One month later.
Xiao Xuan arrived, but he brought only a fragment of his soul.
His clone went to the Nine Heavens Secret Cave decades ago and has not returned since, while his main body is stationed in the imperial city. In recent years, the world has become increasingly turbulent, and all kinds of demons and monsters have emerged.
As the undisputed number one overlord of Yunzhou, he became increasingly busy.
"Master, I have investigated the matter you asked me to investigate."
Under the peach tree, the master and disciple sat facing each other, and Xiao Xuan explained the whole story of the Luoshui Sect to Qin Shou in detail.
"Nangong Zheng, an unpopular illegitimate son of the Yuntai Nangong family, met by chance a high-ranking disciple of the Luoshui Sect, who later became the Holy Maiden Luo Xin'er. The two got to know each other and accompanied each other along the way, and later became husband and wife."
The Yuntai Nangong family is also somewhat famous, with a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator in charge of the clan, but such a family is far inferior to the Luoshui Sect.
Therefore, Nangong Zheng can be considered to have married above his station.
After their marriage, the two lived in the Luoshui Sect. The entire Luoshui Sect treated their son-in-law with great respect. Nangong Zheng had a good reputation in the cultivation world and was considered an upright person. Everyone thought that he was lucky to marry the Holy Maiden of the Luoshui Sect, and that it was a blessing he had accumulated over several lifetimes.
But who knew that just over a month ago, Nangong Zheng had joined forces with many forces from the demon and monster factions to attack the Luoshui Sect. Rumor had it that the Luoshui Sect possessed countless treasures, even comparable to a super sect with a Void Realm expert in charge, while their sect leader, Luo Lingsu, was only a Nascent Soul Realm expert.
It is said that on that day, the sect leader of Luoshui Sect held a delicate pagoda and activated a defensive array that could have held out for several months. However, the array's core was destroyed from within by Nangong Zheng, who colluded with it from the inside. As a result, the array was destroyed after only half an incense stick's time under the combined attack of seven Nascent Soul experts.
The final result was that Luo Lingsu self-destructed, and Nangong Zheng, together with many demonic cultivators, set up a Soul Devouring Array, which refined the souls and cultivation of the seven elders of the Luoshui Sect and thousands of disciples.
At this point, the Luoshui Sect was almost completely wiped out, and Nangong Zheng also fell into demonic possession and attained the Nascent Soul stage.
Or perhaps he was originally a demonic cultivator, but he had always hidden it very well.
Thus, the once glorious Luoshui Sect, which had flourished for nearly a century, came to an end, its many treasures and valuables looted.
Xiao Xuan paused for a moment and said, "However, I heard that before the sect leader of Luoshui Sect died, he risked self-destruction to open an opening for the Holy Maiden. Later, the Holy Maiden of Luoshui Sect used a spiritual treasure to escape the encirclement with a little guy. She was chased by dozens of cultivators and has been missing ever since."
Interestingly, the many cultivators who went to capture Luo Xin'er, as well as the Holy Maiden herself, seemed to have vanished overnight, disappearing without a trace.
"That saintess is dead, and I've killed all the cultivators who captured her," Qin Shou said calmly. "As for the child, he's on the mountaintop right now."
"It's that little guy sitting on the edge of the cliff, lost in thought."
Qin Shou pointed to the distance, where the sea of clouds rippled, and a little girl dressed in a pale yellow dress sat there, holding a golden bell in her hand, saying nothing.
She hasn't spoken a word since she arrived on the mountain.
So much so that Yi Cheng and the others thought she couldn't speak, and when they wanted to play with her, they would always call out "mute girl, mute girl."
"oh. "
Xiao Xuan nodded, somewhat puzzled, and asked, "Master, you have long lived a secluded life, never venturing into the mortal world. Why would you intervene to help this orphan of the Luoshui Sect?"
Qin Shou picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and slowly said, "The Luoshui Sect once did your second senior sister a favor."
"More than a hundred years ago, your second senior sister went down the mountain to travel and met a girl named Luo Qianqian. She was your senior sister's best friend for life, but unfortunately, she later died protecting your senior sister from a calamity."
Therefore, this became the deepest pain in your senior sister's heart.
Later, your senior sister avenged her blood feud, but she was captured. I went down the mountain to bring her home, and on my return, I visited the Luoshui Sect.
To express my gratitude, I gifted them many spiritual treasures and cultivation resources.
As a result, the Luoshui Sect ushered in a century of prosperity.
At that time, I also gave them a jade slip and told them that if they ever encountered danger, they could crush the jade slip and I would help them unconditionally.
Until a month ago, the jade slip shattered, and I brought this little girl back with me.
"I see. "
Xiao Xuan nodded, indicating that he understood.
"well......... "
At this point, Qin Shou couldn't help but sigh.
"My original intention in giving this gift was to ensure the long-lasting prosperity of the Luoshui Sect, but I never imagined that this act of kindness would lead to this cruel situation."
Ultimately, I didn't think things through enough.
But in Yunzhou, where even Nascent Soul cultivators are a rare sight, Qin Shou truly never expected that the Luoshui Sect would encounter such a thing.
What saddened Qin Shou even more was that he had only displayed the Nascent Soul stage cultivation back then. He thought that the Luoshui Sect might have sensed that the invading enemy was too strong, so they did not crush the jade slip in time, fearing that it would affect him.
It wasn't until later, when Luo Xin'er was filled with despair and wanted to save her daughter's life, that she crushed the jade slip.
Of course, this was just Qin Shou's thought; as for whether there were other reasons, Qin Shou had no idea. If it was simply because he had temporarily forgotten about it, then damn it...
Otherwise, with his cultivation level, he could have arrived at Luoshui Sect in less than half an incense stick's time.
"Oh, right, Master, there's one more thing."
"What is it?"
"It wasn't a big deal. About half a month ago, Nangong Zheng led a group of demonic cultivators to slaughter the Nangong family of Yuntai."
The entire Nangong clan, except for one woman, was wiped out; everyone else was transformed into a human-faced soul banner.
"Human-faced soul flag?"
Qin Shou frowned. In his spare time, he had read many ancient books and had also seen an introduction to this "human-faced soul banner".
To create this item, one must extract the face and soul of a living person, and then use evil magic to refine it into a demon banner. The soul of the person being refined will be trapped in the demon banner for all eternity, never to be reborn. It is extremely cruel.
"It seems this person harbors great resentment towards his own people."
Qin Shou put down his teacup and sighed softly.
A person capable of generating such a violent aura must have experienced many ups and downs in his life. What's hateful about him is that the Luoshui Sect treated him with great kindness, yet he slaughtered them without any scruples, just like he slaughtered his entire clan. He even plotted against his own wife and children, leaving no one untouched.
Although they are human, they are not as good as livestock.
Click, snap...
A tiny crack appeared on the teacup that Qin Shou had placed on the table. The crack then grew larger and larger until it finally shattered with a loud "bang".
"It seems Master cares quite a bit about the Luoshui Sect."
Xiao Xuan gazed at the teacup on the table, now shattered into pieces, sensing his master's unease, and tentatively asked:
"Master, should I hold a purse strings of everyone involved in the Luoshui Sect incident?"
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