Chapter 180: This child, is actually still alive? (6k)

As soon as Zhou Qing went out, he saw Yan Xiaohu and the others curiously lying at the door eavesdropping. Unfortunately, there was a soundproof barrier inside, and the few of them didn't hear anything, they could only be anxious.

Just as Yan Xiaohu was about to ask something, Cao Zhengyang walked out. His gaze swept over the crowd and finally landed on Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu, his expression serious: "Zhou Qing, Yan Xiaohu, you two set off today for Lingyun Mansion!"

Yan Xiaohu was stunned.

Zhou Qing also turned his head to look at Cao Zhengyang.

Is this choosing the second method, or... doing both, just in case?

Yan Xiaohu came back to his senses and immediately said, "Shibo, is this a public mission? Then it must be reimbursed."

Cao Zhengyang was speechless. This money-grubber, every time he is like this, his eyes are fixed on those few spirit stones.

However, he still said helplessly, "Reimbursed, reimbursed, reimbursed!"

Immediately after, Cao Zhengyang transmitted his voice to Zhou Qing: "You have experienced life and death this time, just go to Lingyun Mansion to relax. If there is really a Fusang Lingkui, with its value, Senior Fu Kui will naturally escort it back."

"If not, come back in half a year. You might not be ready yet, some dirty things, don't see them."

Zhou Qing looked at Cao Zhengyang quietly, his expression complex. He understood the painstaking efforts of Shibo in his heart, and then bowed slowly, indicating that he understood.

Seeing this, Lu Yaoyao hurriedly said, "Shizun, I want to go too, I haven't been to Lingyun Mansion yet."

After a brief contemplation, Cao Zhengyang nodded and said, "Go!"

Lu Yaoyao was happy for a while.

……

"What's wrong, unhappy? What did Shibo say to you?" On the flying sword, looking at Zhou Qing's worried appearance, Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but lean over and ask.

Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "Nothing."

"Forget it if you don't want to say. Shibo named you and me to go to Lingyun Mansion, it is very obvious that he wants to use our connections to do some things. Is it related to Zhang Wan Bao?" Yan Xiaohu said.

Zhou Qing nodded slightly, which was considered to be acquiescing to Yan Xiaohu's guess.

Seeing that Zhou Qing didn't want to chat more, Yan Xiaohu was also very sensible and didn't ask any more, because he had already guessed something.

Lu Yaoyao looked at Zhou Qing's unhappy appearance, hesitated, and said, "Zhou Shixiong, look on the bright side, it's no big deal. The boat will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge."

Zhou Qing let out a long breath and couldn't help but speed up. Until he reached a place where no one was around, looking at the vast clouds in front of him, he suddenly seemed to have found a vent, and couldn't help but shout a few times.

With these few shouts, the depression and heaviness in his heart were reduced a little, and he felt much more refreshed.

At this moment, he suddenly understood a little why Zhang Wan Bao and Xiao Cancan were so simple and innocent.

That is because their elders protected them too well, letting them see and know only the most beautiful things in this world, without experiencing those deceitful and cruel and complex things.

And before them, weren't they the same, always under the protection of the sect, cultivating with peace of mind, never coming into contact with the dark side of this cultivation world.

"I will follow my heart!"

The next moment, Zhou Qing seemed to have suddenly realized something. His mind was clear, and the knot in his heart also vanished at this moment, no longer entangled in those complex interest entanglements and dilemmas.

If he really stood in that position, he just needs to stick to his original heart, as for the others, go to his mother!

"What?" Yan Xiaohu didn't hear clearly what Zhou Qing shouted and asked with a puzzled face.

Zhou Qing laughed loudly, looking very relaxed.

Lu Yaoyao was happy for Zhou Qing. Perhaps at this moment, he figured something out.

"Pei Ge, are you back?"

Not long after, an urgent voice suddenly came from behind the three, and it even carried a crying tone.

The voice revealed deep longing and anticipation, as if it had been waiting for a long, long time.

The three who were galloping stopped immediately. Turning their heads, they saw a woman with pear blossoms and rain as if teleporting, approaching them instantly.

This is a woman who looks very ordinary. Her face is full of tear stains, her eyes are red from crying, but her belly is abnormally huge, looking very conspicuous.

Seeing this scene, the three pupils shrank, and their hearts couldn't help but "thump."

Yan Xiaohu and Lu Yaoyao thought of that person in the image stone at the first opportunity, and were nervous, their palms sweating, and their eyes full of vigilance.

"Li Niang—" Zhou Qing muttered softly.

This was his first time seeing the other party.

Hearing Zhou Qing's self-talk, Li Niang burst into tears of joy. Her figure swayed and she arrived in front of Zhou Qing instantly.

Her hands trembled as she raised them, as if she wanted to touch Zhou Qing, but was afraid that this was just a fragile dream. She said excitedly, "I am Li Niang, I am Li Niang, you are back, I knew you would definitely come back."

Looking at her appearance, Zhou Qing's expression was complex.

Thinking that at this moment he was the same as the Sect Master Shibo at the beginning, he was mistaken by her, and her spirit was obviously not normal.

Such a person actually entered Soul Formation with the "obsession" realm, and relied on those spiritual medicines to cultivate all the way to the late Soul Formation realm. I have to say, it is truly a miracle.

Lu Yaoyao and Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Is this mistaking Zhou Qing for her husband?

Before Zhou Qing could react, Li Niang ignored the others, suddenly stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and wiped it toward that huge belly.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but shiver, but was shocked to find that there was an extremely powerful heartbeat in the belly.

This child, is actually still alive?

Zhou Qing was shocked.

An ordinary person, from the beginning of cultivation to breaking through the Nascent Soul, can only maintain a thousand-year lifespan, but this child has stayed in her belly for a thousand years, and is still alive.

Simply unbelievable.

And Li Niang, at this moment, held Zhou Qing's hand, kept touching her belly, and muttered: "Pei Ge, do you know how I lived these years? Every day and every night, I looked forward to your return. This child in the belly is also restless, perhaps also missing Daddy."

She said while gently stroking her abdomen with the other hand, her eyes full of maternal love.

Looking at her appearance, Zhou Qing couldn't bear it. Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, Li Niang said to herself: "Pei Ge, let's go home. Everything at home hasn't changed. Now it's just missing you. Our family of three is finally reunited."

Seeing that the other party wanted to take Zhou Qing away, Yan Xiaohu and Lu Yaoyao looked at each other, wanting to open their mouths, but were afraid of stimulating this late Soul Formation realm.

But at the next moment, a trace of confusion flashed in Li Niang's eyes. She looked carefully at Zhou Qing's face. The eyes that were originally full of joy gradually became clear.

The next moment, as if waking up from a big dream, she pushed away Zhou Qing's hand in a panic, hurriedly retreated a few steps, and a blush of shame surged on her face instantly.

"I... I'm sorry, I... I mistook the person." Her body trembled slightly, her voice was like a mosquito, and then she turned and ran.

Lu Yaoyao, who knew the inside story and came back to her senses, looked at her lonely departing back, not knowing what she thought of, her eyes full of heartache.

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth, silver light flashed under his feet, and he chased after her instantly.

"You two stay here and don't move!" Just as the two were about to follow, Zhou Qing's voice came back.

Yan Xiaohu put down his raised foot, looked at Lu Yaoyao eagerly and said: "Is it her?"

Lu Yaoyao nodded and didn't say anything more.

At this moment, Zhou Qing stood in the air, his powerful spiritual sense spread out, but he could no longer find half a trace of the other party.

From the moment he saw her stroking her belly with a face full of maternal love, Zhou Qing already knew what choice he would make.

It's a pity that the other party's speed was too fast, and she didn't know where she was in a flash.

"Are you okay? What's going on? What do you know?"

Seeing Zhou Qing come back, Yan Xiaohu hurriedly stepped forward to inquire.

Zhou Qing looked ahead with burning eyes and said: "Go to Lingyun Mansion at the fastest speed, I will explain to you in detail on the way."

The two nodded and followed.

……

Perhaps it was the matter of Li Hanshan and Old Ghost Xuegu that made the Chiyan Longshi not continue to kill, and the journey was considered normal.

Two months later, the three finally arrived safely at Lingyun Mansion.

During this period, the two also learned the whole story from Zhou Qing's mouth.

"Unexpectedly, really unexpectedly!"

Standing on the familiar yet strange street, Yan Xiaohu still couldn't believe that when he and Lei Luo were having a great time, the elders of the Three Sects were playing such a cruel game.

Looking at Lu Yaoyao, she was the same as usual, and even looked at the surroundings with curiosity at this moment.

It can be seen how strong her psychological endurance is!

This made Yan Xiaohu admire her, but thinking of the various hardships she experienced since she lost her family and was alone, her psychological quality was probably tempered to be extremely strong long ago.

Soon, after passing a street, the three saw the familiar 【Cuiyu Pavilion】 again.

At the beginning, the two stayed here for a long time. Similarly, Qian Dafu, the shopkeeper, also gave the two a good lesson.

However, since Qian Dafu died, the sect sent three people one after another, supervising each other in a tripod posture, just to avoid another thing like Qian Dafu.

As for the list and address, the two also knew clearly.

"Let's go, hurry up and find Zhang Wan Bao!"

Zhou Qing didn't choose to go in, but left straight away.

"Yan Xiaohu?"

Just as they turned a street, a familiar voice came from behind.

Yan Xiaohu turned his head and saw a beautiful woman with a surging chest, calling out tentatively. Beside her, there was a young girl eating candied haws.

After seeing that it was indeed Yan Xiaohu and Zhou Qing, Li Shitao and Xiao Cancan hurried over, full of surprise.

"When did you come to Lingyun Mansion, why didn't you tell us?" Li Shitao asked with a smile, her eyes revealing a hint of blame.

Zhou Qing didn't expect that the first familiar person he met on the first day here would be a female ghost... no, Tao Jie!

"Yan Dage, Zhou Dage!" Xiao Cancan also greeted happily.

Yan Xiaohu looked at the two and said sourly: "You two are really living quite comfortably now."

Especially Li Shitao, she was simply glowing.

Zhou Qing smiled and said: "Tao Jie, Cancan, we just arrived too. Long time no see, are you okay?"

Li Shitao didn't want to pay attention to Yan Xiaohu's sour words, but looked at Zhou Qing and said: "Are you really recovered? When I came last time, I wanted to see you, but your Master said you were in seclusion cultivating body-refining techniques. Now looking at your spirit and appearance, Tao Jie is really happy for you."

Xiao Cancan also nodded repeatedly and said: "That guy Zhang Wan Bao has been looking for medicinal materials for you to restore your Jin Dan, and I also asked my daddy to help. It's a pity that there has been no news. That time Wan Bao came back and said you recovered, it's really great."

After hearing this, Zhou Qing was moved and hurriedly said: "Thank you, you really have a heart."

Soon, the two women saw Lu Yaoyao again, full of happiness.

After all, when they went to Taiqingmen last time, they saw this girl. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also very enthusiastic, leaving them a quite good impression.

It's just that when they met again, the feeling Lu Yaoyao gave them had quite an invisible pressure, and she was more calm and restrained, making people feel that she was not easy to get close to.

Lu Yaoyao also greeted them with a smile, very politely: "Tao Jie, Cancan, long time no see!"

When they met, everyone was in the Jin Dan realm.

And now, she is already Nascent Soul, but the two haven't changed much.

"We are going to find Wan Bao, want to come together?" Zhou Qing invited. Anyway, everyone is an acquaintance, it's good to go together, and it's lively with more people.

The two women naturally agreed, and immediately followed the crowd to the Wan Xiang Auction.

When Zhang Wan Bao knew that Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu had come, he rushed out at the first opportunity and gave the two a big hug excitedly.

"No, why did you get fat again?"

The two looked at Zhang Wan Bao's round body and couldn't help but tease.

Before he was a little thin, why is he getting more and more like his old man Zhang Yifu now, and his body shape is getting more and more wealthy.

Zhang Wan Bao smiled, glanced at Xiao Cancan without a trace, and then said: "I am already trying to control it, but since I thought it through, I have become fat with peace of mind."

After hearing this, the two couldn't help laughing loudly.

However, time was urgent, and Zhou Qing didn't forget the task they came for this time, so he hurriedly stated the purpose of coming here.

"You also want to find Fusang Lingkui?" Zhang Wan Bao was a little surprised after hearing this.

After the three heard this, their expressions condensed, and Zhou Qing asked hurriedly: "Who else is looking for this thing?"

Zhang Wan Bao shook his head and said: "I don't know those two people. Anyway, they offered a high price. The key is that there is no such thing in the auction. But don't worry, if there really is, I will definitely send it to the two brothers at the first opportunity. As for others, let them stay wherever it is cool."

Zhang Wan Bao promised by patting his chest.

"Good brother!" Yan Xiaohu patted Zhang Wan Bao on the shoulder happily, very satisfied, enough loyalty.

Zhou Qing also had a smile on his face.

After asking Zhang Wan Bao that the two people arrived only three days ago, Zhou Qing had already guessed who the other party was.

It seems that the Chiyan Longshi and the Tianji Sect also have the same idea.

It's a pity that their wishful thinking is probably going to be empty. No way, who told him to have someone inside.

With Zhang Wan Bao's help, Zhou Qing and the three don't need to worry about the next things.

And according to Zhang Wan Bao's investigation, the other party was indeed the Soul Formation elder of the Chiyan Longshi and the Tianji Sect.

This made the three even more cautious.

On the other hand, Xiao Cancan and Li Shitao were full of curiosity and asked them about the various deeds in the Eastern Region recently.

"Did you find the four flowers gathered at the top?"

"How are the five major sects in your Eastern Region fighting now?"

"I heard you beheaded the two great geniuses of the Chiyan Longshi? Is it true or false?"

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Without Zhou Qing opening his mouth, the chatterbox Yan Xiaohu had already started to introduce with saliva flying.

After learning that Zhou Qing beheaded not two great geniuses, but five, the two women couldn't believe it.

Can a turbulent environment really make a person improve so fast?

A few years ago, the Nascent Soul early stage Blood Tai Sui in Qingmu City made Zhou Qing and a group of people look so embarrassed.

Now, they have all promoted to the Nascent Soul realm, especially Zhou Qing, who has already beheaded two half-step Soul Formation realms.

Facing the praise of the two, Zhou Qing had to wave his hands with a smile, saying that everything was luck, and used some means that couldn't be brought to the table.

However, since they came to a big city, and they are considered wealthy now, Zhou Qing listed a list and asked Zhang Wan Bao to match a set of materials needed for the array.

This array is called 【Itchy Scratching Heart Array】. Like 【Eighteen Level Earthquake】, it is a novel array created by Senior Xuan Qingzi.

The current introduction is that once this array is activated, it will produce an invisible "itchy wave."

The intruder will be extremely itchy all over, from the soles of the feet to the scalp, every inch of skin is like being bitten by thousands of ants, making people unable to help dancing and rolling on the ground, unable to take care of fighting or casting spells.

This made Zhou Qing very interested, and Zhang Wan Bao didn't disappoint people. It only took ten days to collect the corresponding materials.

"Zhou Dage, don't hold too much hope for this Fusang Lingkui, it is too rare. My old man said that even the Soul Severance realm might be jealous. If the auction really gets one, I am afraid that such an existence will come to buy it soon."

After Zhang Wan Bao handed the materials to Zhou Qing, he opened his mouth with some hesitation.

Zhou Qing naturally understood, but it also confirmed from another aspect that the Demon Wang Hou Shan secretly cultivated that thing for a thousand years. If it really can't be found in the end, I don't know how violent he will be.

Just like that, after the three waited for a month, they chose to say goodbye.

A total of half a year was given, and now three months have passed. It will take two months to return, and there is really not much time left for them.

"If I really get it, I will definitely send it to the two brothers personally!" Zhang Wan Bao promised.

Zhou Qing was moved, but still said: "No need, lose weight well."

Afterward, the three said goodbye to a few people and embarked on the return journey.

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Two months later, when they returned to the Eastern Region, there were only twenty days left in half a year, but what the three heard all the way was still the five major sects working together to find a thing called Fusang Lingkui.

Many small sects were also full of curiosity. After all, being able to make the major sects that had been fighting for several years stop suddenly and work together to find this thing was already very unusual.

Zhou Qing was a little confused, not knowing what medicine was sold in the Sect Master Shibo's gourd.

Not long after, the three successfully found Cao Zhengyang and detailed the situation in Lingyun Mansion.

Cao Zhengyang was slightly disappointed after hearing this, but it seemed to be in his expectation. After all, Fusang Lingkui itself is an extremely rare thing, and it is indeed not an easy thing to find.

"We can't get it, the Chiyan Longshi and the Tianji Sect are the same, don't have a dejected look!" Cao Zhengyang looked at it very openly and comforted the three with a smile.

Lu Yaoyao also told about the three of them meeting Li Niang halfway, and then said: "Shizun, what are your plans?"

Seeing that there were only twenty days left, they might face the beast tide of eighteen Demon Kings at any time.

And after Cao Zhengyang heard this, he didn't answer Lu Yaoyao's question first, but said with a face full of shock: "You actually met Li Niang?"

Zhou Qing looked at Cao Zhengyang's expression and asked hurriedly: "Shibo, what's going on?"

Cao Zhengyang sighed helplessly and said: "She is missing!"

"Missing?" The three spoke in unison.

Cao Zhengyang nodded and said: "After you left, I secretly went to the Seven Star Sect, but I didn't find Li Niang. Through soul searching of those few Nascent Soul realms, I learned that Li Niang hadn't been back for many years."

"Afterward, I went to the mountain range where I met her last time, and didn't find anyone either. I guess she should have instinctively sensed the danger and left quietly." Cao Zhengyang added.

They say a mother is strong. Since she is pregnant and has the late Soul Formation realm cultivation, she probably senses some things in the dark.

Zhou Qing was thoughtful.

Cao Zhengyang continued: "Now in the Eastern Region, the matter of the Demon Wang Hou Shan's holy medicine being lost is not a secret. Those few Nascent Soul realms of the Seven Star Sect, as I guessed before, in order to draw a line, all pretended not to know, and didn't even reveal a word."

Zhou Qing nodded. In fact, coming back all the way, no one talked about this sect, and he had already guessed something.

Making such a big fuss, with the Five Sects and the Demon King, the Seven Star Sect, a small sect, definitely wants to stay out of it and doesn't want to be implicated.

But since Li Niang escaped, and Lingyun Mansion didn't purchase the same medicine to replace it, then next, wouldn't they face Hou Shan's revenge?

Seeming to see the worry of the three, Cao Zhengyang flipped his hand, and an image stone appeared.

As the light flickered, a scene appeared in front of the three.

When seeing the scene in the picture, the three felt tight in their hearts.

I saw that where Hou Shan's cave was, a large number of Five Sects disciples were like lambs to be slaughtered, locked in cold and hard iron cages.

They were ragged, their hair was messy, their faces were full of despair and fear, and they were huddled in the cages.

"Hou Shan is already anxious. After all, in his perception, that Fusang Lingkui is about to wither. When we rushed to negotiate, we found that twelve Demon Kings had gathered there."

Cao Zhengyang's expression was solemn, and his brows were twisted into a deep "Chuan" character.

After Zhou Qing and the three heard this, their faces changed suddenly.

Twelve Demon Kings, that means twelve Divine Transformation Great Perfection powerhouses. Even with the Taiqingmen's long-standing foundation, only six or seven Supreme Elders possess such cultivation.

And the demon race is thick-skinned, and their combat power soars after turning into their true bodies, coupled with various innate supernatural powers, it is possible to fight two with one.

"After we just left, these poor disciples in the image stone..." Cao Zhengyang paused, his eyes burning with anger, gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "have already been brutally murdered and became the food in the stomachs of the Demon Kings!"

Cao Zhengyang said this, killing intent overflowing.

The faces of the three also became extremely ugly.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 181 =====