Chapter 726 Immortal Alliance’s Revenge (Part 2)
“What? Ready to confess? Cao Hong showed a contemptuous expression on his face.
“Alliance Leader Cao, can we talk privately?”
Wenren Jun showed a pleading look on his face, knowing that the life and death of the entire Wenren family rested on him.
“No need, just chat inside my storage ring!”
With a thought, Cao Hong directly brought Wenren Jun into his storage ring, and then entered it himself.
“Speak, who exactly is that murderer?”
Cao Hong questioned sternly.
Wenren Jun did not answer. With a thought, countless spirit grass, spirit medicine, and rare and exotic treasures appeared around them, decorating the entire storage ring luxuriously.
“What do you mean by this?”
Cao Hong’s face darkened.
“Alliance Leader Cao, we really don’t know the true identities of those women. If you insist on asking, this is my answer.”
Wenren Jun said with a stiffened scalp.
“You old bastard, how dare you try to bribe me? Are you trying to frame me?”
Cao Hong was suddenly enraged. With a lightning-fast move, he grabbed Wenren Jun by the neck and lifted him up.
“No… no, no… this isn’t a bribe… bribe, this is a small… small compensation for the Immortal Alliance!”
Wenren Jun struggled to explain, and at the same time, a small jade bottle appeared before Cao Hong again: “Alliance Leader Cao, please calm your anger. If… if it’s not enough, this is the Heaven-Concealing Water collected by our Wenren family over the years, which I now give to the Immortal Alliance as compensation!”
Seeing the Heaven-Concealing Water, Cao Hong’s expression softened slightly. He took a deep breath and then released his hand: “Fine, since you are so sincere, I can spare the Wenren family, but your son must return with us to cooperate with the investigation. As the instigator, if he continues to live happily, what will be the face of the Immortal Alliance?”
“But…”
Wenren Jun showed a look of unwillingness.
“There are no ‘buts.’ Either let me take him away, or let me take away the lives of everyone in the Wenren family. You choose.”
Cao Hong said in a stern tone.
Wenren Jun showed a helpless expression, then tentatively asked: “Alliance Leader Cao, tell me the truth, will my son be able to keep his life if he goes back with you?”
“That depends on whether he cooperates. If he honestly reveals the true identities of those women, the Immortal Alliance might show leniency.”
Cao Hong replied perfunctorily.
“Sigh!”
Wenren Jun showed a pained expression. He understood that even if his son cooperated honestly, he would likely be in great danger, not to mention that the true identities of those women could not be revealed.
“To tell you the truth, the Alliance Leader sent me here to annihilate the Wenren family as a warning. Now, you only have to sacrifice your son. You should know how to be content.”
Cao Hong frowned, then took Wenren Jun out of the storage ring.
Not long after, people from the Immortal Alliance took Wenren Qing away.
“Don’t worry, Father! I promise this matter will end here. Even if I die, I will never reveal the true identities of those women. If sacrificing one can protect the entire Wenren family, I will die without regret!”
Before leaving, Wenren Qing promised his father through spiritual telepathy.
All the members of the Wenren clan sighed in relief. Having survived, they cheered and rejoiced, more excited than on any festival.
However, Wenren Jun left with his back hunched, seeming to have aged ten years, as it was his only son who was now a scapegoat!
Qi Huang returned home and found her main body.
“Deacon Hu’s 60th birthday is in two days. I plan to hold a grand celebration for him.”
Qi Huang expressed her thoughts. Fearing her main body wouldn’t understand, she quickly added, “As you know, Master has done so much for me. Due to my change in identity, it’s inconvenient for me to get too close to him, so I haven’t been able to repay him properly. This time, I must fulfill my responsibilities as a disciple.”
“No need to explain. Respecting the master is a rule of the HongHua Sect. You can do as you wish. If you need any help, just tell me.”
Cheng Hongling said understandingly.
“Your words are enough!”
Qi Huang was overjoyed and happily went out.
Not long after, Qi Huang arrived at the small courtyard where her master lived.
At this time, Hu Bing was meditating and cultivating. Although he was now disabled, he had never given up.
“Mas… Deacon Hu, I am Qi Huang, and I have something to find you!”
Qi Huang gently knocked on the main door.
Deacon Hu in the courtyard was startled and quickly stood up. Since becoming disabled, he no longer cultivated in front of others, fearing ridicule.
Hu Bing took a deep breath before walking over to open the main door.
“Master Niece Qi! Please come in! Please come in!”
Hu Bing quickly greeted her, knowing that the girl before him was not only a clone of the HongHua Sect’s pride but also his savior.
Qi Huang entered the courtyard and sat down to chat with her master.
“Deacon Hu, if I remember correctly, the fifteenth of this month is your 60th birthday, isn’t it?”
Qi Huang casually brought up the matter.
“Master Niece Qi knows my birthday?”
Hu Bing asked in surprise.
“It’s nothing. I saw it once, so I remembered it.”
Qi Huang awkwardly made an excuse.
“Master Niece Qi is very thoughtful.”
Hu Bing was flattered.
“A 60th birthday is a major event in life. How do you plan to celebrate it, Deacon Hu?”
Qi Huang asked deliberately.
“Master Niece Qi jokes. Cultivators have long lives. What kind of birthday is sixty years old?”
Hu Bing pretended to be nonchalant.
“Cultivators do live longer, but that doesn’t mean a 60th birthday isn’t important. These two things are not contradictory. Haven’t you noticed, Deacon Hu? Which Elder or Deacon in our HongHua Sect doesn’t hold a birthday banquet for their 60th birthday?”
Qi Huang tried her best to persuade him.
“They are them, I am me. As you can see, I am just disabled and don’t have the ability to hold a banquet.”
Hu Bing showed a trace of disappointment.
“Deacon Hu is joking. You are disabled, but your disciples are not. It’s their time to show filial piety.”
Qi Huang said righteously.
“I shouldn’t trouble them. My cultivation is low, and I haven’t taught them much.”
Hu Bing’s expression was unnatural. He was now disabled and most afraid of meeting his disciples, daring not to appear in public.
“Then I’ll arrange it for you!”
Qi Huang immediately volunteered. Although she couldn’t reveal her identity now, there was an advantage: she could naturally help her master.
“You? How can I trouble Master Niece Qi? I’m not your master!”
Hu Bing was so startled that he stood up.
“But you are a senior of my sect. What’s the difference from a master? It’s decided then.”
Qi Huang said enthusiastically.
“How is it decided? I’m not ready yet!”
Hu Bing said in trepidation.
“You don’t need to prepare anything. Just be the birthday star.”
After saying this, Qi Huang rushed out.
“Master Niece Qi, wait…”
Hu Bing was anxious and called out, but Qi Huang had already disappeared.
“Am I dreaming?”
Hu Bing mumbled foolishly. He couldn’t understand why this proud daughter of heaven treated him so well.
After leaving, Qi Huang immediately found Qin Quan and told him her plan.
Qin Quan had no reason to object, nor did he dare to object. He immediately ordered his disciples to prepare the relevant matters and also posted notices everywhere, making it grander than his own birthday.
Qi Huang was also not idle. Whenever she encountered any difficulties, she would solve them immediately, as she now had both money and strength, and there was nothing in the world she couldn’t accomplish.
Days passed, and it was the fifteenth. Because Hu Bing’s birthday banquet was held so grandly, many of his former disciples came to congratulate him, including many who had left the sect.
Although Hu Bing was happy, there was a hidden reservation in his heart. He understood that the disciples who had left the sect came to celebrate his birthday not out of past master-disciple affection, but out of respect for the HongHua Sect… or rather, for Cheng Hongling and Qi Huang.
Qi Huang was not stupid. She naturally saw through the trickery, and these people soon revealed themselves.
“Senior Brother Zhang, where are you at high post recently?”
“High post for what? I’m just a cultivator at the first level of the Juling Realm. After returning home, I managed to get a job at the county office.”
“That’s not bad, you’re eating public grain!”
“Not bad? Evil spirits are everywhere now. Ordinary county offices don’t have Cat’s Eye Tears. We are purely risking our lives. If I had known the HongHua Sect would develop to this point, we shouldn’t have left in the first place.”
“It’s okay. This time we’re back to wish Master a happy birthday. As long as we are sincere, he will definitely let us return to the sect.”
“It’s not that easy, is it? We left the sect on our own. This is considered betrayal. Would he really be that magnanimous?”
“Don’t worry. Look at Master. He’s a cripple now and has no children. He’d be grateful for any disciples he could attract.”
“How did he get that arm?”
“I heard that a few years after we left the HongHua Sect, he went to the mortal world to investigate the clues of Xieqisan for a disciple and had his arm cut off by people from the Juexian Cult.”
“Juexian Cult? No wonder. It’s good that he kept his life. What disciple was worth him doing that? Has he come today?”
“It’s that cultivator, the long-term resident Huang Qi!”
Several disciples who had left the HongHua Sect before Qi Huang secretly made their own plans.
“It’s a daydream!”
Qi Huang sneered. Seeing that all the guests had arrived, she began to contact her clones to appear.
At noon, Huang Tian, the protagonist, finally made his grand appearance.
