Chapter 133: Pick her up? What does he count as!

Lü Ming picked up the token and held it with both hands; the heavy weight made his heart tremble.

He nodded heavily, his voice carrying a bit more confidence: "Yes, Elder Jiang, I'll go right now!"

After speaking, he turned and ran, his round body actually erupting with amazing speed, disappearing at the end of the herb garden path in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Ye looked at his departing back, his aged eyes narrowing slightly.

The Feng family...

It seems that from the moment Feng Gang was killed, this family shouldn't have existed.

Jiang Ye slowly withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes again.

He didn't get up; the four-colored true qi in his dantian flowed again, rushing toward the eighth regular meridian.

Prefecture city, Chen family.

In a room full of medicinal fragrance, the atmosphere was a bit frozen.

Several pots of precious orchids were placed on the purple sandalwood table, and blue smoke curled up from the copper furnace, but it couldn't drive away the heaviness in the air.

A middle-aged man in a black brocade robe with a proper face, looking to be about fifty years old, sat in the main seat, his brows carrying a trace of complex condensation.

His fingers tapped on the armrest unconsciously, emitting a faint "clack-clack" sound, exposing his inner restlessness.

This person was indeed the head of the Chen family, Chen Yanzhou.

"I didn't expect that after so many years, that girl Lili actually hid in the Tianqing Sect... no wonder there has been no news of her for so many years..."

Chen Yanzhou sighed complexly, his gaze falling on the courtyard outside the window, as if through those flowers and trees, he saw the stubborn girl from many years ago.

"As a result, the first news is such a big thing."

He shook his head, his tone filled with helplessness.

"Those Feng family people are truly ridiculous. How could Lili be related to that fierce person, the 'Head-Chopping Demon'..."

"They have been holding a grudge for so many years about that incident with Feng Gang... wanting to take the opportunity to retaliate..."

While speaking, Chen Yanzhou slowly stood up from the main seat, and a trace of solemnity appeared on that proper face:

"Regardless, Lili is my daughter after all..."

"They can't be allowed to act so recklessly..."

"I have to go to the Feng family..."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman sitting in the deputy seat's expression changed slightly.

She was wearing a dark purple brocade dress and a gold-threaded kingfisher hairpin, full of nobility.

The well-maintained face couldn't see her actual age, but her brows carried a bit of shrewd calculation.

She was Chen Yanzhou's second wife and the current mistress of the Chen family, Tao Jing.

"Yanzhou, that mixed-up girl Lili is a bold person! At that age, she dared to kick Feng Gang until he almost became impotent..."

Tao Jing also stood up, revealing a "reasonable" look, but there was a trace of undetectable schadenfreude hidden in her tone:

"Is there anything she doesn't dare to do?"

She paused and changed the subject:

"Of course, I'm not saying she definitely colluded with the 'Head-Chopping Demon'..."

"But, what if?!"

Hearing this, Chen Yanzhou was slightly startled, a look of hesitation appeared on his face, and his brows twisted into a "chuan" shape:

"Impossible, right? That girl Lili is just bold, but her heart is kind..."

Tao Jing sighed long and said: "Yanzhou, people change. That mixed-up girl Lili has been away from home for so many years, mixing in the Tianqing Sect; who knows who she has been in contact with?"

"Near vermilion, one gets stained red; near ink, one gets stained black!"

She glanced at the daughter beside her, her tone carrying a bit of pride.

"Unlike our Weiwei, who has been obediently at home all these years, as clean as a blank sheet of paper."

Chen Yanzhou frowned slightly, a flash of thought appearing in his eyes, seemingly moved: "Then what do you mean..."

Tao Jing shook her head slightly, putting on a posture of "I can't bear it but must think for the big picture":

"My suggestion is, you'd better not go to the Feng family personally."

"What if... the Feng family didn't talk nonsense, and that mixed-up girl Lili really colluded with the 'Head-Chopping Demon'..."

"Wouldn't you be unable to step down if you went?"

She paused, her tone softened:

"Of course, Lili is your daughter after all, we have to do something."

"Just let Steward Cao represent you."

"Weiwei, do you think what Mom said makes sense."

As she spoke, Tao Jing also looked at her daughter Chen Weiwei.

Chen Weiwei was slightly startled, and a look of indifference flashed on that pretty face, which was somewhat similar to Chen Lili's but more spoiled. She curled her lips, her tone indifferent: "Dad, I think what Mom said makes sense... just do it..."

For this elder sister Chen Lili, who had a different mother, she had no feelings at all.

From childhood to adulthood, their contact was pitifully small, and coupled with the fact that her mother Tao Jing had always had criticisms of Chen Lili, under the influence of her ears and eyes, she also felt that the elder sister was a troublemaker and should be avoided as much as possible.

Chen Yanzhou was silent for a moment, his gaze swept over his wife and daughter, and then looked out the window.

He opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something, but in the end, it just turned into a sigh.

"Then... let Steward Cao go to the Feng family..."

His voice was a bit hoarse.

A flash of satisfied smile appeared on Tao Jing's face, and then she restrained it, changing into a concerned look:

"Yanzhou, don't worry too much."

"Lili, that mixed-up girl, is a disciple of the Tianqing Sect no matter what..."

"If she is really clean and has no collusion with that 'Head-Chopping Demon'..."

"Then no matter how bold the Feng family is, they definitely wouldn't dare to touch her..."

Chen Yanzhou didn't speak, just slowly sat back in his chair and closed his eyes.

That proper face was full of fatigue and helplessness.

Prefecture city, Feng family.

Inside a secret room.

Chen Lili's hands were bound by iron chains, her complexion was pale, and her aura was disordered.

Clearly, she had suffered some minor injuries.

That face, which was always full of straightforward smiles on weekdays, now only had coldness and stubbornness left.

Standing in front of her was a plump but slightly mean-looking beautiful woman.

It was the current mistress of the Feng family, Zhu Ling.

She stared fiercely at Chen Lili, as if she wanted to bite a piece of meat off her, "Slut! Speak quickly, how did you collude with the 'Head-Chopping Demon' to poison my Feng family!!!"

Ever since the headless corpses of Feng Gang and his group were found a few days ago, she had almost been angered to the point of fainting.

Her son, on whom she had placed high hopes, died so miserably in the wilderness, and even his head was kicked away by someone.

After the identification by the bounty hunter Lin Tao, it was confirmed that the deaths of Feng Gang and his group were all the work of the 'Head-Chopping Demon'.

This matter caused an uproar in the prefecture city.

The fierce name of the 'Head-Chopping Demon' spread throughout the prefecture city again.

The Ding family and the Sun family before were one thing...

This Feng family is one of the three major families in the prefecture city, and the 'Head-Chopping Demon' actually killed them without hesitation...

What a crazy fierce bandit this is.

For a time, the prefecture city was in panic.

Now, the fierce name of the 'Head-Chopping Demon' in the prefecture city had completely suppressed the 'Six Demons of Yunling'... becoming an existence that people talked about with fear on the streets.

The Feng family was like crazy, searching everywhere for the traces of the "Head-Chopping Demon", determined to take revenge.

They used all their connections and resources, not letting go of any clues.

Finally, after careful investigation, they found that Feng Gang and his group had a conflict with people from the Tianqing Sect at the inn in Luosha Town.

Upon further investigation, they found that the cause of the conflict was Chen Lili, who almost caused Feng Gang to become impotent back then.

That wild girl who was not favored in the Chen family but almost kicked Feng Gang until he was impotent was now a disciple of the Tianqing Sect.

After the conflict, Feng Gang was seriously injured and fled in a panic, and was killed that night on the official road.

They didn't dare to provoke the elders of the Tianqing Sect openly.

However, they couldn't let go of Chen Lili, the culprit.

After all, they had backers in the Tianqing Sect!

So, they took action directly when Chen Lili went down the mountain to handle affairs.

Chen Lili looked at Zhu Ling coldly, saying nothing.

She knew that these people still had to be wary of her identity as a disciple of the Tianqing Sect and didn't dare to kill her.

As long as she held on for a period of time, Elder Jiang would definitely save her.

"You slut! You think I'm playing hard to get, you think I don't dare to kill you?"

Seeing Chen Lili who said nothing, Zhu Ling was almost about to explode with anger, her full chest heaving violently, and a layer of thin red appeared on the skin under her collar.

She really couldn't help it anymore, raised her hand, and slapped Chen Lili's pretty face fiercely.

Slap!

A crisp sound.

A bright red mark appeared on Chen Lili's face immediately.

Because it was too hard, a wisp of bright red blood even seeped from the corner of Chen Lili's mouth.

But Chen Lili didn't make a sound, didn't even dodge, just looked at Zhu Ling coldly, and there was no anger or fear in those eyes, only a coldness that went deep into the bone marrow.

As if she wanted to carve her appearance into her heart completely.

"You..."

Being looked at by Chen Lili with such cold eyes, Zhu Ling felt a chill in her heart and couldn't help but retreat half a step involuntarily.

As a mistress of a family, she was also a woman who had seen many storms.

She knew what Chen Lili's look meant.

It was absolutely an endless situation...

If she didn't cut the weeds and remove the roots today, it would definitely be a big trouble in the future.

"No, this slut must not be left alive..."

A flash of vicious and fierce look appeared in Zhu Ling's eyes.

Her hand slowly reached into her sleeve, her fingertips touched the cold dagger, and the murderous intent in her eyes grew stronger.

At this time.

"Mistress Zhu, you can't kill this disciple of the Tianqing Sect, otherwise even I will feel embarrassed."

A middle-aged man in a green-yellow robe with a slightly cold and hard face walked slowly into the room.

His whole body exuded an aura as thick as the earth's veins, and as soon as he walked in, people felt a heavy sense of oppression.

"Elder Zhang..."

Seeing this person, Zhu Ling's expression changed slightly, and the ferocity on her face turned into a smile as she greeted him, "I know the severity... just giving her some lessons..."

"Elder Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak?!"

Seeing this person, the pupils in Chen Lili's eyes shrank suddenly.

She recognized this person, Zhang Kui of Thick Earth Peak, with the strength of the late-stage of the Embracing the Pill Realm, who could be called the elder with the most real power on Thick Earth Peak, second only to the Peak Master.

His strength was quite formidable, and he had quite a reputation in the prefecture city, with the title of "Mountain-Suppressing Hand".

"This person is actually the backer of the Feng family..."

Chen Lili felt a chill rising in her heart.

At this moment, she even hoped that Elder Jiang wouldn't come to save her...

Otherwise, if Elder Jiang confronted this person, he would definitely suffer.

"Elder Zhang, I have prepared good food, let's go to the guest hall."

Zhu Ling said with a smile.

"Hmm."

Zhang Kui nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the red mark on Chen Lili's face, his face full of indifference.

In the guest hall, sandalwood curled, and the yellow pear wood table was full of delicacies.

Zhu Ling personally poured a cup of good Daughter Red for Zhang Kui, her face full of attentive smiles.

"Elder Zhang, this matter... should be no problem, right..."

Zhu Ling seemed to think of something and asked with some trepidation, a flash of anxiety in those shrewd eyes:

"I heard that Elder Jiang of Tianyang Peak seems to have quite a bit of strength and is not someone to be trifled with..."

Zhang Kui picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and the corners of his mouth curled up with a faint smile, full of disdain:

"Mistress Zhu can rest assured, that Elder Jiang has only been in the sect for two months, his foundation is shallow, how can he compare with me."

He put down the wine glass, tapped his fingers on the table, and made a crisp sound:

"As long as you don't kill that girl."

"No matter what, he can only swallow this breath."

Hearing this, Zhu Ling breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on that tense face: "I knew that with Elder Zhang Kui here, our Feng family would be safe and sound..."

Zhang Kui changed the subject, rubbed his fingers and said: "Speaking of which, Mistress Zhu, should the income you give me this year be raised a bit? In this world, everything is rising in price, and I, who do things, must be worthy of this hard work, right?"

"Elder Zhang, this..."

Zhu Ling was slightly startled, and a flash of hidden annoyance flashed in the bottom of her eyes.

Zhang Kui was truly too greedy, and his appetite was getting bigger and bigger each time.

Did he really think their Feng family was a silver treasury?

However, thinking of the current situation in the family, she sighed secretly in her heart.

Her husband, the current head of the Feng family, had been seriously ill for years, lying in bed all day, unable to worry about family affairs.

Although there were several Embracing the Pill Realm martial artists serving in the family, they were all people who only took money and didn't do things, and no one could hold the scene.

It was not easy to use a lot of resources to raise her precious son to the Embracing the Pill Realm, but as a result, before he could start to exert force, he was slaughtered by the 'Head-Chopping Demon'.

That clan elder of the Divine Qi Realm had declining blood and qi, and didn't know how long he could hold on.

So, she must hold onto Zhang Kui's thigh tightly now.

"Mistress Zhu wouldn't be unwilling, right."

Zhang Kui's expression turned slightly cold, and a flash of displeasure flashed in those deep eyes.

"How could that be..."

Zhu Ling forced a smile.

Just at this time.

Just at this time, a steward walked in hurriedly, with fine sweat beads hanging on his forehead, and his voice was a bit trembling:

"Mistress, a disciple of the Tianqing Sect holding an elder token came to the door, saying he wanted to pick someone up."

"Oh?!"

Hearing this, Zhu Ling immediately looked at Zhang Kui.

The meaning in that look couldn't be clearer—to ask for more money, you have to look at your performance.

Zhang Kui sneered:

"Holding an elder token to pick someone up?"

"Ridiculous!"

He stood up, tidied his robe, and a flash of playfulness flashed in his eyes:

"Let him in!"

"I want to see if he dares to pick her up!" ===== CHAPTER 134 =====