EBE Chapter 578 He Changyi
Chapter 578 He Changyi
Pei Yun did not immediately go to Hua Ni Lane to look for people, but went to Palace Master Lu's palace first. As expected, Wei Cheng and Pan Shi were also in the palace.
The four continued their research on the antidote for the Seven-Colored Evil, and in recent days they had basically agreed on the medicinal materials needed for the antidote.
“…Pei Yun, after the antidote is refined, your junior sister needs to test it. You and I both know that the antidote may not be able to completely cure her poison at once, and may even prematurely activate the toxins in her body. This is risky…” Lu Anxu said.
Pei Yun nodded: "I will explain the risks to her clearly."
After finishing the important business, Pei Yun brought up the gossip that Yin Yanyue had mentioned earlier.
This is no secret, and besides, the news of the Five Palaces' joint competition will be announced in a few days, Lu Anxu said with a smile:
"That's right, this grand competition was jointly decided by the five palaces. However, this is the first time such a competition has been held, and the specific details still need to be discussed. It is estimated that it will be held no earlier than six months from now. You can also form a team to participate then..."
Pei Yun's heart stirred, and he looked at Pan Shi.
After leaving the hall, Pei Yun invited Pan Shi, who was traveling with her, to join her: "Senior Brother Pan, why don't you and I team up for the Five Halls Joint Competition? I'll participate as a disciple of the Dao God Hall, and you can participate as a disciple of the Pill God Hall..."
For the past six months, Luo Rufeng has been studying at the Extreme Sword Sect and has been unable to come. She rarely visits the Dao God Palace and doesn't have many connections there. It would be better for her to participate in the competition as a disciple of the Dao God Palace. As for the Pill God Palace, Pan Shi is a fourth-grade alchemist, whose alchemy skills are superior to hers.
Pan Shi chuckled and said, "Junior Sister Pei, I would like to team up with you. With your strength, what do I have to worry about? However, there are rules for this Five Halls Joint Competition. Elders are not allowed to participate. Only the disciples below are allowed to register..." As an outer hall elder, Pan Shi could not participate in this competition.
In fact, when Pei Yun returned to the Dan Shen Temple, Lu Anxu suggested that she apply for the position of elder. With her alchemy skills and cultivation, she was already qualified to become an outer hall elder. Once she became an elder, she could receive regular offerings.
However, Pei Yun declined at the time. This was not because she had foresight and anticipated the rules of the competition, but because once she became an elder and received offerings, she would naturally have to fulfill corresponding obligations and would no longer be able to come and go as freely as she did now.
Pei Yun had no choice but to give up the idea of teaming up with him. After leaving the Pill God Palace, it was already dark, and she went alone to the Flower Mud Alley in the outer city...
The residents of Huani Lane were mostly cultivators with lower cultivation levels. The surrounding streets were far less wide and clean than those in the inner city, and the alleys were narrow. Pei Yun followed the address he had obtained and wandered around for a while before finally arriving at a courtyard.
"Who are you looking for?" Hearing the knock, a middle-aged man opened the door, looked Pei Yun up and down, and asked cautiously.
"Is He Changxuan staying here?" Pei Yun asked the man in front of him, while simultaneously using his divine sense to investigate the situation in the courtyard.
He Changxuan wasn't in the courtyard at the moment. She frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled. He Changxuan was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator and an alchemist. Why would he live in such a simple place?
When the middle-aged man heard her mention He Changxuan, his wariness lessened somewhat. Moreover, he discovered that the woman before him possessed unfathomable strength; even though she had restrained her aura, she still radiated an invisible power.
"Senior He returned suddenly injured a few days ago, went into seclusion for a day, and then left again..."
The middle-aged man led Pei Yun into the courtyard. There was no one in the courtyard, but Pei Yun could sense that the people in the surrounding houses were secretly watching her.
However, Pei Yun didn't take it to heart. The highest cultivation level among these people was only Foundation Establishment. They were probably just curious.
“…This courtyard is shared by several families. Senior He lived in this room. The landlord said that Senior He had rented it for a year, but he left before the term was up…” The middle-aged man dared not hide the truth and told the truth.
"Besides me, who else has come to see him recently?" Pei Yun asked.
"No, but a few days ago Senior He seemed very happy, saying he was about to leave this place, but a few days ago he suddenly came back covered in blood, and we were all terrified..."
Pei Yun already had a guess in her mind. She took out a storage bag and a communication talisman and handed them to the middle-aged man in front of her: "If He Changxuan returns here, you should immediately activate the talisman to send me a message. This spirit stone will be your reward for doing this for me."
"Thank you, senior!" The middle-aged man's eyes lit up as he accepted the storage bag and talisman, bowing deeply with excitement.
After Pei Yun left, the middle-aged man quickly entered the house and opened his storage bag under the watchful eyes of his wife and children: "It's actually high-grade spirit stones! One hundred high-grade spirit stones! This is truly a windfall!"
"Keep your voice down, or the neighbors will hear you!"
The family of three was in a state of ecstasy, and the other tenants in the courtyard began to whisper among themselves—
"If I had known, I would have opened the door; this windfall would have been mine!"
"I wonder how many spirit stones are in the storage bag. Sigh! How did Old Wu get there first..."
"Logically speaking, this courtyard is rented by several of us households, so the spirit stones bestowed by the senior should also be shared!"
"...What do you think this senior's background is? She seems unfathomable, even Senior He doesn't seem to be as good as her..."
"I hope Senior He isn't in any trouble!"
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After leaving, Pei Yun first went to the Dao God Temple to inquire with the guards about whether there had been any fighting or killings in the city in the past few days.
There is no city lord's mansion in the Divine Realm City. The main temple governs the entire Divine Realm City, and fighting is strictly prohibited in the Divine Realm City.
However, the inner city is strictly managed, and guards usually patrol the inner city, while the management of the outer city, such as Huani Lane, is much more relaxed.
“…Hundreds of fights and brawls occur every day in the outer city. This is only if the guards arrive in time to record them. There are many fights that have already ended before the guards can even notice them. The He family members you are looking for are indeed not in the records…” the steward replied.
Pei Yun gave the steward a photo-recording talisman with He Changxuan's appearance on it, saying, "If this person appears in the city, please inform me at the Pill God Hall. He is a disciple of my Pill God Hall who has disappeared without a trace..."
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Three days later, Pei Yun had not yet received a notification from the guard post, but instead received a message talisman from Hua Ni Lane.
Pei Yun immediately put down his cultivation and, without saying a word, used his unique sword technique to head to Flower Mud Alley.
When she arrived, the courtyard was a mess. The tenants were lying on the ground, vomiting blood. He Changxuan was the most seriously injured. He lay in a pool of blood, struggling to support himself. Blood from his forehead flowed into his eyes. He gasped for breath:
“He Changyi… if you want to kill me… then kill… everyone else in this courtyard… they are all innocent, spare their lives…”
Two men stood opposite He Changxuan. One was He Changhu, whom Pei Yun had met once before, and the other should be the "He Changyi" that He Changxuan mentioned.
Hearing this, He Changhu curled his lip and sneered, "You're about to die yourself, and you're still pleading for others..."
She glared at He Changxuan with resentment, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been permanently imprisoned by the Pill God Palace. It's all because of you that my reputation and future are completely ruined!"
“This is the City of Gods… You killed these innocent people… The guards of the City of Gods… will not let this go…” He Changxuan ignored He Changhu and stared straight at He Changyi.
He Changyi said in a cold tone, "It's precisely because this is the Divine Realm City that we must eliminate all traces of the threat. Otherwise, if we only kill you, wouldn't the guards of the Divine Realm City expose what happened here if they asked about it..."
He Changxuan was shocked. He knew how ruthless the person in front of him was. It was better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.
“He Changxuan, don’t put on this hypocritical act. You’re just trying to buy time and wait for the guards of the Divine Realm City to find this place, right? Unfortunately, I already found out about your residence and set up an isolation array in advance. The guards of the Divine Realm City won’t find this place for an hour…” He Changyi stepped forward, a sinister smile like that of a venomous snake on his face.
“…I have already left the family. You are the legitimate son…I am an illegitimate son, I pose no threat to you whatsoever, so why…why won’t you let me go…”
“Father has more than a dozen sons. As long as they are obedient and depend on me, I will not mind giving them a way out. Your biggest mistake is that you want to leave the family and make a living on your own. Those who are not under my control can only die. I am the future head of the He family, and all members of the He family must obey me…” A hint of madness appeared in He Changyi’s eyes.
"Brother, don't waste time with him, finish them off in one move! This is, after all, the Divine Realm City..." He Changhu whispered a reminder from the side.
He Changxuan raised his silver whip, about to strike the other side, when in that split second, with a loud "bang," the courtyard gate crashed to the ground!
Everyone present was startled and quickly turned to look—
Pei Yun walked in unhurriedly, his hands behind his back: "Who just said the guards of Divine Realm City wouldn't discover this place?!"