Chapter 67

From what he received from Meng Yishi, it was naturally all Zhu Lingwu's spoils of war. These ghostly magical artifacts were all treasures to him.

How could Zhu Lingwu hand them over to be destroyed? Besides, if other cultivators found out about this, who knows what trouble it might cause.

After all, Meng Yishi claimed to be a descendant of the Xuanming Sect and was being pursued, fleeing to Tongshan County. The immortal masters who were stationed in the counties of Chong'an Kingdom, as mentioned by Liu Ping, were naturally the outer sect forces of the Bai Ling Sect, a so-called transcendent sect behind Chong'an Kingdom, set up in the mortal world.

They would definitely be able to see through Meng Yishi's background. If they investigated in detail, the truth about Zhu Lingwu's soul possession might be exposed.

"No problem, no problem, Master Liu. These magical artifacts themselves are not inherently good or evil; it all depends on the user! Yes, these things are also good treasures for our Zhu family. So, Master Liu, you don't need to worry about this. When I return to the ancestral land, I will report to the ancestors and let them handle it!"

Zhu Lingwu had to say this to calm Liu Ping's concerns. As for what happened next, that would depend on himself. After all, Liu Ping would also be returning to Tongshan County.

Zhu Lingwu knew that this matter would still leave some lingering troubles that couldn't be easily erased, so his mind couldn't help but stir. However, he couldn't kill Liu Ping to silence him.

As soon as this thought arose, Zhu Lingwu quickly dismissed it. Originally, he could have claimed that Liu Ping and Meng Yishi had died together, but unfortunately, Zhu Lingwu was now exhausted and had no confidence in instantly killing Liu Ping.

If something went wrong, a Ninth Rank Martial Dao expert would be a greater threat to him than Meng Yishi at this moment.

Liu Ping looked at Zhu Lingwu, his eyes filled with doubt. He felt like he was getting to know this young master all over again. But thinking of Zhu Lingwu's identity, he sighed, "If that's the case, then I'll follow the young master's instructions! But now, how should we clean up? Perhaps, Ping should prepare a new room for the young master!"

Zhu Lingwu glanced around the room, which was indeed in a mess, mainly due to the damage caused by Liu Ping's blade qi. After considering the time he still needed, he nodded in agreement, "Alright, Master Liu, follow your arrangements! But don't alarm too many people. We don't know who wants to assassinate me, and there might be other assassins coming! Yes, Master Liu, for safety, just have someone clean this room, and I'll continue to stay here! Later, move this corpse from your room and bury it quietly!"

Zhu Lingwu deliberately made the matter seem mysterious, treating Meng Yishi's actions as an unknown assassination attempt. This would temporarily confuse Liu Ping's judgment.

An ordinary Qi Cultivator coming to assassinate an eight-year-old child was indeed a very suspicious matter.

Unless it was a Zhu family enemy deliberately seeking revenge, but why would it happen in such a remote small county, and why would the target be Zhu Lingwu? These were all questions Zhu Lingwu found hard to explain.

On the other side, Liu Ping was clearly also thinking about this. This was related to his mission. If someone was really targeting Zhu Lingwu, especially those Qi Cultivators he couldn't resist, it would be better to send Zhu Lingwu back to Tongshan County directly.

At least the journey would be shorter, and Zhu Junyan could protect Zhu Lingwu.

But the key was how to handle the current situation and safely get through the night. If the assassin had accomplices, Liu Ping was worried that another Qi Cultivator might come. What should he do then?

"Young master, wouldn't this be dangerous? The young master's residence has already been exposed, so the young master must change rooms to rest! I will have someone clean this place, and I will also make some noise. Otherwise, if the assassin just disappears, his accomplices might come to investigate! Unfortunately, I don't know how to activate the protective restrictions of this post station, otherwise, it would be more reassuring."

Liu Ping still felt that it was too dangerous for Zhu Lingwu to stay in this room. He didn't know how the assassin found the room where Zhu Lingwu was staying, and he suspected there might be an insider at the post station, perhaps from among the merchants.

The more Liu Ping thought about it, the more complicated the matter seemed. Although the deaths at Ye Liu Post Station had already given him a warning, he never imagined that the target was actually Zhu Lingwu, and they had even sent a Qi Cultivator to assassinate him. Who was behind this, and were there more Qi Cultivators?

Liu Ping also knew that there were some evil Qi Cultivators in the martial world who were not accepted by the righteous path, as well as some scattered Qi Cultivators who had lost their family's origins and would work for money. The Xuanming Ghost Heads he had seen earlier were clearly a form of evil magic.

If the person behind the assassin could hire a Qi Cultivator, it showed that they had considerable wealth, and there might be more Qi Cultivators at their disposal.

The assassin's killing of the people at Ye Liu Post Station was clearly to prevent the postmaster from activating the protective restrictions, which would alert the Qi Cultivators.

Thinking about this, Liu Ping couldn't help but worry that more events might happen tonight, and more Qi Cultivators might come to assassinate Zhu Lingwu.

Liu Ping naturally didn't know that this was a private dispute between Zhu Lingwu and Meng Yishi, but the more he thought about it, the more complicated it became. His martial world experience made him think more and more deeply.

Zhu Lingwu sighed inwardly as he listened to Liu Ping's serious arrangements. It was all because of that damn Meng Yishi. He couldn't let this incident force him to secretly escape. If he really lost his current noble status, it would be a great pity.

Moreover, with his current eight-year-old body, if he really had to escape and wander, how would he survive? It was quite a troublesome matter, even though he was no longer an ordinary person and had at least Fourth Rank Martial Dao strength.

"Yes, alright! But this matter must not alarm too many people. Master Liu, you go and arrange my room first! I'll investigate the assassin's identity!"

Zhu Lingwu had no choice but to let Liu Ping make the arrangements. Searching through Meng Yishi's brain for memories would take about the time of a stick of incense, and after that, the corpse would be of no use to him.

Liu Ping looked at Zhu Lingwu's actions with some suspicion. He didn't understand how Zhu Lingwu would investigate the assassin's identity, but he felt that Zhu Lingwu had too many mysterious aspects tonight. Now he seemed to understand that Zhu Lingwu was looking for something on the assassin's body.

Since Zhu Lingwu had this idea, as a guest of the Zhu family, Liu Ping decided not to interfere. He nodded and walked through the broken wall to his room.

Seeing Liu Ping leave, Zhu Lingwu temporarily put aside other concerns and focused on extracting Meng Yishi's soul, copying the memories into the soul body. This required some soul power support, so as the memories were transmitted, Zhu Lingwu had to gradually replenish Meng Yishi's soul power.

The process was a bit boring, like copying data from a USB drive to a computer, but fortunately, the transmission of memory information was very fast.

During this process, the little white fox actually ran over from the corner and used its paw to pull up Meng Yishi's clothes.

Zhu Lingwu looked at the little white fox in confusion, thinking there might be some treasure on Meng Yishi's body. He helped it by tearing open the clothes, revealing Meng Yishi's chest.

Unexpectedly, the little white fox bit into Meng Yishi's chest...