Chapter 58 A Failed Attempt Qi Zhi was the head of the female disciples at Nukun Peak, Wu Chen…
Qi Zhi was the head of the female disciples on Nukun Peak. Wu Chen usually acted according to the rules and did not make things difficult for the disciples. Qi Ying also always gave her some courtesy. So over the years, as long as she acted according to Wu Chen's rules, no one on Nukun Peak ever said a word against her.
Yan Yu had been confrontational with her from the moment they met, but now that she knew her true identity, her words had softened and were beyond reproach, yet they were still sarcastic and made Qi Zhi feel uncomfortable at every turn. Naturally, she refused to bow down to Yan Yu. Therefore, when Yan Yu set off with her and her entourage, Qi Zhi didn't consult her at all and directly ordered everyone to follow her.
Yan Yu glanced at the tracking talisman in Qi Zhi's hand, a half-smile playing on her lips. Her subordinates, unsure of Qi Zhi's true strength, followed her lead since Yan Yu remained silent.
The Western Wilderness was teeming with demons, and the journey with Qi Zhi became increasingly difficult. Each demon they encountered was more formidable than the last, and many members of the group suffered casualties. Gradually, the group began to openly question each other, "Miss Qi Zhi, do you even know where they are? Or are you just leading us aimlessly through the Western Wilderness?"
Qi Zhi said coldly, "If I can't find it, no one else can."
None of these people are easy to mess with. But Qi Zhi spoke so boldly that they could only keep quiet.
Someone went to Yan Yu and stirred things up.
Yan Yu remained true to her spineless manner, "I had no choice. The master made her lead the way and asked me to cooperate. But look at her, when has she ever respected me? Have you heard her consult me even once? Forget about it, let's not worry about that now, getting things done is the most important thing. Don't cause trouble, if she gets hold of something against you, I can't protect you. But if she messes things up, well..."
"But if we really mess this up, won't we all be punished?"
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Yan Yu was never one to just sit around doing nothing.
Everyone nodded knowingly.
After that, no one spoke, and they followed Qi Zhi in silence, hurrying on their way. After traveling for more than ten days, they finally arrived at a desolate mountain. The cliffs of that mountain were covered with the nests of a kind of demonic bird. Seeing people arrive, how could those demonic birds let go of the food that had been delivered to their doorstep? A bloodbath ensued, and it was only at the cost of almost everyone being injured that the demonic birds were finally wiped out.
Even after killing the demonic bird, they didn't see a single human figure.
Then Qi Zhi searched the entire battlefield, from the top of the mountain to the bottom, and finally found a tracking talisman on the corpse of a demonic bird.
Looking at the tracking talisman neatly bound to the demonic bird's armpit, with a smiley face smeared on it by some unknown liquid, Qi Zhi's vision went black, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
She hid a tracking talisman on Wu Chen, and while traveling with Qi Ying, she also found an opportunity to hide a tracking talisman on Qi Ying. She knew that Zou Buming had previously checked the direction Qi Ying was in. The tracking talisman showed that Qi Ying had not returned to the Divine Palace, but had instead traveled westward into the depths of the Western Wilderness, which was why she was so confident that she could find them.
Unexpectedly, Qi Ying also became wary of her and actually tied the tracking talisman that she had painstakingly hidden to the demon bird.
Qi Zhi was practically going crazy; her teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding together. "Qi Ying..."
Yan Yu understood everything when she saw her like this. She sat directly on the corpse of a demonic bird, wearily mocking, "You led us all the way here, only for these feathered beasts?"
Qi Zhi closed her eyes, unwilling to bow down to Yan Yu, but the situation did not allow her to do so. She said in a hoarse voice, "I was tricked by Qi Ying."
Yan Yu scoffed, her opinion of her worsening even further. "The victor is king, the loser is villain. You think your tricks are beyond recognition?" she thought. "Could it be that your hidden 'secret weapon' is being used on Qi Ying? The Witch God's servant just saw through your scheme; how could Qi Ying not thoroughly examine herself?"
Qi Zhi bit her lip. She had guessed that Qi Ying would check, so instead of sewing it into her clothes, she replaced the one in Qi Ying's sachet with a pair of boots she had prepared beforehand. Unless Qi Ying tore the soles of the boots to shreds, there was no way he would notice.
But since things had come to this point, there was no point in saying anything more. Qi Zhi simply remained silent, leaving the current situation to Yan Yu to handle.
Yan Yu never expected her to be like this. If it weren't for her submissive manner in front of Zou Buming, Yan Yu would have suspected that she was a spy sent by Wu Chen.
Yan Yu chuckled coldly, too lazy to waste any more words with her. "Hurry up and treat your injuries, let's head back immediately."
Everyone glared angrily at Qi Zhi, who kept his eyes downcast and his face cold, remaining silent.
These people followed Yan Yu back.
On the way, Yan Yu had already heard that Wu Chen was gathering the disciples of the Divine Palace and ordering them to return. She also sent many people down to keep an eye on Wu Chen.
But after traveling for more than ten days while still injured, the scattered men finally rejoined them.
"What? The person is missing?" Even Yan Yu, with her deep cunning, couldn't help but exclaim. "How could they be missing? Weren't they always using the communication fireworks to summon their disciples? Every night, such a huge, bright firework was overhead; even a blind person could feel their way across it. How could you possibly lose them?"
The subordinates told the truth: "At first, it was indeed the Witch God Servant and the Yu God Servant. But after a few days, the disciples they had summoned also started using fireworks to gather scattered disciples of the Divine Palace. Every night, there was a place setting off fireworks every hundred miles. Even if we ran until our legs were about to break, we couldn't possibly check them all. Later, we had no choice but to pretend to join them on their return journey. When we went in to ask, we found out that the two God Servant Lords had already left."
"Gone?" Yan Yu's suspicious gaze fell on Qi Zhi, who seemed like a living dead, ignoring everyone. It seemed Qi Zhi truly didn't know Wu Chen's whereabouts. So where did these two divine servants go?
In fact, ever since Wu Chen and Yu Jitang began gathering disciples of the Divine Palace, many people had been keeping an eye on them. But just like Yan Yu's subordinates, after a group of demons swept across the wasteland on a dark and windy night, they could no longer find any trace of the five people.
Many people couldn't understand it, including Yu Jitang, who had always been with Wu Chen. "How can you actually control demons?"
"Why not?" Wu Chen sat on the back of a tall rhinoceros demon with Lu Qing on his back. He shielded Lu Qing in front of him, hung a top-grade pill on the Taiyi Sword, and made the Taiyi Sword fly in front of the rhinoceros demon. The rhinoceros demon was like a donkey bewitched by an apple; wherever the Taiyi Sword went, it followed without any effort.
Yu Jitang had killed many demons before, but this was the first time he had encountered one so docile. He found it quite novel. From being fully on guard at the beginning to his various fancy riding techniques later on, the rhinoceros demon he was riding almost threw him off.
Lawson also tried his hand at various tricks.
Lu Qing felt a strong urge to try it, but because she was held tightly in Wu Chen's arms, she had to give up.
Only Qiying was somewhat depressed because of Qizhi's situation.
Qi Zhi placing a tracking talisman on Wu Chen could be somewhat explained by his infatuation, but placing it on him as well... well, that couldn't be interpreted as Qi Zhi falling in love with every woman he sees. When the adults reminded him to check his belongings, he thought they were being a bit too wary of Qi Zhi. But when he actually found them, his feelings... well, they were indescribable.
Because Lu Qing had "collected" quite a few spirit pouches, which contained many brand-new clothes, she generously gave many to Qi Ying. Turning to Wu Chen, she even boasted, "See, this is what it means to be prepared."
Lawson mercilessly exposed his mistake, saying, "That's because others are prepared, while you have no future troubles."
Wu Chen chuckled and patted her head. "Yes, we're thrifty and good at managing our household."
Even Yu Jitang was exasperated this time, saying, "Can you two please stop corrupting us innocent young people?"
Even the rhinoceros demon let out a howl.
Yu Jitang said, "Look, even it agrees with me."
Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh, then turned to Yu Jitang and said, "It's saying you're incredibly shameless, daring to call yourself a young man!"
"You can't possibly understand what it's saying, can you?" Yu Jitang didn't believe it.
Wu Chen changed the subject, "These rhinoceros demons are quite powerful. If they cultivate for a few more decades, they might be able to transform into human form. At that time, they'll be more than just chatting; they'll even be able to arrange flowers and grind ink for you."
Yu Jitang looked at their thick-skinned, rough appearance with disdain. "I'm afraid they'll bite me while I'm resting."
Wu Chen sighed, "The Western Wilderness is actually quite different from what we thought. Because of the snowfields and deserts, many demons have never left the Western Wilderness. They have lived here for generations, and it is a world of survival of the fittest. They do not disturb humans. Like this rhinoceros horn demon, it looks ferocious and vicious, but in reality, it only feeds on spiritual herbs and plants. Even if it wins a fight, it will not eat the corpse of the other party."
"Weren't they driven here?" Yu Jitang scratched his head. "I remember reading in a storybook when I was a kid that the three realms were gradually separated, and ghosts and monsters mingled in the human world, harming the innocent. It was the first priest who ate the fruit of spiritual communication and led the cultivators to slay demons and monsters, protecting the peace of the human world."
Lu Qing pouted, "You believe what they say? From that priest Zou something to now, they still haven't been able to exterminate all the demons in the human world, have they? If you say they came from the Western Wilderness before, you've been traveling in the human world for so many years, and you've almost traveled all over the Western Wilderness now. Have you ever seen these demons from the Western Wilderness in the human world?"
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