Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 147 Blood Loss

After giving his statement and delivering the gifts to the law enforcement officers, Chen Beiwu returned home to find a strong smell of medicinal herbs.

"I heard that sunflower branches are great for making soup, so I made some. Remember to drink plenty later." Huang Xiaoling turned around, her tone relaxed: "How was the harvest tonight?"

"Needless to say, a thousand catties of yellow-tailed aralia will be sold out in the blink of an eye when I take action."

At this point, Chen Beiwu held up the jade-eyed salmon in his hand and said proudly, "Mom, look what this is?"

Before Huang Xiaoling could speak, Tie Dan, who smelled the fishy smell, approached him with a cup of hot tea on his head, and Chen Beiwu took the opportunity to pick up the teacup and take a sip.

"What kind of fish is this?" Huang Xiaoling stretched out her finger and poked it curiously.

"Jade Eye Salmon is perfect for sashimi. It costs about fifty spirit coins per pound in the market, but we have about twelve pounds here," Chen Beiwu boasted.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaoling was startled and subconsciously took the jade-eyed salmon. Upon closer inspection, she exclaimed, "Strange, why is this fish missing two sections of its belly and back?"

"I saw my classmate off." Chen Beiwu shrugged. "I was taken care of at school, so I had to express my gratitude."

A gentleman does not care about his heart when discussing his deeds. There is no perfect person in the world when it comes to his heart.

Regardless, the presence of Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling did indeed help him solve a lot of trouble.

"A fish's belly carries my heart's desire; that's the deepest sentiment." Huang Xiaoling jokingly asked, "Does this count as a confession?"

"Huh?" Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "Mom, are you overthinking this? The meat in the belly and tail of the Jade Eye Salmon is the most tender and delicious."

You and Dad usually like to eat the fish tail and head, so I guess I'll just have to give you the belly.

“Alright,” Ms. Huang Xiaoling sighed.

Meanwhile, at the Xu residence.

On the table, a jade vase was adorned with vibrant exotic flowers, and a jade plate held crystal-clear fish fillets.

"Slapping someone and then giving them a sweet treat, is that blockhead doing it on purpose?" Xu Lingling complained, but her tone clearly became happy, and even her dimples became sweeter.

"Don't blame me for being blunt," Xu Ziqing said, picking up a piece of fish with her chopsticks. "You're so smart, you couldn't possibly not know what Chen Beiwu is thinking."

"So what if I know?" Xu Lingling sighed, no longer pretending. "That blockhead overthinks things, and he's a bit of a coward."

"I'm afraid that if I accept, my dad will throw me into the river to feed the fish in a fit of anger, and I'm also afraid that if I refuse, I'll get angry and use my family's influence to make him drop out of school and be unable to cultivate immortality."

Xu Lingling looked at her best friend with an innocent and naive look in her eyes: "Ziqing, do you think I'm such a bad girl?"

"I don't know if you're bad or not, but if Chen Beiwu dares to accept you and reject me, I'll make sure he doesn't see the sun rise the next day." Xu Ziqing smiled gently.

Xu Lingling swallowed hard and exclaimed, "Are you kidding me? Didn't we agree on fair competition?"

"Of course I was joking, what else did you think?" Xu Ziqing took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her mouth, revealing a ladylike smile:
"I am a law-abiding citizen of the Immortal Alliance, how could I possibly do anything that violates the laws of the Immortal Alliance?"

Cold sweat dripped from Xu Lingling's temples. "Did you say that to Chen Beiwu?"

"Who knows?" Xu Ziqing smiled sweetly.

"Ah!"

Chen Beiwu suddenly sneezed.

Strange, at his level, he is immune to heat and cold and free from all diseases, so he shouldn't sneeze.

Could it be that the jade-eyed salmon is too cold in nature and too nourishing, and he is not used to eating too much raw fish?

Chen Beiwu placed all the fish meat on the plate into Jin Dan and Tie Dan's bowls, and watched them finish eating with satisfaction before putting the two pets into his spirit beast bag and activating the Ten Directions Gate.

The Southern Wilderness, in the desolate seas, is a remote island a thousand miles from Qing Su Island.

In the simple cave dwelling, Chen Beiwu's figure appeared silently. To facilitate his escape, he would activate the Ten Directions Gate to leave several safe anchor points at each location he reached.

This cave is one of the safe places. If Senior Sister Yun sends a reply from Qing Su Island, the communication talisman should fly here.

Of course, to avoid cultivators tracking the trail of the transmission talisman, Chen Beiwu deliberately delayed for more than half a year.

He only teleported here when he felt that things were almost settled.

"Buzz!"

Looking at the dimly lit communication talisman outside the cave, Chen Beiwu activated his magic power and grabbed it into his palm.

"It's time to return to the clan."

Chen Beiwu's eyes brightened slightly as he put down the communication talisman.

Just how much of the sect's resources did Lu Lei and other corrupt officials embezzle?

The reward for reporting corruption on Qing Su Island alone was enough to earn him 7,000 sect contribution points, but unfortunately, there were other twists and turns in the Tianmu Xuanzhi matter.

……

Three days later, at the Mirror Moon Sect, in the Array Hall.

"Junior Brother is indeed cautious, only returning to the sect after traveling for half a year." Yun Yishu gracefully raised her hand and poured Chen Beiwu a cup of hot tea.
"Your senior sister thought you were unlucky and had encountered a bandit on the way and unfortunately died."

Chen Beiwu accepted the tea with both hands and asked indirectly, "Senior Sister Yun, do you mean I'm in danger right now?"

"You're overthinking it. It's not dangerous at all. After all, you are Master's personal disciple."

Yun Yishu glanced at Chen Beiwu: "If you stay in the sect, even if the backers behind parasites like Lu Lei are dissatisfied with you, they won't take action. At most, they'll find an opportunity to make things difficult for you in secret."

Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu's eyes darkened, and he inquired, "Senior Sister, who exactly is the backer behind Lu Lei and the others?"

"Are you sure you want to know?" Yun Yishu smiled with interest.

"Of course, there's no such thing as being a thief for a thousand days, let alone guarding against thieves for a thousand days," Chen Beiwu said bluntly.

"The sect's Judicial Hall currently suspects two individuals: Li Yuanhua, the deputy hall master of the Array Hall, and Zhao Wuji, the deputy hall master of the Mystery Hall."

Yun Yishu calmly said, "These two deputy hall masters are both Golden Core cultivators, and they have the protection of the main lineage elders of their sects. Without concrete evidence, the Judicial Hall cannot directly arrest and interrogate them."

Chen Beiwu's heart skipped a beat.

Good heavens, a sect mission caused him to offend two Golden Core cultivators.

As a result, the sect only rewarded him with 7,000 contribution points, so he really lost out on this mission!

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu couldn't help but frown: "Didn't Lu Lei and the others provide any concrete evidence?"

“Lu Lei, Wei Bichun and Xiao Qing are all tight-lipped, and they chose to flee immediately after the matter was exposed.”

Yun Yishu poured another cup of hot tea: "On the contrary, Yu Pan is a very interesting person. Afterwards, he not only did not run away, but also confessed his guilt and accepted punishment, choosing to make amends for his crimes."

Along with delivering a wealth of intelligence, she also returned the full 97,000 low-grade spirit stones she had embezzled over the years, recovering a significant amount of cultivation resources for the sect.

"Unfortunately, Yu Pan was just an accomplice who was taken along by Lu Lei and others. She didn't know much core information, so it was difficult for the Judicial Hall to pinpoint the high-ranking officials who had been bribed and take direct action."

Chen Beiwu's eyes revealed a knowing look.

No wonder Senior Sister Yun sent a message saying that there were other twists and turns in the matter of Tianmu Xuanzhi.

According to the sect's laws, Foundation Establishment cultivators who, when unable to do so, are willing to mitigate the sect's losses by providing crucial intelligence and handing over embezzled funds can atone for their crimes and have their punishment reduced at the sect's discretion.

(End of this chapter)