Ye Qiu heard Hundred Flowers Fairy say she could help him, and out of curiosity, asked, “What method do you have?”
Hundred Flowers Fairy said, “Before Master passed away, she built a treasure chamber in our Hundred Flowers Palace, storing some items inside. If we obtain them, they should help you break through to the Golden Core realm, but…”
“But what?” Ye Qiu asked.
Hundred Flowers Fairy said, “That day, Hundred Flowers Palace was suddenly attacked and slaughtered. Master and my fellow sisters fought to the death to cover my escape. Later, I fled all the way and never returned to Hundred Flowers Palace. That treasure chamber is hidden, but I do not know if the things inside are still there.”
Ye Qiu pondered for a moment and asked, “How long does it take from Moonlight City to Hundred Flowers Palace?”
Lü Luo answered, “If we take the teleportation array, we can arrive by evening.”
“Then let us go to Hundred Flowers Palace first.” Ye Qiu said, “There are still three days, everything can still be done in time.”
Ye Qiu was not a reckless person. He not only wanted to kill Jiang Yiyang in public, but also wanted to retreat unscathed, so he had to find a reliable method.
As long as his cultivation rose another realm, plus with the God Beating Whip in hand, he would not fear a Cavern Heaven realm powerhouse.
Therefore, raising his cultivation was the most urgent matter at hand.
“In that case, let us go to Hundred Flowers Palace first.” Longbrow Real Person said.
At once, the group took the teleportation array and left Moonlight City.
They changed teleportation arrays three times midway and finally, in the evening, arrived at Hundred Flowers Palace.
This was a valley full of birdsong and fragrant flowers.
The environment was beautiful, like a fairyland on earth.
Ye Qiu and Longbrow Real Person followed behind Hundred Flowers Fairy and Lü Luo, walking dozens of li in the valley. Ahead, a vast sea of flowers appeared.
Hundred flowers bloomed in rivalry, purple and red in vibrant colours.
A sight too beautiful to take in all at once.
In the very centre of the flower sea stood a cluster of elegant pavilions and towers, though these pavilions and towers had suffered severe damage.
Among them, above a seven-storey pavilion hung a wooden plaque engraved with three large characters.
Hundred Flowers Palace!
It was clear that this was the location of Hundred Flowers Palace.
Hundred Flowers Fairy stopped her steps, looked up at the three large characters above the pavilion, and was overcome with emotion, a wave of sorrow surging in her heart, her pretty face dimmed.
Lü Luo even secretly wiped away tears.
Ye Qiu and Longbrow Real Person stood to the side, neither making a sound.
After a moment.
Hundred Flowers Fairy suppressed her sorrow and said, “Let us go!”
She led the way in front, guiding Ye Qiu and the others along a pebble path through the flower sea to the pavilion.
Ye Qiu glanced around and saw many signs of fighting around the pavilion, and on the steps in front, there were quite a few bloodstains, though the time had passed too long, and the blood had dried.
“Lü Luo, go see if Master’s and the fellow sisters’ … remains … are inside?” Hundred Flowers Fairy said with a trembling voice.
“Yes.” Lü Luo responded, lifted her skirt, and quickly ran into the pavilion.
After a while.
Lü Luo came out from inside the pavilion, shook her head, and said, “Palace Lord, I did not see them, not a single remain.”
Hm?
Hundred Flowers Fairy’s expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly entered the pavilion. Sure enough, there were no corpses at all.
“Strange, where did Master’s and their remains go?”
“Lü Luo, let us search around some more.”
Hundred Flowers Fairy and Lü Luo began searching.
“You little brat, are you not skilled at tracking? Why not lend a hand?” Longbrow Real Person said.
Ye Qiu quietly drew a tracking talisman. Soon, a strand of black qi even finer than a hair appeared before him.
“Go!”
Ye Qiu murmured, and the black qi circled a few times in front of him, then floated into the pavilion, pausing for a second here and there in certain spots.
Ye Qiu followed behind the black qi and found that where the black qi paused, there were large patches of dried bloodstains.
Yet, not a single corpse was seen.
Finally, the black qi floated out through a window and dissipated into the world.
Ye Qiu’s expression changed dramatically. “Could it be that…”
“You little brat, what did you discover?” Longbrow Real Person saw Ye Qiu’s odd expression and asked from the side.
“The corpses are probably gone.” Ye Qiu said.
“Why?” Longbrow Real Person was puzzled.
Ye Qiu said in a low voice, “If I am not mistaken, Hundred Flowers Fairy’s master and fellow sisters, their bones have likely turned to ashes and scattered.”
What!
Longbrow Real Person was greatly shocked. “Exactly who did this, how so vicious?”
Ye Qiu also did not understand. Since the murderer had already wiped out Hundred Flowers Palace, why bother destroying the corpses and traces?
Could it be that the murderer had some irreconcilable deep hatred with Hundred Flowers Palace?
“You old thing, the cultivation world is far more cruel than we imagined. From now on, we must be extra careful.” Ye Qiu cautioned.
Longbrow Real Person nodded.
Ye Qiu added, “For now, do not let Hundred Flowers Fairy and Lü Luo know about this matter, understand?”
“Understood.” Longbrow Real Person said, “I know you care for them.”
Ye Qiu glared at Longbrow Real Person.
“You little brat, your tracking skills are so impressive. Can you track down Dugu Wudi’s whereabouts?” Longbrow Real Person said, “If we had a Saint realm powerhouse protecting us, then the two of us could strut around the cultivation world. No matter the Yin-Yang Sect, whoever dares to provoke us, we exterminate them.”
Ye Qiu said irritably, “The whereabouts of a Saint realm powerhouse, how could I possibly find them?”
Though the tracking talisman was powerful, the cultivation world was too vast, spanning millions of li at a whim. How was he to track?
But the old thing was right. If they could find Dugu Wudi, they truly could strut about.
“Right, old thing, are you not proficient in divination? Why not divine a hexagram and see where Senior Dugu Wudi is?” Ye Qiu said.
“You bastard, you want to get me killed!” Longbrow Real Person said, “With this poor Daoist’s bit of cultivation, if I try to divine a Saint realm powerhouse’s whereabouts, I will surely suffer heavenly retribution. At that point, even if you are the Medicine Saint, you could not save this poor Daoist.”
Ye Qiu said, “Do not fear. If you die, I will definitely find a feng shui treasure spot to bury you, so you will not be left to rot in the wilderness.”
“Scram.” Longbrow Real Person cursed angrily.
At this time, Hundred Flowers Fairy and Lü Luo arrived.
“Did you find them?” Ye Qiu asked knowingly.
Hundred Flowers Fairy shook her head, her face full of disappointment, and said, “No, I do not know where Master’s and their remains went.”
Lü Luo, with red eyes, said, “Palace Lord, do you think they might have been eaten by wild beasts?”
“Nonsense!” Hundred Flowers Fairy said, “In the past hundred years, no wild beasts have appeared near our Hundred Flowers Palace. Besides, if it were wild beasts, there would definitely be traces left.”
Lü Luo asked, “Then where did they go?”
Hundred Flowers Fairy’s face dimmed. “I also want to know where their remains truly went.”
Ye Qiu gave Longbrow Real Person a look, and the latter understood, quickly changing the subject by asking, “Fairy, are the things in the treasure chamber still there?”
Hundred Flowers Fairy said, “They are. Come with me quickly!”
