After Hou Muling was poisoned and knocked out, He Pingsheng did not leave immediately.
He first searched the two corpses lying nearby for treasures.
A Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level was relatively wealthy.
Every ordinary Cultivator at the Twelfth Level would have several hundred Spirit Stones.
Besides Spirit Stones, there were also some low-level Talismans, Medicinal Pills, Magical Artifacts, and Spiritual Plants.
He Pingsheng took them without hesitation.
As for the Jade Slips containing the Cultivation Techniques and Spells practiced by these people, he also took them.
After searching these two corpses, He Pingsheng then searched Hou Muling.
Hou Muling was only a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Layer, so she didn't have many good things on her; He Pingsheng took some Spirit Stones, but he didn't touch her other Treasure Artifacts.
Hmm…
There was also a cyan Jade Slip.
This girl had previously said she would take him to Black Frontier to dig for the so-called chijing ginseng.
It turned out that this was just a scam, a trap.
They were targeting Cheng Siyu.
However, He Pingsheng felt that the chijing ginseng they mentioned might not necessarily be fake.
What if it existed?
Let's check this map first.
He Pingsheng placed the Jade Slip on his forehead and then swept it with his Divine Thought.
The map within the Jade Slip appeared in his Divine Thought.
“This…” He Pingsheng was delighted: “There really is chijing ginseng!”
Indeed, this Jade Slip contained an extremely detailed map of Black Frontier, and the map also marked the location of the chijing ginseng.
Furthermore, it included characteristics of the guarding Yao Beast and so on.
The guarding Yao Beast was not a Divine Ape at the Foundation Establishment Stage Early Stage, but a Python at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Presumably, this Jade Slip should not be fake.
He Pingsheng took the Jade Slip from his forehead, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Now there were two paths before him.
First, continue taking Hou Muling to Black Frontier to dig for the chijing ginseng.
Second, return to the Sect first.
He Pingsheng weighed his options slightly and chose the second path.
Let's return to the Sect first.
Since Senior Sister was killed and Hou Muxian was involved, he must inform Master immediately to see what reaction the Tai Xu Sect would have.
If he delayed, he might find himself in a passive situation.
“Open…” With a wave of his hand, He Pingsheng unfolded a paper crane.
Then he threw Hou Muling’s body onto the flying crane, and he himself jumped on.
“Go…”
The paper crane soared into the sky, heading towards the Tai Xu Sect.
As for the two other Cultivator corpses on the mountaintop, He Pingsheng did not bother with them.
After boarding the paper crane, He Pingsheng did not leave immediately but circled the area where the battle had just occurred for a while to search for Cheng Siyu.
But he still couldn't find her.
If he couldn't find her, then so be it.
Let’s go!
Towards the Tai Xu Sect.
…
Two hours later!
Hou Family!
Backyard!
“Junior Sister… Junior Sister…”
Qin Mingyue ran frantically to a new pavilion, calling out urgently and loudly.
The door on the third floor of the pavilion opened, and a woman in a red robe walked out from inside.
The woman was very delicate and beautiful.
She was only at the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Level.
She was Hou Muxian’s newlywed wife, the noble daughter of the Beast Controlling Sect: Liu Ruotong.
Liu Ruotong’s father was the Sect Leader of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, a Great Golden Core Cultivator, and her father was also the Grand Elder’s eldest Disciple.
It was a pity that despite having such a perfect father, Liu Ruotong was disappointing; her Spiritual Root was extremely poor, and like He Pingsheng, she encountered a Bottleneck at the Qi Refining Stage Tenth Level and could not Breakthrough.
There were no Heaven And Earth Treasures in the Sect for her to Breakthrough.
Therefore, Liu Ruotong could only marry down into the Hou Family.
“Senior Sister, what’s wrong?” Liu Ruotong looked at Qin Mingyue: “Come in quickly and tell me!”
“Ai…” Qin Mingyue arrived on the third floor.
Liu Ruotong said, “Is the matter settled?”
“Mm, mm, mm!” Qin Mingyue said, “That… that Cheng Siyu, I have personally killed her… Her corpse is now in my Storage Pouch, Junior Sister, please see!”
As she spoke, Qin Mingyue took out a Storage Pouch.
Liu Ruotong’s Divine Thought delved into it to investigate, then she nodded and said, “Good, thank you, Senior Sister!”
“Don’t thank me!” Qin Mingyue said, “There’s one more thing I need to tell you: although we killed Cheng Siyu, Senior Brother Changping was killed by that Junior Brother of Cheng Siyu’s; that Qi Refining Stage Disciple is extremely formidable, he has many second-grade Talismans, and his Divine Thought is powerful, capable of flying with his sword!
“Therefore, I failed to kill him; instead, he escaped!”
“Ah?” Liu Ruotong was startled and said, “He escaped?”
“Yes!” Qin Mingyue said, “I pursued him for a while, but I couldn’t catch up to his speed, so I came back!”
“Junior Sister, I have come to bid you farewell!”
“The Tai Xu Sect will definitely investigate this matter, and once they trace it back to our Beast Controlling Sect, Master and the Sect Elders will surely push all responsibility onto me; at that time, I will truly be in a dilemma!”
“I will go into hiding for a while, so they can’t find me!”
“I’m leaving!”
Qin Mingyue was not foolish; on the contrary, she was very intelligent.
If she didn't leave now, and the Tai Xu Sect gained the initiative, the Beast Controlling Sect, for the sake of face and rules, would inevitably sacrifice her.
But if she ran, the Beast Controlling Sect only needed to push all responsibility onto her.
“You didn’t mention me, did you?” Liu Ruotong looked at Qin Mingyue.
Qin Mingyue shook her head and said, “I didn’t say anything, but… whether Hou Muxian’s Junior Sister will say anything, I don’t know!”
“I advise Young Miss, it’s best to make plans early!”
“I’m leaving!”
With that, Qin Mingyue gave Liu Ruotong no time to react, directly flying off with her sword, and with a whoosh, she rushed out of the Hou Family’s territory, heading south.
At the very least, she had to get out of the Dao Xuan Alliance’s sphere of influence first.
…
Not far from Tai Xu Sect!
On the essential path to the Hou Family, there was an unusually tall mountain peak.
The peak rose abruptly, standing like a sword piercing the sky.
However, there was no Spiritual Vein on this mountain, so there was no immortal Spiritual Qi whatsoever.
It was just a bare, rocky mountain.
And on this rocky mountain stood a Daoist Nun dressed in a gray Daoist robe.
The Daoist Nun looked about forty or fifty years old, similar to Mortals.
Her gaze constantly watched the direction of the Hou Family.
If He Pingsheng were here, he would surely recognize this person as the Daoist Nun from the Law Enforcement Hall who had previously made things difficult for him: Feng Daogu.
When He Pingsheng left the mountain gate yesterday, Feng Daogu knew about it.
She couldn’t follow him immediately, so she waited here.
She knew He Pingsheng went to attend the Hou Family’s wedding.
If he didn't return in one day, he would surely return in two days.
Even if it took three to five days, she could wait.
When you, He Pingsheng, return, I will intercept you on your essential path and kill you with one sword.
To avenge my good Elder Brother.
After killing you, I will find a place to hide and live freely in the world from then on.
Never returning to the Tai Xu Sect again!
The Daoist Nun standing at the peak of the high mountain suddenly looked up to her left.
He Pingsheng was riding a paper crane, leisurely flying across the sky.
“Hehe…” A faint smile appeared on Feng Daogu’s lips: “You finally came!”
