Douluo V: Daily Intelligence - I Want All of Tang San's Opportunities

At this point, the guards dared not slack off. They quickly scattered, some heading straight for the study, others sneaking into the bedroom, searching high and low, afraid that if they were a step too slow, they would be mistaken for Xiao Huaiyuan's accomplices.

Xu Mingyuan led a few people to the main hall and began to inventory the secret letters and account books that Xiao Huaiyuan had locked in the cabinet.

Su Yuntao did not follow. Taking advantage of the busy atmosphere in the yard, he slowly walked to the old wall in the southwest corner of the front yard.

He crouched down and carefully felt around the base of the wall under the holly bushes, following the location of the golden dot on his retina.

Running your fingers along the cracks in the blue bricks, you can't find any holes or loose spots.

He tapped the bricks with his fingers again. The sound was dull and solid, without any hollow echo. The bricks here were laid very solidly, and they didn't look like they were hiding anything.

But the system never lies. Su Yuntao no longer hesitated, and with a slight release of soul power from his palm, he struck the wall with his palm.

With a muffled thud, broken bricks and mortar fell in a flurry.

Su Yuntao reached out and shoved aside the broken bricks. Sure enough, inside one of the broken blue bricks, he saw a small, hollowed-out groove, in which a thin roll of animal hide was neatly placed.

Su Yuntao took out the rolled-up animal skin and couldn't help but mutter a sigh:

"It was hidden so well, no wonder Xiao Huaiyuan searched for so long without finding it."

After imprisoning Zhou Mulan, Xiao Huaiyuan must have searched the entire city lord's mansion, but he probably never imagined that Zhou Mulan would hide this meditation method in a solid blue brick and then embed it into the entire wall.

If the system hadn't pointed out the exact location, I probably would have searched the entire city lord's mansion without finding this meditation method.

Su Yuntao carefully put the animal skin scroll into his bosom and kept it close to his body. He then piled the broken bricks back into their original place to make a simple cover before standing up and patting the dust off his hands.

After waiting for so many days and planning for so long, I finally got my hands on the "Silver Moon Concentration Technique".

When he walked out of the front yard and returned to the vicinity of the main hall, Xu Mingyuan was standing in front of a pile of account books and secret letters that had been turned over, looking through them. When he saw him coming, he looked up and asked:

"where have you been?"

"I checked the city lord's mansion to see if you had any other secret rooms," Su Yuntao replied casually, his expression unchanged. Then he pointed to the account books. "So? Are these things useful?"

Xu Mingyuan patted the stack of account books beside him, his expression much more relaxed than before:

"It's useful. The filth Xiao Huaiyuan has done over the years is enough to make it impossible for him to recover, just from the records alone. Moreover, although Zhou Mulan is dead, the secret room where she was imprisoned still exists. These alone are enough to firmly nail him to the grounds of guilt."

Su Yuntao nodded.

He knew in his heart that although Xiao Huaiyuan's last claw strike made the situation seem a bit tricky, as long as Xu Mingyuan still wanted to climb the ranks, he would definitely be able to resolve the matter.

After all, he was the true initiator of this operation. After Xiao Huaiyuan's downfall, the position of Lord of Notting City became vacant, and he was the most direct beneficiary.

He certainly couldn't be vague in his report and allow the rumor that "Su Yuntao might also be involved" to spread, as that would only do him harm.

Su Yuntao cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Xu Mingyuan:

"Uncle Xu, now that Xiao Huaiyuan has been executed, I'll leave things here to you. I should go back to the Spirit Hall. If any follow-up official documents require my cooperation, please send someone to deliver the message at any time."

Xu Mingyuan waved his hand, his tone tinged with weariness:

"Okay, thank you so much for today. I'll personally come to thank you later. I'll take care of things here."

Su Yuntao nodded and said nothing more.

Back at the Spirit Hall, he walked through the hall and went straight into his room. He closed the door behind him, bolted it, and then let out a long breath. He plopped down in a chair and relaxed completely.

The gains this time were truly enormous.

He originally planned to just get the "Silver Moon Concentration Technique" and leave, at most rescuing Zhou Mulan and gaining some goodwill. But in the end, he not only got the technique, but also unexpectedly gained a soul bone.

He reached out and touched the animal skin scroll and the warm, jade-like soul bone in his arms, and his heart began to beat faster.

Su Yuntao first took out the animal skin scroll from his pocket and placed it on the table, then carefully took out the light blue left leg bone.

The soul bone felt warm and smooth in my palm, with fine blue and white light patterns flowing across its surface, as if living water was slowly flowing inside.

He closed his eyes, placed the soul bone close to his left leg, and slowly injected his soul power into it, following the method he remembered from his memories of how soul masters used soul bones.

A soft light shone on the surface of the soul bone, as if responding to his soul power, and a wisp of warm energy slowly spread along his left leg.

The energy flowed through his knees, ankles, and soles, eventually settling steadily in the bones of his left leg, like a warm current melting into ice, becoming indistinguishable from one another.

At the same time, a passage of golden text naturally appeared before him:

[Successfully absorbed the soul bone. The Silver Moon Condensing Spirit Bone is highly compatible with the wolf-attribute martial soul. When used in conjunction with the "Silver Moon Condensing Spirit Technique," its effects are amplified. It also comes with the skill Silver Moon Step, which, once activated, increases the explosive power of the left leg, allowing for seven consecutive afterimages within three breaths. Each step can shift between real and illusory landing points to confuse the opponent.]

Su Yuntao opened his eyes, looked down at his left leg, and could vaguely feel a steady power settling between his bones, like a wild beast that had just woken up quietly crouching.

The Silver Moon Step involves taking seven steps within three breaths. After each step, the afterimage can be transformed into a real foothold. If used properly, this move has unimaginable effects in actual combat.

He then turned his gaze to the scroll of "Silver Moon Concentration Technique" on the table.

The animal hide scroll slowly unfurled, revealing a complete meditation method exclusive to wolves.

Each section of the incantation is accompanied by detailed annotations and a route map for absorbing soul power. Key soul power storage points and precautions are circled in red pen. The handwriting is neat and tidy, clearly the work of a woman.

Su Yuntao silently read the incantation from beginning to end.

This meditation method is on a completely different level from the common meditation methods practiced by ordinary Soul Masters.

It emphasizes the absorption of moonlight into the body and the tempering of the soul with silver light. Under the moonlight, the speed of absorbing soul power reaches more than three times that of ordinary cultivation methods.

More importantly, he possesses the Soul Bone Silver Moon Condensing Spirit Bone, which shares the same origin. Under the moonlight, the Silver Moon Condensing Spirit Bone will automatically absorb and store the moonlight.

As a result, even if the moonlight dissipates, as long as the Silver Moon Condensing Spirit Bone still stores moonlight, his cultivation speed will be on par with that under moonlight.

Su Yuntao took a deep breath, sat cross-legged on the bed, spread the animal skin scroll on his lap, closed his eyes, and began to draw upon the external soul power according to the path of the first incantation.