Not long after, Jin Zhen mysteriously sought out Chu Xiang and told her that the Zhou Clan was in trouble. Zhou Xinlian stole all of Zhou Yufeng's things and ran away!
Why did Zhou Xinlian steal from Zhou Yufeng instead of Zhuo Duo? How did she manage to steal from Zhou Yufeng? Everyone knew that Zhou Yufeng was a womanizer, and Zhou Xinlian had such a reputation. Could there be something going on between the two of them?
They were cousins! They were cousins who shared the same bloodline as each other! Wasn't this incest?!
However, no one knew the truth. They could only speculate this possibility from the few words they heard.
Madam He was furious. She sent many people to chase after Zhou Xinlian, but to no avail. Some servants even spread the news that Zhou Xinlian had run away because Madam He wanted the Chu Clan's treasures.
The Zhou Clan's reputation was already very bad, and after this incident, they were even more despised. Although many people also wanted the Chu clan's treasures, they would definitely be spurned by others if they put it out in the open. This time, Madam He was truly angry. When He Feng discovered that they were still protecting Zhou Yufeng and refused to punish them severely, he completely ignored them.
However, Jin Zhen didn't just look for Chu Xiang about Zhou Xinlian's escape. His people also found out that many people had their eyes on Zhou Xinlian. They seemed to be chasing her all the way to the Hundred Beasts Forest. That was a training ground not inferior to the Blue Sea Region. Opportunities and dangers coexisted. Zhou Xinlian was now like a moving treasure trove. She was quickly caught and forced to confess.
In just a few days, Zhou Xinlian's foundation was damaged. Her cultivation fell to the early stage of Qi Refining, and she could no longer cultivate.
At the early stage of Qi Refining, one could at most live a few decades longer than a mortal. However, Zhou Xinlian's body was damaged. The longer she lived, the more pain she had to endure. For example, before Grandfather Luo met Chu Xiang, he could only linger in bed for many years. He couldn't be cured, but he couldn't die. He was lucky to have met Chu Xiang. Zhou Xinlian wasn't as lucky. There was no other Chu Xiang in the South Shore Continent.
Chu Xiang was naturally happy to hear this news. However, she couldn't help but laugh when she saw Jin Zhen's gossipy appearance. "Aren't you a master who's obsessed with refining tools? Why are you acting like those disciples who pass on messages? "
Jin Zhen subconsciously replied, "Isn't it because you care about the Chu clan? That's why I asked around for you. When you're free, focus on refining tools with me. Recently, I've been thinking about refining a high-grade magic weapon. Fortunately, that Zhou Xinlian participated in the Alchemy Competition. Otherwise, you might not have discovered that she had taken over your Lin Family's Alchemy Furnace. You wouldn't have discovered her identity. "
Chu Xiang smiled but didn't say anything. She had the Heaven and Earth Mirror, so no matter what kind of veil hat Zhou Xinlian was wearing, she would be able to recognize her. As for the "Lin" character on the alchemy furnace, it was really a coincidence. It was carved by the original owner. Originally, he wanted to carve the "Chu" character, but that was a magic tool. How could it be so easy to carve a character?
The original owner used another type of magic tool to carve the word, but it was extremely difficult. He gave up halfway and the carving was crooked. If you don't think too much about it, it really is the word "Lin".
The original owner of the body still advocated immortal cultivation very much. She hoped that one day she would encounter some kind of opportunity and be able to refine pills and draw talismans, doing those immortal things. But as she slowly grew up, she no longer had such unrealistic thoughts.
Chu Xiang found such a thing in her memory, so how could she not use it? Although the Wei clan and Zhou Xinlian didn't really take away the Chu clan's treasure, if she hadn't transmigrated, those things would have become reality.
Now, she was just putting the hammer on their heads for something they didn't do halfway, so she didn't wrongly accuse them.
After Jin Zhen chattered for a while, he saw that Chu Xiang was lazy and didn't seem to have any serious business. He probed, "Do you have any magic weapon you want? Why don't we discuss it together? Or if your clan is looking for guests, I can do it too. "
"Thank you, don't blink." Chu Xiang only had herself in her family. Why would she need guests? But when she saw Jin Zhen's resentful appearance, she smiled and said, "Don't you want to refine a magic weapon? What are you waiting for? "
Jin Zhen immediately smiled, "Let's go! Let's go! I'll refine a defensive magic weapon first, then I'll give it all to you. "
Jin Zhen could be considered the one with the highest cultivation level among all the people who came in contact with Chu Xiang. Moreover, his mind was pure, and he didn't think in circles, nor did he imagine a bunch of things. He only understood what he saw, so he was more and more certain that Chu Xiang didn't have any cultivation level. Of course, she would need a lot of defensive magic weapons.
His magic weapons were hard to find, but if Chu Xiang wanted them, he would refine a lot for her. Therefore, Chu Xiang now had an endless supply of magic weapons, and she could refine them at any time. It could be said that she was a mobile magic weapon warehouse.
Not only that, she also taught He Yunfei how to draw talismans. He Yunfei was very meticulous. His weak body made him especially calm and sensible. He could calm his heart, so drawing talismans was very suitable for him. Therefore, the people in the City Lord's Mansion were surprised to find that not only was Chu Xiang proficient in alchemy and refining, she was also proficient in drawing talismans.
The seven year old Ling Dong looked at her with eyes full of worship, and even softly asked her if there was anything she didn't know. Of course, there were things she didn't know. For example, the first time she learned English, the first time she played games, the first time she wrote, the first time she became an actress, and so on. These were all things she learned after leaving the Cultivation World. Now, they felt that she was very powerful, but it was only because she had lived in the Cultivation World for ten thousand years.
After living for so long, she naturally learned everything she was interested in, so she didn't have the slightest bit of curiosity towards the Cultivation World. It wasn't that there was no way to change the spiritual roots of this body, but it was very troublesome and required a lot of effort. She felt that there was no need. After living for a hundred years and playing in the familiar world, it was time to go to other interesting worlds. What was the point of living here for another ten thousand years? At that time, she would have to consider how to die, so it was better to die of old age naturally.
Of course, when she died of old age in other worlds, she would become an old lady, but in the Cultivation World, seeing that He Feng still looked like he was 30 years old, she naturally didn't want to become an old lady. Therefore, she pulled out a pill formula for the Face Retaining Pill and taught it to Luo Yu to familiarize herself with it.
After Luo Yu familiarized herself with the steps, Chu Xiang borrowed her hands to refine a furnace of top-grade Face Retaining Pill and ate it. From then on, she would maintain her 18-year-old appearance for the rest of her life.
After that, Luo Yu failed to refine the pill herself, and Chu Xiang directly told her to give up. After all, this pill was useless even if it was refined. When a cultivator's cultivation level was high enough, they could retain their youthful appearance, so there was no need for this. If they sold it to ordinary people, the gold, silver, and jewels wouldn't be of much use, and it would even disturb the mortal world, so it wasn't suitable.
Luo Yu listened to her and began to refine some pills that could increase cultivation for Old Master Luo. Although it was taboo to use pills to increase one's cultivation level, it was easy to encounter a bottleneck if one's cultivation level wasn't solid enough. However, Old Master Luo didn't have much time left in his life, so he naturally couldn't avoid this kind of thing.
There were only three months left before they would go to the Luo Continent. Chu Xiang saw that they had been cultivating for so long, so she had a clear understanding of each of their situations. She taught them martial arts that were suitable for each of them, so their cultivation speed increased by leaps and bounds.
Cultivation was the most important thing about endowment and opportunity. Some people couldn't build their foundation even if they worked hard all their lives, while others could reach the Jindan Realm smoothly. Just like Luo Yu, with her endowment and the guidance of a famous teacher, in just two months, she was better than Zhou Xinlian who had studied for a few years.
They had a peaceful life here, but Zhou Xinlian had a narrow escape. It wasn't easy for her to escape back to the imperial city and find Wei Lingxiao.
Wei Lingxiao was seriously injured and hadn't recovered yet. He was too embarrassed to go out this time. Since he woke up, his face was gloomy, and he didn't go out. It was his bodyguard who helped him pass a message to Zhou Xinlian. Then he asked someone to bring Zhou Xinlian to him.
Zhou Xinlian was wearing a veil hat, but it wasn't a magic weapon. Wei Lingxiao used his spiritual sense to scan it and saw her face with a scar. The two-inch-long scar slanted from her forehead to her cheek, looking extremely ferocious. She didn't look like the girl he used to like at all.
Zhou Xinlian knew him best. Seeing his reaction, she directly took off the veil hat, lowered her head, and touched the scar. She cried, "I didn't expect that Lin Mu was so vicious. His sword was poisoned. I don't know if my scar can be removed. Lingxiao, I shouldn't have fallen in love with you. I hurt you and me. Lin Mu thought it was us who hurt the Chu family. I'm sorry. "
Wei Lingxiao looked away. Hearing her words, he felt sympathy for her. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'll ask someone to treat you. It's up to you whether the scar can be removed. The courtyard in the west of the city is for you. You can live there. "
Zhou Xinlian sobbed. "Right now, I'm only in the Refinement Stage. I can't cultivate anymore. Besides, many people with evil intentions are eyeing me. If I could survive, why would I bother you again? I know I have a bad reputation now and my cultivation is not good. I only have the skill of alchemy. Lingxiao, let me stay. I'll quietly stay by your side and refine elixirs for you. Now, I can guarantee that I can refine middle-grade elixirs. "
Hearing her last sentence, Wei Lingxiao's heart wavered a little. Now, all parties in the clan were very dissatisfied with him. Although his father was the head of the clan, he couldn't be blatantly biased. After all, he was the one who caused all the trouble.
Over the past month, he had been given much less than before. Although his parents would give him things in private, he couldn't take them out and use them openly. If he kept Zhou Xinlian …
He immediately thought that he couldn't be involved with Zhou Xinlian anymore. It would do him more harm than good. He immediately refused Zhou Xinlian and ordered someone to send her out of the Wei residence.
Soon, Mother Wei came over and praised him for doing the right thing. She also told him to relax and that the Wei family would never let this matter rest.
Of course, the Wei family couldn't take this lying down. They were the first family on the south bank and the only one with a Nascent Soul ancestor. If Wei Lingxiao didn't show up when he was seriously injured, who would take the Wei family seriously in the future?
Moreover, more and more people believed that the Wei family had embezzled the Chu family's treasures. The Wei family couldn't acquiesce and had to seek justice. Or, even if there was no way to prove this matter, they had to completely deter others and prevent them from making trouble for the Wei family.
In order to establish their prestige, they naturally had to find the biggest thorn. Lin Mu was the most hostile to them, so they had to suppress Lin Mu. The reason why they didn't do anything was that they were trying their best to investigate the hermit family and find out the power behind Lin Mu.
But now they couldn't wait any longer. Even if they didn't find anything, they couldn't delay anymore. This matter had to be solved.
The Wei family invited all the families and famous itinerant cultivators to the Wei residence with great fanfare, saying that they wanted to clarify the matter of the Chu family in public. The Wei family had a clear conscience and had to explain it clearly to everyone. Chu Xiang and the City Lord of Sea City were also invited.
Chu Xiang had escaped from the imperial city on a horse. Now when she came back, she was sitting in the most comfortable carriage in the world. Beside her were the City Lord of Sea City, Jin Zhen, He Yunfei, Luo Yu and her granddaughter, Ling Hongzhu and her son, and many guards. It was really a mighty feeling.
Since the Wei family had formally invited them, those who came were naturally the leaders of the families. Unlike before, most of the young generation in Sea City pursued and admired Chu Xiang. When these family leaders and elders saw Chu Xiang, only a part of them sincerely admired her. More people were considering whether Chu Xiang had harmed their interests, whether she was a threat to them, and where the hermit family behind her was.
Also, some of them couldn't stand Chu Xiang using a lot of magic weapons every time she fought. After all, this was not the right way of cultivation, but an opportunistic way. If others followed Chu Xiang's example, who would cultivate properly?
Of course, their worries were superfluous. Other people weren't as rich as Chu Xiang. Which family's treasures were shared by the entire family and left for their descendants? Who wouldn't care about magic weapons and pills as they pleased? Itinerant cultivators couldn't possibly have so many good things.
Another reason why they couldn't stand Chu Xiang was because they hated the rich. After all, they had all worked hard to reach their current cultivation level. Unfortunately, they couldn't beat Chu Xiang, who used magic weapons. It made their hard work seem like a joke. Just like Wei Lingxiao, the dignified first young master of the south bank, wasn't he a joke?
Therefore, when Chu Xiang arrived at the Wei family estate, many people looked at her with ill intentions.
Some praised Chu Xiang for being young and promising, while others hinted that Chu Xiang was young and hot-blooded. Chu Xiang didn't need to pay attention to them. He Feng and Jin Zhen would refute them in a neither soft nor hard manner, directly indicating that they were on Chu Xiang's side.
Both of them were in the Golden Core stage, and Jin Zhen was a refiner whose cultivation level was second only to the Wei family's ancestor. No one dared to offend him. Chu Xiang didn't have any impression of these passers-by. This was just like how players who worked hard to level up didn't like players who spent money. However, Chu Xiang didn't care. She had an entire spirit vein, and she wouldn't be able to take it away after a hundred years. She wouldn't be able to spend it all in her lifetime, so why wouldn't she spend money?
Besides, she didn't beat everyone because she spent money. If she didn't know how to fight, refine pills, or refine weapons, how could she be so comfortable? She relied on her strength. Didn't they see how tired she was after every fight?
Chu Xiang accepted all the praises with a clear conscience. As for those who slandered her, she automatically blocked them out.
After everyone sincerely and insincerely exchanged greetings, Patriarch Wei finally got to the point. With a righteous and serious expression, he said, "Regarding the Chu family's extermination, there have always been many unfavorable rumors about the Wei family. However, our Wei family and the Chu family are in-laws. Our Wei family won't do such a thing to anyone. Back then, my father swore a heart demon oath to protect the Chu family's virtuous niece for the rest of her life. Our Wei family sincerely treats the Chu family's virtuous niece as one of our own.
Of course, my son was young and impetuous and didn't know any better. He listened to slanderous rumors and misunderstood the Chu family's virtuous niece. That was my negligence. Because I didn't discover it in time, the Chu family's virtuous niece went missing. I feel guilty, so I shut my son away to reflect on his mistakes. In the future, I will definitely discipline him more strictly. However, we admit our Wei family's mistakes. If it's not our Wei family's fault, I refuse to admit it. "
Patriarch Wei swept his gaze over the crowd's expressions and looked straight at Chu Xiang. "Miss Lin, may I ask your esteemed father to come forward and discuss this matter? After all, you're a junior. I'm afraid you'll occasionally act inappropriately. "
Chu Xiang smiled and even clapped her hands. "Patriarch Wei, you're indeed the one who led the Wei family to become the number one family on the south bank. You really know how to talk. You want to wash away the crime of harming the Chu family with just a few words? You're even treating me as an insensible and arrogant junior. If my father doesn't come forward, he'll be disrespecting everyone. Impressive, impressive. But this respect and face aren't given by others. They're earned by themselves. Patriarch Wei, do you think your Wei family is worthy? "
Patriarch Wei didn't expect that she would dare to humiliate the Wei family in front of so many people. He immediately released his aura as a Golden Core cultivator. "Impudent!"
Jin Zhen narrowed his eyes and countered with an even stronger aura. He said coldly, "You're the impudent one. You think you can talk nonsense just because you have some status? What, do you really think you're the emperor of the cultivation world? That we have to listen to you? "
Patriarch Wei's face darkened. "Great Master Jin, City Lord He, what do you mean by this? I know Lin Mu saved He Yunfei, but you can't help Lin Mu frame my Wei family without any evidence! "
Chu Xiang raised her index finger and shook it. "No, no, no. Don't change the subject. Everyone suspects that you took the Chu family's treasures. How come you're saying that everyone is framing you? What you said just now was full of loopholes. It was nothing more than misleading words.
I only have one question. When the Chu family was destroyed, many cultivators came and asked you to swear a Heart Demon Oath that you never took the Chu family's treasures. Why didn't you agree? "
Patriarch Wei said generously, "The Wei family and the Chu family have been in contact for many years. It's become a habit to exchange gifts. How could I swear a Heart Demon Oath?"
"If Patriarch Wei didn't have a guilty conscience, why did you give so many things to the cultivators that day? Wasn't it hush money? "Chu Xiang looked at the crowd. Seeing that everyone was on her side, she smiled with satisfaction.
She didn't give Patriarch Wei a chance to argue. She clapped her hands. "Bring the witness here to confront Patriarch Wei."
Patriarch Wei's heart trembled. He was very sure that he didn't take anything from the Chu family. He was more heartbroken than anyone else when he lost what he was about to get. How could he not be cleared of such a crime? Seeing how confident Chu Xiang was, could there be something he didn't know?
When the witnesses were brought forward, Patriarch Wei's expression turned a bit ugly. He didn't know all of these witnesses, but two of them were Wei Lingxiao's former bodyguards, Wei San and Wei Si. He thought about how the two of them had been poisoned. The Wei family was busy refuting the rumors and didn't pay much attention to them. Later, they disappeared. He suddenly had a bad premonition. Could it be that these people were the Chu family's servants?
Chu Xiang's seat was the big soft chair she was used to sitting in. She was nestled in it. Her appearance was ordinary, but her aura was unparalleled. Compared to Patriarch Wei, she seemed more like the person in charge today.
She smiled and propped up her chin. She looked at the people who were brought forward. "You haven't had a good time recently, have you?"
The witnesses lowered their heads cautiously, not daring to look around. They all answered that they hadn't had a good time.
Of course, when Patriarch Wei saw that the Chu family's treasures had disappeared, his first reaction was to capture these people and torture them. There were only a dozen people here. The others were all dead. These people were saved by Chu Xiang using her puppets. If it weren't for her protection, they would have died long ago.
Patriarch Wei gave a look to the patriarch of one of the Wei family's vassal families. The patriarch immediately said, "Who are these people? In my opinion, they look like a mob. How can we listen to their nonsense when it's such a big matter? What if they were bribed? What should we do? "
Chu Xiang looked at him in surprise. "Then how do you think we should testify? These people are all servants and bodyguards of the Chu family. They know best what happened in the Chu family. "
Patriarch Wei wanted to interrogate them openly, but Chu Xiang raised her hand to stop everyone. She smiled and said, "Are you stopping me because you're afraid they're lying? That's easy. Just because Patriarch Wei doesn't dare to swear an oath doesn't mean others don't. "She raised her chin at the people kneeling on the ground." Do you dare to swear an oath? "
The thin Wei San raised his head with eyes full of hatred. He looked directly at Patriarch Wei and said loudly, "I dare! If I say half a lie today, I'll be struck by lightning and have my soul scattered! "
Wei Si also said, "Today, I definitely won't say half a lie. Otherwise, I'll be struck by lightning and have my soul scattered!"
Patriarch Wei's heart skipped a beat, but the others were interested. This was obviously a problem. Could it be that Patriarch Wei was really a sanctimonious hypocrite?
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