Devour

Chapter 173 What to do

Cheng Bai suggested: "Brother Chu, can you rent a house to me? My Tian Tun Sect is a weapon and medicine refining sect. I can make some equipment and medicine here. The rent will be paid as usual. It will only take a few days."

Chu Kangtian's eyes lit up, and he said hurriedly, "There are many rooms in Xianhua Pavilion. You can choose from the rooms in the back."

As Cheng Bai wished, he rented four spacious and quiet rooms in Xianhua Pavilion and lived there.

Lu Miaoting asked curiously, "Aren't we going south? We have a star ship and a Shengjin Pagoda to live in, so why are we living here?"

Cheng Bai said: "Stay for a few days, there will be a chance."

Hei Long asked quietly: "What about the killers of the Tu Min Society? After all, we killed four people. It's not safe here."

Cheng Bai said frankly, "As a killer, there are always casualties. If you want to kill someone, don't be afraid of being killed by others. Min Wushuang will come to us soon. Rather than meeting him halfway, it would be easier for him to find someone. Longmai Sect also has a powerful background, so they won't do it here."

The smoker said, "My Lord, I saw some very beautiful cushions at the market. Can you give me some money?"

Cheng Bai had already made plans, and announced: "From now on, the sect will have salary subsidies in the middle of every month. They will be issued after two days of this month, and everyone can spend it."

Everyone was very happy.

Taking advantage of his free time, Cheng Bai stayed at home and rarely went out. He refined all the remains of the lava giant in the Four Symbols Cauldron into black gold, which amounted to more than 60 million taels. He instantly became rich enough to rival a country.

The inner elixir of Ju is huge and red, containing seven mystical runes, two of which are very good, "Meteor Explosion" and "Divine Power Earth Fire".

Cheng Bai and Li Tong discussed and said, "It's a pity that they are both a little bit inferior. Meteor Explosion is of similar rank to Resurrection. Divine Mighty Earth Fire has the ability to control the earth's core and is extremely powerful, but it is actually one rank lower than Tyrant Poison."

Li Tong said: "For mortals, the power of the earth's core is vast, but for immortals and gods, it may not be inexhaustible."

This is a rare inner elixir of the middle stage of the Wuzhu Realm. It is a pity that it is swallowed directly without extracting the essence of the secret technique and only used to increase the power.

Cheng Bai thought for a moment and said, "Since it's not suitable for sacrifice, use it to refine treasures."

Li Tong reminded: "There is not enough natural materials and treasures in stock now."

The inheritance cube contains numerous refining diagrams, which Cheng Bai is quite interested in. Unfortunately, since he gave the gold and iron to Ningxiang, many materials are missing.

Cheng Bai said unconcernedly, "This is a simple matter. Xianhua Pavilion has a lot of ready-made materials. We are not short of money at the moment, so we can just purchase some to make up for it."

That was one of the reasons he planned to stay.

Li Tong said: "The inner elixir of the Torch belongs to the fire element. All the runes are the same as those of the Four Symbols Cauldron, and they complement each other. What is rare is that it contains the secret technique of soul coordination, which will help the four leaves to further transform and grow. In my opinion, with the gold and water in the Shengjin Tower, the materials are sufficient to upgrade the Four Symbols Cauldron to a soul weapon, which is absolutely worth the money."

"It fits me perfectly. It suits me just fine."

Cheng Bai was secretly delighted when he heard this. He suddenly sensed someone approaching quickly, so he put away the inheritance cube. The quiet room he was in was deep and secluded, and the person who came was familiar with the place, so it could only be Chu Kangtian.

"Is Brother Chengxian here?" There was a knock on the door.

Cheng Bai opened the door and greeted him, "Brother Chu, what advice do you have?"

Chu Kangtian said bluntly: "The envoy of the Tumin Society wants to see you."

Cheng Bai asked, "Is it Min Wushuang?"

Chu Kangtian said: "Min Wushuang followed Nie Ziqiong to sweep Talin City these days, and also attacked Lanhui City. He won't be back so soon. They are the helpers of the Tumin Society."

There were two people in the treasure competition pavilion standing as straight as javelins, waiting for Cheng Bai to arrive without saying a word.

One was dressed in white, with short hair and no beard, looking simple and plain like a peasant, with a dark sickle hanging from his waist. The other was dressed in grey, with a shiny slicked-back hair and bits of cloth hanging from his body, looking like a romantic beggar, with a big sword on his back.

The man in white introduced himself: "Tu Wu."

The man in gray was not far behind: "Diao Liu."

Chu Kangtian smiled and said, "Three of you, let's talk at the table." After arranging the matchmaking, he tactfully stepped aside and went for a walk in the open-air garden.

Cheng Bai sat down generously and asked, "Two messengers, what are you doing here?"

The two Naihe envoys then sat down.

Tu Wu said, "There was a fat butcher, a poor scholar, and an old wife and a young husband. Did you see them three days ago?"

Diao Liu pretended to cough and said, "A pair of grandparents and grandchildren."

Tu Wu said, "A fat butcher, a poor scholar, and a grandfather and grandson. Have they ever fought with your Tian Tun Sect?"

Cheng Bai shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it. Why are you two asking such questions?"

Tu Wu said: "Our members of the Tu Min Society died, and this mission has been cancelled because the client gave up. The other three were not as skilled as them, so they gave up, but Min, who never grew up, had special talents. He was an immortal child that is rarely seen in a thousand years. He should have had a place in the Shanhui City. It is a pity that he failed."

Cheng Bai remembered that among the four killers, Min Tongtong indeed had the highest cultivation level.

Diao Liu said: "We want to find the master who killed the four people and start revenge hunting him down."

Cheng Bai was secretly surprised that the business of a killer was so open and honest.

Little did they know that the envoy's status was special. Just like when two countries were at war, they would not kill envoys. In addition, few sects or small countries dared to disobey the Tu Min Society. For a long time, envoys were accustomed to speaking bluntly and not wasting time.

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "I don't know, you two should find another way."

Tu Wu said: "They died while on a mission. You, the Heaven-Swallowing Sect, cannot escape the blame. The Black Dragon Prince will go with us."

This character is even more domineering than an official. Cheng Bai shook his head and said, "Prince Black Dragon has already left my Heaven-Swallowing Sect and his whereabouts are unknown. You two can look for him somewhere else. It has nothing to do with me."

Diao Liu was stunned and said, "This sect is not a game of house, how can you just quit?"

Cheng Bai said calmly: "Prince Black Dragon was idle, lazy and unyielding. He was unwilling to be punished by the sect, so he broke away from the sect and went to the East China Sea to live freely."

Tu Wu and Diao Liu looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Should they go to the East China Sea to verify it? The distance was more than two million miles away. Even if the cultivators had flying armor and swords and could go back and forth as fast as thunder, the journey alone would take at least ten days. They were in a dilemma.

While he was dazed, two people walked in from the door of Xianhua Pavilion. It was Yan Gui and Hei Long who staggered back.

They received their sect salary early this morning, twenty taels of black gold per person. They were particularly excited as it was the first time they enjoyed spending money. They went out to find a silver shop to exchange gold and silver, and tried trading at the market. They had a lot of fun, and came back carrying large and small bags. They greeted Cheng Bai in the pavilion and went straight to the back room.

Tu Wu asked suspiciously, "That black-skinned man in golden armor seems to be the Black Dragon Prince mentioned in the intelligence?"

Diao Liu hurriedly asked, "Isn't this him?"

Cheng Bai took a sip of tea and said calmly, "That man is the Second Black Dragon Prince, not the Black Dragon Prince. Hey! Erhei, don't you think so?"

Hei Long understood what he heard. He glanced at the two killers and quickly replied, "Yes, I'm Er Hei. It's our first meeting. I'm busy with other things. See you later." Then he turned and walked away.

Cheng Bai said seriously: "Look, he is not."

Tu Wu and Diao Liu stared at each other, feeling as if they were being teased.

Diao Liu's eyes widened as he said, "Sect Master Cheng, please don't treat us as fools. We have done our homework before coming here. If we change our names and become someone else, can we really do this?"

Tu Wu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "You can't bully an honest person."

Cheng Bai said solemnly, "How dare you? Erhei's tribe has a large population. Dahei has escaped, and you can't drag others into trouble with Erhei. Every family has its own rules, and every industry has its own regulations. You should go to the East China Sea to look for talent."

Diao Liu waved his hands repeatedly and said, "No, no, this is too far-fetched. It's millions of miles to go back and forth to the East China Sea. We don't have the budget for it."

Cheng Bai said: "It's easy to make a budget. I'll give you three taels of black gold each for your travel expenses. Time waits for no one, why don't you hurry up?"

Only a fool would refuse the money. Tu Wu and Diao Liu took the money, stood up and walked out of Xianhua Pavilion in a daze.

After turning a few streets, Tu Wu woke up and said, "This kid is weird. He made us go around in circles with his words. How come our original purpose has been messed up?"

Diao Liu waved his hand and lifted his slicked-back hair, wondering, "Does he have the same ability as the village chief to drive people crazy, so that we are deceived without knowing it?"

Tu Wu said, "No, I have to find out the truth. Otherwise, how can I explain to the village chief? He will punish me by beating me half to death."

Diao Liuqi asked, "Are you really going to the East China Sea?"

Tu Wu angrily said, "Do you think I'm stupid? Of course we have to fight that guy. If we can't defeat him head-on, we'll stab him in the back. The expert who killed Min Tongtong and his men had sharp and swift swordsmanship. If we fight him, we'll definitely be able to find out something. Maybe it's this guy."