Chapter 143 The Saintess of Shuiyu Valley
“Who are you? I am Cheng Hong Ling of the HongHua Sect. I advise you not to move my father, otherwise, I will make your life worse than death, even if it’s at the ends of the earth.” Cheng Hong Ling’s breathing became heavy.
“Cheng Hong Ling? Oh no! I’m so scared! I’ll wait for you to bite me!” The middle-aged man said mockingly.
Cheng Yuan was not stupid. Since the other party was so fearless, he must have some reliance. Facing such an enemy, it would be extremely dangerous for his daughter to avenge him.
“No, I’m definitely going to die today. Since that’s the case, why should I involve my daughter? I absolutely cannot let my daughter recognize the other party’s identity.” Thinking so, Cheng Yuan immediately turned off the Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device. At the same time, a crisp sound was heard, and the ice shield around Cheng Yuan completely shattered.
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“Dad!” Cheng Hong Ling’s heart burned like fire, and she quickly rushed out of the door. At this time, Qi Huang was still fiddling with her Ghost Tomatoes in the greenhouse. Although she knew it was meaningless to guard them all the time, she was still happy to do it.
“Quick, come with me! Father is in trouble.” At this moment, the main body’s voice came from the door.
“What?” Qi Huang jumped up. Before she could figure out what was going on, the main body had already used a Soul Bond to wrap around her waist and pulled her back into the Sea of Consciousness.
Qi Huang entered the consciousness space, feeling very anxious, but she was also afraid that those few souls would come to pester her, after all, she had promised to help them open their Heart Doors. However, Qi Huang guessed wrong. This time, the other few souls were all well-behaved, and each of them had a look of anxiety on their faces. Qi Huang pondered for a moment and immediately felt that she was overthinking. These souls just wanted to get out, they were not heartless. Strictly speaking, Cheng Yuan was also their father.
“What exactly is going on?” Qi Huang quickly sent a thought transmission to the main body.
“Fa… Father ran into trouble while going to the Prefecture Capital to buy goods. He just notified me using the Thousand Li… Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device.” Cheng Hong Ling’s voice trembled noticeably, even though she was trying her best to stay calm as she streaked down the mountain at full speed.
Qi Huang was stunned. Whether in dreams or reality, the main body always gave her the feeling of a deep night sky, unchanging for eternity, with no fluctuations visible. This was the first time she had heard such a tone, which was enough to prove the seriousness of the matter.
“Did he tell you the specific location and the trouble?” Qi Huang was infected, her mood plummeted, and she quickly asked. Cheng Hong Ling, however, did not speak again, but simply channeled all her True Qi and galloped northward. Qi Huang sighed, then walked over and pushed open the Heart Door, instantly appearing in reality. This time, those souls did not cause trouble, which was unexpected.
“What are you doing? Don’t cause trouble at this critical moment.” Cheng Hong Ling said emotionally. Qi Huang looked closely and found that the main body’s eyes were slightly red. Her breathing stopped, and she quickly explained, “I didn’t mean to cause trouble, I just felt you were too slow, so I’ll fly with you.” After saying that, Qi Huang used her Spiritual Sense to wrap around the main body and flew towards the north. Although Qi Huang had powerful Spiritual Sense, carrying someone still placed a considerable burden on her, so her speed was not much faster than Cheng Hong Ling’s full-speed footwork. But don’t forget, she was flying in a straight line from the air, and the routes were different. Qi Huang was also worried about her cheap old father, so she didn’t hold back at all, unleashing her Spiritual Sense at full power. After three hours of flying, they finally approached the Prefecture Capital, but now the problem was that neither she nor the main body knew where their father was.
“Let’s search along the official road! No one dares to take shortcuts in this world.” Cheng Hong Ling said after thinking for a moment. Thus, Qi Huang began to carry the main body along the official road. Soon after, they found something happening below. Qi Huang quickly landed with the main body and found corpses everywhere and dozens of horses that had lost their masters.
“This… this is my… our caravan’s people and horses! Fa… Father has indeed met with misfortune.” After a careful inspection, Cheng Hong Ling’s voice trembled even more severely, and even her delicate body shook. Qi Huang instantly turned pale. She endured her fatigue and released her Spiritual Sense again to examine them one by one, but she could not find any trace of her cheap father.
“Why can’t I find any trace of Dad?” Qi Huang immediately raised a doubt. Cheng Hong Ling reacted and carefully checked again, only to find no trace of her father.
“This… how is this possible? Where is Dad? That person also said he would kill him on the spot.” Cheng Hong Ling was flustered.
“That person said he would kill him on the spot? How do you know?” Qi Huang asked with great confusion. “He said it when I was talking to Dad.” Cheng Hong Ling then briefly recounted the process.
“There are such lunatics in this world? Publicly provoking you?” Qi Huang said in disbelief. In her opinion, even if her and the main body’s impersonation of the Huashen Realm was exposed by Elder Zhou, they were still Guiyi Realm experts. They could cause a stir wherever they went in the Xihui Dynasty. How could that person disregard them so much?
“Never mind him, the main goal now is to find Father.” Cheng Hong Ling replied impatiently. “Right, right, right!” Qi Huang immediately reacted. Next, the two began to search in the surrounding forest, but they could not find any trace of Cheng Yuan.
“Forget it, I’ll release all my other three souls and six vital souls to search.” Cheng Hong Ling gritted her teeth and said.
“What? Is it really okay to release them like this?” Qi Huang asked in surprise. “I believe they should know what’s important. If they act up at this time, they will never be able to come out again.” Cheng Hong Ling hinted indirectly, then opened her Heart Door and released all three souls and six vital souls. However, the Soul Bond was never loosened. It’s better to be safe than sorry. After all, from Qi Huang, the “Spiritual Wisdom,” it could be seen that her souls had some problems mentally.
“You all know what happened, so I won’t explain much. Let’s split up.” Cheng Hong Ling commanded. “If all of us go out, can you really handle it? You will bear a great Heavenly Dao law suppression.” The human soul asked worriedly. “Stop talking nonsense. You should understand that since we were young, our Spiritual Sense has been nourished by the Tongming Comb, so we are much stronger than cultivators of the same level.” Cheng Hong Ling waved her hand impatiently. The other three souls and six vital souls looked at each other and said nothing more, dispersing in all directions.
“What is Heavenly Dao law suppression?” Qi Huang asked curiously. “The path of cultivation is for becoming an immortal, and becoming an immortal is to escape birth, aging, sickness, and death. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are punishments imposed by the Heavenly Dao on mortals. The body is the vessel. When the soul escapes the body, it is acting against the will of heaven, so it will be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao laws. This is why there are so many dead people, but very few who can truly become lonely wandering souls. If the soul is not strong enough, it will be annihilated by the Heavenly Dao at the moment of death.” Cheng Hong Ling explained generally, as she was worried about her father.
“I see. To have the three souls and seven vital souls emerge from the body without being suppressed by the Heavenly Dao, one must cultivate clones, right?” Qi Huang seemed to understand. “Yes, but now is not the time to discuss these things. Hurry up and find Father.” Cheng Hong Ling urged. Qi Huang repeatedly agreed and then joined the “sisters.” In just a moment, Cheng Hong Ling, a clone, and nine souls had searched the area within a ten-mile radius, but they still couldn’t find any trace of her father. As time passed, Cheng Hong Ling’s breathing became heavier, her pretty face turned pale, and cold sweat began to break out on her forehead.
“Quickly recall them!” Qi Huang quickly advised, as even she felt her head was about to split open, which showed how much torment the main body was enduring. Cheng Hong Ling had indeed reached her limit, so she quickly recalled the nine souls, then squatted down hugging her head, tightly biting her bloodless lips.
“Are you okay?” Qi Huang also asked, enduring the pain. Cheng Hong Ling stubbornly shook her head, and it took her a long time to recover.
“What should we do now? If we delay any longer, the killer’s clues will be eroded by time, and there will be no witnesses nearby. This will completely become a cold case.” Qi Huang paced back and forth anxiously.
“Who said there are no witnesses?” Cheng Hong Ling’s eyes gleamed with cold light as her beautiful eyes scanned the surroundings: “Aren’t all the flowers and grasses by the roadside witnesses?”
“Wh… What? They are dead objects, how can they be considered witnesses?” Qi Huang asked incredulously, she even suspected if the main body had suffered too much of a blow and had mental problems. “Who says they are dead objects? Haven’t you heard that all things have spirits?” Cheng Hong Ling retorted, then explained, “The reason they can’t speak is simply because their cultivation is not enough, and they haven’t transformed into demons.”
“Can you make them transform into demons?” Qi Huang asked cautiously, her face, which looked exactly the same, was full of doubt. Even if the main body said such a fantastical thing, she still had great doubts in her heart. “I can’t, but one person can.” Cheng Hong Ling looked up.
“Who?” Qi Huang asked eagerly.
“The Saintess of Shuiyu Valley!” Cheng Hong Ling gazed into the distance.
