Free Web NovelChapter 214: Hidden Bloodline Revealed
With that thought, Xiao Shou was about to take flight on his sword to find the nearest town when he suddenly paused.
Where exactly were the towns in the Great Liang Kingdom?
Feeling slightly embarrassed, he withdrew his sword and opened the map to examine it carefully.
The moment he did, he was stunned.
The map showing the borders between nations had been simple enough.
He only needed to head in the right direction and stop when he sensed the boundary marker.
But the detailed map within the nation was a completely different story.
Countless roads crisscrossed the surface, dense as strands of hair.
What was the scale? Was the orientation north at the top and south at the bottom? What did all these symbols even mean?
He could not understand any of it.
Xiao Shou let out a helpless sigh.
He simply put the map away and released his eivine sense instead.
Finding a mortal city with his divine sense should not be difficult.
However, the Great Liang Kingdom was simply too vast and he had landed near the border.
Only after expanding his divinr sense to its current limit did he finally locate one.
Without hesitation, he crossed through the air and quickly approached.
As he drew closer, he saw a massive imposing city that was built of blue stone standing in the distance.
Above the city gates were three characters carved deeply into the stone: Dark River City.
Xiao Shou restrained the spiritual glow of his equipment and cast an illusion on himself to blur his appearance.
He then altered his clothing to match that of the young men he had sensed inside the city.
He walked naturally toward the city gate and planning to ask around for directions to the capital once inside.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to enter, a guard at the gate blocked him with a long spear and shouted, "Show your travel permit."
"Ah!" Xiao Shou froze.
He had completely forgotten that mortals required travel permits.
While pretending to look flustered and unsure what to do, he awkwardly said, "My village was destroyed by bad people fourteen years ago. My savior took me away and raised me until now... so, I... I do not have a permit."
"Then where is your place of origin?" the soldier asked with a frown.
Xiao Shou shook his head, feeling embarrassed. "I was too young at the time. I only remember that I am from Xiao Family Village in the Great Liang Kingdom. There also seemed to be a place called Bottle Gourd Town nearby."
"Bottle Gourd Town?" another soldier exclaimed in shock.
His expression changed drastically and the spear in his hand lowered as he stared at Xiao Shou like he had seen a ghost. "What is your name? Who are your parents?"
"My name is Xiao Shou. My father name is Xiao Shi and my mother name is Cheng Xiaoshou. What is wrong?" Xiao Shou asked in confusion.
When the other soldier heard this, he was equally stunned. freewēbnoveℓ.com
He immediately turned to his companion and said, "Could he be the person the General has been looking for? Fourteen years ago, the village name, the parents’ names, everything matches. I will go report this to the General at once."
"Wait, wait," the other soldier quickly stopped him. "Too many people know about the General’s search. Have you forgotten how many impostors have shown up? It is better to report to the steward of the General’s residence first."
The soldier nodded. ’’You are right. I will go report to the General’s residence immediately.’’
After speaking, he ran into the city.
The remaining soldier glanced at Xiao Shou, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not clearly remember his appearance.
In the end, he rubbed his eyes and said, ’’Please wait here for a moment.’’
’’Who exactly is this General you mentioned?’ Xiao Shou asked, feeling confused and unable to make sense of the situation.
In the original owner’s memories, he was supposed to be a lone survivor, his parents killed by evil cultivators, with no relatives or support.
He had only been an ordinary villager from the countryside.
So why had a General suddenly appeared looking for him?
The soldier sighed and replied, ’’Our General has surname Tushan. I cannot say more than that. Please forgive me.’’
’’It’s fine.’’ Xiao Shou remained calm on the surface, but his heart stirred.
A surname Tushan... could it be related to the fox bloodline flowing in the original owner’s body?
Thinking alone would not solve anything.
He almost forgot he was a cultivator.
If he wanted answers, he could simply use a cultivator’s methods to gather information.
Originally, Xiao Shou did not wish to use spells on ordinary people, but this situation was beyond his expectations.
So he split his focus.
While using his divine sense to listen for any information in the city related to the name Tushan, he also used a soul searching technique to question the soldier.
After going back and forth like this, he finally learned some useful details.
This General Tushan was a direct descendant of the Duke’s household in the Great Liang Kingdom.
He’s an exceptionally talented figure within the Tushan family.
The origins of the Tushan family themselves were quite legendary.
According to rumors, the ancestor of the Tushan family was originally a girl with the surname Qi.
Around three hundred years ago, she suddenly disappeared one day. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
Seven days later, she returned already more than a month pregnant.
She claimed that in the blink of an eye, she had arrived in a place like an immortal realm, where she met a man like an immortal who showed her care and protection, before she was suddenly sent back.
At the time, the villagers did not believe her story.
Instead, they accused her of having an illicit affair and confined her within a strictly guarded Taoist nunnery.
Strangely, although she was already two months pregnant, it took her six full years before she finally gave birth to a son.
