Chapter 27: I'm Robbing

"What, he's dead?"

The plain-clothed woman's cute eyes widened, full of shock.

Princess Yan Yang nodded very calmly: "I only found out about this a while ago."

Upon hearing this, the plain-clothed woman's eyes couldn't help but dim, and she was silent for a few seconds, turning into a sigh:

"Sigh, thinking back, I seem to remember the cute, shy look on his face when he saw us back then. Actually, at that time, I already knew he would become the indirect furnace for the Fire Emperor. Unfortunately, we were young back then and couldn't stop it. Later, he was locked in the underground palace to cultivate, and as time went on, we forgot about it. I didn't expect that when it's mentioned again now, he's already dead."

"I never forgot!" Princess Yan Yang closed her eyes slightly and replied lightly.

"What?" The plain-clothed woman widened her eyes, shocked: "Then... then why didn't you stop it?"

"Because the Emperor wanted to go further, and that Xu Que was the most suitable candidate at the time, possessing the Heavenly Fire Spirit Root and having no relatives. So the Emperor let Concubine Huan impersonate me for six years, and also accompanied that Xu Que for six years, until he stepped into the Golden Core Stage, and then sucked away the Heavenly Fire Spirit Root in his body. For a wandering orphan who should have starved to death on the street, I think this can be considered a kind of compensation." Princess Yan Yang said, her voice flat.

"So it was Concubine Huan who impersonated you to accompany that Xu Que all these years. With her charm and transformation techniques, it's not difficult to deceive a Golden Core Stage cultivator. It's no wonder I've rarely seen her in the palace in recent years. However... I still feel that Xu Que is quite pitiful." The plain-clothed woman's beautiful eyes were full of intolerance.

Princess Yan Yang remained unmoved, her expression without any ups and downs, and said indifferently: "Everyone has their own destiny. There are far more pitiful people in the world than him. Moreover, his death is not worthless. After Concubine Huan sucked away the Heavenly Fire Spirit Root in his body, she transferred it to the Emperor, and now the Emperor has begun to sprint to the seventh layer. If he can succeed, it will be a good thing for the Fire Origin Kingdom."

"Sigh..." The plain-clothed woman closed her eyes slightly, sighed, and said nothing more.

It was just a few breaths later that she suddenly opened her eyes and said in surprise: "Wait, do you think this Xu Que and that Xu Que could be the same person? Otherwise, I'll go and inquire to see if there is a portrait of that Xu Que, so I can see what kind of person he is!"

Princess Yan Yang shook her head: "There are many people with the same name, there's no need to make a fuss. Moreover, the Xu Que in the Imperial Palace is already dead, and all his cultivation was sucked away before he died. Even if he survived, without a Spirit Root, it's impossible for him to cultivate again."

"That's true. After all, there is no medicine in this world that can make people grow a Spirit Root again." The plain-clothed woman nodded in realization.

At this time, Xu Que had already left the small teahouse and continued on the road to the Imperial Capital.

Along the way, he hummed a little tune, and from time to time, he performed the Three Thousand Thunder Movement body technique, climbing over mountains and ridges.

But whenever he encountered some large jungles, he would immediately stop, walk in to hunt some demon beasts, and by the way, catch a few ordinary wild beasts to roast and eat.

After several days, Xu Que's experience points had risen quite a bit, but his harvest of Acting Cool Points was very little. Along the way, he had encountered a few cultivators with weaker strength, all of whom were shocked by his black robe and Black Heavy Ruler, bringing him dozens of Acting Cool Points.

However, no matter how small the mosquito legs were, they were still meat. Xu Que couldn't possibly dislike them.

Until this day, Xu Que passed by the foot of a large mountain, and a village appeared in front of him. His eyes immediately lit up, and he hurried over.

Where there were people, there were opportunities for him to act cool!

It was just that after approaching the village entrance, Xu Que suddenly discovered that there were some cultivators appearing in this village, and not just one or two, but a large group!

"Damn, so lively; it's time to act cool!" Xu Que immediately crowded over.

As a result, after going over, he realized that things were not simple. There was an old man and a young child kneeling on the ground.

That was an old grandmother, holding a child of eleven or twelve years old tightly, crying and begging that group of cultivators for mercy.

"Please let my grandson go, I beg you. Before his parents died, they once instructed not to let the child cultivate immortality, just let him live an ordinary life. I beg you, don't take him away..." The old man cried very sadly.

A Golden Core Stage middle-aged man said: "Old man, you don't know. This child possesses a spiritual root talent that is rare in a hundred years. If he joins our Wuxiang Sect, he will definitely achieve something in the future, stronger than his parents."

"No, I don't want him to be stronger, you guys go." The old man's emotions became somewhat agitated.

The middle-aged man's face immediately sank: "Old man, we came here with so many people, also out of consideration for your deceased son and daughter-in-law. After all, they were also disciples of our sect. But if you are so unreasonable, don't blame us for taking the child by force."

"You want to take the child, unless you step over my dead body." The old man hugged the child tightly.

The child also opened his arms, protected the old man behind him, stared at the cultivators in front of him, and said loudly: "Don't bully my grandmother, you are all bad people. My parents were killed by you. Before they died, they told me not to talk to you."

"Hehe, Tong Tong, your parents' death was just an accident, but we are also very guilty, so we want to take you back to the Wuxiang Sect and cultivate you well, which can be considered as compensation for your parents. Come, go with uncle." The middle-aged man smiled.

The child shook his head immediately: "I won't go."

The smile on the middle-aged man's face instantly disappeared, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes, and he directly said to several cultivators beside him: "Forget it, take the child by force, try not to hurt the old man."

"Yes!" Several Core Formation Stage cultivators responded at the same time and walked towards the old man and the child.

The old man hugged the child tightly and shouted in tears: "No, you can't take him away. I have already let you kill my only son, I absolutely cannot let you take my grandson too."

"That's not up to you!" Several cultivators snorted coldly and reached out to pry the old man away.

This scene all fell into Xu Que's eyes, making his mood suddenly turn bad.

Damn, bullying the elderly and snatching children in broad daylight, you scumbags!

"All of you, stop!" Xu Que immediately shouted loudly, wearing a black robe and carrying the Black Heavy Ruler on his back, striding over.

Many cultivators were instantly stunned and turned their heads to look.

The middle-aged man who had just walked out of the crowd also sized Xu Que up a few times, frowned and said: "Fellow Daoist, this is the family business of our Wuxiang Sect, please don't meddle in other people's business!"

"Who said I was meddling in other people's business?" Xu Que stared and shouted.

"Then what is your business?"

"I'm robbing. Everyone, put your hands on your heads and squat down!" ===== CHAPTER 28 =====