บท 161: Not as Expected
"Do you mean those few loose cultivators?" The young acting headmaster narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Exactly." The old man in purple nodded, with his hands behind his back, and then smiled.
"It's just like an ordinary family raising dogs. Usually, when you give them some meat, the dogs will also bring some returns. It's okay. But when you really encounter extremely difficult times, you have to slaughter the dogs and eat their flesh."
The old man in purple then turned his head to glance at the young acting headmaster and grinned, "Isn't that what raising dogs is for?"
"Indeed, that makes sense." The young acting headmaster also nodded with a smile, but still with some doubts, "But who should we start with? It's impossible to slaughter all these loose cultivators, right?"
"Naturally, we should start with the fattest dog." The smile on the corner of the old man in purple's mouth gradually cooled down. "If I remember correctly, among the loose cultivators under your command, there should be one at the Mountain Moving Realm who operates a ferry, right?"
"Yes. In the past, he would give me more than two thousand spirit stones each time. But recently, it's only been a little over a thousand. I just taught him a lesson a few days ago!" The young acting headmaster nodded.
"Look, this is the dog being disobedient. A disobedient dog should be slaughtered first." The old man in purple grinned, stretching out his hands and carefully calculating on his fingers.
"He has been operating the ferry for so long. He should have ten or twenty thousand spirit stones on him. After slaughtering him, the ferry can still be sold for more than ten thousand spirit stones. Wouldn't that make up thirty thousand spirit stones in one go?"
Hearing this, the young acting headmaster narrowed his eyes, with greed shining in them. He thought what the old man in purple said was very reasonable and nodded in agreement.
"Right. This old dog is disobedient and should be slaughtered. There's no use keeping him. Let him repay my 'kindness' of raising him well."
The old man in purple smiled and shook his head gently. "It's just a pity that he is at the middle stage of the Mountain Moving Realm. If he had worked harder, he might have come to Yutai Mountain to be an ordinary elder."
"Humph, he is self-indulgent and doesn't look like a cultivator at all. It's his own fault that he has ended up like this." The young acting headmaster snorted coldly and said disdainfully.
"Besides, even if he became an ordinary elder, so what? I could still slap him in the face and spit on his head."
"Naturally." The old man in purple nodded in agreement.
In the eyes of the old man in purple, the difference between Cao Gao and an ordinary elder of Yutai Mountain was just like the difference between a wild dog and a domestic dog.
Among cultivators, those at a higher realm looking at those at a lower realm was no different from looking at dogs.
Both the old man in purple and the young acting headmaster thought so.
"Then how do we intercept Cao Shorty's ferry? If we wait for him to return, it will take too long and it might not be good for our plan." The young acting headmaster sounded a bit worried.
"It's simple. I've already thought about it." The old man in purple smiled. "Lu Hua of the Everlasting Life Sect is on that ferry. You have a good relationship with Lu Hua and you have his sound transmission talisman, right?"
"Yes." The young acting headmaster nodded.
"Then all you need to do is send a message to Lu Hua, asking Cao Gao to speed up and go to the ferry terminal of the Everlasting Life Sect. We have important cargo for him to carry."
"Then send someone to take a high-class ferry to wait at the ferry terminal of the Everlasting Life Sect first. When Cao Gao arrives, with your relationship with the Everlasting Life Sect, Cao Gao's life and death will be just a matter of your words."
"Rather than searching aimlessly for Cao Gao in the starry sky, it's easier and more straightforward to wait for him like waiting for a hare by the stump."
The old man in purple gave his plan, which was well thought out in every aspect.
The young acting headmaster's eyes lit up and he nodded happily, "Then let's do it this way. I'll go notify Lu Hua right away. After taking down Cao Gao, I will definitely get those rare treasures and pills!"
He would suppress Bai Ji and become the next headmaster!
———
In the secluded star river.
The ferry was not traveling very fast. One reason was that they were afraid of not being able to avoid crises in time if they encountered any. The other was to save some spiritual energy and speed up when they reached the wide star river.
Lu Hua walked out of his guest room, straightened his clothes, and beckoned to the old man guarding the way beside him.
"Follow me to find Cao Shorty."
The old man guarding the way didn't ask why. He was only responsible for guarding the way.
The two walked at an unhurried pace towards the high part of the ferry. Lu Hua had a smile on his lips, a schadenfreude smile.
It wasn't kind.
Cao Gao was strolling at the high part, looking down at the bottom of the ferry.
"Cao Shorty." Lu Hua called out casually.
Cao Gao quickly turned his head and smiled, "What can I do for you?"
Cao Gao knew Lu Hua. He was the eldest grandson of the second elder of the Everlasting Life Sect. Just the old man guarding the way beside him was at the peak of the Mountain Moving Realm.
"Word from Yutai Mountain. They ask you to hurry up and go to the ferry terminal of the Everlasting Life Sect. There is important cargo for you to transport. If you delay, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be."
Lu Hua had a contemptuous smile on his lips.
"But Yutai Mountain has never mentioned any cargo before?" Cao Gao was a bit puzzled.
"How would I know? You are raised by Yutai Mountain, not by me. I'm just here to deliver the message. Whether you listen or not is up to you." Lu Hua said disdainfully.
"Okay…okay." Cao Gao nodded, his head lowered, and his expression couldn't be seen. Only his tone sounded a bit gloomy.
"What can an old dog of Yutai Mountain do?" Lu Hua shook his head with a smile and then said as if watching the excitement and not minding the trouble.
"Tsk tsk, pitiful."
He wasn't afraid of Cao Gao knowing. Even if Cao Gao knew, so what? On such a big ferry, in such a large star region, where could Cao Gao run to?
If necessary, Lu Hua could slaughter Cao Gao right now. But the young acting headmaster of Yutai Mountain definitely wouldn't give him any benefits.
So Lu Hua was too lazy to take action and just watched the excitement.
He also hoped that Cao Gao would run away quickly so that the young acting headmaster of Yutai Mountain couldn't find him for a while. In a hurry, he would have to ask Lu Hua to take action.
In this way, Lu Hua could get a favor from Yutai Mountain.
Cao Gao didn't say anything, pursing his lips. His mouth opened and closed again, but he couldn't say a word.
"It's okay. Anyway, you're old. Hahaha." Lu Hua said a sentence that was neither consoling nor sarcastic, and then turned around and left.
Cao Gao slowly raised his head, staring blankly at Lu Hua's leaving back. His cloudy eyes and slightly open mouth fully showed his old age and helplessness.
His figure was pitiful.
In the fifth year of the ferry's journey, the speed increased inexplicably.
However, it didn't go straight to the ferry terminal of the Everlasting Life Sect.
Lu Hua noticed and found it quite interesting. He didn't stop it either and still hoped that Cao Gao, this old dog, would have the idea of running away.
In this way, he could make some profit from it.
In the seventh year.
The ferry stopped in the starry sky.
Cao Gao said softly to Chen Xia, "Senior, after getting off the ferry, ten thousand miles straight ahead of the bow is the Dead Star Region. If you want to go to the Dead Star Region, you must be careful and remember to avoid the wandering souls."
"Didn't we have to dock at the ferry terminal of the Everlasting Life Sect first?" Chen Xia asked calmly.
"No need. There was a change of plan midway. I'll send you here first." Cao Gao shook his head.
Chen Xia looked at him and asked calmly again, "Do you need help?"
"No need to trouble you, senior. It's not a big deal. I can handle it myself." Cao Gao still shook his head.
"Okay." Chen Xia nodded and walked towards the outside of the ferry. At the same time, he turned his head and said to Cao Gao.
"I'll go take a look first."
With one step, he stepped onto the starry sky.
Under the ferry.
A purple-gold flying sword was hanging, serving as a signpost.
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