Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Farewell, Fellow Daoist
“Brother Wei!”

Seeing Wei Xiong again after half a month, Wang Chen was shocked.

The Innate Martial Artist had white hair at his temples and a bloodless face, looking as if he aged decades, with a deep scar on his left cheek.

The scar stretched from the corner of his eye to his chin, nearly exposing the bone underneath.

Even though the scar had formed, the flesh was turned out in a fierce manner.

What made Wang Chen’s heart tremble most was the thick, bloodthirsty Evil Qi lingering around Wei Xiong’s body!

He simply couldn’t imagine.

What exactly had happened in the past half-month for the other party to end up like this!

“Immortal Master Wang.”

Wei Xiong barely squeezed out a smile and cupped his fists, asking, “Is Lotus here?”

His voice was hoarse as though he had injured his insides.

Wang Chen said in a deep voice, “Come inside to talk!”

Wei Lian was, of course, at home.

The return of Wei Xiong brought her an extreme surprise.

“Brother!”

But when the girl saw her elder brother’s miserable state, she couldn’t believe her eyes and threw herself into Wei Xiong’s arms.

She was already in tears.

“I’m fine.”

Wei Xiong affectionately stroked his sister’s hair and said, “It’s just a minor injury.”

Wei Lian shook her head vigorously in Wei Xiong’s embrace, not believing a word of what he said.

She was not a three-year-old child!

Wang Chen, standing nearby, handed a medicine bottle to Wei Xiong, “Brother Wei, take a Healing Pill first.”

“Thank you, Immortal Master, I have already taken a Healing Pill,” Wei Xiong replied gratefully, “I am here today to take Lotus with me, I’ve troubled you during this period!”

Wang Chen frowned, “In your current state, is it appropriate to take her away?”

Wang Chen was not a physician, but he could see that Wei Xiong’s severe injuries had not healed and had clearly reached his vitals.

The Outer Domain was treacherous, in his condition, how could he protect his own sister?

Wei Xiong carefully wiped the tears from his sister’s face and smiled, “I am taking Lotus to Cloud Mountain City!”

He helped his sister to sit down.

Then he recounted his experiences of the recent period to Wang Chen, not omitting a single detail.

The reason Wei Xiong entrusted Wei Lian to Wang Chen was that he had received news of the culprit who stole the Mysterious Flame Luan egg and caused the destruction of Black Rock Fort.

After some pursuit, Wei Xiong located him.

Consequently, the Mysterious Flame Luan egg ended up in his hands.

Then, with this spirit bird egg, he managed to make a connection with a True Disciple of the Cloud Sun Sect!

“This benefactor has agreed to take Lotus as a maid first, to be placed in his own residence.”

Wei Xiong didn’t hide the excitement and elation in his heart, “As long as Lotus breaks through the Innate tier with Qi Introduction, she’ll immediately rise to the rank of Sword Servant and follow her to enter the Inner Sect for cultivation!”

Wang Chen was speechless.

Although Wei Xiong made it sound easy, as if everything had been readily settled,

how could the actual situation be so simple and easy!

One must know that Wei Xiong was only an Innate Master, with combat strength comparable at most to a mid-tier Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

He went alone into the jaws of death to snatch the prize, and he even succeeded.

The hardships and twists within, cannot be imagined by outsiders.

Just by looking at Wei Xiong’s current state, it was clear that he must have experienced an incredibly brutal fight!

And that Wei Xiong had even managed to make a connection with a True Disciple of the Cloud Sun Sect.

Wang Chen truly admired his capabilities.

Heroes emerge from the wilderness.

Wang Chen had previously underestimated this Innate Martial Artist!

Moreover, Wang Chen deeply felt the love Wei Xiong had for his sister.

He braved a life-and-death danger with the sole purpose of paving a road to the heavens for Wei Lian.

Wei Lian, with tears in her eyes, said, “I don’t want to be a maid, I want to stay with Brother!”

“Silly girl!”

Wei Xiong laughed and said, “I’ll go with you, I am now a ‘Door Guest’ of this noble family!”

To many Loose Cultivators from the Outer Domain, becoming a Door Guest for an Immortal Cultivation family was an excellent path to take.

Although Door Guests didn’t enjoy a high degree of freedom, it was a hundred times better than being a servant!

He took out a sandalwood waist tag to show Wei Lian, “From now on, we are both city folks!”

Wang Chen noticed that the waist tag was branded with the character “Xie”.

The Xie Family?

Wei Lian was both shocked and delighted, “Brother, who is this noble person?”

Wei Xiong didn’t hide anything, “Xie Yaoxiu, the Immortal Master. Her master is Superior Zhemei, a Golden Core disciple!”

The Heaven Cloud Seven Beauties!

Wang Chen suddenly realized; Wei Xiong had indeed found a towering tree for his sister!

Apart from Xie Yaoxiu’s exceptional talent, the Xie Family she belonged to was also a renowned Purple Mansion family in Cloud Mountain City, boasting five Purple Mansion Superiors.

To think that the entire Cloud Sun Sect had only two hundred Purple Mansion Superiors.

Not to mention that Xie Yaoxiu’s grandmaster was none other than Mu Qingqiu, heralded as the “First Sword of Heaven Cloud”!

It was said that Xie Yaoxiu had achieved Complete Qi Cultivation two years prior and was solidifying her Taoist Foundation instead of breaking through to form her mansion.

With such a prodigious person, her future was naturally boundless!

For Wei Lian to serve as a maid for her, it truly was like ascending to the heavens in a single step.

Wang Chen sincerely said, “Congratulations to Brother Wei, and to Sister Wei Lian too!”

He had no thoughts of benefiting from their fortune, he was genuinely happy for them.

No need to discuss Wei Lian any further.

Although Wei Xiong lacked some elements,

now tied to the Xie Family, with his capabilities, he might actually find a Spirit Pill that could supplement what he was missing in the future.

Wei Xiong said to Wei Lian, “Lotus, once you become a Cultivator, Brother will be relying entirely on you!”

He knew exactly what to say to truly move his sister.

Wei Lian indeed nodded vigorously, “Mm!”

She harbored no further resistance to entering the Xie Family and serving as Xie Yaoxiu’s maid.

“By the way, Immortal Master Wang.”

Wei Xiong asked Wang Chen, “Have you encountered any troublesome individuals recently?”

A thought crossed Wang Chen’s mind

He immediately recounted the events of the night with the blizzard when a thief broke into his home,

describing the appearances of the three individuals in detail.

Listening, Wei Lian was stunned,

while Wei Xiong’s face turned ashen, “The Taize Three Friends!”

The Taize Three Friends were a notorious group of Cultivators from Black Rock Fort.

It was said the three hailed from a place called “Taize”, with the eldest being a powerful Sword Cultivator, the second a cunning Thief Cultivator, and the youngest an Innate Martial Artist.

After the Black Rock Fort was destroyed by the Mysterious Flame Luan, the Taize Three Friends vanished without a trace.

Wei Xiong hadn’t expected that they would target him, and even had designs on Wei Lian.

If Wei Lian fell into their hands…

Wei Xiong immediately stood up and solemnly bowed to Wang Chen, “Immortal Master Wang, I cannot thank you enough. If you ever need anything, I, Wei Xiong, would face death unflinchingly!”

Wang Chen hurriedly extended a hand to help him up, “Brother Wei, you are too kind.”

“It’s only right.”

With a sigh, Wei Xiong handed a Crane Message over to Wang Chen, “Immortal Master Wang, you can contact me anytime if you need something.”

“Alright.”

Wang Chen didn’t refuse and accepted it directly.

With this, the tie between him and Wei Xiong, Wei Lian had come to a close.

Wang Chen saw the siblings out of his home.

At the time of their departure, Wei Lian hesitated, looking as if she wanted to say something to Wang Chen,

But couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Wang Chen smiled freely, “Sister Wei Lian, I hope that when we meet again, we will be fellow Daoists!”

The long road to immortality was filled with meetings and partings, nothing could be more common.

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