Free Web NovelChapter 536: Chapter 37: The Road to Seeking Family (Part 2)
"No worries, I just happened to pass by today, and upon hearing that you, Little Friend, were also a cultivator from the Celestial Cyan Domain, I came over on a whim. No need to be tense."
"Please, Pill King Senior, feel free to instruct me. I will certainly speak without reservation," Li Ji’an sincerely clasped his hands.
"Little Friend should know about my kin, Yu’Er, who was unfortunately harmed by that little thief Wu and even lost my ancestor’s item. Every time I think about this, I feel disgraced before my ancestors."
"I witnessed Fellow Daoist Sima’s incident from start to finish. My condolences, Pill King Senior," Li Ji’an said frankly.
"Did you see if Yu’Er’s Dark Light Umbrella was taken by that little thief Wu?" Master Chunyuan inquired again.
Without hesitation, Li Ji’an nodded: "All of Fellow Daoist Sima’s spiritual talents were taken by True Man Wu."
"Are you certain?" Master Chunyuan’s eyes suddenly rippled like water.
The next moment, Li Ji’an’s sea of consciousness sensed something.
However, with his mastery of the soul cultivation secret method, he easily dispelled Master Chunyuan’s intrusive divine soul, silently and without a trace.
"I’m certain!"
Of course, even if disregarded, he would answer the same, as that was indeed what he saw that day.
Moreover, when Master Chunyuan questioned the other witnesses on the spiritual ship at the time, they also confirmed the same result.
As expected, after getting Li Ji’an’s response, Master Chunyuan was unsurprised but still somewhat disappointed.
"Have you, Little Friend Huang, ever known a Foundation Establishment cultivator named Liu Qingyun?" True Man Chunyuan continued to ask.
"Liu Qingyun?" Not only was Li Ji’an taken aback, but others present were also equally surprised.
"Reporting to Pill King Senior, Fellow Daoist Liu is the prodigy of this year’s Flying Crane Dao Discussion, so of course I know of him, but I have yet to meet him," Li Ji’an quickly responded.
Yet in his heart, he was filled with doubts.
He never expected how Master Chunyuan could connect Liu Qingyun to him.
Even more, he wondered why Master Chunyuan was paying attention to Liu Qingyun.
"Truly?" Master Chunyuan smiled gently, leaving no clue to his thoughts.
"Truly!" Li Ji’an confirmed again with certainty.
Yet before his words could even finish, Jia Yuanqing, who had been sitting on the sidelines for a long time without a chance to converse with Master Chunyuan, suddenly spoke up.
"Elder Huang, you mustn’t deceive Pill King Senior. You need to report truthfully."
"Oh? Could it be that this little friend knows something?" True Man Chunyuan instantly looked towards Jia Yuanqing.
Finally gaining Master Chunyuan’s attention, Jia Yuanqing immediately perked up and hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Pill King Senior, I am Jia Yuanqing, Vice President of the Si Shui Commerce Association. Regarding Liu Qingyun, I happen to know a bit.
My commerce association and Jinhua Commerce Association invested a lot in the Flying Crane Dao Discussion due to market division.
And Liu Qingyun was the Immortal Seedling suddenly invited by the Jinhua Commerce Association last year.
And proven to be true, he indeed became a dark horse for the Jinhua Commerce Association, causing my Si Shui Commerce Association substantial losses.
Even before this, we specifically sent Elder Huang to contact him, hoping to bring him over or at least learn more about his background..."
"Oh," Master Chunyuan nodded slightly, showing no particular attitude.
This time, the reason he sought out Huang Jie was not related to the event on the spiritual ship with Wu Weixiong.
After all, he had already learned all details of the spiritual ship incident through various means.
He wasn’t particularly interested.
His sole current goal was to quickly find the Dark Light Umbrella that his uncle had placed his nascent soul in.
And to quickly nourish the nascent soul back to its peak.
Then to find a suitable body for him to possess.
Only by doing so could the Sima Clan hope to rise again.
Three months ago, at an auction, by chance he encountered the Shadowless Sect Leader, confirming that the Dark Light Umbrella was with the Shadowless Sect.
He originally intended to focus on how to reclaim the Dark Light Umbrella from the Shadowless Sect Leader.
Yet he unexpectedly stumbled upon a lead on the Dark Light Umbrella in a bounty post.
After three months of tracing the clues, he found a trail leading to Wu Yehua of the Jinhua Commerce Association.
The trail ended there.
It seemed that Liu Qingyun appeared from nowhere and vanished into thin air.
However, through using the Divine Soul Heart Inquiry Secret Technique on Wu Yehua, he learned that Wu Yehua suspected Liu Qingyun could be Wu Weixiong.
A Fake Pill True Man with Earth Element Magic Power.
A Foundation Establishment Late Period with Wood Magic Power.
The only common factor was that both had formidable body cultivator strength.
Under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible to equate the two, but with this world’s fascinating Dao artifacts, especially given the abundance in the Ten Thousand Merchants Domain, he couldn’t be sure if something existed that could shield them from the Business Alliance’s people.
After all, back in the day, the little thief who swallowed his Tier Three Spirit Flame had tricked him using the identity of Fu Xiaochen.
Moreover, this was also the only hope beyond reclaiming from the Shadowless Sect Leader.
So, he decided to take a chance nonetheless.
If Liu Qingyun was truly disguised as Wu Weixiong, it indicated that the Dark Light Umbrella was in his possession.
If the Dark Light Umbrella was indeed with Wu Weixiong, it opened up the possibility of killing for the treasure.
He didn’t consider himself a match for the Shadowless Sect Leader but believed he could easily handle Wu Weixiong.
However, catching Wu Weixiong alone was not easy, and he worried that the Shadowless Sect Leader might use Wu Weixiong as bait to trap him.
Thus, he thought of Huang Jie, the only one in the Ten Thousand Merchants Domain with a notable relationship with Wu Weixiong.
He wanted to test the waters to see if there was a way to lure Wu Weixiong out using Huang Jie.
Yet at this moment, he unexpectedly learned of this hidden detail.
Huang Jie had indeed tried to contact Liu Qingyun.
This further deepened his suspicion that Liu Qingyun was Wu Weixiong.
"Why did your association send Little Friend Huang to contact Liu Qingyun when you have so many talents?" Master Chunyuan restrained his inner turbulence and probed once more.
