Chapter Seventy-Nine: Chou Xun

  At night, troops from Tian Shui Cheng rushed past on the streets.

  The streets, no longer saw the strong and fierce Tian Shi, nor were there any pedestrians, each household closed their doors tightly, only when they heard the loud shouting of the Tian Shui City military outside did they dare to open the door to accept questioning and inspection.

  Lingbao Pavilion

  The situation has clearly been brought under control, Chen Jiatian's men are stationed all over the Lingbao Pavilion, and the troops from Tianshui City have dispersed, leaving some of the Tianmen disciples who were fighting for the Lingbao in the pavilion, it is not clear what they are being interrogated about.

  Standing opposite the Lingbao Pavilion at a street corner, separated by a street several meters wide, Ji Changkong's eyes shone brightly as he stared at the bustling main gate of the Lingbao Pavilion.

  Far, far away, the heavenly masters who walked out of the Lingbao Pavilion seemed to have undergone a check, and every heavenly master who walked out of the Lingbao Pavilion was grumbling, with some dissatisfaction in their expressions.

  Without concentrating on listening, Ji Changkong could roughly guess the situation from the expressions on these people's faces.

  Lingbao Pavilion, they will definitely be asked to hand over the Lingbao that they have obtained in the pavilion. So many Tianshi who exhibited Lingbao in the Lingbao Hall were killed, and the Lingbao Pavilion is responsible for this. Those Tianshi also have relatives and sects, and sooner or later they will find the Lingbao Pavilion to cause trouble.

  The person is already dead. The Lingbao Pavilion can only try its best to find their spiritual treasures and wait for the relatives of those people to come and look for them, so that they have something to account for.

  Everyone has their own selfish desires, and Ji Changkong is no exception. With the Moon Heart Stone, Sun Heart Stone, and Tianyuan Pearl in his possession, he was able to kill off Du Shaofeng and Shen Zhen, two powerful experts who nearly took his life, in order to protect these treasures from being lost. Of course, he had no intention of returning to Lingbao Pavilion and handing them over again.

  Sorry, he silently said to himself, and Ji Changkong continued to stare at the door of Lingbao Temple. His mustard bag was given by Chen Yihui, the third shopkeeper of the Chen family. After making this decision, Ji Changkong felt a little ashamed and thought that he owed her an apology.

  A white long dress, a clear and elegant face full of worries, walking out of the Lingbao Hall in a daze. Behind her, Bai Canghai furrowed his brow, softly comforting something.

  Ji Changkong had originally planned to come out from the street corner, but when he saw Bai Canghai, he unexpectedly arrived at Tian Shui City and even found Bai Qingya. He suddenly hesitated.

  Bai Canghai has the boundary of Qixing Tian, and Bai Qingya herself is also in the boundary of Wuxing Tian. The father and daughter have reunited, and in Tianshui City, there shouldn't be many people who can harm them. The Lingbao Conference has also ended, so at this time, seeing Bai Qingya again seems to be unnecessary, and it would only add trouble for her.

  The death of Master Du, Young Master Du Shaofeng, was at his hands. The people chasing after him must have discovered this point. Old Lady Du loved Young Master Du the most among her grandchildren. Once she hears this news, who knows how she will deal with herself? There's no need to stir up trouble for Bai Qingya.

  A sly-looking man was impatiently turned away by the Chen family guards, he looked up and shouted: "I am also a member of the Chen family, why are you driving me away?"

  "It's either a Chen or a member of the Chen family." A Chen family guard looked at him with disdain, his face cold. "Chen Wei, please stop using the Chen family name to deceive people from now on. If it weren't for the fact that your ancestor used to be a groom for the old master of the Chen family, the Chen family would have gotten rid of you long ago. You're on your own!"

  "Hmph, what's so great about that." The sly-looking man muttered a few words, got up from the ground with a sullen expression, dusted himself off, and walked over here as if nothing had happened.

  At this time, Bai Canghai and his daughter Bai Qingya had just left the Chen family gate and were heading in another direction.

  Suddenly popping out from the street corner, Ji Changkong took out a high-quality Yuan stone and a Moon Heart Stone, and handed them over to Chen Wei, who had a sly look in his eyes. He said urgently: "Uncle, I'll give you this high-quality Yuan stone, can you help me deliver this stone to that white-clothed girl up ahead?"

  "Huh, there's such a good thing!" Chen Wei laughed and didn't say anything, grabbed the Moon Heart Stone and a top-grade Yuan Stone, and said with a smile: "Little brother, I remember you, you bought a jade hairpin from me, hehe, did you offend her, so you don't dare to send things yourself?"

  Hastily nodding, Ji Changkong urged: "Go quickly, she's about to get far away, I'll be watching from behind you."

  "Alright!" Chen Weigan smiled and immediately stopped talking nonsense, rushing towards the distant Bai Qingya.

  Ji Changkong flashed into the dark corner of the street, gazing from afar. The reason he chose Chen Wei was that he didn't know the value of goods, and also because his strength was too weak. If he really dared to take the Moon Heart Stone and a top-grade Yuan Stone and escape, Ji Changkong would have confidence in retrieving them from him in Tian Shui City.

  "Miss! Miss!" Chen Wei shouted loudly.

  Bai Qingya, who was in a bad mood, turned around and glanced at Chen Wei with a look of impatience, saying: "What's the matter?"

  "A few days ago, that young fellow who bought a jade hairpin with you at my stall asked me to pass this thing to you. Hehe, has he offended you somewhere? Why is he hiding on the corner of the street and not daring to come out to see you?"

  "Moonstone!"

  Bai Qingya let out a cry of surprise, but didn't reach out to take the long-awaited Moon Heart Stone. Instead, she hastily rushed in the direction Chen Wei was pointing.

  The street was empty, with no one in sight.

  "Vast sky! Vast sky!" Bai Qingya cried out in a high-pitched voice, but no one responded.

  After a while, Bai Canghai came to her side, put the Moon Heart Stone in her palm, patted her shoulder and comforted her in a low voice: "Ya'er, don't worry, that kid is definitely fine."

  Bai Qingya stood at the street corner, her soul lost and her spirit crushed. She whispered to herself in a low voice: "Why, why doesn't he want to see me?"

  She let out a soft breath and Ji Changkong quietly dodged around Bai Qingya to another long street.

  "Who?" Suddenly, Ji Changkong sensed a faint surge of yuan energy around him, and someone was hiding in the dark, seemingly following him.

  In the dead of night on a long street, a tall and cold figure suddenly appeared and stood in front of Ji Changkong.

  "Is it you?" Knitting his brow, looking at the person who appeared before him, Ji Changkong was somewhat surprised. At the Lingbao Conference, Ji Changkong had used a black jade yuan crystal to exchange for a ring from his hand, and also obtained a yuan stone suitable for Bai Qingya.

  Xiao Shou looked at Ji Changkong and said coldly, "You're called Ji Changkong, right?"

  Her expression changed, Ji Changkong immediately raised her vigilance and said: "How did you know me? How did you find me?"

  "Don't be nervous, I don't have any ill intentions." Xiao Shu looked around and said: "The soldiers on the street are too annoying, follow me, I have something to tell you about your father."

  Father?

  His mind was struck by a sudden shock, and after leaving Ji's house, he heard someone mention this word for the first time.

  Without any hesitation, Ji Changkong closely followed Xiao Shu, circling around for a while before arriving at an old, dilapidated house overgrown with weeds. The place was quite large but unfortunately had been uninhabited for a long time, with spider webs and dust covering everything.

  All along the way, there are such old and dilapidated houses everywhere. Having seen the prosperity of Ji Changyuan in Tianshui City, I really didn't expect that there would be such a place in Tianshui City.

  The State of Mizu, one of the three major powers, has always been known for its wealthy citizens. How can such a place exist in the imperial city?

  Xiao Shou came in, not caring how dirty it was, and sat down with a plop. He said to Ji Changkong who followed him: "There are not many places where black jade yuan crystals are produced. Du Long Tan is one of them. At first, I didn't think you were Ji Changkong. After leaving the Lingbao Hall, I thought for a while before confirming that you were indeed Ji Changkong, who could summon the Yunmeng fierce beast. After all, as father and son, there must be some similarities."

  "The ring on your hand, the black insects inside were originally fed with my blood. Although you're feeding them now, they still have a bit of my fresh blood in their bodies, so I can sense your location through them, however"

  "I don't care about those things, I only care about his affairs!" Ji Changkong's face sank as he cut off Xiao Shu's continued narration.

  Xiao Shou's expression was cold and indifferent, ignoring him, continuing: "However, your blood is somewhat abnormal. The Wugui insect has only been on your hand for a few days, yet it has become exceptionally ferocious! I can sense that they are growing much faster than before! In three more days, I will no longer be able to sense their presence. Three days later, you will be their true and sole master! That's why I was in such a hurry to find you."

  "Speak! About his matter!" Ji Changkong growled in a low voice.

  "Why, why do the Wugui insects in your hand change so much in just a few days? Only when you use Yuanli to move your fingers do they suck your fresh blood. In just a few days, how much blood can they suck from you? How did they become so fierce and violent?" Xiao Shu continued to say calmly with a cold face.

  "I just want to know about his affairs!" Ji Changkong said word by word.

  "It's no wonder he's the new generation of Xuan Yuan, as soon as he came out, he killed Du's family old lady's precious son! Not bad, quite impressive!" Xiao Shu suddenly nodded his head, his face relaxed, seemingly very satisfied with Ji Changkong's aggressive attitude.

  "New generation of 'Xuanyuan'? You must be mistaken, a long time ago, my grandfather tested me, and the blood flowing in my body is not purple at all!" Ji Changkong said solemnly.

  "Is it 'Xuanyuan', purple blood is not the only standard of measurement." Xiao Shu was unmoved, gazing deeply at Ji Changkong, and after a moment of contemplation, he said: "The Du family's current residence, Yindragon Spring, is actually your Ji family's ancestral home. Your parents' life or death is unclear, and it has something to do with the old lady of the Du family. Now that you've killed her beloved son Du Shaofeng, she won't let you off, nor will she ever let the Ji family off!"

  "Du's family?"

  "Not bad, it's indeed the Du family!" Xiao Shu took a sip and continued: "Your father had dealings with me back then. Our Xiao family and Du family have never gotten along. I was going to help your father, but unfortunately, he was too arrogant and explicitly refused. Later, through our Xiao family's sources, I learned that your father went alone to Yindragon Abyss to reason with the Du family, and after that, he never appeared again."

  "My mother, who is my mother? Do you know my mother?" Ji Changkong's voice was trembling slightly.

  "I don't know your mother's identity, but she should have some connection with Lie Hentian." said Xiao Shu.

  "Who is he?"

  "A notorious demon known throughout the world."