Chapter 496: Human Meat Courier

Chapter 496: Human Meat Courier

“Is it over? Just as expected from Senior Sister Liu and Senior Sister Qin.”

The disciples who had their spells dispelled regained their composure. They arrived at the scene, finding it chaotic, but at least it had settled down without the previous energy fluctuations and explosions.

“It’s not our credit; we had help from a higher power. In fact, we didn’t do much at all,” Liu Shuqin said with a hint of guilt, and truthfully, she was just dead weight.

“A higher power? What kind of higher power?” a disciple asked in confusion.

“A person who is on par with my junior martial brother, Lin Nuo,” Liu Shuqin replied, her words being double-edged, boasting of the powerful figure while simultaneously praising Lin Nuo.

Rather than being on par, it was actually him.

However, she wouldn’t say that, as Lin Nuo had his own ideas and purposely concealed his identity, and he was quite successful in it; no one could recognize him.

That she could recognize him meant her perception was extraordinary, showing a higher standard, and it represented the tacit understanding between her and Lin Nuo. No matter how he changed his appearance, his habits were ingrained in her mind, every move already etched there.

“He’s still not as good as Lin Nuo,” Qin Shili interjected, countering. Although they worked well together during battle, post-fight they were at odds.

“I’m only stating facts; they are on par,” Liu Shuqin argued.

“If they aren’t, then they aren’t; that’s the fact,” Qin Shili shot back.

“On par,” Liu Shuqin insisted.

“Not a chance,” Qin Shili countered.

The disciples were left bewildered. Why were these two powerful and captivating seniors arguing over this unknown person? And bringing Lin Nuo into it—a guy who had achieved outrageous feats recently, and even Elder Yuan had been caught off guard and was helpless. Lin Nuo was only a disciple within the sect after all; how could he compare to an elder?

Saying they were on par was already a stretch, claiming he was better was absurd.

Yet they had to let it go, not wanting to argue further.

Boasting within the sect was useless and could hurt feelings.

Since it was all over, they were grateful and silently thanked the higher power for coming to their aid.

Justice may be delayed but won’t be absent. There will always be benevolent experts in the world, rushing in and out, and those in distress receiving their grace.

“Ahem, that higher power left too quickly; I still hope to thank him in person,” Elder Yuan said, having recovered a bit from Liu Shuqin’s soothing treatment. He could stand and speak a little more fluidly now.

“Elder Yuan, there will be opportunities; this world is still not peaceful, and he will surely appear again,” Liu Shuqin replied softly, believing that Lin Nuo, who was truly intent on saving the world, would surely come back in a low-profile way to unleash his prowess.

“Alas, I hope so. As an elder of the Xuanyun Sect, it’s truly shameful that I couldn’t protect the people of the Tianyuan Domain,” Elder Yuan sighed, feeling quite regretful. If news got back from this excursion with disciples, it would truly damage his reputation.

“Shili, where are you going?” Elder Yuan asked as he noticed Qin Shili intending to step outside.

“The attackers might have left, but the Tianyuan Domain remains unpeaceful. I’m going to patrol a bit. Since you’ve just recovered, you all should rest,” Qin Shili replied coldly before leaving.

“Shili is truly among the best of the younger disciples; she displayed incredible talent back in the heart training sessions, her ability to withstand pressure is also exceptional. She could suppress this spell, and I’m genuinely relieved. Our Xuanyun Sect has promising successors and will surely get better,” Elder Yuan praised Qin Shili before turning to Liu Shuqin.

“Shuqin, you’re also quite remarkable; your healing techniques have progressed rapidly, and you can already dispel this spell now.”

“No, no, Elder Yuan, that’s not my doing. I only used an ordinary calming Spirit Technique to help everyone relax. Ultimately, it’s that expert who is on par with my junior brother who deserves the credit,” Liu Shuqin humbly rejected the praise. She felt like just a burden and didn’t deserve any acclaim.

“Even so, your spiritual techniques have indeed improved; that’s a fact I can feel through your efforts. I hope you continue to strive,” Elder Yuan encouraged.

“Um… Thank you, Elder Yuan,” Liu Shuqin muttered softly. While it was good to be praised by the elder, it would be even better to be praised by Lin Nuo.

……

“Talk about a zookeeper’s day.”

Some little room, a handsome guy with the last name Lin lamented,

“Why isn’t this what I expected?”

Lin Nuo was reviewing his plans, originally intending to have those three idiots demolish the powers within the Tianyuan Domain before he swooped in to finish them off.

But well, they ran away, saying, “Higher power, I understand! Disturbing you is our fault!”

You’re apologizing like it’s tea time! Where’s the villain spirit you should have? Where’s the anger and the charge forward? You all ran off and left a mess for me, Lin Nuo. Does that seem fair?

However, their attack did manage to wipe out a lot of cultivators and warriors coming to seek treasures in the Tianyuan Domain, aligning with his slightly expected outcome.

But it wasn’t enough; his goal was to cleanse everything out.

Now a portion of benevolent experts still remained; they were incredibly stubborn, believing themselves to be the righteous ones, never considering themselves cannon fodder. With such chaos in the Tianyuan Domain, they refused to run and instead thought they could save the world.

The heroes who could save the world were already scripted, and as NPCs, you lot got lucky enough to be a background for the main characters. If you’re unlucky, well, you’re just cannon fodder.

No awareness at all!

That old fellow from the Mu family was truly wicked, handing out the Tianyuan Domain people, and in the end, they all got caught by the Refining Demon Sect.

The entire organization was left with just him, playing solo? One person is full while the whole organization starves?

If he wanted reinforcements, he could only turn to Qin Shili now.

But Qin Shili was okay with hunting demon disciples, there was no way she could go after cultivators.

And she wouldn’t be able to clear all the demon disciples; she couldn’t kill Ling Meng; she would just explode.

Uh, that’s hard to say. Who knows, Qin Shili might have a special ability to slice explosive individuals in half, sending Ling Meng to the afterlife in one stroke.

If only Su Kexin could also be wrapped up and sent away.

On the cultivator side, he could let Qin Shili tell the Xuanyun Sect disciples that the matter here was resolved, and they should disperse, allowing Elder Yuan and Liu Shuqin to take their disciples back.

As for the Refining Demon Sect, Ling Meng was still there; the influence of the Refining Demon Sect wouldn’t withdraw. Without their retreat, he couldn’t take over the Tianyuan Domain.

How to say this, should I just take action to eliminate Ling Meng?

She’s kept a big acolyte, and what if I get countered?

Oh right! I’m her master! Just have her take people and leave, won’t that work?

Great! As an excellent undercover agent, I should insert my people among both righteousness and evil, then my sinister hands can manipulate everything from behind.

Very good! Let’s get to work.

Lin Nuo pulled out ink and paper and immediately wrote a letter, sealing it up.

“How to deliver it? Use a spiritual pigeon?”

Recalling his Team Up Special Delivery, sure enough, Ling Meng might have figured out the special delivery pattern, could end up destroying both the pigeon and the letter. That would be problematic.

“I’ll just be a human meat courier myself.”

With that, he zoomed out, confident in his ability to deliver the message. After all, back in the King’s Canyon, his teammates praised him for being able to deliver!