Chapter 130: Murder and Cover-Up
Chapter 130: Murder and Cover-Up
"Hmm?"
Fang Che acknowledged with a sound, his eyes immediately focusing.
"Then we wanted to take it, and also negotiate with this Sun Cairen about whether there were any other ancient jades in his family that we could take as well."
"But this idiot didn't know how to appreciate the gesture. He said it was something dug up from his ancestors' tomb and couldn't be sold. He even wanted to bury it again."
"We waited for a day, and when the Sun family found someone to rebury it, we rushed out to snatch the jade. But who would've thought that two members of the Sky God Sect also got wind of the news and showed up... When we arrived, those two had already killed everyone in the Sun family and were about to leave."
"How could we let them go after finding the clue to the ancient jade? So, we stopped them."
"And then... sigh."
The Unified Heart Sect expert let out a sigh, "There were fifteen of us, and now only the two of us are left. If we hadn't met you, sir, I'm afraid we would've..."
"I see."
Fang Che dragged the two corpses over and began to search them.
From one of them, he pulled out a pile of valuables, a dazzling array of items.
Indeed, there was an ancient jade among them.
It was shaped like a finger segment, smooth and covered in mottled rust marks: "Is this the one?"
The two men shook their heads in confusion: "We haven't seen it before... It should be."
They then looked at the other items taken out, including elixirs, gold certificates, spirit crystals, and their eyes lit up with greedy desire.
They both turned back simultaneously, looking at the other corpses.
These corpses should have some wealth on them, right?
"Hmm..."
Fang Che played with the ancient jade, not sensing anything unusual. He instinctively activated the Primordial Sutra to give it a try, casually saying, "I wonder what use this jade has for the sect... Ah!"
Suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise.
The ancient jade in his hand, upon contact with his Primordial Sutra, suddenly began to glow.
The rust marks on it also suddenly fell off.
A warm energy flowed through the power of the Primordial Sutra into his meridians.
It quickly circled once and entered his dantian.
Then, a weak mental power began to develop gently, surging upwards and merging with Fang Che's own divine perception.
Fang Che suddenly felt a wave of excruciating pain.
He couldn't help but grimace.
But this intense pain came and went quickly, disappearing in an instant.
And the ancient jade also disappeared from his hand, vanishing to an unknown location.
Staring at his empty hands, Fang Che's eyes narrowed. He slowly turned his head to look at the remaining two members of the Unified Heart Sect.
The two of them, their eyes wide with shock, as they stared at Fang Che's hands.
The ancient jade...
Glowed?
It's gone!
Damn...
Could this be what the main sect was searching for...?
As he was thinking, he noticed Fang Che's solemn gaze.
The two of them were so startled they almost peed their pants.
"Sir! Sir! We didn't see anything! Please spare us..."
Despair filled their eyes as they begged for mercy.
Fang Che sighed, "There's really nothing we can do... Your luck is truly not that great."
"Spare us, sir, we swear..."
Before they could finish their plea, a flash of sword light.
Clang!
Fang Che sheathed his sword.
The expressions on their faces turned ashen, their eyes bulging with anger. They clutched their necks tightly, making a 'gagging' sound.
Blood flowed from between their fingers.
They slowly collapsed to the ground.
"I never intended to let you go anyway."
Fang Che quickly gathered the items from the bodies and used the cleaner clothes of one of them as a bundle to pack everything up.
In the distance, cries of anguish could be heard. Looking closely, a group of white-clad farmers were running towards the direction of the ancestral tomb, wailing in sorrow.
"Ah..."
Seeing the approaching group, Fang Che sighed.
He threw a piece of gold onto the ground, landing right beneath the body of the slain Sun Yuanwai.
Then, with a whoosh, he flew away, hugging the ground.
In a flash, he disappeared behind a tree, leaving no trace.
By the time he had left, the farmers were still a hundred zhang away. But by the time they reached the tomb, Fang Che had already traveled a great distance in the opposite direction...
Seeing Fang Che carrying a bundle, his body exuding a murderous aura, Night Dream was surprised, "Young Master, what's this?"
"Just made a small deal."
Fang Che casually said, "Let's find a hidden spot to sort things out later."
They traveled several dozen li before stopping under a large tree.
Night Dream began to unpack the bundle.
He was stunned by what he saw inside—spirit crystals, gold certificates, secret manuals, elixirs, spirit herbs... everything was there.
There were enough items for at least ten people.
And they were stained with blood.
Night Dream's eyes widened in disbelief as he turned to look at Fang Che.
This young master... had pulled off such a big job in such a short time?
No wonder he had a murderous aura earlier.
He must have gone to kill...
'Ah...'
Night Dream sighed inwardly, his heart sinking with disappointment: 'Members of the Demon Sect are truly demons, killing with such indifference. No wonder they told me to be extra cautious...'
As he sorted the items, he asked with a glimmer of hope, "Young Master, did you go out to help those in need?"
"What helping those in need!"
Fang Che scoffed, "I just happened to see two groups of fat sheep slaughtering each other. I took advantage of their mutual injuries and cleaned them all up. Not a bad haul."
Night Dream's eyes dimmed slightly, and she said, "Young Master, you must also take care of yourself."
"No problem!"
Fang Che's demonic aura grew stronger, and he said, "Killing a few people is like slaughtering chickens and dogs!"
Night Dream fell silent, lowering her head. Her hands paused for a moment, and she carefully began sorting through the items. "Young Master, there are thirty thousand taels of gold certificates and about four million silver drafts, as well as other items..."
"Keep the elixirs that enhance cultivation for yourself. When you don't need them, you can sell them for money."
As Fang Che rode his horse, he laughed and said, "Let's keep going forward. The scenery on that mountain ahead looks good. Let's continue our autumn outing."
"Yes."
Night Dream sighed inwardly.
After killing so many people, he was still in high spirits and continued their autumn outing. Such a temperament was truly unique.
The Demon Sect... Who knows what kind of methods they have to make someone who has only recently joined them become so cruel!
Night Dream carefully placed the sorted items into the saddle bag, and the two continued on their way, seemingly carefree and happy.
At least, that's how they appeared on the surface.
Fang Che was in high spirits, chatting and laughing as they went.
They rode all the way to the top of a small mountain, where the leaves had turned red, like clouds and mist.
The autumn air was crisp and refreshing, and a cool breeze blew.
It was an indescribably pleasant feeling.
Fang Che tied the two horses to a tree and found a gentle slope. He lay down on the lush green grass, closed his eyes, and said, "You go play around, I'll rest here for a while."
"Okay, I'll stay by your side, Young Master."
Night Dream didn't dare disturb him. She walked about ten zhang away and sat on a high spot, gazing at the boundless autumn scenery, her eyes slightly squinting in a trance.
A gentle breeze blew, stirring her hair.
Her white clothes fluttered lightly.
At this moment, the scene was indescribably beautiful. Even the ordinary mountains and forests seemed like a fairyland because of this girl.
It was a pity that Fang Che didn't see it.
...
Fang Che was immersed in his thoughts.
In his mind, there was a piece of jade.
An ancient jade.
A small piece of ancient jade, no bigger than a fingertip, was emitting a soft white light in his divine consciousness realm, nourishing his divine soul.
However, there was also an endless stream of black energy constantly emerging.
As Fang Che rode his horse up the mountain, he continuously practiced the Crystal Clear Spirit Platform Technique to resist the black energy, all the while chatting and laughing.
But he felt the desire for slaughter welling up like a tide, wave after wave.
Finally, when he lay down on the mountain, he had time to deal with it.
He knew that he might have encountered an opportunity.
This was definitely the ancient jade that the Solitary Righteous Church had been searching for, even at the cost of exposing and sacrificing so many people.
Although he didn't know why it ended up in the Sun family's ancestral tomb.
But now, it was his.
What secrets did this ancient jade hold?
In the divine soul space, the ancient jade was trying its best to connect with his divine soul.
But Fang Che was resisting it.
Now, as he lay down, he immediately started circulating the Boundless Truth Sutra, enveloping the ancient jade.
The malevolent energy emanating from the ancient jade was continuously dispelled by the Boundless Truth Sutra.
After one cycle of the Boundless Truth Sutra, a portion of the malevolent energy within the ancient jade was drawn out.
One of Fang Che's hands naturally hung down, touching the ground.
As he continued to dispel the malevolent energy, the green grass beneath his hand slowly withered, and the ground gradually turned black, spreading outward.
Thin strands of malevolent energy, invisible to the naked eye, drifted away with the wind, rising into the sky...
For two whole hours, Fang Che didn't move a muscle.
But the malevolent energy had already spread to an unknown distance.
Night Dream was enjoying the mountain scenery when she suddenly felt something was amiss.
A gust of wind blew.
The red leaves on the nearby mountains suddenly rustled and fell, blanketing the ground in a thick layer.
Several trees even lost all their leaves.
Night Dream's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief as she witnessed this scene.
What was going on?
It was still early autumn. For such a large-scale leaf fall, it should be late autumn, right? How could this be?
But the scenery of the mountain covered in falling red leaves was truly breathtaking.
Night Dream couldn't help but immerse herself in the beauty.
She watched as the red leaves slowly drifted down...
"So beautiful!"
"Creation's beauty."
On one side.
Fang Che lay there with his eyes closed, a faint smile on his lips, no different from when he had first lain down."
It seemed as if he had fallen into a deep sleep amidst the beauty of the scenery.
His sleeping posture was peaceful.
From the smile on his lips, it seemed he was having a pleasant dream.
A thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead, only to be dried by the gentle breeze, followed by more perspiration...
In the divine consciousness realm, the ancient jade emitted a soft white light, nourishing the divine soul, while also continuously emitting dense malevolent energy that affected the divine soul.
Up until now, there seemed to be no reduction in the malevolent energy.
The boundless malevolent energy was slowly drawn out of the body by the Boundless Truth Sutra, bit by bit.
Fang Che never imagined that such a small piece of jade, no bigger than a fingertip, could contain such a vast amount of malevolent energy, like mountains and seas.
Too much!
(End of Chapter)
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