Chapter 37: The First Encounter with Cheap Old Man

  Wu Ye Yu came out of the passage, crawled out from under the big tree root, covered up the entrance and then headed towards the Wu family.

  Fortunately, this forest is attached to the city wall, and Wu Ye Yu dug a small hole under the city wall. As long as you drill through the city wall, it is the courtyard wall of the Wu family. Because of the relationship with the Wu family, there are generally no people here, even if the patrolling soldiers will not come here, it is very secret.

  It's not easy to get back to the Wu family by drilling through the wall again. Wu Ye Yu felt that he was like an armadillo now, always digging and hiding underground these days, really can't rest in peace. He made up his mind that after this crisis is over, he must work hard to cultivate and quickly improve his strength. At least, he will practice his escape skills well, so that even if he encounters danger again, he won't end up in such a sorry state.

  He turned a corner and entered the small courtyard from the gate, at this time Wu Zongyue was already sitting in the yard, holding a teacup with one hand, staring blankly at the crystal ice fish tank he had created. Hmm, I guess he's also seeing it for the first time, so he thinks it's quite strange. This thing is still very beautiful under sunlight, and its ancient shape can be seen through the thick layer of ice, reflecting different colors.

  Wu Zongyue heard the footsteps and came back to himself, turning his head to see that it was Wu Yeyu, beckoning him over with a wave of his hand to sit down.

  "What's with your appearance, how did you become so haggard?" Wu Zongyue said with a strange expression after sizing up Wu Yeru for a while. He thought to himself, "I didn't expect that in just this short period of time, he would become so thin. Hmm, he's indeed my kind, and his looks are quite handsome too, even better than mine. If he can grow up successfully, I'm sure he'll attract many young girls."

  "No, I just handled some things, I didn't have the mind to play with mud." This damn thing is actually the first sentence that Xiao Ye said after crossing over and talking to his cheap younger brother, unexpectedly saying that I went to play with mud! Shit!

  Wu Yuer's eyes narrowed slightly as she secretly despised Wu Zongyue, then carefully examined the cheap old man in front of her. The appearance in her memory was far from being able to see it for herself. At first glance, her own father also had a dignified appearance, an extraordinary demeanor, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, slightly thin lips, a short beard on his face, adding a bit of majesty, and a robust physique, in the prime of life, with occasional flashes of wisdom in his eyes, making him someone who easily gained others' favor.

  "Oh, haha, what about Miss Wen? Didn't she move in with you yesterday? Why didn't I see her?" Wu Ye Yu asked with a hint of unreasonable tone, but Wu Zong Yue wasn't annoyed and just smiled it off before asking.

  "Xi Yue has been hidden away by me, the Wu family is too dangerous right now and there's no master to guard it, staying at home isn't safe either. Didn't assassins come to attack last night? I reckon their target was her too." Wu Ye Yu picked up a cup of tea from the table, poured himself one, took a sip, and said.

  "Hid her away!? Well, hiding her is fine, but..." Wu Zongyue said with a hint of surprise, then looked at Wu Yeyu carefully and chuckled, "Look at the dust on you, you didn't hide her underground, did you? Even if you dug ten or twenty meters down, it's not guaranteed to be safe. The trail is too obvious, some masters can easily detect it."

  "Don't worry about that, I've thought of the traces and handled them well. And indeed, I hid her underground, but not tens or twenty meters, it's hundreds of meters. In between, I also set up several forks in the road, absolutely no one will find her." Wu Ye Yu said with a slanted glance at Wu Zong Yue.

  "Cough, cough! A hundred meters underground? And there are several forks in the road?!?" Wu Zongyue was no longer calm at this time, clearly taken aback by the young man's words, his face filled with incredulity, his eyes shining brightly to the point of making one's heart skip a beat, as if suddenly filled with hope.

  "You're not fooling me? It's really hidden that deep?" Wu Zongyue had a face of "you're fooling me" expression, but his eyes were filled with hopeful light, and he kept telling himself in his heart, this kid didn't fool me, this kid didn't fool me, this kid didn't fool me...!

  "Why cheat you? There's no benefit, it's about her safety, and she's my friend, I naturally want to ensure her safety." Wu Ye Yu looked at the master of the Wu family in front of him, who had just been calm and collected, but now looked like this, and suddenly showed a face of disdain, saying, but secretly pleased.

  "Really!?" Wu Zongyue's heart suddenly skipped a beat, but he forced himself to calm down and maintain his composure. "Don't try to deceive me, this matter not only concerns Miss Wen's life, but also the future of our Wu family. If you've carelessly hidden her somewhere, it won't just harm her, but also put us in danger! Now, hurry up and bring Miss Wen out, it's still possible. I'll take her to a safe place, even if it means risking my own life to protect her. If not, time will run out!" Wu Zongyue looked at Wu Yeru with a serious expression, carefully examining his face for any weakness, staring straight into his eyes without blinking, afraid of missing something.

  Wu Ye Yu rolled her eyes, a look of disdain on her face. "Don't worry, I didn't cheat you. I've hidden her very well. Before Old Master Wen returns, I won't let her come out, no matter how safe it seems now." Looking at the cheap old man in front of her who had been staring at her all along, Wu Ye Yu knew that if she couldn't give him a satisfactory explanation, he would definitely not give up asking questions.

  "Yeah, it's not like he can be blamed, after all this matter is really important. If I were him, I wouldn't easily believe a kid's promise either." Wu Ye Yu secretly shook his head, reached into his clothes and took out a low-grade Concealing Breath Pill. Of course, it was the kind that only lasted for one day, making it impossible to detect his aura by anyone three ranks higher than himself. Anything more advanced would be wasted on someone like Wu Zong Yue."

  He took out the Dan medicine and stretched out his hand in front of Wu Zongyue's eyes, "This is a Introspection Dan, after taking it, you can guarantee that you won't be discovered by anyone more than three stages higher than yourself. The effect will last for one day. This dan medicine is given to you. If you don't believe me, you can use your divine soul to scan me and see if I'm deceiving you."

  Wu Zongyue took the dan medicine with a stunned expression, looked at Wu Yeyu in surprise, and then scanned his divine soul to find that the little boy sitting in front of him was actually empty...

  He swallowed the elixir in his hand, and Wu Zongyue immediately discovered that all the aura on his body was rapidly disappearing. In an instant, it completely disappeared, as if some invisible force had swallowed up the aura emanating from his body. It was incredibly miraculous. "It's actually true! It's really true!" Wu Zongyue's heart was filled with joy at this moment. This kid hadn't deceived him after all. There was indeed such a miraculous elixir in the world, which was unheard of!

  "Good! Well done! You're indeed a descendant of Wu Zongyue! This matter has been handled extremely well! Haha haha~!" The huge stone that had been weighing on Wu Zongyue's heart was finally cast aside, and the worrying issue was now resolved. As long as he could hold out for these few days until Old Yu returned, humph!

  "Hmm~ Not right! Kid, since the effect of this elixir can only make people within three stages below me undetectable, how did you, a mere second-stage swordsman, manage to escape my Sword King Realm's divine soul? Are you still trying to deceive me?" Wu Zongyue reacted at this time and said to Wu Yeyu.

  "Need you ask? Of course, it's because I've been taking a different kind of high-grade Soul Concealing Pill. It can block the soul searching abilities of anyone up to five stages higher than myself for three whole days. You wouldn't have been able to detect me." Wu Ye Yu said, looking at Wu Zong Yue who was staring at him with an intimidating expression.

  "Damn it! You actually gave me a substandard one! You're quite something, is this how you show filial piety? Hurry up and get me some more of those high-grade Introspection Pills!" Wu Zongyue said with a displeased face after hearing Wu Yeyu's words.

  Wu Ye Yu rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "That's 50,000 energy points per pill, you want me to give you a few more? I'm not made of money! Besides, it would be a waste on you, you're already a seventh-rank Sword King. Giving you a high-grade Introspection Pill would be like trying to block the search of a twelfth-rank expert. You'd need to have some real skills for that," "Forget it, I only got two pills in total, I and Wen Xiyue each took one, now there's only one low-grade pill left. Want it or not?" As he spoke, Wu Ye Yu reached into his clothes again and pulled out an ordinary Introspection Pill, tossing it to Wu Zongyue.

  Wu Zongyue hastily continued, "This is a good thing, it can save lives at critical moments, and naturally cannot be polite to this little guy." Then he carefully took out a jade bottle from his bosom, and gently put it in, "Really nothing left?!" Wu Zongyue slanted his eyes looking at Wu Yeru.

  "It's gone! Don't believe me? Go search!" Wu Yeyu spread his hands, gesturing for Wu Zongyue to come and search if he dared, with a face full of insolence.

  When Wu Zongyue saw this situation, he didn't know what to say anymore. After all... there's always tomorrow, right?

  "Hmm, since it's gone, then forget it. This spare pill will have to do. However, you must be careful tonight, hide in the hole you dug and don't come out. Otherwise, even if you took a high-grade pill, if a Sword Emperor-level expert comes, you'll be in trouble, understand?"

  "Hmm, I'm well aware of this. After giving you the Introspection Dan, I've already made up my mind. As long as Old Master Wen doesn't return for a moment, I'll hide in the cave and not come out. At that time, I can focus on cultivating my skills, and time will pass quickly." Wu Ye said to Wu Zongyue.

  "That's good, that's good. As long as we get through this ordeal, our Wu family will be on easy street from now on, and I'll also be able to relax a bit. Hmm, have you prepared food and water? Wait a moment, let's go to the kitchen to fetch some, before coming here, I gave everyone in the mansion a long holiday, at this time the kitchen should also be empty." Wu Zongyue asked.

  "It's all ready, just take care of yourself, don't let your aura go unnoticed by the masters and then you'll end up running into their sights, that's purely asking for death!" Wu Yeyu said with a strange tone of teasing.

  "Damn it! I'm not stupid to that extent, if I really went to their house myself, even if I died, it would be what I deserved!" Wu Zongyue said with a roll of his eyes, thinking to himself, this kid is pretty good, he actually has a bit of my temperament and taste from back in the day!

  "Alright! Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and hide in your mouse hole! Don't come out for the next two days. I also need to go back and pack up, preparing to make a run for it sometime." Wu Zongyue said, stroking Wu Yeyu's head, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, before turning around and walking away.

  "Never mind, I won't see you off. Be careful on the road!" Wu Yeyu watched as the broad back disappeared into the distance, a thrill flashing through his heart. Suddenly remembering something, he hastily called out, "Wait! I still have something to say!"

  "What's wrong!?" Wu Zongyue's figure, who had just left the hospital gate, immediately turned back.

  "You wait here for a moment, I'll be right back!" Wu Yeyu said, then ran back into the room. After a few minutes, he came out again, holding two books in his hand and handed them to Wu Zongyue.

  "This is what I got along with the Dan medicine, it should be useful to you. One of them is about the art of gathering breath, and the other is about footwork. After practicing, I think they're not bad, so I'm giving them to you."

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