Chapter 167

Chapter 167: Jiang Ting, Are You Stuffed with Shit in Your Head?!

Mo Hongyue used Dreaming Fairy Powder, which is a narcotic from the Demon Sect.

This Dreaming Fairy Powder is incredibly powerful.

Without the antidote, Lin Wangchuan and the others would be knocked out for over ten days, not eating or drinking.

That would be a disaster.

Though they’re not your average folks and wouldn’t starve to death even after sleeping for days, being seriously weakened is unavoidable.

Most importantly, there are only five days left until the Grand Competition!

Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang earned their spots in the Grand Competition through strength by defeating a bunch of younger disciples in the sect’s major competition.

If Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang are out cold for days, how can they make it to the Grand Competition?

And if they can’t participate, who will take their place from the sect?

This is not looking good.

At this moment, nothing is more important than participating in the Grand Competition.

Xiao Yang is in a panic.

The Grand Competition holds extraordinary significance for him.

It’s the most important thing for him right now.

He needs to win the Grand Competition.

He wants to announce his departure from the Qingyang Sword Sect in front of the whole world.

He wants to declare his severing of ties with the Xiao family for everyone to hear.

The Grand Competition must not be messed up!

“What do I do now?”

Xiao Yang, at a loss, scratched his head.

Should he go catch Mo Hongyue for the antidote?

Don’t be ridiculous.

Mo Hongyue could be halfway to the moon by now.

“I have the antidote!”

Hua Mengli smiled at Xiao Yang.

“What?”

Xiao Yang froze at her words.

“How do you have the antidote?”

Xiao Yang looked at Hua Mengli suspiciously.

If he didn’t know about her tragic past in her previous life, he might even think she was in cahoots with the remnants of the Demon Sect.

“Don’t worry about how I have it! I just do!”

Hua Mengli said, then sat down at the table.

“What do you want? Just say it!”

Xiao Yang knew Hua Mengli’s antidote wouldn’t come without a price.

Having ruled the Northern Territories for a thousand years in his last life, he knew there’s no such thing as a free lunch—only bird poop falling from the sky.

“As long as you agree to do something for me, I’ll give you the antidote.”

Hua Mengli looked at Xiao Yang seriously.

She wasn’t joking.

“As long as it’s not bad, I’ll do my best.”

Xiao Yang thought for a moment and nodded.

“Great!”

Hua Mengli beamed.

“Alright, what is it you need me to do?”

Xiao Yang asked directly.

“Hmm, I haven’t thought of something yet; I’ll let you know when I do.”

Hua Mengli replied after some thought.

“Okay, fine.”

Xiao Yang said, his face serious.

“A gentleman’s word is his bond!”

Hua Mengli declared.

“I, Xiao Yang, am a man of my word!”

Xiao Yang proclaimed loudly.

Hua Mengli gazed deeply at Xiao Yang, then pulled out a small jade bottle from her belongings and tossed it to him.

“Pop the cork off, hold the opening to their noses, and let them sniff it, and it’ll work.”

Hua Mengli reminded him.

“What, it’s that simple?”

Xiao Yang was taken aback.

“You thought it would be difficult or something?”

Hua Mengli replied happily.

Not saying anything else, Xiao Yang went over to Lin Wangchuan, popped the cork, and held the bottle to Lin Wangchuan’s nose.

Soon, Lin Wangchuan sneezed and opened his eyes wide.

He shot up, “Holy Son, what happened?”

“Just the folks from the Demon Sect causing trouble; nothing major,” Xiao Yang said casually.

He did the same to wake up Song Qiang and Luo Feng.

After waking up, they were all dazed.

They’d been ambushed.

Once again, remnants of the Demon Sect struck.

These remnants are seriously like a bad cold that just won’t go away!

At that moment, two women entered from outside.

He had seen both of them at the Carefree Inn.

One was the innkeeper, and the other was an elder from the Carefree Palace.

“Greetings, Holy Maiden…”

The innkeeper was the first to speak.

“Holy Maiden? You’re a woman?”

Xiao Yang pretended to be shocked.

“Don’t get it twisted; I’m Hua Xiaofeng, not my twin sister, Hua Mengli.”

Hua Mengli quickly signaled to the elder from the Carefree Palace and the innkeeper with her eyes.

“Uh… we must have misidentified; greetings, Holy Son.”

The innkeeper and elder hurriedly corrected themselves.

But they soon realized.

The Holy Maiden was trying to keep her identity under wraps.

They got it.

“When did the Carefree Palace get a Holy Son? How come I didn’t know about this?”

Xiao Yang said with a smirk, gazing at Hua Mengli who was cross-dressing.

“Just recently appointed; is that a problem?”

Hua Mengli’s eyes darted a bit.

“Any remnants of the Demon Sect captured?”

Hua Mengli asked the two.

“Well…”

The elder from the Carefree Palace hesitated to answer.

“What’s going on?”

Hua Mengli’s expression turned serious.

“Um…”

The innkeeper also wore a reluctant look.

“Speak!”

Hua Mengli said firmly.

“None were caught.”

The elder from the Carefree Palace said, looking embarrassed.

“How is that possible…”

Hua Mengli frowned at the response.

“Not even one leftover from the Demon Sect caught?”

Xiao Yang put away the small bottle he was holding, surprised—was this not the hideout of the Demon Sect in Nine Heavens City?

“Check thoroughly, and if you find any remnants of the Demon Sect, slay them without mercy!”

Hua Xiaofeng ordered.

“Yes…”

The two turned to leave.

Soon, chaos erupted in the main hall—shouts, commotion, and cries filled the air.

“Geez, what a bummer!”

Luo Feng grumbled.

He never thought that they were just out for a stroll and ended up with an ambush from the Demon Sect.

Xiao Yang was curious too.

Was that brothel the HQ of the Demon Sect in Nine Heavens City?

However, the outcome left Xiao Yang surprised.

The people from the Carefree Palace searched every nook and cranny of the inn.

But no traces of the Demon Sect were found.

They did, however, discover the courtesan who had been tied up and left on the floor.

This courtesan, bound for a whole day, was overjoyed to finally be rescued.

It turns out, Mo Hongyue only kidnapped the courtesan, then disguised herself in her clothes to kill Xiao Yang.

Mo Hongyue’s target had always been him!

With Mo Hongyue ruining everything, Xiao Yang lost all interest.

“Alright, let’s call it a day!”

Xiao Yang said and transformed into a streak of sword light, blasting out the window.

“Holy Son, wait!”

“Senior Brother!”

Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang were taken aback by Xiao Yang’s abrupt departure.

“There are only a few days left until the Grand Competition; you guys should go prepare seriously.”

Xiao Yang’s voice drifted away.

Lin Wangchuan, Song Qiang, and Luo Feng exchanged looks.

Hua Mengli couldn’t believe Xiao Yang left just like that.

“We’ll meet again at the Grand Competition.”

Hua Mengli smiled as she gazed in the direction Xiao Yang vanished.

Xiao Yang is the True Sun Holy Body; if she can dual cultivate with him, her skills would surely skyrocket.

Thinking of this, Hua Mengli couldn’t help blushing.

Xiao Yang returned to the Carefree Inn.

At this time, another room had been prepared for him.

He could clearly feel the atmosphere at the Carefree Inn was off.

Silence reigned throughout the night.

Four days until the Grand Competition.

But early in the morning, Lin Wangchuan and Song Qiang came to see him.

“What did you say? Junior Sister wants to marry Qin Fei? Today?”

Xiao Yang couldn’t believe his ears.

“How is that possible!”

Xiao Yang was utterly shocked upon hearing that Junior Sister Jiang Ting was marrying Qin Fei; his mind was blank.

“A eunuch like Qin Fei wants to marry Junior Sister?”

Xiao Yang just couldn’t wrap his head around it.

Did Jiang Ting lose her mind?

How could she agree to marry Qin Fei?

Qin Fei was practically on his deathbed!

Could this be another one of Qin Fei’s schemes to humiliate him before the Grand Competition, to throw him off balance so he couldn’t focus?

“Now it makes sense!”

A light bulb went off in Xiao Yang’s head; Qin Fei’s act of playing dead was to garner sympathy, pretending to be weak, just to get Junior Sister Jiang Ting’s agreement to marry him.

Qin Fei in cahoots with this stunt before the Grand Competition was pretty clear—he wanted to rattle Xiao Yang, make him lose focus so he could mess up.

Qin Fei pulling this move was crafty; if it was his previous life, just hearing about Junior Sister marrying Qin Fei would have thrown him into chaos, leading to a probable mistake in the Grand Competition.

If he made a big blunder in the Grand Competition and affected the Qingyang Sword Sect’s ranking, he could kiss being the Sect Holy Son goodbye.

Qin Fei let the blood parasite in him fester while letting everyone know he was on the verge of death, stirring up Junior Sister’s protective instincts and sympathy.

Silly sweet Jiang Ting actually agreed to marry Qin Fei.

Qin Fei was just lying in wait for him here.

In his previous life, Qin Fei would definitely succeed.

Xiao Yang thought back to his past self; if he suddenly received news of Junior Sister wanting to marry Qin Fei, he would have lost his mind, going completely berserk—not just being unfocused.

But now, having lived another life, their marriage was none of Xiao Yang’s business!

“Senior Brother, why don’t you go kidnap the bride?”

Lin Wangchuan excitedly suggested.

Kidnapping a bride? How exhilarating!

Song Qiang, however, looked worried, frowning at Xiao Yang.

He more or less deduced Qin Fei’s intentions.

Qin Fei was gunning for Xiao Yang.

He wanted to provoke Xiao Yang again.

Qin Fei was trying to show Xiao Yang that he was much more important in Jiang Ting’s heart than he was.

He was letting Xiao Yang know that regardless of being a eunuch, Xiao Yang’s Junior Sister would still marry him.

He really wanted to get under Xiao Yang’s skin, pushing him to lose control.

“Kidnap the bride? Not a chance!”

Xiao Yang chuckled; it’d be best if they locked themselves away and didn’t harm anyone else.

However, he definitely wouldn’t let Qin Fei off easy.

He had figured out Qin Fei’s goal.

Qin Fei, so you want to marry Junior Sister, huh?

Let’s see if the Sect Master will agree to give his precious daughter away to you, the eunuch.

Xiao Yang then sent a flying sword message back to the sect, relaying the news of Jiang Ting and Qin Fei’s impending marriage.

“Absolute nonsense!”

A furious roar echoed from the peak of Qingyang Mountain.