If Zhuo Zhibo had the intention to kill him and sent Li Qingshan to any place of danger, he would not have been so surprised. The Sacred Church
However, the front of the document was clearly written in vermillion, "Ancient Wind city, Qian family!"
Diao Fei and Li Qingshan looked at Qian Rongzhi at the same time. Qian Rongzhi was not surprised at all. She continued to smile.
Zhuo Zhibo said, "You don't need to look at it. Rongzhi has placed justice before family, reporting the Qian family for their many violations of the laws of Great Xia. It's all written here."
Diao Fei also looked at the file in his hand. It listed the various crimes of the Qian family. A few tenant farmers had caused trouble because the rent was too high, and the Qian family had massacred them in a single night. Qian Yannian had taken a fancy to a woman on the streets. He knew she was already married, but he could not get her from the family, so he ordered his subordinates to kill the husband and take the wife away, forcefully taking her in as a concubine. There was even a district magistrate who was murdered because he refused to be a puppet. There were several dozen crimes listed in detail, and every single one of them was a crime punishable by death.
He came from a sect, which was sparsely populated. Although there were some dark corners, it was nowhere as dirty as this. He could not help but ask, "Is this true?"
Li Qingshan did not doubt the veracity of these crimes. The Qian family was the sole power in Ancient Wind city. They did not even have any organisations to keep them in check. Absolute power meant absolute corruption, so it would not be strange for them to do whatever they wanted. He only wondered why Qian Rongzhi would do something like this.
He thought to himself, "Placed justice before family?" Was Qian Rongzhi trying to lure him to the territory of the Qian family and then kill him? This was the most logical deduction, but just what was Qian Rongzhi trying to do by bringing trouble to her own family in order to harm him? Would the Qian family ever end up on the list of the Hawkwolf Guard?
Li Qingshan continued reading. Below were the cultivation levels of the various members of the Qian Clan. The first one was the head of the Qian Clan, Qian Yannian. He was in the fifth layer of the Aura Refining realm. There were no fourth layer cultivators, two third layer cultivators, five second layer cultivators, and thirteen first layer cultivators.
Li Qingshan raised his head. "Commander Zhuo, isn't our first trial mission a little too difficult?" At least on the surface, the three of them definitely did not have the ability to shake the Qian Family. Tachydera
"Really?" Zhuo Zhibo stared at Li Qingshan as if he was trying to find clues about Zhao Liangqing's death from his face, but he was disappointed. "I can't be biased either, so the mission this time is not to kill, but to investigate. If Rongzhi is right, then report back. I'll clean it up myself. It'll be Qian Yannian's birthday in a few days' time. You can go under the guise of wishing him well, and you have Rongzhi as a spy, so it can't be any easier. "
Li Qingshan said, "I'm just afraid it won't be that simple."
Zhuo Zhibo continued to chuckle. "All missions of the Hawkwolf Guard carry risk, but the greater the risk, the greater the rewards. You can flip to the second page and take a look."
Li Qingshan flipped to the second page of the dossier. It was actually an analysis of his wealth. It predicted the pills, spiritual artifacts, and many other benefits that he might obtain after defeating the Qian family. It even mentioned that it was possible for his harvest to be even greater after the birthday banquet. Unless they were people of the Qian family, it was impossible for them to know so much detail.
Zhuo Zhibo said patiently, "If the investigation turns out to be true, I obviously hope you can directly end this matter. It'll save me a lot of trouble. Although Qian Yannian is a fifth layer Qi Practitioner, he's already extremely old, so he doesn't live up to his name. And, according to the rules, everything you obtain from the mission will belong to you. Originally, trial missions don't give you any contribution, but if you succeed, I'll give each of you five hundred contribution points. "
Li Qingshan said, "It doesn't seem like I can turn it down. Alright, I'll accept it. When do we set off?" It was pointless to turn it down anyway. Since Zhuo Zhibo still wanted to maintain peace on the surface, he would keep it that way for now. No matter how many schemes there were, he would use force to overcome them. He would face them head-on and see just what kind of trap could trap a daemon like him.
"Right now!"
… …
On the surging waters of the Clear river, a sailboat that stood two storeys tall tore through the waves. The white sail depicted a hawk spreading its wings. This was a ship specially used by the Hawkwolf Guard. Its design was intricate, and the workmanship was exquisite. The decorations inside were extremely luxurious, and its performance was extraordinary. As it sailed upstream, it actually moved much faster than when Li Qingshan sat on the dragon boat in the past. Wherever the sacred hall passed by, all ships would avoid it. Even the dragon boat was no exception.
A young man sat on the railing of the boat as if he was admiring the steep scenery on the two shores. Waves would sweep over from time to time, drenching his clothes. He fiddled around with a few spiritual stones in his hand, completely ignoring them.
Li Qingshan was considering his plans for this trip. However, he was clearly not a wise man. He was unable to devise a strategy. All he could do was adapt to the situation. However, there was one thing he was certain about, which was that he definitely could not transform into a daemon again. Otherwise, even if he could avoid detection, he would still become a target of suspicion. However, he believed his strength was enough for him to deal with most situations.
"Sir, the two lords have invited you to the cabin!" A boatman respectfully stepped forward and said.
Li Qingshan returned to the cabin, and Diao Fei said politely, "Qingshan, let's discuss our plan!"
Li Qingshan said, "Let's just ask her! Qian Rongzhi, just what are you trying to do? You want to lure me to Ancient Wind city and kill me? Avenge your unlucky elder brother? "
Qian Rongzhi smiled charmingly. "Do you think you're that easy to kill? You've finally admitted that you killed Qian Rongming! I originally suspected Diao Fei, but it really was you. However, he's not my elder brother. "
Li Qingshan said, "So what if I admit it? If he's not your elder brother, then could he be your younger brother? "
Qian Rongzhi said, "He's nothing. We're actually not related by blood at all. I was adopted by Qian Yannian because I had the potential to practice Qi Refinement, so we could barely be considered siblings. However, he's dead, and I have no intention of avenging him. So, you don't have to be so guarded against me. The three of us came and left on the same ship, so it's fate that we're on the same boat. Now, we should be working together."
Li Qingshan was stunned. "So you guys aren't related by blood? Is this even considered a family?"
Qian Rongzhi sneered. "What family? They can only bully ordinary people. I've heard that the real big families are able to concoct medicinal pellets and allow children with no potential to become Qi Refinement cultivators. As for families like the Qian Family, who can't even maintain their own bloodline, they're just trash."
Only then did Li Qingshan know that there was such a saying. Hearing her words, he asked curiously, "Are you really going to go against the Qian Family this time? Didn't the Qian Family owe you a great debt of gratitude? " Allowing an ordinary person to become a Qi Refinement cultivator was practically giving them a new lease on life. However, Qian Rongzhi's attitude was very strange.
Qian Rongzhi rubbed her cheeks and chuckled. "Yes, a great debt of gratitude. Aren't I going to repay it?"
The sinister expression on her face made Li Qingshan and Diao Fei, who were used to seeing life and death, feel a chill in their hearts.
Qian Rongzhi said, "Don't look at me like that. I've acted and endured for long enough. As long as you help me this time, I'll let you do whatever you want."
Not only Li Qingshan, but even Diao Fei was unmoved by this kind of proposal. As long as one was mature enough, there was no way they would be bewitched by mere beauty to the point where they would disregard their own lives, unless they were like Hibiscus who knew the art of seduction.
Diao Fei said cautiously, "I don't want to become enemies with a fifth layer Qi Practitioner. Our mission is only to investigate. You come from the Qian family, so you must know where the alchemy room is. There's no need for us to openly oppose Qian Yannian."
Qian Rongzhi cursed, "Coward! Once the pill is refined, it'll be delivered to Qian Yannian immediately and stored in his hundred treasures pouch. You haven't even seen him yet, and you've already been frightened by the name of a fifth layer Qi Practitioner?"
"You-" Diao Fei stood up furiously. Li Qingshan extended his arm to stop him. He said to Qian Rongzhi, "I have no interest in becoming enemies with a Qi Practitioner three layers above me. If that's your plan, I'd advise you to give up. We'll leave after the investigation. Do you think that Qian Yannian will be bold enough to make things difficult for the Hawkwolf Guard?"
Qian Rongzhi finally said sternly, "Do you know why the Qian family doesn't have a fourth layer Qi Practitioner? That's because that old bastard is already old and feeble. He doesn't even have the confidence to suppress a fourth layer Qi Practitioner anymore. He's afraid that someone will take over the position of clan leader, so whenever anyone tries to break through to the fourth layer, he'll cut off their supply of pills. "
Li Qingshan and Diao Fei were both shocked. He was willing to go as far as to harm the development of the clan just to protect his own rotten authority. A clan leader like that was basically terrifying.
Qian Rongzhi said, "When the time comes, I'll ambush him first, and we'll kill him in a single strike. The rest shouldn't be enough for the two of you to take seriously, right?"
Li Qingshan and Diao Fei exchanged glances. Not only did Li Qingshan look down on third layer Qi Practitioners, but even Diao Fei was confident that with his battle experience, he could not be compared to the trash raised by the clan who had not even experienced life or death battles.
In the end, Qian Rongzhi threw down a heavy blow. "There are at least three hundred Qi Gathering pills in Qian Yannian's hundred treasures pouch, as well as a few other extremely precious spiritual pills. They're no worse than the Pearl Dew pill. Although the spiritual artifacts can't compare to the Hawkwolf Guard, there are still quite a few of them. They're worth several hundred Qi Gathering pills. Coupled with the items in the hands of the other Qi Practitioners, it's very likely that the total value will reach a thousand Qi Gathering pills."
Li Qingshan and Diao Fei were both shocked by this number. The Qian family really was like its name. It was a living treasure trove. Although it was a clan that did not make the cut, it was still a clan after all. It had existed for over a century, so what it had accumulated was nothing to scoff at. As the saying went, "Wealth moves people's hearts". The greed of Qi Practitioners towards pills and spiritual artifacts was no less than the greed of regular people, or even greater.
Qian Rongzhi extended her hand. After a moment of hesitation, Diao Fei placed his hand on it. Afterwards, Li Qingshan extended his hand as well. The three of them stacked on top of each other.
As a result, for the sake of a common goal, the three of them who suspected one another or even viewed one another with hostility temporarily formed an alliance and set off towards Ancient Wind city.
They took a boat first before switching to horses. They travelled by day and rested by night. Five days later, the three of them arrived outside Ancient Wind city.
Immediately, someone saw Qian Rongzhi and called out, "The young miss has returned. Go report to the patriarch."
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