Harness Cultivator
Chapter 155: Three Clans

With one ruthless slash from Da Mung, Huo Sheng's body was split in half as it flew up in the sky.

In the meantime, blood was splattered across Zhou Jingjing and Zheng Wenling's faces as they screamed in horror.

"H-How could you kill him?" Zheng Wenling directly fainted as she plopped on the sand.

Meanwhile, Zhou Jingjing was a bit calmer as she heaved a soft sigh.

"In the end, he still managed to provoke a powerful opponent before dying…" Zhou Jingjing muttered.

She wasn't saddened by his death but was saddened because their situation had just turned more complicated.

At first, she could have escaped from Lee Tao by offering some of her treasures.

However, Huo Sheng was too idiotic and naive to release his killing intent before leaving.

Zhou Jingjing smiled bitterly as she turned around and saw Lee Tao, who was standing still with a calm expression.

It was almost like the scene that had just occurred was nothing in his eyes.

'As expected of a powerful cultivator in disguise.' Zhou Jingjing thought.

"May I ask for the Senior's name." Zhou Jingjing cupped her fist as she spoke in a formal and polite tone.

"I believe Senior must have consumed some sort of pill or had used some techniques to conceal his true cultivation. My fellow disciple Huo Sheng was an idiot to provoke Senior, but I'm not like him." She added.

"Heh, you are a pretty smart lass… I will give you that at least." Lee Tao praised as he snapped his finger.

Instantly, Da Mung appeared behind Lee Tao as he leaned down on the sand to allow Lee Tao to sit on him.

Lee Tao leaped upward as he landed on the back of Da Mung.

"Given the fact that my Da Mung had killed your fellow disciple… you should know that you can not leave anymore, right?" Lee Tao chuckled softly.

Lee Tao had expected Zhou Jingjing to be a bit startled but was disappointed to see her simply nod her head.

"I get it… we are now your captive, right?" Zhou Jingjing said without any hint of sadness or hatred.

Her eyes were crystal clear, almost like she didn't care about becoming his captive.

Lee Tao nodded his head as he threw two chains that could fit in their wrist.

"Attach those to your wrist, and you can relax in the back." Lee Tao said.

Zhou Jingjing glanced at the chain for a brief moment before attaching it to her wrist.

She then grabbed the other chain and attached it to her fainted Junior-Apprentice Sister.

Her swift action and no questions asked were approved by Lee Tao.

'Finally, a clever person that actually understands their situation.' Lee Tao thought.

If she had asked a question or even hesitated to attach the chain, then Lee Tao would have just told Da Mung to kill them as well.

After all, why keep a captive alive when all they do is annoy the heck out of you?

Sometime later, Zhou Jingjing sat in a nearby sand as she took care of her Junior-Apprentice Sister Zheng Wenling.

Meanwhile, 10 minutes had passed and a portal suddenly appeared.

Of course, Zhou Jingjing was dumbfounded by such a scene. But she was smart enough to keep her mouth shut as she pretended nothing had happened.

Deng Lijuan appeared from the portal with watery eyes, almost like she had just gone through an emotional rollercoaster ride.

"Great chat with him, right?" Lee Tao asked.

Deng Lijuan smiled bitterly as she nodded her head.

"Indeed… me and him are no longer related." She said depressingly.

Although she knew the truth already, it still left a bittersweet taste in her mouth.

Lee Tao jumped down from Da Mung as he patted her head and embraced her.

"I know the pain of trusting someone and being betrayed by them." He whispered softly.

Soon, tears began dripping down from Deng Lijuan's eyes as she started bawling in his arms.

"I don't know what else to do, Lee Tao." Deng Lijuan said in between her tears, not even addressing him as Master.

Lee Tao held a calm expression as he allowed her to release all of her stress.

At the same time, his hand was rubbing her back, soothing the pain in her heart.

Time slowly passed by, and Deng Lijuan fell asleep in his arms as she finished tearing the little bit of liquid in her eyes.

Lee Tao retrieved a blanket as he placed Deng Lijuan down on it. Stroking her hair softly, Lee Tao heaved a soft sigh.

"At least she can understand the harsh reality of this world we live in…" He muttered.

After giving Deng Lijuan one last check, Lee Tao allowed her to sleep in peace as he turned his attention to Zhou Jingjing.

"Zhou Jingjing, what sect do you belong to? And for what reason did you come to the Sierra Desert?" Lee Tao asked.

Now that Deng Lijuan was back and ended her relationship with Deng Lun, it was time to go back to business.

The only reason he took them in as captive instead of outright killing them was that he wanted to know more about the Sierra Desert and its current condition.

Such as how many people are inside and how many magical beasts are roaming.

And most importantly, how do they enter the inner zone of the Sierra Desert?

After all, he was stuck in the outer zone for a long time and couldn't replace a way in despite the help of Xiao Chu.

Zhou Jingjing didn't stall as she quickly retrieved a ragged piece of paper.

"This is the map of the Sierra Desert." Zhou Jingjing said as she pointed at some markings.

"Those markings are the places that we need to go in order to enter the inner zone of the Sierra Desert. In addition, there are some dangerous tribes that reside in the Sierra Desert that we must watch out for. They aren't friendly and would attack any strangers on sight."

"What kind of tribes are they?"

"Half-human types. They are human but their lower parts have some magical beasts features such as snake tail, scorpion tail, or even crab legs."

Lee Tao nodded his head.

'So these are probably the tribes that Deng Lijuan had mentioned before. Whatever, that is what makes things more interesting…' Lee Tao thought.

Sometime later, Lee Tao scanned around the map and noticed there were at least 3 big tribes surrounding the area of the Sierra Desert.

They were respectively the Crab Clan, Scorpion Clan, and Snake Clan.

"Hmm, are these three clans constantly in conflict with each other?" Lee Tao asked Zhou Jingjing.

"Un, each clan is vying for each other's territory and properties. However, the Snake Clan is the one that has the worst because they are filled with gorgeous women with their lower half being a snake-form." Zhou Jingjing explained.

And she continued, "It was rumored that the person that controls the Snake Clan is an extremely beautiful woman that exuded a heavenly aura. This is also the reason why the Crab Clan and Scorpion Clan are discussing a negotiation of an alliance to capture the Snake Clan."

"What a typical cliche scenario." Lee Tao sneered coldly. "At the end of the day, they are just after their lust and nothing else."

Zhou Jingjing shrugged her shoulders.

'Wasn't that all men are supposed to be like?' She thought.

"Whatever, those three clans' affairs have nothing to do with much. I just need to get what I want and get out." Lee Tao smirked as he stored the map in his spatial ring.

After that, he leaned on Da Mung as he waited for Deng Lijuan to wake up naturally.

As for Zhou Jingjing and Zheng Wenling, Lee Tao could care less about them.

Whether they freeze to death from the Sierra Desert environment or not, that was their problem to solve.

After idling for some time with nothing else to do, Lee Tao decided to take a short nap on top of Da Mung.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chu uses this time to get an accurate scan with the newfound information from the map given by Zhou Jingjing.

'Just what kind of powerful force could negate a Celestial Rank Scanning?' Xiao Chu wondered silently.

Unlike Lee Tao who held a leisure attitude on everything, she was different and more cautious than anyone.

'Let me see if I unlock some of the functions early even though Lee Tao had not earned it. If even with the function unlocked and I still can't get an accurate scan, then we might need to change our approach.'

Numerous strands of light began emitting from Xiao Chu's body as she grew taller.

From a loli, her body began to mature to that of a teenager. Radiance emitted from her eyes as she exuded a profound aura that was different from her usual self.

"Function one unlocked" Xiao Chu muttered as she gushed out a dense and powerful profound qi.