Chapter 698: A Sack of Venting Powder
Qi Huang flew into the sky and quickly scanned the town below with her spiritual sense. However, she found no suspicious individuals, nor any particularly strong cultivators or warriors.
“This is impossible. Half a day has passed, and according to logic, the Immortal Alliance’s reinforcements should have arrived by now.”
Qi Huang muttered with a frown. She scanned an area of thousands of miles with her spiritual sense but still found nothing.
“This is truly strange.”
Qi Huang was puzzled and could only wait and see. Meanwhile, in the inn below, the girl whose arm Zheng Chi had severed was wailing continuously. After the initial numbness, the wound was now at its most painful. From their interactions, Qi Huang knew that this girl’s name was Zhao Xi’er, and she seemed to be a princess of some country.
“Stop wailing! Can’t people sleep at night?”
“Is this an inn or a medical clinic? If you’re giving birth, go to a clinic!”
“How do you know she’s giving birth and not making a baby?”
“Whose wife screams like a pig being slaughtered when making a baby?”
“My wife screams even more tragically than a slaughtered pig. Doesn’t your wife scream? That can only mean you’re good for show!”
“Is that so? Brother, how about we try it out? I guarantee you’ll scream even more tragically than her.”
The guests were unable to sleep due to the noise and began to curse. Qi Huang’s attention was drawn, and she began to observe Zheng Chi with the Recording Mirror, wanting to see if the man had any humanity left. Although the Immortal Alliance didn’t have divine pills to regrow severed limbs, they definitely had painkillers.
At this moment, Zheng Chi was leisurely drinking tea in his room, appearing as if it had nothing to do with him.
“Master!”
A respectful voice came from outside the door. It was Fu Xin, who was responsible for registering the bait at the Immortal Alliance.
“Come in!”
Zheng Chi casually called out. Fu Xin entered the room and complained, “Master, Zhao Xi’er’s screaming is too tragic. All the guests in the inn are complaining. Why don’t we send her to a clinic?”
“What? Feeling sympathetic? You want to send her to a clinic? Fine, but you pay?”
Zheng Chi threatened.
“Uh…”
Fu Xin found himself in an awkward position again, thinking to himself, “It wasn’t me who cut off her arm, so why should I pay?”
“You truly have no awareness as a disciple of the Immortal Alliance. They’re just a few ordinary people. Let them complain. Are you afraid of them?”
Zheng Chi said with disappointment.
“But her screaming is annoying to us. Why don’t we just put a few soundproofing talismans in her room?”
Fu Xin defended himself helplessly.
“It’s good that it’s annoying. If you find it annoying, her father will find it even more unbearable.”
Zheng Chi said calmly.
“Master, what do you mean?”
Fu Xin asked in confusion.
“Don’t you think I severed her arm just to make an example of her? Do your job properly, and don’t ask questions you shouldn’t. You’ll know when the time comes.”
Zheng Chi scolded.
“Yes, yes, yes…”
Fu Xin was startled and quickly left the room.
…
“What is this old fox planning?”
Qi Huang’s brows furrowed deeply. She had initially thought the old man was merely making an example, but now it seemed there was a deeper meaning. Qi Huang fell into deep thought again, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t figure it out. She could only proceed with caution, as she was confident in her ability to handle any situation.
The next morning, Qi Huang’s spiritual sense finally detected hundreds of figures flying from the northern horizon. Most of them were wearing the standard uniforms of the Immortal Alliance, clearly reinforcements. To avoid alerting the enemy, Qi Huang switched to using the Recording Mirror to observe. The reinforcement team entered the town and directly converged with the Immortal Alliance’s team at the inn.
Qi Huang covertly observed the strength of the reinforcements through the Recording Mirror. The leader was an Elder whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the Shentong Realm. The other disciples’ cultivation levels were all above the Huashen Realm. Qi Huang frowned slightly, feeling that something was amiss. First, although the strength of this team seemed decent, it appeared “stingy” for the Immortal Alliance. Second, if they were here to reinforce, they should have stayed hidden and waited for the enemy to fall into their trap. Why did they appear so openly? Were they deliberately showcasing their strength to deter the enemy without a fight?
“Am I overthinking this?”
Qi Huang couldn’t figure out the situation and could only continue to observe. After dawn, the Immortal Alliance team, which had grown by one-third, continued to escort the bait.
Five days passed in this manner, and the team had already left Zhongzhou. However, the family members of the baits had not reappeared. Qi Huang wasn’t surprised, as anyone who wanted to deal with the Immortal Alliance must be fully prepared, and no one would be foolish enough to seek death.
Another ten full days passed, and the Immortal Alliance team was approaching the Tencel Valley Treasure Land. Zhao Xi’er’s injuries showed no signs of recovery. Because Zheng Chi deliberately didn’t treat her, the wound continued to fester, causing her to fall into a coma. Qi Huang had been following the team all along, and thanks to the Heaven-Concealing Water hiding her trace, she wasn’t worried about being discovered.
That night, the Immortal Alliance team camped in a field. The girls were also let out to stretch their legs. However, due to the heavy Yin Energy, heavy fog surrounded the area, reducing visibility to only a few Zhang. Fearing any powerful evil spirits around, Qi Huang scouted the area. Just then, her spiritual sense suddenly detected five or six figures flying from the northern horizon. Qi Huang took a closer look and realized that three of them were Jin Xue, Tang Yuning, and Ouyang Yi’s fathers. Another well-mannered middle-aged man had also appeared in front of the Immortal Alliance Main Altar that day, clearly another bait’s family member. Although they were not cultivators, they could soar through the sky like cultivators because they had Flying Talismans attached to their feet. As for the last person, it was a cultivator flying using spiritual sense.
“It seems they are preparing to rescue their daughters, but why did they bring only one person? Could it be some Peerless Expert?”
Qi Huang’s brows furrowed as she watched. She wasn’t surprised that a cultivator dared to oppose the Immortal Alliance, as there were many Rogue Cultivators in this world who didn’t belong to any Sect.
The five people approached rapidly. Qi Huang investigated them more closely and discovered that they were all wearing clothes specially made from Nine Nether Demonic Cat fur, which was why they were so bold. The five people quickly reached the sky above the campsite. The cultivator quickly set up a soundproofing talisman.
The Emperor of Taiping Kingdom, Jin Xue’s Father Emperor, immediately said to the cultivator, “National Preceptor Yang, please help me investigate if the Fourth Princess is among the Immortal Alliance team below.”
“National Preceptor Yang, please also help me investigate the whereabouts of the Twelfth Princess.”
Tang Yuning’s Father Emperor also pleaded. He was the Emperor of Thunder Kingdom.
“Also, my eldest princess, Ouyang Yi. I will reward you handsomely afterwards.”
Ouyang Yi’s Father Emperor also hurriedly spoke. He was the Emperor of Great Yu Kingdom.
“Don’t forget my Fourteenth Princess, Zhao Xi’er. If we can rescue her this time, you will also become the National Preceptor of my Xuanwu Kingdom.”
The well-mannered middle-aged man spoke last. It was clear that he was Zhao Xi’er’s Father Emperor, the Emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom.
“Your Majesties, please rest assured, your humble servant will do his best.”
The cultivator, known as National Preceptor Yang, clasped his fists and quickly scanned the area below with his spiritual sense. Then, he frowned and said, “Reporting to Your Majesties, the four princesses are indeed here, but…”
“But what?”
The four emperors asked in unison.
“The Fourteenth Princess of Xuanwu Kingdom is in a very bad condition. She also lost an arm for some reason, and coupled with the lack of proper treatment, her wound is now festering, causing her to fall into a coma.”
What? The Emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom was shocked and was about to rush down.
“Brother Zhao, please remain calm. If you act impulsively like this, not only will you fail to save the princess, but you will also die in vain.”
Jin Xue’s father quickly reached out to stop him.
“Yes, your actions will completely disrupt our plan and cause us to lose the opportunity to save our daughters. Don’t blame us if our three countries declare war on Xuanwu Kingdom simultaneously.”
Tang Yuning’s father warned.
The Emperor of Xuanwu Kingdom instantly sobered up and hurriedly said, “Then let’s start quickly. Your daughters can wait, but my daughter cannot.”
“National Preceptor Yang, take out the Venting Powder and act according to the plan.”
Jin Xue’s father immediately instructed the cultivator.
What? Venting Powder? Hearing this, Qi Huang couldn’t help but be startled. She had suffered from this substance before. It was truly a case of “once bitten by a snake, one fears a rope for ten years.”
“As you command, please Your Majesties move further away.”
National Preceptor Yang clasped his fists and requested. After the four emperors controlled their flying talismans to retreat a hundred Zhang away, he moved his thoughts, and dozens of large water vats appeared out of thin air. National Preceptor Yang then took out a bulging sack and used his spiritual sense to control it towards the dozens of water vats. Some flour-like, unknown substances fell out, sprinkling into each water vat.
“Where did they get so much Venting Powder?”
Qi Huang was dumbfounded. These emperors were really going all out to save their daughters. After National Preceptor Yang finished distributing the Venting Powder, he used his spiritual sense to shake the dozens of large water vats.
“Alright, pour it down. Let them drink their fill at once.”
Jin Xue’s father’s face turned ferocious.
“Yes.”
National Preceptor Yang received the order and then used his spiritual sense to flip over the dozens of large water vats.
“Splash…”
Dozens of waterfalls poured down towards the Immortal Alliance team below.
