Chapter 124: Testing Them Before Killing

It seems Qintai He only lasted a little longer because his cultivation was higher than hers; he, too, was about to follow in her footsteps.

Ruan Xing blinked; the Simulation had already ended, and before her was Yinfeng, who was incessantly nudging the door with its head, and Qintai He, who had fallen into a state of self-seclusion behind the door.

She pursed her lips and began the Real-scene Simulation again.

In the previous simulation, that pleasant dinner was the only place where they could have been poisoned.

She and Qintai He had never been on guard against this, firstly because in the world of Cultivation, the possibility of poison killing a Cultivator was extremely rare, as there were too many spiritual Pills and medicines in the Cultivation world that could cure poisons; even if one encountered an unknown poisonous spiritual plant or Monster Beast, as long as one could hold on with their cultivation and take a universal antidote, half the symptoms would be relieved, and by then prescribing the right medicine according to the type of poison, it was basically impossible for anyone to die.

Secondly, why on earth would they want to kill Qintai He!? Was there any reason for this?

Qintai He had no influence on them; he only intended to leave after meeting them once.

To kill him even for this was a bit absurd.

Neither she nor Qintai He had eaten that bowl of crane meat soup; she tilted her head to look at Qintai He, estimating that it would waste several more Simulation opportunities to test where the poison was, and it would be very difficult for her to persuade Qintai He to eat the crane meat and drink the crane meat soup like that woman did, so why not... just flip the table.

But the two of them certainly couldn't beat Qintai He's uncle, unless they used some special means, and it wouldn't be easy to make a move within the Qintai Family, as there were other family members just a few hundred meters away, and if a few Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivators just happened to appear in the middle, the two of them would be in big trouble.

After finishing her thoughts, Ruan Xing looked at Qintai He, who was inquiring about the location of the Qintai Family, and reached out to pull him back.

Qintai He lowered his head, his face full of confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Ruan Xing said with a solemn expression: "If we just show up like this, they will probably just find some random excuse to dismiss you and won't tell you the truth about the injustice."

"Why? If they truly don't welcome me and don't want me to come to Xizhou, I will just leave if they tell me the truth," Qintai He said, puzzled.

"Are you stupid? What if the reason they don't welcome you is inconvenient to tell you?" Ruan Xing anxiously punched Qintai He on the forearm, "Listen to me, let's test them first."

Qintai He pondered for a moment, but still agreed to Ruan Xing's proposal, "How do we test them?"

A sharp glint appeared in Ruan Xing's eyes, "Go kill your uncle."

Qintai He was startled, "How did you know I have an uncle?"

My friend, is that... really the part you should be surprised about?

Ruan Xing said: "Don't worry about such trivial details, just listen to what I have to say."

She leaned into Qintai He's ear and told him her plan.

Qintai He looked hesitant, "Will this really work?"

"Won't we know if it works once we try? We aren't actually going to kill your uncle; if it's a misunderstanding, you can just apologize and offer compensation later, right? If he treats you as family, he won't care about this little childish temper of yours," Ruan Xing continued to coax him.

Qintai He nodded hesitantly, "Alright."

The two lay in ambush on the only path to the Qintai Family, and sure enough, they waited for that young man.

Unexpectedly, Ruan Xing had thought he would have his own mount Monster Beast, but he was riding in a carriage pulled by an ordinary monster horse, with a Foundation Establishment subordinate driving for him.

She couldn't help but ponder why this guy, as Qintai He's uncle, was treated so ordinarily in the Qintai Family, when even Qintai He had his own Yinfeng.

However, this was not a problem to consider right now; she had long ago released Sword Lai, letting Sword Lai hide in an Invisibility Channel with 'Fatty No. 1', waiting to catch the target off guard the moment he appeared. With a buzzing roar, the carriage shattered into pieces; amidst rolling black smoke, the monster horse had half its body sprayed with a large amount of blood, and that Foundation Establishment subordinate, likely being the closest, was already torn to shreds.

The young man emerged from the wreckage in a sorry state, with half his body drenched in blood; he must have been severely injured.

Without any precautions, 'Fatty No. 1' had achieved such astonishing results; although it didn't kill the target, the fact that a Foundation Establishment Self-destruct Puppet could injure a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator to this extent already satisfied her.

Presumably, the young man did not have any high-grade defensive Dharma Artifact on him.

Qintai He looked shocked, "What kind of Magic Art is this? Or is it a Dharma Artifact? The power is so immense, how did you do it?"

He looked completely ignorant, not recognizing that it was a Puppet.

That was to be expected; Qintai He was young and had never left Xianyuan City, and the classics within his Sect would not describe these Demonic Sect things in too much detail; since 'Fatty No. 1' had been thrown out of the Invisibility Channel by Sword Lai and exploded in less than a second, it was even more impossible for him to know what it was.

Ruan Xing didn't explain, but instead kicked Qintai He in the butt and pushed him out, "It's your turn to perform!"

The young man took several Healing Pills while vigilantly watching his surroundings, guarding against the person who had just launched the sneak attack appearing again; he didn't seem overly worried, as he was, after all, very close to the Qintai Family, and as long as he held on for a little longer, high-level cultivators in the family would notice the abnormality here and come to rescue him.

Qintai He stepped forward with a cold expression, pointing his Sword at him.

Looking at Qintai He's familiar yet strange face, the young man said in surprise and suspicion: "Who are you, and why did you launch a sneak attack on me?"

"I am Qintai He, the son of Qintai Gu," Qintai He said slowly, "I have come to kill you; do you not know the reason yourself?"

After hearing this, the man said calmly: "So it is you... child, I am your uncle; there might be some misunderstanding between us, why don't we go back home together and sit down to have a good talk."

"There is no misunderstanding," Qintai He said coldly: "I came to kill you today to take revenge; prepare to die!"

Having said that, Qintai He charged forward with his Sword; his cultivation was two minor realms lower than the man's, and he had no real combat experience, but the man was, after all, severely injured, and as he struggled to cope, they were surprisingly evenly matched.

In the gap between exchanges, the man frowned and said quickly: "We are relatives, why must we kill each other? Qintai He, who exactly has bewitched you?"

Qintai He pursed his lips and said coldly: "No need to quibble anymore; the deaths of my father and grandfather were all because of you! Today, I will surely kill you to sacrifice to their spirits in heaven!"

The man's body shook; he said no more, but instead, after blocking the next move, he quickly retreated with his feet, wanting to escape.

Qintai He hurriedly chased after him.

Although he spoke very firmly according to what Ruan Xing had instructed, he actually felt very uncertain in his heart; he didn't understand why Ruan Xing thought his uncle was a bad person.

In his mind, relatives with whom one had a blood bond since birth should be very precious.

But seeing the man's actions, his heart kept sinking.

Everything was exactly as Ruan Xing had said.

The man did not seek help in the direction of his home from the beginning, and even after fighting for a while, he worried about being discovered and took the initiative to flee in another direction.

He was avoiding... having this battle known by his clansmen.

The introduction and cover are also being updated one after another~ Wishing you all a happy Qixi Festival~ Thanks to high school student Zhou Yingting for the monthly ticket~(End of this chapter)