Once Chu Li returned to the backyard, Siao Shi personally served him tea. She smiled like a flower, "Chu Li, you've worked hard. Sit down and have some tea. Su Ru, get me another plate of fruits."
"Yes." Su Ru pursed her lips and smiled. Her apricot gown fluttered as she left.
Siao Qi smiled, "Second Elder Sister!"
Siao Shi smiled, "Chu Li has worked hard and made great contributions. He beat up the Emperor, so of course he needs to be rewarded. This is all I can do, you can take care of the rest!"
"Second Elder Sister!" Siao Qi blushed.
Chu Li smiled and took a sip of tea, "How do you know that I won?"
"Can you come back if you lose?" Siao Shi scoffed, "The Emperor doesn't have that kind of mercy!"
Chu Li said, "This time, the Emperor is prepared. He has asked for Master Ming's help."
The two women's expressions changed.
No matter how powerful he was, he would be in danger against two Enlightened Masters.
Chu Li smiled, "But in the end, Master Ming left and the Emperor became obedient. He will probably be peaceful for a while but you still have to be careful of that Meng Xiaoqi. He's not simple."
"I know." Siao Shi nodded, "This guy is weird but it's okay. The Emperor has become obedient so he won't dare to do anything. In the end, he's still relying on the Emperor's power. Without the Emperor's order, the Secret Guardians Hall is nothing!"
Chu Li nodded.
He activated the Omniscient Mirror and observed the Secret Guardians Hall. He realized that Meng Xiaoqi was not there so he turned and asked, "Where does Meng Xiaoqi live?"
"The street beside the Imperial House," Siao Shi said.
Chu Li continued to observe the street outside the Imperial House but he was not there. He frowned and shook his head, "Where is Meng Xiaoqi?"
To prevent Meng Xiaoqi from entering the Imperial House, he had observed the situation in the Imperial House with the Omniscient Mirror but Meng Xiaoqi was still not there. It was as if he suddenly disappeared.
"What's wrong?" Siao Qi asked.
Chu Li shook his head, "Where is Commander Meng? I'll be back soon."
"Be careful," Siao Qi said.
Chu Li nodded and disappeared.
The next moment, he appeared in a small courtyard. There was a man leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard. When he saw Chu Li, he stood up abruptly and gave a fist salute with a smile. "Greetings, Centurion."
Chu Li smiled. "You don't have to be so polite, Centurion Chen."
"Yes, yes." Chen Donghai felt a chill in his heart, but he maintained a smile on his face. "I didn't expect Centurion Chu to grace us with your presence."
Chu Li asked, "There's something I don't understand. Where's Commander Meng?"
"Oh, Commander Meng has left Fairy's Capital." Chen Donghai smiled. "There's an important matter that requires Commander Meng's personal attention."
"What is it?" Chu Li frowned.
Chen Donghai shook his head and sighed. "This matter is too important. Commander Meng didn't tell anyone else, so I don't know either."
Chu Li had already seen through Chen Donghai's mind. He nodded slowly and asked, "How long will he be gone for?"
"At least ten days to half a month, at most one to two months." Chen Donghai said, "I'll handle the matters of the Secret Guardians Hall on your behalf. Centurion, don't worry, I won't act recklessly and won't cause trouble for the Imperial Residence of King An anymore."
Chu Li nodded. "That's great. Thank you very much."
"You're too kind. It's my duty." Chen Donghai smiled. "Actually, I don't approve of Commander Meng causing trouble for the Imperial Residence of King An. However, as a subordinate, I can't disobey orders. This is the rule of the Secret Guardians Hall. I'm sure Centurion Chen understands."
"Mm." Chu Li nodded. "If that's the case, I won't disturb Centurion Chen any longer. Farewell!"
"Please —!" Chen Donghai hurriedly fist saluted. He did not dare to be courteous. He was deeply afraid that Chu Li would take the opportunity to stay and chat with him.
He felt like he was treading on thin ice in front of Chu Li. His entire body was tense, afraid that he would say something wrong.
Chu Li smiled and suddenly disappeared.
"Phew —!" Chen Donghai let out a long sigh of relief. His entire body went limp as he sat by the stone table. He quickly poured himself a cup of tea and drank it to calm his shock.
Chu Li returned to the backyard of King An's Imperial Residence. He pondered for a moment before he let go of Meng Xiaoqi. As long as he was in Fairy's Capital, he would have a chance to find out more. He was too lazy to chase after him now.
He had a vague guess that Meng Xiaoqi might be a Celestial Being. However, a Celestial Being's arrival was extremely shocking. Xiao Qi and the others could see it clearly. Moreover, a Celestial Being could not stay for too long. Usually, they would return to the Outland once they were done with their business. They could not delay or else they would be violating the Heavenly Rules and would be hunted down by the Heavens.
If Meng Xiaoqi was really a Celestial Being, he would have been hunted down by the Outland if he stayed for too long unless he had a secret technique that could hide from the Outland.
Chu Li's thoughts drifted as he thought about this.
If Meng Xiaoqi was really a Celestial Being, why did he not go? What was it that attracted him?
Could it be that some rare treasure was going to appear in the world? Even a Celestial Being wanted to snatch it?
Chu Li's spirit was lifted as he thought about this, but he quickly shook his head. He was overthinking things. He would think about it later as everything would come to light. Now that Leng Wufeng dared not provoke him, Xiao Shi and the others were safe and he could do his own things.
He slowly took out two thin, antique booklets from his bosom. They were the first and second level of the Art of Imperial Tiger.
The Tiger Taming Technique was given to him by Song Zhifan to make a deal with him. In the end, Song Zhifan destroyed the rest of the ancient booklets. The original Tiger Taming Technique only had these two booklets while the rest were lost.
Xiao Qi and Xiao Shi had already left, leaving him to ponder on his own.
Chu Li closed his eyes and activated the Heavenly Star Insight Skill. He began to deduce the origin of the two ancient booklets.
Scenes flashed before his eyes before he finally arrived at a cave. He could vaguely see the situation inside the cave. A silhouette was sitting cross-legged on a jade bed while books were placed around it. Chu Li was overjoyed.
He knew that this was the place where Song Zhifan obtained the Tiger Taming Technique.
He quickly calmed down and fell into deep thought.
It was a little strange. With Song Zhifan's temperament, why would he only take the Tiger Taming Technique and leave the other books untouched? Also, who was this person who was sitting cross-legged? Why did his heart palpitate?
The palpitations were reminding him of danger and that he should not go near.
Could it be that there was some kind of danger in this cave? Was there a rank one or rank two spirit beast guarding it?
The more he thought about it, the more curious he became. He could not wait to see what books were hidden and whether the Vermilion Bird Power Technique would be hidden there.
He would obtain the Vermilion Bird Power Technique through the Tiger Taming Technique and then find a way to get the Black Tortoise Power Technique. With that, he would be able to combine the four techniques into one and cultivate four martial arts at the same time.
He decided to cultivate the three divine techniques first. When they were all perfected, he would then combine the four divine techniques into one and cultivate this heart technique to step into the Enlightened Mastery's Boundary. That way, he would be able to avoid the attention of a low rank spirit beast.
He faintly felt that the place should be within the Hundred-Thousand Hills. After thinking about it, he did not impulsively go there. Instead, he suddenly flashed and appeared in the ice pond.
The appearance of the ice pond could not be changed back, but the water began to clear up.
"Chirp!" With a clear chirp, a little vermilion bird appeared in front of him. Chu Li could not help but shake his head. It seemed that this little vermilion bird was still holding a grudge and would not let it go.
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