Chapter 53: You Really Are a Good Thing

Many people have calculated and schemed, trying every possible way to sneak into Wanren City.

They privately assumed that even if Lu Ren had refined Wanren City into his own dharma treasure, he could not possibly know every nook and cranny, every single ant, with absolute clarity.

But they were wrong.

Dead wrong.

In the Lu Family secret chamber, shimmering water mirrors covered the entire room.

Counting roughly, there were nearly one or two hundred of them.

The images in the water mirrors were of every corner of Wanren City.

Anyone who entered the city, as long as Lu Ren wished to perceive them, he could.

If not, what would be the point of him going to such great lengths to refine Wanren City into his own life-bound dharma treasure? "Thump."

"Thump."

The sound of knuckles tapping against the tabletop was crisp and audible.

Lu Ren gazed at the water mirrors calmly, deep in thought.

Qin Yuan.

Yu Ruowei.

Both of them had already entered the game.

There were even more people on their way, which truly made him feel involuntarily excited.

This time, how much Qi Luck Value would he be able to harvest?

One hundred thousand?

One million?

Or... ten million? Or perhaps a hundred million?

He truly could not wait to reap their heads.

As for the fact that Yu Ruowei had gone to the former wonton stall, Lu Ren felt no ripples in his heart.

What was lost was already lost.

What was broken was already broken.

Just like a torn Longevity Lock.

It had long since been melted down.

There was nothing to salvage, and nothing to be nostalgic about.

He had once said.

If we meet again, I will show no mercy.

"Family Head! Family Head!!"

As soon as Lu Ren stepped out of the secret chamber, before he had gone far, he received a sound transmission from Luoyu.

She called out excitedly, "Family Head, come quickly, look at what good thing I've discovered!!"

Good thing? Weisheng Yucheng:?

Oh.

That's not right.

He drifted back to his senses, shifting his gaze from the lively Luoyu to his old companion by his side, patting the old yellow ox's ribs with deep emotion.

"Old companion, you really are a good thing."

Old yellow ox:?

I suspect you are insulting me, but I have no evidence.

The ox could not bear this grievance.

"Moo!"

Just as Luoyu retracted her Sound Transmission Jade Pendant, she heard the miserable cry Weisheng Yucheng let out nearby and turned her head to look at him in confusion.

"What's wrong with you?"

Although she was only a Soul Body, she was basically no different from an ordinary person, except for being unable to eat.

Naturally, she could also use a Sound Transmission Jade Pendant and a Storage Bag.

Weisheng Yucheng grimaced and shook his head, "It's nothing, I'm really fine!"

After speaking, he glared indignantly at the old yellow ox.

Then he rubbed his butt, which had been kicked by a hoof, grimacing in pain as he massaged it.

When Lu Ren arrived, this was the scene he saw.

He hesitated for a moment, not knowing if he should enter. Luoyu had no such reservations; she hopped to Lu Ren's side with great interest, her face full of smiles, and said happily: "Family Head, look, this is a Heavenly Eye Divine Ox, I dragged it back from the street!"

Weisheng Yucheng's hand paused.

Lu Ren looked at Weisheng Yucheng and nodded calmly, "Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect, my family member did not know your title and has offended you."

Luoyu blinked, looking at Weisheng Yucheng with curiosity and some amazement.

"So you are the Sect Master of the Beast Taming Sect? Which generation are you? You don't have the demeanor of your old sect master at all; if our Family Head hadn't said so, I would have thought you were just someone who raises cattle."

Weisheng Yucheng smiled, still appearing simple, honest, and ignorant, "I naturally cannot compare to our old sect master."

"That's a real pity." Luoyu shook her head, sighing with some frustration, "If you had said earlier that you were from the Beast Taming Sect, I definitely wouldn't have dragged you back."

"What a waste of this lady's time."

People of the Beast Taming Sect accompany their Spirit Beasts; their Fates are one, and they never part in life or death.

Others might be swayed by wealth and sell their Spirit Beasts, but the Beast Taming Sect is the exception.

Even if they die, they will absolutely never abandon their Spirit Beast partners.

Never mind the Heavenly Dao-eyed Divine Ox; even if it were just an ordinary old yellow ox, the people of the Beast Taming Sect would raise it well, care for it in its old age, and bury it properly.

Weisheng Yucheng smiled sheepishly, rubbed his hands together, and said with some embarrassment, "The logic is sound, but it's not entirely non-negotiable... Lu Family Head, I came here specifically to see you this time."

It just so happened that he also borrowed an east wind named Falling Rain.

He looked toward Lu Ren, pursed his lips, and his expression gradually fell.

"I would like to ask for your help; once the matter is accomplished, it is not impossible for me to share some of my old companion's blood."

Lu Ren found this rather curious.

"Oh?"

He sat slowly in the main seat, lifted his eyes, and listened quietly to what he had to say.

Weisheng Yucheng, however, took a step back, "For this matter, it is better to let my old companion speak for itself."

The old yellow ox leaned forward slightly, its attitude extremely sincere, and its deep, thick voice came through: "Lu Family Head, this matter is something I, this old ox, wish to request of you."

"As a price, I can hand over a portion of my own blood; even my flesh, blood, or tears would suffice."

"I wish to ask you to help me find the child of an old friend of mine. It is my old friend's only bloodline. It is of the Ice Soul Wolf royal family, was plotted against, bound by a Master-Servant Contract, and forced to give birth to offspring."

"That child is also an Ice Soul Wolf, but it underwent atavism when no one knew; its bloodline talent inherited my old friend's hatred, allowing it to backlash against the contract, and it seized a chance to flee in haste..."

"I wish to ask you to help me find it; once the matter is accomplished, there will surely be a great reward."

The old ox spoke in detail.

There was only endless pain and pity in its eyes, and it did not notice the flash of surprise in the eyes of Lu Ren, who was sitting in the main seat.

Ice Soul Wolf? If he hadn't seen wrong, wasn't the one following Yu Ruowei also an Ice Soul Wolf?

"Is that wolf one-eyed?" Lu Ren asked.

The old ox was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook its head without hesitation.

"How could that be?"

It felt it was absurd.

"When an Ice Soul Wolf undergoes atavism, there are only two possibilities: one is the Thousand Blade Ice Exchange Wolf, and the other is the extremely rare Cold Mist Ice Wolf."

"And the eyes of an Ice Soul Wolf carry the majority of their demonic power; unless they are willing, no one can gouge out the eyes of an atavistic Ice Soul Wolf. They would rather self-destruct than let someone succeed."

"But, to give up one's eyes voluntarily is no different from scattering one's cultivation to start over. How could a wolf with the ambition and courage to undergo atavism..."

The old yellow ox spoke word by word, shaking its head as it talked.

It clearly felt it was impossible.

Although Lu Ren still had some doubts in his heart, he would temporarily put this matter... wait.

Lu Ren couldn't help but frown.

Why did he want to suppress this matter?

What kind of strange thought was this? A flash of clarity pierced through the confusion in his heart, and killing intent flickered in Lu Ren's eyes; that kind of thought just now was not something he would have! Weisheng Yucheng looked at Lu Ren vigilantly, catching the fleeting killing intent. This Lu Family Head's reputation was truly not very good; clearly, Weisheng Yucheng was already prepared to take the old yellow ox and run.

But a moment later, Lu Ren suppressed the killing intent in his heart.

He slowly exhaled a breath and raised his hand to summon a water screen.

"Look, is this your old friend's child?"

The Heavenly Dao wanted to obscure his heart?

Wanted to cover up this matter?

Not a chance!

(End of this chapter)