Chapter 31 The Death of the Transmigrator
In the storyline, Wu Shaogan should have been staying quietly in the Wu family during this time. How could he have come here to train and even shoot such a terrifying arrow?
Wu Shaogan should have died a few years later, and then suddenly reappeared many years later!
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When Ji Boping was frantically reviewing the plot of this book, he wasn't actually paying attention to the protagonist's adventures; it was just that the plot followed his perspective, making it easier to follow.
In reality, he meticulously reviewed all the adventures of the female leads, supporting characters, and villains... even the fleeting encounters of cannon fodder characters with some name. He tried his best to sift through his memories.
In the early stages, Ji Boping not only stole resources from the main character, but also from many other characters.
But there was one opportunity that he absolutely dared not touch.
This person was none other than Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan is terrifying. So terrifying that when Ji Boping was flipping through the book, he thought the boss's character design was very fashionable. But after transmigrating into the book and following the plot, he was so terrified that he didn't even dare to write down the other's plot points, for fear of attracting the other's attention.
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In the story, Wu Shaogan and the protagonist had a period of friendship.
After that, the protagonist left, and Wu Shaogan disappeared for some unknown reason.
The book doesn't record how Wu Shaogan died; it only mentions that he was murdered. However, at the moment of his death, his dissipating soul was absorbed by a slightly damaged mirror, and then... damn it, he became one with the mirror.
That mirror is called the Yin-Yang Sky-Gazing Mirror, a ninth-grade supreme treasure artifact. It has three conditions for recognizing a master:
Firstly, a cultivator must have reached the Immortal rank in terms of aptitude, but have lost their innate treasure in order to successfully accept the mirror as their new innate treasure.
Secondly, the cultivator must die, and their soul enters the mirror;
Thirdly, the cultivator should have at least reached the Enlightenment Realm beforehand and begun to condense their primordial soul.
Who wouldn't protect a celestial-grade item carefully? How could it die so easily? And a cultivator with celestial-grade aptitude is born with a level nine treasure. They would never cripple themselves, kill themselves, or try to revive themselves for a mirror of the same level.
And precisely because the mirror was slightly damaged, its grade dropped slightly. Even though it was still at level nine, it fell from top grade to middle grade.
...What a coincidence, isn't it? Level 9, mid-grade, just happens to correspond to top-grade Heavenly Qualification.
Isn't this tailor-made for Wu Shaogan?
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Therefore, Ji Boping never even considered taking advantage of Wu Shaogan's dismissal to get rid of him.
If Wu Shaogan is truly killed, Wu Shaogan will be summoned by the Yin-Yang Sky-Gazing Mirror sooner, and he will be marked as an enemy by Wu Shaogan. After Wu Shaogan is resurrected, he will kill him first!
This mirror is called the "Sky-Gazing Mirror".
If they can see into the heavens, how could they not see into Ji Boping's?
With this mirror, no matter where Ji Boping goes, the mirror can track his whereabouts.
That's how it's written in the original book.
The first thing Wu Shaogan did after his resurrection was to find those who had harmed him and torture them to pieces, reducing them to ashes.
Those few people were also unlucky. They had already reached the Enlightenment Realm, but Wu Shaogan just happened to capture their primordial spirits. Even after death, they could not rest in peace and were tortured in the mirror until they completely dissipated.
Ji Boping had no desire to replace those people and become the target of Wu Shaogan's attention.
In his memory, when Wu Shaogan actually appeared in the original book, it seemed that because he was very popular, the subsequent plot focused on his part, and even Wu Shaogan's past was recorded.
Although most of the descriptions are indirect, the atmosphere is well-crafted, and reading too much of it can send chills down your spine. Upon further reflection, it becomes quite terrifying.
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The original book states: When Wu Shaogan regained consciousness, he was able to transform back into his former appearance with the help of the mirror.
With the help of the mirror, Wu Shaogan continuously adapted to and absorbed the mirror's power in the illusion. When he reappeared in front of people, he had already reached the Fusion Realm.
However, the broken mirror needs to be repaired, otherwise Wu Shaogan will find it difficult to make further progress—cultivators build palaces by releasing precious light from their accompanying treasures to strengthen and shape the palace.
The broken mirror released only a limited amount of precious light, insufficient to complete the entire process.
The Yin-Yang Sky-Gazing Mirror is a rare treasure that can travel between Yin and Yang.
Ordinary high-grade companion treasures, even if they merge with a cultivator, can only protect the cultivator's primordial soul—unless the treasure itself is destroyed, in which case the primordial soul will be harmed.
In this situation, if the cultivator has not reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, and there is not enough precious medicine to rebuild the physical body after the cultivator's physical body is destroyed, the primordial soul will dissipate between heaven and earth, or go to the underworld due to obsession.
As the name suggests, this mirror must be dead when it is obtained by its owner, but after recognizing its owner, the owner can be reborn with flesh and blood.
To repair such a treasure, the materials needed would naturally be a large amount of Yin and Yang attributes.
After merging with the Yin-Yang Sky-Gazing Mirror, Wu Shaogan's strength was only average, but he possessed terrifying defense.
To kill him, the mirror must be destroyed first. However, only a supreme treasure of level nine or above can destroy the mirror, and it must be used by a top expert. Even a genius of the immortal grade cannot unleash the full power of a supreme treasure before reaching the top level, and is equally powerless.
Therefore, when Wu Shaogan began wandering the world in order to obtain repair materials, as long as the top experts did not attack him, no one else could do anything to him.
As the mirror was gradually repaired and its grade was restored, even top-tier experts were eventually unable to break through its defenses.
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The mirror's ability to see into the sky is not limited to finding enemies; it can also find the materials needed to repair itself.
When Wu Shaogan arrived at the location of the material, he found no material. The mirror could then recall the images from that time and mark the route taken to obtain the material, allowing Wu Shaogan to have all the information in mind.
In many storylines, there is a description of Wu Shaogan being a step too slow.
If the person acquiring the materials is weaker than Wu Shaogan, Wu Shaogan will come directly to him; if the person is stronger than Wu Shaogan, he can also use various means to obtain the materials.
During this period, Wu Shaogan always stirred up a bloody storm.
Would Ji Boping dare to try and seize what Wu Shaogan wanted?
Unlike the protagonist, Wu Shaogan doesn't get his way through a lucky encounter. He finds what he needs using the Sky-Gazing Mirror!
Ji Boping robbed it in his early years, and many years later he would find a smiling Wu Shaogan at home.
If he has already used up the resources, the smiling Wu Shaogan will turn into the sinister Wu Shaogan.
It wasn't that no one wanted to unite against Wu Shaogan; however, Wu Shaogan's perception of danger was terrifying. He had used the Sky-Gazing Mirror to its fullest extent. Not only would he sense it if someone mentioned his name, but he could also sense even if someone didn't mention him but only had malicious thoughts or made indirect comments about him.
Once he sensed it, Wu Shaogan would examine the mirror.
As he pondered, the mirror would reflect the images of those who had mentioned him and plotted against him.
Ji Boping dared not record Wu Shaogan's thoughts, and he usually dared not think about Wu Shaogan, for fear of this Sky-Gazing Mirror.
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Wu Shaogan is certainly not a good person, but in the story, he is not an absolute villain.
According to the protagonist, Wu Shaogan was once a man of integrity and upright character. After being crippled, although he became gloomy and depressed, he still retained his composure. Reborn... his personality is a complex mix of good and evil; sometimes he's easygoing, sometimes he's a madman. You could say he's vindictive, or you could say he's unpredictable.
Because of his friendship with the protagonist, Wu Shaogan had some resources taken away by the protagonist, who was already at the Enlightenment Realm. However, he let it go and did not try to take them from the protagonist. In fact, when he saw the protagonist being robbed by others in the mirror, he even went over to help.
The protagonist didn't realize who Wu Shaogan was at that time, but he was very grateful to him.
However, even though Wu Shaogan did have some feelings for the protagonist, it didn't stop him from killing the protagonist's beloved.
Even if the protagonist at that time was in pain, madness, rage, and despair...
Wu Shaogan showed no mercy whatsoever, and after succeeding, he left triumphantly.
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At that time, the main character was still in the Enlightened Realm.
That's right. Not long ago, the protagonist had just painstakingly found a treasure with yin and yang attributes to consecrate his companion treasure. He had just been saved by Wu Shaogan. But not long after, the protagonist was chased and seriously injured, lost his memory, and fell into a stream and drifted downstream...
Then the protagonist meets a graceful woman, Mu Ling'er, who lives in seclusion in a valley.
Mu Ling'er was banished here and raised to be innocent and naive from a young age. Later, when her clansmen stopped sending her things, she was oblivious and didn't find anything strange about it.
Until she met the protagonist, she became very curious about him and rescued him.
The protagonist wakes up with no memory and is very naive. He and Mu Ling'er are attracted to each other and develop feelings for one another...
Throughout the entire book, the only pure and genuine relationship between the protagonist and Mu Ling'er is that between them. There are no entanglements of self-interest, no interference from outsiders, and the relationship is one of unwavering devotion and utmost sincerity.
However, Mu Ling'er possesses a heart as cold and exquisite as the moon.
The protagonist and Mu Ling'er were only in love for three months.
On the day Mu Ling'er turned 20, her exquisite heart resonated with the cold moon, her constitution erupted, and she had a passionate night with the protagonist.
The protagonist thus gained a great benefit.
But it was precisely because of this outburst that Wu Shaogan came looking for him the very next day.
At that time, the protagonist was no match for Wu Shaogan. Wu Shaogan easily suppressed the protagonist and, right in front of him, directly dug out Mu Ling'er's heart.
Mu Ling'er breathed her last before bidding farewell to the protagonist.
The protagonist went from the happiest moment to hell in an instant. He vowed to avenge Mu Ling'er and kill Wu Shaogan to make him pay for his crime in blood!
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However, the protagonist soon regained his memories.
When he had amnesia, he could see Wu Shaogan as a mortal enemy, and Mu Ling'er was his only love; he would definitely fight to the death for her. But after regaining his memory, he remembered that he had several other women before, and he couldn't let them down!
The awkward thing is that Wu Shaogan is not only his uncle, but also someone he has a past relationship with, and who even saved his life.
Even more awkwardly, when the protagonist, overwhelmed by chaotic emotions, goes to search for Mu Ling'er's past to console his longing, he discovers that the reason Mu Ling'er's clan has not returned is because the entire clan was wiped out.
The reason the entire clan was wiped out was because the clansmen went astray, using many secret methods to kill countless people and forcibly cultivate Mu Ling'er's heart as cold and exquisite as the moon.
The reason Mu Ling'er was raised this way is because her family wanted to raise her to maturity so that the entire clan would first use her for sustenance, and then dig out her heart to help their ancestor break through to the next level.
Mu Ling'er was quite lucky; only a very few people knew her exact location, and all of them were dead, so the secret remained. This is why she wasn't found by other potential predators.
The protagonist is very confused.
Then, he was even more at a loss.
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This part of the plot mainly describes the protagonist's lifelong regrets, unresolved grievances, unforgettable beauty, and complex, conflicting emotions...
But what Ji Boping saw was that he shouldn't try to build a good relationship with Wu Shaogan while he was still in a minor position.
Didn't the protagonist develop feelings for Wu Shaogan when he was still a nobody?
What can friendship possibly prevent Wu Shao from doing?
cannot.
Up until the part that Ji Boping saw, Wu Shaogan was still alive and kicking, causing trouble everywhere. He would appear from time to time, sometimes helping the protagonist, and sometimes killing the people around the protagonist.
Yes, where there is yin, there is yang.
Mu Ling'er's Cold Moon Exquisite Heart is of the Yin attribute, and the Crimson Sun Seven Treasures Blood that can balance this heart comes from the heart of one of the protagonist's good brothers...
Wu Shaogan also dug out the heart, squeezed out all the blood and sweat inside, and then left.
When the protagonist arrived, he caught the shriveled heart that Wu Shaogan threw at him.
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When Ji Boping was sorting out the plot, he discovered that Wu Shaogan was very likely to survive until the very end.
Given Wu Shaogan's demonstrated abilities, if he hadn't gone so far as to kill the close relatives of a top-tier expert, that expert wouldn't have pursued him relentlessly, risking a huge price to kill him.
Because Wu Shaogan never really hurt the protagonist and had saved his life many times, the protagonist, being a man of great loyalty and righteousness, would probably find it difficult to harm Wu Shaogan, no matter how much he hated Wu Shaogan for killing the people around him.
If even the main character isn't going to kill him, who can possibly take down someone like Wu Shaogan?
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Therefore, Ji Boping absolutely dared not offend Wu Shaogan, and even wanted to avoid Wu Shaogan completely.
Ideally, Wu Shaogan would not notice him, would not see him at all, and would have no impression of him whatsoever.
While Wu Shaogan was enjoying great success, Ji Boping was simultaneously securing resources for the lead role and mingling in the crowd to track down Wu Shaogan.
He was extremely careful, trying his best to minimize his presence.
Many people flocked to idolize that prodigy, and he followed suit, memorizing Wu Shaogan's face.
From now on, if there is even the slightest chance of encountering Wu Shaogan, Ji Boping will definitely turn around and run away!
But Ji Boping never expected that he would encounter Wu Shaogan while being chased.
Moreover, Wu Shaogan clearly had murderous intent towards him; he almost killed him just now!
Ji Boping couldn't help but be afraid; he was so scared that he got goosebumps all over!
In that instant, while Ji Boping was still in shock, he instinctively used the technique he had painstakingly mastered.
The blood sacrifice method requires sacrificing at least half of one's own flesh and blood to barely maintain life and escape at more than twenty times the current speed!
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Ji Boping reacted too quickly. The moment he saw Wu Shaogan, his body exploded and was enveloped in a thick mist of blood.
The next instant, he appeared hundreds of miles away.
Wu Shaogan's expression was slightly cold.
Zhong Cai emerged from the woods, released the Azure Sky Puppet, and ordered, "Go, capture it."
The Azure Sky Puppet rushed out at top speed, even faster than the person who had just escaped.
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Zhong Cai looked at Wu Shaogan with a strange expression: "Old Wu, do you know this person? Why does he seem to be terrified of you?"
Wu Shaogan was also puzzled: "I've never seen it before."
If he had actually met him, even if it was just a brief encounter, Wu Shaogan would have some impression of him.
But I really have no recollection of it.
The cultivator had excellent eyesight; although Zhong Cai had been hiding, he had seen the man's reaction from afar.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but say, "He even tried to cover his face—if he were your enemy, it would be normal for him to have this instinctive reaction, but he's not. What is he doing?"
At this moment, Xiang Lin also arrived and bowed to the two of them.
Wu Shaogan drew his bow just now because he sensed his bodyguards approaching. The one being chased by the bodyguards was naturally the furtive person. He had carefully considered the force of his shot; even if he hit the person, they wouldn't die immediately, and he could still be interrogated.
Wu Shaogan and Zhong Cai looked at each other, completely baffled.
Zhong Cai's lips twitched slightly: "Could it be that this guy came for you?"
Wu Shaogan frowned and said, "If it's about me, why are you so concerned about Xihu?"
Zhong Cai thought that made sense too.
Even he had just reunited with his maternal grandfather, while Lao Wu had no connection with Xi Hu at all before. Given Lao Wu's background, there was no need for him to study Xi Hu, let alone study him so meticulously.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but glance at Wu Shaogan and ask, "Old Wu, is it because you were too ruthless in the past that that guy encountered you, and that's why he's so afraid of you?"
A vein bulged on Wu Shaogan's forehead.
"Do you think that if I shot him with an arrow, his injury would be more serious than the amount of flesh and blood he lost?"
Zhong Cai remained silent.
Indeed, he had just glanced at it; the guy was so desperate to escape that his internal organs were almost exposed.
The two looked at each other, neither able to understand.
That's outrageous.
What was that person thinking?
Zhong Cai shook her head and said, "Let's go sit by the pool for a while. Xiang Lin has worked hard, so let's go get something to eat."
Xiang Lin naturally thanked him.
Wu Shaogan put away his bow and arrows and walked over with Zhong Cai.
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Beside the pool.
Xiang Lin quickly reported on his pursuit.
Zhong Cai was somewhat taken aback: "You prepared so many speed-traveling talismans, you're really being careful."
Wu Shaogan understood: "I will draw some later and save some that are of better quality than those."
Zhong Cai laughed: "Then it's all up to you!"
Wu Shaogan said, "Don't worry."
The two chatted for a few minutes.
Before long, the Azure Sky Puppet returned.
In its hand, it was holding a clump of indistinct flesh and blood.
Zhong Cai: "..."
Wu Shaogan: "..."
—In order to escape, he's almost unrecognizable! Is it really necessary?
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The "person" lying on the ground was barely breathing.
At first glance, his bones were completely exposed, covered only by a thin layer of flesh. And inside his body cavity, his internal organs were also clearly visible.
The man's face resembled a half-skull.
It's impossible to tell what he looks like anymore.
When he first fled, he hadn't lost this much flesh and blood. He must have sacrificed flesh and blood while fleeing, which is why he became so horribly injured... And he didn't forget to completely disfigure his face.
Zhong Cai took a deep breath, hesitatingly thinking of saying, "Why don't we just give him a quick death?" but in the end, she didn't say it.
This man's reaction is really strange. Not only did he have a premeditated plot against Xihu, but he was also so afraid of his buddy. If he dies like this, it will be a real mystery.
Zhong Cai looked at the mass of flesh and blood, and hesitated to ask the question.
However, if we don't ask now, this guy might be gone...
Wu Shaogan understood Zhong Cai's feelings and took out a small bottle.
This contains the Hundred-Year-Old Spirit Milk.
Wu Shaogan took out a few drops and placed them on the lump of flesh.
Visibly, the heart was beating faster inside the chest cavity, and there was a longer, more drawn-out breathing under the nose.
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Ji Boping barely opened his eyes and saw Wu Shaogan again.
...but he was caught anyway.
He saw Xiang Lin standing guard around Wu Shaogan and recognized him as the person who had been following him.
...It turns out that it was Wu Shaogan who wanted to arrest him.
Ji Boping was in pain all over his body, and a deep bitterness welled up in his heart.
He was so careful, so why did he still fall into Wu Shaogan's hands?
Then, Ji Boping heard a clear, youthful voice.
"Hey! Why are you investigating my grandfather? And why are you so afraid of Old Wu?"
Before Ji Boping's eyes appeared another handsome face full of doubt; it was a young man.
Who... is this?
What did he call Wu Shaogan? Did he call him Old Wu?
Ji Boping then saw the boy casually place his hand on Wu Shaogan's shoulder, and Wu Shaogan not only did not reject it, but also showed a protective attitude towards him.
His pupils dilated violently.
No! Impossible!
There has never been anyone like this around Wu Shaogan before!
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As mentioned in the original book, after Wu Shaogan was deposed, the Wu family forced the Zhong family to marry their eldest daughter to them, bringing with her the Soul-Stabilizing Fruit that could cure Wu Shaogan.
The Zhong family had no choice but to comply. It seems there was some controversy in the process, with the eldest son supposedly being sent instead of the eldest daughter. The eldest son was reportedly dissatisfied with something, causing a huge uproar in the city, with countless people gossiping about it...
Then the Wu family became dissatisfied, and the legitimate son was replaced with the legitimate daughter, creating a huge joke... Neither the legitimate son nor the legitimate daughter ever had a proper wedding ceremony, nor were they even listed in the family genealogy...
Later, Wu Shaogan took the Soul-Stabilizing Fruit, but it was useless. He could only endure it on his own, and because of his disappointment, he became bedridden and unable to move for a long time.
When his guards learned of this, they sent the legitimate daughter who had married into the family to the head of the Wu family.
The head of the Wu family was furious. His eldest daughter was imprisoned in the Wu family, and the Zhong family was also severely suppressed by the Wu family on several pretexts, resulting in a significant decline in the power of the entire family.
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Ji Boping tried hard to recall.
Could this young man be the legitimate son who was married off, and there was no story of him being replaced by a legitimate daughter? He didn't cause trouble and was willing, which is why Wu Shaogan was able to keep his composure?
It's quite possible, but it doesn't align with development...
Is this boy also a time traveler, like him?
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Zhong Cai watched as the guy, who had just regained his breathing, moved slowly with his eyes seemingly lost in thought, and his breathing became increasingly erratic.
"...What are you thinking? Is it so hard to put into words?"
Wu Shaogan was somewhat dissatisfied with this mass of flesh and blood, and a murderous intent slowly crept into his eyes.
To their surprise, the man's aura became increasingly erratic, and he stared intently at Zhong Cai with a terrifying gaze.
A hint of ferocity flashed in Wu Shaogan's eyes.
Zhong Cai was also puzzled. Why was he looking at him like that? Had he suddenly become an enemy?
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Ji Boping was unwilling to accept this.
On what grounds?
Why is it that this person, who also transmigrated into the book, can have a good relationship with Wu Shaogan?
Yes, yes, he makes his living by selling his body!
She's just a prostitute, shameless and despicable...
However, he was captured by Wu Shaogan and will soon die at his hands.
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Ji Boping laughed hoarsely, his voice carrying the sound of wind, full of mockery and resentment.
"Wu Shaogan, do you really think anyone is sincere towards you?"
"...He's like me...both of us transmigrated into the book..."
Ji Boping was so excited that he coughed violently.
"He knew the plot too... but even without warning you, you were still ruined..."
"It's all to get closer to you..."
Ji Boping's voice even sounded somewhat shrill.
"How could anyone not be afraid of someone like you?"
"He just wants to curry favor with someone powerful!"
"Hahaha--"
At this point, Ji Boping's voice abruptly stopped.
He took his own life.
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Ji Boping didn't realize that while he was speaking wildly, Zhong Cai didn't stop him at all, but instead let him talk.
Even when Wu Shaogan tried to lay a hand on him, Zhong Cai grabbed his hand and stopped him.
In his last remaining consciousness, Ji Boping vaguely heard a complaining voice.
"Why didn't you finish what you were saying..."
Ji Boping vaguely understood something; it seemed he could do something to survive, but it was too late.
He killed himself.
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In fact, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan were deeply moved.
Who would have thought that a simple arrest of a person with ill intentions would lead to such a bizarre conversation?
Wu Shaogan didn't fully understand what Ji Boping was saying, but he scoffed at the provocative intent in his words.
He grew up with Zhong Cai. Doesn't he know better than a mere outsider what kind of person Zhong Cai is?
As for the idea of "letting him be deposed and then getting close to him by marrying into the family," that's just too foolish.
Telling him in advance so he can be prepared, even if he still can't avoid being crippled, will make him remember this friendship more. Isn't that better than marrying him with a Soul-Stabilizing Fruit? The Soul-Stabilizing Fruit can't restore his aptitude anyway!
Besides, this was the Wu family forcing the Zhong family. At most, he would feel a little pity for the woman who married into the family and would live peacefully with her.
But it would be ridiculous if the other party felt that they had done him a favor because of this.
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Wu Shaogan knew perfectly well that if A Cai had really known he would be crippled, she would have definitely warned him. Over the years, whenever A Cai didn't have much, she would try her best to give him the best, and after she came to his side, she made all sorts of sacrifices for him.
How could he not distinguish between genuine and feigned feelings? If someone cannot distinguish them, then they are surely deceiving themselves and doing it on purpose.
Wu Shaogan quickly grabbed Zhong Cai's hand, patted him gently, and comforted him.
He thought, "Ah Cai must be very angry right now. I need to calm her down before we can discuss anything else."
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And that was indeed the case; Zhong Cai was truly furious.
This guy already knew Old Wu would be crippled, didn't he? He had time to secretly inquire about the hunting party, so why couldn't he pass on the information discreetly? Did he think Old Wu wouldn't pay him?
Okay, even if this guy is somehow afraid of Old Wu and doesn't want to take any risks... he can understand...
But he was still furious!
How painful it must be for an innate treasure to be destroyed! Old Wu struggled for who knows how long, in such despair, and then he was humiliated like that.
Zhong Caiming knew that the man on the ground had no obligation to deliver the message, yet he still felt no sense of "fellow villager" affection for him.
However, this guy didn't show him any kinship.
Didn't you see he deliberately tried to trick him into committing suicide? Wasn't he just trying to kill himself too?
Unfortunately, this guy has no idea what his relationship with Lao Wu is all about.
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Not to mention Wu Shaogan, even Xiang Lin, who was standing nearby, didn't believe Ji Boping's words at all.
He didn't quite understand the plot or the transmigration story, but he could understand that the other person meant: Young Master Cai deliberately approached his master, knowing all along that his master had been harmed but keeping quiet.
Xiang Lin thought: That's so stupid.
So many people are close to the young master, yet he only acknowledges Cai Gongzi. The young master isn't blind; how could he not tell whether Cai Gongzi is sincere or not?
Cai Gongzi and Gongzi were sworn brothers. Given the circumstances at the time, the better Gongzi fared, the better Cai Gongzi would also be.
Is it a brain disease? Does the young master use the crippled young master to enhance their relationship?
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After being comforted by Wu Shaogan for a while, Zhong Cai took a few fierce breaths to calm herself down.
Wu Shaogan waved Xiang Lin away, telling him to keep an eye on the surroundings and not let anyone else come over.
Xiang Lin accepted the order and left.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly and patted Zhong Cai on the back.
"Ah Cai, calm down, calm down. I've actually turned misfortune into blessing. There's no need to pay attention to such ignorant people."
Zhong Cai sat down in front of the rock, feeling sullen, and casually pulled Wu Shaogan along.
Wu Shaogan sat beside him, looking at him with concern.
Then, Zhong Cai directed the puppets to search for the corpse, and whispered to Wu Shaogan, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that there was no need to say it before."
Wu Shaogan's eyes softened as he listened to Zhong Cai continue.
Zhong Cai confessed, "I did have a past life, which was a completely different world. No one could cultivate there, and many of the concepts were different from this world. After I died in my past life, I was born in this world. I thought I had directly transmigrated to another world, but who knew it was just a storybook."
At this point, Zhong Cai pursed her lips again.
"However, I don't think this world is just a simple storybook. Maybe the author of the storybook is an entity we can't touch, or maybe the author dreamed about this world? We don't know, and there's no need to think about it too much."
Wu Shaogan's expression was somewhat unpleasant: "In your past life..."
Zhong Cai glanced at him: "It's nothing, just a heart problem, that's why I didn't live past twenty. I had similar problems in this life, but they're cured now." He joked, "Speaking of which, I'm much older than you, so you have to call me 'brother'."
Wu Shaogan said irritably, "How can this be considered a past life? In this life, you should call me elder brother."
Zhong Cai rolled her eyes at him, thus changing the subject.
At this moment, the puppet thoroughly searched Ji Boping's body and found all the mustard seed bags.
Zhong Cai: "Wow, three! One blue and two green, like a cunning rabbit with three burrows!"
As he spoke, he handed the blue one to Wu Shaogan.
The two men were quick and swift, emptying the contents of the mustard seed bag and piling it in front of them.
There are all kinds of resources, but mainly talismans, pills and mystical artifacts, as well as some rare medicines, rare and precious materials that are almost used up, a few mystical pearls, and seventy or eighty thousand gold coins.
The higher-end items are a few level-two mystical artifacts, but there are no defensive ones left, probably because they've all been used up.
For the two of them, Ji Boping was not wealthy, but compared to other cultivators in the Heavenly Guidance Realm, he was indeed quite wealthy.
Moreover, this was all he had left over after spending a lot of money to gather information and using a lot of it to escape.
Zhong Cai carefully selected and divided the resources.
Many of these items are useless to them, or are of low quality; they can be given to the servants later.
Wu Shaogan picked up several booklets.
There are cultivation techniques of levels one to three, and also a book with a blank cover.
Zhong Cai's gaze fell on the book, and she suggested, "Open it and take a look."
Wu Shaogan did as instructed.
The booklet was full of blank pages.
Zhong Cai was a little skeptical: "That guy kept it carefully, it couldn't have been blank, he must have hidden it with something."
After a moment's thought, Wu Shaogan took out a talisman, pasted it on the surface of the book, and activated the talisman.
Zhong Cai: "What is this?"
Wu Shaogan replied, "It was drawn after these days of research; it's a level one illusion-breaking talisman."
As the two continued their conversation, dense writing appeared on the pages of the booklet.
It was obvious that this booklet was covered by an illusion, and due to Ji Boping's limited strength, the protection he could provide was only level one.
That's why it was easily broken.
Zhong Cai: "Sure enough, that guy is very cunning."
The two of them leaned their heads together and flipped through the pages.
Wu Shaogan was a little surprised: "These words..."
Zhong Cai glanced at it and said with a smile, "Half of the characters you don't recognize must be characters from my past life."
Wu Shaogan: "It seems there are multiple types."
Zhong Cai nodded and said, "In my previous life, I lived in more than one country. Here, here, and here, I used different countries' names."
Wu Shaogan: "It seems this thing is very important."
Zhong Cai thought so too.
Including the language of this world, the contents of the booklet are written in four languages. In addition to his mother tongue from his previous life, there are two other relatively familiar minority languages, but most people would not understand them at the same time.
Clearly, Ji Boping was not only wary of the people in this world, but also of other transmigrators.
Zhong Cai was in poor health in her previous life, so she studied at home and had different teachers come to her house, which is why she was able to learn a wide range of subjects.
Even so, he had forgotten most of it and could only barely recognize some of it.
Zhong Cai said, "It should be the plot of this world that he knows. Old Wu, look here."
Wu Shaogan followed Zhong Cai's finger and looked at it from beginning to end.
"There is a hollow in the mountain valley of Xiaolushan, where a mustard seed bag of a certain Palace-Opening Realm cultivator is hidden. After bewitching the second-tier savage serpent in the pit with the Heart-Losing Flower, cut off its head and wait for an hour. Once the savage serpent dies, you can retrieve the resources. The mustard seed bag contains two Mystic Pearls, some low-level resources, and a Heart-Protecting Pill prepared for his beloved son."
Zhong Cai tapped her finger on the words "mountain valley", "heart-lost flower", "second tier", "beheading", and "one hour".
They are all written in different languages.
Zhong Cai said, "He changes it every time it's at a crucial moment. Even if cultivators in this world discover this thing, it's very difficult for them to understand what it's saying."
Moreover, the hidden key points in this chapter are different from those in the next chapter. Even other transmigrators, if their memories are slightly hazy, can easily be misled by the information.
Wu Shaogan said, "Those marked with a pen should have already been taken by him."
Zhong Cai nodded: "Since it's a storybook, there will be a central character. But he didn't mention who it was, only referring to it as 'protagonist,' and only recorded where the protagonist obtained what resources. There's almost no other more specific 'plot.' He also used pronouns for everyone except the 'protagonist.'"
So when the two of them look through this booklet now, they can only learn about some resources, but they still don't know the details.
But what use is this booklet to the two of them?
The resources listed above are at most level seven.
With Zhong Cai's altar in place, drawing out level eight or nine altars in the future will be no problem. There is no need to work diligently according to this booklet.
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Zhong Cai flipped through the pages, quite disappointed.
"Old Wu, I can't tell which one is you at all."
"He seems so afraid of you, you're not a villain, are you? But these villains... none of them look like you."
Wu Shaogan chuckled: "Perhaps he's so afraid that he dares not record my story?"
Zhong Cai glanced at him and said, "Stop being so narcissistic."
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The two studied it carefully for a long time.
What Zhong Cai was most concerned about was what kind of person Wu Shaogan was in the story, what he would encounter in the future, whether he had also regained his talent, and what he had used to regain it.
Unfortunately, nothing was gained.
Zhong Cai handed the booklet to Wu Shaogan, saying, "Keep this. If we happen to be in the vicinity in the future, we can try our luck and maybe even run into someone from the story."
Wu Shaogan put it away.
Zhong Cai sighed: "This world already has someone like me who was reincarnated, and there was that person who came halfway through. I wonder if there will be other transmigrators... If those people don't know the plot like me, that's fine, but if they do know, you'll become someone in the open. Isn't that very dangerous?"
Wu Shaogan was also somewhat worried: "The one who just died was very afraid of me. I think that even if there's a plot, most of them wouldn't dare to mess with me. But the fact that he can recognize you is very disadvantageous for you."
Zhong Cai said with some worry, "Don't think too highly of those people. The one who just died was quite cautious; maybe he's afraid of you precisely because he has some brains. But if it's those brainless, self-righteous ones, then it'll be a real problem."
Wu Shaogan frowned: "Judging from the reaction of the person who just died, you didn't have much screen time in the story, or perhaps you weren't even in the story? Or perhaps, although you were there, it wasn't the current you? Could we try to cover this up a bit..."
The two looked at each other, both worried about the other.
Zhong Cai said, "I fought my way out of the world when I was born, so I shouldn't exist in the story. The Zhong family will definitely change to a son getting married. You weren't the main character to begin with, so the story probably won't write your husband's name. Just know that you're a member of the Zhong family. It's easy for me to hide. The fact that he recognized me is probably because we're too close..."
Wu Shaogan also said, "Those who aren't very bright are actually harder to hide, and they're easily discovered and interrogated by those around them. Besides, I'm not the main character, and those who know the plot will mostly be focused on the main character..."
At this point, the two gave each other a hug in tacit agreement.
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Their lives were getting better and better, and the future looked bright; all they had to do was follow the routine. But in just a short while, the world changed completely.
But we were lucky enough to find out about these things early on.
Otherwise, wouldn't we be completely unprepared?
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