Volume 1, Chapter 59: Chu Xinghe's Decision

At this very moment, the expressions on several faces were as colorful as could be.

"What on earth is this?!"

The Great Priest's face changed drastically!

He casually tossed the book aside and hastily rummaged through his storage pouch, only to find that it was completely empty!

The pouch was supposed to hold only *The Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual*, the supreme treasure of the Xingluo Kingdom which allowed for no errors. It had always been guarded personally by the Great Priest himself. How had it suddenly transformed into something else?

When on earth was it stolen?

"Great Priest, to think you would read such a book?" Chu Jiao's face flushed red.

"Ahem."

"Princess, although the Great Priest is advanced in years, he is still a man after all," Meng Wei said awkwardly.

"What are you two even babbling about? The secret manual of *The Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual* is gone!" At this point, the Great Priest could hardly believe it. When precisely had the manual vanished?

Having lost the supreme treasure of the Xingluo Kingdom, how was he supposed to face the deceased Emperor?

"Great Priest, do not panic."

At that moment, Chu Xinghe stepped forward and slowly picked up *Those Years I Cultivated in Dual Practice with My Master's Wife Behind My Master's Back* from the floor.

"It is already a fact that *The Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual* is lost, and panicking now serves no purpose." Chu Xinghe looked at the book in his hand with a solemn expression, rubbed the pages between his fingers, and frowned. "It must be the owner of this book who swapped away our cultivation technique. This paper... the material used is Pass-Guarding Paper. This kind of paper is not used in our Xingluo Kingdom, but is commonly found in the Divine Que Kingdom. Furthermore, such paper is not expensive, so people in the capital of the Divine Que Kingdom do not use it. It is very likely from a rather remote region."

With that, Chu Xinghe opened the book, glanced at the first page, nodded heavily, and said, "There is a line in the first chapter of this book's content."

*"Master, Master's wife has gone down the mountain, and our little Nannan has also fallen asleep. Why don't we go to Master's room for dual practice..."*

Chu Xinghe continued, "Books of this type are also considered banned literature within the Divine Que Kingdom, so their circulation is not very wide, lest one invite disaster upon oneself. As for the name Nannan mentioned inside, it carries a regional accent."

Having said this, Chu Xinghe stepped forward to a rack ahead, which held a map of the Divine Que Kingdom. He gazed intently at the map and casually drew a circle upon it with his finger: "If my calculations are correct, the person who stole our *Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual* is within this region."

The area marked out on the map encompassed several cities, among which the White Cloud City prominently existed.

Chu Xinghe's performance left the three people present utterly stunned.

Could he really be this brilliant?

Just by touching the book and glancing at the first page, he knew where the culprit was?

Seeing the astonished expressions of the others, Chu Xinghe smiled calmly. "Great Priest, the secret technique of my Xingluo Kingdom is gone, and this is no trivial matter. As the prince of the Xingluo Kingdom and the Young Master of Yunhuang, I have the duty to retrieve *The Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual*. Let me see if I can find any other clues from this book."

After saying this, Chu Xinghe bowed respectfully to the others.

Then, he turned and left.

Watching Chu Xinghe's departing back, both the Great Priest and Meng Wei had tears in their eyes.

After all these years!

Chu Xinghe's talent had finally manifested!

"Our Young Master has finally grown up!" Meng Wei said with great agitation at that moment.

"The restoration of our Xingluo Kingdom has hope!"

The Great Priest was likewise deeply moved.

He seemed to have already envisioned the scene of Chu Xinghe leading their people from Yunhuang to conquer the capital of the Divine Que Kingdom.

"Young Master!"

"Young Master."

As Chu Xinghe walked through the ancient town, everyone he encountered bowed respectfully to him.

Chu Xinghe nodded in return to each of them.

He entered his small courtyard and stepped into his room, where the place was cluttered with miscellaneous books, pieces of wood, a stove, and all sorts of strange objects.

Chu Xinghe slowly closed the door, threw the deadbolt, and shut the windows.

Making sure there was no one around, Chu Xinghe hastily pulled *Those Years I Cultivated in Dual Practice with My Master's Wife Behind My Master's Back* from his bosom!

"Haha, I've long heard that this book is thrilling and a great read, but unfortunately, it wasn't sold in our Xingluo Kingdom back then. I've finally managed to get my hands on it!" Chu Xinghe opened it impatiently.

"Whoa, how thrilling!"

"You can do it in this position too?"

"Indeed, the outside world is so fascinating."

However, as he read on, Chu Xinghe found that something felt a bit off.

"Wait, what the hell, why is the protagonist a man??"

"Holy crap, his master is a man too?"

Quietly pulling up his pants, Chu Xinghe leaned against the edge of the bed, feeling somewhat depressed.

"Still, I wonder who on earth stole our Xingluo Kingdom's *Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual*?" Chu Xinghe only now began to ponder this question.

If the Great Priest were to find out, he would probably cry his eyes out in the wilderness latrine.

Nevertheless, at this moment, Chu Xinghe made a decision: he decided to leave Yunhuang.

A few days later.

Li Hanzhou's carriage finally arrived at Tianxia Pass.

Along the journey, they encountered virtually no danger. Upon learning that Tang Wanshu was accompanied by an expert who understood *The Great Celestial Phenomenon Manual*, the Blood Sacrifice Pavilion was unwilling to strike casually. Chiefly, even the Blood Sacrifice Pavilion had failed to figure out Li Hanzhou's true background.

Making a rash move would only result in losing more of their men.

Along the way, Li Hanzhou had also been somewhat curious and asked Tang Wanshu whether the Blood Sacrifice Pavilion would go looking for trouble at the Longevity Temple now that Zhao Qianxiu had been killed by him.

Although Li Hanzhou had laid out numerous backup arrangements at the Longevity Temple, he was still worried.

However, Tang Wanshu told Li Hanzhou not to worry. The Blood Sacrifice Pavilion was an assassin organization; even with Zhao Qianxiu dead, the Pavilion in all probability would not come looking for trouble with Li Hanzhou.

The Blood Sacrifice Pavilion were people who would not stir without the prospect of profit.

If there was no money to be made, they would not kill casually.

Let alone avenging Zhao Qianxiu.

No one was going to pay them for that.

It simply wasn't worth risking one's life for a dead man.

Hearing this put Li Hanzhou's mind at ease considerably.

All the way until Tianxia Pass, the group was now about to part ways.

During the past few days on the road, Li Hanzhou had learned quite a bit from Tang Wanshu, having already mastered seven or eight tenths of the Tang Clan's Poison Classic.

To Li Hanzhou's pleasant surprise, Shiming's Tai Chi fist had also begun to take on a proper form.

"Ahead is the ferry. Once the mister takes a boat across this river, he will reach Lingyan City. Thank you, mister, for the protection along the way. We shall part ways here, and you must come visit the Tang Clan as a guest in the future," Tang Wanshu and Lang Xiaoyun said, cupping their fists.

"Very well, farewell for now," Li Hanzhou also said with a nod.

"Shiming, I won't get to eat your mutton skewers anymore in the future," Lang Xiaoyun said with a hint of reluctance. Through the days of contact, she had grown quite fond of this honest and straightforward boy, Shiming.

"My master said, as long as there is fate, we shall meet again in the future," Shiming said with a smile.

Just as they were speaking, a bamboo sword unexpectedly flew down from the sky.

The bamboo sword landed in the river water, and immediately the figure of a woman descended directly onto the bamboo sword, riding it away across the wind.

"How formidable."

Li Hanzhou was somewhat astonished that Tianxia Pass possessed such an expert.