“I see you’re not cultivators from the Qiankun Sect,” Senior Brother Jiang Huai said faintly, looking at the three cultivators before him. “If you were truly from Qiankun Sect, you wouldn’t dare do such a thing. I haven’t heard of Qiankun Sect, so it’s likely an obscure small sect. But I do know of the Fang Family, a prominent noble clan in Linglong Continent. I doubt you have the audacity.”
“You guessed correctly,” one of the cultivators replied coldly.
“Then where did you come from?” Senior Brother Jiang Huai asked curiously. “Did you kill those cultivators on the road as well?”
“We brothers don’t have the guts for that. We don’t kill, we’re just greedy for money and lustful. These young ladies from noble families are all naive and foolish, especially easy to deceive. My two brothers and I often disguise ourselves as disciples of sects and take advantage of these small secret realms. Even if those young ladies lose their reputation, they wouldn’t dare make a fuss.”
“I see,” Senior Brother Jiang Huai nodded lightly. “So, are you going to attack me now, or run?”
“If it were any other time… I’d want to run,” one of the cultivators said, looking coldly at Senior Brother Jiang Huai. Then, his eyes greedily swept over Wen Wanwan beside him. “But this fairy beside you is truly beautiful… Even if I were willing to run, my brothers here might not be. It’s better to take a gamble, cripple your limbs and leave you here, then take your fairy companion with us… find a cave and enjoy yourselves for seven days.”
Wen Wanwan’s fingertips lightly grasped Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s sleeve, but he softly said, “Don’t be afraid, I’ll ask a couple more questions before I kill them.”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere immediately became tense. The three rogue cultivators stood up, each holding a blade, and their cultivation levels were all at Late Stage Foundation Establishment. Soon, their true appearances were revealed – they were all much older than they appeared, middle-aged cultivators. However, due to their low cultivation, they had disguised their appearances to blend in with the younger cultivators.
They had been at Late Stage Foundation Establishment for many years, possessing rich experience. They had been active in various secret realms many times and had repeatedly succeeded. Most of the young girls were naturally naive and especially easy to fool. Although they had occasionally stumbled, they were always quick to escape.
But they had rarely encountered a fairy as beautiful as Wen Wanwan. Now, they were itching as if ants were scratching them. However, the moment Senior Brother Jiang Huai spoke, their hearts instantly turned to ice.
“So the corpses on the road really weren’t killed by you?”
“Of course not… Fellow Daoist, was your tone a little too arrogant just now?” Even as he said this, the rogue cultivator who spoke was already sweating profusely from his forehead. This was because Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s tone was too casual, as if if he said he would kill them, they would truly… die.
“You’ll know if I’m arrogant or not in a moment,” Senior Brother Jiang Huai replied faintly. After thinking for a moment, having no other questions, he stood up. The next moment, the brilliance of the Yening Sword lit up in the darkness.
“Fellow Daoist… Currently, evil cultivators are rampant in the Daoji Ancestral Land. Preserving your spiritual energy and taking care of yourself is the most important thing. How about we let this matter go today? You let us three brothers leave. The Spirit Snake flower’s juice on the two Misses of the Fang Family will soon take effect, and they will be unable to resist begging you for intimacy… You can stay here to detoxify them, and we won’t entangle ourselves further. What do you say?”
“No,” Senior Brother Jiang Huai shook his head. “My Master taught me to draw my sword when encountering injustice.”
Senior Brother Jiang Huai unleashed his first sword strike.
The moment the Yening Sword light landed on the rogue cultivator, a large amount of blood gushed from his neck, separating his head from his body. Seeing this, his two brothers fled in almost an instant. Unfortunately, Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s Yening Sword flew out, performing a sword flower in the air. By the time the sword hilt returned to Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s hand, his two brothers had also been decapitated and silenced.
“If Wanwan feels scared, you can close your eyes,” Senior Brother Jiang Huai said softly.
“Wanwan… will try hard to get used to it,” Wen Wanwan bit her lips lightly. Although her voice was trembling slightly, it was particularly firm. Senior Brother Jiang Huai smiled helplessly, then his gaze turned to the two Misses of the Fang Family.
The two Misses of the Fang Family were about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing snug-fitting, warm-colored long dresses. Their features were delicate and pretty, and their figures had not yet fully developed. At this moment, their cheeks were flushed, and their fingertips had already started to tear at their clothes, as if they were feeling very hot.
Senior Brother Jiang Huai took out two Detoxification pills, forcefully pried open their lips, and fed one to each of them. The two Misses of the Fang Family gradually regained their clarity, but they only felt their bodies were sticky, as if the Underwear under their dresses were already somewhat damp.
Their consciousness was still quite clear, and having witnessed everything that had happened, they were filled with trepidation. Among them, Miss Six of the Fang Family, with sharp eyes, recognized the two small characters engraved on Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s Yening Sword, and her eyes widened. “You are Jiang Huai from the Tian Xuan Sect!”
Senior Brother Jiang Huai was taken aback. “You’ve heard of me?”
“My sister mentioned you. My sister said your sword skills are very powerful.”
“Who is your sister?”
“Fang Ziyu.”
Senior Brother Jiang Huai scratched his head. He had a vague impression. Perhaps during the Eastern Region Grand Competition a few years ago, she had given him a sachet that he had politely refused? Or perhaps she had asked him to spar? He couldn’t quite remember. At that time, too many women had been sending him flirty glances, and their names were too jumbled to remember them all so clearly.
“Does Saint Son Jiang remember my sister?” Miss Six of the Fang Family looked at Senior Brother Jiang Huai with anticipation.
“I might have some impression, but I can’t recall clearly…” Senior Brother Jiang Huai replied somewhat awkwardly. Miss Six of the Fang Family was momentarily disappointed and muttered softly, “After my sister returned from the Eastern Region Grand Competition, she often mentioned your name to others. She talked about it for a very, very long time, my ears and those of my other sisters are almost calloused from hearing it.”
Senior Brother Jiang Huai smiled helplessly, no longer bringing up the matter, but softly said, “You must be extremely careful in the secret realm. Don’t be fooled by others so foolishly again, understand?”
“I, my sister and I also saw many cultivator corpses on the road, so that’s why we accepted their suggestion to travel with them. Moreover, my sister and I drank wine from the same wine pot as them. We saw them drink for a long time without any problems, so we drank when they suggested it the second time…” Miss Six of the Fang Family seemed to want to prove that they weren’t foolish, but her voice grew quieter and quieter.
Senior Brother Jiang Huai was too lazy to say anything more. He stood up with Wen Wanwan, preparing to find a cave to rest in for the night. However, as soon as they stood up, Miss Five and Miss Six of the Fang Family also stood up, clutching their skirt hems and timidly saying, “Can you… take us with you… There are evil cultivators in the Daoji Ancestral Land… we’re scared…”
Sigh.
Senior Brother Jiang Huai knew it.
Once you start doing a good deed, you have to see it through. But he truly disliked trouble. At this moment, there was nothing he could do, so he said, “Follow us.”
The two Misses of the Fang Family immediately smiled, holding each other’s hands, and followed behind them. However, after walking a few steps, Senior Brother Jiang Huai’s footsteps suddenly stopped. “Wait.”
“What?” The two Misses of the Fang Family were startled.
“Don’t speak,” Senior Brother Jiang Huai warned. The two Misses of the Fang Family obediently covered their lips. Wen Wanwan looked at Senior Brother Jiang Huai with some confusion. Senior Brother Jiang Huai pointed into the distance. Initially, there was nothing in the far distance. After a while, a red snake slowly emerged from the grass and trees. The snake was covered in patterns, and Senior Brother Jiang Huai recognized it as the markings of a Gu worm at a glance.
Senior Brother Jiang Huai immediately activated Mirror Flower, completely concealing their group’s aura and blinding the Gu worm’s perception. In their sight, the snake quickly burrowed into the severed neck of a corpse on the ground. The corpse quickly turned into a mummified husk. The snake soon emerged and then entered another corpse to feast. Soon, all three corpses turned into mummified husks. Behind the concealment of Mirror Flower, Senior Brother Jiang Huai quietly gripped his sword hilt. The moment the Gu snake emerged from the third corpse, he drew his sword and severed it.
After the Gu snake was cut in two, the next moment, the Gu snake suddenly transformed into countless red flying insects, which flew directly towards the distant sky. Senior Brother Jiang Huai drew his sword again, directly cutting most of the flying insects in half, but a few still escaped at high speed. Senior Brother Jiang Huai dispelled Mirror Flower, which concealed his figure, and spoke to the fleeing Gu insects, “If you continue to slaughter wantonly in this secret realm, I will find you and tear you to pieces.”
The few Gu insects that should have flown away suddenly stopped flying. Instead, they transformed into faint red dots, forming a line of text.
“I really like the woman beside you. When my true body finds you, I eagerly await the expression on your face as you watch her being cruelly humiliated by me.”
This evil cultivator was more arrogant than Senior Brother Jiang Huai had imagined. The text quickly disappeared without a trace.
This Gu snake was likely just a hunting Gu randomly released by the evil cultivator. Perhaps those cultivators killed earlier were also killed by Gu creatures like this Gu snake. So, where was the true body of that evil cultivator now? Although Senior Brother Jiang Huai knew some Daoist magic of evil cultivators, he couldn’t directly find the evil cultivator’s trace. It was already late at night, and the other party was hidden in the shadows. Senior Brother Jiang Huai decided to visit the Legacy Secret Realm in the Daoji Ancestral Land tomorrow and find a solution.
Now he still had two burdens following him. Senior Brother Jiang Huai sighed helplessly. “Let’s go, let’s find a cave to stay in first.”
Half an hour later, Senior Brother Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan finally found a relatively spacious cave. He took out a blanket and quilt and placed an array disk outside the cave. He injected his soul into the array disk, and any disturbance would be directly fed back into his mind. He gently pinched Wen Wanwan’s cheek. “Alright, rest well tonight. I’ll hold you, don’t be afraid.”
Wen Wanwan’s body obediently snuggled into his embrace.
The widest part of the cave was occupied by Senior Brother Jiang Huai. The two Misses of the Fang Family huddled in a corner by the stone edge, covered by a blanket. If Senior Brother Jiang Huai hadn’t been there, the two girls would likely have been unable to sleep all night due to fear.
Senior Brother Jiang Huai gently comforted Wen Wanwan in his arms. Wen Wanwan was not as fragile as he thought. She lightly bit her lips and rubbed her cheek against his chest. “Wanwan is fine… With Senior Brother Jiang Huai here, Wanwan is not afraid.”
Senior Brother Jiang Huai lowered his head and kissed her gently on the forehead.
