Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 79 Hu Clan Chief
"I've discovered that even my senior sister can be a con artist!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Qing chatted privately with Wang Ergou, who was locked in a cage waiting to die, within the team.

"How to say?"

"Didn't Aunt Wang and the others analyze it before? Our sect leader is only at the Nascent Soul or Deity Transformation level right now. The game's background also mentioned that the so-called Taiyin God is the level of the sect leader before he went back in time. But when Senior Sister was talking to the people from the Crimson Plains Sect just now, she directly raised the banner and said that the Taiyin God is right above us!"

“Hmm… in a way, that makes sense, doesn’t it? How can someone who used to be the God of Taiyin no longer be considered the God of Taiyin?” Wang Ergou said, pausing for a moment before continuing, “This needs to be reported. I have a feeling that Aunt Wang and the others can figure something out. Remember to take screenshots of the NPC chat logs and save them!”

Zhao Qing was filled with respect: "Wow, Er Gou, you're really talented enough to be in the project team. You're so sensitive to this kind of thing!"

Wang Ergou typed smugly: "Who told me to be the team leader? Hehe!"

"Yes, yes, you're amazing!" Zhao Qing, who was well-versed in child psychology, gave a perfunctory compliment and then said, "By the way, I have some news for you. I heard from Senior Sister that we Golden Core cultivators can ride the clouds, and maybe we'll even have auspicious cloud mounts! Today I traveled with Senior Sister on an auspicious cloud, and it was so much fun!"

Fly through the clouds!

Wang Ergou was thrilled upon hearing this, but he quickly calmed down: "But we're only at the Qi Refining stage now, we're still a long way from the Golden Core stage!"

Zhao Qing chose Versailles to suddenly appear: "Oh, then we're different. I've already reached the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Gan!"

……

At the same time, Hu Zijun led Baili Shuang and Zhao Qing to the stone house.

Compared to the low, thatched huts everywhere in Fox Village, this stone house looks more like a human dwelling, although it is very crudely built, with the stones piled up like jagged teeth, making one very curious about how it has managed to stand up.

Hu Zijun explained, "This is the clan house of the Hu family. The foxes prefer grass nests to stone houses, but thatched houses are difficult to preserve for long, so we built stone houses as clan houses."

Zhao Qing suddenly realized—just now in Fox Village, she saw all sorts of small, low thatched houses that were too big for a person to fit in. Each one had a round top, like a small chocolate cake placed on the ground, and some were decorated with all sorts of flowers and leaves, making them look delicate and cute.

Then, she became curious about the fox clan's management model: "What is a clan house?"

"The clan house is where we discuss important matters," Hu Zijun added proudly. "There are more than a dozen clans in Chiyuan Cave, and our Hu clan is one of the largest."

As she spoke, she led the way into the house and announced loudly, "Great-Grandma! These two are disciples of the Taiyin Sect under the Guangcheng Sect!"

Immediately, she introduced Baili Shuang and Zhao Qing: "Fellow Daoists, this is my great-grandmother, and also the head of the Hu clan!"

Baili Shuang greeted them, saying, "Greetings, Chief Hu."

Zhao Qing followed suit and greeted her, but when she looked up, she was taken aback. Unlike the kind-looking but elderly woman she had imagined, the "great-grandmother" Hu Zijun had spoken of was actually a stunningly beautiful woman!

The beautiful woman wore a peacock blue brocade robe over a long red dress, tied with a golden silk sash. Her reddish-brown hair was styled into a high bun, adorned with a circle of flowers of various colors. Her eyebrows were naturally black, and her lips were naturally red.

Such a colorful outfit would look messy on an ordinary person, but on this great-grandmother Hu, it makes her stand out even more.

The clan chief of the Hu clan did not presume to be arrogant and returned the greeting, saying, "You two are too kind. I am Hu, and I call myself Baihua. You can call me Lady Baihua."

"How can we accept this? The Fairy of a Hundred Flowers is too kind to us!"

Baili Shuang said this because she could see that Hu Baihua, the patriarch of the Hu clan, was close to becoming an immortal. He was probably already a great demon with cultivation comparable to the Nascent Soul stage of human cultivators. He was just waiting to pass the Heavenly Tribulation to achieve enlightenment and become an immortal.

Therefore, addressing someone in this way is exactly what you need to know.

"I don't deserve to be called an immortal," Hu Baihua said politely as expected, without delving further, and then asked about the important matter: "I heard from Zi Jun that you saw traces of the Crimson Wild Fox in a place called something like the Three Stone Cave?"

Baili Shuang nodded: "It's hard to say for sure, but the shape of those clouds does indeed resemble a gift from the Star Lord Xinyue."

Although Hu Baihua's attitude was relatively amiable, he was still very protective of his own sect and clan: "There are tens of thousands of foxes in Chiyuan Cave. They are not allowed to leave the cave until they reach the Core Formation stage. Even if they leave the cave, they must return to the cave every seven years during the Heart Month to check their cultivation. Over the years, there have been no accidents. Few foxes who have been checked every year have gone astray. But if they have, they have been locked up by the clan. What you said is really strange."

“I also thought that most of the fellow Daoists in the Crimson Plains Cave would not do such a heinous thing, but the demon who kidnapped my junior brothers and sisters had been keeping a village of people captive for over a hundred years. They were only recently rescued by my sect. My junior brothers and sisters discovered that the demon who kept the human village was known as ‘Red Robe True Man’ or ‘Crimson Cloud Lady’. In addition, there are indeed auspicious clouds and rosy light bestowed by the Heart Moon Star Lord above the Three Stone Cave. We are worried that our fellow Daoists may have been deceived by other demons and helped to commit evil.”

Baili Shuang's words were quite polite. Whether it was the names "Crimson Clouds" and "Red Robe" or the insistence on the auspicious clouds of Chiyuan Cave, it was almost clear that it was the foxes of Chiyuan Cave who were causing trouble. However, she still put it in a roundabout way to save face for Chiyuan Cave.

But Hu Baihua was not buying it at all. Her face turned cold and she said, "My Chiyuan Cave has never had any dealings with the Taiyin Sect. It is possible that you are not familiar with it and have made a mistake."

Baili Shuang smiled gently, without refuting, and said, "What the Hundred Flower Immortal said is true. Then we will take our leave. Such evil spirits are causing trouble and harming my Taiyin disciples. We should just kill them to settle the matter."

After saying that, he was about to leave with Zhao Qing.

Hu Zijun, standing to the side, exclaimed "Hey!" in a panic, but dared not be presumptuous in front of Hu Baihua. She opened her mouth but did not know what to say.

Fortunately, although Hu Baihua didn't take Baili Shuang and her two low-level cultivators seriously, she wasn't stupid. As Baili Shuang stepped out of the stone house, she said to Hu Zijun, who was about to chase after her, "Zijun, go and follow them to find out who is committing such heinous acts under the name of Chiyuan Cave! If they are indeed fox spirits from Chiyuan Cave, kill them on the spot!"

After speaking, she took out a turquoise and amber bracelet from her sleeve, and with a gentle push, the bracelet flew onto Hu Zijun's wrist.

Hu Zijun nodded in agreement and was about to leave when Hu Baihua narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "If it is a fox spirit of the Yun clan, capture it alive and bring it back."

(End of this chapter)