When 'God' Decides To Start Over

Chapter 1066 406: The Man in the Story (Part 3)

"It's good to be back alive." Old Dao looked relieved.

"I'm back, but the matter is unresolved," Li Xiu said.

"What happened?" Old Dao asked quickly.

Li Xiu didn't hide anything and recounted the dealings with Li Boyang, making Old Dao's expression change unpredictably.

After a long while, Old Dao sighed lightly and said, "I've just about repaid all the favors of the president. I'm old, and my life is nearing its end. If you want this life, I'll give it to you."

"Old Dao, keep your life at ease. If I'm not dead, we'll drink ourselves under the table sometime." Li Xiu smiled.

"Alright." Old Dao smiled bitterly.

"Old Dao, you've been in Longsheng Tian for so many years. Do you know of a person named Tang Tianzhen?" Li Xiu inquired.

He remembered what Belona had mentioned about that bald human and thought of Tang Tianzhen.

But if Tang Tianzhen was such an incredible figure, how could he have been trapped in that house by his sister for so many years?

Thus, Li Xiu felt it shouldn't be Tang Tianzhen, but he still wanted to inquire about Tang Tianzhen's background.

"Tang Tianzhen... never heard of him..." Old Dao pondered for a long time and then shook his head.

"That's odd. I heard he claimed to have been one of the Longsheng Tian people and also loved a woman, but that woman left him later," Li Xiu reiterated what he heard from Tang Tianzhen.

"Wait, you said that Tang Tianzhen was bald and very handsome, sacred-looking, like an untouchable Divine Spirit?" Old Dao suddenly interrupted Li Xiu, staring at him.

"Yes, bald, very good-looking, but with a peculiar aura, like a Divine Statue on an altar, untouchable," Li Xiu nodded.

"The way you're describing him reminds me there indeed was such a person in Longsheng Tian, but I only heard of him in stories, and I don't know his name; I originally thought it was just a tale," Old Dao said, looking puzzled.

"What's the story?" Li Xiu asked quickly.

"It's a story I heard from an elder of the previous generation..." Old Dao began recalling and telling a story.

At the founding of Longsheng Tian, there was a brilliant woman who joined. She was extraordinarily intelligent, occupying a significant position during an era of grandmasters.

Not only did the masters of various sects within Longsheng Tian care deeply for her, but even the president favored her immensely.

It's said that many people wanted to court that woman at the time, but she was devoted to the Way, with no interest in romantic affairs.

Even with the president, learned as he was, she respected his knowledge without romantic involvement.

Moreover, despite her refusals, the leaders of various sects and the president doted on her, with no sinister intentions.

Everyone thought she was a Celestial Immortal descended to the mortal world with no man worthy of her. A lifetime seeking the Way seemed her fate.

But until a bald man appeared, drawing that Celestial woman's heart into the net of love.

"That bald man was Tang Tianzhen?" Li Xiu was surprised to learn about such a history of Tang Tianzhen.

"Whether it was Tang Tianzhen, I don't know. The elder who told me the story didn't mention the man's name, only said he was peculiar, like a born Divine Spirit, untouched by Mortal World filth..."

Old Dao paused and then continued, "Moreover, this man had a very special status in Longsheng Tian. Although he joined Longsheng Tian, the president didn't give him any position. A man with no position could go anywhere in Longsheng Tian, even in and out of the City Lord's Mansion freely, even residing at the president's home. To say he joined Longsheng Tian is less fitting than saying he was a tourist."

The more Li Xiu listened, the more puzzled he felt. Originally, he thought Tang Tianzhen might just be an old Longsheng Tian member, but the person Old Dao described was eerily similar to Tang Tianzhen in demeanor and appearance.

If it was truly him, then he was an elder from the founding of Longsheng Tian, surviving for thousands of years.

Moreover, in the story, he didn't seem like a subordinate to the president but more like an equal friend.

If the story was indeed about Tang Tianzhen, Li Xiu had to wonder if Tang Tianzhen was the one who left a drop of blood on the Spirit Suppressing Stone.

"And then?" Li Xiu looked at Old Dao and asked.

"Then they separated; it was heard that the man couldn't handle it, and they broke up shortly after," Old Dao laughed, "The elder was joking with us young folks back then, saying it doesn't matter how strong a man is outside if he can't keep a woman because of that aspect."

Li Xiu was speechless, "So is this story true or not?"

"I don't really know. The elder was just telling it as a story. He made it sound believable, but there's no way to ask him now. How about you wait a bit? After a century, I'll go ask him, and let you know in a dream," Old Dao laughed.

"No need to trouble yourself. If you truly go, just stay down there quietly. Don't come up scaring people for no reason," Li Xiu smiled wryly.

Though the story sounded fantastical, the bald man within it matched Tang Tianzhen in many respects, with no other human Li Xiu had seen having such a divine-like aura.

Considering Tang Tianzhen's girlfriend supposedly broke up with him due to his looks, Li Xiu felt the man from the story was likely Tang Tianzhen.

Originally planning to hunt the Divine Position Demon Spirit here, upon receiving this information, Li Xiu wanted to head to Good Luck Slope immediately to ascertain whether Tang Tianzhen was the man from the story and if he had anything to do with the drop of blood on the Spirit Suppressing Stone.