Seeing the female cultivator walking towards him, the male cultivator was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
He leaned forward and begged for mercy, "Senior, please spare my life. I was just possessed by a ghost and said those words. I didn't mean to offend you..."
Seeing the black-robed female cultivator getting closer and closer, a hint of ruthlessness and calculation flashed in the male cultivator's eyes.
He hid his left hand in his sleeve, tightly holding the bottle. If she took another step forward, he would...
Before he finished speaking, the male cultivator's pupils suddenly dilated and his body fell to the ground in a crawling position.
A small bone spindle pierced his heart.
Xu Chunniang took back the Mother-and-Child Swift Shadow Shuttle, picked up a few storage bags, and then destroyed all traces with a few fireballs.
The flames burned through the place where the last male cultivator was buried, and finally only a charred jade bottle was left.
Xu Chunniang recalled the male cultivator's actions before his death. It seemed that he was going to attack her with something, and he probably held this bottle in his hand.
I just don't know what's in it, maybe poison or something.
Xu Chunniang picked up the bottle and put it away carefully.
Something that this male cultivator considers as a trump card shouldn't be too bad.
After doing all this, she turned around and looked calmly at the defensive formation behind her.
Just now she saw these three people breaking the formation here, and trouble occurred after they were stopped.
This formation was clearly hastily set up by a cultivator, but no one knew who was hiding inside the formation and what relationship he had with those people.
Xu Chunniang's eyes flickered slightly. The tall male cultivator just said that they were from the Gao family in Lingnan. Presumably, the people in the formation had heard it as well.
Before she could make a move, the people inside the formation saw the situation outside clearly, took the initiative to remove the formation, walked out, and bowed directly to Xu Chunniang.
"Thank you, fairy, for helping me kill my enemies. If you hadn't killed these people, I'm afraid I would have died here."
Xu Chunniang's eyes narrowed slightly. This person was actually an acquaintance.
The old man in front of her was none other than the old man Zhou who was selling ancient formation plates that Xu Chunniang met when she was strolling around the market that day.
This old man Zhou is only at the fifth level of Qi training, yet he dares to come to the Hundred Demons Mountain Range. He is quite brave.
But... why did the people from the Lingnan Gao family want to hunt down this old man Zhou
Looking at Old Man Zhou kneeling on the ground, Xu Chunniang said coldly, "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you to silence you?"
Even when being besieged by three monks of the same level, she was still able to fight back with ease. Now, dealing with old man Zhou would be a piece of cake for her.
Old man Zhou’s face turned pale and his hands clenched unconsciously.
But he was just a formation cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training, how could he escape from this female cultivator
After a while, as if giving up resistance, Old Man Zhou begged, "Fairy, you can kill me, but I still have a grandson. He has been poisoned and is seriously injured. He is waiting for me to earn spirit stones to buy medicine for him. Without medicine, he won't be able to hold on for much longer."
Xu Chunniang remained silent. She was not a person who killed indiscriminately. If she just let Old Man Zhou go, the people from the Gao family in Lingbei would chase her down...
Although it was the three people from the Gao family who attacked her first, it was a fact that she killed them, and the grudge was formed after all.
As if understanding Xu Chunniang's concerns, Old Man Zhou's expression changed for a long time before he finally spoke.
"My Zhou family was originally a family of formation cultivators. Our ancestors were once glorious, but later on they declined. In the past hundred years, no one in the family has been able to build a foundation to inherit the family tradition, and the family is even more declining.
I hate that the weapon cultivator Gao family, they killed my entire Zhou family just to get my Zhou family formation. I can't stand with them. "
As he spoke, Old Man Zhou's eyes turned red and hatred ran deep.
“There are more than 20 people in my Zhou family, and only I and my grandson escaped. But they still refused to let us go and even chased us here!
Fairy, you saved my life today and helped me kill these three Zhou family members. I, Zhou Tong, have nothing, so I am willing to offer this family formation to the fairy!"
As he said this, he gritted his teeth and handed over an ancient jade slip.
After this chase, Zhou Tong completely understood that he could no longer keep the jade slip.
It would be better to offer it to this female cultivator and sell it to her for a good price. Maybe this female cultivator would be willing to save Zhao'er's life.
Xu Chunniang did not take it, and looked at Zhou Tong calmly, "Aren't you afraid that after I take this jade slip, I will take your life?"
A trace of panic flashed across Zhou Tong's eyes, and then turned into determination.
"I believe the fairy is not such a person. If the fairy wanted to take my life, she could have done it earlier. Why wait until now
The ancestors once left a message that this jade slip can only be used after the foundation is established. Given the current situation of our Zhou family..."
Zhou Tong said this with a miserable laugh. Although he escaped from the encirclement of the Gao family, his foundation was also damaged. If nothing unexpected happened in this life, he might not be able to make any progress.
And his grandson Zhou Zhao was even less talented than him.
Zhou Tong wanted to defend this ancestral formation, but he couldn't.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Today I sincerely give you the family heirloom formation, but... I have two requests for you. I hope you can agree to them. As long as you agree, even if you take my life, Zhou Tong will have no regrets."
"Tell me, what are your conditions?"
Xu Chunniang thought of the ancient array plate that Zhou Tong took out in the market before, and became interested in this jade slip.
If the conditions are not too harsh, it is not impossible to make a deal.
Seeing that Xu Chunniang did not refuse, Zhou Tong was shocked.
"My grandson was poisoned by a serious poison. He is still alive today thanks to the elixirs left by our ancestors. If you want to detoxify, you need at least a second-level mid-grade detoxification pill.
Although the second-level detoxification pill is rare, I still have some ways to buy it. But the spirit stones needed to buy the pill are tantamount to sky-high prices for us now."
As he spoke, he raised his head and carefully looked at Xu Chunniang's expression. Seeing that she did not show any displeasure, he felt relieved.
Xu Chunniang's eyebrows twitched slightly. Poison pills are expensive to begin with, and detoxification pills are even more expensive. A second-level, mid-grade detoxification pill would cost at least a thousand spirit stones.
No wonder Zhou Tong tried his best to sell the ancient array plate in the market that day even though he knew it was difficult to sell.
"What about the second condition?"
Zhou Tong's eyes revealed hatred, "The Gao family killed more than 20 members of my Zhou family, but I don't have the strength to fight against them. Please promise me, fairy, if there is a chance in the future, help me destroy the Gao family..."
Xu Chunniang frowned and interrupted Zhou Tong, "The Gao family killed you, Zhou. You should avenge yourself."
She had no deep hatred with the Gao family in Lingbei. Although she killed several people from the Gao family, it was only out of self-protection.
Zhou Tong was in great pain. He knew that he was asking too much, but there was nothing he could do.
"I am old and the Gao family is powerful, how can I avenge myself?"
"This is your Zhou family's own business."
Xu Chunniang said calmly, "I agree to the first condition. As for your life, it is useless for me to take it. Whether you seek revenge on the Gao family in the future is up to you."
Although one condition was rejected, being able to save his life was a pleasant surprise.
Zhou Tong kowtowed deeply, "Thank you for your kindness, Fairy."
"It doesn't have to be like this. It's just a deal."
After taking the jade slip from Zhou Tong, Xu Chunniang took out the two flying swords she had just seized and said, "These two swords are both mid-grade spiritual weapons, so I'll give them to you to exchange for spiritual stones."
"Thank you, fairy!"
Zhou Tong stood up and took it. The price of a first-level mid-grade spiritual sword was about six hundred. With these two swords, he would no longer have to worry about Zhaoer's medicine money.
After carefully putting away the two magic swords, Zhou Tong glanced at Xu Chunniang and spoke hesitantly.
"Although the fairy has a high level of cultivation, this rat beast is really an eye-catcher. It is best to put it in the spirit beast bag."
If you take the white rat with you on the road, it might attract the covetousness of others.