studiobondurri Chapter 75 Complaint
Chapter 75 Complaint
"Reporting to the Grand Elder, our scouts have spotted something amiss. There are two cultivators rapidly approaching us from a slightly lower position directly ahead. One of them is wearing the black Bagua robe, the exclusive attire of inner disciples of the Quanzhen Sect. What do you think..."
A disciple of the Pei family was reporting the information he had just received to Pei Jiang, the eldest elder of the Pei family. Pei Jiang nodded slightly and ordered the two cultivators to be invited onto the flying boat.
These two were none other than Zhang Yunling and Ren Jixing, who had been heading towards Chang'an City from Pei Yao's base a few days ago. Seeing the Pei family's spirit power flying boat heading in this direction, Zhang Yunling guessed what was going on.
"It seems the Pei family has become suspicious of Pei Yao. I wonder how long Pei Yao has been hiding in that base, and how many cursed individuals like Senior Brother Ren have been captured..."
Along the way, Zhang Yunling had already inquired with Ren Jixing about the series of events that had happened to him.
After Pei Yao captured Ren Jixing for poisoning, she used a blood-taking method to cut a wound in the flesh on Ren Jixing's abdomen where the cursed runes were located. She then took a few drops of blood and used a strange technique to activate the cursed power contained within.
However, the energy fluctuations emanating from the blood were very small. One cultivator tried to activate it using magic, but it didn't have much effect. So, several more cultivators came up to help activate it, but it still didn't work.
Then a female cultivator arrived. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but compared to ordinary women, she was aloof and refined, possessing a unique charm.
Although Ren Jixing was the only son of the Ren family, a prominent family that had married into the Duan imperial family, he had developed the habits of a young master since childhood and had seen all kinds of beautiful women.
However, having spent over a month protecting Zhang Yunling's breakthrough, Ren Jixing's physical condition was no longer good enough to warrant criticism.
As the female cultivator walked towards him, before she could even activate her spell, the few drops of cursed blood belonging to Ren Jixing reacted strongly, bursting forth with a dazzling scarlet light.
Perhaps Ren Jixing's desire for women was so intense that he was on the verge of death, desperately trying to grasp at the hope of survival.
Pei Yao was startled, but the light was extremely dazzling and the energy fluctuations were exceptionally strong, instantly engulfing everyone around. Even with her late-stage Golden Core cultivation, Pei Yao was unable to force her way close at this moment.
After a few breaths, the scarlet light gradually faded, and all the cultivators who had approached Ren Jixing disappeared, including the last female cultivator to arrive.
At that moment, the curse rune on Ren Jixing's lower abdomen seemed to have a switch flipped, and the remaining scarlet light gradually enveloped his entire body, completely transforming his body. The few drops of blood that originated from him evaporated instantly, turning into scarlet vapor and re-integrating into Ren Jixing's body.
Finally, all the light faded away, and Ren Jixing was transformed into a woman. Her brown hair was longer and thicker than before, and her already slender body became even more delicate and long. At the same time, two soft, white mounds of flesh sprouted on her chest... All these features combined to create Ren Jixing's current female appearance.
Then he—no, it should be her—discovered that if she revealed the curse runes to others and they could see them with their own eyes, Ren Jixing would establish a subtle telepathic connection with them.
This kind of connection allows Ren Jixing to influence or even manipulate the cultivators who have established a connection with her, making them act according to her will. The degree of this influence seems to be related to their cultivation level.
Those whose cultivation level is lower than Ren Jixing's can be easily manipulated, while those whose cultivation level is higher than Ren Jixing's can probably only be influenced.
The scene that Zhang Yunling and Zhou Hanping witnessed upon their arrival was the moment when Ren Jixing had just unleashed the power of the curse to transform himself into a woman.
Having finished their thoughts, the two had arrived on the deck of the Pei family's flying boat. The Pei family disciple who had just reported the situation to Pei Jiang had now stepped forward and asked Zhang Yunling:
"Fellow Daoist, may I ask what brings you two to our Pei family's flying boat in such a hurry?"
As she spoke, the disciple couldn't help but glance at Ren Jixing, her hot figure instantly attracting the young male cultivator's attention.
However, he quickly shifted his gaze to the golden Bagua pattern visible on Ren Jixing's black robe.
The Quanzhen School has always had a close relationship with the Pei family. If these two are indeed disciples of the Quanzhen School, they probably have no ill intentions on this trip.
Zhang Yunling then spoke up: "Brother Pei, we are both inner disciples of the Quanzhen Sect. My name is Zhang Yunling. We have a long journey ahead and have an important matter to report to the Pei family's higher-ups."
Upon hearing this, the disciple immediately perked up. Zhang Yunling? This young man had been the subject of some rumors before. It was said that he not only found the legendary fragment of the immortal inheritance map for the Pei family, but also eradicated the evil sect leader of the Quanzhen Sect and directly resurrected the sect's patriarch, making unparalleled contributions!
I haven't heard anything about this person since then. It's really strange that Zhang Yunling would suddenly appear here today.
Before the disciple could speak again, a loud shout came from behind:
"Zhang Yunling? Really? Where is he?"
The voice sounded somewhat familiar. Zhang Yunling peered back in surprise and saw a burly, handsome young cultivator rush over, shoveling aside the Pei family disciple who had been there earlier, and exclaiming with delight to Zhang Yunling:
"My benefactor! It really is you! Hahahaha!"
As soon as Zhang Yunling got a good look at the person, he was pulled into a tight bear hug.
"Pei Yongjie? It's you?"
It turned out that the enthusiastic and burly young man was none other than Pei Yongjie, the captain of the Pei family army who had been saved by Zhang Yunling by accident.
"Yes! It's all thanks to your courageous intervention, brother, that we were saved from dire straits. That's how the Pei family army found the bandits' hideout, recovered dozens of stolen items, and averted a huge loss!"
Zhang Yunling was naturally unaware of these things. When he killed the squad leader of the Thief Heaven Sect and retrieved the Spirit Summoning Bracelet, he also seized the other party's storage bag. That's when he ran into Lin Wan'er, the leader of the Thief Heaven Sect.
He naturally had no idea what happened after Pei's army arrived, as he was still in the base of the Thief Heaven Sect at that time.
Ren Jixing smiled, pleased that her junior brother had so many connections, which would be beneficial to their future development.
Although the Pei family disciple who was pushed away by Pei Yongjie was dissatisfied, he still couldn't help but steal glances at Ren Jixing's revealing and sexy figure.
But he also understood that beautiful women are meant to be with heroes. A legendary young talent like Zhang Yunling was someone he, a lower-ranking disciple, could never compare to. Such a beauty belonged only to Zhang Yunling, and he could only steal glimpses of her from the sidelines.
After exchanging pleasantries with Pei Yongjie, Zhang Yunling was politely invited inside to meet Pei Jiang, the eldest elder of the Pei family.
"Greetings, Elder! This is Zhang Yunling, my good brother who saved my life back then and made great contributions to our Pei family!"
Pei Yongjie spoke with great poise and pride as he introduced his benefactor.
Zhang Yunling was much calmer. Together with Ren Jixing, they bowed slightly to Pei Jiang and said, "Junior Zhang Yunling greets the Grand Elder."
Pei Jiang stroked his beard and smiled, praising, "Hmm, I saw this child at a banquet years ago. He truly is a rising star among the younger generation. What brings you here today?"
Zhang Yunling didn't mince words and went straight to the point: "I know that our Quanzhen Sect and the Pei family have had a friendly and close relationship for thousands of years."
However, as an inner disciple of the Quanzhen School, I have been persecuted by a member of your family. The woman beside me is actually my senior brother, named Ren Jixing, who is also an inner disciple of the Quanzhen School. I presume you know him as well.
Upon hearing this, Pei Jiang's previously kind and peaceful expression froze, and he looked incredulously at the woman standing beside Zhang Yunling.
"What? You're saying she's Ren Jixing? Ren Tianxiong's grandson?"