How did that punk Zhang Zi die, and what about the treasures on him?
Qin Dong’s eyes shifted, squeezing out crocodile tears, and he began to wail.
"Zhang Zi, my good brother, how could you just die like that."
Qin Dong dashed forward, crying rather "sorrowfully."
If it weren’t for having witnessed Qin Dong abandoning Zhang Zi at the clinic without a care, those henchn who delivered the corpse might have actually believed their brotherly bond was deep.
Seizing the opportunity to howl, Qin Dong secretly searched Zhang Zi’s body, not even sparing the belt, but found nothing besides the cold corpse.
Infuriated, Qin Dong, disregarding his earlier mourning, grabbed a nearby clinic henchman.
"Tell , where is Zhang Zi’s treasure?"
Qin Dong didn’t actually know what Zhang Zi had hidden, but vaguely recalled that Zhang Zi had concealed sothing.
"Uncle Qin, don’t get angry, this has nothing to do with us. Earlier, a woman looking like dark charcoal caused a scene at the clinic, not only stealing Zhang Zi’s Spirit Jade but also crippling his leg. She even said she’s not afraid of Heroic Society and challenged you all to find her if you dare."
The clinic henchn embellished, recounting Ye Lingyue’s earlier behavior.
Qin Dong listened and looked at Zhang Zi’s broken leg.
The wound resembled the one Zhang Zi sustained at the Ancient Teleportation Array earlier.
It seed the woman who faked her death did it.
The woman, injured so severely yet didn’t die, even entered Huangquan City?
Judging by her actions, she’s likely searching for her lost item.
"That woman really has guts, even daring to provoke Young Master Qin and the Heroic Society. The doctor was also injured by her and is still lying down."
After the clinic henchn spoke, seeing Qin Dong’s increasingly grim face, they secretly rejoiced.
Heroic Society holds sway in Huangquan City, so Qin Dong definitely won’t let it slide.
"She’s just a newbie and yet dares challenge Heroic Society. Even though Zhang Zi wasn’t a formal mber, he was still one of us. That woman truly is fearless. n, go to all the inns and temples in town, watch closely for any newcors staying there—report back imdiately. I’ll take people to dismber her."
Qin Dong hadn’t seen Ye Lingyue directly, so he could only judge based on the clinic henchn’s description, thinking Ye Lingyue had just entered the city.
Heroic Society imdiately dispatched a batch of henchn to search throughout the city.
But after searching through the day, not only did they fail to find a newbie, but not even a black girl resembling Ye Lingyue in appearance could be found.
Upon hearing this, Qin Dong was frustrated and gritting his teeth—little did he know, Ye Lingyue was safely residing in the City Lord’s Mansion at that mont.
After killing Zhang Zi and retrieving the Phoenix Token, Ye Lingyue hurriedly returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.
She handed two Spirit Stones to Si Xiaochun.
"This Spirit Stone is an advance for your monthly salary. The garden issue is indeed troubleso." Because of the events earlier, Si Xiaochun’s impression of Ye Lingyue greatly improved, and knowing Ye Lingyue had been troubled by the Heavenly Sword Hemp issue, he sympathetically advanced her a Spirit Stone.
"Thank you, Xiao Chun—you’ve been a great help. By the way, I want to ask: who planted the Heavenly Sword Hemp in the Old City Lord’s garden?"
Ye Lingyue had already determined that the Heavenly Sword Hemp beca filled with odd power due to being engraved with spiritual patterns.
She now wanted to investigate who ddled with the Heavenly Sword Hemp.
"The Old City Lord planted them with his daughter during his lifeti because the Heavenly Sword Hemp is easy to grow. The Old City Lord was a famous demon hunter in his youth; he was busy and only married and had a daughter in middle age. After becoming the City Lord, he neglected his daughter due to city affairs and hoped she would grow smoothly and healthily like the Heavenly Sword Hemp."
Si Xiaochun wondered why Ye Lingyue was interested in this.
"After the Old City Lord’s passing, did anyone visit this garden?"
Ye Lingyue asked again.
"No, after the Old City Lord passed away, the City Lord’s Mansion beca haunted, scaring several servants to death. As Huangquan City grew more chaotic, old servants and original City Lord’s Mansion guests and guards began leaving without notice. Few people have been there since."
Si Xiaochun recalled the past, feeling lancholy.
"Thank you, that’s all—I’ll find a way to handle the Heavenly Sword Hemp."
Seeing no leads, Ye Lingyue asked no further questions.
She returned directly to her quarters.
Taking out the Waste Sword from Master Zhou, she inspected it.
Every Waste Sword was carved with spiritual patterns identical to those on Heavenly Sword Hemp.
Ye Lingyue concentrated her spiritual power, dedicating herself to studying the spiritual patterns.
From midday till dusk, until the sky turned completely dark.
Si Xiaochun brought dinner, waking Ye Lingyue from her trance.
After Si Xiaochun left, Ye Lingyue ate a few bites. After an afternoon of researching spiritual patterns, she had so insights. With so practice, she might confirm whether she could destroy the spiritual patterns on Heavenly Sword Hemp.
At that mont, Ye Lingyue suddenly rembered.
She had retrieved the Phoenix Token, so she quickly took it out.
She infused so of her spiritual power into the Phoenix Token.
In ordinary hands, the Phoenix Token appeared like jade, but as Ye Lingyue’s spiritual power lded into it, the lifelike Phoenix Bird on it seed to co alive, gracefully unfolding its wings.
Ye Lingyue’s thoughts flew with the Phoenix Token to the distant Wuling City.
These past few days, those entering and leaving Wuling City noticed a youth sitting cross-legged by the city gate.
The youth remained motionless, resembling a stone sculpture.
His appearance and presence attracted the attention of countless people.
Di Shen awaited news from the Ancient Pass, while Wuyue continually stayed by his side.
"It’s been over forty-two hours now, Sixth Brother still neither eats nor drinks. This can’t continue, even a body of iron can’t bear it."
Wuyue fretted, pacing in agitation.
These forty-two hours had been agonizingly slow for both Wuyue and Di Shen.
Aside from Wuling City, the other eight Newbie Cities gradually sent news.
Reports said there was no female newbie nad Ye Lingyue in the cities.
Ti passed swiftly, yet still no trace of Ye Lingyue.
Wuyue understood Di Shen’s temperant well. If twenty-four hours passed without news of Ye Lingyue, he might resort to even more drastic actions, which naturally worried Wuyue.
"Finally, finally, the last Newbie City, Huangquan City, just sent news. Ye Lingyue... a female newbie nad Ye Lingyue arrived in Huangquan City. However... for so reason, the newbie’s appearance seems to deviate sowhat from the description you provided earlier."
In the final hour, near dusk, Zhang Quan rushed over with news both thrilling and perplexing.
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