Chapter 959

Trying to take the Tian Xiang Doukou from Yunzhou Shaolin yourself will be difficult.

"Yes."

Shangguan Haitang nodded and said,

"The Tian Xiang Doukou is truly the most wondrous medicine in the world; I only learned of its location by chance."

The origin of this Tian Xiang Doukou came from news brought back several years ago by Tianhui, one of the Thirty-Six Yuan Tiangang, from You Dongying.

After extensive investigations by Tianxia Diyi Shanzhuang and Hulong Shanzhuang,

it was finally confirmed that Yunzhou Shaolin indeed possessed one Tian Xiang Doukou, enshrined beneath the Buddha statue in the Damo Hall.

Yunzhou Shaolin, as the leader of the Wu Lin, houses countless masters within its walls.

Even Zhu Tie Dan, the Zhuge Shenhou, has sighed helplessly over the years.

He has never known how to obtain this Tian Xiang Doukou from Yunzhou Shaolin.

"Very well! Thank you, Master Shangguan."

Although this Tian Xiang Doukou was hard to obtain, Zhou Zhiruo didn't care.

After all, this quest included three Tian Xiang Doukou.

If she could obtain one, fine; if not, once others in Great Ming's Wu Lin obtained it, the quest would naturally be completed.

She now prepared to visit Yunzhou Shaolin and see if an opportunity might arise.

After saying this to Shangguan Haitang, Zhou Zhiruo turned to leave.

"Wait!"

Seeing Zhou Zhiruo depart, Shangguan Haitang suddenly called out to stop her.

"What? Does Master Shangguan have Ci Sect advice?"

Zhou Zhiruo turned back and asked.

"Are you heading to Yunzhou Shaolin, Miss Zhou?"

Shangguan Haitang asked.

"Exactly!"

Zhou Zhiruo nodded calmly; this was no secret, no need to hide it.

"It's like this."

Shangguan Haitang pointed to Guihai Yidao and said to Zhou Zhiruo,

"Before Master Liao Kong passed away, he instructed me and Yidao to find Master Liao Fan as soon as possible.

So, I and Yidao are also going to Yunzhou Shaolin.

If Miss Zhou finds it convenient, why not travel together?

Though I have no information on a second Tian Xiang Doukou, if you wish to know anything else, I can tell you a little."

The reason Shangguan Haitang had stopped Zhou Zhiruo was, in truth, because she was still uneasy.

She wanted to spend some time with Zhou Zhiruo to observe her character.

752 He knows me?

Zhou Zhiruo's exterior was serene and gentle, but she possessed a clever, eight-linglong heart.

She was especially skilled at reading people's intentions.

Thus, when Shangguan Haitang spoke thus, how could she not understand her thoughts?

She considered that, having just arrived in this world, she was truly in complete darkness.

This Shangguan Haitang was the mistress of Tianxia Diyi Shanzhuang.

A fine reputation.

For now, traveling with her would surely yield useful information faster than wandering blindly alone.

She immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing her agree, Shangguan Haitang turned back, delighted, and said to Guihai Yidao,

"Yidao, how are you feeling? Let's hurry to find Master Liao Fan of Yunzhou Shaolin."

Liao Fan was the abbot of Yunzhou Shaolin and the very person Liao Kong had repeatedly urged them to seek.

Guihai Yidao was only now slowly regaining awareness; hearing Shangguan Haitang's words, he stared blankly for a long while, then shook his head.

He forced out a few words from his throat,

"No! I want… Shuiyue…"

If anyone else heard this, they would likely assume Guihai Yidao wanted a woman named Shuiyue.

Fortunately, Shangguan Haitang and Guihai Yidao shared deep affection and understood him thoroughly.

How could she not know what Guihai Yidao meant?

"This? If you go like this now, won't you only cause her worry?"

Shangguan Haitang looked troubled.

Though Guihai Yidao's face and surroundings now held no evil aura,

he was no longer the lively man he had been, but instead resembled a walking corpse.

"Ugh…"

Guihai Yidao struggled again to force out meaningless sounds from his throat, his slightly reddened eyes

fixed on Shangguan Haitang, filled with pleading.

"Fine!"

Seeing him like this, Shangguan Haitang knew she couldn't refuse him.

She turned again, preparing to explain to Zhou Zhiruo.

Zhou Zhiruo, however, smiled faintly and nodded as she spoke,

"Since this young hero Benefactor Guihai has his own thoughts, I have no objections either.

I shall accompany Manor Lord Shangguan on a trip, and I only hope that once matters are settled, you can answer a few questions of mine."

In truth, Zhou Zhiruo had never been so arrogant as to think that she alone could go to Yunzhou Shaolin and retrieve that Sky-Scented Cardamom.

After all, although Liaokong had just died by Guihai Yidao's blade, she could clearly sense that Liaokong had been holding back some of his strength.

If even Liaokong was this formidable, then Yunzhou Shaolin's Abbot Liaofan was clearly no less capable.

Therefore, following along with this lord of the Number One Manor Under Heaven and learning more about the jianghu's news was the more important thing.

"In that case, I thank you, Miss Zhou."

Shangguan Haitang let out a breath of relief, immediately supported Guihai Yidao, and headed down the mountain.

Zhou Zhiruo followed behind the two of them at a leisurely pace, unhurried and unhurried.

After descending the mountain, they came to a market town.

Shangguan Haitang hired a horse carriage and placed Guihai Yidao inside the carriage compartment.

Then she personally took up the whip and invited Zhou Zhiruo to sit beside her.

With a flick, she cracked the whip.

She drove the carriage off into the distance.

Along the way, she made idle small talk with Zhou Zhiruo.

She was the lord of the Number One Manor Under Heaven and the Xuan-ranked Number One Secret Agent of the Dragon-Protecting Shanzhuang.

The information she possessed was truly vast as a sea of smoke.

Along the way, she chatted with Zhou Zhiruo about everything under the sun.

Zhou Zhiruo's knowledge of this jianghu was naturally far inferior to Shangguan Haitang's.

But she came from the Nine Provinces—a great, boundless world far surpassing this one.

Added to that were the many figures and deeds mentioned on the Heavenly Dao Golden List and the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List.

Some were nearly mythological.

Therefore, she would pull out one or two of these from time to time to match wits with Shangguan Haitang.

This left Shangguan Haitang startled and doubtful, wondering how such strange tales could exist in the jianghu without her having heard of them.

Because of this, she grew increasingly interested in Zhou Zhiruo, and her respect for her multiplied.

On the second day of the carriage ride, they arrived at a mountain hollow.

Suddenly Zhou Zhiruo stopped talking and frowned.

Shangguan Haitang sensed something at once and immediately saw that the vegetation ahead was dense and the silence absolute.