The Woman Was Strong, the Man Weak
After Qin Shi gradually calmed down, Qin Ge said softly.
"After we finish lunch as usual, I'll leave first. Mother can take a short rest at home before heading out. I'll wait for you north of the market. We'll go to Green Lotus Mountain together."
Several miles north of the market town, there is a large mountain called Green Lotus Mountain.
Among the Green Lotus Mountain, East Birch Market is the safest place with the richest Spiritual Qi, and it is also the only cultivator's cave abode available for rent.
The cave abode is equipped with formations that can block the exploration and attacks of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Correspondingly, the cost of the cave abode is also very high, with a daily rental fee of seventy Spirit Stone.
Madam Qin nodded, agreeing to her son's plan.
Qin Ge got up, opened the door, and was about to walk out when he felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and fainted.
Immediately afterwards, Qin also fainted.
"Clang!"
The door suddenly and eerily closed.
A tiny insect crawled out from under the door.
In his own courtyard, Song Wen smirked coldly.
"It seems this Steward Qin isn't entirely honest."
That night, at midnight.
Outside the Xiao Shan cave, Steward Qin arrived as promised.
The Cave was empty; the man in black hadn't arrived yet!
Deacon Qin felt a strange unease. Had the man in black discovered something amiss and dared not come again?
A little over fifteen minutes later, a dark figure suddenly appeared at the edge of the dense forest not far away.
Seeing the elusive man in black, Deacon Qin was first startled, then forced a smile onto his face.
"Fellow Daoist, you're late."
As he spoke, Deacon Qin kept glancing towards the western mountains and forests, as if anticipating the appearance of someone.
Song Wen said coldly, "Deacon Qin, there's no need to look anymore. The person you're looking for will never appear in this world again."
With a casual toss, Song Wen threw a round object at Deacon Qin's feet.
Upon closer inspection, Steward Qin's expression was one of terror.
The round object was clearly a human head, with its eyes wide open, looking as if it had died with its eyes open in disbelief.
It was Elder Huang, whom Deacon Qin had invited with all his wealth to help him.
Elder Huang was a Foundation Establishment Early Stage, yet he died inexplicably in this desolate wilderness.
He hadn't heard a thing, how could a Foundation Establishment cultivator and elder of the Beast Taming Sect be killed so easily?
How high must this person's cultivation level be?
Deacon Qin gasped, a chill running down his spine, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Previously, the other party had ambushed him, a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refinement, and also wanted to buy Silverhorn Grass and Beast Brocade Pill.
He guessed that the other party's cultivation level was either at the Qi Refinement Perfection or just at the Foundation Establishment.
After all, Silverhorn Grass is only useful for advancing first-tier spirit beasts, and powerful cultivators are unlikely to go to great lengths to cultivate a first-tier spirit beast.
Only then did he invite Elder Huang, who was in the early Foundation Establishment Realm, to come and help him.
Firstly, given his wealth and network of connections, he could only persuade Elder Huang, a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, to join him.
Secondly, even if the opponent is Foundation Establishment cultivator, an elder of the Beast Taming Sect should be able to easily defeat a Rogue Cultivator of the same realm.
But the outcome was completely unexpected.
What he didn't know was that before he arrived, Song Wen had already had the Gu Worm search the surrounding area for dozens of miles.
After learning that Qin and her son had fled, how could Song Wen, who was always cautious, not be wary of them?
There were three people who came with Deacon Qin: Elder Huang and two cultivators at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer. However, they were all killed by Song Wen, and their bodies are still in Song Wen's storage ring.
The four of them traveled together, discussing their strategy for ambushing Song Wen and choosing the ambush location, all under Song Wen's surveillance.
Song Wen originally thought that dealing with Elder Huang and the other two would require some effort, but unexpectedly, Elder Huang did not notice the attack of the Sacred Beetle Gu and was killed instantly by the Black Armor Gu that had burrowed underground.
With Elder Huang dead, dealing with the remaining two Qi Refining Stage cultivators will be a piece of cake.
Deacon Qin's expression changed several times before he finally forced himself to calm down and kicked Elder Huang's head on the ground.
He kicked the man's head far away.
Deacon Qin said seriously, "Fellow Daoist, please don't joke. I don't know this person."
Upon hearing this, Song Wen was speechless; the extent to which the other party was spouting nonsense exceeded his expectations.
Song Wen wore a mocking smile.
"I initially thought this person was hired by Deacon Qin to kill me, but it seems I misunderstood Deacon Qin."
Deacon Qin nodded hurriedly and replied, "Yes, yes, fellow Daoist has misunderstood."
"Did you bring the Silverhorn Grass and Beast Brocade Pill that we agreed on?" Song Wen asked with a smile.
"This..."
Deacon Qin was speechless and stammered as he stood up.
"It seems that Steward Qin was not brought." Song Wen's voice was chilling, revealing a hint of killing intent.
"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment, let me explain..."
Before Steward Qin could finish speaking, he felt a blur before his eyes, and the man in black was already in front of him.
Just as he was about to use his spiritual power to resist, he felt an iron palm pressing down on his head. A surge of powerful soul energy, like a raging storm, flooded into his Sea of Consciousness, instantly engulfing his awareness.
A moment later.
The soul search is over.
Song Wen casually ended his life and devoured his soul and Essence Blood.
According to Deacon Qin's memories, he was just a minor outer sect deacon under the Pill Peak of the Beast Taming Sect. He was not qualified to have access to Silverhorn Grass and Beast Brocade Pill. In addition, given his limited wealth, it was impossible for him to obtain large quantities of these two spiritual items.
Previously, Song Wen had also performed a soul search on Elder Huang, and the information obtained was basically the same.
However, in Deacon Qin's memory, Song Wen learned of something interesting.
In the Beast Taming Sect spirit medicine Garden of the Beast Taming Sect's Pill Peak, there is an inner sect elder named Heng Cheng.
The spiritual field where Silverhorn Grass is planted will be managed by this person.
Heng Cheng is at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and his dao companion is a master Alchemy in the Alchemy Chamber who is at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Whether in terms of strength or status within the Beast Taming Sect, Heng Cheng is a level below his dao companion.
The woman is stronger than the man, and the woman also has a strong personality.
Over time, various problems are bound to arise.
Heng Cheng gradually felt pressured by his dao companion's domineering nature and the prejudice that he was a kept man. He felt his self-esteem was hurt and he felt resentful.
To alleviate his inner turmoil, he secretly kept a Keeping a Beauty in a Golden House in a secluded house in the market.
This concubine was beautiful, sweet-talking, considerate, and gentle, allowing Heng Cheng to experience the dignity a man should have.
This made him very fond of his concubine, Jing Yu.
To his even greater surprise, Jing Yu had given birth to a son for him three years ago, allowing him to experience the joys of family life.
Heng Cheng and his dao companion have been married for over thirty years. His dao companion is solely focused on cultivation and Alchemy and is unwilling to bear children for Heng Cheng. This is a major reason why Heng Cheng is dissatisfied with his dao companion.
Jing Yu lives in Small Courtyard number 87 in the eastern part of Fangshi.
Song Wen put away Steward Qin's Storage Bag, threw the four corpses into the Cave, burned them to ashes, and then used a whirlwind spell to scatter the ashes.