Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

"Master," Xie Xiaoyi spoke first, voicing his thoughts.

"This Qi cultivator is incredibly powerful, why would he bother coming to such a remote place as Qinghe Town, and even going so far as to try and kill us?"

Hua Suwen quickly nodded in agreement, echoing, "Yes, Master, we have no grudge against them!"

Hua Tianyi stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the corpses on the ground. After a moment of contemplation, he slowly spoke:

"Qinghe Town may seem ordinary, but it is actually full of spiritual energy."

Look at the surrounding mountains; they stretch and undulate like a coiled dragon.

Surrounded and nourished by clear streams, it is truly a blessed land, rich in natural beauty and spiritual energy.

Xie Xiaoyi suddenly realized: "Master, could it be that they want to cultivate here?"

Hua Tianyi nodded, his tone becoming increasingly certain:

"Such a uniquely blessed spiritual vein is perfect for cultivators to cultivate in seclusion and even attempt to reach higher realms. Those people are probably eyeing this place."

Hua Suwen then understood: "You mean, their target isn't us at all, but rather the spiritual land of Qinghe Town?"

"That's right." Hua Tianyi nodded. "By treating the people and eradicating the plague, we may have thwarted their plans, and naturally, they have become a thorn in our side."

Hua Suwen was alarmed and gripped the hem of her clothes tightly: "Then this plague..."

Before his master could speak, Xie Xiaoyi had already spoken his thoughts.

"It's most likely their doing. They'll stop at nothing to seize the land, using plague to drive away the people so they can monopolize this spiritual vein."

Hua Suwen saw that her master did not refute her, and knew that her junior brother was generally right.

"Master, should we get to the bottom of this? Wang Baochang has lived in Qinghe Town his whole life; he might know something."

Hua Tianyi nodded and immediately ordered Xie Xiaoyi to find Wang Baochang.

Before long, Wang Baozhang rushed over and, seeing the courtyard littered with black-clad corpses, turned deathly pale: "Dr. Hua! What... what happened?"

Hua Tianyi gently comforted her:

"Wang Baochang, don't panic. These people are probably the ones who poisoned the well. They tried to assassinate my master and his two disciples, but after failing, they all... committed suicide."

After regaining his composure, Wang Baochang asked, "What does Doctor Hua want to ask me?"

Hua Suwen asked in a soft, clear voice, on behalf of her master:

"We've come to ask you something—have any strangers visited Qinghe Town in recent years, or has anything unusual happened?"

Wang Baochang composed himself, frowned, and thought carefully. After a while, he slapped his thigh.

Yes! Of course!

A month or so ago, a group of people from out of town came to town. They were all dressed in fine clothes and spent lavishly.

They said they'd spend a fortune to buy the entire Qinghe Town, forcing us all to move away, and that the money they'd give us would be enough to last us a lifetime!

"And then what happened?" Xie Xiaoyi pressed.

"And then?" Wang Baochang sighed. "Everyone has lived here for generations, with ancestral graves and fields still there. How could we just move like that? We refused on the spot."

After that, people in the town started getting sick intermittently. At first, they thought it was just a minor ailment, but who knew it would escalate into such a deadly plague!

Upon hearing this, Hua Tianyi understood immediately, and all the clues instantly connected.

"Just as I expected."

This group was probably sent by the alchemists.

"Since you refuse to move out, they are secretly spreading plague, trying to turn Qinghe Town into a ghost town so they can monopolize the Spirit Pulse attack realm!"

Wang Baochang was stunned. He had already grasped the gist of it, and couldn't help but curse:

"These damned bastards have killed so many people just to seize this land!"

"Dr. Hua, do you think that if the poison in the well is cured, will they come back to poison it again?"

Hua Tianyi pondered, remaining silent.

Seeing this scene, Wang Baochang made a rough guess—that the alchemist would not stop and would come again.

Hua Suwen had seen many people from Qinghe Town die from the epidemic in the past few days. As a native of Qinghe Town herself, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

"Master, what should we do now? We can't just stand by and watch the people of Qinghe Town suffer again, can we?"

Xie Xiaoyi secretly pursed his lips, inwardly grumbling.

The people of Qinghe Town?

What's it to us?

Before I transmigrated, I read a lot of fantasy novels. With my current cultivation level, I can't afford to mess with those Qi cultivators.

I suggest that Master stop meddling in other people's business!

He was thinking about what to say to his master, so as not to appear cowardly, nor to let others see that he was not kind-hearted.

At that very moment, Hua Tianyi spoke up.

"The abilities of a Qi Refiner are far beyond those of ordinary martial artists."

They can draw spiritual energy to temper their bodies, wield magical artifacts to kill, and some can even use their divine sense to see into people's hearts, stirring up storms with every move they make.

This matter is extremely dangerous, far beyond what the three of us, master and disciples, can handle.

Xie Xiaoyi was overjoyed.

Hey!

It seems there's no need to persuade Master anymore; he's already thinking of protecting himself.

Those words were like a bucket of cold water, chilling Hua Suwen's heart.

Hua Su asked anxiously, "What should we do? Are we just going to let that vicious alchemist do whatever he wants?"

Wang Baochang also bowed respectfully: "Dr. Hua, if you have any methods, please give us some pointers to save the people of Qinghe Town."

Hua Tianyi's gaze was deep, and after a moment of contemplation, he seemed to have made up his mind:

"Don't panic, there's still a chance for things to turn around."

The sect leader of Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect and I have been close friends for many years. His sect is full of experts; if we can get him to help, we might be able to resolve the crisis in Qinghe Town.

When Wang Baochang heard Hua Tianyi say that the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect could save Qinghe Town, he was overjoyed and immediately bowed and kowtowed.

"If Physician Hua can save Qinghe Town from its crisis, the entire town will repay him with all its might. He may take whatever gold, silver, grain, and livestock he desires."

Hua Tianyi helped him up and instructed, "Wang Baochang, don't thank me yet. Please prepare two fast horses immediately, the ones with the best speed."

Wang Baochang nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, miracle doctor, I'll take care of it right away!"

After saying that, he hurriedly ran out.

Hua Tianyi then looked at Xie Xiaoyi and patted him on the shoulder.

"Thank you, Mo. This matter is of great importance. Suwen and I are here to detoxify the people of Qinghe Town. We would like to trouble you to make a trip to Kunlun Tianjian Sect."

My old friend will surely lend a hand out of respect for me.

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiaoyi was shocked, as if struck by lightning, and his whole body instantly froze.

Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect!

That's Murong Wei's sect!

He disguised himself as a womanizer that day, using despicable means to defile Murong Wei, which led to her senior brother's relentless pursuit.

Now, asking him to personally go to the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect for help would be like walking into a trap.

go with?

Should we not go?

If I were recognized by the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect, I fear I would be met with an even more powerful sword aura.

If we don't go, the people of Qinghe Town will be doomed, and Master and Senior Sister will also be in danger.