Ch62 - Shocked Black Dragon City

Two months later, Black Dragon City.

Seeing his friends who came from afar, Wang Yongshan personally greeted them at the door. “City Lord Ji, NieceXiaoJi, what kind of wind blows you all to Black Dragon City?”

“Haha, Fellow Daoist Wang, it’s always good to see you after a long time.” The City Lord of the Array City, Ji He, greeted the other party with a smile.

“Greetings Uncle Wang!” Bowing her head, Ji He’s youngest daughter, Ji Furong, gave Wang Yongshan a proper salute.

“Niece Ji, don’t be too polite. Come, come in, come in.” With a smile, Wang Yongshan let the father and daughter into the hall and thought to himself, ‘What is Ji He doing in his Black Dragon City for no reason?’

When they heard that a distinguished guest was coming, the three brothers Wang Zhendong, Wang Zhenxi, and Wang Zhennan rushed back to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Everyone was drinking tea and chatting in the living room. Ji He exchanged a few words with Wang Yongshan. Then, he explained his intention directly. “Fellow Daoist Wang, this time, the matter of my Ji Furong’s spiritual roots will be up to you. This is 80 million spirit stones, which can be regarded as a little favor from Nephew Liu.” After speaking, Ji He took out a storage ring and placed it on the table.

“What? Fellow Daoist Ji, who are you talking about?” Looking at Ji He, Wang Yongshan was stunned, not knowing what they were talking about.

Seeing Wang Yongshan’s dazed look, Ji He smiled. “Aiya, Fellow Daoist Wang, we have been friends for many years. You don’t need to hide it from me. I know that your grandson won’t take action easily. If you think these 80 million spirit stones are not enough, I can add more. What do you think?”

Looking at Ji He’s face that everything was negotiable, Wang Yongshan was more stunned. “Fellow Daoist Ji, I’m not trying to hide anything, but I really don’t quite understand what you mean.”

“Ah, this…” Looking at Wang Yongshan’s puzzled look, it didn’t seem like he was pretending, but this time it was Ji He who didn’t know what to say.

“Uncle Wang, we’re here to find Liu Mufeng to wash my spiritual roots. If 80 million is not enough, we can add more spirit stones. So please let Liu Mufeng come out, and we will talk to him personally.” Looking at Wang Yongshan, Ji Furong said anxiously.

“Liu Mufeng?!” Hearing this name, Wang Yongshan couldn’t help frowning, his face gloomy.

“Yeah, isn’t Liu Mufeng your grandson? My father and I came this time to find Fellow Daoist Liu Mufeng to help me wash my spiritual roots.” Nodding, Ji Furong answered thoughtfully.

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“Yeah, I’ve seen that kid Mufeng. He is still a five-spiritual root himself. How can he help others to wash his spiritual roots?XiaoJiah, are you probably mistaken?” Looking at Ji Furong, Wang Zhenxi, the second son of the Wang family, said the same.

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“This…” Hearing Wang Zhennan’s question, Ji He opened his mouth in embarrassment.

“There is nothing that can’t be said about this matter. My father and I went to Rune City as guests not long ago. Then, I accidentally discovered that Xue Hao, the Young Master of Rune City, has changed from three spiritual roots to single spiritual roots. His strength has also improved a little. Later, my father asked about it. Uncle Xue said that Fellow Daoist Liu Mufeng helped Xue Hao wash away the excess spiritual roots with the Five Elements Spirit Insects. However, it was not free. Uncle Xue gave Fellow Daoist Liu Mufeng magic talismans worth 80 million spirit stones. After knowing this, my father and I came here to Black Dragon City to find Fellow Daoist Liu.” Looking at the father and sons of the Wang family, Ji Furong poured tofu into a bamboo tube and explained the matter.

“Is that so?” Turning his head, Wang Yongshan asked Ji He.

“Yes, we heard this from City Lord Xue. City Lord Xue said that this matter is Young Master Liu’s privacy, so he asked me to keep it quiet, so I came here quietly with Furong.” Nodding, Ji He also admitted.

“Then, how do City Lord Ji and Miss Ji know that Liu Mufeng is in our Black Dragon City? Could it be that City Lord Xue told you so?” Looking at the two, Wang Zhennan asked again.

“No, this is not what City Lord Xue said. This is what Nephew Liu said. He said that City Lord Wang had recognized him when he saw that he had no father or mother. He also said that he came back to the Black Dragon City when he was fourteen. City Lord Wang bought him a house in the East of the Black Dragon City. He is 19 years old and has lived here with his Dao companion for five years. Oh, and there was something else that City Lord Xue asked me to do. Give this back to Nephew Liu.” After saying that, Ji He took out a key.

“This is?” Looking at the key, Wang Yongshan looked puzzled.

“This is the key to Nephew Liu’s house. At that time, he went to Rune City. He wanted to make a deal with City Lord Xue in exchange for magic talismans, saying that he was the grandson of the City Lord of Black Dragon City, but the Xue family didn’t quite believe him. So he put the key on the table and said that his grandfather bought him a house in the East of the city, at No. 6 Cross Street. This is the key to the house. If City Lord Xue does not believe it, he can take the key to confirm whether he has such a house in Black Dragon City. He even said that City Lord Xue and Young Master Xue could use the house, but they declined. He also swore that City Lord Xue could find a painter, take the portrait of him and his Dao companion, and ask the neighbors to check if they really lived there.”

“So, Fellow Daoist Xue believed him?” Looking at Ji He, Wang Yongshan asked uncertainly.

“No, City Lord Xue is a smart person. How can he trust others so easily? City Lord Xue found a six spiritual roots person for Nephew Liu. Nephew Liu only took an hour to turn the six spiritual roots into a single spiritual root. He also widened the spiritual meridian for the other party and washed away a set of incomplete meridians. Now, this six spiritual root is already the strength of five stars in the Spiritual Realm!”

“So, Xue Hao is not the first person to wash his spiritual roots, but the second?”

“Yes. City Lord Xue paid double the price to wash two people.” Nodding, Ji He said yes.

“This City Lord Xue is really willing.” Speaking of this, Wang Zhenxi smiled bitterly.

“So, Liu Mufeng can really wash his spiritual roots?” The Patriarch of the Wang family was still dubious about this matter.

“Isn’t it? We’ll find out when we look for him? Don’t we have the key to his house?” Ji Furong said as she looked at the crowd.

“Well, what Furong said is right. I also want to go see the house that I gave him.” Nodding, Wang Yongshan said the same. He has to say, this grandson he had never seen before attracted him profoundly and caught his attention.

Hearing his father’s words, Wang Zhennan smiled bitterly. “I’m afraid the building is already empty.”

“Let’s go and have a look.” Looking at his son, Wang Yongshan still didn’t give up.

According to the address, the group found Liu Mufeng and Jiang Xu’s home.

Looking at this small courtyard that couldn’t be smaller than a servant’s courtyard in their City Mansion, Ji Furong’s eyes widened in shock. “No, this is it? This is No. 6 Cross Street? Is it really here? Uncle Wang, is this the mansion you gave to Fellow Daoist Liu?”

“Don’t you have a key in your hand? You would know if you try it.” Looking at Ji Furong, Wang Yongshan said expressionlessly.

“En!” Nodding, Ji Furong pushed open the courtyard door and walked into the courtyard first. The others followed into the yard.

When Ji Furong inserted the key into the lock, the lock was opened. The door was pushed open by Ji Furong. Walking into the room, Ji Furong looked inside and out three times, but no one was there.

“City Lord Wang, is this really Nephew Liu’s residence?” Looking at Wang Yongshan, Ji He asked suspiciously. ‘City Lord Wang can’t be stingy like this, right? Did he buy such a small house for his grandson?’

Hearing Ji He’s question, Wang Yongshan gently shook his head. “I don’t know. From the birth of this child until he is nineteen years old, I have never seen him, nor have I bought him a house, nor have I recognized him.”

“What? This, how is this possible? He said…” Having said that, Ji He’s voice stopped abruptly. He was silent for a long time and then found his voice, “Oh, I understand. Nephew Liu lied to fellow Daoist Xue because of those magic talismans. He took advantage of his status as the grandson of the City Lord of Black Dragon City. In fact, he just lived here and was not recognized by the Patriarch and vice versa.”

“I think so too.” Wang Yongshan said the same.

“This kid is too cunning!” Hearing the words of the two City Lords, Wang Zhendong snorted coldly.

“It’s really too much to swindle and deceive people around under the banner of our Wang family!” Speaking of this, Wang Zhenxi was also very annoyed.

“How could this be, how could it be like this? How could it be like this?” Ji Furong’s eyes reddened in a grievance when she heard the conversation between her father and Uncle Wang. On the way here, she was still imagining that she was about to become a single spiritual root, and she was about to be the same as Xue Hao, but now, it turned out to be like this! It isn’t fair.

Ji He also sighed when he saw his daughter who was hit so hard. He didn’t expect the result to be like this. It turned out that Liu Mufeng did not return to the Wang family. It turned out that he went to Rune City for the sake of those magic talismans.

“Miss Ji, may I take the liberty to ask, do you know who is my nephew Liu Mufeng’s Dao companion?” Looking at Ji Furong, Wang Zhennan asked softly.

“His name is Jiang Xu, the second young master of the Jiang family in Jialan City who was expelled from the house– Jiang Xu.”

Hearing Jiang Xu’s name, Wang Zhennan fully understood. “It’s him. It’s actually him. So, so it is, so it is!”

“Third brother, what did you say?” The eldest brother asked curiously, looking at his youngest brother, whose face changed drastically.

“No, nothing. I’ve been here before, but I didn’t see Mufeng. I only saw Jiang Xu.” Having said this, Wang Zhennan sighed. Therefore, the genius alchemist he had been looking for was not someone else. Instead, he was his own nephew! This information shocked Wang Zhennan.

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Zaki~Guys, next week is already our Holy Week here, and I would be very busy. I wasn’t supposed to post for that week, but I know you’ll be mad LOL..so I will be posting chapters, but instead of double chaps I will only schedule 1 chap daily, coz I really won’t have time to TL for that week. I will resume double chaps after Easter Sunday. Thank you darlings 🙂