Chapter 75: The Death Soul Ship

Before they knew it, the next day had arrived. Today was the day to return to the sect.

Also going with them were Liu Ruoqing and the other two.

But Qin Yangjun wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but Xuan Tianyi and Situ Ye were giving him strange looks. The two were also in low spirits, sighing for no reason. They muttered about how lucky he was and how comparisons could drive one mad.

“What’s wrong with them?” Qin Yangjun asked quietly.

Liu Ruoqing waved her hand. “How would I know?”

“Oh… alright.”

Just then, Liu Ruoqing seemed to remember something. “Let’s put those two aside. Actually, this matter should have been asked by that brat Situ Ye, but seeing how carefree he is, he’s probably forgotten it already. But as a friend, I can’t just ignore it. Have you thought about how to deal with Tiger’s matter?”

Qin Yangjun frowned. “Tiger… you mean Ling Hu’er? What’s wrong with her?”

“Although you weren’t there when the master recognition happened, I’ve heard about what happened before. We’re all smart people, don’t play innocent with me.”

‘Recognition of master? Previous events?’ Qin Yangjun thought for a moment, then suddenly understood. ‘It can’t be about the King Beast, can it? Yueyao moves that fast? It’s only been a few days. But what does this have to do with me? It was clearly the Grand Elder’s plan.’

“What if I said this has nothing to do with me? Would you believe it?” he said.

“Do you think I’m an idiot? You fed that Ice-Fire Jade Scale Horse so many precious heavenly materials and even the Tianhuang Spirit Pill. You invested so many resources into that King Beast, would you be willing to send it back? If I’m not mistaken, Tiger bringing the King Beast to the Yuqian Sect definitely had your influence.”

Then Liu Ruoqing looked at Qin Yangjun seriously. “The King Beast’s master recognition is settled, that can’t be changed. But right now Tiger is crying and making a fuss in your sect. You have to take responsibility for this, or else you’ll have to put up with her tantrum.”

After saying that, Liu Ruoqing left, not giving Qin Yangjun a chance to say anything. It seemed she had already made up her mind. The other two also gave Qin Yangjun a deep look before following.

“I…” Watching their retreating figures, Qin Yangjun didn’t know what to say.

‘Could everything be pinned on him? Strictly speaking, he was also a victim. He had wanted to stew that horse back then, why would he keep it?’

But Qin Yangjun knew that his explanations might seem like excuses to them. He would have to take things one step at a time. Sigh, really a pile of troubles.

With a slightly depressed mood, Qin Yangjun boarded the immortal boat. Zhuang Cheng led the send-off. As expected, Hua Yaoyao and Yu Lingyue came over. Hua Yaoyao excitedly shared her insights from the battle, while Yu Lingyue, not being talkative, just quietly followed. Qin Yangjun noticed that Yu Lingyue and Hua Yaoyao seemed quite close, always together wherever they went. Their relationship seemed to have improved. His plan of killing two birds with one stone now seemed like a joke.

‘Ah, forget it. I’ll deal with that later. First, go back and solve the problem.’

However, what Qin Yangjun didn’t know was that both of them also wanted to shake off the other. Each was afraid the other would make a move first, but since they were from the same lineage, their whereabouts were no secret to each other. They simply couldn’t get rid of one another, hence the illusion of being inseparable.

Qin Yangjun stood at the bow, gazing into the distance, with Ah Ling and Yinkang Xuehan by his side. At that moment, he just wanted to enjoy the wind and then go back to handle Ling Hu’er’s matter. ‘If I had known, I would have been kinder and warned the big cat.’

As he was thinking, Qin Yangjun suddenly noticed the sky around him darken. Yinkang Xuehan was the first to sense the anomaly and whispered in his ear. “Warn your men. Something unpleasant is coming.”

But Qin Yangjun seemed not to hear her, staring fixedly at a pitch-black ship on the horizon. Unlike the immortal boat, this flying vessel emitted black qi. Its hull was red with black patterns, and at the bow was a huge skull, likely from some beast. Around the ship, it seemed that vengeful spirits were swirling.

‘Death Soul Ship?! Why is it here? Could I have caught that guy’s attention? But that’s not how the plot goes…’

The owner of this ship was an extremely troublesome person, also a major antagonist in the book. The two protagonists only managed to kill him with the luck from their plot armor. Otherwise, both would have died at his hands. But according to the normal storyline, he shouldn’t be here, and he wouldn’t have noticed him. Yet now, it was clearly coming for him.

After a moment, Qin Yangjun understood. It must be the butterfly effect from the destruction of the Wanfa Heavenly Sect. In the book, the Wanfa Heavenly Sect had defected to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. Now that he had wiped out the sect, even if he didn’t do it himself, his contribution was significant. And his deeds had spread so widely, it would be strange if the Ten Thousand Demon Cave didn’t notice.

Qin Yangjun’s expression turned grave as he stared at the slowly approaching ship. He then looked around; there were thick woods, and no one for a hundred miles. Qin Yangjun sighed slightly. ‘That guy is meticulous. Communication must be blocked. There’s probably no reinforcements.’

At that moment, the Yuqian Sect disciples on the immortal boat also sensed something wrong. They chattered, most with puzzled faces. But soon some noticed the strange flying ship.

“What is that?”

“That… that’s a flying ship of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave!”

“Ten Thousand Demon Cave?! The demon sect that suddenly rose recently?”

“Damn it, we’ve been ambushed!”

“Such a terrifying aura! There seem to be several great demons at the Void Grotto Realm on that ship.”

Some Foundation Establishment disciples were already scared.

“With so many Void Grotto cultivators, are we doomed?”

The crowd immediately fell into chaos.

The leading peak master and stewards immediately activated the immortal boat’s defensive formation. They quickly divided tasks: one steward went to calm the disciples, while another rushed into the cabin where the communication spirit stones were. At the same time, Liu Ruoqing and the other two, having sensed the anomaly, ran out from the cabin. Liu Ruoqing took out a communication token with a solemn expression. The token was surrounded by black mist, as if affected by something.

The two peak masters came to Qin Yangjun’s sides. One said urgently, “Young master, they are demonic cultivators, likely targeting you. Please return to the cabin; leave the rest to us.”

Qin Yangjun raised his hand slightly. “When have the disciples of the Yuqian Sect ever feared these rats of the demonic path? I’ll stay right here and see what these petty scoundrels can do to me!”

Qin Yangjun knew who was on that ship and that he couldn’t avoid it. Rather than cower, he might as well see what this guy wanted.

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