Chapter 32: Qi Yuan's Anxiety
Chapter 32: Qi Yuan's Anxiety
"Senior Brother!"
A crisp voice called out.
Qi Yuan quickly dressed and rubbed his bleary eyes.
Yawning, he glanced at the black carp in the fish tank and stepped out of the courtyard.
"What's up so early in the morning?"
Outside the courtyard, Jiang Ling Su and Jiang Ran, two beautiful women, stood side by side, one with an innocent charm and the other with a graceful elegance.
Qi Yuan felt his mood instantly lift.
Indeed, beautiful things always brought joy to his heart.
"Senior Brother Qi Yuan, I have some great news to share with you!" Jiang Ran's pretty face lit up with a smile, "Yesterday, the disciples of the Black Mountain Sect who were staying overnight in Rongcheng were all killed by a mysterious expert!"
Chu Tian Xiong is dead, and the Chicken Worshipping Ancestor is also dead!"
As she mentioned this, Jiang Ran's face was filled with joy.
Qi Yuan slapped his thigh, "I never thought my divination skills would be so powerful!"
However, he suddenly changed his mind, "I told them I'm skilled in divination, and I could see that boy was in danger. Look, he didn't listen to me, and now he's dead. Serves him right!"
Seeing this, Jiang Ling Su smiled helplessly, "I wonder who this expert is, doing such a satisfying deed!"
"I heard that today, a Yuan Dan Elder from the Black Mountain Sect, who happened to be nearby, arrived to investigate the scene. And yesterday, our Divine Light Sect also sent someone to Rongcheng. Although the site was burned, they've already gathered some clues."
Qi Yuan's heart tightened at this, "What clues?"
"The one who massacred the Black Mountain Sect disciples was a masked figure. That mysterious masked person is likely a Sword Cultivator, but to avoid exposing their Dao techniques, they intentionally switched to a knife to slaughter the Black Mountain Sect disciples." Jiang Ling Su was always well-informed about the news within the Divine Light Sect.
"What kind of knife?"
"I don't know." Jiang Ling Su shook her head.
"It couldn't be a kitchen knife, could it?" Qi Yuan took out a knife and waved it.
Jiang Ling Su covered her mouth and laughed softly, "How is that even possible?"
Jiang Ran's innocent face also smiled, and a natural allure shone through her smile, "If they were killed by a kitchen knife, that would be so humiliating and satisfying!"
Jiang Ling Su added, "It's said that the Chicken Worshipping Ancestor was split in half by a single strike, his protective Core Light shattered, and his Golden Core destroyed. Clearly, that knife must be a powerful Magical Tool, not just an ordinary kitchen knife."
Qi Yuan immediately disagreed, "All things are equal. How can you look down on my knife? My knife can also behead that dog!"
Jiang Ran smiled but remained silent.
Jiang Ling Su, on the other hand, argued with Qi Yuan, "If all things are equal, how can you insult a dog, Senior Brother?"
Qi Yuan didn't continue on this topic. Holding his knife, he worriedly said, "I have a kitchen knife, and the Black Mountain Sect's disciples were killed by a knife. What if the Black Mountain Sect suspects that I killed Chu Tian Xiong?"
Jiang Ran was stunned and wanted to laugh, but despite her lack of professional training, she managed to hold it in.
Jiang Ling Su smiled gently, "Senior Brother, you're overthinking this. You should focus on your Foundation Establishment first!"
"Let's not talk about that, let's be civilized!"
"???"
"???"
Jiang Ran and Jiang Ling Su couldn't keep up with Qi Yuan's train of thought.
Qi Yuan's face was filled with concern, "Yesterday, I kindly reminded Chu Tian Xiong, but to outsiders, it might seem like we had a dispute. What if others think that because of our argument, I held a grudge and went to kill them all at night?"
Jiang Ran and Jiang Ling Su were completely speechless.
"Don't worry, no one will suspect you!"
"But if someone does, you must testify for me. Say that I didn't go out last night and stayed on the Seven-Colored Peak, drinking and playing drinking games with the two of you!"
"Okay, okay!" Jiang Ling Su touched her forehead.
Jiang Ran's lips curled up in a smile.
It was clear that with Chu Tian Xiong's death, her mood had improved significantly, and the dark clouds on her face had temporarily dissipated.
Qiyuan kept his head down, still looking a bit fearful. "What if the Black Mountain Sect doesn't believe our testimony and comes to forcefully take me? Will the Divine Light Sect protect me?"
Jiang Ling Su was completely speechless. "Senior Brother, I think you shouldn't be worrying about yourself right now. You should be concerned about that masked figure, just like us. After all, he's facing the Black Mountain Sect, and that old Black Chicken Demon!"
After some discussion, Jiang Ling Su and Jiang Ran left.
Jiang Ling Su's face still carried a look of helplessness. "My Senior Brother, he's a good person, but his personality... You saw it too, he's from the Obsession Lineage, and he's quite eccentric."
Jiang Ran revealed a sweet smile. "Actually, Senior Brother Qiyuan is quite interesting."
"Sigh, he's indeed interesting. He doesn't need to have so many worries, living a carefree life." Jiang Ling Su thought of something and couldn't help but sigh. There was a heavy burden in her heart that she couldn't put down.
"Senior Brother Qiyuan is still carefree?"
...
Qiyuan paced back and forth alone in the room.
His face was filled with deep concern.
"I was too careless last night!"
"Simply wearing a mask isn't perfect; I should have cross-dressed, then they wouldn't have known my gender!"
"Oh no, what if they connect the murderer who used a knife to me?"
"The Black Mountain Sect won't come looking for trouble, right?"
The more Qiyuan thought about it, the more anxious and angry he became.
Although he had done everything almost flawlessly, what if there was a Primordial Sage hidden within the Black Mountain Sect who calculated that it was him?
He had already imagined the Black Mountain Sect's elders coming to the Divine Light Sect, their forces surrounding the peak.
He felt weak, pitiful, and helpless.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, his face turning red.
"Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient path, the fragrant grass reaches the sky."
"The Black Mountain Sect really doesn't care about the Lotus!"
"I was just representing the moon and eliminating some evil!"
"They're ganging up on me, a child who's only 27 months old!"
"Is there no law and order left, no justice in the world?"
"They're overstepping the bounds!"
"East for thirty years, west for thirty years; do not bully a poor youth!"
"No, I must take revenge!"
Qiyuan sharpened his knife, found a hat in the room, and covered his head to avoid being recognized.
After some thought, he also smeared some ash on his face.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Qiyuan felt slightly more secure.
He tucked the knife into his waist and stealthily left the Seven-Colored Peak.
Not long after, Jiang Ling Su arrived outside Qiyuan's courtyard. "Senior Brother, are you there?"
She called out, but there was no response.
"Strange, wasn't Senior Brother always in the courtyard? When did he leave, and how did I not notice?"
She knew that she had successfully reached the Foundation Establishment stage last night and was now an official Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Her perception had improved significantly.
If Senior Brother had left, she should have sensed it.
"How strange."
She found it odd, and her gaze fell on a glass water tank.
Looking at the black fish swimming in the tank, she murmured, "Did Senior Brother catch these fish last night? They don't seem like wild fish."
After a brief thought, she didn't dwell on it further and left Senior Brother's courtyard.
At this moment, in the Divine Light Sect's Library Hall.
Qiyuan climbed to the third floor and hid in a corner, secretly searching for information about the Black Mountain Sect's strength.
(End of Chapter)
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