Indeed, Chu Qingbai's position as the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley was not solely due to luck.
His meticulous mind and rigorous logic alone were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Upon hearing his words, Chen Xiao did not deny it, smiling faintly. "Valley Master, your intelligence is extraordinary. You've guessed correctly; this is indeed my purpose in helping Chu Luo ascend to power."
Chen Xiao's bold admission was essentially a signal to Chu Qingbai.
It conveyed that he was determined to enter the Medicine King Valley's blessed land, and Chu Qingbai could not stop him.
Chu Qingbai sighed, "In that case, there's no way I can allow Mr. Chen to have his way. As you know, the Medicine King Valley's blessed land is a forbidden area for our valley. No one is allowed inside except the Valley Master. Even if Chu Luo becomes the Valley Master, this rule cannot be broken!"
"Uncle Chu, don't you understand my intention in supporting Chu Luo's rise? Rules are dead, but people are alive. The biggest difference between him and you is that he never adheres to conventions. I realized this the very first time I met him."
The first time Chen Xiao met Chu Luo, Chu Luo had been apprehended by the Exorcism Division for stealing bread from a supermarket using an invisibility talisman.
Although it was a minor incident, it revealed Chu Luo's character.
"Uncle Chu, to be honest with you, I am determined to enter the Medicine King Valley's blessed land. It won't matter even if Chu Luo disagrees!"
Chen Xiao treated Chu Luo well, but if Chu Luo stood in his way, he would not be lenient.
"Uncle Chu, who in Medicine King Valley do you think can stop me? I assure you, the Four Golden Cores wouldn't even have a chance to make a move before me."
Chen Xiao had once instantly defeated over a dozen Golden Core realm experts, who represented half the power of the Hong Kong sorcery world. He naturally wouldn't take the mere Four Golden Cores of Medicine King Valley seriously.
"As for Elder Zhu Hanshan, I am eager to spar with him and tell him that cultivation solely achieved through elixirs cannot represent true strength."
With a casual remark, Chen Xiao had revealed Medicine King Valley's final trump card.
Chu Qingbai was left with a wry smile. "I never expected that after just one day in Medicine King Valley, you would know everything about our valley, from top to bottom."
"It's merely luck."
Chen Xiao replied truthfully.
Chu Qingbai sighed, "Actually, once Luo'er becomes the Valley Master, given his temperament and personality, he will agree to any request you make. Although he appears unruly, he is someone who repays kindness!"
Chen Xiao nodded sarcastically, "It seems you know your son very well, at least much better than he appears."
Chu Qingbai could naturally discern the sarcasm in Chen Xiao's words, but he paid it no mind. He suddenly said, "But if I told you that what you're doing will kill him, would you still insist on going through with it?"
Chen Xiao's brow furrowed slightly. "What do you mean by that?"
"Mr. Chen, since things have come to this, I will tell you the truth. You are correct that rules are dead and people are alive. However, I must tell you that the rules of Medicine King Valley were not set by the people of Medicine King Valley!"
Chu Qingbai said in a calm tone, "Even these words I am speaking to you now are part of the rules. If the rule-makers discover that I have told you this, I will surely die."
Chen Xiao's brow furrowed. "Uncle Chu, the more you speak, the more confused I become."
"The true owner of Medicine King Valley is the Tianyuan Sect!"
Chu Qingbai said with a look of deep secrecy. "That is a hidden sect!"
"My ancestors of the Chu family were merely herb farmers for the Tianyuan Sect. More than ninety-five percent of the spiritual herbs produced annually in the Medicine King Valley's blessed land must be handed over to the Tianyuan Sect."
Chen Xiao was astonished. "Is there such a thing?"
"To put it bluntly, we Chu family members are nothing more than slaves to the Tianyuan Sect!"
Chu Qingbai said with a look of sorrow and unwillingness. "I suspect Luo'er has already told you that we Chu family members are born with a keen sense for attributes but possess extremely low cultivation talent. Mr. Chen, don't you find this abnormal?"
Chen Xiao thought for a moment, then his eyes widened in realization. "This is the work of the Tianyuan Sect?"
"That's right. Ever since our Chu family was exiled to Medicine King Valley, a secret curse was planted within us, suppressing our cultivation talent to an infinitely low level. This effectively severed any possibility of us rebelling."
Chu Qingbai nodded as he spoke.
"So, I assume your Chu family ancestors were also cultivators living in the Immortal Hidden Realm?"
Chen Xiao asked tentatively.
Chu Qingbai sighed. "Mr. Chen is indeed intelligent. However, that was two hundred years ago. And it's laughable, the secret curse that the Tianyuan Sect planted in our Chu family only affects the eldest son. Therefore, after our Chu family was exiled, except for myself and Qing Song, each generation has been a single heir."
Chen Xiao gave a wry smile. "I understand. Once a Chu family member had their first son, the Tianyuan Sect would not allow them to have another. There are many ways to achieve this."
"It was castration..."
Chu Qingbai closed his eyes, and two lines of tears flowed down. "They chose the most cruel method. So, after Luo'er was born, his mother left Medicine King Valley because she could not bear to be with an incomplete me."
Chen Xiao didn't know how to comfort Chu Qingbai, and at the same time, he began to worry about Chu Luo's fate.
"If that's the case, then Chu Qing Song is the only man in your Chu family for the past two hundred years who was not subjected to the secret curse."
Because Chu Qingbai and Chu Qing Song were twins, although Chu Qingbai arrived in this world slightly earlier, the secret curse was imprinted on him.
Chu Qingbai sighed. "These secret matters are only passed down orally from the previous Valley Master to the successor during the handover. Therefore, Qing Song never knew that the position of Valley Master he desired was actually a curse!"
"If he had become the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley back then, I would have passed these secrets to him and then awaited death. As for him, he would have been cursed by the Tianyuan Sect on the ninth day of the ninth month of the following year."
"Actually, he originally had the chance to be the one to help the Chu family break the curse. He was the only one who could fully unleash the talent of our Chu family members. Unfortunately, his ambitions seem to lie elsewhere."
The Chu family lineage had once resided in the Immortal Hidden Realm, and their cultivation talent was undoubtedly much higher than ordinary people.
After a pause, Chu Qingbai said faintly, "The characters 'Song' and 'Bai' have always had 'Song' preceding 'Bai'. However, as the eldest son, I was given the character 'Bai', while 'Song' was given to him. This is because, from the moment of his birth, our father placed the greatest hope in him."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but sigh. "Uncle Chu, these are the secrets of your Medicine King Valley. Why are you telling them to an outsider like me?"
Chu Qingbai smiled at Chen Xiao and said calmly, "Because I intend to take you to the Medicine King Valley's blessed land!"