Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 156

Chapter 156: Junior Brother, You’re Far Behind

Jiang Hao had visited every town around Luo City.

Even some villages he had passed through.

Logically, his stepmother and the others should have settled down in one of the cities.

But there was no trace of them.

He had hoped to see them one last time to settle his heart, but there was no news.

When he was sold, he wanted to say goodbye to them, but to this day, he never had the chance.

Seventeen years.

It was a long time, with countless births, aging, sickness, deaths, natural disasters, and calamities.

Perhaps…

Jiang Hao didn’t want to think further.

It wasn’t impossible for them to have left the surrounding towns over the years.

If that was the case, then finding them in the vast sea of people would be unlikely, especially with his impending return.

A few years at the least, or perhaps decades, before he could venture out again.

By then, if they were to meet, he might be outside while they might be inside.

Living to a hundred years was a luxury; in such times, living to sixty or seventy was already considered longevity.

Seventeen years had passed, and another seventeen would make over thirty years.

Even if they were free from disasters and diseases, how many more sets of seventeen years could they live?

One, or two?

Suddenly, Hong Yuye’s voice rang in his ear:

“When you’ve made your discovery, you’d better be prepared to leave.”

Hearing this, Jiang Hao was slightly surprised, but he nodded in understanding.

“If you slack off, do you understand the consequences?” Hong Yuye looked at Jiang Hao with a cold gaze.

“I understand,” Jiang Hao nodded.

“Let’s go,” said Hong Yuye, covering miles in a single step.

Jiang Hao looked back at the city that was about to disappear from view, smiled faintly, and stopped dwelling on it.

Time to go back.

……

Tiantu City.

Chu Chuan was still cultivating in the backyard.

His talent was average, so he needed to spend more moments on cultivation.

It’s been over two months, and he still hasn’t grasped the basics.

During this time, he had learned quite a bit, such as the concept of “a hundred days to entry.”

As long as one has the lowest level of talent, even the worst could enter within a hundred days.

But two months had passed, and he was still at the stage of drawing qi into his body, and it seemed like it would take quite some time before he could circulate it through a complete cycle.

Even Chen Quan, a senior, shook his head at this talent.

Chu Chuan started to worry about whether he could even be accepted into the Tianyin Sect.

He had learned a bit about the Tianyin Sect, the most powerful sect nearby.

It was also a Demon Sect.

He had heard about it from Senior Chen Quan, but he didn’t dare to speak of it, fearing it would bring him disaster.

He had even given them a false name, just in case.

Whether they knew his real name or not, he didn’t care anymore.

He didn’t have any aversion to the Demon Sect; after all, even as a Demon Sect, it was still a powerful sect.

“Are you still cultivating, young friend?”

At that moment, Chen Quan walked in.

“Senior Chen.” Chu Chuan greeted respectfully.

“Has Senior Jiang not returned yet?” Chen Quan asked curiously.

“Mhm.” Chu Chuan answered.

He had been asking about this frequently, and he understood why.

But he didn’t dare say much.

He could only pray that he hadn’t been abandoned because if he had been, he would have to find a way to survive.

The false name was also a precaution against this.

“Senior Jiang must have been delayed somewhere,” Chen Quan said with a smile.

He didn’t dare to think too much about it; even if that person didn’t return for a year, he wouldn’t do anything.

The other’s methods were too frightening.

They would act without a word.

If he really was delayed and came back after a year to find that the person he was supposed to pick up was gone…

Just thinking about it made Chen Quan shiver.

Chu Chuan wanted to reply but suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed.

Chen Quan was shocked and about to go over when Jiang Hao suddenly descended from the sky, grabbed Chu Chuan, and flew away.

“Thank you, Daoist Chen, for your care these past days. The spiritual medicine in the courtyard is my gift to you.”

Before Chen Quan could respond, Jiang Hao’s figure had already disappeared.

……

After a while.

Jiang Hao returned to the base of the Tianyin Sect.

Hong Yuye had brought him here and then disappeared without a trace.

Chu Chuan was placed to one side.

Looking at the familiar sect, Jiang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

After more than two months, he had finally returned.

It was almost three months, still within the mission deadline.

“Huh?”

At this moment, Chu Chuan woke up.

When he saw Jiang Hao, he was stunned and instinctively went on guard:

“W-who are you?”

Jiang Hao was somewhat puzzled, then he realized.

The power of Hong Yuye had disappeared from him.

He didn’t explain but instead said:

“I will take you to get started. After that, you will stay here to cultivate. Remember not to tell anyone how you entered. Just let them know that I brought you back. Don’t easily disclose your relationship with the Mingyue Sect to others,” Jiang Hao reminded.

Although it wouldn’t necessarily cause trouble, it was still better to keep a low profile.

If it brought trouble, this transaction would not be worth it.

But this risk was worth taking for him.

A favor from the Mingyue Sect could be useful in the future.

Besides, no one outside had seen his true face; he could always find a way to deny it.

“Are you Senior Jiang?” Chu Chuan found it hard to believe.

And how did he end up here? Wasn’t he just in the backyard?

But this place was like a fairyland.

“My name is Jiang Hao, you can call me Senior Brother,” Jiang Hao walked inside:

“Follow me, I’ll take you to register. Remember, observe more and speak less.”

On the way, Jiang Hao explained some things to ensure the other could survive here.

After addressing the issues, he wanted to ask about how the other had seen him before.

But fearing it would cause trouble, he decided against it.

Chu Chuan understood that he had arrived at the Tianyin Sect.

This was a place where immortals gathered, and he was going to be one of them.

He was somewhat excited for a moment.

But there was a big problem.

“Senior Brother, will I become a demon in the future?”

There was a moment of silence before Jiang Hao replied:

“Just hold on to your true heart.”

……

After a while.

Jiang Hao brought him to the Enforcement Peak.

He had come here to complete a mission, and Chu Chuan was the person he had brought back for this mission.

“Junior Brother, isn’t this a bit too much of a difference?”

Looking at the person Jiang Hao brought back, the Senior Sister at the counter said somewhat helplessly.

“We asked for a girl named Chu Jie, but you brought back…”

“I heard the two of them grew up together, so they must have some relationship,” Jiang Hao whispered.

Hoping the other party would be accommodating.

“Junior Brother, the mission is a failure,” the Senior Sister at the counter concluded directly.

Jiang Hao sighed inwardly, unable to save even a single spirit stone.

“When does Junior Brother plan to repay the spirit stones?” the Senior Sister at the counter asked with a smile.

Jiang Hao didn’t say much more but instead handed over a thousand spirit stones:

“I’ll pay off the rest within three months.”

“Alright, then Junior Brother, keep the debt note safe,” the Senior Sister at the counter said as she handed Jiang Hao a debt note.

It stated that the Enforcement Peak had received a thousand spirit stones.

“Does Senior Sister want to make arrangements for this Junior Brother?” Jiang Hao asked.

Although Chu Chuan didn’t understand what was happening, he knew better than to speak too much.

“Junior Brother can make his own arrangements,” the Senior Sister at the counter said offhandedly.

“Okay.”

With that response, Jiang Hao left the Enforcement Peak.

He took the person to Duanqing Cliff and had someone help him collect the essentials for new disciples.

Then he went to see his master.

While informing his master of his return, he also explained Chu Chuan’s situation.

If because of this mistake, the master asked him to go mining, it couldn’t be better.

However, the master just responded indifferently and didn’t say anything more.

Jiang Hao was used to this.

After instructing Chu Chuan to find him at the Spiritual Medicine Garden if needed, he returned to his courtyard.