“Lord Wang Sheng, I wish to go out and find Wu Yuancheng!”
This was the first time Yue had requested to go out, and he seemed somewhat excited.
Wang Sheng was a bit surprised by this.
Yue was always indifferent, and the people in the village thought he was expressionless.
Sometimes even Wang Sheng would think so.
“So you do have other expressions!”
“…”
Yue was silent for a moment and then said, “I am not expressionless.”
“Ahem!” Wang Sheng coughed twice, changing the subject, “Why?”
Wang Sheng became interested in this Wu Yuancheng because Yue showed an excited expression.
“Did you foresee something?”
Yue wanted to meet Wu Yuancheng because he had asked Yue to predict something about Wu Yuancheng, so it must be that he had foreseen something.
Yue showed no intention of hiding anything and said, “I have foreseen that Wu Yuancheng comes from the Imperial City, and not only that, this person seems to be related to the Valley Master!”
“Imperial City? Valley Master?”
Wang Sheng finally understood why Yue wanted to meet this person.
Although Yue had not shown it much, Wang Sheng knew that Yue was eager to know why the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley insisted on going to the Imperial City and eventually died.
He originally had no chance.
But now, by a strange twist of fate, he had foreseen someone from the Imperial City related to the Stargazing Valley Master, and he simply could not give up.
“Lord Wang Sheng, please grant me permission!”
Yue pleaded again.
“I never restricted your personal freedom!” Wang Sheng said helplessly.
Yue did not speak, since he had said he would act as a follower, he naturally would abide by the rules of followers.
Therefore, Wang Sheng could only say, “Then go…I will go with you!”
He suddenly thought of a problem that troubled him.
It was about the Scholar’s identity, and he only knew that the Scholar might once have been a part of the court.
The Scholar’s phrase “all are incomplete” was exactly the same as what was given in the Stargazing Valley Master’s Jade Scroll; the Scholar was certainly not as straightforward as he seemed.
Wu Yuancheng from the Imperial City might know some information.
Thus, he thought of going together.
Yue, of course, had no objections.
So the next day, Wang Sheng and Yue left Qingshan Village together.
They were not in a hurry and first took a trip to Lijiang Town.
“There are some things that need to be settled!”
Wang Sheng said this to Yue.
Yue did not ask further, merely followed Wang Sheng silently to Lijiang Town.
Lijiang Town belonged to Lushui County, and it was relatively peaceful, now even showing a bit of prosperity.
He found an inn and then summoned a waiter, asking, “Young man, do you know where the Sun Family in Lijiang Town is?”
The Sun Family was the first trouble he encountered after coming to this world.
At that time, when he became a Martial Artist, the Sun Family did not bother him again, and with later events like King Yong Nian attacking Shuzhou and relating to the Green Flood Dragon Gang, he gradually forgot about them.
Only knowing later that the Sun Family suffered heavy losses due to the Martial Artist plague.
Now that he remembered, he wanted to settle it.
But the waiter’s words caught Wang Sheng off guard.
“The Sun Family? You’re not talking about the Overlord Sun Family of Lijiang Town a few years back, are you? If you asked someone else, maybe they wouldn’t know, but you asked the right person!
That Sun Family, for some unknown reason, suffered heavy casualties at first, and later the Green Flood Dragon Gang wanted to invite some of their unharmed high-level members to join.
As for what kind of gang the Green Flood Dragon Gang is, you know, they sacrifice civilians. Although the Sun Family often did unethical things, at least they had a bottom line and naturally refused to cooperate, eventually being wiped out, with supposedly no one surviving.
Most of the bodies were taken for sacrifice, and only some civilians were buried by the people in the town.”
He paid the waiter with Silver Tael, and Wang Sheng felt somewhat dazed.
He had thought of sorting out his grievances, punishing the worst offender, and taking revenge.
But the Sun Family had been exterminated years ago.
Wang Sheng took a sip of alcohol.
“Life is unpredictable, Yue, let’s go!”
A debt dies with a person; he was not about to dishonor the dead.
Rather, it was a bit surprising that the Sun Family did not compromise till death; truly, people have multifaceted natures.
Yue still did not ask anything, following Wang Sheng as they left.
As Wang Sheng said, life is indeed unpredictable!
…
After leaving Lijiang Town, the two had no other business and headed directly to Lushui County.
The matter with the Sun Family was just incidental, finding Wu Yuancheng was the main goal.
Both were quick, and it did not take long for them to reach Lushui County town.
Wang Sheng did not wear a mask, and Yue changed into casual clothes, so they did not attract any attention.
Upon entering the county town, Wang Sheng immediately began searching for Wu Yuancheng’s whereabouts.
His Divine Thought spread out, directly searching the city for Grandmaster Level Martial Artists.
It did not take long to locate one, and there was only one Grandmaster Level Martial Artist in the city, which, without a doubt, had to be Wu Yuancheng.
“Person found, let’s visit him tonight!”
Yue knew Wang Sheng had wondrous methods, so he was not surprised and just nodded.
Not long after, night fell.
Wu Yuancheng returned to his study to handle affairs but had just entered and noticed two people standing in the shadows.
He instantly became alert.
“Who are you, and what is your purpose here?”
As he spoke, he launched an attack, clearly intending to strike first.
However, after moving just two steps, he found himself completely immobilized, seemingly controlled by some terrifying force, and he couldn’t even make a sound.
A powerful figure!
An eminent powerful figure!
Wu Yuancheng was confident in his own abilities; he was among the top in the realm of Grandmasters.
But now he faced this situation and had no idea what method the other party had used.
It must be at least the strength of a Great Grandmaster.
That was his assessment.
The vast disparity in strength calmed him down, and then he looked at the two people.
He then saw two people wearing masks.
They had been standing in the shadows, and because of his extreme nervousness, he hadn’t noticed them before.
Powerful, wearing masks, and within the domain of the three counties.
Wu Yuancheng immediately thought of something.
At this moment, one of the two masked individuals spoke, “Have you calmed down?”
Wu Yuancheng found he could move again.
He relaxed, catching his breath to ease the nervousness brought on by fear, and then said, “Are you that esteemed person?”
Wang Sheng thought for a moment and said, “If you’re referring to the Grandmaster of the three counties, that would be me.”
There was nothing to hide in this matter, no need for secrecy, but he still added a phrase.
“Of course, whether you believe it or not is up to you.”
Wu Yuancheng thought about the sensation of being controlled, feeling just like a fish on a chopping board.
With such a disparity in strength, he had no choice but to believe.
He carefully chose his words and said, “Do you have any orders for me? I will complete them as long as they are within my abilities!”
Wang Sheng said, “We’re not here for you to do something, but to ask you some questions. Don’t worry, you won’t be harmed—as long as you answer truthfully and don’t think you can deceive me!”
Under the scrutiny of Divine Thought, all emotional fluctuations became visible.
Even if it didn’t work, it was still worth a scare.
Wu Yuancheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Just answering questions—that was okay.
“As long as I know the answer, I will spare no details!”
Wang Sheng nodded, then made way for Yue.
“Let him ask you first!”
Wu Yuancheng naturally had no objections.
Yue stepped forward and got straight to the point, “You must be from the Imperial City, have you met the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley?”
Wu Yuancheng had not expected such a deeply personal secret to be asked right off the bat.
He hesitated; was it really safe to discuss the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley so casually?
Yue seemed to notice his hesitation and pulled out something.
“You should recognize this; I am a disciple of the Valley Master.”
Wu Yuancheng certainly recognized it.
When he left the Imperial City, the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had specially mentioned this object, saying if he met anyone possessing this token, they were his successor and could be trusted, and he had even given him a way to verify it.
“May I verify it?”
Naturally, Yue allowed it.
After Wu Yuancheng received the token, he also took out an item.
Following their contact, a burst of white light emanated.
Now both Yue and Wu Yuancheng had confirmed each other’s identity.
Yue’s voice was slightly excited, “Can you tell me everything?”
Wu Yuancheng was also excited, not expecting to encounter a successor of the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley here. He immediately said, “Of course, after the Valley Master arrived at the Imperial City, he came directly to me, asking me to accompany him to visit the young emperor…”
He repeated everything he knew.
Both Wang Sheng and Yue fell into deep thought.
They wanted to know what the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley had actually done, how such a top-notch powerful figure had died.
Most crucially, he had briefly reached a higher realm before his death.
Yet according to Wu Yuancheng, there seemed to be nothing special.
While they were pondering, Wu Yuancheng added another piece of information.
“Right, the Valley Master mentioned that what he planned to do could only be known by him and the young emperor; they talked all night and then prepared for a ritual to the heavens, ultimately both the Valley Master and the young emperor died at Tai Mountain, seemingly after a battle with something!”
Wang Sheng and Yue looked up at the same time.
If it involved the young emperor, then there was one possibility.
“Destiny!?”
Destiny was the most mysterious element in this world, and Wang Sheng had not quite figured it out.
Only matters related to destiny would connect with an emperor who had barely enthroned for a few days.
“Is the destiny incomplete?”
Wang Sheng tried saying it to see if there was a problem, and found it could be expressed freely.
This meant that the full meaning of the phrase was not as concluded.
However, Wang Sheng had a premonition; he was getting closer to the ultimate truth.
Although this visit hadn’t yielded the answers they wanted, it wasn’t fruitless.
Coming back to his senses, Yue asked one of the first questions he had come to know: “Did the Valley Master have any regrets before doing that thing?”
Wu Yuancheng was startled but firmly said, “No, and I felt that the Valley Master knew he was destined to die but went ahead anyway!”
Yue nodded, “I understand!”
To know of certain death yet still proceed?
He felt some relief, then turned to look at Wang Sheng.
Wang Sheng knew he had finished asking and also directly posed his question, “Do you know someone named Zhou Tongwen…”