The Lord's Empire - Chapter 21 – Skeleton Captain

Two days later, the stairs were completed. Because it was not very wide at the bottom, Zhao Fu only brought 10 Shieldbearers, 10 Infantry, 10 Archers, Bai Qi, and Old Logue. They were currently walking down the stairs towards the bottom.

 By now, their equipment looked completely different. The Infantry were all using iron swords and sabers, while the shields that the Shieldbearers held had a thick layer of iron on the surface, increasing their defensive capabilities greatly. The arrowheads that the Archers now used were also iron, and everyone was wearing leather armor.

The Great Qin Village was currently unable to create plate armor – there were many different kinds of plate armor, and they all required blueprints. Also, the price of creating plate armor was roughly eight times more expensive than creating normal weapons.

Right now, Bai Qi was using a Blue grade sword – it was one of the weapons they had obtained last time from this place, and it had been made usable again after some simple repairs. The Blue grade armor he was wearing was from the Violent Fire Rabbit he had killed before.

Zhao Fu stayed at the back – he was not one to rush at the enemy, so he only wore Normal grade leather armor because it would be more suitable for Bai Qi to have the Blue grade leather armor.

Their group held torches, and the formation was as follows: Bai Qi and the Shieldbearers in the first row, Infantry in the second row, Archers in the third row, and then Zhao Fu and Old Logue, the Mages, in the fourth row.

As they slowly advanced, tongues of blue flames appeared in the heads of five Skeletons ahead. They raised their weapons and rushed at the group of humans. These five Skeletons were all Infantry and held either swords, sabers, or spears.

Bai Qi and the Shieldbearers created a defensive wall, blocking off the Skeleton soldiers. The Skeleton soldiers swung their weapons at the Shieldbearers, but they were blocked by the Shieldbearers’ shields.

The Archers drew their bows and fired arrows at the Skeleton soldiers. Arrows weren’t very effective against Skeletons because unless the arrows hit the Skeletons’ heads, the arrows would not deal much damage. However, the arrows could obstruct the Skeleton soldiers, giving the Infantry opportunities to attack.

This time, Bai Qi and Old Logue didn’t do much – the five Skeleton soldiers were split up by the Shieldbearers while the Archers made it difficult for them to attack, and the Infantry attacked the Skeleton soldiers, causing them to retreat. After the Skeleton soldiers lost their balance, the Infantry wildly attacked them without any worries.

After doing this three or four times, the Skeleton soldiers became a pile of bones. Because Skeletons were fuelled by spirit power, once their spirit power ran dry, they would naturally ‘die’. The five Skeleton soldiers dropped three Refined Martial Souls and five weapons.

After advancing, they encountered six Skeleton Infantry and two Skeleton Archers.

The six Skeleton Infantry raised their weapons and rushed at Zhao Fu’s group without any fear. The Skeleton Archers drew arrows from their quivers and drew their rusty bows.

Swish! Swish!

Two arrows tore through the air and drew an arc as they flew towards Zhao Fu’s group of people.

The Shieldbearers quickly raised their shields, blocking the two arrows. However, by now, the six Skeleton Infantry were right in front of them. If the Skeleton Archers continuously shot arrows, they would disrupt Zhao Fu’s soldiers’ coordination. Moreover, if they weren’t careful, they would be hit by the Skeleton Archers’ arrows, causing injury or death.

Zhao Fu immediately called out, “Old Logue, attack!”

Old Logue obeyed and raised his wooden staff as two blood-colored fireballs flew at the Skeletons, blasting the six Skeleton Infantry backwards.

Zhao Fu once again commanded, “Archers, suppress those two Skeleton Archers!”

The Archers drew their bows, sending arrow after arrow towards the Skeleton Archers, who were about to attack again.

Following this, Zhao Fu ordered, “Bai Qi, rush over there and deal with those two Skeleton Archers.”

Bai Qi ran around the six Skeleton Infantry that had been blasted backwards and charged towards the two Skeleton Archers.

By now, the six Skeleton Infantry were slowly getting back to their feet, and Zhao Fu quickly yelled, “Shieldbearers! Separate them and attack them like last time!”

Zhao Fu gave out a flurry of commands, and everyone quickly carried them out. The Shieldbearers and Infantry formed six small teams and separated the Skeleton Infantry while the 10 Archers fired at them whenever they found the opportunity to. Bai Qi rushed to the Skeleton Archers and swung down with his sword, which was covered in sword qi.

Just like that, they stabilized the situation and turned it in their favor.

Old Logue looked up and stared at Zhao Fu giving orders. Before, even when they were enemies, Old Logue felt quite fearful towards him because he felt that Zhao Fu was incredibly calm and rational when dealing with matters.

Zhao Fu had quickly analyzed the situation and rapidly given out orders in a coherent and calm manner, twisting this situation in their favor. Old Logue felt that it was only natural for his village to submit to Zhao Fu, and his Loyalty towards Zhao Fu increased.

Now that their allies and enemies were fighting at such close range, Zhao Fu and Old Logue could only stand by and watch.

Bai Qi was the first to succeed. He lopped off one of the Skeleton Archers’ heads and slashed his sword the other way, sending the other Skeleton Archer crashing against a wall, after which it fell apart.

The Shieldbearers and Infantry also coordinated like they did last time, and they dealt with the Skeleton Infantry one by one.

This time, they obtained 10 weapons: eight were Blue grade and two were White grade, and the two White grade weapons were the Archers’ short swords. There were also five Refined Martial Souls.

After resting for a short while, they continued ahead.

It was completely dark within the passage, and the dark made it feel as if there was no end. It was also deathly silent, making everyone feel quite wary.

At this moment, the sounds of the Skeletons coming to life could be heard. There were 12 Skeletons this time; 11 of them were Skeleton soldiers that held sabers, while the last one held a large saber and wore a suit of armor. The last Skeleton’s displayed name was [Skeleton Captain].

The situation instantly became quite dangerous for Zhao Fu and his soldiers.

The Skeleton Captain drew its sword and roared as a formless soundwave rippled outwards, its voice incredibly ear-piercing.

Following this, the Skeleton Captain rushed over with the other Skeleton soldiers behind it, and they did not seem clumsy or disorderly at all. They followed behind the Skeleton Captain as if they were living soldiers, and they gave off an unstoppable aura as they charged towards Zhao Fu’s soldiers.

“Is this the Skeleton Captain’s effect?” Zhao Fu muttered before yelling, “Arrange the formation!”

The soldiers’ expressions became grim as they started to move. The Shieldbearers formed a shield wall with the Infantry behind them, and the Archers prepared their arrows.

“Fire!”

The Archers obeyed, and arrows streaked through the air, reaching the Skeletons in an instant. The Skeleton Captain brandished its large saber, and a cold light glinted as five or six arrows were cut out of the air.

At this moment, Zhao Fu roared, “Logue!!”

Old Logue was fully prepared, and he raised his wooden staff, drawing out his full power. Two blood-colored fireballs appeared above his head, and they were twice the size of the ones before. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Old Logue waved his wooden staff, causing the two blood-colored fireballs to fly at the Skeletons.

The Skeleton Captain did not seem to fear the two fireballs at all. The Skeleton Captain tilted its saber as rays of grey light extended out from the saber, and it was about to slash at the two fireballs.

At this moment, Zhao Fu coldly harrumphed. He had long since drawn his Iron Wood bow, and the arrow knocked on it shined with a mystical yellow light as he released it.

Whoosh!

The arrow shot out like a bolt of lightning.

The Lord's Empire - Chapter 20 - Iron Mine

When Bai Qi and Li Si heard Zhao Fu’s summons, they walked over with strange looks on their faces as they asked, “What is it, Your Majesty?”

Zhao Fu frowned and asked, “What’s with the situation in my room?”

Li Si immediately understood and cupped his hands respectfully as he smiled and said, “We hope that Your Majesty will have an heir soon.”

Zhao Fu’s head started to hurt, and he said, “What’s the meaning of this?”

Li Si promptly replied, “Your Majesty, Miss Liu Mei has good looks, and we’re all delighted that Your Majesty is interested in her. On one hand, Your Majesty will have a concubine, and on the other hand, we’ll be able to quickly gain the Wild Wolf Village’s loyalty. This is perfect.”

Zhao Fu bitterly laughed and asked, “When did I become interested in her?”

Li Si looked at Zhao Fu strangely and said, “Bai Qi told me!”

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi’s face paled, realizing that he had misunderstood Zhao Fu’s intentions. He quickly started to apologize but was cut off by Zhao Fu. How could he blame them over such a small matter? As such, he said, “Alright, let’s just leave it at this. It’s getting late, so both of you should get some rest.”

Li Si and Bai Qi let out sighs of relief and asked to be excused before leaving.

Zhao Fu turned to look at his room and shook his head before finding another room to cultivate in before falling asleep.

When Liu Mei saw that Zhao Fu wasn’t going to come in, she let out a sigh of relief before putting her clothes back on.

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Early the next day, as darkness gradually receded and the world slowly became brighter, the blue sky could slowly be seen, and a few birds happily chirped in the trees.

Zhao Fu woke up and walked out of his room, and he found Wang Ergou holding a washbowl outside his door. Just as Zhao Fu walked out, Wang Ergou said, trying to curry favor, “Your Majesty, you’re awake! This lowly one has brought you some water to wash your face.”

“Mm,” Zhao Fu replied and took the towel in the washbowl to wipe his face.

Wang Ergou said in a small voice for fear that Zhao Fu would get angry, “Your Majesty, you still haven’t given me the antidote yet.”

So it was that. Zhao Fu laughed as he replied, “That medicinal pill wasn’t poisonous!”

“Really?” Wang Ergou asked happily.

“That’s right,” Zhao Fu replied. “I’ll let you have a taste after we actually create some poison.”

A bitter look appeared on Wang Ergou’s face as he pleaded, “Your Majesty, please, no! I’ll be your servant every day; how about that?”

“We’ll see how you do!” Zhao Fu said as he walked away. Wang Ergou quickly poured out the water from the washbowl and followed behind Zhao Fu.

“Bai Qi! Gather a team and come with me to the Li Family Village!” Zhao Fu looked at the new villagers. There were 14 of them and one of them was B grade. Zhao Fu did not arrange for them to change their profession to soldier, and he instead split them up and sent them to the Smithy, Tailor Shop, and Medicine Shop.

As the Great Qin Village gained more and more people, their consumption also increased, so he needed to arrange for some people to help out in those shops.

Following this, Bai Qi arrived with a team of soldiers. Zhao Fu had done this because he was afraid that Li Youcai might go back on his word, as they only had a verbal agreement. A person’s heart could never be fully relied upon – one moment he or she might confidently promise something just to go back on it in the next moment. As such, Zhao Fu decided to leave himself a backup plan.

“Your Majesty, can you return my weapon to me?” Liu Mei said after she found Zhao Fu and awkwardly saluted him.

Zhao Fu nodded. Her whip was Blue grade, and it had been confiscated when she had surrendered. When Liu Mei saw that Zhao Fu agreed to give it back to her, a look of joy appeared on her face. She had expected that she would not be able to recover it.

“Come with us to the Li Family Village later,” Zhao Fu said to Liu Mei before going over to Bai Qi.

Liu Mei nodded and went to retrieve her whip.

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One hour later, Zhao Fu arrived at the Li Family Village. He told his soldiers to hide while he walked in with Bai Qi and Liu Mei.

The Li Family Village knew that the Wild Wolf Village had been destroyed and reduced to rubble the previous night. When the Li Family Village found out, some were excited while others were fearful. Those who were excited were excited because the Wild Wolf Village, a poisonous blight that had plagued them, had been eliminated. Those who were fearful were fearful because they were afraid that Zhao Fu would make a move against them.

The village gates opened and Li Youcai brought a group of people to welcome them, “Sir, you’re truly a hero – you actually destroyed the Wild Wolf Village, saving the Li Family Village. Our entire village has agreed to join your village.”

Li Youcai was a sly old fellow. When he saw that even the Wild Wolf Village’s Third Mistress had submitted to Zhao Fu, he knew that the remnants of the Wild Wolf Village had joined Zhao Fu’s forces. If Zhao Fu could destroy the Wild Wolf Village and even gain the remnant bandits, the Li Family Village would not be able to resist him at all. As such, Li Youcai chose to surrender while continuously praising Zhao Fu, and he looked quite sincere and loyal.

“System announcement! The Li Family Village has surrendered to you. Would you like to accept?”

Zhao Fu chose to accept and was awarded 60 Achievement Points, which made him feel quite surprised. He looked at the Li Family Village’s stats and found that the Li Family Village was a Blue grade Village, which gave him 10 more Achievement Points than Normal grade Villages.

However, Zhao Fu currently already had 4 Subsidiary Villages, so after thinking about it, Zhao Fu made the newly-rebuilt Wolf Village an Affiliated Village instead.

Affiliated Villages were different from Subsidiary Villages: Affiliated Villages still belonged to the Great Qin Village, but they did not receive any stat bonuses from the Great Qin Village.

Following this, Li Youcai invited Zhao Fu and his followers in to talk about the details of joining the Great Qin Village. As they walked through the village, many of the Li Family villagers looked at Liu Mei with curiosity. They had heard about her evil deeds, and it was said that she was a ferocious shrew. However, none of them expected her to be so pretty.

Facing these stares, Liu Mei turned and glared at them savagely, saying, “What are you staring at? If you keep staring, I’ll rip your eyes out.”

The Li Family villagers were so scared by how ferocious she looked that they involuntarily took a step back.

Zhao Fu turned to look at her and frowned, causing Liu Mei to lower her head. After much discussion, Zhao Fu took away two-thirds of the Li Family Village’s people. Under Li Youcai and Li Wen’s request, Li Wen also went with Zhao Fu to the Great Qin Village.

Li Youcai did this because the Li Family Village had joined the Great Qin Village, and after hearing about the Great Qin Village, he felt that its future would be quite bright. As such, he wanted his son to join the Great Qin Village as soon as possible – who knows, he might be able to receive some benefits.

After taking these people back to the Great Qin Village, Zhao Fu went to look at the Great Qin Village’s military. Zhao Fu now had more than 200 soldiers, and he left them in Bai Qi’s care to be trained. Following this, Zhao Fu received a great piece of news: some villagers had discovered a small iron mine about five kilometers west of the Great Qin Village.

Zhao Fu was delighted and sent some people to mine the iron. He also sent more people to work on the stairs at the massive crack. After all, there was a treasure trove at the bottom – killing a few Skeletons at the bottom would net them skills and items that were worth tens of gold coins, so Zhao Fu couldn’t help but feel incredibly moved.

The Lord's Empire - Chapter 19 – Life-or-Death Contract

There were 64 captives in total. There was only one woman, who was the Third Mistress. For any of these people to be able to survive in a bandit village, they definitely weren’t righteous and moral people.

Zhao Fu thought for a moment and said, “Wang Ergou, come over here. Tell me who has committed the most evils or was a leader in the Wild Wolf Village.”

Wang Ergou shakily went over to Zhao Fu with a pale face. The Wild Wolf Village’s people furiously glared at him because they knew that he was a traitor.

However, even though they were furious, they did not dare to openly express it. After all, their lives were currently in Wang Ergou’s hands. If he claimed that someone had been a leader or had committed great evils, he or she would definitely die. Wang Ergou also felt this heavy burden, and he did not dare to look into anyone’s eyes.

What surprised Zhao Fu was that Wang Ergou suddenly knelt to the ground and begged, “Sir! The First Master was the leader and committed the most evils, but he’s been killed, and the Second Master was also poisoned to death. Please spare their lives; I’ll even kowtow to you.” After saying this, Wang Ergou heavily kowtowed a few times before raising his head and looking at Zhao Fu with a pleading expression.

Zhao Fu fell deep into thought. He knew that the loyalty of these bandits would be an issue, so he had wanted to kill some of the leaders before handing them to Bai Qi to be properly disciplined and trained. Now that Wang Ergou was pleading for their lives, Zhao Fu turned to look at the Wild Wolf Village’s people.

Finally, he said, “Are you willing to offer your loyalty to us?”

Hearing this, a look of surprise and joy appeared on the bandits’ faces, and they immediately half-knelt and said in unison, “We are willing to serve sir to the death!”

However, there was one person who did not kneel down, and the person instead stood there with a look of hesitation – it was the Third Mistress.

The Third Mistress was quite beautiful, but Zhao Fu was not that interested in those sorts of things. Zhao Fu hadn’t wanted to spare any of the leaders originally, and seeing this, he waved his hand, saying softly, “Kill her. Bai Qi, I’ll leave the rest of these people to you. Make sure you train them well!” After saying this, Zhao Fu prepared to take his people back to the Great Qin Village.

A few soldiers immediately obeyed and went to grab the Third Mistress in order to behead her.

Seeing this, the Third Mistress’s face paled, and she hurriedly cried out, “I’m willing to submit to you, but you have to promise not to touch my body!”

“Eh? Who wants her body?”

Zhao Fu stopped, a look of surprise on his face. However, he didn’t want to explain anything – after all, for this woman to become the Third Mistress, she definitely wasn’t ordinary. It was best to get rid of her, so he once again waved his hand, signaling for her to be killed.

“Wait! I’ll give you my first time, but you have to promise to leave me alone afterwards!” The Third Mistress called out as she bit her lip and came to a decision.

“First time?”

Zhao Fu was speechless. Did she really think that he was that sort of person? He once again waved his hand, signaling for her to be quickly killed.

10 or so soldiers holding Iron Wood Sabers obeyed and surrounded the Third Mistress, preparing to slash her to death.

The Wild Wolf Village’s people quickly tried to persuade her, “Third Mistress, it would be best if you submitted to sir. This sir has an extraordinary bearing, and he will accomplish great things in the future!”

Hearing this, the Third Mistress clenched her fists and gritted her teeth as she once again called out, “Alright! I’ll agree to once per week at most, and I’ll sign a Life-or-Death Contract with you.”

“Life-or-Death Contract.”

Zhao Fu had started to feel annoyed when he heard the Third Mistress speak again, but when he heard “Life-or-Death Contract,” he paused because he had no idea what that was.

Following this, the Third Mistress took out a piece of paper and bit her thumb. She pressed her bloodied thumb to the paper before handing it to a soldier to give to Zhao Fu.

Zhao Fu received it and looked at it:

[Life-or-Death Contract]: Description: Links the lives of two people together. If the master dies, the other side will also immediately die.

“System announcement! Would you like to accept Liu Mei’s Life-or-Death Contract?”

So something like this existed in this world. Zhao Fu decided to prepare a few copies when he got back to prevent any betrayals. Zhao Fu thought for a few moments, and because he was not too worried about the Third Mistress, he chose to accept.

The paper suddenly became motes of light and split into two halves: one half went into Zhao Fu’s body, and the other half went into Liu Mei’s body.

Now that all of the people had surrendered, Zhao Fu could look at their grades. Most of them were F grade, and a few of them were C grade. What surprised Zhao Fu greatly was that Liu Mei was actually S grade, so he couldn’t help but stare at her. Seeing this, Bai Qi fell into his own thoughts.

“Alright, let’s go back to the village!” Zhao Fu ordered.

When the Wild Wolf Village’s people saw that the Third Mistress wasn’t going to die, they let out a sigh of relief. Bai Qi looked around and looked like he seemed to understand something.

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After returning to the Great Qin Village, the Wild Wolf Village’s people were incredibly shocked when they heard that the Great Qin Village was a Legendary grade Village, and they completely accepted their loss.

When Li Si saw that Zhao Fu and Bai Qi had returned safely, he let out a sigh of relief.

Zhao Fu said to Li Si, “Li Si, I’ll leave the arrangements of these people to you!”

Li Si looked at the Wolf Village’s people and nodded his head. Bai Qi suddenly walked up and whispered something into Li Si’s ears, causing a delighted look to appear on his face. Zhao Fu felt that this was quite strange, but he did not give it much mind. He took a few soldiers and went south of the Great Qin Village. Zhao Fu took out the white City Heart and pressed it against the ground.

“System announcement! Would you like to use the City Heart?”

Zhao Fu replied ‘yes,’ and just like the Great Qin Village, waves of light rippled out as a few basic buildings slowly appeared.

After walking into the Village Hall, Zhao Fu looked at the stats:

Village Name: Wild Wolf Village (Normal)

Level: Primary (0/5000)

Village Area: 1 square kilometer

Village Territory: 5 square kilometers

Residents: 0/300

Military: 0/100

Popular Support: 0

Village Special Stats: Territory Crop Output +2%, Territory Crop Growing Time -2%.

Subsidiary Village Limit: 0

These were the stats of a Normal Village, and the difference between the Wild Wolf Village and the Great Qin Village’s stats was like the difference between the heavens and the earth. Currently, the number of residents and Popular Support in Wild Wolf Village were both 0 because Zhao Fu brought the Wild Wolf Village’s villagers under the Great Qin Village’s name. Otherwise, the Wild Wolf Village’s Popular Support would be in the negatives, and any new villagers there would be bandits.

Currently, the Wild Wolf Village did not have a Tailor, Blacksmith, or Apothecary – they had most likely run away. However, there were three buildings that had Profession Change Stone Steles, and each of those three professions had a limit of one person.

At the Barracks, there was only one Profession Change Stone Stele there:

[Bandit]: F grade Military. Description: A scourge that appears when Popular Support goes into the negatives. Effect: Receives [Bandit Saber Technique]

Zhao Fu wanted to destroy the Bandit Profession Change Stone Stele and change it to [Militia], but after thinking about it, he realized that it might be useful in the future, so he chose to keep it for now.

He found an elder in the Great Qin Village with management experience and made him the new Village Chief of the Wild Wolf Village. He also left behind a few soldiers to look after the Wild Wolf Village. From the next day onwards, normal villagers would start to be summoned.

After dealing with these matters, Zhao Fu returned to the Great Qin Village and planned to discuss with Bai Qi and Li Si about the Li Family Village. However, after chatting for just a short while, Li Si gave Zhao Fu a deep look and said, “Your Majesty, it’s getting late, and you’ve really exerted yourself today. It would be best for you to get some rest.”

Zhao Fu felt quite strange when he heard this, but he saw that it was indeed getting late. As such, he returned to his room, but right after opening the door, he was completely stunned. This was because there was a mature, alluring woman lying naked on his bed.

Zhao Fu immediately turned around and closed the door, loudly yelling, “Li Si! Get over here!”

The Lord's Empire - Chapter 18 – Mountain Saber

Bai Qi raised his head and said, “I think Wang Ergou will most likely use the poison. Let alone a bandit village like this, even if it was an ordinary village, there would still be people willing to betray their village for personal benefits.

“This subordinate greatly admires Your Majesty’s plan. First, bandits don’t cook their food separately like normal households, and they instead cook all of their food in a big batch, making it quite easy to poison everyone. Second, Your Majesty chose an unremarkable and minor person who no one would notice. Even though the lord can see everyone’s Loyalty, he needs to manually check each person, making it difficult to detect Wang Ergou’s betrayal. Third, Your Majesty used a brilliant carrot and stick strategy. The Great Qin Village hasn’t created any poisons or antidotes. Your Majesty merely used a poisonous medicinal pill and a non-poisonous medicinal pill to scare Wang Ergou into submission, making him not dare to betray us. Your Majesty also used money, which bandits love most, to lure him in even further. From this, one can see that Your Majesty’s schemes are brilliant. However…” Bai Qi stopped talking and paused.

Zhao Fu nodded and said, “Go on.”

Bai Qi continued, “There’s still a slight possibility that Wang Ergou won’t follow through. After all, as the saying goes, ‘planning is with man, but success is with heaven.’ In case Wang Ergou doesn’t use the poison and is discovered, we need to plan our attack carefully.”

“Mm,” Zhao Fu replied. Bai Qi was right; this was exactly what Zhao Fu had been thinking as well, so they started to discuss their contingency strategy.

Time gradually passed.

The Wild Wolf Village’s Hall had been incredibly lively when suddenly someone fell to the ground and coughed up blood before dying on the spot. After this, other people started falling to the ground and coughing up blood.

The poison that Zhao Fu had given Wang Ergou was refined by Apothecary Zhang Baishu from the venom of 100 venomous snakes, and it was incredibly lethal.

The thug sitting at the head seat was incredibly shocked, and he flipped the food in front of him to the ground. He shot up from his seat, and before he could say anything, someone outside reported, “Fire!”

At this moment, the thug seemed to realize something. His expression darkened, and he drew his large saber and yelled at the few people who hadn’t been poisoned, “Brothers, let’s go! I want to see who’s daring enough to act against the Wild Wolf Village!”

Outside the village, Zhao Fu saw that a few wooden houses had started burning. This was what Zhao Fu had told Wang Ergou to do in order to let him know that the plan had succeeded.

Under the cover of night, Zhao Fu immediately yelled, “Archers, prepare the fire arrows; burn all of the houses in the Wild Wolf Village. Crossbowmen, take down the guards outside the Wild Wolf Village!”

The 10 or so Archers obeyed and shot fire arrows towards the Wild Wolf Village, lighting the Wild Wolf Village’s houses on fire, surprising the guards outside. Following this, the 40 or so Gnome Crossbowmen continuously released crossbow bolts, making it seem as if there was a rain of crossbow bolts. The bandits fell to the ground one after another, and they were shot full of holes like a wasp’s nest.

Zhao Fu was not in a hurry to attack. He once again gave the order to release fire arrows to set fire to all of the houses and told the Gnome Crossbowmen to fire at will.

Zhao Fu did this to safeguard against any traps. Soon, the Wild Wolf Village was transformed into a sea of flames, and the Gnome Crossbowmen had shot quite a few rounds of crossbow bolts. All of the bandits who wanted to rush out of the Wild Wolf Village were all riddled with holes, causing them to retreat back to the village.

At this moment, 10 fat, sturdy Goblin Warriors, who were two meters tall, raised their massive stone hammers and rushed into the village, wildly smashing whatever they saw, and they were backed by unstoppable momentum.

Zhao Fu then gave the order for all troops to advance. Shieldbearers, Infantry, and Goblin Soldiers raised their weapons and cried out as they rushed into the village.

“So it was you fellows! I’ll kill you!”

The leader of the thugs saw his village completely drowned in flames, and when he saw Zhao Fu giving orders, he felt incredible hatred for him. He lifted his large saber and rushed over.

When Bai Qi saw him run over, he drew his sword and met him in battle.

Within the sea of flames, the two of them engaged in an intense battle. The thug’s saber techniques were ferocious, and each strike was incredibly unrestrained, carrying immense power as his attacks rained down on Bai Qi. On the other hand, Bai Qi’s sword techniques were graceful and nimble.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sparks flew as saber and sword continuously collided. By now, the thug’s strikes started to become weaker, while Bai Qi still looked leisurely and at ease. In the end, the thug carelessly revealed an opening and had his heart pierced by Bai Qi, dying on the spot.

“Your leader has died! Surrender and your life will be spared!” Bai Qi roared after killing the leader of the thugs.

When they saw that their leader had died and that they had been surrounded by enemies with far greater numbers, the remaining bandits could only obediently put down their weapons and kneel on the ground to beg for their lives.

At this moment, Zhao Fu saw a woman with red lips and devilish looks. Her figure was extremely mature and tempting, and she wore a red dress. She was currently brandishing a whip, making it so that the Infantry around her did not dare to approach her.

Wang Ergou walked over with a pale expression and said to Zhao Fu, “Sir! That’s the Third Mistress!”

Zhao Fu stretched out his hand to an Archer beside him, who handed him an Iron Wood bow. He drew it and prepared to shoot a Rock Crushing Arrow. A mystical yellow aura appeared around the arrow, and Zhao Fu aimed it towards the seductive woman’s chest.

Just as he was about to release the arrow, the woman glanced over in his direction. When she saw the drawn arrow, her face paled. She was already surrounded and would die sooner or later, so she quickly threw her whip to the ground and yelled, “I surrender!”

Zhao Fu felt quite surprised and put away the bow and arrow. The fire was being greater and greater, so he ordered his people to bring out the captives while he hurried to the Wild Wolf Village Hall.

Now that the Wild Wolf Village’s lord was dead, it could be directly conquered. If the lord hadn’t died, the City Heart would release energy to protect itself.

Zhao Fu put his hand on the floating white cube and chose to [Relocate] the village.

“System Announcement! The Great Qin Village has obtained 345 EXP!”

“System Announcement! You have gained 50 Achievement Points!”

“System Announcement! Your status has been promoted to Citizen!”

Zhao Fu ignored the system announcements and quickly ran out of the Wild Wolf Village. The entire Wild Wolf Village was engulfed by flames, and it soon turned into nothing.

Now, Zhao Fu finally had some time to look at his new status. Before, he had only been a Commoner, and he required 200 Achievement Points to be promoted. Every conquered village gave him 50 Achievement Points, and now that he had conquered four villages, he had enough Achievement Points to be promoted.

He now needed 500 Achievement Points to be promoted from Citizen to Esquire, which meant that he would be promoted after conquering ten villages.

“Your Majesty! We confiscated these from the bandits!”

Bai Qi walked over with a sack of money, a piece of paper, and a large sabre, and handed them to Zhao Fu.

Zhao Fu took the items and looked them over. The sack of money had about 30 or so silver coins. Zhao Fu did not care much about the money, but he was quite interested in the paper.

[Little Spirit Pill – Pill Recipe]: White grade, Required Ingredients: Little Spirit Grass, Treebud Root, and Eternal Stone. Effects: Can increase cultivation speed by 200%.

Zhao Fu was quite delighted when he saw this pill recipe. Treebud Roots and Eternal Stones were quite common, but Little Spirit Grass was harder to find.

Zhao Fu then looked at the large saber:

[Mountain Sabre]: Grade: Blue, Stats: Strength +1, Description: An abnormally sharp saber that can crush rocks.

Bai Qi used swords, so this saber was not suitable for him. As such, he stored it away until he wanted to use it to reward someone for his or her meritorious service.

Zhao Fu then turned to look at the captives.

The Lord's Empire - Chapter 17 – Poison

Even though the Li Family Village and the Wild Wolf Village were ‘at peace’, the Li Family Village was in a weaker position, so the Wild Wolf Village was able to act so arrogantly. Of course, if the Wild Wolf Village found an opportunity, the men of the Wild Wolf Village would definitely break the current status quo and pillage the Li Family Village.

Even though the Wild Wolf Village had been eyeing the Li Family Village for a while, it had never found an opportunity to act, and the Li Family Village had always been on its guard against the Wild Wolf Village.

At this moment, Li Youcai kindly said to Zhao Fu, “Sir, your village will be discovered by them sooner or later. It’s best that you make preparations now, or it’ll be too late by the time they find you.”

Surprisingly, Zhao Fu lightly shook his  head and said sincerely, “Village Chief Li, if I help you deal with the Wild Wolf Village, what will I get in return?”

Hearing this, everyone around them looked over at Zhao Fu. Some had looks of doubt, others had looks of trust and gratitude, and several had looks of fear.

“Sir, if you can help us destroy the Wild Wolf Village, the Li Family Village will follow you from now on!” Li Wen said emotionally.

Li Youcai quickly grabbed Li Wen and said, “Apologies, my son is young and insensible; please don’t take his words seriously.”

Zhao Fu smiled and asked, “In that case, Village Chief Li, what can I get if I destroy the Wild Wolf Village for you?”

Li Youcai hesitated. On one hand, he knew that the Wild Wolf Village had been eyeing the Li Family Village this entire time, and he wanted to find an opportunity to act against them. Li Youcai was not stupid, and he believed that the bandits would one day attack the Li Family Village. That was why they were defending with such fear every day. However, they couldn’t keep going on like this – one day, the Wild Wolf Village would attack them, which was why they were attracted to Zhao Fu’s words.

Another one of his worries was that Zhao Fu would not be able to stand up to the Wild Wolf Village, resulting in the Wild Wolf Village directing its anger to the Li Family Village as well. In that case, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Zhao Fu could tell that the Village Chief had his worries, and he said, “Don’t worry, Village Chief Li, we won’t need a single one of your soldiers, and even if something does happen, it won’t affect the Li Family Village at all.”

When Li Youcai heard what Zhao Fu said, Li Youcai finally made up his mind and asked, “What would you like in return?"

Zhao Fu slightly smiled and said, “I want the Li Family Village to join the Great Qin Village!”

Li Youcai hesitated and thought for a while before finally agreeing. If Zhao Fu could really destroy the Wild Wolf Village, the Li Family Village would join the Great Qin Village.

After coming to this agreement, Zhao Fu and Bai Qi left the Li Family Village.

After Zhao Fu left, some of the Li Family Village’s villagers said with displeasure, “The Li Family Village is going to join another village just like that? Isn’t this a bit too rushed? I’m opposed to this!”

Li Youcai coldly harrumphed and said, “You idiot! If the Great Qin Village can easily destroy the Wild Wolf Village, then it must be very powerful. If that’s the case, the Great Qin Village will be able to easily destroy the Li Family Village as well. Their visit this time was most likely diplomacy before violence, and if we hadn’t agreed, it could have been us that was destroyed first.”

Hearing this, everyone came to a sudden realization and felt quite fearful.

…………………………………………

After Zhao Fu and Bai Qi left the Li Family Village, they found the Wild Wolf Village based on Li Youcai’s directions. After observing it for a while, Zhao Fu smiled with a sense of confidence and returned to the Great Qin Village. He stopped everything that was going on and rapidly gave out commands.

At night, when it had turned completely dark, a skinny youth in the Wild Wolf Village looked around to find a tree to relieve himself when he felt a sharp pain at the back of his head. He then fell to the ground and fainted.

When he came to, he found that he was bound and in an unfamiliar place. There were a few people looking at him, and the youth seemed to detect something as he cried out, “Sirs, please spare me! I have nothing! Are you sure you haven’t caught the wrong person?”

Zhao Fu looked at the skinny youth and asked, “What’s your name?”

Wang Ergou felt that Zhao Fu was the leader here, so he quickly replied, “Sir, this lowly one is called Wang Ergou.”

“Very good! Wang Ergou, I want you to help me with something. If you do it, there’ll be many benefits for you in the future,” Zhao Fu said with a slight smile.

The Wild Wolf Village, a bandit village, was where the scum and dregs of society gathered, and none of its members felt much loyalty to it, so Wang Ergou quickly replied, “Yes, yes, I’ll do anything sir requires of me.”

When Zhao Fu heard this, he gave the order, “Untie him!”

A soldier stepped forwards and undid the ropes tying up Wang Ergou, who stood there with his head subserviently lowered.

“I want you to put this in everyone’s food at dinnertime tomorrow,” Zhao Fu said as he handed Wang Ergou a bottle.

Wang Ergou’s face stiffened because he knew that Zhao Fu wanted him to poison everyone in the village. Wang Ergou’s hands trembled as he received the bottle.

At this moment, Zhao Fu also handed him a red pill and said, “Eat this!”

Wang Ergou realized that this was not in his best interests, so he brightly smiled as he said, “This isn’t necessary, is it, sir? Don’t worry; I’ll definitely do as you told me.”

Of course, Zhao Fu didn’t trust his words. If Zhao Fu trusted a bandit like him, he would be sold out in a moment, so he coldly replied, “You can either eat it yourself or have someone help you!”

Wang Ergou took the red pill, looked at it, and hesitated.

Zhao Fu tilted his head, signaling the soldiers to ‘help’ Wang Ergou with it. Two soldiers stepped forwards, making Wang Ergou finally make up his mind. He swallowed the red pill, and a sullen expression appeared on his face.

Zhao Fu took out a wild rabbit from a cage and fed it an identical red pill. He tossed the wild rabbit to Wang Ergou’s side, and after a while, the wild rabbit hopped a few times before its body stiffened and it foamed at the mouth, blood coming out of its eyes as it died.

This caused Wang Ergou’s face to become as pale as a sheet. He understood that this would be his outcome if he did not complete this mission.

“This is also for you. Don’t worry; after you’re done, I’ll give you the antidote!” Zhao Fu said as he handed Wang Ergou five silver coins.

Wang Ergou nodded his head, and his hands shook as he received the silver coins. Following this, Zhao Fu ordered the soldiers to cover Wang Ergou’s head and to take him back to where they had picked him up.

The next day, Wang Ergou returned to the Wild Wolf Village with a pale face. Because he had been thinking about this matter the entire time, he was careless and bumped into a large thug. He was slapped to the ground, a fiery pain spreading through his face, causing him to come back to his senses and to be filled with resolve.

Zhao Fu also started to gather all of his forces, including the Gnomes and Goblins, and waited for an opportunity.

At night, within the Wild Wolf Village’s Hall, a tough, fierce-looking thug sat at the head seat and roared in a loud voice, “Brothers, eat and drink well tonight; tomorrow, we’ll go to the Li Family Village and get a few women to play with!”

“Yes! Yes! Big bro!”

Everyone in the hall passionately responded, and the scene seemed quite lively.

Outside of the Wild Wolf Village, Zhao Fu coldly stared at the Wild Wolf Village and said, “Bai Qi! Do you think that Wang Ergou will use the poison?”

Bai Qi immediately lowered his head, cupped his fists, and said, “This subordinate doesn’t dare to doubt Your Majesty’s brilliant decisions!”

Zhao Fu smiled and said, “Alright, no need to use such formalities. Tell me what you really think.”

Limitless - Chapter 62: It’s not wise to antagonize Big Brother Huang!

After Xiao Yue finished copying the Superclass, and was satisfied with the exquisite penmanship, she let out a long sigh and carefully kept all the papers.

Only then did she look up at Chu Yu with wide eyes, "Teacher, please augment my abilities..."

When such an aloof, gorgeous lady asked gently for a favor, there was an indescribable attractiveness to it.

Even Chu Yu was swooned for a moment.

"You finally feel a little bit like a fox spirit." Chu Yu gritted his teeth.

"Does young master want to experience it?" Xiao Yue blinked, even as her eyes hid a dangerous message.

"No, I’m not interested, furthermore, you’re too young and haven’t matured fully. Just stick with being the ice queen that you are." Chu Yu said expressionlessly as he grabbed Xiao Yue’s wrist.

Xiao Yue’s gaze was soft and her voice barely concealed her anticipation.

Chu Yu harnessed the immense energy contained in his body and opened up his vertical eye.

That wave of energy was as strong as a raging river and it entered Xiao Yue’s body in an instant.

Xiao Yue’s body shivered, almost as if she was looking up at the heavens, and she momentarily felt extremely insignificant.

Chu Yu focused his energy and began to breakthrough Xiao Yue’s acupoints one by one.

Even though there have been similar incidents recorded in history, Xiao Yue still found it difficult to suppress her awe.

This method was simply against Heaven’s will!

Using one’s own energy to forcefully break open other’s acupoints... in the ancient annals, only the greatest powers of the ancient times could use such a technique.

This was the imparting of power!

It was usually only used as a descriptive phrase.

Yet Chu Yu was doing it!

In the current era, anyone with such abilities was seen as a god!

She could have never imagined that her willfulness would have changed her fate.

Or maybe... is this the rumored destiny?

Xiao Yue thought to herself.

Very quickly, Chu Yu broke through 300 of Xiao Yue’s 365 true acupoints.

That overbearing yet gentle wave of force did not harm to Xiao Yue.

Even when Chu Yu let go of her wrist, she was still in a daze.

In less than a month, her fate had been completely reversed.

He had first cured her of the trouble that had been plaguing her for years, and then he had allowed her to advance so many levels so quickly. Even though she was still some way away from the Invigorated Meridian Realm, it was only a matter of time!

Even though she was quite far away from the most talented disciples of Qing Qiu, this was quite an achievement for Xiao Yue. Furthermore, she had received the teachings of a saint.

Even though it was just the foundation techniques for Acupoint Charging and Invigorated Meridian, skyscrapers are also built from solid foundations, without a good foundation, how did one expect to progress further?

Xiao Yue bowed deeply to Chu Yu, even though young master was a little unorthodox at times, deep down, he was an extremely compassionate person.

Naturally, Chu Yu did not know that Xiao Yue had rejected him, but he was still relatively pleased with Xiao Yue.

Many a times, even though she had said something in jest, she kept her promises forever.

This was what was meant by "words are golden"!

When dealing with trustworthy people, there was no need for promises.

Chu Yu told Xiao Yue that he needed to enter isolation for a period of time. He also requested that she pass the message to Lord Thief.

After Xiao Yue left, Chu Yu took out his handphone, wanting to take a few pictures of the Superclass.

However, he did not do so after remembering what Xiao Yue said.

Respect for it was one matter, the key was... he was a little scared that this thing could not be trusted.

Finally, he decided to make a copy by writing it on pen and paper, then he called Chu Tianxiong over.

"Uncle Xiong, this item concerns the future of the Chu Clan. You need to make a trip back and personally hand this to the clan leader, he should know what to do with it."

Chu Yu then looked at Chu Tianxiong with an expression of seriousness, "Oh ya, remember to ask Xiaoxiao to record this down and train according to this."

Chu Tianxiong was at a loss when he saw the words. He could recognize the words and he could feel that this was a kind of cultivation technique. However, he could not feel what was so beneficial about it.

Other than the fact that the first chapter was written in an extremely haughty way, he could not sense anything else.

This was due to the difference in their talents.

Xiao Yue was highly talented and could tell with a single look that the Superclass was extraordinary, but Chu Tianxiong could not.

It did not matter, Chu Yu believed that his second elder, Chu Tiannan, would know its value!

With the Superclass, the younger generation of the Chu Clan would have a stronger foundation than everybody else, and they would be better by multiple folds!

In this era where everyone was starting off at a similar point, getting the teachings of a saint is equivalent to securing the future.

"Rest assured, I will deliver this personally!" Chu Tianxiong listened to Chu Yu’s every word as if it was gospel.

He was almost at the level of worshipping this nephew of his.

This was the way things were in the world.

If you were stronger than others by a bit, they would be jealous; if you were stronger by a lot, they would be envious.

However, if you were stronger than others by many fold... the distance between heaven and earth, then, you were god!

You would only be worshipped!

After settling all of these matters, Chu Yu finally heaved a sigh of relief.

After thinking about it, he sent a message to Fatty: Whilst I am in isolation, you must stay alive , I still need you to take the rap for me in the future.

After he sent the message, Chu Yu switched off his phone.

As such he did not see Fatty’s reply a few seconds later - F*ck you!

The night was cool.

Chu Yu was now a long distance from the Dragon City, as he entered the DaXing’AnLing prefecture.

Decades ago, DaXing’AnLing was a renowned mountain range in China.

However, today, it was a place where ancient trees caressed the sky and various exotic spiritual animals roamed and prospered. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Perhaps some would have found such a place a hunter’s paradise. THis is a prime location for anyone who wants to hunt spiritual animals.

In fact, that would be a big mistake!

The current DaXing’AnLing prefecture had long become the playfield for powerful and ferocious beasts.

Even the disciples of ancient schools, not to mention those of the underworld clans, did not dare to step foot into this place willfully.

Even though the conflict between the human race and the demons was not particularly intense, everyone was too busy cultivating and raising their abilities to fight.

They were still at a peaceful stage.

However, if one side was to antagonize the other, the other... would definitely not take it lying down!

In certain respects, the demons may even be stronger.

Even if it was 30 years ago, when the world was still sealed, some of the demons had already entered the world.

Even though they couldn’t control the weather, it would not be wise for the ordinary person to antagonize them.

As such, Chu Yu had considered much before choosing this place for his isolation.

Even though his secret had not been revealed, it would not be appropriate for him to continue to stay in the Dragon City.

When the ancient schools entered society... it was unlikely that they would engage in any huge actions. However, their disciples could roam freely.

The names of Fan Jian and Song Hong had been too hot in recent days.

Even though they had cooled off slightly, that was only in the online sphere.

Within the circle of the ancient schools, these two names were still hot topics of conversation!

Fan Jian was like a loach, he could disappear without a trace wherever he went. One could see Song Hong, but no one knew his origins.

Only Chu Yu!

Chu Yu was the only person to date who had a connection to both Fan Jian and Song Hong.

Those who could not find Fan Jian and Song Hong would find trouble with Chu Yu.

Even though he wasn’t scared, he would be exasperated!

Ever since the Chu Clan had entered society, they had chosen China’s Northern territories, and these forests brought Chu Yu an intimate feel.

Everytime he entered the forests, Chu Yu felt at home.

When ordinary people entered the forests, their hearts filled with the fear of the unknown. However, for Chu Yu, no matter which forest he entered, his bones would radiate with excitement.

He was like a fish taking to water.

Chu Yu navigated the forest, almost as if he had blended in with the forest to become one.

Only after he reached the depths of DaXing’AnLing forest did he start to slow down.

At this time, the entire space between heaven and earth became strangely quiet.

The only sound came from the occasional bird chirp and the insect cries.

This place was too quiet, unsettlingly quiet.

Yet Chu Yu’s heart was relatively calm.

He breathed slowly, utilising the power inside his body, from the surface, there was nothing out of the ordinary.

In actual fact, he was like a stalking tiger, ready to pounce on his prey at any moment and tear it to shreds.

Based on his understanding of this forest, Chu Yu could feel that he had entered a piece of "owned territory".

Any place with an owner was termed as "owned territory".

A powerful individual would usually exist in such a place.

It has been the case since decades ago, when the world was still sealed.

Nowadays, it is even more so.

If this was the territory of a ferocious tiger or bear, one could feel a domineering aura.

Such a domineering aura is the result of the powerful individual’s personal aura.

Yet, the spiritual energy that Chu Yu felt was a rather feminine one.

This spiritual energy was rather familiar to Chu Yu, he had interacted with them many times when he was younger, and he had been conned by them many times.

Even when he entered such a foreign place, Chu Yu still felt that it was reminiscent of his younger days.

As such, even though he was on alert, he was extremely open as he walked around the area.

Zoom!

A sound of wind rang out behind him

Chu Yu dodged the attack with quick reactions.

Bang!

One of the ancient trees ahead had a bowl-sized cavity in its trunk.

Shortly after, a huge gust of wind came from behind him, almost as if a ferocious tiger was lunging towards him.

Chu Yu turned around and slapped.

"Scram!"

Pa!

Ow ow ow ow!

A string of screams rang out and a yellow silhouette was sent flying by Chu Yu.

It tumbled many times before finally smashing into a large tree trunk more than a meter in diameter.

Kacha!

The tree trunk broke into two!

"Aiyoyo, what kind of a doll are you? Damn, why are your moves so underhand?"

That life form spoke the human language, and had traces of a Shu accent.

Chu Yu was exasperated as he looked at the yellow silhouette, "Do you want to die? You’re yellow skinned, from Shu, yet you have the guts to be arrogant here?"

"You bloody doll, I am the genuine northern wolf!"

That yellow silhouette slowly supported himself up, the two small eyes fixed on Chu Yu. The eyes also had a glow of ferociousness.

Such lifeforms, even those non-spiritual ones, tended to bear grudges. The spiritual ones, more so. They didn’t just bear grudges, they made sure to take action!

They had long lives, and would remember everything clearly for generations.

Many a times, some people were paid a visit by them long after they had forgotten what had happened.

Only some of the older generations knew that it must have been their ancestors who had antagonized them.

As such, in the north, there was a saying, "It is not wise to antagonize brother Huang!"

That’s right, it is the weasel!

The northerners called them the yellow skins.

Chu Yu did not care about that, he had bullied them countless times as a child.

The only issue was that this one was not ordinary, it’s abilities were already at Acupoint Charging Stage Nine.

Anything which could cultivate to such a level in this place meant that it was rather talented, and the ordinary person could not afford to antagonize it.

Only to Chu Yu, this was still not enough to worry him.

The weasel saw Chu Yu walking over and glared at him, threatening, "What do you wanna do? You doll face, let me tell you, it is not wise to antagonize me..."

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Limitless - Chapter 61: The Disciple of a Saint

When Chu Yu saw Fatty’s message, he had already been focused on the news on the internet. The news took the world by storm, and it would be difficult not to have heard about it.

Rainfall Sect and the Truth Ancient Sect setting up a fantasy school in the world was a historical decision. For the ancient legacies, there was no such example from the past.

The immense impact of such a decision could be predicted right now.

To Chu Yu, this was not good news. Even though Fatty had taken the rap for him, the one who benefitted from all those deeds was still him.

If the Rainfall Sect and the Truth Ancient Sect assimilated into society, he could tell that in the near future, he would have multiple confrontations and disagreements with them.

Fatty was right, he had to breakthrough, fast.

At least, he needed to get to the Invigorated Meridian Realm in a short amount of time!

At that point, with his battle power, he should be able to fight anyone below the Xiantian realm!

After which, Chu Yu called Chu Tianxiong, and told him that he needed some time in isolation. For how long he couldn’t say but during this time in isolation, Chu Yu was to be separated from all news outside.

Naturally, Chu Tianxiong had read about the news trending on the internet and was supportive of Chu Yu’s decision.

"Rest assured, I can settle everything over here at the Dragon City. It is no matter even if those great powers assimilate into society, they need time to set up and familiarize themselves. They shouldn’t be up to anything big in the near future."

Chu Tianxiong was steady and reliable. He may not be enough to expand the Chu Clan’s influence, but he was more than capable of holding the fort.

Chu Yu felt assured with him at the Dragon City.

After which, Chu Yu called Lin Shimeng again, but her phone was still switched off.

After thinking about it, Chu Yu sent her a message to tell her that he had already recovered. He also told her that he had gotten an extremely good set of teachings.

Finally, Chu Yu wrote a statement that only Lin Shimeng could understand, "Brother Song says that there are treasures in the nooks!

When Lin Shimeng came out of isolation, she would definitely see the news on the web and would hear that Song Hong is Chu Yu’s senior.

As such, Chu Yu used Song Hong’s name to tell Lin Shimeng about a little secret between them.

He believed that when Lin Shimeng saw the message, she would understand that Song Hong is Chu Yu and vice versa!

With Lin Shimeng’s intellect, she should also know what to do.

The only question is, would she be furious when she found out?

Chu Yu couldn’t help but smile.

Lastly, Chu Yu called Xiao Yue.

"Come over for a bit."

After about an hour, Xiao Yue arrived at Chu Yu’s place.

She was tall and slim, and she wore branded clothing from top to bottom. Xiao Yue, who had her hair tied up, still looked as glamorous as before. The only difference was that she was less aloof, and had some elements of a firework character to her, yet she was still just as beautiful.

"You’re back." Xiao Yue smiled as she saw Chu Yu.

Chu Yu was stunned, "A very professional smile."

Xiao Yue rolled her eyes and looked at Chu Yu, "Have you seen the news on the web?"

Chu Yu nodded, "I called you over because I wanted to ask you, how has this incident affected you?"

"To me?" Xiao Yue thought for a moment, "It shouldn’t affect me much, the Qing Qius would also be assimilating into society soon. I have already told them to keep their developments to the Central Plains and not come to the Northern area."

"They agreed?" Chu Yu glanced at Xiao Yue, "The Northern Territories are rich in resources, even if Qing Qiu doesn’t come, there’ll be others."

Xiao Yue was unaffected, "As long as Qing Qiu doesn’t come it’ll be fine, as for the others… regardless of their connection to me, if they dare to antagonize us, we will smash them!"

You’re so brutal?

Chu Yu’s mouth twitched.

Then he looked at Xiao Yue, "Come, let me raise you to Acupoint Charging Stage Ten first."

"Ah?" Xiao Yue’s initially calm expression revealed traces of surprise as she looked at Chu Yu, "You… you’re already?"

Chu Yu nodded, "I am already at Acupoint Charging Stage Ten, to be honest, I can raise you even higher, but we should not rush these things. It is very important to have a good foundation."

Xiao Yue’s eyes revealed her surprise and she looked at Chu Yu in disbelief, "I didn’t expect that you would breakthrough so quickly."

Chu Yu sighed, "Is it fast? At the Celestial Fox Immortal Cave, I met many young experts already in the Invigorated Meridian Realm…"

"Didn’t they also fall to you?" Xiao Yue said flatly, "Even though those young Invigorated Meridian Realm martial artists have decent talent, most of their breakthroughs are forced by using large amounts of resources."

"No matter what, it is time that we start working hard." Chu Yu glanced at Xiao Yue, "Breaking through all 365 true Acupoints and the 20 true meridians, will only be achieving the small circle foundation, do you understand?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yue’s eyes flashed with confusion as she looked at Chu Yu, "What do you mean?"

Indeed!

Even the people of Qing Qiu were not clear on this.

60 million years was simply too long. Civilisations have risen and fallen. That year when the powers left the Earth, they brought along with them most of the legacies and teachings.

The people who were left behind could only scrape by, and much of the knowledge had been buried in the tides of time.

Chu Yu sighed lightly, "In the human body, there are over 1000 acupoints, and more than 20 meridians. Simply breaking through 365 acupoints and 20 true meridians will still allow you to enter Xiantian and become a true cultivator. However, because the foundation is not as good, you can’t go further."

Xiao Yue frowned and sat there, deep in thought, before whispering, "Just like how you can’t build a skyscraper with a shallow foundation?"

The Chu Corporation had a huge construction company in the Dragon City, and Xiao Yue had been learning the relevant skills and knowledge. As such, when she spoke, she couldn’t help but use such an analogy.

"Exactly, that is the idea." Chu Yu said.

"Then, I want to make my foundation even more perfect!" Xiao Yue did not bother hiding her thoughts and she looked to Chu Yu, "Since young master knows about this, I’m sure you…"

Chu Yu nodded, "The only thing is, I am unsure if this technique will work for foxes…"

Xiao Yue knew what Chu Yu was worried about. Previously, the problems in her body that nearly cost her her life were precisely because she had used a cultivation technique for humans.

"Can I take a look at it first?" Xiao Yue’s eyes glimmered with hope.

Chu Yu took out the Superclass and passed it to Xiao Yue without hesitation.

After so many days, Chu Yu had already memorized the Superclass by heart. A photographic memory was a basic requirement for any cultivation talent.

Else, how can they call themselves talents?

Xiao Yue took over the Superclass sincerely, and closed her eyes, as if in prayer, before slowly opening it up.

There are tens of thousands of Confucius cultivation techniques in this world. The body is as vast as the universe, refining oneself, is cultivation…

This line of words greeted Xiao Yue.

"Ya! This is…!" Xiao Yue immediately shut up and looked carefully at her surroundings.

Then she closed the Superclass and took a deep breath

She then looked at Chu Yu with awe and disbelief, "This… this is the legacy of a saint?"

"How do you know?" Chu Yu found it strange because the Superclass did not have Confucius’s name.

Xiao Yue murmured, "There are tens of thousands of Confucius cultivation techniques in this world… such a tone, if it did not come from a saint, would indeed be strange."

Chu Yu was speechless, "You managed to deduce that from that single line?"

"But I’m right, am I not?" Xiao Yue’s aloof expression revealed traces of mischief.

Chu Yu rolled his eyes, he had been schooled by this girl, but her deduction was indeed accurate.

Confucius cultivation techniques…

Just this phrase was sufficient.

If it was an ordinary man, who would dare to use such a phrase? If someone used such a tone to speak without the corresponding standing, he would be punished by heaven.

If the tone did not match the standing, there would be dire consequences.

This was not nonsense, and there were many examples to show for it.

"Does young master really want to pass the techniques of a saint to me?" Xiao Yue looked at Chu Yu strangely.

"Why? You don’t want it?" Chu Yu asked.

"Young master doesn’t know, in order to gain the legacy of a saint, you must have been approved by the saint! Else, you can’t even enter the grounds of the saint’s legacy.

She does have some knowledge and experience.

Chu Yu thought to himself. When he had gotten the Superclass, he had to go through a few tests, just like she had said.

He was the chosen disciple of the saint!

This was completely different from how he had gotten the Immortal Crane Pill Scripture.

The Superclass was left behind deliberately by Confucius for his descendants to inherit, the Immortal Crane Furnace and the Immortal Crane Pill Scripture were just assets deserted by the Crane Saint in his cave residence…

Xiao Yue looked deeply into Chu Yu’s eyes, "This means that young master has already entered the Saint’s clan, and is a Saint’s disciple!"

"This, should count." Chu Yu thought about it and replied.

"Humans and demons can train using the saint’s teachings and techniques, without fear of having any accidents.

Chu Yu nodded, the teachings do not discriminate against race.

Xiao Yue’s expression revealed her joy, "As such, if young master is really willing to pass this legacy to me, you will be like my teacher. And I… can be considered the grand disciple of a saint!"

Chu Yu looked at the ecstatic Xiao Yue and said, "Then you must work hard, else, one day if you meet the saint and are still too weak, they may despise you and think you’re a disgrace."

Xiao Yue pressed her lips, "Young master should work hard, you are the disciple of a saint after all!"

Chu Yu shook his head, smiling.

After which, Xiao Yue sat there copying the Superclass with pen and paper.

Chu Yu looked at how troublesome it was and asked, "Why don’t you just take a picture with your phone?"

Xiao Yue looked at Chu Yu, a strange look on her face. She stopped writing, put her hand to her forehead and said seriously, "I really don’t know what the saint sees in you, young master. What if I take a picture of it and it gets leaked out? Furthermore, with teachings of this level, we must be sincere and respect it! Using pen and paper to copy… is basic respect!"

"You little girl, having accepted this teaching, you’re now my student. How can you speak to your teacher like that?"

Chu Yu glared at her and knocked Xiao Yue on her head.

"You…" Xiao Yue huffed and ignored Chu Yu, returning to her copying.

Her penmanship was relatively good, and she was extremely focused and sincere in her copying. Upon closer inspection, one could see a touching sense of sincerity in her eyes.

This girl was not bad!

Chu Yu thought to himself.