Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 73: The Reappearance of the Demon Cult

After escaping from Zhaojia Town, Li An didn't stop at all and ran straight back to the Cuiyue Valley.

By the time he returned to the Cuiyue Valley, it was already the afternoon of the third day.

It wasn't until he entered the valley that he finally relaxed.

Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Li An's mood calmed down. He closed his eyes and replayed the whole ordeal in his mind.

Thinking and replaying could enhance his reaction and intuition when facing danger, a habit he developed in his previous life.

Upon careful consideration, Wang Dazhu was probably not intentionally trying to harm him.

The key was Chen Qingling!

This young girl had too much cunning.

She probably learned about Li An's news from Wang Dazhu and then leaked it to Zhao Xianchuan, intentionally luring Li An in.

And she had many manipulations.

For example, after Li An brought Wang Dazhu out of the artifact pavilion, his first thought was actually to quickly get rid of her!

After all, he had already obtained the artifact and rescued Wang Dazhu, so she had lost her significance to Li An. He definitely didn't want to bring along a burden.

But at that time, she revealed her relationship with Wang Dazhu.

If Li An wanted to kill her, he would definitely be stopped by Wang Dazhu, so he had to give up on the idea.

Later, when they were leaving the Zhao Mansion, Li An asked Wang Dazhu to wait behind, actually preparing to transform into Zhao Xianchuan's appearance and leave. As for the two of them, Li An wouldn't interfere much.

But Chen Qingling insisted on following Li An.

At that time, Li An was afraid that she would cause trouble by shouting, so he had no choice but to forcefully attack the Zhao Mansion with them.

After leaving, she even shouted to attract firepower for them.

Her scheming and manipulation were truly astonishing!

"No matter how cautious one is, it is difficult to deal with unforeseen variables. Therefore, one must have enough things to save their life and leave enough room for error."

In reality, if Li An hadn't been cautious to the bone, always prepared, and had enough second-grade talismans on him, he would have been done for this time.

One must always be prepared to face danger, no matter when or where!

Unfortunately, the consumption this time was quite significant: three Swift Talismans, five Exploding Talismans, two Thunder Talismans, two Breaking the Ban Talismans...

Then, he began to carefully examine the pile of storage bags he had taken from the Zhao family.

Along the way, he had already used his divine sense to quickly scan and destroy about ten marked items.

Opening the storage bags, there was a dazzling array of items inside!

...

At this moment.

Zhaojia Town.

The fire burned for two days and two nights before finally being extinguished.

The entire Zhao Mansion had turned into ashes, and one-third of the buildings in the town were also destroyed.

The centuries-old foundation of the Zhao family was destroyed in an instant!

Cries and wails filled the air.

"It's over... it's all over!"

Zhao Xianchuan looked at the scene before him, his heart bleeding. He clenched his fists, grinding his teeth.

The three Foundation Building experts and the elite Qi Refining team he led chased after Li An for a long distance but couldn't find any trace of him.

When they returned, the Zhaojia Town had already been completely destroyed, and the steward had been killed, with many essential resources taken away.

They had suffered a great loss!

"Li An!"

He wished he could tear Li An apart!

"Xianchuan, what exactly happened? We destroyed the foundation of our Zhao family for the sake of one Li An!"

Beside him, a Foundation Building expert had an extremely ugly expression and said with a gloomy tone.

"The foundation of the Zhao family is not terrifying. It can be rebuilt..."

But Zhao Xianchuan felt a sense of impending doom, a despair that he couldn't resist. His heart was chilling.

Li An had escaped. How could they face the Demon Cult?

"Report to the patriarch, there are distinguished guests arriving!"

At this moment, someone came to report.

A look of shock flashed in Zhao Xianchuan's eyes. He turned his head and looked not far away, where two men were already approaching, following the steward he had sent out.

He hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

"Two gentlemen, please... let's meet at the teahouse!"

These two men glanced at the chaotic Zhaojia Town with a cold look in their eyes, but they didn't say anything. They followed Zhao Xianchuan and walked into a teahouse together.

Everyone in the teahouse was cleared out.

Zhao Xianchuan knelt directly on the ground and said, "I have failed in my duties! I beg the two gentlemen to punish me!"

"Speak, explain clearly!"

One of the demonic cultivators had an icy expression.

Zhao Xianchuan immediately explained the situation in detail, saying, "Two gentlemen, please give me a chance. I will definitely capture Li An!"

"After letting him escape like this, now that he's nowhere to be found, you still want to catch him? Dream on!"

The demonic cultivator slammed the table heavily, his eyes filled with anger.

It had been eight years!

They had finally waited for that heartless talisman master to appear, but he was let go.

How could they explain this to the sect leader?

"How do you want to die?!" The demonic cultivator berated him directly.

Zhao Xianchuan stood frozen in place, trembling all over, unable to say a word.

However, the other demonic cultivator beside him waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Killing him is meaningless."

"I am curious, how did Li An discover the problem?..."

In order to prevent Li An from discovering Zhao Xianchuan's collusion with the demonic sect, they did not teach him any demonic sect techniques.

They were afraid that Li An would see through the flaws.

"Chen Qingling, it must be Chen Qingling who leaked the information..."

Zhao Xianchuan spoke, regret written all over his face.

Over the years, he had turned Mu Qingwan into a slave, subjecting her to all kinds of abuse and torture.

He had kept the matter of the demonic sect a secret from the entire clan, except for Mu Qingwan...

Because Mu Qingwan was nothing more than a pure slave and plaything in his eyes. While he was tormenting her, he would also say many insulting words without any scruples...

Those insulting words mainly involved Chen Cheng, followed by Li An.

After all, in Mu Qingwan's life, besides marrying Chen Cheng and giving birth to his children, she had also had some feelings for Li An in the earlier years.

And people have the desire to confide in someone. He had long stopped seeing Mu Qingwan as a threatening or risky existence, so he could speak out his deepest secrets.

Now, thinking back, it must have been Mu Qingwan who leaked the information to Chen Qingling.

This mother and daughter, who he had already let his guard down against, had dealt him the heaviest blow.

"You bitch, do you think that by hanging yourself, it's all over? I will feed your head to the dogs!"

He couldn't help but feel intense hatred when he thought of this.

"Chen Qingling..."

The demonic cultivator narrowed his eyes. "So, this woman actually used that heartless talisman master. She is the real winner..."

"Heh, even that heartless talisman master was tricked by a woman... interesting."

"Bring us her mother's corpse."

He said lightly.

Zhao Xianchuan hurriedly agreed.

"Alright, keep this matter confidential and continue being the head of the Zhao family."

"Go and bring the corpse, you may leave."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xianchuan was instantly overjoyed. He was actually safe?!

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, two gentlemen. From now on, Xianchuan will be devoted to serving you!"

After saying that, he got up and left.

"Yu Jie, what do you mean by this? Are we just letting this Zhao guy go like this?" The demonic cultivator beside him spoke discontentedly.

"Zhen Sha, if Zhao Xianchuan dies, then all our efforts over the past few years would have been in vain. Keep him alive, he might still be useful."

Yu Jie smiled faintly. "This time, Zhao Xianchuan has made a ruthless move against Li An. Do you think he will come back for revenge?"

"If we kill Zhao Xianchuan now, aren't we doing him a favor?"

"Well, and there's Chen Qingling. Find her... This woman is quite ruthless. In my opinion, she might be more valuable to cultivate than Zhao Xianchuan."

Zhen Sha nodded. "But I'm afraid it won't be easy to find her..."

"That's why we'll use her mother Mu Qingwan's corpse... Be patient, she will take the bait sooner or later."

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(End of this chapter)