The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 150

Chapter 150 : Demon Activity

The people that heard the rumors all looked down on You XiaoMo. Wanting to become a level three mage from a level two mage in two months? This was obviously a pipe dream!

But You XiaoMo who was in closed-door cultivation preparing to breakthrough had no idea. He simply had no idea that he was now the number one on the billboard charts. It was just that he was on the black chart. This so called billboard chart was really just being the topic of everyone’s gossip.

No matter if it was on earth or other worlds, humans could not change their busybody nature. Especially for a group of fellows who spent all their days training and since cultivating was an incomparably dull and dry road, it increased everyone’s appetite for gossip.

So every time there was a rustling of grass from the wind, it would spread very fast. This kind of thing didn’t only happen in the Tian Xin Sect. It was the same thing for the other major sects.

You XiaoMo, as the number one person on the billboard charts, was frequently the subject of envy, jealousy and hate. So anything that was connected to him would spread especially fast. Although it may not spread through the whole Tian Xin Sect, it would definitely spread throughout Capital Peak.

Just like this matter, no matter who it was that started it, as long as You XiaoMo’s name was involved, it would definitely be like a level eight and above typhoon. Spreading incomparably swiftly and violently throughout the whole Capital Peak.

But all these were not known to You XiaoMo. What he was more clueless about was that a lot of the people who disliked him were waiting eagerly for him to fail. So, having obtained this hard to come by chance, all of them seemed to not be able to wait to add oil and vinegar, smearing his name.

The reality was really like that. Before, they kept hearing about him doing this and that with Ling Xiao, and then his outstanding performance at the Hall of Mages, although some people started to view him in a new light because of these things, it was easy to get jealous. It was difficult to change from being a hater to being a fan especially since not everyone was so broad-minded.

So just as You XiaoMo was in closed-door cultivation seeking to have a breakthrough, his situation had already been embellished with oil and vinegar, going through one round of transformation, leading a lot of people to say that he had overestimated his own abilities.

But by the time You XiaoMo came out of closed-door cultivation, the winds of public opinion had already changed directions.

Since the protagonist was not around it was too unsatisfying to be not able to say it to his face. On top of that, the thing with the demons happened, so no one talked about his situation anymore.

You XiaoMo had no idea that he had been pushed to where the wind and waves were strongest to toss about for a few days.

After coming out, he heard the news about the demons. It had already been a few months since Ling Xiao and Luo ShuHe led people to lay a siege on the demons’ dark lair. The demons that had quieted down came out again a few days ago to fan the flames of disorder.

Just as the Paradise Realm was on the brink of opening, there was news of a surprise attack by the demons. Since it was done in secret, and since everyone’s attention was on the Paradise Realm, the level of alertness was not as high as before, resulting in a successful surprise attack.

There were quite a few towns that were attacked. Some from the Qing Cheng Sect, some from the Tian Xin Sect and even the second class forces were attacked. It was said that even Xing Luo Sect was attacked, causing death and injury to quite a few disciples.

A lot of people were saying that the demons were acting up recently because they were targeting the trip to the Paradise Realm.

The Paradise Realm was already very big and the instability of it’s barriers may not be just at one site. It must be said that the multitude of treasures in the Paradise Realm was also very attractive to demons. So a month later the demons would definitely send people into the Paradise Realm. This meant that the dangers in the Paradise Realm would not be limited to the traps and demon beasts found inside. The wave of demons would also be a huge source of hidden danger.

But fifty years ago, the demons definitely did not launch such a large scale attack on humans like they did recently.

These recent movements by the demons, in the eyes of many shrewd people, was certainly because something big was about to happen. As of late, the big thing that was causing the most excitement was the Paradise Realm.

Although nobody knew what the demons were aiming for, it definitely had something to do with the Paradise Realm. This also meant that the danger for this trip to the Paradise Realm was doubled.

The result of this deduction caused everyone to be in an uproar. The people who were fighting to go to the Paradise Realm suddenly started to hesitate.

If one added in the demons, this uncertain element, the probability of death would increase greatly. But this was just what a small fraction of cowardly people thought. A few shrewder people could smell that something was up.

You XiaoMo was not interested in conspiracy theories. Like what Ling Xiao said, he was someone with a low IQ, unable to take part in conspiracies and the like. If one were to put him in with a group of smart people, he would the first to be used as cannon fodder. So he was still diligently refining his magic pills, increasing his strength.

Talking about that, it had almost been a month since he last saw Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao was already very busy and with the surprise attack by the demons, he was again sent out by Tang Fan. He probably wouldn’t be able to see You XiaoMo for some time.

This matter was no secret so You XiaoMo found out easily after asking around. He could only give up on his intention to go find Ling Xiao but a surprising amount of magic pills were stored up in his magic bag, all refined by him in these two months. Also, the one thousand stalks of magic herbs that Zhao-shishu gave him over two months ago had also all been refined into magic pills by him.

The amount of magic pills was not little, and they were of many different types. Luckily he bought a few hundred jade bottles in advance the last time he went down the mountain. Each jade bottle was filled with ten to twenty magic pills. This way he used up about twenty jade bottles. On top of that were those he refined for Ling Xiao and the extras. In one go he had used up over a hundred bottles.

After listening to the gossip from the disciple next door, You XiaoMo brought twenty jade bottles to the Hall of Enchanted Herbs.

These days there were a lot of people coming in and out of the Hall of Enchanted Herbs. It was the first time You XiaoMo had to line up to hand over his percentage.

But just as he stepped inside, a few disciples who were sitting idly at the side suddenly stood up and rushed to line up in front of him. Maybe they were lazing about because they didn’t see anyone before then.

You XiaoMo didn’t care. He was a rather law-abiding person so it was only natural to line up at the back if one arrived last.

But those disciples clearly didn’t think that way. After rushing to stand in front of him, a few of them immediately turned around to look at him smugly, as if to say, I’ve cut in front of you, so what now?

You XiaoMo quietly stuck a dumbass label on their foreheads in his heart. Such a pathetic provocation, what kind of reaction did they want? With a provocation of this level, could it be that he looked like those brainless people that would take the bait?

Seeing You XiaoMo ignore their provocation, sparks of fury flashed in the eyes of some of them.

At this moment, someone suddenly walked in the entrance. The moment he saw You XiaoMo, his elegant face lit up. He ran over and smacked You XiaoMo on his shoulder.

“Seventh Shidi, you’ve finally come out.”

You XiaoMo jumped in shock. Hearing the words Seventh Shidi, he knew who smacked him. It was Fifth Shixiong Zhao DaZhou because only Zhao DaZhou would call him Seventh Shidi. The others would call him Xiao Shidi.

Speaking of Zhao DaZhou, now there was no more sign of the awkwardness from when they first became friendly. The relationship between them was even better than that with Fang ChenYue. Sometimes he would purposely run to see him and even consult with him regarding refining magic pills.

Although You XiaoMo felt helpless with regards to his sudden change in attitude, he was still very happy in his heart. Having someone to talk over their experiences related to refining magic pills was definitely better than going it alone. Furthermore, they each got something out of it.

But maybe because the benefits were really too great so Zhao DaZhou really made quite a lot of progress. So every time he saw him, he would pull him excitedly to discuss their experiences.

What the hell, to such an extent that every time he saw him, he would instinctively feel like hiding.

You XiaoMo never knew that a man could also be so chatty. The moment he opened the floodgates, it seemed as if he couldn’t stop. Furthermore, he could talk on and on by himself for two hours without having to take a breather.

Fortunately Zhao DaZhou didn’t seem to want to discuss experiences this time.

His attention was on the few disciples lining up in front of him but he ignored them. Seeing that he was in line, and the last one at that, he simply pulled him while saying, “Seventh Shidi, if you line up like this, it would take you at least an hour or so. Come with me.”

Saying that, he walked away towards the counter.

You XiaoMo paused for a bit, thinking it over before following him. He didn’t want to wait for an hour. Although he had the time, no one disliked cutting in line. Really!

The moment he walked off, the other people noticed him. Especially those few disciples who were just provoking him, each and every one of them had black faces. But if it was someone else, they would also feel very unsatisfied.

Although everyone was unhappy that You XiaoMo ‘jumped the queue’, Zhao DaZhou was the one who volunteered to help him. No matter how jealous or how unhappy they were, there was nothing they could do to him.

Since the magic pills and magic herbs were recorded on two different books, Zhao DaZhou waited for his father to pick up the magic herb book before picking up the magic pill book, and recorded it down for him in no time.

But when he took the twenty bottles of magic pills that You XiaoMo handed over to him, he couldn’t help being surprised, blurting out, “Seventh Shidi, there seems to be three hundred magic pills here. Why are you handing in all of them?”

He had no idea that his father secretly gave him one month extra magic herbs.

The moment he said these words, everyone turned to look at them. Zhao Zhen also just remembered this matter. He didn’t tell his son and never expected that it would come out at this critical point.

You XiaoMo clearly also just remembered this matter. Sensing the suspicious looks the others were giving him, he quickly explained, “I didn’t finish using the magic herbs for last month. So I put the amount from both months together to hand in at the same time.”

This reason was very reasonable. Some people would actually do it this way so no one doubted him. Zhao DaZhou also believed his words so he he poured the magic pills from the jade bottles into other jade bottles before handing them back to him.

You XiaoMo was worried that Zhao DaZhou would again let something slip so he found an excuse to drag him out of the Hall of Enchanted Herbs.

But what had been leaked was already leaked and that was You XiaoMo’s one hundred percent success rate in refining magic pills. Some people only realized it after leaving the Hall of Enchanted Herbs, leaving them in a state of shock.