Chapter 208

Chapter 208 Looting and Treasure Hunt

“What’s going on?”

The sudden attack shocked everyone.

They couldn’t tell where the energy came from.

The head of the Zheng family looked at the big hole in his chest with a look of horror.

Only the city lord and a few other innate warriors turned their heads and looked in a certain direction.

A figure stood proudly on the top of a big tree a hundred meters away, holding a longbow in his hand.

Who else could it be but Lu Qing?

“What do you mean, sir?” The elegant old man said in a deep voice.

“When I killed the old woman of the Zheng family, I said that I would destroy the tomb of her eldest son and make him never reincarnate. What, do you have any objection?” Lu Qing said lightly.

The elegant old man’s expression froze, but he didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing that he didn’t dare to respond, Lu Qing felt a little disdainful.

He then turned to the City Lord: “Lord, the evidence is now irrefutable. The Zheng family has gone so far as to practice such cruel human sacrifices. I believe you now know what to do, right?”

“Of course I know,” the City Lord nodded.

“Very well, I hope you will handle this impartially and punish the Zheng family severely. Otherwise, I don’t know who my arrow will be aimed at next.”

With that, Lu Qing leaped from the treetop and vanished.

Throughout, he never mentioned the Zheng family patriarch, as if in his eyes, he was nothing more than a casually crushed insect, not worth mentioning.

Watching Lu Qing disappear, the City Lord and his men remained motionless, letting him go.

However, they were all secretly horrified.

Before Lu Qing’s attack, none of them had noticed when he had followed them.

It was as if their innate senses were merely a decoration, useless before him.

Such a strange and unpredictable method, coupled with the formidable combat power Lu Qing had previously demonstrated, was a sight to behold.

The fear of Lu Qing within the hearts of several Xiantian Realm experts increased significantly.

This scene, seen by the leaders of the other major clans, undoubtedly caused a tremendous shock.

They hadn’t expected someone to dare to openly kill someone in front of several Xiantian Realm masters, even taunting and threatening them.

More importantly, the City Lord and his men weren’t angry at all; instead, they seemed to harbor a hint of fear.

Who was that young man, capable of such intimidation?

And from what he said, it seemed as if he had also killed the Zheng family patriarch!

For a moment, the leaders of the major clans were in a state of great turmoil.

“City Lord, what should we do next?”

the ashen-faced man asked, glancing at the Zheng family patriarch, who had already died nearby.

“What else can we do? We’ll handle this matter impartially,” the City Lord replied calmly.

The ashen-faced man rejoiced, knowing that the Zheng family was now completely doomed.

The charge of human sacrifice was too severe, especially since both the old woman and the patriarch were already dead.

Not only in the prefectural capital, but even in the entire Cangzhou, the Zheng family no longer had a foothold.

Upon hearing the city lord’s words, many of the leaders of the other clans looked skeptical, their thoughts etched in their eyes.

…

In the prefectural capital, Lu Qing was moving swiftly.

After destroying the tomb of the Zheng family’s eldest son and killing the Zheng family head, he didn’t linger any longer. He immediately activated the Earth Movement Talisman, left the Zheng family cemetery, and sneaked back to the prefectural capital.

He knew what would happen to the Zheng family.

After he had beheaded the old woman, the Zheng family’s fate was already sealed.

Furthermore, they had been publicly exposed for blatantly violating the prohibitions of the Holy Mountain and the Royal Capital.

Having lost their Xiantian Realm support, they had also lost their power.

The prefectural capital was prosperous, but equally complex, with numerous factions, wolves everywhere, and fierce and brutal competition.

The Zheng family was now a huge piece of fat meat,

destined to be divided up among the city’s forces.

But Lu Qing didn’t want to let anyone else snatch up the most delicious piece of this meat.

Soon, Lu Qing entered the Zheng Mansion.

Panic had already gripped the residence.

News of the ancestor’s death had spread throughout the mansion.

Although the guards and servants feared the ancestor,

it was undeniable that she was the foundation of the Zheng family.

As long as she existed, the Zheng family was one of the most powerful families in the prefecture.

Everyone was expected to respect them.

Now that the ancestor was dead, the Zheng family’s foundation had collapsed. Even the head of the family was being taken by the city lord to open the tomb. How could they not be terrified?

If it weren’t for the Zheng family’s strict rules and harsh punishments, chaos would have erupted by now.

Lu Qing sensed the atmosphere of panic, but he paid it no mind. He

activated his supernatural powers and began searching the mansion.

Concealed by the divine soul talisman and his immense strength, Lu Qing moved freely throughout the Zheng Mansion, undetectable.

Soon, he found the place he was looking for.

He casually ejected two steel needles, eliminating the two guards at the door. Lu Qing then drew out his long knife, cut open the door lock, and pushed the door open.

“As expected of a wealthy family with a profound heritage, the collection in this warehouse is truly rich.”

Entering the warehouse, Lu Qing gazed upon the shelves overflowing with treasures. A dazzling red glow, occasionally tinged with golden hues, filled him with admiration.

He slowly stepped forward, a screen of light appearing in his hand. With a wave of his mind, he quickly gathered the contents of the warehouse into his Qiankun Qi Bag.

Time was running short; the elegant elder and his companions would likely return to the city soon.

Lu Qing didn’t have time to use his supernatural powers to examine the treasures one by one, so he simply stored them all.

The Qiankun Qi Bag had ample space, so there was no problem with

storage. In no time, Lu Qing had completely looted the vast warehouse.

This was thanks to his immense spiritual power; otherwise, even an ordinary Xiantian realm cultivator with a Qiankun Qi Bag wouldn’t be able to carry so many items.

After all, activating the Qiankun Qi Bag to store items consumes a considerable amount of spiritual energy.

After completing the looting, Lu Qing felt a sense of strangeness.

Although the treasures in the warehouse were numerous, their quality was still somewhat poor.

He had just taken a quick look, and the highest-quality items were merely red light with a hint of golden supernatural light.

Logically speaking, a family like the Zheng family, with a history spanning hundreds of years, should have at least some decent treasures.

“It seems the Zheng family must have even more hidden treasure vaults,”

Lu Qing thought, rubbing his chin.

He had just left the warehouse when he heard a sharp shout: “Who are you? How dare you trespass!”

Lu Qing looked up to see a beautiful middle-aged woman, her brows raised, glaring at him with a murderous look. Two guards and a green-clad maid flanked her.

Seeing the message emanating from the woman, Lu Qing’s eyes lit up.

“You’ve arrived just in time! I was just worried I’d have no one to guide me.”

The woman, meeting Lu Qing’s gaze, felt a chill run down her spine.

Before she could react, the green-clad maid beside her stood in front of her, her face stern.

“Madam, be careful! This man is no ordinary person.”

The two guards also drew their swords, having spotted the two colleagues lying at the warehouse door.

However, as their swords were unsheathed, they felt a sharp pain in their chests, their strength draining away like water, and they collapsed to the ground.

He dispatched the two guards with ease, and the next moment, Lu Qing was in front of the beautiful middle-aged woman, reaching out to grab her.

The green-clad nanny was shocked. She hadn’t expected Lu Qing to be so powerful, two guards at the Inner Viscera Realm couldn’t stop him.

Feeling the pressure from Lu Qing, the green-clad nanny didn’t dare to hold back. A cold aura emerged, and with a flick of her wrist, a flash of silver light suddenly emerged from her sleeve, piercing Lu Qing’s throat at lightning speed.

“Soft sword, Grandmaster-level swordsmanship?”

Lu Qing was somewhat surprised. He hadn’t expected this old nanny, with her weak Qi and blood, who was only at the Minor Success stage of the Inner Viscera Realm, to possess such skill.

However, at his current level, even Grandmaster-level swordsmanship was no match for him.

With a flick of his fingers, he deflected the soft sword that was piercing his throat. Then, Lu Qing clenched his five fingers, forming a fist with his right hand that had been grasping the beautiful middle-aged woman. His Qi and blood burst forth, and he delivered a ferocious punch.

Boom!

Facing Lu Qing’s mastered fist technique, the Green-Clad Matron was powerless. Instantly struck in the chest, she was sent flying backwards, slamming into a massive pillar.

Her chest collapsed, her vision blurred, and she was clearly doomed.

“Although your swordsmanship is excellent, the aura you carry about you is also very unpleasant to me,”

Lu Qing said calmly, striking the Green-Clad Matron so hard that it could only exhale, leaving

him breathless. Sensing the cold aura, he knew, even without needing his supernatural powers, that this old matron had probably taken many lives, often torturing them to death.

His gaze lingered on the corpse for several breaths, and Lu Qing realized that this Green-Clad Matron had been the Zheng family’s longtime personal maid.

Furthermore, she had also been partly responsible for the tragic human sacrifice.

“It’s a nest of snakes and rats! This Zheng family is truly rotten to the core.”

Lu Qing looked at the beautiful middle-aged woman, who, already trembling with fear, shuddered and knelt down.

“Please spare my life, my dear! Don’t kill me, don’t kill me!”

Her voice was full of pity.

“Mistress of the Zheng family, huh? If you want to live, take me to your family’s treasure house. If the things satisfy me, I might spare your life.” Lu Qing’s tone was indifferent.

The beautiful middle-aged woman tried to argue that the Zheng family only had this one treasure house.

But when she met Lu Qing’s cold, piercing gaze, she felt a chill in her heart and dared not try any more clever tricks.

“My dear, I only know that there might be another treasure house in the mansion where the old ancestor lives. I don’t know anything else. I’m afraid Madam Lu knows more than I do.”

Madam Lu was, of course, the old maid Lu had just beaten to death.

But Lu Qing had no regrets.

A personal maid like this, who had followed the old woman for so many years, was certainly not only cunning but also incredibly loyal.

Even if she offered to show him the way, there was no telling if she meant it.

If he kept her, he might end up getting ripped off.

With a flick of his finger, Lu Qing slipped a pill into the middle-aged woman’s mouth. Before she could react, he tapped her throat, forcing her to swallow it.

As the woman stared in horror, Lu Qing said calmly, “I’m giving you a poison I concocted. If you don’t get the antidote within two hours, you’ll die of intestinal rupture. You understand what I mean, right? Lead the way.”

A dismal look fell over the woman’s face, and she nodded resignedly.

Lu Qing stripped one of the guards’ clothes, put them on, and then dumped the bodies into the warehouse, closing the door.

While such a crude trick wouldn’t keep him from hiding the truth for long, he didn’t mind; it would buy him a little time.

“Let’s go,”

Lu Qing said, his disguise complete.

It must be said that the Zheng Mansion was truly in chaos.

The fight between Lu Qing and the green-clad maid had indeed caused some movement, but until now, no one had come to investigate.

The beautiful middle-aged woman, having witnessed Lu Qing’s ruthless methods, no longer had any desire to resist. She led Lu Qing in another direction of the mansion.

With guidance and Lu Qing’s powerful telepathic abilities,

the two of them arrived at the courtyard the beautiful middle-aged woman had mentioned without alerting anyone.

Seeing Lu Qing avoid everyone along the way, seemingly with foresight, this strange sight instilled in the beautiful middle-aged woman even greater awe in him.

“This is the courtyard where the old ancestor lived. I heard my husband say there’s an entrance to a secret vault in the old ancestor’s room, but I’ve never been inside. In the entire Wei family, besides the old ancestor, only my husband, Zheng Shihao, and Zheng Yu have been inside.”

At this, a hint of resentment crossed the beautiful middle-aged woman’s eyes.

Even that loser Zheng Yu could enter the secret vault, but her son, the eldest, had never been allowed in.

That old thing was truly hatefully partial.

Lu Qing sensed the hatred in the middle-aged woman’s tone, but he didn’t care.

There were countless dirty deeds going on in wealthy families, and he had no interest in knowing more.

Leading the middle-aged woman, he entered the old woman’s room. Using his supernatural powers, he quickly found a secret door.

To his surprise, the information revealed by his supernatural powers showed that there seemed to be no mechanism behind the door.

The old woman must have been confident that no one would break into her bedroom.

However, Lu Qing was not careless.

The secret door was made of steel, almost integrated into the wall. Lu Qing knocked on it and found it very thick.

Without a way to open the door, it would be difficult to get in.

However, this did not bother him. In front of the middle-aged woman, Lu Qing took out a long sword from his Qiankun Qi bag and, with a few swipes, smashed the iron door to pieces.

Kicking the secret door open, Lu Qing walked in with the pale-faced middle-aged woman.

The passage behind the secret door was not long. Lu Qing carefully explored it and found that there was no mechanism inside.

Soon, the two of them arrived at a small dark room.

There was a night-shining pearl in the dark room as a light source, making it very bright.

However, this did not surprise Lu Qing, because he was immediately attracted by something in the dark room, and his eyes flashed with brilliance.

(End of this chapter)