Chu Xiang smiled as she listened to the people's heartfelt discussions near the city gates. Although she hadn't acted in a long time, her skills hadn't diminished at all. That blood-sobbing voice and resolute destruction truly made those who heard it cry and those who saw it cry.
No one dared to steal the Chu Clan's treasures under the Wei Clan's nose, and no one could empty the Chu Clan's treasures without being discovered by Wei Lingxiao. Thus, Wei Lingxiao, who was in the residence at that time, was the best proof — the Chu Clan had already been seized by the Wei Clan. Even if the Wei Clan jumped into the Yellow River, they wouldn't be able to clear their name. After all, the Wei Clan's ancestor was the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the entire South Shore Continent!
From the city gates, Chu Xiang could see many people flying to the Chu Clan on their swords. Even those who had arrived late from outside the Imperial City lingered in the sky above the Chu Clan. What else could they be here for? Naturally, it was for the Chu Clan's treasures. Moreover, the forbidden area where the spirit vein was hidden had finally been revealed to everyone. Who wouldn't be tempted?
The current Wei Clan was the former Chu Clan. No matter how large a clan was, there would still be people who dared to make a move. It was just a matter of whether the benefits were generous enough. The only question was whether the Wei Clan would be able to withstand such a scheme.
In order to prevent people from investigating unknown guests, Chu Xiang didn't stay at an inn. Instead, she found a secluded place and directly entered the Space. Immortal-grade magic treasures had many benefits. For example, one could enter them to rest. They were the best tools for going out, hiding, and escaping.
However, they weren't useful to the Chu Clan members who didn't leave the Imperial City. To Chu Xiang, however, they were of great use.
A large pile of items in the Space had already been sorted out by the Heaven and Earth Mirror. Everything in the Space could be done with a thought. The Heaven and Earth Mirror directly built several rooms. In addition to the main room and study, there were also several storerooms for different types of treasures. Corresponding plaques were hung on the doors to facilitate Chu Xiang's search.
Chu Xiang directly went to the study. She found a detailed geography and history book and slowly began to read.
In this world, there were a total of five continents. Among them, the north, south, east, and west did not differ too much in strength. They were the Dongsheng Continent, the South Shore Continent, the Western Desert Continent, and the Northern Yong Continent.
The strength of the four continents was also ranked according to north, south, east, and west. For example, the South Coast Continent was close to the sea, and had the Hundred Beasts Forest, the Blue Sea Region, and other places where demonic beasts roamed freely. There was only one Nascent Soul cultivator there, and more Artifact Refiners there. The East Victory Continent was rich in resources. Perhaps in addition to demonic beasts and spirit plants, there were even more Arcane Realms.
The Western Desert Continent was next to the desert. There were Arcane Realms and ferocious beasts in the desert, but their resources were not as good as those of the East Continent and the South Coast. Now, there was probably not a single Nascent Soul cultivator. There were fewer Golden Elixir and Foundation Establishment cultivators, and more Sword Cultivators.
The North Yong Continent was rather special. The commoners of the continent had an abundance of resources, but not many resources for cultivation. Naturally, cultivators would advance slowly. As a result, Northern Yong mainly focused on imperial power and had many body cultivators and Buddhist cultivators.
The four continents were very far apart. In order to maintain the balance, the ancestors of each continent did not allow them to interact with each other. This practically prevented cultivators from going to the other continents. The Luo Continent was the home of cultivators. There were demonic beasts, spirit plants, and countless Arcane Realms. There were also many powerful cultivation sects. Only those who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage in the four continents could be selected to go to the Luo Continent.
At the end of every year, the sects of the Luo Continent would send people to the four continents to search for talents and Foundation Establishment cultivators with great potential. Of course, those who were selected could stay, but if they refused once, it would be difficult for them to get another invitation.
Cultivators pursued greater power, and few who were selected would refuse. As a result, there were not many powerful cultivators in the four continents. The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Wei Clan had only stayed because he had been promised by the Wei Clan when he was in the Foundation Establishment stage that all resources would be given to him first, as long as he swore to protect the Wei Clan forever. Some people pursued the Great Dao, while others liked to be the strongest in a continent, enjoying glory and wealth, and not risking their lives to fight with others.
As the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the South Shore Continent, the Wei Clan's ancestor had received enough respect over the years. He was very carefree. If he went to the Luo Continent, he would not be able to live so comfortably even if he joined a large sect without a backer.
Chu Xiang rubbed her chin. Only those who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage had the opportunity to go to the Luo Continent. Didn't that mean she could not go? It was now February, and there were still four months before the Luo Continent's selection. There was no hurry. She would think of a way when the selection came.
Chu Xiang read history books until very late. The original owner could not cultivate, so she did not know much about the cultivation world. The Luo Continent did not have a royal family. Although there were ordinary people, these people were under the jurisdiction of the sects. The other four continents had royal families and many ordinary people. The cultivators of the four continents were equivalent to the people of Jianghu.
If the original owner was just an ordinary person, she should be able to live well in the South Shore Continent. Unfortunately, the original owner was the eldest sister of the Chu Clan, who was rich in treasures. She was doomed to be unable to live an ordinary life.
The original owner understood these things thoroughly. It was already bright outside. She took advantage of the fact that no one was around to appear. She changed her voice and appearance to that of an ordinary medicine boy on the street. Carrying a bamboo basket, she walked confidently towards the city gate.
The imperial city was already under martial law. Chu Xiang's portrait was pasted on the city gate. The number of guards at the gate had increased to ten, closely watching the passersby. There were also a few Wei Clan guards on the side.
Chu Xiang's Wei Clan had seized the Chu Clan's treasures. Of course, the Wei Clan could not admit it. When the Chu Clan was destroyed, the Wei Clan insisted that Chu Xiang had wronged them. They insisted that Chu Xiang was a vicious person. Because she could not cultivate, her mind was twisted. All these years, she had been jealous of Zhou Xinlian and Wei Lingxiao.
It was indeed wrong for Wei Lingxiao and Zhou Xinlian to be in love with each other. It was also wrong for them to beat up Chu Xiang. However, all of this was because Chu Xiang had gone too far. She had even taken everything from the Chu Clan to frame them.
As for how a good-for-nothing like Chu Xiang had taken away the Chu Clan's treasures and framed them, the Wei Clan had colluded with an unknown person. They would never admit that they had taken anything from the Chu Clan. As such, they naturally had to search the entire city to prove their innocence.
In fact, the Wei Clan also thought the same. Everyone knew that Chu Xiang was a good-for-nothing. The Chu Clan's storehouse was empty, and even Zhou Xinlian's boudoir was empty. This person could take away the Chu Clan's treasures without alerting Wei Lingxiao, who was at the peak of Foundation Establishment. Of course, it was not Chu Xiang who had done it. It could only be that Chu Xiang had colluded with an outsider to take revenge. With such a backer, Chu Xiang certainly had no reason to die.
Anyway, Wei Lingxiao had not found Chu Xiang's body, so he was determined not to think that she was dead. It was as if as long as he thought that Chu Xiang was a scheming person who had framed Chu Xiang, he could wash away the scandal on him.
The Wei Clan was full of righteousness, which made the people of the other two clans and many individual cultivators mutter in their hearts. They didn't know if there was really a thief or if the Wei Clan was too good at pretending. But no matter what, the Wei Clan was the strongest. They still couldn't rashly confront them. Since the Wei Clan was like this, everyone cooperated with the martial law in the city, hoping to find Chu Xiang and the thief.
However, the hairpin that Chu Xiang used to change her appearance was an immortal level magic weapon. Even if the Wei Clan sent guards at the Foundation Establishment stage to guard the city gate, they wouldn't be able to see it. In addition, Wei Lingxiao knew that Chu Xiang's ribs were broken and she was dying. Even if she took medicine, she couldn't recover so quickly. These people naturally stared at people with unnatural bodies.
For example, the medicine boy that Chu Xiang was disguised as, they just looked at her and let her pass. There were many medicine boys who went out of the city every day to pick herbs in the Imperial City.
Chu Xiang smoothly left the Imperial City. On the way, she changed her appearance again and bought a horse. She rode the horse all the way to Hai City, which was second only to the Imperial City in terms of prosperity.
There were many seas in the South Coast Continent, and Hai City was close to the sea. It was very rich and prosperous. However, the seaside environment was not as comfortable as the Imperial City, which was why the Imperial Family and the four great clans chose to build the Imperial City here. All the resources were also gathered in the Imperial City.
Now that Chu Xiang had caused enough trouble for the Wei Clan, Chu Xiang planned to temporarily leave the Imperial City and go to Hai City to arm herself. She couldn't just sit around and eat until she ran out of money. She also couldn't do it alone. She wanted to gather a team. In any case, she could get a few more people to be her hired thugs. Otherwise, wouldn't she have to face that scumbag's guards herself?
After stirring up a storm in the Imperial City, Chu Xiang happily ran to Hai City. Now that the Chu Clan was in trouble and the Wei Clan was in trouble, many people in the South Coast Continent were rushing to the Imperial City to see if they could take advantage of the chaos to get a share of the profits. Many people in the Imperial City were also rushing out to find their young masters or elders. Thus, Chu Xiang didn't stand out at all in this group of people. She ate and slept well, and even had the leisure to enjoy the scenery along the way. It was very comfortable.
Wei Lingxiao and Zhou Xinlian didn't have it so good. The Chu Clan was destroyed, and Wei Lingxiao temporarily brought Zhou Xinlian back to the Wei Clan. However, the Wei Clan's patriarch and madam revealed murderous intent when they saw her. Zhou Xinlian, who was already at a loss, collapsed on the ground.
She had grown up under the protection of the Chu couple and had never experienced any hardships. Now that everything she had carefully planned had been ruined, and her bedroom had been seen by others, she had suffered a great blow and was at a loss for what to do.
Her first meeting with her future parents-in-law was so unbearable, which made her feel even more desperate. She couldn't marry into the Wei Clan in a dignified manner. What would she do in the future?
Wei Lingxiao's first awakening of love was with her, and his heart softened a bit. Seeing her like this, he stood in front of her and faced his parents. "Father, mother, this matter was obviously deliberately framed by Chu Xiang. Lian 'er wasn't as scheming as her, so she fell into her trap. At this point, it's not the time to care about this. We have to find the thief as soon as possible to clear our Wei Clan's name, and then retrieve the Chu Clan's items. "
Patriarch Wei snorted coldly. "Deliberately framed? Sister Chu was deeply in love with you. I've known that for a long time. A few decades in the mortal world have passed by quickly. Since you're engaged to her, you should treat her well. There will be no lack of benefits for you. Now, not only is our Wei Clan carrying the stigma of occupying the Chu Clan, but we're also suspected of murdering Patriarch Chu and his wife. How can we easily clear this stigma? "
Madam Wei glanced at Zhou Xinlian. The pressure of an early-stage Golden Core cultivator made Zhou Xinlian crawl on the ground, her forehead covered in cold sweat. Madam Wei asked coldly, "Then, were you the one who killed Patriarch Chu and his wife?"
Zhou Xinlian's face was pale. All the masters of the Wei Clan in the hall were looking at her coldly, as if she was a lowly ant. She clenched her fists unwillingly, lowered her head, and gritted her teeth. "No! Uncle and aunt were kind to me. I treat them like my parents … "
"Pfft …" Wei Lingxiao's sister laughed and turned her head away disdainfully. She treated them like her parents and even stole their daughter's fiancé. Although she didn't like a good-for-nothing as her sister-in-law, she disliked this woman who made the Wei Clan lose face even more. Zhou Xinlian wanted to enter their Wei Clan? Dream on!
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