Three Sins Against Heaven-Chapter 55 – Senior brother

Ghost Guest spread his spiritual sense, quickly covering the entire courtyard. Without a light barrier, it could even extend outward. After breaking through to the second level of Qi Refinement, his spiritual sense had also strengthened considerably.

Outside the pavilion, the originally empty space had been transformed into a garden by Laura Jiang and Cynthia Jiang, with small paths paved with gravel and a pavilion in the center.

At this moment, Cynthia Jiang was chasing Little Tiger around the garden with a pill in hand, "Brother Tiger, take the medicine, be good."

"But the pill is really bitter, can't I not take it?" Little Tiger complained as he ran.

"But you need to take the medicine to get better."

"I really don't want to take it."

Suddenly, Cynthia Jiang stumbled and fell to the ground, covering her face and crying.

Hearing the commotion, Little Tiger hurried back, anxiously asking, "Cynthia, are you okay?"

Sitting on the ground, Cynthia Jiang hugged her knees and sobbed, "Brother Tiger is being disobedient and won't take his medicine."

"Don't cry, Cynthia, I'll take it." Little Tiger took the pill and swallowed it all in one go, opening his mouth wide, "Cynthia, see, I took it, please stop crying."

Only then did Cynthia Jiang look up, sticking out her tongue and revealing a triumphant expression.

Realizing he had been tricked, Little Tiger didn't get angry but scratched his head and laughed foolishly, "As long as you're okay, it's fine."

"It seems only Cynthia can handle you," Ghost Guest's teasing voice suddenly rang out. The three of them turned around to see Ghost Guest walking out of the pavilion, their eyes filled with joy.

Little Tiger laughed, "Dylan, you're finally out of seclusion. Cynthia has been talking about going on an outing for days. Let's go together."

Ghost Guest nodded with a smile. Having just broken through, he wouldn't be going into seclusion again anytime soon.

Laura Jiang brought over a bowl of soup and said softly, "Sir, I made some lotus seed soup. Please try it."

Ghost Guest took the bowl and tasted it, praising, "Hmm, delicious. Where did you get the lotus seeds?"

Laura Jiang replied softly, "I opened a pond outside and planted some lotus flowers."

"You really are skillful. Take me to see it." Ghost Guest walked while eating the lotus seed soup, not noticing the bright smile on Laura Jiang's face behind him.

Outside the courtyard, Ghost Guest stood by the pond for a moment before he was about to return. Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he turned to look at a courtyard below.

A crowd had gathered there, seemingly in a dispute.

"Don't follow me, I'll go take a look." Ghost Guest handed the bowl to Laura Jiang.

As he approached, the sounds of the argument became clear to Ghost Guest.

"Why? We've already paid the monthly fee, why do we have to pay again?"

"Exactly, it's supposed to be monthly, how can they collect it early?"

The source of this c𝐨ntent is freeweɓnovēl.coɱ.

"I've already given all my Spirit Stones, I don't even have any left for cultivation, this is too much."

...

Seeing John Wei surrounded in the center, Ghost Guest immediately understood. It seemed John Wei was extorting benefits from these people again.

John Wei snorted coldly, releasing the aura of his fourth level of Qi Refinement, instantly silencing the crowd, "This is the Mountain Lord's order, do you dare to defy it? Don't blame me for not warning you, if you offend the Mountain Lord, you won't even know how you died."

"The Mountain Lord asked you to collect Spirit Stones, but he didn't ask you to pocket them," Ghost Guest squeezed into the crowd and said calmly, "If you need to pay the monthly fee, go to the mountain top yourself. Paying him doesn't count."

"Ghost Guest, you!" John Wei's anger flared upon seeing Ghost Guest, glaring at him, "Why are you everywhere? Today, I'm collecting Spirit Stones on behalf of the Mountain Lord, don't spout nonsense here!"

Ignoring him, Ghost Guest looked at the crowd and asked, "How long have you been paying?"

"Half a year."

Ghost Guest sneered, "Only half a year? That's too little. If you want to cultivate in peace, you should pay more, so no one comes knocking on your door every day. The more benefits you give, the less you'll have to worry about."

John Wei roared, "Ghost Guest, stop slandering me. The Mountain Lord asked me to collect half a year's worth, I would never pocket a single Spirit Stone!"

"Really?" Ghost Guest smirked, pointing to the mountain top, "Then let them go up and pay themselves, why are you making a fuss here?"

John Wei's face fell instantly. He had planned to extort a good amount from these newcomers, but Ghost Guest had come to ruin it.

"Ghost Guest, don't go too far!" John Wei glared at Ghost Guest, his teeth grinding.

"Oh?" Ghost Guest raised an eyebrow, "Is senior brother planning to kill me?"

John Wei fell silent immediately. The scene of Ghost Guest using his hand to kill Jordan Shen half a year ago was still fresh in his mind. He didn't dare to respond, fearing he would fall into Ghost Guest's trap again.

But if he left just like that, not only would he lose face, but this trip would be for nothing.

Ghost Guest pointed at John Wei and said to the crowd, "This man is named John Wei, a parasite of Dusk Mountain, who loves to extort newcomers. Stay away from him in the future."

"Ghost Guest, are you looking for death?" John Wei clenched his fists, ready to fight at any moment.

Ghost Guest spread his hands and shrugged, "If senior brother wants to kill me, go ahead. I won't resist."

"Junior Brother Ghost Guest, don't say such things. I just want to spar with you." John Wei, unable to suppress his anger, was about to teach Ghost Guest a lesson when he suddenly felt a chill on his back. Turning around, he was shocked.

Elijah Shen was leaning against a tree, casually tossing a stone and looking in their direction.

Cold sweat instantly covered John Wei's forehead. Three months ago, Elijah Shen had broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refinement. With the death of the old Mountain Lord of South Goose Mountain, Elijah Shen had become the new Mountain Lord. Using the resources of the mountain, his cultivation had almost caught up with Douglas Situ in less than three months.

Everyone knew that Douglas Situ and Elijah Shen were childhood friends who joined the Demonic Extreme Sect together. Now that Elijah Shen was in power, Jiang He's fear of Douglas Situ grew.

Moreover, Elijah Shen's intimidating presence was not just because of his Mountain Lord status.

If he had attacked Ghost Guest just now, Elijah Shen would have taken him down and handed him over to the Law Enforcement Hall, and not even Jiang He could save him.

Knowing he couldn't collect Spirit Stones today, John Wei gave Ghost Guest a cold look and left.

Ghost Guest cupped his hands in salute, exchanging a smile with Elijah Shen.

He had provoked John Wei earlier because he saw Elijah Shen giving him a signal from afar, immediately understanding and cooperating with him.

Unfortunately, John Wei didn't take the bait, otherwise, they could have cut off one of Jiang He's main supporters.

Turning to the crowd, Ghost Guest pointed to Douglas Situ's courtyard, "That is Senior Brother Douglas's abode. He is always helpful, so if you have any trouble, you can seek his assistance."

"Thank you, senior brother!" The young disciples cupped their hands in gratitude.

Ghost Guest waved his hand and left, feeling a mix of emotions at being called "senior brother" by the young disciples.

Having endured as a newcomer for over half a year, he was now a senior brother himself.