SPMT : Chapter 127 – Reunion

The woman following Xiao Jingting was an undercover agent from another sect. Without Xiao Jingting’s prompting, she was already busy gathering information everywhere, saving him a lot of trouble.

 

“Wang Senior Sister, I heard it’s been tough for you!” the woman sympathized.

 

“It has been a bit,” Wang Tingfei frowned.

 

To facilitate management in the mine area, all cultivators entering the mine area were forced to wear forbidden spirit rings, sealing their spiritual power. While this made management easier, it left the safety of these miners in jeopardy.

 

Lately, there had been sightings of unidentified creatures in the mines, causing significant losses among the workers. While the sects didn’t care much about the lives of these people, the problem was that Foundation Establishment cultivators weren’t easy to replace. The actions of the Blood Demon Sect in capturing Foundation Establishment cultivators had attracted the attention of other sects. To ensure the supply of spirit stones, the safety of the miners needed to be guaranteed. Wang Tingfei’s mission this time was to maintain order on the island and clear out the unidentified creatures in the mines.

 

“It looks like Sister is going to have a hard time. It’s a pity that I have limited abilities and can’t help Sister,” the woman said gloomily.

 

Wang Tingfei smiled and changed the subject, “That jade pendant around your neck looks nice!”

 

The woman smiled and said, “If Sister likes it, it’s yours.”

 

Wang Tingfei gracefully accepted the woman’s kindness. Seeing the jade pendant in Wang Tingfei’s hand, Xiao Jingting couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. In his eyes, Wang Tingfei’s mission was highly likely to be related to his son’s disappearance.

 

If the woman hadn’t been on the list of travelers, he would have found a way to make the jade pendant disappear and end up in the hands of someone on the mission. However, since Wang Tingfei took a liking to it, he didn’t need to put in extra effort.

 

After taking the jade pendant, Wang Tingfei examined it for a while and found nothing special, so she put it away.

 

…

 

A few days later, Wang Tingfei and her group were summoned to set off for the legendary island.

 

Xiao Jingting finally managed to sneak to their destination with Wang Tingfei.

 

Before Wang Tingfei’s group could settle down, someone hurriedly reported that there were undead creatures in the mine.

 

Wang Tingfei’s group had just arrived and immediately joined the hunt for the undead creatures.

 

Xiao Jingting saw the scene outside through the jade pendant. The undead creatures had human-like forms but were covered in thick fur. Though they lacked intelligence, they fought fiercely and were difficult to deal with.

 

Due to the frequent appearance of various undead creatures in the mine, the miners had suffered considerable losses, and the remaining workers were gathered together and not sent on missions.

 

Xiao Jingting hid in Wang Tingfei’s baggage and unexpectedly spotted the figures of two sons among the miners. Due to their young age, Xiao Fan and Xiao Dong were much shorter than the surrounding cultivators, making them stand out.

 

Seeing Lei Xuan beside Xiao Fan, Xiao Jingting couldn’t help but feel surprised. He had initially thought that Lei Xuan’s concerns about his son were just due to youthfulness, but seeing that Lei Xuan knowingly entered a dangerous situation and even accompanied his son here made Xiao Jingting look at Lei Xuan in a new light.

 

In the jade pendant space, Xu Mu’an looked at Xiao Jingting with urgency, “How is it? Did you see our sons?”

 

The jade pendant space belonged to Xiao Jingting, so Xu Mu’an couldn’t hide there to learn about the situation outside, but Xiao Jingting could. During this time, Xiao Jingting had been providing Xu Mu’an with updates on the situation.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes, I saw them. Don’t worry, they’re fine and still alive.” They looked a bit thin and dark, especially the younger one, Xiao Fan, who seemed to have lost some weight, probably due to poor food in the mine.

 

Xiao Jingting saw several miners with whip marks on their bodies and couldn’t help but furrow his brows. Not only the Blood Demon Sect, but all major sects kept miners as slaves. The status of these miners was surprisingly low, and most of them were at the Foundation Establishment stage.

 

Hiding in the jade pendant space, Xiao Jingting heard some speculations from the high-level members of the Blood Demon Sect. They speculated that the undead creatures in the mine might be former miners who had died years ago, nourished by both evil and spiritual energy, and had mutated into undead creatures.

 

The Blood Demon Sect’s high-level members speculated that besides the rich mineral deposits, there might be some great opportunities hidden in this mine. The Blood Demon Sect valued this spirit stone mine greatly and had sent many Golden Core cultivators over.

 

…

 

After the undead creatures in the mine were cleared out, Xiao Fan and the others were driven back to mining.

 

“We need to be careful. Although the undead creatures have been cleared out, who knows when they’ll appear again,” Xiao Dong said.

 

Lei Xuan pondered for a moment and said, “I heard that this mine has several layers. The undead creatures that have recently appeared are only at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment levels. They lack intelligence, but I heard that there are Golden Core-level undead creatures below.”

 

Xiao Fan widened his eyes in surprise. “Golden Core-level undead creatures? That’s impressive. If those creatures appear, we’re done for.”

 

Xiao Dong glanced at Xiao Fan with annoyance. “Xiao Fan, can’t you be a bit more positive?”

 

Xiao Dong took out two forbidden spirit rings. They had been left behind by a cultivator who had been killed and eaten by the undead creatures. These rings were later found by other cultivators and exchanged for with extra spirit stones. Xiao Dong had managed to acquire them to study.

 

“Xiao Fan, don’t think too negatively. Maybe if the undead creatures appear and wipe out the people from the Blood Demon Sect, we might be saved,” Lei Xuan said optimistically.

 

Xiao Dong looked at Lei Xuan and thought to himself: Lei Xuan is quite optimistic. The treasure trove might have been a bait thrown out by the Blood Demon Sect. Even if we didn’t see any traces of it, Lei Xuan probably said that to prevent Xiao Fan from feeling too guilty.

 

“Brother, thank you. You’ve been implicated because of me,” Xiao Fan, though naive, was aware that Lei Xuan had taken on this mission because of him, and he felt grateful.

 

Lei Xuan scratched his head and said, “No worries. I heard there are many treasures in the hidden cave. I wanted to see for myself. Unfortunately, we didn’t even catch a glimpse of the cave before being brought here.”

 

Xiao Dong smiled and thought to himself that Lei Xuan’s words were probably meant to ease Xiao Fan’s guilt.

 

“Brother, how’s your research on the forbidden spirit rings going?” Xiao Fan asked.

 

Xiao Dong shook his head and said, “It’s progressing slowly.”

 

Xiao Dong thought to himself: My tools are limited, and those spirit herbs aren’t easy to find. With my restricted spiritual power, my range of activity is limited.

 

Lei Xuan looked at Xiao Dong and said, “Don’t worry too much.” Lei Xuan didn’t have high hopes for Xiao Dong finding a way to deal with the forbidden spirit rings. “The Blood Demon Sect has captured so many people. Other sects won’t turn a blind eye. Maybe those sects will soon trace us here.”

 

Xiao Dong nodded and said, “It’s possible.”

 

…

 

Xiao Jingting followed Wang Tingfei and heard many secrets. Finally, because he couldn’t bear to worry about Xiao Dong and Xiao Fan anymore, he chose to disappear.

 

Xiao Dong held the jade pendant in his hand, and his heart raced.

 

After leaving Wang Tingfei, Xiao Jingting reunited with Xiao Dong.

 

To avoid attracting attention, Xiao Dong kept the news of his reunion with Xiao Jingting from Xiao Fan.

 

Xiao Dong kept the jade pendant close to him, knowing that his father and mother were hiding in the jade pendant space. This made Xiao Dong feel much more at ease.

 

“What’s this?” Xu Mu’an looked at the object in Xiao Jingting’s hand and asked.

 

“It’s a forbidden spirit ring. With this thing, you can’t use spiritual power,” Xiao Jingting said.

 

Xu Mu’an looked at the object in Xiao Jingting’s hand with a strong sense of disgust.

 

“Xiao Dong wanted to corrode this forbidden spirit ring with medicine, but there hasn’t been any progress. Now he’s given it to me,” Xiao Jingting explained.

 

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Hurry up and find a solution.”

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Okay.”

 

Xiao Jingting felt that his current task was heavy. Not only did he have to find a way to study the forbidden spirit rings, but he also had to find a way to research an antidote to the miasma. Fortunately, he had obtained a bottle of antidote from the girl surnamed Wang. As long as it was taken, the poison from the Blood Demon Sect could be completely eliminated.

 

…

 

Xiao Fan wolfed down the jerky and chewed on the spirit fruit. “Brother, where did you get this food from?”

 

Xiao Dong looked at Xiao Fan’s appearance and thought to himself: My poor little brother has been suffering during this time.

 

“Eat quickly. I exchanged it for spirit stones. Don’t let anyone see,” Xiao Dong said.

 

Lei Xuan couldn’t help but look at Xiao Dong suspiciously, but Xiao Dong pretended not to notice Lei Xuan’s doubts.

 

Lei Xuan lowered his head, somewhat surprised. How stingy were those people from the Blood Demon Sect? Giving a bit more spirit stones could allow them to exchange for some private goods from those cultivators, but the amount they could exchange for was limited.

 

“I’ve also saved some for you,” Xiao Dong said.

 

Lei Xuan felt pleasantly surprised and said, “Thank you.”

 

Xiao Dong shook his head and said, “Don’t mention it.”

 

Xiao Fan licked his fingers and said with a sweet smile, “This jerky tastes like dad’s flavor.”

 

Xiao Dong glanced at Xiao Fan faintly and said, “You’re just too hungry. Everything tastes like dad’s flavor to you.”

 

Xiao Fan licked his fingers and said, “It’s possible, but it really tastes like dad’s flavor.”

 

Xiao Dong sighed inwardly at Xiao Fan’s sensitivity to food. “Just eat it. Why bother so much?”

 

“Brother, have you made any progress in studying the forbidden spirit rings?” Xiao Fan asked.

 

Xiao Dong shook his head and said, “Not yet.”

 

Xiao Dong thought to himself: I’m at a loss with the forbidden spirit rings, but Dad and Father might figure it out soon. Xiao Dong had full confidence in his two fathers’ abilities.

 

“By the way, from now on, all the extra spirit stones should be handed over to me,” Xiao Dong said.

 

Xiao Fan looked at Xiao Dong and asked, “Why do we need to mine so many spirit stones? They’re useless.”

 

Xiao Dong looked at Xiao Fan and said, “Just dig. Why so many questions?”

 

Xiao Fan felt a bit wronged and pouted.

 

Xiao Dong thought to himself: To prevent anyone from hiding private items, when they were captured, their storage tools were confiscated. But now that Mother and Father are here, and I’ve heard that the jade pendant is actually a storage space, a high-level one at that, they can hide the extra spirit stones.

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