Chapter 102: Returning

"Your Senior Uncle Master Yude has been searching for you all over the world these past few days!"

"You haven't run into him yet, have you?"

Yu Ning looked at He Ping and asked.

He Ping shook his head: "Reporting to Master, this disciple hasn't seen Senior Uncle; if I had, this disciple wouldn't be standing before you in one piece!"

Yu Ning nodded; she didn't suspect anything.

After all, Master Yude was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and furthermore, this Wang Shixiong Master Yude had a Foundation Establishment python assisting him.

"Good!" Yu Ning's gaze swept over He Ping again and asked: "Where is your treasure bag?"

He Ping's treasure bag had been put into his storage bag.

It was easy to carry when walking around, but now that his Master asked, He Ping suddenly didn't know how to explain it.

Lowering his head, he saw the deep, dark valley in front of him and immediately said: "It was left by this disciple in the cave; Master, please wait a moment, this disciple will go get the treasure bag!"

While speaking, not giving Yu Ning time to react, He Ping jumped several times deep into the mountain stream, then increased the distance from Yu Ning, and after confirming the distance from his Master was over several hundred zhang, He Ping took the treasure bag out of the invisible storage bag.

Why a hundred zhang distance?

Because beyond several hundred zhang, a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual sense couldn't reach, so no matter what He Ping did, his Master wouldn't be able to see.

After taking out the treasure bag, He Ping jumped several times and landed beside Yu Ning.

"Done?" Yu Ning asked.

He Ping said: "Done!"

Yu Ning seemed still a bit worried and said: "If there's anything you can't let people see, make sure not to leave it in the bag; I'll give you some more time, go handle it yourself!"

He Ping shook his head: "Many thanks, Master, but no need; the things in this disciple's bag are all clear and have a clean origin!"

"That's good!" Yu Ning nodded with satisfaction, then waved her hand and threw out a flying sword that hovered in the void, and in an instant, the flying sword expanded with a 'bang' to a length of about a zhang.

Yu Ning stepped forward and landed on the flying sword, then said: "Come up, stand steady!"

"Yes!" He Ping stepped on it.

Yu Ning reached out her hand to hold He Ping's, then moved her magic power, and the two flew into the high sky on the sword; the flying sword flashed a few times and vanished into the void.

The speed of flying on the sword was much faster than He Ping riding the paper crane, and even faster than the Golden Core Elder's flying ship.

After about an hour or so, Yu Ning and He Ping landed on Xiuzhu Peak.

"Come over, come here!" Yu Ning called He Ping into her palace, then blocked all the formations in the palace and said: "You still need to think of an excuse for why you didn't return with the main group from the Mystic Realm!"

"What will you say?"

He Ping cupped his hands and said: "In the Mystic Realm, Linglong tried to hunt me down several times; I was afraid, so I used a Disguise Talisman to dress as a woman and walked out, later leaving with the 【Heavenly Talisman Mountain】 fleet!"

"If the sect doesn't believe it, they can go ask the Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples!"

Yu Ning nodded and said: "That's good!"

"Someone will come to ask you in a while!"

"According to our Grand Void Gate's rules, under normal circumstances, if an outer-sect disciple is killed, Xiuzhu Peak handles it itself; there's no need to report to the sect, just tell Ancestor Chongyang, and it will be fine!"

"But if an inner-sect disciple of the same sect is injured, it has to go through the sect's 【Law Enforcement Hall】, and at that time, people from the Law Enforcement Hall will come to inquire!"

"But don't worry, as far as I know, they have no evidence; as long as you deny it to the death, they can't do anything to you!"

"I'm just afraid your Senior Uncle Master Yude will make a move in the dark!"

He Ping found it funny in his heart: Master Yude?

Make a move?

Keep dreaming!

Just at this moment, Zhao Linger's voice came from outside the palace gate: "Master, Master, have you returned?"

The formation at the palace gate opened.

Zhao Linger walked into the palace, and when she saw He Ping, she was both surprised and happy, her eyes carrying a hint of worry, saying: "Old... Old Nine, oh no, Junior Brother, you're back..."

"Hmm!" He Ping nodded.

Zhao Linger said: "It's good that you're alright!"

"Master!" Zhao Linger cupped her hands happily toward Yu Ning and said: "News just came from Hongde Garden, saying that Senior Uncle Master Yude's life-tablet broke two hours ago!"

"What?" Yu Ning was shocked in her heart and said: "Broke?"

"You mean, your Senior Uncle Master Yude... has fallen?"

Zhao Linger said: "Yes, Master!"

"Silly girl!" Yu Ning's expression suddenly turned very serious and said: "Your Senior Uncle is dead, how can you be grinning? If outsiders see this, won't it give them something to talk about?"

"Be serious for me!"

"Yes!" Zhao Linger stood straight, and her expression also turned serious.

"Fine!" Yu Ning waved her sleeve and said: "You two, return to your own residences; I will go to Hongde Garden in the front to take a look!"

The three left the Jade Tranquility Palace.

Zhao Linger returned to He Ping's small courtyard with He Ping, and before long, Tian Xiaoqing and Xu Kunlun also arrived.

"Hey, Old Nine..."

"How did you manage?"

"It's being rumored outside that you slaughtered that bitch Linglong!" Xu Kunlun said: "Tell us, was it you?"

The three pairs of eyes were all looking at He Ping brightly.

He Ping smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Do you think I can beat Linglong?"

Saying this, the three couldn't help but sigh.

"Hi, I thought it was you who killed her?"

"Everyone says it's you, but I think it's impossible; she's eleventh layer, you're seventh!"

"Besides, Linglong had several bodyguards with her!"

"It's impossible!"

Several people believed He Ping's words.

Zhao Linger asked: "Junior Brother, you stayed in the Mystic Realm alone for so long, did you get any good things?"

"Right, right, right!"

The three looked at He Ping again, each with a look of expectation.

He Ping chuckled and said: "Senior Sister, Wang Shixiong, look what good things I brought you!"

While speaking, he opened the treasure bag.

Three yellow apricots were clearly visible.

"What is this?" Xu Kunlun stared at the apricots without blinking and asked.

"Gulp..."

Gulp, gulp...

He Ping heard the sound of several people swallowing saliva.

Obviously, although the few couldn't be sure, they seemed to have guessed a possibility.

He Ping said with a chuckle: "What else could it be, of course it's 【Water Origin Spirit Apricots】..."

"What?" Two beams of light shot out from the small eyes of the fat Xu Kunlun, saying: "This, this, this... is it really Water Origin Spirit Apricots?"

"You actually got them?"

"Got them!" He Ping chuckled and took out the three Water Origin Spirit Apricots, giving one to each of the three, saying: "One for each!" ===== CHAPTER 103 =====