Chapter 502: Fang Shisan's Surrender? Farewell to the Spirit Nurturing Ground!

Chapter 502: Fang Shisan's Surrender? Farewell to the Spirit Nurturing Ground!

With just three hundred taels, Qi Yuan couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

However, this was to be expected.

These men, who had gone out to rob others, would naturally not carry much money on them.

"Young Master, should we...go for compensation?" Chen Kangbao suggested from the side, "And...we can also have a feast."

Qi Yuan glanced at Chen Kangbao, "I'm starting to suspect that you are my Divine Fetus."

In the Mortal Heart Realm, he often took the villagers out for feasts.

But after leaving the Mortal Heart Realm, Qi Yuan rarely heard the word 'feast' again.

"My current strength is insufficient. If I go for compensation, I might easily get beaten to death." Qi Yuan said.

These two Profound Rank Armament Commanders, along with the three Yellow Rank Armament Commanders, could have learned about his strength through the Ghost Market.

Apparently, they had connections with the middle and upper management of the Ghost Market.

If he were to fight the small fish, and the small fish calls for the big fish, and the big fish calls for the old fish...it's like an endless nesting doll game. He might even end up facing the Ghost Market's leader and encounter the killing of an Earth Rank Armament Commander.

In terms of combat skills, Qi Yuan had already reached perfection.

According to his level, his physical qualities were only comparable to a Yellow Rank Armament Commander, but his techniques were enough to support him in slaying any Profound Rank Armament Commander.

But...techniques also had their limits.

No matter how skilled an ant was, it couldn't defeat a J-20 fighter jet through positioning alone.

The body of an Earth Rank Armament Commander was as sturdy as a diamond, and no matter how skilled Qi Yuan was, he couldn't break through their defenses.

To defeat an Earth Rank Armament Commander, he would need an Earth Rank Armament Commander or a Heaven Rank Armament Commander.

Of course, the most important thing was that it was too troublesome, and he needed to develop further first.

"These five guys only gave me a single level-up, they're so useless."

The more Qi Yuan looked at these five, the more displeased he became.

Not only were they poor, but they also provided such a meager amount of experience points.

"Old man, it's time for you to step up. Help me find places with more Demonic Spirits. I want to go kill some." Qi Yuan was in dire need of experience.

Playing the role of a Concubine Husband and Divine Arrival wouldn't earn him any experience.

Experience could only be gained by slaying bosses.

"Yes, Young Master!" Chen Kangbao agreed.

...

The sun rose, and the sunlight shone lazily.

A hint of melancholy appeared in Qi Yuan's expression.

"So poor, my Storage Artifact is almost full."

"And I've almost spent all my silver."

"Why doesn't anyone appreciate my talent and buy my artifacts?"

So far, he had only sold one lightsaber.

Apart from Tu San Gongzi, who had a lot of coins, none of the others had any.

This left Qi Yuan quite disappointed.

To play the role of a deity, he needed a massive amount of resources.

Aerial Servants, Mechanical Angels, and even Air-Space Warships, all had to be crafted by him.

With such a small amount of money, how could he forge them?

"Brother-in-law..." Shen Lingfeng walked over, limping slightly, and looking a bit weak.

"What's wrong? Did a woman bully you?" Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes.

If he had taught someone to be a lapdog, he would be very sad.

"No...no!" Shen Lingfeng quickly denied.

He naturally wouldn't mention that the last time he helped his brother-in-law ask when his mother would take a bath, and she hung him from the house as punishment.

"Sigh, in the future, don't say that I taught you how to flirt." Qi Yuan could easily tell that Shen Lingfeng was lying.

He had indeed been beaten by a woman.

"Brother-in-law, I have a difficult problem that I want to ask for your advice." Shen Lingfeng said with difficulty.

"Speak."

"I wrote a letter and sent it to the Zhao family, but the one who replied wasn't Miss Zhao, it was the Old Madam Zhao. She invited me, what should I do?" Shen Lingfeng's face was filled with hesitation.

Old Madam Zhao was a well-known widow in Fongshan Prefecture, and she was very wealthy.

When she was young, she was also very beautiful, but now, she had aged and her beauty had faded.

"What? Don't you want to strive anymore? Do you want to take the crooked path?" Qi Yuan asked.

"No, I want to refuse her, but you know, brother-in-law, I have no emotional intelligence when I speak." Shen Lingfeng looked troubled.

"Tell her that I like Miss Yang.

Miss Yang wears Valentino Tiannu, and you wear Foot Power Jian." Qi Yuan said calmly.

Speaking of this, Qi Yuan contemplated whether he should forge a Valentino Tiannu for Jin to wear.

But since he didn't have the copyright, he decided to put it off for now.

"Huh?" Shen Lingfeng was a bit confused, feeling that his brother-in-law's words were profound and unfathomable.

"Just write the letter as I said. Boys should be careful not to be bullied."

"Also, brother-in-law, Lin Qinghe sent me a message today. They've captured Fang Shisan from the Radiant Order, and they're asking when we will go to see him." Mentioning this, Shen Lingfeng was even more impressed with Qi Yuan.

He had determined the identity of the killer just by looking at the rotten corpse, making him a god-like detective.

"Found him?" Qi Yuan's eyes narrowed.

What a coincidence? Neither his left nor right eye twitched.

"Let's go and see who this Fang Shisan is, and how he's a deity!"

...

At the same time, in the prison of the government office.

Lin Qinghe looked at the burly man in the cell, feeling perplexed.

"There's actually such a person, and Qi Yuan...how did he know?" Lin Qinghe was quite baffled.

The man in the cell had a solemn expression and didn't seem the least bit flustered.

This Fang Shisan did not fall into Lin Qinghe's hands, but rather, he turned himself in.

In any case, this matter was peculiar.

Just then, footsteps approached, and Lin Qinghe's spirits lifted as he hurried over, "Young Master Shen, Young Master Qi, you're here. Fang Shisan from the Radiant Order is here."

Lin Qinghe led Qi Yuan and Shen Lingfeng to the prison.

The prison had an unpleasant odor, a pungent stench that assaulted the nose, mixed with the damp smell of a pigsty.

Soon, Qi Yuan saw Fang Shisan locked up in the cell.

"This is Fang Shisan. He came to the government office to surrender himself. I wanted to interrogate him, but he wouldn't say a word. He said he'd only speak after seeing... Young Master Qi." Lin Qinghe explained from the side.

He glanced at Qi Yuan and Shen Lingfeng, feeling a bit surprised.

Wasn't Qi Yuan just a concubine's husband?

Back in Ninghe County, he didn't seem to have any means, just a timid and weak man.

But now, standing next to Shen Lingfeng, Qi Yuan seemed to be the one in charge.

"So, you killed Lao Zhong?" Qi Yuan's gaze was calm.

Fang Shisan looked at Qi Yuan, his eyes equally calm, showing no fear of death.

"Yes," Fang Shisan replied, also sizing up Qi Yuan.

"Why kill him? Does it have something to do with me?" Qi Yuan asked again.

Since he was playing the role of Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, it was necessary to clear up any grudges and entanglements associated with that identity.

Moreover, if those who wanted to harm him knew he was not the real Qi Yuan, would they believe him?

"Yes," Fang Shisan answered without hesitation.

This left Lin Qinghe, standing by, with a baffled expression. The whole situation was just too strange.

The questioning and answering were straightforward, not at all like an interrogation of a criminal but more like a conversation with an equal.

"Why? And... why did you surrender yourself?" Qi Yuan asked again.

"The reason..." Fang Shisan's eyes flashed with a peculiar smile, "...is because you don't deserve to live."

Qi Yuan was taken aback.

Fang Shisan's words were sincere.

But upon reflection, the character of Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, indeed did not deserve to live.

"As for my surrender, I wanted to see you one last time," Fang Shisan said calmly, his eyes holding a strange light, "You seem a little different from before."

"Yes, with the heavenly deity's incarnation, I'm naturally different from before," Qi Yuan affirmed.

Chen Kangbao added from the side, "Young Master is a heavenly deity!"

Lin Qinghe, standing nearby, looked perplexed.

Today's events were indeed bizarre.

"From the moment you gave... it away to someone else, you deserved to die!" Fang Shisan said indifferently.

There was obviously something he wasn't telling.

"What did you give to someone else?" Qi Yuan asked curiously.

Fang Shisan remained silent, not answering.

However, Qi Yuan could tell that Fang Shisan was being truthful.

Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, had given something to someone else, which had angered the Radiant Order?

But why was the Radiant Order's revenge so complicated? They killed Lao Zhong and then tried to harm him. Or was there something they feared?

Suddenly, Qi Yuan paused.

As he sorted through the memories of Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, he discovered that many of them were fragmented, as if someone had erased parts of his memory.

Of course, it was also possible that his performance wasn't high enough, and he hadn't fully awakened all his memories.

Facing Qi Yuan's question, Fang Shisan, who rarely kept silent, did so now.

Qi Yuan asked again, "What is the Radiant Order?"

Fang Shisan's calm eyes widened in surprise, "You don't know about the Radiant Order, yet you know I'm Fang Shisan from the Radiant Order?"

He stared at Qi Yuan, and in that moment, his expression became fervent, "When darkness falls, all worlds shall sink into ruin. Only the Radiant Order can light the way forward!"

As he finished, he suddenly spat blood, his aura weakening.

"He... committed suicide?" Lin Qinghe was shocked beyond words.

This Fang Shisan from the Radiant Order was clearly no ordinary man.

With such mental fortitude and the swift sword skill he used to kill Lao Zhong, it was evident that he was no ordinary person.

And now, after surrendering, he had taken his own life.

This scene was truly bizarre. Qi Yuan went in to examine Fang Shisan's body.

Indeed, Fang Shisan had ended his life by severing his meridians.

"Madman, he's a madman!" Shen Lingfeng couldn't help but exclaim.

Suicide must have been so painful! Qi Yuan couldn't imagine doing it himself.

Qi Yuan stood in the prison, deep in thought, "It seems there's more to this than meets the eye."

The identity of Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, seemed more complex than it appeared.

Lin Qinghe stole a glance at Qi Yuan, wondering why, after witnessing Fang Shisan's suicide, he felt this Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, was even more enigmatic.

Could it be that he had misjudged him?

Upon returning to the Shen Mansion, Qi Yuan sat in his room, his thoughts tangled.

Today's events were shrouded in shadows, and for a moment, he couldn't see clearly.

"Qi Yuan, the concubine's husband, gave something to someone else, angering the Radiant Order."

Qi Yuan muttered to himself.

Yes, his nose hadn't grown longer.

This meant that his statement was true.

Qi Yuan's nose could detect lies, and he could also use it to check if he was lying to himself.

In this chapter, Qi Yuan is testing his memory as the son-in-law of the Qi family. Despite having some gaps in his memories, he considers himself a part of the Qi family, and if he were to lie, he would know it.

Of course, this testing is dependent on his own perception and understanding. Everything he speaks of is based on the experiences of the son-in-law Qi Yuan. Otherwise, with such constant judgment of right and wrong, he might as well cheat his way to becoming a Dao Ancestor.

"I was given the gift on the eleventh of March this year."

His nose didn't grow, indicating it was a lie.

"I received it on the sixteenth of May this year."

Another lie.

...

"I was given it on the twenty-first of July this year."

This time, his nose remained unchanged.

Qi Yuan's eyes revealed a complex mix of emotions.

"This was a few days before the son-in-law Qi Yuan returned to his hometown for the ancestral worship."

Qi Yuan wasn't testing randomly; he was only testing the days where the son-in-law Qi Yuan's memories were deficient.

"So, on the twenty-first of July, the son-in-law Qi Yuan gave something to someone, angering Fang Shisan of the Radiant Order, and he took a risk... to kill Qi Yuan?"

"But why didn't he take action himself? Could it be... he's avoiding something?"

"Oh, it's too complicated; my brain is going to grow again."

"Forget it, I can't be bothered to think about it. I'll just improve my strength, and once I'm powerful enough, everything will be clear, right?"

Qi Yuan decided he couldn't be bothered to think about these matters anymore.

"Young Master, I have a major discovery! I've found... a Spirit Nurturing Ground!" Just then, Chen Kangbao rushed back, his face full of excitement.

"A Spirit Nurturing Ground like the one in Hongyun Village?" Qi Yuan's eyes lit up.

Qi Yuan's arrival in Fongshan Prefecture wasn't just about swatting mosquitoes all day.

For him, knowledge was the primary source of productivity.

Without sufficient knowledge, how could one quickly identify a superior white moonlight, or rather, distinguish high-quality white moonlight? A place like the Spirit Nurturing Ground in Hongyun Village was likely to produce such white moonlights.

"Thorn Blood also has a Spirit Nurturing Ground in Fongshan Prefecture?" Qi Yuan was surprised.

Fongshan Prefecture was not the same as Ninghe County.

Here, there were Earth Rank Armament Commanders, and how could they allow such a Spirit Nurturing Ground to exist?

"Yes!" Chen Kangbao hurriedly replied, "It took me a lot of effort to find this information!"

As Chen Kangbao spoke, he held his head high, his mouth turned up, as if waiting for Qi Yuan to reward him with a steamed bun.

"If you can find this information, can't the others in Fongshan Prefecture?"

"Others can find it, but they can't enter. That Spirit Nurturing Ground is surrounded by an Ultimate Formation, and even an Earth Rank Armament Commander can't get in!" Chen Kangbao shared the information he had obtained.

"If that's the case, it makes sense." Qi Yuan stretched lazily, "Let's go and take a look at this Spirit Nurturing Ground. I hope it won't disappoint me, and there will be more white moonlights."

He was in a hurry to level up.

After meeting Fang Shisan earlier, he had sensed a hint of dangerous aura.

The previous son-in-law Qi Yuan had clearly lived under the watchful eyes of certain people.

Whatever he did, he was likely being observed.

The current Qi Yuan was too weak, and he didn't want to find out that someone was secretly watching him while he was taking a bath.

Perhaps, someone was secretly watching him right now.

"Today, I set a grand goal!"

"To become stronger, unaware of being watched while bathing!"

...

Within Tu Manor, the lights flickered.

Tu Sansheng held a light sword, and his eyes couldn't help but reveal a look of appreciation, "It's truly excellent, definitely worth a thousand taels."

Every time he wielded this sword, he felt like he had become much more handsome.

However, thinking about spending ten thousand taels to obtain three special abilities, he felt a bit of pain.

To be honest, he had some doubts about its authenticity.

But he didn't dare to test it recklessly; after all, each attempt cost three thousand taels.

Just then, suddenly, Tu Sansheng sensed something, and his expression became solemn.

After about a quarter of an hour, Tu Sansheng changed into a black robe and appeared in an alley.

The alley was pitch-black, devoid of any human presence.

Suddenly, a crow flew by and perched in front of Tu Sansheng.

Upon seeing this crow, Tu Sansheng's eyes revealed a look of reverence.

"Greetings, Elder!"

This crow was none other than the incarnation of the Thorn Blood Elder, a mysterious Earth Rank Armament Commander.

He hadn't expected that the Elder would seek him out.

"In a few days, I will be leaving Ninghe County. I need some items, and I want you to collect them for me... I'll give you the equivalent in contributions."

The crow spoke, its voice hoarse.

A string of resource and material names were listed.

Tu Sansheng's face changed repeatedly, "Elder, these items are too precious; I might not be able to afford them."

"Hmph!" The crow coldly hummed, "Do you think you're well-hidden, Tu Sansheng?"

Tu Sansheng's face changed again, surprised that he had been exposed.

"I'll need these items by tomorrow."

The crow spoke and then left without another word, not giving Tu Sansheng a chance to refute.

(End of Chapter)

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