Hai Bodong: No One Understands Maps Better Than Me!

Inside the small building, after quietly listening to Hai Bodong's account, Lu Bu frowned tightly. An entire day had passed, yet they had found nothing. It seemed his luck was not particularly good.

Lu Bu knew there were no Heavenly Flames underground, but what he wanted were those eleven Earth Fire Lotus Seeds.

The pure energy contained within them would absolutely allow him to condense the Minor Nirvana Golden Body. Without the Minor Nirvana Golden Body, even if he reached Jia Nan Academy, he would have no way to cultivate the Azure Dragon Transformation Art.

This was a hurdle he could not avoid!

"Girl, do you know anything?" Lu Bu asked Qing Lin with a light smile.

Hai Bodong rolled his eyes. What could this maid possibly know? Wasn't he only asking her because he found this old man useless?

Hearing Lu Bu's question, Qing Lin was stunned at first, her little face flushing red. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Um... Young Master, the southeast of East City does seem somewhat unusual..."

"A few months ago, I... I sensed a very powerful aura appearing in the southeast of East City... It was... it was the bloodline within my body that sensed it."

Under Lu Bu and Hai Bodong's gazes, Qing Lin barely managed to finish.

Bloodline... Hai Bodong's eyes flickered, but he did not press further.

"Then let's go take a look in the southeast of East City." Lu Bu stood up and began dressing with Qing Lin's assistance.

Seeing this, Hai Bodong headed back to that area in the southeast of East City first, while Lu Bu brought Qing Lin and arrived shortly afterward.

"Young Master..." As Qing Lin helped Lu Bu put on his robe, she softly asked, "Won't Young Master ask Qing Lin about her bloodline?"

Looking at the little maid before him, who only reached his chest and still did not dare raise her head, Lu Bu smiled. "If Qing Lin wants to tell me, I'll listen. If Qing Lin doesn't want to say it, I won't press the matter. It isn't anything important."

Qing Lin raised her head, and a bright light appeared in her jade-green eyes. "Young Master..."

Lu Bu froze for a moment. Within those jade-green pupils, he clearly saw three tiny rotating dots.

Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils... Lu Bu's gaze flickered, but soon calmed. He wrapped an arm around Qing Lin's soft, slender waist, unfurled the Purple Cloud Wings, and flew away.

Southeast of East City. After a busy day, the dazzling, almost white sunlight over the desert gradually faded, and the scorching heat rapidly diminished along with it.

"My lord, the men have worked all day. Should we rest for a while? The desert becomes bitterly cold at night..." Rob asked cautiously.

Hai Bodong fell silent for a moment, then shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Wait a little longer!"

"My lord..." Rob's expression shifted slightly. He was about to continue speaking when he saw Hai Bodong tilt his head toward the sky.

Curious, Rob instinctively looked up as well. The instant he raised his head, his face changed drastically, and he shrieked:

"Dou... Dou Qi Wings!?"

High in the sky, a figure with wings on its back was swiftly approaching. In the dim sky, where night had yet to fully fall, it was impossible to make out the person's features.

Hai Bodong's expression darkened slightly. Could it be someone from the City Lord's Manor?

If so... that would be troublesome.

But before the thought could settle, the figure in the air drew closer and closer, becoming increasingly familiar. Within a few breaths, he had landed before them.

"Lu Bu?" Hai Bodong stared in surprise at the wings behind Lu Bu. Wasn't this fellow's Dou Qi cultivation only at the Dou Shi level...? Could those be a Flying Dou Technique?

After a moment of surprise, Hai Bodong came to a conclusion, yet the wariness in his heart only grew stronger. He could see through this boy less and less. He had even brought out a Flying Dou Technique—could he be some young master from a major faction, out gaining experience?

With a swish, Lu Bu landed before Hai Bodong. Qing Lin trembled in his arms, but a hint of excitement flickered across her little face. Young and energetic, she was no exception.

"This is Rob, the steward of the Sand Mercenary Group." Hai Bodong pointed at Rob beside him.

"Greetings, my lord!" Rob immediately lowered his head in salute. He did not possess Hai Bodong's discernment and did not know that it was a Flying Dou Technique, instinctively taking it for genuine Dou Qi Wings.

Moreover... Hai Bodong's behavior also matched his assumption.

It was perfectly reasonable for a Dou Ling to serve a Dou Wang.

"Have your men stop for a moment." Lu Bu spoke, then looked toward Qing Lin.

The little girl was still somewhat dazed, savoring the feeling of flying. When she saw Lu Bu looking at her, she hurriedly nodded, and her little face flushed crimson again.

"Young Master, please wait..." Qing Lin said softly. She gently closed her eyes and began to sense carefully.

After a long while, she pointed in one direction and said, "Young Master, it should be in that direction."

Hai Bodong moved his lips, but after thinking it over, said nothing.

Led by Qing Lin, Lu Bu walked beneath a sand dune. Qing Lin drew out a rough area with her hand and said:

"Young Master, it should be here..."

The corner of Hai Bodong's eye twitched slightly. That place had already fallen outside the area he had designated.

Lu Bu nodded at her words. From between his brows, surging soul power howled forth, spreading out and covering the area Qing Lin had indicated.

At the side, Rob, who had followed behind them, nearly dropped to his knees. The pressure from that soul force nearly made his heart leap from his chest.

But the soul power came quickly and vanished just as quickly.

After only a few breaths, Lu Bu shook his head and withdrew his soul power. He could sense nothing; his soul power could not penetrate too deeply into the sand.

"Start digging." Lu Bu called out, summoning the Sand Mercenary Group's men over.

Those men sighed in relief. The area Qing Lin had given was much smaller than the one Hai Bodong had designated, so the work would not be too difficult.

"Will this work?" Hai Bodong walked over, glanced at Qing Lin, and asked blandly. When it came to mapmaking, it would not be an exaggeration to call him an expert.

"My senses can't be wrong!" Qing Lin said at once, her fine, delicate brows knitting together.

Hai Bodong curled his lips. He had drawn this map—no one understood it better than he did!

"My lord, we found it!" Just then, the mercenaries cried out in delight.

Great, they had finally found it. They no longer had to keep digging and could finally go back to rest.

Hai Bodong froze on the spot, an awkward expression appearing on his old face.

"Let's go, map expert." Lu Bu chuckled and took Qing Lin's small hand as they walked toward the place the mercenaries had excavated.

Hai Bodong's mouth twitched. Annoying youngster—he didn't understand how to respect the elderly at all.

At the excavation site, an opening about half a meter wide had appeared beneath the yellow sand. The mercenaries did not dare approach, stepping aside and leaving everything to Lu Bu. The sight of this man descending with wings spread was still vivid in their minds.

They did not even dare touch what a Dou Wang expert was searching for.

"Young master, it's here." Qing Lin spoke softly. "Her aura is still very strong here."

Hai Bodong, who was walking over, suddenly sensed something. His expression changed drastically, and he staggered back several steps, shrieking in alarm:

"Qu... Queen Medusa!?"

"Damn it, her aura is inside that cave!"

As he spoke, Hai Bodong roared, Dou Qi erupting from his body. In the slightly chilly night desert, an ice-cold wind immediately swept through, sinister gusts howling.

Hearing Hai Bodong's scream, the surrounding mercenaries scrambled away from the cave entrance in utter panic.

Queen Medusa was a ruthless killer who never blinked at murder. The people who had died by her hand were enough to fill an entire city.

"What are you panicking for?" Lu Bu said irritably. "If she were really here, would you even have had the chance to sense her aura?"

Lu Bu's words left the area deathly silent. It seemed... that was true. They had literally been digging over Queen Medusa's head. If she had really been here, even their corpses would have gone cold by now.

"Elder Hai, what are you standing around for? Let's go!" Lu Bu tilted his head, signaling for him to hurry over.

"Rob, you're in charge of guarding the entrance. Don't let anyone come in!"

"Yes! Understood, my lord!" Rob stood at attention and shouted.

"..." Hai Bodong looked at the pitch-black cave entrance, a chill rising in his heart. There was no other reason—Queen Medusa had left far too deep a psychological shadow on him.

At his peak, he had been a five-star Dou Emperor, yet before Queen Medusa, he had not possessed even the slightest ability to fight back. He had been completely crushed and thoroughly beaten.

"Are you coming or not?"

"Sigh... I'm coming, I'm coming..." Hai Bodong sighed and replied helplessly. He knew Queen Medusa was not here, but it was still terrifying.

"You lead the way!" Lu Bu snorted, pointing at the cave entrance.

Hai Bodong's face twitched. He could only obediently take the lead. After all, he could not beat Lu Bu, and he needed his help.

"Alchemists really have it fucking good!" Hai Bodong could not help muttering under his breath.