Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 169: Chang Family of Xingluo Town

Xingluo Town.

Located at the back of the Eastern Cultivation Region, it lies on the eastern main road, and cultivators of the Eastern Cultivation Region must pass through Xingluo Town if they wish to go to the Northern Wilderness.

Hence, Xingluo Town is much more prosperous than the surrounding villages and towns.

It is already 9 p.m., and rain is falling from the sky; in other towns, the streets would have been deserted long ago.

But at this moment, the streets of Xingluo Town are still bustling with people, and the shops such as eateries, Pill Talisman Shops, Magical Artifact Shops, inns, and so on are all lively and bustling.

Disciples from various sects of the Eastern Cultivation Region, treasure hunting teams from the Northern Wilderness, and Loose Cultivators hoping to try their luck in the Northern Wilderness all need to rest here; usually, after staying overnight, they proceed to the Northern Wilderness.

Xingluo Town is not a big city, but its hustle and bustle surpass even that of a big city.

This was once a rundown little village, where a talented cultivator emerged; this genius later joined the Zhenyang Sect, advancing straight to the Golden Core Realm and becoming a steward disciple of the Zhenyang Sect.

He even served the Sect Leader of the Zhenyang Sect at the time.

Leveraging this relationship, the cultivator turned his birthplace into a town.

With the support of the Zhenyang Sect’s Sect Leader, he held control over the crucial pass from the Eastern Cultivation Region to the Northern Wilderness.

Thus, Xingluo Town came into being.

That cultivator bore the surname Chang and later became the guardian of Xingluo Town, as well as the patriarch of the Chang Family.

Since then, every guardian of Xingluo Town has been a descendant of the Chang Family, never anyone else.

There is tacit approval from the Zhenyang Sect, and also due to the prestige of the Chang Family in Xingluo Town.

After all, with hundreds of years of management, generations of cultivators in the town have benefited from the Chang Family, and thus, during every guardian competition, cultivators from other towns fight fiercely.

Meanwhile, Xingluo Town remains peaceful because no cultivator outside the Chang surname ever unreasonably participates in the competition.

Under the Chang Family’s management, Xingluo Town has been increasingly prosperous, without any disturbances.

However, recently many strange things have happened in the town, and at this moment, many residents are kneeling before the Chang Family Immortal Mansion, loudly crying and begging:

"Guardian Sir, my wife has been missing for many days, with no news at all; please help me, Sir!"

"Sir, my wife went out the other day to buy Spirit Grass and mysteriously disappeared on her way; hasn’t she been harmed?!"

"Sir, my daughter hasn’t returned for many days; I’ve spent all my Spirit Stones hiring Talisman Masters and Array Masters but couldn’t find her; please stand up for me, Guardian Sir!"

"My wife is already pregnant and hasn’t been seen for days; Sir, might there be people from the Demon Sect among us in Xingluo Town?!"

These men kneeling and crying for justice are all male cultivators, and listening to their words, it appears all the missing are women from their families.

The Chang Family Immortal Mansion is located right at the center of Xingluo Town, with many passing people; the dozens kneeling and crying instantly attract many passersby.

Among them are several cultivators staying in Xingluo Town; curious, they ask people around:

"Friend, what’s the matter here?"

The person asked is evidently a resident of Xingluo Town, wearing an expression of fear and speaking in a low voice:

"You must be from out of town? Let me tell you, if you have female companions, you must keep a close watch on them!"

The few feel puzzled, asking: "Why?"

The resident whispers: "In these past months, over a hundred female cultivators have disappeared from the town, and none have been found!"

"Is there really such a thing?!" They exchange glances, quickly asking: "The Chang Family is known for its influence, yet they haven’t found anyone?"

The resident bitterly smiles, saying: "The Chang Family of course has people searching everywhere, but without any results; the strangest part is..."

He lowers his voice: "Those missing female cultivators vanished mysteriously, some during the night and others in broad daylight. Some had even reached the Fifth-Sixth Layer of Qi Cultivation but vanished as if melted away, never to be found!"

Hearing the frightening words, they look at each other with growing fear.

"Everyone shut up!"

At this time, the gates of the Chang Family Immortal Mansion open, and a majestic middle-aged cultivator walks out with his hands behind his back, loudly reprimanding the men kneeling and crying.

Upon seeing him, they dare not shout further but cautiously plead:

"Housekeeper Lu, my wife and I share deep love; if anything happens to her, I wouldn’t want to live alone. Please report to Patriarch Sir and definitely find my wife!"

Others also plead, a group of male cultivators crying pitifully.

Housekeeper Lu, with a goatee, says coldly: "Aren’t we already looking? Crying at the Chang Family gate, do you want to make Xingluo Town a laughingstock?!"

With a cold snort, the dozens of male cultivators tremble, daring not to make noise but still pleadingly looking at Housekeeper Lu.

"Enough, Patriarch Sir asked me to tell you that the Chang Family will certainly continue to help look for your missing family members. Go back now, don’t cause a scene here!"

The male cultivators dare not speak further, leaving with faces filled with sorrow.

After dismissing them, Housekeeper Lu shakes his head, sneering, and turns to enter the Chang Family Immortal Mansion, where two servants immediately shut the heavy vermillion red gates.

Upon entering, a person dressed in black steps forward and bows: "Housekeeper Lu, this humble one has returned."

It is the Chang Family messenger who previously inquired about Pei Daoyu at the Lingdan Workshop in Yunling Town.

"How did it go? Did you find Third Master’s tracks?"

Housekeeper Lu asks.

Among the direct line of this generation’s Chang Family, Chang Chunzi ranks third, thus all family servants call him Third Master.

However, Chang Chunzi ranks lowest in talent among his generation’s five brothers and has one of the lowest cultivations.

The black-clothed messenger says: "Yunling Town has an Alchemist named Pei Daoyu who is quite acquainted with Third Master. He said they parted ways in Zhenyang City two months ago, and hasn’t seen him since, however..."

Chang Chunzi frowns, the black-clothed man quickly says:

"I discovered there is a newly rising Third Tier Alchemist in Yunling Town who seems to have conflicts with Third Master in the spirit pill business."

"What’s this person called?"

"Qin Gengyun."

...

After half an incense stick’s time, Housekeeper Lu crosses courtyards and bridges to arrive at the residence of the Chang Family Patriarch.

Several guards stand in front of the courtyard gate, with Guardian Array and Sound Insulation Array drawn on the gate.

Housekeeper Lu takes out the talisman key for entering the array, inserting it into the gate, allowing him to push the gate open.

Passing through a lush garden, he finally reaches the door of the patriarch’s room, suddenly hearing pleading from within:

"Patriarch Sir, I beg you to spare me; my husband always respects the Chang Family, I... I am pregnant, please forgive me! Ah! Ah... ah..."

The woman’s plea suddenly turns into a piercing scream, then fades to faint gasps.

Finally, there is no further sound.

Moments later, the door to the patriarch’s room opens, and a massive figure of over ten feet tall emerges.

On his shoulder, he carries a large white cloth sack, containing something human-like; the giant grins at Housekeeper Lu and walks away.

Housekeeper Lu glances back, seeing a hand fall out from the sack’s gap.

The arm is slender, and the hand delicate, which should have been very fair, but now is entirely charred, resembling a chicken claw, as if a person had all their blood and spiritual energy drained, turned into a withered corpse.

Faced with this horrific sight, Housekeeper Lu remains unmoved, calmly entering the patriarch’s room.