Chapter 75: I’m going to kill them all (4)
The disciples of the HeYi Sect came for the Ghost Tomatoes, so they did not enter the village but headed directly to the graveyard outside the village.
“Why are these guys here? Are they here to ‘do good deeds’ and eliminate demons for the people of our Huang Tian Prefecture?” Ruan Lingyu muttered as she walked back.
“What good deeds? The fees they charge are higher than ours every time! They are obviously here for profit,” Shen Yuan retorted unceremoniously.
“Yes! Why don’t we find an opportunity to make it clear to them that we are already here and are capable of handling the haunting incidents, so they don’t need to trouble themselves anymore,” Yun Fei suggested.
“Right, if we don’t make it clear, these places will really be taken over by them if it goes on for too long,” Shen Yuan agreed, and the other senior sisters also nodded in unison.
“Then let’s eat quickly, and we’ll go look for them together later,” Ruan Lingyu called out.
About half an hour later, the group of HeYi Sect disciples returned and directly entered a family’s courtyard.
Ruan Lingyu, afraid of missing them, led her junior sisters to find them. Qi Huang, as usual, put on her Cloak. However, before they even reached the entrance, they heard the old man begging for mercy from inside.
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“You old bastard, tell me, where is the Ghost Tomato?”
“What… what Ghost Tomato? I really don’t know!”
“Don’t know? Your skin condition was clearly caused by contact with the Ghost Tomato, and you still want to lie to me!”
“I…呜呜… I really don’t know! Please… please spare me, esteemed Immortal Elders!”
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“What’s going on? What does he want with the Ghost Tomato?” Ruan Lingyu turned to ask her junior sisters.
The junior sisters looked at each other with blank faces.
“Who’s outside?” Just then, a rough male voice came from the courtyard.
Ruan Lingyu took a deep breath and then walked in with her junior sisters. Qi Huang, walking at the very back, opened her eyes wide with fury as soon as she entered the door. She saw a HeYi Sect disciple stepping on an old man who was already poisoned by the Ghost Tomato, refusing to let go no matter how much he begged.
“Oh my! Aren’t these the junior sisters from the HongHua Sect? We were looking for you everywhere, and you came to us yourself?” Senior Brother Ma, the leader, had a malicious smile on his face.
“What do you want with us? Talk about it after you let the old man go. As disciples of an Immortal Sect, bullying the weak and sick, what kind of heroes are you?” Ruan Lingyu scolded in a delicate voice.
“Certainly! But you have to hand over those two Ghost Tomatoes first,” Senior Brother Ma bargained.
“What Ghost Tomatoes? How do you know we have Ghost Tomatoes?” Ruan Lingyu’s eyebrows furrowed.
“Nonsense! We planted those Ghost Tomatoes. We already inquired in Gaoge Village before, and they said you picked them. Hurry up and hand them over, don’t babble,” Ge Hao, who was stepping on the old man, said in a harsh tone.
“The seeds of those Ghost Tomatoes were obtained by our HeYi Sect with great effort. Hand them over obediently, and considering we are all under the Immortal Alliance, we won’t make things difficult for you,” Senior Brother Ma said magnanimously.
The women suddenly realized that it was no wonder they encountered such rare things so many times—it turned out someone had deliberately planted them.
“So, you planted the Ghost Tomatoes in Bajiao Village as well?” Qi Huang’s voice, deepened under her cloak, asked.
The women reacted at once, their pretty faces filled with indignation. They had seen the miserable state of the village these past few days. If it were a natural disaster, they would be helpless, but if it were man-made, the perpetrators deserved to be sent to the deepest level of hell.
“Of course, otherwise, where do you think all these Ghost Tomatoes came from!” Senior Brother Ma said proudly, showing no shame.
“Do you know that because you planted this poisonous substance indiscriminately, the villagers of this entire village were poisoned, and now most of them have died,” Ruan Lingyu spat out the words almost through gritted teeth.
“That’s their own fault for touching other people’s things,” Ge Hao replied indifferently and then pressed down on the old man’s leg with his foot.
“So it’s you beasts! You caused my family to be destroyed!” The old man, changing from his previous weakness, stuck his head out and bit down hard on Ge Hao’s leg.
“Ah! You’re courting death!” Ge Hao, in pain, was furious and raised his left foot to kick.
Qi Huang’s hair had already extended from the ground. It suddenly lifted and, like a steel needle, pierced directly into the opponent’s left chest, emerged from his back, and then quickly retracted.
Ge Hao’s left chest felt a sharp pain, and then the pain was instantly magnified ten thousand times. All his strength was quickly drained. He clutched his chest and fell to the ground, screaming hysterically.
“What’s going on?” Everyone looked at each other, completely unaware of what had happened. After all, the strongest person present had not even reached the Guiyi Realm. However, relying on their senses, they could hardly detect the hidden strand of hair.
The old man was also frightened, loosened his mouth, and crawled to the side with difficulty.
“Ge Hao, what’s wrong?” Senior Brother Ma quickly crouched down to ask.
“Senior Brother Ma… my chest hurts so much.” Ge Hao’s tears and snot flowed, he clutched his chest tightly with both hands, and his body was bent like a shrimp.
Senior Brother Ma nimbly untied Ge Hao’s clothes and found no obvious wounds. He injected True Qi to check and then discovered that there was a problem with the disciple’s heart. With every beat, crimson blood gushed out.
Senior Brother Ma checked again carefully and then discovered a small red dot on the skin of Ge Hao’s left chest.
“Senior Brother Ma… I… I’m so unwilling… I… I haven’t even gotten married yet!” Ge Hao already knew his condition through internal vision. His tear-streaked face was full of a desire to survive, but soon his eyes lost their luster.
At this moment, Qi Huang, having tasted the sweetness, extended seven strands of hair again and pierced the hearts of four HeYi Sect disciples. As for the other three, because they were Body Refining Realm experts with strong cultivation, they managed to block the sharp hair strands with their muscles.
Qi Huang dared not attack again and quickly retracted all her hair.
“How dare you attack with hidden weapons, you bunch of little bitches.” Senior Brother Ma, who had narrowly escaped, turned around and cursed Qi Huang and the others. He didn’t specify who it was, as he didn’t know. Indeed, relying on his senses alone, it was impossible to quickly detect the hair strands that were imperceptible to the naked eye.
“You’re slandering!” Ruan Lingyu, who was completely unaware, certainly did not intend to take the blame.
“Why are you explaining? So what if we killed them? These beasts cultivated Gu to harm people, don’t they deserve to die?” Shen Yuan, who was at the side, said with righteous indignation.
“Yes! We killed them! Today we want to seek justice for the common people of this village.” Ruan Lingyu also reacted and immediately showed a fierce look.
“You bitches killed my junior brothers, they haven’t even gotten married yet. Later, I will surely capture you and marry you to them for a ghost wedding,” Senior Brother Ma said through gritted teeth. His entire body was tensed, and his large muscles bulged the fabric of his clothes, making him look terrifying.
The other two HeYi Sect disciples also drew their long swords and crushed a Talisman. Their bodies were immediately covered with a thin layer of armor, all made of iron.
“Quick, let’s go!” Su Qingding whispered softly in Qi Huang’s ear, her breath like orchids.
Qi Huang struggled a bit but wisely chose to retreat. She knew that her only advantage now was surprise attacks. Facing each other directly, staying would only become a burden. It would be better to hide in the dark and seize opportunities to attack.
As soon as Qi Huang left the courtyard, the three Body Refining Realm disciples of the HeYi Sect pounced and began fighting with her five senior sisters.
Qi Huang hid outside the courtyard and observed with her Spiritual Sense. She found that the opponent’s cultivation level was clearly a line higher than that of her senior sisters. Especially the leader, Senior Brother Ma, was probably at the seventh or eighth level of the Body Refining Realm. His muscles were as hard as iron, impervious to swords and spears, so he was not at a disadvantage against three.
The remaining two, although only at the second or third level of the Body Refining Realm, were weaker than their opponents, Miao Xiang and Shen Yuan, who had only reached the ninth level of the Juling Realm. Thus, after a few exchanges, they were in peril.
Qi Huang wanted to attack by surprise, but the opponent was protected by iron armor, making it difficult for her hair to penetrate their defenses. If she acted rashly, it would likely be ineffective and reveal her true strength.
“What to do? What to do?” Qi Huang was so anxious that she was running around in circles.
Just then, Miao Xiang’s sword was chopped away by the opponent. She then took a kick to the abdomen. Her petite body flew backward like a broken doll and smashed onto the ground. She immediately spat out several mouthfuls of blood, and her lovely little face turned paler than paper.
“Senior Sister Miao Xiang!” Qi Huang’s eyes widened with fury. She wanted to rush in, but the last shred of reason told her not to do so, as it would be a futile sacrifice. “What to do? What to do?” Qi Huang looked around, hoping to find a savior. At this moment, “Ghost Tomato” appeared in her mind.
“That’s right, I still have one Ghost Tomato left. If I use it, perhaps my Spiritual Sense can break through to the Huashen Realm.” This thought suddenly occurred to Qi Huang. She didn’t know if her deduction was correct, but she had to give it a try.
Qi Huang did not dare to delay and immediately ran towards Li Shi’s house.
