The next day, Sheng Yang was dead.
He died without a sound. Word spread that he had been struck by heavenly lightning and died due to a lack of proper recuperation.
"Junior brother, even if Sheng Yang committed a grave offense, you should have informed me, his master, to punish him. Instead of going over my head and taking his life directly."
Wu Liang knew he was in the wrong and remained silent.
"Sheng Yang's death aside, you must give the Sheng family an explanation. You can deal with them yourself. If the Sheng family has no intention of pursuing this matter, then I have nothing more to say."
"Thank you, senior brother."
"No need for thanks. In the future, do not do things that are unbecoming of your status under the name of the Shu Mountain sect."
"Yes." Wu Liang left, unwilling and disgruntled.
Dealing with the Sheng family was easy. He was now a Integration Stage mighty cultivator, and with the promise of some benefits, it could be settled.
The Sheng family members took the benefits and descended the mountain, not even taking Sheng Yang's body with them. Wu Liang arranged for his burial, burying him in the back mountain.
On the day of the burial, many disciples came to pay their respects. Especially Shui Bingqing, who cried as if her pear blossoms were streaked with rain, evoking much sympathy from the disciples.
007: "Heh, she's such a good actress. Isn't she afraid that her beloved senior brother will come to find her at midnight when she dreams?"
"Little junior sister and senior brother have such a good relationship. Look at senior sister Qingge; she didn't shed a single tear even for her own biological senior brother."
Jun Jiuli rolled her eyes. She'd rather eat two more bowls of rice than shed tears for him. Unexpectedly, before she could say anything, Shui Bingqing started the trouble.
"Senior sister, it was you, wasn't it? You killed senior brother. Wuwuwu."
"Little junior sister, I don't understand what you're saying. Everyone knows that senior brother died protecting you from heavenly tribulations. How could I have killed senior brother?"
"That's not what I mean. Back then, senior brother and I were trapped at the bottom of the lake. When the heavenly tribulations descended, our clothes were stolen, so we had no magical artifacts to resist them. That's why senior brother died protecting me."
"It was you, wasn't it? You stole our clothes. You are the murderer of senior brother."
He only focused on accusing Jun Jiuli, forgetting that this was in public.
"Junior sister, I don't understand what you're saying. I stole your clothes? Then why didn't you catch me red-handed? Moreover, senior brother and I are of the same cultivation level. If I stole your clothes while you were wearing them, how could I have taken your clothes while fighting two people at once? I couldn't steal them, and I couldn't overpower you. Junior sister, why do you try to blame me for everything?"
"That's because, at the time, we hadn't..." She almost blurted out the truth. Fortunately, she caught herself; otherwise, her reputation would be ruined.
But no one present was a fool; they all knew what had happened at the bottom of the lake.
"Oh, you hadn't done anything at the time. Or had you done something?"
Shui Bingqing stomped her foot in anger and then left the scene.
The laughter of the Shu Mountain disciples behind her made her wish she didn't have ears.
She was truly courting trouble. Knowing her sharp tongue, she still argued with her. It was infuriating.
After Sheng Yang's battle ended, Jun Jiuli returned to the Mu family and gave the Spirit Washing Grass to the original host's brother, Mu Chenfeng. He did not disappoint. He washed away his water spirit root and became a Heavenly Fire spirit root.
The Mu family also had an ancestor at the Mahayana stage. Mu Chenfeng, as the next patriarch of the Mu family, was personally trained by this ancestor. Therefore, he had not joined any sect. Now that he had a single fire spirit root, it was like adding wings to a tiger.
She stayed in the manor for a few days and then bid farewell to the original host's parents, saying she wanted to go out and gain experience. After all, this warmth did not belong to her.
As the female lead advanced to the Golden Core stage, her master naturally wanted her to go out and gain experience to consolidate her cultivation and calm her state of mind. However, after the incident with Sheng Yang, he felt that her romantic fortune was too prosperous. Therefore, he decided to secretly follow and protect her.
Jun Jiuli's first stop for her experience was Chen Family Village.
Standing at the entrance of the village, Jun Jiuli saw an old man waving at her from a distance, signaling her to retreat, likely telling her not to enter the village.
Finally, the old man, out of breath, ran up to her and said, "Little girl, go home quickly. This is not a place you should be."
"Old man, what happened here?" Jiuli naturally knew that the plot had mentioned it, but she still had to ask.
"There's a man-eating monster in the village. Go home quickly, and be careful not to be targeted by it."
"Old man, why don't you move out?"
"We want to move, but ever since that monster moved into this mountain, this village only allows people to enter, not to leave."
"Old man, don't be afraid. I am a disciple of the Shu Mountain sect leader, Immortal Venerable Wu Ji. Shu Mountain disciples take it as their duty to slay demons and protect the common people. I will go back to the village with you to meet that monster."
"Ah, really? A real immortal! Haha, haha. Our Chen Family Village is saved."
The old man was so excited he could have jumped three feet high. He clasped his hands together, constantly thanking heaven and Shu Mountain. He even wanted to bow to Jun Jiuli. Jun Jiuli quickly stopped him, repeatedly saying she couldn't accept it.
Old Man Chen told everyone about Jun Jiuli's intention, bringing a little vitality back to the once lifeless village.
In the original novel, it was also the original host, Mu Qingge, who saved the people of this village. However, she descended the mountain later, and by the time she arrived, most people were already dead. Later, the female lead picked up a great treasure.