The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Inside the room, Yu Bingwen still felt a little unreal. He didn't know what had just happened. He only remembered that his martial uncle had taken his hand and led him straight to the guest room.

While he was still in a daze, Qingwu walked to the table, sat down, picked up the teapot, poured herself some water, and drank three large cups before she recovered.

"I'm so thirsty, acting is exhausting."

Yu Bingwen looked at his martial uncle with a complicated expression.

Qingwu looked up and saw her junior apprentice's expression, and knew what she was thinking.

"Kid, do you feel like you've gotten to know your martial uncle all over again today?"

Yu Bingwen didn't know how to answer appropriately.

Judging from his expression, Qingwu knew what he meant.

“Little Bingwen, you cultivate the Way of All Living Beings. All living beings are called the Great Way, encompassing countless beings. They are called the Small Way. With just the word ‘desire,’ you can see all the vicissitudes of this world.”

"Everyone has their own desires and wants. You must learn to accept them, tolerate them, and understand them. Do you understand?" Qingwu instructed him with great interest.

Yu Bingwen nodded, pondering what Qingwu had just said, and then walked over and sat down opposite Qingwu.

The moment she opened her mouth, Qingwu was so startled she almost spat out her tea.

"Uncle-Master, is money all you desire and think about? I feel that you are always particularly enthusiastic about money."

In his heart, he added, "You're the kind of person who would do anything for money, even lose all sense of shame."

However, he dared not say it. He had a gut feeling that if he were to speak out, he should first find a place with good feng shui, then prepare a coffin and people to help with the burial, and then he could tell his fifth uncle without any worries.

Out of respect for his master, Fifth Uncle should at least leave him a complete corpse.

But based on his understanding of her, he knew she would never be willing to spend spirit stones to prepare for his funeral. If she couldn't even give him spirit stones for his funeral, she might just chop him up to nothing to save trouble.

Hearing her junior apprentice's honest evaluation of her, she took a deep breath, looked at him with a forced smile, and answered him through gritted teeth.

Have you ever heard the saying, "Every action has a cause"?

Without thinking, Yu Bingwen asked in his confused mind, "What caused Uncle to become like this?"

"Children shouldn't meddle in adults' affairs," Qingwu said dismissively.

"And what do I look like? Tell me clearly."

Yu Bingwen immediately sensed that something was wrong and got up to change the subject.

"Uncle-Master, you must be tired after traveling all day. I won't disturb your rest any longer. Farewell."

Watching Yu Bingwen flee the room as if escaping,

Qingwu thought to herself, "He really is a child. He only increases his cultivation but doesn't grow his brain. It's all the fault of the sect leader. He makes him cultivate every day but doesn't give him a chance to develop his emotional intelligence."

In Qingwu's eyes, who was over four hundred years old, Yu Bingwen, who was not yet fifty, was clearly a child as pure as a blank sheet of paper. In her eyes, if a child had a problem, it must be the problem of the person teaching him.

In another room, Hao Anqi sat with Chen Suili standing beside him, his face full of frustration and resentment almost overflowing.

Hao Anqi glanced at him and knew he was still upset about what had just happened, so he offered an explanation, which was quite rare for him.

“She was entrusted to me by an old friend. Now that he’s gone, I should take even better care of her. I’m a bit sharp-tongued, so please bear with me.”

"Yes"

Since his own sect leader had spoken, what could he do but accept the favor?

"You must be tired after a long day of travel, go and rest!"

Chen Suili bowed and took his leave.

Hao Anqi watched the door close, seemingly lost in thought.

Qingwu pondered in her room, "What is Hao Anqi doing here? Does he know what's in that secret realm? Just how much does he know?"

Unable to guess, she decided to go and investigate, so she opened the door and went out.

Knock knock knock... The knocking sound woke Hao Anqi, who was still deep in thought.

Hao Anqi knew who the visitor was and felt strange.

"What is she doing here?" I wondered, but I still got up to open the door.

"What are you here for?"

Hao Anqi looked at the person who came in, crossed his arms, and leaned against the door frame.

"Of course they came to thank Brother Hao, why don't you invite me to come and have a seat!"

Hao Anqi looked at the woman who was using the light gauze on her sleeve to cover her face and pretending to be shy. He was speechless after watching her so dramatic performance, but in the end he still stepped aside and let her in.

Once inside the room, Qingwu effortlessly poured herself a cup of tea. Seeing this, Hao Anqi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "She really doesn't treat herself like an outsider!"

He then walked over and sat down opposite Qingwu.

"The Fifth Elder came to my room looking for me; surely it wasn't just to express his gratitude verbally!"

Qingwu rested her chin on her hands on the table, looking pitiful as she answered him.

"Brother Hao, what do you mean? I came here in person, didn't I?"

"but…"

Changing the subject, Qingwu dropped her affected manner, became serious for a rare second, and then started to act even more irreverently.

"You know, he doesn't have much money. What kind of treasures hasn't Brother Hao seen? He doesn't care about my junk."

"I heard that in a few days, the three major families of Yanliu Shengdu will join forces to uncover that unexplored secret. Why don't we go together? If Brother Hao takes a fancy to something, I'll snatch it for you."

Qingwu stood up from her seat and moved closer to Hao Anqi as she spoke.

Walking to Hao Anqi's side, he took the corner of Hao Anqi's wide sleeve, which was holding a teacup, and moved it towards Hao Anqi's waist with one hand, while his other hand slowly moved from Hao Anqi's shoulder towards his chest.

Hao Anqi slightly raised the right eyebrow and watched her fidgeting hands, as if he knew what she was going to do, letting her do as she pleased.

"That's strange, why isn't it there? Where did he put it?"

Qingwu looked strange, with a hint of resentment in her eyes. Then she gave up on herself and her actions became increasingly excessive.

Later, Hao Anqi couldn't take it anymore. He reached out with a look of disgust and grabbed the hand that was messing with him. Then, a malicious glint flashed in his deep eyes.

He decided to retaliate against the person who often disgusted him.

"Oh, alright! But the people from the three major families are not to be trifled with. It would be difficult for just the few of us to deal with so many people."

"Hey, don't boost their morale while diminishing our own. Anyway, they recruited so many people to be cannon fodder, so we just infiltrated them to fish in troubled waters. In the secret realm, who knows who's who? It's normal for people to die!"

With her hands held by someone, Qingwu could only lower her head from Hao Anqi's side and wink at him mischievously.

"Oh, so the Fifth Elder is planning to kill someone to steal the treasure."

Hao Anqi turned his head towards her, staring intently at her, but showed no intention of letting go of her hand.

Feeling the other person's breath on her face, and seeing that the other person was still holding her hand, Qingwu realized the strange atmosphere and felt disgusted.

I immediately felt goosebumps all over my body, so I quickly pulled my hand back, exaggeratedly crossed my arms in front of my chest, and jumped back a few steps.

Hao Anqi was in a great mood after seeing her get the short end of the stick, and even his usually icy face showed a long-lost smile.

The smile on his face soon froze when he heard Qingwu's next words.

"You're not going to do anything to a beautiful, delicate woman like me who can't take care of herself, are you?!"

Hearing her earth-shattering words, Hao Anqi was speechless.

"Fifth Elder is overthinking it; Hao Mou has no such intention."

"Why did you hold onto her hand for so long? Don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?"

Qingwu spoke with a guarded expression, but deep down she knew that she was just making excuses and felt a little guilty, so she simply stopped pretending and spoke frankly, not wanting to drag this topic out any longer.

What do you know about that secret realm?

Qingwu asked as she returned to her seat.

When Hao Anqi saw her unusually serious expression, he knew she was feeling guilty. He found it amusing and his expression softened considerably.

He had deliberately skipped the trap Qingwu had set, pretending not to know the meaning behind her probing for information about the secret realm, just to see what this woman would do. He hadn't expected her to be so blunt. It was reasonable, but unexpected. For some reason, he felt a little strange, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

"The secret realm was discovered by the Shangguan family three months ago, and the Shangguan family's patriarch immediately blocked the news upon discovery."

"After investigation, it was found to be an undeveloped secret realm. Moreover, the cultivation level inside the secret realm is suppressed to the Nascent Soul stage. Most of the demonic beasts inside are at the Nascent Soul stage. Furthermore, the secret realm appears randomly, meaning it can only be opened once."

"Such secret realms usually contain many rare and precious treasures, but they are also the most dangerous. Not only is the opening of the secret realm random, but the exit is also random. If you can't find the exit before it closes, you don't know when it will open again."

"And the most terrifying thing is the secret realm travel. If you are unlucky, you may not know where you will be teleported to when you go out during the travel. You may also fall into the space-time rift during the teleportation and be lost in space-time forever."

"Therefore, after careful consideration, the Shangguan family informed the other two families, and they ultimately decided to each recruit individuals with Nascent Soul stage or higher cultivation levels to enter the secret realm. The secret realm will open in three days. Most importantly, there may be a legacy inside."

"What? Besides the spiritual treasure, there's also an inheritance!!!" Qingwu exclaimed in surprise.

Inheritance refers to the unique skills created by powerful beings during their lifetime or the secret techniques of major sects. Whatever it is, it is something that cultivators dream of.

"But... you're just telling me this?" Qingwu asked in disbelief.

"Someone promised me that they would find me a satisfactory gift as a thank you, so we're all on the same side."

"So, what you're satisfied with isn't the inheritance inside, is it?" Qingwu asked blankly.

"Hiss, maybe," Hao Anqi replied deliberately.

At this moment, Qingwu felt like she had shot herself in the foot. Her face was pale, her eyes were dull, and she seemed on the verge of tears.

"What do you think? Why did I have to bring up the idea of ​​going to the secret realm to steal his reward? This guy is trying to screw me over. I was careless," Qingwu thought helplessly to herself.

"However, it seems the Fifth Elder doesn't intend to go to the mortal realm?"

Although it was phrased as a question, Qingwu managed to hear the affirmation in the tone.

Qingwu gritted her teeth, feeling that this guy was doing it on purpose, knowing she wouldn't give up the spiritual treasures inside—those were all spirit stones! She could almost see many spirit stones beckoning to her, and she knew she definitely wouldn't miss them.

"There are plenty of bald monks undergoing trials in the mortal realm, especially that Buddha's disciple, he's no pushover, don't worry!"

"Besides, the demons and monsters have been searching for so many years and haven't found it. How could we possibly find it immediately? That broken bead doesn't have any location tracking function. It won't appear next to us immediately if we go there. Two more of us won't make a difference, and two fewer of us won't make a difference either."

"We might have spent all that time searching only to end up doing all the work for someone else!"

Qingwu looked at Hao Anqi with an ambiguous expression and said something with a clear implication.

"Alright, let's go to the secret realm together in three days."

Having found out, Qingwu no longer wanted to stay for the New Year and walked directly towards the door, talking as she went.

"Oh, by the way, don't miss me too much! In three days..."

When they reached the door, Qingwu waved goodbye to those behind her.

Hao Anqi watched her retreating figure, holding a bead with a dark yellow light flowing in his hand, his eyes unreadable.