The Golden Elixir is A Star, and You Call This Cultivation?
Chapter 701 - 316 Old Martial and New Martial

Chapter 701: Chapter 316 Old Martial and New Martial

The Luo Residence and the Chen Residence were separated by just a single street.

Located in the southern part of Yunyan County, the Luo Family was in the silk business, which extended not only throughout Yunyan County but even radiated to an entire province.

Old Master Luo was known for his generosity and charitable acts, often repairing roads and offering porridges; his reputation in Yunyan County was excellent.

The proudest achievement of Old Master Luo’s life was siring a son who was a Martial Arts Genius.

This Luo Bufan, with his extraordinary Martial Arts Talent, even had the potential to be exceptionally admitted by the Demon Subduing Department and become a Defensive Commander Envoy.

However, half a month ago, Luo Bufan of the Luo Residence went missing, causing an uproar in Yunyan County. Old Master Luo even offered a reward of seven thousand taels of silver to find his son, Luo Bufan.

Regrettably, not only was his son not found, but a week ago, the entire Luo Family was exterminated, shocking the whole of Yunyan County.

That very night, apart from the Luo Family being massacred, the Chen Family too met with a tragic end and all seventy-six members were killed.

The incident caused a sensation in Yunyan County, and personnel from the Demon Subduing Department also came to investigate the extermination.

Qi Yuan sipped his thin porridge, sitting casually as his thoughts flew in disarray, "There’s no glass here, no cannons. If I were to make these, wouldn’t I make a fortune?"

This game indeed seemed suitable for farming and developing technology.

However, after some thought, Qi Yuan didn’t linger on it.

His priority was to complete the task at hand; he was eager to return to the Martial Arts conference and to achieve the Golden Core.

"Alas, it’s a pity, the young master of the Luo Family and the daughter of the Chen Family had just become engaged when they met with such a disaster."

In the whispers of the common folk nearby, there was a tone of regret.

Qi Yuan stood up, no longer paying attention to the discussions of these NPCs.

He had gathered about as much information as he was going to get.

At that moment, he made his way to the Luo Residence.

As he neared the Luo Residence, the whole street became desolate, with even beggars rarely seen.

From over a hundred meters away, Qi Yuan could smell a strong scent of blood.

In the distance, government officials had put up a warning line to prohibit ordinary people from entering.

Was Qi Yuan an ordinary person?

He was not.

He was a player.

Thus, he strutted towards the Luo Residence.

Up ahead, a few government officials were chatting idly.

Seeing someone approaching, the officials perked up, but upon recognizing him, Li Shu raised his blade and squinted at Qi Yuan, "Qi Er, aren’t you supposed to be selling pork? What are you doing here? I thought you were some high-ranking official from the Demon Subduing Department and almost scared me."

Li Shu often went to Qi Er’s for pork... without paying, hence he recognized Qi Er.

"I’m here to complete a task." Sincerity is the ultimate move.

Qi Yuan felt that even these NPCs had the right to know they were part of a game world.

"So, let me in quickly to complete my task. I’m in a hurry to log off." Qi Yuan always played by the rules and reasoned with people, if he wasn’t fearful of being too conspicuous, he would even have the word "Reason" engraved on his forehead.

True to form, Qi Yuan’s words left Li Shu stunned, "Has your child bride been taken by Fourth Lord Huang, and you’ve lost your mind?"

Fourth Lord Huang wanted to marry Qi Er’s child bride, and Qi Er had even sought help from Li Shu.

The outcome, as you can expect, was predictable; despite owing Qi Er money, Li Shu had no intention of paying it back.

It was at that moment a man and woman dressed in black, approached.

The woman with a round face and a tall figure held a leather whip in her left hand and led a big black dog with her right, "What’s the matter?"

Upon seeing the newcomers, Li Shu immediately put on a different face, "Respected officers, this Qi Er is a butcher from the town, seems to be out of his mind, insisting on going into this Luo Residence.

I suspect he might have something to do with the Luo Residence’s extermination, should we arrest him and take him to the prison?"

His words were quite malicious.

In those times, being arrested and thrown into jail often meant not dying would still leave you skinless.

Li Shu’s thoughts were already vicious, intending to use this opportunity to get rid of Qi Er.

That way, he wouldn’t have to repay the money he owed, and the setup he orchestrated would remain undetected.

Qi Yuan pawning his child bride to cover his gambling debts was a scheme he’d arranged.

The round-faced woman glanced at Qi Yuan, her smile playful, "He’s so handsome, obviously a good person.

What a pity, such a handsome man being a butcher."

The woman’s words took Li Shu aback.

The man in black chuckled, "Focus on the task, not romance."

Clearly, the round-faced woman wasn’t usually like this.

At this moment, Qi Yuan looked at the pair with a strange expression, "You two are also players, players from within the game?"

He felt confused.

It was a massive game world, and within this game world, there were actually other players.

"Are you... new?" The round-faced woman was surprised, her eyes suddenly heating up.

"Actually a newbie!" The man in black took one look at Qi Yuan and made his judgment.

Natives of this world could not articulate the word ’player’.

"We’re not players, we’re from the Demon Subduing Department!" the round-faced woman said, "Once this mission is over... if you’re still alive, maybe we’ll end up as colleagues in the future."

In this world, looks are justice.

Beauty alone is a sin, but combined with other qualities, in modern society, it would be a killer advantage.

If Qi Yuan were ugly, she wouldn’t bother saying so much.

The round-faced woman looked at Li Shu and smiled lightly, "He’s one of ours."

As she spoke, her hand patted Li Shu’s shoulder.

Li Shu forced a smile immediately, his forehead breaking out in cold sweat, "My bad, I was not seeing clearly!"

How did this Qi Er become involved with the Demon Subduing Department?

No good, he had to report this to Fourth Lord Huang posthaste.

With the declaration from the Demon Subduing Department, Qi Yuan’s wish was granted, and he entered the Luo Family courtyard.

The round-faced woman looked around, holding the big black dog, and said with a radiant smile, "You should thank me. That official just now harbored ill intentions towards you, and I solved that for you.