CHAPTER 126: CHAPTER 78: FINDING NALAN QING [SECOND UPDATE]

The cloaked man maintained a bowing posture, knowing that Guan Chenbo was angry and dared not respond.

"Forget it, send another batch of people, they must kill Jiang Shichang and Jiang Yingshi!" Seeing the cloaked man not speaking, he felt somewhat bored, waved his hand, and ordered again.

"Yes, I understand, I take my leave!" With that, the cloaked silhouette disappeared instantly.

Guan Chenbo turned back around, staring blankly at the pouring rain outside, and the room quieted down once again.

...

The next morning, after the rain cleared, Gu Qingqing and the others continued their journey.

Originally, they planned to return to Spirit Hidden Mountain. Now having discovered the Demon Clan, and suspecting they have significant plans, they put the idea of returning to Spirit Hidden Mountain on hold. Having promised Jiang Shichang and Jiang Yingshi to escort them back, they changed course directly towards Wanqing Sect.

Wanqing Sect is not in the Great Tang Dynasty, but on Wanqing Mountain at the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty and Great Song Dynasty. It is said that Wanqing Sect’s patriarch grew up on Wanqing Mountain, and after achieving greatness, chose this place as his sect’s residence. Over the years, Wanqing Mountain has undergone significant changes.

Thanks to the efforts of the Wanqing Sect’s people over the years, Wanqing Sect has become one of the few places on the Xuantian Continent with a relatively dense spiritual energy!

Wanqing Sect is twenty thousand miles away from Shangjing City. Initially, with Jiang Shichang and Jiang Yingshi’s speed, it would take nearly a month, but with Gu Qingqing and their Heavenly Qilin Horses, the time can be reduced by nearly half!

However, to lure Guan Chenbo, they did not hasten their pace. Si Lin and the others did not let the Heavenly Qilin Horses fly but ran on the ground.

After traveling for half a day, fearing that Gu Qingqing would feel tired from sitting in the carriage for too long, Si Lin had the Heavenly Qilin Horses stop, allowing everyone to rest.

The carriage stopped by the side of a small stream. Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu got off the carriage together. Seeing fish in the river, Gu Qingqing suddenly wanted to eat some, so Jun Wu immediately went down to catch fish for her. Finding it fun, Gu Qingqing took off her shoes and ran down to catch fish with Jun Wu.

Just as the two were enjoying themselves, a group of people in black cloaks appeared in front of them and rushed directly towards Jiang Yingshi and Jiang Shichang.

The closest to Jiang Yingshi and Jiang Shichang were Nan Hua and Mu Chen, who immediately stepped forward to block their attack. As Yue Zhao had instructed before to leave one alive, they attacked with much restraint.

"Just leave one alive," Yue Zhao said to Nan Hua and Mu Chen while wiping the strings of a zither to the side.

The two exchanged a glance, and Nan Hua suddenly accelerated. He didn’t use the fan form but used a sword, killing ten cloaked figures in less than a quarter of an hour.

Mu Chen’s speed was also not slow, killing eight cloaked figures on his side, the remaining one was dismembered, and his limbs were pressed in front of Yue Zhao.

Others gathered around, surrounding the cloaked man.

Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu had just come up from the river, still holding a bamboo basket full of fish. Jun Wu had Gu Qingqing sit on a stool he prepared, then helped her put on her shoes, while Gu Qingqing looked at the cloaked man, suddenly speaking.

"Whatever we ask you next, you must tell the truth!" Her voice shifted from crisp to a mysterious and ethereal tone, making it irresistible to listen.

The cloaked man initially intended to resist. He didn’t take Gu Qingqing’s words seriously at first, but when he found that he couldn’t say the prepared words no matter what, he became frightened, his eyes filled with shock and fear as he looked at Gu Qingqing.

Yue Zhao asked some questions, but the cloaked man knew nothing. He only knew they entered the Xuantian Continent for some purpose, leaving Yue Zhao disappointed. With a glance, Nan Hua directly killed the cloaked man.

"It seems only those with a certain status know their plans, these henchmen know nothing! It’s useless to ask!" Yue Zhao pursed his lips, obviously dissatisfied with this outcome.

The others reacted the same as Yue Zhao. They originally thought catching a member of the Demon Clan could yield some valuable information, who knew it would turn out to be useless, ordinary members of the Demon Clan know nothing!

"So what do we do now?" Rong Ye looked at the fallen member of the Demon Clan and then at Yue Zhao and the others, asking.

"We keep waiting. The members of the Demon Clan must have a treasure to conceal their aura, making it difficult for us to find them, but since they now want to kill Jiang Yingshi and the others, we can use this to bait them, we should be able to catch a big one. By then, we can know their purpose." Yue Zhao glanced at Jiang Yingshi and Jiang Shichang, speaking unhurriedly.

The others exchanged glances and realized that only doing as Yue Zhao suggested was feasible, so they didn’t think further. Mu Chen took the fish caught by Gu Qingqing and Jun Wu to prepare them to grill fish for Gu Qingqing.

...

The Nalan Family’s residence in Shangjing City.

After Nalan Jin and Nalan Xin came out of the Secret Realm, they informed their father of what Nalan Qing had done, and the Family Head of the Nalan Family was very angry upon hearing it.

"Where is Nalan Qing? Tell her to roll back to the Nalan Family, daring to harm the daughter of the Family Head, huh!" Among his three children, Nalan Wang liked the youngest, Nalan Xin, the most. He doted on her as if she was a treasure, afraid she would melt in his mouth or slip through his fingers—when he thought about how his precious daughter almost got plotted against and died in the Secret Realm, how could he not be furious?

If they were at the Nalan Family at this moment, Nalan Wang would probably have dealt with Nalan Qing personally!

"She ran away. During the time in the Secret Realm, she managed to escape, and after coming out, there’s been no news about her, no idea what’s happened." Nalan Jin said sullenly.

"She ran away? Nalan Jin, what are you doing? How could you let someone who harmed your sister escape?" Nalan Wang’s voice turned cold, scolding Nalan Jin unhappily.

"Daddy, you can’t blame brother for this, the situation in the Secret Realm was special, and Nalan Qing took the chance to escape. Brother even destroyed her cultivation!" Hearing Nalan Wang blame Nalan Jin, Nalan Xin got anxious and quickly defended her brother.

"My dear daughter, are you okay?" Hearing his daughter’s voice, Nalan Wang immediately set aside his son and Nalan Qing, asking with concern.

"I’m fine, Daddy, don’t blame brother anymore. That Nalan Qing usually pretends so well, who would’ve known that she’s so malicious!" Nalan Xin frowned, speaking to Nalan Wang.

"Alright, Daddy knows now. Since the Secret Realm has disappeared, come back quickly. Your mother misses you, and I will let others handle the matter of Nalan Qing!" Nalan Wang, eager to see Nalan Xin safe in person, couldn’t help but urge them.

"Got it, Daddy." Nalan Xin nodded, sticking her tongue out.

"Yes, Father." Nalan Jin patted Nalan Xin’s head, respectfully responding to Nalan Wang.

After finishing the conversation with Nalan Wang, Nalan Jin was about to instruct someone to find Nalan Qing but was stopped by Nalan Xin.

"Brother, let’s not go home now, I still want to wander around." Having finally left home, Nalan Xin didn’t want to go back so easily.

Despite having almost been killed by Nalan Qing in the Secret Realm, since Nalan Jin had already punished Nalan Qing, she didn’t worry about it anymore, only thinking of playing a few more days before heading home.

Nalan Jin naturally disagreed, but since Nalan Xin was dead set on not hurrying home, he could only agree to stay a few more days.

Nalan Xin was naturally very happy and started wandering around Shangjing City from the next day. Nalan Jin had many tasks to handle, so he assigned some people to follow Nalan Xin, only for Nalan Xin to unexpectedly find Nalan Qing!

Nalan Xin was initially going to buy jewelry to bring a gift to her mother. On the way, she ran into Nalan Qing. As soon as Nalan Qing saw Nalan Xin, she tried to run. After being spotted by Nalan Xin, she immediately told her followers to capture Nalan Qing and take her back to their residence.

After capturing Nalan Qing, they were ready to set off and hurriedly made their way back.

Nangxing City wasn’t far from Shangjing City, and within eight days, they returned to the Nalan Family.

Nalan Wang had been waiting with people at the door, and seeing them, he was very happy and immediately went up and embraced Nalan Xin.

"My daughter, Daddy missed you so much!" Facing Nalan Xin, Nalan Wang was different. If not for the surroundings, he would have cried for Nalan Xin.

"Daddy, I missed you too." Nalan Xin’s words were true. This time, it was her longest and furthest trip, and she nearly died in the Secret Realm. The longing for Nalan Wang and the others had always been there, though suppressed, it now surged when she saw Nalan Wang!

The two talked for quite some time at the door until Nalan Xin’s mother couldn’t bear watching anymore, and then they separated, allowing the others to enter the house.

The others naturally returned to their own homes. Nalan Wang had said that there would be a banquet to welcome them in the evening, and Nalan Xin and Nalan Jin followed Nalan Wang back to their home, while Nalan Qing was detained.

Nalan Qing’s actions had already been announced in the clan when Nalan Wang learned of them, along with her punishment. What Nalan Qing did was crossing a line for the Nalan Family, even if her family pleaded, it was to no avail!

After bringing Nalan Qing to the dungeon, the person who brought her left. Nalan Qing kept her head down the whole time, avoiding letting others see her expression. Only when everyone left did she raise her head.

Her eyes had turned dark red, with red patterns on her face, which looked somewhat terrifying.

"Nalan Xin! Nalan Jin! Nalan Wang! Just wait, the humiliation you gave me today, it won’t be long before I return it all to you!" she said grimly, word by word, with spiteful hatred in the dark red of her eyes—it was clear she was very dissatisfied with Nalan Jin and the others!

Nalan Xin and the others were unaware of Nalan Qing’s state. After returning home, Nalan Wang and his wife hovered around Nalan Xin, inquiring about her time in the Secret Realm.