Chapter 29

After another round of arguments, Hu Meier finally recounted her life over the past three months to Hu Donghan.

After being tested and found to have a ghost spirit root, Hu Meier was immediately taken in as a disciple by the Soul Devouring Patriarch, who brought her directly to the Blood Bone Peak.

The Soul Devouring Patriarch had lived for five hundred years and had never taken a single disciple in all that time. Hu Meier was his first disciple, with an astonishing ghost spirit root and a very obedient demeanor. Therefore, from the moment Hu Meier entered the sect, the Soul Devouring Patriarch doted on her immensely. He first found a special cultivation technique, the "Ghost King Heart Sutra," suitable for ghost spirit roots from the scripture hall, replacing the common Profound Yin Heart Sutra. Then, he gave Hu Meier a high-grade ghost spirit he had collected for many years, and also provided a medium-grade ghost spirit as a backup—

The main reason ghost spirit roots are best suited for ghost cultivation is that every time a ghost spirit root advances to a major realm, they can contract one more ghost spirit than ordinary cultivators!

Disciples of the Yin Soul Sect can only control one ghost spirit, yet they have already made a significant name for themselves in the Tian Nan Domain. If Hu Meier can contract more than one ghost spirit, her future potential is naturally unimaginable! Not to mention, Hu Meier had already reached the Sixth Layer of the Qi Condensation stage after just three months of cultivation, which shows how terrifying the talent of a ghost spirit root is!

To avoid wasting Hu Meier's talent, the Soul Devouring Patriarch had already started looking for a second high-grade ghost spirit for her. A medium-grade ghost spirit was far from matching Hu Meier's talent. However, since the Soul Devouring Patriarch had already given the medium-grade ghost spirit to Hu Meier, he didn't bother to take it back, which is why Hu Meier could so generously give it away.

During the time Hu Meier interacted with the Soul Devouring Patriarch, he also discovered that this gentle woman, despite living on Blood Bone Peak, had no significant aversion to the bones scattered everywhere. This led him to call Hu Meier over and ask her in detail.

Although Hu Meier was quite cunning, she had no ability to hide anything from the Soul Devouring Patriarch, who had absolute strength. She recounted everything in detail.

After hearing Hu Meier's experiences, the Soul Devouring Patriarch was even more amazed. Seeing that Hu Meier's personality was very similar to his own, he was delighted and directly stated that he would make Hu Meier the next head of the Enforcement Hall, focusing on her cultivation. Of course, the Soul Devouring Patriarch was also very interested in Hu Donghan, who, at just three years old, had taught the six-year-old Hu Meier to stab people in their sleep. However, upon learning that Hu Donghan only had a medium-grade four spirit roots, he sighed and no longer inquired further.

Clearly, in the Soul Devouring Patriarch's view, Hu Donghan's talent was not worth cultivating.

Hu Meier chattered on, recounting her experiences over the past three months, and then finally said with a self-deprecating smile, "I never thought that you, my little brother, would teach me how to kill people from a young age, and that such a personality would actually earn the favor of my master. Becoming the next head of the Enforcement Hall is something I never even dreamed of..."

Hu Donghan smiled slightly and said, "Girl, you must work hard and never let anyone take your position! In the future, when I dominate the Yin Soul Sect, I'll rely entirely on you!"

"Hmph! You little brat!" Hu Meier reached out and patted Hu Donghan's forehead, "If I become the head of the Enforcement Hall, even if you destroy the Yin Soul Sect, I'll cover for you! But you have to have the ability first."

Hu Meier paused for a moment and then asked, "Little brother, how have you been these past three months? Have you really been cultivating every day?"

Hu Donghan smiled and said, "Of course! I don't have your amazing talent, so after three months, I've only reached the First Layer of the Qi Condensation stage."

Although Hu Donghan spoke casually, Hu Meier was deeply worried—Hu Donghan had spent three months to reach the First Layer of the Qi Condensation stage, which was a very poor talent. Moreover, Hu Donghan didn't seem willing to let her help.

The two chatted on and off, and before they knew it, it was already dark outside.

Outside the door, an enforcement disciple knocked to remind Hu Meier that it was time to return. The two then turned their attention to Mu Zhengfeng.

Mu Zhengfeng had only been knocked unconscious by Hu Donghan and had already woken up. However, although he was awake, he still kept his eyes closed, pretending to be unconscious, fearing that any sound would draw Hu Donghan and Hu Meier's attention. However, Hu Donghan and Hu Meier had long noticed that Mu Zhengfeng was awake; they just didn't want to deal with him yet!

"Little brother, what should we do with this trash?" Hu Meier stood up, kicked Mu Zhengfeng, and asked Hu Donghan.

"Of course, we need to give him a good lesson. But before that, I have some questions for him." Hu Donghan narrowed his eyes, reached out, and tore off Mu Zhengfeng's other ear.

Mu Zhengfeng, in pain, could no longer pretend to be unconscious and immediately knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.

Hu Donghan looked at Mu Zhengfeng coldly and asked, "Mu Zhengfeng, we had no grudge or enmity. I want to know, why did you want to kill me so badly?"

Mu Zhengfeng, with blood all over his head and a terrified look, stammered, "N... No... I didn't mean it! I... I just wanted to play a joke on you, Brother Hu..."

"Play a joke?" Hu Donghan laughed disdainfully, grabbed Mu Zhengfeng's left hand, and with a slight effort, tore off one of his fingers.

Hu Donghan was never a kind person. His cruel methods against enemies would make even the most vicious criminals feel uneasy.

Mu Zhengfeng screamed in pain, his face contorted, "I... I really just wanted to play a joke on you..."

"Little brother, such an interesting thing, how could I not join in?" Hu Meier, seeing that Hu Donghan wanted to interrogate Mu Zhengfeng, grabbed Mu Zhengfeng's right hand and, with a slight effort, tore off one of his fingers.

The two worked together efficiently, using the same methods, clearly not the first time they had done this.

Seeing that Mu Zhengfeng still wouldn't speak, Hu Donghan didn't waste any words and simply tore off another finger. Then, Hu Meier cooperated on the other side.

When Hu Donghan tore off the third finger, Mu Zhengfeng finally broke down and cried out, "Don't... Don't torture me anymore! Just give me a quick death! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"

However, Hu Donghan didn't stop, continuing to tear off Mu Zhengfeng's fingers until his hand was completely bare before asking, "Alright, now you can talk. I think this long time has been enough for you to recall all the details!"

Mu Zhengfeng nodded repeatedly and said, "It was Brother Wu from Jade Finger Peak! It was Brother Wu who asked me to do it! When I was investigating your identity, I met Brother Wu from Jade Finger Peak. He said he knew your identity and that you had no background. Then, he said he had a grudge against you, gave me ten thousand spirit stones, and asked me to kill you. He also said that if I could kill you, he would introduce me to Uncle Lin from Jade Finger Peak... That's all I know! I've told you everything!"