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Ever since he saw Li Bingyan last night, he didn't know what he was doing.
Wu Chen kept feeling uneasy. That feeling that came from the depths of his heart had been affecting his mind.
Even though he felt that there were many things hidden behind this matter, after a night of thinking, he could not find the slightest answer.
After some self-reflection, Wu Chen finally decided to temporarily put aside what he was doing and go to Cangzhou to visit his mother's grave. This way, he could visit his mother and let go of the dream that he had been hiding in his heart for the past ten years. Secondly, he hoped to use the opportunity of sweeping the grave to solve the doubts in his heart.
Although Cangzhou and Shangliang were only separated by a large river, they were neither near nor far. Therefore, from a geographical point of view, Shangliang was a coastal area, while Cangzhou was considered the central plains.
During the chaos of the past, not only had Li Xiaomu been stripped from the throne of the Human Queen, but he had also been given the infamy of the Demon Empress by someone with ill intentions. It was already impossible for him to stay in the Imperial Mausoleum after his death, but it wouldn't make sense for Li Xiaomu's corpse to be exposed in the wilderness. For this reason, the Imperial Family moved Li Xiaomu's burial ground from Upper Liang to Cang Prefecture.
Although it was only a river away, few people could understand the sadness in it. As a son, Wu Chen had been in the depths of the imperial prison for ten years. He had not been able to visit the tomb to show filial piety. The tomb had not been swept, the flowers had not been honored, and he had not fiddled with any offerings. All of these were tormenting Wu Chen in the depths of his heart. Although he was now out of the imperial prison, due to Crown Prince Peak's spies, Wu Chen's own weakness, and Li Xiaomu's current identity that had yet to be redressed, Wu Chen was afraid of arousing any suspicion and had no choice but to delay the grave-sweeping matter.
If yesterday's incident hadn't happened, perhaps Wu Chen would still have some misgivings. But now, Wu Chen had decided to make a trip to Cangzhou even if he had to face a political crisis because of this. This was because his mother's family was still there. Moreover, from yesterday, although Crown Prince Peak was extremely powerful, it was far from being able to cover the sky with one hand in Upper Beam City. This was also the reason why Wu Chen dared to visit the tomb at this time.
Shangliang and Cangzhou seemed to be separated by only a river, but in reality, the distance between the two was still quite far. According to Wu Chen's calculations, it would take at least half a month to a month to reach Cangzhou.
After making up his mind, Wu Chen did not delay any longer and began to pack his luggage. In order to make it easier for them to travel, they naturally could not bring too many items with them. Wu Chen had prepared two sets of clothes, a three-foot-long sword, a cloak, and some silver.
He remembered that Li Xiaomu's favorite food was Huangpu Temple's vegetarian food. Before he left, Wu Chen had specially spent some time to go to Huangpu Temple outside Upper Beam City and spent a lot of money to buy some pastries to bring along. Wu Chen still remembered everything that had happened in Huangpu Temple. Back then, his mother would bring him to Huangpu Temple to pay respects to the ancestors for half a month every year. That half a month could be said to be the happiest memory of Wu Chen's childhood, because it was only during that half a month that Wu Chen did not need to go to the Crown Prince's prison to study, nor did he need to go to the Martial Academy to practice martial arts. It was also only during this half a month that Wu Chen could play like a monkey and not be scolded because of it.
Holding the pastries wrapped in oil paper in his hand, Wu Chen rode his horse on the road to the dock. He was immersed in his beautiful memories, and there was always a faint smile on his tender face. However, just as Wu Chen was about to step into the dock, the smile on his face suddenly froze.
A white-haired old man was sitting beside a tea stall at the entrance of the dock. At the same time that Wu Chen noticed the old man, the old man also noticed Wu Chen riding his horse. Who was this old man? Wasn't this the mysterious old man who had witnessed the entire process of Wu Chen snatching the treasure and left behind a sentence that Wu Chen couldn't understand before riding the wind and leaving?
"Child, the ship to Cangzhou will take some time to leave. Why don't you drink some tea here first? The tea from this tea stall and the pastries you brought are definitely a perfect match.”Stroking his white beard, the old man smiled at Wu Chen, whose smile had frozen on his face.
The old man was standing in a very special position. He seemed to be standing casually, but he had sealed off Wu Chen's path from the front and back. Looking at the old man who had stood up beside the tea stall and the two steaming teacups on the table in front of him, Wu Chen knew that he could not hide from him. He immediately dismounted and cupped his fists."Senior, how did you find me?”
As he asked, Wu Chen was also secretly pondering how his whereabouts were discovered by the old man. It should be known that this trip to Cangzhou to sweep his mother's grave was also a last-minute idea by Wu Chen. Even if Wu Feng could sense Wu Chen's movements, he could not stop him in time.
"Oh, I've been quite busy recently. I have something to do and have to go to Cangzhou. It was a sin for an old man to have to suffer like this! Eh, why are you sweating?" It was obvious that the answer was irrelevant, but for some reason, the words coming out of the old man's mouth gave people a sense of rightness.
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he picked up the tea on the table and took two sips before explaining,"It's so hot and stuffy today! After running so far, it was only right for him to sweat a little.”
"You can fool others with your words, but you can't fool this old man. With your foundation, let alone riding a horse, even if you carry a 500-pound rock and jump around this tea stall 20 to 30 times, you might not be able to make you sweat at all. Besides, you're sweating because you saw me. Could it be that you're afraid of me? Afraid that I'll eat you?”The old man held his teacup and asked with a faint smile.
"Indeed. Senior's hands and eyes are extremely powerful, and your cultivation is even more unfathomable. I'm really afraid. I don't know Senior's name.”Since his words had been exposed, Wu Chen had no choice but to agree.
"It's good that you're afraid. I'm afraid that you're not afraid. A name is just a symbol. Forget about it. You just need to know that everyone on the road calls me Guang Yuanzi. By the way, you don't look too good. Did he not sleep well recently, or did he do something outrageous?”The old man looked at Wu Chen, who had already sat down, with extreme pride.
Seeing that the old man didn't even ask for his name, Wu Chen's nervous heart tightened again. It seemed that the old man knew a lot about him. Although Wu Chen's identity was public, it was normal for others to know about him. However, what was unusual was that the old man didn't say a word about it.
"Senior, you shouldn't say that. This kid's complexion is bad because he encountered some troubles last night.”Even though Wu Chen couldn't be sure that the person who had imparted the chant last night was the old man in front of him, after seeing the old man's divine ability, Wu Chen had no choice but to think in this direction.
"What did you do last night? Tell me.”The old man in front of him was a classic example of someone who came up with ideas blindly. He held his teacup and smiled as he looked at the embarrassed Wu Chen.
"That…"
What did he mean by not seducing her? Who did he think he was? Hearing the old man's question, Wu Chen felt a chill run down his spine. However, he still briefly recounted what had happened last night because he knew that even if he didn't say anything, it wouldn't be difficult for the old man to find out the truth.
"I see. Are you thinking that the one who sent you a voice transmission was this old man? No! No…what kind of person do you think I am? Am I someone who is so bored that I would do such a thing?”After listening to what happened to Wu Chen last night, Guang Yuanzi naturally understood what Wu Chen meant and immediately pushed himself out of the matter.
"Then I wonder which expert helped me. To be honest, without his help, I don't know what would have happened.”Although he hadn't spent much time with Guang Yuanzi, Wu Chen knew that this crazy old man in front of him would definitely do such a boring thing in his own words. After receiving this result, Wu Chen's heart couldn't help but turn cold.
"Tsk, what do I think I'm talking about? This person only taught you the Iceheart Secrets, and you are already so grateful. If this old man taught you a higher mental cultivation method, wouldn't you treat me as your ancestor? Let's not talk about the seniors criticizing you. Sometimes it's not good to aim too high, but it's not good to only look at the present. It's still necessary to have occasional ideals and greed. Only in this way could he improve. It was better not to use such a low-level cultivation technique.”
"Senior, as the saying goes,'a black cat or a white cat is a good cat as long as they can catch a mouse'. With Senior's current horizons, you naturally don't care about these things, but to me, these are the best.”
The disdain in Guang Yuanzi's words was obvious, but Wu Chen didn't feel the slightest bit of displeasure because he knew that the old man before him had the right to say such words.
"Good one, black cats and white cats are good cats as long as they can catch mice. What do you want to learn? Speaking of which, if this old man doesn't teach you something, it would seem like this old man is bragging. Just tell me what you want to learn." When he heard Wu Chen say that a black and white cat was a good cat as long as it could catch mice, the old man's eyes could not help but light up. His index finger, which was resting on the table, could not help but tap rhythmically.
"Senior, since you've said so, this one won't pretend. I do want to learn something from you, but I don't know if you can teach me or not.”It would be a lie to say that he didn't want to, but this was the first time Wu Chen had seen such a beautiful thing today. Of course, it might also be the last time, so Wu Chen couldn't help but be cautious.
"Alright, just tell me. I want to see what you want from this old man.”Guang Yuanzi leaned against the back of his chair and yawned as he looked at Wu Chen, who was sitting opposite him.
"I want to know the last three moves of the Flying Cloud Crane Dance Picture.”
"Isn't it just Hanging Crane, Wandering Pine, and Flying Sky? What's so difficult about that? But before that, I have to ask you a question.”Guang Yuanzi did not seem to mind Wu Chen's question at all, as if this Flying Cloud Crane Dance Painting was also a low-level cultivation technique like the Ice Heart Secrets.
"Wu Chen won't dare to forget Senior's advice. Even if there were three questions, I would still answer them truthfully.”The incomplete Flying Cloud Crane Diagram was the most important obstacle to Wu Chen's advancement. If he could obtain the complete Flying Cloud Crane Dance Diagram, Wu Chen was confident that he could break through to the Weapon Refining Stage before the end of this year. However, according to Pu Shan, the Great Zen Monastery was the only one in this world who possessed the complete Flying Cloud Crane Dance Diagram. If he had not witnessed Guang Yuanzi's methods that day, Wu Chen would not have mentioned this matter today.
"Alright, I want to ask you, why do you cultivate?”At the same time Guang Yuanzi asked, the lazy, mischievous, and playful expressions on his body disappeared at the same time, and he appeared extremely serious. It was unknown whether it was because of the problem or because of Guang Yuanzi's influence, but Wu Chen also became serious.
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