The Demon Swordsman 2
Ch. 143 - Old History
Li Yong drove him to the old library he had visited yesterday, even though Xin Chen had ascertained correctly inside the place there was absolutely no clue regarding the origin of Water Smiling or the founder of the Lotus Temple sect.
"This place is an unwritten history in our sect" Li Yong said. He still continued his steps until in front of a rack with a size that was three times larger than the others.
As an important person in his sect Li Yong certainly knew the various secrets within this place, which had been his home for decades. Without touching the shelf, the large wood moved until it opened a secret door. It was only the size of an adult and inside was a dark hallway.
Li Yong told him to enter first, following Xin Chen from behind until they arrived at the deepest part of the Lotus Temple. The place that seems to have been visited for years by no man, in the middle of the room of silence there is only one coffin with a glass stone wall inscribed with something on it
"If you think this is the tomb of the founder of our sect, then you're not entirely wrong." Li Yong wiped away the dust stuck to the glittering rock. "but the one inside this chest is only the relic of our ancestors." Slowly Li Yong opened the casket cover, only a white robe with lotus carvings in it was visible. A cloak of greatness that only their former leaders had.
Xin Chen scanned closer, not the slightest hint of the crate. Even from the glass stone beside him, only mention about the services and noble deeds that have been done by the founder of the sect.
"Did you find anything?"
Xin Chen shook his head slowly. "It looks like I'll have to find the origin of the Water Smell first."
"What exactly is all this for?"
"Make sure my guess is correct."
"If true?"
"Then you guys should be careful with that person from the Qing Empire."
"You mean the people from the Flower sect?" Li Yong was slightly opposed in his sentence, all this time the relationship between the Lotus Temple sect and the Flower sect went very well, even in the exchange of disciples this time the invitation he first gave them. These good relationships have been established for a long time, so suspecting them is highly unlikely.
Li Yong who was about to invite Xin Chen to immediately stop his steps again, saw Xin Chen was thinking.
"The pig... Didn't you say it belonged to your ancestors?"
"really. Why is Young Master Xin?"
"I think of where a wooden crate that can last for hundreds of years without being weathered or eaten of such age. Unless it's actually obtained from a special place and it's hard to get..."
"Hard-earned? In our Empire there are certainly many producers of boards of the highest quality."
"Senior's right. Usually such high-quality materials have information about the location of their manufacture, at least in a hidden place such as under a crate..."
Li Yong opened his eyes wide.
"Where can! You intend to overturn my ancestral coffin!?" Li Yong's extremely heavy voice echoed, Xin Chen was sure the person in front of the library alone could still hear the man's voice.
"Senior Li, I know this is very presumptuous. But I'm really asking you for help,"
"For what reason did you ask me to do such a stupid thing?!" Still angry at Xin Chen's crazy idea, Li Yong spoke with high intonation. Perhaps in the presence of the Lightning Fox, such absurd things were only natural for Xin Chen to do. But in Li Yong's eyes, granting his request was the mistreatment of the spirits of his ancestors.
A terrifying aura came from the book, even Li Yong himself was stunned to see the black magic scriptures that were quite legendary in the Qing Empire were in Xin Chen's hands.
"Chen, don't tell me you're-"
"Yes, right. The one who killed Zhang Ziyi was me. And this book I got after killing its owner. I deliberately asked Senior Xiu to keep it a secret from the Emperor."
Li Yong shook his face inexhaustibly, judging from wherever the book was real and had a different aura. "... You have the Book of Spirit Controllers and question the Water Smile because its content is the same as the rhythm of one of the styles in this book? What connection?" Eventually the man understood the situation.
"none. It's just that at least you believe, there's something really important that I've been doing all this time. And killing Zhang Ziyi was one of the steps to achieve it."
"I didn't actually dare to let you, but considering you got this far ..." Li Yong thought a few times, he looked reluctant.
After a long period of inaction, Li Yong finally allowed Xin Chen to inspect the chest. On condition that Xin Chen be careful when touching her.
True to Xin Chen's guess, just below the chest was a rectangular section that went slightly inside. Inside are beautifully carved symbols and writings of the Wei Empire. Li Yong watched the writing that Xin Chen touched before the chest was finally put back to its original state.
"One guess has been answered. The Lotus Temple Sect was not only founded by people from our Empire. That means, since long ago even people from the Wei Empire had also avoided the problem of the resurrection of the Demon Man. Before the seven heirlooms were present and messed things up. Wasn't it since the beginning of the establishment of this sect for that purpose, Senior Li?"
"That's very Young Master Xin."
"Senior Li," call Xin Chen. The man looked at her. "Do you think maybe in the future these three empires reunite?"
"Why do you suddenly ask that?"
"Of course, I'm just curious about the times where everything was destroyed, will these three empires extend their hands together to stand up?"
"That's possible. But I guess that's a very unlikely possibility. Forget it."
Xin Chen had already walked first in front of him, Li Yong followed behind until they finally came out of the old library of the Lotus Temple sect.
In a courtyard that was quite spacious had stood many invited disciples from the outer sect, it seemed that today's match practice was running around as crowded as Li Yong had expected. Of course this is done to develop the talent of the younger generation in the future.
The genius disciple from the Lotus Temple sect had just won his fight, there was only one disciple left from that match practice. Unfortunately, he was really the only one left and there was no one to be his opponent.
Fu Yu stood clumsyly before his fellow classmates, seemingly embarrassed to stand before the crowd. The organizers of this exercise have confirmed several times, already all the disciples are performing and their numbers are all odd.
"Then who is willing to be Fu Yu's opponent?" The 19th elder in the sect let out a loud voice in order for all the disciples to hear. But no one said it because they themselves were tired of fighting.
Fu Yu was falling. Maybe on another occasion he will perform.
"It just so happened that there was one disciple from the White Fog Valley who had yet to appear. Second Young Master Xin, please come forward to become the opposing disciple of the Flower sect, Fu Yu!" Li Yong spoke with his voice raised. Then everyone looked back, including the Great Master of the Flower sect, Su Zhen.
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