Chapter 94

Chapter 93: Tracking the Old Beast

Tang Kongming, as a Fourth Stage Qi Cultivation Immortal Master, knelt before Ding Hao, was slapped several times, and finally had his flying sword taken away.

He no longer had any face to stand there and immediately fled with his subordinates.

Watching them leave, Ling Yunxiao walked over and patted Ding Hao.

He didn't say much, but his meaning was clear: he was grateful to Ding Hao.

First, he was grateful for Ding Hao saving his life. Although Ding Hao had the Heavenly Will Shield, it took great courage to stand in front of others in such a situation! Not everyone could do that!

Second, Ding Hao gave him face by not killing Tang Kongming.

If Ding Hao had disregarded the bigger picture and killed the head merchant, it would have been a very passive situation for Ling Yunxiao and Wuzhou! When Emperor Tang imposed punishment, Ling Yunxiao would have no way to fight against Emperor Tang!

Emperor Tang was one of the three emperors of the Nine Provinces!

Who dared to defy Emperor Tang's decision?

So, not killing the head merchant was a good thing for Ling Yunxiao.

"Rest assured, I won't stand idly by." Ling Yunxiao didn't say much, but his words were as firm as nails. He patted Ding Hao again, "Don't worry about these things, focus on your cultivation. The imperial examination is the most important."

"Alright." Ding Hao then added, "City Lord Ling, no one can harm me within the Heavenly Will. Don't let General Xu and the others follow me."

Ding Hao had planted a Blood Cloud on the head merchant and would certainly track him. If Xu Yuanjun and the others followed, it would be very troublesome.

Ling Yunxiao nodded. Within the Heavenly Will, Ding Hao indeed didn't need protection. However, he set a rule for Ding Hao, "But you can't keep running outside the domain. If you go to the native city, you must take the Iron Hoof Eighty Riders with you!"

"Alright." Before refining the Iron Encircling Mountain, Ding Hao didn't want to leave the Heavenly Will anyway.

"Let's go." Ling Yunxiao mounted his horse.

At this moment, someone picked up the fallen flying sword for Ling Yunxiao. He took it and was about to leave.

"Wait." Ding Hao called out to Ling Yunxiao, then ran over, took out Tang Kongming's White Light Sword, and handed it to Ling Yunxiao, "City Lord Ling, this sword is of no use to me. It's perfect for you. Use it to infuriate that old beast!"

"This..." Ling Yunxiao's eyes lit up.

If he got this sword, his strength would increase significantly! However, taking something from a junior made him feel uncomfortable.

At this moment, Xu Yuanjun walked up, clasped his fists, and said, "City Lord, I think you should accept this sword! Tang Kongming will surely return with a vengeance! If your strength increases, they won't dare to act recklessly!"

Strength always determined the right to speak! This sentence enlightened Ling Yunxiao.

Ling Yunxiao nodded, took the White Light Sword from Ding Hao, and said, "If that's the case, I won't be pretentious! With this sword, I'll have more confidence! But I can't take your sword for free. Before the imperial examination, come to me, and I'll open the inner treasury for you. You can take any treasure you need!"

"That's the best!" Ding Hao laughed, clasped his fists, and bid farewell to Ling Yunxiao.

Ling Yunxiao then returned to the city lord's residence. The sword still had Tang Kongming's divine consciousness. He had to refine it and imprint his own divine consciousness to use it. As a Third Stage Qi Cultivation, it would take some time to erase the divine consciousness left by a Fourth Stage Qi Cultivation, so he had to hurry.

After Ling Yunxiao left, Xu Yuanjun and the others returned to their respective bases, while Ding Hao walked into the market.

"Jiunu, how do we track that old beast?" Ding Hao asked as he walked.

"Master, bring a jade token or jade talisman, and I'll help you refine a tracking talisman."

Thinking about being able to track Tang Kongming, Ding Hao felt excited.

"Old beast, you tried to harm me, now I'll harm you!"

The jade talisman he gave to Jiunu was from Miji Jing, the black cloak maker. It was the one that came with the black cloak, which Ding Hao wouldn't use to harm others. He threw it into the Star Absorbing Stone space.

Although Ding Hao was walking on the street, his hand was in his storage pouch, and he could move it with his mind without being noticed.

In the Star Absorbing Stone space, the jade talisman turned into a point of light and flew into the Blood Cloud. After a while, it flew out of the Blood Cloud.

Ding Hao moved his mind, raised his hand, and grabbed the jade talisman.

Jiunu's low voice came, "I'm still very weak. Just now, I separated a thread of Blood Cloud and refined a jade talisman, and I'm already a bit tired."

Ding Hao said, "Then rest for a while."

He opened his palm and saw a small red dot on the jade talisman.

"Head merchant Tang, let's see where you run." A sinister smile appeared on Ding Hao's face.

He followed the red dot and soon found its location, which was the main branch of the Tang family's business in Wuzhou!

"Old man, why are you still in Wuzhou?" Ding Hao stood on the street, looked around, and saw a small teahouse nearby.

"Bring me a bowl of Miaozhu tea." The young figure walked into the teahouse.

Miaozhu tea was a mid-grade spirit tea, quite expensive, so the waiter quickly led Ding Hao to a private room upstairs.

In the private room, it was quiet and fresh, with sandalwood incense burning.

"Alright, you can leave now." After dismissing the waiter, Ding Hao pushed open the back window, facing the main branch of the Tang family's business.

According to Jiunu, the jade talisman could not only hear Tang Kongming's voice but also see what he saw within a certain range.

Ding Hao used his spirit power to activate the jade talisman, which lit up, showing a few Tang family employees.

"Great, it feels like watching TV."

"Damn! Ding Hao, I must kill him! I must kill him!" Tang Kongming was raging.

As the head merchant of the Tang family's business, a high-ranking figure, he had knelt on the street in front of so many people! This was a humiliation he had never experienced and would never forget!

"Little beast! Even if I spend the rest of my life, I will avenge this humiliation!" Tang Kongming roared, "Even if it means dying with him, I will repay this grudge a hundredfold!"

Although he was so angry, he knew that within the Heavenly Will, he couldn't do anything to Ding Hao.

After venting his anger, he finally calmed down and sat in a large chair.

At this moment, a subordinate stepped forward, "Father, calm down. The Elder is already on his way to Tangzhou. Once he gets the imperial decree, I don't believe Ling Yunxiao will dare to resist! Then, we'll take Ding Hao to Tangzhou, and on the way..."

A sinister smile appeared on his face. He was a Third Stage Qi Cultivation and Tang Kongming's adopted son.

Tang Kongming let out a breath and nodded, "Tang Fei, you are the most promising among my juniors. I've caused such a big disaster and lost so much face. I can't be the head merchant anymore. I plan to recommend you as the next head merchant!"

Tang Fei immediately knelt down and said, "Father, don't say such things! If you give it to me, I dare not accept it! Father, no one in the entire business has the qualifications to be the head merchant except you. I absolutely won't do it!"

Tang Kongming sighed, "Get up. We'll talk about this later."

Tang Fei stood up and said, "Father, your flying sword was taken by that little beast. Should I go to Ling Yunxiao and demand it back?"

Thinking about this, Tang Kongming felt angry again and gritted his teeth, "My White Light Sword is a top-grade Second Rank Spirit Sword! Not only is its power greater than ordinary Second Rank Spirit Swords, but it also has a critical strike effect that doubles its power instantly. It was taken by that little beast! Damn, this sword can't be bought for three hundred spirit stones!"

Tang Fei said, "Then let's go now!"

However, Tang Kongming shook his head and stroked his white beard, "Even if we go, we won't get it back! I was too harsh with that sword against Ling Yunxiao, and he must hate me! How could he return it? If you go, you'll just be humiliated!"

Tang Fei said anxiously, "Should we just give up?"

Tang Kongming roared, "I've already lost so much face. Do you want to lose more?"

Hearing this, Tang Fei fell silent. After a while, he said, "But Father, you don't even have a weapon."

Tang Kongming thought for a moment and said, "The business has a Second Rank Qingfeng Spirit Sword. Although it's not as good as the White Light Sword, it's still usable. Go get it." He then took out two flat spirit stone boxes and said, "Let's be clear about public and private matters. I'll buy it personally."

Tang Fei said, "We'll be back soon. Take care, Father."

...

"Check out!" In the teahouse opposite the Tang family's business, a young man in a black cloak walked out.

This Miaozhu tea was expensive, costing half a spirit stone per cup!

A cup of tea cost five thousand taels of silver, very expensive. However, when the waiter came to settle the bill, he found that the tea hadn't been touched at all!

"Indeed, a wealthy young man." The waiter sighed, poured the tea into his own mouth, and said, "Good tea."

Ding Hao put on the hood of the black cloak and walked out of the teahouse.

Wuzhou City was a city within the Heavenly Will, also known as an imperial city. In imperial cities, there were soldiers and officials, so few people dared to rob on the streets, and no demons or evil spirits appeared. Therefore, almost no one wore a black cloak.

Ding Hao, wearing a black cloak, attracted many gazes as he walked down the street, but he didn't mind.

Near the city gate, on a sparsely populated road.

"Please, sir, give me some money. I'm really hungry!" A few beggars were kneeling and begging for money.

These beggars were ordinary people without any immortal roots, and few people sympathized with them. They lived very miserably.

A man in black walked up, took out a stack of hundred-tael silver notes, and said, "One for each of you! But help me with something!"

The beggars, seeing the money, all widened their eyes, "Sure, sure!"

The man in black said, "After you get the money, stand in the middle of the road! You can only leave when I tell you, or I won't be nice!"

The beggars didn't know what it meant, but a hundred taels of silver was a large sum to them. They stood in the middle of the road, blocking the entire street.