Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Is There a Treasure Under the Mine?

“It seems you’ve always taken my words as nothing but wind.”

Hong Yuye looks at Jiang Hao, her aura suddenly immense and overwhelming like the mighty Yangtze River rushing towards him.

“Senior.”

Seeing that she hasn’t made a move, Jiang Hao quickly says.

“The junior didn’t mean to disobey; it’s just that the sect’s orders cannot be violated.”

“Moreover, this place is too dangerous, and that flower is not easy to transplant, not to mention it would suffer from the wrong environment here. It would rather hinder its growth.”

Hearing this, Hong Yuye still doesn’t intend to let Jiang Hao off.

With a look that carries the weight of the vast ocean, she pushes him against the wall.

However, seeing that Jiang Hao is still listening, she doesn’t bring up these matters again.

Instead, she picks up the hoe and asks.

“Do you like mining?”

“I suppose,” Jiang Hao responds vaguely.

But as soon as he finishes speaking, she gives him a look, and he quickly corrects himself.

“I like it.”

Hong Yuye casually tossed the hoe back to Jiang Hao.

Then she stepped outside, walking as leisurely as if she were strolling in her own courtyard.

“Follow.”

Jiang Hao, who caught the hoe, didn’t dare to hesitate.

He just didn’t understand what the other party wanted to do.

After a short time, Hong Yuye appeared at the edge of the mine pit.

“Senior, there are quite a few people here,” Jiang Hao kindly reminded.

Glancing at the man beside her, Hong Yuye slowly spoke.

“Are you worried about me being seen and in danger, or are you worried about people seeing you following me and being in danger?”

“Of course, the former,” Jiang Hao said, against his conscience.

He was worried about himself.

“Lies,” Hong Yuye didn’t bother to argue with Jiang Hao about this.

She turned her gaze to the mine tunnel below.

“Did you encounter an opportunity for inheritance inside?”

Hearing this, Jiang Hao hesitated, then nodded.

“Yes.”

It wasn’t a lie; he really had encountered an opportunity.

He spoke frankly because the other party had appeared during his own promotion.

Promoting to the mid-stage of the Golden Core under her watch, anyone who wasn’t blind would know he had advanced.

But this was also very dangerous; who knew whether this woman would eventually try to probe his secrets.

“It is said that this mine was the center of an ancient battle, and many powerful beings fell here.”

“That’s why mining often leads to chances. Many people want to blow up this mine to get to the deepest parts. Because they believe that the deepest place must hide ancient treasures.”

Hong Yuye’s voice was flat.

As if she was talking about something utterly mundane.

Jiang Hao, however, was shocked to hear this.

He realized that the people behind Situ Jian might be trying to confirm this legend.

But he had never heard of such a legend about the mine; it seemed not many people knew.

And Situ Jian and his group probably didn’t know either.

However, it indeed counted as a heavy blow to the Tianyin Sect, especially with the loss of the treasure, which was even more serious.

With this loss and gain, even if the Tianyin Sect won over Tianqing Mountain, it would still be a pyrrhic victory.

“Senior also wants to get the treasure inside?” Jiang Hao asked.

Although he didn’t know what the treasure was, he assumed that powerful beings would want it.

He didn’t want such a treasure; the Hall of Enforcement had strong investigative capabilities, and it was easy to draw unwanted attention.

If he got it, he would have to hand it over.

To show that he was uninterested in worldly affairs and only wanted to mine peacefully or cultivate spiritual herbs.

And he already had a treasure, which he could later obtain again from the rabbit.

Hearing Jiang Hao’s words, Hong Yuye glanced at him but didn’t speak.

However, with that glance, Jiang Hao understood it was a kind of… disdain.

This made Jiang Hao’s heart sink.

How was he going to rid himself of this female demon?

He realized that her seeking him out was not because of his family, nor was it for the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower. It was for him himself.

Or perhaps because of the Heaven-Defying Gu poison, the Yang Gu.

This made him feel like a knife was always pointed at him, much more dangerous than Tianhuan Pavilion, Luoxia Sect, and Tiansheng Sect combined.

Thinking about it, he had managed to offend so many people all at once.

Afterward, Hong Yuye turned her head and left, disappearing from the spot in just a few steps.

But her voice came again.

“Remember your duty is to help me cultivate flowers, if next time I find you in the mine, you know the consequences.”

Jiang Hao had nothing to say.

He also needed to find a way to leave.

But the female demon only cared about results, not the process.

When it was time to enter the mine, he didn’t hesitate and immediately went down.

Yan Hua watched him every day, that kind of almost imperceptible gaze made his scalp tingle.

He always felt like she couldn’t wait to make her move.

“Junior Brother’s leadership in the sixth mine is surprisingly efficient; it seems that having Junior Brother here was indeed the right choice,” Yan Hua said with a smile.

The better Jiang Hao’s performance, the happier she was.

With good results, he would receive quite a few rewards, and Jiang Hao felt like she considered the rewards as her own.

After parting with Yan Hua, Jiang Hao continued mining.

He wanted to continue advancing before any accidents occurred.

And from that woman, he knew that when the time came, people from Xuantian Sect and others would surely come for the strong.

After all, they wanted to snatch the treasure.

…….

At night.

Situ Jian and the others returned to their room, all four of them assigned together.

It was just a simple shelter that could keep out the wind and rain, and the interior space was somewhat cramped.

“Is it about time?” Bei Xue, sitting cross-legged on the bed, asked.

Her face showed no emotion, as if she had lost all feeling.

“We still need seven or eight days,” Jing Ru sighed.

“The person who got the talisman doesn’t move around often, which slows down the progress.”

“But at that time, I was worried about not being discovered.”

“It’s too risky to take it out directly; they might act,” Shangguan Wen said.

“No,” Jing Ru said with a smile.

“I can tell that Jiang Hao won’t kill. He’s not that ruthless; he seems a bit timid. It’s best that he found out, but what I didn’t expect was that he would turn it in directly. It seems he really is a coward.”

“But I’ve prepared for the worst-case scenario. Even if I die, I can still be of considerable help and won’t implicate you all. If it weren’t for the need of a Golden Core cultivation to destroy the talismans, this wouldn’t be so troublesome.”

They couldn’t use their cultivation at the moment, otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to seal it.

After speaking, she looked towards Situ Jian and asked.

“How are your preparations going?”