"Young man, I have a favor to ask of you," the old man spoke slowly, "Please make sure you agree."
Unable to speak, Gao Fei could only listen quietly.
"In my youth, I was carefree and irresponsible, accumulating a host of romantic debts. I cared little for the other won, but there was one I still can't forget," the old man said softly.
Sothing to do with a woman? Gao Fei's interest was slightly piqued.
"Her na was Shangguan Bing, the Holy Maiden of the ethereal palace. We had fallen in love and even had a child... I am naturally unrestrained and didn't like being tied down. After living at the palace for a few years, I grew tired of it and left without a word, leaving behind only a letter. I planned to roam for a few years and then return to Shangguan Bing...
But then one thing led to another, and I never found the ti to go back to her... Later, I reached the stage of Tribulation Crossing Period Great Perfection and couldn't wait to undergo the tribulation... The mont lightning struck dead, all I could think about was Shangguan Bing... That's when I realized how important she was to ..."
Gao Fei muttered in his heart, Now you regret it? What were you doing before?
"I am such a bastard," the old man cursed himself, "I had such a wonderful woman and neglected her for reckless escapades, leading to a vanished existence. How I regret it! If I could do it over again, I'd give up pursuing Longevity just to be with Shangguan Bing."
It's too late for regrets now! Gao Fei sighed inwardly, not valuing what he had until it was gone, then feeling remorse. Too late.
"So many years have passed, and Shangguan Bing is surely no longer alive, but her descendants... my descendants should still be out there. I want to ask you to look for them, and when you do, tell them for that I regret it deeply, that it tornts my soul.
If there's an afterlife, I will surely make it up to them twofold." The old man's voice was filled with sorrow, "Don't worry, I won't let you help for nothing. I will reward you."
Finally, he said sothing I actually want to hear! Gao Fei thought to himself.
"Just bring them my ssage, and I'll give you a Life-saving Talisman," the old man said.
Gao Fei was taken aback. What is a Life-saving Talisman? He had never heard of it. Could the old man be trying to deceive him with so random trinket?
"The Life-saving Talisman is an ancient talisman with miraculous effects," the old man explained. "It can grant you an extra life."
An extra life? Is that even possible?
"In my era, a Life-saving Talisman was known as a second life," the old man explained. "If you encounter unavoidable danger, just crush the talisman, and you'll be able to safely escape."
It seed incredible, and Gao Fei was sowhat tempted.
"The thod for Refining a Life-saving Talisman has long been lost. I only ca across two of them by a twist of fate," the old man sighed. "I used one during the Tribulation Crossing... but it was in vain. The might of the heavenly tribulation cannot be withstood by a Life-saving Talisman."
Even if a Life-saving Talisman was prized, it was, after all, created by re mortals. It could handle ordinary dangers, but against the heavenly tribulation, it would certainly fail. The heavenly tribulation's might is so dreadful that it can destroy everything.
"The Life-saving Talisman is under the mory Stone; just move the stone, and you will find it," the old man said. "My ti is up, so I will dissipate. Young man, I wish you luck." With those last words, the old man's image grew fainter until it eventually disappeared.
...
"Uh?" After the old man's image had completely vanished, Gao Fei regained his senses.
"Hey! What happened to you just now?" ca Jiang Qilong's voice from nearby. "You spaced out all of a sudden. I was calling you, but you didn't respond!"
Gao Fei took a deep breath and extended his arms to push the mory Stone—'crack, crack, crack...' Under Gao Fei's effort, the stone slid to one side.
"What's that sound?" Jiang Qilong's eyes widened. Unable to see the mory Stone because of its invisibility, he could only hear the noise of sothing hard being moved.
After moving the mory Stone away, Gao Fei crouched down and tapped the ground with his fingers, "thud, thud, thud... pssst, pssst... tap, tap, tap..."
"What are you doing?" Jiang Qilong could not help but ask.
"This is the place." Gao Fei raised two fingers and violently stabbed them into the ground, "Puchi!" The solid floor was punctured by his fingers, revealing two holes.
"Eh? There's sothing underneath!" Jiang Qilong's eyes lit up.
"Click, clack, click, clack…" Gao Fei moved his fingers rapidly, lifting the floorboards. Then from beneath the floorboards, he retrieved a piece of Talisman Paper glittering with golden light, about the size of a child's palm. On the front were several simple ancient characters, and on the back were so strange patterns, smooth and pleasant to the touch.
"What is this!" Jiang Qilong reached out to grab it, "Let have a look."
"Shua!" Gao Fei put his hand behind his back, "Stay out of this, this Talisman Paper has nothing to do with you."
"How does it have nothing to do with ?" Jiang Qilong beca anxious, "We had an agreent that regardless of what treasure we found, you'd share a portion with …"
"With only one piece of Talisman Paper, how do you propose we split it?" Gao Fei snorted, "Tear the Talisman Paper in half and each take a piece? Doing so would surely ruin it."
"Err... can I have a look at least?"
"What's so interesting about a piece of Talisman Paper."
"You…"
"This Talisman Paper was found by , it should belong to . Next ti we find a treasure…" Gao Fei paused for a mont, "as long as there are multiple treasures, I will share so with you. Rest assured, I won't let you suffer a loss."
"Not suffer a loss?" Jiang Qilong huffed, "I've suffered a huge loss already."
"You should be grateful, kid." Gao Fei said irritably, "If it weren't for leading the way, you wouldn't have been able to get in here in a hundred years."
"That's all you ever say." Jiang Qilong curled his lip, "Can't you co up with sothing new?"
"Enough, stop grumbling. Let's quickly go check other places." Gao Fei stepped forward, hmm, that mory Stone looks good, I should take that as well, he thought. Gao Fei flicked his sleeve and collected the mory Stone into his storage ring.
"If you find another treasure, you can't keep it all to yourself." Jiang Qilong hurried after him, "If you hog it all again, I'm going to fall out with you."
"Relax and keep your heart in your stomach." Gao Fei waved his hand without turning back, "As long as we discover multiple treasures, I will share so with you."
"Fine, I'll trust you one more ti," Jiang Qilong sniffed.
…
As Gao Fei walked on, he pondered deeply…
Shangguan Bing? The Holy Maiden of the Mysterious Palace... The na "Mysterious Palace" was certainly fresh in Gao Fei's mory... Hu Shuisheng, the Sunset Sect's sect master, had his son killed and squarely blad Gao Fei; he ca to the Tianyang Sect demanding justice, and later even brought in the Vice Palace Master of the Mysterious Palace to pressure Tianyang Sect.
Gao Fei still vividly recalled the na of the Mysterious Palace's Vice Palace Master... Nangong Qi! It was Nangong Qi who put pressure on Tianyang Sect, leading them to abandon Gao Fei...
Gao Fei had always rembered that debt.
What a coincidence!
Round and round, he had beco entangled with the Mysterious Palace once more.
In his heart, Gao Fei silently said: When the ti is ripe, I must make a trip to the Mysterious Palace, seek out the descendants of the old one, and while I'm at it, teach Nangong Qi a lesson!
Those who offend , not a single one will be spared!
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