NOVEL WEB Chapter 28 Acting Recklessly, Enviable Luck
Qingxu Zi’s face darkened and brightened alternately, then he sighed long and deep, not saying more.
“Master, what’s wrong?”
Xiao Hongdou asked, puzzled, sensing that her master’s demeanor had changed since she mentioned the hidden immortal clan.
Logically, shouldn’t he be thrilled upon hearing such news?
Why did he seem so preoccupied?
“It’s nothing. I just remembered our many ancestors from Qingxu Holy Land and got sentimental…”
Qingxu Zi waved his hand, “It’s a pity they can’t witness this. If they knew, they could rest in peace.”
Saying this, he seemed even more disinterested.
“Master…” Xiao Hongdou was at a loss, not expecting her master to be so saddened by this. She was momentarily at a loss for what to do.
“Yes, it’s a pity all the seniors can’t see this… Now, Qingxu Holy Land only has the three of us left. Even if those sects and forces return the resources they took over the years, what will it change…”
Qingxu Zi laughed self-deprecatingly, then took out the wine gourd at his waist, guzzled several large mouthfuls, and burped.
“My wine is finished. I’m going out to buy more…”
With that, without waiting for Xiao Hongdou and Xiao Yan to respond, his figure disappeared from the stone gambling shop’s entrance.
“What’s wrong with Master today? So strange…” Xiao Hongdou was full of confusion.
But Xiao Yan seemed to sense something, frowning slightly, feeling he might have underestimated this master.
It was clear that when Xiao Hongdou mentioned the hidden immortal clan, Qingxu Zi’s face showed a fleeting seriousness.
“Seems Master knows why Jiang Minghan suddenly came to Nanque Sacred City, even pretending to help Qingxu Holy Land to get close to Sister Hongdou…”
“Qingxu Holy Land holds secrets unknown to me.”
Xiao Yan thought to himself, his expression growing heavier.
Although Xiao Hongdou’s words earlier made him uncomfortable,
She was, after all, his tribulation in this life. Neglecting her safety would eventually lead to inner demons, hindering his cultivation and ruining his nine lifetimes of hard work.
So, he had to find a way to ensure Xiao Hongdou’s safety.
“My current cultivation is far from enough. I’m only at the Body Realm. Against Jiang Minghan, who hides in the shadows, I have no chance.”
“I must find the hidden secrets of Qingxu Holy Land and quickly refine and break the first seal of the Reincarnation Mark, restoring some of my past strength…”
Xiao Yan thought, feeling an inexplicable anxiety. He began planning his next steps.
First, Jiang Minghan was a terrifying hidden enemy.
As the young master of the hidden immortal clan, his cultivation was unmatched among his peers. Few in the younger generation could rival him.
Moreover, his followers were numerous and powerful. Any one of them could challenge peers and even old masters.
Xiao Yan hadn’t forgotten the black-clad man riding a beast who arrived like a god of death, holding a spear, with a terrifying killing intent.
Countless lives must have been taken by him to amass such killing intent.
And he was merely one of Jiang Minghan’s followers.
“Even as a reincarnator of nine lifetimes, I can’t underestimate Jiang Minghan. His hidden methods and foundation are undoubtedly terrifying…”
“If Jiang Minghan senses my hostility, he might act against me. Tonight, I was too reckless…”
Thinking this, Xiao Yan sighed inwardly, regretting his impulsiveness.
Initially, he hadn’t considered that Qingxu Holy Land concealed unknown secrets, so he let his guard down.
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Nanque Sacred City, deep within the City Lord’s Mansion.
In a grand palace, Jiang Minghan stood by the window, hands behind his back, while several followers respectfully reported.
“So, those who bullied Xiao Hongdou over the years all died mysteriously, not due to enemies or other reasons…”
“The so-called immense luck and merit protection, that’s quite something.”
Jiang Minghan smiled lightly, waving his followers away.
After learning about Xiao Hongdou’s benevolent soul of nine lifetimes, he had them investigate.
They thoroughly looked into Xiao Hongdou’s experiences in Nanque Sacred City over the years.
What intrigued Jiang Minghan most was Xiao Hongdou’s terrifying luck.
Initially, Jiang Minghan thought her crippled master secretly dealt with her troubles.
But investigations revealed those people died mysteriously.
Some died while training in the wilderness, others during cultivation due to qi deviation, their bodies exploding…
None met a good end.
Even the playboy who harassed Xiao Hongdou recently was pierced by Chu Xuan’s spear, his body shattered.
All signs pointed to her immense luck, recognized by heavenly merit, reaching unimaginable levels.
Jiang Minghan even wondered if his coming to Nanque Sacred City for the Book of Death indirectly helped Xiao Hongdou.
“If that’s true, this luck is truly enviable…”
Jiang Minghan put down a jade slip recording an occurrence from nine million years ago of a benevolent soul of nine lifetimes.
That soul ultimately benefited a great demon in a swamp.
The swamp, Nine Abyss Thunder Marsh, was a famous death zone in the three thousand Dao Domains, known for its constant destructive lightning.
The marsh was filled with thunder energy, with a sea of lightning in the sky, exuding supreme, destructive energy, fatal to beasts and demons.
The demon born there must have been terrifying.
Records showed the benevolent soul of nine lifetimes ventured into the marsh, seeking a rare medicine, relying on his merit protection.
Naturally, he was devoured by the demon.
The demon, highly resistant to heavenly backlash, immune to destructive energies, used the merit protection to escape the death zone.
However, the demon didn’t end well. The benevolent soul wasn’t easy to devour.
Despite its immunity to destructive energies, it faced a strange soul crisis during transformation and perished.
Jiang Minghan wouldn’t risk refining Xiao Hongdou’s soul.
For him, controlling Xiao Hongdou wasn’t difficult, only a matter of time.