Chapter 151: The Beginning of Chaos and the Second Evolution of Fiery Eyes (1/2)
Chapter 151: The Beginning of Chaos and the Second Evolution of Fiery Eyes
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It was not an auspicious day!
Junior Leopard felt a surge of anger coming from the Dantian the moment he saw this Fiery Eye.
It was a Fiery Eye, a perfect Fiery Eye. Junior Leopard even believed it was the same as what it was when it had just been excised.
An Eternal Eye!
A Fiery Eye would become An Eternal Eye after being excised from his owner. Water, fire, knives and guns could not harm it, and it would not decay as time went by, so it was called an Eternal Eye.
To kill a man was to cut off his head and leave it on the ground, so it was not a big deal to cut out one's eyes. It was the spoils of war. It had been like this since ancient times. Even in the present age of Jin, there was a military rule that took credit according to the number of enemy you beheaded. But judging by the size of this Fiery Eye, its owner was not an adult, not even a teenager. Apparently it belonged to a child.
The magnificent scarlet in the eyeball was somewhat faint, but it suffused a thick bloody smell. There was also a strange atmosphere around it, cold and gloomy. But only Junior Leopard could sense it. Wang She, a Level Nine expert, had no response to it.
”See! This is the fate of owning Fiery Eyes!”
From Junior Leopard's expression, Wang She could easily feel the anger in his deep heart. ”It not only happened in the past, but it also still happens now. Once the other person knows that you have Fiery Eyes, I can ensure you that everyone who is related to you will be killed overnight. All of their eyes will be cut out, including your two little nephews!”
”Why? What is the reason?” asked Junior Leopard, looking up. ”Now that you are a Level Nine expert, I think that you should be qualified to come into contact with these legendary secrets?”
”Yes, but not now, and you can't be in a hurry!” said Wang She softly. ”I have things to do. Besides, it might not be good for you if I uncover these secrets. Maybe when I see the secrets and learn the truth, I will change my mind and try to kill you. There's a possibility!”
”Maybe you are right!” Junior Leopard nodded. ”Who knows what the truth is, but even if the person who has the Fiery Eyes has done something, should it have anything to do with children like this one?”
”Yeah! Although this is the case, not everyone can do what they say!” said Wang She. ”Fiery Eyes are amazing. If you possess one, you can use it to make External Elixirs and magic weapons, so of course they won't care who they kill. They only know that killing you is good for them. If not, why are there so few evil beasts in the world? Isn't it because every part of the evil beast is a treasure?”
Junior Leopard just sneered and closed the box, ”OK, I have done what you asked me to do. You did what I asked you to do, too. We are quits on this matter!”
”Yeah, we are quits!” answered Wang She with a nod. ”Just one more thing, I think I'd better tell you first...”
”What?”
”After this thing is over, will you go back to Zhonghe Prefecture?”
”Of course! I'm a personal guard of Admiral Li. This time I asked for leave!” answered Junior Leopard.
”That's fine. Zhonghe Prefecture is the hinterland of Jin. Li Yuan has a strong background as well. To work for him, you should be fine!”
”What's going on?” Wang She's words caught Junior Leopard's attention as he heard something unusual from the words.
”The whole world is going to be in chaos!” Wang She simply said.
”The whole world is going to be in chaos?” Junior Leopard was completely bewildered by his words. What did he mean? The present situation of Jin was very complicated. All sorts of relationships were connected, such as the imperial court and the well-known families, the well-known families and the martial arts world, the martial arts world and the imperial court. But they not only had confrontations but also cooperations. At present, the Emperor was unhappy with the millennium families and the schools and was struggling for power with them, but this had lasted for tens of thousands of years. There was a set of rules and nothing unusual. Furthermore, these struggles were mainly concentrated in the upper echelons and rarely affected ordinary people. In the past hundred years, Jin had been in favorable weather since generations of emperors were wise, especially the present Divine Son. Since he inherited the throne, he had made great efforts to make the country prosperous and thus he enabled all kinds of talents close to the sages and alienated despicable people. The country was well governed and got a bumper grain harvest every year. Even if there was a disaster, the disaster relief could be in place timely. Junior Leopard noticed it all. Even the people at the bottom were not to the point of rebellion.
Therefore, Junior Leopard was puzzled by what Wang She said.
”Boy, don't think so much. Just remember what I said. Go back to Zhonghejun City, stay there and observe the changes of the world. Now that Jin is at its peak, decline must be right after flourishing. If I were you, I would take advantage of this opportunity to make more capital and strengthen for the future!”
Since Wang She had said that, Junior Leopard could not ask any more questions, but nodded silently, ”thank you for your reminder!”
”Well, that's it. Be careful! About the extinction of Fiery Eyes' bloodline, I won't try to figure it out. When you have strength in the future, you can investigate yourself!” said Wang She, disappearing in front of Junior Leopard.
”I will!” Junior Leopard softly said, but Wang She had left before his words.
”Why is it getting more and more complicated!” Junior Leopard slowly frowned and put away the black box in his hand. The Fiery Eye is wonderful, but when he knew that it was from a child, he was completely in a bad mood. Now his mood was certainly not conducive to the study of the Fiery Eye. What's more, it would take some time for the Fiery Eye to be used. It could not be used as he wanted. He was still in the Wu Residence, and so was the owner. The Fiery Eye was 'booty'. If Junior Leopard used it and was found, he would be caught with the booty. He was not that stupid, and there was plenty of time after going back to Zhonghejun City anyway. Although he was impatient, he knew the priorities.
Since the First Elder lost something so important in the Wu Residence, the place was plunged into chaos. But no one ever suspected that the Fiery Eye was in the hand of Junior Leopard, because when the Fiery Eye was lost, he was drinking in the restaurant with a gang of the other disciples.
Moreover, his strength, though strong, could only be praised among the disciples of the younger generation. No one would believe that he could sneak into the retreat of Lyu Yiyue and steal the Fiery Eye. Recently, because of the marriage of Ma Mansion and Lu Mansion, a lot of people of the martial arts world that had evil intentions came to Qinlingjun City, Yunzhou, including many experts. If some of them came here for the Fiery Eye, it would be hardly preventable. After all, the news that Lyu Yiyue got the Fiery Eye had been deliberately concealed by the Wu Family, but it could not be hidden from anyone who really wanted it.
It was not a real secret.
Besides, Junior Leopard had the perfect alibi, so no one suspected him.
After a while in Qinlingjun City, the matter quietened down. But no news came from his teacher, perhaps it was delayed by things. Junior Leopard did not want to stay in the regional city any more, so he went straight back to Zhonghejun City.
After all, strictly speaking, that was his place now.
Back in Zhonghejun City, Junior Leopard did not return to work immediately. As with the custom for civil servants in the previous life, how could he go back to work before the holidays were over?
So he secretly returned to Zhonghejun City, went back to his house, and told Wang Tianlei and his wife not to tell anyone. Of course, Wang Tianlei and Zhou Hua'er would follow him.
In these days, he would study the mystery of the Fiery Eye.
On his way back to Qinlingjun City, he did not take out the Fiery Eye and study it due to caution. However, over time he increasingly felt his eyes seemed to have a fancy connection with the Fiery Eye in the box. Several times when he was having midnight dreams, he found himself in a mysterious space in his mind and could not directly awaken.
It was a mysterious, deep call from the depths of the bloodline that he could not prevent or control. As time went on, his Fiery Eyes would work on their own, which worried him very much. Once, he tried to put the Fiery Eye away from him for a while, but then there was a stabbing pain which came from not only his eyes, but also his heart, as if he lost something very important in his life and was no longer complete.
It was then that he understood that from the moment Wang She brought the Fiery Eye to him, he could not break away from the Eternal Eye which did not belong to him, but shared the same bloodline as him.
It would never be good for him to take it with him for a long time without studying it thoroughly, or even refining it. He did not want his Fiery Eyes to get out of control, or let the world know that he had the taboo heaven-sent bloodline that had been severed for thousands of years. It was not something that deserved to be bragged about.
It was too dangerous. Junior Leopard had to solve it as soon as possible, and that was why he secretly came back. In fact, he regretted it. If this had been discovered earlier, he would have gone to Misty Mountain to practice for a few days. But now, it was also a good choice to hide back in Zhonghejun City.
The house Junior Leopard bought was not that large. Wang Tianlei had bought two more houses as his business grew.
More importantly, one of the two houses that Wang Tianlei had bought had a huge basement.
Many people would dig tunnels at home, especially those who had some valuable property, thus they all had some cellars, secret chambers and so on. But it was the first time that Junior Leopard had seen such a large basement.