Senior Brother Hao!
Senior Brother Hao!
He Pingsheng called out a few more times, then returned to his room with a look of apprehension.
What to do?
His gaze swept across the room, taking in everything inside!
A clay basin!
Two jade bottles!
Two books!
Especially these two jade bottles and two books, they seemed particularly conspicuous.
He Pingsheng was already starting to get anxious at this moment.
Why?
Because Senior Brother Hao hadn't returned, it was highly probable that something had happened to him.
Thinking about Jade Virtue Martial Uncle's conduct, there's no way he'd be drinking and making merry with Senior Brother Hao, right?
Because of Senior Brother Hao, that woman named Linglong was punished to reflect for three days at the Transfer Plaza. Why such a coincidence that exactly three days later, Jade Virtue Martial Uncle's Disciples invited Senior Brother Hao?
Something must have happened!
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, feeling his hands tremble.
No...
I can't lose my composure.
If something happened to Senior Brother Hao, I absolutely cannot let anything happen to me too.
He Pingsheng forced himself to calm down, then quickly dug up the ground, pulling all twenty-four Medicinal Pills out of the dirt one by one and putting them into the jade bottles!
Twelve Medicinal Pills were placed in each jade bottle.
He put the lids on.
Indeed!
The next moment, the scent was gone.
The jade bottles...could perfectly conceal the medicinal scent emanating from the top-grade Medicinal Pills.
But these Medicinal Pills definitely couldn't be kept in his hands, so He Pingsheng buried both jade bottles and the two books together under the bed!
He spread a layer of dirt and covered it with a stone slab.
He swept away the excess dirt on top!
No trace remained!
As for the clay basin, He Pingsheng wasn't worried at all, because it looked like nothing more than an ordinary old basin.
After everything was done, he took two iron bowls and ran to the Utility Disciple class to get food.
Even after finishing his meal and as the morning sun rose, He Pingsheng still didn't see Senior Brother Hao Yun.
However, a Cultivator who appeared to be an Immortal with a Daoist air arrived in the small courtyard of the Pill Refining Room.
This person was tall, dressed in a green Daoist robe, with white hair but dark whiskers.
He didn't look very well?
"Greetings, Elder!" He Pingsheng bowed respectfully with cupped hands.
Calling an unfamiliar Immortal 'Elder' was always a safe bet.
The middle-aged Cultivator stroked the three wisps of dark beard on his chest with his right hand and said faintly, "This old man is Yu De!"
"Yu..." He Pingsheng's voice trembled, saying, "Jade Virtue Martial Uncle?"
"That's right!" Yu De nodded and said, "You are that Utility Disciple from the Utility Disciple class, aren't you?"
He Pingsheng nodded: "Yes... This junior is He Pingsheng!"
"Hmm!" Yu De said seemingly carelessly, "Hao Yun said that the reason his injuries healed so quickly was because you gave him a top-grade Gold Bone Pill, is that true?"
He Pingsheng's heart pounded, as if it was about to stop.
Senior Brother Hao...actually sold me out?
Oh no, oh no...
It's over!
Now my secret is going to be discovered.
Having the gathering treasure basin taken away is a minor matter, but if I lose my life, that's a big problem.
"Speak!" Yu De suddenly shouted.
This shout, like thunder, exploded in He Pingsheng's ears.
He Pingsheng knew that his hesitant expression just now had already half-betrayed him.
However, after cultivating the Basic Breathing Technique for the past few days, although he hadn't truly managed to draw Qi into his body, he could already sense the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi outside. He Pingsheng's mind had opened up a layer, and his reaction speed had also become slightly faster.
Hearing Yu De's loud shout, he stammered, "Martial...Martial Uncle...This junior knows about Gold Bone Pills...But what is this 'top-grade Gold Bone Pill' you speak of?"
This question actually stunned Yu De for a moment.
That's right...
How could a Utility Disciple possibly know what 'top-grade' means?
"This old man heard that your Senior Sister Luoyu once gave you two Gold Bone Pills before?" Yu De stared at He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng said, "Yes...This junior doesn't know that Fairy's name, but indeed a Fairy gave me a porcelain bottle, and there were two Medicinal Pills in that porcelain bottle!"
Yu De asked, "Where are the Medicinal Pills?"
He Pingsheng said, "One was eaten by me...The other one, along with the porcelain bottle, was taken by Zhang Laoda, the leader of the Utility Disciple class..."
Towards the end, He Pingsheng's voice grew softer and softer.
Yu De looked at him, staring for over ten breaths, then he took a step and actually walked directly into He Pingsheng's room.
He scanned the room for a while, then rummaged around, finding nothing suspicious, before he finally came out of the room.
"He Pingsheng!" Yu De looked up at the sky and said, "I have something for you to do!"
"Yes!" He Pingsheng followed closely behind Yu De, looking respectful.
Yu De said, "Hao Yun was the Pill Boy of the Pill Refining Room. Yesterday, this venerable one kindly invited him over and wanted to heal his injuries, but unfortunately, he argued with my Disciple Linglong at the drop of a hat. Finally, they came to blows, and Linglong accidentally..."
"Accidentally..."
"Accidentally killed Hao Yun!"
Boom...
He Pingsheng's heart jolted violently.
He trembled all over.
Senior Brother Hao...
Dead?
Just like that?
"Don't be sad!" Yu De said, "Mortals all have their destiny. This was a tribulation in his fate."
"This was his fate...Do you understand?"
At this moment, He Pingsheng was already slumped to the ground, his face filled with fear and confusion.
A hint of sadness also rose in his heart.
Senior Brother Hao was such a good person, just gone like that?
Fate?
Kill someone, and then say it's because they had bad luck?
What kind of bullsh*t logic is this?
He Pingsheng angrily wanted to curse out loud, but at the crucial moment, he still held back.
"Why?" He Pingsheng looked up at Yu De: "Couldn't you have talked it out nicely? Why did you have to kill him?"
"He was a very good person!"
"Sigh..." Yu De sighed and said, "This old man is also saddened. Linglong committed such a great mistake and was already condemned by the Grandmaster last night!"
"This matter has already been settled, you don't need to ask any more questions!"
"In the eyes of Immortals, ants and weeds are not worth mentioning!"
"And what is there to pity?"
Bang...
As he spoke, Yu De took out clothing from his Storage Pouch and casually threw it onto the ground.
It was a corpse.
Hao Yun!
There were seven sword wounds on Hao Yun's chest!
Each sword had pierced his body.
He Pingsheng trembled as he looked at Hao Yun before him: Was this an accidental injury?
"I've asked around, Hao Yun has no relatives or friends, and we don't know where his family is!"
"But he was your superior after all, so his remains are entrusted to you!"
"You are responsible for finding him a good geomantic spot and burying him!"
"Oh, that's right!" Yu De paused, then added, "Xiuzhu Peak is an Immortal's sacred land and cannot be defiled...Go find a place in the Outer Sect!"
With that, Yu De drifted away.
He Pingsheng sat on the ground, utterly bewildered for a moment, like a clay sculpture, unmoving.
After a long while, He Pingsheng suddenly moved again.
He stood up from the ground and first closed the main gate of the entire Pill Refining Room courtyard.
Then he closed Hao Yun's room door.
Finally, he walked into his own bedroom.
It was time to make a clean break.
