Chapter 172: Si Yu

172. Chapter 171: Si Yu's Visit

Li Xuan, alone, returned to the camp outside Ladi Canyon, and on the way encountered a Yellow Turban Warrior riding a carriage in the wilderness outside Ladi Canyon, searching for the source of the Mysterious Pool Heavy Water.

After returning to the camp, Li Xuan went back to his own room.

The Yellow Turban Warrior thought that reshaping the entire canyon would take a long time, so he simply built a dozen or so Xiao Mu Wu here to serve as warehouses.

Two of them were set aside as resting rooms for Li Xuan and Bang Chui.

However, the eight hundred Yellow Turban Warriors, upon learning that a Heavy Water Mysterious Pool was nearby, left without hesitation, swarming out to search for its location, so the camp is now very quiet; after Li Xuan returned, he was the only one left, and he went straight to his room and lay on the bed to rest.

Just thinking that the land of the territory is filled with Mysterious Pool Heavy Water makes his head ache.

If it were just him alone, there would be no way to clear the Mysterious Pool Heavy Water here.

One must admit that Mysterious Pool Heavy Water is a good thing, but if it gets out of control, the previous statement would be wrong.

Therefore, the source of the Mysterious Pool Heavy Water must be found, and controlled from its source, to prevent it from further harming the surrounding soil.

In addition, Bang Chui also went out with the Yellow Turban Warrior; Bang Chui, as a Transformation Form of a ginseng person, has a natural ability to discern soil, and his binding hook helps the Yellow Turban Warrior to investigate the leakage points of the Mysterious Pool Heavy Water.

Looking at the empty camp, Li Xuan let out a helpless sigh; the area around Ladi Canyon is desolate, and now everyone has left, making it hard for Li Xuan to find someone to talk to.

But Li Xuan is not one to idle; after resting a while, he left the resting room, placed a Lotus Platform on an open area near the camp, and then took out all the medicinal herbs he had previously purchased from the Void Pearl.

Now, with nothing to do, he could improve his Alchemy ability.

Then Li Xuan sat cross‑legged, summoned a Fire Lotus, and began refining Alchemy Pills.

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Half a month later, the Yellow Turban Warrior finally located the Heavy Water Mysterious Pool, i. e., the source of the Mysterious Pool Heavy Water.

However, this Heavy Water Mysterious Pool had been unattended for too long; its Mysterious Pool Heavy Water had already overflowed, requiring reinforcement and the construction of a well for the Mysterious Pool Heavy Water, after which the water can be periodically extracted and stored, essentially solving the problem.

The Heavy Water Mysterious Pool is a hundred meters deep, and the Yellow Turban Warriors will need some time to handle it safely.

But Li Xuan knows nothing about construction, so he didn't go to the site to cause trouble for the Yellow Turban Warriors.

During those half a month, Li Xuan spent each day either cultivating or refining Alchemy Pills; the herbs he had stored were already more than half used, and after producing a huge pile of pills, the massive practice with herbs greatly improved the quality of his pills, though he was still some way short of becoming a Second‑level Alchemist.

But this afternoon, just as Li Xuan finished refining a furnace of Alchemy Pills, he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.

Li Xuan looked up and gazed into the distance; sure enough, a carriage was racing toward his camp.

There are no other villages nearby, so it seems the carriage is heading straight to him.

Moreover, as Li Xuan looked at the distant carriage, it felt oddly familiar. "Huh? Isn't that a carriage from Gengxin City? Could it be someone from Gengxin City?" he muttered, suddenly realizing.

As the carriage drew nearer, Li Xuan recognized it as the very carriage he had hidden in when he returned to the Tian Dou Empire.

Shouldn't this be Si Yu's ride? Could Si Yu have come personally? What happened in Gengxin City? Soon, the carriage stopped in front of Li Xuan, and Si Yu, dressed in leather, leapt down.

"Brother Si Yu? Long time no see." Li Xuan also got up from the ground, smiling as he greeted Si Yu.

"Xuan Ge'er, it's only been half a month and it feels like ages—didn't expect you actually bought this place." Si Yu laughed, teasing Li Xuan.

"Brother Si Yu, why did you suddenly come to me today?" Li Xuan glanced at the carriage behind Si Yu and asked.

"Haha, this time the teacher has something for me to give you. In half a month, Star Luo City will hold an auction; it's a relatively large‑scale auction, and the teacher asked me to deliver the Hand Order needed to enter the auction to you. The teacher said you're still young and should go out more to see the world." Si Yu, after hearing Li Xuan's straightforward words, laughed brightly, then took a Token from his pocket and handed it to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan stared at the Token Si Yu handed over and was taken aback; he didn't expect the teacher to still be thinking of him, and to call him by name for such a good thing.

"Thank you, Teacher Lao." Li Xuan smiled, then took the Token from Si Yu's hand.

The Invitation Letter was entirely white, its surface embossed with a massive Different‑eyed White Tiger; the Token felt heavy in the hand, appearing to be forged from metal rather than carved from wood. However, Li Xuan had little knowledge of metals and didn't know what kind it was.

"The material of this Token is called White Tiger Metal, released by the Blacksmith Guild's third‑generation president for the Star Luo Royal Family." Si Yu explained to the puzzled Li Xuan.

"The name of this material does sound pretty imposing." Li Xuan smiled at Si Yu's explanation, then waved the Token in his hand.

"This auction is the biggest in Star Luo City; the White Tiger Auction is the annual flagship auction, so the items are priceless, and many important figures will attend." Si Yu introduced it to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded after hearing Si Yu's words.

"By the way, Xuan Ge'er, besides inviting you to the auction, the teacher also asked me to bring you something." Si Yu smiled, shook his head, then took a roughly one‑meter‑five Wooden Box from his Soul Guide Device and placed it before Li Xuan.

The Wooden Box was ordinary, but when set on the ground it emitted a dull thud, suggesting something very heavy inside.

"What is this?" Li Xuan asked curiously.

"I don't know either, but this is from the teacher; it must be something good." Si Yu helplessly shook his head, opened his hand, and let Li Xuan open the box himself.

Li Xuan obeyed, slowly squatted down, and opened the Wooden Box.

"What a good thing!" Li Xuan exclaimed.

(End of Chapter)