TFHS: Chapter 118

Shi Yan became very angry when he saw that Lu Rong didn’t stand by his grandson and was defending others. He threw the kid away with a wave of his hand.

“What’s the matter with you? Boy, I will uphold justice for my grandson. If you can’t speak, stay aside and watch. If I know that you had a hand in this matter, I won’t spare you.”

Lu Rong spat out a mouthful of blood. Zheng Qianshu and Jiang Xue both screamed and rushed towards him.

Everyone saw that something was wrong. What happened to this man surnamed Lu? As Shi Yan said, whose side was he on?

What this boy cared about the most wasn’t whether Young Master Cheng had been plotted against or not?

The people of the Lu family were anxious, especially when they saw Lu Rong being thrown out. Cheng Miao stood aside and watched very calmly, not showing any signs of anxiety.

The Lu family’s interests were aligned with Lu Rong and they were panicking. If they lost Mr Shi’s support of their lineage, their status in the Lu family would be greatly reduced. Did Lu Rong know what he was doing?

They thought that Cheng Miao had long been set on Lu Rong, so he turned a blind eye to the other people who appeared around Lu Rong. Didn’t this show that Lu Rong was capable?

Now, something was wrong.

The Lu family came forward and wanted to explain a few words for Lu Rong and that Lu Rong didn’t have any evil intentions.

Shi Yan waved his big hand and released his aura. The Lu family could no longer speak.

Shi Yan said, “My grandson almost died in the Nandou Mountains. Why don’t you allow me to pursue the murderer? However, I won’t accuse the innocent. Everything depends on evidence. Everyone present can bear witness for me, Shi Yan.”

Immediately, some cultivators agreed. They said, “Captain Shi’s words are reasonable. As long as Captain Shi provides evidence, we will denounce the murderer on your behalf.”

“Yes, we are still convinced of Captain Shi’s actions. Captain Shi can’t unjustly accuse innocent people. Whether they are a human or a ghost, we will know when the evidence is revealed.”

Many people also suspected that there was a traitor involved. Why else did everyone come out fine while Cheng Miao was the only one who was in danger and almost died?

Someone probably couldn’t stand Cheng Miao and wanted to kill him, or someone wanted to plot against the Golden Eagle mercenary group and Shi Yan, so they attacked his grandson. Who didn’t know how much Shi Yan valued his only bloodline?

Even the Cheng family, Lu family and Zheng family couldn’t say anything against this. They secretly screamed in their hearts. Was there really someone plotting to harm Cheng Miao? Who did it?

Not only did they do so, but it seemed that Shi Yan caught the evidence. If possible, this person should wipe their butts clean. Then Shi Yan would have no evidence and they could fight with reason.

However, now they were unsure.

Shi Yan boldly raised his fists and said, “Thank you all for believing in me, Shi Yan.”

He looked at Lu Rong and the others with daggers in his eyes. “You escaped safely, but those wild beasts chased after my grandson. Why? It is because someone put beast-attracting powder on him. It is really good. You set your minds on my grandson. Did you really think no one would find out?”

“Beast-attracting powder?” There was a commotion. People hadn’t expected someone to use this thing. It was a taboo for cultivators who went out to train and hunt wild beasts.

Outside human settlements, there were areas where wild beasts thrived. Once the beast-attracting powder was used, who knew how many wild beasts would be attracted and how small the chances of saving their lives were.

If used on a ger with very weak combat power like Cheng Miao, it would be a fatal outcome. No wonder why Shi Yan was so angry. They would be the same.

Cheng Miao was really lucky to come out alive.

All the mercenaries were on Shi Yan’s side. The use of the beast-attracting powder made them angry. None of them wanted to be plotted against and have beast-attracting powder used on them when hunting wild beasts in the mountains.

“Captain Shi, how can we prove that someone has used the beast-attracting powder? Anyone who dares to use this thing is the enemy of all our mercenaries!”

“Yes, we can’t tolerate the existence of cultivators with such evil intentions.”

Shi Yan raised his hand and the crowd’s voices instantly became quieter. Shi Yan said, “If you want to know who has been exposed to the beast-attracting powder, it is very simple. You just need the wind crystal butterfly to come out and smell it. As long as the time period doesn’t exceed one month, the wind crystal butterfly can tell the difference. I specially borrowed the wind crystal butterfly from someone to use it.”

The moment Shi Yan said this, some people were reminded of this knowledge point.

These days, beast-attracting powder was rarely used, so many people didn’t pay attention to this aspect. However, there were always people who read widely and knew some tips.

The reason why the beast-attracting powder was used less was because the use of it would make mercenaries angry.

Therefore, once a person who used beast-attracting powder appeared, they would be banned by the Mercenary Hall. The Mercenary Hall wouldn’t accept any orders from this person and there would be no mercenaries to serve them. Not many people were willing to risk offending the entire Mercenary Hall to use this thing.

Gradually, the appearance of the beast-attracting powder decreased.

Now someone actually used it on Cheng Miao, which made the mercenaries angry.

Panic flashed in someone’s eyes when they heard that the wind crystal butterfly could distinguish the smell of the beast-attracting powder. Cheng stared with wide eyes, paying the most attention to the one who was the target of his suspicion.

The same was true for Feng Ming. He was also curious about who did it and how they got the beast-attracting powder. The preparation of the beast-attracting powder wasn’t simple.

Oh, the panicked person turned out to be the woman called Jiang Xue. Meanwhile, Zheng Qianshu next to him just showed a look of surprise and nothing else unusual. Could it have nothing to do with Zheng Qianshu?

Suddenly, Jiang Xue cried out and Lu Rong immediately became concerned. “Cousin, what’s going on? Are you feeling unwell again? I will take you back to see the doctor.”

Shi Yan snorted coldly. “Did I let you go? You can even enter the Nandou Mountains, but now you run away when hearing about the wind crystal butterfly and the beast-attracting powder?”

Shi Yan glared at the man and woman and had already sentenced them to death in his heart. It was unforgivable.

“Grandpa Shi, my cousin is in a critical condition. Miao Miao, please help persuade your grandfather.” Lu Rong was really anxious.

Cheng Miao chuckled. “It won’t take long. Or did Brother L u Rong also guess that this matter has something to do with Miss Jiang Xue? I’m also curious about why Miss Jiang Xue harmed me.”

“Yes, all of us in the Golden Eagle mercenary group wants to know.”

A mercenary came forward with a light cyan butterfly in his hand. Crystal powder fell down when it flapped its wings.

Previously when leaving the valley, Feng Ming asked the person who sent the message earlier to contact the people of the Golden Eagle mercenary group to explain the cause of Cheng Miao’s accident and how to find the culprit.

So before they left the mountain range, Shi Yan mobilized his people and tried every means to find a wind crystal butterfly.

Lu Rong wanted to argue. “No, Miao Miao, you misunderstood me. How could it be related to my cousin?”

“Does it matter? What does it matter if she waits a moment? Your weak cousin won’t die if it is delayed for a while. Don’t worry.” Feng Ming mocked. What type of person was he? He really wasn’t worthy of Cheng Miao.

He added, “She doesn’t get sick earlier or later. It just happens that she is sick when we are looking for someone who has been exposed to beast-attracting powder. What a coincidence.”

A mercenary agreed. “No, why did you go there earlier? Oh my, Mr Lu really feels sorry for your cousin. You can even put aside such a big matter as catching the attempted murderer of Young Master Cheng. It is clear who is more important.”

Lu Rong’s face turned red from the various mocking voices. He looked like he was angry but afraid to speak.

Shi Yan once again looked down on this boy and made up his mind to never let his grandson have contact with him again.

The mercenary beside him released the wind crystal butterfly and ordered, “Look for someone who has been exposed to the beast-attracting powder within this month.”

“I’ll do it first.”

Cheng Miao was the first to stand up and let everyone take see if he was slandering others indiscriminately. Everyone’s eyes fell on him.

The wind crystal butterfly circled around Cheng Miao before landing on his shoulder. The mercenary who controlled the wind crystal butterfly immediately said, “The young master still has the smell of the beast-attracting powder on his body. He was indeed tricked.”

Everyone let out a ‘wow’ sound. Young Master Cheng really did escape death. The matter of the beast-attracting powder was certain.

The wind crystal butterfly flew towards the others. Lu Fong was a bit nervous seeing the arrival of this butterfly in case there really was a scene that worried him.

Zheng Qianshu sneered. Then he thought about something and his face didn’t look good.

The wind crystal butterfly circled around Lu Rong’s head but didn’t stop. It flew towards the next person, who was Jiang Xue being supported by Lu Rong.

Jiang Xue saw the wind crystal butterfly approach and quickly stepped back. Everyone who saw her evasive action knew it must’ve been done by this woman.

“Catch her,” Shi Yan ordered. The mercenaries caught Jiang Xue and prevented her from running away.

Jiang Xue burst into tears and looked at Lu Rong for help, hoping that her cousin would save her.

However, all of this was useless. The wind crystal butterfly still landed on her shoulder, flapped its wings and sprinkled crystal powder on her body.

“Okay, how brave!” Shi Yan was furious.

Lu Rong took a few steps back in disbelief. How could it really be done by his cousin? “Cousin, why did you harm Miao Miao?”

Feng Ming sneered.

The expressions of the Lu family members were really ugly. It was because Jiang Xue had been taken into the Lu family a long time ago and could be said to be a member of the Lu family. Now she actually used the beast-attracting powder to try and kill Cheng Miao. Could Shi Yan spare the Lu family?

At this moment, all of them wanted to strangle Jiang Xue to death. This girl actually pretended to be fine and waited with everyone for news about Cheng Miao.

If it hadn’t been for the wind crystal butterfly, everyone would’ve been deceived by her.

Before the wind crystal butterfly appeared, they never would’ve believed that this girl had done all of this.

“Continue,” Shi Yan ordered. Everyone who had been in contact with his grandson must be checked before he could rest assured.

Zheng Qianshu’s face became even darker.

Feng Ming also saw it. Zheng Qianshu was somehow involved in this.

The wind crystal butterfly flew of Jiang Xue’s shoulder and Zheng Qianshu was next. Zheng Qianshu took a deep breath before he made the same evasive action as Jiang Xue.

However, things went as expected and the wind crystal butterfly landed on his shoulder.

Shi Yan clenched his fists. “Okay, everyone wants my grandson’s life.”

Since the incident was exposed, Zheng Qianshu simply admitted it. “Yes, I have come into contact with the beast-attracting powder, but I wasn’t the one who put it on Cheng Miao. It was Jiang Xue, that woman over there, who did it. She was the one who wanted to attract the beasts.”

Cheng Miao said calmly, “Then you know what she planned to use it for, so you deliberately disturbed the wolf pack in the mountains just to give Jiang Xue a chance?”

Jiang Xue nodded immediately. “Yes, yes, it was all his instigation. He took a fancy to my cousin, so he wanted to get rid of you and lure the beasts. Using beast-attracting powder to deal with you is the least noticeable, and he deliberately took us to the silver-horned wolves.”

“Bah!” Zheng QIanshu slapped Jiang Xue hard. “This b*tch, you obviously had no way to get the beast-attracting powder yourself so you came to me. Do you think you can escape by putting everything on me? I just provided the beast-attracting powder. You are the one who took the opportunity to put it on Cheng Miao. Did I force you to do it?”

“No, no, Cheng Miao, believe me!” Jiang Xue screamed. She looked so weak that she was about to faint.

Everyone was dumbfounded.