NOVEL NEXT Chapter 489 - 481 Can't Afford to Offend_1
Chapter 489: Chapter 481 Can’t Afford to Offend_1
“Does this servant seem very fierce in Master Qin’s eyes?”
She smoothed her curled bangs with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
Qin Niu knew she could control others by making eye contact, so he didn’t dare to look her in the eyes.
“There shouldn’t be anything in a small place like Shuangfeng Village that would interest someone of your stature, right? Regardless of your purpose here, this is where I grew up, and I won’t allow any villagers to be harmed. I also don’t want the peace of Shuangfeng Village to be disturbed.”
Qin Niu didn’t beat around the bush any longer and directly made his stance clear.
Madame Zhao had taken the initiative to find him and even showed her true colors, which essentially amounted to laying all cards on the table.
A life-and-death battle could break out at any moment.
However, as of now, Madame Zhao didn’t seem to harbor any intent to kill him.
Either she held some reservations or she wasn’t inherently evil and never intended to kill anyone.
“Heh, you’re quite young, but you don’t lack courage,” said Madame Zhao with a smile still on her face. She extended her fair right hand toward Qin Niu and pressed down through the air.
Instantly, an unbearable, terrifying gravitational force weighed down on Qin Niu, as though an invisible mountain had suddenly crashed onto him.
He clenched his teeth and held firm, blue veins bulging out one after another on his neck and forehead, his face rapidly turning beet red.
Is this the strength of an Immortal Master?
Qin Niu felt an overwhelming fear.
Under her oppressive force, he had no power to resist.
“It would be best if we could mind our own business. Otherwise, even the Black Tiger Gang can’t protect you. Also, don’t reveal my true identity to anyone. I generally don’t kill easily, but if pushed too far, I prefer to exterminate entire clans.”
As soon as Madame Zhao’s words fell, her figure vanished into thin air.
That extreme terrifying pressure disappeared in an instant as well.
Qin Niu was soaked with sweat as if he had been fished out of water.
“What a terrifying woman! Indeed, Immortal Masters are not something mortals can contend with.”
Qin Niu couldn’t help but think of the Green Demon.
The Green Demon had once reigned supreme with the Green Demon Bees, killing the Seven Star Sect Master directly, which was utterly glorious.
But when the Immortal Sect took action, they killed the Green Demon instantly, forcing his remnant soul to barely survive in a sunless abyss deep underground through some special means.
In front of Madame Zhao, Qin Niu didn’t even have the ability to summon insects to fight back.
“Fire Phoenix!”
Qin Niu called out for the Fire Phoenix, eager to gather some information.
A crimson streak shot across the sky and in the blink of an eye landed before Qin Niu, his most powerful pet—the Fire Phoenix.
“Why didn’t you come to help me just now?” Qin Niu demanded.
“That woman is too terrifying; even if I came, it would have made no difference,” admitted the Fire Phoenix frankly.
It had a contract of equality with Qin Niu, akin to a friendship. When Qin Niu was in danger, it could choose to rescue or ignore him.
“You can’t defeat her?”
Qin Niu had thought that Fire Phoenix’s strength was already astonishing, well capable of instantly killing an ordinary Immortal Master.
Yet, it apparently couldn’t beat Madame Zhao.
“Her strength is much greater than mine; just the aura she exudes makes me tremble. If there were a real battle, she could probably seriously injure me with just one look,” said the Fire Phoenix honestly.
“I didn’t expect her to be that strong. She’s the mysterious powerhouse you discovered last time, isn’t she?”
Qin Niu had been secretly looking for that mysterious powerhouse.
He felt that powerhouse should be protecting Shuangfeng Village from the shadows.
“The human powerhouse from that night is not her. I can sense that their auras are quite different,” replied the Fire Phoenix.
“What on earth is going on!”
Qin Niu pressed his hand to his forehead, suddenly overcome with a headache.
One Madame Zhao was already terrifying enough, and yet there was another mysterious powerhouse lurking in Shuangfeng Village.
It truly confirmed the old saying, “The greatest hides in plain sight, the middling in the marketplace, and the minor in the woods.”
These supreme powerhouses all seemed to enjoy playing the game of retreating into the obscurity of the mountains and forests.
“Which of the two do you think is stronger?”
Qin Niu pressed.
“Hard to say, they’re both terrifying. Master, it’s still best not to provoke them. Their power is too fearsome; they could easily erase you.”
Fire Phoenix had now undergone nirvana, becoming nearly immortal.
Even if it couldn’t win, it should still manage to fly high into the sky and escape. Qin Niu was only at the Innate Realm, and if he truly angered either of the two supreme powerhouses, he probably wouldn’t even have the chance to flee.
Madame Zhao’s casual tone just now was filled with disdain for the Black Tiger Gang.
When she mentioned the Black Tiger Gang, she said, “The little Black Tiger Gang can’t protect you.”
The Black Tiger Gang Leader had the cultivation of an Immortal Master; Madame Zhao must have been aware of that. Her audacity in saying such a thing meant that she didn’t take the Gang Leader seriously at all.
“You should return to your cultivation! It’s better for you to show yourself less in the future. I’m worried that if they discover you, they’ll slaughter you on the spot to obtain the Demon Core and Phoenix Feather.”
Qin Niu reminded Fire Phoenix.
For now, the purpose of these two supreme powerhouses lurking in Shuangfeng Village was still unclear.
At the moment, he could only take things one step at a time.
Qin Niu was somewhat shaken and his desire to become stronger surged like never before.
After returning home, he did not mention Madame Zhao to anyone.
The five Termite spies that were hidden in Liu Qing’s house were also called back by him.
Without absolute power, it was still best to avoid provoking Madame Zhao. She had warned Qin Niu that if he angered her, she would directly annihilate his entire family.
At night, Qin Niu lay in bed, holding Wang Wanyan in his arms, but no matter what, he couldn’t fall asleep.
His mind tirelessly pondered over Madame Zhao’s motives.
With such terrifying strength, why would she stoop to involve herself with the likes of Xu Zhenchang? Wasn’t that degrading herself?
If she really were short of money, robbing any landlord could earn her several hundred, even a thousand Silver Money.
Moreover, after marrying Liu Qing, she had not borne any children. Could it be that she never shared a room with Liu Qing at all?
Finally, she was always in disguise, quarreling with Liu Qing to appear like a normal couple. She meddled with Xu Zhenchang and others, acting like a despicable woman, shameless for money, selling her body.
Devaluing herself to such an extent, what exactly was she after?
Qin Niu did not believe for a second that she did all this to amuse herself with the life of an ordinary person.
Even Qin Niu himself, currently only at the Innate Realm, found it impossible to bother with the trivial matters of ordinary people.
The villagers who wanted him to do something, unless they had some relationship with him, would definitely be turned away at the door.
This Madame Zhao was shrouded in mystery at every turn, utterly inscrutable.
The next day, Qin Niu got out of bed still somewhat distracted and uneasy.
The sky was drizzling, so he opted not to take his wives to the mountains for cultivation.
Shuangfeng Village was very peaceful, and Madame Zhao showed no unusual behavior.
Qin Niu stayed at home reading books and cultivating insects.
Approaching noontime, the sound of galloping horse carriages came from outside, stopping at his house.
“Is Master Qin at home?”
Someone outside asked.
Qin Niu signaled the servants to open the door and invite the visitor in.
Soon, Gongsun, the vice leader of the gang whom he had not seen for some days, walked in with a swagger.