Chapter 79

Wen Liangji knew very little about Jiang Feng's affairs, and he was still worried about Chong Fan's health.

Although Jiang Feng had not communicated with Chong Fan about this matter, he was very clear about what had happened.

Chong Fan's illness had been cured, and his energy and spirit were different from before. As long as he exercised and took care of himself properly, he could become as healthy as an ordinary person... no, even healthier.

But for some reason, Chong Fan kept this a secret, not even revealing it to a high-level official like Wen Liangji.

Since he didn't say anything, Jiang Feng naturally wouldn't let out a single word. Fortunately, Wen Liangji just followed the notification and didn't ask many questions.

Knowing that Jiang Feng came to the Jiezi Pavilion to obtain a certain item from the Hundred Treasures Room, Wen Liangji directly led him there.

The Hundred Treasures Room was located on the right side of the Jiezi Pavilion, covering a vast area and managed with extreme strictness.

Everyone had to undergo a strict identity check before entering the warehouse, absolutely preventing any accidental entry.

Even with Wen Liangji's personal reception, Jiang Feng still had to go through a series of procedures before being allowed in.

The metal door of the treasure vault opened silently, and Wen Liangji stood outside, smiling. "Only the person who stored the item can enter the Hundred Treasures Room. Please go ahead, I'll wait for you outside."

Jiang Feng marveled at the strict management of the Jiezi Pavilion, nodded to him, and walked in.

The warehouse of the Hundred Treasures Room was divided into many small compartments. Jiang Feng entered one, and several doors closed behind him, locking him inside the solid walls.

Jiang Feng could feel the fluctuations of Ming Force everywhere, faintly perceiving various Ming Force structures.

Clearly, this place was either composed of many treasures or was itself a huge treasure!

The room was about two zhang square, and it was empty inside. Jiang Feng walked to the center of the room, and the ground suddenly opened up. A transparent thin plate rose from the ground, standing in front of Jiang Feng.

Golden light ran horizontally across the thin plate. Jiang Feng extended his palm and pressed it against the smooth surface.

A warm current flowed from his palm, extending up his arm and reaching his brain.

Jiang Feng felt a force penetrate, interacting with something.

Then, the golden light on the thin plate began to change rapidly, like countless numbers and characters alternating. After a few breaths, the golden light completely disappeared, and the thin plate turned blank, slowly displaying a line of text—

"Storage Time: Holy Brightness Year 1542, March 4. Storage Location: Qilong Ancient Country, Thousand Dreams City, Xuanji Continent. Storer: Anonymous."

Jiang Feng carefully examined this information.

1542 was three years ago.

The location was Qilong Ancient Country, Xuanji Continent... Ye Xiao was from Xuanji Continent?

The line of text lasted for a few breaths, then disappeared, and another line appeared—

"Confirm retrieval request, retrieval location (can be hidden), retrieval time (can be hidden). Retriever: Tier A VIP, expected to arrive in five days."

Jiang Feng chose to hide both the time and location without hesitation.

Thousand Dreams City was on another continent, but the information indicated that it would take only five days to arrive, suggesting that the Jiezi Pavilion would use some unknown transportation method.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly felt a Ming Force structure.

He had just started learning to make treasures, and his interest was at its peak. Every novel Ming Force structure was like a new toy to him, full of strong attraction.

He walked to the wall and placed his hand on it.

The Ming Force fluctuations under his palm became more evident, and the structure he had sensed earlier became clearer.

Jiang Feng observed carefully, somewhat understanding but also feeling that he could figure it out with a bit more thought.

This feeling made him unconsciously get absorbed, momentarily forgetting where he was, and he started studying the Ming Force structure in the treasure vault of the Jiezi Pavilion!

As Jiang Feng became engrossed, the Tianji Magic Cube seemed to sense it and began to operate.

Data entered one after another, and the Tianji Magic Cube spun faster and faster. Jiang Feng's Ming Force flowed out like water, quickly depleting.

The Hundred Treasures Room of the Jiezi Pavilion was indeed a huge, complete treasure, a Mansion-level treasure made by a Fourth Line Master.

It was composed of hundreds of thousands of structures, extremely complex. What Jiang Feng saw was just a relatively basic structure.

He had just started learning, and his ability was at most at this level. But the Tianji Magic Cube was different.

It was like a shark smelling blood, diving straight into the complex and novel data, crazily absorbing them.

If Jiang Feng's Ming Force was sufficient and the time was long enough, the Tianji Magic Cube could completely crack all the data of this Mansion-level treasure!

Of course, another possibility was that he would be drained of all his Ming Force by the Tianji Magic Cube and faint in this heavily guarded treasure vault.

Before entering, Wen Liangji had already explained to him that after completing the procedures and entering the treasure vault, he could stay as long as he wanted, and no one would enter until he came out.

That is, even if he fainted inside, no one would notice.

Fortunately, Jiang Feng had strong self-control. He quickly realized something was wrong and promptly stopped the operation of the Tianji Magic Cube.

It reluctantly stopped, with a large amount of data flashing across its surface and then disappearing.

Jiang Feng didn't dare to stay any longer. He slightly recovered and walked out of the treasure vault.

Wen Liangji waited quietly outside, not asking what he had done inside, but smiled and asked, "I have some rare good tea. Why don't we enjoy it in the back garden?"

Jiang Feng thought for a moment and shook his head. "Tea is fine, but I know nothing about it. Instead, can I see that demon's head?"

This surprised Wen Liangji again. He paused, then genuinely smiled. "Of course!"

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The southern part of Taicang City was considered prime real estate, but the Jiezi Pavilion, besides being a huge building, had a large garden in the back. The garden had pavilions, terraces, and flowing water, not as luxurious as Zhou Garden, but still exquisitely crafted.

Wen Liangji led him through a long corridor and met a middle-aged man head-on.

The middle-aged man frowned when he saw Jiang Feng. "Wen Liangji, you actually brought an outsider here!"

Wen Liangji bowed to him. "Second Master Chong, this is one of my juniors. He's just visiting my residence and won't go anywhere else."

Wen Liangji's words were neither soft nor hard, polite but clearly distant, unlike the genuine concern he showed when mentioning Chong Fan.

Moreover, he didn't mention Jiang Feng's status as a Tier A VIP, only referring to him as a junior.

Jiang Feng was very perceptive. From Wen Liangji's one sentence, he understood several layers of meaning.

Second Master Chong stared at Jiang Feng for a few moments, his gaze lingering on Wen Liangji's face. After a moment, he licked his lips and smiled maliciously. "Junior, visiting, hehe, hehehe!"

He walked away, and Wen Liangji's expression didn't change. He turned and continued walking, saying calmly, "Lady Chong is wise and intelligent, but she is a woman. The young master has exceptional talent, but he suffers from a strange illness. The young master is about to turn sixteen, and some people are getting restless..."

Jiang Feng immediately understood why Chong Fan hadn't spread the news that his illness was cured.

According to the legend, he wouldn't live past sixteen, and the Chong family was becoming unstable. He needed to keep this secret to lure the restless fish and then strike them down.

Jiang Feng's mind returned to Chong Fan's face. He was almost an adult but looked like a twelve-year-old child.

Such a young and weak boy had to bear the burden of a large family...

It wasn't easy!

After that, nothing unusual happened. Wen Liangji led Jiang Feng to his small courtyard. As soon as they entered the room, Jiang Feng smelled a strong, pungent odor.

Wen Liangji flicked his finger, and a breeze lifted the curtains, sweeping away the stuffy air in the room.

He said, "This is a Scholar-level Pig Demon. This clan of demons has a very strong body odor, especially after death."

On the table was a very ugly large head, gray-black with a hint of green, as if it were moldy. The head had a long nose and a very short chin, indeed resembling a pig. But it exuded a fierce aura, with two prominent, dark red fangs, stained with countless blood.

Jiang Feng examined it carefully and asked, "Generally, such demons come through demon holes?"

Wen Liangji nodded. "We still don't know the reason for the appearance of demon holes, so we can only offer rewards for their capture. Even so, there are often unnecessary casualties, including civilians and low-level martial cultivators."

He pointed to the Pig Demon's head. "One of the important responsibilities of our Qianzhong Army is to capture these scattered demons. Recently, we have been trying to study these demons. If we can find a way to predict the appearance of demon holes, it would be a great deed."

For some reason, although Jiang Feng was just a young man who had just entered the realm and had never encountered demons before, he couldn't possibly help Wen Liangji. Yet, Wen Liangji introduced the situation with great effort and without any concealment.

Jiang Feng lightly "hmm"ed and reached out to touch the Pig Demon's head.

Wen Liangji stopped him. "Be careful, demon blood usually has a strong corrosive effect."

Jiang Feng shook his head. "It's fine."

As his hand touched the Pig Demon's skin, his heart suddenly skipped a beat!

The golden blood qi in his body, which had been lazily circulating in his blood, suddenly woke up, rushing to his right hand and jumping in his palm, as if it were about to jump out and directly contact the Pig Demon!

Jiang Feng was startled and quickly withdrew his hand, stepping back two steps.

Wen Liangji asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Feng held his right hand with his left, his heart beating for a while before he shook his head. "No... nothing!"

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