Entering the Min Household

Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue did not leave immediately. After the pursuers dragged the corpse away, Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue specially used a jade bottle to collect the remaining blood on the ground.

"Perhaps we can find some useful information from that person's blood," Sang Ying thought hopefully.

Jiang Zhuoxue didn't say anything. The two quickly concealed their movements and hurried back to the inn.

The latter half of the night passed peacefully and without incident.

When the waiter brought breakfast the next day, Sang Ying had been practicing breathing exercises all night, and the Spiritual Qi she had previously consumed had been replenished.

After letting the waiter into the room, the somewhat dull-witted child was surprised by how comfortable the atmosphere of the room was, but didn't ask any other questions.

It was Sang Ying who took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him. "How old are you this year? How long have you been working for the shopkeeper?"

The waiter wasn't very talkative and was a bit timid. Suddenly confronted with Sang Ying's question, sweat beaded on his forehead, and he stammered, "My name is Xiao Sanzi. I've been with the manager since I can remember. It's been over ten years now."

Sang Ying instantly understood. "So you were raised by the shopkeeper?"

"Yes, the shopkeeper is kind to me and hasn't let me starve." Only after saying this did a smile appear on the waiter's face.

He seemed to care a lot about the shopkeeper.

"Do you know what this Curse of the Hidden Nether Realm is all about? Have you ever seen anyone afflicted by the Curse?" Sang Ying carefully observed Xiao Sanzi's expression.

Xiao Sanzi's expression turned serious for a moment. After considering his words carefully, he finally spoke, "I don't know much about Curse, so I can't tell you. Besides, Curse aren't good things, so you'd better not get too involved with them."

His expression was enigmatic, and his voice grew lower as he spoke, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but as far as I know, quite a few cultivators from other small worlds, who were originally healthy, ended up contracting the curse because they had too much contact with Curse."

Xiao Sanzi uttered the last three words very softly, as if afraid that no one else besides Sang Ying would hear them.

Sang Ying raised an eyebrow. She originally wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing how he was so awkward and uncomfortable, and how he seemed to really want to leave, she simply let him go.

Jiang Zhuoxue has now survived the Heavenly Tribulation and retrieved two clones, making her even stronger than before. Sang Ying is also Spirit Transformation cultivator, so neither of them needs to eat. Therefore, they didn't touch the food the waiter brought in and simply had it taken away by the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper greeted them with a smile, his gaze lingering only briefly on the dishes before quickly looking away.

He gave Xiao Sanzi a light kick and scolded, "Look at the stupid thing you did! These two guests are distinguished people; how can they eat this kind of stuff? You should have gone to the restaurants in the city and brought back some good wine and food."

The Xiao Sanzi looked aggrieved after being kicked, but dared not argue back.

Sang Ying waved her hand, indicating that she didn't mind, but since she had already Grain Avoidance, she didn't need to eat.

The shopkeeper then let go of the Xiao Sanzi's backside and continued to walk forward with a fawning smile, "Are you two planning to go to the Min Household today?"

Sang Ying glanced at Jiang Zhuoxue, indicating that he should make the decision.

This was related to Jiang Zhuoxue's dragon horns, so the two had already agreed that Jiang Zhuoxue would make the decisions on important matters when they came to the Hidden Nether Realm.

Jiang Zhuoxue nodded. "Please show us the way, shopkeeper."

It wasn't that they didn't know the location of the Min Household's residence; during their earlier trip, the two of them had already thoroughly explored the area around the Min Household's compound. They simply needed to use the shopkeeper to establish a connection with the Min Household.

Having received Jiang Zhuoxue's approval, the shopkeeper led the two directly to the Min Household's residence.

Although he claimed he had no connections and wasn't familiar with the Min Household, Sang Ying and the other woman knew that if he weren't familiar with the Min Household, he wouldn't dare to casually reveal information about the Min Household's young master.

The Min Household mansion wasn't far from the inn. The three cultivators hadn't walked far before they spotted the mansion with two large stone lions standing in the distance. The vermilion gate and the two red lanterns with the character "Min" on them were practically the most vibrant colors on the street.

Seeing that Sang Ying was looking at the Min Household's courtyard with great interest, the shopkeeper smiled and explained, "The first head of the Min Household was an ordinary mortal. Later, he had some fortuitous opportunity and came to the Hidden Nether Realm with his master, becoming a Rogue Cultivator. It is said that his greatest wish when he was young was to build himself a magnificent mansion as beautiful as those of the wealthy families in the city, so this has come true."

The residences of powerful cultivation clans were solemn and ancient, and this was the first time Sang Ying had ever seen a house so full of mortal atmosphere.

After a brief explanation, the shopkeeper went straight up to knock on the door.

The dull knocking finally opened the door, which had been closed for many days. The old butler of the Min Household poked his head out with a tired look on his face, but when he saw the shopkeeper, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"What brings you here, Innkeeper Zhao? The young master has been talking about you these past few days. I didn't expect you to come today. Come on, let's go in and see the young master." The steward said, leading the manager into the house.

The shopkeeper declined a couple of times before pulling Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue to the steward's side. "These two heard about the young master's ordeal and came specifically to see him."

Receiving a signal from the shopkeeper, the steward's attitude became warmer. "I see. We have not been attentive enough to welcome our distinguished guests. Please come in with me."

The shopkeeper had actually introduced quite a few medical practitioners to the family these days, and the steward knew what he meant as soon as he heard it.

Just as Sang Ying guessed, Shopkeeper Zhao and the Min Household did indeed have a good relationship, and not just a good one, but Shopkeeper Zhao and their patriarch could even be considered close friends.

Shopkeeper Zhao had watched their young master grow up, and his feelings for him were no less than theirs.

After the young master's accident, Shopkeeper Zhao used his greatest connections to ask many powerful medical cultivators from other small worlds to help, but they were all helpless.

After realizing that the young master would indeed die a miserable death like the others afflicted by the Curse, Shopkeeper Zhao never visited again.

The Household Head Min knew that this was because Shopkeeper Zhao didn't want to see their young master grow weaker day by day and eventually die in front of him.

That's why the steward was so surprised when he saw Shopkeeper Zhao today.

As he led the way, he carefully observed the appearances of Sang Ying and her companion.

Neither of them resembled a healer; on the contrary, they exuded a sharp and menacing aura. Why would Shopkeeper Zhao bring such people to the Min Household?

The butler harbored doubts but did not voice them directly.

Regardless of their identities, the Min Household is willing to pay any price to save their young master!

The butler closed his eyes, concealing his thoughts.