C48 Farewell

Following the muffled sound of a sharp blade piercing into flesh, Guan Sheng's eyes suddenly bulged and a mouthful of fresh blood mixed with broken organs wildly sprayed out from his mouth.

With eyes staring hatefully at the young man in front of him, Guan Sheng's body slowly went limp, the life force in his body quickly retreated. Looking at the cold corpse crouching in the ruins, Zhou Tong finally let out a long breath of red impure air, spitting out the two-thirds of the Burning Blood Pill which had shrunk to its size.

After eliminating Guan Sheng, Zhou Tong did not bother with the poisoned mercenaries anymore, he turned to clean up his spoils of war, and called for Zhu Yunxin.

After a while, Zhu Yunxin carefully looked over, and saw that Zhou Tong's expression had returned back to normal. She then heaved a sigh of relief.

"Let's go, Poison Fang Mercenary Company will no longer exist in the future, it's a pity that this Yali Town is destroyed!" Walking to Zhu Yunxin's side, Zhou Tong's face was slightly pale, the aftereffects of the Burning Blood Pill.

"Mm, we should still save them."

Zhu Yunxin replied gently. She looked around and saw that the remaining mercenaries all had purple faces and white foam on their mouths. They couldn't help but frown.

"They destroyed the Yali Town. Are you sure you want to save them?" Zhou Tong expressionlessly turned his face to the side. Although the effects of the Burning Blood Pill had already passed, the blood energy had an effect on him, causing him to still be unable to put on a friendly expression.

"Oh," she replied softly. Seeing that Zhou Tong seemed to be unhappy, Zhu Yunxin could only nod her head.

Zhou Tong did not reply, suppressing the remaining violence in his heart, he took out a few white pills from the Sumeru Pearl.

"Cover your mouth and nose."

After he gave the command, Zhou Tong threw the few white pills in his hands to the ground. A white mist rose, and Zhou Tong could vaguely smell a sweet smell. Zhu Yunxin covered her mouth and nose, her beautiful eyes staring at the mercenaries that were in unbearable pain on the ground. After the white smoke rose, the purple color on the mercenaries' faces quickly eased up, and their moans gradually subsided.

Glancing at Zhu Yunxin's calming expression, Zhou Tong curled the corner of his lips and laughed indifferently. He reached out his hand to pat Zhu Yunxin's head, his gaze sweeping past the mercenaries who had escaped from the poison in the Purple Spirit Fog, and said solemnly: "From today onwards, Poison Fang Mercenary Company will be dissolved. If any of you wish to leave, you can leave on your own. If you still want to stir up trouble, I don't mind taking care of all of you. "

As matters stood, how could the remaining mercenaries still dare to fight? After hearing Zhou Tong's words, all of their faces turned pale as they scattered, as if they were afraid that Zhou Tong would chase up to them.

"Let's go and see the casualties of Yali Town. Maybe I can help a little."

After resting for a bit, Zhou Tong patted Zhu Yunxin's shoulder and walked straight towards the majority of the Yali Town that were in ruins. Zhu Yunxin was startled for a moment, then hurriedly followed.

The news of Guan Sheng and his son's death quickly spread among the survivors, and towards this shocking news, everyone was flabbergasted, especially when they found out that the person who killed Guan Sheng and his son, was not even twenty years old, a sense of shame arose in the hearts of many.

Guan Sheng's death announced the dissolution of the Poison Fang Mercenary Company. In a situation where there was no leader, the great power that had dominated the Yali Town back then, had gradually declined into the most unranked power. Even if the remaining people added up, they could only be considered a third-rate mercenary group.

This time, when the Poison Fang Mercenary Company attacked the Yali Town, more than half of the original buildings in the Yali Town were destroyed, but luckily, the casualties in the town were not too great. It was said that the Center had a few good intentions, and when Guan Sheng attacked, most of the buildings in the town were evacuated. There was no way to tell if the story was true or false, but fortunately, most of the people in the town were safe and sound.

Five days later

As the sky grew dark, Zhou Tong sat on his bed with his legs crossed, the surrounding spirit energy enveloped Zhou Tong like a layer of mist, and as the spirit energy moved, it created an ethereal and indistinct Qi, followed closely by two, three, until after the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the mist of spirit energy had completely turned into an ethereal white color, and was slowly absorbed into Zhou Tong's body.

"Phew, it's finally over." After stretching his body lazily, Zhou Tong jumped down to the ground. As soon as he stretched his arms and legs, a burst of crackling sounds came out, as if he was cheering and jumping in joy. Feeling the clear and bright spiritual energy in his body, the corner of Zhou Tong's mouth could not help but curl up.

"I wonder if master will treat them like monsters and dissect them when we go back"

Smiling in satisfaction, Zhou Tong withdrew his hands and feet. Just today, with the effects of the Rank 5 Spirit Earth Pill refined by the Hundred Year Radix Szechwan, Zhou Tong's cultivation had successfully broke through to the first stage of the ethereal state. With the [illusion qigong] 's thirty-first stage energy added together, the strength had reached more than ten thousand kilograms.

And all of this was because of Zhu Yunxin. If it wasn't for Zhu Yunxin who found the hundred year old Radix Szechwan, Zhou Tong wouldn't have been able to refine the Deep Earth Spirit Pill.

In the past few days, Zhou Tong stayed in the medicine shop where Zhu Yunxin resided. Originally, he wanted to teach Zhu Yunxin how to refine pills, but he didn't expect to spend an entire three days cultivating.

When he walked out of the room, it was already evening. Zhou Tong opened the curtain of the door and walked into the medicine store that had been temporarily repaired with wooden planks, his gaze swept around the shop and found that inside the cubicle, a fire was still flickering. Through the half-closed door, a graceful figure dressed in a pure white dress was sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat as she wholeheartedly stared at the medicine cauldron in front of her.

Zhou Tong quietly stepped into the cubicle, and looked at the fire dancing inside the medicine cauldron in front of Zhu Yunxin, as well as the books and failed products on the floor. Imprinted with a flame, Zhu Yunxin's beautiful face revealed traces of exhaustion. Her beautiful eyes were bloodshot, probably because she had not had a good rest for two to three days.

As if he had heard the sound of footsteps, the spirit energy in Zhu Yunxin's hands instantly became a little scattered, and the flame inside the medicinal cauldron increased several fold, almost burning the medicinal ingredients into charcoal.

"Relax, when refining pills, you have to be calm." Zhou Tong smiled as he walked forward and reached out to press his hand onto Zhu Yunxin's fair little hand, gently pressing down on the door of fire.

Following Zhou Tong's guidance, the flames in the medicinal cauldron calmed down, and a moment later, a round, second rank healing pill was fresh from the furnace.

Looking at the fresh Tier 2 pills, Zhu Yunxin's face lit up. According to the method and formula that Zhou Tong had given her, in these five days, it was the first time Zhu Yunxin had been able to refine a Tier 2 pill.

After putting away the pills, Zhu Yunxin looked at the pleased expression on Zhou Tong's face and could not help but smile: "You have not eaten yet, right? It's still hot in the house. Sit down for a while, I'll serve it to you. "

Hearing such soft words, Zhou Tong's heart was moved, these words, this scene, was like the wife that had been waiting for her husband for a long time. Her gentle words, were filled with warmth and concern.

Zhou Tong sat down beside Zhu Yunxin, extended his hand and gently patted Zhu Yunxin's head. Zhu Yunxin's beautiful face flushed red at first, and timidly shifted his gaze away, but after a while, the expression on her face calmed down, as if he was enjoying being closer to Zhou Tong.

"I have to leave tomorrow morning. Will it be okay for you to stay by yourself?" After pondering for a moment, Zhou Tong sighed.

Zhu Yunxin's expression froze for a moment, then became gentle again after. She nodded slightly and said, "No problem, I want to stay here and help the people here. Yali Town's reconstruction may take two to three years.

In Zhu Yunxin's eyes, a look of anticipation flashed past, but was quickly extinguished. When the time comes, I will go find you. She was still unable to say it out loud in the end.

Zhou Tong laughed lightly as he took out a blue colored long sword from the Sumeru Pearl and handed it over to Zhu Yunxin, "This is forged with the Black Frosted Tiger's sharp horn, I call it 'Shui Han'. Take it and practice properly with it, the cultivation techniques and sword techniques that I left for you, as long as you practice diligently, after three years, your strength should be enough for you to directly enter the sect. I'll come back and pick you up when you're down. "

"En!" After receiving the water-cold sword, Zhu Yunxin was stunned for a moment. Then, she immediately broke into a smile and nodded her head strongly, then pointed to a cloth bag at the corner of the wall and said, "I haven't even washed your robe yet. Why don't you put it here for now?"

"Then I'll stay with you for now," Zhou Tong said with a gentle smile. "After you finish what you want to do, I'll come back to get it, and take you back to the sect at the same time."

Enjoying the warmth brought by Zhou Tong's palm, Zhu Yunxin couldn't help but rub her hand against Zhou Tong's palm and obediently nod her head.

"I'm going. Cultivate well. If you're lazy, I won't come to pick you up."

"Then take care, I'll wait for you!"

Raising his head to look at the person in front of him, Zhu Yunxin smiled, there was a trace of reluctance in his smile, and watched Zhou Tong leave, his gaze following Zhou Tong's departure. Finally, he let out a sigh, his face a little lonely, but after a moment, Zhu Yunxin shook his head, and threw him out.

After standing at the door for a long time, until he finally calmed down, Zhu Yunxin then turned back and returned to the shop's cubicle, and continued to study the handwritten manuals that Zhou Tong had left him.