Who let him join the Sword Sect?!
Chapter 49: The Heinous Liu Lili

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: The Heinous Liu Lili

In Zhang Ze’s story, Lily became a woman of irresistible charm, meticulous scheming, a tall figure, with a heart as venomous as snakes and scorpions.

While the three of us, siblings, are weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Now every day, we are toyed with and tormented by this vicious woman, Liu Lili.

According to Zhang Ze, my sister was originally extraordinarily talented but had an accident while training outside, and now her steadfastness and determination are broken, with no hope of breakthrough.

This vicious woman, Liu Lili, uses the excuse of curing my senior sister as a threat, forcing my brother and me to work for her.

And because the three of us are originally Outer Disciples, we are not valued, which is why Liu Lili manipulates us thoroughly.

Any slight resistance would lead to her humiliation, whipping, and imprisonment, and now our cultivation is long wasted...

Zhang Ze spoke tearfully, while Chen Qin supplemented descriptions from the side, and Qiao Lezhi quietly played the part of a corpse.

This story made Qiu Jidan’s heart ache as well.

"It turns out there are people more ruthless and cruel than me in this world; it seems these so-called righteous sects are just this."

"I wonder if there’s anything your humble brother can help with." Qiu Jidan spoke righteously.

Zhang Ze sighed deeply, "Alas, the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion will open its gates soon, inviting various small sects and loose cultivators from Jianghu. That woman Liu Lili ordered me to spread the news in the Jianghu..."

"Calling it a task is simply for torturing me..."

"Although I am a disciple of the Sword Sect, my cultivation is low, who would respect me."

"I do not dare to make a big scene for fear of disgracing the Sword Sect and do not dare to disobey that woman’s orders..."

"But I have heard that Brother Qiu is known as timely rain in Jianghu, with vast connections, I think..."

Zhang Ze handed the task of distributing flyers to Qiu Jidan.

Qiu Jidan patted his chest, "Leave it to brother Qiu, ahem."

This pat brought out his old ailments, but embarrassed to cough, he had no choice but to swallow hard the nausea.

"But Brother Qiu must remember, never to reveal that woman’s affairs, I’m afraid it will endanger Brother Qiu’s life," Zhang Ze reminded again.

Qiu Jidan spoke of gallant courage, but in his heart, he thought of having Song Qingpao leak this out secretly, to muddy the waters for the Sword Pavilion.

But hearing Zhang Ze say it would endanger his life, he couldn’t help but ask more.

Zhang Ze sighed, "That woman’s true nature is known by few, if her reputation is damaged, this venomous woman will certainly interrogate me."

"I am timid and have weaknesses, how can I withstand the interrogation, I will surely sell Brother Qiu out."

"At that time, that woman would spread rumors, falsely accusing gallant Brother Qiu of being a heinous demon of the Demon Path."

"And that woman has already gained the trust of several Golden Core and Nascent Soul seniors, and has the support of several Divinity Transformation period elders."

"When the experts of the Sword Sect come out in force, I fear Brother Qiu may not withstand it."

Can he withstand it? Definitely not.

This was Qiu Jidan’s answer in his heart.

He rejected the idea of smearing the Sword Sect and continued talking with Zhang Ze about the matter.

And he took the opportunity as Zhang Ze sipped tea to change the topic to Zhang Ze’s small sphere.

"Brother Qiu knows this?" Zhang Ze took out the small sphere, looking curious.

"I’ve heard a little, but dared not confirm, I hope my virtuous brother could tell me about its origins."

[Hidden task appeared, Pill of Yin and Yang]

[Please obtain key information from Qiu Jidan to open the next stage of the task]

Zhang Ze’s face remained unchanged, thinking to himself that the Hundred Demons Sect’s so-called major event is related to this Stone Pill.

"Pill of Yin and Yang? Are we talking about the division between Soul Pill and Demon Pill?"

Zhang Ze suddenly had a sense of really playing an open-world game with lots of hidden tasks, and realizing that these tasks converge at one point, and all can get the key clues from a kid called Ergou at the village entrance.

Zhang Ze decided to keep this line of thought for a bit longer.

"Does brother really know?"

"This little sphere has been with me since birth, only it moves, there are no other wondrous features."

"Since Brother Qiu wants to hear, I’ll tell brother as you wish."

Then Zhang Ze concocted a story from a storytelling session to confuse Qiu Jidan again.

A long, long time ago, my ancestor came from a family known for fortune-telling, using some minor arts from Dragon Tiger Mountain to distinguish aura and objects.

One day while my ancestor was passing through a remote village, he saw a pork stall vaguely emitting a treasure aura.

Upon approaching, he found that the chopping block was faintly glowing golden.

My ancestor wanted to buy the block at a high price, but the butcher refused, saying the chopping block was a family heirloom.

Helpless, my ancestor said he would come back in ten days, giving the butcher some time to consider.

Coincidentally, some days later, the butcher faced a family crisis and needed new funds.

He recalled my ancestor’s offer and considered selling the block.

He asked his wife to take the block back from the market, cleaning and drying it indoors, waiting for my ancestor’s return.

Qiu Jidan listened to Zhang Ze’s endless babble and grew impatient, "And then?"

Qiao Lezhi’s eyelids twitched, she also wanted to know.

"Then..."

When my ancestor arrived, seeing the cleaned block, he was greatly disappointed.

But he still bought the block, and then split it open with an axe on the spot.

Inside the block was a giant centipede, holding this stone sphere in its mouth.

My ancestor said this Blood Pearl was an inner treasure of the Demon Race, nurtured with animal blood, and in ten days would be complete, a secret treasure for cultivation.

Now it’s worthless.

Qiu Jidan sneered inwardly, thinking that fake Daoist was another fool who didn’t recognize treasure, equating a Blood Pill with a Stone Pill.

"And then?"

Qiu Jidan was already planning to cheat out this Stone Pill and even lure him to a secluded place to kill and rob the treasure.

"Then I kind of forgot." Zhang Ze looked innocent.

Qiu Jidan almost spat out old blood, but Zhang Ze immediately added.

"I remembered, the story passed down from ancestors seemed to say that the butcher later found my ancestor and said..."

"Said what?" Qiu Jidan pressed.

"Said that the chopping block was also an heirloom, his great-grandfather felled wood from a forest to acquire it, and it’s said that forest had many such big trees."

"When you get close, you can hear murmuring sounds."

"My ancestor then went with the butcher to search..."

"And then?" Qiu Jidan felt his blood boiling, sensing an enormous reward calling him.

"Then I don’t know, my father didn’t tell me the rest of the story..."

"What about your respectable father?"

"Roaming the world."

"When will he return, or could you contact..."

"I don’t know, depends on his mood. Otherwise, how would we three siblings be bullied by that vicious woman?"

Qiu Jidan forced himself to stay calm, not to lose big for small, so he gave up the idea of murder for treasure, planning to wait for a bigger catch.

"This small sphere... if my virtuous brother lacks Spirit Stone or cultivation resources, we could exchange, I..."

"No trade." Zhang Ze immediately shook his head, then said, "I’m not that pork seller."

Qiu Jidan’s eyelids twitched, but he still calmly said, "My virtuous brother misunderstood, your ancestor wasn’t wrong, this small sphere is indeed useless."

"But since my virtuous brother doesn’t want to part with it, I won’t insist either."

Qiu Jidan thought for a while and decided to weave a half-true, half-false story for the lad.

To spark his interest, as long as he could find that forest, it would be worthwhile.

If not found, then murder for treasure later would not be too late.

"This thing is actually related to..."