Pu Zaiye felt like he was treated like cattle and horses at the sect.
While others cultivated, he was responsible for cleaning and preparing meals.
While others slept, he was cultivating and preparing tomorrow's meals.
He was either running errands or on his way to run errands. Besides finding time to cultivate, he had no fixed cultivation schedule.
Actually, there were many people like Pu Zaiye. Most of them were disciples recruited from outside the sect. Seeing their decent talent, they started with chores.
Unless your talent was exceptionally high, allowing you to cultivate while doing chores, you would receive strong support from the sect.
Sects also had expenses. Pu Zaiye came from a well-off family. Even though he was cultivating here, his family spent hundreds of millions for him annually.
Of course, the money wasn't wasted. Pu Zaiye could clearly see his progress, from someone who could pick a fight with a three-year-old to being able to smash rocks with his chest. This was the result.
Otherwise, if he was just doing chores without seeing any results, only a fool would spend money to suffer.
Because of this, everyone who joined didn't want to leave. They all wanted to become invincible experts, or at least like Senior Brother.
Like now, Pu Zaiye had rushed back from afar to deliver news. Without even taking a sip of water, he was about to head down the mountain. No one cared about him; his life or death was irrelevant to them.
"Sect Master, I'll go down the mountain with Third Elder now." Murong Kui looked at Gu Zhe and said.
"Good. Great Elder, Third Elder, your mission is only to bring Success back. Do not cause any unnecessary trouble," Gu Zhe instructed.
"Yes."
Murong Kui and Liu Chen responded in unison.
Then, the two of them immediately descended the mountain. After reaching the foot, Pu Zaiye led the way to the Magic City. This trip to the Magic City only took two days. Because Murong Kui was in a hurry, he didn't rest for two days and two nights, heading straight for the Magic City.
Murong Kui and Liu Chen were fine, but Pu Zaiye was exhausted to the point of being unrecognizable.
"Zaiye, did Success go missing here?" Murong Kui asked, pointing to the villa outside Jin Xiaochen's residence.
"Yes, Senior Brother was interested in the owner of this villa that day. When he came over at night, we couldn't contact him anymore," Pu Zaiye nodded.
Upon hearing this, Murong Kui leaped into the villa without a second word. After the scare she had, Jin Xiaochen hadn't returned to live here for the past few days. She planned to stay in the hotel arranged by the film crew during her filming period.
After all, a strange man suddenly broke into her house and knocked her and her agent unconscious. If the police had arrived any later, the consequences would have been unimaginable. This was no longer a matter of money; it was a matter of losing her chastity.
If she were truly defiled by that person, what would be the point of living? Therefore, after being so frightened, even if she didn't sell the villa, Jin Xiaochen wouldn't return for half a year.
After Murong Kui arrived at the villa, Liu Chen and Pu Zaiye followed closely and also entered.
Murong Kui stared at the villa for a while, sniffed with his nose, and said coldly, "There's a smell of blood."
Even after so many days had passed, and the scene had been cleaned up by Zhou Gangyi, Murong Kui could still smell blood. This guy's nose had some skill.
"Senior Brother, Success must have encountered the Dragon Group. Let's go to the capital and demand our person back," Liu Chen said with a frown.
"Not yet. The owner of this house must have a special relationship with the Dragon Group. Let's capture him first, and then we can negotiate with the Dragon Group," Murong Kui analyzed.
If his grandson only came here to steal a glance, and he ran into the Dragon Group, if he said that the owner of this house had no connection with the Dragon Group, who would believe it?
Otherwise, why would the Dragon Group protect an ordinary person for no reason?
"You capture my grandson, and I'll capture your people. If there's a problem, let's talk it out."
He couldn't afford to worry about his grandson being captured anymore.
"Zaiye, do you know the owner of this house?" Liu Chen asked, looking at Pu Zaiye, as he had no objections.
"Yes, I do. She's an actress, and she should be filming at the studio now," Pu Zaiye nodded.
"Alright, you lead the way. Third Elder, you wait here. I'll be back soon." Murong Kui said, and then turned to leave the villa with Pu Zaiye.
Magic City Film Base.
Jin Xiaochen and Du Jiaming were rehearsing a scene. Both were wearing ancient costumes. Director Liu Zhiming shouted from the side, "Is everyone ready?"
"Ready."
The crew members responded.
"Scene eight, the two of you will have a fight scene. Action."
As Director Liu Zhiming shouted "start," Jin Xiaochen and Du Jiaming began their fight scene.
Both were dedicated actors and didn't use stunt doubles for their fight scenes, performing them all themselves. Just as the scene was heating up, a figure suddenly flew down from the sky. Like an eagle catching a chick, it grabbed Jin Xiaochen and disappeared in a few leaps.
The entire filming set fell silent, everyone was stunned.
"What's going on?"
"Did Jin Xiaochen just get snatched away?"
"And it was like in the TV shows, flying around."
Because everyone at the scene saw Murong Kui carrying Jin Xiaochen and leaping off several eaves, using the momentum to fly away like that.
Or was this a new scene added by the director?
Everyone looked at Liu Zhiming in confusion. Liu Zhiming's eyeballs were almost bulging out. This was actual flying, without any wires.
"Director, what's happening?" Zhong Wenliang, the male lead watching from the side, asked in surprise.
"This... I... I don't know either. Xiaochen seems to have been kidnapped by someone. Call the police quickly!" Liu Zhiming shouted.
It was only then that everyone remembered to call the police. Someone immediately made a call.
After the police arrived at the scene, everyone unanimously described how Jin Xiaochen was kidnapped.
The police found it bizarre. Someone carried her away while flying?
Wasn't this a joke?
Or were they filming too seriously and got themselves confused?
Jin Xiaochen's agent finally reacted and quickly reported the incident to the company, which was Fenglin Entertainment.
When Old Wang received this news, Zhou Gangyi also received it. Because the police were aware of the incident a few days ago, they immediately reported it to Zhou Gangyi.
Old Wang didn't know what to do upon hearing the news. He heard from Jin Xiaochen's agent that she was kidnapped by someone flying. He was about to find Du Labi De to ask about the situation when Long Aotian stopped him and said, "Is it because of Jin Xiaochen's matter?"
"Yes, how did you know?" Old Wang asked Long Aotian curiously.
"I just got the news. You don't need to worry about this matter, just leave it to us." Long Aotian signaled Old Wang not to interfere, as he couldn't manage it anyway.
Based on the description from the filming location, the cultivators who came this time had high cultivation. They were definitely here for the person who was dealt with a few days ago.
Old Wang was an ordinary person, and this was beyond his scope of concern.
"Alright. Make sure to find Jin Xiaochen. When Jin Xiaochen came to the company, Young Master Xia specifically told me about her."
It was because Xia Feng had told Old Wang about this when Jin Xiaochen first joined the company that Old Wang took it so seriously.
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When Long Aotian heard that Xia Feng had introduced her, he began to take it seriously. Originally, he had just treated her as an ordinary person, considering she was from Fenglin Entertainment Company and thus under Xia Lin's management.
After Old Wang's reminder, to ensure no mistakes were made, Long Aotian said to Old Wang, "Go and tell Old Peter about this, explain the whole situation to him, and I'll go with him."
Because Long Aotian knew that person could fly by borrowing strength, this should be a cultivator at the Grandmaster level. He could also fly by borrowing strength. If the other party brought two or even several such people, Long Aotian couldn't handle them alone.
As for the other members of the Dragon Group, they wouldn't be able to get close. Bringing more of them would be useless.
Just like these so-called Grandmasters and Land Immortals, no matter how many people there were fighting Xia Feng, it would be of no use.
Old Wang glanced curiously at Long Aotian. This guy clearly wanted to ask Du Labi De for help, yet he asked himself to notify him. However, since it was related to him, Old Wang didn't hesitate and immediately agreed, "Okay, I'll go tell Old Peter now."
Old Wang went outside the villa and found Du Labi De, who was enjoying the cool in a pavilion outside the villa.
"Old Peter, I need your help with something." Old Wang got straight to the point, without wasting time.
"What is it?" Du Labi De asked.
"A celebrity under Fenglin Entertainment Company was just kidnapped by a cultivator. This person was personally recommended by Young Master Xia, so I think it's important. I need your help with this matter."
Old Wang explained the situation to Du Labi De.
Du Labi De became interested upon hearing this. Recommended by his master? Then it must be taken seriously.
"Where? I'll go immediately." Du Labi De readily agreed.
"Old Long knows too. He's waiting for you at the villa. You can go together." Old Wang pointed to Long Aotian, who was waiting inside the villa.
Du Labi De glanced at the villa as indicated by Old Wang and thought to himself, "Why is this guy also going? Isn't he trying to snatch the credit?"
However, Du Labi De didn't think too much about it. Even if the credit was shared, it was still credit.
"Okay." Du Labi De nodded, stood up, and walked towards the villa.
Upon arriving at the villa, Du Labi De said to Long Aotian, "Let's go."
Long Aotian glanced at Du Labi De and led the way out. Du Labi De and Zhou Gangyi followed closely.
"Master, where are we going? We haven't received any news yet," Zhou Gangyi asked, sitting in the co-pilot's seat.
"Let's go to Jin Xiaochen's villa first. It's very likely she's at the villa."
Long Aotian knew that these people kidnapped Jin Xiaochen to exchange for the person he killed. Therefore, they would contact him sooner or later, or they would be waiting at the villa for them to come looking.
They wouldn't take Jin Xiaochen to hide somewhere.
............
Jin Xiaochen's knowledge increased again today. Can people really fly?
When she was kidnapped earlier, she was already numb from fear. Her mind was hazy. By the time she regained her senses, she was back at her own home.
Jin Xiaochen really wanted to know why.
She hadn't done anything wrong to anyone, so why did she encounter such a group of people?
She was extremely dejected. The troubles from not long ago hadn't even passed, and now this happened again.
Moreover, three people came this time. Fortunately, these three didn't do anything excessive. After bringing her back to the villa, no one paid attention to her anymore. This was the only thing Jin Xiaochen was grateful for.
"Senior Brother, do you think people from the Dragon Group will come?" Liu Chen asked Murong Kui, who was meditating beside him.
"They will. As long as they're not stupid, they can guess our actions," Murong Kui replied without opening his eyes.
These were very obvious moves. Wouldn't the Dragon Group have such stupid people?
Of course, the Dragon Group wouldn't have such stupid people. They were already on their way.
Pu Zaiye, bored, sat a distance away, staring at Jin Xiaochen. This person was indeed beautiful. No wonder Murong Success wanted to come over in the middle of the night to steal a glance.
If he could have enjoyed her, it would have been heavenly.
Unfortunately, Jin Xiaochen was the bargaining chip to exchange for Murong Success, so he couldn't enjoy her.
After about ten minutes, Murong Kui's eyes suddenly opened and he said, "They're here."
Liu Chen also knew that people had arrived and remained calm, but Pu Zaiye's heart was pounding.
"Let's go. Let's meet these Dragon Group people." Murong Kui said, then stood up and walked towards the villa.
Pu Zaiye also followed. He felt safer by the side of the two elders.
As the three of them walked out, they saw Long Aotian and his group approaching the villa.
"Long Aotian." Murong Kui recognized Long Aotian and called out directly.
"I wondered who it was. Murong Kui, you've violated the cultivators' covenant. Your descending the mountain has gone against the principles," Long Aotian said, looking at Murong Kui.
"Haha... Long Aotian, your Dragon Group captured my grandson, so it's reasonable for me to descend the mountain to pick him up."
Murong Kui laughed heartily, completely unconcerned.
Long Aotian frowned upon hearing this. Was the waste he killed a few days ago his grandson?
Only then did Long Aotian remember that before killing him, he seemed to have heard him say that his grandfather was the Great Elder of the Laoshan Sect.
He didn't pay attention to it at the time, and even now, Long Aotian didn't care. He was killed, so what? What could they do?
"This might be a bit difficult," Long Aotian said, shaking his head.
"What? Your Dragon Group doesn't plan to release him?" Murong Kui's eyebrows twitched, and a hint of anger rose within him.
"Let the irrelevant people go first. We can discuss this matter slowly afterward," Long Aotian glanced at the villa.
"No, no, no. Bring my grandson to me, and I'll release them immediately," Murong Kui refused Long Aotian's suggestion.
He brought Jin Xiaochen here to exchange for Murong Success. With just a word from Long Aotian to release them, wasn't he being ridiculous?
"She's just an ordinary person." Long Aotian's face darkened.
"I don't care about all that. I only care about getting my person back," Murong Kui acted as if he didn't care about any of it.
"Unfortunately, your grandson violated the cultivators' covenant and openly harbored murderous intent towards a Dragon Group member. He has already been executed by me personally."
Long Aotian stated the truth with a cold face. He wasn't the type to lie. With things reaching this point, Long Aotian directly revealed the facts.
"What? Executed by you?" Murong Kui almost thought he misheard.
"He's dead?"
His grandson was killed?
Murong Kui's eyes turned red. He gritted his teeth and asked, "You executed Success?"
"He deserved to die," Long Aotian said fearlessly.
"Then you die."
Du Labi De glanced at Long Aotian doubtfully. This was not how he expected things to turn out. He felt like he had been tricked into coming here.
At this moment, Du Labi De couldn't afford to think further, as Murong Kui had already attacked Long Aotian.
Liu Chen, who was beside him, wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Besides, he hadn't expected Long Aotian to dare to kill Murong Success. Now that his senior brother knew his grandson was dead, how could he endure it?
"Senior Brother, I'll lend you a hand." Liu Chen had originally intended to curb Murong Kui's impulsive behavior, but now that he knew Murong Success was dead, he couldn't care about anything else.
"Hi... Your opponent is me." Du Labi De took a step forward and blocked Liu Chen's actions.
Only then did Liu Chen take a closer look at Du Labi De and angrily say, "Get lost."
As soon as the word "get lost" left his mouth, Liu Chen flung a wind blade towards Du Labi De, who dodged it by tilting his neck.
Du Labi De began to reveal his cultivation, preparing to fight Liu Chen.
"Blood race?"
Liu Chen exclaimed in surprise as Du Labi De suddenly transformed.
"Heh heh... It's been a long time since I've had a real fight, I'm a bit rusty." Du Labi De didn't answer Liu Chen's question but muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Long Aotian and Murong Kui had already engaged in combat. Both were Grandmaster level experts, but Long Aotian had a slight edge in strength.
However, if Long Aotian wanted to kill Murong Kui, it would require a great price. After all, being Grandmasters themselves, it wasn't that easy to kill one.
There was a saying in the cultivation world: "Grandmasters are not to be insulted."
This showed how high the status of Grandmasters was. The next step was Land Immortals, beings who could truly move mountains and drain seas.
However, Land Immortals were rarely seen nowadays. They were practically non-existent. Grandmasters, on the other hand, had become powerful existences among cultivators.
"Long Aotian, I didn't expect you to reach the Grandmaster realm in just a few years. But so what? Today, I'll risk a mutual destruction with you to avenge my grandson."
Murong Kui's eyes were bloodshot, and he had completely lost his reason.
When a person fights with their life on the line, they can unleash tremendous potential. With nothing to lose, they fear nothing.
This was currently the case with Murong Kui. He kept circulating his cultivation technique, determined to perish together with Long Aotian.
He prepared to fight to the death.