At night, Liu Dong led Linlong out of the cave.
At first, Liu Dong was a little afraid. After all, he realized that there were demons everywhere after coming out. Lord Suo must have put in a lot of effort to find them.
However, Linlong's performance made Liu Dong heave a sigh of relief. That was because the demons did not notice them even when they passed by.
After an hour, the two of them arrived at the Liu family's graveyard.
In the dead of night, there would be will-o '-the-wisps jumping out from time to time. However, to the two of them, this was nothing to be afraid of.
Linlong realized that the graveyard was overgrown with weeds. It seemed like no one had taken care of it.
Seeing Linlong's doubt, Liu Dong hurriedly said, "Young Master Lin, this is just a cover-up. In order to prevent others from noticing that this place is unusual, the inside is often taken care of."
Indeed, after walking through an extremely hidden entrance into the graveyard, Linlong realized that the inside was relatively tidy. It was obvious that the Liu family frequently took care of this place.
After walking for a while, they arrived at the center of the graveyard. At this moment, Linlong realized that there were faint runic arrays here.
What surprised him was that even though he was knowledgeable about runes, he seemed to be unfamiliar with such runic arrays.
At this moment, Liu Dong pointed to the four tombstones at the side and said, "Young Master Lin, under these four tombstones, there is a small booklet under each tombstone. When the four booklets are gathered together, it will be the complete secret manual of our Liu family's cultivation technique."
"Is that so." Linlong nodded. He believed Liu Dong's words because each of the four tombstones was surrounded by a small runic array.
At this moment, Liu Dong began to silently recite a runic term. When he was done, he immediately shouted, "Break!"
With that, the tombstone in front of him fell.
Then, an empty space appeared below it. Liu Dong immediately said to Linlong, "The secret manual is in this empty space."
As Liu Dong spoke, he reached down to take it. However, his expression quickly changed because he did not touch anything. It was empty below.
"What's going on?" Linlong could not help but ask.
He also realized that something was wrong.
Liu Dong was indignant and touched it again. However, he still did not touch anything. Then, he bent down to look inside, but still did not see anything.
At this moment, he could only tell Lin Long with an ugly expression, "Young Master Lin, there's nothing."
Linlong did not think that he was lying, because the small Runic Magic Circle just now was not just for show.
"Did someone come here and take it away?" Linlong frowned.
"I don't know. Let's see if there are any under the other tombstones." With that said, Liu Dong came to the second tombstone and began to recite a rune term.
This time, the rune terms he was reciting were obviously different from the first one.
If they continued to use the terms of the first rune, they would not be able to open the second tombstone at all. It was obvious that the ancestors of the Liu family were very cautious.
After silently reciting the second rune term, Liu Dong shouted in a low voice, "Break!"
After that, the second tombstone fell to the ground.
Liu Dong hurriedly reached inside and touched it. After touching it a few times, his expression changed again because he still couldn't feel anything.
"How is that possible?" Liu Dong couldn't help exclaiming.
Then, afraid that Linlong would suspect him, he hurriedly said to Lin Long, "Young Master Lin, the secret manual has always been under the tombstone. We really didn't take it away beforehand."
Linlong could tell that he was not lying, so he frowned and said, "How about the third tombstone?"
The third tombstone was opened very quickly, and it was also in another rune term. However, Liu Dong's expression was still ugly because it was still empty.
Liu Dong hurriedly used the fourth rune term to open the fourth tombstone. After reaching inside, he couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief because he found a small booklet. At a glance, he realized that it was the fourth booklet.
Linlong took it and confirmed that it was indeed one of the four booklets.
However, there was only one now, and there was no way to cultivate it at all.
When he saw the anxious Liu Dong, Linlong immediately said, "Patriarch Liu, think carefully. Did someone know about this place and the three runic terms within it, and then took them away?"
After thinking about it, Liu Dong shook his head and said, "There was only one person who came here with me, but it was impossible for him to take them away because he is my son, and he knows very little about runes. It is impossible for him to open these tombstones."
"Then is it possible that it was someone else?" Linlong asked.
"No. In the entire Liu family, apart from me, there is no one who knows about these rune terms," Liu Dong said.
"In that case, let's go and see your son first," Linlong said.
Linlong also knew about Liu Dong's son. He was much older than Xiaoyu, and was already seventeen or eighteen years old.
"That's the only way," Liu Dong said helplessly.
Although he believed that it wasn't his son who did it, there was no other clue for now.
Immediately, the two of them returned to the cave. Once they returned, they naturally went to look for Liu Dong's son, Liu Yiming.
However, their expressions quickly turned ugly because Liu Yiming was not in the cave.
"What happened?" Liu Dong immediately asked the two guards who were guarding the cave.
"Just now, Young Master Liu said that he was going out to get some fresh air, and we thought that there was nothing wrong, so we let him go out. Who knew that he would disappear," the two guards said with an ugly expression.
"You …" Liu Dong was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
"Let's go out and take a look," Linlong said.
Knowing that it was useless to say anything now, Liu Dong could only follow Linlong out.
Naturally, Liu Dong was burning with anxiety. If Liu Yiming really couldn't be found, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After searching for a while, Linlong didn't find Liu Yiming, but he still found traces left by him.
Immediately, the two of them followed the traces. After chasing for a while, their expressions turned ugly because it was obvious that a group of demons had stayed in the vicinity, so they directly covered up the traces left by Liu Yiming.
In addition, there were demons coming and going from time to time, so Linlong actually couldn't find out which direction Liu Yiming had gone.
"Could it be that he went in the direction of the cemetery?" Then, Linlong asked.
Liu Yiming was the most suspicious. If he really took it, it was possible that he was going to the cemetery now.
Immediately, the two of them went to the cemetery again.
After a while, they arrived outside the cemetery again. This time, a smile appeared on Linlong's face because he found that there was someone inside. It should be Liu Yiming.
The two of them immediately walked into the cemetery. Sure enough, as soon as they entered the cemetery, they saw Liu Yiming in front of the fourth tombstone. He seemed to be trying to open the tombstone. However, after trying several times, his rune terminology was wrong and he couldn't open the tombstone.
After confirming that Liu Yiming was the one who sneaked in to open the tombstone, Liu Dong's expression became even uglier. He said coldly, "Yiming, what are you doing?"
Liu Yiming subconsciously turned his head and realized that it was his father and Linlong. He couldn't help but be shocked.
"Father, I … I just came to see if the things here have been stolen." Liu Yiming said in a low voice.
"I haven't even taught you about runes. How do you know how to open the tombstone using rune terminology?" Liu Dong said with a black face.
He really didn't think that his son would deceive him.
"I … I …" Liu Yiming was speechless for a while.
"Speak! Were you the one who took the three booklets?" Liu Dong roared again.
"This time, Liu Yiming might as well shut his mouth."
Obviously, even if he didn't take the three booklets, it was related to him.
"Tell me honestly. Otherwise, I don't mind placing a restriction on you." Linlong said coldly.
Hearing Linlong's words, Liu Yiming's body couldn't help but tremble. However, he still kept his mouth shut.
"Bastard, you are really asking for a beating. How dare you steal the things left by our ancestors that affect the fate of our family!" Liu Dong, who was resentful that Liu Yiming didn't live up to his expectations, directly rushed over and ruthlessly slapped Liu Yiming's face.
"Pa pa pa pa …"
After slapping Liu Yiming several times, Liu Dong's face turned red. Only then did Liu Yiming stop. However, Liu Yiming still didn't make a sound.
This really angered Liu Dong. For a moment, he didn't know what to do. He couldn't possibly be so ruthless to his own son.
"Patriarch Liu, let me do it." Linlong said indifferently.
"Okay." At this time, Liu Dong could only say so.
Linlong immediately walked over and without saying a word, directly placed a restriction on Liu Yiming's body.
Once this restriction was placed, how could the weak Liu Yiming withstand it. Very quickly, he obediently confessed.
"Father, those three booklets were indeed stolen by me." Liu Yiming honestly said.
"How did you learn about runes? Where are they now? "Liu Dong coldly said.
"It was Miss Xu Lingfeng who taught me. I have already given them to Miss Xu Lingfeng." Liu Yiming said.
"What? You actually gave them to Xu Lingfeng just like that?" Liu Yiming was so angry that his face turned pale.
"Who is this Xu Lingfeng?" Linlong asked.
"She is the daughter of the Xu family in the nearby Zhaoma Town. Yiming has always liked and pursued her. However, this kind of pursuit only allowed him to get close to her. He didn't obtain her love. I naturally didn't think that Yiming would have such a relationship. However, I didn't think of stopping him. I always thought that he would hit the south wall and turn back. Who would have thought that in order to curry favor with the other party, Yiming would actually give away the secret manuals left by his ancestors! "Liu Dong said angrily.
"Is that so." Linlong nodded. Then, he looked at Liu Yiming and said, "Did you give them to her yourself or did she ask you for them?"
"She asked me for them. She said that my family has some secret manuals passed down by their ancestors. She asked me if I could obtain them. So, I thought of a way to take them out and then give them to her." Liu Yiming said.
"Is that Xu Lingfeng still in Zhaoma Town?" Linlong hurriedly asked.
"She should still be there. I promised her that she would send the last one over in a few days." Liu Yiming said.
"In that case, let's go to Zhaoma Town immediately!" Linlong immediately said.
Then, the three of them directly went to Zhaoma Town.
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