After Being Possessed By A Witch, I Became An Outlaw

Chapter 31: The Farmer and the Snake

Upon hearing the intelligence brought by the elder, Qinghui was already in a panic, but he had to maintain his composure in front of Chong Xu.

As soon as Chong Xu left, Qinghui paced anxiously in the room, filled with fear and trepidation.

Even if someone suspected him without evidence, they wouldn't dare to take action against him.

But once the spiritual stone was found and his secret was exposed, death might be the best outcome.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, even the righteous sects had many means to make someone's life worse than death.

And the sects despised traitors the most, using the cruelest methods to deal with them as a warning to others.

Qinghui seemed to see his own fate, being humiliated in every possible way, having his cultivation crippled, and becoming a slave in the Sword Sect.

Death was impossible, as the Sword Sect didn't use capital punishment, but his fate would definitely be worse than death.

"No, I still have a chance."

Qinghui, filled with unwillingness, subconsciously thought of a way to remedy the situation.

The Stone River was a large river, stretching for seven to eight hundred miles and being twenty to thirty miles wide. It wouldn't be easy to explore the location of his hidden treasure in one go.

As long as he could transfer the spiritual stone before Zhang Chi found it, Zhang Chi wouldn't have any evidence against him, and he could counterattack.

He only needed three days. Under pressure, Zhang Chi would have to withdraw from the investigation and reflect in seclusion.

The more Qinghui thought about it, the more he felt that this was his only chance, but he didn't know it was a trap specifically set for him.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chi, who had set the trap, pretended to fish for another day, using the excuse of auditing the account books to cultivate in seclusion.

This was the joy of doing personal work during working hours.

Seeing his True Qi becoming even more vigorous, Zhang Chi felt reassured.

In this world, strength was the foundation for survival. Without strength, one could only find ways to rely on the powerful, grovel, even sell their looks and act cute.

Although it could save his life, Zhang Chi still preferred being strong.

For example, like he did in front of Tang Ruoling, being unscrupulous and bullying her as he pleased.

On the other hand, although it was fun to tease his innocent master in front of Jiang Qingyun, he was still wearing a mask. If he could bully Jiang Qingyun like he did with Tang Ruoling, he would definitely be more excited.

Gu Youyou: "..."

What kind of sin did your master commit to encounter a rebel like you?

A day passed quickly, and at sunset, Zhang Chi planned to call the people who were diving to retrieve the stones. There was no need to make them work overtime, just pretend to do so.

Besides, it would be a bit embarrassing if they actually found it.

Others didn't know, but he was well aware, so he deliberately had them avoid that section while diving.

With the exploration speed of Foundation Building Stage disciples, they definitely wouldn't find it today.

But if they continued to work overtime, it might be a different story.

As Zhang Chi walked out, he happened to run into Zhou You.

They greeted each other, and Zhou You casually asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to call them back."

"It's my responsibility, I'll go."

Zhou You found an excuse for himself.

The reason he appeared here was that he received a message from his father.

Chong Xu asked him to find a way to secretly destroy the account books and erase the evidence against Elder Qinghui. After that, Qinghui would be on their side.

At the same time, they could use this opportunity to suppress Zhang Chi and the disciples of the Sect Master's faction.

Zhou You was also shocked when he received the letter. He thought about how Zhang Chi had revealed his plans to him and the elder without any defenses, all for the sake of Sword Sect.

And now, his father wanted him to take advantage of this and subdue Qinghui while suppressing the Sect Master's faction.

Just thinking about it, he knew that the Sect Master would bear the brunt of the suppression, and Zhang Chi's days wouldn't be easy then.

Zhang Chi didn't have much power to begin with. He was an orphan, adopted by the Sword Sect and taken in as a disciple by the Sect Master because he was valued.

Without the support of the sect leader, he is nothing.

And making the sect leader disgusted with Zhang Chi is also part of the plan.

Chong Xu thinks that Zhang Chi still has some skills and wants to win him over to work for the Zhou family.

So, he must first destroy everything Zhang Chi has in order to make him submit.

After reading the letter, Zhou You also feels uneasy.

Zhang Chi treated him honestly, voluntarily giving up the opportunity to achieve merit and attributing the credit to him.

But he used Zhang Chi's trust in his fellow disciples to harm him. Is this appropriate?

Zhou You feels reluctant in his heart, but he cannot go against his father, so he can only find a way to stop Zhang Chi from leaving.

Zhang Chi, however, says, "It's better for me to go. I've been busy all day and achieved nothing. The senior brothers and sisters are somewhat resentful. As the sect leader, you will have to lead them in the future. If you lose your authority, it will be inconvenient. I'm just a young kid, I don't think the senior brothers and sisters will hold it against me."

Upon hearing Zhang Chi's words, Zhou You is even more moved.

He really...

There are actually people like this in the world!

Zhou You is so moved that he wants to cry, but when he looks at Zhang Chi's departing figure and his unguarded residence, Zhou You still hardens his heart.

"I'm sorry, consider this a lesson for you. It's not good to trust others too easily, or you won't have a good ending!"

In the morning, Zhang Chi's words about the honor of the Sword Sect did touch Zhou You.

But Chong Xu's letter brought him back to reality.

They do need to consider the Sword Sect, but they also need to consider themselves.

Now, the best outcome is to minimize the loss to the Sword Sect and gain benefits for themselves, with only Zhang Chi and the sect leader suffering.

Zhou You sneaks into Zhang Chi's room, casually throws a fire talisman onto the desk, and hastily leaves.

On the other side, Zhang Chi calls each of the stone salvagers ashore, and they indeed have complaints.

Zhang Chi has a high reputation among ordinary disciples, but among Foundation Building Stage disciples, he is not considered much.

If he wasn't the sect leader's disciple, these people wouldn't listen to him.

After calling everyone ashore, they see thick smoke rising behind them.

"There's a leak! Put out the fire!"

Under the shouts, people quickly gather at the scene of the fire.

Zhang Chi looks at the distant smoke and can't help but laugh.

This is the Immortal Cultivation World, where the story of the farmer and the snake, and Dongguo and the wolf, is played out almost every day.

To avoid being harmed by bad people, one can only be more ruthless and wicked than them.

Seeing this smoke, Zhang Chi knows that the plan has succeeded.

A group of Foundation Building Stage disciples cast water control spells, and the fire is quickly extinguished.

Setting fire cannot harm cultivators, but all the account books in the room have turned to ashes.

Zhang Chi pretends to panic and says, "What should we do? All the evidence is gone."

At this time, Zhou You finally arrives, looking surprised, and asks, "How did it catch fire? And Zhang Chi, how could you put the account books in your own room and be so lax in guarding them?

This fire was probably deliberately set, but now that the account books are destroyed, catching the culprit is useless!"

Zhou You's backstabbing move quickly shifts everyone's attention to Zhang Chi.

Originally, they were already dissatisfied with his blind command, and now that he has lost important evidence, people naturally become more disgusted.

The disdainful look in their eyes is just like how the disciples outside River Temple looked at Zhou Ran.

Seeing this, Zhou You feels a little sympathy in his heart, but more than that, he feels relieved.

Son, I have avenged your grudge!

(End of this chapter)