Liu Xuan the Madman
Zhang Xuezhou logged off in Blanpeda and got up from his room at Liangyuan No. 273 in Suiyang.
As usual, he checked the state of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon again. His three souls and seven spirits inevitably felt a bit cold, and his teeth chattered for a few seconds when he got up.
Who has been in my room?
Zhang Xuezhou glanced around and saw that the body had shrunk back to the size it was when it was twelve or thirteen years old.
He reached out and cast a spell, then touched his body with it. The aging spell rapidly altered his body, restoring him to his normal appearance.
The bed curtains were drawn back, and Zhang Xuezhou leaped up.
He looked at the little tricks he had made before returning to reality, and saw that a small piece of wood that had been behind the door had been moved to a corner.
The bolt was still hanging on the door, but Zhang Xuezhou knew very well that the door had simply been hooked back in place after it had been opened.
He called out, and someone outside the door bowed and responded.
"Reporting to Lord Dongfang, we have been patrolling Liang Garden day and night. Three days ago, we discovered a madman breaking into Liang Garden at night and even opening your door, so we apprehended him!"
"Oh?"
He said he had long admired Liang Garden and wanted to serve the master like a slave, which is why he couldn't resist sneaking into Liang Garden at night!
Zhang Xuezhou straightened his clothes and strode out the door.
He was in a hurry, as he had to travel to the Western Kunlun Holy Land to brew wine, meet with the Buddha Son Shigong, and also ask Zhu Jiuyin of the Xieluosi River Holy Land for a method to quickly master the Yang Soul Incarnation Technique.
But Zhang Xuezhou didn't like others seeing his true self. He needed to know what the other person looked like to avoid future troubles without knowing the source.
Where are they?
Zhang Xuezhou stepped out the door and looked at the guard who was bowing his head to reply.
"Reporting to you, sir, that madman is currently bound to a rocky earthen cell!"
"Take me to see it!"
Zhang Xuezhou gave a signal, and the two guards quickly straightened up and ran ahead to lead the way.
The rocky dungeon was the prison in Liang Garden for holding wild beasts. Perhaps the chaos in State of Liang had not subsided, making control inconvenient, or perhaps it was convenient for Zhang Xuezhou to come out of seclusion to check after his cultivation. The madman who entered Liang Garden at night was not imprisoned far away.
Just walk two miles past the corridor behind him, and Zhang Xuezhou will see a row of large bronze prison cages.
This manufacturing method is somewhat similar to the alloy cages used to imprison ferocious beasts in reality. However, the cages in Liangyuan were made rather crudely, and rocks were piled up outside the bronze cage as a second layer of protection before the gaps were sealed with yellow clay.
This facility is sufficient to imprison certain powerful demons; if the demon's collarbone is locked, it becomes an impenetrable prison.
The State of Liang was indeed very wealthy, and its imprisonment facilities were even superior to those used to confine demons in the Shanglin Garden.
Zhang Xuezhou followed the guards around twice, and when they reached a smaller bronze cage, he could see the madman inside through the bars.
"It's you?"
Zhang Xuezhou looked surprised, while the madman in the cage looked slightly alarmed.
"My lord, I am Liu Xuan, a third-generation descendant of Liu Ji. I possess considerable strength and courage, and have long admired the talent of the guest of Liangyuan. I hope you will grant me the opportunity to follow you!"
The madman bowed respectfully, speaking calmly and deliberately, appearing to be a well-educated and reasonable person.
But Zhang Xuezhou immediately noticed something was wrong.
The other person shouldn't have that name, and their appearance shouldn't be so similar.
There are at least eighty or a hundred people in the world named Liu Ji, but it is rare to find a descendant of Liu Ji who looks like Emperor Gaozu.
As a master of the Technique Method of aging, Zhang Xuezhou knew very well what it would look like if Emperor Gaozu had a youthful appearance.
The descendants of Emperor Gaozu were all wealthy and noble in the Great Han Dynasty; how could they possibly end up as woodcutters and hunters?
However, when Zhang Xuezhou looked at it, he found it difficult to see the form of the Technique Method being concealed.
"Since you mentioned bravery, what are your skills?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.
"I am skilled in archery, hitting the bullseye every time within a hundred paces," Liu Xuan said. "I also know a few crude sword techniques, enough to easily kill a tiger!"
"That's amazing!"
Zhang Xuezhou nodded and offered a flattering remark.
The talents Liu Xuan mentioned sounded impressive, but at best, they were only at the level of people from Zhang Household Village.
This is the limit for an ordinary person who has never Realm Entry of cultivation. In the world of ordinary people, this ability is something to be proud of, but it is of little use to Zhang Xuezhou.
"Liu Xuan only hopes to meet the guest of Liangyuan and listen to the great Dao. I hope you will give me a chance. I will be willing to risk my life to protect you," Liu Xuan said.
"I don't have any grand principles," Zhang Xuezhou refused.
Zhang Xuezhou's decisive refusal left Liu Xuan, who had just started by offering praise, looking somewhat taken aback.
"My lord, I also possess an ancestral sword. If you are willing to take me in, Liu Xuan is willing to offer the sword to you!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuezhou was about to turn around but had not released him from the cage, Liu Xuan couldn't help but shout.
"Keep what's passed down in your family. I don't want your treasures. Don't have anything to do with me anymore!"
Zhang Xuezhou turned and walked away.
Liang Garden covers an area of 100 square miles, and Zhang Xuezhou's room numbered 273. However, Liang Garden is currently sparsely populated, making it difficult to find him accurately.
For a moment, he wondered if Liu Xuan was someone from the Immortal Court, or if he was on some mission in State of Liang, or if Liu Xuan had simply shifted his focus to him.
The opponent's bravery is definitely not limited to what is shown on the surface; it involves at least tracking, transformation, and concealing one's presence.
In the past, Zhang Xuezhou would have been quite willing to make contact and then follow the clues to uncover a whole group of people.
But having witnessed the grand event of the century, he knew very well that the Immortal Court was about to back down, and that no matter how much the outer sect immortals struggled, they were just a bunch of pitiful creatures. This even included Yao Yuanguang, as well as the twelve Earthly Branch spies that Dong Zhongshu Immortal Court had infiltrated Chang'an City.
This greatly diminished his interest in the matter, and he lost any desire to feign interest.
"My lord, there is a discrepancy between your physical body and your original form. Why not accept me as your disciple? My ancestors were once glorious and left behind some classic texts. Perhaps my family's heritage can resolve the shortcomings of your body!"
"Oh?"
Zhang Xuezhou left decisively and without hesitation.
He took more than ten steps when Liu Xuan spoke rapidly, reiterating his advantageous terms.
After confirming that Liu Xuan had seen his true form, Liu Xuan also raised a possibility.
Zhang Xuezhou frowned.
He himself hadn't even thought about how to solve the problem of the aging technique failing after losing control of his body, but unexpectedly Liu Xuan took the initiative to bring up how to solve it.
This situation surprised Zhang Xuezhou somewhat, but he was currently at the peak of his luck, and anything strange could happen.
It's not surprising that Li Su would come to deliver treasures, but it's also possible that Liu Xuan would come to deliver techniques.
Zhang Xuezhou was indeed very interested if the drawback of insufficient physical growth could be resolved.
If the Buddha Son Shigong fails, or if the effects of the Spirit Silk Jade Lotus are not as expected, Zhang Xuezhou's body's Yang-locking power will still need to be resolved by a pure Yin woman. He can't possibly use his twelve or thirteen-year-old body to cater to illicit affairs, so avoiding his body becoming like that of a teenager becomes a necessity.