“The person I had my eye on is indeed excellent!”
The plump girl burst into laughter, “Within the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu, no one dares to bellow like this. You must be the first!”
“Your actions are no different from bandits!”
Lu Fan said coldly, “It would be better to release me directly. I won’t blame you for bringing me here.”
“You’re quite amusing!”
Tu Wenhai sneered, “No one who has come to the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu has ever dared to speak like this, nor has anyone been able to leave. If you don’t believe me, you can try.”
Lu Fan glanced around, feeling a moment of helplessness. Although his strength was not ordinary, the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu exuded immensely powerful auras. Even if he wanted to force his way out, there was no possibility.
“Fine, fine, you’ll come with me!”
The plump girl said with a smile, “As long as you follow me, you can eat well and live luxuriously, and you won’t have to work in the spirit mine. Isn’t that a joy?”
“That’s right. Fatty Sister treats men well. As long as you follow her, I guarantee you’ll live a carefree life,” Tu Wenhai said with a faint smile.
Lu Fan looked displeased, but at this moment, resisting would be disadvantageous. He had no choice but to compromise.
After Tu Wenhai reclaimed Lu Fan’s spiritual energy, he said to the plump girl, “From now on, he is your slave. Fatty Sister, if you have any other requests, feel free to ask.”
“That’s enough, that’s enough. I’m already very pleased with this!” The plump girl waved her hand, looking at Lu Fan with great satisfaction.
After being taken away by the plump girl, Lu Fan soon arrived at a cave dwelling within the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu. Inside the cave dwelling were many people, but most of them were ordinary individuals busy with their tasks.
“From now on, you are my slave. This is my home!” the plump girl said, “My surname is Zhao. You can call me Sister Zhao!”
Lu Fan remained silent. He was quite dissatisfied with this outcome but had no way to change it. He was about to become a Saint, yet he was captured and made a slave. How could he bear it?
“Don’t be unhappy. As long as you do your job here, no one will trouble you,” Sister Zhao said frankly. “You probably don’t know, but in the spirit mine, you have to work every day. There are so many cultivators who have been worked to death. If you really want to go there, I can let you go back right now.”
“According to you, you deliberately brought me here? To protect me?” Lu Fan was bewildered.
“You could say that!”
Sister Zhao said frankly, “So you should thank me.”
“If you truly wanted to protect me, why didn’t you just let me go?”
Lu Fan asked directly, not holding back. He didn’t believe Sister Zhao’s words.
“You may not know, but the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu have a rule that no one who enters can leave, unless they are part of the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu!” Sister Zhao stated directly. “The slaves in my cave dwelling are all people I have rescued, but I cannot let them leave, otherwise my Zhao family would likely be ostracized within the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu.”
Lu Fan was somewhat surprised. He didn’t know much about the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu, but seeing Sister Zhao’s earnest demeanor, Lu Fan believed her.
“Guilan, from now on, he’s yours. Arrange some tasks for him!”
Sister Zhao said to a woman before heading into the room, acting as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
The woman named Guilan quickly walked over and glanced at Lu Fan, “Why are you still standing there? Hurry and come with me!”
Lu Fan blinked slightly and then followed behind the woman.
“You’re quite lucky to be chosen by Sister Zhao. You won’t have to suffer those hardships!”
Guilan said, “Otherwise, whether you can leave alive is another matter.”
“Even you say so? Is being brought here considered lucky?” Lu Fan was perplexed. He didn’t understand the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu.
“You might not realize, but the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu are no ordinary force. It’s completely impossible to get out of here. Since we can’t get out, we have to go to the spirit mine,” Guilan said frankly. “You’ve seen the conditions in the spirit mine. Even cultivators, working there day after day, will gradually lose themselves and become useless.
“Doesn’t anyone in the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu manage this?” Lu Fan frowned. In the vast Eastern Region, there were actually bandits like this. Lu Fan was caught completely off guard.
“You’re still too young. The Eighteen Gates of Kyushu is an extremely powerful force, even comparable to a Sacred Land. No one dares to provoke such an existence, not even a Sacred Land!” Guilan stated directly. “I’m telling you all this to warn you never to think of escaping. If you’re caught, your fate will be even worse!”
“Since you were all captured and brought here, you must not be ordinary people. Why endure such humiliation?” Lu Fan said directly. “Are there no hidden paths within the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu that allow one to leave?”
“These are all barriers, and our spiritual energy has been sealed. How can we leave?”
An old man walked over, “Your tone is quite audacious, young man. If others heard these words, they would have long since been annihilated. Fortunately, Sister Zhao is merciful and won’t hold it against you.”
“Uncle Wu, don’t scare him. He’s just arrived and doesn’t understand many things,” Guilan said with a wry smile. “How about this, you’ll be responsible for tending the flowers. As long as you tend the flowers well, you don’t have to worry about anything else!”
“That simple?”
Lu Fan blinked slightly, finding it rather surprising.
“Sister Zhao brought you here mainly because she doesn’t want you to suffer. Doing just one task is enough!” Guilan said frankly. “Therefore, no matter what you do, you must do your best. Only then can you repay Sister Zhao’s kindness.”
Lu Fan nodded slightly but said nothing more. He knew that being captured and brought here was all because of the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu. Now, he was expected to thank Sister Zhao, which Lu Fan found impossible.
When the night was deep and quiet, Lu Fan looked outside. He saw people still working in the spirit mine, toiling day and night. Those who couldn’t walk were whipped mercilessly.
Taking advantage of the night, Lu Fan scanned his surroundings, trying to find a gap in the formation so that he could leave the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu and restore his spiritual energy.
Within the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu, there were many powerful individuals. Even Saints could only become slaves. Lu Fan naturally wouldn’t confront them head-on.
However, Lu Fan couldn’t stay here forever. After all, he still needed to improve his strength and had no time to waste here.
After observing the cave dwelling for a long time, Lu Fan secretly left and headed towards other areas of the Eighteen Gates of Kyushu. It wasn’t particularly large, spanning about a hundred kilometers. With his spiritual energy depleted, Lu Fan found every step difficult.