Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 96 Cultivation
I know and I don’t know.

What Wei Xi knew was that County Magistrate Cheng had done it using the body that was suspected to be Xu Xiangfang's, but what he didn't know was how he had done it.

Wei Xi felt that this was enough for him to know. Hadn't he heard that an honest man like Xu Xiangyang only said he was ordered to arrest a spy?
Where did the news come from? Who gave the order? Where did the spy come from?

If Wei Xi hadn't been there, he would have been completely in the dark.

Wei Xi now just wants to play dumb and doesn't want to know the truth.

But Xu Xiangyang refused to let Wei Xi go and said, "A cultivator's Qi Palace can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. There is a type of cultivator whose bones can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"My brother is like that. His bones are born with the metal attribute. So," Xu Xiangyang closed his eyes, "the corpse in the Huan River that can turn gold sand into gold nuggets is most likely my brother's."

This touches upon Wei Xi's blind spot in knowledge. Xu Xiangyang's brother sounds very powerful, so how could he become the defenseless victim in Doctor Li's story?
"Friend Xu, instead of being sad here, why don't you go and interrogate County Magistrate Cheng? No matter what the result is, at least we can get a definitive answer." Wei Xi hesitated for a moment and continued, "We've heard that County Magistrate Cheng seems to have used some secret method, which they say was stolen from the Western Regions. I wonder if it has anything to do with this matter."

Anyway, this person is from the government office, so it won’t be a problem to tell them this clue.

Hearing this, Xu Xiangyang wiped away his tears and said, "Look, I was in a hurry at the moment. It's just..."

Wei Xi forced out a faint smile, indicating that he understood his feelings.

Xu Xiangyang poured Wei Xi another glass of water. "You have a point. However, the interrogation is Zhuang Yi's responsibility. I'll go ask him."

Wei Xi put the hot teacup aside. She could see that Xu Xiangyang was really simple-minded and had no experience in taking care of people.

Worried about something, Xu Xiangyang stayed there for a while in a daze. He told Wei Xi to take medicine on time and rest in bed, then left in a hurry.

He completely ignored whether Wei Xi, an injured person, could remember all this.

Fortunately, Qin Feng came in soon, followed by Lian Gou Xie who was leaning on a crutch.

"Where did you get this thing? It looks like the old man at the village entrance who can't walk!" Wei Xi suspected that Qin Feng had been too heavy-handed, because he saw two strange flowers just a moment after waking up.

One was wiping tears in front of someone he didn't know well, and the other was leaning on a cane that was not commensurate with his age.

Lian Gouyu felt his knees were covered with stabs from Wei Xi and Qin Feng. "I'm lucky I can get up. It took me some effort to find this thing! And thank you for not burning it when you set the fire."

Seeing that the two injured men were still bickering with each other, Qin Feng knew that they were not in serious condition. However, he had not slept for two days, fighting and killing, and was extremely tired. He sat on a chair and poured himself some water.

"Wei Xi, you've been unconscious all night, and you're finally awake."

"It's okay, you didn't hit me too hard," Wei Xi looked at Qin Feng, who stood straight, "Why did I faint for so long?"

"Xu Xiangyang said it was because you were injured and tired," Qin Feng put down the teacup. "He learned from Ding Xinmen and has good medical skills."

At this point, the exhausted Qin Feng realized that the medicine cultivator Xu Xiangyang was not in the room. "Where is Xu Xiangyang? Why can't I see him?"

"Go and ask for a confession from County Magistrate Cheng." Wei Xi replied. Compared to Xu Xiangyang, Wei Xi now wants to know more about what happened during his coma.

"Qin Feng knocked you unconscious so she could go and kill those people," Lian Gouqie gathered his strength for a long time just to complain to Wei Xi, "What if you get hurt?"

"I didn't say I was going to kill anyone," Qin Feng retorted, "Besides, they can't hurt me!"

"Those barbarians are so big they could crush the three of us to death!"

"Shut up!" Wei Xi really didn't want to listen to the two people quarreling. "No one will be crushed to death!" Ling Yin thought she had subdued the two people. She stepped on Wei Xi's head and looked down on them with her chest puffed out.

Wei Xi, who was the one who could really control these two people, continued, "Qin Feng, what's going on with the people in the government office?"

"I went back to the cave to deal with the others and capture County Magistrate Cheng alive," Qin Feng emphasized the word "deal with," "while I was fighting, I ran into Zhuang Yi and his men."

"He has your mission card and the documents from the Suzhou government office."

"Xu Xiangyang briefly examined your and Lian Gou's injuries, and then we followed the government officials back to the county government office. The three of us are now living together with the government officials."

"They said they received information and came to Tangkou Town to catch the spies. Because they had Zhuang Yi, a Jindan cultivator, in their team, they were quite fast."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xi thought that this group of people were very cautious and really spoke with one voice to the outside world.

But what else could I say when I had my own mission card? Fortunately, I could just play dumb and cooperate with them.

Qin Feng was still recalling this to Wei Xi. "When they were approaching Tangkou Town, they encountered some Hu people disguised as small vendors and killed them on the spot. Then it started to rain," Qin Feng pointed at Wei Xi, while Lian Gouqie cursed the rain. "The roads in and out of Tangkou Town were destroyed."

"After a lot of effort, they arrived at Tangkou Town. Zhuang Yi was quite capable. He found the trap set for Lian Gou in no time."

Wei Xi's eyebrows knitted together again. Qin Feng, who hadn't received the command to stop, continued, "Anyway, Zhuang Yi realized that this town wasn't just a bunch of Hu spies. He went straight into the city and headed for the county government office. At that time, the county government officials were cleaning up the ruins. Zhuang Yi, along with the government officials, took control of the county government office."

"After interrogating a few people who usually followed County Magistrate Cheng, they went to the backyard to find the county magistrate. Following the clues, they found the secret passage and happened to run into us."

"By the way," Lian Goujie added, "the old man whose crotch you burned has also been brought back and is now with Fellow Daoist Zhuang."

Thinking of the old official who played tricks on her, Wei Xi raised her eyebrows. For the first time, she felt that Lian Goujie had some insight.

"What should we do?" As soon as Wei Xi woke up, Qin Feng and Lian Gouqie immediately degenerated into Wei Xi's pendants and began to ask what to do next.

"Recover well," Wei Xi pulled the quilt, "at least our lives are safe, and the Hu people didn't leave with the gold." Thinking of the mission of the sect, Wei Xi added dryly: "The dam didn't break, right?"

Qin Feng shook his head and said, "No, Zhuang Yi sent some people over to help."

"Indeed," Qin Feng hesitated, biting his lip several times before reminding him, "This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. The investigation in Suzhou alone has made it impossible for the three of us to escape. If we alert Jucheng, I'm afraid we will be delayed even longer."

There is more to it than what Qin Feng said. The Sect Leader doesn't need to explain anything, as Senior Sister Xie will definitely come to find out. Maybe the Wanjian Sect will even send someone to ask.

Thinking of what was about to happen, the three of them felt a little annoyed.

At this time, a burst of crying was heard outside, and Qin Feng and Lian Gou Xie didn't know what was going on.

The crying sounded so familiar that Wei Xi raised his hand. "It's Xu Xiangyang. I guess he found out something."

Wei Xi hadn't originally planned to tell Qin Feng and the others about Xu Xiangyang's situation—after all, it was something that couldn't and shouldn't be said. He couldn't say it because he couldn't confirm Xu Xiangyang's story alone, and he shouldn't say it because it was a heartbreaking story for Xu Xiangyang.

Now, listening to Xu Xiangyang's wailing, Wei Xi added one more thing to the list of "forces to deal with".

　Wei Xi: I feel numb. I just want to sleep under the covers.

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