"Swish!"
Xu Taiping ignored these people and continued to step forward, his figure rushing to the front of Mr. Yashan like a fierce wind.
"Boom!"
Just as Mr. Yashan was about to disappear again, Xu Taiping used a powerful punch to hit him hard in the chest.
"Bang!"
The sound of bones shattering mixed with a loud tremor.
Mr. Yashan, who had just stood up, was directly sent flying and crashed heavily into the courtyard wall by this punch.
However, the price Xu Taiping paid for this punch was being surrounded by several figures who had jumped over the wall and had no way to escape.
"Kill, kill this little thief and let him know the consequences of offending our Yunlou Club!"
With blood at the corner of his mouth, Mr. Yashan, after swallowing a few elixirs, pointed at Xu Taiping with extreme anger.
In fact, even if he didn't say anything, the several people who had surrounded Xu Taiping had already started to attack.
The courtyard was filled with sword and blade energy for a while.
If Xu Taiping was really beaten up by them, it would only take a moment before he turned into a pile of flesh.
However, to Mr. Yashan's surprise, Xu Taiping did not run away or resist, but took a deep breath and then made a snapping motion with his fingers.
"Snap!"
Just as Xu Taiping was about to be hit by the random blades, a crisp snapping sound rang out in the courtyard.
At first, Mr. Yashan was full of confusion, but soon, the confusion in his eyes turned into horror.
"Boom!"
With a piercing explosion, a fierce wind like flying blades exploded from Xu Taiping's body, instantly turning the four people attacking him into a pile of flesh.
For a moment, blood mist filled the air.
And what Xu Taiping had just used was the second finger of the Cangluan Ring – Mountain Breaker.
"It's impossible, this is impossible…"
Mr. Yashan's face was full of disbelief, and for a moment, he forgot to escape. When he reacted, Xu Taiping had already come to him with a bloody knife in hand.
"No…"
"Bang!"
Before Mr. Yashan could finish his sentence, Xu Taiping punched him in the face, smashing him and the wall into pieces.
After the recent fight, Xu Taiping had confirmed that Mr. Yashan's cultivation was at most at the level of the Opening Realm, and he might not even have reached the small achievement of the Opening Realm.
Xu Taiping was not afraid of a cultivator with this level of cultivation.
The only thing he needed to be cautious of was the treasure that could make Mr. Yashan invisible, but seeing that he had not used it again, Xu Taiping guessed that the treasure should also have a limit on the number of uses or a time limit.
"Friend, spare my life, spare my life. I was in the wrong first, please forgive me!"
With many bones broken and his treasures unusable, Mr. Yashan could only kneel down and beg for mercy.
"Tell me, how did your Yunlou Club target me?"
Xu Taiping stood in front of Mr. Yashan.
"This, there was no special reason…"
"Bang!"
Just as Mr. Yashan was about to make excuses, Xu Taiping kicked him down.
"If you don't tell the truth, next time I'll use a knife."
Xu Taiping stepped forward and pointed the knife at Mr. Yashan.
"Friend, please don't be impulsive, I, I'll talk, I'll talk!"
Mr. Yashan waved his hands repeatedly.
Xu Taiping glared at him.
"It's like this, a few days ago, we went to the West Wind Pavilion, and a disciple of the West Wind Pavilion who had joined our Yunlou Club told me that there was an outer disciple at the Green Bamboo Residence who had planted many valuable medicinal materials in the garden. When they matured, they could be sold for at least two thousand merit coins. I was tempted for a moment and…"
Mr. Yashan's voice grew smaller and smaller.
Hearing this, Xu Taiping frowned and thought to himself, "It was actually a member of the West Wind Pavilion who leaked the information about buying seeds. Could it be the few people who were reprimanded by Uncle Nine last time?"
He immediately thought of the few people who were reprimanded by Uncle Nine that day.
But he decided to keep this matter to himself and first ask for some other information.
"So, was it your idea to bring me here, not the Yunlou Club's?"
Xu Taiping continued to ask.
"It was indeed my own idea, but, but I am the leader of the Yunlou Club in this area, so I can still make decisions on such small matters."
When he mentioned that he was the small leader of the Yunlou Club, Mr. Yashan suddenly raised his voice, obviously trying to threaten Xu Taiping.
"What treasure did you use to turn invisible? Hand it over."
Xu Taiping asked again.
"This…"
Mr. Yashan obviously didn't want to hand over that treasure.
"Swish!"
Xu Taiping slashed down from a distance.
"Friend, calm down. This treasure is called the Concealing Grass. When held in the palm, it can make you invisible, but it can only be used three times a day, and each time only lasts for ten breaths."Mr. Yashan reluctantly handed over the piece of emerald green grass leaf.
Xu Taiping inwardly thought 'as expected' and then took the leaf.
Xu Taiping nodded and then asked:
"What benefits would I get if I join the Yunlou Society now?"
He asked casually as if it were nothing.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yashan's face immediately lit up with joy, because if Xu Taiping wanted to join the Yunlou Society, he must have some requests.
"Fellow Daoist, I can assure you, as long as you join the Yunlou Society…"
"Whoosh!"
Just as Mr. Yashan let down his guard, Xu Taiping gathered his True Qi and struck with his blade.
"If you weren't a minor leader of the Yunlou Society, I might have considered sparing your life."
He muttered expressionlessly to himself.
After the incidents with the Evil Ghost and the Tiger Demon, Xu Taiping had come to understand that to survive in this world of cultivation, one cannot afford to be merciful like a woman; one's own safety is always the top priority.
The tragic case of Liu Qingmei was a vivid example.
"Well handled, not bad at all."
The spiritual shadow of Lingyue Fairy floated out from the gourd at this moment.
Aside from her initial interjection at the beginning, she had been watching the whole scene like a spectator, so she was quite satisfied with the outcome.
"I wasted several Golden Bell Talismans."
Xu Taiping felt a bit regretful, thinking that if he had handled the situation even better, he probably wouldn't have needed to waste those talismans.
……
Next.
Following the guidance of Lingyue Fairy, Xu Taiping cleaned up the traces around the courtyard and then put all the bodies, including Mr. Yashan's, into the gourd.
He couldn't leave any evidence for West Wind Pavilion and Yunlou Society, to ensure that even if they knew it was his doing, they wouldn't have proof.
After dealing with the scene, he sorted through the loot from these people.
He got a total of three Fire Arrow Talismans, two Golden Bell Talismans, and six hundred Merit Coins.
"This is much more profitable than growing medicinal herbs," Xu Taiping said jokingly as he looked at the extra bag of Merit Coins.
"But the risk is a hundred times that of growing herbs."
Lingyue Fairy quickly reminded him, fearing that Xu Taiping might take the wrong path.
"Don't worry, Sister Lingyue, I understand. I don't like this kind of thing either," Xu Taiping said with a smile, shaking his head.
Lingyue Fairy nodded and then pointed to the fire gourd at Xu Taiping's waist and said:
"Next, you can focus on cultivating in peace until the grand competition two years from now."
……
The next night after returning to Green Bamboo Residence.
"Bang!"
Xu Taiping opened the fire gourd and carefully poured out a small cup of the Dragon's Gall Bladder Wine that had been steeping for a day.
"Sister Lingyue, then I'll… drink this?"
He lifted the cup, hesitantly looking at Lingyue Fairy in front of him.
Tonight, he was prepared to test the effects of this Dragon's Gall Bladder Wine.