allonlinenovel Chapter 29 The Prodigal Son of Zhou County
Chapter 29 The Prodigal Son of Zhou County
After getting up and changing clothes, I tapped the jingling wood on the table, and soon a servant brought me hot water for washing and freshly picked fragrant fruit.
The bell-shaped trees at Xizhen Inn are thriving, and their bells make a clear, melodious sound.
If you tap the round, short trunk of the bell tree, it will make a tinkling sound that lasts for five breaths. After five breaths, the bell tree will also make a hiccup sound for one breath.
The bell-shaped trees grow in pairs; if you tap one, the other will chime for a few seconds and then burp at the same time, which is quite adorable.
In the inns of the Immortal Clan, many pairs of bell-shaped wood are kept so that guests can summon servants.
While washing up, Xianyu was very curious about the Fragrant Fruit, and Shen Yao asked in a low voice, "Don't the demon race have this kind of fruit?"
Salty Fish whispered, "No, this is the first time I've ever seen this kind of fruit."
Shen Yao asked, "What do the demons usually use for washing and grooming?"
Salty Fish: "Just use the Cleanse spell."
Immortal cultivators also know cleansing techniques, but they prefer to use Fragrant Cleansing Fruit.
The salted fish asked again, "Why don't you use the Cleanse spell?"
Shen Yao rinsed her mouth with her mouth water and wiped it with a cloth: "If everything is done with magic, what's the fun in being an immortal?"
Salty Fish thought it made sense; as expected, the immortals knew how to enjoy life.
After finishing their meal at the inn, Shen Yao and Xianyu immediately set off for Zhou County.
Before they even left the guest courtyard, they were stopped by a group of cultivators.
A male immortal dressed in white robes embroidered with gold thread and wearing a golden crown stretched out one arm, blocking the salted fish's path.
The male immortal's golden crown was slightly askew, his clothes were disheveled, and the belt around his waist was loose, giving him a carefree and irresponsible appearance.
The male immortal glanced at Shen Yao, then looked her up and down, and said flippantly, "Little fairy, don't be in such a hurry to leave."
Salted Fish: "What's up?"
Salty Fish had never encountered a male cultivator like this before; he looked utterly disgusting.
The male immortal said lewdly, "Little fairy, you are so sweet and lovely. When I saw your gentle eyes, my heart..."
Salty Fish kicked the male immortal in the chest and cursed, "Your heart is starting to hurt, isn't it? What a disgusting thing, you can't even fasten your belt properly."
Just because she hadn't encountered one doesn't mean she hadn't heard of them. Her master had told her countless times about male cultivators like this. Her master had said that if she encountered one like this, she shouldn't be polite or give him any face. She should just start beating him up, and if she couldn't beat him, she should run away.
After assessing the situation and realizing that the other side had the upper hand, he grabbed Shen Yao and ran.
The salted fish used all its strength, and the male immortal was caught off guard. He was kicked back several steps by the salted fish, his face changed drastically, and he rubbed his chest and shouted to his followers, "Quick! Grab them for me!"
With no flying allowed within the town, Xianyu dragged Shen Yao around, dodging and weaving. Guided by the living map that was the Golden Beetle, they quickly shook off the male immortal and his entourage, heading straight for the northern gate of Xi Town.
As they exited the Northern Gate, a gatekeeper held two blueprints and compared them with each of the cultivators leaving the town.
Shen Yao was shocked to see that her master and senior sister Bai Luo were drawn on the drawing. She cursed the True God Sect in her heart, but put on a smile and went closer.
The gatekeeper saw that they were two young female immortals, and after a routine comparison, he let them leave the town.
The entire flight from Xizhen to Zhouxian takes seven hours.
Last night, Shen Yao spent an hour teaching Xianyu the Divine-level Spirit Recovery Technique, confirming one thing: Xianyu is capable of cultivating the Divine-level Spirit Recovery Technique.
But after an hour, they hadn't even touched the threshold.
After all, it's a divine-level spell.
Flying along, when they reached a lake, the golden beetle suddenly said, "They're catching up."
Shen Yao looked back and saw that the frivolous male immortal from the guesthouse was following closely behind her.
The salted fish saw it too, and immediately got angry. Without saying a word, he sat on the spirit treasure and threw air blades at them.
Xue Wangu was already on guard and blocked the way with his fan. The two cultivators accompanying him sped up and caught up with Xianyu.
Seeing that the salted fish was being blocked by the two cultivators, Shen Yao immediately went to help. At this moment, Xue Wangu was no longer in a hurry to catch the salted fish, and instead accelerated his flight to block Shen Yao.
“I underestimated you,” Xue Wangu said. “To be able to fly so fast without using a magic weapon, you must be quite capable.”
Shen Yao snapped at him, "What exactly are you trying to do?"
"I only wanted to kiss her..." Xue Wangu dragged out the last syllable, making Shen Yao feel nauseous.
“But now, I suspect you possess a secret treasure. I not only want to take advantage of you, but also steal the treasure and destroy your corpse.” Xue Wangu raised an eyebrow, revealing what he considered a very wicked smile.
Shen Yao smiled.
Seeing this, Xue Wangu said, "Trying to curry favor with this immortal now? Ha, too late."
Shen Yao's smile widened even more.
Xue Wangu: "Hand over the secret treasure, and I promise to play with your sisters to death first, then play with you to death, and give you a whole corpse as a reward."
Shen Yao reached out her hand to Xue Wangu and made a heart shape with her hands.
Shen Yao silently counted in her mind: "Five, four, three, two, one."
Xue Wangu closed his fan: "Are you out of your mind...?"
Shen Yao unleashed her ultimate move: "The Strongest Strike!"
A golden light shot out from Shen Yao's index finger, striking Xue Wangu's forehead. Xue Wangu, underestimating her opponent, was unable to dodge in time...
Xue Wangu fell off the magical artifact, and Shen Yao casually took it away.
Xue Wangu's soul core was pierced through.
Xue Wangu's followers were shocked and shouted in unison, "Young Sect Master!"
The four followers behind rushed to the water to try to save their young sect leader, but they only managed to retrieve his body.
The soul core was shattered, and the corpse was completely cold.
The cultivators who had stopped the salted fish began to use their full strength, determined to capture the two female immortals and have the sect leader personally dismember them.
Shen Yao and Xianyu worked together perfectly. Xianyu drew the fire, and Shen Yao took advantage of the situation to unleash her strongest attack!
The four followers behind them had just retrieved the young sect leader's body when they saw two more of their companions fall down...
Shen Yao had no intention of running away; none of these four cultivators could be left alive.
He whispered a few words to the salted fish, then turned and ran with it, pretending to be running for their lives, fleeing at full speed towards the lake.
The Yunxia Sect, a mid-level sect in Zhou County, has a young sect leader named Xue Wangu who possesses a seventh-grade mid-level four spiritual root. While a seventh-grade mid-level spiritual root is considered excellent in the town, it is not considered impressive in a mid-level sect.
A seventh-grade, mid-level disciple with four spiritual roots can only serve as an outer disciple in a mid-level sect.
Unfortunately, Xue Wangu was the only son of Xue Xiazi, the sect leader of the Yunxia Sect.
He was still a concubine's son.
In the world of cultivation, a son from a concubine's family would be despised and cursed.
No male immortal with any sense of shame would go out of his way to have an affair with a mistress.
Xue Xiazi, a sixth-grade mid-level five-elemental root, was originally just an inner disciple of a mid-level sect. As a sixth-grade mid-level disciple, he wouldn't even be considered for a personal disciple.
Xue Xiaozi was an ambitious girl who, through some unknown charm, bewitched Ye Han, the only daughter of the sect leader of Qingye Sect in Zhou County, to the point that she was obsessed with him and insisted that her father take Xue Xiaozi as his personal disciple.
Xue Xiazi's behavior drew disdain from her fellow disciples. A mid-grade sixth-rank inner disciple should never have had the chance to meet Ye Han, the young sect master of Qingye Sect.
No one else could see him, but he just happened to see him when Ye Han was traveling.
A male immortal, dressed in light and disheveled clothes, fell into the water...
After Xue Xiazi became the old sect master's personal disciple, she quickly became a couple with Ye Han. Later, the old sect master passed away and passed on the Qingye Sect to Ye Han.
Xue Xiazi, using some unknown method, coaxed Ye Han into passing the position of sect leader to him.
Six months after obtaining the position of sect leader, Xue Xiazi changed the name of Qingye Sect to Yunxia Sect.
He kept Ye Han confined to the backyard all day, and secretly kept a mistress with a seventh-grade low-level spiritual root in the county.
After Xue Wangu was born to his mistress, Xue Xiazi didn't dare bring the mother and child back to the sect. Instead, she visited her mistress's home even more frequently.
Xue Xiazi and her mistress had been secretly meeting and having affairs for many years, and Xue Wangu had been influenced by what he saw and heard.
Knowing that she and her mother were not worthy of being seen in the light of day, she gradually became psychologically twisted.
One day, Yunxia Sect suddenly invaded the sect's nemesis, who stormed into the backyard and killed Xue Xiazi's first wife.
Xue Xiazi held her wife's remains and wept for seven whole days, forbidding her relatives from burying her, and wailing every day that she would commit suicide for love.
From then on, Xue Xiazi completely took control of the Yunxia Sect.
Two years later, Xue Wangu and his mother were brought to the sect and became his second wife and stepson.
Just six months later, Xue Xiazi appointed Xue Wangu as the young sect leader.
Once Xue Wangu gained power, he could no longer accept the fact that he was a concubine's son. So he spent his days idly, flirting with women and teasing female immortals everywhere.
Xue Wangu especially liked young female immortals, and he would often accidentally kill a few of them, with Xue Xiazi cleaning up the mess for him.
Tired of Zhou County, he insisted on going to Xi Town for some fun. Xue Xiaozhi was worried about him, so she specially prepared life-saving talismans and spiritual treasures for him, and also arranged for six seventh-grade upper-rank and sixth-grade lower-rank inner disciples to accompany him.
After the Qingye Sect was renamed the Yunxia Sect, it gradually declined, which is truly Xue Xiazi's most outstanding achievement...
He also thought that Xizhen was just a small town with no powerful figures, and even if Xue Wangu caused trouble and went to the town government, he could still protect his son.
Xue Wangu never expected to encounter Shen Yao, who possessed a cheat-like ability, leaving him without even a chance to use life-saving talismans or magical treasures...