After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 29: Zhou Tangzhu, I'm counting on you for this matter.

Zhang Chi still had his own bottom line. After moving nearly a hundred thousand spirit stones, he reminded his second brother to stop.

This bottom line was also the bottom line of the Sword Sect.

No matter how much he stole, if the Sword Sect were to cooperate with the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, he wouldn't be able to keep anything and would be in danger.

So, a person can be greedy, but only a little.

Consider these as his hard-earned fees. After all, his achievements would be taken by Zhou You, so he had to gain some benefits.

Benefits and risks have always been equal. He took the risk, so why couldn't he enjoy the benefits?

As for preserving his own achievements, Zhang Chi didn't dare to think about it.

Achievements and such were not worth his effort.

And this matter, Zhang Chi always felt that it was not just a case of embezzlement, there might be other hidden secrets involved.

If it weren't for Qinghui Perfected Being splashing dirty water on him, and he did indeed take some spirit stones, he wouldn't have cared about this matter.

Now that the spirit stones had been found, the matter was already half completed. Next, he just needed to prove that Elder Qinghui was not innocent to complete the mission.

As for the story behind it, it would be better not to dig deeper.

Gu Youyou found an abandoned dry well nearby and hid Zhang Chi's hundred thousand spirit stones inside. After setting up a small formation to seal the spiritual energy and covering it with soil, she was done.

This formation could only last for a month. Within this month, Zhang Chi had to retrieve these spirit stones.

The storage and use of spirit stones had always been a problem for low-level cultivators.

Cultivators naturally had storage tools, which were made of Illusionary Void Stone. Illusionary Void Stone came from outside the world and had a magical power that could expand space.

Illusionary Void Stone had a strong ability to absorb spiritual energy. When it absorbed enough spiritual energy, it would expand.

The size of the storage tools was fixed during forging. If there were any changes, the entire tool would explode.

Therefore, storage tools couldn't hold a large number of spirit stones or things that would cause a large amount of spiritual energy leakage.

That's why Zhang Chi was confident in finding the spirit stones Qinghui embezzled. Even if he was clever, he couldn't find a needle in the ocean if he couldn't fit it into a storage tool.

It was difficult for cultivators below the Dao Integration Realm to carry more than twenty thousand spirit stones with them.

Of course, this problem couldn't be considered a problem for many cultivators. After all... most cultivators didn't have that many spirit stones to carry.

Until tonight, Zhang Chi only had a small amount of spirit stones on him, which could be stored in a small cloth bag without much fuss.

Who could have imagined that a small Qi Condensation disciple like him would have a hundred thousand huge sum of money.

"Forget it, there's no rush for this."

Zhang Chi pondered that he still had enough time. With a month's time, he could slowly spend the money. There would always be a time to spend it.

The urgent problem now was to make these spirit stones disappear reasonably.

Originally, Zhang Chi thought Qinghui would throw the spirit stones into the river.

By then, he could create a little accident and say that some of the spirit stones were washed away by the water, which would be understandable.

But Qinghui's luck was too good. He actually found an abandoned tomb.

Looking at the long corridor, Zhang Chi felt that it resembled a tomb.

It's just that this thing wasn't finished, and for some unknown reason, it was convenient for Qinghui.

Dong XZ was inside, so it wouldn't be lost at all.

Since that's the case...

A thought flashed in Zhang Chi's mind, and a plan to lead disaster to the east was completed.

"..."

Gu Youyou: "..."

You brat, you come up with harmful ideas so easily!

Gu Youyou was no longer just complaining. She was earnestly learning.

Strength was the guarantee for survival in the Immortal Cultivation World. Gu Youyou used to highly value strength, but after spending time with Zhang Chi, she also understood the importance of wisdom.

If she had as many clever ideas as Zhang Chi, she wouldn't be just a Demon World Saintess, she would have become the Demon World Queen a long time ago!

Well, she wants to learn!

The night passed quickly, mainly because Gu Youyou spent the whole night moving spirit stones.

She was tired, but Zhang Chi was happy.

Anyone who has experienced the feeling of watching their wealth expand would understand.

It was precisely because of his sudden wealth that Zhang Chi was particularly calm when practicing cultivation.

Early in the morning, not long after Zhang Chi came out of his room, Zhou You approached him.

He had arranged for someone to keep an eye on Zhang Chi. If Zhang Chi made a move, he would be there in no time, afraid of missing any important information.

After being tormented by the account book yesterday, he hadn't kept an eye on Zhang Chi for a while. He was still feeling regretful and quickly came to make up for it today.

"Master Zhou."

Zhang Chi took the initiative and asked, "Did you get any results from the interrogation yesterday?"

Zhou You's smile froze for a moment, shaking his head, he said, "No, they all insisted that they didn't know anything. What about you? Did you find any clues?"

Zhou You was just casually asking. He didn't think Zhang Chi would share his progress with him. This was a credit!

However, Zhang Chi honestly replied, "I have already discovered the secret in the account book. I can confirm that Elder Qinghui has been embezzling a large amount of spirit stones for a long time. It's impossible for him to do it alone. He must have an accomplice."

"Huh?"

Zhou You looked confused. How could he determine that Elder Qinghui was embezzling just from a few account books?

Wait, why did you actually share it?

Doesn't that make me look like I'm suspicious of others?

"How did you figure it out?"

Zhou You was very confused. He had also spent a whole day and hadn't found anything.

He asked subconsciously, but after asking, he realized that he had crossed a line.

How could Zhang Chi teach him the methods of finding problems? Their relationship was not as friendly as it seemed on the surface.

However, Zhang Chi gave an answer once again.

"It's just a matter of comparing the data, Master Zhou. Come with me."

Saying that, Zhang Chi pulled Zhou You into his room, where there were many account books.

"Look, the production of spirit stones in the Spirit Stone Cave has been stable every year. There may be differences in daily production, but when calculated monthly or yearly, the total tends to be average. However, during the time Elder Qinghui was stationed there, the average production decreased significantly. I checked the number of miners in the Spirit Stone Cave, and it hasn't changed much from previous years. Master Zhou, think about it, the number of miners digging every day is still the same, and the amount each person digs shouldn't have changed much. So why is the production so much lower?"

"Is the statistics falsified?"

Zhou You quickly gave the answer.

Zhang Chi was also satisfied.

When the food is served, Zhou You knows how to open his mouth.

"One person can't fake it alone. Both the person responsible for counting and the person responsible for auditing have problems. The more troublesome thing now is that we don't know where the spirit stones have gone. Once Elder Qinghui finds out that his embezzlement of spirit stones has been discovered, he might use the whereabouts of the spirit stones as a threat."

"What should we do then?"

Perhaps because he was pulled into the room by Zhang Chi, Zhou You let go of his guard against Zhang Chi and instinctively showed himself.

He just said it casually, but Zhang Chi once again gave him an answer.

"I have a plan, but only Master Zhou can do it..."

(End of this chapter)