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Watching Wang Tuozi's retreating figure, Wei Ning felt a surge of emotions. Wasn't the Five Thunder Palm a family secret? Yet, he seemed to recall his grandfather mentioning it at some point, which led him to mistakenly believe that the Five Thunder Palm was an inherited skill, prompting him to learn from the Nameless Elder.
Indeed, the Nameless Elder had a mysterious identity, but what did Wei Ning really know about Wang Tuozi? Apart from knowing that Wang Tuozi was called Wang Chuyi and made a living by fortune-telling in front of Phoenix Mountain Temple, what else was there?
Wei Ning couldn't help but remember the devastating technique Wang Tuozi used against the monkeys back then. Was this truly what he wanted to learn?
As he watched Wang Tuozi grow more distant, his heart was filled with endless sentiment.
However, no matter what, Wang Tuozi had traveled thousands of miles to Dragon Tiger Mountain just in time to save his life and had gone to great lengths to seek medical help for him. A wave of warmth surged within Wei Ning.
Ever since his grandfather went missing, strange events began to envelop him. Wang Tuozi, Lin Lingsu, Yang Na, the Nameless Elder, Maid Granny—these people seemed to have appeared in his life as if preordained. They seemed so familiar with everything about him, while he knew nothing about them: their backgrounds, their origins, and even their true intentions toward him. Wei Ning faced each person and every situation sincerely, treating them with the heart of a gentleman. Yet they only seemed to care about that damned bone he possessed. Lin Lingsu, Ding Ying, the Nameless Elder, and many hidden enemies were plotting against him with endless schemes and traps.
Wei Ning touched his empty eye socket and sighed deeply, tears blurring his vision. What had he done wrong? Was it simply because his surname was Wei?
"Yes, it's precisely because he is surnamed Wei!" Wang Tuozi sighed and said to Peng Bai, "A common man has no guilt but bears the burden of possessing something precious."
"So that's why you took him as your disciple," Peng Bai replied.
Wang Tuozi shook his head and said, "Although the Undying Bone is precious, it doesn't warrant such great effort to obtain."
"Is that true?" Peng Bai's eyes lit up.
Wang Tuozi forced a smile but did not answer Peng Bai's question. Instead, he changed the subject. "I've noticed you've changed a lot since I last saw you. Is it because of that girl Qiqi?"
Peng Bai sighed and said, "If you were confined for so many years like I was, you'd want someone to keep you company too."
Wang Tuozi asked, "Haven't you thought about going out to see the world all these years?"
"Of course I have," Peng Bai replied with a bitter smile. "Qiqi told me that the world has changed drastically—there are atomic bombs now and strange boxes that open up to reveal people. There are so many bizarre things I want to experience too. But you know well that if I step outside Burning Corpse Forest, within three steps I'll be nothing but bones."
At this point, Peng Bai suddenly sighed and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of death; it's just that there's still one wish in this life that remains unfulfilled."
"What?"
Peng Bai said resentfully, "One day, I will build the most magnificent tombstone for that lunatic, and then I will stand on his grave and piss on his corpse. Damn it, old madman, you will get what you deserve!"
"What do you mean?" Wang Tuozi asked. "Are you and Meng Ge..."
Peng Bai shot a glare at Wang Tuozi and replied, "I'm not as foolish as you. It's just that when a person is bored for too long, they tend to come up with some ideas."
Wang Tuozi nodded. "I knew you wouldn't waste these decades."
"Really, have you never had even a fleeting thought about Undying Bone?"
Wang Tuozi coldly replied, "Let's not discuss this topic anymore."
"Are you really not afraid of that lunatic? When he goes crazy, he can do anything."
"It's because you've been locked up by him for so many years that you're scared."
"Whose fault is that?" Peng Bai retorted with a flushed face. "I'm just competing with him to see who lives longer."
"Competing for longevity with someone who's nearly a hundred years older than you? How shameless can you be!"
Peng Bai was momentarily speechless, unable to argue back.
Wang Tuozi continued, "Seriously, look at Wei Zi's eyes. What are we going to do? Can you cure him?"
"I have methods, but it depends on Wei Zi's condition. If we can get the Three-Legged Vermilion Crow, perhaps we can treat him..."
"Three-Legged Vermilion Crow?" Wang Tuozi frowned. "Isn't that thing long gone?"
"That's right. Back in the day, when Hou Yi shot down the suns, he brought down nine and left one. The nine suns transformed into nine Three-Legged Vermilion Crows, but it has been a long, long time since one has appeared. If I remember correctly, the last one showed up around the Ming and Early Qing Dynasties. Since then, there has been no news of them. The crow's eye has been said since ancient times to be a medium for communication with the spirit world. There are even folk tales claiming that if you swallow a crow's eye, you can see the Underworld, but that's just a myth..." Finished speaking, Peng Bai gestured with both hands and summoned a crow. The crow landed trembling on Peng Bai's shoulder. Suddenly, Peng Bai pointed with his palm and viciously dug into the corner of the crow's eye. The crow let out a shriek as Peng Bai gouged out one of its eyes, which he then tossed into his mouth and began to chew. The sound was crisp, reminiscent of eating broad beans. "But this does taste quite good."
Peng Bai casually discarded the crow and said to Wang Tuozi, "So, do you want to try one?"
Wang Tuozi felt nauseated and replied, "Do you usually eat this?"
Peng Bai waved his hands dismissively and said, "What else do you think I have to eat here besides this?"
Wang Tuozi fell silent; it seemed that Peng Bai's life here was far from as carefree as it appeared.
Peng Bai continued, "Once your precious disciple recovers from his illness, I will send Qiqi with him to find the Golden Crow. If he is lucky enough to find it, I will take responsibility for giving him a Golden Crow eye, making him one of the very few men in the world to possess the Yin-Yang Eye... But if he doesn't find the Golden Crow, then there's nothing I can do."
Wang Tuozi frowned and asked, "What exactly is your purpose in helping me so diligently this time?"
Peng Bai smiled faintly and replied mysteriously, "Naturally, there are conditions; it all depends on whether you are willing to meet them."
"What do you want?"
Peng Bai looked at Wang Tuozi for a while before slowly saying, "Liu Linglang."
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