Scarlet Fox sighed and shook her head helplessly.
She was a direct descendant of Blood Shadow, and her father was a mid-level member of Blood Shadow. When she was young, she was quickly sent to Blood Wolf after displaying her extraordinary cultivation talent.
Although her talent was not the best in Blood Wolf, it was still top-notch.
Her journey was smooth, and she reached the peak of Foundation Establishment in her seventies.
As long as the top geniuses of Blood Wolf had enough contributions, they could directly exchange for Yin Yang Purple Jade or Purple Cloud Wood Core.
For someone of her level, she had to fight for the right to exchange with Blood Wolf members of the same level.
In the competition, she shone brightly and defeated all her opponents, obtaining the right to exchange and successfully establishing her Purple Mansion.
After Blood Wolf members established their Purple Mansion, they would be specially used to hunt down Purple Mansion targets and would be heavily nurtured. Those who performed well might enter the upper echelons.
However, she was ostracized because she defeated the grandson of a Golden Core upper echelon in the competition for the right to exchange and did not receive any important tasks.
That Golden Core upper echelon firmly believed that his grandson would win and even made a bet for that.
In the end, that Golden Core lost the bet and lost a lot of money. He even embarrassed himself among the upper echelons.
Back then, she was the number one beauty in Blood Wolf.
That Golden Core cultivator wanted to marry her, and that Golden Core cultivator was very supportive.
Scarlet Fox embarrassed him, but as long as his grandson could marry her, he would be able to regain his lost face.
He expressed that as long as she was willing to marry his grandson, he would entrust her with important tasks.
However, Scarlet Fox was proud and arrogant back then. How could she be willing to marry a loser? That Golden Core cultivator was embarrassed once again.
After that, Scarlet Fox was suppressed even more.
Her father was sent out to carry out a dangerous mission and died.
She was also disheartened and completely gave up on the idea of entering the upper echelons. She volunteered to be the branch hall master.
This job was done by the worst batch of people in Blood Wolf, or the useless descendants of the upper echelons.
That Golden Core upper echelon lost face twice in a row, and his losses were not small either. How could he let her have it easy?
Therefore, he sent her to the Shanbei branch.
She came to the Shanbei branch more than a hundred years ago.
At that time, the demons and Netherworld Sect had yet to reach a reconciliation, and the humans of Shanbei were still suppressed.
Blood Shadow was also a human force, and naturally, they did not have it easy and were often attacked by the demons.
Until nearly a hundred years ago, when the Underworld Sect and the Demon Clan had reconciled and humans had entered the Northern Mountains, the Demon Clan had stopped suppressing the humans.
The days in the Shanbei branch were also much better. Scarlet Fox also began to take in rogue cultivators to strengthen his strength.
However, that Golden Core senior wouldn't let her off so easily.
As soon as the Shanbei branch began to show signs of improvement, the headquarters had sent people over to seize the credit. They had placed a large number of people over, and they had even sent over an early-stage Zifu Disciple Vice Hall Master.
Although there were more people in the Shanbei branch and their influence had increased greatly, the power that Scarlet Fox controlled had weakened instead.
Moreover, her direct subordinates had been suppressed by the Vice Hall Master.
Cultivators like Wu Yi, whom she had personally nurtured, were rarely able to grow up.
Later on, he directly recruited rogue cultivators into the branch to suppress the people sent by the Blood Shadow headquarters. You Lang was the representative of this group of people.
Scarlet Fox's days here weren't too good either. His direct subordinates were too weak, the people sent by the headquarters didn't listen to him, and the loose cultivators were wild and untamed.
In order to suppress the Vice Hall Master, You Lang had directly talked back to her, but she had to endure it. As for Wu Yi, who was under her direct command, she wouldn't easily deal with him.
All the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Shanbei branch had their own cave abodes underground, and Wu Yi was naturally no exception.
He came to his cave abode and pretended to cultivate.
Not long after, someone sent over a beast-skin book with the words "Bounty Record" written on the cover.
The Blood Shadow's rule was that assassinations of Zifu Disciple and above were all done by the headquarters. The various branches would only take on Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The only cultivators recorded in the bounty book were Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The first page of the beast-skin book was a table of contents, and the second page was the Scarlet Beard Bandits' bounty.
The Scarlet Beard Bandits currently had seven Foundation Establishment cultivators and two of their leaders. Each of them had a bounty of three hundred thousand spirit stones, while the other five had bounties ranging from fifty to a hundred thousand spirit stones.
There were also many Foundation Establishment cultivators from the various powers in the Shanbei branch, including cultivators from the Guiyuan Sword Sect. However, their bounties were all below a hundred thousand spirit stones.
At the end of the Foundation Establishment cultivators' bounties, there was also Wang Daoyuan's bounty.
The Bounty Record also recorded the target's basic information, including his age, cultivation, as well as his more famous battle achievements.
The Bounty Record recorded his participation in the battle of Guiyan Valley, the encirclement of the Scarlet Beard Bandits, the defeat of the beast tide, and his participation in the duel.
However, the Bounty Record didn't mention his activities in the Skysplit Mountain Range in detail.
It only said that he had been in seclusion on Jadesong Mountain for the past ten years.
Through Wu Yi's doppelganger, Wang Daoyuan saw the records about himself and felt relieved.
Even with the Blood Shadow's intelligence network, they didn't discover that he had disguised himself a few times, nor did they know that he was in the seventh stage of Foundation Establishment.
As for his cultivation, it said that he was in the fifth stage of Foundation Establishment ten years ago. Furthermore, he might not have used his full strength during the duel, so it was not recommended for assassins below the peak of Foundation Establishment to attack him.
According to the Bounty Record, his head was currently worth two hundred thousand spirit stones.
In the Bounty Record, it was only lower than the two leaders of the Scarlet Beard Bandits.
Behind his Bounty Record was the Twelfth Uncle, Wang Shouye. His head was currently worth a hundred thousand spirit stones.
This made Wang Daoyuan very happy. In the future, he could go and mock the Twelfth Uncle.
Wang Daoyuan transmitted the information he saw to his clone in the Bounty Record Space, allowing them to record it in a jade scroll.
Although this information was rather brief, it was still somewhat useful, especially the information regarding the Guiyuan Sword Sect and the Scarlet Beard Bandits.
The Wang Clan and these two forces would fight sooner or later. Having some understanding was much better than not knowing anything.
Three days later, a black-clothed man at the third stage of Foundation Establishment came to Wu Yi's cave abode.
The black-clothed man cupped his hands towards Wu Yi and said, "Lord Wu Yi, the Hall Master is looking for you. Please follow me."
Wu Yi didn't say anything and followed behind the black-clothed man.
The black-clothed man didn't bring him to the palace, but to the Scarlet Fox's door.
The black-clothed man cupped his hands towards the door of the cave abode and said, "Hall Master, Lord Wu Yi is here."
A voice sounded from within the cave abode, "You may leave."
After the black-clothed man left, the cave abode's door opened and a fragrant wind blew over.
The Scarlet Fox's voice sounded once more, "Come in."
Wu Yi was extremely fearful of the Scarlet Fox and didn't dare to have any improper thoughts, walking in obediently.
The Scarlet Fox's cave abode was very big. There was even a spring inside and many exotic flowers and herbs were planted.
There was also an arched door on the back wall of the cave abode. Behind it should be the Scarlet Fox's boudoir.
In the middle of the cave abode was a circular stone table about three feet in diameter. There were four stone chairs placed around the stone table.
The Scarlet Fox was sitting on a stone chair with her legs crossed.
Wu Yi was just about to bow and greet when the Scarlet Fox said, "There's no need for these empty formalities. When you returned this time, I originally wanted you to be a steward. However, the Deputy Hall Master didn't agree.
He said that you haven't returned for more than twenty years. Even if you used the Conscience Questioning Talisman and nothing happened, there's still no guarantee that you didn't collude with other forces.
To be on the safe side, I'll still conduct some tests for you.
If you can pass the tests, I'll agree to let you be a steward.
If you don't pass the tests, not only will you not be able to be a steward, you might even be punished.
You're my man, so I won't let you be dealt with by the Deputy Hall Master.
This is something I prepared for you. Don't embarrass me. "
Finished talking, he threw a storage pouch to Wu Yi.
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