Chapter Fifteen: Returning Home

  Xiaoyu doesn't care whether Jinling City is destroyed or not, but Baiqi's father is in Jinling. Baiqi will definitely not give up the fight. However, fighting against all the Qi-refining masters under heaven is a dead-end path.

  If Mother could persuade Duke Rongguo to give up everything about the White family, the problem would be solved easily. But why doesn't Mother care at all?

  If it is said that the mother does not care about the White family, but she treats Bai Qi better than herself. If she cares, why doesn't she let Bai Jian thoroughly understand that there is no way out for the White family?

  He followed closely behind, struggling to keep up, and didn't even know how he managed to get out of the forest. Inside Qin Wang's mausoleum, the sound of wailing was incessant, audible from tens of miles away, clear as day.

  The grand prosperity, the city of Jinling had no curfew, and Wang Fang had already woken up when Bai Qi brought him into the capital. Seeing the familiar city, a hint of color was added to Wang Fang's pale face.

  "Sorry, Xiaobai." Wang Fang's voice was like charcoal, hoarse and indistinct.

  Wang Fang was already able to stand up by himself, so Bai Qi let go of his hand and asked in a low voice, "What about the five princes? What's going on?" He was somewhat worried that if those five guys had their brains eaten by zombies, he and his people would be implicated.

  "I can only go back and tell my father the truth, whatever the outcome, I'll just have to accept it." Wang Fang leaned against the wall and said to Bai Qi and Xiao Yu: "I'm going back now, if there's anything important, I'll send someone to deliver a message to your residence."

  Wang Fang's footsteps were light and floating, slowly moving forward in the darkness, and Bai Qi was a bit distracted.

  "Xiao Bai Ge, let's go back, this matter needs to be told to mother." Xiao Yu urged from behind.

  Bai Qi suddenly woke up, Ah Niang is a Jindan period cultivator, this matter, finding Ah Niang is more reliable than finding Princess Yu Zhen. Princess Yu Zhen's attitude was ambiguous, saying she would help the Bai family but then changed her mind halfway. A single treasured sword can't explain anything and instead made Bai Qi suspect Longhu Mountain.

  A young noble like Bai Qi shouldn't be out all night, but recently the Duke of Yu has been busy and often doesn't return home until dawn. No one in the manor can really control Bai Qi either. He sneaked back quietly, not alarming anyone along the way. However, when he returned to his own courtyard, he saw his wet nurse, Yu Lin, standing under a tree, staring coldly at him and Xiao Yu.

  Bai Qi's heart was racing with anxiety, and he said, "A'niang, Xiaoyu is injured!"

  "I know you're hurt too." Yu Lin's words made Bai Qi's heart finally relax.

  "Ah Niang..."

  "Never mind, let's go in." Yu Lin sighed. Doesn't this kid know how dangerous it is around the capital? He knew that Bai Qi had been taken away by Wang Fang from the Grand Tutor's mansion, but he didn't expect him to leave the city. Outside the city, there were probably many cultivators lurking, and although he was a Golden Elixir cultivator who had returned to the void, under the suppression of the Nine Tripods, even flying was somewhat difficult. If something happened to Bai Qi, it would be impossible for him to rush over to rescue him like last time.

  It's just that I won't be able to take care of this child for his whole life, and things like this are bound to happen sooner or later.

  Xiao Yu also didn't say a word, following Bai Qi into the house, then serving Bai Qi to change out of his tattered clothes. Yu Lin Ting only came in now, looked at Bai Qi's eyes, took out a jade box, opened it, and the fragrance of the medicinal powder wafted out.

  In the jade box, three elixirs the size of dragon eyes were arranged. The three elixirs were all pale pink in color and had a layer of luster like pearls.

  "You eat two, Xiaoyu eats one."

  Xiao Yu took the jade box, picked up two red pills with her fingers and sent them into Bai Qi's mouth. She herself then took the last pill and sat down on the ground, starting to regulate her breath.

  "I'm not good at alchemy, this was something I bought in Xianzhou during my travels when I was young. The three pellets of lifesaving medicine that are left... won't be needed anymore." Yulin Ling finished speaking and pointed her finger on Bai Qi's forehead, sending a mnemonic into his mind.

  This mantra is a bit complicated, but it's just a method for resolving the medicinal properties of Huajiedan. Bai Qi has already entered the gate of refining his energy, and Qing Lei Zhen Jie is the overall outline for refining his energy. This simple mantra is easy to understand after hearing it once. Yu Lin Ling's fingers didn't leave, and she infused a thread of innate primordial energy into Bai Qi's body, helping him resolve the medicinal properties.

  Bai Qi's meridians had already been expanded by the broken spear, and although he had just refined his energy, he could quickly absorb the medicinal properties. Yu Linzhong didn't care about these things, only accelerating the dissolution of the elixir, letting Bai Qi rapidly absorb it, seemingly not worried at all that Bai Qi would be injured.

  The elixirs of the Qi Refiners are also ranked, and low-ranking Qi Refiners who ingest high-ranking elixirs will suffer severe injuries that are difficult to heal, or even die suddenly. The most severe consequence is that if the elixir has a spirit, it can disperse the Qi Refiner's soul, making it impossible for them to be reborn in this life.

  The cultivator was in a miserable state, unable to even resolve the soldier's dissolution, and was instead absorbed by the elixir.

  Xiao Yu was a cultivator in the middle stage of refining his essence and transforming his energy, far stronger than Bai Qi. A single elixir pill could be absorbed by his own power very quickly. Only then did he find some clean clothes to change into, and waited for Bai Qi to wake up.

  Bai Qi fell into a half-dreaming, half-waking state. The medicinal power of the dan medicine spread out, making him feel very comfortable. His divine sense unconsciously turned inward again, and Bai Qi saw that in his own demonic space, the Eternal Night Sword Pill seemed to have grown by one circle.

  Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the sword bead hadn't grown larger, but rather the runes on its surface had floated up, resembling tens of millions of black silk threads that were swelling up. Within those black silk threads, there was a faint hint of pale blue light that was gradually weakening. That was the zombie's essence being directly absorbed and digested by the sword bead.

  That broken gun floated in the eerie space, but there was no change. The only change was that the position of Yoeni Sword Maru had shifted slightly, and when it rotated, it was around this broken gun. As if the broken gun was a king, and the sword maru was like a minister.

  The cultivator of the Refining Essence and Qi stage, whose divine sense was blurry and not strong, Bai Qi is now able to condense his divine sense and examine every detail within his body. His body, which had been severely injured when the Eternal Night Sword Pill exploded, has now been repaired by that elixir and all traces of the injury have disappeared.

  Bai Qi's divine sense observed his own meridians, and it wasn't until he had almost finished observing that he felt tired, and his consciousness was a bit blurry.

  Three hours have passed and it's broad daylight. Bai Qi opens his eyes to see the wet nurse's reproachful gaze.

  "I... didn't know it would be dangerous." Bai Qi couldn't help but make an excuse, then hung his head in shame. Beforehand, he hadn't known about the danger, but afterwards, thinking back, with his identity, outside the city, it was possible for him to be ambushed by a cultivator.

  "Understood is good, no next time." Yu Lin Dang was not angry but authoritative, thinking of her great demon identity, Bai Qi could only nod and admit his mistake.

  "Who did you meet?" Yu Lin changed her tone to a gentle one, without continuing to blame Bai Qi, and didn't even blame her daughter.

  "Ah Nang, it's a zombie!" Bai Qi said, taking out the zombies and skulls he had collected from his ring. The room was suddenly filled with a foul odor.

  Yu Lin Ting also furrowed her brow, this zombie's smell was highly toxic to Qi Refiners. Taking a breath would make one's throat ache. She bent down like an ordinary person, squatting on the ground to examine the zombie.

  The neck of the zombie, where it was cut off by Yinye Sword Pill, was smooth as a mirror and emitted a dull gray light, like lead. Rain Lin Bell tapped her fingernail on it, and a slight indentation appeared below, making a metallic sound.

  "Mother, I saw Princess Yuzhen with an old zombie, could this be Dragon and Tiger Mountain..."

  "It's not that if the Qi-refining masters of Longhu Mountain attack you, you can't escape. These zombies are naturally born in the Wangling tomb. The Great Jin has absorbed the dragon veins, and inside the Qin Wang Mausoleum, there is nothing that can suppress these zombies."

  Bai's heart skipped a beat, and then he felt a surge of joy. If the city of Jinling was besieged by zombies, then there would be no need to establish the Copper Temple. However, thinking this way seemed wrong, as if the zombies were rampant, it was unknown how many innocent civilians would die.

  It seems that Yu Lin had seen through Bai Qi's thoughts, and she hummed a sound, saying: "In ancient times, the places where humans lived were often destroyed by demons and devoured if there was no saint to guard them. Not even immortals could control this. However, the lairs of demons were also easily broken into and destroyed by strong human cultivators. The strong rule over the weak, this is an unchanging law that has been passed down through the ages."

  Bai Qi smiled and said nothing in return.

  "Zombies are also born spiritual beings, just a bit ugly, making it hard for humans to accept. Ah, what a pity... " Yu Lin Ling stroked the zombie's skull and said: "The essence of this zombie has been completely absorbed by the Eternal Night Sword Pill, and refining it would be pointless."

  Yu Lin's tone changed, and she began to regret that this zombie didn't have much nutrition.

  "Mother Ah, what about the Qin Wangling matter?" Bai Qi couldn't help but ask. He could let it go and not care, but he couldn't help asking.

  "With a national teacher around, you don't have to worry about this. Rest assured, the emperor won't send ordinary soldiers to do such things, your father is not in danger for now."

  "Is that so?" Bai Qi said in surprise.

  "Uh, my Dao technique is not suitable for refining these zombies. You can take this thing to Princess Yujian and exchange it for something of value. It's useless to me, but it still has great value to her." After saying that, Yu Linling added: "Finish practicing the first chapter of Qing Lei Zhen Jie as soon as possible. I'll be going out for a few days to find you a suitable weapon, and from now on, don't take half a step outside Jinling City."

  "Yes, Mother."

  "Xiao Yu..." Rain patted her daughter gently on the shoulder. Xiao Yu stood up and stood at attention with her hands hanging down by her sides.

  Yu Lin sighed and didn't punish her after all, only saying: "This time, you're coming out with me."

  Xiao Yu glanced at Bai Qi, feeling a bit reluctant, but her mother's words were impossible to disobey.

  Yu Lin Dang took his daughter and left, while Bai Qi Si thought for a long time but couldn't come up with any good ideas. His strength was too low, so he couldn't participate in this matter at all. He could only listen to the wet nurse's words and focus on cultivating the Qing Lei True Solution at home, while also starting to practice the family's True Dragon Seven Kills Spear.

  Reading can only be put aside for the time being.

  At this time, the five princes had narrowly escaped back to Jinling. The 19th prince was not reconciled to being defeated and they also saw the zombies, so the five princes entered the palace together to report the situation.

  All five of them said in unison that those zombies were monsters summoned by Wang Fang and others, which would lead to the death of the five.