Chapter 52 My Money!

The innkeeper, under duress, had no choice but to make Dugu swallow a Soul Calming Pill and answer the questions.

The deputy general of Wuzhou City roared, "Was it you who killed my little sister-in-law?"

"Indeed, it was."

"How did you kill her?"

"I first asked her what Ding Hao had bought from her. After that, I slit her throat!"

"Beast!" The deputy general shouted fiercely, "Why did you kill her?"

Dugu, in a daze, said, "If she had lived, others would have known that Ding Hao bought the demonic tree seeds from her, making it hard to frame Ding Hao."

"Indeed!" Ling Yunxiao, seething with anger, shouted, "Dugu, I ask you, who came up with this idea? Who wanted to frame Ding Hao?"

Tang Dazhang's face was as dark as a stormy sky. He waved his long sleeves, let out a cold snort, and walked away first.

Dugu, in a daze, said, "It was the innkeeper. He said this was the only way to kill Ding Hao and avenge Dulong. If this woman had lived, it would have been hard to say that Ding Hao was a demonic cultivator."

"Is that so!" Ling Yunxiao, looking at Tang Dazhang's back, snorted, "Innkeeper, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Did you hear clearly? This is what you call a conspiracy between the so-called genius of Wuzhou and a demonic cultivator. I advise you not to go too far!"

Tang Dazhang's face was dark. He turned around and roared at Dugu, "Are you waiting to die?"

Dugu hurriedly followed.

The deputy general of Wuzhou City knelt down and said, "City Lord, can this grudge just be left unavenged? I beg the City Lord to take charge!"

Ling Yunxiao's expression changed several times. He sat down and sighed, "We'll talk about it later."

In the Nine States world, Immortal Masters kill those who have reached the Later Heaven stage; those in the Later Heaven stage kill ordinary people; geniuses kill non-geniuses... all of these are considered blameless, and the dead are considered to have died in vain. Moreover, Dugu was a member of the Tang royal family, and this matter was carried out under the orders of Tang Dazhang. The Tang family's business had an Elder in the late Qi Condensation stage. If Ling Yunxiao continued to pursue the matter, he would only bring shame upon himself.

Although the deputy general of Wuzhou City was unwilling, he could only accept it helplessly.

The strong prey on the weak, and the powerful bully the weak—this is the unchanging truth of this world.

Ling Yunxiao let out a sigh of relief, looked at Ding Hao, and his mood improved. He said, "Ding Hao, since you have such a heaven-defying Immortal Root skill, why didn't you say so earlier? It would have made us very happy!"

Ding Hao said, "City Lord, I didn't know I had this Immortal Root skill until recently. I hadn't cultivated before, and it was only during recent cultivation that I discovered the 'Soaring to the Clouds' Immortal Root skill."

"Is that so? No matter what, this is something worth celebrating! You must make good use of this talent, maintain your realm advantage, and surpass other geniuses!"

In fact, the 'Soaring to the Clouds' Immortal Root skill was purely made up by Ding Hao.

But if he didn't say it this way, how could others believe it?

Moreover, in the future, Ding Hao's cultivation speed would be very fast. It was better to give everyone a heads-up early. If anyone said his cultivation improved too quickly, he could use this as an excuse.

Ling Yunxiao looked at Ding Hao very satisfactorily and prepared to leave.

Just before leaving, he saw the Seven-Injury Tree leaves and asked curiously, "What are you doing at this late hour?"

Ding Hao took out a small porcelain bottle and said, "City Lord, I have some free time and have refined some special healing powder to present to you. This is very precious; a whole cartload of Seven-Injury Tree leaves only produced this one bottle of healing powder."

"So many leaves only produced this much powder," Ling Yunxiao was somewhat surprised.

Refining pills and medicines is a technical skill. Initially, Ling Yunxiao didn't take it seriously and didn't believe that a Later Heaven cultivator like Ding Hao could refine anything good. However, seeing so many leaves refined into such a small amount of powder, he became curious, "Is this healing powder very effective?"

Ding Hao said, "No matter how severe the external injury, applying it will heal the wound in a few seconds. After a few more seconds, it will be as good as new!"

"Such an effect!" Ling Yunxiao was surprised, "This is almost as effective as a Spirit-grade pill. Is it real?"

At that moment, a war general volunteered to test the medicine on Ling Yunxiao. One of them immediately cut a wound in the muscle of his arm, and after applying the healing powder, the wound immediately stopped bleeding, closed, and healed, leaving no trace.

Ling Yunxiao was shocked, "The effect of this healing powder is even faster and better than a general Spirit-grade pill! Excellent!" He then asked, "Ding Hao, have you studied alchemy?"

Ding Hao smiled, "I just fiddled around."

"Fiddled around and achieved this!" Ling Yunxiao, shocked, could only describe it as genius.

Ding Hao added, "This healing powder is specially refined for the City Lord. Your care is something I will never forget. I specially refined this healing powder to show my gratitude."

Ling Yunxiao was pleased, "It's rare for a Wuzhou genius to not only have excellent talent but also such a thoughtful heart. Good! I accept it!"

Ding Hao took the opportunity to say, "City Lord, I am recently very interested in these spirit trees and herbs. Do you know where I can find them?"

He wanted to break through and upgrade, and he needed spirit trees and demonic trees, but he had no idea where to find them. It was a good time to bring it up with Ling Yunxiao.

Ling Yunxiao said, "Spirit herbs and trees are found in the medicinal gardens, but they are hard to grow in the Heavenly Will. I will have someone escort you to the spirit plant area in the northern border of Wuzhou... but you must not neglect your cultivation."

"City Lord, rest assured, I know what I'm doing!"

...

Summer always dawns early.

Early in the morning, cicadas chirped on the branches, and although the Heavenly Will protected them, the sunlight was still intense.

However, at that moment, the young prince's face was as dark as an ice block in winter.

"Who would have thought it would end up like this? Ling Yunxiao is really determined to support him!" The young prince, knowing the situation from the previous night, had a very bad expression.

Originally, he thought that with the innkeeper's involvement, the task would be accomplished easily, successfully removing this stumbling block. But unexpectedly, things went the opposite way, leaving him in a difficult and awkward position!

Dugu, gritting his teeth, said, "It's all because of that little brat surnamed Ding, who is too cunning! With Ling Yunxiao's full protection, even the innkeeper can't do anything about him!"

The young prince asked, "Did the innkeeper return?"

Dugu said, "The innkeeper said he had no face to stay here and left hastily last night."

"Then I have no face either?" The young prince sat down and sighed, "I really didn't expect it to end up like this. Fortunately, you only mentioned the innkeeper. If you had mentioned me, Ling Yunxiao would have stripped me of my qualifications to participate in the Wuzhou examination on the spot!"

Dugu asked, "What should we do?"

"What else can we do? We'll have to lay low for a while." The young prince had no good ideas at the moment. Suddenly, he remembered something and took out a silver ticket worth fifty million taels from his sleeve, handing it to Dugu, "This silver ticket is no longer useful. Take it to the bank and deposit it back into my account."

"Yes." Dugu took the silver ticket to the bank.

At that moment, a faint spiritual energy vibration came from the next room. The young prince's expression changed, and he stood up and walked out.

A moment later, the door of the next room creaked open, and a robust young man walked out.

In this world, young people mature early, especially those who have opened their spiritual senses, whose bodies grow quickly.

Although Ding Juncai was only ten years old, he was already much taller, looking like a fourteen- or fifteen-year-old.

The young prince smiled, "Breaking through to the Fourth Stage of Later Heaven in half a month, not bad, you are indeed very strong!"

Ding Juncai smiled happily, "Isn't it all thanks to the Heaven-Breaking Pill from the young prince?" He then asked impatiently, "What level is that little waste of space at?"

The young prince's face immediately darkened, "This kid has cultivated the Zangyuan Technique, and from the outside, he appears to be at the Fourth Stage."

"What?" Ding Juncai felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck him. He thought he was fast enough.

But he calmed himself down and consoled himself, "After all, he is a super-first-class genius."

He added, "The little waste of space is a super-first-class genius, so it's normal for him to cultivate faster than me! This kid is indeed cunning, cultivating the Zangyuan Technique. His actual level should be one stage higher than mine, at most five or six stages. I can guess, what else is there to hide?"

The young prince smiled bitterly, "His actual strength is already at the Seventh Stage of Later Heaven, and he has killed Dulong."

"What!" Ding Juncai's mouth hung open for a long time.

"Seventh Stage of Later Heaven, how is that possible? You know, the transition from the Third Stage to the Fourth Stage and from the Sixth Stage to the Seventh Stage are two major bottlenecks! How could he break through so easily? I don't believe it!"

The young prince said, "Now we know that his Flame Beast Immortal Root has an Immortal Root skill called 'Soaring to the Clouds.' Therefore, his cultivation is twice as effective, and he can easily overcome bottlenecks, making his cultivation far surpass that of ordinary people."

"Soaring to the Clouds..." Ding Juncai felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Originally, he thought that with the young prince as his backing, and with his own hard work, he could one day defeat Ding Hao.

But now, it seemed that this was just a dream, an impossible dream!

The other person had easily taken the lead, leaving him so far behind that he couldn't even see his shadow.

"Heaven, why do you treat me like this?" Ding Juncai clenched his fists and roared in anger.

The young prince's eyes flickered, and he said again, "If you really want revenge, I have a plan."

Ding Juncai immediately knelt down and said, "Young prince, my purpose in cultivating is not for my own future, but to seek revenge and kill Ding Hao! If the young prince has a plan, I am willing to do anything, no matter how hard or even if it costs my life, I am willing to accept it!"

"Good!" The young prince clapped his hands, "To be honest, I know the leader of a certain race from outside the realm. They have benefited from my Tang family and are willing to help me..."

"Outside the realm!" Ding Juncai's heart raced, and he blurted out, "Aren't they demonic and evil..."

The young prince didn't hide it from him, his eyes cold, "You can choose to refuse."

"No, I will go. As long as I can reach my maximum potential before the examination, I am willing! Even if I fall into the depths of hell, I will not regret it!"

"Good!" The young prince was overjoyed!

Just as he was talking with Ding Juncai, Dugu came back with a pale face, "Young prince, the bank says this silver ticket is fake."

"How is that possible? This silver ticket was issued just the day before yesterday!" The young prince took it and examined it, finding it identical to the original.

Dugu said, "But the Heavenly Will mark on the silver ticket has become invalid!"

"How is that possible!" The young prince tested the Heavenly Will mark with his hand, and his handsome face instantly turned pale. He roared in anguish, "What's going on! Fifty million taels! Ah! How could the Heavenly Will mark become invalid! My money!!"

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