Thud!
A fine head just happened to roll to the ground.
Li Changtai died without ever discovering who it was that struck him down.
Hidden behind the Qingcang Tree, Fu Changsheng's face remained exceptionally calm.
Like a mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
He definitely didn't want to be the next assassination target, so as Li Changtai fell, he waved his sleeve, and the box with the white plum pattern from Li Changtai's bosom floated up.
Upon opening it,
the box indeed contained a fully matured Tier One Middle-Grade Spirit Containing Grass.
At this moment,
his peripheral vision caught sight of a rune carved into Li Changtai's exposed chest, but he wasn't inclined to check it out thoroughly and was about to run.
The Little Cyan Snake hidden in his sleeve suddenly flashed out:
"Xiaoqing, come back quickly!"
Before the words were finished,
Xiaoqing opened her mouth wide, strands of cyan light fell upon Li Changtai's corpse, and with a flash of dawn light, Li Changtai's corpse shrank continuously, then was swallowed by Xiaoqing in one gulp.
Another strand of cyan light fell upon the frozen Cyan Wolf Demon.
The ice melted.
The Cyan Wolf Demon had lost its breath as well.
The cyan light turned into a cyan blade that opened up the Cyan Wolf Demon's bulging belly, and a baby-sized Cyan Wolf Demon cub rolled out.
However,
the cub also seemed to have no breath.
Fu Changsheng didn't know what Little Cyan Snake intended, but they had stayed here too long:
"Xiaoqing, come back quickly."
Little Cyan Snake opened its mouth again.
It swallowed the Cyan Wolf Demon's carcass.
"Burp"
It seemed like it had belched after a full meal.
After eating its fill, the lazy Little Cyan Snake bounced to the wolf cub's side, its forked tongue touching the cub's heart.
The originally stopped heart began to beat powerfully again.
After completing all this,
the cyan light on Little Cyan Snake flashed.
It coiled up again in Fu Changsheng's sleeve.
"This....."
The scene before him made Fu Changsheng slightly stunned.
Little Cyan Snake not only ate humans but also demons.
Moments ago, its forked tongue seemed to inject some liquid into the wolf cub, bringing it back to life.
Fu Changsheng hesitated for a moment.
He swiftly stepped forward, picked up the wolf cub, turned around, and ran.
During this procedure,
he remained concealed in the Invisibility Cloak.
When running to the mountainside,
a familiar mechanical voice sounded in his mind:
"Ding"
"You have successfully killed a family enemy, earning ten contribution points."
Fu Changsheng felt a surge of joy in his heart.
Getting clan contribution points was entirely unexpected for him; thus, his clan contribution points climbed to eighteen.
After descending Leimeng Mountain,
he didn't stop at all, practically like a gust of wind blew out of the Plum Grove, and he left the Leimeng Mountain realm without pausing for a moment.
Within half a cup of tea's time after he left,
Li Clan Leader and Elder Li appeared in Leimeng Mountain together.
The two arrived at the entrance of the Cyan Wolf Demon's cave.
Li Clan Leader frowned:
"Elder, Changtai's Positioning Talisman vanished right here."
Li Changtai entered the mountain yesterday.
Did not return overnight,
Li Clan Leader and Elder Li were uneasy, thus hurried over early this morning, fearing Li Changtai met with mishap as he, given his cultivation potential, could likely break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage within twenty years, changing their Li Family's fate.
Just as the two were about to enter the Cyan Wolf Demon's cave to investigate,
at this moment,
a rapid buzzing sounded from Li Clan Leader's waist.
Then a panicked voice transmitted:
"Clan Leader, Elder, it's bad, Changtai's Life Soul Lamp has gone out!!"
What?!
Li Clan Leader's face turned dreadfully pale all of a sudden, while Elder Li visibly trembled, Changtai was the most promising among their younger generation, how could he just come to Leimeng Mountain and disappear.
...
After Fu Changsheng left by boat,
originally intending to head straight to Nanyang Marketplace,
but looking at the little wolf cub in his arms that still hadn't opened its eyes, he turned back to Fu Family at Luofeng Mountain, as bringing the wolf cub into the marketplace, if the Li Family isn't foolish, they would surely deduce the cause of Li Changtai's death.
Gone for half a day,
Fu Changsheng brought back a wolf cub.
Younger Brother and Younger Sister were astonished.
Younger Sister found the wolf cub's unopened eyes heart-wrenching.
Younger Brother showed little interest.
Fu Changsheng casually handed the wolf cub to Younger Sister Fu Changli:
"Younger Sister, you'll take care of the wolf cub from now on."
"Yes, Patriarch!"
Younger Sister gleefully accepted the wolf cub.
Girls naturally have a compassion for small animals.
Fu Changsheng specifically instructed:
"Remember, never speak of us raising a wolf cub, and it's best for the wolf cub not to show up in front of outsiders for these few years."
"Yes, Patriarch"
Although Younger Sister Fu Changli didn't understand Fu Changsheng's intention, she nodded obediently.
At this moment,
a mechanical voice once again sounded in his mind:
"Ding"
"You have provided the clan with a Cyan Wolf Demon cub, earning four clan contribution points."
Huh.
This also gives contribution points?!
Fu Changsheng's lips curled slightly.
Thus,
his clan contribution points reached twenty-two points, and he considered accumulating them to perhaps try another random draw.
He glanced at the sky.
The sun had already set.
He calculated the time roughly.
Going to Nanyang Marketplace early tomorrow morning would still be feasible.
Upon returning to his room,
he replaced the box holding the Spirit Containing Grass and gazed at the Tier One Middle-Grade Spirit Grass swirling with spirit light, finding himself in a bit of a dilemma.
If the Spirit Grass were sold to the Hundred Herbs Hall,
the Li Family would likely deduce the murderer of Li Changtai.
Yet his Fu Clan members had no Alchemist.
After contemplating for a while,
Fu Changsheng took out a Communication Jade Talisman, casting a technique into it and softly reciting:
"Meizhen, are you well? Do you have time to come to Nanyang Marketplace tomorrow?"
A month ago,
Meizhen sent word,
that she had successfully advanced to become a Tier One Middle-Grade Alchemist.
The best course of action for the Spirit Containing Grass would be for Meizhen to refine it.
After waiting for some time,
the Communication Jade Talisman still didn't respond.
Fu Changsheng murmured:
"Could Meizhen be in seclusion?"
After meditating for rest overnight,
at dawn,
Fu Changsheng finished breakfast and planned to set out.
Before leaving,
he thought about it,
and decided he would still redeem an intelligence report.
Before heading out the door,
after considering,
he decided to exchange for some information.
Golden light faintly shimmered in his mind.
Then lines of text emerged:
[To thoroughly investigate the cause of Li Changtai's death, the Li Family will, by a stroke of chance, discover the Yani Gang Stone Ore Vein in a valley of Leimeng Mountain in ten days.]
Yani Gang Stone Ore Vein?!
That's a Tier One Low-Grade Ore, used for crafting flying swords, and can be worth as much as one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
"This....."
Fu Changsheng's mind whirled rapidly.
Given the current state of the Fu Family, securing this section of the ore vein would be as difficult as reaching heaven.
However,
stood there watching the Li Family swallow up this ore vein,
he simply couldn't stand it!
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