Chapter 55 (2/2)

But surprisingly, Zhou Gang actually managed to find her! Tsk tsk, the police are truly impressive!

“But then, the situation is a little different. We only found the cemetery and can’t confirm which tombstone it is.” Zhou Gang elaborated.

After more than ten days of investigation, he finally heard about the story of the Zhao family from an eighty-year-old elderly person.

Back then, the Zhao family had, unable to withstand the intrusion of the bandits every so often, moved away. It was not a smooth-sailing process for them. After experiencing several battles and incidents, quite a lot of them had died.

These people were buried collectively in three cemeteries in different locations.

At the start, the Zhao family was still in existence, and they would send people to the cemeteries to sweep the graves. But later, they went their separate ways, so that stopped. Those tombstones that were initially erected were, of course, no longer there, so one could no longer tell whose body was buried there.

Chen Hao wasn’t disappointed to hear this. After all, he was relieved that they were able to confirm the location. He wasn’t counting on Zhou Gang finding the exact grave, for the latter wasn’t a deity or something.

“Okay, that will be enough. Thanks, Brother Zhou. I’ll go and tell Zhao Yuan at night. I believe he should be able to understand,” Chen Hao said with a smile.

Zhou Gang hesitated for a moment. “Why don’t I go with you? Also, that friend of mine has been wanting to meet you, but you have been busy with your cultivation. Let’s go together. Let that friend of mine expand his horizons. That guy is a really superstitious person, with plenty of deity figurines at his home. Of course, it’s okay if you don’t want to.”

Chen Hao said with a smile, “It’s not a big deal. It’s fine so long as he’s not afraid. We’ll stay in touch via phone at night?”

Zhou Gang heaved a sigh of relief after Chen Hao agreed. He hurriedly said, “Sure, I’ll go and pick you up. I’ll get my wife to whip up a few dishes tonight. After we settle Zhao Yuan’s matter, we can come back for supper.”

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hao was still grinning from ear to ear.

His hopes of obtaining Dao Attainment were getting closer. After receiving this reward, his abilities would advance further.

At 6 PM, Zhou Gang arrived at Lanyue Community, stopping in front of the waiting Chen Hao.

A slightly plump man in his thirties with big eyes and bushy eyebrows got out of the car first. With a cheerful smile, he opened the car door for Chen Hao, looking eager to please.

Chen Hao turned to look at Zhou Gang with a speechless expression.

Zhou Gang said helplessly, “Hao’zi, this is my friend Wang Zhen. He’s a huge fan of yours. I reminded him on the way here, but he’s still acting like this. There’s nothing I can do about him.”

Wang Zhen chuckled. “Master, I really admire you a lot. I’m a hardcore fan of yours. Do you think I have the talent for cultivation? Will you take me in as your student?”

Zhou Gang frowned slightly. “Brother Zhen, you didn’t mention this on the way here.”

Chen Hao waved a hand and smiled. “No need to stand on ceremony since there are no outsiders here. But as for taking in a student, I really don’t dare to think about that. After all, I’m also a beginner myself, and there are still plenty of things I’m unsure about. I don’t dare to teach anyone. Aren’t you afraid of becoming possessed by the devil?”

Wang Zhen was startled to hear this.

If these words came from someone else, he wouldn’t believe them. But hearing it from Chen Hao, he was entirely convinced. This was because he had, through his connections, heard a detailed recount of what happened in the tomb, so he knew that Chen Hao was a truly formidable master.

“Is it really so dangerous?” Wang Zhen flinched a little.

Chen Hao smiled, then started fabricating a story. “I can’t be sure if it’s dangerous. But cultivation is difficult. I started learning the basics at five and started properly cultivating at twelve. Now that I’m in my twenties, I have just passed the threshold and made some small achievements. You’re already so old. Are you really willing to spend tens of years and start from zero? You need to bear in mind that you’re not young anymore, so it might be more difficult for you than for me.”

Wang Zhen was dumbfounded.

The path to cultivation was indeed like what was depicted in the novels—requiring ten, twenty years. He wouldn’t be able to stand the long period of time.

“Err, then I’d better forget it. I think I might not be suitable for cultivation.” Wang Zhen was a little awkward.