Cruel Family Law Chapter 15 Peerless Treasure

My mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Could there be a network of underground secret rooms? The formation was down here, but the passage might be somewhere far away in the garden. It seemed highly likely. The more I thought about it, the more certain I became. Yes, it absolutely had to be.

I fully activated my spiritual sense, meticulously searching every inch of the area. A faint smile appeared on my face because I detected a special fluctuation in the formation at one particular spot. The formation fluctuations around it weren't as strong as here. That must be the entrance to the secret passage.

I moved like lightning to the place I had just sensed. Staring at the rockery before me, I smiled. This rockery wouldn't stop me.

My spiritual sense naturally passed through the rockery, and soon, I understood the secret of the passage to this network of secret rooms.

I gently placed my right hand on a stone in the rockery and rotated it slightly. My spiritual sense clearly felt the bolt emerging more and more. Suddenly, the stone bolt completely disengaged from its socket. I applied a little force and pushed, and the rockery slid backward. The door opened. It was that simple!

I surveyed the condition of the passage. It was good. There was no damage yet. It seemed I would save a lot of effort in the future. The underground secret rooms I needed were already here, ready for use.

I strode inside, using my spiritual sense to check the contents of the rooms as I walked. This first room was filled with grains and other food items. I guessed only the rice would still be good; the vegetables were likely spoiled, after all, it had been over a year. This next room contained some weapons. They looked like good quality, but they were useless to me. This room surprisingly had clothes. Could it be that this prince actually lived here? Ha, I finally found something somewhat useful. There was a chest of silver and some banknotes. It seemed not as much as what I got from Li Si. This prince of his was too pathetic!

Finally, finally, I found the place where the formation containing the treasure was located.

I gently pushed open this door, and a Green Jade Table appeared before me. It was a table made entirely of green jade. Green jade was a top-grade jade! A table made from such a large piece of jade—what a grand gesture! This table alone must be worth at least a million taels of silver. There seemed to be a letter on the table. I casually picked it up and brought it closer.

"Hello, fated one. I never had any children in my life, so I leave my ultimate treasure to you, the fated one! Be sure to use it well. I spent a lifetime's effort on it. Ah well, there's a small test ahead. Break this formation, and you can be its owner. Alright, fated one, good luck!"

Seeing this letter, I was overjoyed. This prince didn't even care about this Green Jade Table, yet he valued the things within the formation so highly, even mentioning a lifetime's effort. It seemed to be an ultimate treasure. What could it be? The number one divine sword under heaven, the Xuanyuan Sword? The legendary Sky-Opening Axe? Hundreds of millions in gold and silver, or perhaps the most exquisite treasures?

I turned to look at the small formation before me. The number one divine sword under heaven, the Xuanyuan Sword? The legendary Sky-Opening Axe? Hundreds of millions in gold and silver, or perhaps the most exquisite treasures? They were all in there! My heart grew a little excited. Trembling, I reached out my right hand towards it. True Primordial Energy had already spread throughout my hand. At this moment, my right hand was already placed upon the formation. Now, as long as I channeled my energy and struck it with my hand, I could break the formation before me and obtain the astonishing treasure within.

I took a deep breath, steadying my turbulent heart. My right hand instantly exerted force, and in the blink of an eye, I retracted the excess True Primordial Energy to avoid damaging the treasures inside.

I looked at the scene before me in shock. What was it?

A box made of gold appeared before my eyes. It was a meter long and a meter wide, made entirely of gold. This box was definitely no cheaper than the Green Jade Table. This old fellow, he truly was a prince, what a grand gesture! I was becoming more and more eager to know what his things truly were.

I abruptly opened the lid of the box and gazed at the astonishing treasure within. I was stunned.

It was indeed an astonishing treasure, but... but... it was completely useless to me. Heavens, inside were the Eight-Array Diagram and the most powerful offensive formation on the Azure Dragon Continent, the True Martial Seven Sections Array.

The True Martial Seven Sections Array was a formation created by Zhang Sanfeng, the top martial artist of thousands of years ago. He observed the snake and tortoise mountains before the statue of the True Martial god. He thought that this tortoise and snake were the embodiment of both heaviness and spirituality. He studied these mountains for nearly ten years and from them, he created a set of exquisitely profound martial arts. However, martial arts evolved from the majestic momentum of the tortoise and snake mountains were definitely not something one person could simultaneously perform. Thus, he passed down a set of martial arts to each of his seven disciples. Each had its own subtle and profound aspects. If two people combined their strength, their offense and defense would be perfectly matched, and their power would greatly increase. If three people used it, their power would be double that of two people. Four people were equivalent to eight masters, five people to sixteen, six people to thirty-two, and seven people were equivalent to sixty-four contemporary first-class masters acting simultaneously.

But no matter how powerful he was, it was in the eyes of others. In my mind, any formation from the Tianxin Sect was more powerful than this True Martial Seven Sections Array. Alas. Was that prince toying with me? No, in the eyes of others, this was truly an astonishing treasure! Was heaven playing a trick on me, bringing me from heaven to hell and then kicking me back down? Alas.

Actually, I should have realized long ago that the treasures in this prince's eyes were formations. One must know that this prince was extremely fond of formations. It was only my excessive greed that momentarily clouded my clear mind.

Never mind, the harvest today was already quite good. That Green Jade Table and the pure gold box were both worth millions of taels of silver. Although it would be difficult to convert them into silver immediately, at least I had a secret room with some money. More importantly, these secret rooms were even better than what I had intended to build. These secret rooms would also save me a lot of money.

I left the secret rooms with three parts reluctance and seven parts comfort.

I walked into the main hall and was surprised to find everyone waiting for me. My two disciples were crying.

"Master, you're finally back! Do you know how much we missed you? Sob sob" Li Da looked at me and actually started crying.

I looked at my second disciple. His eyes were also full of tears as he looked at me. I was so touched. I hadn't expected my disciples to be so loyal and affectionate towards me. I said emotionally, "Good disciples, I'm truly touched! I didn't expect you to miss me so much even though I was only gone for a moment. Hey, Brother Wang, why are you all laughing? Are you jealous that I have such good disciples? You're still laughing. The more I talk, the happier you all laugh. Ah! You're still laughing!" I glared at them with wide eyes. They were going too far! I was, after all, the current master of this estate!

"Zhang Yu, tell me, why are they laughing?" I asked Zhang Yu, who was standing nearby. I felt like something was off, like I had become a clown.

"Master, just as you entered the formation, they wanted to run around. According to your orders, I told them to stand there and not move or speak until Master returned and allowed them to move. And Master, you've been in the formation for three hours, and they've been standing here for almost three hours," Zhang Yu explained the situation meticulously.

I was furious. I had lost so much face! Thinking about how I had just felt, I went mad. Looking at Li Da and Li Er, they were looking at me pitifully.

"You two, stand for another two hours. The rest of you, come with me to the Wind and Rain Tower for dinner. Zhang Yu, when you return, help them bring back two portions of food. If they haven't stood for three hours, they are not allowed to eat," I said loudly and walked out without looking back. No matter how much Li Da and Li Er pleaded, I didn't turn around. Brother Wang and the others walked past them, casting sympathetic glances. Zhang Yu walked past them and casually threw a sentence.

"You two, stand properly. If you don't stand properly, you won't get dinner either."

"Brother Wang, I've completely figured out the estate's formations. After dinner tonight, we'll summon some servants. The entire estate needs a complete renovation, and there are some important matters to discuss back at the estate tonight," I said to Brother Wang as we walked towards the restaurant, discussing urgent matters.

"Yes, Young Master. I will handle everything properly," Brother Wang replied.

"En, I trust Brother Wang to handle things. Oh, I have something to tell Uncle Zhang. You go ahead first!"

I walked up to Uncle Zhang and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, after dinner today, go to the Capital City Auction House and pre-order top-grade jade for me. Buy as much as you can at sixty thousand taels per piece, no matter how much there is. Don't worry about the money, because as soon as I return to the estate tonight, I'm going to create a Flawless Jade."

"Really? You're going to create a Flawless Jade tonight? You're not just trying to make me happy, are you?" Uncle Zhang still couldn't believe that I was about to create a peerless piece of flawless jade. Although he had been looking forward to seeing the birth of Flawless Jade since arriving in the Capital City, when his wish was about to come true, he found it hard to believe it was real.

"Uncle Zhang, don't doubt it. Have I ever lied to you? Tonight, you will witness the birth of Flawless Jade!" I said with confidence, stating something that others considered impossible.

Uncle Zhang didn't know what to say. After a long pause, he blurted out, "Can I carve this Flawless Jade?"

I looked at Uncle Zhang and smiled, "Of course. It's for you to carve. Besides you, who else is qualified to carve such a treasure?"

Uncle Zhang thought to himself, That's right. In the field of jade carving, who is more qualified than me? However, he still felt immense gratitude towards Zhang Xingfeng.

After a satisfying meal, only my mother and I returned home. Brother Wang and Sister Yu were summoning the servants. Uncle Zhang, Lang Feng, and Zhang Yu had gone to the Capital City Auction House. As for my two precious disciples, they were still enduring hunger and pain. I walked through the estate gate and strolled with Brother Lang Feng's mother on the stone bridge. It was already dark, and the moon had risen high in the sky. The clear water in the artificial lake reflected the moon's beautiful image. My mood also turned very good.

From a distance, I saw my two eldest disciples still standing motionlessly in the center of the main hall. Seeing me from afar, they both immediately showed expressions of unbearable pain. Looking at my two disciples, I really had nothing to say. Who told me I was their master!

"Forget it, you two don't need to stand anymore. Ah Yu might be back very late today. I've brought your meals. Eat them. If this kind of thing happens again in the future, I will never forgive you lightly." I threw the food on the table and walked towards the formation.

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