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Join the ServerWhen Zhuang Hancheng arrived at the scene of the incident, everything seemed normal. The houses were intact, and the golden light had only appeared to be a grand display.
But between the buildings, there was a large pit.
Inside lay the massive corpse of a tiger.
A Monster King…
He shifted his gaze and saw the unconscious members of the Yuqian Sect, including Yu Lingyue.
There were also a few bodies of city guards.
He looked at the Monster King, confusion and shock filling his heart.
What exactly had happened here?
At this moment, Zhuang Hancheng was so absorbed in the scene before him that he failed to notice the teleportation array of Canggu City suddenly activating.
On the other side, Qin Yangjun watched the direction where the divine shadow had dissipated, a complicated expression on his face.
That Heaven-Defying Divine Shadow was a remnant of Yu Lingyue’s cultivation technique from her previous life. Its power was terrifying, which was why Qin Yangjun had been so wary of her.
Now, he felt a trace of relief. Back in the Trial Mountain, he hadn’t actually clashed with the protagonist. If he had followed his original plan, that sword strike would have come down on him, and he couldn’t have withstood it.
Thinking of this, Qin Yangjun felt that the protagonist was too unfair. ‘If you can’t win, you just cheat. How is a villain like me supposed to play?’
Ah Ling was also stunned by that divine shadow, unable to recover for a long time.
“Master… what was that?”
“I don’t know.”
Qin Yangjun played dumb. Then he took out the bead from before.
“Let’s go, Ling’er. Now is when we get down to business.”
“Oh… oh, okay.”
Qin Yangjun turned and summoned Xueyin. The two of them stepped onto the flying sword and headed toward the city lord’s mansion.
As soon as Qin Yangjun landed, he saw Zhuang Daoyan standing in the courtyard, staring blankly at the sky. He was probably still stunned by the divine shadow.
It wasn’t until Qin Yangjun walked up to him that he snapped out of it.
“Qin… Young Master Qin, I… I accidentally overslept. I’ll head to the front line right away.”
Qin Yangjun was speechless. There were too many things wrong with that statement, and he didn’t know where to start.
Zhuang Hancheng sure doted on his son.
But Qin Yangjun didn’t care. He happened to take advantage of the distraction caused by Yu Lingyue’s incident to bring Ah Ling and do his real business. Otherwise, once those people reacted, they would definitely follow him.
So he grabbed Zhuang Daoyan, who was about to escape.
“Does your mansion have any treasures that can defend against spiritual attacks? Preferably above fifth grade.”
Zhuang Daoyan was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out a jade pendant from his waist.
“Yes… yes, here. Look at this Ming Shen Jade I’m wearing. It’s a seventh-grade defensive artifact.”
“Good. I’ll trade you for it.”
Qin Yangjun snatched the jade pendant from Zhuang Daoyan, then handed him the Monster King’s storage bead.
He had already taken out everything he needed. What he left for Zhuang Daoyan were just some things he didn’t care about.
Then Qin Yangjun shoved the jade pendant into Ah Ling’s hand and summoned the flying sword again.
“Oh, and tell the team leaders from my sect that I have urgent matters to attend to. They don’t need to worry about me; I’ll be back soon.”
“Ah… ah, okay.”
Zhuang Daoyan stood dumbly, holding the bead, watching as Qin Yangjun and Ah Ling disappeared into the horizon.
About half an hour later, Zhuang Hancheng returned, accompanied by a Peak Master and a steward.
All three wore panicked expressions.
As soon as Zhuang Hancheng entered the yard, he saw Zhuang Daoyan fiddling with the storage bead, with many spirit herbs, bones, and spirit stones scattered at his feet.
His gaze immediately fell on that storage bead.
Zhuang Hancheng flashed to his son’s side and snatched the bead from his hand.
After examining it closely, his eyes showed disbelief.
He knew very well whose aura was on this thing.
But why was it in his son’s hands?
“Tell me, where did you get this?”
Zhuang Daoyan was terrified by his father’s reaction and stammered, “It… it was Young Master Qin who gave it to me…”
“Young Master Qin?!”
Hearing those three words, the Peak Master couldn’t hold back. He rushed over and grabbed Zhuang Daoyan’s shoulder.
“Young Master Qin?! You saw Young Master Qin? Where is he now?”
Indeed, the reason for their panic was that Qin Yangjun had gone missing. They had searched the entire Canggu City and couldn’t find him.
Zhuang Daoyan pointed in the direction Qin Yangjun had left.
“He went that way. He also asked me to tell you that he has urgent matters to deal with, and not to worry about him. He’ll be back soon.”
The Peak Master looked in that direction, rubbing his chin in confusion.
“That direction… Qingshan City. Why would the young master go there?”
The steward also looked in that direction with a strange expression.
“Regardless, we should follow and see.”
The Peak Master sighed. Their young master was truly troublesome.
“Then, Lord Zhuang, we’ll take our leave. Please look after the Yuqian Sect disciples. When my two colleagues wake up, inform them of our whereabouts.”
“Rest assured, I’ll handle it here.”
The two cupped their fists in salute, then stepped onto their flying swords and left in the direction Qin Yangjun had gone.
Zhuang Hancheng stroked the bead in his hand, his brow furrowing.
‘Young Master… is he really going to Qingshan City?’
The Little Peng King’s storage bead did not contain the previous Monster King’s remains, but the sealed remains had also disappeared.
The conclusion was obvious.
Come to think of it, Qin Yangjun had suddenly come to Canggu City. Why had he traveled such a distance?
Could it be…
Zhuang Hancheng suddenly realized a possibility.
‘Did the young master come here for that ruin?’
He muttered to himself.
“Oh? A ruin?”
A sudden voice interrupted. Zhuang Hancheng looked up and saw three people standing at the entrance.
Two men and one woman.
All three were strikingly handsome and exuded extraordinary auras. They were all at the Nascent Soul stage.
Zhuang Hancheng’s expression darkened. He had been lost in thought and hadn’t noticed them barging in.
“This is the city lord’s mansion. This is not a place for you to be.”
He began to gather spiritual power in his hand.
Just as he was about to send them away, the visitors spoke.
“Apologies for the intrusion. We forgot to introduce ourselves. I am Xuan Tianyi of the Yandao Sect.”
“I am Situo Ye of the Wangshou Valley.”
“Liu Ruoqing of the Wenxin Villa.”
“Whatever! This isn’t a market. Didn’t you hear my father? Even disciples of the three great sects can’t just waltz into the city lord’s mansion. Get out, get out!”
Zhuang Daoyan started to chase them away, but his father grabbed him back.
“Yan’er, do not be rude!”
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