Chapter 104

Chapter 104: Ancient Immortal Essence

The girl snapped: “Get down.” She lifted her foot and kicked; Qin Fu An’s spell broke, and he tumbled with his sword to the ground. The instant he tried to rise, Shen Nan Zhou stepped on him and pinned him in place.

Qin Fu An still wanted to move, but something felt wrong; his meridians were sealed. He stared at Shen Nan Zhou in panic: “You…” Above them, Ye Wan Wan kicked the rest down one by one. Li Wan Zhi and Fang He An rushed in and held each person down. Ye Wan Wan took a step out of the air and reappeared on the ground.

Seeing Ye Wan Wan again, Qin Fu An and the others no longer dared act arrogant. Terrified, they asked: “Whose Eldest Senior Sister are you?” Their shock was clear: how could her cultivation be this strong?

Li Wan Zhi scoffed and slapped Liu Seven: “What Eldest Senior Sister, she’s our junior sister. Look at you lot, so full of yourselves, waving swords everywhere.”

Ye Wan Wan said calmly: “Tie them all up.” Liu Seven and the others did not dare struggle, but Qin Fu An still shouted: “Do you know who I am, do you know I-” Ye Wan Wan lifted her eyes and swept him with a look: “Is that important?” He choked on his words, then yelled, “I am from the Qin Clan!”

“So what?” Ye Wan Wan smiled a little: “The Alliance has rules. You can’t harm mortals, and you can’t fight inside a mortal city. You bullied people and hurt them, so I can arrest you.” She pressed her foot down on him and added, “Even if you were the Qin Clan Patriarch, I’d say the same with you in my hands.” She leaned a bit harder and said, “Even if I cripple you, your father wouldn’t dare raise his voice in front of me. Do you believe that?”

Li Wan Zhi sang out loud: “We believe!” Qin Fu An turned pale. He looked at them, wanting to argue, but he also felt he had better not speak again or he would suffer badly. Li Wan Zhi did not want to hear more nonsense anyway, so he grabbed a shoe from the ground and stuffed it into Qin Fu An’s mouth.

All four were tied up. In a nearby pit, a shifty looking youth tried to sneak away. Ye Wan Wan’s cold gaze slid over to him. Shen Nan Zhou silently appeared behind the youth and asked: “Where are you going?” The youth lifted both hands at once: “I wasn’t leaving. I was just getting up to take a look.”

Seeing officers heading their way, Ye Wan Wan made a quick decision: “Out of the city.” She raised a Teleportation Talisman, and the group vanished on the spot. By the time people arrived, Ye Wan Wan and the others were already gone.

Outside the city, Li Wan Zhi stared at the shifty youth and asked: “You say you got some great treasure, and that’s why people from the Xuan Tian Sect chased you?” Qin Fu An struggled on the ground and tried to shout, but the shoe kept him quiet. The youth nodded fast: “Yes, yes. I had no choice but to enter the city. I wanted someone to save me. I really didn’t mean to put anyone in danger.”

Ye Wan Wan laughed under her breath: “Still lying?” The youth’s face tightened. “I’m not lying,” he said awkwardly. Ye Wan Wan said evenly: “If you truly wanted help, you should have run to Zhou Town. That place is where cultivators gather. Once you enter Zhou Town, there are cultivators everywhere. If the Xuan Tian Sect wanted to take your treasure, then as long as you shouted, they would stop for the sake of their Sect’s face. But you didn’t. You ran into a mortal city to provoke them, hoping they would cause trouble inside the walls so other cultivators would get angry and step in. You were setting them up.”

Qin Fu An and his companions suddenly went quiet. [Huh? Why is she speaking up for us now?] The youth’s expression changed. He forced a smile and said: “I just thought the Xuan Tian Sect is huge. I’m only a rogue cultivator. If I enter Zhou Town and they join with other cultivators, then I’ll lose more than my treasure. I’ll lose my life…” He even started to cry.

Ye Wan Wan nodded: “That does make sense. If you carry a treasure into town, others might not help stop the Xuan Tian Sect. They might join in and rob you.” “Exactly, exactly,” the youth said quickly. Ye Wan Wan smiled and said: “So, hand it over.”

“What?” The youth blinked, not reacting at first. Ye Wan Wan kept smiling: “The treasure. Hand it over.” Qin Fu An and the others twisted their faces a little. [That change in tone was fast.] The youth began to back away, but Li Wan Zhi and Fang He An closed in from the sides. Bai Jian stood nearby, rolling her wrists.

The youth looked around and saw enemies on all sides with nowhere to run. He gritted his teeth and asked: “Do you have to take it?” Ye Wan Wan smiled: “Yes.” He said, “Fine. I can give it to you, but you can’t kill me.” Ye Wan Wan’s voice stayed mild as she answered: “As long as you don’t resist, I’ll spare your life. But if you play tricks, I have many ways to make you die in pain.”

Face tight with hate and forced to yield, the youth pulled a pouch from inside his clothes. It wasn’t an ordinary Storage Pouch. Complex runes covered it, and it looked higher grade. The moment it appeared, a clear wave of spiritual energy rolled through the air. Qin Fu An and his group craned their necks to get a better look. Ye Wan Wan frowned.

The youth suddenly threw the pouch far away and bolted. Shen Nan Zhou flicked a stone with a sharp kick; the pebble carried force and struck the youth’s back, but some power dissolved most of the blow. [Peace Talisman?] the thought flashed through Ye Wan Wan’s mind. The youth shouted back: “Don’t go back on your word!”

Ye Wan Wan stopped Li Wan Zhi and Fang He An: “Don’t chase.” She picked up the treasure pouch. There was no Divine Sense or Blood Binding on it, so she opened it easily. Inside lay a Jade Slip. Everyone craned closer: “What is it?” Ye Wan Wan traced the runes. They were mysterious and complex, the kind she had never seen before, and a powerful energy pulsed within it. It wasn’t ordinary spiritual energy. It was more like the Power of the Immortal.

Sensing something, Ye Wan Wan put the Jade Slip back in the pouch, then looked at Qin Fu An and the others: “You chased him because of this?” Qin Fu An kept a cold face and, with his mouth stuffed, said nothing. Liu Seven spoke up instead: “That brat stole our sword sheath, that’s why we chased him.”

Reading their faces, Ye Wan Wan knew they were lying. She kept her tone mild: “Alright. Senior brother, let’s head to Zhou Town. The Alliance will judge your crimes.” The five of them flew into the sky, cut through the clouds, and raced toward the misty town.

Shen Nan Zhou drew near Ye Wan Wan and asked in a low voice: “That thing isn’t ordinary.” Ye Wan Wan replied: “Mm.” [Ancient Immortal Essence…] she thought. [If this gets out, even the sect masters of the top three sects will try to grab it.]

Fang He An whispered: “Junior sister, Senior Uncle said Third Senior Uncle and Eldest Senior Brother will meet us in Zhou Town. We should ask them first.” Ye Wan Wan said: “Okay.” The five sped up toward Zhou Town. Shen Nan Zhou hesitated. [Should we silence the four? Killing them would be the safest.]