Chapter 806: Moon

Half a day later, a large number of unfamiliar experts suddenly flooded into Qingchuan Ancient City. Dressed in uniform attire with solemn expressions, they headed toward the most bustling downtown area of the city.

Many people were somewhat puzzled, wondering where these people came from.

A knowledgeable person whispered an explanation, “These are all experts from the Jin family!”

“What are the people of the Jin family… doing here?”

“That’s unclear. Rumor has it that the Jin family suffered heavy losses while exploring an ancient ruin recently. It’s said that even Young Master Jin Ming perished, though who knows if it’s true.”

“What? Jin Ming? The Jin Ming who once claimed to be the number one person among the younger generation of Celestial Brilliance?”

“Yes, but he has already been expelled from Celestial Brilliance and is no longer a Heavenly Brilliance Disciple.”

“Heavens… Even if a child of the Jin family was expelled by Celestial Brilliance, who would dare to kill him?”

“Heh heh… Rumor has it that he died at the hands of a Heavenly Brilliance Disciple!”

While the people on the street gossiped endlessly, these experts from the Jin family remained silent, heading straight for a small two-story building.

“Mr. Wen, where is the person?” the leading expert of the Jin family asked. With a solemn face and a cold voice, he ignored any pleasantries and cut straight to the chase.

The one receiving them was precisely that little old man from the Qingchuan Ancient City branch of the Bounty Guild, Mr. Wen.

“The body is in the secret room, and the person who killed him is there too,” the little old man said. He led the group straight toward the secret room.

Fuqu sat there quietly. With bright eyes and white teeth, she looked incredibly demure, exactly like a lady from a prominent family. She didn’t look the least bit like a murderer. Upon seeing the people from the Jin family, Fuqu didn’t even stand up; she merely gave a faint nod.

She had the right to act this way. Although the Jin family was powerful, the person behind her was not weak either. Since Gu Zongren hadn’t killed her immediately, it proved that she was still useful!

The people from the Jin family didn’t care about such superficial etiquette either. They immediately rushed to Luo Tian’s corpse and observed it carefully. After a long time, these men finally exchanged glances and nodded at one another.

“It’s real!”

“That’s right!”

“It’s him!”

“I’ve seen him a few times, and it’s definitely him. Heh, he looks like he died with a lot of reluctance. He probably… never expected to die at the hands of a woman.”

A young man from the Jin family sneered as he looked at the cold corpse. With a look of mockery, he said, “Dying at the hands of a woman… excellent!”

“Excellent indeed!” The leading Jin family expert nodded, then said to the little old man, “The Jin family verifies this!”

The little old man breathed a sigh of relief and said, “In that case, the bounty…”

“The bounty can naturally be paid!” the leading Jin family expert said, glancing at Fuqu. “However… I want to know, how did he die?”

“Exactly. After fleeing the ancient ruins, Luo Tian should have headed toward his sect. How did he end up here in Qingchuan Ancient City?”

Fuqu nodded. “I will naturally give you an explanation. Luo Tian was captured personally by my master,” Fuqu said, glancing at the leading Jin family expert. “You know of my master, right?”

The leading Jin family expert slightly raised his eyebrows. “The Divine Maiden Tower? I know of it. However… he doesn’t seem to have any feud with your master, does he?”

“He does, and it’s a massive one,” Fuqu said. “He abducted the Divine Maiden Tower’s top courtesan, Yingying. And Yingying… was originally the woman my master had his eyes on.”

GASP!

Inside the room, everyone couldn’t help but gasp in shock. As they looked at the cold corpse, strange expressions filled their eyes. Mr. Wen, the little old man, was especially incredulous. He muttered, “I was wondering why there hadn’t been any news of Ms. Yingying lately. So there was such a hidden truth behind it.”

Several young men from the Jin family cast subtle glances at the little old man, thinking, “An old fogey like you is also after their star courtesan?”

“Indeed. This kind of matter is originally private, but I trust none of you will leak it, right?” Fuqu looked at everyone indifferently.

“Of course!”

“We are just here to listen when it comes to the affairs of the Divine Maiden Tower.”

“We definitely won’t say a word. There’s no benefit in it for us.”

“We merely despise Luo Tian. Now that he’s dead, it’s over and done with!”

“Right, the revenge is taken, so there’s nothing else to it.”

Fuqu said, “You all might not know this, but my master wasn’t plotting for Yingying’s beauty; he had another purpose. Of course, it is inconvenient to discuss the details with you.”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Learning these secrets was already a rare opportunity. The status of the Divine Maiden Tower was incredibly high throughout all of Jiuzhou. No one was willing to offend such an organization. Especially… since wealthy and prominent clans like theirs would all have times when they needed the Divine Maiden Tower’s services.

“Some time ago in Qingchuan Ancient City, Luo Tian fought Du Qingteng, the successor of Weiyu Mountain, one of the three great Holy Lands, all because of Yingying.

“In that battle, Luo Tian emerged victorious and captured Yingying’s heart.

“Later, when my master learned of this, he flew into a raging temper. Because Luo Tian ruined his monumental plans, he decided to personally behead him!

“For my master, capturing someone couldn’t be simpler, so Luo Tian was caught.”

“Allow me to interrupt. Since Luo Tian was captured by your master, why did he die by your hands?” a young man from the Jin family asked, looking at Fuqu. “Of course… this isn’t a question you have to answer. I’m just curious.”

“There is nothing I can’t say about this,” Fuqu said coldly. “As a captive, he had no self-awareness whatsoever. After taking Yingying’s innocence, he tried to scheme against me…”

Everyone suddenly understood. There was no need for Fuqu to continue; they could fill in the rest with their own imaginations. They figured that after being captured, Luo Tian was unwilling to resign himself to his fate and had tried to seduce Fuqu to escape. However, he didn’t expect Fuqu to be a fiercely loyal and unyielding woman. She rejected him, and when Luo Tian attempted to force himself on her, she assassinated him!

That had to be it! Everyone present felt they completely understood the situation.

Little did they know that in her heart, Fuqu was sneering and cursing them all for being idiots. Even if a bound captive dared to seduce her, how could he possibly force himself on her? Although Fuqu thought this, she didn’t show it on her face at all. She gave a faint nod. “That is how everything unfolded. Now, do you have any more questions?”

“None!”

“No more!”

The leading figures of the Jin family nodded one after another.

Subsequently, the little old man, Mr. Wen, handed a top-tier Purple Crystal Card to Fuqu. Along with it were several types of divine materials. These materials had been urgently delivered by the Bounty Guild via the Teleportation Array!

Accepting these items, Fuqu breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on her face. She looked at the Purple Crystal Card in her hand. After checking its contents, her smile grew even more pronounced.

One hundred million! One hundred million Top-level Immortal Spirit Stones!

In any corner of Jiuzhou, this… was an astonishing fortune! Even a medium-sized sect wouldn’t accumulate this much over hundreds of thousands of years! But now… such a massive fortune was right in her hands.

For a brief moment, Fuqu even thought of running away!

She thought, “As long as I can escape from Xi Hezhou to the farthest province and find an uninhabited place, this wealth will be enough for me to enjoy endless glory and riches!

“I could have as many men like Luo Tian as I want!”

Fuqu had to admit that this was an incredibly tempting fortune. Before she had it in her hands, she hadn’t thought much about it, but the moment she gripped this card, countless ideas instantly spawned in her mind.

But in the end, Fuqu dejectedly abandoned the idea of absconding with this huge sum of money. She knew that although Gu Zongren had allowed her to handle this matter alone, someone was definitely… monitoring her in the shadows! If she truly entertained the thought of escaping and put it into action, she would probably end up a corpse on the streets before she could even leave Qingchuan Ancient City!

She thought, “Forget it!

“In the end… this isn’t my money!

“As long as I follow my master wholeheartedly, I believe… he will never mistreat me!

“When the day comes that my master unites the world, I will be a true Minister of the Dragon!

“At that time, won’t I get whatever I want anyway?”

Sighing, Fuqu gave up on the notion that had stirred her heart so deeply. At this moment, a light breeze blew past, clearing her mind even further. She smiled, shook her head, and muttered, “I’ve already taken this step. There’s no turning back for me. I can only closely follow my master’s footsteps!”

Having firmed her resolve, Fuqu felt completely relieved. With brisk steps, she headed in the direction of the Divine Maiden Tower.

“Yue, your enemy is dead.” Inside the room, Gu Zongren looked at the stubborn girl standing before him and spoke with some helplessness.

“Yes, I know, but I didn’t kill him with my own hands!”

A tall, slender, and exceedingly beautiful woman glared at Gu Zongren with an icy expression. “What right does that little bitch have? Why is she the one who killed Luo Tian?”

“Yue, even though you are an assassin… I still don’t want your hands to be stained with blood,” Gu Zongren said in a deep voice.

“What? Afraid it will sully your reputation?” A sneer flashed across the woman’s face as she looked at him. “Now you remember that I’m your daughter?”

“I know… I’ve wronged you.” A trace of pain flashed through Gu Zongren’s eyes.

“You haven’t wronged me. Since birth, I’ve lived a life of luxury, learned the best Cultivation Techniques, and used the best items.” The woman looked coldly at Gu Zongren. “The one you wronged is my mother!”

“I know.” Gu Zongren lowered his head and muttered, “I wronged both you and your mother.”

“Although Wind’s death had no direct connection to me, if… I had agreed back then, he probably wouldn’t have died,” Gu Zongren sighed. “For a Nether Flower Seed… it was completely not worth it!”

“What’s the use of saying all this now? You gave the only chance for revenge to that little bitch! A treacherous thing who betrayed her previous master for glory—what’s the point of keeping trash like her around?” the woman said coldly. “Could it be that you’ve taken a fancy to her?”

“Nonsense!” Gu Zongren grew somewhat angry out of embarrassment. Looking at the young, beautiful woman standing before him, he let out another dejected sigh. “You are my only daughter. Everything I do… is for you.”

“Then let me kill her,” the tall woman sneered. “To prove your fatherly love.”

“Stop making a fuss…” Gu Zongren glanced at Yue. “Originally… I didn’t plan to kill him. He is a Heavenly Brilliance Disciple after all. His death… brings no small amount of trouble!”

“I knew it!” Yue sneered a few times, then said, “In that case, I should be thanking her instead?”

At this moment, a series of knocks suddenly came from outside the door, followed by Fuqu’s voice, delicate as Rourou’s, “Master, your servant has returned!”