The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 991 - 542: Reunion with an Old Friend (Part 2)

The person who rushed over didn’t expect his urgent shout to lead the Bitter Old Woman to her death sooner, and he was momentarily stunned, angrily saying: "You..." The back in front of him suddenly seemed somewhat familiar, causing his words to trail off without finish.

The woman with her back turned to him lowered the dagger in her hand, and blood slowly dripped down from the pale dagger blade, drop by drop into the dirt. Two breaths later, there was no trace of blood on the dagger.

He heard this woman softly say with a voice he was most familiar with: "Brother Quan, long time no see."

She slowly turned around.

Today was a full moon, and she was dressed in scarlet. Moonlight, like water, spilled over her charming face, that was the face Quan Shifang missed, yet still somewhat different.

Her chin was sharper, and her almond-shaped eyes revealed an arresting charm. Her eyebrows lightly swept, eyelashes curled, her fair face had a faint gilding of nobility and majesty. Obviously, it was a face familiar enough to be vividly sketched with closed eyes, yet it gave him the illusion of being like flowers seen through mist, unclear.

To meet her here at this time. Within his joy, there was a trace of doubt, leaving him uncertain how to react.

Ning Xiaoxian stepped closer and beamed at him, happily saying: "Isn’t it delightful to have friends come from afar?" Quan Shifang remembered, whenever she laughed, her nose would wrinkle lightly first, then her big eyes would half-squint, looking at people with a cunning gaze, perhaps even raising an eyebrow. This smile matched his memory so vividly that he regained his senses, recalling there was a dead person lying on the ground, killed by her own hand.

"Miss Ning, why... would you take her life?" In his memory, she had not been so cruel.

Just as Ning Xiaoxian opened her mouth, Huangfuming rushed over and happily hugged his arm: "Senior Brother Quan, you finally came! That old hag almost killed me!"

Quan Shifang had seen him earlier, wore a smile, stretched his arm to hold his head, pulling him into his embrace, then said: "You’re exaggerating again. Music Palace has always been friendly with Chaoyun Sect; why would Bitter Old Woman want to kill you?"

Music Palace? This name seemed familiar from somewhere. Ning Xiaoxian furrowed her brows, searching her memory for a long time, finally recalling it was Wind Chime from Music Palace who played the Forget Sorrow Song at the Guangcheng Palace ceremony. No wonder Bitter Old Woman’s first move was a sound wave attack; had she not been entangled by herself and Faceless, who knows what strange instrument she might have used against them.

This was a move they had practiced countless times. Huangfuming quickly glanced at Ning Xiaoxian, seeing her looking at him, he immediately broke free from Quan Shifang’s grasp, shyly saying: "Well... I’m not a child anymore." He coughed loudly before continuing, "My sister and I were riding the Defect Beast back, when this old woman led three others and ambushed us on the way. I have no idea why!"

At this time, the people who came with Quan Shifang also approached, greeting Huangfuming in turn. She noticed Huangfuming merely smiled at them, not speaking much, quite different from when he faced Quan Shifang. Considering he had made remarks about "Dragons Mating Dragons, Phoenixes Mating Phoenixes," she secretly wondered if he considered Quan Shifang to be among the ranks of Dragons and Phoenixes? But it seemed there were no known powerful backgrounds behind Quan Shifang.

Quan Shifang interrupted the idle chat between everyone and Huangfuming: "Finish speaking about what just happened." His voice was clear and steady, and by simply stating one sentence, everyone quieted down.

Huangfuming said: "Today Sister Ning came to the Prince’s Mansion, and the Great Master allowed us to go out and play. Just now we were returning to Duling City from the northwest pier when we encountered these four people, not knowing their identities, who immediately started to attack and kill. Sister Ning had to kill them all to protect me." He spread his hands, "Beyond that, I know nothing."

His voice clear and crisp as he spoke, word by word, in order. Most importantly, every word he said was true. He and Ning Xiaoxian indeed did not know the origins of these four people, until Quan Shifang revealed them as disciples of Music Palace, and it was true they immediately attacked upon arrival. Except for him concealing the events that took place at the pier.

Quan Shifang looked toward Ning Xiaoxian, seeing her nod, and then frowned: "You don’t know why they would ambush you midway?"

Huangfuming shrugged: "There are many who want to kill me, it’s not like you don’t know. I won’t catch them all and ask why."

He spoke lightly, without directly answering. No one knew his thoughts at this time: about getting rid of the witnesses at the dock later.

Ning Xiaoxian’s brow moved slightly, while Quan Shifang sighed gently, his tone also calmed down: "If so, let’s first bring their bodies back, this is not the place to speak, we’ll discuss it after arriving at the Prince’s Mansion. Keep this news concealed for now, after Master and the Mirror Sea King decide, we’ll send a message to Music Palace." Since Huangfuming was a disciple of Chaoyun Sect, naturally Quan Shifang would be biased toward him.

As soon as he finished speaking, disciples from Chaoyun Sect proceeded to collect the four bodies. Quan Shifang glanced at Ning Xiaoxian and Huangfuming respectively, with his heart still full of doubts. Ning Xiaoxian should have heard his loud call earlier, so why did she hastily kill Bitter Old Woman?

What Ning Xiaoxian thought at that moment was naturally "Death Without Testimony," but seeing Quan Shifang’s warm eyes looking at her now, she couldn’t help feeling a bit guilty. He still had a heart as bright as the sun and moon, while she had already committed quite a many shady deeds. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)