Banshee Family Training Record

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If it weren't for Mickey Mouse's support, the two of them probably wouldn't have broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining so quickly. In fact, given time, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage would have been within their reach.

Unfortunately, our beloved "Mickey Brothers" are still in seclusion, and they dare not urge them. They can only wait patiently for him to return.

The two were resting when a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside. Diao Desi was quite annoyed. He looked up, his eyes wide with anger, determined to teach the man a lesson before giving him a proper reason: "What are you doing, disturbing our peace and quiet!"

As he cursed, he saw a snake demon at the third level of Qi Refining rush in and immediately kneel down before him: "Second Brother, Fourth Brother, Mickey Mouse is here!"

On the recliner, Diao De'er, who had been lying quietly and calmly, suddenly sat up and stood up: "Then hurry up and get your clothes ready! Oh dear, how can you go out and see anyone looking like this!"

He hurriedly went to the wardrobe next to him, rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for clothes. Behind him, Diao Desi was also overjoyed: "Mickey Mouse is finally out of seclusion! Great! We can sell goods again! Come on, let's go pick him up!"

He didn't have many concerns; wearing only a few coarse cloth shirts, he headed straight outside.

At this moment, at the entrance of the Ten Thousand Serpent Cave, a group of humanoid demon cultivators at the second level of Qi Refining, some of whom had not yet fully transformed into human form and still had snake heads, surrounded Yun Chu'an, constantly flattering him: "Congratulations, congratulations! Master Mi's cultivation has progressed rapidly. The Foundation Establishment stage is just around the corner, and the Golden Core stage is not out of reach!"

"I suddenly had an inspiration and specially composed a poem to dedicate to Master Mickey: The dashing Mickey Mouse King, standing tall and firm, suppressing the Dragon King!"

"Waaah, I'm so sorry for losing my composure. Whenever I see Mr. Mi, I can't help but think of my father..."

……

Surrounded by a bunch of exaggeratedly sycophantic flatterers, Yun Chu'an felt nauseous listening to them. These guys would say anything to please him, their god of wealth.

He remained calm and composed, maintaining a reserved expression, and walked forward with his head held high.

Across from them, Diao Desi had already rushed out of the room. Seeing that it was indeed him, the snake demon's expression instantly lit up: "Oh, brother, it really is you! I've been thinking of you every single day while you were gone!"

This was a heartfelt statement, but it wasn't finished: what he was thinking about wasn't "Mickey," but rather the abundant spirit stones he could bring!

Yun Chu'an smiled and nodded slightly: "I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting. Actually, I also brought some talismans with me this time."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and a thick stack of low-grade Vajra talismans appeared in his palm: "These one hundred talismans are the result of my many days of secluded cultivation!"

The air fell silent for a moment, then the demon cultivators surrounding him jumped up and let out a deafening cheer.

The sound soared into the sky, almost lifting the roof off the cave. Diao Desi was trembling with excitement; he hadn't expected Yun Chuan'an's return to bring him such a huge surprise!

Of course, he didn't know that what Yun Chuan gave him was less than one-tenth of what he sold in Weihu Market, and the quality was far inferior.

At this moment, the snake demon, with an eager expression, called out from the bottom of his heart, "Good brother, you've worked hard!"

Afterwards, Diao De'er finally changed his clothes and came out of the room. He had already figured out what was going on, and now, in a dramatic mood, with tears in his eyes, he came up and grasped Yun Chu'an's hand: "We can do without anyone else here, but we can't do without you, Mickey! Someone, please take a seat and serve some tea!"

Yun Chu'an smiled and, seeing him come out, turned to look around: "Everyone, please disperse for now. My second and fourth brothers and I still have something to say."

The other snake demons knew they were plotting something and dared not linger. Several who were still planning to continue flattering them were quickly chased away by Diao Desi.

De Er invited him into his room, had him lie down on the grand chair, poured him a cup of refreshing tea, and then summoned two snake demonesses to take off his shoes and massage his feet.

Yun Chu'an lay there nonchalantly, not feeling anything amiss at all. In fact, he even complained to De Er with an impatient look on his face, "You should also control your little demon cultivators. Who were those people just now? They don't even deserve to call me godfather!"

De Er hurriedly smiled apologetically and said, "This shows that they all respect and love you, and genuinely regard you as their father! Okay, okay, if you don't like it, I'll teach them a lesson, and they won't call you that anymore!"

He dared not refute Yun Chu'an's request at all. The latter did not continue to dwell on such a trivial matter. His expression softened, he drank a cup of tea, and then slowly said, "Although I have been in seclusion these days, I have been thinking about you brothers. After I came out of seclusion, I thought I could not come back empty-handed, so I picked out a gift to give to you two."

Diao Desi's eyes lit up, and Yun Chuan didn't keep him in suspense. He then opened the storage bag, and a bound human figure fell to the ground.

It was Gongsun Yong.

At this moment, his body was curled up in a ball, his wrists, ankles, thighs and body were bound with layers of hemp rope, and his mouth was also gagged, so he could not move or say a word.

Not only that, his face was deathly pale, and he couldn't stop panting as soon as he came out. Yun Chu'an's storage bag wasn't some high-end item with a hidden cave inside; the space inside was actually very small and had no spiritual energy. He could barely breathe inside and was almost suffocating.

Diao De'er and De'si looked on, unable to help but ask in confusion, "What is this?"

“A friend in the underworld sold it to me,” Yun Chu’an lied. “He is the heir of the Gongsun family, a prominent clan outside the mountains. His name is Gongsun Yong. He is currently doing a big deal worth several million spirit stones.”

"The process was complicated. In short, after my friend kidnapped him, he didn't know what to do with him to maximize his profits. I thought he would be useful to our Yellow Python family, so I bought him. What do you two think?"

He made up a lie on the spot. On the ground, Gongsun Yong's eyes widened. He couldn't believe that he was actually in the Yellow Python Clan!

In other words, besides Yun Chuan, who kidnapped him and brought him here, the other two big men were actually Huang Mang.

The yellow python, now considered the greatest enemy of all righteous cultivators on both sides of the Wei River, and the biggest threat by all the major families?!

At this thought, he trembled. He never imagined that the person he and his family's assassins had tried to kill and frame the Huang Mang family for was actually connected to the Huang Mang family!

This……

Chapter 220 Gifts and Preparations

Gongsun Yong trembled uncontrollably, and then he saw one of the burly men clapping his hands and laughing, "Useful, useful! Haha, this man has really come in very handy!"

The one laughing was Diao De'er. He clapped his hands and took the initiative to explain: "The elders of the family are actually very dissatisfied with our behavior. They say that my brother and I can only do small-scale battles and suppress some disobedient little demons. We have not been able to make any contributions on the main battlefield and our future is limited."

"But now that this person has been delivered, haha, I remember that among the families that stopped the ancestors from killing Yan Shuiyi last time, there was this grandson's family. Now that we've captured their descendant, no one will dare to look down on us!"

He clapped his hands and laughed. On the ground, Gongsun Yong whimpered, his grief and anger growing stronger, and bloodstains flowed out from the rag stuffed in his mouth.

Curious, Diao Desi bent down and removed the rag from his mouth: "What do you want to say?"

However, when the creature opened its mouth, it could only whimper. Its teeth and tongue were gone, and now it couldn't utter a single word, even if it wanted to.

"Alright, since you happen to have such a need, I'll spread the word and help you promote it, how about that?" Yun Chu'an smiled and nodded. "The Diao brothers worked together and easily captured Young Master Gongsun. That's the news. Then you choose a crowded place and publicly execute this guy. That way, no one can deny that it was your achievement. How about that?"

Diao De'er gave a thumbs up: "You've thought of everything. Let's do it this way!"

He chuckled, not finding anything amiss. Yun Chu'an watched all this with a smile; the reactions of the two snake demons pleased him, gradually putting his mind at ease.

At this moment, Diao Desi suddenly spoke up again: "Oh, brother, you not only brought so many Vajra Talismans when you came back, but also such a great gift. I don't know how to repay you."

Yun Chu'an waved his hand and laughed, "Don't say that, brother. We're all good brothers, family. It's too formal to say that, haha!"

Diao Desi said, "I'm not being formal, I genuinely think so, um..."

He racked his brains but couldn't think of a suitable return gift. Yun Chu'an looked at him and suddenly said, "If Fourth Brother really feels bad about it, why don't you keep an eye out for any good throwing knives?"

He wanted to prepare a gift for Hua Caiyan as well.

Diao Desi paused for a moment, then scratched his head: "Throwing knife? It seems that not many people use this kind of weapon. I haven't paid much attention to it. Hmm, wait a moment, I'll go take a look. If I find a suitable throwing knife, I'll buy it and give it to you!"

Yun Chu'an laughed and said, "Hahaha, there's no need to rush. If I'm not mistaken, you two brothers have already reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, right? Stock up on some resources and buy some Foundation Establishment Pills as soon as possible. The sooner you establish your foundation, the sooner you'll have more say!"

Diao De'er laughed and said, "You can see that? Haha, there's no need to rush Foundation Establishment. We've only just broken through. If we want to reach Foundation Establishment, we'll have to wait at least three to five years!"

As he spoke, amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, both sides reached an agreement. Yun Chu'an felt relieved of most of his worries, but he wasn't completely at ease. His eyes kept flickering, and new anxieties were brewing in his heart.

In this way, most people won't think I'm the murderer; they'll blame everything on the snake demon, and that'll be the end of it.

Only the Gongsun family, only the Gongsun clan, will thoroughly investigate this matter once Gongsun Yong dies. They will investigate and investigate until they find me.

and so……

His eyes flickered, and thoughts were forming in his mind.

We still need to make plans early.

His premonition was spot on; in fact, things progressed even faster than he had anticipated. The scene of Gongsun Chong's death was quickly discovered by the wandering cultivators who were going in and out of the mountains. Because the location was not far from Weihu Market, and given the familiar bloodstains and scales at the scene, they immediately concluded that this must be the snake demon's revenge.

The news spread quickly, attracting a large number of cultivators to investigate. If such a close place could be attacked, everyone's safety could not be guaranteed, causing widespread panic and rumors to spread.

Time passed slowly, and the sun gradually set in the west. Representatives from the major local families, as well as the officials in charge of coordinating the fight against the snake demon, arrived at the forest to survey the scene.

A bustling crowd trudged across the scorched ground, observing the surroundings. A Foundation Establishment cultivator, dressed in a blue official robe, collected bloodstains from the scene, his expression grave as he silently chanted incantations, carefully examining and analyzing the evidence.

After a moment, he suddenly spoke up, saying, "The results are in. There were at least ten people involved in this battle, of whom at least three are definitely snake demons, and the others... cannot be confirmed."

He said this, then his expression relaxed: "However, there is another piece of information that should be good news. One of the bloodstains comes from our local wanted criminal, Sun Chong!"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the many rogue cultivators, followed by a chorus of celebrations: "Sun Chong? That legendary ruthless bandit who killed without hesitation? Is he dead? Or is he just injured?"

"Hopefully he's dead! Ha, now the wicked will be punished by the wicked. It's truly gratifying to see such a villain and the snake demons fighting to the death!"

"Yes, that guy is absolutely wicked. I heard that last month, he teamed up with several other bandits to break into the government granary and set it on fire, burning more than 300 sets of precious armor, more than 800 spiritual weapons, more than 2,000 pills, more than 5,000 talismans, and tens of thousands of mid-grade spirit stones. The total losses are incalculable!"

"I've heard that Sun Chong is actually a member of the Gongsun family. Is that really true?"

……

Rumors, both true and false, circulated among the crowd, indicating that although Sun Chong's cultivation level was not high, he was quite well-known among the local cultivators because of his cruel methods, ruthless killings, and series of shocking crimes.

Among the crowd, the representative sent by the Gongsun family to investigate the matter suddenly changed his expression and raised his voice eight octaves: "Who said that? Who just said that? Come out, step forward!"

As the rumors gradually subsided, the man snorted coldly and warned, "Are you kidding me? My Gongsun family follows the righteous path. What do we have to do with such vicious villains? We, the Gongsun family, will never allow such nonsense!"

He said this, which finally suppressed the rumors, but he still felt heavy-hearted.

He knew in his heart that what he just said was a lie to outsiders. Sun Chong's real name was Gongsun Chong, and he was a member of their family!

Moreover, he recognized the bloodstains and scales of those snake demons. They were new materials prepared by Gongsun Chong himself to disguise the murder scene as an attack by snake demons, thereby reducing the charges against him!

But now, all of this has been taken by others and used to stage the scene of his murder!

Although others could not yet guess Gongsun Zhong's current fate, this representative of the Gongsun family could already guess that the executioner they had raised was most likely in danger and probably dead!

Damn it, who did this?

He didn't know, but he was determined to investigate thoroughly when he got back, to find out who Gongsun Chong had been in contact with recently, what conflicts they had, and why things had developed to such an uncontrollable extent!

He thought to himself, "Everyone, disperse. Just leave a few people to clean up the scene. This is a fight between bandits and snake demons; it has nothing to do with us. But the fact that they could come so close to the market suggests that the situation isn't actually that good. Everyone should be careful when traveling in the future..."

Chapter 221 Was the person killed by Yun Chu'an?

The official cultivator spouted a lot of bland, meaningless platitudes, urging the rogue cultivators to disperse quickly. The Gongsun family members also left swiftly, leaving only a handful of people at the scene, who lingered for a long time.

The princess of Jin Kingdom, disguised as a wealthy merchant named "Gao Tianci," is followed by her hunchbacked teacher and Dongfang Yue, the junior sister of Qingyun Sect.

The girl was currently idle and had nothing to do, so when she heard that something had happened here, she came over to take a look.

She was shocked when she saw it. Using what she had learned and her own experience, she immediately realized that there must be something else going on behind the scenes!

Therefore, she did not rush to leave, but stayed there to observe carefully, hoping to find more clues.

Although the scene had been destroyed beyond recognition, cultivators never rely solely on their eyes when investigating cases. Coming from a prestigious sect, she also possessed many techniques for tracing clues, gradually reconstructing the scene and simulating everything that had happened there in her mind.

Here, the shattered blades were clearly damaged by the recoil. Someone attempted a sneak attack, but the attacker used a Vajra Talisman in time, so the attacker not only gained no advantage, but also had their own weapon damaged by the shockwave…

The blood of these snake demons here contains a very low concentration of residual spiritual energy. Judging from the time elapsed, their cultivation level should be lower than mine. These are definitely not high-level snake demons; they certainly don't have the ability to kill Sun Chong!

And these charred marks are clearly the work of powerful lightning. Where did the snake demons get these spells? Are they magical artifacts? Or was it done by someone?

She frowned and pondered, continuing her search along the clues. Soon, another small piece of metal buried under the soil came into her senses, making her eyes light up.

This……

The quality of this fragment is extremely high. It was originally a weapon that only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could use, and it was covered in a dense aura of malevolence, so it must have been Sun Chong's weapon.

But it's already shattered like this. It looks like it hit something much harder, and the suddenness of the impact caused this result. So...

Suddenly, an absurd idea popped into her head.

The timing seems to match. The incident occurred around this morning, which also matches the time Yun Chuan left.

The indestructible counter-shock and the terrifyingly powerful lightning also match up.

Could it be that Sun Chong was trying to ambush him, but was instead killed by him?

Her beautiful eyes gazed into the distance, watching the back of the Gongsun family representative as she recalled the rumors that had just surfaced, and the truth gradually took shape in her mind.

It was probably really the Gongsun family who did it...

She had already guessed the truth, but without evidence, she couldn't convince everyone.

She was excited and wanted to go back and tell her senior brothers her guess, but as soon as she took a step, she remembered what her two senior brothers had said to her last night, and she immediately became discouraged.

Those two fools will never believe it; they'll just say I'm making baseless accusations and wronging an innocent person...

Forget it, I'll investigate it myself first. Once I understand everything, I'll go back and tell them, and give them a good slap in the face!

I want them to know that my intuition and speculation are not unreliable things!

Having made up her mind, the girl immediately became ambitious, turned around and followed the departing rogue cultivators, preparing to conduct the investigation alone.

At this moment, the Princess of Jin had not yet left. She waved her folding fan, looked at the messy scene, and clicked her tongue in amazement: "Sun Chong, is he one of the ruthless bandits who participated in the attack on the official granary some time ago?"

Behind her, the hunchbacked teacher nodded: "That's right, his name is among the prisoners reported."

Princess Jin immediately laughed: "What a coincidence! How come the warehouse was attacked just as I mentioned I was coming? So much storage was concentrated in one warehouse, and he burned it all to the ground?"

Prime Minister Ge sighed: "Your Highness...Young Master, this matter certainly needs to be thoroughly investigated, but now is not the right time for a thorough investigation."

"The snake demons are still entrenched in the mountains, and their strength is growing every moment. The most urgent task is to take control of the overall situation and storm into the mountains. Once the external threat is eliminated, we can then investigate these matters thoroughly."

Princess Jin said coldly, "I'm afraid that by then, these officials and families will all be considered meritorious officials. It would be inappropriate to investigate these past events at that time, wouldn't it?"