Previously, when we were preparing to return from Wangwu Grotto-Heaven and discussed this matter with Lu Zhenyang, we agreed that it would be a month. During this time, Fatty and I went back to our hometown, then went to Fire God Temple to see Tao Wu, and then hurried back to deal with Little Wang Li's matter. Finally, it was Fatty's matter in the past two days.
After careful calculation, more than half a month had passed. There were only about five days left before the agreed one-month period.
So, I said to Zhang Kanwen, "About five days."
Zhang Kanwen looked at Fatty and I and sighed, "That's only a few days … I haven't had much contact with Lu Zhenyang, but from what you said, I can roughly tell that he's not only powerful, but also very cunning.
Not only is this person powerful, but he is also very cunning. You must be careful this time … Speaking of which, I should go with you, but the matter with Wang Li is really … "
I shook my head with a smile and said to Zhang Kanwen, "Big Brother Zhang, don't worry. It's not the first time I've fought with Lu Zhenyang. Nothing happened before, and nothing will happen this time. You can rest assured. Take good care of Little Wang Li and wait for me and Fatty to come back."
After saying that, I patted his shoulder.
Fatty had been punished by God because of the Zhulu incident. I didn't need Zhang Kanwen to tell me that in his eyes, the trip to Zhulu was obviously a trap.
Knowing that it was a trap, Zhang Kanwen naturally couldn't do such a thing and watch Fatty and I jump into it.
I could imagine that if there was no Little Wang Li, he would definitely follow me like Wang Can.
I knew what he was planning, but from my point of view, I didn't want him to go with me.
My relationship with Lu Zhenyang had already involved too many people. I had just refused Officer Wang. Now, if I dragged Zhang Kanwen into this, it would be unreasonable.
Moreover, the things that Zhang Kanwen was carrying were no less than Wang Can.
As the three of us chatted, the moon was already high up in the sky.
Fatty had slept for three days in one go, so he was very energetic. Naturally, he didn't want to sleep for a while. He pulled me and Zhang Kanwen and asked about the things that had happened while he was unconscious.
They chatted until dawn. Because his body had not fully recovered, Fatty finally felt a little tired and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that the fatty had fallen asleep, Zhang Kan and I quietly left the room and returned to our own rooms to rest.
After three days, the damaged room had naturally been repaired. Furthermore, I was exhausted from the past few days. After returning to my room, my spirit was also slightly exhausted. However, I couldn't fall asleep as I lay on the bed.
The fatty was currently in a state of excitement and did not realize that his true essence had been sealed by the power of the heavens. However, once he woke up, he would definitely not be so optimistic.
The bigger problem was the upcoming trip to Zhulu.
If there was still a lot of time before the Deer Chasing Mountain, it would be fine. But since we were about to set off for the Deer Chasing Mountain, the fatty wouldn't be able to use his cultivation. Even I would have to face great danger.
Although I wasn't afraid of Lu Zhenyang, there was no reason for me to take the initiative to throw my life away.
Therefore, Fatty's matter had to be resolved as soon as possible. Otherwise, the situation would be unimaginable.
After lying on the bed and thinking for a whole night, I came up with two solutions in my head.
The first method was to use the power of my Celestial Master Seal to enter Fatty's dantian and consume the power of the heavenly punishment.
That way, I would be able to remove the seal in Fatty's body. This was the fastest and most effective method.
However, at the same time, it was also the most dangerous method.
The dantian was already weak. Previously, I had only used a small amount of true essence to enter Fatty's dantian and it had already caused him to grit his teeth and frown. The Celestial Master Seal was the foundation of a Celestial Master's cultivation. The power contained within it could be said to be incomparably ferocious. My four-word Celestial Master Seal was even more so. If I really sent my Celestial Master Seal into Fatty's dantian, the pain that he would have to face would increase by more than ten times.
If I was the slightest bit careless, not only would my dantian be destroyed, I might even end up harming Fatty's life.
Furthermore, since ancient times, I had never heard of anyone sending their Celestial Master Seal into someone else's dantian.
So, after thinking of this method, I decisively gave up on it after some consideration.
Compared to cultivation, Fatty's life was more important.
If I had to use this method to remove the seal on Fatty's body, I would rather he carry the seal with him forever. It was better to be a mortal than to lose his life.
This method was too dangerous, but fortunately, it was not the only way to remove the seal.
A few days ago, when we were facing the power of the heavenly punishment, Zhang Kanwen had used the secret method of Wen Shan to absorb the power of the heavenly punishment together with me. In the end, he had even used the power of the heavenly punishment to break through to the Celestial Master realm.
From this, it could be seen that the secret method that Zhang Kanwen had used at that time would definitely have an effect on the power of the heavenly punishment.
If he could impart this method to Fatty, not only would it allow Fatty to remove the power of the seal, but it would also allow Fatty to use the power of the seal to increase his own cultivation!
Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?
However, although this method was feasible and effective, and would not be dangerous at all, the problem was that this secret method was related to the inheritance of Wen Shan.
Although Zhang Kanwen treated us as his family, when it came to matters of inheritance, I had no confidence.
Inheritance was the foundation of a person's life. Back then, the reason why the Wenshan lineage had made such a name for themselves in Mei Mountain wasn't only because of Lord Zhao's character, but also because of the secret techniques passed down by the Wenshan lineage.
It was also because of these secret methods that Zhang Kanwen's uncle, Zhang Kanwen, and his two disciples had turned against each other in the end.
Now, Wen Shan's people had withered to the extreme, and only Zhang Kanwen was left. The only thing they could rely on were these secret methods.
If Zhang Kanwen also spread these secret arts, then who knew what else Wenshan's lineage would have left.
Furthermore, the person who needed the secret methods was Fatty.
Given my friendship with Zhang Kanwen, if I were the one who needed the secret methods, Zhang Kanwen would most likely agree without hesitation.
However, his friendship with Fatty hadn't reached that stage yet.
In fact, I felt sorry for Zhang Kanwen. At this time, the heavy burden of Wen Shan was on his shoulders. If he took a wrong step, he would be consigned to eternal damnation. That was why I didn't want to trouble him.
However, the problem was that time was tight. Apart from this, I couldn't think of any other way.
I could either make things difficult for him or myself. No matter which choice I made, it would be very difficult for me.
I sat in my room and pondered for a long time. In the end, I decided to ask Zhang Kanwen.
Regardless of whether Zhang Kanwen agreed or not, after this, I would promise myself that I would help Zhang Kanwen and Wen Shan for the rest of my life.
I would also share a part of the responsibility on his shoulders. It could be considered as making up for the trouble I'd caused him.
After making up my mind, I didn't hesitate anymore and went to Zhang Kanwen's room.
At this time, Zhang Kanwen had already woken up and was sitting in meditation to stabilize his Heavenly Master realm.
Since I had a lot on my mind, I didn't bother with pleasantries and directly told him what I wanted to say.
I thought that I would make things difficult for Zhang Kanwen, but I didn't expect that after listening to me, he would agree without hesitation.
It would have been fine if he had refused, but agreeing would have made me feel even more guilty. After a moment of silence, I cupped my hands at him and said solemnly, "Big Brother Zhang, I know that it's too much to ask you to impart your sect's secret method to someone else, but I don't have any other choice this time … I can't thank you enough for your kindness. From now on, Wen Shan's matters will be my matters!"
Seeing how solemn I was, Zhang Kanwen hastily waved his hand and said to me with a wry smile, "Don't, don't. You've misunderstood … Although this devouring method is miraculous, it's not an inherited secret method of Wen Shan's. It's a hand seal that I obtained by chance from somewhere else. It has nothing to do with our lineage's inheritance. You don't have to worry."
This secret method to devour the power of heavenly punishment isn't an inheritance of Wen Shan's lineage?