Chapter 184: Chapter 181: The Real Treasure! (Third update)
Translator: 549690339
After Yang Zhen and the cheeky cat returned to their quarters, that stray feline kept guessing what unknown secrets the Wang Family might know.
“Kid, do you think the Eastern Desolation Emperor did more than just let out a fart at the Sea Dragon Pool?”
Yang Zhen lay down on his bed, curled his lip, and said, “How should I know? Maybe he even took a dump?”
The impudent cat gave Yang Zhan a look of disdain before it couldn’t help but say, “Now that I think about it, I believe that woman is not as simple as she seems, including her Astrology Master behind the scenes. Don’t underestimate these people. The person behind them might have truly figured something out.”
Yang Zhen nodded, adding, “Definitely puzzled out something, but what it is, we do not know yet, and can only wait and see.”
“Why do I feel like you’ve fallen into a big pit this time?” The presumptuous cat smirked as it looked at Yang Zhen.
Pah! Yang Zhen fumed, glaring at the contemptuous cat, “I, Sao Saint, am always the one who traps others. Have you ever seen me being trapped by others?”
“Doesn’t seem so, but what kind of secret did they discover?”
“How should I know? We should sleep now. Won’t we find out tomorrow?”
Soon, the man and the cat were snoring profoundly, and they slept like logs.
At the Wang Family auxiliary residence, Wang Meiling stood silently outside the room and spoke deferentially, “Astrology Master, he has agreed, but…” “Did he ask for many conditions?”
A hoarse and somewhat bitter voice came from the room. A touch of amusement came along with it, “Come in!”
Taken aback, Wang Meiling entered the room, and her complexion changed dramatically upon seeing the elderly woman inside. She quickly rushed forward to support the elderly woman’s arm, exclaiming, “Astrology Master, what happened to you?”
The Astrology Master was actually an old woman, thin as a stick, hunched over, and near the end of her life. Only her pair of profound eyes seemed dizzying and enthralling. What’s even more peculiar was that if one looked closely, they could see star-like specks in her eyes, endless and limitless.
The old woman shook her head and spoke through a sigh of tiredness, “It’s alright. It is natural for the elderly to feel fatigued when they move around. Don’t worry, I’m not dead yet.”
Wang Meiling nodded, knowing that the old woman’s death was not imminent given her strong cultivation. However, seeing the old woman’s current state, she still wore a worried face and said anxiously, “Astrology Master, your health has been deteriorating recently. What’s going on?”
The Astrology Master gave a weak smile. The wrinkles on her face twisted grotesquely, but her eyes were filled with pride as she said, “The past few days, I have been calculating Yang Zhen’s past and future. I’ve met dead ends time and again, but today, I finally made some progress.”
Surprised, Wang Meiling asked, “Astrology Master, what did you find?” After a pause, the Astrology Master said softly, “I found nothing.” Caught off guard, Wang Meiling muttered in frustration, “Nothing? What happened to you, Astrology Master? You’ve encountered situations like this before, but I’ve never seen you so weak. Is Yang Zhen’s fate really that hard to calculate?”
The Astrology Master chuckled and shook her head. She said, “No, it’s not hard, it s impossible to calculate. In all my years, I’ve never come across such a chaotic fate. His life is destined to be turbulent, even more complex and arduous than the Chaotic Destiny.”
“What?” Wang Meiling exclaimed in shock, “What kind of fate is more complicated and confusing than the Chaotic Destiny?”
The Cycle of Seven Fates, the natural order of heaven and earth; these were the Astrology Master’s common sayings. Yet, even the once-in-a-millennium Chaotic Destiny didn’t seem to surprise the Astrology Master as much as this.
Yang Zhen’s fate was more complex than the Chaotic Destiny, coupled with his great fortune. Who, then, was this man, really?
Wang Meiling looked at the old woman with perplexity, and after a moment of hesitation, she asked, “If so, why did the Astrology Master insist that I have to bring Yang Zhen with me to the Sea Dragon Pool?”
The old woman said solemnly, “The aura left by the Eastern Desolation Emperor is there. However, for many years, the fate star has not changed until Yang Zhen’s destiny star arrived on Wanhua Island and suddenly shone brightly. Therefore, it can be seen that Yang Zhen is certainly the variable of the Eastern Desolation Emperor’s fate star…”
Hearing the Astrology Master’s words, Wang Meiling furrowed her brows deeply. For some reason, she suddenly thought about the conversation between Yang Zhen and the jiancat.
Although Yang Zhen in his previous life couldn’t possibly have been killed by the fart from the Eastern Desolation Emperor, why would the jiancat say so? Yang Zhen and jiancat certainly were always unreliable, but sometimes the information they inadvertently revealed was enough to shock Wang Meiling. Was Yang Zhen truly related to the Eastern Desolation Emperor?
The Astrology Master seemed to see through Wang Mailing’s thoughts and chuckled, “The variable must be a variable, but how it changes and to what extent, this old woman can’t figure it out no matter what.”
The old woman took a deep breath and said slowly, “So many years have passed, and the rumors of the past are almost self-defeating. But it’s different for the Wang family. You all might be the only ones who know the secrets.” “Astrology Master, what is going on?” Wang Meiling asked eagerly.
The Astrology Master laughed and said, “According to the legend, the Eastern Desolation Emperor once appeared at the Sea Dragon Pool and accidentally thwarted a conspiracy of the Sea Dragon Clan against Wanhua Island. And those who forged a bond with the Eastern Desolation Emperor then, were your ancestors of the Wang family…”
Wang Meiling was taken aback, and then exclaimed, “So, the unique skills passed down in our Wang family were, in fact, bestowed by the Eastern Desolation Emperor himself?”
The Astrology Master nodded and said, “So many years have passed, and the Wang family has declined and no longer retains its former glory. There has been no one able to find the Companion Heavenly Fire that accompanies the Heavenly Desolation Skill. This time, you will have to rely on Yang Zhen to find the Heavenly Fire.”
“But… until now, people don’t know about the existence of the Heavenly Fire, and neither does Yang Zhen. Why should we rely on someone who knows nothing?”
“Because on Yang Zhen, there may be threads of connection to the Eastern Desolation Emperor!” The Astrology Master said with a smile.
“What?” Wang Meiling was completely shocked.
What on earth could connect Yang Zhen with the Eastern Desolation Emperor? The Astrology Master didn’t tell Wang Meiling about this, and Wang Meiling didn’t know if it was because of the secrets of the rules of the heavens or because the Astrology Master didn’t know herself. But from then on, Wang Meiling started to take Yang Zhen seriously.
No one on the entire Wanhua Island knew that Wang Meiling’s job to the Sea Dragon Pool was not for the so-called Emperor Stele, but for a strain of Heavenly Fire left by the Eastern Desolation Emperor to suppress the Sea Dragon Clan in the Sea Dragon Pool.
Actually, even within the Wang family, the knowledge that the Heavenly Desolation Skill’s greatest power could only be harnessed in the presence of the Companion Heavenly Fire, was something that Wang Meiling inadvertently learned from a secret of the family and told to the Astrology Master.
Because the Astrology Master was none other than Wang Meiling’s aunt! After leaving the Astrology Master’s home, Wang Meiling looked up at the sky and murmured with a bitter smile, “Little fellow, I don’t want to use you, but the Astrology Master said that by following you, I would get the Heavenly Fire, and I have no choice but to follow. Afterwards… I will compensate you!” “Ah Qiu!”
Yang Zhen had a dream. In the dream, bloody waves churned, violent surges roared out, and pairs of bloody eyes looked at him… and the endless treasure in his hands.
As those fierce creatures coveted Yang Zhen’s treasure, Yang Zhen was pondering why he was the only one holding endless treasure. This didn’t make much sense to him.
The next moment, Yang Zhen woke up!
“Damn it, something’s off here. The real treasure of the Sea Dragon Pool isn’t
the so-called Emperor Stele or the Emperor’s Mark..”