Chapter 113: Mr. Wu, It’s Time to Pay Your Debts (II)
Hong Hua Sect, the greatest immortal sect in Huang Tian Prefecture, had over a hundred officially registered disciples and three to four hundred outer disciples. Its strength was arguably at the bottom among prefecture-level sects. Despite this, the total population seeking refuge in the sect approached a hundred thousand, the vast majority being women. The terrifying outbreak was the direct cause of this result.
With a population of over a hundred thousand squeezed into a small immortal sect, and without worry for survival, the place was lively every day, especially in the central plaza, which had many shops of various kinds.
However, at precisely noon, a slender figure descended from the sky, landing gracefully. A rich fragrance then swept outwards in all directions, causing many nearby people to display expressions of infatuation, for it was the scent of the Golden Life Flower, a scent no one could resist.
But in the next moment, these people fearfully dodged as another dark figure fell to the ground in a heap, letting out a pig-like scream.
The newcomer was naturally Wei Yi, who had been subdued by Qi Huang.
Qi Huang’s calf injury was very serious; a large piece of flesh and blood had been scraped off by Xiao Sha’s arrow, forming a deep bloody groove. Coupled with not having properly tended to the wound in recent days, it was still oozing blood.
As soon as Qi Huang’s feet touched the ground, she felt a piercing pain. She could only float to the top of a large stone pillar nearby and sit down, knowing that the people who were supposed to arrive soon would arrive.
“Isn’t that Fairy Hong Ling? She seems to be injured!”
“Yes, and what’s with Immortal Elder Wei on the ground?”
“I think Immortal Elder Wei encountered danger, and Fairy Hong Ling saved him.”
“That makes sense! It’s just that I wonder who did it, to be able to injure Fairy Hong Ling. It’s said she has already reached the Huashen Realm.”
“Do you still need to say ‘it’s said’? She just descended from the sky and flew through the air. This is a capability only possessed by Mighty Experts in the Huashen Realm. Go out more, see more, don’t be frogs in a well.”
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The people around started pointing fingers and discussing animatedly, and more and more onlookers gathered.
Qi Huang was extremely tired during this period, so she didn’t want to pay attention to the gossip. She sat in meditation to recuperate, not going to find her main body directly because she felt this was her personal matter and there was no need to involve them.
“Junior Sister Hong Ling? What’s wrong with your leg? What’s going on?”
Shortly after, the first person who was close to Qi Huang appeared, it was Eldest Senior Sister Ruan Lingyu.
Qi Huang opened her eyes and saw Eldest Senior Sister Ruan Lingyu staring at her, her beautiful eyes filled with deep concern.
“It’s nothing! I went out for a few days and found that someone in our sect was breaking the rules, so I brought them back.”
Qi Huang didn’t want to respond, but in the end, she gave a brief explanation, saying one thing but meaning another.
“Committing evil? Are you referring to Uncle-Master Wei?”
Ruan Lingyu glanced at Wei Yi, who was groaning on the ground like a dead pig.
“Yes! But he’s just a minion, the main culprit hasn’t arrived yet.”
Qi Huang didn’t want Ruan Lingyu to worry, so she tried to keep her tone light.
“Who’s the main culprit?”
Ruan Lingyu asked after a moment of thought.
“I can’t say for now, or he’ll run away.”
After saying this, Qi Huang closed her beautiful eyes.
“Have you told Master about this?”
Ruan Lingyu continued to question, but received no reply. Extremely worried, she quickly ran back to Orchid Courtyard to inform her Master and fellow disciples.
The crowd around grew bigger and bigger, gradually attracting the attention of some high-level figures. The main culprit soon arrived.
Elder Wu, whose full name was Wu He, was one of the five elders of the Hong Hua Sect, as well as the oldest and most powerful elder. He had shown strength in the Hegao Realm three years ago, and his current specific realm was unknown to anyone.
“Wei Yi, what’s wrong with you?”
Wu He rushed over upon seeing the miserable state of his personal disciple.
“Master! Save me!”
Wei Yi said in agony. Three of his fingers on his right hand were broken. After the initial numbness, the pain was now heart-wrenching. Coupled with the excessive bleeding, his spirit and energy were completely depleted.
“Who injured you?”
Wu He asked through gritted teeth.
“It’s her!”
Wei Yi looked at Qi Huang with venomous eyes. With his Master supporting him, he naturally felt confident.
Wu He looked up at Qi Huang at the top of the stone pillar, his eyes seeming to spew fire: “Cheng Hong Ling! I need an explanation.”
“Explanation? Don’t you know yourself?”
Qi Huang opened her beautiful eyes and questioned him condescendingly.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Wu He feigned ignorance.
“Don’t play dumb. Wei Yi confessed everything: privately buying forbidden medicine, poisoning disciples, hiring assassins. Any one of these charges could ruin your reputation.”
Qi Huang spoke directly.
Wu He’s face changed drastically, and he then looked at the disciple beside him.
Wei Yi, having betrayed his master, lowered his head guiltily.
Wu He roughly understood what was going on. After a moment of thought, he argued without breathing hard, “I don’t know what he told you, but you injured him like this. I have reason to suspect you of torture to extract a confession.”
“I knew you would quibble!”
Qi Huang smiled indifferently and said, “It doesn’t matter, there’s plenty of time. We’ll slowly sort it out when the Sect Leader arrives.”
“Alright!”
Wu He feigned composure and stood in place to wait. However, as time passed, he became increasingly restless.
The reason was simple: no matter how foolish Wu He was, he understood that his unspeakable deeds had been exposed. If he didn’t leave and make arrangements now, there would be no opportunity once everyone arrived.
“No, my disciple is so badly injured. I need to take him for treatment first!”
Wu He found an excuse and was about to slip away.
“This is considered severely injured? Do you know how miserable Deacon Hu is now?”
Qi Huang shook her head noncommittally.
“What Deacon Hu?”
Wu He gritted his teeth and continued to play dumb.
“What Deacon Hu? Deacon Hu, who left the Hong Hua Sect three years ago for a disciple. You even injured him. Did you forget so quickly? It’s okay, you’ll see him soon.”
A hint of teasing appeared on Qi Huang’s pretty face.
“That was his own doing! The entire Hong Hua Sect knows the cause and effect of that matter! I need to take my disciple for treatment, I don’t have time to argue with you here.”
Upon hearing that Deacon Hu was still alive, Wu He’s face grew even uglier. He reached out to help his disciple.
“You can’t go anywhere without my permission.”
Qi Huang’s spiritual sense emerged from her body and suppressed Wu He.
Wu He caught off guard, felt as if a great mountain had suddenly appeared on his body. His knees buckled, and he knelt down.
“Huash… Huashen Realm spiritual sense pressure…”
Wu He uttered a few words with difficulty, and his right hand slowly reached towards the treasured sword at his waist.
Seeing that the other party could still move, Qi Huang increased her spiritual sense, which was her greatest capital at the moment.
Wu He’s body stiffened again, but his actions were not significantly affected. He drew his long sword, then propped it on the ground and slowly stood up.
Qi Huang was secretly anxious, so she used all her spiritual sense. However, the other party seemed to have adapted. Although his movements were slow, they were exceptionally firm.
“Huashen Realm spiritual sense pressure…”
Wu He stood up and stretched his body. His bones crackled. He continued, “…is indeed terrifying, but if you expect this to make me sit by and wait for death, you’re thinking too much.”
Qi Huang no longer had a guaranteed chance of victory in her heart, but she was determined to bring this person to justice today. She withdrew half of her spiritual sense, transforming it into countless invisible arms that extended outwards from all directions, grabbing the swords of all the Hong Hua Sect disciples around and pulling them out, then launching them towards Elder Wu.
Because there was no sunlight, the surrounding temperature was already low. Coupled with the surge of killing intent from dozens of long swords, it sent a chill down the spines of the onlookers, who retreated in fear.
Wu He was unfazed. He reached into his embrace, pulled out a talisman, and crushed it. A tornado instantly appeared, sweeping the countless treasured swords into it.
Qi Huang prepared to withdraw the swords but found that the tornado’s suction was very strong, and she couldn’t break free.
“Today, I will experience firsthand whether your Huashen Realm cultivation has any substance!”
Wu He’s eyelids drooped, his face was like that of a dead person, and he lunged towards Qi Huang emotionlessly.
