Chapter 9:Ten Thousand Beast Mountain (1/2)
Chapter 9:Ten Thousand Beast Mountain
Hearing Tie Shou’s solemn oath to never give up, Wang Murong softly waved her hand. “Old Tie, don’t force yourself to do this. If your investigation goes well, then that’s good but if it doesn’t, don’t take any drastic measures no matter what! Remember, you must never offend the Qin Family!” A trace of dignity flickered through Wang Murong’s eyes after she finished speaking. This could also count as an order to Tie Shou.
Tie Shou was startled. He stared at Wang Murong’s face, as he started to form speculations. He was an experienced man. If the grand princess was afraid of offending a trifling Qin Family, there was only one reason as to why.
Tie Shou’s tone was questioning as he asked, “Princess, do you wish to recruit Qin Yu?”
Wang Murong didn’t reply immediately as she sat down on a soft chair. A slight smile formed on her beautiful face as she asked another question in reply, “With a genius like Qin Yu, don’t tell me that we shouldn’t try to recruit him?”
“Of course we should!” Tie Shou hurriedly replied. “I’m afraid that he’s the only one in Qiongxi Country who is well-versed in both cultivation and tool refinement. If he joins our sphere of influence and is given time to grow, he will definitely become a huge help to Princess and Prince.”
“You’re right. As one of my imperial brother’s people, that was also This Princess’s second aim in coming to Luosang City. When I appeared personally to prevent you from attacking him, it was because I saw his martial achievements. I didn’t expect he would also know tool refinement, which was a pleasant surprise. I’ve already decided I want him.” Wang Murong’s exquisite face revealed a staunch expression.
In the Ancient Continent of Wu, talents in cultivation weren’t rare at all, but geniuses in tool refinement were far and between. The requirements for tool refiners were extremely high and apart from the prerequisite of having innate talent in tool refining, one was needed some achievements in cultivation. However, the crux of it all was the amount of unimaginable hardships and sweat that needed to be invested into it.
If every big power knew about Qin Yu, this young genius with such high achievements in both the fields of tool refinement and cultivation, they would definitely spare no effort to rope him in. Wang Murong was currently the first to have discovered him, and there was no reason to let him go.
“Princess, wh—what was your first aim?” When Tie Shou asked the question, he had already faintly guessed what it was. A trace of restlessness and worry filled his heart.
A grave expression appeared on Wang Murong’s face as her voice sunk. “I want to go look in the forbidden area.”
“You absolutely can’t!” Tie Shou’s expression completely changed. “Princess, that’s far too dangerous! You’re too invaluable! If you go there and by any chance…”
“You don’t have to worry, This Princess is only going there to take a look. Hopefully, the road can be found and This Princess can get the things inside as fast as possible. We don’t have a lot of time left ah.” When she was done speaking, her young face held a dignified expression that was far too mature for her age.
Tie Shou looked at the young Princess’s face and couldn’t help but feel some pain in his heart. At her age, she should be happily growing under the pampering of her parents. However, her young and delicate shoulders had to bear too much. Everybody envied her for being born in the Emperor’s home but nobody knew about the hardships that came with being born there.
“The condition of my Imperial Father’s body is growing worse and worse by the day. My Imperial Brother and I are still too young, so the politics of the imperial court is slowly being dominated by my third Imperial Uncle. If my Imperial Father dies and my third Imperial Uncle seizes the throne, the first target of his purging will definitely be me and my Imperial Brother! Only by attaining the thing inside the forbidden area now can our fates during the purging be changed.” Wang Murong’s voice was somewhat hard.Her beautiful face exposed a trace of anguish and helplessness toward her destiny.
As a Princess, she should have possessed a life whom everyone envied. Yet in reality, her fate was unknown and her life was constantly in danger.
“Princess, it’s all this useless old man’s incompetence!” Tie Shou suddenly kneeled as he was filled with endless self-blame. “This useless old man hid in Luosang City for almost ten years now and still didn’t manage to find a way to enter the forbidden area, forcing Princess to risk your life. This useless old man is ashamed to face the Master ah!”
Wang Murong waved her hand. “Old Tie, you’ve already tried your best. You don’t need to blame yourself. The forbidden area isn’t easy to enter and I’m only going this time to take a look, nothing more. I just want to go search for some clues.”
Tie Shou was resolute as he said, “Alright, this useless old man will accompany you there. Even if I must put my life on the line, I will find at least some clues!” Tie Shou clenched his teeth.
“No, just having one person accompany me is enough.” A trace of a smile appeared on Wang Murong’s face as she said that, turning her head to glance in the direction of Qin Yu’s small house.
“Princess, you’re talking about Qin Yu? How could he want to risk his life with you? Moreover, he’s an outsider and if by any chance he knows the secret of the forbidden area, I’m afraid that…”
Wang Murong stood up, as she commanded, “You don’t have to worry about this, This Princess has her own plans. Tomorrow, prepare two fast horses and some things essential for entering the forbidden area.”
Since the Princess gave a command, it wouldn’t be good for Tie Shou to say anymore. He could only leave obediently.
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Inside his room, Qin Yu wasn’t in any mood to rest. His gaze was fixed on the blood-colored saber in his hand as he pondered.
Since he had a saber, he naturally needed a sword art as well. Back when he was Xie Di, he knew many sword arts and in the end, he finally settled on “Scarlet Blood Sword Art”.
Altogether, “Scarlet Blood Sword Art” had 13 forms. In the room, Qin Yu got up and began to practice the form moves from his memories.
He couldn’t be more familiar with the sword art’s forms and movements and knew the mnemonic chant even more thoroughly so it was very different from the previous night’s Rushing Thunder Palm’s cultivation. In half a night, he had already finished practicing all thirteen forms and understood all the moves. However, his current power compared with how it was in his previous life was probably less than one percent. Furthermore, with his current strength, the strongest form he could fight with now was the ninth one—Blood of a Thousand Shadows. All the forms after that were ones he couldn’t use with his current strength. This night also passed by in cultivation.
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The next day, the sky was bright as Qin Yu and Wang Murong rushed to Ten Thousand Beast Mountain with their horses. Wang Murong’s forbidden area was precisely in Ten Thousand Beast Mountain.
The fast horses that Tie Shou prepared deserved to be called fast. By midday, they already managed to arrive at their destination.
Ten Thousand Beast Mountain was filled with boundless huge, continuous mountains that went on for thousands of miles that stretched on endlessly. Clouds and mist curled up all year around halfway through the mountain, bringing both a sense of mystery and a hint of strangeness.