The Journey of Immortal Cultivation
Chapter 88 - 73: The Bringer of Disaster Arrives (10 Consecutive Updates 1)_2

Chapter 88: Chapter 73: The Bringer of Disaster Arrives (10 Consecutive Updates 1)_2

Luo You’s smile froze, and he hesitated slightly before answering: "A mere runaway Bear Demon also needs the presence of our young master? We are sufficient to deal with it!" Members of the Cloud Tiger Trading Team exchanged glances, all thinking that the "young master" he mentioned was probably also injured after fighting the Bear Demon and had no strength left to pursue, thus he sent his men to track the bear.

In fact, they thought too highly of him. This "young master" is the youngest son of the chief steward, equivalent to a board member of a certain corporate group in Huaxia; his son is thus a typical "rich second generation." Having grown up in prosperity, he has never delved into martial arts or cultivation. Seeing his son reaching the right age, his father wanted to secure a position for him in the merchant team, but how could he without a decent resume? At that time, there was no service under the sky bridge for handling fake certificates, so the old man decided to take him along in the Qingzhou division for business.

In the mind of this steward, the route chosen by the Qingzhou division was meticulously selected, having been accident-free for ten years. He also assigned a Loose Cultivator to accompany them, ensuring his beloved son’s absolute safety, just waiting for the trip to end so his son could smoothly find a position.

Under normal circumstances, his plan was meticulous. However, the journey was really smooth and the rich second generation started to find it boring. Even though the team took great care of him, dragging him from a life surrounded by fine wine and beauties, calling friends for gambling, how could he endure it? Thus, ignoring the team’s advice, he brazenly took a bear cub from a cave, only to have its mother come knocking the next morning.

This bear cub had a faint demon energy, but sadly, humans could hardly distinguish it. The Qingzhou division never expected that the following Bear Demon had reached the Peak of Qi Gathering in its cultivation. This demon species, being naturally robust and ferocious, caught them off guard and killed two people and severely injured another. The Qingzhou division then took things seriously, and it was only after the personal guardian Loose Cultivator intervened that they severely injured the Bear Demon.

However, it’s worth mentioning that during the battle, traces of force also impacted the steward’s son, startling him to the ground where he fainted. Concerned about his injury and reluctant to continue fighting, the Bear Demon, probably having suffered at the hands of cultivators before, and wounded by a Magic Artifact, no longer cared for its cub and turned to flee. However, the poison on the Loose Cultivator’s sword which could muddle the mind meant that after the Bear Demon escaped, it endured the pain and hid to heal its wounds, only to encounter Deng Hao’s merchant team.

Having lost its cub and tormented by injuries and strong poison for a whole day, it became mentally disordered, leaving only hatred for humans. Seeing this new merchant team stubbornly chasing it, it completely succumbed to madness. If the Cloud Tiger Trading Team knew what it was thinking, they would surely cry foul, as their rushing was only to avoid a rockslide, not to target it.

Luo You restrained his smile, adopting a serious tone: "Let’s speak plainly. Your team captured that Bear Demon and must have gained quite a bit. However, we were the ones who initially inflicted severe injuries on it; you’ve taken quite an advantage. Leader, I think, maybe we should talk?"

The merchant second generation, upon awakening, and hearing from the Loose Cultivator that the sword was poisoned, knew that the Bear Demon’s life wouldn’t last long, hence he was very keen on reclaiming that big bear.

Upon hearing this, the people from the Cloud Tiger Trading Team became furious. If it wasn’t for the opposite party injuring the Bear Demon without killing it, how could it have gone mad? Their own team had innocently lost a person, and yet these insolent individuals still had the audacity to ask for a share of the loot?

Deng Hao, acquainted well with his old subordinates and seeing the anger in their eyes, waved his hands signaling them to calm down. "I am curious, how can you be so sure that we killed the Bear Demon?" he asked.

"What’s so difficult about that? We encountered a rockslide the previous day, and lost all the clues. Fortunately, near a huge rock, we discovered a corpse wearing your team’s attire," he said, stretching out his hand, in which lay a piece of torn cloth, clearly from the Cloud Tiger Trading Team.

Upon hearing this, even Deng Hao was infuriated. The brother who died in the Bear Demon’s pursuit was not abandoned when they avoided the rockslide but was carried in a cart near the huge rock for a proper burial. So-called resting in peace, yet these people in their quest to follow the bear even disturbed the deceased, showing truly unscrupulous morals.

No matter how good his temperament was, he could no longer contain his anger. Fortunately, before his hand reached the sword hilt, Luo You added another line: "I am also curious, not far from where your deceased brother was, there is a big pit, still reeking of Bear Demon’s blood, but the body is gone. What happened there?"

The people of the Cloud Tiger Trading Team suddenly looked at each other, inwardly shocked.

The Bear Demon corpse was gone! A mass of flesh weighing thousands of pounds couldn’t just disappear; it must have been carried away by another powerful demon. But with the poison saturating the bear’s body, which demon would consume it? Considering this, they felt fortunate that they had left early, not encountering this opportunistic demon.

Of course, no one knew that the "demon" picking at the leftovers was now hiding among their own ranks, quietly observing the unfolding events. Changtian was strictly instructing her: "No matter what, do not intervene. This matter has nothing to do with you, even if the sky falls, let Deng Hao bear it first; you must only watch from the sidelines, do you hear?"

Ning Xiaoxian nodded gloomily; in reality, she also didn’t want to meddle, but she found the opposite side’s arrogance unbearable and Deng’s character too good, making her unable to resist not helping. She stood in the back, next to Mr. Yan, who was also surprisingly tall, shielding most of her body and isolating her from the imminent situation ahead. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation ticket and Monthly Ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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