The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 205 Husband, You Are Finally Back (6k)

When Zhou Qing saw the information fed back by the system, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

So lucky?
The bet was actually right!

"Let's go!" Zhou Qing was excited and stepped in.

Yan Xiaohu immediately took out the moonstone and hurried to follow.

As the two continued to go deeper, they could clearly smell the pungent smell of blood in the air.

The bloodstains on the ground were shocking.

Looking back on that day, the Demon King came out while covering his bleeding wound.

"Slow down, walk slowly, be careful of traps!" Yan Xiaohu was so nervous that he kept swallowing his saliva and looked left and right with every step he took.

The two of them walked back to back, following the blood trail all the way to the depths of the mine.

There was an obvious circular mark on the ground with neat edges, which should have been left by Master Feng when he was meditating and practicing.

At this moment, Yan Xiaohu exhaled lightly and said, "Old Four, this place is really creepy. Let's go. Even if they have something, they only carry it with them. They have all been blown up at Lingku Mountain."

Zhou Qing did not respond immediately, but frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

The information fed back by the system was "left behind before leaving", which means that after the Demon King saw the remains of Suanni through the mark of spiritual consciousness, he deliberately left something behind when he came here.

Even if he met Xuanyuan Shuo on the road, he would not lose the important things. His meticulous mind is really admirable.

Moreover, this place didn't seem to have any formations or restrictions set up, but he also understood that if there were any means set up, it would attract attention.

Afterwards, Zhou Qing closed his eyes tightly, and his consciousness spread outwards from him, investigating bit by bit.

Looking at Zhou Qing who was knocking on the stone wall from time to time, looking for the hollow, Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but say: "Old Four, that's the Soul Severing Realm. Not only is he an idiot, but even an ordinary person wouldn't be stupid enough to hide good things in a place like this."

Zhou Qing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile, and explained: "So we have to do the opposite."

"He's taking advantage of most people's thinking to achieve his goal of hiding. What's more, apart from the two of us, no one else knows he's been hiding here."

Yan Xiaohu sighed helplessly, waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, then go ahead and look for it. I'll keep an eye out for you."

As he spoke, he began to look around cautiously.

Time passed little by little, and soon after, Zhou Qing looked to one side and saw that the stone wall there seemed to be smoother than other places in the dim light, and there was a faint crack.

He had an idea in his mind and immediately infiltrated his spiritual consciousness carefully.

In an instant, his face lit up with joy. Without saying a word, he immediately took out his flying sword and began to cut along the gap.

About an incense stick of time passed, and finally, with a "click", an ancient box was dug out.

Seeing this scene, Yan Xiaohu couldn't believe it. He quickly came over and muttered, "Is this possible? Is the Demon King really a fool?"

Zhou Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained, "This thing is hidden very secretly. If it weren't for my superhuman spiritual sense, I really wouldn't have found it."

Zhou Qing was telling the truth. He had already received the answer from the system in advance, so he conducted the investigation so seriously.

Therefore, even if you reach the Spirit Transformation Realm, you may not be able to find it.

What's more, such a strong man would not go to such great lengths to search in an abandoned pit. This is precisely the other party's cleverness.

"Let's see what good stuff is inside. No, we have to stay away from it. Be careful of the hidden traps inside..."

Before Yan Xiaohu could finish his words, the box had already been opened by Zhou Qing.

This is just an ordinary box, and it has been explored with spiritual sense just now.

Inside the box, there was an image stone and a strange oval token with a roc-shaped carving around it.

After the two looked at each other, Zhou Qing gently picked up the imaging stone and activated it immediately.

Soon, amidst the flashes of light, a figure was projected out. It was none other than the Demon King Feng Lao.

At this moment, he looked just as miserable as he did that day, with tattered clothes, bloodstains all over his body, and his face full of fatigue and unwillingness.

The next moment, Elder Feng spoke in a hoarse voice, "Youngsters, I, Feng Xuanyi, am in such a miserable state now, all thanks to Xuanyuan Shuo. I never expected that fellow to have broken through to the middle stage of the Soul Severing Realm. This has caused me such a great loss."

"But this shouldn't be possible. The Shengwu Dynasty has only been a fourth-level cultivation nation for over three thousand years. How could it have improved so quickly when the old emperor helped it break through so quickly?"

There was disbelief and even more confusion in Old Feng's words.

After sighing, he continued, "You know, compared to us demons, the human race has a bottleneck in cultivation. Unlike us, when the blood and spiritual energy in our bodies accumulate to a certain level, we can naturally break through."

"Moreover, I personally witnessed the old emperor's attack at my Peng King's burial ground. He killed the Peng corpse with a single finger. His strength must have reached the late stage of the Soul Severing Realm, or even the Great Perfection."

"There is definitely a big problem here. I hope the younger generation will remember this and avoid getting involved."

Hearing this, Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu looked at each other in shock.

Can a cultivation country that was built from nothing really achieve such a rapid breakthrough in just three thousand years?

Of course, they can only look up to that realm now, but as far as the current Nascent Soul Realm is concerned, every step forward is extremely difficult.

In the picture, Feng Lao's voice sounded again.

"Of course, that's all for later. A few years ago, I discovered an ancient manuscript and deduced that the human race's Lingyun Mansion's Eastern Region must be hiding a great secret or a great opportunity."

"In ancient times, that place was just a third-level cultivation nation for the human race. Senior Peng Wang had already sensed something unusual and came here quietly to join a small sect, lurking and searching in secret."

"Besides him, even other demon kings have been here, including the Golden Crow, Suanni, Old Bull Demon, Seven-Colored Divine Bird, and so on."

"So, I came here a second time, intending to look for traces of the ancestors' past. Perhaps I could find an opportunity."

"I didn't expect that just when I got a clue, I was ambushed by that villain Xuanyuan Shuo. Luckily, I used my secret technique to escape here, but unfortunately, my storage bag and other items were taken away during the battle."

"Now, I have asked two humans to help me find top-grade spirit stones for recovery. Unexpectedly, I found a complete Suanni bone. This undoubtedly proves that the records in the notebook are true."

When Mr. Feng said this, his face was full of excitement.

"I'm leaving here, but just in case, I'll leave the Heavenly Demon Order here."

"My cave is equipped with five-colored restrictions, as well as secret treasure rooms inside, which can only be opened by it."

"If we force our way in, everything will be reduced to ashes. Of course, you little brats won't be able to get in either."

Old Feng forced a smile, but soon he was stunned again.

"If something unexpected happens, I will use my own blood curse to leave clues on the other party. Then the old monkey will understand and find this place."

"Of course, the other party is only two Yuanying realm, there shouldn't be any problem. Maybe I will come back to get it later. That's it."

The scene stopped abruptly, and the two of them were silent for a while.

Maybe Yan Xiaohu was not very clear about it, but Zhou Qing knew much more than him.

The Eastern Region seems to be truly extraordinary.

The terrifying forbidden area within the cave, General Zhongli Bo, the corpse wax crow, the natural thunder pool, the bones of the Suan Ni, and the old Peng King who passed through here in the past and left behind protective measures for the yin and yang energy...

What will it be, after all?
Zhou Qing was curious.

Yan Xiaohu looked at Zhou Qing and said, "So that flat-haired beast deliberately left a blood curse on you. If that old ape catches you, he will definitely search your soul first and then come here to take your order."

Zhou Qing nodded, then looked at the token in the box and suddenly smiled.

The key to the five-colored restriction, I wonder what good things would be left in the mansion of a Soul-Slaying Realm master?

It’s really a great opportunity.

At that time, the second uncle will definitely take him to the border, and maybe the two of them can go to Taiyao Mountain for a stroll.

"Fourth Brother, let's hurry back to the academy. Haven't you heard that many demon tribes have sneaked in? Who knows, some of them might be from Taiyao Mountain."

"After all, their own Demon King is dead, so they have to come here anyway. What if they get close to you and discover something..."

Yan Xiaohu said this with a worried look on his face.

Zhou Qing put away the spirit tablet, exhaled excitedly, and said, "Okay!"

Afterwards, the two of them cleared all traces here and rushed to Lingyun Mansion as quickly as possible.

……

When I stepped into the territory of Lingyun Mansion again, the city was more lively than before, the atmosphere was as powerful as a rainbow, and the number of strong people increased dramatically.

The Nascent Soul Realm and the Spirit Transformation Realm can be seen everywhere you look.

It seems that the arrival of a Soul-Slaying Realm master is enough to attract all the people from the eight counties and seventy-two prefectures.

Just as the two were rushing to the central square, Yan Xiaohu's attention was attracted by several familiar figures in front of him.

"It's Xuanyuan Yichen and Xuanyuan Muqian, as well as the several Divine Transformation Realm protectors who came to our Taiqing Sect!"

Yan Xiaohu pointed ahead.

Zhou Qing also looked over, his eyes full of confusion.

"Should we say hello?" Yan Xiaohu asked in a low voice.

Zhou Qing shook his head and frowned slightly.

Just out of curiosity, they first visited Master Lu Yuanzhi in Baiyu Taixu Courtyard.

According to Lu Yaoyao, Master Lu was very displeased to see these two younger royal family members. Afterwards, they received news from Xuanyuan Shuo and left first that night.

Calculating the time, more than half a year has passed, why are they still here?

Moreover, this guy always takes out things from the fifth-level cultivation country. Zhou Qing thinks it is better to have less contact with him.

Getting involved too much will only cause unnecessary trouble.

The two of them bypassed it, had a simple meal, and after a rest, they headed straight for the teleportation square.

But when I arrived at my destination, I was still shocked by the scene before me.

The central square was crowded with people, so dense that there was no end in sight.

The light of the teleportation array kept flashing. Every time it lit up, a group of people were teleported in, looking around with excitement and curiosity.

A long line of people waiting to leave formed on the side, and the noise of commotion continued. Zhou Qing observed for a while and found that only after about thirty groups of people came in would they be transported out.

"It's over. How long will it take to queue up?" Yan Xiaohu said anxiously.

Zhou Qing said helplessly, "Now that the Soul Severing Realm Demon King has fallen, everyone is trying to join in the fun and look for opportunities. It will probably take several days for us to get our turn."

Just as the two were about to find a place to queue, a tempting voice suddenly rang out: "Hey, isn't this Yan Xiaohu?"

The two turned around when they heard the sound, only to see Li Shitao and Xiao Cancan walking towards them with smiles on their faces.

Especially Li Shitao, the surging waves on her chest immediately attracted many people's attention.

Behind the two women, there were several grey-robed figures. These people had a powerful aura and emitted a strong aura. It was obvious at a glance that they were all powerful people in the Spirit Transformation Realm.

"Brother Zhou, Brother Yan!" Xiao Cancan hurried over, eyes full of surprise, saying, "What a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here."

The two of them had no choice but to greet each other with a smile.

"I heard that someone at the Soul Severing Realm fell in the Eastern Region. It's such a big event, why don't you go and join in? Why are you thinking of leaving?" Li Shitao took light steps, walked closer and asked curiously.

When Yan Xiaohu heard this, he curled his lips and said unhappily, "Why, do we have to report to you about what we want to do?"

"You've taken the wrong medicine, Yan Xiaohu. Don't forget how you always called me Sister Tao." Upon hearing this, Li Shitao immediately put her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows.

Yan Xiaohu retorted, "You make it sound like you've never called me Lord Tiger."

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Zhou Qing and Xiao Cancan hurried forward to smooth things over.

Zhou Qing quickly explained, "We are now students at Baiyu Taixu Academy. We came back to visit our relatives, so we are planning to go back."

When Xiao Cancan heard this, her eyes lit up immediately and she clapped her hands excitedly, "Great, we want to go to Haomiao Mansion too!"

Zhou Qing was slightly stunned, then reacted instantly.

It seems that he is a bit bored and is ready to go find Zhang Wanbao.

Both the mansion lord Xiao Ji and the president of Wanxiang Auction, Zhang Yifu, have begun to slowly push the two children whom they once protected well into the outside world.

"In that case, let's go together. I'll go talk to them!" Xiao Cancan said, and then pulled Li Shitao, who was about to say something, and walked towards the deacon not far away.

Looking at her back, Zhou Qing couldn't help but laugh.

You know what, this girl and Zhang Wanbao really look like a couple. When they went to Haomiao Mansion for the first time, Zhang Wanbao cut in line for them. Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Cancan who took over the queue the second time.

Then, Zhou Qing looked at Yan Xiaohu and said, "Why are you two like cats and dogs? You always quarrel as soon as you meet. Sister Tao has helped us many times."

Yan Xiaohu folded his hands over his elbows and said disdainfully, "Tsk, I knew her before I even joined Taiqing Sect. You don't know the whole story... Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. It makes me angry just thinking about it."

Sure enough, when the little princess of Lingyun Mansion took action, the transmission was stopped immediately. She quickly checked the formation and after confirming that it was intact, she directly arranged for Zhou Qing and others to go to Haomiao Mansion.

After a flash of light and a dizzying spin, they opened their eyes again and found themselves at the Haomiao Mansion Square.

This place was also crowded with people and there was a lot of noise.

"Brother Zhou, Brother Yan, we still have to visit Uncle Ke, the Lord of Haomiao Mansion. After we are done, we will come to the academy to see you!" Xiao Cancan said happily.

Zhou Qing smiled and nodded: "Then you guys get busy, we'll meet again later!"

Li Shitao glanced at Yan Xiaohu, snorted coldly, and turned away.

Yan Xiaohu made a face at her back, and this childish behavior left Zhou Qing speechless.

After the two of them had packed up, they headed straight for the Baiyu Taixu Courtyard.

Just as the two were passing through a mountain range, bursts of whistling sounds suddenly came from the front.

Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu immediately became alert, their spiritual power quietly circulated around them, and they looked forward.

Soon, they saw a big-bellied figure in a gray robe running towards them in panic.

"Husband!" When the pregnant woman saw Zhou Qing, a look of disbelief flashed in her frightened eyes, and then she rushed over desperately with a crying voice.

"Mrs. Li!"

When they saw her appearance clearly, they were shocked. They never expected that she was actually in Haomiao Mansion.

In an instant, Li Niang came in front of Zhou Qing.

At this moment, she was already in tears, tears kept sliding down her cheeks, and she murmured to herself: "You are back, you are finally back."

As she spoke, she opened her arms, wanting to hug Zhou Qing tightly.

But her belly was too big and her movements were too hasty, which pushed Zhou Qing back repeatedly.

Zhou Qing quickly raised his hands to stop him.

The two realized that Li Niang was not in her right mind and had mistaken the person again, just like last time.

shhhhhh!
The people chasing behind also quickly surrounded them. They were a late Nascent Soul cultivator and three early Nascent Soul cultivators.

Judging from their clothes, they should be from the same sect.

Seeing this, Li Niang immediately turned around and said in fear, "Husband, you two should leave quickly. I will hold them back."

Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but look embarrassed when they saw this.

No, don’t both of you know your own strength?

The old man in the late Nascent Soul stage who was leading the group at this time had a gloomy expression and looked at Yan Xiaohu indifferently.

Then he said viciously: "So there are people who are guiding us. You sent a pregnant woman to our sect to steal the elixir. As a man, you are really a coward."

"You didn't dare to do it yourself, but you came up with such a despicable method. Today, neither of you can leave easily!"

The other three Yuanying realm cultivators also had ferocious expressions, holding their magic weapons tightly in their hands, ready to cooperate with the old man at any time.

Yan Xiaohu was stunned: "The two of us?"

"Humph, you look like a sly guy at first glance, who else can I blame if not you?" said the old man.

Yan Xiaohu subconsciously looked at Zhou Qing.

Li Niang is not very big, so how can she block you?
Seeing Yan Xiaohu looking to the side, the three of them subconsciously looked over, their faces suddenly changed, and they immediately stepped back: "Who are you? Where did you come from?"

The other party's body movements were really strange. Even though they were surrounded, he could still appear silently.

Yan Xiaohu: “…”

A bunch of blind people!
Zhou Qingze coughed dryly. From what they said, he probably understood that Li Niang had gotten into trouble again because of the baby in her belly.

He didn't want to stir up trouble, but he also knew that Li Niang was definitely at fault first. So he could only bow and say, "Ladies and gentlemen, is there any misunderstanding between her and you?"

One of the people in the early Nascent Soul stage snorted coldly and said, "They stole our sect's spiritual medicine in broad daylight. What kind of misunderstanding do you think this could be?"

The old man in the late Nascent Soul stage was relieved after investigating Zhou Qing who "suddenly" appeared.

It turns out that he is in the early stage of Nascent Soul just like the man with round face and small eyes, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

After hearing this, Zhou Qing's gaze slowly fell on Li Niang who was standing in front of him. Looking at her thin figure and bulging belly, it was probably impossible for her to hand over the elixir.

After all, she took such a big risk to grab the medicine just to delay the birth of the unborn baby in her belly.

For a moment, Zhou Qing didn't know how to evaluate Li Niang.

Of course, taking the incident of snatching medicine as an example, Zhou Qing firmly believed that she had never hurt anyone in the whole process.

She just desperately wanted to get the elixir that was vital to her child.

This can be seen from the Demon King Hou Shan, the Seventh Prince and his siblings, and the four people in front of him.

Now that I'm in a foreign country, since I've met her, I might as well help her.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing moved to the side, but Li Niang quickly blocked his way. Under her messy hair was a face full of fear and helplessness.

Zhou Qing sighed and said, "How much is it? We'll buy it."

When the old man in the late Nascent Soul stage heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"You can't get it for free, so you want to buy it, right? That's a good plan. Okay, three top-grade spirit stones."

Yan Xiaohu was furious when he heard this: "Three top-grade spirit stones? Robbery!"

Zhou Qing, however, appeared remarkably calm. He slowly replied, "I'm telling the truth. Let's resolve this peacefully. There's no need to create such an unpleasant situation. Could you please tell me what medicine she stole?"

The middle-aged man on the left, who was in the early Nascent Soul stage, heard Zhou Qing's question and said impatiently, "A Dream-Erosion Grass."

Zhou Qing thought about it carefully and said, "The Dream Erosion Grass can only be a little over two hundred years old at most. After that, it will wither. Even at the highest market price, it would only be fifty mid-grade spirit stones."

As Zhou Qing spoke, he immediately took out a high-grade spirit stone from his storage bag and handed it over.

"The remaining half can be considered as our apology. What do you think?" Zhou Qing said in a calm tone.

This time, after killing Lin Jin, who was in the Spirit Transformation Realm, Zhou Qing obtained many good things from his storage bag, including countless spirit stones.

But the other party comprehended the state of mind through poison, so for safety reasons, he used the system to identify almost everything.

As expected, all the top-grade spirit stones were highly poisonous. Fortunately, according to the system prompts, they were cleared one by one with the help of other antidotes in the storage bag.

As for the other miscellaneous items, he planned to give them to Zhang Wanbao for cash.

Seeing Zhou Qing readily take out the spirit stone, the old man in the late Nascent Soul stage frowned and stared at Zhou Qing's storage bag with greed in his eyes.

"In order to cultivate that Dream Erosion Grass, my sect has expended countless efforts on it. And you think you can get rid of us with just a single high-grade spirit stone?"

The old man shouted in a voice full of dissatisfaction.

Zhou Qing frowned and asked, "Then how much do you want?"

The old man directly stretched out two fingers and said, "Twenty high-grade spirit stones!"

Before Zhou Qing could say anything, Yan Xiaohu became furious again. He took a step forward, pointed his finger at the old man and shouted, "You are so greedy! You don't even want to be treated like this!"

The four of them sneered and immediately surrounded them tighter.

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(End of this chapter)