Chapter 4038 — The Mysterious Junior Brother Pao
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Never mind how the outside world was in an uproar; these past days Xu Lingchong had remained in a secret chamber whose location he did not even know, devoting himself body and soul to cultivating the Chrysanthemum Treasure Manual left to him by the mysterious man.
Smack! Just as Xu Lingchong was deep in cultivation, a document was suddenly flung down before him. One glance was enough to turn his face ashen with fright—it was none other than the wanted notice issued by the Law Enforcement Hall.
"H-how... how could this be?" Xu Lingchong felt the world spin and darken around him. Being snipped into a eunuch by the little curly-furred bear had already been a heavy enough blow; now with this, not only could he no longer be a man—he could not even be the young master of Chongtian Pavilion anymore!
Power and strength—these had been the last things sustaining him, the very reasons he kept living. If he could not even achieve this bit of ambition, what was the point of living at all?
Seeing Xu Lingchong's look of utter despair, the mysterious man suddenly spoke: "Strength is what matters most. Everything else is a passing cloud. If you possessed strength like mine, then you could say you were guilty and you would be guilty; you could say you were innocent and you would be innocent. Not a soul on the North Island would dare point a finger at you."
Xu Lingchong jerked his head up and looked at the mysterious man still shrouded in his black robe. He knew that the man had brought the wanted notice here on purpose precisely to threaten him—to cut off any thought of escape, so that from now on he could only follow him with single-minded devotion.
With the wanted notice out, he now had nothing left at all. Even if the mysterious man were willing to let him out, he would not dare return to the Tri-Layer Pavilion; even the Xu family could not shelter him. After all, what the notice said was all true.
In the end, Xu Lingchong drew a deep breath and vowed, "Rest assured, Senior. I will cultivate the Chrysanthemum Treasure Manual diligently and strive to raise my strength!"
This reaction was entirely as the mysterious man had expected. He nodded and said, "Good, that is the spirit! Once you have grown strong enough, I can find a way to have this arrest warrant canceled, so that you may return openly and honorably to the Tri-Layer Pavilion on the North Island!"
Hearing this pledge, Xu Lingchong's eyes lit up at once. He nodded again and again in thanks, while secretly speculating on the mysterious man's identity.
From the man's tone, it did not sound as though he were merely humoring him. And across the whole North Island, those with the influence to cancel a wanted notice were in fact very few. Could this man be a senior figure of the Tri-Layer Pavilion? Or perhaps the North Island's Island Master himself?
Just as Xu Lingchong was privately speculating, another figure suddenly appeared in the shadows of the secret chamber, cloaked like the mysterious man in a loose black robe.
"Normally, every cultivator may alter his heart-method incantation once during the Heavenly Dao stage, but you have already laid your foundation, so it is a bit late. To help you adapt as quickly as possible, I have gone out of my way this time to invite a ruthless one to give you some guidance. He is a fine hand whom even my superiors regard with great favor, so mind your manners." Having said this, the mysterious man turned to the figure beside him: "Junior Brother Pao, I thank you in advance for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here and give guidance."
The black-robed man called Junior Brother Pao gave a faint snort through his nose and said, "Mm, it is nothing. We all serve the organization."