NOVEL WEB Chapter 438: Yu Family Clan
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"Let's go, let's go."
Liu Qianyun hurriedly summoned the Qingyue Treasure Ship, skirting the topic.
She pulled Zheng Qian by the sleeve, dragging her onto the ship.
Not until Shen Yi and Yan Wencheng also stepped onto the Qingyue Treasure Ship did she activate her qi, taking everyone and suddenly disappearing into the horizon.
"..."
Shen Yi didn't quite understand where the strange woman's sudden malice was coming from.
But he wasn't interested.
Demon slaying was just demon slaying, there was no need to complicate things.
"May I ask, Steward Liu, is there any news about the Phoenix demon essence blood?" he walked over to Liu Qianyun's side.
He had harvested some items from Lingyun Cave and had asked Li Xuanqing to help organize them before he left.
Surplus items, including that piece of Qiongyang branch, could be exchanged for urgently needed cultivation resources.
However, he still needed to know the price of the Phoenix demon essence blood to prepare in advance.
"..."
Liu Qianyun's face turned bitter.
As expected, upon hearing about the Phoenix demon essence blood, Zheng Qian was able to easily connect it to their current mission.
She glanced again at Liu Qianyun and quietly shook off the hand that was holding her sleeve.
She continued to stare silently at the sky.
"Let's not talk about that now."
Liu Qianyun waved her hands again and again, saying to Shen Yi, "There's news of a fire-attribute demon bird in the sect, let's go check it out first. If it's suitable, we won't need to look for the Heavenly Sword Sect anymore."
"Thank you."
Shen Yi sensed the odd atmosphere and nodded in agreement, then retreated back to the cabin.
Once alone,
Liu Qianyun transmitted a message, "My dear, stop being so temperamental. He's the Sect Master of the Nanyang Sect, acknowledged by my father. Besides, it's only natural for us stewards to go out on errands. Just pretend he doesn't exist, and it'll be fine."
"Doesn't exist?"
Zheng Qian rolled her eyes and looked at her, "Fine, as it happens, I'm also lacking some fire bird essence blood, so this time..."
Liu Qianyun pinched her waist hard, scolding, "Go on, cause more trouble!"
"Hmph."
Zheng Qian finally suppressed her dissatisfaction, after all, she was on a mission, and as the leader, it wasn't the time for settling scores.
The lives of these three were tied to her.
With this in mind, she withdrew the spell for voice transmission and turned to address the cabin, "Whether you two are Sect Masters or disciples, since you're willing to follow me, you'll have to abide by the rules and follow my instructions."
"That's enough, Sect Master Shen surely isn't a greenhorn..."
Liu Qianyun smiled and nodded toward the cabin.
"..."
Yan Wencheng observed Shen Yi's expression closely.
For an array master, temperament was also extremely important. One needed patience, fearlessness, and a mind as still as an ancient well to be able to outline each formation symbol steadily at any time.
Under Zheng Qian's almost undisguised targeted comments,
Shen Yi simply sat quietly with his legs crossed, without so much as fluttering an eyelid.
Based on this scene alone,
The other party couldn't be one of those only versed in theory.
It's just that it was unknown how much actual strength he possessed.
After all, the array plate was only so large and could transform into various formations.
Memorizing formations didn't mean one could actually set them up.
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Time flew by swiftly.
Whooshing winds swirled around them, but they couldn't affect the few people on the ship in the slightest.
This time the Qingyue Treasure Ship was heading west, directly opposite of the last time, with moisture in the air growing increasingly dense.
The scenery below had changed from a mix of land and water to almost ninety percent endless Wang Yang.
Zheng Qian's expression became more and more solemn.
Going forward, they were almost leaving the territory of Nan Hong.
"This is the place."
Liu Qianyun took out the Jade Slip and felt it for a moment,
Stopped the treasure ship mid-air and handed the Jade Slip to Zheng Qian. Under her lead, the four people swiftly descended toward the ground.
The sparse houses, a little over two thousand in number that dotted the remaining land, were now empty and desolate, with odd limbs and body parts occasionally seen that hadn't been retrieved in time.
However, the skin on those limbs bore faint scale patterns, suggesting they were not of ordinary humans.
"The Yu Family Clan? How long ago was this message received by the sect?"
Zheng Qian held the Jade Slip, expertly performed a spell, and concealed everyone's aura.
"About ten or so days ago, the other stewards were reluctant to come to the edge of Nan Hong,"
Liu Qianyun answered, then turned to explain to Shen Yi,
"The Yu Family Clan numbers no more than ten thousand, they are born from cultivators invaded by the Aquatic Race. Speaking of bloodline, they're considered half-human, half-demon. But they always claim to be human, independent of the Aquatic Race, and in fact, they serve as vassals to the Nan Hong Seven Sons."
"Due to their bloodline, not to mention reaching the Unity Realm Stage, the highest they've ever achieved is the third level of the Return to Void Stage."
"Thus, they've got no sacred land to hide in, live in seclusion, simply seeking a way to survive, it's quite pitiful."
"This time they've pooled all their resources to offer a third-grade treasure material, along with several moon pearls, as a sizable reward."
Hearing this, Shen Yi glanced around.
Half-Demons were something he had encountered before, like the Demon Horses used by the Demon-suppression Bureau, but this was the first time he'd heard of half-human demons.
Of course, Shen Yi was more interested in where the demon was and whether creatures like half-demons counted towards his lifespan.
"Where are they hiding?" Zheng Qian, holding the Jade Slip, walked towards the riverbank.
Suddenly, a scaly hand emerged from the damp sand at her feet, tremblingly shaking.
A moment later, the hand pushed away the surrounding earth, exposing a muddy hole just big enough for one person to pass through, "I beg you, exalted immortal... to condescend to come down and talk..."
"..."
Zheng Qian was silent for a moment, her face showing difficulty.
But still, she led everyone to transform into beams of light and entered the muddy cavern.
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