Chapter 58: The First Collection of Sacrificial Offerings (Part 1)

Ye Hui couldn’t help letting out an exclamation that made Lu Jiu Que frown. She asked, “Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost? Do you know him?”

Ye Hui nodded in great surprise. There was an unreadable look in his eyes as he said, “I can’t help knowing who he is even if I don’t want to. This is more terrifying than seeing a ghost… He’s the young master of the Ling Tian Alliance.”

The Ling Tian Alliance?!

Lu Jiu Que asked him in return, “This… What kind of alliance is that?”

The corners of Ye Hui’s mouth twitched, and he asked, “It can’t be that you don’t even know this, can it?”

Then he thought of something and coughed slightly before taking the initiative to apologize. He explained, “The Ling Tian Alliance is an alliance of forces that are entrenched in the Xia Mountain Region. It has extreme strength and was said to be able to exist side by side with a first-class sect, but the master of the Ling Tian Alliance only has one son, Young Master Ling Han. It’s strange—how could he have appeared here? And even been unfortunately killed by a demonic beast. He’s just too unlucky!”

Ling Han’s large intestine, lungs, heart, and other vital organs had been pierced through by the water arrows. Undeniably, there was no way he could be more dead than he already was.

Lu Jiu Que’s eyes narrowed. If he only had this one son, then the alliance master of this Ling Tian Alliance had met a few lifetimes’ worth of misfortune.

No wonder Ye Hui had been so shocked. She was afraid to think about the next storm that was brewing, as it was certainly not going to be any smaller…

After looking at this young man one last time with thoughtful eyes, Lu Jiu Que bent down and reached out to close his eyes for him.

After thinking for a moment, she figured she might as well finish up the entire process of sending him off. She quickly dug a hole in the ground and buried Ling Han’s body.

Ye Hui was taken aback and asked, “What are you doing?”

Lu Jiu Que smiled and said, “I have no idea, either. Just take it as me being a good person for once.”

It might have been Ling Han’s actions that made her feel like his dead body shouldn’t be left so mercilessly in the wilderness like that.

Yes. This Ling Han, at the most critical moment during their final escape, hadn’t abandoned Qin Ying and run away on his own, even though he was much stronger than the latter. What was even more noteworthy was that he hadn’t pushed her out as a shield.

She was just pondering if Ling Han truly… liked Qin Ying.

If not for this reason, why would his eyes still show such deep and strong sorrow even after his death?

When the last batch of earth had been patched up, Lu Jiu Que looked at the mess of broken limbs and remains strewn all over the ground, and her eyes narrowed. She said, “Let’s go.”

Ye Hui froze and pointed to something that Lu Jiu Que was holding. He cried aloud, “Lu Jiu Que, you… How could you do such a thing?!”

Lu Jiu Que was holding onto a dimensional pocket. The thing was, on that dimensional pocket, the word “Ling” was embroidered. If that dimensional pocket didn’t belong to Ling Han, then who?

Lu Jiu Que rolled her eyes at Ye Hui and said, “In your eyes, am I that kind of person?”

Ye Hui thought to himself, ‘Could it be that you aren’t that kind of person?’

But he didn’t have the guts to say it aloud.

The corners of Lu Jiu Que’s mouth twitched into a sneer as she said, “Qin Ying has framed and brought harm to many people, one after the other. Can she really get away without needing to pay the price for her deeds?”

No, she wouldn’t let Qin Ying off so easily…

“You’re saying… You want to take revenge for Ling Han?”

“You could say that, or you could put it another way. Is our hatred for Qin Ying only because of how she treated Ling Han? Let’s go. We have yet to finish our task.”

“Ah? Oh!”

…

However, just as the two of them were about to leave, Lu Jiu Que suddenly felt her body stiffen. She held onto her chest and began gasping heavily.

Ye Hui was quick to notice her abnormal behavior and asked with great anxiety, “You— Lu Jiu Que! What’s wrong with you?”

Lu Jiu Que groaned in pain twice, then she shut her eyes tightly, while her entire body was trembling ceaselessly.

Ye Hui was thrown into a state of panic. He wanted to hug her wet body but was ruthlessly slammed away from her by an extremely powerful force.