Chapter 51: Soft Bones

The next day, Qin Wu awoke from his Cultivation, feeling that his spiritual power inside had not advanced an inch, and he sighed helplessly.

No wonder the previous guard left so joyfully; if it were him, he would run too.

“It’s not like anything important is happening this month anyway, why don’t we go to the Seventh Outpost?” Consort Lian’s expression was also somewhat dispirited.

“Wait a little longer.”

Qin Wu looked at the map of the Burning Fire Sea again. When he first thought of Meng Shujian, he only had three months left before his family was destroyed.

But he had wasted a month breaking through at the Taixu Holy Land, and another month on the cloud boat journey. He absolutely had to find Meng Shujian within this last month.

“I’ll go see if Zhou Xinglan is awake.”

He had been in the Burning Fire Sea for so long; he should know something.

Just as he walked outside, he saw Zhou Yueyin rushing up from the base of the tower: “Master, the Yan Hua Sect has come looking!”

Qin Wu was momentarily stunned. Because Miner had run over yesterday, he had completely forgotten about this matter: “Who is it? Where are they?”

Zhou Yueyin looked anxious: “It’s an Elder from the Yan Hua Sect. He found us this morning, detained my brother, and sent me to find you.”

“You didn’t mention my identity?” Qin Wu took out the Taixu Holy Land robes from his storage ring and quietly changed into them.

He had to admit that sometimes cultivation level wasn’t important; background was the key that decided everything.

“I did,” a hint of disgust quickly flashed across Zhou Yueyin’s eyebrows, and her tone was mocking.

“This Elder is the backer my good friend managed to climb onto again. Under her instigation, how could the Elder believe me?”

Qin Wu was momentarily stunned.

If he remembered correctly, Sun Tianbao was the one he killed yesterday, right?

It had only been one night, and she had already climbed onto someone of higher status. What a talent!

Qin Wu cautiously hung the guard’s identity token at his waist, just in case the Elder became infatuated and insisted on seeking vengeance for a beauty.

“Let’s go.”

As the two descended the high tower, the cursed mark on the back of Qin Wu’s hand suddenly became scorching hot, and a massive pressure swept towards him like the sky falling.

The guard token automatically activated, raising a protective shield around him.

“Pfft—”

Zhou Yueyin, standing behind Qin Wu, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and knelt on the ground, the bones in her body emitting a creaking sound.

But that pressure seemed to sense something and quickly retreated.

“Are you alright?” Qin Wu turned to look at Zhou Yueyin as she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and got up from the ground.

He touched the mark on the back of his hand, and a rare trace of anger appeared in his eyes.

Perhaps the high tower had shielded the mark, so the Elder discovered it when he came out. He should have let Miner remove this thing yesterday.

“I’m fine,” Zhou Yueyin swallowed a few Medicinal Pills, “Let’s hurry.”

Qin Wu looked at her anxious appearance and slowly nodded.

She and her brother had stayed at an inn near the high tower yesterday, so it was very close. Led by Zhou Yueyin, Qin Wu walked to the room.

He saw Zhou Xinglan sitting on a chair, his face deathly pale, with faint traces of blood on the front of his clothes—clearly looking like someone who had not recovered from a serious injury.

Standing in the very center was an Elder with a middle-aged appearance, and the beautiful woman beside him had a distinct slap mark on her face, looking pitiful.

When the Elder saw Qin Wu enter, he flatteringly walked up: “Lord Guard, I didn’t know this slut provoked you; I was just fooled!”

As he spoke, he fiercely kicked the woman.

This kick was not light; a clear sound of bone cracking could be heard.

The woman fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. She stared wide-eyed at the Elder in confusion, clearly not expecting him to treat her this way.

She then glanced at Qin Wu, seemed to understand something, and laughed loudly: “Why didn’t you say you were fooled when we were in bed? Now you want to push everything onto me. You are just bullying the weak and fearing the strong!”

“Earlier you were saying you wanted to slice him into a thousand pieces to serve as a warning. How did your face change so quickly? He’s only at the Qi Refining Stage. I truly didn’t know Elder Shen’s bones were so soft!”

“You know nothing!” Elder Shen’s face turned ashen.

Although he was only at the Foundation Establishment Stage, that person was a Disciple of the Taixu Holy Land.

The last Sect that looked down on a Qi Refining Stage guard accidentally severely injured the guard. Not only was the entire Sect wiped out by the Holy Land, but that entire region was also plowed over by the Holy Land.

From then on, no one dared to look down on a Holy Land Disciple.

He looked at Qin Wu, his expression uneasy: “Sir, I truly didn’t know…”

“Stop!”

Qin Wu walked over and sat down at the table, sighing inwardly.

This was the Foundation Establishment Stage!

In the face of the Taixu Holy Land, even though he was only at the Qi Refining Stage, he still had to bow and scrape.

But in the end, what he feared was the Holy Land, not himself. This world respected strength; ultimately, only by being strong himself could he remain strong.

“Yueyin, tell the Elder the whole story of why I killed Sun Tianbao.” Qin Wu poured a cup of tea and sipped it lightly, “Lest the Elder outwardly agrees but inwardly disagrees, saying I used my power to bully others.”

“Yes!” Zhou Yueyin said excitedly.

She glanced sharply at the woman lying on the ground, then recounted all the grievances between herself and Sun Tianbao.

“So, Sun Tianbao and Li Yan violated the Sect rules first, and my brother and I were merely defending ourselves. As for Master, he simply couldn’t stand by and offered assistance.”

Elder Shen forced a smile.

He naturally knew the whole story, but killing two Outer Sect Disciples to vent the anger of his newly acquired concubine was not a big deal.

Who would have thought they had such a great figure behind them!

“Sir, I was just blinded by this woman and knew nothing!” Elder Shen wailed, having already decided to push all the blame onto Li Yan.

Qin Wu felt a bit unable to watch.

He was a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, so how could his bones be so soft!

Elder Shen pretended not to see the complexity on Qin Wu’s face. It was true he was Foundation Establishment, but he also knew his own limits.

His Foundation Establishment was achieved purely by consuming Medicinal Pills. Any cultivator at the eighth or ninth layer of the Qi Refining Stage in the Taixu Holy Land could kill him. So, what face did he need?

The only reason he was still alive was because he was shameless!

Thinking of this, Elder Shen even felt a bit proud. In the Sect, there were countless people more talented than him, yet very few lived longer than him.

“Sir, it is all this woman’s fault. You can punish this person as you see fit! Also, I will send Sun Tianbao’s deacon relative to you in a few days!”

Elder Shen cast a Silence Spell on Li Yan, letting her stare wide-eyed but unable to utter a sound.

He declared loudly: “Of course, the Sect will also provide compensation for the two Disciples, Zhou Yueyin and her brother.”

Qin Wu was startled by Elder Shen’s voice, not understanding why he suddenly became so excited.

“You can have them write down what they want, and I will compensate according to the list, item by item.”

At this point, Elder Shen’s heart was bleeding. He absolutely could not let the Sect know that he had offended the Guard. This compensation would have to come from his own pocket.

Thinking of the potential compensation, he couldn’t help but secretly resent: beauty truly ruins people!

From now on, he must stay far away from beautiful women. He believed he could definitely hide until the end of his life!

“Fine. I will send the compensation list to the Yan Hua Sect in a few days.”

After all, he was Foundation Establishment. Qin Wu did not intend to be too aggressive, lest he force the man to take desperate measures.

“No need!” Unexpectedly, Elder Shen’s expression changed, “I happen to be free these few days, so I’ll stay here. If you finish writing the compensation list, just have someone send it to me.”

Qin Wu understood that he didn’t want the Sect to know, so he nodded: “Okay.”

He paused, then asked: “Does Elder Shen know a place called Changhe Village?”

Qin Wu had only asked casually, but he heard Elder Shen reply: “I seem to have heard that name.”