flstandardbreds Chapter 148: The Ancestor Will Support You in Everything
Chapter 148: The Ancestor Will Support You in Everything
Several people began to doubt the making method of the veil, so naturally they had no intention of shopping anymore. They took the two newly bought veils and returned to the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the house, Sang Laiyue raised a barrier, closed the door and took off the veil on his face.
He placed the veil on the table along with the two new ones Leng Zhuxin had bought. “I’m afraid the making of this veil isn’t as simple as the stall owner said. If Xiao Zhuxin hadn’t smelled a hint of blood, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have noticed anything until we left.
Xiao Zhuxin, you have never seen salt worms, so you don’t know that salt worms only have body fluids but no blood.
Saltworms feed on blue crystal grass and salt-like minerals on the salt lake, and no matter how they are processed, there will be no bloody smell.
If Xiao Zhuxin is not mistaken, the source of that bloody smell must not be saltworms."
Sang Laiyue looked at the three veils on the table and began to have doubts in his heart.
Leng Zhuxin nodded after hearing what Sang Laiyue said, "Yes, the bloody smell on the veil is not from saltworms. Although I have never seen saltworms, I can tell that this veil smells like human blood.
It's just masked by other flavors.
"Old Ancestor, Senior Brother, have you noticed that there are very few young women on the streets of Shipwreck Town? Most of them are men and elderly women, and those women are very thin."
"Indeed, I have been to Shipwreck Town many times, although I only stayed for a day or two each time. But now that I think about it, apart from the female cultivators from outside, I haven't seen many young women.
"Little Junior Sister, you said the bloody smell on this handkerchief is human blood, could it be...?"
Su Fanzhen recalled the incident and the more he recalled, the more he felt that there was something fishy about Shipwreck Town, and naturally he became suspicious.
Leng Zhuxin nodded solemnly, "It's very likely that the bloody smell on the veil is masked by several smells, one of which is similar to the smell in the air of Shipwreck Town.
It is true that the making of this veil is related to salt worms, but it is definitely not just about salt worms.
Perhaps human blood is the most important trigger!"
Leng Zhuxin said this with a serious face, and took off the veil on her face.
Since this veil is made of human blood, it doesn't matter whether you wear it or not. It will just consume some spiritual energy when resisting the poisonous fog.
After Leng Zhuxin broke through the golden elixir stage, the spiritual power in her body was able to circulate automatically, so this amount of spiritual power consumption was nothing to her.
Jiang Baimo, Gu Wangchen and others followed suit and took off their veils, their faces gloomy.
"If the veil is truly made of human blood, countless lives have been lost over the years. The people of Shipwreck Town are no different from evil cultivators."
Gu Wangchen looked at the veil on the table angrily, as if he saw struggling women through the veil.
Without Leng Zhuxin's explanation, Gu Wangchen also knew that although the Xuanling Continent was a world of immortal cultivation, it was not a mortal world where imperial power, father, husband, and men were respected.
However, female cultivators are still looked down upon and bullied by male cultivators. Many female cultivators are used as furnaces, and many underground auction houses even openly auction them.
The reason why the female disciples of Qingxuan Sect are not bullied outside is not because of gender equality in the world of immortal cultivation, but because they are disciples of Qingxuan Sect and they are powerful.
Whenever something happens in various places, it is mostly female cultivators who are persecuted. Let’s not talk about other things, just take Xuewu City as an example. Aren’t all the victims women?
Doesn't the fact that there are no women on the streets of Shipwreck Town prove that the victim was a woman? And Gu Wangchen had been to the nearby Salt Well Town, and there wasn't a single woman from the town on the streets either.
The two stall owners mentioned the town owner while talking just now.
The veil concerns the two towns' main source of income, saltworm crystals.
Every month, the two towns earn tens of thousands of high-quality spirit stones from salt worm crystals, and 30% of them go into the pockets of the two town masters.
Gu Wangchen was very suspicious, and could even be certain that the use of human blood to make veils was secretly supported by the two town masters, and it was very likely that those women were being held captive somewhere.
There is still half a month before the Flame Cloud Realm opens. It would be fine if he didn't know about this, but now that he knows, he has to take care of it!
Gu Wangchen squeezed the veil hard, and it instantly turned into powder.
He raised his head and looked at Leng Zhuxin and said, "The town masters of these two towns are brothers. They took over the position of town master from their parents a hundred years ago. Before taking over, they were disciples of Qingxuan Sect.
Most of the saltworm crystals produced each year are purchased by the Qingxuan Sect, so to resolve this matter, I need to ask Master."
Qifeng consumes a lot of saltworm crystals. If the veil is gone, it will become difficult to collect saltworm crystals, and the output will inevitably be affected. Gu Wangchen is also afraid that Qifeng will find out that it is because of them and his fellow brothers and sisters and go to Gu Yanhuai to make trouble.
That's why I thought of discussing it with Gu Yanhuai first so that he can prepare in advance.
But before Leng Zhuxin could answer, Sang Laiyue snorted, "I, the ancestor, will take care of everything. You guys can do whatever you want. There's nothing to discuss here. If Xiao Zhuxin's guess is true, you are also helping the world of immortal cultivation to eliminate harm.
Human hearts are greedy, especially these beasts who can no longer be considered human beings. If this problem is not resolved quickly, not to mention that more people will die in the two towns.
Take the female cultivators who come to Shipwreck Town for example. Those who are not strong enough will be attacked sooner or later.
No matter how the veil is made from human blood, the more spiritual power the blood has, the more useful it is.
Isn't the purpose of cultivating immortality to eradicate all injustice in the world? Your master is the same, and so is your uncle Sha!
This saltworm crystal isn't irreplaceable, so go for it. If you can't defeat those two, I, the ancestor, will back you up."
The 'two' in Sanglaiyue language refers to the two town masters of Shipwreck Town and Salt Well Town.
When the two brothers left Qingxuan Sect a hundred years ago, they were already at the Nascent Soul stage. Although they were still at the early Nascent Soul stage to the outside world during the past hundred years, they still received a large amount of high-quality spirit stones every month.
It is impossible to achieve no improvement in cultivation just by relying on high-grade spirit stones.
Leng Zhuxin felt a little more at ease after hearing what Sang Lai Yue said. She wanted to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
But to solve this matter, we must first find out where those women are being held.
We have to ensure their safety before we can take action against the two town lords. Otherwise, if the two town lords are forced into a desperate situation and try to destroy the bodies, it will be all over.
Shipwreck Town is not very big, but when you add Yanjing Town and the empty space between the two towns, the area is quite large.
Many monks have come and gone over the years, but no one has noticed anything wrong. The residents of these two towns are xenophobic, and it is almost impossible to find out the whereabouts of those women from them.
Leng Zhuxin was having a headache when she suddenly heard Xiaohan's voice in her mind: "Master, I should be able to help you find them."