Free Web NovelChapter 390: Chapter 160: Blood Sword Dance Level 6 (2)
Shen Bai shook his head. "That guy was certainly formidable. He had strength, methods, and a cunning mind. He treated people like chess pieces and orchestrated his schemes without a shred of humanity. You could say he was truly powerful."
Liu Wufeng nodded. "With Wang Tianxing’s death, Xinhua Academy will likely put you on their list. You must be careful when you travel the Jianghu from now on."
Shen Bai said, "Of course. I already ran into some trouble on my way back this time."
Liu Wufeng took a sip of wine and a bite of food. "Trouble? What kind of trouble? Don’t tell me you were ambushed on the road?"
Shen Bai nodded. "Exactly. Three people tried to assassinate me on the main road. A middle-aged woman, a man about half a meter tall, and a gaunt man skilled in the Disguise Technique."
As he spoke, Shen Bai gave a rough description of the three, then asked.
"Lord Liu, do you have any intelligence on these three?"
Shen Bai had a plan for this trip back to Fenglin State.
First, he needed to find a Deceitful Object with a Divination Technique.
Second, he wanted to find out exactly who was trying to kill him.
Hearing this, Liu Wufeng carefully considered Shen Bai’s description, then said, "I haven’t heard of these three. They aren’t Daoists or monks, and they aren’t from the Academy. It’s unlikely they’re from any other power, either."
In Fenglin State, Shen Bai had only dealt with a few factions.
For instance, Qingyun Cloud Temple, the Upper Evil Sect, the Dark Hall, as well as the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddha Sect.
The first three were completely wiped out, root and stem. The latter two have the distinct characteristics of the Daoist and Buddhist Sects, making them easy to identify.
As for Xinhua Academy, they’re even easier to spot. That bunch of lunatics never bothers to hide who they are.
Therefore, with Shen Bai suddenly being ambushed by some other power, Liu Wufeng would need time to investigate and find any clues.
"Give me some time. I’ll look into it for you. Using the Observatory’s intelligence network, I’m sure I can find something," Liu Wufeng said.
Shen Bai nodded. "Then I thank you, Lord Liu."
Liu Wufeng waved his hand dismissively. "There’s no need for thanks between us. You’re not the man you were yesterday. You now have the potential to reach the pinnacle of this world. In the future, when you look back, I’ll still be far, far behind you."
Shen Bai shook his head. "No matter what, Fenglin State is a city I’ve stayed in for a long time. So, I consider it half a home to me."
Liu Wufeng laughed heartily. "It’s wonderful that you feel that way. It means Elder Mu didn’t treat you like a son for nothing. By the way, you mentioned the Divination Technique just now. You’re looking for these Deceitful Objects to investigate this matter, aren’t you?"
Shen Bai went along with Liu Wufeng’s line of thought and continued, "If an enemy is hiding in the shadows, I’ll drag them out and pull them up by the roots. That’s my style. So I wanted to ask, does Lord Liu have a Deceitful Object of that kind?"
In the Fenglin State Observatory’s resource room, which Elder Mu was in charge of, there were quite a few Deceitful Objects. However, they were extremely valuable and guarded by Elder Mu. Every single one was registered and couldn’t be easily requisitioned.
Shen Bai wasn’t foolish enough to just run over there and start appraising everything in sight.
’With Lord Liu’s authority, he should be able to procure a Deceitful Object with a Divination Technique.’
Upon hearing this, Liu Wufeng thought for a moment before shaking his head. "If I had one, I would’ve just given it to you. Unfortunately, while the Observatory has many Deceitful Objects, we really don’t have any with a Divination Technique."
Hearing this, Shen Bai rubbed his chin. "Then where can I find such a Deceitful Object?"
Although Liu Wufeng had just said he didn’t have one, Shen Bai could read between the lines and tell he had another way.
Liu Wufeng nodded and said, "Truthfully, the Daoist Sects should have the most Divination Techniques. However, I’ve never heard of any Daoist Sect possessing a Deceitful Object for Divination. You know how precious Deceitful Objects are. Even the Celestial Purity Daoist Temple, which was once the most skilled at Divination, doesn’t have such a thing."
Currently, thanks to Shen Bai’s help, the Celestial Purity Daoist Temple was in the process of recovering its former glory.
But even a Daoist Sect like that didn’t have what Shen Bai was looking for.
Deceitful Objects are precious enough as it is. Finding one with such a specific function would be incredibly difficult.
Shen Bai remained silent, drank another bowl of wine, and waited for Liu Wufeng to continue.
Liu Wufeng paused briefly before saying, "However, there is a place you’re familiar with that does have a Divination-type Deceitful Object."
Shen Bai asked curiously, "What place is that?"
"Hundred Medicines Valley," Liu Wufeng said. "That faction seems to have a Deceitful Object capable of Divination."
’Hundred Medicines Valley?’
Shen Bai rubbed his chin. "A faction of healers like that... why would they have an object for Divination?"
Shen Bai was very familiar with this faction. Back in Shengyun County, he had once rescued a deceased female disciple from Hundred Medicines Valley.
Later, when Shen Bai came to Fenglin State and ran into trouble with Qingyun Cloud Temple, Hundred Medicines Valley even sent people to back him up.
This faction was extremely sincere. Every disciple was a healer, and every one of them upheld the principle of treating the sick, saving lives, and healing the world. It could be said they had no other ambition, only the benevolent heart of a physician. frёewebηovel.cѳm
But the key question remained: why would a faction of healers possess a Divination-type Deceitful Object?
Liu Wufeng smiled. "A long time ago, Hundred Medicines Valley suffered a disaster that nearly wiped them out. The cause was a disciple’s treatment of an Elder from a major power going awry. Afterward, the leader of that power wanted to annihilate Hundred Medicines Valley."
"With that Deceitful Object, Hundred Medicines Valley successfully avoided disaster and escaped their pursuers."
"Later, they even united all the Sects and factions that they had aided, and together they resolved that crisis."
"So, if you want to find a Divination-type Deceitful Object, Hundred Medicines Valley is a good place to start. But I have no idea if they’ll give it to you."
