Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

Bai Xuanjing felt a chill run down her spine, realizing what was going on.

Sure enough, when the box was opened, there was Bai Xuanlin's head inside!

"The family has always been fair in its dealings, but Bai Xuanlin is crying and refusing to admit it."

However, the two rogue cultivators from the outer sea couldn't hold out any longer and confessed. Then, they used a Heart-Questioning Talisman to get the whole story out of Bai Xuanlin.

The two rogue cultivators from the outer seas have already been thrown into the ocean to feed the fish. Although Bai Xuanlin is a disciple of the Bai family, he violated the clan rule that punishes all, so he also has no chance of being buried in the clan's ancestral cemetery.

"I came here only to show you that he is indeed dead."

Bai Qingyu spoke indifferently, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Then, he took out a few pages of yellow paper and said, "These record what Bai Xuanlin said when we interrogated him."

"Check if there are any problems. If not, seal it in the family storeroom for safekeeping."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanjing took the paper with some curiosity and began to read it.

Judging from the contents of the paper, when Baek Hyun-rim first entered the punishment hall, he initially denied everything.

It wasn't until Zhan Yue's partner confessed that he reluctantly admitted to attacking his own kind.

It was pretty much the same as Bai Qingyu's description, so there wasn't much to say.

After Bai Xuanjing looked at it, he returned it to Bai Qingyu.

Bai Qingyu put away the offering paper and then said, "Bai Xuanlin intended to harm you, but he was also captured by your cousin and his men. Throughout the whole process, you mainly resolved the crisis on your own."

Logically speaking, the storage bag should belong to you.

"But the Huang Yudan and other items in his storage bag belonged to his family..."

We compromised and took his storage bag, but gave him everything else according to his contribution value.

After saying that, Bai Qingyu said, "Bai Xuanlin's wealth is meager. His magical artifacts, talismans, spirit stones, and other items add up to only about two or three hundred low-grade spirit stones. I'll give you four hundred contribution points. Do you have any objections?"

Bai Xuanjing naturally had no objections.

Actually, Bai Qingyu's willingness to give him some compensation was already somewhat unexpected for him!

However, considering the Bai family's style of doing things, it makes sense.

"If I had known the family would make this arrangement, I should have let my cousins ​​go back a few days later," Bai Xuanjing thought to himself.

Bai Xuanjing already felt indebted to the Lu siblings for capturing and killing the person, and now that she has received these benefits, she feels even more indebted.

After all, according to established custom, since Lu Jinyan and his sister helped capture the person, they should at least share some of the storage bag with them.

Bai Xuanjing thought to herself, "If I have the chance to go to Qianyang Market in the future, I must make a trip to Baishi Island and send some compensation to my cousins."

"And the storage bag of Zhan Yue's partner, we've given it to you untouched."

As he spoke, Bai Qingyu handed two storage bags to Bai Xuanjing, which belonged to the Zhan Yue Dao couple.

Bai Xuanjing quickly took it.

Bai Qingyu's style of doing things is quite like the legends suggest—fair and meticulous in everything he does.

After thinking it over, Bai Xuanjing felt that although it was just business, it was still worthy of respect for an elder to come and deliver something to him alone.

It seems we should return the favor.

The Bai family also has a tradition of close relatives visiting each other and exchanging gifts.

Thinking about this, Bai Xuanjing began to ponder.

Although Bai Qingyu was an elder, he didn't have much contact with their family.

It's inappropriate to give away something that's too expensive.

Cheap and common, lacking any sincerity.

"Got it!"

Bai Xuanjing suddenly thought of something.

"Thank you for making this trip, Uncle Qingyu. This is a pot of orange thorn wine, which Grandpa Qingshan brewed with fireflies. Since I provided the information about the fireflies, he brought me a pot!"

As they spoke, Bai Xuanjing took out a jar of orange thorn fruit wine from her storage bag.

This orange thorn wine was given to Bai Xuanjing by Bai Jingming the night they returned, saying that Bai Qingshan specifically requested it.

The orange thorn fruit is only a low-grade first-tier spiritual item, so in terms of value, this fruit wine is actually quite ordinary.

But it is said that this brewing recipe is an exclusive secret of a close friend of Bai Qingshan, a rogue cultivator, and outsiders cannot drink it even if they want to.

Baek Hyun-kyung tried it, and it really tasted good.

However, he didn't know much about spirit wine, and he couldn't explain anything about the deeper aspects of wine tasting.

"You've got a good idea, haven't you!"

Upon seeing the orange thorn fruit wine, Bai Qingyu's eyes lit up, and he chuckled, saying, "That old bastard Qingshan is really not fair!"

I heard about his orange thorn wine six months ago, so I specifically asked him for some. He was stingy and didn't give me much... not nearly enough to drink!"

"Since you are so sincere, then I shall accept your offer!"

As he spoke, Bai Qingyu rubbed his hands together and accepted the orange thorn wine.

Bai Xuanjing immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from the content of their conversation, Bai Qingyu and Bai Qingshan have a good relationship.

After all, both of them came from the fifth branch of the family.

After that, Bai Qingyu didn't linger and took her leave.

……

"Uncle, what did that old man say to you?"

Only after Bai Qingyu left did Bai Mingyuan and Bai Ling'er dare to step forward.

Bai Xuanjing smiled and said, "That's not some old man, he's your great-grandfather."

Then, Bai Xuanjing patted the two children on the head and said, "You two play over there for now, I have something to do."

Bai Mingyuan and Bai Ling'er sensibly ran to the side.

However, they were still in the courtyard and hadn't escaped Bai Xuanjing's sight.

Bai Xuanjing sat on the stone bench, took out his partner Zhan Yue's storage bag, and began to examine it.

The Bai family does things in a way that is well-regulated and leaves no room for criticism.

Neither of Zhan Yue's soul imprint was erased from these two storage bags.

It seems that Bai Qingyu and the others didn't bother to investigate what might be inside the storage bag.

After all, they were two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators; even in death, their soul imprints remained resilient.

It took Bai Xuanjing the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to erase the soul imprint.

Then he emptied everything out of the storage bag.

The contents of these two people's storage bags were rather messy, with talismans, pills, spirit stones, and other items totaling about one or two hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Looking at these, they are quite shabby.

They were, after all, two cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining!

However, the most valuable things that most cultivators possess are often magical artifacts.

To Bai Xuanjing's surprise, Zhan Yue's Daoist partner actually possessed three magical artifacts, all of which were mid-grade first-tier artifacts!

They are a mid-grade Tier 1 hook magic weapon, a mid-grade Tier 1 short sword magic weapon, and a mid-grade Tier 1 defensive shield.

The hook-shaped ritual implement looked like it had been used for a long time and was very worn.

However, both the short sword and the small shield were very new, and had not even been fully refined by Zhan Yue Dao Lu.

It looks like it was purchased just a few months ago.

"It seems that Zhan Yue's partner recently made a fortune overseas, which benefited me!"

Bai Xuanjing happily put the ritual implements aside.

This magical artifact was truly an unexpected bonus.

However, Bai Xuanjing felt increasingly indebted to Lu Jinyan and his sister.