Killing God - Chapter 73

Chapter 73 Peer
May 22, clear.

Early in the morning, when Shen Shi opened the stone door and walked out, a fresh sea breeze blew towards him. The sky was blue as if it was washed, and it looked like another sunny day. He walked forward while moving his body, only to see a familiar figure in front of him. Sun You was standing on the roadside, smiling and waving at him.

Shen Shi let out a “Yi” sound and walked over with a smile, “Strange, why did you get up so early today?”

Sun You said, “I heard that you have already gone to Demon Island. How can I not hurry up, otherwise I will really be thrown far away by you.” With that, he laughed and placed his hand on Shen Shi’s shoulder. He said, “I can’t see that you really have talent for the Five Elements Technique. You can actually go to the Demon Island in half a month’s time. How did you do it?”

Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and shook his head. “I didn’t do anything special either. In any case, the water archery technique was quickly cultivated. Perhaps it was because of the abundance of water energy on our seashore?”

Young Friend Sun nodded thoughtfully, “Don’t tell me, it’s really possible. If I had known earlier, I would have chosen water archery as well. Really.”

Shen Shi smiled and said, “Then go to the Five Elements Hall to buy it again.”

Sun You grinned like he was in pain and shook his head with a bitter smile. Just as he was about to say something, his gaze suddenly glanced at the path behind Shen Shi. Then, he frowned slightly and pulled Shen Shi to the side of the road to make way for him.

Shen Shi turned around and said, Among the crowd of disciples heading to Qingyu Fair early in the morning, several people walked over. The first three women were familiar with each other, Zhong Qinglu, Zhong Qingzhu, and He Xiaomei. The three of them walked side by side, whispering something to each other with a relaxed smile on their faces. Not far behind them, Jiang Hongguang followed behind.

Shen Shi’s heart skipped a beat. He felt that Jiang Hongguang had been following He Xiaomei for the past few days.

Three beautiful and youthful girls walked over. Zhong Qinglu stood unyielding in the middle. There was quite a bit of eldest sister’s aura amongst the three of them. Young Friend Sun looked at this usually arrogant woman who often ridiculed and despised him and kept a distance from her. He whispered in Shen Shi’s ear, “Look at Zhong Qinglu’s expression. I really don’t know what her arrogance is. Our Sun Clan is so much stronger than her Zhong Clan. I don’t even have this kind of mood!”

Shen Shi smiled and whispered, “Forget it, she didn’t come to provoke you. What did you say she was doing?”

Young Friend Sun curled his lips in disapproval, but he didn’t say anything else. The three young girls on the other side quietly followed behind Jiang Hongguang. Just like that, the group of people walked over and naturally saw Shen Shi and Sun You standing on the roadside. He Xiaomei and Zhong Qingzhu both smiled and nodded to greet them. Among them, Zhong Qingzhu’s gaze lingered on Shen Shi for a moment.

As for Zhong Qinglu, she seemed to be as proud as usual. She did not look at the two of them much. For some reason, Jiang Hongguang, who was standing behind the three girls, suddenly raised his head and straightened his chest with pride.

Sun You and Shen Shi’s gazes fell on Jiang Hongguang for no other reason, because the gaze this fellow looked at suddenly became somewhat dazzling. His face had a look of disdain, as if he had done something and even carried a trace of disdain.

Sun You looked at him and couldn’t help but lower his voice. He whispered to Shen Shi in a voice that only Shen Shi could hear, “I say, what’s that kid Jiang Hongguang suddenly proud of over there?”

Shen Shi did not quite understand. He shook his head and said blankly, “I don’t know.” After thinking for a while, he glanced at Sun You and whispered, “I’ve been busy going to Monster Island these past two days, but I didn’t pay attention to the situation on the island. Could it be that you were confused about something and lost to him?”

Young Friend Sun was stunned. He seemed to have thought about it seriously for a moment. Then, he shook his head and said, “No, you know that. I’ve long since found that brat unpleasing to the eye, and I’m usually too lazy to talk to him. How could such a thing happen?”

The two of them looked at each other. At the same time, they turned around and saw that the mysterious complacency on Jiang Hongguang’s face was still there. He glanced faintly at the two of them and then silently took a step forward, as if he was a little closer to He Xiaomei.

Just as the three girls were about to walk past the two of them, Sun You and Shen Shi were paying attention to Jiang Hongguang, who was somewhat puzzled. Suddenly, Zhong Qinglu, who had always stared straight at the top of her eyes, suddenly stopped in her tracks. Then, she turned around and said with a faint expression, “Shen Shi, come over here for a moment. I have something to say to you.”

“Ah?”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment before realizing that the expressions on Zhong Qingzhu, He Xiaomei, and Jiang Hongguang’s faces seemed to be somewhat strange. At the same time, they all looked towards him.

Shen Shi rubbed the space between his eyebrows in frustration. He laughed dryly and walked over.

④

On the seaside road in the early morning, a few teenagers from the same sect for three years stood there and looked at Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu who were walking behind a large tree on another secluded beach. Their faces revealed strange expressions.

The first to break the silence was He Xiaomei. She saw that this cute girl had an incredulous expression on her face. She said in surprise, “Obedient, I’m not mistaken. Sister Qing Lu actually took the initiative to drag Senior Brother Shen over there to speak.”

Beside her, Jiang Hongguang stared at the two people beneath the tree in the distance, his face filled with astonishment, but his complacent expression dimmed a lot. “Could it be that when did the two of them get together and get on well with each other?” Jiang Hongguang asked.

Sun You immediately shook his head and said, “Impossible. I didn’t see them talking alone together, did you, Junior Sister Zhong …”

At the end of his sentence, he casually asked Zhong Qingzhu a question, but when he turned around, he was stunned. Zhong Qingzhu did not say a word, as if he did not hear his own question. He just stared at Shen Shi’s side with a look of confusion on his face.

Under the big trees on the beach, the thick and straight trunk blocked everyone’s view. From afar, they could only see Shen Shi and Zhong Qinglu’s back. Under the tree, Shen Shi smiled bitterly and said, “Why are you pulling me over?”

Zhong Qinglu said, “Yes, but what kind of expression do you have? Why do you look so unwilling?”

Shen Shi scratched his head and quietly looked into the distance. “I’m fine. Isn’t this because I’m afraid they’ll find out about our deal?” He said.

Zhong Qinglu waved her hand and said with an imposing aura, “What are you afraid of? If you don’t tell me, I won’t tell you. Who knows? Could it be that I can’t even come over and talk to you?”

Shen Shi smiled bitterly and nodded, “Yes, yes, uh, what did you want to say to me?”

Zhong Qinglu looked at him with a rare hesitation on her face. However, a moment later, she reached into her arms and took out a small white jade bottle. She handed it to Shen Shi and said, “Here you are.”

Shen Shi stretched out his hand and took it. He first looked up at Zhong Qinglu and saw her pretending to look around naturally. After pondering for a moment, he opened the cork of the bottle and a faint medicinal fragrance floated out. Shen Shi’s expression changed slightly. He sniffed carefully, tilted the bottle and poured it. A pale yellow pill the size of a finger rolled out.

“Qi Nourishing Pill?” Shen Shi was shocked and said, “I only gave you the spirit crystals last night. Could it be that you refined a batch of them this morning?”

Zhong Qinglu sneered. However, she seemed to have thought of something. She quickly put on a stern face and sneered with disdain, “How is that possible? There are two Qi Nourishing Pills in this bottle. I refined them ten times in March, and I succeeded twice. However, I consumed and sold a few of them in exchange for spirit crystals. Now, there are only two left.” After saying that, she glanced at Shen Shi. After a moment of silence, she said,

“Since we’ve already made a deal, we still plan to do it for a long time. I won’t be able to keep these two for much use. I’ll give them to you first.”

Shen Shi nodded and put the Qi Nourishing Pill back into the jade bottle. At the same time, he thought for a moment and said, “That means you refined the pill five times before, hmm …”

Zhong Qinglu looked at the expression on Shen Shi’s face. For some reason, she suddenly became a little angry. She glared at him and said angrily, “Five times to one is already very rare, okay? What do you mean? Furthermore, I’ll tell you the ugly things first. I’m not sure about the pill refinement. Maybe I’ll fail all the time after that. Don’t cry then!”

Shen Shi chuckled and said, “You’re right. You reminded me. How about this? That pill furnace is worth two hundred spirit crystals. Ten spirit crystals are required for a Qi Nourishing Pill. If you fail twenty times in a row, I’ll really run away …”

“Hey!” Zhong Qinglu’s anger was no small matter. She kicked him and angrily said, “What are you failing twenty times in a row? Do you think I’m a fool?”

Shen Shi smiled and remained silent. After receiving Zhong Qinglu’s kick, he didn’t feel any special pain. It was obvious that Zhong Qinglu was also kicked casually by her younger daughter. She didn’t really use any strength. Then, he looked up at Zhong Qinglu and whispered, “Although I didn’t learn how to concoct pills, I know that pill concoction mistakes are common. If I really fail, it won’t be a big deal.”

Zhong Qinglu snorted and slightly pursed her lips. She looked at him and did not say anything.

④

After bidding farewell to everyone at the Green Fish Market, they parted ways. Shen Shi walked all the way to the southern dock. Just like the day before yesterday, there were already more than 20 senior brothers and sisters waiting here. Clearly, they were all going to Demon Island to do demon hunting missions.

Among the crowd, there were many familiar faces that they had seen a few days ago, Including Chen Tang’s group of four that had once made a name for themselves, it was clear that these high-level Qi Refining Realm disciples were used to going to the Demon Island. However, thinking about it, as long as they had sufficient strength and were not afraid of the risks involved, the task of capturing demons was actually a very stable and efficient one to obtain spiritual crystal rewards.

The day before yesterday, when they passed by Demon Island, there were dozens of people on board. Only Shen Shi was an Intermediate Qi Refining Realm disciple, and he was also the only newcomer disciple of this generation. Therefore, many people had impressions of him that day. However, this time, Shen Shi quickly discovered that there was another youth about his age in the crowd. At the same time, he stood in the crowd and became a faint center surrounded by many senior brothers and sisters.

He knew that youth. In fact, almost everyone in Qingyu Island knew him and didn’t know his name.

He’s Gan Ze.

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