Chapter 33: Returning to the Instance

Since the Ge Family tea garden dared to kidnap people to plant tea trees, and in such large numbers, how could the upper echelons know nothing?

Presumably, there was an exchange of interests between the two, so they turned a blind eye.

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Moreover, Qian Tuo once said that the population of the Seventh Outpost was increasing but resources were becoming scarcer; perhaps some were even happy to see the Ge Family using tea trees to consume the population.

“Of course there will be a thorough investigation!” Wu Yue, also known as Pink Hair, answered decisively. “Do you know about Lingyuan Technology from back then?”

“On the surface, it was a leading tech company specializing in the conversion of cultivation resources and professional training for Cultivators, but in reality, it relied on illegally extracting the Origin spiritual power of Cultivators to produce quick-acting psionic potions.”

“It was exposed by the boss, and the authorities closed it down and issued punishments. This time will surely be the same!”

Unexpectedly, Han Xu remained silent, not echoing Wu Yue’s words.

Someone suddenly spoke up: “Although Lingyuan Technology is gone, Lingshu Technology has appeared. In essence, it’s still Lingyuan Technology, and even the higher-ups haven’t changed much.”

Wu Yue turned back in a daze and looked at the speaker. His presence was extremely low; if he hadn’t suddenly spoken, no one would have noticed him.

He was Han Xu’s fifth team member. Qin Wu looked over with a surprised gaze. He looked very ordinary, and despite having escaped with them all the way, Qin Wu actually had no memory of this person in his mind.

“My name is Lian Ying.” He noticed Qin Wu’s gaze, nodded to him, and stopped speaking.

“Boss, is what Brother Lian said true?” Wu Yue was in a trance, feeling as if the firm belief he had held all along was about to shatter.

So, had they just been doing useless work?

The eyes of the others dimmed; obviously, they all had more or less guessed it, but they had never said it out loud.

“It’s not useless work.” Han Xu knew what he was thinking and said in a heavy voice, “At least we saved some people and set an example for those who come after. If no one does these things, the sky over the Outer City will always be dark.”

Some ideas rose in Qin Wu’s heart. He smiled and said, “Then have you never thought that since the authorities don’t care, you could become the law enforcer yourself?”

Han Xu turned back, his gaze sinking slightly as he looked at him: “What do you mean?”

Qin Wu gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist, his words filled with chilling Killing Intent: “Isn’t it obvious? Since the authorities don’t want to manage it, then we will. This world ultimately respects the strong. As long as someone does something illegal or disruptive, then we kill them all! Would we still fear that such people would exist?”

“You…” Han Xu’s expression changed instantly, as if he had never known him—and indeed, they had known each other for less than two hours.

“No.” He shook his head. “If I were to kill people based on my own likes and dislikes, how would I be any different from those people?”

Hearing him say this, Qin Wu smiled and stopped speaking. He then took Jing Yang and Xiao Yu to another room. After applying a Soundproofing Seal, he said to them, “Don’t tell them about my identity.”

“I understand.” Jing Yang nodded.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu whispered, “But didn’t they see your faces? Won’t you be found out that way?”

Qin Wu immediately lowered his head and looked at him with a strange gaze.

When he and Jing Yang entered, they had Consort Lian cast an illusion to make them look like two interns, so Han Xu and the others didn’t know their true faces. But in Xiao Yu’s eyes, could they actually be their original faces?

“His eyes are a bit strange,” Consort Lian transmitted her voice to Qin Wu. “It should be some kind of special Physique. He can even see through my illusion. If he can Cultivate to a high Rank in the future, it will be extraordinary.”

But Xiao Yu had been tested before and had no Spiritual Root.

Qin Wu rubbed his head, took out a purification potion from his storage ring, and handed it to him. “Don’t worry, as long as you don’t say anything, he won’t be able to find me. This is a potion that can purify spirit poison. Drink it after you go back.”

“Thank you… Brother!” Xiao Yu swallowed Qin Wu’s name and said excitedly.

He was only ten years old; if he could live, why would he want to die?

Jing Yang saw that it was a high-Rank purification potion, which wouldn’t cost less than a million, but he didn’t say anything to avoid increasing Xiao Yu’s burden.

Only then did he feel like asking, “How were you caught?”

Xiao Yu looked embarrassed. “It was when I was tailing that Black-clothed Cultivator; he discovered me and then sold me here. He seemed to have taken the contract to kill Brother Qin Wu on the black market as well.”

Jing Yang patted his back hard. “You sure are bold! Don’t you dare provoke those Cultivators in the future!”

“I know, I know!”

As they were about to head out, Jing Yang suddenly asked, “What you said to Reporter Han just now… was it true?”

Qin Wu turned back, the smile on his face unchanging as always. “Naturally. Don’t you think the Outer City is too filthy? Why can’t someone come to clean it? And why can’t that person be us?”

Jing Yang fell silent. “But with our cultivation, we simply can’t achieve that.”

“You’re thinking too much.” Qin Wu shook his head. “It’s not like we’re going to challenge those big bosses right now. Naturally, we’ll deal with what’s within our capability first. One day, there will be no more darkness in the Outer City! Everyone will abide by the law, no one will need to lock their doors at night, and lost items will be returned! Our names will one day be carved on the highest monument! Don’t you want to see such a scene?”

Qin Wu’s tone was extremely provocative. Jing Yang said thoughtfully, “Let me think about it some more.”

“Are you telling the truth?” Consort Lian transmitted her voice to him, also curious.

She hadn’t seen him have such a strong sense of justice before!

“Of course not.” The smile on Qin Wu’s face remained unchanged. “It’s just for the sake of killing people.”

Because his Comprehension Ability was too low, he had to constantly kill people to increase his health points so that his Cultivation Technique could Breakthrough quickly.

But this world was no longer a game, and he couldn’t bring himself to slaughter the innocent. However, killing those things that didn’t even count as human brought him no burden.

Now, all he lacked was information on these people.

Han Xu was a good source of information, and since Jing Yang had hung around gangs for years, he should know quite a bit too.

But there was no rush; his cultivation was indeed a bit low right now.

Qin Wu turned and walked into the living room. He didn’t know what Han Xu and the others had said, but the atmosphere outside seemed very heavy.

As if he couldn’t tell, he said to them, “Everyone, I have something to attend to temporarily, so I’ll be leaving first.”

Tomorrow was the time agreed upon with Sun Qiankun to complete the Thunder Fissure Secluded Valley task; he had to go back.

“No!” Han Xu immediately said. “Those people from the Yongxing Tea Garden are still outside looking for us. If you are discovered…”

Qin Wu shook his head and lied to him casually, “It’s fine. I have a Teleportation Talisman on me; they won’t find me. I’ll have to trouble you with Xiao Yu and the other one.”

Only then did Han Xu feel relieved. “Don’t worry, I will bring them out safely.”

“Mm.” Before leaving, Qin Wu said sheepishly, “Could you lend me a few huiyuan pills?”

He had used up his huiyuan pills while using the Seven Star Phantom Steps earlier. If he returned to the Taixu Holy Land, he wouldn’t be able to afford them, so he could only borrow from them.

Han Xu quickly took out the huiyuan pills and gave them to Qin Wu along with the others’ pills. “We’ve met and become friends, so there’s no need to return these Medicinal Pills.”

Qin Wu didn’t decline. He took them and thanked him, “Then many thanks, Brother Han.”

He didn’t walk out but instead entered an empty room.

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