Parchment Map

The moment Su Changqing said this, a smile blossomed across Hu Liena's face.

As long as he was willing to come, how could she possibly fail to keep him?

She had plenty of ways to make him stay!

"Sure, of course. Let's go eat."

"Alright, thanks, Sister Nana."

"Little Changqing, don't call me Sister Na from now on. Call me Sister Nana. Sister Na makes me sound too old!"

"Hehe, alright, Sister Na."

"I'll hammer you! (*￣︿￣)"

The two went to a restaurant. After having a hearty meal, they found out where Chen Liang lived and quietly slipped in that night.

Chen Liang's home was an extravagantly decorated five-story villa. Outside the villa was a small two-hundred-square-meter courtyard, guarded by several people.

They were only three- and four-ring Soul Masters, but there were quite a few of them. Since neither of them wanted to cause unnecessary trouble, Su Changqing simply picked Hu Liena up. Before the guards' eyes could even react, the two had successfully infiltrated the place.

Su Changqing naturally set Hu Liena down. Under the cover of night, he did not notice that her cheeks had turned slightly red.

"There must be good stuff in this house. Keep your voices down. As long as we aren't discovered, by the time they realize Chen Liang is missing and uncover the truth, it'll probably be a long time from now," Su Changqing whispered.

"Actually, I don't think it's necessary. So what if they find out? Can a few small families from the Heaven Dou Empire lay a hand on Spirit Hall?"

There was a hint of displeasure in Hu Liena's voice.

Clearly, in her view, they should just kill everyone in the villa, loot the place quickly, then retreat. Who cared whether they could trace it back to them?

She was the Saintess of Spirit Hall. Even the Upper Three Sects of the Heaven Dou Empire would have to think twice before touching her!

"My Sister Nana, this isn't about whether it's troublesome or not. I know you're strong and have a powerful backing, but if we can gain benefits without making a sound, why put ourselves in danger?"

The moment he said that, Hu Liena froze.

Was this really the maturity an eleven-year-old should possess?

She had not expected him to be so mature at such a young age!

This only made Hu Liena even more determined to keep Su Changqing in Spirit Hall!

His future was simply limitless!

"You certainly know a lot. But you don't need to remind me. Your Sister Nana is very smart!"

Hu Liena pinched Su Changqing's cheek. The two stopped fooling around and began searching the villa.

They moved through the darkness, relying on their spiritual power to identify objects.

About thirty minutes later, they triggered a mechanism and arrived in the basement.

Unlike the upper floors, the basement was brightly lit throughout. It was filled with Gold Soul Coins and countless valuable pieces of jewelry.

"Damn, I didn't expect Chen Liang to be this rich!" Su Changqing could not help exclaiming.

On the Douluo Continent, for an independent merchant without the backing of a family, sect, or other force to reach Chen Liang's level was already incredibly impressive!

No wonder he had believed Su Changqing would not dare kill him after announcing his name.

Without him, the Heaven Dou Empire's economy would probably fall a whole tier behind the Star Luo Empire before long!

"What a wasted trip. There's nothing much here. This gold, silver, and jewelry may be useful to ordinary people, but it's nowhere near as important to Soul Masters like us," Hu Liena said disappointedly.

"Not necessarily."

Su Changqing picked up an immortal herb, excitement written across his face.

Hu Liena looked at what he was holding, utterly confused.

"Isn't that just a flower with a little spiritual energy? What's so special about it?"

"You wouldn't understand. This is a heavenly treasure. It can raise my spiritual power, so it's pretty good. Right now, my only weaknesses are probably close combat and spiritual power."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Changqing stored the roughly seven-thousand-year-old Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew away.

Although his Storage Soul Tool could not hold living creatures, Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew of this age would definitely not die as long as it was not left inside for too long.

At the very least, thirty days would not be a problem.

Su Changqing had hurriedly read through this herbal knowledge during the two days when he had borrowed Yang Wudi's Immortal Herb Manual. The amount he remembered was limited.

At this point in the story, the vast majority of people did not recognize heavenly treasures. That was his advantage!

"Sister Nana, if you see immortal herbs like this, take them all. Oh, take the ones over five thousand years old. Forget those below five thousand years; they'll die soon after being placed in a Soul Tool."

"Alright."

Hu Liena agreed immediately and did not ask why Su Changqing wanted these things.

Anything that interested Su Changqing was bound to have something extraordinary about it that she had yet to realize!

The two proceeded to take every immortal herb in the basement that was over five thousand years old, around seven or eight stalks in total.

Su Changqing was somewhat disappointed. He had thought he might find some valuable treasure that was not an immortal herb!

"Changqing, look at this."

Hu Liena walked over holding a parchment scroll.

"Let me see."

Su Changqing took it from her and unfurled the scroll.

Drawn on the parchment was a map.

At the edge of a large landmass lay a vast sea, and on the other side of that sea was another continent. However, that continent was much smaller than the first.

"It's a map, but I don't really know how to read it. Sister Nana, can you understand it?"

"I can understand some of it. This continent is where we are. This is the Heaven Dou Empire, this is the Star Luo Empire, and this is Spirit City." Hu Liena pointed to the first continent on the map.

Then she placed her jade-like finger on the other side of the sea.

"I've heard Teacher mention this place. It seems to be another continent, and apparently there's an empire there as well. People from our side rarely interact with people over there, so I don't know much about it."

After hearing Hu Liena's explanation, Su Changqing was immediately puzzled.

Could that continent be the Sun Moon Empire?

That wasn't right!

Hadn't the Sun Moon Empire been formed by continental collision in the later era? Why was it appearing at this time?

Su Changqing could not figure it out. His only suspicion was that his transmigration had changed some things, causing the continents to collide ahead of time!

"Alright, I'd like to keep this map. Sister Nana, what do you think..."

"It's just a map. You don't have to be so polite. I'm not particularly interested in the things in this basement anyway. Once we get to Spirit City, we can pool our resources together. If there's something you want, just tell me."

Hearing Hu Liena's words, Su Changqing felt somewhat conflicted.

Hu Liena did not understand immortal herbs, so she naturally did not know how precious they were. Thus, he could not be sure whether she truly treated him well or whether there was another reason.

But Su Changqing did not care much about such details. In a world where strength reigned supreme, he did not really believe in genuine affection.

"Thank you."

"There's no need to thank me between us. Let's go."

"Mm."

After leaving the basement and closing its door, Su Changqing picked Hu Liena up in a bridal carry again and swiftly departed from Chen Liang's home.

The two had silently looted Chen Liang's home clean.