Heaven Slaying Blade

Half an hour later, Chu Mo, disguised as he had been at the auction that day, swaggered into the wealthiest area in Yanhuang City.

The residents here are all top tycoons from Yanhuang City or even the whole of Great Xia!

Wang Dafa's mansion was also here and occupied an extremely large area, even comparable to that of Prince Xia Jing's Mansion.

The name of this place was rather intriguing, marked by two vintage characters – Wang Mansion!

When Chu Mo saw these two characters, he couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that this ostentatious tycoon was truly a character.

Naming his mansion this way would not just invite criticism, but also trouble. But Wang Mansion, established by Wang Dafa for over a decade, had never encountered any trouble. This suggested that Wang Dafa was indeed a powerful man.

Unsurprisingly, Chu Mo was stopped by the gatekeepers. His disguise made him look tall and dignified, earning him a respectful treatment. The gatekeeper courteously asked who Chu Mo was looking for.

"Could you please inform your master that an old friend is here to visit Mr. Wang?" Chu Mo politely replied.

"Mr. Wang?" The corner of the gatekeeper's mouth twitched unconsciously. This must be the first time he'd heard someone refer to his master that way. But the term 'friend' that Chu Mo used made the gatekeeper treat him with respect, and he immediately went inside to pass on the message.

"Hahahahaha...,"

A moment later, Chu Mo heard Wang Dafa's distinct hearty laughter coming from the courtyard. The laughter reached him before Wang Dafa did.

"Brother, you are so incredible, visiting your older brother only after a month. Do you know how long I've been waiting for you at home?" A middle-aged man with a tan complexion and thick eyebrows, slightly chubby, greeted him warmly.

Seeing Chu Mo, he did not show any sign of unfamiliarity, but rather, greeted him warmly, "You do look like the person I had envisaged. So handsome! Haha, please come in! I've just ordered the cooks to prepare food and drinks, so my brother and I can have a few drinks together!"

With that, he led Chu Mo into the reception hall of his mansion.

Once they reached the reception room, Wang Dafa dismissed everyone else from the room. He scanned the outside a few times from the window before turning to Chu Mo and whispered, "Brother, did you encounter any danger that day?"

Chu Mo was slightly taken aback. He came here to find Wang Dafa not just to get information but also to thank him and perhaps make friends with him. But he didn't expect to receive such a big surprise from Wang Dafa at their first meeting.

Technically speaking, Wang Dafa might be considered as too forward. But Chu Mo didn't find it disgusting at all.

Instead, he was very surprised!

Chu Mo looked up at Wang Dafa, "Brother, how did you know?"

Wang Dafa sighed, "Brother, I regretted it the moment I got home after giving you that bronze tripod."

Chu Mo looked at Wang Dafa, slightly surprised.

"Don't get me wrong." Wang Dafa explained, "I wasn't upset about the money. A few thousand taels of silver is nothing to me. If I like someone, I can easily give away tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"So, Brother, what made you...?" Chu Mo looked at Wang Dafa.

Wang Dafa sighed, "At that time, I didn't pay much attention to that bronze tripod. I mean, even if it came from Vermilion Bird Continent, or Black Tortoise Continent or White Tiger Continent, what does it matter? It's just an ancient artifact after all. But later, I found out that the artifact was from Vermilion Bird Continent, specifically from the once glorious Piaomiao Palace!"

A bitter smile spread across Wang Dafa's face, "I regretted it then. Even though we had just met, I found you a decent person and didn't want to harm you. Piaomiao Palace was destroyed by a coalition of numerous sects from Vermilion Bird Continent. It said that twelve disciples escaped from Piaomiao Palace, each of them possessing astonishing wealth."

Wang Dafa sighed, "Most importantly, each of these twelve disciples held one-twelfth of the Piaomiao Palace's heritage. Whoever finds these twelve disciples will be able to master the entire Piaomiao Palace's heritage."

Chu Mo looked at Wang Dafa, "Brother, how do you know all this?"

Wang Dafa glanced at Chu Mo," Didn't you also know, Brother?"

"What would I know... I was chased down for no reason and almost lost my life." Chu Mo sighed.

Wang Dafa laughed, "What a lie! I heard that two men who wanted to use the Piaomiao Palace artefact to bait the disciples of Piaomiao Palace were severely injured. One's arm was chopped off and the other fled. I didn't expect to have made friends with such a formidable brother inadvertently."

Chu Mo looked at Wang Dafa's shrewd eyes and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Who said this man was a rustic nouveau riche? Were you the one who called him a bumpkin come out? I promise I won't beat you to death!

This is not a vulgar nouveau riche! Clearly he's a clever and big-time merchant!

More than that, he's an incredibly knowledgeable merchant with a grip on the intricacies of the martial arts world, from large sects to individual martial artists!

"Alright. I did it. They followed us out…" Chu Mo shook his head, chuckling bitterly, "But before that, I had never even heard of the Vermilion Bird Association, let alone Piaomiao Palace!"

"Is Miao Yi Niang okay?" Wang Dafa suddenly asked.

Chu Mo's eyes flashed, looking at Wang Dafa.

Wang Dafa smiled and said, "Although I don't know her very well, I do know who Miao Yi Niang is. Her reaction that day…oh, it was so visibly off! Even an outsider like me could see that she had a special attachment to that bronze tripod. How could such a shrewd woman… Women, I tell you!"

Wang Dafa sighed, "Brother, you don't have to think too much. I came to know about this incident by pure coincidence. Because, brother, I... I'm a member of the Azure Dragon Hall! I hold the position of a Golden Elder in Azure Dragon Hall! Therefore, it's only natural for me to know about this!"

"What? You're the Golden Elder of Azure Dragon Hall?" Chu Mo was genuinely shocked.

Wang Dafa's previous behavior had already made Chu Mo speculate that he could belong to certain major forces but he had never imagined that he would be an elder of Azure Dragon Hall.

Wang Dafa laughed, "It seems that brother has also done some homework these days. That day, I was entrusted by the head of Azure Dragon Hall to acquire materials from the Red Eye Cold Ice Python. I saw that the tripod looked nice. I really wanted to buy it. But then you called me 'Sir', which touched me. So, I gave it to you. I thought that should be the end of it."

Wang Dafa looked at Chu Mo, "After you visited afterward, I would certainly welcome you warmly and treat you as a good friend! But who would have thought that the tripod... was actually bait set by those bastards at Vermilion Bird Association! They have been suspecting Miao Yi Niang to be one of the twelve disciples from Piaomiao Palace for many years. So, I deduced based on various pieces of information that I might have inadvertently harmed you. But seeing you today, I feel relieved. Brother, I won't ask who you really are. Let's have a few drinks later and after that, we'll have no further connections with each other." (To be continued. If you like this novel, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly votes on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please read on m.qidian.com.)