987: 947 987: 947 Lu Chuan had nothing to do today, so he simply decided to follow Jyang Ran and search for a master locksmith.
Before leaving, Lu Chuan also brought the mysterious treasure box with him.
“We can’t just have the old man co over to unlock it?
Carrying it around, I’m afraid it’s not safe.”
Lu Chuan asked.
Jyang Ran glanced back at Lu Chuan, “He’s not soone who leaves his mountain retreat so easily, you should just go up the mountain and pay him a visit.
Asking him to co down the mountain to help you is really a bit too much.”
“Alright then, I’ll go up the mountain and see who this esteed person is!”
The two mounted their horses, one in front and one behind, and left Tiannan City along the street.
Starting from the west of the city, they followed the dirt road all the way to the deep forest.
They passed several villages and so wheat fields, and by the ti they reached the woods, it was already noon.
The chirping of insects filled their ears, and sunlight filtered through the dense leaves, casting visible beams of light.
Walking in the forest, they occasionally heard the rustling sound of the leaves stirred by the breeze.
“The environnt here is not bad.”
“Of course, otherwise, he wouldn’t have chosen to seclude himself here.”
“Follow up the mountain, there’s a staircase here that he spent five years building.”
She led Lu Chuan to a staircase.
Following the stone steps would take them to the master’s residence.
Lu Chuan walked beside Jyang Ran, chatting as they climbed.
“You’re really doing a big favor here, if you ever need my help in the future, just say so, and I will do my utmost.”
“Really?
That’s great!”
Jyang Ran’s usually cold face rarely revealed an excited smile.
“Hmm, let think…
why don’t you help kill an enemy?”
“An enemy?
You have foes as well?”
“Of course, who in the martial world doesn’t make enemies?
That guy, well, I took sothing minor from him and he’s been unrelenting, constantly pursuing , it’s driving crazy!”
Lu Chuan gave her a speechless look, “Isn’t it you who stole sothing first?
How can you call him your enemy?
You should be his enemy, right?”
“Uh…
well, you could say that.
If you can help get rid of him, then we’ll be even.”
“That guy has been like a lingering Yin Soul, as soon as he hears even the slightest whisper about in the martial world, he’ll co after .”
“With all the commotion in Tiannan City this ti, I reckon it won’t be long before he finds again.”
She sighed with resignation, “I’m so annoyed by him; life would be better if he were dead.”
Then, she looked toward Lu Chuan, “So, I’ll leave this task to you.”
Lu Chuan shrugged indifferently, “We’ll see how it goes.”
After making their way up the mountain, they saw an old temple.
Entering through the main gate, the center featured a huge Furnace Cauldron.
Continuing forward, they entered the temple hall, saw so statues placed around, and the incense burner on the table where offerings were made.
Lu Chuan looked around, “This temple seems to have been abandoned for a long ti.”
“That’s right, it’s been deserted for ages now.
My friend took it over as a place to live.”
“Call them out.”
Jyang Ran nodded,”No problem.”
“Zhao Mingguang!”
“Are you here?”
She shouted loudly into the surroundings.
However, after a mont, no one responded.
“No one?
That can’t be right, what if he’s gone hunting?”
She looked around curiously, seeing no one in the courtyard and hearing no movent.
“Then we wait, maybe he’ll co back soon.”
“Alright then, we’ll just have to wait a bit.”
She found a stone step nearby to sit on, and Lu Chuan sat next to her.
The two began to wait.
“That Zhao Mingguang, how did you get to know him?” Lu Chuan turned to her and asked curiously.
“In the past years, to improve my strength, I often did so thieving, which is to say I snuck into the hos of the wealthy and stole so precious things.”
“Those things were like the box you got, all with special locks on them.”
“In order to unlock them, I also searched for countless thods.”
“Until by chance, I t Zhao Mingguang.
He was very skilled at lock-picking; we collaborated a few tis.
I’d steal the items, hand them over to him, and let him crack them open.”
“For every collaboration, I’d give him a share of the money.
Over ti, we beca friends; he was my partner.”
“However, that life only lasted a few years before it beca unsustainable.”
“So, my contact with him also faded a lot.”
Jyang Ran glanced around but still didn’t see the familiar figure.
“Could it be…
he’s already left?”
Lu Chuan asked.
“He’s already left…
That can’t be.
If he’s gone, then I have nowhere to find him.”
Jyang Ran said with a hint of panic.
“If I steal sothing in the future, I’ll have no one to unlock it for !”
Lu Chuan shook his head helplessly, “Do you have to steal?
Your strength isn’t weak now.”
“You’re right, I don’t need to steal anymore.
Now that I have the strength, I can simply take by force.”
She said as if she’d just had an epiphany.
Lu Chuan was completely speechless, “Are you a bandit or sothing?”
“You’re the bandit here.
In the Kunlun Domain, isn’t it common to plunder others’ treasures to assist one’s cultivation?
Those who can’t snatch just stay honestly at the bottom.”
She said naturally, not seeing anything wrong with her thoughts.
Lu Chuan stood up, scanning the yard, “I think your friend isn’t coming back anyti soon, we might as well co back another day.”
“Okay, let’s go back then.
Actually, I wanted to wait until evening.
If he’s gone hunting, he’s sure to return at night.”
Suddenly, Jyang Ran noticed sothing and walked towards it.
Soon after, she found a pile of charcoal in a corner.
“Charcoal, it looks fresh, like it hasn’t been burnt for long.
It’s been stored here for use.”
“Zhao Mingguang must still be living here!
He definitely went out for sothing!”
Jyang Ran said with determination.
Lu Chuan frowned slightly, “So…
keep waiting?”
Clang!
Suddenly, a cool breeze ca through, blowing the temple doors open.
The sudden noise startled Jyang Ran.
“Sothing’s not right!”
Jyang Ran looked towards the doorway.
“It’s just a gust of wind, what’s not right about that?”
“Very wrong, this wind carries a scent of blood, faint but I still sensed it.”
“Could it be, Zhao Mingguang is back from hunting?
Is that why there’s a sll of blood?”
Jyang Ran asked curiously, her eyebrows furrowed.
Then, she walked towards the doorway.
Upon reaching the door, she opened it and looked outside.
“Hey, there’s nothing wrong, right?
You must have made a mistake.”
“No!
Look quickly!
There’s a figure walking this way!”
Jyang Ran called out anxiously.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan hurriedly walked over.
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