Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World

Chapter 271: Chapter 156: Holy Pill Sect’s Senior Sister of the Outer Sect, Lin Miaomiao_2

This canyon has only one entrance, and the people outside are getting closer and closer. In Gu Sheng’s perception, there are at least six people at the Copper Bone Realm among them.

Even though Gu Sheng was strong, he wasn’t confident about escaping from so many Copper Bone Realm opponents. He could only curse Mu Qingyuan and his companions while silently praying that the approaching group might be reasonable.

A few minutes later, six men and one woman stormed into the canyon.

Gu Sheng’s perception was not mistaken. All six men were at the Copper Bone Realm, while the aura of the leading woman was much deeper than the others, comparable to the innkeeper’s mistress—clearly a master at the Silver Bone Realm.

The seven of them wore light yellow robes of the same design. On the chest of their robes was an intricate golden embroidery depicting two blazing flames, with a round pill-like emblem atop the flames.

The leading woman’s aura was profound, and her appearance was graceful. Yet her lovely face was now cold as ice, and her body emanated a strong killing intent.

The woman didn’t bother to look at Gu Sheng or the middle-aged man. She rushed directly to check the large tree and Thunder Fruit plants in the center. Discovering that the Iron Thunder Wood and the four Thunder Fruits had all been taken, she shouted angrily and swung her delicate fist to strike the trunk of the tree.

A deafening ”boom” resounded. The massive tree fell with a single punch, and even more terrifyingly, the area she struck shattered into fine wood splinters. The power of her punch was evident!

”Hiss! What a violent woman!”

Witnessing this scene, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but marvel aloud, while furiously thinking about how to save his skin.

The middle-aged man beside Gu Sheng froze with fright upon seeing this group of seven.

Unlike Gu Sheng, the middle-aged man was merely at the Perfect level of Blood Refining Realm. However, as a native of Red Cloud Prefecture, he recognized the robes they wore!

These people were disciples of the Holy Pill Sect!

”Senior Sister Lin, the culprits have escaped with the goods up the mountain. What do we do now?”

The woman’s name was Lin Miaomiao, the Senior Sister from Holy Pill Sect’s War God Peak.

The Iron Thunder Wood and Thunder Fruits in this canyon had long been discovered by them. They deliberately placed them here for nurturing, intending to harvest them once the mother tree’s energy was entirely drained. But unexpectedly, someone had stolen them!

The Iron Thunder Wood here wasn’t ordinary—it was Three-patterned Iron Thunder Wood. If they drained the mother tree’s energy, there was even a chance of producing Thunder Beads! Such materials, if used for artifact refining, would yield at least a Yellow Level Top-grade treasure!

A Yellow Level Top-grade treasure starts at five million silver taels in value, not to mention the four Thunder Fruits. Their losses this time were immense!

Lin Miaomiao’s tone was icy, and her gaze brimmed with killing intent. She looked toward the direction Mu Qinghe and the others had fled and said, ”Even though we stationed the Wind Thunder Bird here to guard, they still managed to steal it. Clearly, they were well-prepared! Investigate this matter! I want to see which audacious fool dares to challenge our Holy Pill Sect!”

One person received the order and left, while two others dragged Gu Sheng and the middle-aged man before Lin Miaomiao.

”Kneel!”

The two were at the Copper Bone Realm. With one kick, they forced Gu Sheng to his knees. To avoid exposing his strength, he simply went along and fell to the ground.

The middle-aged man, however, didn’t even wait for the Holy Pill Sect members to kick him and voluntarily dropped to his knees with a loud plop, kowtowing repeatedly. He cried out, ”I’m innocent, my lord! The treasures of your Sect were definitely not taken by us. I beg your lordship to spare my life! I have an eighty-year-old mother and a three-year-old child to care for...”

With tears and snot streaming down, the middle-aged man recited his age-old plea in hopes of arousing sympathy from the Holy Pill Sect disciples.

Gu Sheng, having a bit more dignity, couldn’t bring himself to behave so shamefully. He remained silent, watching the middle-aged man’s performance and waiting for Lin Miaomiao’s response.

Lin Miaomiao, possessing Silver Bone Realm cultivation, remained unaware of Gu Sheng’s hidden strength thanks to Snake Breath Skill, which he quickly activated to its fullest extent.

Luckily, the Snake Breath Skill was remarkably effective. Lin Miaomiao didn’t sense anything unusual. After glancing at Gu Sheng and the middle-aged man, she frowned slightly. She then stabbed her sword sheath into the ground in front of the middle-aged man, stopping his endless kowtowing.

”Lift your head and speak. I’ll ask, and you’ll answer. If I detect lies, you’ll face immediate execution!”

The middle-aged man was drenched in cold sweat. He hurriedly wiped away his tears and snot and cupped his hands toward Lin Miaomiao. ”Anything you wish to ask, my lord! I’ll answer truthfully!”

”Name? Where are you from? Who are you working for this time?”

Faced with Lin Miaomiao’s questions, the middle-aged man scrambled to respond, ”Answering my lord, my name is Liu Erhu, from Thousand Poison City in the domain of Red Cloud Prefecture. I swear, my lord, this task was commissioned by the innkeeper’s mistress. I joined because the pay was decent and know nothing of the leader’s identity!”

Gu Sheng glanced at Liu Erhu unintentionally, already forming his own version of events.

Mu Qinghe had previously revealed his identity. Liu Erhu’s statement now indicated he feared the retaliation of the Mu family’s business forces.

Upon hearing Liu Erhu’s response, Lin Miaomiao swiftly drew her longsword and pressed it against Liu Erhu’s neck. ”You really don’t know?”

Lin Miaomiao exerted slow force. The tip of the sword broke Liu Erhu’s skin, and blood dripped down onto the blade. At this moment, Liu Erhu felt the presence of death!

Drenched in cold sweat, Liu Erhu raised both hands in a panic and stuttered, ”My lord, it’s true! I genuinely don’t know! We were never told the leader’s actual identity nor the specifics of the task until we arrived here. If I’d known this involved stealing from the Holy Pill Sect, even ten lives wouldn’t have been enough for me to accept this mission!”

He proceeded to mention the incident where someone tried to back out but was immediately slain by Mu Qinghe.

Liu Erhu, a wily veteran, cleverly framed the story in a way that absolved both himself and Gu Sheng completely.

Seeing that Liu Erhu wasn’t lying, Lin Miaomiao sheathed her sword and shifted her focus to Gu Sheng.

Just as Gu Sheng was ready to present his concocted version of events, the Wind Thunder Bird suddenly swooped down from the sky, landing beside Lin Miaomiao. It chirped noisily and, every so often, cast a hostile glare at Gu Sheng.

Its behavior puzzled Gu Sheng, but when he saw the Wind Thunder Bird show Lin Miaomiao its wounded foot, realization dawned.

Sure enough, after the Wind Thunder Bird finished its complaint, Lin Miaomiao’s gaze turned even colder as she stared at Gu Sheng.

”I didn’t expect you to be skilled enough to wound my Wind Thunder Bird with just a Blood Refining Realm cultivation! Do you realize it’s my pet?”

Her gaze sharpened with killing intent as she looked at Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng felt his heart sink. He quickly put on an innocent expression and began his plea: ”My lord, this is all a misunderstanding! The one who hired us ordered us to suppress your pet with crossbow arrows. If we disobeyed, they would’ve killed us! They’re all masters at the Copper Bone Realm—a mere Blood Refining Realm cultivator like me couldn’t resist! The bows they provided were incredibly strong, and the recoil was tremendous. I was shooting blindly without intent. Who could have predicted I’d accidentally hit your pet’s foot? My lord, I’m truly innocent!”

Lin Miaomiao sneered coldly. ”Innocent? The Wind Thunder Bird isn’t an ordinary creature. Hitting its foot with the Stone-breaking Crossbow isn’t something done ’accidentally!’ I think you did it intentionally! I don’t kill indiscriminately. You injured my pet’s leg, so it’s only fair that I take one of yours!”

She unsheathed her sword once more, the blade gleaming coldly, radiating a sharp sword aura that almost forced Gu Sheng to reveal his true powers.

At this critical moment, Gu Sheng suddenly recalled Liu Erhu mentioning earlier that Lin Miaomiao and the others were members of the Holy Pill Sect!

Gu Sheng hurriedly spoke up, ”My lord, wait! To tell the truth... my family elder has a connection to your Sect’s Great Elder. This trip to Red Cloud Prefecture concerns me seeking a chance to join your Sect. Please, my lord, spare me for the sake of the Great Elder!”

”Hmm? Your family elder has ties to the Great Elder? Then tell me—where are you from, and what’s your name?”

Considering his options, Gu Sheng decided to use Ge Qing’s connection in Canghe County as his cover. ”My lord, my name is Gu Sheng, and I hail from Canghe County.”

Lin Miaomiao frowned deeply upon hearing this. She knew of Canghe County—a small, desolate region on the edge of Red Cloud Prefecture with few resources, hardly worth noticing.

”Why would the Great Elder have connections in such a remote place?”

Lin Miaomiao was puzzled, but after a moment, she thought of how even emperors might have impoverished relatives. Torn, she hesitated in her decision.