Chapter 226: Chapter 235 Travel Together_1

The County Magistrate was reluctant to make a big deal out of things. If a problem can be solved using spirit stones, he would try his best to solve it with spirit stones.

As the County Magistrate of Luofeng County, mining is his main source of income, and the amount of spirit stones he possesses can be described as vast.

He simply did not believe that a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator from the Seek Dao Sect could rival his wealth.

Now he knew: He had overestimated himself. He was no match for the eldest son of the Meng Family in terms of wealth.

It would be more economical to steal by himself.

“Do you think 10 million spirit stones would tempt the eldest son of the Meng Family?”

The two Golden Core cultivators hesitated before shaking their heads. “No.”

“Fine. For this transaction, I will offer 10 million spirit stones.” The County Magistrate was trying to raise his bid.

On the roof, Lu Yang turned to Meng Jingzhou and asked, “Would you sell it for 10 million spirit stones?”

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes. “I’d sell it for 500,000 spirit stones. Why would I hold onto this Yang Invigorating thing?”

“To build up willpower?”

“Piss off.”

…

Meanwhile, at the Mo Family…

“Head of the Mo Family, a report came from a merchant in the mining shop below. They said that a group of people came to the shop today with a particularly unique Phoenix Blood Stone, asking if there were similar Phoenix Blood Stones.”

“From the description, it seems very similar to the Phoenix Blood Stone that we have been searching for.”

“Oh? Really?” The Head of the Mo Family’s eyes lit up. He didn’t expect they would finally find this kind of Phoenix Blood Stone.

There’s a saying that goes: “businesses don’t fight with the authorities”. Although the Mo Family was wealthy and powerful, they were still lacking when facing the County Magistrate.

If they could obtain this Phoenix Blood Stone, it would be as if they had a hold over the County Magistrate, no longer fearing him in the future.

“I plan to take action tonight and steal the Phoenix Blood Stone”.

“Tonight? Tell me, who bought the Phoenix Blood Stone? What’s their identity and cultivation level? What will you do if the person is at the Divinity Transformation Stage?”

The subordinate stuttered and could not answer, understanding it was a mistake to be overly eager to impress the family head.

The head of the Mo Family scoffed: “You cannot be careless with this matter. Tomorrow morning, find out who obtained the Phoenix Blood Stone. If there are no surprises, I will personally steal it tomorrow night!”

“You’ll take action personally?” The subordinate was taken aback. Was this matter worthy of the family head’s personal involvement?

“Of course. This is evidence that can be used to threaten the County Magistrate. It’s worth taking action personally.” The head of the Mo Family showed a hint of an excited smile.

The struggle with the County Magistrate was about to turn into an offensive.

…

“What exactly is different about this stone?” Once back at Li Haoran’s home, Meng Jingzhou took out the Phoenix Blood Stone to study it closely and identified a problem.

“Could Senior Su see anything wrong?”

Su Yiren shook her head: “I don’t know much about Phoenix Blood Stones. Perhaps only cultivators who specialize in refining could tell what’s different about this Phoenix Blood Stone.”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Li Haoran.

Li Haoran twitched his mouth: “I think you guys are overestimating me. It would be more suitable for my master.”

“Fairy Eternity, can you see anything?” Lu Yang asked Fairy Eternity for help.

Fairy Eternity frowned: “It smells like fresh blood, and I don’t like it.”

“Fresh blood? Is it very fresh?” Lu Yang had a bad feeling.

Could this Phoenix Blood Stone be a clue left by a dead person?

“Speaking of it, Fairy, is there really a phoenix that has died here in Luofeng County?”

Fairy Eternity nodded: “Yes, there is one, but it’s not roosting around here as Li Haoran said. It’s right under our feet.”

Fairy Eternity pointed downward: “Under the entire Luofeng County, there is the body of a Unification Stage phoenix.”

“What should we do?” asked Li Haoran, who did not expect that his return home to visit his parents would attract the attention of the County Magistrate, who is personally taking action.

Luofeng County is a large county, and its County Magistrate has a Divinity Transformation cultivation level.

“Should we just catch him?” Su Yiren, as the cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the group, was the first to speak. Her idea was simple: just capture the problematic person.

After some thinking, Lu Yang said, “We don’t have any evidence to take action directly. When we are outside, we represent the Seek Dao Sect, so we can’t abuse their policing powers. We’ll wait for a rabbit to pass by. We’ll wait for the County Magistrate to come and steal things tomorrow evening. First, we’ll record it all in the Recording Orb. Then we’ll ask Senior Su to take action. With both thief and stolen goods, we’ll catch them red-handed!”

“At that time, he’d have to admit it whether he wants to or not!”

“Very well.” Su Yiren agreed.

Lu Yang reminded everyone: “Additionally, just the few of us should know about this matter. Junior Brother Li, you wouldn’t want your parents to interfere with this matter, would you?””

Li Haoran nodded, a little bit of resignation in his tone, as if recalling something: “Based on what I know about the two of them, it would be best if they don’t know about this.”

“I’ll also keep it a secret from Yanyan.” Su Yiren said.

Li Haoran muttered: “Fortunately, Senior Su is here. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t know what to do tomorrow night.”

Meng Jingzhou laughed: “What’s there to worry about? We have Lu Yang. He’s a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who beat a Divinity Transformation cultivator. With him here, what’s there to fear from the County Magistrate?”

Su Yiren had intended to correct Li Haoran’s way of addressing her, but she was shocked by the information Meng Jingzhou revealed instead.

Mid-stage Foundation Establishment defeating Divinity Transformation stage – what kind of unprecedented genius was this?

Was imparting Golden Core experiences to him a waste of effort?

“Piss off!” Lu Yang glared at Meng Jingzhou, knowing he was retaliating for the mocking earlier.

Driven by curiosity, Su kept asking for the specifics of the battle. Understanding that the process of power-leaping was embarrassing, Lu Yang refused to tell Su Yiren, warning Meng Jingzhou and Li Haoran through his gaze that no one was allowed to tell!

When daylight came, everyone behaved as if nothing had happened the night before. They ate, drank, and played as usual.

Lu Yang took the time to inquire if any cultivators had disappeared or died recently, and the answer was none.

With the sun’s light diminishing, and night falling, the darkness of night deepened.

A figure merged with the night, stealthily sneaking into Li Haoran’s home.

The County Magistrate was fully prepared, wearing a nightwalker suit, mask, and clothes that could hide his aura and footsteps. His voice changed, the fluctuation of his spiritual essence changed, even his own wife wouldn’t recognize him.

“Didn’t I miss anything?” This was the County Magistrate’s first time doing something like this, and he felt a bit nervous. But thinking about how his action was worth 10 million spirit stones, he was no longer nervous.

He opened his Spiritual Sense and found the Phoenix Blood Stone placed beside Meng Jingzhou’s bed. Meng Jingzhou was sleeping soundly, completely unaware.

Meng Jingzhou was very upset as he had originally wanted to watch the drama unfold. However, it wouldn’t make sense if he didn’t sleep here, so he could only pretend to sleep while listening to Lu Yang’s live commentary.

“Found it!”

The County Magistrate was about to dive deeper when he saw another figure vault over the wall. It was the Head of the Mo Family.

The Head of the Mo Family was dressed exactly like the County Magistrate, hiding himself well. No one could recognize him.

Both parties were astonished. They had not expected to encounter another person doing the same thing. Was this place such a hot spot?

No, I’m the County Magistrate/the Head, who is only temporarily acting as a thief.