Chapter 168: Hieroglyphic Silver Scroll, Two More Qingyou Swords, Departure

"You!"

Hearing Shi San's words, Shi Zhonghai's hand holding the bamboo stick froze in mid-air. His expression changed, but he finally took a deep breath and said to Shi San, "Go to sleep now, we'll talk tomorrow!"

After saying that, he closed the door and turned away, pulling Wu Yongqian along with him.

Shi San stood there, saying nothing.

"Shi San, apply this medicine, and you'll be fine by tomorrow."

Qin Wang used his power to heal Shi San's injuries and handed him a white porcelain bottle.

Simultaneously, he cast a dust removal spell on Shi San, cleansing his aura, and then did the same to the entire room.

"Thank you, Master."

"Once you leave, I will also depart."

Shi San respectfully bowed to Qin Wang.

He had lost all hope in his father.

With no distinction between right and wrong, just a beating, he had decided to leave Menghuji. If he stayed, his stepmother would eventually get him killed.

"These silver coins are of no use to me; you keep them."

"We are destined to meet again in the world of cultivation!"

Qin Wang nodded and didn't try to persuade him further. With a wave of his hand, over a hundred taels of silver and ten protective talismans appeared in front of Shi San. Since stepping onto the path of cultivation, these worldly silver coins were no longer useful to him.

These silver coins were found in the storage bags of the cultivators he had eliminated.

Giving them to Shi San for his early needs was beneficial.

"Shi San thanks Master!"

Shi San knelt before Qin Wang, respectfully kowtowing.

He understood that without his master, he would have had no choice. His master not only taught him cultivation methods but also gave him spirit stones and so much silver. These were fortunes he couldn't have earned in ten lifetimes!

"Shi San's stepmother!"

"Two Qingyou Swords and an ancient sheepskin scroll!"

As Shi San kowtowed, Qin Wang's figure flickered and disappeared from the room, with Zhang Fujiang following him like a shadow.

In the next moment.

Qin Wang and Zhang Fujiang appeared outside three large tiled houses, a hundred feet away.

"You bastard! If you don't kick that little brat out, I won't stay here any longer!"

Inside the room, Wu Yongqian's relentless voice rang out.

"Sigh... how about I give Suji Noodle Shop in Menghuji some money so that brat can get his food there every day? This way, you won't have to cook for him, alright?" In the room, Shi Zhonghai sighed.

His first wife had passed away, and he knew well that his second wife didn't like Shi San. But his second wife had also borne him two children, and he had to work hard to earn money.

Today he beat Shi San out of anger for not understanding and for stealing money and hitting someone.

"I heard from Xiao Lin that the brat bought some rice, meaning he stole my money! There's an old saying: stealing a needle when young leads to stealing gold when grown!"

"If you don't discipline him, you'll suffer in the future!"

"Anyway, I'm done dealing with it."

Wu Yongqian was blowing her pillow talk.

"Alright, I'll try to persuade him tomorrow. Shi San may not be your own, but he's my flesh and blood. For my sake, just let it go. From now on, you don't need to send him food."

Shi Zhonghai said helplessly.

"Zhang Fujiang, go in and get the two Qingyou Swords and an ancient sheepskin scroll."

"Just knock them out."

Qin Wang instructed Zhang Fujiang.

"Yes, Master."

Zhang Fujiang bowed to Qin Wang and flashed into the large brick house.

Not long after, Zhang Fujiang emerged, holding two small Qingyou swords and an ancient sheepskin scroll, saying, "Master, is this what you're looking for?"

"Exactly!"

Qin Wang's eyes lit up, and he said to Zhang Fujiang, "Let's go."

He then used a dust removal spell to thoroughly cleanse his aura.

His next step was the Tianji Mountains.

He had to get that hieroglyphic silver scroll.

Meanwhile, Zhang Fujiang also used a dust removal spell to cleanse his aura.

The two of them turned into shadows and headed towards the Tianji Mountains.

In Yue Country.

Tianji Mountains.

This mountain range was home to countless monsters and served as a training ground for disciples of the two major sects in Yue Country, the Beast Taming Sect and the Tianji Sect.

Qin Wang traveled through the night, using his spiritual sense to navigate as if it were daylight.

After half an hour.

Qin Wang arrived at a mountain stream fifty miles into the Tianji Mountains.

This mountain stream was about thirty feet wide and extended far, eventually flowing into the Canglan River.

Both sides were cliffs.

Green pines extended from the cliffs, and in the distance, the occasional roar of wild beasts could be heard.

"The monster carp is in here?"

Qin Wang's spiritual sense probed into the stream but found it deep and full of caves and underground streams, making it impossible to locate the monster carp.

Despite his spiritual sense, he couldn't see the bottom.

"If only there were bait to attract the monster fish."

Qin Wang thought, looking at the bottomless stream.

He had an enticing monster incense, but its fragrance couldn't penetrate water, and it would attract land monsters, making it difficult to find the monster fish.

"Situ Yunfei, you're a Golden Core spirit. Go in and take a look."

"Find that monster carp in the stream."

Qin Wang summoned Situ Yunfei's spirit.

A Golden Core spirit could see much farther.

"Yes, Master!"

Situ Yunfei's spirit appeared, bowed, and drifted into the stream, merging with the water.

Qin Wang and Zhang Fujiang waited quietly.

After a little over a quarter of an hour.

The water rippled.

A one-foot-long monster carp with palm-sized golden scales swam towards a crevice in the stream bank. It opened its mouth wide as if it were out of water, barely breathing.

"Hmm?"

"So fast?"

Qin Wang's eyes lit up as he looked at the monster carp. He moved to the stream bank, and his spiritual sense entered the monster carp's body, seeing a half-foot-long, silver-colored scroll as thick as a child's arm in its belly.

A spirit shadow flashed on the monster carp's body—it was Situ Yunfei!

Pfft!

Under Situ Yunfei's control, the monster carp opened its mouth and spat out the silver scroll, which landed at Qin Wang's feet with a 'plop'.

Qin Wang picked up the silver scroll and examined it.

He found that, aside from its silver color and smooth surface, it was quite heavy, and even his spiritual sense couldn't penetrate it or open it.

"Got it, let's leave."

Qin Wang put the silver scroll into his storage bag, retracted Situ Yunfei, and signaled to Zhang Fujiang. The two of them turned into shadows and sped away.

At this moment.

In Menghuji.

In Shi San's shabby house.

Shi San, carrying a small bundle, stood at the door, taking one last look at the three large tiled houses in the distance. Without turning back, he walked towards the outskirts of the market.