Purple Cloud Wings, Assassin's Creed

A year was neither long nor short, but it was enough for far too many things to happen. After recounting his own experiences, Chen Guan asked about what had happened outside.

Having rushed back in such a hurry, he had not had time to make any careful inquiries.

He had assumed things would not be much different from the Original Trajectory, but Yaoye's answer made him pause in surprise.

"There's nothing much else to mention, but there's one thing you might find interesting."

"After you disappeared, I received word and led a group into the Magical Beast Mountain Range to search for you. Unfortunately, after searching for nearly a month, we found nothing. At the time, I couldn't help wondering whether you'd ended up in some magical beast's stomach."

"Because the imperial family's movements were rather conspicuous, the Misty Cloud Sect and the Mite'er Family couldn't sit still. They thought we had discovered some opportunity, so they joined in as well. Later on, even Lion King Yan Shi came to join the fun. The mountain-searching party grew larger and larger."

"I thought that was fine. There was no reason to turn down free labor, so I played along with them."

"But what I never expected was that after half a month of searching, we actually found an opportunity. It should have been left behind by a Dou Wang or Dou Huang Expert. We stumbled onto it by sheer luck—I nearly thought the imperial family had truly learned of it in advance."

Yaoye laughed as she spoke. The coincidence was absurd.

Chen Guan froze for a moment, suspecting that the opportunity they had found was most likely the cave Xiao Yi Xian had discovered in the Original Trajectory.

Thinking it over carefully, though, it was not all that strange.

With so many people searching the mountain, it would have been stranger if they had found nothing.

"Were the gains substantial?"

"Average. The things left in the cave were fairly valuable, but since we hadn't expected it beforehand, and people from the Misty Cloud Sect and Mite'er Family were there, they naturally had to get a share of the spoils. Divided up, each family only made a small profit."

"That makes sense. What was inside?" Chen Guan nodded and casually asked.

The other items were not important, but he did not want to miss that Purifying Demonic Flame Map Fragment.

When he had chosen Qingshan Town as the location for his training, aside from tempering his strength, that map fragment and Xiao Yi Xian had also been among his goals.

Unfortunately, plans could not keep up with changes, and a few mishaps had occurred along the way.

"Some medicinal ingredients, gold coins, a copy of the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, a Profound Tier Middle Grade Flying Dou Technique called Purple Cloud Wings—which is quite rare—and a Profound Tier High Grade Dou Technique called Mad Lion's Roar. That was basically it. Oh, and there was also a damaged map fragment with no apparent use."

"They had already assumed the imperial family received the news first. I didn't explain otherwise, so when it came time to divide the spoils, the imperial family got the first pick."

"In the end, I chose the rarer Purple Cloud Wings. Luckily you came back in time. If you'd been a few days later, I might have started cultivating it already. It's better to give it to you now. With stronger self-preservation abilities, I'll be more at ease."

Yaoye did not hide anything and had already decided what to do with Purple Cloud Wings.

Purple Cloud Wings was a rare Flying Dou Technique and quite valuable, but as Chen Guan had said, even the greatest value was useless if it could not be put to use.

She rarely left the Imperial Capital's sacred city, so there were not many occasions when she could use Purple Cloud Wings. Giving it to Chen Guan would be far more practical.

Her reasoning was sound, but Chen Guan did not actually have much need for Purple Cloud Wings.

Before obtaining the legacy left by Teacher Shu Tianhe, he definitely would not have refused it.

But now, it was completely useless to him.

"Sister Yaoye, you should keep it and cultivate it yourself. Did you forget about the puppets on me? With them around, Purple Cloud Wings won't help me much."

"I forgot to tell you that, because my teacher was rather lazy, these puppets have a minor flaw: they can't fly. Still, they're pretty fast when jumping around, no worse than an ordinary Dou Wang flying. If I really encounter danger, relying on them is more convenient, and it doesn't even consume Dou Qi."

"It might not look very elegant, but when your life is on the line, who cares about that? You're different, Sister Yaoye. If you rode a puppet around while it hopped about, that sight... cough, cough, it'd be far too painful to look at."

Just imagining it made Chen Guan feel like he could not bear to watch.

All things considered, he truly had no need for Purple Cloud Wings.

Other than letting him show off a little while flying around and satisfying his vanity, it was of no use whatsoever.

After hearing Chen Guan's reasons, Yaoye's expression turned strange. She had probably imagined the scene as well, and she immediately stopped insisting.

"The imperial family took Purple Cloud Wings. Mad Lion's Roar ended up with the Misty Cloud Sect, while the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture was copied once for each family. As compensation, that map fragment of unknown use was given to the Mite'er Family. The remaining gold coins and medicinal ingredients were divided between the Mite'er Family, Yan Shi, and the others."

See? This was the importance of having backing.

Yan Shi was also an established Dou Wang, yet in this distribution of the opportunity, he had only received a few scraps.

Since the map fragment had fallen into the Mite'er Family's hands, Chen Guan knew he would need to make a trip there.

Suddenly, he thought of someone.

He wondered whether Ya Fei had gone to Wutan City by this point. Counting carefully, the timing seemed about right. After all, in another two years, Xiao Huohuo would make his return.

"That's not bad. The distribution was quite reasonable. Have someone copy the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture for me later."

"What do you want that thing for? I read through it once. It's mostly methods for concocting various poisons and strange medicines, along with some anecdotes. It's fine for broadening one's knowledge, I suppose," Yaoye replied.

Chen Guan gave a simple explanation. "A friend of mine would probably like it."

"Xiao Yi Xian from Qingshan Town?"

"You even know about that?"

"Of course. Although I'm in the Imperial Capital, I know all about your affairs, big and small. And I heard that someone went to the Ten Thousand Medicine Hall every day before disappearing. When I went there, I made a point of taking a look. She really is a little beauty. If you're interested, should your big sister tie her up and bring her back for you?"

Oh, she was even proud of herself.

Chen Guan rolled his eyes at her.

Yet inwardly, he said, You only saw the surface, the First Level. I'm at least on the fifth level.

"It's nothing like that. We're only friends for now. As for the future, who knows? Let nature take its course."

Chen Guan spoke with Yaoye for a long time, discussing both serious matters and idle chatter. Only after more than an hour did he finally rise and leave.

The First Princess had been appeased, but the Little Princess was still waiting.

Just as he was thinking that he was quite busy today, Chen Guan spotted a familiar-looking Guard outside the palace residence. The man paced back and forth at the entrance, his behavior extremely suspicious.

Remembering the reason for his premature death in the Second Will, Chen Guan's smile gradually faded. He rubbed the storage ring on his hand and walked straight toward him.

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