novelraw Chapter 72 – Missing
Chapter 72 – Missing
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[You wandered around the village for another month.]
[The middle-aged man was nowhere to be seen.]
[You recalled the inexplicable information in your mind... suspecting you might have met him, but your memory was faulty...]
[...Without the bronze book, you chose to leave the village.]
[...You returned to the Song family.]
[...Lu Yi came to the Yun Residence, subtly inquiring where you learned your sword moves. You said you discovered them on a skeleton in the deep mountains...]
[You told the story of the swordsman...]
[You sought a master...]
[Rejected, you received a Comprehension Stone...]
[You comprehended twenty percent of Sword Intent.]
[On May 11th, you learned that Song Chengshan had entered Qin King's Manor to cultivate.]
[On September 12th, Song Fan returned from the Secret Realm. Upon seeing you, his expression was complex. You helped him begin his Martial Path, and he was very grateful. Since you were only four years older than him, he originally wanted to treat you like a brother, but unexpectedly, upon returning, you became his father...]
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[After a conversation.]
[You learned that Song Qingwei had refined Golden Bones.]
[Song Fan refined Supreme Silver Bones and acquired many Profound Grade Spirit Artifacts.]
[You were somewhat surprised.]
[In the seventh life, according to Gu He's letters, both of them had refined Supreme Golden Bones.]
[You asked Song Fan for details.]
[You learned they were stuck on the outskirts and couldn't delve deeper into the Secret Realm... You realized the problem might lie with you. In this life, you didn't point out the Old Grandpa on Song Fan, so for some reason, he didn't take Song Fan into the depths of the Secret Realm, and thus the possession incident didn't occur.]
[You asked Song Fan what treasures he found in the Secret Realm.]
[He was evasive.]
[You suggested having Lin Qiushui give him a few brothers.]
[He confessed truthfully.]
[He said he obtained a key that could enter the True Martial Tomb.]
[Your spirit was shaken.]
[This name, a few months ago, you heard from Xu Yougen. The owner of the True Martial Tomb, the True Martial Emperor, was suspected to be a fellow traveler from another world.]
[You quickly asked when he could enter the tomb.]
[Song Fan said he didn't know, but due to your threat of being his brother, he hesitated and added that it might be four years later.]
[This reminded you of the voice in your mind six months ago, the one that told you to go to the Cursed Land in four years and open the Five Gates...]
[You also remembered the second life, four years later, when Song Fan had brutally attacked you in the Cursed Land... Considering the nature of the Child of Fortune, you strongly suspected that there would be a great opportunity in the Cursed Land four years later, possibly the legendary True Martial Tomb.]
[You decided to take a gamble.]
[Leave the Song family early and head to the Cursed Land, avoiding the life-and-death crisis brought by King Qin three years later.]
[However, if the Mastermind also had the unnamed bronze book.]
[You would be doomed.]
[But you had no other choice, as this was your only path to survival.]
[You could only gamble.]
[Given your current situation, even joining the four major sects would be futile. Although you have Supreme Golden Bones, you practice the Five Gates of Heaven, and without becoming Jade Bones, you lack the so-called cultivation value. If King Qin ordered the Spirit Sword Sect to take your life, the four major sects would likely hand you over directly.]
[Leaving the Song family would be even more perilous.]
[The Mastermind, who even knew about the Heaven-Grasping Vase back then, clearly had a map hack. If you left the Song family, it might not be long before your hiding place was exposed.]
At this point.
Chen Shi suddenly remembered the Sword Maniac simulation.
He lived for over fifty years.
Initially, he thought it was because he hid in the deep mountains, isolated from the world.
Later, he believed it was because the Mastermind saw him as no threat.
Now, thinking back, it was probably Old Lu who secretly protected him, but couldn't save him. From the moment he mastered the sword move, he was struck down, indicating that Old Lu might have reached some agreement with the Mastermind, the content of which was likely to let the Sword Maniac fulfill his obsession, master the sword move, and leave without regrets, as a form of care for his disciple.
However, from this, it can also be seen.
Old Lu's identity.
Is far from as simple as it appears on the surface.
[You decided to set the time to go to the Cursed Land.]
[For two and a half years later.]
[In the days that followed, you continued at the Yun Residence...]
[With the vigorous energy of your Supreme Golden Bones, Lin Qiushui was somewhat overwhelmed, often using business as an excuse to leave the Yun Residence during the day to avoid you...]
[Mo Xiang swallowed all her tears.]
[On October 1st, the Alpha Battalion Tournament began.]
[You did not participate.]
[On October 5th, Song Qingwei, with her Golden Bones, won first place in the tournament, Song Chengming came second, and Song Fan third.]
[Song Fan went out to train...]
[On November 15th, the Five Great Sects came to Alpha Battalion to recruit disciples...]
[Lin Manqing wanted you to go to the Spirit Sword Sect to cultivate.]
[You refused.]
[Lin Manqing urged you to break through the Spirit River.]
[You, tired of the nagging, said you wanted to settle a bit more and would make Song Fan Song Qingwei's protector in three years, helping her win the True Dragon Selection.]
[Lin Manqing didn't understand what more you could settle with your Supreme Golden Bones, but she didn't press further.]
[From this point.]
[You also realized that Lin Manqing might truly be unaware of the Song family's downfall in the seventh life, otherwise, she wouldn't be so invested in Song Qingwei's candidacy for the Song family's True Dragon.]
[On March 2nd of the first year, through your day and night efforts.]
[Mo Xiang became pregnant.]
[She was very happy.]
[She pulled you to discuss names for the child all night.]
[...]
[On May 14th of the first year, Lin Manqing found you with a grim face and told you something: Lin Qiushui and the old maid had disappeared at the Cloud Moon Pavilion.]
[Your heart trembled violently.]
[After the capture of the death warriors at the Cloud Moon Pavilion last time, you didn't let your guard down, always having Lin Manqing arrange for the old maid to secretly protect Lin Qiushui, but unexpectedly, an accident still happened...]
[You quickly asked, "Mother-in-law, is there any clue now?"]
[Lin Manqing looked worried, "Not yet, there are no signs of a struggle at the scene, only a pool of blood..."]
Seeing this, Chen Shi's heart skipped a beat.
A pool of blood?
This shouldn't be Lin Qiushui's...
Because in the Sword Maniac simulation, Song Fan only said his mother disappeared, not that she was harmed, nor did he mention blood at the scene.
So, is it the old maid's?
Doesn't this imply that the old maid, who was adept in Stealth Tracking and had reached the Perfected Innate Realm, was instantly killed without any resistance?
Otherwise, there wouldn't be no signs of a struggle at the scene...
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