Chapter 90

Gu Yang opened his eyes and looked at Lily, who was kneeling devoutly on the ground, and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Lily was clearly agitated, muttering in a strange language.

He turned to Qian Xiyun, who was standing there in a daze, and asked, "Can you understand what she's saying?"

Qian Xiyun's gaze became peculiar as she swallowed and said, "She seems to have recognized you as some kind of holy messenger from a sect called the Divine Bird Society. She says she wants you to return to the Western Di Continent to save some believers or something like that."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother Gu, have you been to the Western Di Continent?"

"Not at all."

Gu Yang shook his head. He knew the problem was likely due to the cultivation technique he was practicing, *Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens*.

The Divine Bird Society is probably the Phoenix Society. Qian Xiyun's translation isn't quite accurate.

He learned from the simulation that Lily had mistaken him for a holy messenger, so he tried to reveal his true essence. Indeed, she immediately bowed her head in reverence.

He said to Lily, "Get up first."

She then got up from the ground, her face full of respect.

Gu Yang said, "I am not a holy messenger; you have the wrong person."

Lily shook her head and muttered something, interspersed with a few words in the language of the Great Zhou.

Gu Yang roughly understood her, and it seemed she was determined to recognize him.

He chatted with her for a few moments, hoping to learn more about the cultivation methods of the sorcerers.

Unfortunately, the two were like chickens and ducks, unable to communicate effectively due to the language barrier.

Qian Xiyun was also helpless. She could only handle basic communication in the language of the Western Di Continent; when it came to technical terms, she was equally at a loss.

Gu Yang could only roughly understand that she was talking about meditation.

It seemed that they would have to wait until she became proficient in the language of the Great Zhou to understand the cultivation methods of the sorcerers.

Qian Xiyun said, "Actually, in Jingzhou, there are some sorcerers, mages, and priests from the Western Di Continent. Their cultivation methods are very different from those in the Great Zhou. They mostly meditate to communicate with deities or certain cosmic wills, thereby obtaining magic."

Her tone suggested that she didn't think much of this method of cultivation.

The martial arts of the Great Zhou focus on self-improvement. It's natural that they would look down on methods that rely on divine power.

Gu Yang asked Lily, "Why did you come to the Great Zhou?"

Lily muttered again.

Qian Xiyun translated, "She says she came to find a lost holy scripture."

A holy scripture?

Could it be the *Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens* technique?

This thought flashed through his mind but was quickly dismissed.

The *Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens* technique, though extraordinary, is a genuine martial arts technique and could not possibly come from a foreign land.

When he asked Lily where the holy scripture was lost, she shook her head, indicating she didn't know.

Not knowing where it is, they could only rely on luck.

After resting for a while, the three continued their journey.

...

This time, Gu Yang smoothly gained a little follower, and Qian Xiyun didn't show any annoyance.

Next, Lily used a spell called the Disguise Spell to change their appearances. They bought three horses in a town to continue their journey.

This way, they wouldn't have to worry about being tracked and could gather some information.

Three days later, the three arrived at a ferry. They saw a teahouse by the road and, being thirsty, stopped to get three bowls of tea.

Two martial artists were talking nearby.

"Have you heard? The tenth on the Red Beauty List, the young miss of the Cao family, has put up a reward of one million taels to find a man."

Gu Yang paused in his drinking, his gaze shifting to the two men.

"Tsk, tsk, no wonder they are one of the Nine Great Families. A reward of one million taels, what a generous offer. I wonder if that man is her enemy or her lover."

"Definitely an enemy. I've heard that Cao Yiyi is quite promiscuous, with countless lovers. She wouldn't be so fixated on one man..."

"Shh, be quiet. Do you want to get yourself into trouble? If the Cao family hears this, you'll be in big trouble."

"It's my fault..."

"I think this young miss of the Cao family is just playing a game. If she really wanted to find someone, why wouldn't she provide a name or a description? How can anyone find him?"

"That's not necessarily true. One million taels in silver are piled up in a courtyard in Bingzhou City..."

...

Gu Yang understood Cao Yiyi's plan.

She was spreading the word to make him come to her.

She was quite clever, finding his weakness—money.

One million taels.

Gu Yang was quite tempted, but he knew she must have set a trap. If he went, he would be walking into it.

However, he noted this matter.

He would wait until he had the strength to take the money.

...

After resting for a while, the three continued their journey.

By now, they had left Luozhou and arrived in Bingzhou.

That night, they stayed in a city.

At the third watch, two figures slipped out of the inn, which were Gu Yang and Lily, wrapped in a black robe.

"Let's go."

He waved his hand, and Lily cast an invisibility spell, making the two disappear without a trace.

A short while later, the invisible Gu Yang and Lily arrived at the Four Seas Money House in the city, leaping directly into it.

They quickly found the vault where the gold and silver were stored, without alerting anyone along the way.

Lily used a spell to unlock the vault door.

After entering the vault, Gu Yang transferred all the gold and silver into the system. The balance, which had been 430,000 taels, instantly increased to 570,000 taels.

A total of 120,000 taels.

Lily was surprised to see the gold and silver vanish into thin air.

This technique showed no magical fluctuations.

She thought it was a local spell from the Great Zhou and didn't pay much attention to it.

In her view, it was normal for the holy messenger to have such abilities.

...

Before leaving, Gu Yang left a message on the wall: "I have taken some of your gold and silver." The signature was "Plum Blossom."

The entire process took less than ten minutes and went smoothly.

Gu Yang left the money house in high spirits.

When he discovered that Lily could use the invisibility spell, he had the idea of using it to rob the money house.

His deliberate display of true essence was a premeditated move.

It turned out that her spells, while flashy and not very useful in combat, were indeed effective in other ways.

Although Gu Yang had been short of money, he hadn't considered robbing a money house.

First, he didn't want to harm innocent people.

Second, such an act would be too high-profile. It wouldn't take long for everyone to know that he could make silver disappear, leading to suspicion.

This would have low returns and high risks.

Now, with Lily's cooperation, they could steal the silver from the vault without anyone knowing.

Finally, Gu Yang warned, "You must not tell anyone about this, including Qian Xiyun."

Lily understood and nodded solemnly.

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