Plans Don't Change Quickly

After Shaoyang Market was breached, the market also came to a standstill for a time.

Many Rogue Cultivators lost their livelihoods, but they still had to eat, so some set up stalls in front of their homes.

Slowly, in some of the more spacious areas of the shantytown, small markets naturally formed.

For example, elixirs used for cultivation, which were previously only sold in the major shops within the market town.

As for the Spirit Rice for eating, it was monopolized by the Qingxuan Sect, and even the largest shops couldn't sell it.

Now that the market town was gone, these items became the most sought-after commodities.

The Evil Cultivators responsible for maintaining order in the shantytown bribed disciples of the True Demonic Sect to obtain some elixirs and Spirit Rice from their sect, and then sold them at high prices to the Rogue Cultivators.

In just a few days, a profit chain was formed.

Su Fan and a few other Evil Cultivators who were on night duty also connected with an outer disciple of the True Demonic Sect.

They obtained the goods, distributed them to several Rogue Cultivators in their area, and then resold them in the small markets in the shantytown.

The disciple of the True Demonic Sect was named Wang Zhi, and he was at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.

This fellow was a bit lecherous, so Su Fan introduced him to several attractive female cultivators in the shantytown.

Thus, Su Fan became familiar with him.

As one of the True Demonic Sect's forward bases in Chu Kingdom, especially during preparations for war, countless resources were transported from Liangzhou every day.

Even a small portion leaking out would be a considerable sum.

Although Wang Zhi's aptitude was average, his background was not low; he belonged to an established family within the True Demonic Sect.

Through the efforts of his elders, he was assigned a lucrative position here.

He didn't have to risk his life and could still earn Spirit Stones.

Moreover, this guy would be in the shantytown every night, playing the groom with a different woman each time.

In a few days, Su Fan had figured out his routine.

To leave this place as soon as possible, the plans he had formulated all involved Wang Zhi as the most crucial element.

Early one morning, Su Fan and an Evil Cultivator were patrolling the shantytown.

It was called patrolling, but in reality, there was nothing to do.

Their group of four was divided into two teams, wandering around the shantytown.

"Xiao Fan, I have something to do in a bit, I'm leaving early..."

Hearing his companion's words, Su Fan smiled and nodded.

"Is that widow really that good..."

The other man chuckled and said, "Brother, you have ideas..."

Su Fan quickly shook his head. Judging by what this guy meant, was he planning to bring him along for a two-on-one? What kind of hobby was this?

"Brother Liu, you go ahead, I'll keep an eye on things here..."

Su Fan ignored him; the guy was getting more insistent.

"Heh heh... It's fine, if you have any ideas, just say the word. That widow, tsk tsk..."

Su Fan was speechless. What ideas could I possibly have?

To share his own woman with others, how broad-minded must this guy be?

After the man left, Su Fan continued to patrol the shantytown.

The sky was just beginning to lighten, with a few residual stars scattered across the pale blue expanse.

The land was hazy, as if shrouded in a silvery-gray veil.

Su Fan came to an alley, glanced around, and then jumped into an empty courtyard.

After Shaoyang Market was breached, many houses in the shantytown were left vacant. This courtyard had a basement, which he had found two days prior.

Su Fan went down to the basement and sat down cross-legged.

He took a deep breath and slowly guided the purple current of the Lightning Dao Seed out with his mind.

The purple current of the Lightning Dao Seed was extremely violent.

Making the current flow slowly within his body was a very taxing task that consumed a lot of spiritual sense.

Su Fan controlled the current, slowly enveloping the Heart-Shattering Gu.

His eyes narrowed, and the purple current surged violently within his body.

After an unknown amount of time, he stopped. He scanned with his spiritual sense and found that the Heart-Shattering Gu had disappeared.

Su Fan breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't nervous. If he had failed, he would have been finished.

It was like risking his life.

The first step of his plan, dealing with the Heart-Shattering Gu, had been perfectly accomplished.

If tonight's plan goes smoothly, he'll be able to leave here.

No, I should still check carefully again, don't leave any hidden dangers.

Su Fan's eyes narrowed again, and he activated his divine sense, slowly scanning his body again and again, not missing a single spot.

As his divine sense swept over his arm, he suddenly noticed that the ghost face tattoo was a bit unusual.

If you don't observe carefully, you won't notice it at all.

Damn...

No way, could that woman have come?

Su Fan quickly formed a hand seal and muttered to himself, activating the secret technique "Void Spirit Method".

He was still a little uneasy, so he took out another high-grade "Invisibility and Qi Concealment Talisman" and stuck it on himself, then finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Fan sighed in his heart, why do plans always change faster than expected?

It seems like all the plans were made in vain.

After considering for only a few seconds, Su Fan gritted his teeth, stood up, and left the courtyard.

Hundreds of miles away in the sky, Gu Qinghuan stood on the deck of the Bone Boat, looking in the direction of Shaoyang Market Town, and smiled coldly.

"Little thief, let's see where you can run this time..."

Suddenly, her brows furrowed, and the little thief's aura weakened.

Immediately after, the aura completely disappeared.

"Still quite clever, hehe... I'll see how long you can hide..."

Su Fan jumped out of the courtyard, he couldn't care about anything else anymore, and cast the "Wind Walking Art" to sprint wildly through the alley.

He arrived in front of a courtyard and jumped in silently.

His speed did not decrease at all, he directly smashed through the door and rushed into the house.

"Who..."

Wang Zhi, who was sleeping soundly with a woman in his arms, was woken up by the sound of the door breaking.

He instinctively roared, and saw a figure already at the bedside.

He was naked and reached out to grab the storage bag by the bedside.

Buzz!!

He only felt his vision go black, his head felt like it had been hit hard by a sledgehammer, and then he knew nothing else.

"Ah..."

The woman next to him, clutching the quilt to cover herself, let out a cry when she saw Wang Zhi fall.

She was then pierced through the eye socket by a flying needle and fell powerlessly onto the bed.

Su Fan took out the "Evil Ghost Banner," collected the female cultivator's soul, and then put her corpse into the storage bag.

He then picked up Wang Zhi, brought him outside the courtyard, and threw him into a water vat.

Wang Zhi, shocked by the cold water, finally came back to his senses.

A flash of electricity flickered in Su Fan's eyes, and the other party instantly seemed to be in a trance, answering whatever he was asked.

After asking for a while, with no omissions, Su Fan reached out and snapped the other party's neck.

He took Wang Zhi's soul and cast the "Void Spirit Method."

Then his bones made a crisp "crackling" sound, and his body became much shorter.

The muscles in his face contorted, and his appearance became somewhat similar to Wang Zhi's.

Of course, acquaintances would still be able to recognize him.

Su Fan then changed into the other party's daoist robe, put his corpse into the storage bag, turned and left the room, and jumped out of the small courtyard.

At this time, the sky was already showing the color of fish belly white, and the morning glow cast a faint golden layer on the earth.

Su Fan, wearing a hood to cover most of his face, hurried towards the market town.

He didn't enter the market town, but came to an open space outside it, which was the docking point for the True Demonic Sect's Bone Boat.

Just now, he had received some surprising news from Wang Zhi.

In the next few days, Wang Zhi would be taking the Bone Boat back to Liangzhou to handle a matter for his family.

Su Fan, who had originally planned to escape into the mountains, came here without thinking, intending to use Wang Zhi's identity to leave Shaoyang Market.

Su Fan arrived at the Bone Boat docking point, where several True Demonic Sect disciples were guarding.

He walked over, took out Wang Zhi's identity token and the ferry token for the Bone Boat, and walked in openly.

Many people were already waiting there, and Su Fan found a place with many people and sat down cross-legged.

Su Fan didn't know where the next Bone Boat would be heading.

But he didn't have the mind to care about that, he just wanted to leave this godforsaken place as soon as possible.

After waiting for a while, a huge Bone Flying Boat appeared in the sky in the distance.

Gu Qinghuan stood on the deck, with her hands behind her back, looking coldly at Shaoyang Market Town not far away.