Yinshan Record

Chapter 17 Admit your mistake
"Ugh."

A feeling of compassion for humanity welled up in Su Che's heart.

What's the point of you humiliating me like this?

It's like you can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep.

Similarly, even if you shout until you're hoarse, do you think you can make someone who is already socially dead die twice?
I, Su Che, the Iron Whip Tyrant of Jiankang, am a super scumbag who once stopped the 49-year-old wife of a certain Ministry of War official from having an affair.

Although these things have nothing to do with me, my reputation is not something that can be damaged by a mere "You're so fast".

You can't destroy something that doesn't exist.

Su Che took a sip of the tea that was almost cold, calmly walked to the sword box and bowed.

The sword case shook gently, as if asking a question.

How about I chop this noisy old woman down for you?

"You need to understand the current situation. You are trapped here by me, and you will disappear in three days. Fighting against you will not help your current situation."

Su Che looked at the monster: "And you also need to understand that right now, the only one who can help you is me."

"And you and I have the possibility of cooperating."

"Cooperation? Does telling you such a big secret not count as sincerity?"

"Cooperation means I ask and you answer, you tell me what I want to know, and then I give you back your freedom, instead of you trying to fob me off with things I don't need to know at all."

Just kidding, buddy, I don't even have the ninth rank of cultivation. You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

One should be more prudent in life.

"I'm asking you, are you aware that silver has gone missing from the treasury?"

Sister-in-law Qi frowned: "What do you mean, lost silver?"

"Come and calculate for me who stole this silver."

"No, that doesn't count."

"What kind of attitude is that? Aren't you very good at fortune telling?"

"Hey Su, are you new to the underworld? Don't you know that nine out of ten scams are lies?"

Well, actually, I had a very stable job three months ago.

The monster explained why he was so accurate in his predictions: he simply gathered a lot of information, observed people closely, and used clever conversation techniques.

Anyway, Shanyin County isn't very big, with only a few households. And since it has the ability to roam at night, manipulating these people is a piece of cake.

For example, the honest man who needed to get his wife medical treatment.

The monster had first figured out her wife's illness, and then knew that Old Song from the coffin shop had something that corresponded to her illness, so he gave her pointers as if he were a god.

The so-called Jade Flower is a yin substance, and consuming it will naturally disrupt the balance of yin and yang, resulting in infertility.

As for if the man were to remarry, the monster would prepare to send gold, silver, and other valuables to his family to ensure his life would become increasingly prosperous.

In short, this whole operation left Su Che completely baffled.

"What are you trying to achieve by eavesdropping every night and making money and causing trouble everywhere? Aren't you tired?"

"Who told you I'm not tired? But there's nothing I can do about it. It involves the incense offerings of the people, and you wouldn't understand even if I told you."

The monster gave you an impression that your level of understanding was too low, so you wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you.

"What are the origins of the monsters surrounding Shanyin County?"

"Monsters come and go frequently. Didn't I just move here from the Ten Continents of the East Sea? There are many powerful monsters around Shanyin County now, besides the one-eyed one you've seen. Especially the Black Mountain Monster, Master Qing, and Lord Yu Tu. They are all powerful monsters with solid foundations. You can't suppress them with just this sword box."

How do you compare to them?

"Humph."

The monster's meaning was clear: the difference between himself and these monsters was still very significant.

"Does Young Master Su have any other questions?"

"That's all," Su Che said.

He initially thought this monster was a genius, but he didn't expect her to be a hard-working genius, which inevitably made things a bit boring.

It seems I'll have to solve that bank vault theft case myself.

"Then, young master, may you remove this embarrassing thing?"

"Okay, no problem." Su Che smiled. "It's all agreed that if you help me, I'll help you."

"Then solve it!"

"No problem, in three days."

"I was gone three days later."

"I know, don't worry."

A strange drowsiness rose in Su Che's heart.

"Let's leave it at that for now, I'm going to take a nap."

"Wait a minute, hey, you can't handle this already?"

Su Che slowly walked back to his room and quietly lay down on the bed.

At this moment, at the northernmost point of the earth, a place where the sun and moon cannot shine.

A person wearing a tall crown and a robe of nebula walked slowly across a jade-paved square. The square was empty, and countless statues of immortals, gods, and celestial maidens floated in the air above it. Some of them smiled lively, while others closed their eyes and looked into the darkness. Each one was lifelike.

Orchids sprouted from beneath the jade, emitting a clear, luminous glow.

A massive azure dragon slowly swam across the sky, a ball of condensed firelight held in its mouth, illuminating the sky above the area.

In the very center of the square stood a colossal bronze tree, stretching upwards towards the sky, its branches reaching deep into the heavens. Various images and symbols adorned its trunk.

Giants wielded axes and shields, dancing proudly, while colossal beasts with dragon bodies and human heads roared through the sky.

The man slowly walked to the base of the giant tree, where there was a large jade table. He naturally sat down in the most advantageous position.

His face was covered by a flat, mirror-like bronze mask, and his temples were already gray, exuding an ancient aura.

He sat on a high jade chair, his eyes peering through a bronze mask, seemingly having surveyed the four seas and eight wastelands.

Finally, His gaze settled on a certain spot on the long table.

Because of someone's impulsive actions, the original plan had to be brought forward again.

He stretched out his hands and, in the void, touched and shaped a form.

It was a mask.

Made of green wood, it resembles a bird with tiger stripes on its face.

He uttered a soft sound.

"Let us return..."

A figure crossed the void and suddenly appeared on the bench.

Su Che sat quietly on the jade chair, looking at the person at the head of the table.

"Well, hello."

Su Che considered his words carefully and decided it was best to ask first.

“Everyone here has a code name. You can call me Zhongyuan. And that’s your code name.”

The lofty shadow touched the mask in front of Su Che.

"Everyone here has their own hatred, their own goals, and their own desires. All the anger has coalesced into this place. By putting on this mask, you have chosen a different destiny."

The person claiming to be from Zhongyuan said, "I can feel your pain. You were framed and ruined, and even your destiny as the Azure Dragon of the Six Directions was taken away. You must be in a lot of pain."

Excuse me, sir, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?

(End of this chapter)