Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Gu Xinian remained unmoved: "This is a matter for the employer to consider. Miss Zhu Bei, please leave."

Guixinzhai has its own rules, and Gu Xinian would not reveal a single word that should not be said. Therefore, Gu Xinian did not tell Zhu Bei and Li Shuo that someone had come to retrieve the items that Ku Ge had entrusted to Guixinzhai.

“I will come again.”

Zhu Bei, unwilling to give up, left with a remark and a flick of his sleeve. Li Shuo bowed to Gu Xinian before chasing after Zhu Bei.

"Guixinzhai may be outnumbered, but it is not weak. Gu Xinian refuses to hand over what Lord Kuge has entrusted to us. What should we do?"

It had been almost seven years since he and Zhu Bei left Qingbo Cave Lake. It wasn't until the third year that they came to Shangling City to develop their power, but this power was no match for Guixinzhai.

However, we cannot simply barge into Guixinzhai and snatch back Lord Kuge's key.

The barrier around the Tanghua Courtyard was created by Lord Kuge. Using the secret techniques of the Merfolk, it is possible to enter, but currently, no one in the Merfolk clan has spiritual power comparable to Lord Kuge.

Zhu Bei stopped on the street outside the crabapple courtyard and looked up at the tall crabapple trees inside the courtyard wall.

She and Li Shuo traveled across most of Zhongling World to rescue their suffering people. However, due to the restrictions of the Life and Death Talisman, those people either committed suicide due to unbearable torture or ran back to betray her and Li Shuo not long after leaving their slave owners.

During their escape, she and Li Shuo unexpectedly discovered that Deputy Envoy Ku Ge had once lived here, so they also settled down in Shangling City.

Having learned her lesson the hard way, Zhu Bei became extremely cautious, no longer trusting any of her people who had been afflicted with the Life-and-Death Talisman. Fortunately, there were many alien slaves in Zhongling World, and not all merfolk were under the control of the Life-and-Death Talisman, allowing Zhu Bei to still develop a force of her own.

This process was extremely difficult because those tribesmen who had been enslaved for so long had become numb and did not believe in the tragedy.

No matter how eloquently she spoke, these tribesmen remained unmoved. Sometimes, Zhu Bei looked at them and thought, "Why bother saving such tribesmen?"

It wasn't until later that Zhu Bei realized that she lacked the authority to rally these people. Unless she could find the Fish Hidden Sword, these people would blindly follow her.

But the world is so vast, where is she supposed to find Yu Cangjian?

Zhu Bei had never met the Holy Maiden Chao Xi, yet he had searched for her for four years.

"Adding the tears of the Mirage Maiden to tea can bewitch people's minds and make them talk about anything." Zhu Bei said in a very soft voice, "Li Shuo, go and buy some of the best spiritual tea and send it to Guixinzhai."

Li Shuo hesitated, "The 'Floating Life Dream Tea' damages the sea of ​​consciousness; Guixinzhai won't let us off the hook..."

Zhu Bei sneered: "So what? It was Gu Xi Nian who insisted on being stubborn. Even among my own kind, there are those with disloyal thoughts, let alone those who are not of my kind? Do you intend to pity a human being?"

However, she still had some reservations about Guixinzhai. After a pause, she said, "If we only ask for Lord Kuge's key and don't investigate the secrets of Guixinzhai, Gu Xinian should be less furious because of our relationship over the past few years."

Li Shuo knew that Zhu Bei was using Gu Xinian. Even if Gu Xinian didn't pursue the matter this time, they would be strangers from now on.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Shuo finally replied, "Okay."

*
A secluded cave dwelling amidst forests and springs.

Ning Fusang instructed Fu Sanyuan to cut several bamboo slips, scramble the small characters on the mermaid gauze, and carve them onto the slips. He then asked Ning Fusang to find some mermaids and have them decipher the characters.

Fu Sanyuan held a dagger and carefully shaved bamboo strips.

This senior had arrested him, claiming it was to learn the methods of the Miaokong Sect, but in reality, he hadn't mentioned it at all these days. This made Fu Sanyuan extremely uneasy.

Unable to demonstrate his value, Fu Sanyuan became somewhat anxious. His initial reluctance to reveal the sect's secret techniques turned into a hope that Ning Fusang would ask to learn the Qi Observation Technique.

After all, in the entire cave, Qian Yuan is a dragon with extraordinary combat power, and even that silly boy Rong Jiang has been refining weapons all along.

The door to the weapon-refining room was pushed open from the inside. Rong Jiang, who hadn't rested for many days, had dark circles under her eyes and messy hair, looking like a wild man who had run out of some remote mountain village. However, her eyes were unusually bright.

Rong Jiang said happily, "My lord, I've fixed the Peach Blossom Illusion Scroll!"

He presented the scroll with both hands. Ning Fusang looked up, flicked his palm outward, and the scroll floated up into the air, slowly unfurling.

The vibrant peach grove possessed a captivating and powerful allure. Fu Sanyuan was nearly sucked in; he clung tightly to a bamboo stalk, and just as the bamboo rose from the ground and his figure flew away, Ning Fusang closed the Peach Killing Illusion.

The scroll fell into her hands and disappeared.

Seeing that Ning Fusang didn't say anything, Rong Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the master was satisfied.

He bowed respectfully, intending to retreat and refine a new magical artifact, when he suddenly noticed the bamboo slips piled on top of her wooden stake. "Is this the ancient language of the Merfolk?"

Fu Sanyuan was stunned and looked at Ning Fusang. Was she a merman?

But he soon realized he was wrong. Ning Fusang tossed Rong Jiang a bamboo slip and asked, "Do you recognize the characters on this?"

“Reporting to you, my master once crafted a magical artifact of the Merfolk, and the inscription on it is very similar to this one.” Rong Jiang carefully examined the characters on the bamboo slip and returned it to Ning Fusang. “The characters should be the same, but I only recognize the twelve characters in the inscription.”

Ning Fusang thought that Rong Jiang knew the writing system of the merfolk, which would save her trouble. When she learned the result, she was not too disappointed.

She has already arranged to learn the art of star-gazing from the Hermit of Sunset Glow. According to her, the Hermit of Sunset Glow's residence has mermaid slaves. She will find an opportunity to have him decipher the inscriptions on them.

After Ning Fusang finished carving the words on the silk, he put away the bamboo slips and instructed Fu Sanyuan: "Now, teach me the art of taking things out of a bag."

Fu Sanyuan felt that he finally had a chance to use his skills. He first taught Ning Fusang a mental cultivation technique, and then taught her how to steal the other party's storage bag without disturbing them.

"My lord, your spiritual power is profound. Unless you encounter a master above the Knowledge Realm, no one will be able to detect your movements."

"However, the skill of taking things out of a bag requires constant practice. There is no shortcut to mastering this skill. You can only improve by constantly stealing other people's storage bags or treasures."

A disciple of the Miaokong Sect must steal a thousand storage bags and survive being beaten to death to be considered a true disciple.

Fu Sanyuan dared not set a standard for Ning Fusang, but only explained in a roundabout way how he had reached the level of being able to enter the inner circle.

However, with her high cultivation level, even if she were caught stealing someone else's storage bag, the other party would have no choice but to let it go and pay up to avoid further trouble.

Fu Sanyuan didn't think her practice had any reference value.

Moreover, Fu Sanyuan didn't want her to increase her strength too much from the start. What if she offended a powerful figure and died outside? The dragon in the cave was still there!
He feared he would become Lord Jiaolong's food.

Thinking of this, Fu Sanyuan carefully spoke: "Since you have already learned the most basic methods, you can use me as your target. First, take my storage bag without me noticing, and then find someone in Shangling City to practice on." (End of this chapter)