"The eldest sister is in seclusion for cultivation and is not available to see guests. The third elder is better off waiting here."
Shi Tongling was blocking the doorway, arms folded, and when facing the Third Elder, there was no trace of respect in her words.
After all, the Third Elder was only at the Spirit Transformation Realm, and most of his subordinates were at the Nascent Soul Realm. They were no match for her, a Return to Void Realm cultivator, and did not deserve her respect.
Jiang Zhiling lowered her head, trying her best to hide the murderous intent in her eyes, "Excuse me, Third Elder, please wait a moment."
"this……"
The smile on the third elder's face began to fade.
Those who don’t know him might think he is a guest. In fact, this entire sacred peak belongs to him. How come he, the host, looks like a guest here?
You know, there are more than a hundred guests on his sacred peak. Even the guests at the Spirit Transformation Realm don't dare to be so disrespectful to him. How can a guest who is so weak and has only reached the Nascent Soul Realm be so arrogant!
He was already furious, but when he thought of the terrifying strength of Xiahou Keqing when he rescued him, the Third Elder had no choice but to swallow his anger and said, "Well, then, this elder will wait a little longer."
As time went by, the anger in the Third Elder's heart not only did not subside, but became even stronger.
"What on earth is Sister Xiahou busy with? She should know that I am here, so why hasn't she come out yet?"
The third elder gradually realized that something was wrong and questioned it.
"The boss can see you whenever he wants. What's wrong?"
Shi Tongling raised his head and stared at the third elder with ill intentions.
This Third Elder had better be sensible. She is an evil cultivator and is not like the righteous people who are bound by etiquette. She will beat people up if she says so.
"This elder really has a problem..."
Just when the third elder was about to call on the people behind him to move forward and force his way into the house, the tightly closed door suddenly opened from the inside.
Jiang Deng walked out slowly.
For some reason, her expression looked a little unhappy. She glanced at the Third Elder with a cold look in her eyes. "Third Elder, you are visiting me so late at night. Do you have something to ask me?"
The Third Elder's anger instantly vanished, and he smiled broadly as he said, "Sister Xiahou, I deserve to disturb your rest so late at night! But I have something important to tell you, Sister Xiahou. It's extremely important. Can we go inside and talk?"
Oh……
Jiang Deng sneered in his heart.
That sounds nice, but actually the Third Elder wants to go in and see if there is anyone hiding in her room, right?
Hearing what the Third Elder said, Jiang Zhiling and Shi Tongling both showed some worry in their eyes. If the Third Elder discovered Jiang Lingyun's body, wouldn't they be exposed?
Jiang Deng didn't look panicked at all. Instead, the corners of his mouth curled up in an arc of interest. "Okay, I really want to know what the Third Elder wants to talk to me about. Please come in."
Somehow, for a moment, the Third Elder felt as if there were thorns in his back.
“Okay, okay…”
But after the words were spoken, the third elder still smiled and followed Jiang Deng into the house.
Squeak——
The door is closed.
Shi Tongling and Jiang Zhiling continued to guard outside the door, while the Third Elder's men waited in the yard.
"Sit down."
Jiang Deng sat down at the table calmly.
"Uh uh, okay."
The third elder responded while looking around.
It seemed that he did not do anything, but in fact he had already searched the entire room with his spiritual sense, but found nothing, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.
What’s going on!
Except for the mansion where Xiahou Keqing lives, the entire Lingfeng has been searched, but there is nothing here. Could it be that Jiang Deng and her aunt disappeared out of thin air?
Seeing this, Jiang Deng curled his lips and smiled.
The Third Elder still wants to find someone from her?
Long before she opened the door, she saw that the soul gathering formation had already gathered her aunt's soul in her body. Seeing that her aunt was about to wake up, Jiang Deng did not wait any longer and directly put her aunt into the Eight Gates World.
Fortunately, although my aunt is a mortal, she has a good heart. After realizing that she was resurrected and in an unfamiliar place, she remained calm and even started chatting with Qi Mei, who was rolling around in boredom.
"Sister Xiahou..."
The Third Elder was unwilling to give up, so he continued to ask, "I wonder what exactly you were doing in that room just now? Is there anything I can do to help you?"
Jiang Deng took a sip of tea and said in a steady tone, "Your greatest help to me would be if you didn't disturb my retreat."
"Uh...were you really practicing before?"
"What else? My strength has declined significantly, so I must hurry to recover. If you hadn't disturbed me just now, I wouldn't have been forced to interrupt my cultivation and nearly go insane."
Seeing that Jiang Deng's words were so convincing, the Third Elder was already 99% convinced and quickly bowed his head to apologize, "...Sister Xiahou, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault."
"Just an apology and that's it?"
However, Jiang Deng did not intend to let the Third Elder go so easily.
Considering that she still has to stay in the Puppet Cult to take away the God-Destroying Bow, which will affect the entire body, she cannot take action against the Third Elder for the time being, but it is still possible to collect some interest from him.
The third elder came closer and asked very sensibly, "Sister Xiahou, what do you want?"
Jiang Deng tapped the table with his fingertips. "What do you think?"
"Well……"
The third elder gritted his teeth and took out a palm-sized puppet from the storage bag. The puppet was grayish white, with clearly carved facial features and two blushes on the face, making it look lifelike.
"This is a puppet I spent hundreds of years making. Previously, because I had reached the limit on the number of puppets I could control, I never had time to make this puppet recognize its master. Today, I present it to you, Sister Xiahou."
Jiang Deng raised his eyebrows, "This puppet seems to still have consciousness?"
"This is carved from a piece of heavenly grade Nine Dark Yin wood. The puppet is spiritual and has intelligence similar to that of an ordinary human puppet. Its strength is also at the early stage of the Spiritual Transformation Realm. It can help you run errands or kill people on a daily basis. It is very convenient."
"good."
Jiang Deng nodded, very satisfied with the Third Elder's apology.
So, she stretched out her hand and tried to snatch it from the Third Elder, but the Third Elder held it tightly. Jiang Deng glared at him, and scared the Third Elder.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Deng forcibly snatched the puppet from the third elder's hand.
Watching Jiang Deng sink her spiritual consciousness into the puppet, and with a flash of red light, the puppet successfully recognized its master, the Third Elder felt so distressed that he could hardly breathe.
"Master," the puppet said respectfully, "what are your orders?"
Jiang Deng gave him a look and said, "Go stand over there."
"yes."
The puppet walked to the corner with its hands and feet together, standing so straight, like a piece of wood.
Not bad, quite obedient.
Jiang Deng nodded with satisfaction, then shifted his gaze away from the puppet and looked at the third elder opposite him, raising his eyebrows.
"Third Elder, you don't think you can get rid of me by giving me a piece of wood, do you?"
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