Who Told Him To Cultivate Immortality!

Chapter 21: Staying the Night

Miss Shang's eyes twitched. She closed the book to welcome the two and said coldly, "Thank you for bringing Little Green back. My name is Shang Yuan."

When the parrot saw Shang Yuan, it was as if it saw its savior. It flapped its wings and tried to escape from Lu Yang. Lu Yang let go and let the parrot fly in the house.

"Be careful next time. Luckily, the parrot kept flying in circles in Taiping Village. If it had flown somewhere else, we would not have been able to find it." Lu Yang reminded with a smile.

Shang Yuan looked at the two people in their exquisite attire. She could tell that they were young heroes who had been wandering the Jianghu for a long time.

Lu Yang and Tao Tiaoye's attire was recommended by the Dao-Seeking Sect's Mission Hall. By dressing like this, they could pretend to be young heroes who had been wandering the Jianghu for a long time.

Shang Yuan's attitude was a little distant. She did not know if it was because of her personality or something else. "Little Green is back too. You two can go back."

Tao Tiaoye frowned slightly. She did not like this lady's attitude.

Lu Yang pretended that he did not hear the words and said with a smile, "We are just chatting. The Shang Family welcomes us. They might even let us stay for the night."

Shang Yuan laughed coldly. "The Shang Family welcomes you, but it does not mean that I welcome you. Hurry up and leave Taiping Village."

"There are no demons or ghosts in Taiping Village. Why should we leave?

You have not left the Shang Family for a long time. Don't you want to hear about the outside world? "Lu Yang said.

Shang Yuan was stunned. She did not expect Lu Yang to say this. She softened her tone. "Where are you two from?

I have not left home for almost a month. Can you tell me about the Jianghu? "

"We are from the Dao-Seeking Sect, one of the five Celestial Sects. We are all in the Foundation Establishment Stage. We came to Taiping Village because we heard that there were demon birds disturbing people …"

Lu Yang spoke at a moderate pace. His voice was gentle and he was a very good speaker.

Hearing that they were in the Foundation Establishment Stage, Shang Yuan's eyes flashed with joy.

The three of them chatted for a while. Shang Yuan was attracted by Lu Yang's description of the life of a cultivator. She also wanted to go out and explore the vast world.

"I want to become an immortal but my father does not agree. He said that it is too dangerous. If he was not lucky in the tomb exploration, he would have died in the tomb."

"I've asked him several times, but he refused to tell me."

Shang Yuan said angrily. She loved to listen to strange stories. Her father clearly had personal experiences, but he was unwilling to tell her.

Lu Yang sighed in his heart. Seems like the head of the Shang Family is also a person with a story.

"What is Clan Head Shang's cultivation?"

Shang Yuan seemed to recall her father's smug face and rolled her eyes. "Listen to him brag. He used to be at the ninth level of Qi Refinement. Later on, he encountered a huge disaster and luckily survived. His cultivation dropped drastically. If he's not at the fourth level of Qi Refinement, he's at the fifth level."

Tao Tiaoye said, "It's alright. There aren't many cultivators in Taiping Village. The strongest, Xiangzheng, is only at the seventh level of Qi Disciple. Fourth or fifth level of Qi Disciple can live a good life, not to mention that the head of the Shang family has some resources."

Shang Yuan sighed, "But I don't want to be confined to Crooked River County. I want to travel the Jianghu and see this magnificent and strange world. You and I are about the same age. You are already a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage and I have yet to cultivate my Qi."

Tao Tiaoye was about to say something when Butler Zhang knocked on the door. "Miss, it's time for dinner.

Also, the two young heroes, the old master specially told you that it's already late and asked you to stay for the night after dinner. "

"The old master, madam and Huang Xiangzheng are already waiting for you."

"Alright, we'll go now." Lu Yang replied.

Tao Tiaoye wanted to refuse but was stopped by Lu Yang. "Look, I've already said that the Shang Family is hospitable and will ask us to stay for the night. Why don't we accept their kindness?"

…

At the dining table, the head of the Shang Family sat in the main seat and chatted happily with Huang Xiangzheng. Everyone else also ate to their heart's content. Although it was not as good as the food in the Dao-Seeking Sect, it was still quite delicious.

Butler Zhang and the maids stood respectfully at the side and served them.

After the meal, Huang Xiangzheng went home. Lu Yang and Tao Tiaoye stayed for the night in the east wing. The two of them were only separated by a wall.

Tao Tiaoye did not really want to sleep here. She was very picky about her bed. Apart from the bed in the Dao-Seeking Sect's abode, she would only fall asleep after lying down for a long time in other places.

Tao Tiaoye knew that this was not a good habit. It was common for cultivators to sleep in the open. She had tried to change it, but had not succeeded yet.

"Senior Brother Lu can sleep anywhere," Tao Tiaoye muttered to herself.

Tao Tianye muttered to himself. For some reason, he chuckled and yawned.

"I slept early today. Looks like I can have a good night's sleep …"

Tao Tiaoye suddenly reacted. "No!

Someone poisoned me! "

She turned around to open the barrier with her Thousand Illusions Umbrella. However, she found that the spiritual energy in her body was not working well.

She was shocked. Someone actually poisoned me. Who could it be?

This was a poison that targeted cultivators.

The other party knew that she was a cultivator and still dared to act. They must be a cultivator too.

There were only a few people in the Shang Family. Other than the Shang Family Head, she did not sense anyone else who was a cultivator.

Was it the Shang Family Head?

Or was it someone with a higher cultivation than her that she could not sense?

How was Senior Brother Lu?

A series of questions flashed through Tao Tiaoye's mind. However, she did not have time to think. Light footsteps came from outside the room.

The door was pushed open. Butler Zhang walked in with an excited and cruel smile on his face.

"It's you!" Tao Tiaoye's eyes widened. She did not expect Butler Zhang. Her heart sank.

She could not tell that Butler Zhang was a cultivator. This meant that Butler Zhang's cultivation was higher than hers.

Butler Zhang was holding a skinning knife. Tao Tiaoye could feel a strong resentment from it even from five steps away. Who knew how many people had died because of this knife?

The moonlight shone on the knife. It was bright and shiny.

Butler Zhang licked his lips and looked at Tao Tiaoye who was struggling to no avail. It was as if he was looking at a prey that had fallen into a trap.

"What good skin. I've never seen such fair skin with such beautiful lines in my life."

"I know you are from the Dao Seeking Sect. It will be troublesome to kill you. The Dao Seeking Sect is so powerful. How could a small figure like me dare to offend them?"

Butler Zhang said. Saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it and said, "But your skin is too beautiful. I could not help but take the risk. You are also willing to stay in the Shang Family for dinner. It would be foolish of me to miss such a good opportunity to poison you."

There was poison in the dinner!

Seeing that Tao Yaoye was still struggling, Steward Zhang advised, "Stop struggling. Even if you weren't poisoned, you're still no match for me.

You've just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, while I'm in the late stage. "

Even so, Steward Zhang didn't let down his guard. He couldn't treat the Dao Seeking Sect's Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators like normal Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators!

Steward Zhang said this because he didn't want Tao Tiaoye to resist.

The more they resisted, the tighter the skin and flesh would be, and the harder it would be to peel off their skin. This was an experience.

"Relax, it's just a little pain. You won't be afraid soon."

Steward Zhang licked the skinning knife and approached Tao Tiaoye.

Suddenly, Tao Tianye stood up, his spiritual energy unimpeded. Holding the Thousand Illusions Umbrella, he smashed it into Steward Zhang's face.

Steward Zhang was so confident in his victory that he was caught off guard.

"Why aren't you poisoned?!"

(End of Chapter)