"It's here."
After Wang Yan slipped out from the back door of the inner hall, he followed the Second Miss's directions and quietly entered the Flicking Sword Tower. The Flicking Sword Tower didn't look big, but it was a whole different world inside. Wang Yan carried the Second Miss and made a series of turns and turns. After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, the two of them finally entered an ordinary-looking quiet room.
The Second Miss was a little jumpy. After she finished speaking, she immediately jumped out of Wang Yan's arms. After she steadied herself, she walked straight to the center of the quiet room and beckoned to Wang Yan. "Come."
Wang Yan didn't understand what this woman meant, but at this stage, he could only take one step at a time.
"Pry this floor tile open."
The floor of this quiet room was made of large bluestone tiles. At first glance, it didn't seem like much, but when Wang Yan looked in the direction the Second Miss was pointing, he saw that there was some fine stone powder between the large bluestone tile in the center of the quiet room and the tiles beside it. The gap was also more obvious than between the other tiles.
Wang Yan didn't ask any more questions. He immediately sank his feet and channeled his energy into the soles of his feet. When the energy was released from his feet, the quiet room trembled slightly. That floor tile rose half an inch from the tremor. Seeing this, Wang Yan used his left and right hands to form sword fingers, each holding onto one end of the floor tile, and then lifted it up.
"Amazing!"
The Second Miss' eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands lightly in praise. Wang Yan really wondered if this woman was the rumored Second Miss who was born with a mental disorder. However, he wasn't in the mood to ask questions now. After he lifted the large bluestone tile, he saw a metallic luster appear below. It was a mechanism.
The Second Miss bent down, grabbed the handle of the mechanism, and pulled. The quiet room instantly shook. Wang Yan turned his head to look and saw that the wall on the left of the quiet room had actually slid to one side, revealing a metal door.
"That's my father's secret chamber. All of his treasures are inside, including the famous sword in your hand, Falling Sand. He took it out from there yesterday."
As they spoke, the Second Young Miss walked to the front of the iron gate and took out a brass key from her sleeve. She then said, "Put the floor tile back, we have to hurry. The people in front might not be able to hold out for long, they should be able to find this place very soon."
When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you? Why does Sect Leader Linghu want to assassinate the Young Master Three?"
"I'm me, Linghu Wan, the third daughter of Linghu Qiu, the one who was rumored to be an idiot when she was born.
"As for why my father wants to assassinate the Young Master Three, it's simple. He has secretly sided with the Eldest Young Master. My third sister, who committed suicide by hanging herself, was actually arranged by my father to marry her to the Black Knife Gang in order to please the Eldest Young Master. However, he has been evasive on the surface, so no one can figure out his true intentions. Unfortunately, Yan Yu 'er has long hated our family and took the opportunity to collude with that rapist to defile my sister."
As the Second Young Miss, Linghu Wan, spoke, she had already opened the iron gate. Upon seeing this, Wang Yan didn't delay any longer. He put the floor tile in his hand back and walked in with her. Behind the iron gate was a flight of stairs leading down, which was dozens of meters long. Linghu Wan took out a match from her sleeve and lit it. She then found the mechanism behind the door, and the outer wall was closed again.
"Even if Sect Leader Linghu has sided with the Eldest Young Master, how did he collude with Yan Yu 'er's helper? Moreover, the Small Mirror Mountain is not far from Hengshui City. Senior Jin's reinforcements will arrive soon. How could your father dare to kill the Young Master Three directly?"
Wang Yan voiced his doubts as he followed Linghu Wan forward.
"I'm not sure about the details, but I'm sure that the people from the Cold Moon Sect will arrive soon. However, they are definitely not Uncle Jin's reinforcements. They must be the people sent by the Eldest Young Master to take his life. Although Uncle Jin's martial arts skills are high, I'm afraid he won't be able to escape this calamity."
Wang Yan was shocked when he heard this. Hen Tiandao could kill a Clasping Yuan Realm cultivator. How could such a person die this time?
Looking at Wang Yan's expression, Linghu Wan shook his head and said, "This trap was set up for the Young Master Three and Uncle Jin from the very beginning. The Eldest Young Master has put in a lot of effort to kill them. My father was only used to deal with the Young Master Three. As for Uncle Jin, he is the 'reinforcements'. Given the Eldest Young Master's skills, he should be foolproof.
"As for Yan Yu 'er, she is just the fuse for this trap. When everything is settled, this woman who has dominated the field of love should also disappear."
As the two of them spoke, they had already reached the end of the stairs. At the end was the entrance of a stone cave. Linghu Wan took the lead and walked in, and Wang Yan followed closely behind. After entering the cave, they saw that it was a natural cave, which should be in the belly of the Small Mirror Mountain. However, they didn't walk far from the cave before they saw three forks in front of them.
"Come on."
Linghu Wan took Wang Yan's hand and walked toward the forks on the left. As Wang Yan knew that Hen Tiandao might die, he couldn't help but feel depressed and let Linghu Wan take him. Not long after, the two of them walked to the end of the forks, and there was a stone room inside. The area of this stone room was very small, about four to five square meters. It was hollow inside, and there was only a bookcase.
"This is my father's secret treasure trove. Come on, look. This is the Shujian Zhuang's secret fetus cleansing technique. There is also this' Essentials of the Nine Palaces'. In addition to these secret manuals, there is also the most important thing. It's a pity that my father's famous sword, Sinking Blood, is with him. Otherwise, we can take away all his treasures."
Linghu Wan pulled Wang Yan to the bookcase as if she was presenting a treasure. She pointed at the items on the bookcase and introduced them to Wang Yan one by one. However, Wang Yan found it strange. Why did this woman want her father, Linghu Qiu, to die?
Perhaps sensing Wang Yan's gaze, Linghu Wan giggled and said, "Do you find it strange?"
Wang Yan did not answer, but Linghu Wan did not mind. She continued, "To be precise, I should be Linghu Wan. This is because this body has indeed been a fool for the past 20 years. Although I have memories of the past, many of them are vague.
"However, more than half a year ago, 'I' suddenly appeared. I was no longer that silly girl who knew nothing. I could think, ponder, dream, and look forward to the future.
"Therefore, I spent some time sorting out my original memories. After understanding the situation, I began to plan my path of rebirth. As for Linghu Qiu, Yan Yu 'er, and the like, they are not important to me at all."
Linghu Wan's words sounded very bizarre, but Wang Yan understood. Like Linghu Wan, he used to be like a walking corpse without a soul or consciousness. However, one day, he suddenly awakened. In an instant, Wang Yan understood that Linghu Wan was the same as him. However, he was a little curious as to why this woman had found him and even dragged him to Linghu Qiu's treasure house.
"Why did you bring me here? You don't know the dangers of the underworld, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Shujian Zhuang's secret manual is nothing to me, but for others, they might kill you to silence you."
Upon hearing Wang Yan's question, Linghu Wan revealed her white teeth and said with a sweet smile, "Because you are my husband, and you have killed people for me. You are the closest person to me after I gained consciousness, so I naturally believe you.
"As for Linghu Qiu's treasures, just take them as a reward for helping me escape from Shujian Zhuang. I didn't want them, and I won't tell anyone. Will you kill me to silence me?"
Looking at Linghu Wan's innocent face, Wang Yan suddenly felt a sense of helplessness. He decided not to say anything more, and then turned his eyes to Linghu Qiu's treasures.
There were three secret manuals on the bookshelf: "Nine Training of the Sword Embryo", "Nine Palace Essentials", and "Solitary Peak's Nineteen Swords". The "Nine Training of the Sword Embryo" was a manual for cleansing one's fetus. Wang Yan scanned the summary of this manual and knew that it was similar to the Essence Coagulating Sword Emanations Technique. They both followed the path of polishing the sword embryo, but it was not as profound and abstruse as the Essence Coagulating Sword Emanations Technique. To Wang Yan, the "Solitary Peak's Nineteen Swords" was a sword technique that could only be cultivated by Shujian Zhuang's personal disciples. Wang Yan did not read it in detail and kept it first. As for the "Nine Palace Essentials", it was not a martial arts manual. It talked about the various mysterious transformations of the Nine Palaces. Wang Yan had previously felt that the Nine Palaces was similar to the Eight Trigrams Roaming Body Steps and had even studied it while he was breaking the formation.
This secret manual was very useful to Wang Yan. Apart from these three secret manuals, there was a tattered page on the bookshelf. Wang Yan did not pay much attention to it at first, but when his eyes fell on the page, he was instantly stunned.
"This broken piece of paper might have an extraordinary origin. In my memory, Linghu Qiu always held this piece of paper and tried to comprehend something, but until now, it seems that he has not been able to comprehend anything."
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