Chapter 29: Whose Sect Is It? (Please keep reading, please vote)

Cultivating and enjoying life, all at once.

To receive resource support while residing in a prosperous land—what a joy.

Deacon Xu possessed a specialized skill, meaning he didn't need to venture out of the sect to fight for his life on the Dao path. By opening a Xu Family Pill Shop, he had managed to fare quite well among the Foundation Establishment deacons of the Outer Sect.

The pill shop was not far from the Xu residence, only two streets away. Had it not been for the prohibition on flying for Qi Refinement cultivators within the Reverse Blood Ten Mansions, one could have arrived in a few breaths.

After all, the number of Qi Refinement cultivators was vast; if there were truly no restrictions, the sky would be filled with human figures, disrupting the sect's environment.

Walking briskly, when Wang Yu arrived not far from the Xu residence, he encountered an unexpected person.

Su Qingshan!

He was also at the entrance, though he wasn't using the main gate. Instead, he was using a side door, obscured by shadows and difficult to see clearly; Wang Yu had identified him through his aura.

"Senior Brother Su!"

"Junior Brother Wang—"

He was clearly startled, hurriedly pulling the door halfway shut.

Observing from a distance, Wang Yu noticed that something fleshy was blocking the entire side door, and one of Su Qingshan's hands was busy digging at something.

*Pop, pop, pop...*

It sounded like the rushing water of an underground river? Wang Yu didn't dare approach further and asked from a distance.

"Excuse me, Senior Brother Qingshan, is this Deacon Xu's residence?"

"...It is."

For some reason, he felt as if Su Qingshan was gritting his teeth, and that arm was still twitching.

"It's just that, the Xu Family Pill Shop recently announced they are hiring four First-Tier Alchemists with a monthly salary of two hundred spirit stones. I wanted to come and ask if it was true."

Wang Yu played a little trick, not telling Su Qingshan the fact that he had already signed a contract. Things were becoming complicated, and God only knew what his relationship with Deacon Xu actually was.

Immediately after, a fleshy, muffled sound came from inside the door.

"Two hundred per month?!!"

"Whoever dares to offer that, this young lady will definitely skin them alive!"

Great, it just got more troublesome.

Su Qingshan, however, was more concerned with Wang Yu's motives.

"Why is Junior Brother asking about this? Spirit Slaves have no place to learn alchemy."

"Senior Brother Qingshan misunderstands. I heard about the opening of the Xu Family Pill Shop while I was at Deacon Tantai's herb garden. I wanted to see if I could try for a position as an alchemy apprentice to learn some skills."

"True, newcomers should try more things, temper themselves, and gain experience."

By this point in the conversation, Wang Yu had basically confirmed that there was something wrong with the pill shop. He now had only one path to take.

On the other hand, Su Qingshan's relationship with the Xu family lady was quite interesting. She had just referred to herself as "this young lady" and spoken with the tone of a master; her identity was self-evident.

"It is getting late. If Senior Brother Qingshan has business, you should go inside to discuss it. It is inconvenient for me to disturb you, so I shall take my leave."

Su Qingshan hesitated to speak, but he couldn't say much. Only after Wang Yu had walked far away did he say in a low voice, "Jiaojiao, he definitely saw it!"

"Ah~ ha..."

"That brat got lucky. Go and gou out his eyes."

"Now?"

"—Tomorrow!"

With a cry from Su Qingshan, his entire body was grabbed by a massive, fleshy palm and pulled inside. Like a little chick, his moist eyes looked helplessly toward the bright moon in the sky.

He missed his mommy~

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On Wang Yu's side, he did not return to his quarters. Instead, he turned and headed toward the Law Enforcement Hall. That man and woman were already impatiently fumbling with each other at the door; he couldn't bear to watch, it was too disgusting.

At the same time, he tagged Deacon Xu with a "do not approach" label.

Recalling how Su Qingshan had approached him privately last time to try and trap Zhao Shang, there was an invisible thread connecting the two.

As he walked, Wang Yu paused.

"Tantai Chan?"

That was it. How could a mere Outer Sect disciple in the early stages of Qi Refinement be targeted? It could only be his half-year stint in the herb garden.

Many people knew that Deacon Xu was pursuing Tantai Chan; it was even used as gossip spread everywhere.

Was it because of this?

It didn't feel like it. Thinking about the benefits Tantai Chan held, there were only a few.

The herb garden, her status as an alchemist, medicinal pills... and beauty, I suppose.

"Four possibilities... Is Su Qingshan involved to help his future father-in-law? If so, wouldn't my joining the Xu Family Pill Shop be a gift delivered right to his door?"

No, no—

If that were truly the case, Deacon Xu would have approached him immediately rather than not coming to the pill shop. Therefore, the problem must lie with the Zhu grandparents.

The herb garden was a spiritual land secured with the help of Cold Blood Peak; if there were a fight for it, it would be with Evil God Peak. They weren't even qualified. As for alchemy, Deacon Xu's skills weren't bad, unless he was seeking higher-tier alchemy techniques.

Did Tantai Chan have them?

He couldn't be sure. Regarding pills, she only produced one batch in half a year. That was a key point; this guess was indeed suspicious.

Unknowingly, he arrived at the entrance of the Law Enforcement Hall. Wang Yu straightened his collar and cleared all the stray thoughts from his mind. He had official business to attend to; he could think about the rest when he returned.

The contract for the Xu Family Pill Shop was made in triplicate. This was where Wang Yu could operate.

Following procedure, Wang Yu met a Foundation Establishment law enforcement cultivator. He looked young with fine features, though he possessed a somewhat sickly pallor. At this moment, he was looking at Wang Yu with an impatient expression.

Crap!

He almost forgot—those holding positions in these places were all second-generation disciples with deep sect backgrounds. They were the ones on night duty. His own status as a "second-gen" was a bit flimsy.

Complaining inwardly, Wang Yu took a step forward and said respectfully.

"Outer Sect disciple Wang Yu greets the Deacon."

"Spit it out quickly... bothering me in the middle of the night. If you can't make it worth my while, I'll skin you alive."

Zhuo Shouqing looked utterly impatient. Three months ago, while playing and drinking with his colleagues, he had made a bet during a bout of tall talk. He hadn't expected to be the first one to lose, and as a result, he had been stuck with the night shifts at the Law Enforcement Hall for the next year.

Every time he thought of it, he hated his own helplessness, and looking at Wang Yu didn't make him feel any better.

Faced with such an attitude, Wang Yu was not alarmed but pleased. Emotions were good!

He wasn't afraid of someone having emotions; he was afraid of a venomous snake that hid them, because you couldn't use rhetoric to manipulate someone who showed nothing.

With a *thud*, Wang Yu collapsed to the ground, looking as if he had been scared senseless.

"This disciple dares not lie! It is the Xu Family Pill Shop! They tricked this disciple into signing an unfair contract, treating me, a one-armed alchemist, like a beast! He is not human!

"Even so, Wang Yu could have endured it, but that manager is even more wicked. He is exploiting four alchemists in the pill shop to reap a massive profit of over a hundred thousand spirit stones! My brother, Zhou Tao, even vomited blood from refining pills, yet he was still forced to keep working.

"He said that in this Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, his Zhu family is Heaven! And the Law Enforcement Hall is just his pack of dogs!"

The more Wang Yu fabricated, the more outrageous it became, and the more smoothly it flowed. He blurted out a long tirade. To Zhuo Shouqing's ears, all he heard were the words "over a hundred thousand spirit stones," and his eyes instantly turned as fierce as a wolf's.

"Preposterous!"

"Audacious!"

"Even my Zhu family wouldn't dare claim to rule the heavens. What kind of pathetic rabble is this Zhu family? Come with me."

"Wang Yu, as you command."

"Men! Prepare to seize their assets! I want to see exactly whose sect this is!"