Killing God - Chapter 277

Chapter 277 Twists And Turns
Shen Shi was shocked. He turned around and saw a woman standing behind him. There was a hint of anger in her smile. She was looking at him unhappily, but it was Zhong Qinglu.

Shen Shi was also stunned for a moment. Then, he laughed and said, “What a coincidence, you’re actually here?”

At this moment, Zhong Qinglu did not wear the uniform of a disciple of the Soaring Firmament Sect. Instead, she wore an ordinary woman’s dress. However, her appearance was already beautiful. No matter how ordinary the gauze dress was, it was as if she was young and beautiful. The surrounding light seemed to fall on her. It was exceptionally beautiful.

At this moment, she rolled her eyes at Shen Shi and said, “I called you twice just now. What’s the matter with you? Why didn’t you agree?”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “I misunderstood, I misunderstood. Didn’t I just think about something and didn’t notice it for a while?”

Zhong Qinglu snorted, but her gaze immediately fell on Xiao Hei who was following at Shen Shi’s feet. Immediately, her eyes lit up and she said, “Ah, isn’t this Xiao Hei? You actually found it?”

When she said the last sentence, she looked up at Shen Shi with a look of disbelief in her eyes. Shen Shi smiled. In fact, even if it was him, when he thought back to this trip to the Gao Ling Mountain, he would sometimes feel that he was too lucky to find Little Hei. However, he still found Little Hei anyway. This was the most important thing.

Little Hei had seen Zhong Qinglu on Golden Rainbow Mountain in the past. After all, the people who were close to Shen Shi and had daily dealings with him were those few at present. However, when Little Hei saw Zhong Qinglu squatting down in front of him with a smile, seemingly delighted and gratified, wanting to touch the head of the Little Hei pig, he snorted. He turned around and turned his butt towards Zhong Qinglu, looking arrogant and arrogant.

Zhong Qinglu was stunned for a moment, then scolded with a smile, “Stinking Little Hei, I was worried about you a few days ago in vain. It’s really a waste of effort.”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “Ignore it. This pig has a strange temper. Uh, right.” He suddenly remembered something and said to Zhong Qinglu, “I’m lucky to be out this time. I found the six you mentioned last time …”

Halfway through his words, Shen Shi shut his mouth and looked around. This branch of the Divine Immortal Association could be considered one of the liveliest places in Floating Cloud City. People came and went, and it was not a suitable place for secret talks. Zhong Qinglu also understood. She nodded at Shen Shi and whispered, “Let’s go out and talk.”

As they spoke, the two of them brought Little Hei and left the Divine Immortal Gathering. Along the way, Zhong Qinglu signaled Shen Shi to follow her along the long street. Shen Shi was naturally very familiar with the city until she grew up in Liuyun City. He followed behind her honestly and asked, “Qing Lu, why did you come to this Divine Immortal Gathering shop today?”

Hearing this, Zhong Qinglu’s expression changed slightly. A moment later, she smiled and said, “I am also a cultivator. Besides, I also cultivate pill refining techniques. I need more kinds of spirit materials. Of course, I have to visit the World’s Most Complete Divine Immortal Gathering from time to time.”

Shen Shi, on the other hand, saw the changes in her expression in his eyes. His heart moved slightly. He felt that Zhong Qinglu seemed to have some thoughts. However, since Zhong Qinglu was unwilling to speak openly, there was no need for him to deliberately ask anything.

The two of them walked all the way through the streets. As expected, the surroundings gradually quieted down. Shen Shi looked around and discovered that this was not a main road in the city, but the road was fairly flat and spacious. However, the surroundings were much calmer and there were few pedestrians passing by. There were many houses on the roadside, and many of them were connected. It looked like they were quite large.

Shen Shi didn’t care at first, However, when he accidentally glanced into the distance, he suddenly felt that some of the scenery houses were somewhat familiar. When he looked carefully, he discovered that a large house in the distance looked very similar to the Hou Clan’s mansion he had previously secretly spied on. However, the angle of the house looked different. At this moment, he seemed to be on a quiet path behind the mansion.

Unexpectedly, Zhong Qinglu brought her here. Shen Shi looked at her in surprise. However, it seemed that Zhong Qinglu did not think too much about it. “There are not many people here, so it’s easy to say what you have to say. Did you just want to say that you found the main ingredients of the six pill formulas?” At the end of her words, her voice was somewhat anxious, and it could be seen that she was really looking forward to this.

Shen Shi nodded his head and said, “Well, this time, my luck is pretty good.” As he spoke, he reached out and took out the “Void Origin Mushroom” from his Ruyi bag and handed it over.

Zhong Qinglu took it over and examined it carefully. Immediately, a smile blossomed on her face. She nodded heavily and said, “Yes, it’s this Void Origin Mushroom. It’s the main ingredient of the Origin Soul Pill formula. With it, I can continue to try to refine third-grade spirit pills!”

She tightly grabbed the Void Origin Mushroom and took a deep breath. She seemed to have managed to calm down for a moment. She took a deep look at Shen Shi and said, “Thank you very much.”

Shen Shi faintly smiled and said, “Thank you for what? Didn’t we all agree at the beginning? Now that I’m helping you, you will return it to me in the future.”

Zhong Qinglu nodded heavily again and said, “Of course, I will.”

Afterwards, she seemed to have thought of something, and a trace of concern appeared on her face. She looked at Shen Shi and whispered, “Oh right, you didn’t encounter any dangers this time, did you?”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment. He recalled what he had experienced in Gao Ling Mountain a few days ago. However, there were many things that he did not need to elaborate on. Therefore, he still smiled faintly in the end and shook his head. “Is everything alright? Nothing much.”

Zhong Qinglu’s eyes were gentle, like ripples of water. She didn’t say anything for a moment. Shen Shi smiled and said, “Go back to the mountain and refine pills properly. Don’t be afraid of wasting spirit materials. I can still help you find them when I go out again.”

Zhong Qinglu glanced at him with a look of joy and anger. She put away the Void Origin Mushroom and said, “Blow your horn. Do you think that third-grade spirit herbs are wild vegetables on the roadside? Do you think they can do anything?”

Shen Shi laughed heartily. He thought to himself, let alone Third Grade. I almost saw a Fifth Grade Spirit Herb when I went to Gaoling Mountain. No, I already got a Fifth Grade Spirit Herb. What was hateful was … He turned around and glared at Little Hei Pig, who was yawning lazily on the ground beside him.

Since the Void Origin Mushroom had already been handed over to Zhong Qinglu, even if this private matter was over, the two of them casually walked forward. Seeing that they were gradually circling the street in front of the Hou Clan’s mansion, Shen Shi subconsciously looked over.

The house was still the same, but things inside were different.

At that moment, he had a strange feeling in his heart. After all, when he was under Soul Suppressing Abyss that day, he had personally witnessed the death of the Hou Clan’s people at the hands of the Shaman Ghost. In the end, only Hou Sheng had escaped from the underground abyss unexpectedly. However, he did not look like a human or a ghost. He did not know exactly what kind of thing he was and where he had run to.

When Zhong Qinglu saw Shen Shi staring at the Hou Clan’s mansion, her eyes also floated over. A moment later, she let out a soft sigh from her mouth.

Shen Shi turned to look at her and said, “What’s wrong?”

Zhong Qinglu smiled. However, there was a hint of bitterness in her smile. She said softly, “The Hou Clan is finished.”

“Finished?” Shen Shi was a little surprised. The Hou Clan’s elite, including the Hou Clan’s Patriarch and Hou Yuanliang, had mostly died under Soul Suppressing Abyss. He knew this, so he thought that the Hou Clan would definitely weaken. However, hearing Zhong Qinglu’s words, the situation seemed to be even worse. He couldn’t help but ask.

Zhong Qinglu said indifferently, “These things happened after you went to Gaoling Mountain, so you still don’t know” As she said this, she told Shen Shi about all the vassal clans in Floating Cloud City who had fallen into the well and killed the Hou Clan, whose elites were on the verge of dying, and then took advantage of the chaos to divide them up.

After hearing this, Shen Shi was also stunned. He didn’t expect that such a prosperous aristocratic family would actually disappear without a trace. However, what was even more unexpected was that the other aristocratic families in Floating Cloud City had done this kind of thing so cleanly or recklessly.

After pondering for a moment, he said, “The Hou Clan’s history is not shallow. They should also have a supporter in the sect, or they should be friends with elders and disciples. How could it be … Could it be that no one spoke out to stop them?”

Zhong Qinglu sneered and said, “Don’t forget, who is behind the Sun Clan that is leading this time? Apart from Sect Leader Huaiyuan, who else in the sect can defeat that Great Elder? Even if some people can’t see it, or have some feelings for the Hou Clan in the past, they still dare to be angry under the might of the Sun Clan.”

Shen Shi was silent. He thought to himself that these aristocratic families usually looked incomparably glorious. He didn’t expect that they were also plotting against each other in private. However, after a moment, he suddenly realized that Zhong Qinglu’s expression was a little strange. It seemed that she was a little distracted. He hurriedly asked, “Qing Lu, what’s wrong with you?”

Zhong Qinglu’s body trembled slightly. She came back to her senses. Just as she wanted to say something to him, she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she shook her head bitterly and whispered, “Nothing.” Just now, when she was in a trance, she was reminded of her Zhong Clan by the Hou Clan.

Right now, everyone in the city was spying on her family. However, she silently glanced at Shen Shi with these things. Suddenly, she was unwilling to mention anything to this man.

She shook her head slightly, as if she wanted to put these troubles out of her mind. Then, she smiled and said, “Oh right, since they have all come here, this place is not far from my home. Why don’t you come to my house and sit down?”

“Ah, are you going to your house?” Shen Shi was somewhat surprised.

Zhong Qinglu nodded and smiled, “You have helped me so many times. No matter what, we can still be considered … friends. If you go over and sit down, what is that?”

Shen Shi laughed heartily and did not refuse. He nodded and said, “Alright.”

Zhong Qinglu smiled sweetly and looked very happy. She gently waved her hand and said, “Come, follow me.”

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The Zhong Clan’s mansion said that it was not far from the Hou Clan, However, there was still a distance between them, When the two of them arrived, Shen Shi saw the Zhong Clan’s mansion. His first impression was that although it was also a tall and large house, for some reason, it gave off a gloomy and dusk feeling. He wondered if there were many old and mottled traces on the exterior of the door wall that had not been repaired, but it was not as bright as the Hou Clan’s.

However, Zhong Qinglu was not at all uncomfortable with this place where she had grown up. She walked in front and smiled as she brought Shen Shi into the gate. There were also a few guards guarding the entrance. However, when they saw Zhong Qinglu, they all smiled and nodded in greeting. It was obvious that Zhong Qinglu had a very high status in this house.

Zhong Qinglu didn’t pay much attention to those people and brought Shen Shi into the Zhong Clan’s mansion. The green brick road beneath her feet was flat and wide, but there were also many places that were worn out. Shen Shi thought to himself, thinking that he had heard from Sun You and the others that the Zhong Clan was the weakest of the four great clans in the past. It seemed that was indeed the case. Fortunately, the Zhong Clan had two rising stars, Zhong Qinglu and Zhong Qingzhu.

Zhong Qinglu seemed to be in a good mood. She pointed her fingers and told Shen Shi the details of the mansion. There were even places where she would mention the past when she was young. For example, when she was a child, she had played there, or had the guts to climb over that broken wall. It was really interesting.

Shen Shi also found it interesting to hear this. At the same time, he felt a little more intimate towards Zhong Qinglu for no reason. It seemed that the most beautiful side of this beautiful woman was slowly appearing in front of him.

As they walked, the two of them passed by a large house in front of them. Zhong Qinglu casually said, “That’s the living room of this place. Normally, visitors come from outside. My father and other elders will meet them here …”

Before he could finish his words, he heard footsteps. Two people walked out of the living room. One of them looked at the old man in his fifties. He wore luxurious clothes, but his expression was not good. He was somewhat skinny, his face was pale, and his eyes were green, but he looked a little overly drunk. As for the other man who followed behind him, he was someone Shen Shi knew. It was Ji Anfu, whom he had seen in the Spirit Medicine Hall.

On both sides, Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu stopped. Shen Shi immediately heard Zhong Qinglu shout to the old man in surprise,

“Father, why are you here with Senior Brother Ji?”

Ji Anfu smiled slightly. His expression was calm, but his gaze was somewhat strange. He looked at Shen Shi with contempt and schadenfreude. Then, he said to Zhong Qinglu, “Junior Sister Zhong, I came down the mountain specifically to find you on orders from Senior Sister Min.”

Standing in front of Ji Anfu, The man who could be called father by Zhong Qinglu was naturally Zhong Liancheng, the current Patriarch of the Zhong Clan. However, his expression was a little ugly at the moment. He looked at Zhong Qinglu with a cold expression. Not only did he not respond to his daughter, he also looked at Shen Shi in the next moment with an undisguised look of disgust in his eyes.

“Who are you?”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment. He also sensed Zhong Liancheng’s obvious hostility. However, he felt that he hadn’t done anything. He hadn’t even seen the Zhong Clan’s Clan Master before. He hadn’t offended him at all. He just felt confused for a moment. He cupped his hands and saluted, “I’m Shen Shi, greet Zhong Qian …”

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhong Liancheng suddenly shouted angrily, interrupting him and coldly saying, “Who are you? How dare you enter our Zhong Clan’s gate? Scram!”

Shen Shi’s body suddenly froze in place, and Zhong Qinglu, who was beside him, also raised her head in shock, her eyes filled with confusion as she looked at her father.