Free Web NovelChapter 354: Chapter 354: It Was Song Wanning Who Got the Inheritance
This was something that would have been completely impossible in the past.
The system also sensed that something was amiss with Song Wanning, but due to its limited clearance, it couldn’t access her data.
Just as Xiao Heyun was about to say something else, the Red Wind Beast suddenly spotted him.
"Well now, so you were hiding here! See if I don’t tear you to shreds!"
The Red Wind Beast immediately pounced at Xiao Heyun, looking as if it would tear him to shreds.
Xiao Heyun was shocked. He immediately shoved Xie Qinglan aside and scrambled away.
The Red Wind Beast gave chase relentlessly. With its higher cultivation, it had Xiao Heyun running for his life, looking utterly pathetic.
Already seething, Xiao Heyun finally snapped and started to fight back.
The scene instantly devolved into chaos. The remaining cultivators glanced at one another, uncertain whether to stay or go.
No one was willing to leave just like that. They all began to suspect one another, thinking the treasure might be in the hands of someone present.
Thus, a strange scene unfolded in Cannibal Valley: everyone stood around motionless in small groups, watching as the Red Wind Beast chased Xiao Heyun, who was scrambling all over the place.
Xiao Heyun felt like a monkey on display, an utterly comical sight.
Xie Qinglan watched Xiao Heyun with a worried expression. But as she saw her supposedly infallible senior brother being chased around so pathetically, the image she had of him in her mind began to crumble uncontrollably.
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Meanwhile, Wu Qingfeng had already arrived at Cannibal Valley. He’d previously received word from his disciples that the woman had appeared in the vicinity, but they had since lost her trail. Thus, he had come to capture her himself.
Only after arriving did he hear that a treasure had materialized in Cannibal Valley. Moreover, when the treasure appeared, all the restrictive wards around the valley had vanished.
Therefore, he suspected the woman would have been drawn to the commotion. Without a second thought, he flew straight to Cannibal Valley.
But upon arriving, he was thoroughly disappointed. ’There was no trace of the woman here.’
"Elder, why have you come in person?"
The disciples were shocked to see Wu Qingfeng. ’This is an elder of the Medicine King Sect! To think he’d come in person for a mere Ascender... what terrible crime did that woman commit?’
"Mm, the matter is urgent, so I came to see for myself."
A flash of irritation crossed Wu Qingfeng’s eyes. ’The Old Ancestor has already asked several times. When he learned I still haven’t found that woman, he flew into a rage.’
’If this keeps up, my standing with the Old Ancestor will be ruined.’
"So, what happened here?"
He glanced at Xiao Heyun, who was being hunted by the Red Wind Beast, and recognized both him and Xie Qinglan.
Especially Xiao Heyun. His fame had skyrocketed in recent years, making him one of the most renowned geniuses in the Eastern Domain.
"Elder, it’s like this..."
The disciples began to explain, talking over one another as they recounted the trials they’d encountered. With every word, Wu Qingfeng’s expression grew darker.
’So there was an Alchemy Dao inheritance here, and he’d missed it?’
’And his disciples had all come away empty-handed?’
Wu Qingfeng’s eyes instantly turned dangerous as he stared at Xiao Heyun’s wretched figure.
’I’ve heard this Xiao Heyun is a genius proficient in the four great arts. That inheritance is probably on him.’
With a flash, he appeared before Xiao Heyun. Then, with a wave of his hand, he immobilized the Red Wind Beast.
The Red Wind Beast was no match for him. It could only stand rooted to the spot, seething with silent fury.
At Wu Qingfeng’s display of power, everyone present fell silent.
After all, this was a powerhouse at the Divine Separation Stage, an expert who could crush them with a single finger.
Xiao Heyun finally had a chance to breathe. He clutched the torn hem of his robes, his face a mask of vexation.
’This string of unfortunate events, one after another, was infuriating.’
’I didn’t get a single thing, just a mountain of bad luck!’
"Thank you for your assistance, Elder Wu!"
Xiao Heyun recognized Wu Qingfeng and quickly thanked him.
Wu Qingfeng just looked at him indifferently. "Junior, I hear you’ve obtained the Alchemy Dao inheritance. Might you lend it to this old man for a look?"
He said "lend," but he really meant "hand it over."
"Elder, I did not receive the inheritance..."
Xiao Heyun was taken aback by his shamelessness. ’Even if I did have the inheritance, there’s no way I’d hand it over.’
Besides, he hadn’t obtained it.
"You didn’t obtain it?"
Wu Qingfeng suddenly smiled, a cruel twist to his lips.
’Although Xiao Heyun is the disciple of the Qingyun Sect Master, I’m not afraid.’
’The Medicine King Sect’s standing is no less than the Qingyun Sect’s. What’s more, I’m an elder. Even if the Qingyun Sect finds out, they’ll have no choice but to swallow their pride.’
’If they come looking for trouble, I’ll just deny everything...’
’What are they going to do, kill me?’
A mocking glint in his eye, Wu Qingfeng looked down on Xiao Heyun as if he were a mere grasshopper.
Xiao Heyun clenched his fists in anger. Xie Qinglan rushed over, and just as she was about to plead with Elder Wu to be lenient, she heard her senior brother say, "Elder, the inheritance truly is not on my person. I lost to Song Wanning in the final trial."
"The inheritance is on her. You can demand it from her, Elder!"
’He was still fuming about having the inheritance snatched away, so how could he possibly pass up an opportunity that just landed in his lap?’
’But as soon as the words left his mouth, he regretted them. After all, he was still planning to make Song Wanning his own one day and take the inheritance back...’
’But desperate times called for desperate measures. Right now, he had no other choice.’
"Senior Brother!!!"
Xie Qinglan grew frantic.
"Wan Ning is my savior, how could you..."
She stared at Xiao Heyun in shock. This pathetic man before her seemed a world apart from the infallible senior brother she once knew.
’How could he betray a friend?’
Xie Qinglan’s eyes were filled with accusation. Xiao Heyun’s heart sank. The next instant, the system announced: "Conquest Target Xie Qinglan: Affection -5. Current Affection: 90."
In that moment, he felt a tightness in his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Startled, Xie Qinglan rushed forward. Despite her anger, she was still worried about her senior brother’s safety.
"Alright, enough with the drama, you two. Hand the thing over, now!"
Wu Qingfeng had no time to waste on Xiao Heyun’s antics. His expression darkened, and he prepared to strike.
"Wait, Elder! I have proof!"
With a loud shout, Xiao Heyun projected the scene he had copied from his system.
It was the scene of Song Wanning successfully concocting four Elixir Pills, immediately after which he was teleported away.
He didn’t want to display such a humiliating scene, but he had no choice. He was no match for Wu Qingfeng’s power.
’It was better her than me. Even without Song Wanning, there were other women.’ He quickly got over it.
’Nothing was more important than his own life!’
As the image froze, the expressions of the Medicine King Sect members turned grim. They were shocked to realize that this was the very woman they had been hunting.
’Not only was she unharmed, but she had also snatched the inheritance. It was a complete joke.’
’The Medicine King Sect had been utterly humiliated.’
Sure enough, many in the crowd recognized Song Wanning.
"Huh? Isn’t that the person the Medicine King Sect has a bounty on? They just showed me her portrait a few days ago!"
