Chapter 182: Luo Chen's Ambush

Lu Tianyu looked at Xie Lingzi with a smile that wasn't quite a smile: "I'll come to you whenever I'm short on resources from now on!"

"You must have stolen quite a few Spirit Treasures over the years; I'll come to you whenever I'm lacking things."

He hadn't expected that he would actually manage to capture this Xie Lingzi.

Others might scoff at such a thing, but Lu Tianyu did not think so.

Even thievery has its own Dao; no matter what kind of person someone is, they have their uses, and he was currently in dire need of people.

Xie Lingzi shuddered instantly: "I can barely support the Young Master alone; I can't afford to support so many of you."

He looked pitiful.

"Hahaha!"

Lu Tianyu laughed loudly: "You definitely can. You had better put your mask back on, lest you be recognized."

"I have a question, Senior: where did you obtain the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles?"

Xie Lingzi put his mask back on and twitched the corners of his mouth: "That, that was something I stole inadvertently."

"As I traveled, I would just snatch up good things I saw. I was passing through a city in the Changheng Star Domain to stay the night on my way to find you, and I happened to run into someone who had drunk too much, so I just happened to take his Storage Bag."

"I opened the Storage Bag and discovered these Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles. I was in urgent need of Spirit Stones and couldn't take them to a large auction house to sell, so when I happened to encounter an auction in Liguang City, I entrusted the City Lord to auction them off."

Lu Tianyu nodded: "Your luck is quite good."

The next second, his expression turned grave: "Senior, go do one thing for me right now: find this person who drank too much, and it would be best if you could bring him to me."

He tossed a communication bead to Xie Lingzi: "Contact me when you return."

The Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles were related to more than just the thirteen needles themselves; they also involved the Great Emperor Changheng.

Lu Tianyu had heard from Gui Sheng Xie Yi and Dongfang Shu that the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles were in the hands of the Great Emperor Changheng.

Whoever could obtain the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles must know something, and by following this lead, he might be able to find the whereabouts of the Great Emperor Changheng.

Dongfang Shu and Gui Sheng Xie Yi were both from the Falling Phoenix Gate and were connected to him; the same was true for the Great Emperor Changheng.

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingzi wore a bitter expression: "Young Master, I just snatched that Storage Bag off the street; I didn't memorize his aura."

"This person might be just like me, merely a traveler; it won't be easy to find him."

Lu Tianyu snorted: "Even if it's not easy, you must find him. How will you know if it's impossible if you don't try?"

He waved his hand: "Go. This is your first task; once it's completed, I won't ask you for resources anymore."

Xie Lingzi gave a bitter smile: "I will do my best."

Having said that, he soared into the air and headed in one direction.

Lu Tianyu looked at Fatty: "You go with me to the Bahuang Xingyu first, select some outstanding disciples, and bring them to Mingwang Cheng to guide their cultivation."

One day and one night later.

Lu Tianyu returned to the Eight Emperors Star Domain.

He planned to finish the matters at hand and immediately rush to the Changheng Academy to participate in the selection.

Dongfang Shu had sent him a message saying that everyone participating in the second selection in the Changheng Star Domain had arrived, and the selection would officially begin in half a month.

Moreover, the old steward of the Changheng Academy, Lao Mo, had requested to see Lu Tianyu.

Lu Tianyu first returned to the medical clinic, introduced the situation of the two new members he had recruited to Qing Yuan, and asked Qing Yuan how to restore the cultivation of Bahuang Laozu.

Although Bahuang Laozu's strength was lacking, he was, after all, Lu Tianyu's subordinate and the guardian of the Eight Emperors Star Domain; if he could be restored, he should be.

Qing Yuan's brows furrowed slightly: "He only has a Clone Realm left now, and he has even possessed someone else's body; this is very difficult to handle."

"If you can find a Million-Year Spirit Ginseng King—at least a five-hundred-thousand-year-old one—to refine, the soul body can emerge from the possessed body and occupy the body of the Spirit Ginseng King, and he can begin cultivating again."

"A Million-Year Spirit Ginseng King?" Lu Tianyu was slightly startled, "Things like this are extremely rare; any Spirit Medicine over one hundred thousand years old is already considered a treasure."

"Where can such medicinal material be found?"

"Yes!" Qing Yuan said noncommittally, "The Tianlin Divine Tomb will open in a year, and I can give you a spot in my name."

"There are many opportunities inside the Tianlin Divine Tomb, and there are quite a few medicinal materials that I need; the Young Master might also obtain other great opportunities."

"I must go to the Tianlin Divine Tomb; I hope to find the Spirit Ginseng King."

Lu Tianyu said calmly, "By the way, I have taken Ku Lou Xing under my name and am preparing to train the Xuan Yi Guard..."

Half an hour later, Lu Tianyu walked out of the medical clinic.

During that time, he had laid out all his plans, and Qing Yuan expressed that she would support him fully.

He deliberately slowed his pace, strolling along the main street of Donghuang City.

Because from the moment he entered the medical clinic, he felt that he was being watched by someone for no reason.

He had long since put the Demon Dog into the Mingwang Palace, Cui Jinjia was protecting him from the shadows without showing himself, and he had entrusted some matters to Fatty and Qing Yuan.

Now, he was out alone.

Sure enough, the moment he came out, the Divine Sense that was tracking him followed, and it carried a trace of killing intent.

Lu Tianyu knew that someone must have snuck into the medical clinic and then followed him; this person should be someone from the clinic.

However, this person acted very cautiously; it wasn't until Lu Tianyu had walked several hundred meters from the clinic that this person followed.

After checking with his Divine Sense and seeing that it was a medicine-refining boy dressed in medicine-refining attire, Lu Tianyu was shocked.

There was no need to guess; this person must have disguised himself as a medicine-refining boy to sneak in, and this person must have used a disguise.

As Qing Yuan's medicine-refining boy, even Qing Yuan hadn't noticed, which showed just how formidable this person's disguise technique was!

"It seems the Xuan Yi Guard needs to step up their training; when Xie Lingzi returns, I'll have him participate as well."

"My Bahuang Xingyu needs to prevent infiltration by certain people; I can't keep an eye on everything myself."

As Lu Tianyu walked, he suddenly turned and headed toward the Back Street.

That aura followed closely behind.

Lu Tianyu then walked into a shop, pretending to wander around.

The shop assistant recognized Lu Tianyu and followed behind him eagerly: "Young Master Lu, if you need anything, just say the word."

"I will give you ordinary items, Young Master, and for valuable items, I can offer you half price; we only need to cover our costs."

He bowed and cupped his hands, his attitude extremely courteous.

Lu Tianyu nodded slightly: "Very well, take me upstairs to have a look."

When he walked to the second floor, that aura followed him up as well.

The person who came up was a young man with delicate features, his behavior and manners elegant.

Although he wore the clothes of an alchemy boy, he did not possess any of the temperament of an alchemy boy.

Moreover, this person first went to the opposite side, pretending to look at other items, while his Divine Sense was locked onto Lu Tianyu.

Lu Tianyu waved his hand: "You go attend to the customers first, I will just look around here."

The shop assistant said thank you, then went to entertain the person who had come up: "Sir, what would you like? Our little shop has everything from medicinal pills and talismans to weapons and more; whatever you can think of, we have it here."