Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing was completely speechless. He glanced at Bai Li Xi and said, ”You’re just being unreasonable!”

”What do you mean by unreasonable? My words are well-founded, this is called arguing based on reason!” Bai Li Xi muttered, hurriedly opening the secret room door.

The secret room was pitch black inside. Bai Li Xi turned on the light next to him, and from afar, they saw a man lying on the ground in the center of the room.

This man was Nine-Fingers Wu Yong. He lay motionless, without any indication of alive or dead. But judging by his appearance, it’s likely there’s more trouble than hope.

”It’s terrible, terrible, terrible, not even a scream, he must be dead!” Bai Li Xi said gloomily.

”Hard to say, it’s been three days, maybe he’s just fainted from hunger.” Ye Qing said.

”Of course, I hope he’s just fainted from hunger!” Bai Li Xi muttered, hurriedly walking into the center of the inner room to turn Nine-Fingers Wu Yong over.

Ye Qing followed in, watching Bai Li Xi busy measuring Nine-Fingers Wu Yong in various ways. He couldn’t help but ask, ”How is it? Is he dead or not?”

”Wow, this boy’s life force is strong indeed!” Bai Li Xi looked up at Ye Qing and said, ”He’s actually not dead, just fainted!”

Ye Qing said eagerly, ”Then why stand around? Hurry and take him out to wake him up!”

”Nonsense, I’m an old man with old bones, can I lift him alone?” Bai Li Xi glared at Ye Qing, saying, ”Help out.”

”You’re joking, my legs are not fully healed, how can I help?” Ye Qing said helplessly. He could walk now but that didn’t mean he had the strength to help Bai Li Xi carry someone.

”That’s true.” Bai Li Xi nodded, looking at Nine-Fingers Wu Yong helplessly. In the end, he could only work together with Ye Qing to drag Nine-Fingers Wu Yong out.

After bringing Nine-Fingers Wu Yong to the living room, Bai Li Xi immediately took out a small bottle and placed it near Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s nostrils, allowing him to smell it several times.

In just a moment, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong slowly woke up. Upon seeing the two beside him, he immediately flipped over and knelt on the ground, wailing toward Bai Li Xi, ”Master, Master, please let me go, please let me go. As long as you help me resolve this poison, ask anything, I’ll answer truthfully, I will not hide anything!”

Seeing Nine-Fingers Wu Yong like this, it seems he’s been tormented quite a bit by that Bone-piercing Needle recently. As soon as he wakes up, he immediately starts pleading. This situation is convenient, Bai Li Xi smirked proudly, patting Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s arm and said, ”I’ve temporarily suppressed the Bone-piercing Needle. As long as you answer our questions truthfully, I will definitely help you remove the Bone-piercing Needle. However, if you try to deceive us, I will definitely make you experience double the pain!”

”I don’t dare, I absolutely dare not deceive you!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong quickly said, ”Whatever you want to know, feel free to ask. As long as I know, I will definitely not hold back!”

”Alright, you can start asking.” Bai Li Xi waved towards Ye Qing, signaling him to interrogate Nine-Fingers Wu Yong.

Ye Qing was always curious about the Wanyan Family, knowing it hid a lot of strength, but he never knew the specifics. Now, with Nine-Fingers Wu Yong as a member of the Wanyan Family, Ye Qing naturally took the opportunity to ask everything he was curious about.

Intimidated by the power of the Bone-piercing Needle, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong really opened up to Ye Qing’s questions. From his answers, Ye Qing gradually gained an understanding of the Wanyan Family’s situation.

Just as Ye Qing suspected before, the Wanyan Family’s strength is absolutely not as simple as it seems on the surface. The current Northern Desert Wanyan Family can only be considered a surface presence of the Wanyan Family. The King Wan Yan of Northern Desert is actually a direct lineage of the Wanyan Family, so he is the Family Head of the current generation of Wanyan Family, naturally sitting over the main artery of the family.

The Wanyan family is actually quite populous, with many family members appearing in each generation. Besides the main line, other branch members would hide themselves, entering different local branches to conceal. Just like Nine-Fingers Wu Yong, he is Wanyan Zong’s cousin, born together with Wanyan Zong. However, the two have different fates despite sharing the surname. Wanyan Zong is a direct descendant, also the son of the former Family Head Wanyan Hongfeng, so he naturally becomes the Family Head of the Wanyan Family, openly sitting over Northern Desert.

But Nine-Fingers Wu Yong, being merely a branch family member, doesn’t get the same treatment as Wanyan Zong. And within the Wanyan Family branches, each has its own role. For instance, their branch has always helped the Wanyan Family in tomb-robbing, so he follows in his father’s footsteps, continuing this tomb-robbing line, primarily helping the Wanyan Family gather funds, search for various Famed Instruments and Secret Manuals.

Within the Wanyan Family, there are countless branches like Nine-Fingers Wu Yong’s. In this lineup, Nine-Fingers Wu Yong isn’t truly powerful; other branches also have quite a few experts. Therefore, the Wanyan Family’s prowess is truly not simple. If all these branches were to unite, it would definitely be a force not to be underestimated, perhaps even comparable to the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and Twelve Green Halls.

The Wanyan Family’s continuous planning from a thousand years ago aims to re-establish a nation in Fusang, striving for this goal diligently. As descendants of the Imperial Family, their accumulation over a thousand years renders their current wealth and power to a terrifying level. Last time, the eight Great Elders brought by Wanyan Zong to Humeng City were merely a part of the Wanyan Family’s strength. Those elders being killed did not substantially impact the Wanyan Family’s prowess.

The members of the Wanyan Family are extremely adept at hiding. Without Ye Qing capturing Nine-Fingers Wu Yong, he might never have known these things.

”With so many branches in the Wanyan Family, how many Peak Masters are there within?” Ye Qing asked.

”This I don’t know.” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong shook his head, saying, ”The branches themselves rarely communicate with each other. I only know the Wanyan Family’s situation because I heard elders mention it when I was young. In fact, over the years, apart from contact with Wanyan Zong, I haven’t had any communication with other branches. The family keeps these matters highly confidential to prevent leaks. As for the Peak Masters situation, it’s even less likely for us to know!”

This unanswered question left Ye Qing a bit worried. After all, in the current situation of the world, only Peak Masters can influence the world’s affairs. If the Wanyan Family possesses several Peak Masters, it could definitely contend with the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and Twelve Green Halls, which Ye Qing is most unwilling to see. The Wanyan Family’s ambition is fierce; if they were to suppress even the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance and Twelve Green Halls, what then?

Thinking it over, Ye Qing suddenly asked, ”Do you know about the Wanyan Family’s living person as false burial practice?”

”Living person as false burial?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong glanced at Ye Qing, eyes wide, ”You know about this too?”

”Of course.” Ye Qing nodded. In fact, he didn’t know about it before until Handsome Fatty Wang told him. The Wanyan Family’s deceased ancestors all utilize the living person as false burial method—replacing the deceased with a living person for burial. Meanwhile, the real owner’s remains are kept in the pavilion behind the Wanyan Family. Last time when Ye Qing went to rescue people, Handsome Fatty Wang nearly dismantled that pavilion; currently, it’s unclear where the Wanyan Family’s remains are stored.

”Of course I know about these things.” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong said, ”We specialize in tomb-robbing, not only that but also help construct tombs. The family ancestors’ tombs are mainly built by our line, including arranging the living person as false burial practice.”

Ye Qing looked at Nine-Fingers Wu Yong, saying, ”So, you also know about the Dragon Blood Wood and Gold Silk Armor affairs?”

Nine-Fingers Wu Yong replied, ”Of course, the Gold Silk Armor was discovered by our ancestral line, and regarding the Gold Silk Armor, our line knows even more than the main line does!”

”Is that so?” Ye Qing smirked. ”In that case, tell me about the Gold Silk Armor.”

”What do you want to know?” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong asked curiously.

Ye Qing inquired, ”I heard that Gold Silk Armor is related to the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master of the Taoist Sect Great Sage Guiguzi, is that true?”

”Yes!” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong confirmed with a nod. ”Not just related, the Gold Silk Armor is actually the key to locating the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, it’s essentially the map to the tomb.”

”Really?” Ye Qing’s interest perked up; it seemed Nine-Fingers Wu Yong knew quite a bit.

”Indeed, this secret has been passed down by our ancestors.” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong explained, ”When our ancestors obtained the Gold Silk Armor, they were already aware of this secret. However, it wasn’t the time for the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master to open, so the Gold Silk Armor could only be preserved until its opening.”

”It wasn’t the time for the tomb to open back then? Why do you say that?” Ye Qing asked, intrigued.

”Because when the ancestor received the Gold Silk Armor, there was an inscription beside it saying ’Killer Breaker Wolf appears, Tomb of Ghost Valley Master opens.’” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong explained, ”Meaning, only when the Killing Wolf TriStar appears will the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master unlock. And the appearance of Killing Wolf TriStar is a rare event in a thousand years. From the time our ancestor obtained the Gold Silk Armor until now, Killing Wolf TriStar has finally appeared. This means only in this era can the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master be opened!”

Ye Qing slightly furrowed his brows; everything seemed to be intricately linked with the Killing Wolf TriStar. Even the matter of opening the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master required its appearance; what is this all about? Could it be that Guiguzi left something in his tomb to guard against the Killing Wolf TriStar?

”You mentioned earlier about inscriptions beside the Gold Silk Armor,” Ye Qing paused briefly, then continued, ”Were these inscriptions left by Guiguzi?”

”No, they were left by Fuyaozi.” Nine-Fingers Wu Yong glanced at Ye Qing, saying, ”That’s Ancestor Chen Tuan, whose Daoist name was Fuyaozi!”