Luxurious Stone Bed

The middle-aged male cultivator concealed his shock, replacing it with a warm smile.

"Fellow Daoist, please come in quickly. It is truly fortunate to encounter a Human Race in this Endless Desert."

As he spoke, he opened the door.

"Thank you for the invitation, fellow Daoist."

Song Wen stepped into the stone house.

The stone house was extremely simple.

A bed, a Meditation Cushion, a stone table—nothing else.

The room was simply furnished, but the bed was decorated quite lavishly, making it seem out of place.

The stone bed was carved with dragons and phoenixes, adorned with gold and silver, and covered with magnificent Demon Beast fur.

" In this Endless Desert, resources are scarce, and my humble abode is simple. I hope you will forgive me, fellow Daoist," said the middle-aged male cultivator.

Song Wen wasn't interested in the room's layout, so he asked a question.

"May I ask your name, fellow traveler?"

"My surname is Hu, and my given name is Guang. How shall I address you, fellow Daoist?" the middle-aged male cultivator asked.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Hu. My name is Wei Ding."

"Friendly greetings, Wei Dao!"

Hu Guang cupped his hands and said.

As they were talking, Hu Guang came to a corner of the house. He raised his hand and waved it, and a stone slab was lifted up, revealing a well.

A wisp of moist steam rose from the well.

At the same time, a faint Spiritual Qi emanates from it.

Earlier, while in mid-air, Song Wen noticed that there was a faint Spiritual Qi emanating from the blue stone house.

To his surprise, the Spiritual Qi was actually emanating from the well.

"This desert land is truly barren, and we have nothing to offer you, fellow Daoist. We can only use this well water, which is imbued with Spiritual Qi and is still quite clear and sweet. We hope you will forgive us."

Suddenly, a large bowl appeared in his hand.

The bowl was nearly a foot wide, making it look more like a soup basin.

A stream of clear water flew up from the depths of the well and landed in the large bowl.

Song Wen took the large bowl from Hu Guang and licked his chapped lips.

Thank you.

Before he could finish speaking, Song Wen tilted his head back and drank the water in the bowl.

"Brother Hu, could you please have another bowl?"

After finishing the bowl of water, Song Wen seemed extremely thirsty and still felt unsatisfied, so he asked again.

Even the way he addressed him changed from "Fellow Daoist Hu" to "Brother Hu".

A hint of smugness flashed deep in Hu Guang's eyes.

"If you would like another bowl, that's perfectly fine."

He raised his hand and waved, and another stream of well water flew up and fell into the bowl.

Song Wen also drank it down without hesitation.

"Belch!"

After drinking two large bowls of well water, Song Wen felt completely full and let out a satisfied burp.

"Thank you, Brother Hu. I never expected that even a bowl of well water imbued with Spiritual Qi would be so sweet and refreshing. I indulged myself for a moment, please forgive my rudeness."

Song Wen looked somewhat embarrassed.

Hu Guang smiled and said, "In the outside world, this bowl of well water would naturally not catch your eye, Fellow Daoist. But in this Endless Desert, it is precious because it is rare. If Fellow Daoist Wei likes it, you can take some well water with you when you leave."

At this time.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

Without waiting for Hu Guang to open the door, the two female Lizardfolk pushed the door open and entered on their own.

The two female Lizardfolk were clearly not expecting that there would be an extra person in the stone house.

They stared blankly at Song Wen, then at Hu Guang.

Then, he walked straight to the stone bed.

He lay down on the stone bed, his tail held high, revealing...

Hu Guang's face suddenly flushed red.

He pointed at the door and roared, "Get out!"

The two female Lizardfolk looked at Hu Guang with fear, got up, and cautiously left the stone house.

Hu Guang looked ashamed at Song Wen, trying to speak several times, but couldn't utter a single word.

Song Wen suddenly realized why the stone house was so sparsely furnished, yet the bed was so exquisite.

He had previously thought that Hu Guang had a fondness for sleeping.

I never imagined that the bed would be used for something else.

"Cough cough."

Song Wen coughed lightly twice.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, can you communicate with Lizardfolk?"

Seeing that Hu Guang Song Wen didn't mention the female Lizardfolk, Hu Guang's awkwardness eased considerably.

He shook his head. "No, the Lizardfolk are unintelligent, no different from wild beasts. They haven't created language or writing. I can only communicate with them through simple gestures."

Song Wen said, "I see. I have another question I'm curious about, and I hope you can answer it for me. Why do these Lizardfolk obey you?"

Hu Guang said, "These Lizardfolk are unintelligent and act foolishly. After I arrived here, I helped them establish a settlement, and under my management, the group gradually grew. As a result, they obeyed me."

"Why has Fellow Daoist Hu come here?" Song Wen asked.

"This is a personal matter, and I cannot answer it," Hu Guang said.

Song Wen nodded and did not pursue the matter further.

He changed the subject and continued asking.

"What's so special about the clean water you bestowed upon the Lizardfolk?"

Hu Guang's eyes darted around.

"There's nothing special about it; it's no different from the well water you drink, fellow Daoist."

Song Wen raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Is that really so?"

"Absolutely true!" Hu Guang said earnestly.

Song Wen nodded and did not pursue the matter further.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, you've been in this Endless Desert for quite some time now, haven't you?"

"It has been several years."

"Fellow Daoist, have you ever heard of the 'Hidden Soul Jade'?" Song Wen asked.

A look of horror flashed across Hu Guang's face.

"The Hidden Soul Jade? Fellow Daoist, you ventured deep into the Endless Desert in search of this?"

Song Wen said, "Indeed, fellow Daoist, have you ever seen any trace of this treasure in the Endless Desert?"

Hu Guang shook his head. "What merit do I possess to know about the Hidden Soul Jade? If you wish to find its traces, you can head southwest. About five thousand miles to the southwest, there is an oasis."

"A large Human Race lives within the oasis. Among them is a third-tier Lizardfolk King, Lizardfolk King possesses extremely high intelligence and the ability to communicate. Perhaps it knows the whereabouts of the Hidden Soul Jade."

Song Wen chose to escape into the Endless Desert for one reason: the Endless Desert lacks Spiritual Qi, and high-level cultivators generally do not venture deep into it.

Secondly, it is due to the unique spiritual object of the Endless Desert, the Hidden Soul Jade.

Song Wen once found a book in the Beast Taming Sect's Scripture Library that contained records about the Hidden Soul Jade.

The Hidden Soul Jade has the wonderful function of shielding a cultivator's soul aura.

If Song Wen could obtain a Hidden Soul Jade and wear it on his person.

No one could use the Soul Lamp to calculate his location anymore.

However, the descriptions of the Hidden Soul Jade in ancient texts are very brief.

Song Wen only knew that the Hidden Soul Jade existed in the desert, but the specific origin of the Hidden Soul Jade was not recorded in detail in the ancient books.

Song Wen and Hu Guang met for the first time and had no prior acquaintance.

Song Wen's repeated questioning resembled an interrogation, yet Hu Guang answered all his questions without reservation.

Even so, Song Wen still looked dissatisfied.

The smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by an icy expression.

"Fellow Daoist Hu, it seems you are hiding something."

Hu Guang's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, why do you say that? Considering that we are both Human Race, and that survival in this endless desert is not easy, I told you everything when we first met, yet you did not believe me."

Song Wen said, "At least you didn't tell the truth about the water the Lizardfolk drank. It's obvious you laced that water with a drug."

Hu Guang remained calm and showed no sign of nervousness.

"I was merely helping the Lizardfolk to expand their population."

"Heh! Helping the Lizardfolk? Then why did you poison me in the well water, fellow Daoist?"