Chapter 135 – Plastic Father and Son

“Granny Sky Compass, what’s wrong.”

Lina heard her father’s voice and turned her head to see the lanky, tall, middle-aged man with muscles as hard as rock and a rigid facial profile approaching.

He was nine feet tall, a crane, two heads taller than the surrounding Companions, and his large arms were thicker than Lina’s waist. (Conscientious author’s note: since the Northern Wei Dynasty, the length of a foot is between 29.6-31.1cm)

The walk was eagle-eyed and oppressive.

The stooped Heavenly Compass Granny was like a child compared to this one.

Granny Sky Compass raised her head, nodded slightly, and quickly returned her sight to Lina, saying in a trembling voice, “Girl, say it, Granny is waiting.”

Granny is a little anxious …. What’s wrong with her, does she want to pick up silver every day like her friend from number three? Lina was a little uncomfortable because of the intense reaction of the Celestial Compass Granny.

The Heavenly Compass Granny refused to leave, and the large troop then stopped. The elites of the Heavenly Compass Tribe turned their gazes to Lina. The other tribesmen exchanged words, not yet knowing what was happening over here.

Grandmother Heavenly Compass twisted her head and said to a descendant of the headquarters behind her, ”Go and inform the heads of the various ministries to take a short break. Come, girl, let’s talk over there …. Long Tu, you’re not allowed to follow over.”

The leader of the Force Compass Tribe whose name was Long Tu paused in his steps and silently watched as his daughter was taken into the distance by the Heavenly Compass Granny.

The chiefs of the other five divisions converged and walked over to Long Tu, looking out side by side with him at the departing old man and young man.

“Longtu, what’s going on.”

The leader of the Force Compulsion Ministry shook his head, “Perhaps, you should ask the people of the Sky Compulsion Ministry.”

The chiefs quasi-heads looked behind them.

“Lina just said something playful to her mother-in-law, who knew she was so agitated.”

“Said what?”

“Lina has a friend who picks up silver every day.”

“….”

…..

Holding a torch, the Heavenly Compassionate Granny came to a tree, which was far enough away from the large troop that only tiny flames could be seen in the rear.

The string moon hung in the sky, shedding a white glow, and the firelight reflected the wrinkled and aged face of Granny Sky Compass, who was no longer agitated and excited at this time, and calmed down.

“Girl, talk to your mother-in-law nicely about what’s going on.”

Lina pursed her lips and said, “I’ve recently made a friend who says he has a friend who is always picking up money somehow, and is distressed about it and doesn’t understand why.”

Granny Sky Compass narrowed her eyes and begged, “How do you pick up silver and how much? Besides picking up silver what else is special? Everything is in detail, you tell me clearly.”

Lina scratched her head somewhat daintily and apologized, “I don’t know about this, after all, it’s a friend of a friend, but listening to San… that friend of mine, it seems that as long as one picks up silver, one will be able to live a life of subsistence and prosperity.”

Lina casually asked out of curiosity, thinking that the Celestial Compass Ministry could observe all things and knew many, many things.

Who wouldn’t be curious about picking up silver every day?

“Where is the man?”

Number Three is in Daebong Capital City, and his friend should be there as well …. Lina wasn’t quite sure, “It seems to be in Daebong Capital City.”

“Great Feng Capital City?!” Granny Sky Compass was violently shocked and shook her head repeatedly, “Impossible, it shouldn’t be, it can’t be anywhere in the Great Feng Capital City …. This doesn’t make sense ….”

Granny Sky Compass’s white eyebrows were furrowed, sometimes in a daze, sometimes in shock, her expression changing.

“Granny, what’s all this about.” Lina felt that she was a top-smart granny, and had already sensed that the situation was different; if it was just a small matter like picking up money, Granny Sky Compass wouldn’t have dragged herself to a secluded place to talk.

Much less show that they care so much.

But she found it absurd that an anecdote that happened in the capital city of Dafeng had made the Heavenly Compass Granny so serious and so concerned.

It was as if she had inadvertently met a nice friend who turned out to be the long-lost child of Grandmother Sky Compass.

“That friend of yours should be the one who picks up silver every day, not the so-called friend of a friend.” Grandmother Heavenly Compass looked at the simple and foolish girl.

Lina opened her small rosy mouth slightly, her light blue eyes staring.

Number Three even lied to her, I didn’t expect him to be this kind of bad guy who likes to lie to people, at the expense of her thinking that Number Three was a chivalrous and righteous scholar.

Didn’t the old men in the tribe say that the readers were all iron-boned and upright?

Granny Sky Compass sighed softly, looked up at the moon wheel, and said in a deep voice, “Many years ago, two thieves infiltrated a large family for some purpose and stole a very, very important item. That item’s whereabouts are still unknown, and the thieves who stole it have never appeared again.

“In the big families, some know that things have been stolen, and some still don’t know about it.”

Lina blinked, “Stole what?”

Granny Sky Compass didn’t explain, repeating that it was something very, very important.

…..

Soon, the Compassion Race’s elite team of a hundred arrived at the Extreme Abyss, a large rift valley that was so deep that it couldn’t be seen from the bottom.

The rift valley was filled with poisonous barriers, giving rise to vegetation rich in toxicity, as well as all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts. This was a natural breeding ground for parasites, providing an endless supply of “raw materials” for the parasites.

Lina had been here more than once, but all of them had been on the periphery to catch the parasites, never deeper.

The group moved forward in silence, the insect repellent powder and poison warding elixir sprinkled on their bodies making them immune to the harassment of poisonous barriers and venomous insects.

The clansmen of the Poisonous Compulsions Department are here like fish in water, glowing.

Following the trails trodden out by previous generations, deeper into the Great Rift Valley, gradually the landscape began to change, the dark brown land covered with monstrous, oddly shaped plants.

There was a “rustling” sound among the dense foliage and grass, and the poisonous insects living in the area were alarmed by this group of uninvited guests.

“Ah…” suddenly, someone screamed, it was a man in cloth, his skin reddened ……

“Woman, I want a woman ….” He screamed this pouncing on his male companion beside him and holding him in a death grip.

But the fact that it was through his clothes made him almost lose his mind in his haste.

Strange cries were heard everywhere, and people kept showing strange symptoms, both men and women, men hugging the trees and women hugging the trees as well ….

Lina knew that these people were poisoned by the lust compulsion.

The people of the Companions were not the least bit flustered and consciously backed away, even laughing and pointing.

The clansmen of the Desire Compulsion Ministry spread out to save the poisoned clansmen. They took out black, leech-like soft-bodied worms from their cloth bags and sprinkled them on the chests, necks, and crotches of the poisoned.

The “leech” adheres to the surface of the skin, and its mouthparts penetrate the blood vessels, frantically swallowing blood.

In a short time, one by one, these leeches swelled up and dislodged themselves from the surface of the skin with satisfaction, and the symptoms of the poisoned clansmen improved immediately.

Aside from the weakness of the faster ones who will have their bodies hollowed out, the long-lasting ones are barely affected.

The deeper one went into the rift valley, the more and more parasites one encountered, and the more varied they were. For example, big bugs as strong as oxen; colorful butterflies; snakes with twelve eyes; walking zombies; male wild dogs with three genitals and so on.

Finally the party stopped in a flat area with no vegetation, just bumpy, jagged rocks.

Amidst the poisonous filling, Lina saw a tall stone statue of a man, vaguely dressed in loose robes with a high crown, one hand behind his back, one hand on his belly, his head slightly bowed, looking into the chasm of the Extreme Abyss.

The seven tribal leaders stepped forward in silent agreement and walked towards the stone statue.

“Moosan, who is that man.” Lina tugged at her brother’s sleeve.

Mo Sang, who has a scar on the left side of his face and an untamed temperament, said in a deep voice, “I don’t know his name, but you should have heard of his title …..”

He paused, his tone tinged with respect, “Confucian Sage.”

……

Small courtyard, a little candlelight like beans.

“I have been searching for Heng Yuan’s whereabouts, but so far, I only know that he is still in the city, I don’t know where he is.” Daoist Master Golden Lotus sat cross-legged on the bed, shaking his head as he said.

“You are unable to locate yourself through the earth book?” Xu Qi’an remembered that the “Nine” was able to locate herself through the earth book, and it didn’t take long.

By all rights, since Six had been missing for close to a decade, Daoist Golden Lotus should have already found him.

“I’m guessing number six, or the earth book is sealed.”

…. What do I do if I am sealed? What should I do if I am sealed, this is making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger. Xu Qi’an was a bit confused.

“Unless I can get close enough to get close, I’ve traveled half of the Outer City on foot in the past ten years, using the stupidest and most surefire way to search. If Everest’s Earth Book fragment is less than thirty feet away from me, I will be able to sense it immediately, even if it is sealed.” Daoist Golden Lotus laughed confidently:

“There’s no need to doubt it, this is the bit of the Heaven and Earth Supreme Treasure that is already there.”

It is pushy …. Xu Qi Xin said with a sigh of relief at the same time.

The method is stupid, but it’s good that it works. The biggest fear is that there is no way at all.

“If there’s any news about number six, I’ll notify you immediately, hehe, it’s better for you to step in than for me to do so, I also need the power of the night watchman. This is the capital after all, it’s the territory of the night watchman.” Speaking here, Daoist Golden Lotus seemed to have remembered something:

“By the way, what does Wei Yuan think of this case?”

“Not much of an opinion, just telling me to work hard.” Xu Qi’an shook his head and sighed.

At that moment, he realized that Daoist Master Jinlian’s expression was odd, because his expression was like this:(Theo)

The corners of Xu Qi’an’s mouth twitched as he said in a depressed manner, “Why is Daoist Master looking at me like that.”

Daoist Master Golden Lotus said, “I’m afraid Wei Yuan wants to turn you into a dark line for the night watchman, or drive you out of the capital.”

…. Xu Qi’an’s eyes widened in surprise.

Daoist Master Golden Lotus seemed to be very satisfied with Xu Qi’an’s reaction, explaining with a smile, ”To be able to give you the fragment of the Earth Book shows that he values you enough. Yet again, he doesn’t give you any pointers on the case.

“This proves that he can’t wait for you to anger Emperor Yuanjing and make it impossible for you to stay in the capital.”

Xu Qi’an was unconvinced and wanted to defend Wei Yuan, but the words reached his mouth but could not be spat out because Wei Yuan was very frank and had indeed revealed his thoughts in this regard.

“No, Wei Yuan is somewhat of an onlooker, but at best he’s letting it go, not caring or interfering, going by my own skill.”

“You underestimate Wei Yuan too much, this person is in charge of power as a eunuch, leading hundreds of thousands of troops to win the Battle of Shanhaiguan as a eunuch, and even the King of Zhenbei was overwhelmed by him. His ability, skill and ingenuity are the best in the world. I’m sure he knows more than you as far as the Sangpo case is concerned.”

“….” Xu Qi’an sat frozen for half a day.

Is it really a plastic father-son relationship?

Daoist Golden Lotus scrutinized him, “But I can’t figure out why Wei Yuan forced you to leave the capital. He has no shortage of eagle claws.”

There was silence in the room for a long time, and Daoist Golden Lotus finished inserting his knife and tried to slip away, “Is there anything else.”

“Yes!” Xu Qi’an didn’t miss the opportunity to wool-gather, “I want to make a trip to the Pingyuan Burial Mansion, but it’s heavily guarded, and I have the means to get in but not the means to subdue people without a sound, so I’d like to ask for the Taoist Master’s help.”

“You want to go to Ping Yuan Bo’s first son.” Daoist Golden Lotus understood.

“Heng Yuan said that Senior Brother Heng Hui was abducted by Tooth, he wouldn’t be aimless. Since we can’t find Hengyuan now, let’s try to find a breakthrough from Uncle Pingyuan here first.” Xu Qi’an said.

“But he’s dead.”

“He still has his first son.”