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Chapter 119 Nighttime Assault
The two exchanged a glance, then turned away without making a sound, looking in other directions.

Shen Wenxing didn't notice their unusual behavior and hurriedly came to Pei Yuwan and Li Heshan, bowing and saying, "Immortal Li, Immortal Pei."

Li Heshan smiled and nodded, then asked, "How is Junior Brother Shen's injury now?"

As he asked this question, he subtly gave a wink.

Shen Wenxing paused for a moment, looked at the people from Qiyun Valley behind him, and cupped his hands, saying, "It's not good. His soul has been injured, and he's currently in seclusion for cultivation."

Li Heshan nodded, then with a flash of light in his hand, he took out a porcelain bottle: "There are five Spirit Nourishing Pills inside. Brother Shen, please take them to Junior Brother Shen. They should be of some help to his injuries."

Shen Wenxing accepted the porcelain bottle and bowed to express his gratitude.

"Immortal Li, Immortal Pei, and all immortals, please come to the side room for tea."

Li Heshan waved his hand: "No need."

"I'll take them out for a walk. Junior Sister Pei has something to discuss with you."

After saying that, Li Heshan led the other disciples of Qiyun Valley away from Shengxian Pavilion.

Among the disciples of Qiyun Valley, the two glanced at Shen Wenxing and left silently.

Inside the room, Shen Wenxing and Pei Yuwan sat facing each other.

“I received Junior Brother Shen’s letter,” Pei Yuwan said, getting straight to the point.

letter?
Shen Wenxing was slightly taken aback, then realized that Pei Yuwan was referring to the letter "demanding the Body Tempering Pill".

"I'm sorry, Fairy Pei, Wen An, he..."

"It doesn't matter."

Pei Yuwan interrupted with a smile, saying, "It's just a Body Tempering Pill. Even outer disciples of Qiyun Valley can refine it. It's not a particularly valuable item."

“I’ve already told my father that I’ll bring it with me next time I come.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing repeatedly clasped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you, Fairy Pei."

Pei Yuwan waved her hand dismissively, then said solemnly, "I received news that the family of outer disciple Xu Jing was wiped out. Have you heard about this?"

Shen Wenxing nodded slightly: "To be honest, yesterday my father-in-law and I planned to visit the Xu family to ask about the methods of raising blood toads."

"But after arriving in Chunshui Town, we learned that the entire Xu family of more than one hundred people had been murdered four days earlier."

"Later, my father-in-law and I went to a family in Huangyan Town that raised blood toads."

"Not long after we arrived, that family was also attacked."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuwan narrowed her eyes slightly.

"So you fought with them last night?"

Shen Wenxing nodded.

Do you know the other party's identity?

Shen Wenxing shook his head slightly: "All I know is that they seem to be disciples of the Immortal Sect."

No sooner had he finished speaking than there was a knock on the door of the room.

"Sir, Fairy Pei and Fairy Wei have arrived."

Shen Wenxing glanced at Pei Yuwan, and seeing that she didn't speak, he got up and went out to greet her.

When the door opened, Wei Qiuling was standing outside.

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands in greeting: "Fairy Wei."

Wei Qiuling nodded and walked straight in.

"Junior Sister Pei is here too?"

Pei Yuwan sipped her tea and said casually, "This is the Ascension Pavilion of my Qiyun Valley. Senior Sister Wei just arrived, and instead of going to your Ascension Pavilion on Luoxia Mountain, she comes here?"

Sensing the sarcasm in her words, Wei Qiuling wasn't angry. She simply smiled and said, "I was just passing by and stopped to visit Brother Shen."

"If Junior Sister Pei doesn't welcome me, Qiu Ling will leave now."

Seeing that Wei Qiuling was about to turn and leave after speaking, Pei Yuwan put down her teacup and said, "Since you're already here, if I don't offer you a cup of tea, people will think that Qiyun Valley is too stingy."

Shen Wenxing stood aside, watching the two women bicker, feeling utterly exasperated.

Upon hearing this, he hurriedly looked at the Gongyang River outside the door and said, "Why aren't you going to make tea?"

Gongyang River paused for a moment, then hurriedly bowed and ran out.

"Please sit down, Fairy Wei."

Shen Wenxing gestured, and Wei Qiuling nodded slightly before they sat down.

After the tea was served, Pei Yuwan asked, "Senior Sister Wei, are you aware of the massacre that occurred in Yunzhong, under the jurisdiction of Luoxia Mountain?"

Wei Qiuling nodded slightly: "The He family has already reported this matter, and Junior Sister Pei has also received the news, right?"

Pei Yuwan did not answer directly, but continued, "Steward Shen fought with that thief and said he was a disciple of the Immortal Sect."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling looked at Shen Wenxing with some surprise: "Brother Shen, are you really sure that the one who made the move was a disciple of the Immortal Sect?"

Shen Wenxing nodded: "Although I didn't see their faces, there was a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator and a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator on the other side. They were both very young. There shouldn't be such people in Yangnao Land."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qiuling's expression shifted several times before she sneered, "It seems some people really don't intend to follow the rules."

"Junior Sister Pei, if I remember correctly, some members of the families that were wiped out were disciples of Qiyun Valley, right?"

Pei Yuwan nodded.

"Therefore, our two sects must investigate this matter thoroughly, otherwise, if word gets out, other immortal sects will think that Luoxia Mountain and Qiyun Valley are easy targets."

Pei Yuwan, unusually, did not refute, but said with a hint of displeasure, "We must investigate this thoroughly!"

"Then we'll need Brother Shen's help with this."

"After all, only Brother Shen has ever fought with that thief."

Shen Wenxing did not reply upon hearing this.

To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved in the conflicts between the immortal sects.

If the Shen family were to inadvertently become embroiled in the conflicts between the immortal sects, they would surely suffer as a result.

Pei Yuwan glanced at him and said, "This matter is indeed somewhat dangerous, and I shouldn't have dragged you into it."

"Here's what we'll do: if you can help Qiyun Valley and Luoxia Mountain capture that thief, I can decide to give you double the Body Tempering Pills that Junior Brother Wen'an wants afterwards."

"Body Tempering Pill?" Wei Qiuling asked curiously, "Does Brother Shen need a Body Tempering Pill?"

Shen Wenxing cupped his hands and said, "The world is getting more and more chaotic. Father wants to train some martial artists, but there is a shortage of body-tempering medicinal diets, so... so he thought of having some body-tempering pills."

Wei Qiuling suddenly realized, and then smiled and said, "The Body Tempering Pill is easy to refine. Some of the medicinal materials should be available in Yangnao Land."

With a flash of light in her hand, Wei Qiuling took out an ancient book from her storage bag and said, "This is a notebook of a master alchemist that I obtained in my early years. It records some pill formulas and pharmacological knowledge."

"This is a gift for Brother Shen, as a token of my gratitude for his help in catching the murderer."

"In addition, Master also said that after the ruins are excavated, depending on the harvest, Luoxia Mountain will give the Shen family some rewards."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wenxing was overjoyed. Just as he was about to reach out to take the letter, Pei Yuwan, who was standing to the side, stood up indignantly.

What does "Luoxia Mountain" mean?

Shen Wenxing was startled and withdrew his outstretched hand.

Upon seeing this, Wei Qiuling pushed the note directly in front of him before turning to Pei Yuwan and asking, "What do you mean by that, Junior Sister Pei?"

"Since Brother Shen risked his life to help, isn't it only natural for Qiu Ling to offer him a gift?"

"The Shen family discovered the ruins and informed me of Luoxia Mountain. It is only natural that Luoxia Mountain would offer a reward."

Pei Yuwan was speechless after being rebuked, and her face flushed red for a long time before she finally spoke:

"You...you give gifts, but knowing that Qiyun Valley is skilled in alchemy, you still choose to give a master alchemist's notes as a gift."

"Are you trying to humiliate me!?"

Wei Qiuling smiled slightly: "Junior Sister Pei is overthinking it. This thing is not of much use to me."

"And since Brother Shen happens to need it, Qiu Ling's actions are by no means intended to humiliate him."

Pei Yuwan knew she was doing it on purpose.

But there was no way to refute it at the moment.

Qiyun Valley kept its secrets, and even for a common pill like the Body Tempering Pill, which was commonplace in the cultivation world, it dared not give the formula to the Shen family.

"Please don't be angry, please don't be angry."

Shen Wenxing hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

Wei Qiuling slowly stood up and cupped her hands in greeting to Shen Wenxing: "Brother Shen, farewell."

"We'll talk about catching the murderer after Qiu Ling returns from the ruins."

Shen Wenxing got up and saw him to the door, then turned back to look at Pei Yuwan.

Pei Yuwan glanced at the so-called "Alchemist's Notes," then slightly pursed her lips and said, "I'm leaving too. I'll bring you the Body Tempering Elixir next time I come."

After seeing Pei Yuwan off, Shen Wenxing let out a long sigh and sat down in his chair with a wry smile.

He realized that Pei Yuwan and Wei Qiuling would always bicker and fight whenever they met, and he wondered what kind of grudge existed between them.

Unfortunately, I was caught in the middle and suffered the injustice.

but……

His gaze fell on the alchemist's handbook, and a smile appeared on his face.

It's not like it's so bad to suffer a little.

Picking up the note, Shen Wenxing stroked it tenderly. After a moment's thought, he tucked it into his robes and went outside the room.

“Gongyang Clerk, I’m going out for a bit.”

After greeting Gongyang River, he immediately mounted his horse and rode towards Blackwater Pool.

Blackwater Pavilion.

As evening approached, Shen Yuan looked at the alchemist's notes in his hand with a strange expression.

Last night's divination indicated that I would receive a rare treasure, and today I indeed received a copy of an alchemist's manual.

But... can this thing be called a rare treasure?
He thought for a moment, then looked at Shen Wenxing and asked, "Boss, besides this notebook, have you received anything else?"

Shen Wenxing was a little stunned by his question. After thinking about it for a moment, he suddenly said, "There really is!"

"Father, wait a minute."

After leaving Blackwater Pavilion, Shen Wenxing hurriedly returned home and retrieved an exquisite jade box.

He handed the jade box to Shen Yuan and said, "Father, this was obtained from the Huang family in Huangyan Town last night. According to the old patriarch Huang, this is a special golden egg produced by the Toad Ancestor."

"I forgot to tell my father when I came back last night."

Shen Yuan took the jade box and slowly opened it.

He frowned and pondered as he looked at the strange toad egg lying inside the jade box.

Could this be a rare treasure?

He could sense the peculiarity of the toad egg, but for the time being he didn't know what it could do.

As the two were pondering over the toad egg, a strange change suddenly occurred in the toad egg inside the jade box.

"Father, it's absorbing spiritual energy!"

Shen Wenxing was stunned.

Shen Yuan was also somewhat surprised to see the toad egg inside the jade box, discovering that it was slowly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

As spiritual energy was absorbed, the surface of the toad egg emitted a faint golden light.

"Father, do you think... after this thing absorbs enough spiritual energy, it might hatch into a blood toad?"

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "That's possible."

"I think it's because the spiritual energy in the Blackwater Pavilion is too rich that this thing has been revived."

"Then... shall we keep this in the Blackwater Pavilion for the time being?" Shen Wenxing asked, eager to see what this thing would hatch into.

"Okay, let's stay here."

After nodding, Shen Yuan took the jade box directly to the third floor of the Blackwater Pavilion and placed it together with the bronze pot.

"Go back."

After descending from the third floor, Shen Yuan walked out of the Blackwater Pavilion with his hands behind his back.

Shen Wenxing followed behind and asked curiously, "Father isn't cultivating here tonight?"

Shen Yuan scoffed, "Let's wait a couple of days. I've been cultivating these past few days, and your mother's angry."

The father and son returned to their residence and went to their respective rooms to rest.

Under the cover of darkness, five figures quietly crept to the outer perimeter of the Shen family compound.

“Senior Brother Zhang, killing that brat today will not only avenge Senior Brother Liu, but also vent Master’s anger.”

Among the five, a thin, sallow-faced young man looked at the effeminate-looking man in the crowd with a fawning expression.

"Stop talking nonsense." The effeminate man glanced at him and said, "Didn't you two say that you encountered people from the Vajra Sect back then?"

The sallow-faced young man and the other man looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Alright, I'll kill the people for you. Don't forget the Blood Toad Mother you promised me."

The effeminate man didn't bother to waste words with them. He leaped onto the courtyard wall in front of him, and the others followed suit.

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