Chapter 80

"Great Elder, why are you looking for me?"

"I don't know. He said you should go find him." Su Mengyao shook her head.

Zi Chen nodded and asked with concern, "Have you recovered from your injuries?"

"Long ago." Lin Xue smiled, showing two cute little dimples, like a blooming jade lotus, beautiful and refined.

"You should go now."

Su Mengyao also smiled. Seeing each other again, they were less distant and got along better. It was not like before, when there was always an inexplicable gap between them due to the difference in status and strength.

"Where should I find him?"

Su Mengyao shook her head and said, "I don't know. Grandpa said you can find him."

On the same hill, in the same lake, an old man with a wine gourd was drinking and fishing. Zi Chen walked over quietly, afraid to disturb him.

"You are here." Great Elder said without turning his head.

"Zi Chen greets Great Elder." Zi Chen bowed respectfully.

"That's enough. Put away your tricks." The Grand Elder waved his hand.

The lake water was so clear that the bottom could be seen. Fish swam around the hook in the water, surrounded by green grass and trees. Hundreds of flowers were blooming, and the fragrance was overwhelming. It was like a paradise. Zi Chen walked up and sat next to Great Elder.

"Haha, it took the bait." Great Elder suddenly laughed, shook the fishing rod, and a big fish finally took the bait.

"Come, let's eat it. It's very fresh."

After unhooking the fish from the hook, the Grand Supreme Elder gestured for Zi Chen to help.

This was a big fish over two pounds. Zi Chen skillfully cut open the belly and removed the scales. After a while, the bonfire was lit and the aroma of the fish filled their nostrils.

"Great Elder, Mengyao said you were looking for me for something urgent?"

They had been here for two hours, and the two had talked nonsense. Now that the grilled fish was finished, the old man still did not get down to business.

"What do you think of Mengyao?" The old man suddenly looked at Zi Chen and asked instead of answering.

"What do you mean?" Zi Chen was dazed and did not understand.

"What do you think of her?"

"Very good."

Zi Chen said, "She's beautiful, kind, and upright. She's also very talented. She's simply a perfect goddess without any flaws. She accidentally descended into the mortal world."

Zi Chen thought highly of Su Mengyao.

"Sigh!"

The Grand Elder suddenly sighed and said, "But she is a person with a hard life. She lost her parents when she was young and was brought up by me, this old man. She has never enjoyed the love of her parents. She seems to be carefree, but in fact, she is not happy at all."

The old man was Su Mengyao's grandfather. Su Mengyao's parents were his son and daughter-in-law. It was like a white-haired man sending off his own child. His tone was bleak at this moment.

Zi Chen didn't say anything and just listened quietly.

The Grand Elder rambled on for a long time. In the end, he sighed and said, "Sigh, I'm really old. I've been reminiscing about the past recently."

"The reason why I called you here is to ask you for a favor," the old man said solemnly.

"Ask me for a favor?"

Zi Chen was stunned, his face full of doubt, "I'm just a little True Qi Realm cultivator. What can I do for you?"

"I can see that Yao 'er is very good to you. She had already guessed that the Grand Elder wanted to deal with you. For you, she directly came to me, which is why I was able to save you in time.

You have to know, this is the first time she has asked me for a favor since she was young. "

The Grand Elder sighed, "So I want to ask you to take good care of Yao 'er in the future. Don't let her get hurt."

"This!"

Zi Chen was stunned. He wasn't a fool. From the Grand Elder's tone, he heard another meaning. Zi Chen thought about it and felt a little scared. Asking him to take care of her.

The Grand Elder's tone was asking him to take care of her.

"You're not willing?"

"No."

Zi Chen shook his head and said, "It's just that I'm just a True Qi Realm cultivator. I don't have the strength to let her be carefree. Any random Innate Ranker can kill me. But Grand Elder, you're strong. You're the number one person in the Nimbus Martial Ancestor. With you around, who would dare to harm Meng Yao?"

As he spoke, Zi Chen looked at the old man cautiously.

"Don't underestimate yourself. The Nimbus Martial Ancestor has been established for so many years. You're the only person I can't see through. So you're not a mediocre person. You're a rare genius. In just a year, you were able to break through several realms. Facts have proven that you're not a mediocre person, but a genius.

And your character is very good. Although sometimes you're indecisive and soft-hearted, you never hesitate in the face of major issues. "

"I've been observing you. I know your character very well, so I definitely didn't make a mistake in choosing you.

Of course, this is only one point. The most important point is that Yao 'er has a good impression of you. You're the one she likes. That's enough. "The Grand Elder said.

"But!" Zi Chen hesitated. He didn't know how to answer.

"You're worried about Xue 'er, right? Don't worry, she'll agree." The Grand Elder smiled mysteriously.

"You don't have to answer me immediately. Go back and think about it. There's no rush."

Zi Chen nodded and prepared to leave.

"Wait."

The Grand Elder suddenly said, "I saw that you've comprehended [Thunderbolt Finger]. This is something I obtained by accident. It might be useful to you, but it's incomplete. I don't know if you have the fortune to learn it."

The old man took out a crumpled book from his chest. The book was very old. There were traces of insects on it, proving that it had been there for a long time. The paper seemed like it could fall apart at any time. As the old man passed it over, one of the pages had already fallen and was caught by Zi Chen.

Because of the force, one of the pages instantly turned to dust.

This was a piece of junk that was completely useless. Zi Chen even doubted whether it was even worth looking at. But even so, the old man seemed very serious. When he handed it over, Zi Chen even saw tears in the old man's eyes. It was as if this piece of junk had brought back endless memories from his past.

Zi Chen didn't dare to be negligent. He carefully received it. Under the influence of the insects, he could barely read the words on it.

Nine Thunderbolts!

This was a relatively ancient handwriting. Zi Chen was lucky enough to study it. Being able to recognize it among so many insects could be considered a kind of fate.

"This is a kind of extreme speed movement technique. Legend has it that when used to the extreme, one would be able to move as fast as the heavens and earth. But no one has ever learned it, and now it's even more incomplete. I'll let you try your luck." The old man was trembling. At this moment, his emotions were very unstable. His eyes were filled with endless sorrow.

"Okay, thank you Elder."

Zi Chen said gratefully as he carefully put away the ancient book and respectfully bowed to the old man.

"Go."

The old man waved his hand, and Zi Chen left.

Beside the clear lake, an old man held a wine gourd and drank alone. His thoughts were running wild. It was as if he had returned to more than ten years ago.

For a few useless things, he risked his life. He didn't hesitate to offend the Martial Ancestor's people. After an earth-shattering battle, he lost his son, his daughter-in-law, and his brothers. But in exchange, he gained a pile of useless trash.

He regretted it. He was ruthless. He felt guilty for dozens of years.

Zi Chen returned to the Sect. As a Core Disciple, he naturally wouldn't live in the Inner Sect's residence. When he passed by the Outer Sect, he saw Wu Sheng.

The Second Elder who protected him was locked up in the Disciplinary Hall. He suffered a great blow and was on the verge of collapse. At the same time, the Inner Sect disciples added insult to injury.

In the past, he was a Core Disciple. Everyone who saw him had to call him Senior Brother. Everyone saw him as a mountain and worshipped him endlessly. They expressed all their respect and humility to him.

But today, he fell from the mountain. Those who admired him, those who complimented him, and those who showed the most humble smile to him, today, they would say the most vicious and sarcastic words a hundred times more.

This was human nature.

When Zi Chen arrived, the disciples who were mocking him nodded and greeted him with a respectful and humble smile. "Hello, Senior Brother Zi Chen."

"Don't call me Senior Brother. Maybe one day, I'll be like him." Zi Chen's expression was calm. He glanced at Wu Sheng and then left.

"Hmph, it's all your fault. Senior Brother Zi Chen is dissatisfied with us."

"It's you, a guy with no talent, who stole Senior Brother Zi Chen's spot."

The crowd did not dare to vent their anger on Zi Chen. Instead, they shifted their anger onto Wu Sheng. It was a pity that the high-spirited and talented young man from a year ago could not take the blow and completely collapsed.

However, as long as Second Elder didn't completely collapse, he would endure. He would make these people, and Zi Chen, pay back the humiliation he had suffered today a thousand times over.

"As long as the Sect Leader returns, everything will turn for the better." This was the only belief Wu Sheng had in his heart.

Under the guidance of a servant, Zi Chen arrived at his room. It was a two-story attic with complete facilities. In addition to various kinds of furniture, there were some jade objects in the room. The room was warm and cozy, and even the Spiritual Qi was a lot richer.

The servant who served Zi Chen brought a menu. Many dishes were made with elixirs. There was also a list of Battle Skills and elixirs for Zi Chen to choose from. Everything was free, but there were restrictions, in case the core disciples would bite off more than they could chew.

On the last page, Zi Chen even saw the Xiantian Pill that Xu Yan and the others dreamed of.

"The treatment of a core disciple is indeed different."

Zi Chen sighed in his heart, but did not choose anything. In the path of cultivation, the best way was to balance between tension and relaxation. Previously, Zi Chen had been cultivating with all his might, and his strength had broken through time and time again. Now was the time to relax.

If a string was stretched too tight for too long, it would break.

After ordering two dishes and eating, Zi Chen took out the Nine Passing Thunderbolts and studied it.

The ancient characters were difficult to understand, and some parts had been eaten by insects. Zi Chen could only rely on guessing to recognize them. On the first day, Zi Chen did not learn anything. In total, he recognized less than a hundred ancient characters.

For the Nine Passing Thunderbolts, which had thousands of characters, this was a far cry.

For the rest of the time, Zi Chen studied the Nine Passing Thunderbolts while searching through ancient books to identify the handwriting. Adding in his own guesses, he slowly restored the real Nine Passing Thunderbolts, which was known as the fastest footwork in the world.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed, and Zi Chen only recognized a thousand characters. In the lightning space, the lightning youth did not appear for a long time. Clearly, he had not fully comprehended this movement technique.

On the eighth day, the people from the Battle Martial Sect came to discuss when they should pay out the money they had lost. The Great Elder was not here, so the one who could manage things here was the Third Elder. However, he could not make the decision, so he could only delay it.