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Chapter 9 Who is Tang Hong to you?

Since Elder Mei did not move, Tang Hao naturally did not dare to move at all.

His face turned red until the last bit of oxygen in his chest was exhausted.

The invisible pressure suddenly receded, and the plum blossoms suspended in the air slowly fell.

Tang Hao collapsed to the ground, like a drowning man, gasping frantically with a faint fishy and sweet taste in his throat.

"Explain." Elder Mei spoke in a cold tone with a blank expression.

After struggling to stand up and coughing violently twice, Tang Hao finally regained his composure and bowed his head, saying, "I am merely a menial disciple sent here to run errands. The deacon and supervisor didn't even tell me what the gift was. However, they did mention that there was an accompanying jade slip explaining the situation. I beg for your forgiveness, Elder."

Mei Yunqing then noticed that the collar of the gray Taoist robe of the disciple in front of him was empty, without the metal placket that represented his status as a deacon disciple.

He picked up the jade slip and examined it without comment. Suddenly, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and snorted:
"Hmph! Very good, I need at least twelve, but only seven were delivered. Elder Sun Qing, the deacon, doesn't want to do his job anymore."

Tang Hao didn't dare to say much. Since he said he didn't know what the gift was, he naturally couldn't interrupt rashly at this moment. He just stood there with his head lowered.

It was not until he caught a glimpse of the old man taking out a [Blood Spirit Core] and examining it in his hand that he put on an expression of surprise, but his lips trembled and he did not say a word, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Who was Mei Yunqing, and what level of cultivation did he possess? He immediately noticed his abnormality, his expression shifted slightly, and he asked with narrowed eyes, "Boy, what do you want to say?"

"Ahem... May I ask, Elder, the thing in your hand, is it, is it the [Blood Spirit Core]?" Tang Hao hesitated, but then gritted his teeth and looked determined to go for it.

"Oh? How do you recognize me?" Mei Yunqing said in a playful tone, "Just say whatever you want to say. Why are you hesitating and pretending to be so hypocritical?"

Tang Hao was choked and almost choked. He took a moment to speak, "I happened to find a few and would like to present them to you, Elder, as an apology for the offense I have committed."

"Heh!" Mei Yunqing rolled his eyes, flipped his hand and took out a first-level [Blood Spirit Core] from his storage bag, tossing it in his hand, "You're not talking about this kind of garbage, are you?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, this matter has nothing to do with you. I don't want to blame you. Go ahead."

As he spoke, Tang Hao's palm was still patting the storage bag on his waist. He shook his head and said, "Your family is quite wealthy. This item is quite useful for body training. Keep it for yourself..."

As a result, before she could finish her words, Mei Yunqing saw two blood crystals the size of pigeon eggs in Tang Hao's palms. Her mouth immediately opened wide and her jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Tang Hao was about to say something when he felt his hands lighten. The two [Blood Spirit Cores] were already in Mei Yunqing's hands. The other party was examining them carefully. He couldn't help but think to himself: "What a fast speed! I wonder what level of cultivation this Elder Mei has."

"However, to be able to occupy such a large plum forest on the secondary peak, an outer sect elder would probably not be able to stop him. It is most likely an inner sect elder. His cultivation level... Tsk, he must be at least a Jindan realm old monster, big boss!"

While he was pondering, Elder Mei lowered his hand and nodded, saying, "It is indeed a second-level [Blood Spirit Core]."

Then, instead of asking about the origins of the [Blood Spirit Core] as Tang Hao had expected, he asked, "What's your name, little...friend? Where are you from?"

Tang Hao resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Well, it turned out that when he informed the old man of his name when he asked for a meeting, he didn't take it seriously at all. But that was normal, since there was a huge gap between their identities. He quickly checked his memory, and fortunately, he knew the answer to this question.

"Disciple Tang Hao, from the Tang family of Shengjing, is currently cultivating in the Chitie Courtyard at the foot of Jinling Peak."

"Shengjing, Dongling Kingdom, Tang family? Did your family wipe out a branch of the Blood Cult? Or is there someone in your family serving in the Dongling army?" Mei Yunqing raised his eyebrows and looked at him in surprise.

Tang Hao was baffled by this look. When he heard the other party mention the Blood Cult, his heart tightened. He then wondered, could the Blood Cult also produce [Blood Spirit Cores]? And what about the Dongling Army? What's the connection? Helplessly, he could only perfunctorily say:

"I'm not very clear about it. My father gave it to me when I came to the sect. He also said that if I find it again in a while, he would send someone to deliver it to me." You didn't expect that, old man? This is not a one-time deal. Tang Hao glanced at the other party secretly.

"Could it be to assist you in your physical training? What a waste of talent." Mei Yunqing shook his head unhappily. "By the way, who is Tang Hong to you?"

Tang Hong?

It looks familiar. Who is that? Damn, I don’t know the answer to this question.

Just as he was pondering the relationship between body refining and the [Blood Spirit Core], another question came up, and Tang Hao couldn't help but feel a headache.

Could it be Old Man Mei's enemy? He had regained some memories over the past two days, but it seemed due to the loss of Qi and blood, many ancient events and details were incomplete. He stole a glance at the old man and saw that his expression remained unchanged. Tang Hao grinned, "This, disciple, sounds familiar, but I can't remember it at the moment. Perhaps it's a relative..."

Wait, having said this, he actually had some impression.

Before the original owner came to Qinghua Sect, his father had instructed him that his brother was also a disciple of the sect, but had been dead for many years. He was told not to easily come into contact with people related to him. It seemed that his brother was called Tang Hong.

Yes, that’s right, it was Tang Hong. After recalling it carefully, he was sure.

So, swallowing the words that were on the tip of his tongue, Tang Hao said with a look of sudden realization, "Disciple now remembers that Tang Hong was my brother who passed away in my early years. Elder Mei, please forgive me, as my family rarely mentions him, my memory is a little fuzzy for a while."

Mei Yunqing stroked his beard, his eyes filled with memories, and said, "So you are his younger brother, Tang Hong. He's been dead for twenty years, right? What a pity."

After sighing, he didn't say anything more. Tang Hao also remembered his father's instructions and didn't ask any further questions.

"Alright, let's not talk about any offense. I won't take advantage of you, young friend. I see that you have successfully refined your Qi, so I'll give you this set of pills. Please refer to the jade slips for instructions. You can draw Qi into your body so early, even if you have to use the Qi-drawing Pills. This is enough to show that you have decent talent. If you can reach the fourth level of Qi Refining earlier, you can get rid of the status of menial disciple and enter the outer sect to concentrate on cultivation."

As Mei Yunqing spoke, he wiped the jade slip and re-entered the method of taking the pills. Then he took out a spirit stone and a few bottles of pills, stuffed them all into an ordinary small cloth bag, and threw it over.

"One mid-grade spirit stone, plus this set of elixirs, is worth more than your [Blood Spirit Core]. Although it's rare, it's actually of little use to ordinary cultivators. It would be a waste to use it to aid in body refinement." Mei Yunqing changed the subject and said, "If you really get another one, please send it to me. When you're ready to practice body refinement, I can help you refine auxiliary medicines free of charge. Of course, you need to provide the spirit medicine or pay the equivalent amount of spirit stones. Are you willing?"

He nodded in agreement hurriedly. What Tang Hao wanted was the opportunity for follow-up contact and closer relationship. Otherwise, he would have to fill the gap for the old man in minutes.

As for body training and so on, we’ll talk about it later.

Tang Hao and Mei Yunqing said goodbye and watched each other walk slowly towards the gate of the courtyard.

I couldn't help but complain in my heart, why did this old man come in so quickly but leave so slowly?

Seeing Mei Yunqing finally stepping one foot over the threshold, he breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around to leave.

Suddenly, a strong smell of blood hit my nose.

An invisible and intangible force then imprisoned him, and no matter how he struggled, it was useless under the tremendous force.

Before Tang Hao could even say "here we go again", a white figure appeared out of nowhere, suspended horizontally in the air, and charged straight towards him.

In his frightened eyes, a face like that of an evil spirit was reflected.

The evil ghost's eyes were as red as blood, his face was covered with blue veins, and his bloody mouth was almost open to his ears. He showed his sharp fangs that were about an inch long and bit towards his neck.

Tang Hao was unable to move and could only wait for death in despair.

What the hell?

Vampire?

How can there be such a thing in the world of cultivating immortals?

My life is at an end...

Everything in the world seemed to slow down, and his strong desire to survive urged him to try to find a way to escape.

At the last moment, Tang Hao was surprised to find that something had appeared in the reward space at some point in time.

There will be trouble if you throw this away!

Never mind, my life is more important.

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