Chapter Fifty-Four: The Choice of the Wise

  This is the manifestation of good luck.

  Wu Youfu, although he had practiced martial arts since childhood and could wield a hundred-pound axe with ease, found that even such an axe was useless against monsters.

  Just when everyone thought that the group of people in Wuliuzhuang would be buried in the belly of a monster, something strange happened.

  What is called a transformation, is that when he thought he was going to die, he once again felt the cloth in his arms emit a warm flow, perhaps because it sensed his danger, this time the energy flowing from the broken cloth into his body was different from before. His palms began to heat up as the warmth flowed through his body, and subconsciously opening his palms, a ray of light shot out from his palm, directly nailing the demon's Mudra Palace, pinning it down.

  What happened next was simple, just like what the two young men did to Kong Zhuo today. Some strong men in the village, holding knives and swords, chopped that monster into minced meat. From then on, Wu Youfu became famous and became a legendary figure in Lingming County and even the entire Shangyang Prefecture.

  Since then, this broken cloth seemed to have undergone some changes. He could almost feel the fluctuations of the warm current every day, and as time passed, although he had not practiced, it also allowed him to grasp a little trick to control this broken gray.

  Being able to freely control a small amount of warm current and emit a faint glow from one's palm is enough.

  With this skill, he had eliminated several monsters that came to make trouble in Shangyang County. For a time, everyone nearby knew that the master of Wuliuzhuang in Lingming County, Shangyang County, was a martial artist who could subdue demons and catch ghosts. This time, he rode his horse in a hurry, and it was because someone asked him to catch a demon.

  Kong Zhen was so moved by these words that he couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time, and asked, "Hasn't anyone suspected you all this time?"

  "Doubt, what is doubt?"

  "I suspect you don't have any magical powers!"

  Wu Youfu listened and smiled bitterly, "Yes, how could there not be? At the beginning, my Wuyi Villa almost became a den of thieves. Everyone said I had a treasure to protect myself, and it was a big deal every day!"

  Kong Zhan listened and burst out laughing. Among these thieves, there might still be quite a few cultivators, right? After all, for cultivators, magical artifacts are no less important than their second life.

  I'm afraid these people are just like me, entering the treasure mountain but not recognizing the treasure. Who would have thought that a piece of tattered and stained cloth is actually a treasure?

  "You're always carrying this thing around with you?"

  "Not!" Wu Youfu's face showed a hint of complacency, and I threw him into the broken basin behind the door. Apart from this piece of cloth, there were several other tattered cloths.

  Kong Zuo listened and couldn't help but laugh too.

  "What's with that divine mirror?"

  "That's just a cover for cheating!" Wu Youfu now has some idea of "knowing what to say and when", "The mirror was also left by my mother!"

  Kong Zhan listened, the smile on his face became even more bitter, but in his heart he couldn't help but secretly admire Wu Youfu's cleverness. Whoever saw him take out a copper mirror wrapped in cloth from his bosom would naturally focus on the mirror, who would think that the tattered cloth wrapping the mirror was the problem?

  And when his attention was attracted by this copper mirror, he naturally couldn't escape the faint light emanating from the fabric.

  If it wasn't his own today, if it was someone else, they might have already been in trouble.

  Thinking of this, Kong Zhuang's face slowly began to turn cold, "It seems that you have used this move to kill many people!"

  Wu Youfu was naturally a man who knew how to read people's expressions, and seeing Kong Zhuan's face change, he hastily said, "No no no, I only killed monsters!"

  "Is it?" Kong Zhan sneered and glanced at him with a chill in his eyes, emitting an icy aura from his body.

  Wu Youfu suddenly felt a jolt, and with a "whoosh", he knelt down again. "Immortal, spare my life! I only killed a few monsters, the others were trying to kill me, that's why I fought back...!"

  Kong Zhan stood still, his cold and stern aura unchanged, only watching Wu Youfu continuously kowtowing to him, listening to his string of pleading words, yet unmoved. He stood there quietly, listening until Wu Youfu said, "This treasure placed beside a humble person like me will only bring disaster and trouble... Immortal Sir... I am unworthy... willing to offer this treasure to the immortal as atonement for past sins!!"

  This was what Kong Zhuo wanted to hear the most. How could a renowned family like Luo Fu do such a thing? Although this treasure is good, it must be willingly given by him. Now that he heard that he was willing to give the item to himself, a smile finally appeared on his face, and the cold aura also dissipated.

  "Hmm, although I don't covet this treasure of yours, you are after all a mortal. Keeping it by your side will only bring calamity and trouble upon yourself!" As he said this, he paused for a moment. Wu Youfu heard Kong Zhuan's words and although his eyes showed a pained gaze, he also clearly let out a sigh of relief, kneeling on the ground without daring to make a sound.

  "But——!"

  Kong Zhuo's "however" made Wu Youfu's heart tighten, but then he heard Kong Zhuo say, "However, I also can't just take your things for free. That axe of yours looks heavy; have you practiced martial arts before?"

  "The little man has been practicing martial arts since childhood and has learned some farm-style moves!"

  "It's indeed a rare treasure!" Kong Zhan said, "Alright, I'll help you and wash your bones and marrow. Then, I'll teach you a method to regulate your breath and nourish your energy. Although this method can't make you immortal, it can prolong your lifespan. If you persist in practicing it, at the very least, you'll be able to add another hundred years to your life. Let's consider it an exchange for that unknown treasure of yours. Are you willing?"

  "Alright, alright, I agree!" Wu Youfu hastily said. He had originally thought that being able to save his life would be good enough, but unexpectedly he could also gain benefits. Thinking about it, although he lost that tattered cloth, for him, the cloth was only useful for pretending to be a deity and deceiving ordinary people, and couldn't bring out its full effect. Moreover, it might even bring trouble to himself. Although it was a good deal, it wasn't very satisfying. However, this hundred-year lifespan was greatly different. For him, it was like a pie falling from the sky, a huge stroke of luck. He was originally an intelligent and practical person, but that hint of reluctance earlier had also dissipated with this news. Overjoyed, he only knew to knock his head in gratitude.

  "You'd better not say another word!" Kong Zuo said, "However, I have a warning to give you first. Today's events, you absolutely cannot speak of them. If even one word leaks out, don't even mention living for a hundred years, you won't live for even one day, do you understand?"

  The last three words moved Kong Zhuo's true yuan, and the thunder-like reflection entered his mind. Wu Youfu was shocked and repeatedly nodded in agreement, still feeling a lingering fear.

  "All right, let's get started then!" Kong Zhan said, his hand already pressing down on Wu Youfu's head.

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  Working overtime today, extremely unhappy