PDLP Chapter 68 Heavenly Treasure
Chapter 68 Heavenly Treasure
"The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was founded by your mother. It collects martial arts classics from all over the world, and it does not concern itself with worldly affairs, but only focuses on the inheritance of martial arts."
"However, several elders in the pavilion have always been dissatisfied with her rules. They joined forces to rebel while your mother's cultivation was damaged, and seized control of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion."
Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, then said, "And then?"
Looking into Lu Yuan's eyes, Old Huang continued, "It's no use them seizing control of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. Most of the important cultivation techniques and scriptures in that pavilion were moved to another location by your mother beforehand."
"Only your mother knows about that place."
"She was pregnant when the accident happened, and she escaped to a very remote place before giving birth to you."
Old Huang paused for a moment, then continued, "It is said that among those ancient texts, there is a method that can enable martial artists to break through from the Martial God Realm to the Land Immortal Realm."
"Above the God of War is a terrestrial immortal?" Lu Yuan asked in surprise.
Old Huang nodded.
His voice was calm. He paused for a moment, then continued, "Later, she took you on a long and winding journey for several years until she settled you with the Lu family... She left you in Qingzhou so that you could grow up like an ordinary person."
"I never expected this..."
Old Huang didn't say anything more, as if he was lost in some kind of memory.
"So I know all six meridians and the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)... In their eyes, I think I have the whereabouts of the missing Tianji Pavilion manual," Lu Yuan said.
Old Huang nodded.
"But what happened to them..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
A soft knock sounded on the room door.
Three beats, with a distinct rhythm.
Shen Qingyan's voice came through the crack in the door, very low and with a hint of caution.
"Young master... are you available?"
Lu Yuan placed the towel on the edge of the copper basin.
"Miss Shen, please come in."
The door opened, and Shen Qingyan walked in.
Today she changed into a smoky blue long dress, with a few strands of hair hanging down beside her ears. Compared to yesterday, her attire was less capable and more gentle.
After receiving permission, Shen Qingyan bowed slightly to Lu Yuan as she entered the room.
Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't seem to blame her, the tension between her brows finally eased.
"I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince has been in seclusion since yesterday. I didn't dare to disturb him and waited outside the door. I only dared to knock when I heard voices."
Her voice remained soft, her tone full of respect, and her eyes were filled with anticipation as she looked at Lu Yuan.
Seclusion?
Lu Yuan glanced at Lao Huang with a puzzled look.
Old Huang nodded to Lu Yuan, and Lu Yuan immediately understood. The excuse that he was in seclusion was probably just something Old Huang was using to appease the Shen family, since he had been injured and had been lying in bed unconscious.
Shen Qingyan paused, then added, "Is Your Highness currently feeling well enough to visit the Shen residence? My father has been waiting since this morning. If Your Highness has not yet recovered, I will wait some more."
Lu Yuan nodded.
"It's alright. Let's go now. Old Huang, you come with me."
......
In the western part of the county town, deep in an inconspicuous narrow alley, there is a courtyard.
The courtyard gate is always closed, and there is no plaque above the gate. Only two idle men leaning against the wall eating melon seeds casually observe the passers-by.
If a careful observer were to look closely, they would notice that both idlers had concealed short knives in their sleeves, the blades of which were gleaming.
This is the Blood Wolf Gang's secret headquarters in the county town.
Blood Leopard has been in charge of managing the business here for some time now.
Human trafficking, illegal salt production, gambling dens taking a cut... most of these are shady dealings.
At this moment, Blood Leopard was standing in the courtyard directing several of his gang members to count the goods.
Several half-person-high wooden boxes were open, inside which were rows of smuggled salt bricks wrapped tightly in oil paper. Between the salt bricks were several packets of medicinal herbs tied with hemp rope—not medicine for treating illnesses, but forbidden drugs used by boxers in the underground fighting arena of the county town to temporarily stimulate their qi and blood.
This banned drug is expensive and scarce; a single packet can fetch ten taels of silver on the black market.
"Damn it, do they even have hands? They can't even stack a salt brick properly!"
"If the owner finds out a dollar is missing, nobody's getting paid!"
Blood Leopard grumbled as he flipped through the ledgers, complaining that his men were clumsy at moving goods.
It was at this moment that the courtyard gate was kicked open.
Blood Wolf stepped into the courtyard, followed by four bodyguards.
He was dressed in a gray outfit, his face expressionless, and his eyes were incredibly gloomy as he looked at the Blood Leopard.
Blood Leopard looked up, quickly closed the ledger, and went to greet him with a smile.
"Boss! Why did you come in person? I can handle this shipment. You can rest assured about my abilities..."
Blood Wolf glanced at him.
He walked straight across the courtyard into the main hall, sat down in the main seat, picked up the pot of cold tea on the table, and poured himself a cup.
The tea was brewed in the morning and has already gone cold.
He picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.
Blood Leopard followed him in, stood in front of him, opened his mouth as if to ask something, but was forced back by his gloomy gaze.
Blood Wolf finished his tea and slowly placed the teacup on the table.
Then he raised his eyelids and stared intently at the blood leopard.
He casually flicked the teacup, which grazed the blood leopard's ear and flew past, landing on the ground behind him.
"Snapped!"
The teacup shattered into more than a dozen pieces in an instant, and tea splashed all over his trouser leg.
"Chen Dagou, did you really solve it?"
Blood Leopard trembled.
"Yes! I did it myself! How could I dare to do something you ordered me to do, Boss..."
"Who was that guy on the yellow list stage yesterday?"
Blood Wolf's voice wasn't loud, but every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"And he's number one on the yellow list. Chen Da Gou... the exact same name. Are you trying to say that dead people are fighting in the arena? Or are you trying to say that the Chen Da Gou you killed actually existed as a second one?"
Blood Leopard's legs began to tremble.
His lips moved several times before he could finally squeeze out a complete sentence.
"No, boss... I did it myself, he can't be alive... I clearly..."
"I know."
Blood Wolf interrupted him.
He leaned back in his chair, shifting his gaze from the blood leopard to the square sky outside the window, surrounded by high walls.
"If you did it yourself, he couldn't possibly be alive. So this Chen Dagou is a fake."
Blood Leopard paused for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Someone is impersonating him?"
Blood Wolf did not answer.
Of course he knew someone was impersonating him.
He knew Chen Dagou all too well... That honest middle-aged man's cultivation level at the mid-stage of Blood Condensation was his ceiling, let alone being number one on the Yellow List.
It's impossible to even fight someone of a higher level.
Now someone is using the name Chen Dagou to win thirteen consecutive matches on the Yellow List stage, crippling the fifth-ranked player on the Yellow List with a single palm strike, forcing the previous Yellow List powerhouse to retreat without a fight, and finally defeating the previous Yellow List champion with invisible sword energy.
This record is unparalleled, not only among Chen Dagou, but also among the younger generation of the entire Wuyun County.
And this person just happened to choose the name Chen Dagou.
Not a coincidence.
According to people who were at the competition yesterday, that person also has the bloodline of a Qilin.
The Qilin bloodline, the invisible sword energy... a figure appeared in Blood Wolf's mind.
But this was just his guess. That person should have been in the Iron Bone Sect, so why was he in the county town?
"Is it Lu Yuan?"