Chapter 416: Yuwen Kang

On the main streets of Luozhou City, there were many young people wearing uniform attire.

"Waiter, what are they doing?" Lin Chao asked the waiter nearby.

The waiter filled the tea in Lin Chao's cup, glanced out the window, and a look of disdain appeared on his face: "They are all just people with nothing better to do.

Our Ancient Tang Empire has a decree that prohibits religious belief and the worship of gods.

One may only offer sacrifices to the heavens and kneel to one's parents.

I feel like they are just full and have nothing to do, their brains kicked by a donkey.

In order to change the decree, they often organize street protests and shout these slogans; it is simply annoying to death."

Hearing this, Lin Chao recalled the conflict between the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor and the Pantheon that Yuwen Zhanye had spoken of.

He had not expected that the conflict would continue to this day, still unresolved.

"Does your government not care? Letting them be like this... affecting the travel and trade of ordinary people?" Lin Chao looked at those people.

Those people were agitated, walking on the street, not only causing traffic jams, but some were also high-spirited, directly smashing things, and some even took the opportunity to rob.

"Can't control them!" The waiter shook his head, "I heard that many masters in our city have already converted to the religion and are secretly supporting this, so how can the government control it?

But don't worry, guest, this group of people won't accomplish anything.

Since the founding of the Ancient Tang Empire, the emperor said that everyone in the Ancient Tang Empire is like a dragon.

These people who take to the streets are mostly children of wealthy families, or people with some spare money at home, who then hire some street loafers.

These people are only a minority; how could they represent us, the common people at the bottom? They can't turn the world upside down."

At this moment, a middle-aged man nearby could not help but say: "They indeed cannot represent the bottom.

But... their voices will be heard by those above.

What about the voices of the bottom? The silent majority, who hears them?"

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he drank his wine.

Lin Chao looked out the window without a word.

The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is jostling, all for gain.

There is no right or wrong, only... different stances.

For example, the wealthy children with nothing to do that the waiter spoke of already live comfortable lives and want to obtain more.

To them, worshipping gods might bring great benefits, or even... allow them to live forever in the God Kingdom.

As for someone like the waiter, he hopes to live his own life well, to live with dignity, and does not wish for another great mountain to be placed over his head.

At this time, the middle-aged man seemed a bit tipsy; he drank his wine and shook his head: "It is a pity for the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor. If he were still alive and saw the Ancient Tang Empire in its current state, would he feel heartbroken and shed tears?"

Lin Chao glanced at the middle-aged man, withdrew his gaze, and a look of contemplation appeared in his eyes.

As of now, he could be considered to have thoroughly offended the Master of Light.

According to what Yuwen Zhanye said, the fall of the Ancient Tang Divine Emperor was inseparable from the Master of Light.

The Ancient Tang Empire might not be what it once was, but its strength still cannot be underestimated.

In the Heavenly Court, there are also many who possess God Bone comparable to gods.

Perhaps he could try to borrow the power of the Ancient Tang Empire to deal with the Pantheon.

Of course, Lin Chao was only thinking about it.

Perhaps he would end up with the whole world as his enemy.

Lin Chao took another look at the middle-aged man, and to his surprise, the other party was actually also a possessor of God Bone.

Of course, Lin Chao was currently hiding his own God Bone, so that person could not see the God Bone within his body.

Three days later.

Luozhou City ushered in a major event: the opening of the Ancient God Temple.

The Ancient God Temple in Luozhou City opens once every ten years, and each time it attracts the attention of the surrounding provinces and cities.

This Ancient God Temple does not have a high danger level, but the rewards are very high. The last time it opened, a possessor of God Bone fused with a Divine Soul inside, successfully stepped into the Legendary realm, and joined the Elder Council of the Ancient Tang Empire.

Other possessors of God Bone also had various gains, such as obtaining Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure to increase their strength, or acquiring God Skill to increase their combat power.

Of course, many possessors of God Bone were also buried within, remaining in the Ancient God Temple forever.

Xue Yang wore a white robe with a Spear strapped to his back, his figure tall and straight.

Xue Rou followed behind Xue Yang, her eyes filled with worry: "Big Brother, be careful. God Skill and Divine Soul can be obtained next time; you must ensure your own safety!"

Xue Yang is the representative of the younger generation of the Xue Family and the future hope of the Xue Family.

Xue Yang gently stroked his sister's hair: "Don't worry, Big Brother will be fine."

Just then, a malicious voice came: "Xue Rou, if your big brother Xue Yang didn't compete with me for the Ancient Mountain God Soul, he would certainly be fine in the Ancient God Temple."

Following the voice, two burly figures appeared in Xue Yang's line of sight.

One of them was Xue Yang's mortal enemy.

The other, wearing a black trench coat, had a cold expression and looked like someone not to be trifled with.

Xue Yang looked at that person, a look of gravity appearing in his eyes.

This person was that possessor of God Bone from Wangcheng, the partner of Ding Shan.

Xue Yang looked at Ding Shan, his eyes filled with fighting spirit: "Ding Shan, you are too confident.

The Ancient Mountain God Soul, I, Xue Yang, am determined to obtain it!"

Hearing this, Ding Shan shook his head: "It seems that once we enter the Ancient God Temple, we will inevitably have to fight.

It is just a pity that the famous young master of the Xue Family is entering the Ancient God Temple all alone; do you not have any partners?"

Hearing this, Xue Yang's expression remained unchanged, and he only let out a cold snort.

The man in the trench coat beside Ding Shan was someone the Ding Family had spent a great price to invite from Wangcheng.

As for the current Xue Family, because Xue Yang's father suffered a severe injury, their strength has greatly declined, and they are unable to find helpers for Xue Yang.

"I remember there are a total of eighteen God Bone holders entering the Ancient God Temple this time, and everyone else has formed teams.

Only that Yuwen Kang and Brother Xue Yang haven't formed a team; why don't you two team up?

After all, trash matches... trash." A playful smile carried in Ding Shan's eyes.

Yuwen Kang is also a God Bone holder.

However, this God Bone holder's reputation is not good.

Yuwen Kang comes from a fallen family on the border.

With his family fortunes declining, he came to Luozhou City, and the whole family lived a very impoverished life.

When Yuwen Kang was sixteen, a marriage contract was set with the Qi Family of Luozhou City, and Yuwen Kang married into the Qi Family as a live-in son-in-law, taking the Qi Family's seventh young lady as his wife.

The Qi Family's seventh young lady had been weak and sickly since birth.

The Qi Family had Yuwen Kang marry in to bring good luck to the seventh young lady.

Just like that, Yuwen Kang became a live-in son-in-law and also became a laughingstock for a time.

But back then, Yuwen Kang's reputation was not prominent, and not many people cared.

However, later on, Yuwen Kang displayed the talent of a God Bone holder, shocking Luozhou City.

The number one sect in Luozhou City, Luoxia Sect—which is the sect where Xue Yang is—was willing to accept Yuwen Kang as a True Disciple.

But there was a condition: Yuwen Kang had to dissolve his marriage contract with the Qi Family and shed his status as a live-in son-in-law.

Although the Qi Family is strong, in Luozhou City they can only be considered a second-rate family; how could they compare to a behemoth like the Luoxia Sect?

A God Bone holder is even more someone the Qi Family cannot cling to.

When Yuwen Kang married into the Qi Family, apart from the Qi Family's seventh young lady, the other members of the Qi Family were very contemptuous of Yuwen Kang and his family, often attacking them with words.

Precisely because of this, everyone felt that Yuwen Kang would cast aside his status as a live-in son-in-law, make a clean break with the Qi Family, and join the Luoxia Sect.

Yet, to everyone's surprise, Yuwen Kang refused the Luoxia Sect and was unwilling to divorce the Qi Family's seventh young lady, continuing to maintain his status as a live-in son-in-law of the Qi Family.

A God Bone holder being a live-in son-in-law in a second or third-rate family and actually enjoying it, unwilling to give up the status of a live-in son-in-law, made Yuwen Kang completely a laughingstock—a laughingstock in the eyes of other God Bone holders.

Nowadays, in the Ancient Tang Empire, if one says a man is spineless, or that a man is a total sycophant, everyone will call him Yuwen Kang.

Yuwen Kang has become synonymous with sycophant and trash.

Moreover, although Yuwen Kang is a God Bone holder, he has no sect to teach him, and his strength is among the weakest of the God Bone holders.

Therefore, this time when Yuwen Kang came to the Ancient God Temple, no one formed a team with him.

Ding Shan used Yuwen Kang to humiliate Xue Yang.

A sense of hostility surged in Xue Yang's eyes: "Ding Shan, you are being far too arrogant.

Brother Yuwen is a gentleman who values his promises."

After Xue Yang finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left, entering the Ancient God Temple all by himself.

The other God Bone holders watched the argument between Xue Yang and Ding Shan with expressions of interest, but seeing the Ancient God Temple open, these God Bone holders also entered the Ancient God Temple one after another.

At this moment, Lin Chao spoke slowly, his figure hidden in the shadows, and he also followed the crowd into the Ancient God Temple.

The Ancient God Temple is very large and forms its own space.

In Lin Chao's view, it is like a small world, or perhaps, a God Kingdom.

At this time, the thin-framed Yuwen Kang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said slowly: "Every Ancient God Temple contains many treasures.

In this Ancient God Temple, the treasure currently recognized by everyone as the most precious is the Ancient Mountain Inheritance.

It is a pity that this Ancient God Temple has appeared for ten thousand years, yet no one has ever obtained the Ancient Mountain Inheritance; the most anyone has obtained is merely an Ancient Mountain God Soul."

Beside him, Lin Chao felt the cool breeze blowing by and revealed a thoughtful expression: "If one obtains the Ancient Mountain Inheritance, is there a chance to enter the Heavenly Court?"

During these past few days, while Lin Chao was healing his wounds, he had been preparing to enter the Ancient God Temple.

In order to obtain more information, he sought cooperation with other God Bone holders.

Yuwen Kang entered his field of vision.

What surprised Lin Chao was that this Yuwen Kang and Yuwen Zhanye actually had a blood relationship, although he did not know how many generations apart.

Therefore, he sought out Yuwen Kang to cooperate and enter the Ancient God Temple together.

After all, Yuwen Kang knows much more about the Ancient God Temple than he does.

"Yes, if one obtains the Ancient Mountain Inheritance, one can enter the legendary Heavenly Court directly." Yuwen Kang is gentle and weak, yet he knows a great deal, "Ahead is the Mist Forest, which contains many ancient puppets.

We need to collect enough Puppet Hearts to finally enter the Ancient God Treasure Hall and obtain God Skills or the Ancient Mountain Inheritance."

This Ancient God Temple is divided into two areas; one area is the Mist Forest, which contains some ancient puppet monsters.

For God Bone holders, these ancient puppet monsters are a trial, and danger exists within them.

After crossing the Mist Forest and obtaining enough Puppet Hearts, one can reach the true Ancient God Treasure Hall.

All the treasures are in the Ancient God Treasure Hall.

"Brother Lin, let's go this way; there are more ancient puppets here, making it easier to obtain Puppet Hearts.

The ancient puppets here vary in strength; most are comparable to mid-level professionals, but there are also many comparable to high-level professionals, and there are even ancient puppets comparable to Legendary ones. If you encounter them, Brother Lin, do not hesitate—run quickly."

"Mm." Lin Chao nodded; he stood side-by-side with Yuwen Kang and walked toward the Mist Forest.

The Mist Forest is just as its name suggests; it is filled with mist everywhere, and within the mist are trees, flowers, and some insects and birds.

However, these insects and birds are all ordinary birds.

As for ancient puppets, Lin Chao had not yet encountered any.

"Brother Lin, wait for me a moment." At this time, Yuwen Kang stopped his footsteps; he looked at the sea of flowers ahead, his face brimming with a smile.

"Alright." Lin Chao stood in place without moving.

Yuwen Kang was seen walking into the sea of flowers, standing before a fresh flower, inserting his hand into the earth, digging the flower up by its roots, and placing it into his storage bag.

After Yuwen Kang finished doing this, he returned to Lin Chao's side, his face still brimming with an excited expression: "I didn't expect to be so lucky; upon entering the Ancient God Temple, I was able to encounter a Purple Orchid Water Chestnut."

"My wife, Qi Youruo, likes all kinds of flowers, and she has mentioned the Purple Orchid Water Chestnut before, but unfortunately, she never had the chance to obtain one."

"I didn't expect to encounter one here; once we get out, I will give this to Qi Youruo, and she will surely be very happy."

Lin Chao could perceive that Yuwen Kang was truly happy.

"The affection between you and your wife is truly wonderful," Lin Chao could not help but sigh.

To tell the truth, Lin Chao had always admired people of deep affection.

When treating such people, Lin Chao would never use a mocking or ridiculing gaze, nor would he stigmatize them as a 'simp'.

"Qi Youruo's body is weak; although she is the Seventh Young Lady of the Qi Family, she has always stayed in her chambers, and the world she has seen is nothing more than a garden."

"I come from a humble background, and although I have rushed about everywhere, traveling north and south, everything I have seen has been like clouds and smoke; whenever I wake at night, I feel lost and bewildered."

"Being able to take Qi Youruo as my wife is my good fortune."

"In the sea of people, the two of us lean on each other; she does not feel that the place where she lives is narrow and dull, and I do not feel that the crowds are overwhelming."

"I don't have any great ambitions; to have someone to rely on for life, and to pass this life in peace and safety... that is enough."

As Yuwen Kang spoke, his eyes were full of radiance.

A trace of envy appeared on Lin Chao's face.

Lin Chao had experienced endless years, witnessing mountains, rivers, and the changing of the world.

When he was alone, he also occasionally felt lost.

That Yuwen Kang and his wife supported each other, regardless of the world's opinion, was something Lin Chao quite envied.

"Brother Lin must also have someone he is thinking of, right?" Yuwen Kang smiled.

"Mm," Lin Chao nodded.

He indeed did, and quite a few.

Among them, the one he was most worried about was Die Niao.

"It seems that person is not by Brother Lin's side."

"But I think she must be a very special woman to be able to make Brother Lin worry so much." Yuwen Kang's observational skills were very strong; his talent, among those with a God Bone, was actually considered top-tier.

It was just that his wife, Qi Youruo, had been weak and sickly since childhood, beyond the help of medicine, and two years ago, his wife should have died.

It was he who had been using his own blood to extend Qi Youruo's life.

For those with a God Bone, the body itself is a treasure.

"Alright, let us quickly hunt the ancient puppets so we can enter the Ancient God Treasure Hall," Lin Chao said softly.

Yuwen Kang also smiled: "That's right, I need to be a bit faster; Qi Youruo is still waiting for me outside."

"You really cannot go three sentences without mentioning your wife," Lin Chao chuckled.

"Other people cannot understand the affection between me and Qi Youruo."

"Brother Lin is different, so naturally, I want to share more."

"After all, there aren't many opportunities like this left."

"Haha."

(End of this chapter)