Chapter 89: The Immortal Arrives (Additional Chapter at 10 o'clock)

  Xiao Ziyang fell into silent contemplation.

  Since the Wen family treasure house has such a precious book, it can be confirmed that the Wen family is connected to the Xianxia world. However, if the Wen family is indeed connected to the Xianxia world, why would they be disturbed by a red-robed guest?

  There are two possibilities, one is that the Wen family had dealings with the cultivation world in the past, but this connection has been severed now; or the Wen family currently has connections with the cultivation world, but inviting a cultivator would come at too great a cost, or the opportunity to invite a cultivator is limited, and the Wen family is unwilling to spend such a price for just one woman, or waste such a rare opportunity.

  If it's the first possibility, then it's easy to say. But if it's the second one, have I brought enough sense of crisis to the Wen family, so that they would spend a huge cost or use precious opportunities to invite a cultivator?

  Xiao Ziyang thought about it and got a definite answer. He would have to ask for 800,000 taels of silver, which would be enough to severely injure Wen's family.

  More crucially, Wen Jiaen has already made an enemy of himself by avenging a personal vendetta, so in the eyes of the Wen family, these 800,000 taels of silver may only be just the beginning. If that's the case, then the calamity that will bring about their downfall is imminent.

  If the Wen family could really invite a dynamic immortal to take action, why would they still be scrambling for silver everywhere? The 300,000 taels of silver in the wooden box that the Wen father and son had just sent into the treasury should have been used to pay their own.

  There are two possibilities. The Wen family cannot be certain whether the immortal will come or not, or whether the immortal can arrive within five days, so the Wen family plans to first hand over the silver to themselves and wait for the immortal to arrive, at which point they can naturally kill them and take back the money.

  If that's the case, isn't Wenjia afraid of taking the silver and really leaving? This would undoubtedly make the cultivator run in vain and also make Wenjia pay a price for nothing.

  At this point, Xiao Ziyang shifted his gaze to the box that Wen's father and son had just brought in. Ah! The jade pendant! That jade pendant should be a magical artifact, an artifact that no matter where it fell, could be found by cultivators!

  The plan of the Wen family was gradually becoming clear in Xiao Ziyang's mind at this time.

  They must be planning to exchange this jade pendant, which they consider a treasure, for a part of the silver; if I take it myself, no matter where I run, I will be found by the cultivators invited by the Wen family!

  Does this "Wu Xing Dao Shu Chu Jie" also have tracking magic?

  Firstly, the Wen family did not have the ability to predict that this book would be stolen. Secondly, the Wen family could not easily ask a cultivator to do things for them. Moreover, there was no such fluctuation on this book that made Xiao Ziyang familiar, so it is likely that this book does not have a tracking spell.

  Xiao Ziyang opened his eyes, glanced at the Taoist scripture in his hand, and muttered to himself: "Eight out of ten chances, worth taking the risk!" After that, he put the book into his bosom without hesitation.

  Then, Xiao Ziyang opened two more boxes. In one of the boxes was a small bronze mirror that fit in his hand. On the back of the mirror was a circular protrusion with intricate patterns engraved on it. When he held the mirror in his hand, the protrusion rested against his palm.

  Under the copper mirror, a thin booklet was also pressed. Xiao Ziyang flipped through the booklet and let out a long sigh. This copper mirror turned out to be a magical artifact as well!

  This artifact is called Chuan Cheng Bao Jian, which is a tool for detecting whether an ordinary person has the spiritual root of cultivating immortality.

  And another box contained about twenty strange stones, all the size of a pigeon egg, in an irregular round shape. The surface of the stone was relatively rough, but there were faintly visible fluorescent flows of various colors; the fluorescence of these stones was divided into five colors: light gold, emerald green, deep blue, fire red, and earth yellow.

  These stones are exactly spirit stones, which have a great effect on cultivators and are almost the universal currency for transactions among cultivators.

  Xiao Ziyang took out the silk fabrics wrapped around the jade instruments from other boxes, tore them into three pieces, and separately wrapped the inherited treasure mirror, Ling Stone, "Five Elements Dao Technique Initial Explanation", and "Western Mountain Collection" in them. He then put them into the box containing the Purple Gold Treasure, used a cloth bag that had been prepared long ago to carry the box on his back, and left the secret room.

  Xiao Ziyang flew onto the second floor of the warehouse, lightly pried up the iron railing on the roof and created a large hole. He then gently pulled out the tiles and in no time, Xiao Ziyang was standing on the rooftop.

  Xiao Ziyang, who was climbing onto the rooftop, was startled by a flash of light in the corner of his eye and almost fell off!

  This streak of light is exactly the same as the treasure light that Xiao Ziyang saw when the Qingyangmen Taoist came in a flying boat on Mount Shangling, only with a slightly different color.

  Xiao Ziyang took a deep breath and shot out like an arrow, he didn't dare to fly over the rooftops or treetops, but instead flew rapidly in the opposite direction of that stream of light, hiding in the shadows of the houses or among the tree crowns.

  Out of the Wenfu, Xiao Ziyang ran along the shadow of the house, made a big circle and returned to the inn. He covered the sack with a quilt and immediately left the inn, coming to a place about 40 or 50 zhang away from the inn, where he hid under the eaves of a house.

  He quickly changed his appearance and posture, operating the Introspection Technique motionlessly.

  Let's not mention Xiao Ziyang's extreme caution for now.

  In the mansion, the main hall of the master's house was brightly lit, and the clerk paced back and forth in the outer hall, his eyes frequently looking towards the gate, seemingly very anxious.

  On both sides of the hall sat four people, one of whom was Wen San Gongzi; there were three others, one of whom was old and white-haired; the other two were slightly younger than Wen Yuanwai and looked somewhat similar to him, also dressed as a country gentleman.

  The old man with white hair is the uncle of Wen Yuanbo, and the other two are Wen Yuanbo's younger brothers.

  These three people are all core figures of the Wen family, and they also frequently looked towards the gate, as if they were all waiting for someone.

  Suddenly, the five people were shocked at the same time. In the great hall, it was unknown when, but suddenly there was one more person. This person wore a Taoist outfit, with a white jade crown on his head, a bright yellow Taoist robe on his body, and a dustpan in his hand. He looked about thirty years old, with a face as white as jade, extremely handsome and elegant.

  Wen Yuanwai saw this person, and with a "pu" sound, he knelt down on the ground. "I have seen Master Yu Zhen, I beg Master to save my family." The other four people saw Wen Yuanwai like this, still not knowing who the visitor was, and they all knelt down.

  The white-robed Taoist priest waved his hand slightly and said, "Lord Wen, there's no need for excessive courtesy. What calamity has befallen your household? Tell me about it. And why didn't you wear the protective jade pendant I gave you? It caused me a lot of trouble to find you."

  The official respectfully invited the Taoist priest to take his seat, and then said with respect: "The protective jade pendant given by the immortal master is not dared to be worn on my body, but placed in the shrine every day for worship; however, the jade pendant is not in the shrine now... Alas! It's a long story, and it's also because I was blinded by greed. Next, the official told the Taoist priest the whole story from beginning to end, without daring to tell half a lie.