Uncle Chen 'stared' at Li Chengfeng, his greyish-white eyes unmoving, his wrinkled eyelids unblinking. He sneered, "No wonder Hidden Sword Court is in such dire straits. The new disciple is a dumb pig!
If this old man had found it, would I still be lingering around here?
Is it that comfortable to live in a place with rats and rats? "
Li Chengfeng asked again, "What kind of treasure is it?"
Uncle Chen laughed heartily. "I guess there's no harm in telling you!
It's Hidden Sword Court's number one weapon, the Heaven Splitter Sword! "
"The Heaven Splitter Sword?" Li Chengfeng gasped. "Isn't it with Grand Senior Brother?"
"Grand Senior Brother?
Since when did Hidden Sword Court have a Grand Senior Brother? "
Uncle Chen paused, then sneered. "Are you talking about that useless Martial Nephew of the Heavenly Thirteen Swords?
Had he … become the Eldest Senior Brother now?
Tsk tsk, things really have changed! "
Li Chengfeng said, "The Hidden Sword Court's Court Master's ring and the Heaven Splitter Sword are both in Grand Senior Brother's hands. Uncle Chen said he was looking for the Heaven Splitter Sword, could it be …"
Uncle Chen guffawed. His white hair shook as if he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
"The Heaven Splitter Sword is in his hands?"
Uncle Chen laughed maniacally. "If the Heaven Splitter Sword is in his hands and Hidden Sword Court is still being bullied like this, then he's the world's most useless idiot!"
Uncle Chen's laughter stopped abruptly. He smirked. "Although this Martial Nephew is a little inflexible and less talented, he's not stupid!
So, the Heaven Splitter Sword in his hands must be fake! "
Li Chengfeng froze, then asked, "Fake?
Uncle Chen, how can you be so sure? "
Uncle Chen laughed. "The Heaven Splitter Sword is the best of the Five Great Divine Swords. It has the power to split the heavens and the earth. Even if a person with no magical powers wields it, it would still be a divine weapon that can cut through metal like mud.
Although this Martial Nephew of the Heavenly Thirteen Swords is not very powerful, with the Heaven Splitter Sword in his hands, he would not be afraid of the other three courts!
Even if he can't defeat them, he can at least protect himself! "
"Only ignorant fools like you would be deceived by such a simple lie!"
If Su You and the rest had heard this, they would have been furious. But Li Chengfeng had only been here for a short period of time, he did not have a strong sense of empathy. He asked, "Then how did Uncle Chen know that the Heaven Splitter Sword is at the bottom of Shiwu Mountain?"
Uncle Chen continued, "That year, the Pavilion Master went missing in Shiwu Mountain. I have searched through countless documents and interrogated countless people. Finally, I concluded that the Pavilion Master entered Shiwu Mountain with the Heaven Splitter Sword!
Since he has never left Shiwu Mountain, the Heaven Splitting Sword must be in Shiwu Mountain! "
"So, I began to search for the whereabouts of the Heaven Splitting Sword!"
Uncle Chen let out a long sigh and 'looked' at Li Chengfeng. "You two kids … since you've ended up here, you must be fated to meet me … come with me."
With that, he walked into the grotto with the help of his walking stick.
Li Chengfeng and Yuehan looked at each other. Yuehan lowered her voice and whispered, "Young Master … I feel that something's not right."
Li Chengfeng nodded slightly and whispered, "We'll play it by ear!"
As they spoke, Uncle Chen, who was leading the way, laughed coldly. "You two kids think you're so smart!
If I wanted to harm you, would you still be alive now?
In this old man's ears, this mumbling sound is as loud as spring thunder! "
Li Chengfeng and Yuehan looked at each other. Yuehan secretly stuck out her tongue and gestured for them to follow. Li Chengfeng nodded and carefully followed behind, holding Yuehan's hand.
As they followed Uncle Chen, Li Chengfeng saw a rat hole hidden in a corner of the grotto. He suddenly asked, "Uncle Chen, what did you eat to survive all these years?
Was it these rats? "
Uncle Chen chuckled. "Yeah, these rats are cunning and powerful, they're not easy to catch!
Plus, their blood is too smelly, their meat is too hard to eat! "
Li Chengfeng forced a smile. "No wonder they're so afraid of you, it must be because you've eaten too many of their brothers and sisters."
Uncle Chen laughed heartily, but there was an indescribable bitterness in his laughter. "Fifty years, fifty years, I've eaten at least eight thousand rats!
Of course they're afraid of me! "
Li Chengfeng followed Uncle Chen out of the grotto and into a tunnel. Li Chengfeng noticed that the walls were covered in moss, and he could see that the spirit crystals poking through the moss were much larger than before. Upon closer inspection, the smallest one was the size of a pinky finger, much larger than the largest one he had seen before, which was only the size of a corn.
Li Chengfeng couldn't help but be overjoyed. He couldn't wait to search around and start digging.
But very quickly, Li Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat. He remembered what Su You Tianjun had told him before: Although there are bigger spirit crystals in the deepest part of Shiwu Mountain, no one dares to go there, because those who go there … never came back.
As he thought of this, Li Chengfeng stared at Uncle Chen's back, his eyes filled with suspicion.
Suspicion was like a seed thrown into fertile soil in spring. As long as it was given a chance, it would quickly grow and flourish.
Li Chengfeng followed Uncle Chen through the stone path and soon found themselves in another huge stone cave. The spirit crystals around this cave were not as dense, they were scattered around the cave. However, each crystal was as big as the first knuckle of a thumb. This was the biggest spirit crystal Li Chengfeng had ever seen, it was even comparable to the spirit jade he had seen before.
There was a huge tree in the middle of the grotto. Its branches drooped down and were covered with bright red fruits. Behind the tree was a pool of water that was reflected by the blue light. The water was calm and looked like a piece of azure jewel.
Uncle Chen walked to the bottom of the tree with his walking stick. He leaned against the thick trunk and rested. "You came at the right time. Help me find the Heaven Splitter Sword, then I can bring you out with me!"
Li Chengfeng asked carefully, "But what if you can't find it?"
Uncle Chen leaned against the trunk, hugging the stone staff in his arms. He laughed evilly. "Then you two can stay here and keep me company!
You came at the right time, a man and a woman, I'm sure life will be easy! "He laughed heartily.
Li Chengfeng's heart sank. He knew that they were under house arrest!
This Uncle Chen had searched for fifty years and still could not find the Heaven Splitter Sword. Could they … find it?
Li Chengfeng was silent, trying to think of a solution. Yuehan, on the other hand, was staring at the fruits not far away. She reached out and plucked one. "Uncle Chen, is this edible?"
Uncle Chen chuckled. "Of course!"
Yuehan carefully wiped the fruit with her sleeve. Just as she was about to put it in her mouth, Li Chengfeng suddenly pressed her hand down and shook his head.
Yuehan looked at him, confused. She wrote on his palm. "What's wrong?"
Li Chengfeng wrote on her palm too. "There's something fishy here, don't eat it!"
There were so many fruits on this tree. If they were edible, why did not many of them seem to have been plucked? That was not normal!
Yuehan's eyes widened as she looked at Uncle Chen. Li Chengfeng nodded and brought Yuehan to the side. He wrote, "Uncle Chen went straight to the bottom of the tree when he came in, sat down, and didn't move. That's very unusual. I noticed. Look, what's that?
Yuehan followed Li Chengfeng's finger and saw a hole in the tree behind Uncle Chen. Inside the hole was … a piece of white bone!
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