Chapter 78 – Public outrage
Bidding farewell to Liu Mei, Lin Hao and Shui Ling'er continued with their fishing plan.
"Lin Hao, I recorded their threats to kill you with a recording stone earlier. I have an idea: in the future, whenever we encounter other teams, we should secretly record them with the stone. If they try to frame you later, we'll have evidence."
In Shui Ling'er's gentle palm lay several recording stones.
Lin Hao hadn't expected Shui Ling'er to be so meticulous, and he couldn't help but feel grateful. Ling'er truly was a capable partner.
With his master protecting him, he wasn't afraid of confronting others, but having more evidence could indeed avoid many unnecessary troubles.
"Ling'er, you're right. I've already been interrogated twice, and I'm afraid I won't escape it this time either. With the recording stones as evidence, let's see what they can do to me!"
Lin Hao praised Shui Ling'er generously.
The two of them then ambushed two more groups. One of the groups included a pretty female cultivator. Lin Hao deliberately provoked them to say they wanted to kill him and recorded it before defeating them, seizing their demon cores and spirit stones, and capturing the female cultivator.
After dual cultivation with her, Lin Hao felt he was halfway into the peak of Foundation Establishment.
He speculated that finding another pure female cultivator would allow him to fully step into the peak of Foundation Establishment.
However, his fishing plan failed.
The people they lured over were now at least groups of ten, with no fewer than two in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
They couldn't be beaten!
Why did these guys suddenly join forces?
Lin Hao thought for a moment and understood.
His actions must have provoked public outrage.
Just as he suspected.
The cultivators he had robbed spread the word about his deeds, inciting the Xuan Yin Sect disciples to unite against him.
They were already dissatisfied with Lin Hao, and after this incident, they hated him even more.
Many Xuan Yin Sect disciples spontaneously organized teams to hunt Lin Hao.
Their main goal now was to find Lin Hao, with hunting demons becoming secondary.
Of course, the reason they were so eager to find Lin Hao was not only to "rid the world of evil" but also because they had their eyes on the demon cores and spirit stones he possessed.
Rumor had it that Lin Hao had ambushed dozens of groups, and his collection of demon cores and spirit stones was countless.
Killing Lin Hao would not only bring fame but also a bounty of demon cores, so why not?
The commotion at Xuan Yin Sect caught the attention of disciples from other sects.
Heavenly Sword Sect, Jinghong Demon Hunting Team.
"Senior Sister, where did this Lin Hao come from?
He suddenly became a target for everyone, and the Xuan Yin Sect disciples are going crazy looking for him!"
A girl in a green dress sat atop a fox the size of a water buffalo.
Li Jinghong sat cross-legged, a sword resting on her knees, her long eyelashes covering her eyelids.
Her stunning face showed no emotion.
"Senior Sister, say something. What did Lin Hao do to make everyone so angry? I'm really curious."
"I don't know him, and I'm not interested," Li Jinghong suddenly opened her eyes.
Her clear eyes flashed with a sharp light.
"The affairs of Xuan Yin Sect have nothing to do with us. We're here to hunt demons, not meddle in others' business."
The girl in the green dress pouted, touched her white chin, and said, "Alright, I won't meddle. I'll focus on helping Senior Sister hunt demons. I know you're competing with Senior Brother Guan Yue."
A slight, almost imperceptible blush crossed Li Jinghong's beautiful face.
"Brat, if you dare speak nonsense again, I'll sew your mouth shut."
The girl in the green dress saw her senior sister was annoyed and made a gesture of zipping her lips. She then took out a six-zhang-long pair of scissors from her storage bag and began to skin the demon fox.
Meanwhile, a swordsman in white, holding an unsheathed sword, chased a white tiger the size of a small mountain like a shooting star.
The swordsman in white murmured softly, "This demon is worthy of drawing my sword."
The fleeing white tiger was very frustrated. It had a special mission and had been avoiding human cultivators along the way.
Unexpectedly, it was targeted by a sword fanatic who insisted on using it to test his sword.
It wasn't that it couldn't beat the opponent, but it was afraid of wasting time and missing its important task.
While fleeing, it saw a cat demon not far away.
"Help me hold them off."
Cui Qing'er transformed into her true form and was already on the run. She had the same thought as the white tiger, hoping to use it to fend off her pursuers.
The one chasing Cui Qing'er was Gu Qingcheng from the Hehuan Sect.
She found the lynx quite cute and knew it held a secret.
Who would have thought the lynx wasn't very strong, but it was an expert at escaping?
She had chased it for over a hundred miles and still couldn't catch it.
The two groups collided.
The white tiger let out a fierce roar and charged at Gu Qingcheng.
"You're not a cute big cat."
A red ribbon flew from Gu Qingcheng's slender hand, and with a flick, she sent the white tiger flying.
The white tiger, however, took advantage of the situation and fled.
Cui Qing'er wasn't so lucky.
The swordsman in white said softly, "You're not worthy of me drawing my sword."
With that, he threw a golden rope, binding the lynx.
Gu Qingcheng arrived and smiled.
"Thank you, fellow cultivator, for helping me capture the demon."
The swordsman in white said seriously, "But because of you, the white tiger escaped. It's rare to find a demon worthy of my sword."
Gu Qingcheng replied nonchalantly, "Just a mixed-blood white tiger. Who knows how diluted its bloodline is!"
"Forget it, I'll continue looking for an opponent."
The swordsman in white retrieved the demon-binding rope and disappeared in a flash.
Gu Qingcheng grabbed the lynx by the scruff of its neck and said with a smile, "What's the use of running? You still ended up in my hands!"
Cui Qing'er maintained her demon form, pretending to be cute and innocent, hoping to charm the woman into sparing her.
Gu Qingcheng stroked her while coldly saying.
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"I heard that back at Xuan Yin Sect, you were close with Lin Hao?"
Hearing that name suddenly, Cui Qing'er's fur stood on end.
What was this woman's relationship with Lin Hao?
"You better answer my questions honestly, or I'll destroy your soul and turn you into a beast."
With that, Gu Qingcheng grabbed a cat leg and gently snapped it.
The pain of the broken leg made Cui Qing'er scream in agony. This woman was ruthless, breaking her leg without hesitation!
What terrified her even more was the woman's threat to turn her into a beast.
She didn't want to become a beast, spending her days either eating or being eaten, either ridden or riding.
"Yes, yes, I do know Lin Hao," Cui Qing'er croaked.
"See, isn't it better to answer questions?"
Gu Qingcheng's face held a faint smile.
"I heard Lin Hao practices dual cultivation and progresses rapidly. As his close one, do you have anything to say?"
This woman was after Lin Hao's cultivation secrets!
If she found out about Lin Hao's special physique, she might resort to underhanded tactics.
Cui Qing'er's mind flashed back to her days and nights with Lin Hao, and she sighed inwardly.
"I only know that cultivating with him greatly harms a female cultivator's vitality, even risking a drop in cultivation level."
"Really? Doesn't Xuan Yin Sect care about such cultivation?"
"They do, of course they do!" Cui Qing'er paused, then continued, "But it doesn't matter. Lin Hao's master is protective and even drove away the Discipline Elder."