Chapter 70: A Trap That Will Kill You Without Repayment

The old woman was in a dilemma!

Just at this moment.

Shen Zhuofeng spoke up: "We can always seize more resources; resources are merely external possessions, the Ancestor's condition is what matters most."

Shen Guanghan nodded: "Ancestor, Zhuofeng is right!"

"The chances of us encountering the Gui Sheng Xie Yi are slim; now that we have finally met, we must seize the opportunity."

"We will soon conquer the Bahuang Star Domain, and our resources will be replenished."

Shen Longkai also expressed his agreement: "Our Diling Sect also started from nothing and built itself up bit by bit; as long as we are alive, we will have everything."

The old woman let out a heavy sigh: "Very well, we shall do as you wish."

She bowed to Qing Yuan: "I ask that the Gui Sheng Xie Yi please take action!"

Qing Yuan took a piece of paper from her Storage Ring, scribbled some text on it, and put it away: "Bring out the Spirit Veins; payment and delivery must happen at the same time!"

Looking at the old woman, a flash of reluctance crossed her eyes.

The content she had written on the paper was somewhat of a swindle against the old woman.

According to her usual style of doing things, she would certainly treat a patient after receiving benefits, but at this moment, she was following Lu Tianyu's instructions.

The old woman, Shen Guanghan, and Shen Longkai were all slightly stunned: "This..."

They had expected the Gui Sheng Xie Yi to perform the diagnosis on the spot, but they had not expected her to only give them a piece of paper.

They looked at each other, nodded helplessly, and began to pool together the Spirit Veins and wealth.

A moment later, Shen Guanghan handed three Storage Rings to Qing Yuan with both hands:

"Two Top-grade Spirit Veins, four High-grade Spirit Veins, and all the gifts received today are here; please examine them, Divine Doctor!"

Qing Yuan took the Storage Rings and handed the scroll of paper to Shen Guanghan: "It can only be opened after one hour; otherwise, the Restriction will trigger automatically, and you will see nothing."

"Additionally, I have one small request: I want to take this woman away!"

She pointed at Zhang Xiaocui.

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhuofeng was instantly dumbfounded: "Divine Doctor, you mean... Xiaocui?"

He thought he had misheard.

Xiaocui was his lawfully wedded wife, the target he was to torment tonight; how could she have just caught the eye of the Gui Sheng Xie Yi?

Shen Guanghan's expression turned ugly: "Master Divine Doctor, that is not very appropriate."

"If you lack male companions, I can find some more for you, how about that?"

"There are many women in Diling City; this junior can carefully select some for you, Senior."

He truly could not understand why the Gui Sheng Xie Yi would make such a request; could it be that the Gui Sheng Xie Yi was interested in both men and women?

Zhang Xiaocui was his son's wife; if she were snatched away in front of so many people, the Diling Sect would lose a great deal of face if this matter were to spread.

Furthermore, he felt the paper the Gui Sheng Xie Yi gave him was somewhat strange.

He did not understand why it could only be opened after one hour.

The old woman waved her hand: "Since the Gui Sheng Xie Yi likes her, take her."

She thought to herself that since she had already suffered a massive loss, she did not care about this bit of face anymore.

Shen Zhuofeng: "Ancestor, this..."

The old woman's gaze was sharp: "Hmm?"

"Weren't you very understanding of the big picture just now? Why now..."

Shen Zhuofeng had no choice but to swallow his pride, pulling Xiaocui in front of the Gui Sheng Xie Yi: "Please accept her, Senior!"

He secretly thought that one less was fine; after all, he still had the top-tier Liu Qingyan, which was enough.

At worst, he could just go to a brothel and find a few plump girls.

But just at this moment, Liu Qingyan suddenly shouted: "Master Divine Doctor, can you take me away as well?"

"I originally accompanied Zhang Xiaocui to Diling City for a visit, but I was abducted by this wicked young master, Shen Zhuofeng, to be his woman."

"Though I am untalented, I am willing to serve as your maid, Master, and attend to your side!"

She knew that Shen Zhuofeng was an evil young master who practiced the art of harvesting Yin to supplement Yang, and she dared not engage in dual cultivation with such a person.

If the Gui Sheng Xie Yi could take Zhang Xiaocui, perhaps she could take her too.

After a slight pause, Qing Yuan sent a voice transmission to Lu Tianyu: "What about this woman?"

She had always acted alone and made her own decisions in the past.

Things were different now; she had to listen to Lu Tianyu in everything.

Moreover, she could not fathom Lu Tianyu's way of doing things, so she had to ask about everything.

Lu Tianyu was just about to refuse.

But he saw Zhang Xiaocui plop down onto her knees: "I beg the Divine Doctor to take my sister Qingyan away!"

"If she cannot be saved today, she might die!"

Her peripheral vision also intentionally or unintentionally glanced toward Lu Tianyu.

When Lu Tianyu had escorted her from the Lingfeng Inn to the Xiang She Cha Lou, he had been disguised in this very appearance.

She wanted Lu Tianyu to plead on her behalf.

Lu Wenbin also pleaded with Lu Tianyu: "Big Brother, save Qingyan; if she marries that evil young master, she will likely lose her life."

He had been following Lu Tianyu, and his keen perception told him that Lu Tianyu was highly likely connected to this Gui Sheng Xie Yi.

He had observed details others had not; the Gui Sheng Xie Yi had hesitated twice in her decisions, seemingly glancing at Lu Tianyu unintentionally.

Such behavior from the Gui Sheng Xie Yi could not be such a coincidence.

"Wenbin, Qingyan must be saved, but not now!"

Lu Tianyu then sent a voice transmission to the Gui Sheng Xie Yi: "Refuse!"

Qing Yuan let out a cold snort at Liu Qingyan: "You, I do not fancy!"

"Once matters here are concluded, we leave!"

She flicked her robe sleeve, sweeping up the fourteen male concubines, and made as if to depart.

Liu Qingyan collapsed onto the ground, her expression sorrowful.

Zhang Xiaocui's complexion was also dim; she was about to open her mouth to plead again.

Suddenly, an aged voice rang out in the arena: "Divine Doctor, please stay your step!"

"Divine Doctor, I am willing to use this Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus to trade for the Divine Doctor to reshape my grandson's foundation!"

Whoosh!

An old man in a green robe with long eyebrows stepped from the crowd and appeared before Gui Sheng Xie Yi in a single stride, holding a simple wooden box carved with runes in both hands.

The old man's gaze was piercing, his expression resolute.

"Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus?"

Upon hearing this, the crowd was greatly shocked, their gazes locking onto the box in the hands of the long-eyebrowed old man.

"To think there is such a divine object? The Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus is not only a supreme treasure for cultivators of the ice attribute, but it also has the effect of bringing the dead back to life and reshaping foundations; its value is immeasurable!"

"More than that, this object inevitably produces lotus seeds when it blooms; when the seeds are refined into pills with other precious medicinal herbs, they are top-grade pills for cultivators to overcome the inner demon barrier during Tribulation Transcendence!"

"The Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus develops spiritual wisdom after blooming and is adept at hiding; for this person to be able to obtain a Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, he must be a person of great Luck. This person has long eyebrows; it seems I have seen him somewhere before!"

Qing Yuan's eyes were also fixed on the simple box.

It would be a lie to say she did not want to obtain such a treasure as the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus.

But she could not stay here for long now; everything still depended on Lu Tianyu's decision.

She immediately sent a voice transmission to Lu Tianyu: "If the thing inside is truly a Snow Lotus, it can reshape a foundation after being refined into pills, and there may even be surplus pills. What do you think, Young Master?"

Lu Tianyu was greatly shocked in his heart: "Oh no, why has Ancestor come!"

"If I had known, I should have brought Qing Yuan to meet Ancestor."

Early that morning, he had used a communication bead to send a message to Changmei Laozu, saying that he had found Gui Sheng Xie Yi and there was no need to keep looking.

He had even arranged with Changmei Laozu to meet outside Diling City in a few days.

Now that Changmei Laozu had appeared here, he must think that Lu Tianyu had told a white lie because he did not want him to come to the Chengzhu Fu and take risks.

Yet, in order to save Lu Tianyu, he had come regardless of everything!

In that case, his entire plan was disrupted and would have to be replanned.