Chapter 50

The Lu family of Mount Tianmu was indeed worthy of being a famous major sect. The three of them just barged into Taoyuan so openly, and the Zhou clan members could only look at each other, not daring to stop them.

But Young Master Lu also knew that the time he had to enter Taoyuan was definitely limited. The Zhou clan would surely find ways to block them again, and might even inform the Qingyu Sect people to come forward, so he urged Liu Xiaolou: "Quick, where is the box buried?"

Liu Xiaolou frowned and said: "The Form-Capturing Technique..."

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang took out a piece of jade, channeled his true essence into it, and the jade emitted a faint magic power, enveloping the area within a radius of about ten feet. That feeling of being watched immediately disappeared.

"Good stuff, what kind of treasure is this?" Liu Xiaolou stared at the jade.

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang scolded: "Don't ask blindly, lead the way!"

Liu Xiaolou said no more and led them toward the valley between Mount Wulei and Mount Wang Yue. When passing under Mount Wulei, he saw a huge black shadow standing on the mountaintop, turning its body from time to time to look around.

That black shadow was at least thirty feet tall!

Liu Xiaolou was startled, hid under a tree nearby, and pointed at the black shadow.

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang whispered: "The Qingyu Sect's Spirit-Summoning Technique, the manifestation of a mountain god. Stay alert... walk that way..."

The three of them carefully detoured for a while, following the blind spot where the mountain god couldn't see, and went deep into the valley. After walking for a long time, they entered a pile of rubble deep in the dense forest.

If Lord Xingde and Zhou Qiniang were truly hiding in the Taoyuan mountains, the hiding place Liu Xiaolou could think of was here.

If they weren't here, then...

Liu Xiaolou looked back at Young Master Lu and Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang, who were looking around, and pointed to a stone at his feet.

"Buried here?"

Young Master Lu rushed up and was about to move the stone, but was stopped by Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang.

"Move the stone away." Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang ordered Liu Xiaolou, while pulling Young Master Lu behind him and stepping back three steps diagonally.

Liu Xiaolou smiled and shook his head, moved the stone away, revealing the cave underneath, and said: "Young Master Lu, I've brought you all the way here, do you still not trust me, Liu Xiaolou? It's truly chilling. The box is down there; how about I go down first?"

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang whispered: "Keep your voice down!"

Liu Xiaolou hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, don't let the Zhou clan and the Qingyu Sect people hear us, it's all my fault. Then I'll go down first?"

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang and Young Master Lu exchanged a glance. Young Master Lu nodded, and Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang drew his sword as fast as lightning, the tip of the sword pressed against Liu Xiaolou's throat: "Don't move..."

Liu Xiaolou dared not move; Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang's sword-drawing speed was too fast, truly exceeding his reaction, but he also said: "Below is an ancient tomb; without me, you won't find the box!"

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang pulled a thin rope from his waist and handed it to Young Master Lu. Young Master Lu came up to help and tied Liu Xiaolou up tightly.

After tying him up, he smiled: "It's not that I don't trust Brother Liu, it's just that people's hearts are hard to fathom. Dealing with you for the first time, one must always be a bit more careful... What if there's another exit below?"

Liu Xiaolou said: "Just seal my meridians, then I won't be able to move, and you can go down yourselves with peace of mind."

Young Master Lu said: "Brother, rest assured, we have no ill intentions, we just want to ask you to lead the way first. It's dark below, and as you said, it's an ancient tomb. We're just worried about getting separated in the tomb passage, so it's best if everyone is connected by a rope."

Liu Xiaolou sighed, his hands tied behind his back, looked at Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang who was holding the other end of the rope, and shook his head: "Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang, Young Master Lu, doing this is truly chilling..."

As he spoke, he jumped down, and after landing, he shouted up: "Come down."

A torch was thrown down, illuminating the entrance of the cave. Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang jumped down, picked up the torch, and flicked the end of the rope: "Let's go."

Liu Xiaolou asked: "What about Young Master?"

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang said: "Young Master is keeping watch above."

So Liu Xiaolou led the way in front, Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang held the torch in one hand and the rope in the other, their shadows changing shapes on the tomb walls, looking eerie and terrifying.

The short tomb passage soon came to an end, and a tomb chamber appeared ahead. Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang looked around; except for the coffin in the center, there was nothing else. So his gaze fixed on the coffin: "Is the thing inside?"

Liu Xiaolou didn't answer, but stood quietly by his side, also staring at the coffin, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Speak!" Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang shouted: "Is it inside?"

Liu Xiaolou still didn't speak.

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang felt a jolt in his heart, but inexplicably felt a wave of heat. He took a deep breath, suppressed this heat, and stared at Liu Xiaolou: "Don't play any tricks, is the thing in the coffin?"

Liu Xiaolou suddenly said: "Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang, after we split the things equally, where do you want to go?"

"What do you mean?"

"I just want to ask, are there any brothels in the Tianmen Mountain market?"

"Of course there are."

"Are there any female cultivators in those brothels?"

Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang felt another jolt in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Why are you talking about this out of the blue?"

Liu Xiaolou said leisurely: "Naturally, I want to dual cultivate... to be entangled with a female cultivator until death, yin and yang interacting..."

Accompanied by Liu Xiaolou's sigh, images couldn't help but emerge in Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang's mind, and his abdomen became increasingly hot. He subconsciously said: "There aren't any in the Tianmen Mountain market, but there is a Que Ling Villa north of the market, the mistress of the villa..."

He suddenly paused, wondering why he was saying this.

He forcibly suppressed the heat and annoyance, and asked again: "Hmph, is the box in the coffin?" But he didn't notice that his own words carried heavy panting.

Liu Xiaolou nodded: "It's inside... Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang, I suddenly thought just now, if this coffin were a soft bed, and after opening it, we found a young female cultivator lying inside..."

"Stop talking!" Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang shook his head, walked over, and reached out to lift the coffin lid, inexplicably hoping in his heart that if the person lying inside was...

Huh?

A wave of hot blood rushed to Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang's mind. He suspected he had seen wrong; there was actually a beautiful woman lying inside!

This is... he stiffened, half his body rigid.

In a daze, the woman gently raised her jade arm and stroked his face tenderly. Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang couldn't help but lean his face over...

That hand slid down from the tip of his nose and pointed at his Dantian acupoint. A wave of true essence surged into his meridians, and Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang collapsed on the spot.

Liu Xiaolou hurriedly stopped channeling his true essence and withdrew the spell. This Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang was truly tough; it had wasted quite a lot of his bewitching incense!

Zhou Qiniang jumped out of the coffin and glared at Liu Xiaolou, her face blushing. Lord Xingde, whom she had been pressing down, also jumped out. Without a word, they rushed toward the tomb passage entrance.

The two of them were hiding in the coffin, and their cultivation was relatively high, so they were less affected by the bewitching incense. However, because they were pressed tightly together, their physical reactions were actually quite strong. Fortunately, these reactions didn't come entirely from the bewitching incense, so their consciousness was much clearer than Hou Hou Guanshi Zhang's.

Soon, Lord Xingde returned from the tomb entrance, carrying Young Master Lu in his hand, threw him under the coffin, and reproached Liu Xiaolou: "Why did you come?"