"

The leader staggered back as he saw Noir using Qi. In his lifetime, the leader had seen a few cultivators and knew how powerful they were, akin to gods.

He began sweating, his heart beating crazily, and his legs gave way as Noir slowly moved towards him. "No… wait," he pleaded. "Senior Immortal… I was blind, please forgive me." He began to beg, but Noir didn't reply and just moved closer.

Left with no choice, the leader made a last desperate attempt. He took out the sword in his hand, an ordinary sword but enough to cut a person in two.

"Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!" he yelled and ran towards Noir, who didn't flinch. The moment the sword came close, Noir caught it with his bare hand, and his hand began to bleed. Seeing this, the man thought he could kill Noir if he uses extra strength.

But Noir didn't give him much time. The next moment, the sword vanished, bewildering the man who saw death standing before him. Just as he was about to say something,

"Swing"

Noir used the knife to slit the man's throat. He fell to the ground and died, while Noir also let the knife fall, standing with a shocked expression.

He was shocked because the moment he wielded the knife, something changed within him, as if he became another person. He swiftly killed them with an almost practiced ease.

"Brother," Xiao Meili called out, equally shocked but worried seeing Noir in a trance. Looking at her, Noir came to his senses and began untying her. Then, together, they helped Big Huang, who was still unconscious.

They carried him out of the hut as night was falling. "Wait here, I'll be back," he said, returning to the hut where the two unconscious and one injured thief remained. He didn't want to kill more, so he ignored them.

Looking at the scattered gold coins, he spoke, "Retrieve," and the gold vanished after that He left, making sure not a single coin remained.

"Help me," he said, pulling Big Huang onto his back with Xiao Meili's help, and they left the area. Luckily, the hut was on the outskirts of the village, so no one had witnessed their commotion.

"Young master, you are back!" The servant, seeing them return, was shocked, having thought they wouldn't make it back. He rushed to help Noir and took Big Huang to his room.

"Go bring someone who can help him," Noir ordered the servant, who nodded and ran. But he was stopped by the inn owner.

"Where are you heading so fast?" the inn owner asked.

"Master, they are back, and one of them is heavily injured. I'm going to call old Pai, the only apothecary we have in this village."

The inn owner paused, then said, "Then go fast and tell him that I requested him, so he should come quickly."

The servant nodded and ran to find old Pai.