Chapter 272 Guessing the Name
Zhong Cai guessed with great interest for a while, but when she found that her husband, Lao Wu, was not making any move, she turned to look.
Upon closer inspection, Wu Shaogan's face was ashen, and his eyes flashed with malice.
Zhong Cai: "..."
He nudged his old man's arm.
The next moment, Wu Shaogan turned his head to look at him, his eyes filled with tenderness.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Wu Shaogan was taken aback at first, then smiled helplessly.
The two moved closer to each other without prior arrangement, and Zhong Cai simply nestled into Wu Shaogan's arms.
Wu Shaogan ruffled Zhong Cai's hair, his tone still not very pleasant when he brought up the issue of malicious red names.
"Who do you think this could be, A-Cai?"
Zhong Cai didn't seem to care much. He grabbed a lock of Wu Shaogan's long hair and played with it, casually guessing, "Maybe it's someone who doesn't like me." He tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Maybe it's the one whose opportunity to attain enlightenment I ruined."
After a meal, Wu Shao also thought of that person.
When Zhong Cai and the other alchemists who had arrived in Qingyu Town were exchanging alchemy techniques, many of the martial arts practitioners accompanying them mentioned the evil poison master who had failed to attain enlightenment during their casual conversations.
Wei Li.
However, after the matter of proving his Dao is over, he will inevitably be hunted down by the Wei family. Whether he is still alive or not, he should be no threat at all—unless he later gets in touch with a powerful evil cultivator or finds some other way to threaten Zhong Cai.
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Wu Shaogan didn't say much and directly opened the "Danwu Sky Curtain".
Then, he entered the keyword "Wei Li" into the "Forum" section.
In an instant, many posts appeared.
Zhong Cai looked up and saw these posts as well, her eyes widening instantly.
There are hundreds of posts?
He then checked the year of the posts and confirmed that only a few dozen were recent, most of which appeared when Wei Ligang first spoke out. Upon closer inspection, the discussion points were all about whether the problem could be solved, who would solve it, and who had already set out.
The posts that followed the conclusion of the sermon also touched upon Zhong Cai herself.
The last few posts are the newest.
[Discussion] Does anyone know how Wei Li is doing now?
[Discussion] The Wei family has already made some big moves. Are there any members of the Wei family who can share the specifics?
[Discussion] In a reasonable discussion, can the Wei family successfully deal with Wei Li, this disgrace to the family?
[Discussion] How many Level 5 Battle Kings have been invited to participate?
【discuss】……
Wu Shaogan clicked on each one one by one.
Zhong Cai stretched her neck slightly to look at the screen with Wu Shaogan. After a while, her neck became a little stiff, so she leaned back again.
Wu Shaogan hugged Zhong Cai and kissed him on the cheek.
Zhong Cai blinked, grabbed Wu Shaogan's finger, and bit it.
The two were very close, and through these posts, they carefully gathered information about Wei Li's current situation, which also helped them to analyze the situation.
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It is said that Wei Li was originally in the territory of the Poison Toad Prince, but was expelled after failing to prove his Dao. It is highly likely that he used a teleportation device, and there has been no news of him since.
The Wei family has already mobilized a large number of people, led by Wei Yan, to fight Wei Li to the death.
Although Wei Yan, being a level six alchemist, couldn't directly confront Wei Li, leading the team was fine as long as he didn't make a move. At the same time, Wei Yan offered a large number of alchemy slots to invite level five Dou Wangs to hunt down Wei Li.
How much?
As long as a Level 5 Battle King is willing to step forward to hunt down the enemy, they can directly obtain twenty quotas for refining Level 6 pills!
If any Dou Wang—or other martial arts cultivator at the Fusion Realm—can kill Wei Li and bring his corpse to Wei Yan, they can directly obtain one hundred of these slots!
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These Battle Kings are all currently in the Fusion Realm, using Level 5 pills, and most of them are at their peak. Ordinary Level 5 pills don't hold much appeal for them, but once they reach the Palace Establishment stage, they can directly seek out this young Level 6 alchemist on the Sky Ranking to refine pills for them!
In other words, Wei Yan can refine any level six pill he knows how to make.
Moreover, they won't skimp on anything—all the pills that can be produced from that batch, even if several are top-grade, will be taken out.
If all the Battle Kings receive extremely high treatment, and no one lacks top-grade pills, then there's something even more attractive—
If the Dou Wangs need a certain kind of pill, but neither the alchemists in their faction nor Wei Yan know how to make it, then as long as they bring the pill formula, Wei Yan is willing to spend time learning how to make it for them, and guarantees that it will be at least of high quality.
Furthermore, one-tenth of all the slots are special slots—that is, those who hunt down Wei Li can get two special slots, while those who kill Wei Li can get a full ten!
What are special quotas?
If some Battle Kings need special pills, and the existing pill formulas are not particularly suitable for them, then Wei Yan is willing to research new pill formulas according to their requirements—if the research fails, the quota will be considered as if it was never used and will still be reserved.
At the same time, all the slots can be used not only for oneself, but also for other cultivators.
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When Zhong Cai saw this, she was somewhat astonished and exclaimed, "Master Wei Yan is a ruthless person! He's gone all out!"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, agreeing with the sentiment.
Both of them were well aware of the value of these spots.
The Dou Wangs certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to let Wei Yan refine ordinary level six pills for them. So even if they only go out to find Wei Li, the eighteen ordinary slots they get can all be special pills, plus two tailor-made pills!
Wei Yan had to spend a lot of effort researching these pills.
Although the research process was not without its benefits for him, the difficulties and exhaustion involved were also a great burden.
Let me give you another extreme example.
If the Dou Wangs want the Level 6 Longevity Pill, then as long as their respective forces can gather enough medicinal materials, they can have Wei Yan refine it for them one after another! Wei Yan's success rate in making the pill is not low, and he does not charge any other rewards, so the benefits that the Dou Wangs can obtain are absolutely extremely generous.
If Wei Yan were to refine longevity pills for other pill seekers, he would usually only give out one pill per batch. Giving out two pills would be considered very generous.
The benefits that Wei Yan sacrificed were immeasurable.
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It was precisely because Wei Yan was so determined that many Dou Wangs were willing to take action.
Aside from those who are already in seclusion, unable to leave, or unable to act for other reasons... the number of Level 5 Battle Kings who have been confirmed to appear has reached twenty-seven.
Although the offer was that anyone who made a move would get a spot, the Battle Kings still had their pride and wouldn't just show up halfway through.
Therefore, these fighting kings would spend at least a month tracking them, and they would also bring their own people with them.
Nowadays, there are many battles for the title of "King" in various counties and regions.
Some even set aside their own slots to invite strong individuals to step forward, hoping to gain an advantage.
and……
What seems strange but is actually quite reasonable is that many of the evil fighting kings on the Sky Ranking have also made their appearances, and they are quite active in doing so.
When Wei Yan issued the bounty, he did not restrict it to righteous fighting kings.
As for tracking down Wei Li, the evil fighting kings might have more experience.
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After reading all the posts, Zhong Cai said with some regret, "Wei Li has not yet been caught. He really knows how to escape."
Wu Shaogan's expression was somewhat gloomy: "The last name left on the malice list is probably Wei Li."
Zhong Cai nodded and said, "His whereabouts are currently uncertain, and his methods are vicious, so he may indeed pose a threat to me."
As for the malicious intent...
Neither of them had any doubts.
As the one who sabotaged Wei Li's path to enlightenment, causing Wei Li to flee in such a frantic manner, it would be strange if Wei Li didn't have murderous intent towards Zhong Cai.
Of course, Wei Li's malice towards Wei Yan was definitely greater than his malice towards Zhong Cai, especially since Wei Yan went to such great lengths to hunt him down, and he was already very jealous of Wei Yan. He probably wished he could tear Wei Yan to pieces.
But is there a conflict between Wei Li's hatred for Wei Yan and Wei Li's hatred for Zhong Cai?
He could easily have wanted to kill both of them at the same time.
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Zhong rubbed his head against Wu Shaogan's chin and said to him, "Old Wu, don't even think about leaving me to go and hunt him down."
Wu Shaogan paused for a moment.
Zhong Cai noticed Wu Shaogan's reaction and couldn't help but laugh, "I know you're also thinking of summoning some Dao soldiers to search."
Wu Shaogan grunted in response.
Zhong Cai rolled over and then reached out to pinch Wu Shaogan's cheek.
Wu Shaogan looked down at him, clearly in a bad mood.
Zhong Cai said, "Let Wei Yan handle Wei Li. Their entanglement is quite deep. We're not their top priority, so let's not get involved." He smiled reassuringly and added, "If Wei Yan can't handle him, I'll also put a bounty on his head."
Wu Shaogan's expression improved slightly.
Zhong Cai grinned and said, "Okay, give me a smile!"
Wu Shaogan sighed and then revealed a very handsome smile.
Zhong Cai was a little stunned.
Then he came to his senses and deliberately said loudly, "I checked the list of malicious comments here, and yours is on it! Old Wu, hurry up and bring the mirror!"
Seeing Zhong Cai's appearance, Wu Shaogan's mood finally improved a bit.
The two then looked through the list of malicious comments belonging to Wu Shaogan.
The Flying Star Continent remains unchanged.
Even those on the top continent... remain anonymous.
The one in the lead is exactly the same as Zhong Cai's.
Zhong Cai said with certainty, "It must be Hong Shaoling. Only he could hate both of us like this."
Wu Shaogan had initially disregarded Hong Shaoling, but now that he was almost certain that Hong Shaoling hated his daughter, A Cai, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
But both of them knew very well that Hong Shaoling himself could no longer cause any trouble.
Hong Shaoling is currently suffering terribly from the love potion, and he cannot harm the two of them on his own.
The only reason his name remains on the list of malicious comments is because of the forces he is associated with.
Wu Shaogan said in a deep voice, "The Hong family."
Zhong Cai said nonchalantly, "The Hong family has lost so much face. If they have the chance to kill us, they definitely won't let it go."
Despite the fact that Hong Shaoling's name appears on the list, suggesting that the Hong family has ill intentions, they are not foolish enough to attack them – this is evident from the fact that no other members of the Hong family besides Hong Shaoling are on the list.
Apart from Hong Shaoling, none of the other members of the large Hong family harbored any absolute malice towards Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, so none of them made the list.
However, this vague malice must have existed, so the Hong family's power was amplified on Hong Shaoling, which allowed Hong Shaoling to be included on the list.
The Hong family is also easy to deal with.
As long as Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan maintain their image as top geniuses, the Hong family will never target them.
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Besides Hong Shaoling, Wu Shaogan's mirror also had several other names on it—though none of them were red names.
That's quite surprising.
Zhong Cai originally thought that his old man, Wu, would only have one name...
Wu Shaogan didn't find it strange.
There have been people who harbor deep malice towards him since long ago, but most of them posed no threat to him, so their malice has not been revealed.
The names currently on the list are likely some of the top fighters on the martial arts rankings.
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