Cursed Mountains and Seas

Chapter 196 A Bountiful Harvest and a Sudden Battleground

Wang Cheng felt a surge of satisfaction upon killing Wang Bengu, the direct executor who had caused the death of the entire Wang clan.

The "debt collector" also takes away the other party's purest cultivation to pay off the debt, and from then on, the debt is wiped out upon the person's death.

Snapped!
A crisp sound came from within, and the third temple of the five internal organs, the Heart Temple, opened up, in addition to the Kidney Temple and the Liver Temple.

The heart governs fire. Once this temple is opened, the heart lamp shines even brighter, and the three fires of fortune, prosperity, and longevity on both the yin and yang bodies flourish, leading to further advancement in one's spiritual practice.

Even the [Four Seas Exorcising Evil Talisman] and the [Golden Toad Suppressing Treasure Talisman] began to slowly merge again amidst the raging flames.

There was also an official aura that seemed to belong to him but was temporarily suspended, subtly pushing this profound fusion of legal status.

The two protective auras belonging to Wang Bengu and Xing Baichuan should have descended upon Wang Cheng after their deaths, marking the murderers who killed them.

But the moment they came into contact with Wang Cheng, they all crumbled and vanished without a trace.

If officials are truly dedicated to public service, the debts they incur will naturally be mitigated by their official aura, with the court bearing the karmic consequences on their behalf.

The fact that Bai Qi, the God of Slaughter, massacred 400,000 surrendered soldiers did not prevent him from entering the Temple of Martial Arts after his death, where he was worshipped as a ghost and god until he was removed during the Song Dynasty due to political needs.

Unfortunately, Wang Bengu and his ilk were not like that.

A life for a life, a debt for a debt—that's only right and proper!

Wang Cheng stood at the bow of the boat and bowed deeply in the direction of the Cursed Great Wall, where his deceased relatives had resided.

In his excitement, he didn't notice that his senior sister Shen Yueye behind him had also secretly bowed while holding her pipa.

The girl was genuinely happy for her junior brother, who had avenged his family's death.

Just then, the thick yin energy above Wang Cheng's head dissipated slightly, and a ray of bright moonlight fell on Wang Cheng. The nine-tasseled jade beads shimmered with a bright green light, and the python patterns on his body transformed into dragon patterns.

The "Evil Spirit - Prince Who Patrols on Behalf of Heaven" has officially been promoted to "Evil Spirit - Prince Who Patrols on Behalf of Heaven to Pacify the Sea," further enhancing his legendary status in the East China Sea.

Looking at her handsome, extraordinary, and dignified junior brother, the girl's heart fluttered. The tune of "Ambush from Ten Sides," originally intended to suppress Wang Bengu, was changed; she began to sing the lyrics while playing the pipa:
"The palace is bathed in moonlight, pear blossoms are white, but my beloved is separated by mountains and rivers ten thousand miles away. A pair of golden geese fly by, tears staining my embroidered robe."

The garden is lush and green, my home is nestled by the winding Yuexi River. The willows sway gently, the swallows return, but you do not.

The song being sung was "Bodhisattva's Charm: The Moon Shines Brightly Over the Palace, and Pear Blossoms are White," one of the fourteen extraordinary arts in the secret Taoist book "Yanwu Huajian Ji."

The moonlight overhead transformed into pure white pear blossoms, fluttering down upon them.

It felt like they were back on the first day they met, in the Pear Blossom Palace, under the bright moon and amidst the white pear blossoms, as the young man and woman gazed into each other's eyes.

Shen Yueye was so engrossed in the music that she suddenly seemed to understand what her mother meant when she taught her that only by infusing emotion into the music could the true power of the secret scroll "Yanwu Huajian Ji" be unleashed.

The senior and junior students looked at each other simultaneously and smiled.

Wang Cheng felt a great weight lifted from his heart. Looking into his senior sister's alluring and affectionate fox-like eyes, he felt that it was time to put some things on the agenda.

Shen Yueye also looked at the square coin-shaped hole that Wang Cheng deliberately made to scare her, but she didn't find it scary at all. Instead, she found it very special, completely different from the ordinary women outside.

A slight daze in his eyes:

"Yeah, my junior brother is even more handsome now!"

Then, the shadows of Wang Chuan and Wang Cheng slowly dissipated, and the evil spirit returned to Yingzhou's main camp, leaving only the empty flower boat that returned to its original state.

Lin Daoqian, the "Blood-Making Boat," and Lin Jinlian, the "Fairy Woman," who were standing beside him, never saw the true face of the "Great Evil Spirit."

They rushed over to pick up Shen Yueye, and then the three of them continued north to rejoin the main force.

Both mission targets deliberately left behind their souls, and coincidentally, the Rejuvenating Immortal also left behind half a corpse, which could be used to frame someone, making the best use of everything. If Qingliu were to fight the Rejuvenating Immortal, who escaped with his life, it would be even better.

Among the large group outside the ruins of Qingque Temple.

Yan Yunxiao, who had endured the night with a mixture of shame and anger, ultimately refused to listen to Wang Cheng's sophistry.

Wanting to slap someone in the face but also reluctant to do so, he could only find another place to give them a good beating.

"Ee-hiss-ha-hiss-ha"

Wang Cheng clutched his waist, grimacing and limping.

The soft flesh around his lower back was somewhat bluish. Despite the Dragon Girl's shame and anger, he didn't lose any limbs, which was clearly a great mercy.

However, Wang Cheng felt it was worth it. He only got a beating, but this matter was now over, and he wouldn't get beaten up again even if he made changes openly in the future.

However, when he was begging for mercy, he made a slip of the tongue in his haste, saying that he wanted to share with Ah Xiao the precious "immortal technique" he had just obtained from the Rejuvenating Immortal as an apology.

After he finished speaking, he realized that he was probably in for a beating.

Wang Cheng found it a little strange:
"According to Sister Axiao's previous personality, she would have made me call her 'Aunt Yan' twice and take advantage of me before she would be done with it. Why is she so obedient this time?"

And she blushed so easily after we met today; this isn't like the ethereal, otherworldly dragon maiden I know.

Little did he know that the Dragon Girl's heart had already been disturbed by her father Yan Gong's words, and she was no longer able to maintain a calm mind.
Soon, intelligence from all sides came back.

The Liu family's rat hole was completely ransacked by the Red Flag Gang, leaving them with no food. The big rat killed the little rat and then jumped into the sea themselves.

The Liu family has accumulated a wealth of treasures over the years, and not a single penny has been wasted.

It is particularly worth mentioning that the cryptic text on the treasure map carries information left by previous writers, and it cannot be copied unless it is fully deciphered.

In the end, Wang Cheng took one-third of it, and the eldest brother took another third of what the Liu family was holding, making up two-thirds of the total, a full one hundred large boxes.

Apart from scraps recorded in ordinary writing, no other copies have been preserved elsewhere.

As agreed, the stolen goods and treasure map would be divided equally among the three families. Wang Cheng would keep the original documents, interpret them, and then share the translation.

This task will be temporarily left to the bookworm to decipher at his own pace.

These spirits think differently from humans. Wang Cheng felt that as long as he could decipher 20% of the text and compare it with the bookworm spirit, he should be able to completely decipher the Zheng He treasure map in his hand in a very short time.

In addition, A-Xiao obtained the secret military manual, "Yin Fu Jing: Nine Heavens Striking Nine Earths";
Shen Yueye obtained the secret military manual, "Yangming's Art of Military Training: Cultivating the Mind and Maintaining Immovability";
Wang Cheng obtained the most valuable original manuscript of Water Margin and "The Golden Chamber Techniques for the Bedchamber," making a great profit.

He also made sure to use the tactic of "openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass" to conceal everything he had done in the world of the book.

Neither Guishan Bookstore, Huan Tongxian, nor Yu Zhifu knew that most of Zheng He's treasure maps had fallen into his hands.

Only one truth remains in the long river of history:
"The Guishan Book Society arrested civilian officials to decipher the treasure map. No one knows what happened, but everyone was rescued, and the treasure map was lost along with them."

All I remember is that the Rejuvenating Immortal from outside the wall barged in and stole part of the treasure map.

As for Wang Fugui? He was just an ordinary Zhenhai Guard commander who diligently and conscientiously pursued the great pirate Zeng Yiben.

When Wang Cheng saw the other two groups of people coming to join him through the eyes of the scout bald eagle Aji.

He suddenly realized a very serious problem.

"Wait, it seems that Sister A-Xiao and Senior Sister are both in the Joint Fleet."

(End of this chapter)