"Who wants you to sell yourself!"
The old beggar said, moving his gaze away from Yun Ze's lower abdomen. He didn't point out the matter of the immortal jade, but continued to shake his legs and said, "First, tell me, what exactly happened to you in the lake? I want to hear all the details."
"Yes."
Yun Ze quickly recounted what had happened in the lake.
He omitted nothing, leaving out no detail, which naturally included the wondrous nature of the immortal jade.
He knew the immortal jade was incredibly profound.
But regarding the extremely mysterious immortal family, he only thought it was a corner of their mysterious veil and didn't feel it was something that couldn't be revealed, so he laid it all out.
The old beggar listened and pondered, becoming increasingly certain that the immortal jade in Yun Ze's arms was the divine object he had been searching for for a hundred years. A desire to snatch it arose in his heart!
No, it shouldn't be called snatching! It should be called an exchange!
Didn't this kid want an immortal destiny?
As long as he promised him an immortal destiny and creation, and made him hand over the immortal jade, it would be a win-win situation!
However... he was still apprehensive!
This immortal jade originally belonged to his master, Tu Xiu. There were two pieces.
One piece could control water, command water, and transform water, while the other could control gold, command gold, and transform gold!
In those days, his master, relying on the profoundness of these two immortal jades, roamed the Northwest Heaven. With absolute dominion over two of the five elements of heaven and earth, he established the foremost sect in the Northwest Heaven, Guiwu Sect!
However, he always claimed to outsiders that it was a secret technique he had created himself, and very few people knew the truth of the matter.
Besides himself, there were only three other direct disciples of his master.
Back then, the four direct disciples traveled the continent, searching for similar immortal jades for their master.
Who would have thought that while they were traveling, their master was severely injured and fled, Guiwu Sect was overthrown, and these two immortal jades went missing, only to fall into the hands of a mortal family.
Given how few people knew about the immortal jade, it was clear that his master had left it with a mortal family, not to take it away himself, but to set up a plan to guard against others.
This was very much like his master's method of planning!
Tu Xiu.
That name had echoed above the Northwest Heaven for a thousand years!
After hundreds of years, he had become somewhat unfamiliar with the name, but its trace still remained in his mind.
The Tu Xiu of that era had dominated the entire Northwest!
Whether it was the Immortal Mansion that governed the cultivation world or the Demonic Den that ruled the demonic path, anyone who came to the Northwest had to bow before him!
He had once sealed the heavens with a sword!
He had sealed the entire extreme northern cold current for a thousand years, turning the originally harsh and cold Northwest into a land of plenty!
He had once used the Dao to strategize!
He had completely eradicated the rule of the Immortal Mansion and the Demonic Den from the Northwest. Regardless of whether it was the immortal path or the demonic path, all were under his control!
Although the rulers of the other eight heavens were all called rulers, under the Nine Heavens, he was the only true ruler!
The appearance of this immortal jade in the Yun family, if he were to say it had nothing to do with his master, he would definitely not believe it!
Now that the immortal jade had been awakened in this kid's hands, perhaps this kid also carried some of his master's arrangements!
If his old man was truly still alive, and knew that he had snatched the immortal jade and disrupted his plans, then... the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Sir?"
The sudden question interrupted the old beggar's thoughts.
He looked up and saw Yun Ze's face. For some reason, he felt a slight resemblance to Tu Xiu, which made him tremble.
"Sir, I'm finished speaking."
Yun Ze, not noticing the old beggar's anomaly, simply asked, "Is there anything improper about this?"
"No... no."
The old beggar answered instinctively, quickly pulling himself out of his memories and returning to his normal state. "You kid have quite good luck. It seems this immortal jade has a special use. You should keep it safe and make sure no one else finds out."
He still backed down.
Since the immortal jade was in this kid's possession now, he could just follow him and observe further.
It wouldn't be too late to 'exchange' for it once he confirmed it wasn't his master's plan.
"Yes."
Rustle~
As Yun Ze responded, the sound of shoes rubbing against grass suddenly rang out.
The old beggar couldn't help but close his eyes, continuing to feign sleep, while Yun Ze looked into the distance with a nervous expression.
Could it be that the immortal family had caught up?
But soon, a small figure emerged from the woods, carrying several bundles of things, and walked slowly towards the two of them.
Seeing this, Yun Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
This figure was clearly Bubu.
She walked up to the two of them, said nothing, but looked Yun Ze up and down. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes before quickly returning to indifference.
"Hey, the food and wine are here!"
The old beggar pushed himself up, snatched the wine and meat from Bubu's hands, unwrapped the oil paper, and grabbed a piece of beef, stuffing it into his mouth.
After chewing a couple of bites, he opened the wine jar and poured it into his mouth. He smacked his lips and continued eating.
Bubu ignored him, simply handing the oil paper bundle containing white rice to Yun Ze, and then asked, "Why did you get up?"
"Something big just happened, so I came up."
Having stayed in the water for so long and gone through an escape, Yun Ze's stomach was already rumbling with hunger.
He quickly unwrapped the oil paper and stuffed it into his mouth. While chewing, he said to Bubu, "Bubu, could you get me some dried meat from my bag?"
The dried meat was naturally not as good as the beef, but he didn't know how long they would be here, and whether the gold and silver in his bag would be enough.
This beef should be left for the sir, and he would just eat some dried meat.
"Tsk, this taste isn't very good!"
The old beggar said, pushing the oil paper with the beef in front of Yun Ze. "Kid, you eat it. Little girl, remember to buy from a different place next time."
"This... Senior, you're not eating?"
Yun Ze hesitated.
This was excellent beef!
"Not eating anymore, you eat it," the old beggar said, lying down again, shaking the wine jar in his hand and humming a tune.
A package of beef was nothing. If this kid truly had his master's arrangements on him, it would be beneficial to form a connection with him sooner rather than later.
"Yes, thank you, Senior!"
Yun Ze didn't stand on ceremony. Without chopsticks, he imitated the old beggar's actions and grabbed the beef to eat.
A handful of meat, a handful of rice, he ate with great relish!
By the time Yun Ze finished the two portions of white rice and one portion of beef, he finally felt invigorated.
Bubu waited for him to finish eating before asking, "Can you tell me what big event happened now?"
"Of course."
Yun Ze nodded and recounted the previous events again.
Bubu, after listening, didn't fall into a daze for a long time like the old beggar. Instead, she directly extended her hand, and a flicker of emotion appeared on her ice-cold face: "Show me the immortal jade you just mentioned."
"Huh? You haven't seen it?"
Yun Ze asked subconsciously, but his hand was already reaching for the immortal jade in his怀.
He thought about it. It seemed that since he left Han Shan Village, through all his experiences along the way, and in Wei Shan Prefecture, Bubu had indeed never seen the immortal jade.
As the indirect cause of her parents' death, Yun Ze felt it was necessary for her to see the immortal jade with her own eyes, so he didn't refuse.
But the moment he took out the immortal jade, an accident occurred!