Chapter 127 (1/2)

Chapter 127

Chapter 127 – Reasons For Driving Out

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The capital city guard division was located in a small and humble office . From the outside, it seemed like a tiny courtyard, and after entering, one would secretly sigh at the diligence and thriftiness of the lord captain . It was exactly because of these reasons that Guard Captain Meng Li had such an excellent reputation within the capital city .

But if someone entered the storage room where the confidential doc.u.ments were kept, they would discover that there was an entirely different world within this simple courtyard . There was purple coral furniture crafted from the most exquisite materials . A rug woven from soft seahorse hair was spread out across the ground . Just a small piece of this was enough to supply an ordinary sea race family for an entire month .

At this time, thrifty and honest Meng Li was sitting back against a wide and deep-seated purple coral chair . He gently rolled a string of beads in his hands . The beads were translucent and glossy, formed from some type of red material . Although one couldn’t see any signs indicating where they came from, they were undoubtedly produced by some grandmaster . A wide purple coral table was in front of him . The tabletop was perfectly smooth and formed from a single slab; it was clear that the coral this originated from had to at least be several thousand years old .

Right now, his eyebrows were furrowed as he was lost deep in thought . He was contemplating his recent actions these past days . If there was anything he did wrong or anywhere he had been lacking, then he had to promptly fix the situation . The Zhang Mansion’s third young master’s concubine was with child…his niece at the summer palace was getting married…the royal palace guard captain had just taken in a new mermaid lover…

Mm…all of the requisite courtesy gifts had been sent . That was good .

Meng Li lifted a purple sand cup and took a sip . He sighed . These past years, it had been extremely difficult to work in the capital city, and this was especially true as a guard captain . Although he had managed to save up some wealth during this time, the expenses required every month were also considerable, especially since he had to curry favor .

But money that needed to be spent had to be spent .

Meng Li immediately recalled a point where he had to waste money recently . A month ago, Mister Turtle had brought a human cultivator from who knew where, and until he knew this person’s true background, he had to be careful around him . So much time had pa.s.sed but Mister Turtle hadn’t returned to ask anything . In this situation, it was likely that Mister Turtle had already forgotten . After all, Mister Turtle was infamous for his memory throughout the entire capital city . Unless someone took the initiative to raise the topic, this human boy would probably not be remembered for another hundred years .

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Thinking that he had made a completely useless investment, Meng Li sighed inwardly . Luckily, he had been wary at the start and hadn’t put in too much money to begin with . Since this boy was useless, there wasn’t any point to keeping him around . Any residence within the capital city was worth a small fortune . No matter how remote the location was, the rent that could be acquired every year was considerable .

Life wasn’t easy . He had to save where he could .

He knocked on the table . Someone immediately pushed open the door and entered . Meng Li gave several orders to have someone send Qin Yu away .

“Wait . ” Before the man left, Meng Li said, “Be tactful so that he doesn’t bear any grudges . Understand?”

The subordinate smiled flatteringly, “Captain, don’t worry . ”

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On a high cliff, a giant willow tree rose up into the black clouds . Strong winds howled . Suddenly, a bolt of lightning came cras.h.i.+ng down from the heavens, striking the crown of the willow tree . The entire willow instantly turned into a blazing conflagration of fire that dyed the skies red . After an impossibly long time, the flames began to gradually die down . The willow branches and leaves had been burnt away, leaving behind only a pitch black tree trunk . Eventually, the rainy season arrived . Drops of rain started to bathe the blackened willow, and unexpectedly, an eye-catching glint of green appeared . The willow hadn’t truly died, and after bathing in fire, a newly formed branch began to grow out…

These were the memories that Qin Yu had fused with after refining the second of the five element spiritual objects – the wood-attribute willow branch . At this time, within his dantian sea, a verdant willow branch appeared beside the black lotus seed . The deep green divine light was overflowing with vitality . If one said that Qin Yu’s restorative abilities had increased after he had refined the lotus seed, then these regenerative capabilities had now risen to a whole new level .

With the regenerative powers of water and wood stacking on top of each other, combined with the potent recovery strength of the Demon Body itself, then Qin Yu might be able to give himself a new nickname – the Mighty Young Qin .

But right now, comrade Mighty Young Qin wasn’t happy at all . His previous feeling had been correct . The feeling of weariness that spread through his soul wasn’t simple at all . The reason that spiritual objects were so precious was because within the heavens and earth, they had bred their own spirit . And if one had to simplify how the concept of a spirit worked, then it would be that they had their own consciousness .

With consciousness came memories . After refining, these memories entered Qin Yu’s soul, becoming a part of him . The birth of spiritual objects required an incredibly long period of time . In other words, it meant that spiritual objects contained an extremely long memory, a ma.s.sive amount of information .

The potency of Qin Yu’s soul far surpa.s.sed other cultivators’ of his level . Even so, after refining two spiritual objects of wood and water, he found it increasingly hard to sustain this with his soul . He couldn’t continue to refine them; it was too risky . Once his soul fell into illusion he would drown in the memories of the spiritual objects and lose his own individuality .

Or, to be more honest, his body would be seized by the spiritual objects .