Chapter 16 – Taking as much as possible that one can take
“Try touching it?”
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“You have already been poisoned by my Single Gate Poison Gu. Without my other Gu that acts as the
counterpart to it, after seven days you will turn into pus and blood and die.”
“Topare myself to Sir Flower Wine, I’m just a fart! I must have been unwell in the head, to actually
not recognize such a great person and offended Sir Flower Wine. Sir Flower Wine, please remember
my n’s generous hospitality earlier and spare my life!”
The scene reyed itself over for the second time on the wall. Fang Yuan remained silent; when the
motion picture started to repeat itself for the third time he finally sighed faintly and said, “I see.”
This method of leaving a moving picture with sound on the wall was probably the Flower Wine Monk’s
doing with the help of a Photo-audio Gu. This Gu was able to record down imagery and project it out
later.
The Photo-audio Gu fed on light and sound to survive. For some unknown reason this secret cave
emitted red light, while at the same time the stone crevice was connected to the outside world, so it
would notpletely iste the sounds outside. Right now Fang Yuan could still hear the roaring of
the smaller waterfalls. Thus the Photo-audio Gu was able to live on in this secret cave.
A moment ago when Fang Yuan ripped away the withered vines, he had probably rmed the Photo-
audio Guhiding in the stone wall. As long as one is not stupid, with mere guesswork one could tell that
this moving image was authentic.
Back then, the fourth generation n head tried to plot against the Flower Wine Monk but he failed.
After he lost in the battle he tried a sneak attack; even though it repelled away thetter, he eventually
died because of it. This part of history was considered disgraceful, and the remaining surviving n
elders decided to tamper with the truth.
They reversed the roles of the fourth generation n head and the Flower Wine Monk.
The Flower Wine Monk became the one who was defeated in battle and tried a sneak attack, andter
died on the spot. On the other hand, the fourth generation leader was turned into the justified and
perfect hero.
But this story itself had a big loophole – The Flower Wine Monk had clearly died on the spot, so his
corpse should be in the hands of the Gu Yue n, but why was another pile of remains found?
In his previous life, the Gu Master who found it had probably been terrified after seeing the moving
image. Those surviving elders had long been dead, but to prevent the truth of the Flower Wine Monk
from returning, this truth was probably kept secret by the top brass of the n.
That Gu Master realized that if he single handedly took the treasure it would be a huge risk. If people
investigated and found that he was involved with the Flower Wine Monk in future, the top brass would
naturally execute him. Thus after making his choice, he did not dare to hide away this treasure, but
instead make a decision to notify the top brass.
By doing so it would prove his loyalty to the n. His subsequent circumstances would also show that
he made a wise choice.
However even if he did that, it didn’t mean that Fang Yuan would do the same.
“I went through a pretty rough time searching for this treasure, so I should take everything for myself.
Why should I share it with others? So what if I’ve been found out? Without braving the risks, where
would you get profit? That Gu master is really cowardly,” Fang Yuan smiled coldly, no longer caring
about the moving image that kept repeating on the stone wall. He turned around and stretched his
hand, using his strength to pull apart the dead vines and roots.
The Flower Wine Monk’s remains were also affected. It was originally intact, but right now it was being
broken into several pieces. Fang Yuan could hardly care; he kicked away a piece of leg bone that was
in the way and squatted again, searching through the remains.
Firstly he found a bag of primeval stones. When he opened them he only found fifteen pieces.
“Old miser,” Fang Yuan spat. The Flower Wine Monk’s outer appearance looked shy, but
unexpectedly he only had so little money put aside.
However he quickly thought of the reason – The Flower Wine Monk went through a fierce battle, add
on to the fact that he got tainted by the Moonshadow Gu, so he would definitely have used primeval
stones to heal his injuries. To be able to leave behind fifteen pieces was actually not bad already.
After that he found a few dead Gu remains. Most of them were flower and grass variety, and had all
completely withered away. Gu are also living creatures, so they also need food to survive, and most of
them are picky. Though the grass Gu and flower Gu need less food, but in this secret cave there was
not even a single ray of sunshine.
And after that…
After that, there was nothing.
The Flower Wine Monk was on the same level as the fourth generation n leader. After fighting a
fierce battle, he fought with around ten elders right after. His own Gu were mostly consumed, and up to
this stage as he wanted to heal his injuries, he grew the Wine Sack Flower Gu and the Rice Pouch
Grass Gu here. Yet in the end because of the Moonshadow Gu he was dragged to death.
After three hundred year, the Gu in his possession also died away. The only ones left were the Photo-
audio Guon the wall and the Liquor worm.
This Liquor worm was probably reliant on the Wine Sack Flower Gu and barely lived through until
today. But as the Wine Sack Flower Gu withered away one by one, it also lost its food supply.
This prompted the Liquor worm to go outside and look for wild Wine Sack Flowers. Then in this night, it
was attracted by the aroma of the green bamboo wine and came before Fang Yuan.
“The Photo-audio Gu can only record once, since it’s a one-time use Gu. Looks like the Liquor worm is
my greatest gain here, no wonder that Gu Master decided to report to the n. Looks like it was
because the profit was too small, and not worth such a huge risk.” A sort of understanding rose into
Fang Yuan’s heart.
In his memories, that Gu Master was already Rank three, while the Liquor worm was just a Rank one
Gu. To Fang Yuan it was more precious, but to that Gu Master it was pretty much nothing.
However it was clear that due to his report, the n gave him a big reward.
“Should I also tell the n?” Fang Yuan thought for a moment, then he pushed away this idea.
The Flower Wine Monk’s treasure seemed to be just the Liquor worm and the primeval stones, but that
was not the case. The most valuable thing was actually the wall that hid the Photo-audio Gu. In other
words, it was the moving image that did not stop repeating on the wall.
This image could entirely be sold to other viges. Trust in the fact that the top brass of the two other
viges on Qing Mao Mountain must be very interested in this sort of evidence that could strike hard
onto the conviction of a n.
What?
You said something about a sense of loyalty and honour to the n?
I’m so sorry, Fang Yuan does not have one bit of that.
Moreover this moving image isn’t even some kind of strong force that can destroy the entire n; it
won’t do much substantial damage. The indifferent nature of the n will also not look at Fang Yuan
with importance. He needed to rely on his own hard work and find cultivation resources, in the early
stage of cultivation he needed to borrow the powers around him more.
“Count on the n? Heh heh.” Fang Yuan sneered in his heart, “How can I be so na?ve like my past
life.”
Do not depend on anyone; you must rely on yourself on everything in this world.
After making sure that he had ransacked every corner of the cave, Fang Yuan began his way back
following the original road home.
Holding against the water pressure and squeezing past the boulder, he returned outside the mountain.
Looking back at this huge boulder, Fang Yuan suddenly thought of his past life. It was said that the
remains were found in an underground secret cave. But how was this ce underground? It was
clearly in the inside of the mountain wall.
No wonder he couldn’t find it for seven days straight even though he wasted so much effort. Looks like
in his past life after the n found out about this ce, the first thing they did was to destroy the wall
with the image, and then go about spreading a truth riddled with lies to mislead the nspeople.
To be able to find this ce tonight was partly due to luck, partly due to hard work, and the biggest
reason would be the green bamboo wine.
This green bamboo wine was really rich, it could be said to be the best in Qing Mao Mountain. Perhaps
in his past life, after that Gu Master lost his lover, the wine that he had been drinking was this wine.
But all of this was no longer important. The Flower Wine Monk’s treasure had been unearthed and
ransacked by Fang Yuan; although in the end it was rather disappointing, it was also reasonable. The
most important was that Fang Yuan’s original goal (Liquor worm) was in his hands, and the item he
needed the most (primeval stones) was also gotten.
“Next up, I will need to set my heart on holing myself in the inn refining this Gu. As long as I have a vital
Gu I can return to the academy and be qualified to stay in the academy dormitories. I’ll also be able to
borrow the n resources to cultivate. I can only stay in this inn for one or two times; if I stay too long
the cost is too much.” Fang Yuan pondered, his footsteps never ceasing as he hurried back to the
vige.
He was originally left with two primeval stones, but now he gained fifteen pieces, so the total is
seventeen pieces. But to a Gu Master, this small amount of primeval stones mean nothing.