Chapter 355: Tell Me Why (1/2)
'I see. Sun Wentai finally made the right decision for once.'
At the courtyard of Sun Clan's residence, Zhou Gongjin gazed at his phone, reading the clan announcement notification.
Sun Wentai had texted everyone in the clan that they had to pack their belongings, weaponry, armory, food supplies, clothing, and household utensils as they had to move out of Jianye City within today.
Secondly, they had to board one of their battleships or transport ships so that they could travel along with the Jiangdong White Tiger Sect's flying island.
Although Sun Wentai didn't clarify why they had to move, Zhou Gongjin figured that it had something to do with the envoy, Cao Mao.
As Zhou Gongjin thought that Miaomiao had completed his mission, he was relieved.
'Good. Now that Sun Wentai and Sun Bofu won't be sitting around and waiting for their doom, it's time for me to make my moves. First off, I need to either recruit Gan Xingba or steal his secrets.'
He immediately texted his servant, Lu Meng, whom Zhou Gongjin had entrusted with a task.
”How's Gan Xingba's family? What're their answers?”
Beep
Lu Meng texted back.
[They said they already disowned Gan Xingba. They also declined our offer.]
”Huh? Why are they disowning their child? He's such a talented man.”
[Gan Xingba is known to be a delinquent in his village. The local population said that he ravished every woman, widow, and young maiden in town in front of their families.]
Zhou Gongjin was surprised. In his previous life, Gan Xingba was a valiant figure who always stood at the forefront when trouble arose. He was not the lecherous scoundrel type of a person who ravished every woman he saw.
”Is that just a rumor, or did their family members tell you that? Did you ask those victims about their opinion?”
[I was about to report it to you. The information contradicts. The men said Gan Xingba was either a bandit, a rapist, or a criminal. As for the women, they didn't seem to hate him. When I asked them about the incidents, they said nothing about the matters. But one of the widows said that the women were the ones seducing Gan Xingba since he always flaunted his power and newly acquired spirit stones that he got from a bunch of pirates, thieves, or mountain bandits.]
”And what's your opinion?”
[Evidence said Gan Xingba was a righteous hoodlum. He killed vicious pirates and bandits that threatened the local neighborhood and distributed their wealth with the local towns, to be exact, buying women. It's the women who sold their bodies for spirit stones while the men are jealous of Gan Xingba.]
”Figured as much.”
As Zhou Gongjin had predicted – Gan Ning wasn't a bad person. However, his lecherous behavior and rough demeanor were probably the cause of the misunderstanding. From Zhou Gongjin's point of view, Gan Xingba was a good candidate to join his newly established forces.
Unfortunately, Miaomiao had stolen Gan Ning, and Zhou Gongjin couldn't do anything about it.
”Well, abort the mission. I'll send a map to you, and I want you to investigate that area. There should be a hidden cave or a sealed underground room there. Secure whatever corpses or items you can find, and bring them to me.”
Zhou Gongjin took a picture of his painting and uploaded it to the chat room.
[Understood. I'll investigate the area.]
Since Zhou Gongjin couldn't use Gan Ning, he might as well steal the latter's future fortuitous encounter. Although he might fall out with Ling Cao later, it was better than giving the precious legacy or a supreme cultivation technique to a stranger.
…
The sect examination had ended several days ago. All successful candidates moved to the flying island.
Zhu Qiao ended up becoming the only successful inner disciple this year. However, due to her status, she was later promoted as the core disciple of Wu Guotai and Sun Wentai. Yet, the promotion hadn't been publicized as it might create a scandal.
Currently, Zhu Qiao had been meditating in her room on the first floor of Wu Guotai's manor. However, the noise from above irritated her.
Wu Guotai and Sun Wentai seemed to be having a sexy time, and the man's noise was too loud.
”Go fuck each other somewhere else! I need to concentrate on absorbing the Qi!”
Zhu Qiao wanted to yell out loud, but she could only complain to the mirror. She sighed as she regretted not picking the obvious choices when she had talked to Miaomiao.
'I should have raised the flag right there and be done with it! I don't like being here!'
The first day that she had toured the flying mountain, several groups of inner disciples assaulted her, attempting to make her their sex slave.
In retaliation, Zhu Qiao broke their arms and legs. One of them, a fifth-stage cultivator, got his entire right arm severed due to his rudeness.
Even after the brutality, more daredevil inner disciples ambushed her. Of course, Zhu Qiao left behind a trail of bloody crippled men as she strolled through the inner disciple's school and training grounds.
The neighborhood was too unfriendly, and Zhu Qiao wanted out. However, she couldn't leave the island as she had no other place to go.
Returning home wasn't an option anymore since her mother had tricked her to come here. Had she gone home, Zhu Huifang would have sent her back here.
Without a choice, Zhu Qiao patiently stayed in Wu Guotai's residence, using it as a buffer against horny inner disciples.
An hour had passed after both husband and wife got their sexy time. Sounds of footsteps were audible from upstairs, moving from Wu Guotai's room to the first floor. Then, one of the adults left.
A minute later, someone knocked on the door.
”Zhu Qiao, let's talk.”
It was the voice of Wu Guotai, but her tone was different than before. When she had first arrived here, Wu Guotai sounded sweet and caring. Most of the time, she always talked about her sons.
But now, her voice seemed cold.
”The door isn't locked. Please come in.”
Getting permission, Wu Guotai opened the door and entered Zhu Qiao's room.
”Huh?”
As soon as Zhu Qiao saw the dull pupils and sensed the incubus miasma inside her lungs, she was astonished.
Incubi had already been extinct. However, their aura and their pink miasma had a similar scent as the succubus gas. As such, Zhu Qiao noticed the unusual condition of Wu Guotai.
Zhu Qiao grinned.
'Aha! This bitch has been brainwashed by someone! Who is it? System, scan this woman's status for me.'
Ding
[Scanning…]
[Wu Guotai's status have been appraised.]
[Due to insufficient authority, you have managed to appraise basic information.]
…
Name: Wu Guotai
Abnormal Status: Enslaved, Brainwashed.
…
Other than her name and her abnormal status, everything was hidden.
Ding
[The master of this woman is a system user with a higher authority. To obtain more authority, please cultivate your luck.]
'Authority again!?'
Zhu Qiao squinted her eyes as she had a theory. As Miaomiao had a system with a higher authority than her, she guessed that Miaomiao might have mutated into an incubus during his time at Poseidon Spa House, and ultimately brainwashed this woman in front of her.
Still, Zhu Qiao needed more information. She was also vexed by the restrictions.
'How do I get more luck points, then?'
[Please complete more quests from the system. I would recommend you to try completing the main quest by capturing Mao Miaomiao's heart.]