Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 43: Sending You on Your Way

"We can't do this again next time!"

Xu Mu said helplessly.

"Mm."

Ye Yingying nodded, her gaze gentle like water.

Xu Mu never expected his delicate wife to have such a peculiar hobby.

After tidying up his clothes and using two purification charms to eliminate the smell of tadpoles in the tent, Xu Mu finally walked out.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, wake up!"

Zhang Shouren came over with a smile.

"Mm."

Xu Mu nodded.

On the other side, Ouyang Ying had already started packing up.

As cultivators, they were much more convenient compared to ordinary people.

A purification charm could take care of hygiene, and a Qi Gathering Pill could solve the problem of food.

"Somebody died over there!"

"What happened? Was it done by a demonic beast?"

"Not sure!"

Intermittent discussions could be heard from the surrounding crowd.

"Blue Fellow Daoist, you take a look. I'll go see what's going on!"

Xu Mu thought of the few people he sensed last night.

Could it be them?

He furrowed his brows.

Having demonic beasts was already troublesome enough, but he didn't expect that there would be trouble caused by their own people as well, and this was only the first day.

"Alright!"

Lan Shijin nodded in agreement. Only then did Xu Mu leave the team and walk towards the place where the dead bodies were.

On the dew-covered grass, several bodies that had obviously been cut by magical tools were scattered haphazardly. There were traces of small animals gnawing on them, and some unique insects and ants from the jungle were crawling around.

From the surrounding traces, it was clear that the other party had acted cleanly and the victims had no power to resist.

There were quite a few people gathered nearby, pointing and whispering, but no one went up to help collect the bodies.

Of course, Xu Mu wouldn't either!

Everyone swept the snow from their own doorstep, so who would bother with such trivial matters?

"It seems that it was indeed done by those few people!"

Last night, he sensed that those few people were coming from this direction.

Just as Xu Mu was about to leave, a surprised shout came from behind him.

"Fellow Daoist Xu?"

Xu Mu recognized the voice and turned his head.

Wearing a green robe, with a beautiful mole at the corner of her eyebrow, it was none other than Su Qing!

She was walking side by side with a man in a blue robe, coming from the front of the team. They should have also come to see what had happened.

"Fellow Daoist Su!"

Xu Mu smiled.

He had been worried that something might happen to her, but he didn't expect her to be in the team as well.

Although it had only been two days since they last met, the reunion of old friends in such a situation was somewhat surprising.

"Qing'er, who is this?"

The man beside Su Qing spoke.

He had a tall figure, a handsome face, and a red flower mark on his forehead, giving off an air of majesty and mystery.

"Brother Xiao Yi, this is the alchemist Xu Dan that I told you about!"

Su Qing hooked her arm around the man's and said affectionately.

"So you're Xu Dan, I've heard about you for a long time!"

Xiao Yi's lips curled up slightly as he arched his hand towards Xu Mu. His eyes carried a hint of arrogance, and when he saw that Xu Mu was wearing a third-grade robe, he seemed somewhat disdainful.

Su Qing had mentioned Xu Mu to him before, and he knew that although the other party's income was not bad, it was still a bit of a stretch for him to wear a third-grade robe. Xu Mu clearly seemed like he was showing off.

"Fellow Daoist, you're too kind!" Xu Mu returned the gesture.

He didn't notice the change in the other party's gaze.

Of course, he also didn't have the mood to care about someone he was meeting for the first time.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, didn't you leave with the Chi family? Why are you still here?" Su Qing asked curiously.

When Chi Feiyan contacted her through Xu Mu, she already knew that Xu Mu wanted to recruit him and was prepared to leave with him.

"Well, it's embarrassing to say!"

Xu Mu briefly explained the situation.

"Hmph! The Chi family is still a big clan. I didn't expect them to be so untrustworthy!" Su Qing said angrily.

"All big clans are like this!" Xiao Yi shrugged, indifferent.

Then he smiled at Su Qing and said, "If they weren't like this, how could I have met you?"

"Mm."

The two of them exchanged a deep gaze, making Xu Mu's scalp tingle.

"Fellow Daoist Su, if there's nothing else, I'll go over there first!"

Xu Mu arched his hand and prepared to leave.

Originally, he wanted to invite Su Qing to join their team, but when he sensed that Xiao Yi was at the late stage of Qi Refining, he gave up directly.

Although I don't know how Su Qing managed to get close to Xiao Yi, with Xiao Yi's cultivation at the late stage of Qi Refining, the other party wouldn't choose him.

Unless he shows his strength!

Of course, Xu Mu wouldn't do that!

"Xu Fellow Daoist, our team is just ahead. If you need anything, you can come find me!" Su Qing spoke up.

Su Qing also didn't invite Xu Mu to join their team.

"Thank you!"

Xu Mu expressed his gratitude and then turned to leave.

"If he doesn't have the strength, why dress so well? Qing'er, your friend is probably going to have a hard time soon!" Watching Xu Mu walk away, Xiao Yi said with a hint of schadenfreude.

"It can't be that bad! We're in the jungle now, shouldn't we all work together to deal with the demonic beasts?" Su Qing, who had never been to the market, asked in confusion.

"Didn't you see the corpses on the ground?"

Xiao Yi pointed to the broken bodies on the grass.

"Could it be..."

"Otherwise, what else could it be! We've only just entered less than a hundred miles, there are no demonic beasts or evil cults here!"

Hearing Xiao Yi's words, Su Qing became a little worried, considering whether to remind Xu Mu. She had always had a good impression of Xu Mu.

"Brother Xiao Yi, can I go and remind him?"

"Why do you want to remind him!"

Xiao Yi suddenly became somewhat displeased.

"A person without a brain deserves to be killed! Even if you remind him this time, he won't escape next time. Besides, there's still a long way to go, and with his strength, he won't be able to reach Liyang Sect. You don't want him to join our team, do you?"

Xiao Yi seemed a little annoyed.

"That's not what I meant!" Su Qing hurriedly explained.

She had finally managed to flatter Xiao Yi and get him to take her family away, so she couldn't afford to offend him.

That's why she didn't invite Xu Mu, and even the location of their team was kept vague.

"It's for the best! To be honest, it's already a stretch for me to take your whole family with me! I don't have the ability to protect outsiders!"

"I understand, Brother Xiao Yi! I'm sorry!"

"Alright! I'm not that petty of a person!"

Xiao Yi returned to his warm expression.

"In the next few days, try to complete the cultivation technique I taught you. When the time comes, we can cultivate together and break through our strength again. After entering the depths of the jungle, we'll have a better chance!"

"I understand! I will work hard!"

Su Qing's face turned slightly pale, but she still nodded.

With her intelligence, she had long seen the problem with that cultivation technique, but she had no way to refuse because it was the price she had to pay for the other party to escort her family to Liyang Sect.

"That's the best! Let's go! We should set off!"

Xiao Yi turned and walked away, and Su Qing hurriedly followed.

On the other side, Xu Mu, who had returned to the team, finished packing and led a few people to continue following the main force.

Night!

The cool breeze rustled through the mountains and forests, with foxes laughing and monkeys howling.

In the scattered tents, Zhou Chong and a few others were gathered together, discussing their target for action.

"Let's go for that guy surnamed Xu, he's definitely wealthy!" someone spoke up.

"I feel uneasy about that! His strength is not weak, and he's very vigilant. If we fail to act and expose our identities, it will be troublesome for us next time!" Zhou Chong unexpectedly spoke up.

Of course, he wasn't being kind-hearted.

"Let's start with a few weaker ones first! As for the guy surnamed Xu, keep a close eye on him. After a few days when the team goes deeper and the crowd disperses, we'll contact several other teams to ensure nothing goes wrong!"

The others nodded and agreed with what Zhou Chong said.

"This time, our target is the people in Brother Jing's team. Just like yesterday, Brother Jing will lead them to a secluded place, and the rest of us will strike at the same time! Remember, the soundproofing talisman must be applied properly, don't make any noise!"

While the group was discussing in low voices, Xu Mu's figure slowly appeared near the tent.

At this moment, he had a fierce and ferocious appearance, tall and burly, completely different from his original image. He looked even scarier than Zhou Chong.

This was the result of him controlling his body muscles and temporarily changing his appearance.

Learning from the previous lesson, he changed his disguise before taking action.

As for Zhou Chong and the others, he had already discovered them last night.

He didn't want to meddle in their affairs, but to avoid trouble--

"I can only send you a few shit-stirring sticks on your way!"

He formed hand seals, and dozens of flaming flying knives condensed out of thin air, shooting towards the tent at high speed.

"Who's there..."

The people in the tent felt the danger and wanted to rush out, but it was already too late.

The enhanced Fire Control Technique was much faster and couldn't be avoided by someone in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

The sky was filled with flying knives, directly covering everyone.

Boom!

After a series of explosions, the people, including those who were about to attack, were already corpses before they could even react.

After finishing the job and collecting the bodies, Xu Mu used his invisibility technique and disappeared swaggeringly into the night.

The scattered cultivators who came out to investigate the commotion didn't dare to approach.

Xu Mu's attack couldn't be blocked even by those in the late stage of Qi Refining. Those of them who were at most in the mid-stage of Qi Refining would be foolish to go up and fight.

As for the cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, they were mostly at the front of the team, still a long distance away from them. Even if they heard the commotion, they wouldn't have time to investigate.

However, the impact of this battle was unexpectedly significant.

The next day, the team's dynamics underwent a huge change.

As long as the bosses like it, I don't care about the free period or additional updates!

(End of this chapter)