The county magistrate was reluctant to escalate the situation. If a problem could be solved with spirit stones, he would prefer to use spirit stones.
As the magistrate of Luofeng County, with mining as the main economic industry, the amount of spirit stones he controlled could be described as vast.
He didn’t believe that a mere Foundation Establishment disciple from the Seek Tao Sect could rival his wealth.
Now he knew that he had overestimated himself. He was not qualified to compete with the eldest son of the Meng family in terms of wealth.
It was more economical to steal it himself.
“Do you think the eldest son of the Meng family would be tempted if I offer ten million spirit stones?”
Two Golden Elixir disciples hesitated and shook their heads: “No.”
“Good, then I will offer ten million spirit stones this time.” The county magistrate tried to raise his own price.
On the roof, Lu Yang turned to Meng Jingzhou and asked, “Would you sell it for ten million spirit stones?”
Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes: “I would sell it for five hundred thousand spirit stones. Why the hell would I hold onto a virility-enhancing item?”
“To exercise willpower?”
“Get lost.”
……
Meanwhile, at the Mo family.
“Master, the ore shop below reported that during the day, a group of people came to the shop with a very unique phoenix bloodstone, asking if there were similar phoenix bloodstones.”
“From the description, it sounds very much like the phoenix bloodstone we’ve been looking for.”
“Oh? What do you mean?” The head of the Mo family’s eyes lit up, he didn’t expect to finally find this kind of phoenix bloodstone.
As the saying goes, business should not fight with officials. Although the Mo family was wealthy and powerful, they were still not a match for the county magistrate.
If they could get this phoenix bloodstone, it would be like holding the county magistrate’s weakness, and they would no longer fear him in the future.
“I plan to steal the phoenix bloodstone tonight.”
“Tonight? I ask you, who bought the phoenix bloodstone, what is their identity, what is their cultivation level? How will you deal with it if the other party is at the Nascent Soul stage?”
The subordinate hesitated and couldn’t answer, knowing that he was too eager to show off in front of the master, and was too hasty.
The head of the Mo family snorted coldly: “This matter cannot be taken lightly. You go and find out who got the phoenix bloodstone tomorrow during the day. If there are no accidents, I will personally steal it tomorrow night!”
“You will do it yourself?” The subordinate was shocked. Was this matter worth the master’s personal involvement?
“Of course, this is evidence that can be used against the county magistrate. It’s worth my personal involvement.” The head of the Mo family showed a hint of excited smile.
The struggle with the county magistrate was about to turn offensive.
……
“What’s so special about this stone?” Back at Li Haoran’s house, Meng Jingzhou took out the phoenix bloodstone and studied it carefully, but couldn’t see any problems.
“Can Senior Su see any problems?”
Su Yiren shook her head: “I don’t know much about phoenix bloodstones. Perhaps only a cultivator who specializes in artifact refining would know what’s different about this phoenix bloodstone.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Li Haoran.
Li Haoran twitched the corner of his mouth: “I think you guys are overestimating me. My master might be able to tell.”
“Immortal, can you see any problems?” Lu Yang turned to the Immortal for help.
The Immortal frowned: “It smells of blood, and it’s very fresh. I don’t like it.”
“Blood smell? Very fresh?” Lu Yang had a bad guess.
Could it be that this phoenix bloodstone was a clue left by a deceased?
“By the way, Immortal, is there really a phoenix that has passed away in Luofeng County?”
The Immortal nodded: “There is one, but it’s not half surrounding us like Li Haoran said, but under our feet.”
The Immortal pointed down: “Under the entire Luofeng County, there is the corpse of a phoenix at the Fusion stage.”
“What should we do?” Li Haoran asked. He didn’t expect that his return home would attract the attention of the county magistrate, who would personally take action.
Luofeng County was a large county, and the county magistrate was at the Nascent Soul stage.
“Catch him directly?” Su Yiren, as the highest cultivation level in the room, had the priority to speak. Her idea was simple, just catch the problematic person.
Lu Yang thought for a while and said: “It’s not good to take action directly without evidence. We represent the Seek Tao Sect when we are outside, and we can’t abuse the law enforcement power of the Seek Tao Sect. We will wait for the county magistrate to come and steal things tomorrow night, first record it with the image ball, and then ask Senior Su to take action. Catch the thief with the stolen goods, and catch him red-handed!”
“By then, he will have to admit it whether he wants to or not!”
“Okay.” Su Yiren agreed.
Lu Yang reminded everyone: “Also, it’s best if only we know about this. Li junior brother, you don’t want your parents to interfere in this matter, do you?”
Li Haoran nodded, his tone somewhat helpless, not knowing what he was thinking of: “Knowing the two of them, it’s best not to let them know about this.”
“I will also keep it a secret from Yanyan.” Su Yiren said.
Li Haoran sighed: “Fortunately, Senior Su is here, otherwise I really don’t know what to do tomorrow night.”
Meng Jingzhou laughed: “What are you afraid of? We have Lu Yang. He is the one who defeated a Nascent Soul stage with the strength of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. With him here, what are we afraid of the county magistrate?”
Originally, Su Yiren wanted to correct Li Haoran’s address to her, but she was shocked by the information revealed by Meng Jingzhou.
Defeating a Nascent Soul stage with the strength of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, this is a genius that only appears once in a million years.
Was it a bit overkill for her to teach him the experience of forming a Golden Elixir?
“Get lost!” Lu Yang glared at Meng Jingzhou, knowing that he was retaliating for his mockery earlier.
Out of curiosity, Su Yiren kept asking about the specific situation of the cross-level battle. The process of the cross-level battle was too embarrassing, and Lu Yang refused to tell Su Yiren, and warned Meng Jingzhou and Li Haoran with his eyes, no one was allowed to tell!
By the next day, everyone acted as if nothing had happened the night before, eating, drinking, and playing as usual.
Lu Yang took the time to inquire if there had been any cultivators missing or dead recently, and the answer was none.
The sun faded, night fell, and the night grew darker.
A figure merged with the night, stealthily sneaking into Li Haoran’s house.
The county magistrate was fully prepared, wearing a night suit, a mask, and his clothes had the function of hiding his breath and tracks, changing his voice, and fluctuating his spiritual power. Even his own wife wouldn’t recognize him.”Should be foolproof, right?” The county magistrate was doing this for the first time and was a bit nervous. However, thinking about how his actions were worth ten million spirit stones, he was no longer nervous.
He released his divine sense and found the Phoenix Blood Stone placed at Meng Jingzhou’s bedside. Meng Jingzhou was sound asleep, completely unaware.
Meng Jingzhou was quite helpless. He originally wanted to watch the show, but it wouldn’t make sense if he didn’t sleep here. So, he could only pretend to sleep and listen to Lu Yang’s live broadcast.
“Found it!”
Just as the county magistrate was about to delve deeper, another figure climbed over the wall and entered. It was the head of the Mo family.
The head of the Mo family was dressed exactly like the county magistrate, hiding himself so well that no one could recognize him.
Both of them were taken aback, not expecting to meet a fellow practitioner here. Was this place really that popular?
No, I am the county magistrate/head of the family, just playing the role of a thief temporarily.
(End of Chapter)