Chapter 20 : Other shore flower
After the ring was taken out , Su Yang immediately opened a few enchantments that Su Hao previously had imposed on it by his very own request . The use of which is nevertheless but only blocking the perception , regarding what's happening on its surroundings.
Because he wanted to play a different game with this guy and to do that he must make him unable to find out what he had previously done with Lin Tian's sword .
After the enchantment was disposed off , with a flash of light , a figure belonging to an old man walked out of it , seemingly normal and old but there is a kind of domineering aura inside his eyes , must have been a great figure during his prime .
" Where is this ?? " Looking around with his squinted eyes , he searched for his whereabouts the moment he felt free.
The purple robe flutters, the dagger pattern the on forehead shines with a black and red light but the wrinkless face show confusion.
At this moment , a figure appeared in his sight of vision making him both dumbfounded and shocked but he wasn't too surprised because of it.
Previously , he was a little dissatisfied with the hateful guy who blocked his perception and locked him in the ring for a few hours but after finding the figure a little familiar , he was stunned for a while before letting his vigilance decrease by a lot .
" Is it his highness , Su Yang ?? May , I ask What are you doing here ?? " Looking at Su Yang with an incredible gaze , he questioned hurriedly but in a polite tone.
Su Yang originally wanted to deal with this person lazily , without selling out much information about the incident . However , his mouth can't help but twitch , when listening to the sincerity in the voice when asking the question but the slight fluctuations in the heart because of the anxiety and anger.
' An old fox ' He muttered in his heart already labelling the opposite as a character , quite the troublesome type to deal with.
Without replying to the other party , Su Yang constantly looked at the old man whose expression has gone from being a little confident to awkward because how lightly he was taken by him and there was a fire named 'humiliation' in his heart .
" Soul body of a sage level figure that currently can't go through Nirvana and rejuvenation?? Really , Interesting " Locking his gaze at the broken ring floating nearby in the void , Su Yang said suddenly with a faint smile .
In fact , he has already asked the stand-by protector in the dark to give a general overview of this person's situation which makes him slightly shocked for a while .
You must know that the general cultivator above the tribulation rank can be reborn from a drop of blood as long as his soul is undamaged but how come there is a situation completely reversed , with an undamaged soul but no body .
The Oldman's eyes were as deep as an ancient well , his situation was not that great secret but a matter of fact . However , the meaning behind Su Yang pointing out his problem is nothing more than giving a warning that he is watched as a transparent paper by a figure who can easily suppress him with almost no effort.
" Your highness is as much as knowledgeable the 'rumors' say about you . In fact , I have admired you for a long time but never got any chance to get acquainted." The Oldman said with a smile full of sincerity and fantastism appeared in his eyes but deep in his heart he was reassessing whether the rumours nowadays are credible or not .
After all , Su Yang is a well known genius and polite person in the city of dawn but with the only downside being , he is a little fool when it comes to dealing with people full of cunningness.
But his actions from yesterday till now is completely different from it , changing the public opinion regarding his sister in an instant despite her being the cause of Lin Tian's misery or giving him a warning without saying anything direct made him increase his vigilance again.
" Five plates of golden tiger's meat , three pots of immortal fairy drink , scared peaches twelve pieces " Streching out his right handed , Su Yang perform the action of pulling the index finger , asking the Oldman to loosen the things from his pocket that he stolen last night .
The Oldman with his eyes widened looked at Su Yang's face expressionlessly , finally understanding why he is currently in front of Su Yang and the superficial attitude he is greeted with.
Obviously , his act of thievery has been exposed from the beginning but wasn't dealt with immediately because the others were too lazy to deal with him . He even thought of being with Lin Tian must have something to do with his current state but never thought of his 'habitual' stealing is the cause why somebody would invite him for a 'chat'.
" That.. Prince Su Yang... It's .. Ummm...I"
The Oldman opened his mouth several times to say something but in embarrassment no words came out of it once it reaches the throat .
After all , he clearly knew that this matter is a mistake by his part , and Su Yang as the party in prominent strength has full right to deal with him. And asking him to return the stolen things is a justifiable act.
But the problem is that he can't see through this Junior's heart and even there is a chance of him falling after refusing the other's request. So , seeing the seriousness of the matter he dare not to take a risk at all by spouting some random nonsense at will .
Su Yang can naturally see the hesitation in the opposite's heart and it is very easy for him to guess what he was thinking about . Smirking inwardly he was full of disdain regarding him. Is this guy still a golden finger ?? Joke !! He is clearly nothing more than a soft paper tiger .
As we all know , the Heavenly Dao provides extremely rare chances and golden fingers in the long run , the majority of which as the protagonist's background is completely worthless in front of the major Villains at the start .
And in front of Su Yang , this old man also belongs to that 'worthless' in the beginning who will only become a reliable party after a lot of ups and downs , and may become an Emperor rank powerhouse in the later stage with extremely solid foundation or some rare skill and techniques.
But the current him is not in the position to threaten or intimidate Su Yang nor he has a reason to do so but is himself in danger of falling after offending this 'Young Buddha'.
" Don't worry , I will not pose you any harm as long as you are honest and return the things that should not belongs to you " Su Yang said something to assure the other , but the tone was flat as the start with indifference in his eyes .
Hearing this the Oldman's expression changed as he doesn't think he will be given a chance to live by Su Yang . Whether you considered his words as a request or an order , it is also pretty reasonable and is not something particular to embarrass him. Also , if Su Yang really wanted to do something against him , he should have not let him speak something by now .
" Very well then.." The Oldman didn't talk nonsense but agreed on the spot, his face was calm and stable but his inner mood has almost turned gloomy.
After all , how did you expect a person to remain calm despite seeing his very 'owned' belonging being snatched away by a local tyrant. The average sage ranked powerhouse might have jumped in anger , either cursing or moral kidnapping Su Yang but he is different from everyone else , his pride doesn't allow him to flatter others for the sake of some 'cheap' things and cursing Su Yang is something he don't dare to do .
The only reason why he is so polite to Su Yang is also because of the power behind him and secondly they actually don't have any deep enmity with each other otherwise he will not agree to return 'his' belonging to the opposite even after being beaten to death .
Soon , with the wave of his hand a lot of things flew out of the sleeves on his long blue robes , floating and landing on the table beside the two.
" Everything is already here . Actually it was that brat's request to perform some magic tricks and I just followed hahah...." The old man said with embarrassment and an awkward smile but his face stiffened midway through when he found Su Yang was still looking at him , Ignoring the things on the table .
Suddenly , a bad premonition rang in his heart namely called , 'The lion is definitely opening his mouth for the share '. So , gritting his teeth he throws some things again at random but , is Su Yang is living in the vain with the identity of the strongest second generation rich alive ?? For every random treasure landing on the table , his eyes look down on the opposite with disdain for the poverty.
Naturally , all of the things that this guy threw out on the table were still the rare type that he has seen before and it was actually a lot of wealth for the Oldman himself who almost choked to death seeing the looks of meeting a countryman in the eyes a junior gives him out.
It is not known by now if the things taken out by him are to please the opposite or to remove the disdainful look in his eyes , as a lot of treasures has already taken quite a lot of space in the room. Even the protector hiding in the dark was stunned for a while , not understanding if this guy is really apologising secretly or selling out his entirety to their youngest Prince.
Finally, almost all of his treasures have been placed in the room , leaving a few of most important ones but seeing Su Yang's gaze was still focusing on him , he can't help but feel a little bitter in his heart .
' Damn it . What kind of sin did I commit to meet a person like him ?? Didn't I just pick up some leftovers food from the table ?? Why is this guy having such big reaction ' Slowly muttering in his heart , the old man breath heavily. He is also having a headache because there is nothing on him that is able to make Su Yang interested in it. And for him , Su Yang's interest is equivalent to a clear ticket to freely roam outside otherwise who knows when a veteran is dispatched to permanently solve him.
'At last only that thing still have the kind of allure to attract even for the elders in his family , must work on him but... It takes a lot of time even for me to find it. Should I give it out or not..'
The Oldman hesitated for a while but quickly responding, he take out a blue flower petal . The appearance of which made the room temperature drop by a lot , the bone chilling cold and a pale deathly aura with mix of vitality in it.
To know his residence is also imposed with several arrays and formations, and to make changes in it outside the scope of these general formations show the preciousness of this thing.
" Other shore flower is the name of the legendary Treasures that grow on the riverbank in the underworld. It is a very rare cultivation treasure with several magical effects that can strengthen the soul and help in minor realms breakthrough but the most important effect is that it is one of the important material to recast a new vessel for practitioners reaching the end of their life. "
"In the past , I was fortunate enough to get a petal of it by chance . Although only a part but it's effects can't be underestimated , and Seeing how much hardship Su family's Elders has gone in order to protect the Northern region , I wish to dedicate this petal of that legendary treasures for the beneficiaries that has reached almost the end of their lifespan. "
" And if I can be of a little use in helping a hero to rejuvenate his vitality , I will consider myself lucky to live upto this day . "
Hearing this , the indifference on Su Yang's face faded a lot , his lips curled up in a genuine smile and quietly, he said .
" Since this senior has a heart , It will be impolite of me to reject your good intentions. The matter of sending this 'gift' to my elders can be trusted with me "
In his heart , Su Yang was moved a little discovering the rarity of this 'gift' and the alluring effect on it . The actual reason for his cold face was nothing more than to extort a good thing from the Oldman , still remaining in the justifiable sides. After all , You can't predict if Heavenly Dao will attack you while bullying a Protagonist's camp person . So , it is indeed better to weaken the same surveillance on him by always standing on the moral ground.
But who knows this guy is walking with a legendary item like 'other shore flower' , the thing that is a commodity with high demand but no market. After all , how many people in the world have travelled to the underworld , the famous hell , the land of the dead and reincarnation . It is less than twenty known till date including the ones who had died several milleniums ago. So , where is it possible to get something like 'other shore flower' in the world of the living ?? Almost impossible.
" Also, as the next Emperor of the northern region your action embarrasses me because of these 'bribery' . Please take back the rest of the items with you. And here take this thing as well . It is not my Su family's tradition to owe a favour . "
Pushing every single treasure taken back to the owner , Su Yang only kept the rare 'other shore flower' but after a pause , he threw out a random jade box . Pretending to be sending some useless item.
The Oldman didn't open the box at the moment but hurriedly filled his space ring with the treasure before Su Yang's mood go on a swing and he asks it back.
Soon the Oldman left for Lin family's Residence , giving a polite greeting but spoke of nothing else . However , the ideas of gathering intelligence regarding this child of the Su clan has been engraved in his mind. Not for fighting or opposing him in the future but he can't offend this formidable person and must remain cautious of his actions all the time .