A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Just as Zhou Ping was focused on his journey, in a densely vegetated area of ​​Flower Creek Valley, a figure was anxiously hiding in the bushes, looking around with a worried expression, occasionally muttering curses under his breath.

"That damn bastard, how could he be so unethical? It's driving Grandpa Fei crazy!"

This person was none other than Fei Tu, the second-in-command of the Three Flowers Gang, who had been left here by Zhou Ping earlier.

With the three-day deadline fast approaching and the deadly poison still lurking in his body, how could he not be extremely anxious and restless?

Fei Tu waited and waited, but after another half day, he still couldn't get Zhou Ping to come. Now, the three-day period had passed, and he had gradually calmed down from his initial panic. The poisoning he had imagined and died did not seem to have happened to him.

"Damn it! Is the poison taking effect yet? If this keeps up, Grandpa Fei will either be poisoned to death or scared to death!"

Although Fei Tu continued to grumble and complain, his mind was already racing, and he began to make other plans.

After half a day of torment, he has not died from the poison. Does this mean that the cultivator was merely threatening him and did not actually give him any bone-corroding pills?

The more Fei Tu thought about it, the more energetic he became, sweeping away his previous listlessness.

After his eyes darted around a few times, Fei Tu finally made a decision: he decided to pick up the bucket and run away; he couldn't wait any longer.

If the other party really didn't poison him, then why not slip away now? Should he wait for the other party to return and subdue him again, continuing to be their prisoner?

After thinking it over, Fei Tu got up, looked around, and then turned and fled towards Sanhua Town.

Now, it's impossible to return to Cuishui Town; it has long since become a living hell, and there are probably no survivors there.

Recalling Zhou Ping's ruthless methods, Fei Tu felt a chill run down his spine. The last shred of hope he had left vanished without a trace, and he ran even faster.

Rustle! Rustle!

A sudden rustling sound of clothes against branches rang out. Fei Tu, who had only run a few steps, froze, standing there dumbfounded. His expression shifted, and then he suddenly bowed deeply in the direction of the sound.

"My lord, you're back! I thought you'd forgotten about me."

Fei Tu's voice was sincere, and his tone revealed a strong sense of joy, as if he had suddenly become a different person.

The footsteps in the grass stopped the moment Fei Tu spoke, and after a moment of silence, they resumed, slowly approaching Fei Tu's location.

"Manager Fei... Manager Fei? It really is you!"

A girl's exclamation rang out, immediately causing Fei Tu, who was bowing deeply, to frown and raise his head in confusion, secretly sizing up the person who had arrived.

"Xuan girl!? You... how did you end up here?"

Fei Tu stood up straight with a look of surprise, hurriedly putting his hands behind his back, trying his best to hide his panic.

"Why didn't you stay in Sanhua Town? What are you doing sneaking out here all by yourself?"

Faced with Fei Tu's questioning, the girl called Xuan was taken aback at first, then her face fell, and she began to sob softly. All the fear and anxiety she had endured along the way burst forth at this moment.

"Manager Fei! They're all dead! All dead! Everyone in the village is dead!"

Xuan Yatou choked back tears, repeating these words over and over incoherently.

Upon seeing this, Fei Tu's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of foreboding crept into his mind.

"Don't be hasty, tell me clearly, who died?"

Fei Tu stepped forward, raised his hand and gently patted the girl's back, asking in a low voice.

"Steward Fei, Third Madam... Third Madam and Steward Lu have both been killed! Even the people in the village have either died or fled; there's not a single person left..."

Xuan Yatou sniffled a few times, then raised her already somewhat red and swollen eyes and slowly recounted everything she had seen and heard.

Fei Tu listened to the other party's description with trepidation, his forehead already covered in cold sweat.

He quickly grabbed the girl's hand, turned around, and ran away in the opposite direction.

"Let's leave this place first! We need to find the Empress!"

By this point, Fei Tu understood perfectly well that after wreaking havoc on Cui Shui Town, that plague god must have somehow gone on to wreak havoc on San Hua Town as well.

Fortunately, he didn't rush to Sanhua Town, otherwise he might have encountered something deadly.

"Now that we've met Xuan'er, who was once the personal maid of the Empress Dowager, we can take her with us to find that elusive Empress Dowager. It's a pretty good way out!"

As Fei Tu thought this, he felt increasingly clever.

"Why go looking for the Old Madam? Aren't we going to Cui Shui Town?"

As Xuan'er was being led by the other person's hand, she asked in confusion. As the Empress's personal maid, she naturally knew where the Empress was now.

However, the First Lady had forbidden her from leaving; she could only stay by the Third Lady's side to serve and supervise her, and was not allowed to return to the former without permission, otherwise she would be severely punished.

"Emerald Water Town? Where do you think I escaped from?!"

Fei Tu turned around, gave her a disapproving look, and said.

"Ah!? Green... Green Water Town too..."

"That's right! Cui Shui Town is gone too! The best we can do now is to find the Grand Madam immediately and ask her to come down from the mountain to save the Three Flowers Gang!"

"Throughout the entire Three Flowers Gang, only you can find the First Madam. We need to hurry!"

After hearing Fei Tu's words, Xuan'er's already pale face became even paler and bloodless. After hesitating slightly, she finally nodded slightly under Fei Tu's satisfied gaze and whispered her agreement.

"Alright...then Steward Fei, please accompany Xuan'er to Jiyun City."

.......

Seven days later,

On the outskirts of the ancient mountain range, a streak of blue light swept across the sky and flew straight into the depths of the mountains.

After several days of travel, Zhou Ping finally returned to the sect's location, Zhonggu Mountain, in the shortest possible time.

After passing through the protective formation of the Azure Lotus Profound Sect, Zhou Ping took his disciple token from the guarding disciple, then boarded his flying boat and flew back to his residence without looking back. He planned to go back and reorganize before dealing with a few urgent matters at hand.

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Smelling the intensely rich herbal fragrance in the house, Zhou Ping took several deep breaths after returning home, and his mood seemed to improve considerably.

Fortunately, before leaving the sect, he prepared enough spiritual soil for these spiritual herbs, so that the precious spiritual plants he had painstakingly collected would not wither and die.

Although these spiritual herbs are not growing significantly, as long as they retain their spiritual essence and vitality, that's enough. The rest can be left to the mysterious agarwood once we return.