Chapter 235: Just Wait

Because Lian Li was preoccupied with his own thoughts, he did not make eye contact with the South Island Master and thus did not receive the message directly. He could only listen as Yun Huizhou relayed it.

“Master says that the Blind Divine Calculator isn’t as capable as Uncle Bei. Even Uncle Bei could only calculate things vaguely; it’s impossible for the Blind Divine Calculator to have come up with such a precise sentence.”

Lian Li withdrew from his thoughts and asked, “So, Master means that the Blind Divine Calculator didn’t actually find anything, and this entire message was fabricated by Monk Suixin to deceive the Demonic Cult? But why on earth would he do that?”

He felt that things were becoming increasingly chaotic. He truly didn’t know whether to trust his own deductions based on those scattered plot fragments or to discard the plot entirely and focus only on the information gathered in reality.

He could only look at the South Island Master, hoping to understand as much as possible.

【The Blind Divine Calculator definitely found something, but what he calculated wouldn’t be more than what Bei Heng found. Therefore, it can only be one of two options: the item or the place. I believe he likely only calculated that a supreme treasure is appearing, but couldn’t figure out anything else. That’s why he wrote to Bei Heng, hoping to deduce something from what Bei Heng had calculated.】

【Furthermore, even if he truly did calculate a location, he isn’t as skilled as Bei Heng. We must prioritize Bei Heng’s results.】

This long string of information was received somewhat slowly by Lian Li, but he eventually understood the South Island Master’s meaning.

Yun Huizhou patted Lian Li’s back and said, “So, it’s likely true that a supreme treasure is appearing, but the location Monk Suixin mentioned was fabricated by him. In truth, he doesn’t know where it is either. It’s also possible the information was wrong from the start.”

“If it’s just wrong, that’s fine. I’m afraid he fabricated it intentionally; inventing such a place must serve some unknown purpose,” Lian Li said, once again regretting in his heart why he hadn’t listened more closely when his childhood friend was explaining the plot.

“And then there’s the ‘place where dragon qi gathers’…” Lian Li spoke again. “Assuming Monk Suixin made this up, why would he choose this specific description? This refers to the capital, doesn’t it? The place where the Emperor resides is the place where dragon qi gathers.”

Hearing him say this, Yun Huizhou felt it was quite strange. Although the imperial court was no longer effective and the common people relied more on the various great righteous sects, anyone with the means would try to move to towns near those major sects.

In some special cities, City Lords had even emerged to manage the towns instead of government offices.

Linjiu City, for instance, was such a city.

However, in the cities near the capital, there were almost no famous righteous sects. The closer one got to the capital, the fewer martial world sects there were.

Instead, it was mostly gangs or escort agencies that were more active in the capital region.

He also couldn’t figure it out. If the treasure truly was there, then so be it. But if it wasn’t, and the location was fabricated by Monk Suixin, why would a standard man of the martial world like Suixin point toward the capital?

To lead the people of the Demonic Cult to the capital? Setting aside whether the cult members would look for the treasure or simply wreak havoc upon arrival, the journey from here to the capital was a very long one.

They would have to pass through many territories governed by famous righteous sects. How could they guarantee they wouldn’t be discovered along the way?

And most importantly, it was very inconvenient for members of the Demonic Cult to enter the pass. General Lei, who guarded the border, and his Lei Family Army were extremely wary of them.

It wasn’t that the Lei family wanted to interfere in martial world affairs, but the Demonic Cult had indeed committed acts of village slaughter. Some slaughters were for the sake of martial arts cultivation, some were purely out of a love for killing, and others were to test poisons.

Such people often possessed martial arts that were not low; ordinary people had no power to resist them.

They could even slaughter an entire small village in a single night.

Therefore, at the border where no great sects were stationed and where martial world figures seldom traveled, the Lei family took up the responsibility of guarding against them.

General Lei had even declared that if any member of the Demonic Cult was found entering the pass, they were to be executed immediately without question.

Seeing his two disciples lost in thought again and not looking at him, the South Island Master had to speak up: “The place where dragon qi gathers doesn’t necessarily refer to the capital. As far as I know, it could also refer to the site of the Imperial Tombs. And the Imperial Tomb closest to the capital houses five past emperors; it is the tomb with the most emperors.”

Hearing the South Island Master say this, Lian Li and Yun Huizhou exchanged a glance, both somewhat puzzled.

They hadn’t expected the South Island Master to actually analyze where the “place where dragon qi gathers” might be so seriously. Although Monk Suixin must have had his reasons for the fabrication, they both felt certain that the place was not where the supreme treasure would appear. So, what did it matter where that place was?

The important thing was the purpose behind Monk Suixin fabricating this location.

However, since the South Island Master had said so, the two would not contradict him.

Besides, Monk Suixin wanted to lead the Demonic Cult to that “place where dragon qi gathers.” Being able to analyze one more potential location now would allow them to prepare early.

The South Island Master wrote down everything that had happened on their end, as well as Lian Li’s previous analysis that the treasure might appear in the desert, while Monk Suixin told the Demonic Cult it was in a place where dragon qi gathers.

Because there was quite a lot of content, he wrote three small slips of paper, stuffed them all into a small wooden tube, and summoned a messenger eagle to send it back to Zuimeng Island.

After watching the eagle fly away, Lian Li asked the South Island Master and Yun Huizhou, “What should we do next?”

The South Island Master didn’t speak, only looking at Lian Li, wanting him to make the decision.

Yun Huizhou also looked at Lian Li in the same way.

Lian Li rubbed his neck awkwardly and said, “Then how about the three of us head back to the border city first? In this situation, Monk Suixin has fled, the three of us can’t charge the Demonic Cult alone, and we can’t enter the desert without preparation. Besides, we don’t know when this ‘big treasure’ will actually appear; we need a place to stay in the meantime.”

Yun Huizhou nodded in agreement and then said, “After we go back, we’ll first ask around about the horse herds. If nothing unexpected happens next, there should still be time to catch the horses.”

Lian Li was expressionless: “Usually, when you say that, something unexpected is about to happen.”

Yun Huizhou instinctively covered his mouth: “It seems I accidentally said something like that again.”

Lian Li sighed and said, “Actually, even if you didn’t say it, I expect that by the time the bird brings news again, there will be trouble. Regardless, the matter of this big treasure is bound to come sooner or later.”

The three returned to the border city. It was actually quite easy for them to enter and exit; even following the formal procedures, it was much easier for them than for ordinary people.

Their Grandmaster, Li Hansong, was an old acquaintance of General Lei’s father, even though Li Hansong was considerably older than General Lei’s father.