Chapter 54: Confusing
Chapter 54: Confusing (Seeking follow-up reading)
Just as Lu Chengfeng was about to turn around and leave, the Great Elder stopped him, picked up the fish basket beside him and said, "I can't let you come here for nothing. Thanks to you, I caught these two fish. You can take them away!"
There was no way Lu Chengfeng would be polite. This cold-scaled fire-tailed fish was a rare treasure. It was very beneficial for the cultivation of internal strength and was exactly what he needed at this moment.
He took the fish basket cheerfully and said, "Then I won't be polite. Thank you for the generous gift, Great Elder."
"You are such a naughty boy." The Great Elder said with a smile, "Before you face the wall, remember to go to the General Affairs Hall and exchange all those merits to avoid delaying your practice."
"Okay!" Lu Chengfeng agreed, bowed respectfully, and then said goodbye and left.
After leaving Tianfa Peak, his face turned gloomy. The great elder summoned him, first slapped him in the face and then gave him a sweet treat, and even revealed all the secrets of the sect.
"What exactly is this person's purpose?"
Lu Chengfeng doesn't think that he is loved by everyone. The old man has suppressed the Law Enforcement Hall for so long, and has encountered countless geniuses and monsters and experienced countless storms.
The strength that I have shown to the outside world is not worthy of being taken so seriously.
He had not had time to think carefully just now at Tianfa Peak, but now that he thought about it carefully, he felt that the other party had other intentions.
"Maybe he was targeting Zhu Yuxian. He's not even afraid that I know his purpose."
Lu Chengfeng vaguely understood some of the other party's thoughts, "Some things, once known, will become a thorn and play an important role at the critical moment."
"Since even I know about it, then...what about Zhou Tong?"
"He said before that he was investigating something secretly..."
Thinking of this, he suddenly became alert.
"Zhou Tong's master is Xun Shuijing. If he is really investigating Zhu Yuxian..."
Although Lu Chengfeng didn't know the whole situation, he could feel at this moment that there was a carefully woven big net covering Zhu Yuxian.
His eyes flickered, and without wasting any time, he quickly returned to Bixiao Peak.
After returning to the mountain, Lu Chengfeng immediately called Li Mo and Luo Yong.
"Li Mo, go down the mountain and visit the Su family to see how your second sister is doing. If she is not satisfied, ask her to find a way to delay for half a year. I will help her out by then."
"Yes, senior brother!" Li Mo agreed, without asking any more questions, he picked up his sword and turned away.
"Luo Yong, go to the General Affairs Hall, take my identity token, and exchange all the merits I have accumulated during the beast tide for Five Qis to Yuan Dan." Lu Chengfeng said as he threw his identity token over.
Luo Yong took it and followed the order.
Lu Chengfeng called Luo Suyi over again, took her hand and said, "Suyi, I will be in seclusion for a while, and I don't know when I will come out."
"But I have already arranged a marriage with Madam Qiu Tong from Houdefang, so now it is time to marry her."
"You are the eldest wife, so you should make the decision on taking a concubine. You can choose a suitable house on the mountain for her to live in, and have someone clean it up and make proper arrangements."
"There are no rules for taking a concubine. Just ask the maid to prepare the betrothal gifts and the sedan chair and bring the person back."
"I am now in solitary confinement in the Law Enforcement Hall and cannot come out to greet her in person. If she feels that I am being neglected and refuses to come in, then let her be. There is no need to force her."
Upon hearing this, Luo Suyi hurriedly pulled his hand and asked, "Why were you suddenly put in solitary confinement by the Law Enforcement Hall? What happened?"
"Don't worry. Although you are said to be in solitary confinement, you are actually still on Bixiao Peak. As long as you don't go down the mountain, there will be no impact. I would like to take this opportunity to practice in seclusion for a while." Lu Chengfeng comforted him.
When Luo Suyi heard this, she felt relieved. Instead, she thought this might be a good thing. During their marriage, Lu Chengfeng had been busy all day long, and the two of them had little time to be together.
Although she was not happy that she had to take care of the concubine, she could not help but feel a little happy when she heard Lu Chengfeng's tone, which seemed to be dispensable to the woman. She would not reveal these secret thoughts of a girl, but just agreed to the matter obediently.
Lu Chengfeng arranged everything and then walked towards the quiet room for retreat and practice.
After entering the house and closing the door, everything around him became dim. He sat cross-legged on the mat on the ground, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes.
The next moment, his mind moved, and all the gifts from Xiao Qi suddenly came to his mind.
This time he skipped all the martial arts skills and carefully searched for useful memory fragments.
In a trance, he saw the scenes of Xiao Qi's life in Tianguimen when he was a child. His parents were disciples of Tianguimen. He grew up in Tianguimen since he was a child and was loyal to his master.
The scene changed, and we saw Xiao Qi sneaking into the Yuncang Sword Sect as a traitor, continuously passing news back to the Tiangui Sect, and during this time he even plotted and killed many outer sect geniuses.
With the support of Tian Guimen’s resources, his cultivation level soared and far surpassed his peers.
Afterwards, he teamed up with other traitors in the sect and opened a brothel in Liangzhou City, looking for beautiful virgins to have sex with in order to improve his own moral character.
With such resources supplied, he became an outer peak elder with mediocre qualifications and even ranked the chief one.
Lu Chengfeng was immersed in those memory fragments. Although most of them were in tatters, he was able to extract a lot of extremely useful information from them.
For example, the identities of other traitors that had not been found in Zhao Changzhen’s memory before.
"There is another person, Elder Yunyan of Tianzhi Peak mentioned by Cai Zhang. The real Elder Yunyan and her husband Li Muge died ten years ago. The current Elder Yunyan is just an imposter."
Lu Chengfeng's eyes were deep, "Besides this, there is one person who is actually a true disciple of the inner peak, and... he is from the Law Enforcement Hall..."
"Oh, this is very interesting!"
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lu Chengfeng continued to investigate the news about the Black Shark's remains, but found that these memories indeed contained some extremely crucial information.
Xiao Qi actually learned the news about the Black Shark's remains from Zhao Changzhen. The five of them joined forces to investigate. It was originally just an attempt, but they didn't expect to actually get a big reward.
What Zhao Changzhen obtained was the Soul-Calling Claw, while what Xiao Qi obtained was the extremely evil "Five Internal Organ Qi". To practice this method, one needs to swallow the Five Internal Organ Pills which are harmonized by the five internal organs, with birds and beasts being the lower and the five internal organs of human being the upper. It can not only benefit the practice of internal strength, but also can practice to emit thunderous sounds to intimidate the enemy, which is quite a supernatural power.
As for the other three people, they obtained the "Black Evil Palm", "Soul-Bewitching Smoke" and "Shark Swimming Step" respectively, but the most crucial internal energy method was not found.
Xiao Qi only thought that one of the other four people secretly hid the most crucial internal skills, and the one with the greatest suspicion was Zhao Changzhen, who was most familiar with the Black Shark Wanderer's remains.
He sent Xue Dulong to provoke and test Zhao Changzhen several times in an attempt to force out Zhao Changzhen's true identity, but he never expected that Zhao Changzhen was suddenly killed.
This made Xiao Qi horrified. He realized that there might be someone else who knew the internal energy and the secret method. He wanted to kill people and steal the secret method, collect all the inheritance of Black Shark, and recreate the peerless Black Evil Soul-stealing skill.
He panicked and placed his suspicion on the true disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall. Among the five people, his martial arts skills were the most advanced. He was the only one who could kill Zhao Changzhen with three swords and make the Law Enforcement Hall's investigation come to nothing.
"This is interesting. The Great Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall said that Zhao Changzhen was killed by Zhu Yuxian, but Xiao Qi believed that it was related to the true teachings of the Law Enforcement Hall."
"And the man from the Law Enforcement Hall is Li Qian, the direct disciple of the great elder. I wonder if the great elder knows about it or not?"
Lu Chengfeng only felt irony, and felt that everything was confusing. The top leaders of the sect also had their own calculations and were not completely united. It was even more puzzling that Zhao Changzhen knew the news about the Black Shark Wanderer's remains.
He thought of Li Qian and the Great Elder whom he had met before. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Immediately, the hairs on his body stood up. He tried hard to suppress his thoughts and dared not think about it any further.
"Forget it. These things are not something I can control for the time being. The key is my own practice. If I can comprehend the sword intent, any trouble can be solved with one sword!"
But in fact, Lu Chengfeng knew very well that ever since he became Zhu Yuxian's disciple and ever since the Grand Elder of the Law Enforcement Hall summoned him for a meeting, he had been inevitably drawn into this vortex.
In fact, ever since he became Zhao Changzhen's apprentice, he has been unable to escape.
(End of this chapter)