Chapter 46

Xiaxia, Murong Fu returned to his original appearance and no longer appeared as Li Yanzong.

Murong Fu, along with Bao Budong and Fengbo E, came to meet a strange guest.

"Bao Third Brother, is the strange person you mentioned really that powerful? And he is also an expert in poison making?"

Murong Fu was a bit skeptical, but as a family retainer, Bao Budong wouldn't dare to deceive him. Therefore, he still came to meet the person.

"Yes," Bao Budong nodded. "Young Master, that guy is basically a wild man. According to what he said, he should be from Miaojiang."

Murong Fu arrived at the meeting place and finally met the Miaojiang man.

"I am Murong Fu from Gusu. May I know your name?" Murong Fu said with a smile, clasping his hands.

"Shiba," the Miaojiang man replied.

It turned out that this Miaojiang man was Shiba, who had left his tribe to find Wang Yue.

Shiba was unfamiliar with the Central Plains, and finding someone whose name he didn't even know was like looking for a needle in the sea. Shiba didn't reach the Song Dynasty but instead came to the Western Xia, where he met Bao Budong.

Bao Budong, seeing Shiba's high martial arts skills and his expertise in poison making, had the idea of recruiting him.

Murong Fu was also very interested in Shiba's poisons. If he could use poisons to control officials and martial arts experts, the dream of restoring the Great Yan could be achieved more quickly.

"Shiba?" Murong Fu smiled. "I heard you are an expert in poison making. Can you make a poison that can control people?"

Shiba nodded. "Poisons that can control people are abundant in Miaojiang. I know of at least twenty such poisons. However, if you want to get poisons from me, you need to agree to a few conditions. Otherwise, I won't give you the poisons."

A cold light flashed in Murong Fu's eyes, and he thought to himself, "You, a Miaojiang savage, dare to set conditions with me? You really don't know your place. But since you still have some value, I'll agree to your conditions for now."

"Alright. What conditions? Shiba, you tell me. As long as it's within my capabilities, I will definitely do it for you," Murong Fu promised.

A fierce light appeared in Shiba's eyes, and his strength surged, making Bao Budong and Fengbo E feel immense pressure.

Murong Fu was also shocked. This Miaojiang man's martial arts skills were extremely powerful, not inferior to his own at all.

Murong Fu thought, "Shiba is simple-minded. If I can recruit him, I will have a super fighter by my side. Even facing Wang Yue, with Shiba and me working together, we should be able to defeat him."

Shiba said with hatred, "A Han martial artist came to my tribe and stole our clan's secret techniques. This time, I am here to find him. If I find that despicable Han, I will kill him."

Murong Fu nodded. "Such a person is indeed despicable. Shiba, rest assured, I will help you find him. However, I need your poisons."

Shiba nodded. "As long as you can help me find that despicable Han, I will give you as many poisons as you need. Also, Shiba is hungry and needs to eat."

Murong Fu smiled. "Shiba, if you follow me, you will definitely have enough to eat."

...

After eating, Murong Fu said, "I plan to return to Yanziwu. The matters in Western Xia are already settled. Bao Third Brother, have you found out the identity of the person who gave me 300,000 taels of silver last time?"

Before coming to Western Xia, Murong Fu received 300,000 taels of silver, but he couldn't find out the identity of the person who sent it.

Bao Budong shook his head. "Young Master, we couldn't find out. The person is very cautious and strange. With our capabilities, we couldn't trace them."

Fengbo E suddenly said, "Young Master, could it be a force left by your father, now helping you because you have grown up?"

Murong Fu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he nodded. "It's possible. However, until we find out the true identity of the person, anything is possible."

After eating, Murong Fu, along with Bao Budong, Fengbo E, and Shiba, headed for Jiangnan.

...

Wang Family Village. Wang Yue no longer went out, except to spend time with A Bi and Wang Yuyan, read books, and cultivate his mental strength.

Originally, he wanted to visit the Xiaoyao Sect, which had a vast collection of books, including records about Daoist alchemy, which would be very helpful for him to break through to the Danjin stage.

But now he could only wait until A Bi gave birth.

Wang Yue was quite ruthless. After marrying Wang Yuyan, he moved all the books from Man Tuo Mountain Villa to Wang Family Village.

According to Wang Yue, since Li Qingluo had no son, the books from Man Tuo Mountain Villa would eventually be his. So, it was better to move them earlier.

The books from Man Tuo Mountain Villa greatly helped Wang Yue, and now his knowledge and experience were on par with Wang Yuyan's.

...

"Miss, your body is weak, you should practice martial arts."

A Bi noticed that whenever Wang Yuyan stopped, she would daydream, so she wanted to find something for her to do.

Wang Yuyan came back to her senses and said, "Martial arts are all about fighting and killing. I don't like it. A Bi, you know I have always disliked these martial arts. If it weren't for my cousin, I wouldn't have memorized those martial arts manuals."

In the past, Wang Yuyan studied martial arts manuals to help Murong Fu, but now that she was married to Wang Yue, she suddenly felt she had lost her life's goal and didn't know what to do.

A Bi smiled. "Miss, Wang Yue said that practicing martial arts is not for killing but for strengthening the body. Only with a healthy body and abundant energy can one enjoy life and do other things well. Miss, you should practice Tai Chi and Xiaowuxiang Gong. These two martial arts are very beneficial for health."

Wang Yuyan nodded. "Alright."

...

Nanjing City, Dali.

Since Azhu came to the Southern Prince's Palace, Xianfeng felt full of energy, and even the complex government affairs were handled more happily.

At first, Azhi was happy to see her sister. But after a few days in Nanjing, Azhi felt very bored and even resented why her sister came to Dali.

Azhi thought, "Sister, why did you come to find your husband? Now, whenever he has time, he comes to see you, and he doesn't even pay attention to me. Humph, he is mine."

At this moment, a servant reported, "Princess, the Empress has arrived."

Before Azhi could speak, Azhu's voice came.

"Azhi."

Azhi pouted and asked, "Sister, why did you come? Aren't you with your husband?"

Azhu heard the slight resentment in Azhi's voice and smiled. "Your husband is busy with government affairs. Where does he have time to play? Do you think everyone is like you, doing nothing all day?"

Azhi huffed. "Humph, your husband spends all his time with you and doesn't even pay attention to me. I haven't seen him for two days."

Azhu said, "Azhi, you said it yourself. Xianfeng is your brother-in-law. When he has time, he naturally spends it with his wife. If you keep clinging to him, people will laugh at you. Azhi, have you found any young man you like? Tell your sister."

Azhu knew that Azhi liked Xianfeng and had no way to deal with her, hoping Azhi would find someone she liked soon.

"No, no," Azhi said loudly.

Azhu sighed and took out a small package. "When we left Wang Family Village, your brother-in-law Wang Yue asked me to bring this to you."

Azhi took it and was surprised. "The Divine Wood Cauldron!"

Suppressing her excitement, Azhi said happily, "This is great. The Divine Wood Cauldron is finally back in my hands."

Azhu shook her head. "Azhi, I'm leaving. Don't make things difficult for the guards anymore."

Azhi nodded. "Okay, sister, go do your business."

Her attention was completely on the Divine Wood Cauldron, and she didn't care about Azhu's departure.

...

"Hey, come here."

Azhi pointed to a guard at the door.

The guard stepped forward and asked, "Princess, what do you need?"

Azhi said, "What about the Han man I caught a few days ago?"

It turned out that You Tanzhi, like in the original story, tried to sneak attack Xianfeng but was caught by Azhi. However, You Tanzhi did not get the "Yijinjing."

The guard replied, "According to your orders, we put an iron helmet on the Han man, completely changing his appearance. Even Xianfeng couldn't recognize him."

Azhi was pleased. "Good. Let's go see him."

Azhi thought, "You Tanzhi, you wanted to kill my brother-in-law. I'll see how I can deal with you. Now that I have the Divine Wood Cauldron, I'll use you to test poisons and practice the Hua Gong Da Fa."

...

When You Tanzhi saw Azhi, he was happy. "Miss, you came again. That's great. I thought you wouldn't come back."

Azhi smiled. "I saved you, so how could I not come back? Let's go out of the city to a fun place."

Azhi took You Tanzhi out of the city and to a cliff, where she placed the Divine Wood Cauldron on the ground. Soon, centipedes and spiders entered the cauldron.

Azhi saw these creatures enter the cauldron, covered the lid, and laughed. "Ha ha, this time the harvest is not small. Come here, put your hand in, and let them suck your blood."

You Tanzhi was afraid. "What? Suck blood?"

Azhi frowned, unhappy. "What, you don't want to? Didn't you say you would do anything for me?"

You Tanzhi said, "Miss, I... of course I will..."

You Tanzhi put his hand into the Divine Wood Cauldron, and soon his arm turned black, indicating deep poisoning.

You Tanzhi fainted.

Azhi looked at You Tanzhi and sneered. "Humph, you deserve it for trying to harm my brother-in-law."

With that, Azhi kicked him off the cliff.

...

After an unknown amount of time, You Tanzhi woke up and crawled into a cave, where there were partially mummified bones.

"I feel so bad!"

You Tanzhi cried in pain.

At this moment, the inscriptions and images on the stone wall caught You Tanzhi's attention.

"Xuejing?"

You Tanzhi happily practiced according to the images on the stone wall. Indeed, the toxins were soon neutralized, and his hair and eyebrows began to turn blood red.

You Tanzhi's luck was also good. Although he didn't get the "Yijinjing" from Shaolin Temple, he fortuitously learned the supreme evil technique "Xuejing."

The "Xuejing" was a famous technique during the Sui and Tang dynasties but had been lost. Now, You Tanzhi had learned it, and it would soon reappear in the martial arts world.