On the morning of the second day, as the sun shone into the bungalow, Gu Nan, who had been meditating for the whole night, slowly got up. Before he could move, there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Gu Nan did not make a sound, and the power of shadows gradually spread out.
But before his shadow could reach the door, the door was pushed open. It was not Zhou Jingwen. She did not have the guts. It was a woman that Gu Nan had never seen before.
She looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. She was wearing plain casual clothes, and her hair was loose and wrinkled on her shoulders. It seemed that she was not interested in taking care of it.
Her appearance was also ordinary. If there was something special about her, it was probably that pair of fiery red eyebrows.
On an otherwise normal face, this peculiarity was very conspicuous.
Gu Nan did not know why he was looking at this woman's appearance so carefully. It seemed that she had a natural ability. As long as she stood there, she would be imprinted in the depths of the souls of all living beings.
"Who are you?" This strange phenomenon caused Gu Nan to have a bad premonition as he spoke in a low voice.
"Red, my name is Red." The girl spoke. Even her voice and intonation were not special, but the sentence pattern was a bit strange. It seemed that she had not spoken for a long time.
Gu Nan looked her up and down and said, "What do you want?"
"I heard that you are looking for 'Shadow Song'. Help me do something, and I can tell you where 'Shadow Song' is."
Red's voice was still very calm, and there was no difference in tone or timbre from before. It was almost like it was synthesized.
"Sure." Gu Nan practically didn't hesitate in the slightest as he immediately agreed, and he didn't even ask what he had to do.
This was a player's habit. They would first receive the task. As for whether they could complete it or not, that was another matter. If they could not complete it, they would just let it lie in the task window.
Red seemed to be a person with a strange temper. She did not care about Gu Nan's credibility and immediately said, "Shadow Song is in the deepest part of the Duanmu family's ancestral tomb. It is a scimitar."
"Another Duanmu Clan's ancestral tomb?" Gu Nan nodded.
Even though he already knew about this clue, Red's words helped him confirm the connection between the two, and it was still very useful.
"After Shadow Song's master awakens, protect her. That's what I want you to do."
"If the protection period is long, your information isn't worth the price." Gu Nan frowned. He was telling the truth.
He didn't want to go back on his word. When it came to missions, Gu Nan was a trustworthy person.
Reputation was the foundation of a player's Reputation. Casually wasting one's Reputation would drag down the entire NPC faction's Reputation, causing many quests to go unaccepted.
Red was a very interesting person. She thought for a moment and said, "The Master of Shadow Songs has the ability to enter the Path of Stars. You can also enter with him as a reward."
"Deal!" Gu Nan's eyes lit up.
…
In the evening, Zhou Jingwen excitedly ran into the house, holding a thin piece of paper in her hand. It looked like it was torn from somewhere.
"Senior, I found a clue about Shadow Song!" she shouted as soon as she came in.
Zhou Jingwen was a very smart girl. She knew that words were no proof, and the senior might not believe her, so she secretly tore off the information and brought it with her.
The paper was handed to Gu Nan. The information on it was quite detailed.
"Shadow Song" was a machete that had been famous since ancient times, but the story of that time was no longer passed down. The last time it appeared was more than six hundred years ago.
At that time, an Extraordinaire obtained it and killed eleven powerhouses of the same rank in a row, becoming the champion of that year's international martial arts tournament.
There were no keywords like "magic weapon" or "infamy" that Gu Nan expected. Shadow Song seemed to be a very normal powerful weapon.
"Such a normal weapon doesn't look like a quest item at all …" Gu Nan rubbed his chin, feeling that something was wrong.
But since that was what was written on the information, Gu Nan could only respect the truth.
"Can you find out where it was last dropped?" Gu Nan put down the paper in his hand and asked casually.
"Not yet …" Zhou Jingwen seemed a little embarrassed, but this wasn't out of Gu Nan's expectations. She was just an ordinary person without any power or influence. It was already good enough that she could find information on Shadow Song in a day.
Besides, Gu Nan had just found out about Shadow Song's whereabouts, so he didn't care.
"Then there's no need to look. Do you know the Duanmu family?" Gu Nan asked.
Zhou Jingwen shook her head again, which made Gu Nan frown a little. He originally thought that the Duanmu family should be quite famous … Could it be that Zhou Jingwen's level was too low and she couldn't come into contact with them?
As if sensing Gu Nan's thoughts, Zhou Jingwen hurriedly said, "Senior, I'll definitely ask around when I get back!"
Gu Nan nodded, condensed a small black sword, and handed it to Zhou Jingwen. "Keep this sword close to your body, and you'll obtain unparalleled talent."
Zhou Jingwen was so excited that she almost jumped up. She bowed repeatedly and said, "Yes! Thank you, thank you, Senior … "
After obtaining the small sword, Zhou Jingwen couldn't wait to go back and test its effects. Gu Nan didn't have any intention of keeping her. He just watched her leave with a strange smile on his face.
"Shadow Song's master? I don't know if I can kill her before she awakens and give Shadow Song a new master … "
Gu Nan really liked to test the rules, but he didn't plan on taking the risk himself. Thus, Zhou Jingwen became the best substitute.
If possible, Gu Nan didn't mind giving Shadow Song an obedient master — one who would listen to him, Gu Nan.
With this in mind, Gu Nan once again entered meditation. He mobilized the Law of Shadows in an attempt to resist the power of the curse and see if he could speed up his recovery.
Divine path cultivators weren't easy to deal with, and the power of faith could also suppress magic. Gu Nan didn't plan on looking for trouble with the Duanmu family while he was injured.
After all, if he went, he would most likely be digging up someone's ancestral grave.
…
While Gu Nan was quietly lying dormant on planet Hua Qiong, an argument also broke out in Xinghai Pavilion.
"That Gu Nan is already seriously injured. What are you still hesitating for?!"
"He killed a member of our Xinghai Pavilion. Are we going to let him roam freely in the Central Star Sector?"
The golden-clothed lady and her companion were arguing with a group of people, but clearly, no one agreed with their point of view.
"He's a dangerous person who was able to kill Lan Po despite being seriously injured!" An old man said solemnly. "Before we confirm that he has lost the ability to fight, the pavilion won't send too many people."
"That's right." Someone knocked on the table. "Golden-Clothed, I understand how you feel, but we can't risk the lives of our members."
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