“Yan Ran girl, I must go refine some pills. On one hand, to heal Senior Sister Lan, on the other, to prepare enough medicinal liquid for Leng Mei to soak in. For now, she will trouble you to take care of her.”
“Do not worry. This is a small matter. From now on, let her stay with me. Someone will accompany her every day. There will be no problems.”
“Thank you!”
Taking a deep breath, Ling Xiao selected some medicinal materials in the Mountain and River World, then began refining.
The Heavenly Meridian Repair Pill was actually easy to refine.
Preparing the medicinal liquid took a bit more time, but it was only half an hour.
He first helped Lan Yu’er repair her heavenly meridians, then instructed them to take turns caring for Leng Mei. He himself headed to the Tianlong Auction House.
Of course, this trip to the auction house was not only to purchase necessary medicinal materials but also to inquire about another matter.
Walking on the road, all that entered his ears was discussion about Miaoshou Tianzun Sun Shang being killed.
Although Shenhuang Academy tried desperately to conceal the matter and suppress the storm, they forgot one thing.
They could plant people in Qingxu Academy, so Qingxu Academy could naturally plant people in theirs too.
Paper cannot wrap fire. This matter naturally spread quickly through streets and alleys.
Though many did not believe it, the storytellers described the entire process vividly. With Miaoshou Tianzun Sun Shang not appearing, most people gradually came to believe it was true.
Shenhua Academy was in panic internally, everyone feeling insecure.
Hearing this, seeing this, Ling Xiao could not help thinking of four words: “Reaping what one sows.”
Originally, he had not thought of using pills to pit Shenhuang Academy. Who knew they would act first, leading to today’s situation.
Shenhua Academy was overwhelmed with its own affairs. Disciples went out trembling in fear. Where would they have the leisure to harass Qingxu Academy disciples?
As a result, in the Tianyuan Treasure Pagoda, the fewer-numbered Qingxu Academy occupied nearly eighty percent of the cultivation rooms. This was also a kind of harvest.
But Ling Xiao had not forgotten the four words “cut the grass at the root.”
******** was one of the keys for this trip to the Tianlong Auction House.
Yun Ya was still as coquettish and charming as usual, still as chatty and laughing as ever, but in front of Ling Xiao, she was clearly somewhat wary.
“You seem afraid of me?”
Ling Xiao asked curiously.
“If this slave tells the truth, young master, please do not blame me.”
Yun Ya smiled and said.
“Speak.”
“Was Miaoshou Tianzun Sun Shang killed by the person behind young master?”
Yun Ya lowered her voice and asked.
“You should not ask what you should not. Princess Yun Ya, even if Sun Shang was killed by me or the person behind me, you have no need to fear. You have not offended me.”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly.
“Hehe, you are right. Yun Ya overthought it.”
In fact, she had not overthought. She mainly feared that someone shortsighted in the Tianlong Auction House would oppose Ling Xiao and implicate the auction house. That would be bad.
This incident was the best example.
On the surface, Ling Xiao seemed only a Celestial Realm martial artist, but how deep the waters behind him were, no one knew.
No one could guess.
“Princess Yun Ya, do not overthink. You and I are friends. Even if there are some misunderstandings, we can sit down and talk.”
This sentence from Ling Xiao was like a calming pill for Yun Ya.
“Friends, yes, indeed friends. I wonder if young master came to the auction house today, besides buying medicinal materials, if there is anything else?”
Yun Ya smiled and asked.
Ling Xiao’s friends seemed to have a lot of face.
Speaking of it, killing Ximen Bumie and Li Chengxiu on the street was not for a friend?
“Princess Yun Ya is indeed clever. I want to inquire about a piece of news from you.”
Ling Xiao said: “I heard that Feng Ming Wan Chong personally went out to procure medicinal materials for Shenhuang Academy. Is this true?”
“This matter is absolutely true. In Wan City, five hundred li from the imperial city, there are also large merchants selling medicinal materials. Though the prices are quite expensive. This time, to maintain sales of Rejuvenation Pills and avoid too much loss, Shenhuang Academy specially bought them at three times the price.”
Yun Ya nodded and said.
“Hehe, is this not called losing wife and soldiers? With Sun Shang dead now, what can they do with these medicinal materials? At most, refine Rejuvenation Pills. They pose no threat to us anymore.”
Ling Xiao smiled and said.
“Young master, that is not right.”
Yun Ya shook her head and said.
“Not right?”
Ling Xiao was stunned and asked: “Could it be that besides Sun Shang, there are other yellow-grade advanced alchemists on Shenhuang Continent?”
“There are none on Shenhuang Continent, but there are on Five Immortals Island, and on White Tiger Continent too. Has young master heard of the ‘Righteous Alliance’?”
Yun Ya asked.
“Righteous Alliance? Yes, I have heard of it. It is said to be an organization on Shenhuang Continent that calls itself ‘upholding justice for heaven, promoting great righteousness’. They have done many good deeds, but in recent years, they seem somewhat domineering.”
Ling Xiao nodded and said.
“Young master is correct. The Righteous Alliance was indeed promoting great righteousness in the past, truly upholding justice for heaven. They saved many people and did many good things, but in recent years, it has become a very domineering organization, often doing things like calling deer horse, aiding tigers, inverting black and white.”
Yun Ya sighed and said: “What I mean is, Shenhuang Academy seems to be contacting that Righteous Alliance, and the Righteous Alliance should also have yellow-grade advanced alchemists.”
“There is such a thing!”
Hearing this, Ling Xiao could not help frowning. Was this endless?
“Princess Yun Ya, do you know the route Feng Ming Wan Chong is taking to transport the medicinal materials? I am not very familiar with Shenhuang Continent.”
He suddenly asked.
“Ah? Young master, you do not mean!”
Yun Ya did not finish the second half, but was truly shocked. How terrifying was the expert behind Ling Xiao? After killing Miaoshou Tianzun, he still wanted to target Feng Ming Wan Chong?
“Correct, I want to cut off Shenhuang Academy’s hopes. If Feng Ming Wan Chong dies and the medicinal material channel is cut, let us see what they use to fight us!”
Ling Xiao sneered and said.
Yun Ya could not help sighing: “I say, Shenhuang Academy provoking you is truly provoking a demon king. First, the pill market was snatched, then Miaoshou Tianzun was killed. If even Feng Ming Wan Chong dies next, Shenhuang Academy will truly have to tuck tail and behave.”
“Will princess help with this?”
Ling Xiao smiled and asked.
Yun Ya sighed, then left the VIP room. Upon returning, she brought a map clearly marking the route to Wan City and the caravan’s must-pass road.
“This time, perhaps because Feng Ming Wan Chong is personally overseeing, Shenhuang Academy swallowed medicinal materials worth a full ten billion low-grade spirit stones in one go. By time calculation, they should have traveled half the journey. Due to limited storage ring space, unable to hold so much, there will definitely be a caravan. Easy to find.”
