The villain's daily corpse collection

The group followed the captain of the guards to a side hall of the Qiling Temple. Although it was a side hall, it was fully furnished, and standing in the courtyard one could see the green bamboo forest on the back mountain.

Prince Xian Du He was sitting on a stone platform in the courtyard, with a waiter pouring wine for him. When he saw people coming, he waved his hand and asked everyone to leave.

"You are the masters that my seventh sister mentioned. You are indeed quite impressive." Du He looked at the master and his apprentice. "I wonder how you and my sister know each other?"

Du Ximiao glanced at Wang Wei nervously. She had no time to say anything. If Wang Wei said something he shouldn't have, it would be difficult for her to escape Du He's suspicion.

"We met by chance on the road and met by chance." Wang Wei simply said eight words and Du Ximiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"I never thought my sister would be so lucky to meet two masters at once. She should have told you what I want."

"Of course, we only need half of it."

"I heard you were looking for something else?"

"I'm not sure. I need to enter the secret realm to investigate."

Prince Xian narrowed his eyes, trying to see something from her face, but found nothing.

"Your Highness, it's been handled." The twin brothers came in. One of them wiped the bloody sword with a white towel, and the pure white handkerchief was instantly stained red.

What to deal with? Huo Feng looked at the movements of the people coming, with a puzzled look on his face. Wang Wei turned his head and glanced at Du He. Du He sneered, as if he was very satisfied with their expressions.

"Don't worry, Immortal Mo. The competition has been decided. This spot is yours. I am worried about complications, so I will let them kill that person. It's all right." His words were very straightforward, revealing the arrogance of a superior. Huo Feng couldn't help but frown, and Wang Wei blocked him without leaving any trace.

"They are my honored guests, Xue Bo and Xue Ji." Du He briefly introduced the two brothers. They bowed to greet each other, and then Xue Bo said first: "We brothers were once disciples of Lin'an Palace, but later left the sect and now work for the prince. Since we are going to enter the secret realm together, it is best for us to get to know each other first."

"Just like you, a free cultivator." Wang Wei looked at the twins, she seemed to be identifying them carefully.

"It's good to be an independent cultivator. There won't be any troubles like disputes between sects." His younger brother Xue Ji said immediately. He tried to judge the two new members by their faces, but he couldn't see anything after all. Then he smiled and said, "After entering the secret realm, I hope we can help each other. There are four of us. As long as other small teams don't form alliances, we still have the advantage in numbers."

Xue Bo sneered: "In matters like this, the number of people is not a problem. The problem is whether the team is united." He meant something.

Wang Wei shrugged nonchalantly, "Since we're a team, we're naturally of one mind."

"Then why doesn't Immortal Mo be honest with us? Don't you think it's too awkward to wear a mask?" Du He narrowed his eyes and stared at her face.

Wang Wei smiled, raised his hand and took off the mask. Everyone present gasped.

Under the mask, most of the face cannot be seen clearly - because half of the face is covered with marks similar to tattoos. The tattoos are silvery white, and the lines are like climbing vines, or like a group of entangled snakes and dragons. The tattoos also grow and move with the slightest movement of the cheeks during every frown and smile.

Weird and beautiful, it looks like exposed bones.

Everyone had a sentence in their mind: "A pretty skeleton, white bones and flesh." Although Huo Feng was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw it.

Wang Wei put on his mask again: "Does this count as being honest?"

In another sense, she was not lying. This was her divine mark, and few people in heaven had seen it.

Du He was a man who had seen a lot of things. Even if he was surprised, he couldn't show it. He put away his emotions, nodded and said, "Master Mo is really a real person. He made us see through him at once."

Wang Wei smiled faintly: "It's natural. It's so easy for others to see through it. Do you have any objections to our joining?"

The twin brothers bowed and said, "It's okay."

At this time, a disciple in Taoist robes came in from the door, whispered something in Du He's ear and left. Du He immediately looked at everyone and said, "Your first group will enter the secret realm in three days."

The Xue brothers were amazed that they had arrived at the secret realm so quickly. Du He said, "Most of the people entering this time are from the imperial family. You will meet the masters brought by my brothers and sisters - you know what I mean." The Xue brothers looked at each other and nodded repeatedly.

Wang Wei shook his head: "I don't understand. If you have anything to say, please speak directly."

Du He stared at Wang Wei, stood up and walked towards her. Wang Wei did not avoid his gaze. The two looked at each other for a while before he slowly explained: "Of course, I want you to do something small. You have to take the things, but you also have to be careful of others taking them. The Xue brothers have already made a plan, and they need you two to cooperate. Can you do it?"

Huo Feng was somewhat displeased. He carefully tugged at Wang Wei's sleeve. Wang Wei didn't look at him, but quietly grabbed his hand and squeezed it twice.

"The secret realm is ever-changing, I can't guarantee anything, I can only say that if it is convenient at the time, we will definitely cooperate."

Du He was somewhat surprised that Wang Wei would directly agree to his request. Du Ximiao was also worried that Wang Wei would get angry because of Du He's unreasonable request. After all, this was something that would harm others. How could an ordinary person agree to it directly?

"As expected of Immortal Mo, he is a straightforward person."

Du He thought of his first acquaintance with the Xue brothers. If it weren't for the life-saving grace, I'm afraid they wouldn't be easy to control. Now the masters introduced by Du Ximiao are so cooperative. When he comes out of this secret realm, he will try his best to win over these two people - especially the white-haired woman. She looks easy to talk to. As long as he gives her more benefits, she will be used by him.

The first meeting and negotiation seemed to go smoothly. Du He tried to retain everyone with polite words, but everyone understood that he was just saying it casually, so they all said goodbye and left the Qiling Temple.

Riding in a carriage, everyone returned to the inn. The four of them gathered in Du Ximiao's room. Du Ximiao expressed her gratitude to Wang Wei. If she said something wrong today, it would be difficult to clean up the situation. After all, her brother the emperor had a bad temper, and this sister the goddess was not a good person either. If they went head-to-head, no one would get any good, especially Du Ximiao who was caught between the two big mountains.

"I can see that you are still quite afraid of him. There is no need for me to ruin your plan. We are in the same group, aren't we?" Wang Wei took the cup handed over by Du Ximiao and said gently.

"Sister Weiwei, I just like being with smart people like you. You understand me without me saying too much." Du Ximiao praised happily.

"The quota for the secret realm is thanks to you. It saved me a lot of trouble." Wang Wei took a sip of tea, "Let me remind you that your sister may be one of the obstacles on your way to the top."

Du Ximiao sighed, "You've already seen that my fifth sister and I are not on good terms... My camp was too obvious at the beginning, so I made more enemies. She had a brother, my fourth brother, who died a few years ago. She suspected me."

"So, is it you?" Wang Wei asked, looking up.

"It's not me, it's not me." Du Ximiao denied it flatly, "How could I kill someone so casually! I'm just a weak woman... and killing is against the law. Even though I'm a princess, I can't break the iron law."

"Oh." Wang Wei smiled, then regained his expression, "In three days, Huo Feng and I will enter the secret realm, you just wait here. The time in the secret realm should be different from the real time. I don't know the exact difference, but the time outside must be shorter than inside. Anyway, you guys should be smart outside, and hide first if you encounter danger."

"...Will it be dangerous?" Du Ximiao's words revealed deep hesitation.

"I don't know, just in case. After all, your competitors are all gathered here. If they want to do something during the chaos in the secret realm, you can't say for sure."

"Don't worry! Sister Weiwei, I have Yuan Xiang here!" Du Ximiao pulled Yuan Xiang, who was standing aside, to the front. "Although I have rarely seen him take action, I absolutely believe in him."

Yuan Xiang looked at Du Ximiao, his expression changed slightly, he seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and finally nodded in response.

"Oh right! That secret realm should be even more dangerous..." Du Ximiao suddenly remembered something, "When you were competing on the stage today, I heard others mention that there had been secret realms in history. It is said that any cultivator who entered, no matter what their cultivation level was, would have a narrow escape from death. I'm afraid--"

"Can you not go if there's danger?" Wang Wei asked back, "Take care of yourself first."

The master and the apprentice left the room, but did not return to their own rooms. Instead, they walked out of the inn. At this time, the street outside the inn was quite lively, but it was still far less lively than Fangqiu City. Wang Wei and Huo Feng walked side by side on the street, ready to continue searching for clues to the artifact while the secret realm was approaching.

"Master, it's very dangerous to seek the skin of a tiger. I think that Prince Xian is definitely not a good guy, and neither are his subordinates. Cooperating with them to enter the secret realm is too risky. We might even be stabbed in the back." Huo Feng, who had been patient all the way, finally spoke out his thoughts. Everything seemed to be going well today, but his heart could not calm down.

"Didn't they say that the greater the risk, the greater the reward. We have been observing in Yangyue City for so long, and we haven't found any unusual phenomena, nor can we sense the location of the artifact, so entering the secret realm may be the only way." Wang Wei was not surprised that Huo Feng said this, "Don't worry, I won't cooperate with them to do something... bad. If it really doesn't work, I will kill them and return the tiger skin to their owner. I think if the harvest is rich, no one should care about them."

"Master! Once we enter the secret realm, can we just stay away from them?" Huo Feng turned around and interrupted Wang Wei's words. Wang Wei's persuasive words made him worry that the master would really do that.

"Let's talk about it after we go in and see how things unfold." Wang Wei said perfunctorily with a pout.

The two walked on another new street that they had not been to in the past few days, watching the sun setting. As expected, there were still no clues.

"Forget it, let's go back tomorrow, curfew is almost here." Wang Wei turned around and walked in the opposite direction. Huo Feng said without any context, "Master, I feel like you treat that princess very well."

"Why do you say that?" Wang seemed a little confused.

"Master didn't pay much attention to others before, but why, why does it feel like... yes, he cares about her particularly." Huo Feng replied stutteringly.

"She is the most senior person we have ever met. With her help, we can do more with less. The longer she lives, the longer she can help us. Why not do something that will benefit us?"

Huo Feng pursed his lips and said no more.

On the road one street away from the inn, Wang Wei's eyes changed slightly, and her pupils seemed to flash a dark red under the setting sun. She felt a familiar breath approaching her. Then, she gradually slowed down her pace, wanting to explore the source of the breath.

"Young lady, please don't leave yet. I have a knife here that suits you very well." An old woman covered by a veil suddenly called Wang Wei. Wang Wei was stopped in her tracks, and the old woman took out an old horizontal knife from the sack behind her. The scabbard was already rusty, and a fishy smell of rust hit her face.

“I don’t need a knife.” Wang Wei waved his hand and was about to leave, but the old woman grabbed his wrist. He could only hear the old woman muttering, “The sky is in turmoil, the world is unpredictable, the devil’s way is vast, the earth is broken, and there will be destruction in no time!”

The old woman's voice was hoarse and dry like the desert, and it sounded even more eerie under the setting sun.

Huh? That's weird.

Wang Wei tried to shake off her hands that were as dry as branches, but failed. The old woman held her tightly, and her sharp and rough nails even pierced into her arms, leaving several blood-red streaks on her fair skin.

She frowned in displeasure: "What do you mean? Are you going to force me to buy it?"

"I'm not selling the knife to you. I'm selling it to you on credit." She said slowly in a hoarse voice.

"On credit?" Wang Wei snorted coldly, "Then when should I pay it back? And what should I pay back?"

"You use it first, and when that day comes, you will understand." The old woman didn't say it directly, but Wangwei didn't buy it. She grabbed the old woman's hand with her backhand and almost lifted her up.

Wang Wei chuckled and said, "If you don't tell me, you can keep this knife to be buried with you."

The old woman struggled to explain: "That was a prophecy. It said that the world is about to face a catastrophe, so I gave you the knife. Do you understand?"

"The destruction of the four realms has nothing to do with me. It wasn't me who did it. This knife should be given to someone who likes to save the world, not me." Wang Wei let go of her hand. The old woman coughed a few times and said, "...If it really has nothing to do with me, I wouldn't have found you for no reason. This is the knife that belongs to you. Take it. You will have good luck--"

Wang Wei interrupted: "I will not accept something that requires me to pay too much. If you don't explain clearly, I guarantee that you will not live beyond tomorrow."

The old woman closed her eyes and pondered for a few breaths, then said, "In that case, just give me the things you bought from the first store you passed by that day, as repayment for the loan."

Wang Wei: “…”

After a long silence, she accepted the deal.

"Can you let go now?" The old woman's voice was trembling. She looked at the knife that had suddenly fallen on her as she loosened her hand.

It wasn't because she changed her mind, but because she really needed a handy weapon. This horizontal sword looked simple and elegant, and seemed like an ordinary item, but in fact... in fact, it didn't look anything special, it just needed to be re-polished. Wang Wei looked at the old sword in his hand and was speechless for a moment.

She suddenly remembered to ask when the condition would be paid, but the old woman looked behind her in surprise and said, "Why is your apprentice missing?"

Wang Wei frowned and looked back, and Huo Feng was indeed not around. When she turned around again, the old woman had disappeared.

Wang Wei: “…”

What a stupid excuse to escape, how could she fall for it... But Huo Feng was really gone, what happened? She tried to call out a few times, and an unfathomable ancient alley appeared in front of her. Wang Wei tried to walk inside.

Suddenly, she heard a call in her ears, as if coming from the sky.

"Master... Master, what's wrong with you? Master, are you okay? Master..."

It was Huo Feng's voice, why was it so far away?

Wang Wei looked a little dazed. When she opened her eyes again, she saw Huo Feng's anxious expression. She looked around and found that she had returned to the room and was lying flat on the couch.