Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 70: Chen Qingling

While Chen Qingling continued to act, her eyes were filled with sincerity and tears. She leaned close to Li An, whispering words that only he could hear.

"Uncle Li, save me, save my mother..."

"As long as you save us, Qingling will promise you anything..."

"Qingling possesses a mid-grade Huang-ranked wood spirit root..."

"Qingling... is still intact."

Ever since she and Mu Qingwan were captured by Zhao Xianchuan, her mother had become Zhao Xianchuan's slave, subjected to humiliation and torment every night. As for her, she was forced to learn how to please men...

But Li An kept his eyes closed.

"Uncle Li, why won't you dare to open your eyes and look at me? Don't you believe me..." Her nose almost touched Li An's.

Suddenly, Li An opened his eyes and slapped her across the face.

Chen Qingling was sent rolling to the ground, her jade-like face swollen and red.

"You hit me too hard!"

She deliberately let out a coquettish cry, but at the same time whispered, "Why..."

"Your parents stole my elixir back then, and you still want me to save you?"

"Hmph, if it weren't for Xianchuan saving you and your mother, both of you would have died at the hands of the demonic cult. And yet, you don't feel grateful?"

"A lowly person like you, do you even deserve to touch my body?"

Li An sneered, his voice equally low.

Chen Qingling was stunned for a moment.

But she quickly understood what was happening and crawled back up, kneeling in front of Li An. "Uncle Li... you don't believe me, you're afraid that I was sent by Zhao Xianchuan to test you, right?"

"What if I told you that Zhao Xianchuan doesn't actually want to bribe you, but wants to kill you?"

Li An raised an eyebrow.

Sensing Li An's change, she took advantage of the situation and wrapped her hands around Li An's neck. "Uncle, am I beautiful?"

"Don't you like me?"

"I like you, of course I do..."

Li An smiled faintly.

Chen Qingling deliberately spoke in a loud voice to induce others, while whispering in Li An's ear, "Zhao Xianchuan has joined the demonic cult."

"They're looking for you..."

"A month ago, Zhao Xianchuan sent Liu, his trusted subordinate, away. Liu is his right-hand man..."

Li An casually twisted her, causing her to cry out in pain. Li An also whispered, "How do you know?"

"You don't need to worry about that. Either you believe me or wait to die... Uncle Li, what will you choose?"

"Where is my second-grade magic treasure?"

"In the Hall of Artifacts. Zhao Xianchuan was afraid that you would suspect something, so he kept it there using the fire of the earth to nurture it... I can show you the way if you want to go."

"Continue!... What about Wang Dazhu? Where is he?"

"He's having a great time!... He must also be in the Hall of Artifacts. He's a fool, afraid that your precious treasure would be lost, so he must be guarding it there..."

Throughout the entire process, Chen Qingling deliberately made various sounds. Her acting skills were natural and flawless, even an experienced veteran would not be able to tell if this performance was real or fake.

"When dawn breaks, their vigilance will be at its lowest. That's when you should make your move..."

Li An pondered for a moment, then suddenly extended his two fingers, pressing against Chen Qingwan's waist.

Chen Qingwan's body stiffened, but quickly returned to normal and continued acting.

Not long after.

Chen Qingwan's face turned pale, a stiff and painful sensation spread through her blood. Her face changed drastically as she asked in fear, "What did you do to me?"

"It's a venom, only I can cure it..."

"If you dare to deceive me, if something happens to me, you're also doomed, understand?"

Li An calmly spoke.

Chen Qingwan was very clever, much smarter than her mother and father!

The smarter a person is, the more they need to be controlled!

Li An's Yin and Yang demonic energy, combined with his cold Yin finger, could easily kill her with poison. Moreover, Li An had also mixed in the breath of life, making it impossible for others to detoxify or help her!

Li An controlled her life and death.

"Rest for a while, then continue."

"Just stopping like this might raise suspicions..."

"I... would rather you really come."

Chen Qingwan's face looked somewhat unpleasant as she whispered.

"Oh, by the way, open the window, it's too hot." Li An pushed her.

...

Late at night.

"How did it go?"

In a secret chamber, Zhao Xianchuan calmly asked a question.

A servant whispered in secret, "Master, Li An and Chen Qingling have been making a fuss six times already, and Chen Qingling has lost her voice..."

"Master, Chen Qingling is a middle-grade yellow-ranked spiritual root. Is it worth sending her away like this?"

Zhao Xianchuan coldly said, "Slap yourself!"

The servant's face changed drastically and quickly knelt down to slap himself.

"Go down, everything is normal. Don't let him feel anything unusual!"

The servant retreated.

However, Zhao Xianchuan continued to ponder.

"There are three Foundation Building stage cultivators in the clan. It shouldn't be difficult to capture or kill him..."

He hesitated.

But after a long time, he shook his head.

"If even the Demon Sect attaches so much importance to him, it would be unwise to act rashly."

"Let's wait for the two seniors to arrive... They will be here the day after tomorrow."

As he spoke, a hint of eagerness appeared in his eyes.

"If I can help the Demon Sect capture Li An, I can officially join the sect and obtain a technique to change my spiritual root. There is still hope for me to break through to the Foundation Building stage in this lifetime..."

He was extremely eager.

Due to the limitation of his spiritual root, he had exhausted various resources over the years, but he had only reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. His strength was even slightly weaker than Wang Dazhu.

Even with Foundation Building pills, his chances of success were not high.

He had to change his spiritual root.

Unfortunately, he had to let Li An benefit first, even though he had cultivated Chen Qingling for himself...

But it didn't matter. As long as he could keep Li An.

Heh, no matter how smart Li An was, he wouldn't think that Zhao Xianchuan didn't care whether he wanted to join the Zhao family...

As long as he stayed until the day after tomorrow!

"Bitch, come in..."

He spoke, and Mu Qingwan walked in.

"Kneel!"

He had a cold sneer on his face.

"Speak."

Mu Qingwan knelt down in sorrow and numbness, saying, "Master, I'm sorry. I regret what I did to you back then. I regret it so much... Please punish me severely, I beg you!"

Zhao Xianchuan watched all this with appreciation and picked up the whip next to him, fiercely lashing out.

"Hehe, you saw Li An today, and you're excited, aren't you? Do you want to save him or beg him to save you? He can't even save himself!"

He cruelly humiliated Mu Qingwan, his eyes almost mad.

"You used to like him, didn't you? Huh? I will kill him, kill him!!"

...

Soon, at dawn.

"Get ready to leave!"

Li An suddenly opened his eyes and gently woke up Chen Qingling, whispering in her ear.

Chen Qingling was not asleep either and immediately got up, preparing to get out of bed.

"Don't get out of bed, keep acting! Shout louder... Wait for me to come back and pick you up here."

Li An's figure flashed and had already passed through the open window.

Seeing this, Chen Qingling couldn't help but shudder. Li An had asked her to open the window earlier, just for the convenience of his actions now.

After all, if he went to open the door, there would be noise!

If there were any surveillance nearby, it would be easy to be discovered.

This Uncle Li... is too meticulous.

She immediately started acting and shouted, "You're here so early... Can't I sleep a little longer, ah—"

In an instant, Li An had returned. He was carrying a corpse on his shoulder, light as a swallow, like a ghost.

"This..." Chen Qingling was extremely shocked.

"The surveillance is hiding by the flower bed directly facing the window."

Li An covered the corpse with the quilt and then lifted Chen Qingling up.

"Your footsteps are too loud. Just point the way—"

Then, he jumped out of the window with her, landing in the darkness of dawn.

...

(End of this chapter)