As the saying goes, a widow's gate is prone to trouble. After Xiao Fei's death, Huang Feifei became a target that all sorts of heroes and scoundrels wanted to win over.
Although Huang Feifei usually veiled her face with thin gauze, her beauty was not something a mere piece of gauze could conceal.
In addition to her beauty, Huang Feifei's immense wealth also made all cultivators in the world envious.
For every cultivator she treated, she would almost completely strip a Nascent Soul stage expert of their fortune.
Over the years, she had treated countless cultivators, and the amount of wealth Huang Feifei had accumulated was truly immeasurable.
If one could avoid hardship, who would think of risking their life every day?
Huang Feifei's immense wealth was equivalent to a money tree.
Suddenly, Tiantong City was in turmoil. Anyone who felt they still possessed some charm actively sought an audience with her.
The queue outside Huang Feifei's door wound around the streets for several blocks.
However, no matter how long these people queued, it was useless. Huang Feifei had no interest in them and had even closed her shop.
Later, it was Young Master Xing of Tiantong City who stepped forward and dispersed everyone.
Then, Young Master Xing brought a small gift to seek an audience with Huang Feifei, but he was still met with a closed door.
...
In Xiao Fei's space, he had already decomposed the ten newly acquired mineral stones, obtaining another 10 small green light points that were absorbed by the space.
However, after absorbing these 10 light points, the space still showed no reaction.
He stayed in the space, his divine sense enveloping the entire area, and waited for over ten days. Still finding no abnormalities, he could only reluctantly exit the space.
He didn't know the purpose of these green light points, but he was certain that once a change manifested, it would be of great use.
Currently, it was likely due to the insufficient number of green light points.
Xiao Fei speculated in his heart that there might have truly been Jian Mu in ancient times. Perhaps it wasn't able to connect heaven and earth as legends described, but it was definitely an extraordinary spiritual item.
This mineral stone called Jian Mu was likely formed after the extinction of Jian Mu in ancient times.
The green light points within the mineral stones might be the trace of life force left behind by Jian Mu.
Xiao Fei boldly guessed that perhaps when he collected enough light points, he could revive Jian Mu and bring it back to the world.
He had investigated for over a hundred years, and although he hadn't found a single one, he had gained some understanding of the whereabouts of Jian Mu ore.
When Tiantong City was abundant in Jian Mu ore back then, many major powers had stockpiled large quantities of the ore.
Therefore, the person who had attempted to assassinate him from behind the scenes, and could produce ten Jian Mu ore stones at once, was likely from a major power.
Remaining hidden in the shadows, seeing this situation made him a little restless.
If he didn't show himself soon, everyone would be gone!
Thus, Xiao Fei, who had been dead for over a month, miraculously resurrected.
The day he reappeared truly astonished everyone, leaving them all dumbfounded.
"Hahaha... I, Xiao Fei, am back!"
At that time, the personnel from the Xing clan who controlled the secret realm, as well as the client behind the scenes, had confirmed that Xiao Fei was dead.
Yet, Xiao Fei appeared alive and kicking.
In any case, Xiao Fei had achieved his goal, having tricked the mastermind into giving him ten mineral stones.
Moreover, the objective of assassinating him had been achieved, and the mission had now been canceled.
On the day of his return, Xiao Fei arrogantly loitered at the entrance of his own shop for an hour or two.
He let everyone see that he was alive and had returned.
"Yo ho! Didn't Daoist Xiao die? Truly blessed with great fortune!"
When Young Master Xing arrived and saw the living Xiao Fei, he was clearly stunned for a moment.
"This is called 'a good person is always protected by heaven; surviving a great disaster guarantees future blessings'," Xiao Fei said proudly.
"Young Master Xing, you aren't injured again, are you? It just so happens that my Feifei is a bit short on funds lately."
"I just came to see if you were completely dead!"
As Young Master Xing spoke, he subtly retracted his palm into his sleeve, circulating his spiritual power, and a wound on his finger rapidly healed.
Then, he did not enter the door, but directly flicked his sleeve and left.
A moment later, his friend Ji Zhu also hurried over.
"Thank heavens! It's good that Daoist Xiao is not dead. I can finally rest easy."
Ji Zhu circled Xiao Fei several times, confirming that Xiao Fei was unharmed, and finally showed a relieved smile.
"You two, do you treat me like an outsider? Not telling me such important matters, causing me to worry for so long for nothing."
Facing Ji Zhu's good intentions, Xiao Fei quickly cupped his fists in thanks.
"Thank you for your concern, Daoist Ji. It was out of necessity."
"It's fine, as long as you're alright!"
Ji Zhu waved his hand.
"I had originally planned to gather some people to avenge you, Daoist. But now it seems unnecessary."
"However, I am a bit curious, who was that young man who went to the secret market to submit the mission last time?"
Ji Zhu inquired with some curiosity about Fei Yu, whom he had only met once.
"I don't know who that young man was. At the time, when they came to assassinate me, I could only play along with the plan, feigning death to escape, and he took my corpse away."
Xiao Fei had no intention of revealing Fei Yu's existence, so he made up a story.
"I still have to thank you for your kindness, Daoist Ji. I heard you've found clues about the mastermind."
"From the clues I currently possess, it is indeed very likely to be Young Master Xing..."
...
Xiao Fei's resurrection forced many people who lacked strength but harbored dreams to give up their fantasies and continue their arduous path of cultivation.
Xiao Fei wondered if his revival would prompt the mastermind to issue another assassination mission.
If so, Xiao Fei wouldn't mind dying again to take the bait.
It just so happened that he felt the number of green light points in his hand was too few, far from enough. Perhaps dying a few more times would suffice.
So he waited anxiously for several months. Everything was calm, and no one came to assassinate him.
This left him quite disappointed.
In the following days, Xiao Fei's small shop reopened as usual.
He still took on some alchemy jobs, and Huang Feifei treated five injured patients each day.
That Young Master Xing still visited every few days, but was always turned away at the door.
It seemed as if everything had returned to the peaceful life of the past.
While refining pills daily, Xiao Fei secretly investigated the mastermind from the previous incident.
Although Ji Zhu provided intelligence suggesting it was Young Master Xing, Xiao Fei did not fully trust it and still needed to investigate and verify it himself.
For now, he could only search based on the Jian Mu ore, as it was very rare now, and not many people could produce ten pieces at once.
However, after some investigation, the results still pointed to the Xing family, who controlled Tiantong City.
Moreover, he unexpectedly discovered that the Xing family had a large warehouse filled entirely with Jian Mu ore, containing at least tens of thousands of pieces.
This result truly shocked him.
The ore that he couldn't find a single piece of after searching for over a hundred years was piled up like mountains in the Xing family's warehouse.
Seeing this, he even began to harbor bold little schemes.
However, for now, he could only think about it. As a family with ancient inheritance, the Xing family's strength and foundation were far beyond those of ordinary powers.
Even this inconspicuous small warehouse was guarded by several Nascent Soul stage experts and one Void Refining stage expert.
Furthermore, this warehouse was located within the city. Any action would cause a major disturbance, alerting other experts in the city to come to their aid.
It was as if any single point triggered within the city would attract the experts of the Xing family stationed there.
Just as Xiao Fei was at a loss, finding no clues or solutions.
His old friend Daoist Ji Zhu came to visit him again.
"Daoist Ji, long time no see!"
"I recently returned to the family and brought a few assistants with me."