Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Taking Action to Rob

Listening to these words, Jiang Hao glanced at the people inside from the corner.

There were seven in total, but he wasn’t sure if they were the six who owed money.

After listening for a while, Jiang Hao was certain that five of them were the ones he was looking for.

With this, he left the spot.

He had originally planned to visit and appraise them one by one, to see their character, their attitude, and to recognize their faces.

Now it seemed unnecessary.

Afterward, following the second list, he found another group of people.

Once he confirmed their appearances, he went to the location on the third list.

Coincidentally, the people from the fourth list were also there.

“I have spirit stones, but I just want to give out inferior pills, so those people will have to suffer, hahaha.”

“Will they not cooperate with us next time?”

“What’s there to fear? Next time we’ll just switch to another group, there are always easy targets among so many sects.”

Jiang Hao silently noted these people’s faces, then moved on to the next place.

Once he had recognized most of the people on the list, Jiang Hao started visiting the management offices of the various Spiritual Medicine Gardens.

Fortunately, among the six lineages, there was no Tianhuan Pavilion; otherwise, he would have had to give up on that lineage.

He would never get involved with Tianhuan Pavilion. It was too dangerous.

The Pavilion Master of Tianhuan Pavilion might make a move against him.

After confirming the locations, Jiang Hao returned to the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

Luckily, these places were not near the Spiritual Medicine Gardens of the various sects and were not considered important locations.

In the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Jiang Hao began to tend to the spiritual herbs.

Cheng Chou then informed him about Chu Chuan’s situation.

It was normal for Xiao Li to injure him, and Jiang Hao did not stop it.

Let’s just see how it goes.

With Chu Chuan’s talent, he should become more courageous as he fights.

Only then might he have a slim chance of surpassing his little maid; otherwise, the gap between them would be too great.

In three months, with Chu Jie’s talent, she might even advance to the second level of Qi Refining.

She has talent, cultivation techniques, resources, and a famous teacher.

Reaching Foundation Establishment in six or seven years should not be a problem.

For Chu Chuan to achieve Foundation Establishment in six or seven years was almost impossible; it all depended on how much his heart of a dusty immortal could explode.

After giving these instructions, Cheng Chou did not say anything else.

……

Evening.

Jiang Hao returned to his residence. The rabbit was not there.

He had sent the rabbit to give some spirit stones and pills to Chu Chuan.

These were left to him by the Mingyue Sect; every time he advanced, Jiang Hao would give him a portion.

Looking at the sky that had completely darkened, Jiang Hao stood up and disappeared from the spot.

……

Candlelight Alchemy Court.

In the courtyard, eight people sat at a table discussing pill refining when a young man suddenly said,

“It seems the people opposite are starting to relent, we need to prepare the inferior pills.”

“Senior Brother always has a way, we don’t even need to go there ourselves, and the problem gets solved,” a fairy-like woman answered with a smile.

The others were about to agree when suddenly, with a ‘pfft’, a blood-stained knife pierced through the back of the fairy-like woman.

The sudden change shocked everyone.

The woman herself was terrified beyond measure.

She never imagined that she would be stabbed in the back.

The others instinctively activated their protective treasures.

However, one after another, spirit swords appeared behind them, piercing through their bodies. Blood kept spilling out.

Amidst the horror, someone pleaded.

“Senior, please show mercy, don’t kill me.”

A calm and indifferent voice came from behind him.

“I’m here to collect some money.”

Collecting money?

People from the Spiritual Medicine Garden?

Everyone was fearful, never having imagined that someone from the Spiritual Medicine Garden would dare to commit murder.

Within the sect, murder was akin to seeking death.

Did these people no longer value their lives?

“Senior, I haven’t, I don’t owe anyone money,” a young man immediately pleaded.

At this point, they had completely lost the ability to resist.

“You, you’re quite close to them,” the indifferent voice gave him his answer.

“No, I’m not close to them, please don’t, senior,” he said, trembling with fear.

Given the chance, he would never again associate with these people.

Boom!

In an instant, a powerful force suppressed them, causing them to lose consciousness.

Jiang Hao looked at these people, drew his spirit sword, and retrieved his weapon.

Finally, he took their storage bags and turned to leave.

He did not kill anyone.

He avoided hitting any vital points.

Killing over forty pill refiners in one go, the consequences were no less severe than killing a true disciple.

Perhaps even worse.

Yes, he was not targeting a few individuals but all those who planned not to repay their debts.

This way, no one would know which lineage had taken action.

For a time, Jiang Hao moved swiftly through the Alchemy Court lineage.

His speed was very fast, his targets clear, and these people all gathered together.

Otherwise, he would have been discovered quickly.

However, he still underestimated the Alchemy Court lineage.

When only two groups were left, the Alchemy Court lineage issued a warning and began to defend against the enemy.

Jiang Hao sighed and had to retreat.

But on his way back, he passed through various Spiritual Medicine Gardens, leaving behind the spirit stones he had prepared for a long time and a note.

This way, the problem was solved, and no one noticed him.

The journey back was relatively smooth.

Upon returning, he transferred the rest of the stolen spirit stones to his own storage treasure, and all the other pills, spiritual medicines, and such were thrown into the rabbit’s storage treasure.

He casually destroyed the stolen storage treasures.

With that, it was over.

Jiang Hao sat in his room, somewhat worried.

This time, the commotion had been quite big.

“The Candlelight Alchemy Court lineage, indeed, should not be underestimated.”

“I wonder what will happen after the Enforcement Peak gets involved.”

The way to find out was to wait until tomorrow to see if he would encounter Liu Xingchen.

Taking advantage of the free time, Jiang Hao checked the number of spirit stones.

A total of eight thousand seven hundred spirit stones.

“A loss of over a thousand.”

“However, there are quite a few pills, spiritual medicines, talismans, and treasures, so overall, it’s a big profit.”

“The problem lies in the action taken.”

“I’ve just come back from outside, bringing back some spiritual medicines and pills; it shouldn’t be considered excessive.”

……

The next day.

Liu Xingchen did not appear.

The Spiritual Medicine Garden received the spirit stones, finally resolving the issue.

And the spiritual medicines were also sent back; the Spiritual Medicine Garden was unwilling to keep them for even one more day.

All six lineages received the spirit stones, so no one knew which lineage had made the move.

Even if the pill refiners were strong and united, they would not dare to target the people of all six lineages at once; that would be suicidal.

They would only target the leading lineage, but they did not know who it was.

……

On the third day.

Jiang Hao finally saw Liu Xingchen.

Every time after taking action, Jiang Hao did not really want to see him.

But to his surprise, Liu Xingchen’s aura had changed again.

Previously, there were dragon shadows flickering in and out of sight, but this time it was replaced by an inscrutable black aura.

Had he been possessed by someone else again?

Jiang Hao looked at him, feeling somewhat absurd.

He didn’t rush to appraise him.

“Junior Brother, long time no see,” Liu Xingchen said, wearing the sect’s attire, with a smile that seemed sunny.

“Indeed, it’s been a long time,” Jiang Hao replied politely.

“Junior Brother seems to have become more composed, with restrained strength and hidden sharpness,” Liu Xingchen made small talk before saying.

“People from the Alchemy Court lineage have been attacked, over fifty pill refiners severely injured. Have you heard about it, Junior Brother?”

“I have heard,” Jiang Hao nodded.

But inside, he was puzzled; he had only injured a little over thirty.

How did it become over fifty?

Did an extra ten or twenty appear out of thin air?

“These pill refiners brought it upon themselves, not giving the six lineages of the Spiritual Medicine Garden spirit stones, and in the end, they were surrounded and beaten by two groups, severely injured and then robbed of all their possessions. Not only that, the spiritual medicines they had just collected were looted clean,” Liu Xingchen said with a laugh.

He seemed to enjoy such events.

Jiang Hao looked down, sighing in his heart.

It turned out that he wasn’t the only one who had taken action, which explained why they were discovered so quickly; probably the others were too crude in their methods.

But what he didn’t expect was that these people even looted the spiritual medicines.

The defenses should have been very strict at that time; they were truly bold.

“Actually, after some investigation, it’s very likely that there were four different groups involved,” Liu Xingchen said.

Jiang Hao: “…”