Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 65 Falling to Earth (8)

A hint of unease flashed across Qian Kuo's face, but he quickly concealed it and cleared his throat: "I came out for a walk to clear my head."

Luo Zai Shui naturally wouldn't believe him.

“You only bring a few people with you, and they all got wiped out. That’s not like you at all.”

Qian Kuo knew he couldn't hide it from her, and there was really no point in hiding it from each other in the current situation, so he could only lower his head and explain in a low voice, "Okay, I actually snuck out."

"why?"

Luo Zai Shui was puzzled. Why was this young master giving up his comfortable life at home to come to the mortal world and experience the lives of ordinary people?

It's really embarrassing to talk about arguing with family and running away from home in a huff, so Qian Kuo suddenly raised his voice: "Can't I go out to clear my head because I'm in a bad mood?"

"Oh?" Luo Zai Shui stared straight at him. "The young master of the Qian family is so willful that he won't even participate in the sect competition?"

It should be understood that the sect competition is a time to showcase the strength of each sect and aristocratic family. As a prominent family, the Qian family should naturally participate and rank among the top in order to demonstrate its status as an aristocratic family. As the prospective heir of the Qian family, it is quite reckless of him not to participate in the sect competition.

"Aren't you sure this won't affect your inheritance rights? I've heard that your collateral branches are eyeing it covetously."

Qian Kuo was taken aback for a moment, then snorted coldly, "I doubt they would dare."

Luo Zai Shui keenly sensed that something must have happened. As for why Young Master Qian ran away from home, it must be related. However, he didn't want to talk about it now, and Luo Zai Shui wouldn't force him.

Seeing that Luo Zai Shui didn't want to ask anymore, Qian Kuo became restless. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't get any answers.

Luo Zai Shui could tell that he had a lot to say, but he didn't open his mouth, so she took the initiative to ask.

"You seem to have something else to say. Tell me, no one here is watching our every move."

Qian Kuo looked at her, took a deep breath, and said something that shocked Luo Zai Shui.

"The Wen family wants to set up an inspection bureau at the Qian family's residence. From now on, all cultivators from the Qian family will have to report to the inspection bureau when they travel, supposedly to... to prevent anyone from getting lost..."

This reason is so far-fetched that even a three-year-old wouldn't believe it, but the Wen family did this simply to further control the aristocratic families.

"So... Patriarch Qian has agreed?"

Luo Zai Shui could easily understand what had happened to the Qian family. It was nothing more than the Wen family first threatening and intimidating the Qian family head, and then trying to entice him with benefits. As businessmen, it's instinctive to seek profit and avoid harm. However, the young master Qian could not accept such a great humiliation.

As expected, Qian Kuo nodded in humiliation: "Why should we bow down to the Wen family? We're both powerful families, and our family is so much richer..."

Luo Zai Shui slapped him on the back of the head without hesitation: "Are you stupid? Your parents have already been killed once. If they don't agree, do you think they can come back safely next time?"

Qian Kuo's eyes welled up with tears, perhaps feeling ashamed. He casually wiped his eyes with his dirty sleeve and said, "I just feel so wronged. Why should I get this treatment..."

"Given your weakness, if you had the ability to resist, you wouldn't have hidden here."

"I……"

Qian Kuo had to admit that Luo Zai Shui was right. If the Qian family were strong enough and capable enough to resist, they wouldn't be in this situation today, being threatened by others.

"My senior brothers should be here in a few days. Do you want to go back with them? Or are you going to continue running away? If you want to run away, that's fine too. The Wen family won't do anything to the Qian family for the time being."

Luo Zai Shui looked at Qian Kuo, and some thoughts flashed through her mind. Perhaps, the time to rebel was coming.

Do you have any ideas?

Qian Kuo looked at her: "The Wen family will eventually take action against the sect. What will you do then?"

Luo Zai Shui smiled and said, "So, I have to go back as soon as possible."

Qian Kuo gripped the hem of his clothes tightly, and finally said resolutely, "I'll go back with you."

Luo Zai Shui nodded. Qian Kuo was not a spoiled brat. He understood the intricacies of the situation. Once he overcame his inner hurdle, he would naturally know what he should do. Moreover, as the prospective heir of the Qian family, if something happened to him outside, the head of the Qian family would probably be even easier to control.

"Oh, right," Luo Zaishui suddenly remembered, "besides the Qian family, which other prominent families has the Wen family visited?"

Luo Zai Shui knew very well that the elders of the aristocratic families had too many concerns and it was difficult for them to unite in resistance. But the scions of the aristocratic families were different. They were young, they wanted to make a name for themselves, and they wanted to rebel. This would be one of their future strengths.

Qian Kuo shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either. After his father made overtures to the Wen family, he ran away from home, and he wasn't clear about what happened next.

It seems I need to go back and plan things out slowly.

"You're not going to get involved here anymore?"

Qian Kuo suddenly remembered that there seemed to be several heretical cultivators. Given the nature of the sect's direct disciples, they would not sit idly by.

"Of course we'll help, why wouldn't we?" Luo Zai Shui looked at him like he was an idiot. "But the two of us can't handle it right now. Let alone you who's injured, there's also me who can't use my spiritual power. If we rashly intervene now, what's the difference between that and sending them to their deaths?"

Qian Kuo was silent for a moment: "I should have brought more people."

"Bring more people; you probably won't even be able to leave the Qian family's gate," Luo Zaishui mocked. "By the way, have you fought them? How many were there? What was their cultivation level?"

A brief silence.

"We encountered two people there. I saw they had abducted a girl, and since I had more people with me, I stepped in. I didn't expect them to be evil cultivators, and their cultivation level was so much higher than ours..."

Luo Zai Shui patted his head and sincerely praised him, "A brave and righteous act, good boy. Aren't you afraid of messing up that girl's fate and affecting your future cultivation?"

Qian Kuo rubbed his head and muttered, "I didn't think much of it at the time. I saw them abducting a little girl, so I just went for it. When I get back, I still have to take care of the funeral arrangements for the dead guards..."

Luo Zai Shui felt a pang of sympathy. "Senior sister, did you see that? They made the same choice as you."

"Alan, Alan, don't scare me!"

The gasps from inside the room caught Luo Zai Shui's attention. She pushed open the door and asked, "What's wrong?"

There was a faint smell of blood in the room, and the person on the bed was vomiting blood and coughing incessantly.

Luo Zai Shui quickly went over and pressed several acupoints on Liu Lan, which stopped her coughing. She then fell into a deep sleep.

The doctor was stunned into silence; he had only intended to use acupuncture to wake the person, but unexpectedly…

Luo Zai Shui touched the man's pulse and frowned involuntarily. This didn't seem like a case of amnesia.

She felt inexplicably annoyed; she wished that Senior Sister Nie and the others were there.

Meanwhile, deep within the abyss, a sound transmission talisman, seemingly easily blown away by a gust of wind, landed steadily in Shi Ming's hand.

His eyes were red and his voice was hoarse: "Found it!"

The sound wasn't loud, but everyone around heard it.

"We found Senior Sister?!"

"What are you standing there for? Go pick her up!"

"Where is my senior sister? Is she injured?"

Shi Ming clutched the talisman in his hand tightly, afraid that it was just an illusion he had created.

He said in a hoarse voice, "In the mortal realm..."