Chapter 79 No One Can Be Trusted Lu Qing's head was pressed down, and no matter what...

Lu Qing's head was pressed down by him, and no matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free, so she had no choice but to give up.

Qi Wu glanced at Wu Chen.

Wu Chen calmly looked back at her, but showed no intention of letting go.

Qi Wu raised an eyebrow, his expression cryptic, and asked him directly, "What should we do with this body? Do you want it?"

Wu Chen nodded. "We will take care of his body. We need to give him an explanation when we get back."

Qi Wu snorted coldly, "Explanation? Who will give whom an explanation? And who will give us an explanation?"

This sharp attitude contrasted sharply with her gentle appearance, giving her an unusually aggressive air.

Standing to the side, Yu Jitang, though not directly targeted, felt the pressure Wu Chen was under. He realized then that they had been making the mistake of judging a book by its cover. A woman who looks pitiful isn't necessarily gentle and kind; a lady with a demure appearance isn't necessarily tolerant and generous. This Madam Luo—no, to be precise, the Spirit Fruit—was completely different in temperament and shrewdness from the first impression her appearance gave.

She claimed the Fruit of Spiritual Communication had no spiritual power, a poignant accusation hidden within so much shocking information, which everyone unaware of the truth believed. Even Zou Gaoyang was convinced, and his immediate consequence was being utterly humiliated, barely able to fight back, and dying with his eyes wide open in disbelief. Now, she demanded an explanation. Yu Jitang, a good boy, already despised the Zou family's actions and felt guilty and powerless. Now, after being questioned, he almost wanted to disappear into a hole in the ground.

Wu Chen, however, had already fallen for Qi Wu's tricks twice, and he had come to understand Qi Wu better. You can't take her pitiful act at face value; she might act tough, but that doesn't necessarily mean she really wants to harm you. How she treats you depends on how you behave.

Wu Shen released his grip on Lu Qing and formally bowed to Qi Wu. "The calamity of the Spirit Clan began with Zou Yubo. Over the years, the Divine Palace has also borne an unshirkable responsibility. Although Zou Gaoyang has perished here, the aftereffects are likely still lingering. After we return, we will surely reveal the truth to the world and serve as a warning to all cultivators."

Qi Wu looked at him, then glanced at Lu Qing, who was making faces behind him. "I have three things to ask of you. If you can do them, I will not make things difficult for you."

"Please speak."

"First, I want you to expose the true nature of the Zou family to the human cultivators. They should have some understanding of the harm they have caused to the Spirit Clan over the past millennia. If you cannot satisfy me, I will personally go and take revenge."

Wu Chen sighed, "After I return to the Divine Palace, I will definitely explain the reasons to the elders. In fact, not everyone knows the truth. For example, the Yu family has been dealing with the Zou family for so many years, but they don't know the inside story. It was only because Elder Yu gave us guidance that we were able to take action this time."

Yu Jitang nodded his head vigorously beside him, like a chicken pecking at rice, indicating that what Wu Chen said was true.

Qi Wu rolled his eyes inwardly and continued, "Secondly, there are still other spiritual fruits scattered among the mortals. I want you to do your best to find them. If any are trapped or unwilling to stay in the mortal world, you must send them back."

Wu Chen thought to herself, "She's my aunt after all. Even if you don't say anything, I can't just ignore it. That's only natural."

Lu Qing covered her mouth and chuckled from behind.

Qi Wu glared at her and said, "In the past, human cultivators could come and go as they pleased in the Western Wilderness. This caused a lot of harm to the demons and monsters in the Western Wilderness. After you return, I will have the Divine Palace and Jin Manlou issue a decree that any human cultivator who trespasses into the Western Wilderness will be brought back to us by your two sects, even if they return alive. We will deal with them. We must find them alive or dead."

Wu Chen thought for a moment, “I’m afraid I can’t agree to that. The Western Wilderness doesn’t belong to the Divine Palace or Jin Man Lou. Everyone who comes here on a risk must have their reasons. For those who are excusable, doing this will inevitably cause collateral damage; for those insatiable adventurers, I’m afraid a ban won’t be enough to stop them.”

This guy actually dares to bargain? Qi Wu glared at him hard, "It was Jin Hua who said he would offer a thousand gold coins."

Taking advantage of the situation, Wu Chen passed the hot potato to Jin Hua, saying, "That's what he said, so I will naturally remind him. In the future, anyone who covets the Spirit Fruit and trespasses into the Western Wilderness will be hunted down by Jin Manlou's Thousand Gold Token until they are cornered and come to the Western Wilderness to plead guilty and be punished. However, the Divine Palace will suffer a great deal of damage just to punish the Zou family, and it may be difficult for them to spare the time to do so."

Qi Wu sneered, "Looks like you're still not sincere..."

Luo Yuan smiled helplessly, stopping his wife who was getting carried away with her acting, and pressed down on the sword in her hand. "Alright, these things can't be solved in just a few words. Jin Manlou's Thousand Gold Token is something that uses all of Jin Manlou's money to hunt down a single person. Having such a thing is enough to scare ordinary cultivators. But if it's someone really powerful, how can the Thousand Gold Token stop them? Since Wu Chen is willing to help, his willingness is more effective than anything else."

Wu Chen hurriedly replied, "That's right, that's right."

Then he gave Yu Jitang a wink. Yu Jitang quickly picked up Zou Gaoyang's body and severed arm from the ground.

Qi Wu rolled his eyes clearly. Then he waved to Lu Qing, "It's all bloody here, I'll take you somewhere else to play."

Lu Qing exclaimed, "Didn't you bring me here for treatment?"

Qi Wu pulled her hand and walked towards the Spirit Tree. "Your illness is premature birth, a deficiency in the womb. It's not something that can be cured in a day or two." The two talked as they left the others behind. Where they couldn't hear, Qi Wu whispered, "With so much spiritual energy nourishing you, what problem could you possibly have?"

Lu Qing tested her spiritual power, "I don't feel like my cultivation level has increased much all of a sudden."

Qi Wu said irritably, "I lied to Zou Gaoyang, how could you believe it? Besides, once a child is born, no matter how much nourishing food her mother takes, it's not for her."

"Who said that? Good breast milk makes the baby chubby too."

Qi Wu pointed at the Spirit Wood, "Take a sip and show me."

"Then why did you bring me to the Western Wilderness?"

Qi Wu suddenly choked up and said in a slightly annoyed tone, "I brought you here to drink milk."

Lu Qing burst into laughter.

Qi Wu laughed, then sighed, "If you hadn't been picked by him, you might have been the most powerful Spirit Fruit in all these years."

"There are gains and losses," Lu Qing said, seemingly unconcerned.

"What did you get?" Qi Wu asked irritably.

"Hmm, how could you not get it? The most powerful member of the Zou family just died, and the glass bead is in your hands now. Those villains who coveted us are almost all dead too. But, sister, why didn't you protect the Spirit Wood before, even though you're so powerful?"

Qi Wu sighed silently, "The Western Wilderness doesn't have this tradition. In the past, everything was done naturally. Actually, if it's truly an accident that prevents one from being born, it's still just a condensation of spiritual energy. It's fine if it disperses back into a condensation of spiritual energy. But human cultivators are insatiable and have gone too far, almost disrupting the cycle of reincarnation in the Western Wilderness. They don't even consider that so many demons in the Western Wilderness live only there and rarely venture into the human world. If the Western Wilderness really loses its spiritual power, do you think these demons will go to the human world to forage for food? When that happens, they won't even have time to cry."

"Sis, I've discovered that you're actually a really kind-hearted person."

“That’s right.” Qi Wu smoothed his hair. “We, the Spirit Clan, are all kind-hearted women. It’s a shame that Wu Chen is so lucky; he’s full of tricks.”

While muttering complaints about Wu Chen, she took out the glass bead and pressed it onto the trunk of the spirit tree.

A gentle halo of light enveloped the glass bead, which was then incorporated into the spirit wood.

Lu Qing seemed to hear a very faint "thank you." But when she listened again, it was gone.

Qi Wu must have heard it too, and then cursed the instigator, "Damn Zou Yubo, when you go back to the human world, you must drag him out and whip his corpse. I will lay his bones on the only road to the Western Wilderness, so that everyone who passes by can stomp on him a few times."

The two of them stood in front of the Spirit Tree, talking back and forth.

Seeing Qi Wu leave, Wu Chen felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his head. But at the same time, he also saw the expressions on Huang Mao and the others' faces, as if they had escaped a disaster.

He was trying to get information out of them when Luo Yuan waved his hand and said to Huang Mao and his gang, "Clean this place up, then go do what you need to do. She'll have some free time in a bit..."

Huang Mao and his gang were so frightened that they turned around and ran away to collect the corpses.

Now, only Wu Chen, Yu Jitang, Luo Sen, Qi Ying, and Wu Yan are standing to Luo Yuan's left and right.

Wu Chen had a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time. Asking Qi Wu would probably not yield a real answer, but he could try asking Luo Yuan. "Brother Luo, since your skills are so exceptional, why didn't you stop those who came to steal the Spirit Fruit before? Even if you weren't there, you should have been able to stop those demons."

Luo Yuan remained silent for a moment, thinking, "That's because you don't know. Many, many years ago, a Spirit Fruit was born safely, and then all the living creatures in the Western Wilderness were wreaked havoc by it, crying and screaming for their parents. All the demons cried and begged to flee to the human world. In the end, he sacrificed himself as a demon and took Qi Wu to the human world. Since then, those demons have basically turned a blind eye to human cultivators who come to steal the Spirit Fruit."

These days, only a few cunning old demons know about the trouble that children cause when raised without proper guidance. For his wife's sake, he'd better not bring up this past event.

"The demons' thoughts are quite different from those of human cultivators. Human cultivators always cherish their young children, while demons believe that only through hardship can one survive..."

Luo Yuan spoke eloquently, his face displaying an honest and upright demeanor.

The blond-haired man and the skinny man in the distance pricked up their ears to eavesdrop and muttered disgustedly.

"You can't trust either of them!"

"That's right, that's right!"

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