Artifact Chapter 16: Solving the Annoying People

Chapter 16: Solving the Annoying People

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

In less than half an hour, all the people in the He family who could make aura were all summoned to the He family Sect ancestral hall. The people stood in a row and took turns to pour their aura into the Liuli Stone to see if there would be any black gas overflowing.

Just as Lu Ming thought, after testing dozens of people in a row, the Liuli Stone all released something like black demonic energy. The crowd was astonished, it seemed that the young master’s words should be right. There really was someone who intended to make him lose his reputation, and even carry the evil intention of killing him.

He Qingqiu stood in the crowd, his face deathly pale. He didn’t expect that such a well thought out plan would still be discovered by He Qingci. If the plan could be successfully implemented, not only He Qingci would carry the infamous name of a demonic cultivator. He may even be killed by the He family, and have his soul fly away and scattered was also very likely. He thought he could eliminate such a big trouble, and smoothly inherit the position of He family Sect master with such a one-two punch scheme. He didn’t expect it to put him in a dangerous situation.

“He Qingqiu, it’s your turn.” An icy voice suddenly came from the front.

He Qingqiu jerked his head, a trace of fear and resentment crossed his eyes. He looked at He Qingci who was calmly looking at him not far away, and his heart rippled. His lips moved, as if his body was immersed in the cold pool in an ice cave. He slowly moved towards the Liuli Stone.

He Qingqiu stood in front of the Liuli Stone. For a long time, he refused to raise his hand to pour aura into it, but cold sweat dripped down causing him to shiver all over.

When He Yuanqi saw He Qingqiu’s appearance, he frowned and said, “Qingqiu, what’s wrong with you?”

He Qingqiu looked astonished, his heart was like a drumming burst, trying to suppress the fear inside, opened his mouth and said in a trembling voice, “Father, I am not feeling well, I can’t use my spiritual energy, I want to leave first.”

He Yuanqi looked at him, nodded and said, “Your face really doesn’t look good, why don’t you go back first?”

He Qingqiu heard that, his heart was more than ecstatic, he hurriedly nodded and said, “Then Qingqiu will go back first.”

“Wait!” A cold voice suddenly sounded. The crowd looked at the voice, the speaker was the eldest young master He Qingci. Although his face was calm, his eyes were cold and almost chilling, and he leisurely spoke, “First get tested before leaving.”

He Qingqiu face changed, feigning annoyance, said, “I have said that I am not feeling well, I can not use my aura for the time being. Why do I have to be tested?”

Lu Ming glanced at him and said indifferently, “Since you can’t use your aura, there are other ways.”

He Qingqiu said angrily, “What solution?”

Lu Ming’s mouth hooked up, reached out and pointed to the demon’s corpse and said, “The demon and the master made a master-servant contract, even if it dies, the mark etched on the master’s body will not disappear so quickly. If you are innocent, then show your arm for everyone to see if there is a master-servant contract mark or not.”

He Qingqiu seemed to have suddenly fallen from heaven to hell, and his body was covered in chills. The master-servant contract with the demon would indeed leave a dark red diamond-shaped mark on a certain part of the body, but the part was indeed different from person to person. He never thought that this person would know so much about demons and be able to clearly point out the exact location of the master-servant mark on his body, so could it be that someone had betrayed him so that He Qingci could catch him in a jar!

But He Qingqiu was wrong in guessing that it was not someone who betrayed him, because the culprit was Lu Ming’s pet 233, which was lazily lying on Lu Ming’s shoulder, its fat body looking like a ball from afar. 233 smiled smugly, [My brain stores the physical characteristics of all creatures in this world, which is more useful than an entire encyclopedia. Even more so for demons. Host, do you feel honored to have a pet as beautiful and intelligent as me?]

Lu Ming smiled and whispered helplessly, “I would feel more honored if you would stop talking so much.”

233 reluctantly glanced at his mouth, [If I were you, I would definitely wake up in the middle of the night laughing at the thought.]

Lu Ming said coldly, “Hurry up and shrink back!”

233 very hurt blinked big black eyes, aggrieved as he went back into the space. Lu Ming calmed down. Seeing He Qingqiu standing motionless and pale, he smiled coldly and said, “Why, don’t you dare?”

He Qingqiu was sweating, his lips moved, but he didn’t dare to interfere. His brain was chaotic. Seeing the scene in front of him, He Yuanqi saw the scene in front of him and saw some of the clues. Said to He Qingqiu in a stern voice, “Roll up your sleeves!”

He Qingqiu’s body shook, his legs went limp and he fell to the ground with a thud, his voice filled with tears and fear, “Father, I… I did it all! I beg you to spare me!”

The crowd was in an uproar, all shocked by the scene in front of them, they really did not expect that the person who wanted to assassinate the young master was the second youngest master!

He Yuanqi could not hold back any longer, and opened his mouth and cursed angrily, “Evil!”

He Qingqiu was startled by his angry father and immediately fell to the ground, shivering while crying out, “Father, I just lost my mind for a moment, please let me go! I won’t dare to do it again!”

He Yuanqi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and asked Shen Si in a deep voice, “According to Sect rules, what is the punishment for keeping demons and evil things like demons in private, and even attempting to frame his brother?”

Shen Si hesitated for a moment before he cupped his fist and whispered, “Sect master, according to the He family Sect rules, the second young master will not avoid death this time, and because raising demons is a serious crime, after death, he should also be locked in a soul chain and imprisoned for 100 years before he can be reincarnated again.”

Lu Ming was slightly stunned, and did not expect the He family Sect rules to be so strict. He did not want He Qingqiu to die. However, to harm others was ultimately to harm oneself. If he had not realized the plot earlier and found there was a difference in the black stone, the public would have made all these punishments fall on his head.

When He Qingqiu heard that the punishment was so heavy, he was so frightened that he fell to the ground and cried while saying, “Father, for the sake of my first offense, please spare me this time!”

He Yuanqi grunted coldly and did not say anything. The Sect elders at the side could not sit still and said, “Sect master, Qingqiu just went astray for a while, as the saying goes, the prodigal son returns, if he truly repents, give him a chance.”

He Qingqiu hurriedly nodded and said, “Father, I really know I was wrong, I will never do this again!”

He Yuanqi pondered for a moment before sighing quietly and saying, “Qingqiu, today, remembering that you are a first-time offender, you will be punished by being sent to the Red Jade Mountain to face the wall and not to step out for fifty years.”

He Qingqiu heard that he finally did not have to die, fearing that He Yuanqi regretted, hurriedly kowtowed and said, “Thank you, father, for not killing me, Qingqiu will definitely change his ways and reform his heart.”

He Yuanqi waved his hand somewhat tiredly and said, “Take him away.”

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He Qingci’s status in the He family was even more precious since such a big event happened in the Sect shrine that day. He Qingqiu was punished to the Red Jade Mountain for 50 years, and that meant, He Qingci rightfully became the only candidate for the next heir of the He family. Not to mention that he was now recovering his aura, and his artifact refining ability was also pure. The whole Cultivation World was shaken by this genius, which was rarely seen in a hundred years. At one time, He Qingci’s house became extremely lively, everyday people came to visit to try to make friends with him, which made Lu Ming suffer. God knows,to him the most annoying thing was to socialize with these people.

When Liu Shuyun learned that her son had been imprisoned in Red Jade Mountain, she fainted on the spot. When she woke up, she went to He Yuanqi and begged for help for several days, but in vain. In just a few days, she seemed to have aged several dozen years and locked herself in the house every day to wash her face with tears.

After Lu Ming learned of this, he felt some emotion in his heart. If he had known about this, he would have sone it in the first place. As the saying goes, there was a god at three feet, the cycle of heaven and earth, karma and retribution, it was better to act without shame.

“Brother, you’re lost in thought again.” A childish voice suddenly sounded.

Lu Ming came back to his senses and saw the young boy in front of him, couldn’t help but smile slightly, reached out and rubbed his soft hair, said in a warm voice, “How’s your aura practice today?”

The teenager looked about eleven years old, had fair and delicate cheeks, a smile that had two shallow dimples, and looked very cute. His eyes were clear and bright, glittering, and he was smiling with his eyebrows arched as he said to Lu Ming, “I’ve mastered most of it.”

This child was the young man who came to sell firewood that day, named Jing Mo.

Lu Ming returned to the mansion that day and found that Sang Wusheng had disappeared, but instead, he ran into the boy who was bullied by the boy at the door. Lu Ming thought about it and simply took Jing Mo with him to take care of his own food and living, and paid him a monthly salary so that he could have money to buy medicine for his sick and weak mother.

Lu Ming nodded and said, “That’s good, you need to practice more often.”

Jing Mo nodded, then came over and placed the cakes in his hand on the stone table in front of him, then said, “This new cook made chestnut cake, brother likes to eat, so I rushed to bring some back for you to try.”

Lu Ming’s ears twitched, stretched out his long fingers to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth to chew. As he enjoyed it, he slightly squinted his eyes and said slowly, “Very delicious.”

Jing Mo’s face seemed to be glowing, “If you like it, I will make it for you myself, it will be even better than this.”

Lu Ming said in surprise, “You can still make this?”

Jing Mo blushed, his eyes a little averted, “Naturally, I can.”

Lu Ming said with some amusement, “You are only eleven years old, you don’t need to learn those things, practice your aura well.”

Jing Mo said with a strained neck, “Anyway, I will try to learn. When I learn, brother will only be able to eat my cooking and pastries.”

Lu Ming slapped his head heavily, Jing Mo wailed and rubbed his head aggressively. Lu Ming shook his head helplessly and said, “You kids never think about what you say, what do you mean I will only eat your cooking in the future? If you’re not with me, then I’ll have to go hungry?”

Jing Mo bristled unhappily and said as if muttering, “I won’t let brother have a chance to leave me.”

Lu Ming, “…”

233 saw the two getting along, couldn’t help but sigh, [Host, let an eleven year old child take care of your food and living, do you think it’s appropriate?]

Lu Ming said awkwardly, [It won’t attract attention and it will make his life better, it’s a two-for-one thing.]

233 helplessly said, [Well, let’s put this matter aside for now, let’s talk about the business. Do you feel that there is something wrong with He Yuanqi?]

Lu Ming recalled that day He Yuanqi’s words and actions, especially when looking at his eyes, as if he was determined to get the prey general, the heart also felt some strange and uncomfortable up, [This person is very deep, and must have used a disguise. His attitude toward He Qingci was also quite strange. Let’s observe for a few days. It is time to find an excuse to completely break away from the He family.]

 

 

 

 

 

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