Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 107 Seeking Revenge While Possessing Ginseng

A buzzing murmur filled the air, like a swarm of flies attracted by the bloodstains, utterly annoying.

"I never expected that old dog Xiao Hu would go to such lengths. What was the point?"

"Could it be... that what he said wasn't a lie?"

Xiao Hu's desperate fight, though still somewhat insufficient against the Three Tribulation Immortals and failing to severely injure Ling Baiquan, successfully affected him.

His actions today, in particular, are tantamount to proving his innocence with his own life, using his own life to prove his and his daughter's innocence.

The white dog heard the sounds around him and withdrew his attention from the injury on his neck. His expression changed slightly, and then he became even more resentful.

This fellow looked up at the master of the academy on the platform and cried out in grief and indignation:

"Master, this old dog intends to obstruct my path to immortality and prevent me from joining a celestial sect. Please, Master, do me justice!"

He barked once, which made the white dog bark urgently again:

"It must be because the imperial examinations are approaching, and someone is trying to harm me, disturb my mind, and ruin the reputation of our institution."

Upon hearing his words, the museum master remained expressionless, merely flicking his sleeve and issuing a command:

"All irrelevant people should leave."

As soon as his voice rang out, the whispers and discussions around him ceased abruptly, and all the disciples, stewards, and servants in the hall responded with a "Yes."

Like flowing water, the group quickly left the training ground, but after they left, the area outside the training ground was bustling with noise and excitement.

In the arena, only the Master Ling on the high platform, Ling Baiquan in the arena, and Xiao Hu's mangled corpse remained.

Only the master and apprentice remained. Ling Baiquan wanted to say something, but he only felt a blur before his eyes, and the figure of the master appeared in front of him.

A mocking smile appeared on the old man's face as he said coldly, "You scoundrel, you still want to claim you're innocent?"

The white dog choked on its words, and hurriedly tried to explain. But the guild master's next sentence had already been uttered:

"Hmph! You really think you're something special? Why would he risk his life to frame you?"

This left the white dog speechless for a moment.

Realizing that the museum owner had probably already seen through the scheme and there was no room for further explanation, the man covered his neck and stood obediently to the side.

The museum owner squatted down, looking at Xiao Hu's corpse on the ground with a melancholy expression.

The man rubbed his hands on Xiao Hu's eyes, hoping to close them and let him die in peace.

But when he touched it, Xiao Hu's eyelids seemed to be embedded in their sockets, unable to close.

This made the museum master frown. So he hooked two fingers and poked them into Xiao Hu's eye sockets, forcibly prying out the other man's eyelids and closing his eyes.

Then, the man stood up and let out a long breath: "Go to his room and help Xiao Lili collect her body."

The white dog was taken aback, and was about to say, "I saw this old dog pushing his daughter out to sunbathe yesterday."

But before he could finish speaking, the white dog understood that if his daughter hadn't died, Xiao Hu would never have been so reckless as to risk his life to prove his point, just to spit out a mouthful of blood from him.

This made the white dog's expression darken slightly, and he finally couldn't help but grit his teeth and say inwardly, "What a lowly servant girl, she can't even choose a good day to die."

These words made the museum master turn his head and squint at him.

The white dog immediately realized he had said something inappropriate and stopped talking. He then cupped his hands in greeting and ran towards Xiao Hu's room in the mansion.

Halfway.

This intensified the hatred in the white dog's heart, and also caused some regret.

He had come to his senses and realized that his family's publicity stunt for the day had been completely ruined by Xiao Hu, and that there was still a vulnerable spot on his neck.

This guy was regretting it. If he had known this would happen, he should have dealt with Xiao Lili earlier and killed her sooner, so that he wouldn't have let his guard down and been tricked by this father and daughter.

However, this fellow forgot that he had indeed considered such a plan.

For the past six months, Xiao Hu has been taking care of his daughter almost non-stop, which is why his daughter Xiao Lili has survived to this day and has not given anyone a chance to harm her.

Bang!

The room, filled with the strong smell of medicine, was suddenly kicked open.

He ordered the white dog to pounce into the room. He saw the limp human figure inside the bed curtains, and without thinking, he kicked the body to shake it up, picked it up, and left.

But the next moment, something happened that made his eyelids twitch.

The robes and blankets on the bed were scattered, but no corpses jumped up; there was no one there.

Xiao Lili was not in the room.

"Damn it!" With no one around, the white dog could no longer contain itself and burst into a tirade:

"How dare you, a mere drug slave, bully me!"

………………

More than an hour ago.

When everyone in the Shaowei Hall was gathered in the training ground, a figure wearing a cloak quietly left the Shaowei Hall.

The man was hunched over, with a protruding belly, and swayed unsteadily. He was also surrounded by a strong smell of medicine.

When she was seen by passersby, no one would think she was a pregnant woman, but only an old woman who was dying and seriously ill.

Xiao Lili trembled all over. She endured the pain and walked out of the small door of Shaowei Restaurant with every step she took, looking back again and again. She wanted to cry but did not have the energy to cry. Only clear tears kept flowing down her pale and thin face.

While the white dog was battling the disciples in the Burning Tail Pavilion, this woman, barely holding on, ran through Guling Town.

Following her father's instructions, she went to a certain dojo, hoping to see her father's former friend, but she couldn't even get past the dojo's servant.

Without much time to waste, Xiao Lili had no choice but to turn around and leave.

She also found the doorstep of one of Xiao Hu's friends and successfully got a meeting with him, who invited her inside.

But just as she was about to step across the threshold, she noticed the other person's strange gaze. She gritted her teeth, turned around, and quickly blended into the crowd.

As such.

Xiao Lili wandered around Guling Town for a whole time, but still couldn't find a place she could enter.

Suddenly.

She found herself wandering back to the vicinity of the Burning Tail Pavilion.

As she was eager to leave, she saw the gate of the Dugu Pavilion again.

As if guided by some strange force, Xiao Lili strolled to the small door of the Dugu Pavilion.

The woman hesitated for a long time, unsure whether she should step forward and ask someone to announce her arrival so that Du Yu'er could come out for a chat.

A foul, rancid smell wafted up, and just then someone came out to empty the swill. That person saw Xiao Lili:

"You little girl, are you here looking for someone?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lili hesitated for a long time, bowed to the other party, and turned to leave.

When she looked up, she saw the face of the person who had spoken to her; half of her face was also seen by that person.

When that person called out to her again, Xiao Lili's lips trembled, and she let out a soft, murmuring sound:
"Second Uncle Yu..."

Not long after.

Just after finishing his inspection, the owner of the Du Pavilion learned from Du Yu'er that Xiao Lili was loitering at the entrance.

After thinking for a moment, the old woman sighed softly.

She instructed Du Yu'er to bring the girl into the inner courtyard first, intending to ask her what her intentions were before making a decision.

After repeatedly hitting a wall, Xiao Lili finally succeeded in meeting the head of a martial arts school.

As soon as she entered the hall, she took off her cloak, revealing her emaciated figure that was no longer recognizable as human.

The girl prostrated herself with great difficulty, not heeding her father's instructions to utter any request for shelter. She pounded her head on the ground, sobbing, and said:
"Xiao Lili, daughter of Xiao Hu, pays respects to Grandma Du."

"I am willing to offer the precious medicine within my body and my own flesh and blood as payment, I implore you, Grandmother, to avenge my father!"

(End of this chapter)