novelraw Chapter 414 - 412: Return to the Manor
Chapter 414 - 412: Return to the Manor
[System Prompt: The host has successfully altered the Heavenly Dao and is absorbing life span points. Please check back shortly...]
[System Prompt: The host has successfully altered the Heavenly Dao and is absorbing life span points. Please check back shortly...]
[System Prompt: The host has successfully altered the Heavenly Dao and is absorbing life span points. Please check back shortly...]
Lu Heng had just finished cultivating when a series of system prompts echoed in his ear.
"System!"
He immediately summoned the system interface.
Host: Lu Heng (Daoist Name: Qingfeng)
Age: 18
Status: Normal
Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Stage One
Cultivation Techniques: "Taiyi Five Qi Spell", "Heaven-Stepping Cloud Step", "Immortal Talisman Technique", "Supreme Profound Alchemy Technique", "Corpse Control Spell"
Magical Treasures: Illusion Demon Mask (Dharma Artifact), Bronze Pill Cauldron (Dharma Artifact), White Spirit Jade Bottle (Dharma Artifact), Celestial Demon Blood Transformation Divine Needle (Magical Treasure), Yin Wood Coffin (Dharma Artifact), Blood God Statue (Dharma Artifact), Cyan Phosphorus Charge (Magical Treasure)
Array Map: Blood Evil Illusion Array
Life Span: 1129
Goodness!
At this moment, his life span points had surged to 1129!
He remembered that a few days ago, after the Magic Secret Society’s base got raided by the police, it brought him over fifty life span points.
During the past couple of days, he hadn’t done anything else; he had been solely focused on cultivating.
Therefore, these rapidly increasing life span points should all be credited to Tie Xiong.
"Looks like Tie Xiong is causing quite a ruckus in Minma, earning over a hundred life span points for me!"
Lu Heng couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.
This also made him realize that if he could create more "Tie Xiongs", he wouldn’t have to worry about life span points in the future.
Yet this matter would need to be considered in the long term.
After all, finding someone as straightforward as Tie Xiong wouldn’t be easy.
Moreover, no matter what, he had to control people like "Tie Xiong", allowing them to carry out his plan to change this world!
Thinking of this, a candidate immediately came to his mind.
"If I let him join this game, it would definitely be interesting, wouldn’t it?"
Thinking about it, Lu Heng couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
...
Minma, Koukang, Han Family Manor.
"Oh my! What kind of manor is this?"
"It’s clearly a military base!"
Standing outside Han Family Manor, Xie Bing expressed his shock.
"Yes, it’s really quite unreal!"
Zhang Shuai, standing by, was equally astonished.
"This Fifth Master Han doesn’t seem like he’s in legitimate business!"
Cao Rui couldn’t help but whisper.
Tie Shanshan, although she said nothing, nodded in strong agreement.
"Stop whispering, let’s go in!"
"We’ll rest here for a few days, then head back to the country!"
Tie Xiong, seeing everyone’s reactions, laughed heartily.
When he first arrived here, his initial reaction was the same as his daughter and the others.
Yet when they entered the manor, Tie Shanshan and the others were left speechless with shock.
They never imagined that in a place like Minma, they would find architecture typical of Jiangnan gardens in Dragon Country.
What amazed them the most was Fifth Master Han’s private zoo.
Good heavens!
Elephants, tigers, peacocks, golden eagles, and countless other animals of various species.
In terms of variety, it even exceeded the zoos they had visited back in the country.
"This really is the dull and monotonous life of the rich!"
Tie Shanshan couldn’t help but criticize.
Old Li, who was leading the way, was already used to this kind of surprise from newcomers.
He guided everyone through a series of scenic spots in the manor and led them to the residential area.
The residential area, comparable to the presidential suite of a five-star hotel, further stunned everyone.
"These damn rich folks!"
Kong Lin muttered to himself.
However, his tone wasn’t of condemnation or spite but of deep envy and jealousy.
Returning with the group, Old Li didn’t see Fifth Master Han around.
After inquiring within the manor, he learned that Fifth Master Han had taken Han Kai and Wu Lili to visit friends and didn’t know when they’d return.
Old Li nodded helplessly.
It seemed Fifth Master Han thought Tie Xiong wouldn’t be returning anytime soon.
Hence, he felt free to take people out to visit friends.
"Mr. Tie, you’ll stay in the same room as before!"
Old Li assigned rooms to everyone.
Given the numerous rooms in the manor, even with a group of seven like Tie Xiong’s, there was no issue arranging for all of them.
During the night, after a sophisticated and lavish dinner, everyone retired to their respective rooms for rest.
Tie Xiong, taking his daughter, returned to their former room.
"Shanshan, you must be curious about my experiences during this time, right?"
Seeing his daughter looking around the room, Tie Xiong smiled.
"Mm!"
Tie Shanshan nodded vigorously.
Unless she was a fool, how could she not be curious about her father’s experiences?
"It’s a long story..."
After organizing his words, Tie Xiong briefly recounted to his daughter the events of arriving alone in Minma after she left home, and getting deceived into Koukang Tengxin Park.
After listening, Tie Shanshan was already in tears.
She reached out and gently touched the scars on her father’s face.
Guilt, remorse, gratitude, and heartache—various emotions surged into her heart simultaneously.
She hadn’t realized that her stubbornness and know-it-all attitude had caused her father so much suffering and hardship.
"Dad, if I hadn’t insisted on saving someone, you wouldn’t have been disfigured!"
Looking at her father’s scarred face, Tie Shanshan couldn’t hold back tears.
"Good child, don’t cry!"
"It’s all in the past!"
Tie Xiong clumsily wiped his daughter’s tears and continued, "That day, I and two other deceived young fellows were locked in the water prison."
"We originally thought that when we woke up the next day, we would face more torment."
"But what we didn’t expect was..."
He narrated the drastic changes at Tengxin Park to his daughter.
"What? They all turned into dried corpses?"
Hearing this, Tie Shanshan was horrified.
Having received a normal education, she couldn’t comprehend such extraordinary occurrences.
But then she remembered the superpower her father acquired.
"Dad, your ability and..."
Trembling in voice, Tie Shanshan asked.
"Mm!"
Tie Xiong nodded solemnly, then took out the Evil Ghost Statue from his pouch.
"I found this in the office building of Tengxin Park."
"It told me to take it, saying it could help me find you."
"So, I took it and hid it away..."
After speaking, he handed the Evil Ghost Statue to his daughter.
Prior to this, he’d already experimented numerous times and knew that aside from himself, no one else could communicate with the red-dressed girl or use those spells, even if they had the Evil Ghost Statue.
Tie Shanshan took the Evil Ghost Statue, finding it cool to the touch.
She scrutinized it closely, feeling only that the ghost depicted was indeed ferocious and terrifying, and found nothing else unusual...