Chapter 64 - The Mysterious Mr. Shi (2/2)

His scalp p.r.i.c.kled as he registered hostility. They had dug into his background, but what for?

Master Wu pulled a taut face and then shouted:

“What do you want? Spit it out; I am busy!”

Anger flashed across Miss Zheng’s face, but she was able to hold it back. “I want to hire you to locate something for me; it’s near the Dong Du City.”

“What are you looking for? A tomb?” Master Wu’s knee jerk reaction was that the girl was going to hire him as a grave robber. After all, the founder of his sect used to be the captain of tomb raiders. In addition, Dong Du city was well known for the countless and nameless mounds that scattered its suburbs such as the famous Beimang Mound.

“It’s none of your business what we are looking for, Mr. s.h.i.+ will fill you in later. ” Miss Zheng pointed at the middle age man beside him and said.

The man was holding a paper fan, and wearing a pair of thin copper rimmed gla.s.ses, making him look like a scholar.

“Master s.h.i.+? Are you that Feng Shui in Hong Kong?” Master Wu exclaimed. “I have only heard of Zhou Daoji, Master Zhou who resided in Hong Kong, how do you compare to him?”

Miss Zheng’s face turned red.

Zhou Daoji was the most famous master in Hong Kong, and Mr. s.h.i.+ simply couldn’t compare.

Even as she was about to say something, Mr. s.h.i.+ took a step forward and said: “You will find out soon about how I compare to Master Zhou.”

Before he finished his sentence, he shot a wave of energy at Master Wu.

“Excellent!”

Master Wu reacted quickly and started his Dharmic powers.

“Kaboom!”

As the two energy collided, a huge explosion erupted in the Void Dimension.

After one brief exchange of fire, they had a taste of each other’s power. Mr. s.h.i.+’s body was shaken at first, but he quickly gathered himself. Wu Shanhe, on the other hand, stumbled a few feet back and his face blushed out of embarra.s.sment.

“Do you still question my power?” Mr. s.h.i.+ asked slowly.

Master Wu’s face paled, but he had to concede defeat.

“What are you looking for? Spit it out!” Master Wu granted.

“I am looking for a hidden pond. It was somewhere inside the mountain or near the Dong Du City. The water in the pond was icy to the touch regardless of the season, and it was about a few dozen meters wide and … ”

As Mr. s.h.i.+ described the pond, Master Wu’s face turned dark.

“Isn’t that the Yin Dragon Pond?”

Mr. s.h.i.+’s eyes were lit up with glee. “I knew it; you know where it is!”

Wu Shanhe’s face was contorted by anger. The pond was the sacred ground of his sect, not a shared public park.

Even as he was about to refuse the task, Chen Fan put in abruptly.

“Why are you looking for Yin Dragon Pond?”

“You can leave that concern to me. I just need you to find it. Once you have finished your job, we won’t short you on your payment.” Miss Zheng said impatiently.

To her surprise, Chen Fan shook his head and said, “We don’t need money.”

“You can pay us with that tree branch you have gotten from the auction.”

“How dare you!”

Miss Zheng glared at Chen Fan.

Although the Essence of Thousand Pinewood was not as effective as she had hoped for, she had spared no expense at acquiring this herb; she couldn’t just let it go so easily.

“Fine, I agree to your terms.”

To Miss Zheng’s surprise, Mr. s.h.i.+ readily accepted the term.

Seeing Miss Zheng’s confused stare, Mr. s.h.i.+ waved the paper fan confidently, willing her to agree.

Although the Essence of Thousand Pinewood had incredible healing ability, for those who didn’t know how to use it, it was as useless as a dead tree branch.

“Very well, I will lead you to the Yin Dragon Pond in a week.”

Chen Fan nodded.

Mr. s.h.i.+ smiled, and without raising any questions as to why he had to wait for a week, he turned around and sauntered off.

Miss Zheng gave Chen Fan and Master Wu a vehement glare and left with Mr. s.h.i.+.

After they were both gone, Wu Shanhe asked Chen Fan perplexedly: “Why are we helping them?”

“That Mr. s.h.i.+ is a powerful cultivator, well, at least more powerful than me. You are not afraid that they are up to something more sinister?”

“Don’t worry; I have a plan.” Chen Fan said lightly.

Seeing how confident Chen Fan was, Master Wu decided to keep the doubt to himself.