Golden Core is a Star, and You Call This Cultivation?

Chapter 491: Endless Transformations, Visitors from the Provincial City

zhou hu left the huang family estate, his face still clouded with unease.“do you think the death of the huang family’s young master is related to that qi yuan?” he asked the constable walking beside him, his tone contemplative.

the deaths of the asylum director and huang yanshou could easily be connected.

“perhaps it is,” the constable replied.

at that moment, a short, robust middle-aged constable hurried over. “sir, qi yuan is missing from the asylum.”

“it seems he really is connected to this,” zhou hu muttered, frowning, then shaking his head.

even if there was a connection, it was none of his business.

“i wonder, what level of strength does the person the shen family sent to ninghe county possess?”

zhou hu could only hope they had sent a weapon master of the rank.

but realistically, this seemed impossible.

the shen family, while a prestigious clan, could hardly afford to spare a xuan-rank weapon master for such a minor matter in a backwater like ninghe county.

a xuan-rank weapon master was a one-person army: sharp as a tiger, unstoppable like an elephant, and divine as a dragon.

such a master could face hundreds of heavily armored soldiers in formation—and break through them alone.

why would such a fearsome war machine ever be sent here?

qi yuan simply wasn’t worth it.

as for di-rank weapon masters, they were even more terrifying. a single one could sway the outcome of small-scale wars.

at the inn, qi yuan stretched lazily.

over the past few days, he and chen kangbao had scoured ninghe county in

“are you leaving her here, master?” chen kangbao asked, gesturing to zhi shuang.

“no. she’s unconscious and defenseless. if someone drags her off into the woods, it’ll ruin her reputation—and mine along with it. she’ll have to come with us.”

“carrying a woman around might make us look suspicious, don’t you think?”

“she’s not a woman. she’s my weapon,” qi yuan replied with a smirk. “besides, i don’t have a proper weapon yet, and her physique seems... sturdy enough.”

with that, qi yuan activated his endless transformations skill.

a moment later, zhi shuang’s body shimmered and morphed.

in her place was now a massive spear.

the weapon gleamed with a cold, silvery light, its sharp edge exuding a deadly aura.

chen kangbao blinked, momentarily caught off guard.

“master, you’re... carrying a human weapon?”

“of course. a top-notch spear like this? it’d be a waste to leave her behind,” qi yuan said, gripping the spear lightly.

as he hefted the weapon, he chuckled to himself. “i’ll have to be careful, though. don’t want to accidentally cross any lines.”