Chapter 111

Ding! You have slain a wicked Evil Cultivator, congratulations on obtaining reward: Merit +1000!

A mechanical, cold voice echoed in his mind; Wang Ping'an's face flashed with joy, then it was replaced by vigilance—especially upon seeing Luo Quan stride over with a fierce aura, his heart leapt into his throat.

Even though Peregrine Falcon Little Gray had listened to the conversation between Luo Liang and Luo Quan, they still couldn't relax their vigilance, and hastily summoned the system interface.

Ding! You have spent 1,000 Merit to upgrade skill: Sword Technique, Mastery → Minor Accomplishment!

Wang Ping'an tapped it lightly, the glowing '+' beside the Sword Technique skill flashed gold, and a mechanical, cold voice echoed in his mind.

Afterwards.

Wang Ping'an's inner tension eased, and he could clearly feel the difference between the Mastery-level Sword Technique skill and the Minor Accomplishment-level Sword Technique skill.

To say it's a world of difference is not an exaggeration!

It instantly gave him a strong sense of confidence!

However.

As Luo Quan stepped closer, Wang Ping'an's vigilance spiked to the limit; if not for having just listened via Peregrine Falcon Little Gray to the conversation between Luo Quan and Luo Liang, he would not have known that Luo Quan had come this time not to kill and seize treasure.

Although he didn't really believe it, Luo Quan had come this time merely intending to send him home.

He guessed that Luo Quan had come this time not only to send him home, but also to check whether the sword apparatus inside his body was a symbiotic spirit artifact.

Although.

He didn't know what a symbiotic spirit artifact was!

But from the conversation between Luo Quan and Luo Liang, plus their changing expressions, he could roughly guess that a symbiotic spirit artifact was a top-tier treasure.

Otherwise.

Otherwise, someone like Luo Quan, born into the Demon Suppression Office, would never have thought of such a scheme to kill and seize treasure; once it got out, not only him but the entire Luo family would be implicated.

It would affect the Luo family's descendants serving in the Demon Suppression Office, essentially leaving endless calamity.

As Luo Quan approached, Wang Ping'an thought that if he weren't worried, his newly upgraded Minor Accomplishment-level Sword Technique could instantly kill Luo Quan.

Moreover, besides Luo Quan, Luo Liang was also on guard nearby.

Although Luo Liang's current concern is mainly Luo Quan, once something happens to Luo Quan and they know it was him who acted, no one can guarantee what Luo Liang will do.

Wang Ping'an could only suppress the killing intent in his heart!

However, he still kept a close watch on Luo Quan; at the slightest move, he would immediately drive the sword apparatus within his body, as well as the lurking Hei Mao Bu Tou and Peregrine Falcon Little Gray lying in ambush nearby, to deliver a fatal blow to Luo Quan.

Fortunately.

The life-saving treasures hanging around his neck gave him the courage to do so.

Don't think that just because a Paper Person had snatched him from his home earlier and the life-saving trinkets on his neck seemed to have failed—it's only because the Paper Person merely carried him away without attacking him at all.

The life-saving treasures hanging around his neck were likely passive-type treasures.

Luo Quan lifted Wang Ping'an from the Paper Person, gazing at his big, dark eyes; he wasn't frightened, nor did he worry about being seen by him.

A newborn infant, with no clear consciousness in his mind, unable to speak, would find it useless even if he saw him.

"This little brat has a pretty strong body!"

Luo Quan exclaimed in surprise, not paying much attention, his focus entirely on the sword apparatus inside Wang Ping'an's body; suddenly a gleam flashed in his eyes as he poured magical power into them.

As if he could see through Wang Ping'an entirely!

Ding! You have been examined by Dao Cultivator Luo Quan using his Dharma Eye, congratulations on obtaining reward: Skill: Dharma Eye 【Entry Level】! A mechanical, cold voice sounded in his mind, but Wang Ping'an felt no joy, not only because he feared Luo Quan would notice something odd from his expression, but more because he feared Luo Quan would see his artificial dantian inside his body.

First he immediately concealed his artificial dantian, then he immediately drove forth the sword apparatus, letting it be exposed to Luo Quan's Dharma Eye.

"How about it, I haven't deceived you, right? That child's body contains the sword apparatus left by the Great Sword Hero Dong Qing, not some symbiotic spirit artifact!"

A slightly mocking voice sounded, startling Luo Quan; he glared angrily at Luo Liang, his tone full of displeasure as he said:

"Great Sword Hero Dong Qing, isn't he just looking for trouble? Injecting a strand of Sword Qi into an infant's body—don't you worry it might harm his life?"

Not long ago.

Luo Liang explained it clearly; he half-believed what Luo Liang said, yet for some reason a faint doubt lingered in his heart, because he was unwilling to believe.

But when he used his Dharma Eye to examine Wang Ping'an and saw that sword apparatus inside him, which he had deemed a symbiotic spirit artifact.

That faint reluctance to believe vanished instantly, leaving only a deep sense of disappointment.

"This child..."

Luo Quan was about to casually hand Wang Ping'an over to Luo Liang when he saw Luo Liang suddenly crouch beside the Evil Cultivator's corpse, frowning and asking, "How can you worry that this Evil Cultivator isn't dead yet?"

This novel you have reached.

"I just wanted to see if this Evil Cultivator had a storage bag!"

Luo Liang snorted, face full of disappointment, saying, "Not to mention a storage bag, there isn't even a single copper coin—how can this beast be so poor?"

"If he weren't poor, how could he have engaged in kidnapping and selling children?"

Luo Quan snorted coldly, never expecting Luo Liang to squat down and do such a thing, he said scornfully, "Just because you're an Immortal Official of Qingyang County and a descendant of our Luo family, you still do such things, aren't you afraid of losing face?"

Wang Ping'an silently sneered, "It's not that he's poor; it's that the good things on his body have already ended up on me!"

Searching corpses was something Wang Ping'an knew from playing games in his past life; the moment the Evil Cultivator became a corpse, he noticed whether there were any treasures on him, taking advantage of Luo Quan and Luo Liang's conversation, he paid no attention to the situation here.

He had the lurking Hei Mao Bu Tou lying in wait nearby sneak up to the Evil Cultivator's corpse, carefully examined it, and found nothing but a cloth bag.

He immediately had the Hei Mao Bu Tou bring the cloth bag over and place it into the World Pearl.

He also had the Hei Mao Bu Tou lie in wait nearby again.

"Being an Immortal Official of Qingyang County and a Luo family descendant isn't something you can eat for a meal!"

Luo Liang smiled, not taking Luo Quan's sarcasm to heart; after so many years on the cold bench, they clearly knew that reputation compared to gaining benefits amounted to nothing, and they changed their tone, saying:

"This child, are you planning to bring him back to our Luo family, or send him back?"

Luo Quan snorted coldly, "Of course I'm sending this child back; didn't I just tell you that?"

Luo Liang gave a hehe laugh; asking this, they naturally wanted to mock Luo Quan, and said teasingly:

"You've done all this, lured an Evil Cultivator to steal this child away, and now you want to send him back?"

"You know full well and still ask!"

Luo Quan said unhappily: "I originally thought this child had an Innate Dao Body, so he did these things, preparing to bring him back to the Luo family; I never expected that it was the Sword Qi inside his body that made me mistakenly think he had a Primordial Sword Body."

Since he doesn't have a Primordial Sword Body, bringing him back to the Luo family offers no benefit; it's a thankless task—if you're willing to do it, I'm not!

(End of chapter)