Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Shoo shoo shoo, you are not a woman. Dont you find yourself disgusting to smile at me for a day? Lu Chen snorts. He casually sits on one of the chairs facing the counter and leans forward.

Old Ma stares at him. His frowns slightly and asks solemnly, What happened?

Lu Chen suppresses his voice and speaks. The voice is so hushed such that it couldnt even be heard clearly even in the quiet tavern. Perhaps, only Old Ma who is at close proximity to him can hear those words clearly.

As Old Ma listens, his face suddenly darkens. He sits up straight and ponders for a moment. Then, he glances at Lu Chen and says, Are you sure you didnt see wrongly?

Lu Chen replies plainly, That incident that happened in there back then, what else would I have not seen before?

Old Ma nods his head and continues asking with a hushed voice, Of what tier is that secret message?

Lu Chen frowns. After thinking for a short moment, he replies, That is quite a weird location. There is a tree with two leaves on the secret message. At most, he would only be of the rank of a xiangzhu in the demonic cult.

Old Mas expressions lightens as he says, From the looks of it, they dont seem to be looking for you? Could it be the remnants of the Three Realm Divine Cult sneaking into this location to recruit new members?

Lu Chen humphs and says, Isnt this too coincidental?

Old Ma nods his head and says, I got it. I will investigate it thoroughly, so rest easy. However, didnt the Thousand Autumn Doors kill a hidden remnant of the demonic cult just a few days ago, perhaps the members of the demonic cult are here for it?

Lu Chen shrugs and replies, I hope so. Anyway, be careful about this matter.

Old Ma replies, Rest easy.

Lu Chen stands up and prepares to leave. However, just when he is about to step away, he stops yet again. He turns around to look at Old Ma, Theres still another matter. Help me look into it while youre at it.

Old Ma says, What is it?

Lu Chen says, There seems to be a young scholar who just arrived at the opposite bank of the stream. He has a handsome face and he is skilled in drawing. I have never met that person before. Help me look into the background of that man.

That depression isnt really small. Looking at it from the top is quite a spectacular sight. There are thousands of swallows or so living by the rock walls. However, Lu Chen doesnt know whether they are the Red-beaked Crimson Feather Swallows that Hong Chuan mentioned about today.

In Lu Chens impression, that flock of swallows seem to be normal flying beasts. They arent spirit beasts with spirit mark on them. Logically, a disciple of an established sect like Kunlun wouldnt be interested in this kind of useless material.

Or rather, is there some hidden treasure in the depression that drew the attention of a disciple from a reputable sect like him?

At this point, Lu Chens heart moves. However, he shakes his head, choosing not to interfere in it. For the sake of his safety, he has once looked into the location and he didnt find any natures treasures in there. Anyway, even if one exists in there, it would just be his fate.

At this point, he intend to return back to sleep. Just that, when he pushes the door of the straw cottage, he hears gulong, the sound of a deep rumbling from somewhere in the darkness.

That sound wasnt soft. Although it cant be considered to be sharp or harsh, it traveled very far in the night. Lu Chen halts instantly and looks towards the source of the sound, only to see that it is pitch-black. It came from the deep lake at the foot of the mountain.

Lu Chen frowns. He is a little surprised. That deep lake is at the foot of the tea mountain and its depth is hard to measure. Due to the water becoming freezing cold from a depth of 6 chi onwards, a temperature which ordinary people find it hard to bear, there has been no one who had dived into it before.

6 chi -> 2 meter

All these years, the deep lake has been sitting quietly in the depths of the village. The clear stream originates from the lake and flows through the village. It has been living harmoniously along with this little mountainous village for countless ages.

Lu Chen considers and eventually, he decides to check out the lake. Not too long later, he arrives at the lake. Widening his eyes to take a better look, he releases a hng sound from his mouth after a short moment. From the faint light from the stars, he could see that there is a person floating on the lake.

In the middle of a night, for a person float on top of this deep lake, it is indeed quite a frightening sight. At the same time, the wind blows mournfully for a very long time, making the sight even more sinister.

Lu Chen seems to be oblivious to this sinister atmosphere. Rather, he knits his eyebrow at the sight of the floating figure. After a short moment, he mutters, Why does he look so familiar

Xiangzhu translates literally to Incense Master. It is similar to the position of a Hall Master (maybe one tier lower, unsure until the structure of the demonic cult is revealed)

Not sure if you all have watch Lu Ding Ji (The Deer and the Cauldron), but the main character Wei Xiaobao is an Incense Master in a sect.

Will change it if a better name appears.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))