The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 1135 - 490: The Arrival of a God, Intelligent Ai?_2

Chapter 1135: Chapter 490: The Arrival of a God, Intelligent Ai?_2

She also wanted to advise her sister to leave those who worshipped Shen Lin as soon as possible, lest she draw fire onto herself.

Li Xiaodan’s eyes widened, the sense of loss within them undisguised.

However, thinking of something, the young Li Xiaodan sought solace amidst the bitterness.

"Shen Lin is so powerful, he will surely protect me!"

As for the deity’s effigy losing its efficacy, he didn’t hear a word of it.

Zhou Hu looked at Li Xiaodan and smiled.

The woman dressed as a Taoist priestess glanced at the deity’s effigy with a complex expression, ultimately choosing to leave without any attachment.

At that moment, Zhou Hu hurried to catch up, "Senior... are you the Soldier Commander?"

"Mm." The woman disguised as a Taoist priestess nodded, her expression as indifferent as ice.

"Why has the Senior come to Red Cloud Village?" Zhou Hu tentatively asked.

"What business is it of yours?" The woman glanced sideways at Zhou Hu.

Zhou Hu immediately sensed tremendous danger.

Clearly, this Soldier Commander was exceptionally powerful.

"I am a constable from Ninghe County; some murders have recently occurred in Red Cloud Village that seem to be related to Strange Spirits. Please be careful, Senior..." Zhou Hu hesitated.

"Be careful not to drink the water from Red Cloud Village, nor eat its food?"

"Senior knows?" Zhou Hu was surprised, then overjoyed. Could it be...

"Don’t hold too much hope for me. I travel the world, slaughtering Strange Spirits as part of my cultivation, but if something is beyond my capabilities, I will not go to my death.

The Strange Spirits here... are a bit peculiar, my Lifebound Artifact might not be able to handle it."

There are two types of artifacts that a Soldier Commander controls, one is ordinary artifacts that can be used with a simple seal formation, as long as there is compatibility.

The other is the Lifebound Artifact.

This type of artifact is closely linked to the Soldier Commander’s fortunes and can even grow alongside the Soldier Commander.

But for a Soldier Commander possessing a Lifebound Artifact, advancement is more difficult than for an ordinary Soldier Commander, as they need to improve not just themselves but also their Lifebound Artifact.

Hearing this, Zhou Hu’s expression turned ecstatic: "If Senior needs anything, seek me, Zhou Hu, and I will do everything within my power to assist you!"

...

The night was pitch dark.

Two figures, one old and one young, appeared.

Qi Yuan clapped his hands, his expression calm, "Wang Kaixuan, who is this person?"

Chen Kangbao hunched his back, standing behind Qi Yuan, "Don’t know, but according to Huang Yanshou, it’s... someone from the Prefecture."

During this time, Qi Yuan’s strength had improved.

To not take revenge is cowardice.

Therefore, he took Chen Kangbao and under the cover of night, they broke into the Huang Mansion and captured Huang Yanshou.

From Huang Yanshou’s mouth, Qi Yuan learned that it was Wang Kaixuan who had schemed against him, the Son-in-law.

"This game really likes to nest within itself." Qi Yuan muttered to himself disdainfully.

Many speculations also trembled within his heart.

It was either that the Son-in-law Qi Yuan’s wife was too beautiful and attracted covetous eyes.

Wang Kaixuan, envious, had people harm him.

Of course, there were other reasons.

For instance, the Son-in-law Qi Yuan’s parents were artificers, and their possessions included a few precious items, arousing Wang Kaixuan’s greed.

The combination of these two reasons led to the attack on Qi Yuan.

"Having killed the man, we go... to Anshan Inn." Qi Yuan remembered.

This time the Son-in-law Qi Yuan came to Ninghe County accompanied by a servant from the Shen Family.

He had to meet with that servant and have the servant take a letter back.

In case, the Son-in-law Qi Yuan’s wife learned about the situation here and in a fit of rage divorced the Son-in-law Qi Yuan.

How then would Qi Yuan continue to play the role of the Shen Family Son-in-law?

Nor could the mission be completed.

Moreover, he couldn’t blatantly add something to his mother-in-law’s bathwater.

Before being sent to the Madhouse, he and the servant had stayed at Anshan Inn.

Now, although the night was pitch-black, it was not yet deep.

"Master, should we set a fire?" At that moment, Chen Kangbao suggested, "After killing, setting a fire seems appropriate."

Qi Yuan shook his head: "Do not kill the innocent, nor destroy property; that is a grave sin!"

Chen Kangbao nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

"Don’t indulge in wild fantasies; you should be thinking about devising a proper plan against the Strange Spirits.

You can’t think of just rushing in to kill them every time; that won’t last!"

What Qi Yuan said was true.

After all, what if they encountered a formidable Strange Spirit and Chen Kangbao couldn’t tackle it?

At present, Qi Yuan was still very weak.

Chen Kangbao pondered deeply.

"I may not be a professional at exterminating Strange Spirits, but it seems to me that when we sense a Strange Spirit approaching, we can first smile at it, giving it a sense that we harbor no ill-will.

At that moment, we can gently pat the Strange Spirit on the head; generally speaking, Strange Spirits like being stroked on the head and won’t harm us, then we can... take the opportunity to kill it!"

Chen Kangbao spoke earnestly.

"What if the Strange Spirits injure us?"

"Cough, cough, as your servant is not a professional, it’s normal for my views to have some oversights."

"You hold it then," Qi Yuan also pondered, "You are the chopping board, I am the Kitchen Knife, we just need a chef."

The role-play mission was something Qi Yuan always kept in mind.

After all, a successful role-play did come with rewards, something Qi Yuan looked forward to eagerly.

"What chef, to cook for your servant?" Chen Kangbao could hardly speak three sentences without mentioning food.

"We’ll talk about it when we get back to the Prefecture." Qi Yuan already had a plan in mind.

For now, the urgent task was to improve his strength.

After his strength improved, he could then plan the role-play properly.

After all, although he was supposed to be the Kitchen Knife at the moment, with his physique, he really didn’t look much like one.

Continuing the role-play would be useless.

Soon, the two arrived at Anshan Inn.

When the Shopkeeper saw Qi Yuan, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Qi... Young Master Qi?"

The Qi Yuan of now, compared to when they first met, seemed to have changed entirely.

Not to mention the changes in body shape and appearance, the most important was the change in temperament.

The Shopkeeper had to look multiple times before confirming that it was indeed Qi Yuan.

And the news of Qi Yuan, the Son-in-law, being sent to the Madhouse had only spread within a small circle; the Shopkeeper was uninformed.

"Where’s Laozhong, why isn’t he here?" Qi Yuan said.

Laozhong was the servant dispatched by the Shen Family to accompany him home for the ancestral worship.

"Laozhong has left!" the Shopkeeper quickly replied.

"Left?"

"The night Huang Yanshou invited Young Master Qi out for an excursion, Laozhong checked out and left."

Qi Yuan’s expression remained calm: "What about my belongings?"

"All of your belongings were taken by Laozhong!" the Shopkeeper quickly said, afraid that Qi Yuan would worry about the inn swallowing his property.

"Is that so?" Qi Yuan said indifferently.

"Young Master, this Laozhong is growing horns!" Chen Kangbao quickly said, "When Young Master was sent to the Madhouse, he never once came to visit you, nor did he personally inquire whether you had been framed. He just ran off!"

"If it were your servant, your servant would definitely break into the Madhouse at night and rescue Young Master!"

He whispered close to Qi Yuan’s ear,

As if to demonstrate his own loyalty.

Qi Yuan nodded and said to the Shopkeeper, "Get me two sets of upper-level rooms."

"Alright!"

After a busy day, having killed a man, it was indeed time for a good sleep.

In the Madhouse, with the overwhelming stench, Qi Yuan never got to bathe properly; where could it compare to the comfort of an inn?

...

"Huang Yanshou... to think that he’s dead, who could it be?"

Zhou Hu frowned.

Lin Qinghe had already been transferred, and now Zhou Hu was the Acting Head Constable.

A murder in the Huang Family, the death of Huang Yanshou, was causing Zhou Hu to feel overwhelmed.

Recently in Ninghe County, one big event followed another.

Not to mention Red Cloud Village, just consider the director of the Madhouse and the young master of the Huang Family.

These events happening one after another were truly unexpected.

"Head Constable Zhou, who... who is the murderer?" The elderly Huang Family patriarch, his hair white and complexion sullen, inquired.

"It should be... a Soldier Commander," Zhou Hu said, offering his judgment, "Old Master Huang, has the young master... offended anyone lately?"

Upon hearing this, Old Master Huang’s face changed slightly, then he immediately said: "No, my son was kind-hearted. How could he offend any evildoers?"

"Old Master Huang, are you hiding something from me?" Zhou Hu started to harbor some suspicions.

The director of the Madhouse and Huang Yanshou both had ties to that son-in-law Qi Yuan, could it be...

"Head Constable Zhou, our Huang Family will not pursue this case; my son died from a sudden vile disease!" Old Master Huang said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hu fell silent, his thoughts complex.

He was reminded of the God of Judgment from Central Land.

If He were here, perhaps the outcome would not be like this.

"If that is so, then I shall take my leave!" Zhou Hu said, fist to palm.

About a quarter of an hour later, an elderly woman came in, weeping: "Huang Shifan, my son has died, and you just let the murderer go?"

Huang Shifan looked at the woman, unable to help himself, he slapped her across the face: "Aren’t you the one who caused Yanshou’s death? I told you time and time again, that Wang Kaixuan was no good, yet you still let Yanshou get entangled with that Wang Kaixuan, getting involved in those noble clans’ disputes. Did you really think our Huang Family could compare to those clans of Soldier Commanders?"

As he spoke, Huang Shifan was filled with anger.

The old woman, stunned by the slap, collapsed to the ground: "My son..."

"Enough, do not speak of it again; the fault is ours to begin with," Huang Shifan had decided, ready to shed some blood and deliver an apology to the Shen Family in the Prefecture.

As for the death of Huang Yanshou, it would be considered the father’s failure to teach, and he would claim that he personally executed him.

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