Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 392: Chapter 392 Struck It Rich_1

Ling Xiao merely took out some silver, yet he was able to save more than a thousand people. He felt that this was an act of accumulating virtue and doing good, finding nothing inappropriate about it.

Moreover, to him, silver had already become almost useless.

”Thank you, Master Ling!”

Guided by an elderly person, those people solemnly knelt down and paid their respects to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao did not stop them.

If he didn’t let these people kneel, they might have actually been afraid.

After all, Ling Xiao’s identity was that of a Moon Hua Sect disciple, and moreover, he was a master capable of slaying the Plague Demon King!

”Brother Ling, although the plague outside has been eradicated, there are still many animals mutated due to the plague. If we do not eliminate them, these people will not be able to live in peace,” Shangguan Lei reminded.

”That’s simple, leave it to me!”

Ling Xiao smiled slightly and asked Shangguan Lei to lead the people in gathering their belongings, preparing to leave the Demon Cave, while he turned around to leave,

To deal with those animals.

Actually, the infected animals didn’t need to be killed.

They had simply been infected by the plague virus, which made them become aggressive. If the plague’s poison was expelled, the problem could be easily resolved.

In just a quarter of an hour’s time,

Shangguan Lei and the others hadn’t finished packing up when Ling Xiao had already returned.

”Is it over?”

Shangguan Lei looked at Ling Xiao in astonishment, finding it unbelievable.

”Yes, it’s over. And I also took the time to contact the Northern Han Kingdom’s army stationed outside. They have entered the valley and will assist the locals in building temporary houses. As for this Demon Cave, we should still inform the Sect and let them handle it,” Ling Xiao explained.

Ling Xiao had already taken what needed to be taken from the place, so there was no issue in handing it over to the Moon Hua Sect.

”We shall follow Brother Ling’s commands,” Shangguan Lei said, admiring Ling Xiao so much that he was ready to follow him without a hint of doubt.

”May I ask a question?”

As they were leading the people out of the Demon Cave, Ling Xiao suddenly asked, ”The three of you, did you really come to kill me at the instigation of Hei Suo and Meng Yuan?”

Although Ling Xiao had almost confirmed the matter, it was still his conjecture after all, and he needed an accurate and unequivocal answer.

Shangguan Lei nodded and said, ”Brother Ling guessed correctly. The three of us have a close relationship with Hei Suo, and this time, he and Meng Yuan tempted us with a hefty sum to attack you while we were on a mission.”

”As I thought.”

Ling Xiao sneered inwardly. The disciples of Demonflame Celestial were indeed working hard to deal with him, but unfortunately, their schemes would never succeed.

”Did Meng Yuan know the difficulty of this mission?” Ling Xiao asked again.

”At first, the three of us thought it was just an ordinary third level mission, which should be a breeze for us to complete, and killing you would be incidental,” Shangguan Lei answered. ”But now that I think about it, Meng Yuan’s ambiguous attitude and his casual words hinted at the uncertainty of this mission. Thus, I suspect he knew this mission could likely reach the fourth or even fifth level, but he was unwilling to tell us, for fear that we’d be scared off.”

”Hmph hmph, he really is no good, laying traps for his own people?” Ling Xiao snorted coldly.

”His own people?”

Shangguan Lei shook his head and said, ”No, Brother Ling, you’re mistaken. In Meng Yuan’s eyes, the three of us are nothing more than expendable pawns, and aside from his brothers and master, nobody else counts as his own.”

”I can understand,” Ling Xiao nodded and said.

”To tell the truth, if it hadn’t been for Brother Ling’s efforts to turn the tide and take control of the situation, I would have been doomed.”

Shangguan Lei sighed deeply, ”I am extremely fortunate to have survived this time. All the rewards for this mission should be claimed by Brother Ling alone.”

Ling Xiao didn’t stand on ceremony; what was his, was his. He had already given Shangguan Lei plenty of benefits, and if Shangguan Lei failed to appreciate them, then naturally, Ling Xiao would find a way to handle it.

The entire mission, from beginning to end, had been driven by his sole efforts, with Shangguan Lei providing a bit of minor assistance, while Wan Yan Jun and Chen Zui were completely hindrances.

For him to receive all the rewards was not at all excessive.

”Elder Brother Shangguan, you go back to the sect to report on the situation. I’ll stay here to guard against any disciples from other sects who might come to claim the area.”

With the plague completely eradicated, it was difficult to guarantee that no other sect disciples would come, so his staying put to wait for the Moon Hua Sect’s masters was the safest bet.

”No problem.”

Shangguan Lei understood the reason behind Ling Xiao’s request for him to return.

Firstly, because his own strength was inferior to Ling Xiao’s, staying could potentially lead to further misfortune.

Secondly, it was likely also a test for him, to see how he would report back to the sect after returning.

His junior brother was truly meticulous.

After Shangguan Lei left, Ling Xiao didn’t idle around but continued to search within the valley.

Although most of the Plague Demon King’s treasures had been found in his treasury, Ling Xiao still discovered quite a few spirit stone fragments left over from battles of years past and many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures growing within the valley that the Plague Demon King hadn’t had the chance to harvest yet.

These could be consumed directly, but their effects were better for alchemy, suitable for temporary cultivation within the Mountain and River World.

There were also a great amount of treasure ruins and fragments.

He collected these as well; if he wanted his thirty-six Sky Gang Flying Swords to advance, he couldn’t do without these materials.

All in all, this time Ling Xiao had truly struck it rich.

He was merely an Outer Sect Disciple, and the monthly stipend for most of the Inner Sect Disciples in the Moon Hua Sect was a mere one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.

This time, the Low-grade Spirit Stones he obtained exceeded ten thousand, extremely useful for either array formation or cultivation.

Not to mention the thousands of Middle-grade Spirit Stones and hundreds of Upper-grade Spirit Stones, which only Core Disciples could hope to obtain.

And even then, receiving two or three Middle-grade Spirit Stones a month, or one Upper-grade Spirit Stone a year, was considered quite good.

Now he could be considered a true tycoon.

Upon returning from treasure hunting outside to the original Plague Estate, Ling Xiao found three disciples from the Beast King Palace standing there.

The estate’s main gate was sealed, marked with the words ”Sealed by the Beast King Palace.”

And the two sons of the Green Valley Valley Master that Ling Xiao had just rescued were beaten black and blue, lying on the ground groaning.

Seeing this scene, Ling Xiao’s brow furrowed.

Although it was a rule between the Twelve Sects to avoid conflict lightly,

If someone was too shameless, Ling Xiao wouldn’t care about those rules.

”Master Ling!”

The two sons of the Green Valley Valley Master, upon seeing Ling Xiao’s return, were overjoyed and hurried over.

”Don’t worry, leave everything to me.”

Ling Xiao might not have had much to do with Green Valley, but since he had rescued these people, if someone wanted to harm them, that displeased him!

Now that the two young Valley Masters of Green Valley had been injured, although still able to move, this was akin to a slap to his face.

He was not pleased!