Chapter 1581 - 1476: Crisis

Qin Hao had not yet dodged when a chilling wind whooshed past again.

"The ghost is here!" Qin Hao shouted loudly. Lei Xiuzhu was so frightened that she trembled all over and, without thinking, threw herself into Qin Hao’s arms, shivering uncontrollably.

In fact, she wasn’t afraid of ghosts or spirits by nature.

It’s just that after encountering so many things, her mood was still tense.

Which made her become so timid.

"Hey, isn’t that Lei Xiuzhu and Chu Xi? What are they doing?"

At this moment, a voice was heard from a distance.

Lei Xiuzhu’s delicate body shivered. She turned her head to see Ma Ji, Huang Cuicui, and Luo Yong approaching.

"Senior Sister!"

Seeing Lei Xiuzhu hugging Qin Hao, Ma Ji and the others were almost stunned.

They exchanged glances, all looking incredulous.

Why is Senior Sister hugging Chu Xi?

What’s going on here?

"Don’t get any ideas!" Lei Xiuzhu hurriedly let go and distanced herself from Qin Hao, speaking to the three.

The three of them said nothing but murmured in their hearts, "You’re in this situation and yet telling us not to overthink?"

"Ahem, ahem!" At this time, Qin Hao spoke up, "Senior Sister actually didn’t plan to do anything to me. She’s just a bit cold and wanted to hold onto me."

A bit cold, wanted to hold on?

That’s completely making it worse. The three of them looked at Lei Xiuzhu with strange expressions.

"Chu Xi! Stop talking nonsense!"

Lei Xiuzhu’s face turned white with anger.

This bastard Chu Xi really wanted people to misunderstand.

"Alright, let’s not be so dirty-minded." Qin Hao waved his hand, saying to the three of them, "In any case, don’t overthink. My relationship with Senior Sister is pure. That’s it."

The three of them looked even more skeptical, and Lei Xiuzhu wished she could find a hole and crawl into it.

Ma Ji, fearing Lei Xiuzhu would blow up, looked at the two corpses on the ground and said, "Is this Refining Dragon Child and Niu Er? Are they dead?"

"These bastards!"

Luo Yong was furious, kicking Niu Er’s body.

Bang!

The swollen body of Niu Er exploded, with purple blood splattering everywhere.

"Where is Refining Dragon Child’s head?" Ma Ji questioned in confusion again.

With these words, all three of them looked at Qin Hao with tension.

Their mission was to complete a task.

Not killing Refining Dragon Child would earn task points, but if he was killed, the points could reach fifty thousand!

Qin Hao said calmly, "I took it."

Indeed.

Their suspicions were confirmed, and they looked at Qin Hao eagerly.

This mission was undertaken by the five of them together.

But it was Qin Hao alone who dealt with Refining Dragon Child completely.

So, they felt embarrassed to ask for the task points.

Qin Hao looked at Lei Xiuzhu and said, "Little Xiuzhu, how do you think the task points should be distributed?"

"What did you call me?" Lei Xiuzhu asked in a daze.

"Little Xiuzhu," Qin Hao said casually. "I’m your uncle. Isn’t it normal to call you Little Xiuzhu?"

"You!" Lei Xiuzhu didn’t expect Qin Hao to bring this up again, and she was momentarily speechless.

However, considering that Qin Hao had saved her life, she decided not to quibble further.

She was always one to love and hate passionately. She owed Qin Hao her life, so calling him uncle wasn’t such a big deal.

"Uncle, I’ll listen to you," Lei Xiuzhu decided, saying so.

Qin Hao wasn’t sure how to handle the task points, and neither did Lei Xiuzhu.

She was a rich second generation, indifferent to task points.

But Ma Ji and the others were different.

They had come recklessly, nearly losing their lives just for some task points.

Logically, since they hadn’t contributed much, they had no reason to take the task points.

But Lei Xiuzhu felt a bit reluctant to refuse them.

After all, the look in their eyes was pitiful.

Of course, she didn’t have the face to distribute the task points herself.

After all, she hadn’t done much, truth be told.

So, leaving it to Qin Hao was the best option.

Qin Hao pondered carefully.

Except for Ma Ji, who among these people hadn’t looked down on him?

To just give them the task points now seemed too easy for them, didn’t it?

So, he said coldly, "For this mission, only Senior Brother Ma shares in the rewards. The other three of you, get lost!"

Lei Xiuzhu was indifferent, but Huang Cuicui and Luo Yong looked ashamed and embarrassed.

Ma Ji was full of surprise and said, "Junior Brother, this isn’t right! I didn’t really do anything..."

"Senior Brother Ma, no need to be polite," Qin Hao said amiably. "Your not viewing me with prejudice just because of my ugly appearance is the greatest encouragement to me."

This wasn’t just empty words from Qin Hao.

He had always been this way with people: if you treat me well, I’ll treat you even better; if you don’t treat me well, then I’m sorry, I won’t treat you well either.

"Then... thank you, Senior Brother Chu!" Ma Ji no longer refused. After all, such a large amount of task points could keep him well-fed and satisfied for a long time, who would really decline?

"Alright, the matters in Kang City are resolved, I must return to the sect. You stay and announce the results to the villagers!"

Qin Hao said calmly, issuing the command.

At this moment, he already had the demeanor of a team leader.

Lei Xiuzhu and the others didn’t oppose, rather they gladly complied with the order.

After all, Qin Hao had already won them over with his strength.

...

...

In a mountain range over a hundred miles from Kang City.

Under a huge pine tree, an old man sat cross-legged on a boulder.

The old man was closing his eyes in Qi Absorption, seemingly devoid of life, like a dead shell.

In front of the old man, two oil lamps hovered in the air.

The light from the lamps was gentle and steady.

Suddenly.

The two oil lamps extinguished abruptly.

The old man opened his eyes, which flickered with a fierce rage.

"Who killed my disciple!"

The old man roared, causing the earth and mountains in the forest to tremble.

The surrounding trees and grass snapped, and nearby flocks of birds flew away in fright.

Crack!

The boulder beneath him crumbled to dust at the sound.

As the dust fell, the old man’s body soared into the air, transforming into a streak of light heading towards Kang City.

Between heaven and earth, the old man’s angry roar faintly lingered: "Dare to kill my beloved disciple! I will make you regret coming into this world!"

...

...

Inside Kang City.

As Qin Hao finished speaking, Lei Xiuzhu and the others had no objections.

"Are you leaving alone?"

Seeing Qin Hao preparing to leave, Lei Xiuzhu felt a bit reluctant.

She didn’t know why but felt that if this ugly man left, she might never see him again.

"Along with Ma Ji," Qin Hao said calmly.

"Ma Ji..." Lei Xiuzhu looked at Ma Ji, who appeared overwhelmed with favor, her expression complex.

She suddenly felt that it was enviable enough for Ma Ji to continue staying at Qin Hao’s side.

"Let’s go."

As Qin Hao finished his words, he gave Ma Ji a meaningful look, and the two of them were about to leave.

Suddenly.

Boom, boom, boom!

A giant sound came from the sky, like thunder exploding within the clouds.