"Things?"

Lu Li crouched down and stared at Sun Zian coldly, saying, "Tell me, who else besides you killed Qin Shouren!"

"So, you two have been pretending to be stupid all along..." Hearing this, Sun Zian finally understood why Lu Li and the other came. Knowing that he couldn't survive, he showed a mocking smile and laughed loudly, "I won't tell you. What can you do to me? Kill me? I'm not afraid. Hahaha..."

"Really?"

With a thought in his mind, a shiny kitchen knife appeared in Lu Li's hand. He shook it and said, "Who said I'm going to kill you? Can't I cut you up piece by piece while you're still alive? Do you think I won't be able to find out if you don't tell me? It'll just take me some more time!"

With that, he casually sliced off a piece of flesh from Sun Zian's arm with the knife.

"Ah! I'll tell! I'll tell!"

Sun Zian looked at the kitchen knife in Lu Li's hand and immediately begged for mercy frantically.

"Speak up. My patience is limited."

"It's Yu Xiaocheng and Kang Fu. They... they were with me that day..."

Sun Zian lay on the ground, speaking intermittently. I don't know if he was deliberately stalling for time, but it took him a full quarter of an hour to finish speaking. However, to his disappointment, no one came to check the situation until he finished.

This couldn't really be blamed on anyone else; it was just that Sun Zi'an had chosen an extremely secluded place to live.

After listening, Lu Li finally understood the whole story. He didn't expect that Sun Zian had killed Yu Xiaocheng and Kang Fu in order to keep the matter from getting out.

He handed the kitchen knife to Chen Zhong.

Chen Zhong directly raised the knife and chopped off Sun Zian's head with one stroke.

Only at this moment did the hatred that had been suppressed in their hearts for a long time be released. Lu Li crouched down and felt around on Sun Zian's body, taking out a small golden bag.

This thing was called a storage bag. Although it wasn't extremely rare in the Qingyang Sect, not everyone had one. If you wanted to exchange it with contributions, a primary storage bag would cost a thousand contributions.

He opened it and found that there were a bunch of contribution cards inside, adding up to three thousand contributions in total, as well as a primary spell book called "Fireball Technique".

Lu Li directly dripped his blood on the storage bag to claim it as his own and put it away. Then he took out a thousand contributions and handed them to Chen Zhong, "You find a chance to exchange for a storage bag. There's also a 'Fireball Technique' in it. I'll give it to you when you reach the second level of Qi Refining."

"Okay." Chen Zhong put the contribution cards into his arms and then looked at Sun Zian's corpse. "What should we do with this bastard?"

Lu Li thought for a moment and said, "Throw it into the Bishui River."

So the two of them took advantage of the night and threw Sun Zian's body into the Bishui River.

Lu Li knew that this matter couldn't be concealed completely. As long as others didn't guess that they had done it, it would be okay. After returning to their own courtyard, Lu Li earnestly instructed Chen Zhong again before going back to his room.

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Taking this opportunity, he also prepared to learn the "Fireball Technique".

Although the "Fireball Technique" was just a primary spell, it was still quite good for Lu Li at present.

Before he knew it, the whole night had passed.

Dang! Dang! Dang...

In the early morning, the assembly sound rang out again on the square of the Servant Hall.

Today was the first day of the fourth lunar month, and it was time to start distributing tasks for another month.

Lu Li tidied up his clothes, walked out of the room, and went to the square with Chen Zhong.

On the stone steps in front of the Servant Hall, Wen Hong casually scanned the crowd as if waiting for something. But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see Sun Zian's figure and couldn't help cursing, "He's getting more and more outrageous."

Then he personally took over and started registering.

He knew those people like Sun Zian. When distributing tasks, he naturally still gave them tasks that were easy but with high contributions. Because even when Sun Zian was in charge before, most of the share taken as commission still went into his pocket.

Chen Zhong still chose the task of chopping firewood. This task might be difficult for others to complete, but for Chen Zhong now, it was as easy as pie. He could finish a month's work in three days and could also comfortably cultivate while getting high contributions.

Lu Li didn't go to queue because he was waiting for someone.

After everyone received their tasks and left, Chen Zhong chatted with Lu Li for a few words and then went back to the small courtyard. Only Lu Li and Wen Hong were left on the square.

Wen Hong walked up and instructed, "Kid, remember what I told you. Serve the Grand Elder well. Maybe you'll soar to great heights in the future, and I'll have to call you Senior Brother then."

Lu Li looked at Wen Hong in surprise and said directly, "I wouldn't dare."

Wen Hong sneered, "You're as timid as a woman. I'm telling you, a man should dare to think and act. Being timid won't get you anywhere. Look at me. Why am I so blatantly showing favoritism? Isn't it just to go further?"

Then, as if he thought of something, his eyes rolled and he said, "That Sun Zian is getting more and more out of hand. I'm thinking of giving you a helping hand. What do you think?"

"Give me a helping hand?" Lu Li was a bit surprised. He had always thought that Sun Zian and Wen Hong should be on very close terms. Now it seemed that Wen Hong just regarded Sun Zian as a tool to be used.

"Yes, give you a helping hand. Follow me, and you don't have to work. You just need to find obedient servants for me every month. I can give you thirty percent of the contributions I draw. Don't be afraid to tell you that I only gave Sun Zian twenty percent. He could get several hundred contributions for free every month."

Get several hundred contributions for free without doing anything?

Lu Li was a bit tempted when he heard this, but the reputation of being a "lackey" was a bit unpleasant.

After thinking for a while, he said, "How about after I come back from Tianjue Peak?"

"Of course, I'm just telling you in advance." Wen Hong patted Lu Li on the shoulder and looked at the figure speeding over from the sky. "The Grand Elder is here. Behave yourself."

Lu Li looked up and indeed saw a mass of cyan shadow speeding over from the sky. When it got closer, Lu Li realized that it was actually a cyan lotus platform, and on the lotus platform stood an old Taoist with a round face and long beard. Presumably, this was the Grand Elder Xiao Jue.

Xiao Jue landed two feet above the ground but did not come down. He glanced at Wen Hong and asked, "Is this the guy?"

Wen Hong quickly replied respectfully, "Yes, yes, it's this guy."

Xiao Jue glared at Lu Li and shouted, "Come up!"

Lu Li was extremely unhappy in his heart, but he didn't dare to lose his temper. He lowered his head and stepped up.

"Stand firm. I won't be responsible if you fall!" Xiao Jue suddenly exerted force, and the lotus platform immediately shot towards the sky like a meteor.

Caught off guard, Lu Li directly sat down on the lotus platform. In an instant, his face turned a shade paler, and his hands tightly grasped the lotus petals on the side.

Only then did Lu Li find that this lotus platform wasn't a real lotus pod. Instead, it felt a bit like metal when touched.

"Really useless!"

Seeing Lu Li's embarrassment, Xiao Jue gently lifted Lu Li up with one hand and said, "Without this bit of courage, what's the point of cultivating immortality!"

This old guy is really crazy.

If possible, Lu Li really wanted to kick this old man off from behind.

Xiao Jue naturally didn't know what Lu Li was thinking. He sneered at Lu Li, then with a flash of his hand seal, the lotus platform suddenly shone brightly with spiritual light and flew out with a whoosh, carrying the two of them, leaving Wen Hong looking on enviously, thinking to himself that it would be great if he were as powerful as the Grand Elder...