Chapter 14: Both Sides Suspect the Killer, Changing Caves Leads to Sudden Wealth
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“Hmm? What did you say?”
Huang Hanxiao’s eyes flashed, but then he shook his head. “Impossible. That brat has only been in the sect for two months at most—he probably hasn’t even reached Qi Condensation. What ability would he have to kill Zhang Laosan? Zhang Laosan is at mid-stage Qi Condensation.”
“But that kid managed to keep finding ore in a waste mine. That’s already suspicious. Who knows if he has some unknown technique?”
Liu Xue said in a low voice, “Maybe Zhang Laosan underestimated him and was killed in return.”
Huang Hanxiao frowned deeply, falling into thought.
What Liu Xue said wasn’t entirely impossible.
Still, no matter how he thought about it, it was absurd.
A newcomer of just two months, a mere fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy—his Qi Sea might not even be open yet.
What could he possibly use to kill someone in their late twenties with rich combat experience, and who was mid-stage Qi Condensation like Zhang Laosan?
Could he really possess some strange treasure or mysterious technique?
Or maybe… those two were deliberately shifting suspicion to make him think it was that boy, Yu Xian?
With a hint of coldness in his eyes, Huang Hanxiao sneered, “A little brat having such skill? Hmph. Let’s go take a look.”
Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng immediately followed him toward Yu Xian’s residence.
Inside the house, Yu Xian suddenly opened his eyes, his expression calm.
What must come, will come.
Knock knock knock.
Hearing the knocks, Yu Xian got out of bed and opened the door. Seeing the three men at the door, he revealed a puzzled expression. “Supervisor? Elders? What brings you here?”
Huang Hanxiao carefully examined Yu Xian but couldn’t see anything unusual.
Although he was at the peak of Qi Condensation, there was no way he could detect someone deliberately concealing their cultivation at mid-stage Qi Condensation.
Only a Foundation Establishment cultivator could barely sense the fluctuations of someone hiding a mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivation.
To him, Yu Xian seemed like an ordinary boy who hadn’t even opened his Qi Sea.
Thus, he gave a gentle smile. “Oh, it’s nothing. I heard you were unfairly assigned to a waste mine. As the overseer of the four mining zones, I can’t tolerate such injustice.”
“Really?”
Yu Xian showed a hint of joy. “Please, Supervisor, I hope you’ll stand up for me! That Ding-18 mine is indeed abandoned. I’ve worked myself nearly to death for two months and only dug up two Sunfire Spirit Stones. The other senior brothers all dig up five or six with ease!”
“Of course. Move him to Ding-17 mine starting tomorrow.”
Huang Hanxiao nodded and spoke to Liu Xue.
Then, looking at Yu Xian with a faint smirk, he added, “But since you’re getting a new mine, by standard rules, you must submit two Sunfire Spirit Stones in your first month. Less than that won’t do.”
Yu Xian’s happy expression instantly froze. He quickly protested, “Supervisor! You can’t do this!”
“No more nonsense. That’s final.”
Huang Hanxiao waved his hand and turned to leave.
Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng exchanged glances.
This Huang Hanxiao… truly a dog. Even when driving someone out, he’s being this ruthless.
Ding-17 mine and Ding-18 were essentially the same—both abandoned mines.
But now Yu Xian was forced to submit two stones a month. That was suicide—no one could dig that many out from a waste mine in a month.
Once they were out of sight, Yu Xian closed the door, his expression calm again. No panic. He returned to his bed and sat cross-legged, eyes closed in cultivation.
Changing caves? That’s exactly what I wanted…
“That boy? Impossible.”
On the way back, Huang Hanxiao spoke faintly, “That kid hasn’t even reached Qi Condensation. Zhang Laosan could crush him with a finger. Even if he has a strange treasure or technique, without spiritual energy he can’t activate anything.”
“Then… where did Zhang Laosan go?”
Liu Xue couldn’t believe that a fifteen-year-old could kill Zhang Laosan either. He rubbed his chin, puzzled.
“Why don’t you both tell me?”
Suddenly, Huang Hanxiao stopped and turned to the two, his gaze cold. “You two are pretty bold, huh? Dare to kill the mine supervisor? Did you also kill Zhao Mulin together!?”
“What!?”
Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng were dumbfounded. “Senior Brother Huang, what are you saying?! How could we possibly kill Zhang Laosan? And Zhao Senior Brother?!”
“Then where are the two of them?”
Huang Hanxiao barked, “Vanished into thin air!? Still trying to act clueless in front of me!?”
The two panicked and cried out, “We don’t know! We really don’t know anything! Please believe us, Senior Brother Huang!”
Huang Hanxiao’s face turned colder, and the pressure of his peak Qi Condensation cultivation suddenly burst forth, like a primeval beast facing the two mid-stage cultivators.
With a single spell, he could easily kill them both.
“Senior Brother Huang!”
Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng collapsed to their knees under the killing intent, tears almost streaming, shouting repeatedly, “We really don’t know! Please check again! Please believe us!”
Huang Hanxiao narrowed his eyes, then retracted his aura after a moment and said coldly, “Whether you’re faking or not, Zhao Mulin and Zhang Laosan are both gone. I don’t want to appoint anyone else to manage this mine, so from now on, you two will run it. Don’t play any tricks. Submit the proper number of spirit stones each month. Understood!?”
“Huh?”
The two, still trembling, suddenly heard that and froze. Then, expressions filled with joy bloomed on their faces. “Yes! Of course, Senior Brother Huang! We will manage it well and submit everything properly!”
From terror to delight in an instant—they’d just become the new overseers of this mining zone.
“Good.”
Huang Hanxiao nodded, then glanced toward Yu Xian’s residence. “And that brat—get rid of him by the end of the month. Got it?”
“Yes, yes!”
They nodded repeatedly.
Huang Hanxiao let out a breath, feeling irritated. He stepped into the teleportation array and vanished.
Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng stood up, still sweating. They looked at the teleportation formation with lingering fear.
Damn it… Huang Hanxiao actually suspected they killed Zhao Mulin and Zhang Laosan? Absurd.
Still, not bad—now they were in charge of the mine. Life was going to be much better.
The two walked back to their residence, already discussing how to collect ores and divide profits.
That night passed quietly.
The next day, Yu Xian went straight to Ding-17 mine.
The Ding-18 mine had truly become a waste mine after his extensive digging.
But Ding-17? To him, it felt like an untouched mine—Sunfire Spirit Stones everywhere!
In just one day, he unearthed eighteen pieces.
Adding those to what he’d hidden from his final days in Ding-18, Yu Xian now possessed fifty-three Sunfire Spirit Stones.
As for Zhang Laosan’s disappearance—it caused no ripple.
Outer sect disciples’ lives were cheap.
Yu Xian knew that if he died, it would be the same.
No one would even care enough to look at him.
Only through diligent cultivation and growing stronger could he earn his own value—only then would others begin to value him.
After five days, he had gathered a full hundred Sunfire Spirit Stones.
Having mastered the Fire Jiao Technique, Yu Xian once again used the teleportation array to return to the sect.
