Chapter 119: Chapter 117: Midnight Assassination

The two of them exchanged a glance, then turned their heads without a word to look in another direction.

Shen Wenxing did not notice their abnormality and hurriedly came over to Gongyang He and Li Heshan, clasping his hands: “Immortal Li, Immortal Pei.”

Li Heshan smiled faintly and nodded, then asked, “How is Junior Brother Shen’s injury now?”

As he asked this, he quietly gave a subtle look.

Shen Wenxing was taken aback, then looked at the people of Qiyun Valley behind him, and clasped his hands: “Not very well, his Divine Spirit is injured, and he has been in seclusion training.”

Li Heshan nodded, then with a flash of light in his hand, he took out a porcelain bottle: “There are five Spirit Storage Pills in here, Younger Brother Shen, take it to Junior Brother Shen later, it should help with his injuries.”

Shen Wenxing took the porcelain bottle and clasped his hands in thanks.

“Immortal Li, Immortal Pei, all immortals, please have some tea in the side room.”

Li Heshan waved his hand: “No need.”

“I’ll take them out to have a look around, Junior Sister Pei has something to discuss with you.”

With that, Li Heshan led the other disciples of Qiyun Valley out of the Ascension Pavilion.

Among the disciples of Qiyun Valley, those two glanced at Shen Wenxing once and then left without a word.

Inside the side room, Shen Wenxing and Pei Yuwan sat opposite each other.

“I received the letter from Junior Brother Shen.” Pei Yuwan said straightforwardly.

A letter?

Shen Wenxing was slightly taken aback, then thought that Pei Yuwan must be talking about the letter requesting Body Tempering Pills.

“Sorry, Immortal Pei, Wen’an he…”

“It’s no problem.”

Pei Yuwan interrupted with a smile: “It’s just a Body Tempering Pill, any Outer Disciple of Qiyun Valley can refine it, it’s not a valuable thing.”

“I’ve already talked to Ah Die, and I’ll bring it next time I come over.”

Shen Wenxing listened and repeatedly clasped his hands: “Thank you, Immortal Pei.”

Pei Yuwan waved her hand indifferently, then said solemnly: “I’ve received news that Xu Jing’s family, an Outer Disciple, has been exterminated, have you heard about it?”

Shen Wenxing nodded slightly: “To be honest, yesterday I planned to visit the Xu Family with my father-in-law to learn about raising Blood Toads.”

“But when we arrived at Chunshui Town, we learned that the entire Xu Family of over a hundred people were exterminated four days ago.”

“Later, my father-in-law and I went to a family in Huangyan Town that raises Blood Toads.”

“Shortly after we arrived, that family was also attacked.”

On hearing this, Pei Yuwan squinted slightly.

“So did you fight with the enemies last night?”

Shen Wenxing nodded.

“Do you know their identity?”

Shen Wenxing shook his head slightly: “I only know they seemed to be Immortal Sect disciples.”

Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the side room.

“Steward, Immortal Pei, Immortal Wei has arrived.”

Shen Wenxing glanced at Pei Yuwan, seeing that she said nothing, he got up and went outside to greet her.

When he opened the door, Wei Qiuling was standing outside.

Shen Wenxing clasped his hands: “Immortal Wei.”

Wei Qiuling nodded and walked straight in.

“Junior Sister Pei is here too?”

Pei Yuwan casually sipped her tea and said lightly: “This is the Ascension Pavilion of my Qiyun Valley, why is Senior Sister Wei not going to your Luoxia Mountain’s Ascension Pavilion but coming here instead?”

Hearing the teasing in her words, Wei Qiuling was not annoyed but just smiled faintly: “I just passed by and came to see Brother Shen.”

“If Junior Sister Pei doesn’t welcome me, Qiuling will leave now.”

Seeing that Wei Qiuling was about to leave after speaking, Pei Yuwan put down her teacup and said: “Since you’re here, it would be stingy of my Qiyun Valley not to offer you a cup of tea.”

Shen Wenxing stood to the side, watching the two women bicker, feeling a headache.

Upon hearing this, he quickly looked outside the door to Gongyang He and said, “Why haven’t you gone to brew some tea?”

Gongyang He was momentarily stunned, then hurriedly clasped his hands and ran out.

“Please take a seat, Immortal Wei.”

Shen Wenxing gestured with his hand, Wei Qiuling nodded slightly, and the two of them sat down.

After the tea was served, Pei Yuwan spoke: “Senior Sister Wei, do you know about the devastating extermination case in Yunzhong under Luoxia Mountain?”

Wei Qiuling nodded slightly: “The He Family has already reported it, Junior Sister Pei must have received the news too, right?”

Pei Yuwan did not directly answer and continued: “Steward Shen has fought against those bandits, and said they were Immortal Sect disciples.”

Hearing this, Wei Qiuling looked at Shen Wenxing with some surprise: “Brother Shen, can you really confirm that they were Immortal Sect disciples?”

Shen Wenxing nodded: “Although I did not see their faces, one Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer and one Sixth Layer, both very young, there shouldn’t be such people in Yangnao Land.”

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling’s expression changed slightly, then she sneered: “It seems that some people really don’t intend to follow the rules.”

“Junior Sister Pei, if I recall correctly, the exterminated family had someone who was a disciple of Qiyun Valley, right?”

Pei Yuwan nodded.

“So, our two sects must investigate this matter thoroughly, otherwise, other Immortal Sects might think Luoxia Mountain and Qiyun Valley are pushovers.”

Pei Yuwan uncharacteristically did not argue, and with a hint of anger on her face, said: “It must be thoroughly investigated!”

“In this matter, we still need Brother Shen’s help.”

“After all, only Brother Shen has fought those bandits.”

Shen Wenxing did not answer upon hearing this.

To be honest, he really didn’t want to get involved in Immortal Sect conflicts.

If he accidentally got dragged into the Immortal Sect’s disputes, the Shen Family would surely suffer.

Pei Yuwan glanced at him and said: “This matter is indeed dangerous, and you shouldn’t be dragged into it.”

“How about this, if you can assist Qiyun Valley and Luoxia Mountain in capturing those bandits, I can decide to give you twice the amount of the Body Tempering Pills Junior Brother Wen’an requested.”

“Body Tempering Pills?” Wei Qiuling asked curiously: “Brother Shen, what do you need Body Tempering Pills for?”

Shen Wenxing clasped his hands: “The world is becoming more chaotic, Ah Die wants to train some martial artists, but there are too few medicinal dishes for body tempering, so… we thought of having some Body Tempering Pills.”

Wei Qiuling understood, then laughed: “Body Tempering Pills are easy to refine, some of the medicinal materials should be found in Yangnao Land as well.”

With a flash of light in her hand, Wei Qiuling took out an ancient book from her Storage Bag and said: “This is an Alchemy Master’s Manual I obtained in my early years, it records some elixir formulas and pharmacological knowledge.”

“Consider it a gift for Brother Shen, as a token of gratitude for helping capture the culprits this time.”

“In addition, Master also stated that after the excavation of the relic, depending on the findings, Luoxia Mountain will reward the Shen Family.”

Shen Wenxing was delighted upon hearing this.

Just as he was about to reach out for the manual, Pei Yuwan suddenly stood up in anger.

“What does Luoxia Mountain mean by this!?”

Shen Wenxing was startled, withdrawing his hand that was reaching out.

Wei Qiuling, seeing this, pushed the manual toward him, then turned to Pei Yuwan and said, “Junior Sister Pei, what do you mean by that?”

“Is it not natural for Qiuling to give a gift since Brother Shen took the risk to help?”

“The Shen Family discovered the relic and informed our Luoxia Mountain. Isn’t it natural for our mountain to reward them?”

Pei Yuwan was at a loss for words, her face flushed for a long time before she said,

“You… You give a gift, knowing that Qiyun Valley excels in the Alchemy Dao, yet you specifically bring out an Alchemy Master’s Manual as a gift.”

“Is it your intention to humiliate me!?”

Wei Qiuling smiled slightly, “Junior Sister Pei, you’re overthinking. This is simply of little use to me.”

“And Brother Shen happens to need it. Qiuling had no intention of humiliating anyone.”

Pei Yuwan knew she was doing it on purpose.

But for a moment, she had no way to argue.

Qiyun Valley guards its treasures jealously, and even for a common elixir like the Body Tempering Pill in the Cultivation Realm, she dared not give the pill formula to the Shen Family.

“Fairies, don’t take this to heart, don’t take this to heart.”

Shen Wenxing hurriedly tried to mediate.

Wei Qiuling slowly stood up, cupped her hands toward Shen Wenxing, and said, “Brother Shen, farewell for now.”

“We will discuss capturing the culprit after Qiuling returns from the relic.”

Shen Wenxing stood up, escorted her to the door, and then turned to look at Pei Yuwan.

Pei Yuwan glanced at the so-called “Alchemy Master’s Manual,” pouted slightly, and said, “I’m leaving too. Next time I come, I’ll bring you the Body Tempering Pill.”

After sending Pei Yuwan away, Shen Wenxing let out a long sigh and sat down in the chair with a wry smile.

He realized that as long as Pei Yuwan and Wei Qiuling met, they would argue, but he didn’t know what grievances lay between the two.

And he was caught in the middle, bearing the brunt of it.

However…

His gaze fell on the Alchemy Master’s Manual, and a smile appeared on his face.

It seemed that enduring a bit of displeasure might not be so bad after all.

Picking up the manual, Shen Wenxing gently stroked it, pondered for a moment, and immediately tucked it into his robe, heading outside the side room.

“Clerk Gongyang, I’m going out for a while.”

After greeting Gongyang He, he immediately mounted a fast horse and rushed toward the Black Water Pool.

Black Water Pavilion.

By evening, Shen Yuan looked at the Alchemy Master’s Manual in his hand, his expression strange.

The hexagram last night indicated that an exotic treasure would be obtained, and indeed today he received an Alchemy Master’s Manual.

However… can this thing be called an exotic treasure?

He thought for a moment and looked at Shen Wenxing, “Big Brother, besides this manual, have you obtained anything else?”

Shen Wenxing was a bit confused by his question, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, “There really is something!”

“Wait a moment, Father.”

Leaving Black Water Pavilion, Shen Wenxing hurried back home and retrieved an exquisite jade box.

He handed the jade box to Shen Yuan, saying, “Father, I got this from the Huang Family in Huangyan Town last night. According to Elder Huang, this is a special golden egg produced by the Toad Ancestor.”

“I forgot to tell you after I got back last night.”

Shen Yuan took the jade box and slowly opened it.

Seeing the peculiar toad egg lying inside the jade box, he frowned in thought.

Could this thing be the exotic treasure?

He could sense the uniqueness of this toad egg, but for the moment, he was not sure what it could do.

As the two were contemplating the toad egg, it suddenly underwent a strange change within the jade box.

“Father, it’s absorbing Spiritual Qi!”

Shen Wenxing was astonished.

Shen Yuan was also a bit surprised as he looked at the toad egg in the jade box, discovering that it was slowly absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

As the Spiritual Qi was absorbed, the surface of the toad egg began to emit a faint golden light.

“Father, do you think… after absorbing enough Spiritual Qi, this thing might hatch into a Blood Toad?”

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and slightly nodded, “That’s a possibility.”

“I think it’s because the Spiritual Qi in the Black Water Pavilion is too dense, reviving this thing.”

“Then… should we leave this thing in the Black Water Pavilion for now?” Shen Wenxing asked, hoping to see what it might hatch into.

“Yes, let’s leave it here.”

After Shen Yuan nodded, he took the jade box directly to the third floor of the Black Water Pavilion and placed it alongside the Copper Pot.

“Let’s go back.”

Coming down from the third floor, Shen Yuan walked out of the Black Water Pavilion with his hands behind his back.

Shen Wenxing, curious, followed along, “Father, aren’t you cultivating here tonight?”

Shen Yuan chuckled, “In a couple of days. I’ve been cultivating these past few days, and your mother is upset.”

The father and son returned to their residence, each going to their room to rest.

Under the dark skies, five figures quietly approached the outer wall of the Shen Family compound.

“Senior Brother Zhang, killing that kid today will not only avenge Senior Brother Liu but also let Master vent some anger.”

Among the five, a slender young man with a sallow complexion looked obsequiously at the effeminate man in the group.

“Don’t talk about useless things,” the effeminate man glanced at him and said, “Didn’t you two say you encountered people from the Vajra Sect at that time?”

The sallow-faced youth and another man looked a bit embarrassed.

“Alright, I’ll help you kill him, but don’t forget about the Blood Toad Mother you promised me.”

The effeminate man couldn’t be bothered to waste words with them and leapt onto the courtyard wall in front of them, followed by the others.

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