Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Chapter 518

When Xie Yuchen learned of the death of Butler Xie, he was on the train to Changbai Mountain. His appearance had completely changed, and even Hei Xiazi, who was closest to him, would probably have difficulty recognizing him.

"I understand! I think Uncle Xie should understand my intention, so don't waste your time." Xie Yuchen's voice was low and firm, as if he had already made up his mind about all this.

However, the red corners of Xie Yuchen's eyes and the sadness on his face reflected in the train window all showed that Xie Yuchen's heart was not as calm as his tone said.

Next to him stood a man in black, dressed exactly the same as when he surrounded Hei Xia Zi. Xie Yuchen whispered to the man in black, his tone so gentle that it seemed as if he was talking to himself.

At the same time, the Xie Mansion fell into silence due to the sudden death of Butler Xie. Everyone knew that Butler Xie held an unknown power in his hands because of yesterday's experience, but to whom he entrusted this power was a mystery that no one could solve.

Xie Liutian thought to himself that the hidden network of relationships was most likely handed over to Xie's son. However, when he went to pay his respects today, he was unable to get any relevant information from the other party.

This made Xie Liutian suspicious. Was it true that, as he thought, Butler Xie didn't know where his father's power was going? Or, did Butler Xie actually know, but was just pretending to be confused in front of him?

At the same time, some people began to wonder about Xie Lianqing and Xie Liansheng. After all, they were the last people to see Butler Xie! Could it be that the key thing would be entrusted to these two brothers? But as soon as this idea came up, it was immediately denied by everyone.

The reason is very simple. If the two brothers really got that power, how could they be so obedient? With their personalities, they would have been unable to restrain themselves and wanted to overthrow Xie Yuchen's rule!

However, at this moment, Xie Yuchen was completely unaware of all this. He stood quietly in front of the huge bronze door like a sculpture, staring at the equally huge bronze coffin not far away, as if time had frozen at this moment.

The bronze coffin is like a giant beast that has been sleeping for a thousand years, lying there quietly, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. Around the coffin, nine huge centipedes are like loyal guards, surrounding the coffin, their bodies covered with a thick layer of copper rust, as if they have merged with the coffin.

Xie Yuchen walked forward slowly, his footsteps sounding particularly clear in this silent space. When he reached the bronze coffin, he stopped and stared at the tightly closed coffin lid, as if he could see the situation inside through the thick bronze wall.

After a while, Xie Yuchen reached out his hand and gently knocked twice on the bronze coffin. The slight knocking sound echoed in this quiet environment, as if awakening some kind of sleeping existence.

Suddenly, a low roar came from the coffin, like the roar of a beast whose sweet dream was disturbed. Then, the coffin lid was suddenly opened, and a powerful force gushed out from the coffin.

Xie Yuchen was startled by this sudden change, but he did not retreat. Instead, he stood firmly in place, looking straight into the coffin.

At the moment when the coffin lid was opened, a figure suddenly sat up from the coffin. It was a tall man, but the strange thing was that in addition to his original two hands, he actually had ten hands arranged behind his back.

Xie Yuchen noticed that the man was wearing a tattered leather armor that was stained with too much solidified blood. There seemed to be exquisite patterns carved on the armor, but due to its age, it had become a little blurred.

The man's face was partially obscured by shadow, but when he raised his head, Xie Yuchen was surprised to find that the face was so familiar.

The man's eyes met with Xie Yuchen's, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by anger. He obviously didn't expect to see Xie Yuchen here, and when his sweet dream was disturbed.

However, when he saw Xie Yuchen's face clearly, his anger was instantly replaced by fear. He trembled violently as if he had seen something terrible, and then quickly shrank back into the corner of the coffin, as if he wanted to hide himself.

The man at this moment looked so helpless and pitiful, which was in sharp contrast to his anger just now.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" (Little Prince, why are you here?) King Wannu said in a low voice.

"Open the door for me! Dad, let me go home and see if you are guarding the door seriously."

Of course Xie Yuchen could understand what King Wannu said. After all, he learned the ghost language from Zhang Qiling. Although he couldn't speak it, he could still understand it by listening.

King Wannu trembled as he leaned out of the coffin, his movements were so gentle as if he was afraid of awakening some terrible existence. His heartbeat accelerated rapidly, and even a thin layer of sweat oozed out of his forehead. He stared intently at Xie Yuchen who was not far away, fearing that a small movement or an inappropriate look from him would scare this fragile little man to tears, and then he would be mercilessly chopped off his arm by someone who came out of nowhere.

The reason why King Wannu was so afraid of Xie Yuchen actually had a history. When Xie Yuchen was still a baby, he was brought here by Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling. At that time, Hua Yu held Xie Yuchen tightly, while Zhang Qiling opened the lid of King Wannu's coffin without hesitation and opened its eyes so that it could clearly see the baby in Hua Yu's arms.

Since then, Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling would bring various photos of Xie Yuchen here every year for King Wannu to carefully identify. In this way, year after year, King Wannu's impression of Xie Yuchen became more and more profound.

However, an accident happened once. When Xie Yuchen was two or three years old, or four or five years old, Hua Yu and the others brought him to Changbai Mountain again. Unfortunately, at that time, King Wannu had just received the memory of his predecessor from the bronze door, and his body was still very weak. He didn't even have the strength to walk back to the coffin, and could only crawl on the ground with difficulty. What's worse, his brain was in a downtime state, and he didn't recognize Xie Yuchen in front of him at all.

The result is predictable. The young Xie Yuchen was frightened and burst into tears, and King Wannu regretted his negligence. Since then, his fear of Xie Yuchen has increased day by day. King Wannu quietly turned his head to look at Xie Yuchen sitting on his palm, and touched his three hands that had been cut off by Zhang Qiling.

The heart-wrenching feeling at that time still remains in his heart. He remembered that when Zhang Qiling saw Xie Yuchen crying loudly because of his fear, his eyes changed completely. He was like a ruthless killing machine, rushing up with his sword in hand, and he had no room to resist at all.

King Wannu only felt a flash before his eyes, and he was already lying on the ground. His arms were chopped off, and the purple blood was flowing on the ground. His three severed hands were not far from his body, and Zhang Qiling's knife was on his neck.

If Hua Yu hadn't said that the bronze gate still needed him to guard it, he would have probably gone to meet his ancestors long ago.

King Wannu fell into his memories. Xie Yuchen looked at King Wannu who stood in front of the bronze door for a long time without opening the door for him. He reached out and knocked on his head, "King Wannu, what are you daydreaming about? Why don't you open the door for me?"

King Wannu had lost his memories due to Xie Yuchen's brain collapse. He hurriedly opened the bronze door for him, sent him in, and then quickly climbed back into his coffin to continue sleeping.

Xie Yuchen carefully carried the palace lantern he found in the study and walked slowly along the dark and narrow path. Gusts of cold wind blew from time to time on both sides of the road, making him shiver.

He didn't know how long he had been walking, but he felt that time seemed to pass very slowly. Finally, when the faint light of the palace lantern was about to go out, he finally walked out of this creepy cave.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, Xie Yuchen took a deep breath and felt the fresh air outside. He looked around and found himself in an unfamiliar place. The surrounding scene stunned him.

He had never thought that there could be sunshine, breeze and drizzle in a cave. What surprised him even more was that there were all kinds of rare and exotic animals playing together not far away. They looked very friendly and were not frightened by his presence.

Xie Yuchen stood at the entrance of the cave in a daze, completely shocked by the scene before him. At this moment, a middle-aged man in a moon-white gown walked over on the stone path not far away.

The middle-aged man was tall and straight, with an elegant temperament, like an immortal. He walked slowly towards Xie Yuchen with a smile on his face.

"Young Master Xie, I have been waiting for you here for a long time!" The middle-aged man walked up to Xie Yuchen and said softly.

Xie Yuchen couldn't help but feel very confused when he heard this, "Do you know me?"

The immortal stroked his beard with a smile and explained, "Of course I know you! When you were a child, you often came here with His Highness. But maybe you have forgotten it."

The immortal took the bewildered Xie Yuchen and slowly walked to the center. Along the way, the immortal patiently introduced the surrounding environment to Xie Yuchen.

"Look, this is the spiritual pool where Your Highness often bathes." The immortal pointed to a clear spring in front of him and said with a smile, "The water in this spiritual pool has magical effects! It can help you remove impurities from your body and make you feel refreshed. When you have time in the future, you can come here often to take a bath. It will be very good for your body."

Then, the immortal led Xie Yuchen to a lush orchard. "This is our orchard!" the immortal introduced enthusiastically, "When your highness was still young and couldn't go out to play, Uncle Liu and I thought of planting some fruits here so that your highness could always eat fresh fruits. There are peaches, apples, apricots, etc. here. You can pick whatever you want to eat."

Finally, the immortal brought Xie Yuchen to a seemingly ordinary small courtyard. "This is where your highness plays hide-and-seek with the small animals in the mountains when he is bored." The immortal explained with a smile, "But there is a mystery here!" As he said that, the immortal pushed open the courtyard door and saw a complicated Bagua formation arranged in the courtyard.

"This Bagua formation was created by Fuxi himself!" the immortal said proudly, "But don't worry, there are only mazes and traps inside, no dangerous killing formations. If you are interested, you can also go in and play around and experience the wonders of this ancient formation." "This is where spiritual herbs and flowers are grown to replenish your body. The spiritual power here is not as good as that of the prehistoric world, so you need to rely on external forces to practice."

The immortal seemed to suddenly realize that he had not introduced himself to Xie Yuchen yet, so he smiled and said, "Master Xie, I am actually a piece of Chaos Willow Tree refined from Uncle Liu's body. My last name is Yang, you can call me Uncle Yang."

Xie Yuchen nodded, indicating that he understood. He followed Liu Bo and continued to move forward, passing through one amazing wonder after another along the way. Some of these wonders were towering mountains, some were turbulent oceans, and some were colorful clouds.

During this wonderful journey, Xie Yuchen gradually developed a feeling in his heart. He began to understand Pangu's regretful state of mind. Pangu used to be so high and mighty. He was a god and enjoyed the best of everything, whether it was food or supplies, they were all of the highest standards.

However, since Pangu created the world, everything has become different. He lost everything he once had, and even his body turned into this world. Xie Yuchen couldn't help but sigh that Pangu paid such a huge price to create this world.

Xie Yuchen understood this feeling of gap very well, as if he had fallen from heaven to hell, let alone a former supreme god?

Uncle Liu stood in the wooden house and reported to Hua Yu, who was far away in another world, the news that Xie Yuchen had arrived safely in Changbai Mountain.

"Uncle Liu, Xiaohua's safety is in your hands!"

"Don't worry, young prince. Although Yuchen has only been here a few times when he was young, your uncle Yang and I have also gone out to see him secretly. We will protect him without your instructions."

Uncle Liu apologized to Hua Yu in annoyance, "Your Highness, I'm sorry! It was all because of my momentary thought that I brought such a big trouble to you and the young clan leader!"

Hua Yu rubbed his brows and said, "Uncle Liu, this can't be entirely your fault! This is something no one wants to see. They may have been grateful to you for saving them, but a small favor will always bring about a grudge."

Hua Yu consoled Uncle Liu while flipping through the account book in her hand, "Uncle Liu, it was their own choice to take this path. Even if they really got it in the end, it's what they deserve. Just relax!"

Uncle Liu seemed to have suddenly entered the five stages of decay of a celestial being. The hair on his temples had turned completely white, and even the hair that was tied up with a willow wood hairpin was mixed with strands of white hair.

"Uncle Liu, the two of them may realize that Xiaohua is not dead, and they may come back to check. When the time comes, you can ask Xiaohua to come directly to my place, just as a way for him to relax."

After all, Hua Yu, Di Xin and Qin Fuguang have lived together for a thousand years, so he can still guess a little about their personalities. He is worried that Xiaohua might be found out by Di Xin and Qin Fuguang over there, so it is better to let Xiaohua go to him directly.

Uncle Liu thought for a moment and said, "Okay! Let Yuchen stay here for two days, and I will personally send him over when the time comes."

Hua Yu repeatedly reminded Uncle Liu, "Uncle Liu, tell Uncle Yang and don't let them know."

Uncle Liu was amused by Hua Yu's words, "Are you still worried about me?"

After Hua Yu cut off the water mirror, she no longer had the heart to continue looking at the account books on the table. Seeing this, Zhang Qiling, who was sitting opposite the table, pulled the account books in front of Hua Yu to himself.

"Ayu, if you're upset, just go for a walk outside. I'll come find you after I've sorted these out."

Seeing this, Hua Yu had no choice but to agree to Zhang Qiling's proposal. She stood up and left the study, heading straight for the back mountain.