Chapter 19 (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Although the Han Residence was part of Windmill Town, it was not located in the town. Instead, it was located on the mountainside of Wind Rock Mountain, which was about twenty miles away from the town.
Zhang Lun led the convoy of Han Residence and everyone toward Windmill Town.
Wind Rock Mountain produced wind rock. Wind rock was a special stone material that had a higher hardness than ordinary stones, but its weight was only one-tenth of the same volume of stone material.
It was a rare stone that had a wide range of uses. Trading of wind rock was also the main business of the Han Residence. The taxes of wind rock trading to the government each year was worth more than 100,000 gold.
Right now, Zhang Lun’s convoy was carrying a batch of freshly mined wind rocks.
Zhang Lun was not the only one. The a few guards who were responsible for escorting the stone. Lu Yu also saw Yang Xiu in the team.
When he saw Yang Xiu again after a long time, Lu Yu couldn’t help but recall his previous guess.
He quietly moved toward the crowd, trying his best not to attract Yang Xiu’s attention.
“My strength is still too weak!” Lu Yu lamented in his heart.
He learned from Zhang Lun that Yang Xiu was a martial art cultivator at the seventh level of the body refining realm.
However, after learning that Yang Xiu might be plotting something against the Han Residence, Lu Yu suspected Yang Xiu’s strength was already at qi cultivating realm.
It was normal for a person who was plotting something evil to hide his strength.
The convoy arrived at Windmill Town without any accidents along the way. Lu Yu also left the convoy and went to the place that Zhang Lun told him to go on a new mission.
However, this time, he did not receive any new daily missions. Lu Yu felt that it was a pity.
But after he thought about it, the daily missions were so simple. It was most likely the benefits of the novice village. Since he had already left the novice village, it made sense that he did not have any daily missions.
According to the route that Zhang Lun had described to him, Lu Yu found a business that belonged to the Han family — the Ji Min Hall.
The Ji Min Hall was a medicine shop that sold medicine to treat the illness of ordinary people, as well as pills needed for the cultivation of martial art cultivator.
Currently, the person in charge of the Ji Min Hall was Butler Zhang. He had come to Windmill Town under the orders of Han Yaozu to look for the masterminds behind the Wild Wolf Sect, Blood Blade Sect, Fierce Tiger Sect, and other forces.
He was also the one who had arranged for Lu Yu to be here.
“Hello, I’m looking for Butler Zhang.” Lu Yu walked into the medicine shop and said to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper looked at Lu Yu and asked, “Are you Lu Yu?”
“Yes.”
“Go upstairs from the back. Butler Zhang is waiting for you there.”
Lu Yu heard this and walked into the back door of the medicine shop. He saw a staircase that led to the second floor and walked up.
Butler Zhang was sitting in the hall on the second floor. He listened to the intelligence that his subordinates had gathered during this period of time. He picked up his teacup and took a sip. He turned around and saw Lu Yu going upstairs.
He said to his subordinate, “Go down.”
The subordinate replied and went down to the second floor.
Lu Yu saw that only him and Butler Zhang were left on the second floor. He was a little confused, “What did Butler Zhang want to do?” For a moment, he stood at the entrance of the stairs and pondered. He did not know whether to move forward or retreat.
“Come here. What are you still standing there for?”
Lu Yu responded and walked to the front of Butler Zhang.
“You have already cultivated to the third level of the body refining realm?” Butler Zhang looked at Lu Yu carefully. When Butler Zhang received the news, he was also a little surprised.
He had not broken through to the qi cultivating realm yet, so he could not sense what level Lu Yu was at. Unless he had a contact with Lu Yu, then he could sense what level Lu Yu’s qi-blood was at.
Butler Zhang didn’t touch Lu Yu to verify it. He trusted Han Yaozong’s judgment.
“Yes, I had a sudden breakthrough when I was in danger last night. I didn’t expect it either.”
Butler Zhang took a sip of tea, he said, “It’s normal to have a breakthrough in a life and death situation. A battle will stimulate your qi-blood to boil, especially at the critical moment. When your qi-blood boil to the limit, you will break through.”
“This means that not only do you have talent in cultivation, but you also have talent in battle. Only people with a strong will can make a breakthrough while facing the threat of death.”
Lu Yu quietly listened to Butler Zhang’s words.
“I called you to Windmill Town this time because I have a task for you.” Butler Zhang put down his teacup and his expression became serious.
“The group of black-clothed men who broke into the Han Residence last night were the underground gangs like the Wild Wolf Sect, the Blood Blade Sect, the Fierce Tiger Sect, and other gangs in Windmill Town. Behind them, there is a mysterious mastermind causing everything that has happened in the Han Residence these past few days.”
“I suspect that even young master Han Fan was coerced by the mastermind. That was why he broke into the family head’s study room. After he failed, the mastermind prevented Han Fan from revealing his identity, so he killed him.”
Lu Yu felt somewhat helpless when he heard this. Not only did he know that Han Fan was killed by the mastermind, but he also knew who the mastermind was.
He was a little hesitant now as to whether he should tell Butler Zhang that Yang Xiu was the behind-the-scenes mastermind.
Based on his judgment, Butler Zhang would not conspire with Yang Xiu to plan these things.