I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

In the night, Huang Quan's figure still seemed somewhat lonely, but his mind had reached a state of extreme tranquility.

It was as if, at this moment, he had forgotten everything else. He was simply savoring the ordinary yet precious life.

If there's anything else, it's that there's only one gold coin left...

"Young man, you like this little wax figure? It's a high-level beast, the Winged Azure Tiger, only thirteen copper coins..."

Before the vendor could finish speaking, Huang Quan took out a gold coin and threw it on his counter.

"wanted!"

After speaking, Huang Quan left, leaving behind only that one gold coin.

"This bracelet only costs twenty-one copper coins..."

"wanted!"

A gold coin fell.

Not long after, Huang Quan's spatial bottle had a place specifically for storing these ordinary items.

His actions, though seemingly unintentional, were something only he understood the meaning behind.

However, his lavish spending of gold coins inevitably drew the attention of some people lurking in the shadows—no, they were eyeing the gold coins in his hand!

……

In a small town, in a black hut, there are four people: three men and one woman.

They were all gathered around a square table, seemingly discussing something.

"Brother, is what you said true..." The one who spoke was the youngest man present.

“It’s absolutely true! Every time that kid takes out gold coins, he does it with such ease… Fifth Brother, look…” Although this eldest brother has an ordinary appearance, he is incredibly strong and muscular.

The fourth brother paused for a moment, then turned his gaze to the only woman and asked softly, "Third sister, have you found out his background?"

"Yes! He first appeared at the first restaurant and didn't make any contact with any of the forces in this town, but..." The woman answered calmly, her expression unchanged, but there seemed to be a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

"Don't just come and go. We'll kill him. So what if he has some connections? We'll take advantage of the night, find an opportunity to dump his body in the wilderness, and let the wild animals handle it for us. That way, no one will find out." The fattest one in the group spoke, though he sounded rather arrogant.

"I think we should wait and see! We've just arrived here and aren't very familiar with the area. If something unexpected happens, it won't be good for us," the third sister said seriously.

"What are you afraid of? If something really happens, we'll just leave. We're real cultivators, and Big Brother was once a member of the Heavenly Demon Sect. So... we have some confidence!" the arrogant fat man said.

"Second brother! You must have misunderstood something. Although we are cultivators, we are not strong! There are far too many people we cannot afford to offend, if..."

"What ifs? What ifs? Third Sister, you're just too indecisive!"

"I'm not indecisive, I'm just..."

"Stop arguing!" Before the two could say anything more, the older brother suddenly interrupted, "Stop arguing! Just do it the way the second brother does!"

"Big Brother!" The woman looked at the man, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. She had a bad feeling, a woman's intuition.

“Third sister, you don’t need to say anything more… I already have a plan in mind. After we finish this, we’ll leave this place and find a quiet place…” the eldest brother said earnestly.

"This... alright! I understand!" At this moment, the woman was slightly disappointed and turned to leave, but just as she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and said without turning back, "I really didn't expect that we, the dignified cultivators of the cultivation world, would actually stoop to robbing mortals for a living..."

"Also... I really haven't adapted to this environment yet, I need some peace and quiet, so... I don't plan to get involved in this for the time being." After saying that, she didn't linger and quickly disappeared from the spot.

"Sigh!" Watching her retreating figure, the leader finally let out a long sigh, but only for a moment before his gaze turned sharp: "Where is that person?"

……

Huang Quan walked along a quiet path, the end of which was a blur, but now he was on this path, savoring his solitude. Pale red walls lined both sides of the path, covered with ivy and pea flowers...

At this moment, a light rain began to fall, making the scene even more tranquil. Suddenly, a fine drizzle started to fall from the sky, but the rain seemed anxious, like someone sighing over tomorrow.

And because it was getting late, the path was starting to darken, but why did it suddenly become bright at the end, almost blindingly so?

Huang Quan ignored his own state of mind and simply strolled around.

One step, ten steps, a hundred steps... Because of the approaching drizzle, the people around were already busy packing up their things and preparing to go home.

Soon, the entire street became quiet.

But Huang Quan continued walking.

"This rain is timely... What's meant to come will come..." As he spoke, he naturally changed direction and walked lightly towards some secluded places.

This was a dead end, and the darkness and drizzle made the place even more gloomy, to the point that even people's faces were hard to see.

Huang Quan walked to the corner of the wall and suddenly stopped. Then he slowly turned around and looked at the only exit, as if waiting for something.

After a while.

"Come out! You've been following me for so long...aren't you afraid this rain will get you soaked?" He said calmly, his expression unchanged, as he looked towards the exit.

The moment he finished speaking, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

"Hehe! Actually, we'd also like to know, after you led us here, are you really so confident you can escape from us?" With that, three people dressed in black night clothes suddenly appeared in front of Huang Quan like ghosts, and the one who spoke was the one on the far left.

However, the place where the three of them were standing was right at the exit, as if they had blocked the Yellow Springs in this dead end.

Huang Quan was not surprised by the appearance of the three people. On the contrary, although they covered themselves with clothes, leaving only their eyes visible, the person standing in the middle still gave him a sense of familiarity.

“No…” Huang Quan shook his head slightly at this moment.

"So you still dare to do this?" The speaker, positioned in the center, frowned slightly, a hint of confusion in his eyes, as if he too felt a sense of familiarity with Huang Quan.

"Brother, stop talking... It's pointless to say anything more, let's get started!" The fat man on the right showed impatience during the conversation with his brother.

As soon as he finished speaking, a deep yellow leopard-shaped greatsword appeared in his hand. His figure moved at breakneck speed, carrying a wind-breaking momentum, and rushed directly towards the Yellow Springs.

In fact, the moment Fatty saw Huang Quan, he felt a sense of dread and even some inexplicable irritation, as if this person was very dangerous. Perhaps that was the case, which is why he had the idea of ​​taking the initiative and eliminating the other party.

But he didn't know that not only him, but his two brothers also had the same feeling. And it was because of this feeling that the usually calm eldest brother used his words to test the person in front of him.

But all of this was shattered by that fat man.

The moment he made his move, the eldest brother and the remaining person were too late to stop him.

The sword light appeared and instantly flashed in Huang Quan's eyes.

He was about ten meters away from the Yellow Springs at this moment. With the greatsword in his hand, he immediately thrust it forward sharply. Three yellow lights emerged from the sword and the attack went straight for the Yellow Springs, as if it wanted to tear the Yellow Springs apart.

"Early stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm?" Huang Quan smiled slightly, thinking to himself, sensing the fat man's power.

In the next instant, he raised his right hand with remarkable ease and then gently squeezed it towards the three sword beams.

With that squeeze, a soft sound echoed and dissipated, along with the three sword beams.

Huang Quan, who accomplished all of this, remained remarkably calm, appearing utterly nonchalant.

But this casualness stirred up a storm in the hearts of the fat man and the other two.

"How...how is this possible?" Ten meters away, the fat man's expression showed extreme disbelief, and he was completely stunned.

In fact, in order to end the battle as quickly as possible and avoid attracting attention, he decisively unleashed his full power in his first move. However, this full-power attack was so easily crushed by the young man, without even leaving a trace.

"Third brother!!" The eldest brother reacted the fastest. The moment the fat man's body froze, he immediately snapped out of his shock and shouted at the fat man.

The sound reached the fat man's ears, instantly making him tremble. His vision cleared immediately, but a hint of fear still flickered in the depths of his eyes.

Without hesitation, he suddenly leaped backward and returned to where he had started. He didn't speak immediately, but took a deep breath. However, his complicated gaze never left Huang Quan.

But then, to everyone's surprise, Huang Quan abruptly turned to their elder brother and asked with a hint of sarcasm, "Your cultivation technique... nowadays, do cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Sect have to rely on robbing people for money to make a living?"

An hour later, outside a small house, under a large tree, Huang Quan and Fang Cheng were drinking a pot of wine.

"I never expected you to have encountered so many things," Huang Quan said with a smile. "But with your strength, even if you couldn't join a major sect, you shouldn't have ended up like this!"

"Sigh!" Fang Chengzhang sighed, then subconsciously glanced at his two brothers in the small house behind him, who were looking at him and Huang Quan with puzzled expressions. He then said, "If it were just one person, that would indeed be the case, but..."

"Are you feeling burdened?" Even though Fang Cheng didn't finish his sentence, Huang Quan understood what he meant.

"Yes! They are the few remaining family members I have in this world, which is why I chose to wander around with them. In order to prevent them from being bullied and to give them the ability to defend themselves, I also taught them some cultivation techniques..."

"But whether it's them or me, we still need to survive, so I had no choice but to do these lowly things. After all, we haven't reached the state of abstaining from grains..." Fang Cheng sighed slightly.

"Even so, we haven't had an easy time these past few years. There have been constant internal wars and various disputes, which has led to chaos throughout the Southern Region. Many people have taken advantage of the situation to try and gain something from it. So, wherever we go, we can basically encounter some people with ill intentions. In the end, we wandered all the way north and finally arrived at this small town..."

"Actually, we planned to leave after completing this job, because it's said that many powerful cultivators, some even at the Breaking Army Realm or Creation Realm, are gradually arriving from all directions for a secret location not far from here..."

"Oh? A secret place?" Upon hearing this, Huang Quan's eyes flickered.

“That’s right.” Fang Cheng ignored Huang Quan’s change in expression and continued, “Legend has it that there is the tomb of an ancient powerhouse in that secret place, and that’s why they keep coming here to search for traces of that secret place…”

"But with more people comes more conflicts. A while ago, two cultivators at the Transcendent Realm got into a fight outside this town, resulting in one being seriously injured and the other dying, and also injuring a few innocent people. So, after learning about this, the sect that manages this area immediately sent a powerful cultivator at the ninth level of the Creation Realm to suppress those rogue cultivators..."

"But while it's ostensibly for the sake of harmony, it's actually also for that secret place. Rumor has it that this secret place might be the tomb of a wandering, or even a master of the Transcendent Realm, so even if the things inside aren't as abundant or powerful as everyone says, they certainly won't be too bad..."

"Of course, I also learned about this news from the town. I don't have an accurate judgment on whether it's true or false. After all, we small fry can't get involved in these things. Anyway, I've made up my mind. For my safety and the safety of my family behind me, I will take them away as soon as possible."

"Uh...hehe! I was just passing by, but after hearing what you said, I've become somewhat interested in that secret place," Huang Quan replied with an unchanged smile.

“Interested? How about I help you? I have a third sister… She’s really good at gathering intelligence. Many of the things I just mentioned were investigated by her,” Fang Cheng said.

"Hehehe! No, you should leave here as soon as possible! I'll figure out the information myself." Huang Quan refused softly. It wasn't that he looked down on Fang Cheng's third sister, but when it came to that secret place, the fragmentary information was easily misleading.

Chapter 192 Unexpected Event

"I see!" Fang Cheng was unaware of Huang Quan's inner thoughts, so he quickly assumed that Huang Quan did not believe him, which was why he chose to refuse him.

"It's nothing." Fang Cheng smiled and stopped talking about it.

Huang Quan echoed Fang Cheng's sentiments, and the two of them, as if they had met a long-lost friend, discussed matters over wine and had a great time.

On the other hand, Fang Cheng's second and fourth brothers, seeing the two chatting happily, were also puzzled and somewhat helpless.

"Sigh! I never expected this person to be my eldest brother's friend. We really can't make a move against him now." Fang Cheng's fourth brother frowned slightly and sighed.

“Yes! We don’t have much money left. If we don’t pull off a big heist, how are we going to establish ourselves in Mortal City? Besides, we can’t buy anything without money. We can’t just rob every time, can we? What if something goes wrong?”

“We people with spiritual power are fine; we won’t starve or die of thirst in a few days. But Third Sister is just a mortal! What should we do?” Fang Cheng’s second brother looked at Fang Cheng and Huang Quan with great concern. Although he always liked to argue with Third Sister, he was actually the one who cared about her the most; he just didn’t know how to express it.

“Sigh! And if we leave this town, we’ll have to find a bodyguard as strong as our eldest brother, otherwise traveling through the forests around this town will be too dangerous. But that would… I estimate we’d need True Mystic Stones.” Fang Cheng’s fourth brother sighed even more.

"Forget it! Let's not think about it too much. I believe my eldest brother should have a way. After all, he's friends with that person. Maybe we can ask him for help... Oh, right! Where did Third Sister go? Why hasn't she come back yet?" Fang Cheng's second brother asked about Third Sister's whereabouts as soon as the thought crossed his mind.

"She probably went for a walk in the street! After all, she doesn't like us doing these things, and you had such a big argument with her this time, she definitely won't calm down anytime soon," Fang Cheng's fourth brother replied after thinking for a moment.

"Hmph! She's such a grown woman, yet she still acts like a petty person!" Fang Cheng's second brother complained, then took out a piece of white paper covered with runes from his pocket.

This white paper is a talisman called the Life Talisman. As the name suggests, if the user drips a drop of blood on it, the talisman can reflect the person's life or death status.