This person delivering the brokerage fee was Wei Yi, Senior Brother of Qi Huang’s cheap father, and the one who had taunted Cheng Hong Ling so much on the way when she went for her test.
Although Qi Huang’s male body had no dealings with Wei Yi, she had not forgotten one thing: Wei Yi was Elder Wu’s direct disciple, and the two were always in cahoots. If Wei Yi had no reason to harm her, then Elder Wu definitely did.
“Shopkeeper Jiang, has the person we want to kill truly died?”
In a back room of the inn, Wei Yi confirmed with some unease.
“Rest assured, employer. We ‘Vipers’ are the largest assassin organization in the Xihui Kingdom. If we don’t even have basic credibility, how can we develop to this point?”
The shopkeeper replied with a question.
“Shopkeeper Jiang, I don’t distrust you. I’m just a little surprised. It’s been two to three years, why did you suddenly find him.”
Wei Yi quickly explained.
“This fellow had been deliberately hiding his whereabouts before. Later, for some reason, he suddenly settled in Changming County, and that’s when we found him.”
Shopkeeper Jiang explained.
“So that’s how it is.”
Wei Yi suddenly understood and left the inn with peace of mind.
Qi Huang followed behind with a limp. Fortunately, her Spiritual Sense range was large enough, otherwise she would easily attract the other party’s attention.
Not long after, Wei Yi rode his horse out of the county town and headed towards Huang Tian Prefecture.
Seeing that there was no one around, Qi Huang used her Spiritual Sense to fly and followed him closely.
The two, one after the other, returned to Huang Tian Prefecture after two days.
Qi Huang found that the surroundings were desolate. She no longer had any reservations. A strand of her hair shot forward strangely, directly piercing the bone in Wei Yi’s right thigh.
“Ah!”
Wei Yi grunted. Because of the pain, he couldn’t control his horse and fell off in embarrassment. He rolled two to three zhang on the ground before screaming like a dead pig.
Qi Huang landed lightly, then walked over with a limp. She needed this person to personally confirm her guess.
“Cheng… Cheng Hong Ling? How… how are you here?”
Upon seeing Qi Huang, Wei Yi stopped screaming. His disheveled face showed seven parts confusion and three parts guilt.
“I don’t want to waste my breath on you. Be honest, why did you hire killers?”
Qi Huang questioned him from above.
“What… what hiring killers? I… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Wei Yi put on an innocent look.
“Playing dumb won’t save you! It will only make me feel like I haven’t tortured you enough.”
Qi Huang’s Spiritual Sense emerged from her body, directly rolling Wei Yi in front of her.
Wei Yi struggled reflexively, but his cultivation was only at the fifth or sixth level of Body Refining. His body’s strength was simply unable to break free from the Spiritual Sense of a Huashen realm cultivator.
“You… have you really reached the Huashen realm?”
Wei Yi said in terror.
“Did you think it was fake?”
Qi Huang said, casually drawing the long sword from Wei Yi’s waist and severing one of Wei Yi’s fingers with a backhand strike.
“Ah!”
Wei Yi let out a hysterical scream, his body trembling constantly, and blood sprayed from the severed finger from a distance.
“I’ll ask you again, why did you hire the Vipers’ assassins to kill Deacon Hu?”
Qi Huang’s expression was as calm as ever, her gaze like that of livestock waiting to be slaughtered.
“I… I… I don’t know… you…”
Wei Yi’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, but he still gritted his teeth and held on.
Qi Huang was not polite. With a casual sword stroke, she severed another one of Wei Yi’s fingers. “You’re not going to say? Fine! Every time I ask, I’ll cut off a finger. Let’s see if you have more fingers than I have time.”
“Ah… no, no, no… I’ll say it… I’ll say it…”
Wei Yi begged loudly and confessed, “I… I was just… just following my Master’s orders.”
“Then why did he do it?”
Qi Huang wiped her sword on Wei Yi’s clothes, looking ready to strike at any moment.
“My Master wanted to cut off the roots. More than ten years ago, he ordered someone to use Xieqisan to harm one of Deacon Hu’s disciples, causing that disciple to fail in his breakthrough. Deacon Hu was relentless about it and always wanted to find out the truth.”
Wei Yi explained tremblingly.
“Was that disciple named Huang Qi?”
Qi Huang asked with a trace of hope.
“Yes… yes!”
Wei Yi stammered in response.
“It was him!”
Qi Huang’s anger surged through her, and her whole body trembled, even more so than Wei Yi in front of her.
“Junior Martial Nephew Hong Ling, I already told you, can you let me go? Your father and I are fellow disciples, and Elder Wu is your father’s Master. If you don’t look at the monk’s face, you should at least look at the Buddha’s face. Besides, this matter has nothing to do with you directly.”
Wei Yi tried to appeal to their relationship.
“Well said, ‘nothing to do with me’!”
Qi Huang gritted her teeth so hard that they creaked. She would never forget the humiliation of being expelled from the HongHua Sect, nor would she forget the disappointed expressions of her parents when they learned of it. If it weren’t for that “Feminization Mask,” her life would likely have been ruined by that person named Wu.
“Xieqisan is a drug that the Immortal Alliance has forbidden. That person called Wu secretly purchased it, which is a violation of the regulations of the Immortal Alliance. That’s the first point! Secondly, as an Elder, he harmed his disciples, violating the sect rules. That’s the second point! As a member of the Xihui Kingdom, he hired killers, violating the kingdom’s laws. That’s the third point! Such a person who violates laws and regulations and is unrighteous is a disgrace to the HongHua Sect, and everyone should punish him. Why does it have nothing to do with me?”
Qi Huang questioned him word by word.
Wei Yi did not expect that the genius disciple in front of him would be so serious without any regard for their relationship, and was speechless for a moment.
“You should understand that the crimes committed by that person named Wu, from the Immortal Alliance above to the HongHua Sect below, whether in the Cultivation World or the mortal world, cannot be forgiven no matter where he goes. If you honestly confess his crimes, you might have a slim chance of survival. If you continue to assist the wicked, you will surely die.”
Qi Huang warned him, suppressing the anger in her heart, and then continued to ask, “Why did he poison Huang Qi?”
“It’s all for profit. The HongHua Sect, as the number one Immortal Sect in Huang Tian Prefecture, has always been at the bottom in terms of strength. Besides the poor quality of disciples, another reason is that the scale cannot be expanded, and housing shortage is the most direct manifestation. Therefore, outsiders need to spend an astronomical amount of money to purchase a settlement quota, and they also need connections.
As the person in charge of real estate in the HongHua Sect, it is easy for my Master to obtain some illicit income in the transactions. Of course, all of this requires having a house.”
Wei Yi panted and confessed honestly.
“So he took a liking to the house Huang Qi lived in? As long as Huang Qi leaves, he can get some illicit income when he sells it?”
Qi Huang guessed.
“Yes, houses in HongHua Sect are limited and basically all occupied. The only way is to reduce the number of disciples in the sect! Since disciples live for free, there is no benefit for him.”
Wei Yi confirmed.
“Doesn’t Elder Wu know that harming disciples in this way will damage the overall strength of the HongHua Sect? As an Elder, isn’t he in the same boat with the sect, sharing honor and disgrace?”
Qi Huang asked in disbelief.
“Heh heh, you think too highly of trash like Huang Qi. His talent is average, so what if he becomes a formal disciple? He won’t be of any substantial help to the development of the HongHua Sect, but might even waste resources. Instead of that, it’s better to be a sacrifice to fulfill my Master!”
Wei Yi showed contempt on his face.
“Fulfill him? Even if a mere set of houses can be sold, how much illicit income can he get?”
Qi Huang couldn’t figure it out.
“A single house is indeed not enough, but as the saying goes, every little bit counts. However, as long as a few more trash like Huang Qi are sacrificed, his cultivation will naturally improve. Isn’t this a good thing for the entire HongHua Sect? The HongHua Sect is short of resources, so they should be concentrated for the use of a few strong individuals!”
Wei Yi said as a matter of course.
“You mean there are more victims like Huang Qi?”
Qi Huang was astonished.
“That’s natural! It’s just that my Master acted carefully, and only Deacon Hu discovered it.”
Wei Yi replied, with a trace of pride on his face.
‘So, people like me with average talent are only fit to be sacrifices in the eyes of these so-called high-level figures! But how could they know that in this chaotic world, becoming a cultivator, even the most lowly cultivator, is the only chance for mortals to change their destiny!’
Qi Huang closed her clear eyes deeply. Her suspicions had been thoroughly confirmed.
In fact, although Qi Huang couldn’t understand why she failed her breakthrough at first, she didn’t suspect anything. It wasn’t until she saw her cheap father Cheng Yuan’s experience in her dream that she faintly felt something was wrong. Later, when her Master completely fell out with her because of her, this person put on a posture of wanting to eliminate her completely, and she completely suspected him.
However, suspicion was still suspicion. The Cultivation World was a place where reason prevailed. Fortunately, heaven had eyes, and today, she finally found the evidence as she wished.
Qi Huang took a deep breath, her Spiritual Sense enveloping Wei Yi as she flew towards the HongHua Sect, muttering to herself, “You named Wu! It’s time for you to pay your debts!”
