Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 92 What's meant to happen will happen.

Gu Changzhou was leading Jiang Tai and others to sneak into an abandoned house on the outskirts of the city.

To avoid being seen by others, these people all wore concealment talismans drawn by Gu Changzhou himself and waited by the outer wall of the mansion.

The courtyard was deathly silent, overgrown with weeds, exuding an air of desolation and decay.

Gu Changzhou's eyes sharpened, and he gestured for everyone to disperse.

The group split up and began searching every room and corner, but after searching around, they found no valuable clues.

Jiang Tai frowned and whispered to Gu Changzhou, "Master, it seems that guy was very cautious. He left without leaving any clues. We've probably wasted our time here."

They arrived without a sound.

The concealment talisman drawn by the master can only be detected by experts at the Nascent Soul stage.

That person couldn't have noticed beforehand and slipped away.

Weird.

Gu Changzhou shook his head slightly, looking around with deep eyes, and said in a deep voice, "It can't be without a trace. Search carefully again and see if there are any secret rooms or hidden passages. Since he came here, he must have his purpose. He can't just disappear so easily."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, everyone began to investigate even more meticulously, leaving no suspicious detail unchecked.

Finally, in a side room filled with clutter, Gu Changzhou noticed that one of the stone slabs on the ground was different from the surrounding ones, as if it had been moved frequently.

A thought struck him, and he squatted down, circulating his spiritual energy in his hands as he slowly pushed the stone slab aside.

A dark hole was revealed beneath the stone slab, from which faint fluctuations of spiritual energy emanated. Gu Changzhou frowned slightly, but without hesitation, he lowered his body and leaped down into the hole first, disappearing silently into the darkness like an agile leopard.

Seeing this, Jiang Tai quickly followed, and then the others filed in one after another.

The group slowly moved forward along the passage inside the cave.

The passageway was dark and damp, with unknown vines climbing the walls. The floor was slippery, and the occasional dripping sound of water was particularly clear in the quiet environment, sending a chill down one's spine.

Gu Changzhou walked carefully, while vigilantly observing the fluctuations of spiritual energy around him.

This place may appear peaceful on the surface, but it could be fraught with danger.

After walking for a while, the passage gradually opened up, and a faint light appeared ahead, which stood out in the darkness.

The group quickened their pace and headed toward the light, only to discover upon closer inspection that it was a rather spacious underground chamber.

Around the secret room were some old bookshelves, piled high with yellowed scrolls and pamphlets, which looked quite old.

In the center of the secret room was a stone table, on which sat a box that emitted a halo of light.

The spiritual energy fluctuations were coming from the box.

The box was small and looked quite ordinary, but it was covered with complex runes and restrictions, making it clear that the contents inside were extremely important.

Gu Changzhou gestured to everyone not to make any rash moves, while he himself slowly walked to the stone table and carefully examined the box.

He tried to discern some clues from the box, but the runes were extremely profound. After studying them for a long time, he could only recognize a few and dared not make a move rashly.

Jiang Tai whispered from the side, "Master, this box doesn't look simple. Perhaps Uncle Yun's secret is hidden here. However, this restriction is too troublesome. If we break it rashly, we might alert him." Gu Changzhou nodded. He naturally understood the implications.

Having finally found some clues about Yunbo, it was really hard to give up now.

He looked around and saw the books on the bookshelf.

Perhaps we can find a way to break the box's seal in these ancient scrolls: "Go and look at the scrolls on those bookshelves, and see if there are any records about breaking the rune seal. Remember not to leave any trace of tampering."

The group obeyed and headed towards the bookshelves, browsing through the long-forgotten books.

For a moment, the only sound in the secret room was the rustling of pages turning.

Meanwhile, Liu Sijun was still studying the Taixu Mirror in his residence at the Yangshou Palace.

After several attempts, the Taixu Mirror finally revealed some relatively clear images again. In the images, the cultivators dressed in ancient clothing seemed to be performing a special ritual. They surrounded a stone platform that emitted powerful spiritual energy, chanting incantations and forming complex hand seals. As the ritual progressed, a vast amount of spiritual energy gradually gathered on the stone platform. The spiritual energy was so dense that it almost materialized and rushed towards the sky, as if it wanted to break through some kind of restraint.

Liu Sijun stared intently at the scenes, secretly speculating in his mind.

As she was thinking, the images on the Taixu Mirror suddenly distorted and then disappeared. No matter how much spiritual power she tried to inject, she could no longer recall those images.

Liu Sijun sighed with some frustration, but she also knew that such an opportunity was rare and that seeing those scenes was already incredibly lucky.

She put the Taixu Mirror away and decided to first sort out the scattered information on the stone wall of the sacred site, hoping to find some clues from it.

Just then, a palace maid named Nianyu from Yangshou Palace knocked on the door, saying that Her Majesty the Empress had heard that Master Liu had finished his cultivation in the sacred ground and had summoned her to come over to ask him something.

What's meant to happen will happen.

To avoid the Empress, she went to the Holy Land to cultivate without stopping, and she has only just come out when she was summoned.

Although I don't know what happened, it can't be anything good.

"understood."

Liu Sijun straightened her clothes and came out of the room. Caiping was standing at the door, as arrogant as ever.

When Caiping saw Liu Sijun come out, a hint of mockery appeared on her lips. She said in a sarcastic tone, "Oh, Master Liu has finally come out. You certainly have a lot of airs about you. Her Majesty the Empress has been waiting for quite a while!"

Liu Sijun frowned slightly, feeling disgusted by Caiping's attitude, but he didn't want to argue with her any further. He simply said, "Let's go!"

The more indifferent Liu Sijun appeared, the more resentful Caiping became.

She snorted and walked in front, muttering to herself, "Hmph, a mere alchemist, thinking she's all that!"

Liu Sijun pretended not to hear and followed behind on his sword, heading towards Luanming Palace.

Before long, the two arrived at the Empress's palace. Caiping went in to announce her arrival, then came out and gestured with her chin towards Liu Sijun: "Go in!"

"Lord Liu greets Her Majesty the Empress."

"Master Liu, it was one thing that you didn't bow when you came to pay your respects to the Empress last time, since you were new to the palace and didn't know proper etiquette. If you continue like this, don't blame the Empress for punishing you."

"Punishment?" Liu Sijun raised an eyebrow. "The first time I entered the palace, His Majesty said that I did not need to bow to anyone. What crime does Aunt Caiping intend to use to punish me?"

(End of this chapter)