The 10 stone towers had completely vanished. It was unclear which pile of debris belonged to them. The Silvermoon Cherry had also been disintegrated, left with only a 10th of its original size. Most of the Soul-devouring Urn fragments had also been destroyed, only a very small amount remained.

“That guy must have known that you'd kill Bai Sheng, so he had all this planned,” Tang Zixian said, looking like she had been shaken.

Ning Tao stayed silent, but his gaze was scarily cold.

Nicholas Conway had already carried out military affairs in the territory of Hua Country countless times, and had ruthlessly killed people and robbed them without batting an eyelid. He had also planned to kill him countless times. Even if Nicholas Conway were not the Sky Clinic's next tyrant to eradicate, he would still want to kill him!

Tang Zixian did not speak anymore.

Ning Tao walked on the ash-covered ground, and gathered the fragments of Silvermoon Cherry and the Soul-devouring Urn.

Tang Zixian did not follow. When Ning Tao was picking up the pieces, she looked over at Qing Zhui and Bai Jing. With her ability level, it was not hard at all to tell that Qing Zhui and Bai Jing were snake demons. She seemed to have remembered something that Master Fakong said, and made a strange expression.

Qing Zhui and Bai Jing looked back at Tang Zixian. The sisters' expressions were different. Qing Zhui's eyes were filled with curiosity while Bai Jing's were filled with caution and even a bit of animosity.

Whether it was Qing Zhui or Bai Jing, they had never actually met Tang Zixian in person, because Tang Zixian had changed her physical appearance using the Yingu Soul-suppressing Talisman during their meeting at the Asian Science Technology Forum. Even Ning Tao could not recognize her until he had identified her by her scent. Then how could they have seen Tang Zixian's real appearance? But even without Ning Tao's introduction, they and Yin Molan had already known about her ident.i.ty.

“What are you looking at?” Bai Jing's voice was cold.

Tang Zixian did not react instantly, and Qing Zhui was slightly puzzled. She obviously did not expect that her sister's att.i.tude would be that way. After all, Tang Zixian had contributed substantially in dealing with Bai Sheng. Without Tang Zixian infiltrating into the enemy's base, it would have been very difficult for Ning Tao to get close to Bai Sheng, much less kill him.

After a short moment of silence, Tang Zixian spoke. “You two must be the snake demons who have been with Doctor Ning. Let me give you a piece of advice, stay away from him. It would be good for all of you.”

Before Bai Jing could say anything, Qing Zhui was instantly angered. “What nonsense are you talking about?”

Tang Zixian said coolly, “You know what I'm talking about. Humans and demons are not meant to be together; it is against the ways of Heaven. It will not turn out well.”

“Clack!”

Qing Zhui brandished her pair of snake claws, which were razor-sharp. The air around her turned icy cold!

Bai Jing said coolly, “Don't you think I can tell what you're thinking? Do you think the Demon-slaying Bowl you're carrying can do anything to us sisters? Do you believe that I can kill you right now!?”

Tang Zixian huffed, “Do you think I'm afraid of you all? You won't be able to go back on your decision once you act, so think twice!”

“Clack!”

Bai Jing's snake claws were also released. Her gaze was sharp and ferocious, looking as if she would attack at any moment.

Yin Molan moved silently to the back of Tang Zixian. Once Qing Zhui and Bai Jing made a move, he would do so as well.

The three demons were standing in a triangle formation. No matter which direction Tang Zixian would try to break out in, she would be potentially attacked by the other two from her sides and back. Her situation became very dangerous suddenly, but she remained looking so calm and composed.

“Doctor Ning, your people want to kill me,” Tang Zixian suddenly exclaimed.

“What are you guys doing? If you had the energy to fight, it would be even better for you to come help me pick up these things,” Ning Tao complained, walking over with a pile of debris in his arms. He was actually already done picking them up, but he had said so to help alleviate the tension of the situation.

Bai Jing said, “Brother-in-law, this is the woman of the Tang Sect. There is murderous intent in her eyes, and she will be an enemy in the future. Kill her now and we will no longer have to worry.”

“Kill her!” Qing Zhui revealed a murderous glare.

Yet Tang Zixian said as she smiled, “Doctor Ning, I don't believe that you'll kill me. If you condoned them killing me, then how are you any different from Bai Sheng?”

Ning Tao was conflicted. Considering it from a standpoint of benefits, killing Tang Zixian would indeed eliminate any trouble in the future, which would be the most beneficial. However, just as Tang Zixian had said, if he had condoned Bai Jing, Qing Zhui, and Yin Molan to kill Tang Zixian, that would be acting ungrateful to someone who had just helped him. Then how different would he be from Bai Sheng? Besides, Tang Zixian had risked her life to infiltrate into the enemy's territory, aiding him in killing Bai Sheng, which proved that she was a righteous person. As a go-between of good and evil, and the Sky Clinic's owner, how could he do something like that?

Even if she would be an enemy in the future, they should face each other fair and square, fighting each other on the battlefield, instead of outnumbering her and being ungrateful after making use of her.

Ning Tao did not speak. Bai Jing frowned and said, “Brother-in-law, don't tell me you're really involved with this woman?”

Ning Tao smiled wryly. “What nonsense are you speaking? Ms. Tang, you should go.”

Tang Zixian said, “Where's my Silvermoon Cherry?”

Ning Tao gave a part of the Silvermoon Cherry fragments to Tang Zixian. “Your ancestor Tang Tianren and Bai Sheng are the same type of people. They're both local tyrants. You can go to the forbidden area of the Tang Sect. It's an island in the middle of the river. On the island, there's a rift valley. You can go down there and take a look.”

Tang Zixian did not say anything.

Ning Tao continued speaking, “Borrowing your words from earlier on, there will be no returning once you act, so you'd better think carefully.”

Tang Zixian scoffed lightly, then left with the small bundle of Silvermoon Cherry fragments resembling chopped firewood in her arms.

Bai Jing and Qing Zhui retracted their snake claws.

Bai Jing looked very dissatisfied. “Brother-in-law, you should have just killed her. Why did you give her the Silvermoon Cherry? That's a top piece of spiritual material.”

Ning Tao said, “I would not have been able to kill Bai Sheng without her. I must distribute some of the loot to her.”

Yin Molan said, “She's a woman of the Tang Sect. She will become trouble in the future to let her go like this.”

Ning Tao smiled. “I'll leave the matters of the future to the future. Even if we became enemies, we have to fight each other fair and square, and make her die in peace. You have to remember, I'm the owner of the Sky Clinic. You are cultivating with me, so you cannot do anything that harms and defies the way of righteousness.”

“Haha! Fair and square, indeed. I like what you said.” Yin Molan laughed heartily. “We must conduct ourselves to be fair and square. If you had not persuaded us, we would really have killed Tang Zixian. It would really have been an unrighteous thing to do, and it would do no good for our cultivation.”

Bai Jing spat lightly, “Aren't you changing your stance a little too quickly?”

Yin Molan was unbothered.

Ning Tao placed the pile of Soul-devouring Urn and Silvermoon Cherry fragments on the ground, and said, “These are my loot. You may take whatever you like. However, the Soul-devouring Urn is an evil magic tool, there are very strong remnants of souls possessing the fragments, it's an ominous object. I'm unaffected taking the pieces, but I'm not sure if you would feel unwell holding them.”

Yin Molan had intended to take a piece of the Silvermoon Cherry.

Before he could act, Qing Zhui said, “We're family. What do you mean by distributing it? You'll need spiritual materials when you cultivate elixirs anyway.”

Bai Jing smiled as she said, “You're more and more like a steward of the household.”

Yin Molan then changed his stance and said, “Then keep my part. I'll act like you're holding it for me. Once you've acc.u.mulated enough materials, then you can help refine my bike.”

Ning Tao smiled. “Then all right, I'll keep it. Once I have enough, I'll refine your bike.”

Actually, there were not many pieces of Silvermoon Cherry left. There were even fewer after Tang Zixian had taken some of them. After distributing, each person would get very little, so it would not have meant much.

Bai Jing looked around and sighed. “This is Yinyue Mountain. I did not expect that Bai Sheng's base had always been here. The 12 Zodiac stone towers were such pity. If they had not been destroyed, then we could have made use of them and made this our secret base.”

Qing Zhui pa.s.sed an ordinary prescription slip with a blood lock drawn on it to Ning Tao. “Brother Ning, this is what you've left behind in Bai Sheng's office. I've brought it out for you. I've thrown away that woman's stuff.”

Ning Tao was suddenly reminded of two people and said, “Did you see Bai Sheng's two disciples, Liu Xian'er and Wu Xiaolin, when you went to his office?”

Bai Jing said, “No, we did not. After we entered, we realized that you two weren't in Bai Sheng's office, so we guessed that you came to Yinyue Mountain and rushed over immediately. It turned out that you really are here.”

Yin Molan said, “I'll go look for them and kill them to root out any potential risks.”

Ning Tao said, “Don't kill them first. I've always thought that the ident.i.ties of those two youths were kind of weird. Bai Sheng's a demon, but they're pract.i.tioners. Bai Sheng had brought up someone right before his death, and had mentioned entering something. It's a pity that the good-evil tripod killed him before he could finish speaking.”

Yin Molan said, “I understand. Then I'll take them back alive for you to interrogate.”

Ning Tao nodded. “Then I'll be troubling Senior Yin.”

“We're family, no need to be so reserved. Then I'll be going.” Yin Molan left right after speaking.

Bai Jing stared at Ning Tao and asked, “Bai Sheng… did he die a horrible death?”

Ning Tao said, “A person like him had entered the clinic, don't you think it would be horrible?”

Bai Jing smiled instantly. “Then it must have been horrible. How satisfying. Sister, let's treat your man to good food today.”

“What should we eat?” Qing Zhui asked.

Bai Jing pointed at Qing Zhui's forehead. “You fool, nothing is tastier than a person. Of course it's you.”

Qing Zhui looked like she had been enlightened, looking over at Ning Tao. She stared intently.

Ning Tao said, fl.u.s.tered, “I have to bring these back. Are you coming with me through the convenient door, or are you returning by yourselves?”

Qing Zhui replied hurriedly, “There's no rush. I'll go back on my own, I'm not going by the clinic.”

Ning Tao could not be bothered with Bai Jing's opinion. He picked up the pieces of Soul-devouring Urn and Silvermoon Cherry from the ground, then entered the convenient door after opening it.

An ordinary prescription slipped with a blood lock drawn on it drifted downward.

Bai Jing teased her, “Sister, your man's pad has fallen, pick it up.”

Qing Zhui: “…”

Yet in the end, she grabbed onto the blood-lock-drawn ordinary prescription slip.