SFS Chapter 153 Killing [Linghu]
Chapter 153 Killing [Linghu]
On this day, in Fog Pool City.
After the Ling Shan Restaurant closed, Chen Xu raised his hand and set up an isolation barrier, keeping Xiao Xun'er, who was about to leave, in place.
"Senior Xu?" Xiao Xun'er stopped in her tracks, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Chen Xu's gaze was calm as he spoke softly:
"I've received word that someone in the Dark Pavilion has accepted a commission to take your life before the Grand Competition."
"You should stay in the shop for the next few days. I have set up an isolation array here to ensure your safety."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xun'er felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
"Thank you very much, Senior Xu!"
Chen Xu nodded slightly and continued, "To avoid any unforeseen complications, our restaurant will be temporarily closed for the next few days."
The gratitude on Xiao Xun'er's face froze instantly, and her heart was filled with disappointment.
After all, for her, each day's business meant a considerable income of spirit stones.
Chen Xu ignored Xiao Xun'er's reaction and turned to enter the inner courtyard.
The next day, many regular customers waited outside the shop for a long time but it didn't open, so they left grumbling.
At this moment, Chen Xu's clone within the Changqing Sect took out the Dark Pavilion Token and immersed his consciousness into it.
A message was sent to contact Linghu from the dark space.
Soon, a black-robed phantom with the words "Linghu" above its head materialized before him.
"What is it?" Linghu's voice came through the phantom, tinged with impatience.
Chen Xu said calmly, "The commission has been completed. Xiao Xun'er and the head chef of Ling Shan Restaurant have both been taken care of."
The illusory figure of Linghu visibly trembled, and his voice rose a few decibels: "Finished? Are you sure?"
"That's natural," Chen Xu said calmly.
Linghu's tone had returned to its arrogant state as he questioned, "Words alone are insufficient proof; how can you demonstrate it?"
Chen Xu had anticipated this reaction and spoke calmly:
"You choose the location, and I'll come to you with my head."
The phantom of Linghu remained silent for a moment before replying:
"In that case, I will examine it myself."
"Three hours later, three hundred li west of Misty Pool City, on a barren rocky slope outside the Black Pine Forest. I will wait for only half an incense stick's time; after that, I will not wait."
Before Chen Xu could react, Linghu's phantom disappeared into the dark domain.
Deep within the Xiao Mansion in Wutan City.
Ning Wenxin opened her eyes and let out a long sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, the efficiency of [Peace] was so high, which saved her a lot of trouble.
She got up and walked to a magnificent dressing mirror inlaid with jade.
His fingers casually brushed along the edge of the frame, and the spiritual energy contained in his fingertips was precisely injected into several specific points.
"Click..."
With a soft sound, a hidden door slid silently open on the side of the dressing table.
Ning Wenxin quickly removed her elaborate headdress and took off her luxurious brocade robe.
A black token glowed with an eerie light, instantly transforming into a wide black robe that enveloped her entire body.
Then, Ning Wenxin's figure flickered and disappeared into the deep, dark passage, heading towards the outside of the city.
……
Outside the black pine forest, on a barren rocky slope.
The place is filled with jagged rocks and howling winds, exuding a sense of utter desolation and death.
Linghu, wrapped in a wide black robe, stood alone on the highest boulder.
Time passed slowly, and the agreed-upon half-burnt incense stick had already burned more than halfway, with no sound from the surroundings except for the wind.
Her face beneath the mask was grim, and she sneered inwardly:
"This [Peaceful] is quite arrogant, daring to keep me waiting for so long..."
"Do you really think that just because you got what you wanted with Zhao Wujiu, you can put on airs in front of me?"
A hint of impatience flashed in Linghu's eyes.
Prepare to contact [Peace] via the Dark Chamber Token.
However, at that moment, an indescribable chill suddenly descended.
An even more terrifying pressure pinned her firmly to the spot.
Let alone activating the token, even moving a finger has become a luxury.
Linghu's pupils shrank drastically beneath the mask, filled with utter horror.
"What's going on?!"
She could clearly feel that her cultivation level was suppressed to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
Just as Linghu was in shock, in the bluish-gray air currents ahead...
A cultivator, also dressed in a wide black robe, slowly walked out.
A small fox demon was perched on the shoulder of the black-robed cultivator.
"【Safety】!?"
Linghu exclaimed in shock, finally realizing that Ping An hadn't come to complete the mission at all.
At this moment, Chen Xu stopped a few feet away from her, his cold gaze falling on her.
"Fellow Daoist Linghu, I have long admired your name."
"What...what do you want to do?!" Linghu's voice was hoarse as he tried to struggle.
However, under the suppression of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, her resistance was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
[Linghu] growled in a low voice, his tone fierce but his voice weak: "I am the acting head of the Yunzhou Dark Pavilion!"
"If you dare touch me, aren't you afraid of being purged by the cabinet?"
"Ha..." Chen Xu thought he had heard the biggest joke in the world.
"The Dark Pavilion doesn't seem to prohibit disputes between its members, does it?"
"With your abilities, do you even deserve to sit in the position of acting head?"
Linghu felt a chill run through him and cried out repeatedly, "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
"Spare me! I can give you lots of spirit stones!"
"We can give you all the resources, including those from the Xiao family..."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu sneered inwardly.
As expected, they are from the Xiao family... I just wonder which lady it is...
At this moment, Linghu begged for mercy incoherently, but Chen Xu remained unmoved.
"Pfft!"
As a bluish-gray wind blade swept past in an instant, Linghu's head rolled to the ground.
Then Chen Xu used his spiritual power to remove Linghu's mask, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
"It's actually the eldest wife of the Xiao family, Ning Wenxin..."
Although the Ning family is also a family that has reached the Core Formation stage, its roots are spread throughout Yunzhou.
Both the Righteous Path Alliance and the Cangshan Alliance have Core Formation cultivators from the Ning family, demonstrating their extensive network of connections.
No wonder Ning Wenxin, with her late-stage Foundation Establishment strength, was able to firmly hold the position of acting head of the Yunzhou Dark Pavilion.
I'm afraid the secret society in Yunzhou isn't as simple as we imagine.
There might even be a Core Formation cultivator from the Ning family among them.
His brow furrowed slightly, then quickly relaxed.
After all, no matter how deep this murky water is, it has nothing to do with him for the time being.
Ning Wenxin's death here might enrage the Ning family, but the Xiao family should be the ones most troubled...
Chen Xu then put the Azure Spirit on his shoulder back into his Beast Taming Ring and left the place.
Instantly, the eerie ghostly aura that permeated the surroundings vanished without a trace.
Along with it, Ning Wenxin's remains also vanished.
As for Ning Wenxin's storage bag, Chen Xu would absolutely not open it rashly within the territory of Yunzhou.
If it contains a hidden tracking mark or bloodline restriction, touching it rashly would expose your whereabouts and only cause more trouble.
With a slight thought, the storage bag, thanks to the mysteries of the shared space, landed steadily in the hands of his gray-haired clone, who was far away in the Meteorite Sea.
The distance between the two places is probably spanning several regions.
Even with extraordinary abilities, such a vast distance would render any tracking technique ineffective.