“Fei, come here.”

Li Changqing called out to Fei.

Fei: “???”

“You’re calling a dog over?” Li Jinsong finally noticed Fei on the table. He thought Li Changqing had gone mad, actually asking a dog to help Li Hengsheng absorb the ghost poison.

However, when Li Jinsong took a closer look, he found that Fei was not ordinary.

This was not just any dog!

This was a Painting Soul!

Li Jinsong was once a master of the Painting Sage, so he naturally understood what a Painting Soul was. But something about Fei seemed off. This Painting Soul felt different from the ones he had encountered before.

He couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

It seemed to contain more vitality than a typical Painting Soul.

“Fei, help out, and I’ll give you a bone to chew on when we get back!” Li Changqing was also hesitant to try, not because he was embarrassed. After all, this was a matter of life and death. His Divine Soul was strong, but he was not a warrior. He didn’t know if he could withstand the ghost poison if it entered his body.

Everyone thought he was a master, but he was still exploring his own abilities.

Would he die if the poison entered his body?

So he thought of Fei.

Fei’s cultivation was also strong, and since Fei was not a real living being, it should be fine even if it absorbed the ghost poison.

“Pavilion Master Li, will this work?” Xu Muhai also looked at Li Jinsong in surprise.

“Uh.” Li Jinsong nodded awkwardly. It was indeed possible to use a Painting Soul, and since it didn’t have a life of its own, it wouldn’t fear the poison of the ghost-eating beetle.

It was a good idea.

With Li Jinsong’s affirmation, Li Changqing explained to Fei what to do next.

Although Fei couldn’t speak, it understood what Li Changqing was saying.

Fei was not a pretentious dog and didn’t care about its first kiss. It leaped onto Li Hengsheng and stared at his mouth.

Everyone felt a bit strange thinking about what was about to happen.

“Master, I’m going out for some fresh air.” Yang Tiantian turned her head and left.

Li Changqing silently closed his eyes.

Hengsheng, I’m sorry. You might lose your first kiss like this, but don’t worry, I will keep this a secret. If anyone dares to spread this, I will silence them, even if I have to chase them to the ends of the earth. I will protect your reputation.

At this moment, Fei howled and moved its mouth to Li Hengsheng’s. Then, its Spiritual Power surged, and it crazily sucked the ghost poison out of Li Hengsheng’s mouth.

The black ghost energy in Li Hengsheng’s body seemed to have found an outlet, and it flew out of his mouth at a high speed, being sucked into Fei’s mouth.

“Thank goodness it’s not a real kiss, just a touch. Fei didn’t stick out its tongue. Kid, your first kiss is safe.” Seeing this, Li Changqing felt slightly relieved.

After a while, the ghost poison in Li Hengsheng’s body was gone, and his previously dark body had returned to normal.

Fei burped. The ghost poison entered Fei’s body, but it didn’t affect Fei at all.

This made Li Jinsong feel even more that something was off about Fei.

Even if it was a Painting Soul, being infected by so much poison from the ghost-eating beetle would definitely damage its Spiritual Power. But Fei was completely unaffected.

What was going on?

Was this not a simple Painting Soul?

Of course, Li Jinsong couldn’t know that Fei was a combination of a Painting Soul and a wooden carving, the only one in the entire Cangyuan Realm and even in the history of the Cangyuan Realm!

Especially since Fei’s body was carved from immortal wood.

What was a little ghost poison to it?

Li Hengsheng’s breathing became steady, but he was still unconscious.

After checking on him, Li Jinsong smiled and said, “He’s fine. He just used too much energy suppressing the ghost poison. He needs to rest and replenish his energy. The ghost-eating beetle in his body is still a problem, but we should be able to remove it soon.”

“That’s great.” Xu Muhai also breathed a sigh of relief. “Brother Changqing, you can rest assured now.”

“Thank you, Pavilion Master Li.” Li Changqing finally felt at ease. He glanced at Li Hengsheng and didn’t stay in the room any longer. Now that Li Hengsheng was fine, he was relieved.

He stepped outside for some fresh air.

His heart had been hanging in the balance, but now everything was settled.

Li Changqing leaped onto an ancient tree in the courtyard. He leaned against a branch and gazed at the white clouds in the blue sky.

At this moment, Li Changqing felt the danger of the Cangyuan Realm, a problem he had never truly realized before.

Today, he almost lost his son.

He never wanted to experience that feeling again.

“Elder Changqing, how is my junior brother?” At this time, Yang Tiantian came to the tree and asked.

“He’s fine now.” Li Changqing looked down at Yang Tiantian.

“What’s your name?”

“My name is Yang Tiantian.” Yang Tiantian replied.

“Tiantian, who poisoned Hengsheng?” Li Changqing’s words were calm, but Yang Tiantian could hear an indescribable coldness in his tone.

“I don’t know.” Yang Tiantian told Li Changqing everything that had happened today, from beginning to end, in great detail.

“Illusion?” Li Changqing slightly furrowed his brows, “You entered an illusion without any awareness? I sense that your cultivation is not low. If they could cast an illusion that even you couldn’t see through, why bother? Wouldn’t it be simpler to just kill you both directly?”

“I don’t know either. Maybe they used an illusion array, or some other method. But it was my fault for not protecting my junior brother well. Whatever punishment Master decides to give me after he finishes his work, I will accept.” Yang Tiantian said firmly.

“It’s not your fault. The Cangyuan Realm is too complicated.” Li Changqing said lightly.

After speaking, Li Changqing slowly closed his eyes, pondering over this matter. He felt that it had a great connection with the Ghost Clan.

Because that Ghost Devouring Heavenly Ox was a creature of the Cloud Wilderness, which didn’t exist in the human world.

It was highly likely a plot by the Ghost Clan.

Li Changqing had once thought about ignoring the wars between the Ghost Clan and the human race, as they had nothing to do with him.

He just wanted to live a simple life. If his son wanted to cultivate, he would accompany him. If his son didn’t want to cultivate, they could buy a piece of land and farm together.

Li Changqing was willing to live such a life.

In the future, he could find a wife for his son, have a grandson, and enjoy the happiness of a family. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

But today’s incident made Li Changqing realize one thing: just because you don’t look for trouble, doesn’t mean trouble won’t find you.

You want to stay out of it and be an ordinary person, but some people just won’t let you be ordinary.

He finally understood a phrase he had seen in ancient dramas.

It was probably something like, “You can’t control your own fate when you’re in the world.”

At this moment, Li Jinsong also came out from the house. He glanced around the courtyard but didn’t see anyone. However, when he looked at the ancient tree, he found Li Changqing resting against it.

At this moment, Li Jinsong suddenly froze.

“It seems…”

Li Jinsong felt as if Li Changqing’s figure, leaning against the tree, resembled someone.

Someone he was once very familiar with.

“What am I thinking about.” Li Jinsong shook his head and gave a bitter smile, as if mocking his own ridiculous thoughts.

That person…

Wasn’t he suppressed in that place?

Actually, Li Jinsong had an answer in his heart. It was just that he felt Li Changqing’s figure looked a bit like Jun Han of the Moon Clan.

Li Jinsong had known for a long time that Jun Han was suppressed by the Lord of the Cangyuan Realm and guarded by many powerful beings. Although his life or death was unknown, he definitely couldn’t appear here.

Originally, Li Jinsong had many questions in his heart, especially wanting to ask Li Changqing if he had seen a dragon.

However, after seeing that Li Changqing’s figure looked a lot like Jun Han, Li Jinsong no longer had any desire to ask questions.

Li Jinsong didn’t greet Li Changqing and left Mu Haifeng directly.

Li Hengsheng had fallen into a deep sleep. Xu Muhai had prepared some nourishing food for him and made a soup to feed him. After that, he came out to find Li Changqing.

Xu Muhai had also heard about today’s incident from Yang Tiantian.

As an old hand in the world, Xu Muhai had a rough idea of what had happened after hearing Yang Tiantian’s account.

“This incident was targeted at Hengsheng.” Xu Muhai said solemnly, “Hengsheng has recently been making a name for himself in the sect, reaching the top of the Transcendence Realm at the seventh level. Indeed, he has attracted attention and brought disaster upon himself. However, whether it’s the Ghost Clan or the Longevity Sect behind this, I can’t say for sure.”

“This incident can also be related to the Longevity Sect?” Li Changqing asked in surprise.

“Yes.” Xu Muhai nodded, “I had Tiantian investigate who put this mission in the Merit Hall, but no one knows, not even the Shadow Peak that distributes the missions. So, this incident is a trap set for Hengsheng by someone who took advantage of his need to take on missions.”

“The person who knows about this must be an insider of our Dao Mountain Ancient Land.” Xu Muhai’s eyes were stern, “I learned from the Longevity Sect last time that they have their people in the Zhanhe Residence. There must be someone lurking in our Dao Mountain Ancient Land who leaked the information.”

“As for Hengsheng and Tiantian falling into an illusion, it’s highly likely that they were affected by a pupil technique.”

“Pupil technique?”

Li Changqing was taken aback. What was a pupil technique? Sharingan?

There was such a thing as a pupil technique?

“Yes, some people are born with eyes that have powers different from ordinary people due to certain reasons. This is a very magical talent, very rare, but also because this power is too strong, there are many restrictions on its use.” Xu Muhai said, “The kind of pupil technique that can make people unknowingly enter an illusion, I have heard of it.”

“It’s called Illusion World.”

“The owner is a member of the Cloud Wilderness Ghost Clan. It’s said that this pupil technique can transform an area into an illusion according to the user’s will, making people unknowingly fall into it. But the price is half a year of blindness after each use.”

“Is this person from the Longevity Sect?” Li Changqing asked.

“I’m not sure. We know too little about the Longevity Sect.” Xu Muhai looked at Li Changqing and said, “When Hengsheng recovers, I will personally go to Tianhai City to buy some information. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation, Brother Changqing.””Alright.” Since Xu Muhai had spoken, there was nothing more for Li Changqing to say.

“But there are spies from the Longevity Sect in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land. If they find out that Hengsheng is not dead, will they come for him a second time?” Li Changqing asked with concern.

“No.” Xu Muhai shook his head. “The Longevity Sect is always cautious in their actions. It’s not easy for them to plant a spy in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land. They wouldn’t expose their spy so easily. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gone to such lengths, even inviting a master with the ‘Illusion World’ to kill Hengsheng outside. So, he is safe in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land.”

“I will pay more attention to Hengsheng’s safety in the future.” Xu Muhai also realized the safety issue of Li Hengsheng.

In the eyes of the Longevity Sect, Li Hengsheng posed a great threat. He could potentially become another strong figure among the human race in the future.

Every day in the Cangyuan Realm, promising humans were being assassinated by the Ghost Clan.

However, after the first attempt, it was usually difficult for a second one to occur.

At this moment, Xu Muhai was merely curious. Who exactly was the hidden spy in the Dao Mountain Ancient Land?

(End of Chapter)