Chapter 980: Chapter 846: Despicable Event!
Chapter 980: Chapter 846: Despicable Event!
“These guys, how can they be so shameless!!”
Ye Wansheng stood in the yard, seething with rage.
Beside him, Ye Qingzi also looked extremely frustrated, never having expected such a thing to happen in the Spirit Art competition.
Ye Qingzi was very familiar with the scent of Spirit Items; she could even discern the quality of a Spirit Item just by the subtleties in the scent that wafted out.
However, just as Ye Qingzi was nearly finished with all the steps in refining her own Spirit Items, she suddenly detected an unusual scent.
It was the fragrance of the Qingluan Leaves, which cannot be further refined to produce a higher quality.
Yet the scent of the Qingluan Leaves drifting over from the neighboring Pharmacist’s Yard was different from all of hers!
In a competition like the Spirit Art, the materials must be consistent. Having higher quality materials greatly increases the likelihood of producing higher-level Spirit Items.
The fact that the other party had better materials than hers was a clear sign of cheating!
“Qingzi, are you confident?” Ye Wansheng asked.
The materials that the opponent had were far better than what Ye Qingzi possessed, and under such circumstances, even with her superb Spirit Art skills, she could not possibly compete with them.
“With the materials I have, the highest quality I can refine is an Emperor Third Grade Medium Quality. If the materials she got were from Yang Qian, then I estimate she could refine an Emperor Third Grade High Quality!” Ye Qingzi was absolutely confident she could defeat Yang Qian. In the previous three rounds of the competition, Yang Qian had almost always exerted her full strength, suppressing all her opponents in a very high-profile manner. Meanwhile, Ye Qingzi had deliberately held back each time until the final moments to overtake Yang Qian.
But what Ye Qingzi hadn’t expected was that the quality of Yang Qian’s materials was far superior to her own. Under such unfair competition conditions, it was going to be very difficult for Ye Qingzi to beat Yang Qian!
Ye Qingzi knew very well that if someone was capable of switching the materials for the competitors, they would certainly not allow others the chance to report it. Moreover, the materials the other party had were probably almost used up, and it would be impossible to find evidence now…
“What are we to do? Are we just going to concede first place!” exclaimed Ye Wansheng indignantly.
An Emperor Third Grade – Medium Quality was not enough to defeat Yang Qian, who obtained refined materials. And with less than three days left, even without placing it in the Refining Furnace, Ye Qingzi knew she was bound to lose.
Ye Qingzi did not want to admit defeat like this, nor did she want to fail in her twenty years of effort in Spirit Art, especially when success was just one step away, due to such despicable methods!
“Qingzi… or else, let’s wait another five years…” Ye Wansheng said.
Ye Qingzi did not respond, her gaze fixed on the bottle that had taken nearly a month to refine, which she held in her hands.
“Snap~~~~~~~~~~~”
Suddenly, Ye Qingzi lifted her hand and furiously smashed the medicine bottle she held onto the ground!
The greenish liquid spilled out along with the shards of glass onto the grass in the yard and slowly seeped into the soil.
A Spirit Item with a thirty percent chance of strengthening a Low-grade Emperor-level Soul Pet was just destroyed!
Ye Wansheng stood by Ye Qingzi, looking at his impetuous younger sister with a bitter taste in his mouth.
Only Ye Wansheng knew how hard Ye Qingzi had worked for the Spiritual Load, using her soul-damaging Soul Skill to refine some items that her level should not have been able to complete, allowing the dreadful toxins to crawl over her beautiful cheeks, all for the sake of continuously improving and breaking through.
Yet, she still couldn’t fulfill her dream at the end. The feeling must be very painful, especially these past one or two years, when her emotions had been suppressed to the extreme, her mind filled with nothing but obtaining that Spiritual Load!
With her last hope dashed, the blow to Ye Qingzi was indeed very heavy, immensely heavy!!
“Qingzi, don’t lose heart, let me tell you something first…” At this moment, Ye Wansheng had to bring up Chu Mu.
Ye Wansheng truly feared that Ye Qingzi, continuously struck down, might never recover, adding only darker shades to her already gray world.
“Brother, don’t disturb me. There are only three last days left, and I want to make one final breakthrough.” Suddenly, Ye Qingzi turned and walked toward the Pharmacy, completely disregarding what Ye Wansheng was about to say.
Ye Wansheng was stunned for a moment, watching Ye Qingzi’s resolute figure.
“Can we still refine a Spirit Item that exceeds an Emperor Third Grade High Quality in the last three days?” Ye Wansheng asked with a rueful smile.
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Two hundred kilometers south of Spirit City lay Ma Village.
Ma Village was actually a very ordinary village, but the inhabitants were not weak, for they often had to face the fearsome Soul Pets from the outer periphery of the Forbidden Regions.
Most of the villagers of Ma Village were Soul Pet Masters, making it a special station for those wanting to venture to the Southern Forbidden Region for training and collecting materials, offering lodgings and a place to rest.
“Wan Ning, Man’er, let’s rest here for a night,” Chu Mu said as he entered the distinctive village and glanced at Princess Wan Ning beside him, who was wearing a veil.
“Mm,” Princess Wan Ning nodded.
In Spirit City and the Wanxiang Realm, many have seen Princess Wan Ning’s face. When she is outside, it is necessary for her to wear the veil to avoid unnecessary troubles.
Chu Mu, Ning Man’er, and Princess Wan Ning entered the village and found a clean and elegant Fragrant Wood Inn to stay in.
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However, what Chu Mu and the others did not realize was that, shortly after they entered the inn, a Soul Pet Master on the outskirts of the village released his Winged Soul Pet to fly off, his face then breaking into a sinister smile.
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“Just one room is enough?” The clerk at the Fragrant Wood Inn extended a finger, staring at Chu Mu, then swept an extremely strange glance at Princess Wan Ning, who stood beside Chu Mu with her veil unable to conceal her stunning beauty, and the charming and adorable Ning Man’er.
“This… Let’s get two rooms,” Wan Ning’s cheeks flushed beneath her veil.
Although it was very likely that their marriage was settled, and Wan Ning’s feelings for Chu Mu were good, all of this was a bit too fast. Moreover, wasn’t Ning Man’er there too? Two girls and a man sharing one room, that’s just too inappropriate!
“One room will do, don’t waste my time,” said Chu Mu coldly, glancing at the chatty clerk.
The clerk felt a chill all over his body and hurriedly went ahead, taking the keys to lead the way for the trio.
Most who came to this village were extremely powerful soul pet trainers, and none of the clerks could afford to offend any of them.
Ning Man’er didn’t think too much and obediently followed beside Chu Mu, clearly not understanding why the clerk looked at them that way.
Princess Wan Ning didn’t know what to say. When this man made decisions, there was simply no room for her to argue.
“If our honored guests need anything, please let me know,” said the clerk respectfully.
“Just don’t come bothering us,” Chu Mu waved his hand and tossed some gold coins to the clerk.
The clerk’s face showed envy as he scanned over Princess Wan Ning’s alluring figure and then stole a glance at Ning Man’er’s angelic face.
“This guy, he’s got too much luck with the ladies!” The clerk couldn’t help muttering to himself as he closed the door and left!
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“You two get some sleep. I’ll be meditating here. Zhu Chao’s men could appear at any time; remember not to stray too far from my White Nightmare Demon,” Chu Mu said as he sat down on a chair, addressing Ning Man’er and Princess Wan Ning.
“Okay,” Ning Man’er nodded and, without any hint of shyness, removed her outer garment, leaped onto the soft, large bed, and rolled around on it.
This month of training, Ning Man’er had been sleeping in a tent for a long time; a soft, large bed was much more comfortable.
Realizing that Chu Mu had asked for a single room to ensure their safety, Princess Wan Ning murmured quietly, “Couldn’t you have said so earlier? This is so embarrassing.”
Princess Wan Ning was not as unrestrained as the lovely young girl. Being clean, she went to the adjacent bathhouse.
She prepared some hot water for herself, intending to wash away a month’s worth of dust and sweat from training.
“I want to bathe too,” Ning Man’er heard the sound of the water and suddenly hopped out of bed, bouncing into the bathhouse.
“Splash~~~~~~~~”
Sitting in the chair with his eyes closed in meditation, Chu Mu soon heard the splashing of water, indicating that the wild little girl had leaped straight into the steaming, fragrant bathing timber tub.
Soon after, came the playful laughter of the two girls—tinkling, clear, and melodious.
“Giggle, sister, your body is so soft and smooth.”
“You little rascal, stop messing around!” Wan Ning scolded in a soft voice.
“Why are mine so small…”
“You imp, be careful or your sister will throw you out of the window and let everyone in the village see your body.”
“Brother, brother, come and help, sister is bullying me!”
Chu Mu had just settled into the meditative state, and the sensual laughter and frolic made him open his eyes with a wry smile, glancing at the splashes that had reached outside the bathhouse.
It seemed that before they finished bathing, his own cultivation was out of the question.
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A night when the wind is high and the sky is dark
With the village’s lights extinguished, only the flame burning and floating at the entrance guided the soul pet trainers who were training in the wild.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~~~~~~”
In the pitch-black mountainside, ten figures flashed by, stirring up a mournful cold breeze, making a whistling sound.
“Is this the place?” A shadow quietly hovered above the village, and a black-clothed, masked man seated above asked coldly.
“Absolutely certain, but there are quite a number of people living in this village,” replied the assassin scout with a nod.
“That’s even better…” The middle-aged man’s eyes shimmered with a sharp, hawk-like coldness.
“Sir, what do you mean?”
“Pretend it’s an attack by a creature from the Forbidden Region. It’s okay to kill more people, but we must have a survivor!” said the middle-aged man!
The middle-aged man was Zhu Haoting, who had come to take Chu Mu’s life. Zhu Chao had instructed that even if these two were to be killed, the facade had to be well maintained, and Soul Hall must not find any conclusive evidence.
The two parties had already started a war, and pretense wasn’t necessary in murdering, but Chu Mu and Princess Wan Ning’s identities were a bit too special. If the younger generation was assassinated by the strong and evidence fell into the other’s hands, Soul Hall would surely spare no effort in retaliation!
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