UGB Chapter 42 The Fu Family
Chapter 42 The Fu Family
Mu Chunfeng watched Zhang San's sudden change of attitude from arrogant to obsequious, but didn't care about the contrast between his previous demeanor and his current obsequiousness.
After all, in the world of cultivation, strength is paramount, and he had no ill intentions.
Mu Chunfeng's tone remained calm as he asked, "Young friend, there's no need for such formalities. I simply wish to ask if you know when Yunxiao Pavilion closed its doors, and where the owner went?"
When these words reached Zhang San's ears, his already blank mind, due to nervousness, was instantly turned into a jumbled mess by the words "Fu Xinlian," "the life he wanted," and "Yunxiao Pavilion."
In a moment of impulsiveness, she blurted out, "Fu Xinlian wants to live with the owner of Yunxiao Pavilion!"
"What?"
Mu Chunfeng was completely confused. Could it be that the Fu family wanted to force Qi Yunxiao into a marriage?
After saying this, Zhang San was stunned. He wished he could disappear into the ground on the spot. Even the tips of his ears turned bright red. He hurriedly looked at Mu Chunfeng, trembling, and explained incoherently, "Senior! Senior, please forgive me! My mind was confused just now, so I talked nonsense. Please don't be offended!"
Mu Chunfeng took a liking to this woman surnamed Fu—after all, the Fu family of Yuanwu Kingdom was behind Qi Yunxiao's affair, and Fu Xinlian happened to share the same surname, so they might be connected.
So he said to Zhang San, "Tell me all about Fu Xinlian."
Upon hearing this, Zhang San hesitated slightly at first, but after holding back his grievances and resentment for so long, he finally had an outlet to vent.
Seeing that Mu Chunfeng's expression showed no sign of mischief, he immediately poured out his heart, first recounting how he, a genius with dual spiritual roots, was born at the wrong time and could not join a sect, and then telling all about his past with Fu Xinlian.
He looked so wronged.
After hearing this, Mu Chunfeng could only sigh and rub her forehead.
This is no love story at all; it's a complete scam. I never imagined there were scammers in the cultivation world.
But he suppressed his speechlessness and asked Zhang San, "Alright, I understand. Do you know where Fu Xinlian is now? I have something I'd like to see her about."
Upon hearing this, Zhang San hesitated.
Although he was swindled out of his entire fortune and kicked out of his home by Fu Xinlian, he still cared about her in the end, fearing that Mu Chunfeng was looking for her to do something bad.
Mu Chunfeng saw through his thoughts at a glance and then added, "Don't worry, I won't take her life, but there are some things I need to ask her."
Zhang San hesitated for a long time because of Mu Chunfeng's cultivation level, but finally reluctantly agreed and led Mu Chunfeng to a small courtyard in a secluded part of the market.
Just as they reached the courtyard gate, before Zhang San could even speak, a woman's laughter echoed from inside the courtyard. It was Fu Xinlian's voice: "Brother Fu, don't worry, I only acted like that to deal with those suckers. As for you, I'm definitely sincere."
Immediately afterwards, a man's flippant laughter rang out: "You little vixen, you still have such a sweet tongue. I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
Upon hearing this, Zhang San's face drained of all color instantly, and his expression was as if the sky had fallen.
He couldn't believe that the little girl who always seemed so weak, pitiful, and helpless in his eyes would say such a thing.
Mu Chunfeng had no time to care about Zhang San's breakdown. He kicked open the courtyard gate and strode inside.
The commotion instantly alerted the people inside. The two men rushed out, accompanied by a burly man's angry shout: "Which blind fool dares to cause trouble here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burly man in gray clothes walked out with an angry expression, followed by Fu Xinlian, whom Zhang San had been longing for.
But as soon as the two men saw Mu Chunfeng clearly, they felt the spiritual pressure of the late Foundation Establishment stage emanating from him. The anger on the big man's face instantly froze, and he hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed, his tone being as respectful as could be: "May I ask which fellow Daoist is here? I am Fu Tianjin of the Fu family."
"Oh? So you really are from the Fu family?"
Mu Chunfeng sensed the early Foundation Establishment cultivation level emanating from the other party and his eyes lit up—he was just worried about not being able to find someone from the Fu family, and now they had delivered themselves to his doorstep.
The moment the thought crossed his mind, several cold glints shot out from his hand. Several flying needles were as fast as lightning, instantly pinning Fu Tianjin's limbs and dantian to the wall.
A piercing scream rang out instantly.
Seeing Mu Chunfeng cripple Fu Tianjin, a cultivator in the early Foundation Establishment stage, with a mere wave of his hand, Fu Xinlian was terrified. She immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, repeatedly kowtowing and begging, "Senior, spare my life! Senior, spare my life!"
Seeing this, Mu Chunfeng surged his spiritual energy, preparing to knock Fu Xinlian unconscious, when Zhang San suddenly rushed over from behind and knelt down in front of him with a "thump," pleading repeatedly, "Senior! Don't kill her! Please don't kill her!"
Mu Chunfeng was so angry at Zhang San's words that she laughed.
Not to mention that he had already promised not to harm Fu Xinlian, Zhang San had clearly heard what was said in the room just now, yet he still knelt down to beg for mercy for this woman who had swindled him out of all his money.
He didn't bother arguing with Zhang San. With a burst of spiritual energy, Fu Xinlian's vision went black, and she fainted on the spot.
Upon seeing this, Zhang San hurriedly ran over to check on Fu Xinlian's condition.
Mu Chunfeng then slowly walked to Fu Tianjin, who was pinned to the ground, and ignoring his repeated pleas, directly used a bewitching technique to interrogate him about everything concerning Qi Yunxiao.
Fifteen minutes later, Mu Chunfeng had found out everything.
He casually unleashed a burst of magic, ending Fu Tianjin's life—the Fu family had committed numerous evils and harbored ill intentions towards Qi Yunxiao; since they had run into him, there was no reason for them to let him go.
Zhang San, still guarding the unconscious Fu Xinlian, knelt down again when Mu Chunfeng looked over, pleading repeatedly, "Senior! If you want to kill or torture someone, do it to me! Please don't hurt Xinlian!"
Seeing his expression, Mu Chunfeng was both angry and helpless, and had no other choice.
He was too lazy to say anything more, so he directly knocked Zhang San unconscious with a burst of spiritual energy and fed each of them a Forget-Me-Not Pill.
He had originally planned to give Zhang San some spirit stones as a reward for asking for directions, but seeing Zhang San's stubbornness, he gave up the idea—even if he did give them, they would most likely end up in Fu Xinlian's hands.
As for what happens to the two of them in the future, he couldn't be bothered to care anymore.
The most important thing right now is to find Qi Yunxiao. As far as Fu Tianjin knows, Qi Yunxiao revealed at the auction that he has a top-notch array formation inheritance.
This led two Fu family disciples to become greedy and want to bring Qi Yunxiao back to the Fu family.
However, for some reason, the two Foundation Establishment disciples did not return for a long time.
Upon learning of their deaths, an elder of the Fu family was enraged. Disregarding all dignity, he dispatched several disciples to search for Qi Yunxiao, regardless of whether he was alive or dead.
This also led to Qi Yunxiao going into hiding, and no one knows where he is now.