Master Longbrow took out a tortoise shell from the sleeve of his Taoist robe, holding it in his palm.
Ye Qiu noticed that the tortoise shell was mottled, black with a white sheen, engraved with a Bagua pattern, clearly an ancient object.
What was the old thing up to?
Divination?
Just as Ye Qiu thought of this, he saw Master Longbrow holding the tortoise shell with both hands, shaking it, and a clinking sound came from inside.
Ten seconds later.
Master Longbrow opened the tortoise shell, and three copper coins fell to the ground, forming a triangular shape.
“How is it?” Ye Qiu asked.
Master Longbrow put away the coins and the tortoise shell, saying gleefully, “A sign of great fortune.”
Hearing this, Ye Qiu’s face turned sour.
He knew Master Longbrow well, this old thing was utterly unreliable, his divinations were never accurate, and you basically had to interpret them the opposite way.
If Master Longbrow said it was a sign of great fortune, it was most likely a sign of great misfortune.
“Let’s go!” Master Longbrow headed forward.
Ye Qiu followed behind Master Longbrow, his right hand quietly clenched into a fist, ready to guard against any danger.
Sure enough.
After walking only two li, they encountered a wild wolf.
The wolf was massive, over two metres long, like a leopard.
“Old thing, is this your so-called sign of great fortune?” Ye Qiu mocked.
Master Longbrow laughed, “Just one wild wolf, nothing to worry about.”
Ye Qiu said, “As far as I know, wolves are pack animals, they don’t usually travel alone, there might be a pack here.”
Awoo!
Suddenly, the wolf let out a howl, and immediately, howls echoed from the surrounding forest.
“Awoo!”
“Awoo!”
Master Longbrow turned his head and saw countless cold green glints in the nearby woods.
Those green glints were the eyes of wild wolves.
“Damn it, the wolf pack’s here! Ye Qiu, you jinx!”
Master Longbrow cursed and quickly dashed forward.
Ye Qiu was about to follow when the wild wolf pounced, blocking his path.
“Get lost!” Ye Qiu roared.
Not only did the wolf not back off, it bared its teeth at Ye Qiu, its green eyes glinting with ferocity.
“Courting death!”
Ye Qiu threw a punch, the immense force sending the wolf flying.
“Bang!”
The wolf crashed into an ancient tree, and with a loud “boom,” the tree snapped instantly.
As for the wolf, it didn’t even have time to yelp before dying on the spot.
Ye Qiu didn’t spare the wolf a glance and chased after Master Longbrow, the two of them running forward.
Soon, the forest behind them echoed with earth-shaking wolf howls again.
Ye Qiu, while moving forward, sneered, “Sign of great fortune? Heh, truly the world’s greatest diviner, so damn accurate!”
Master Longbrow said, “Little brat, how can you blame me? If it weren’t for your jinxing mouth, how would a wolf pack show up?”
Ye Qiu cursed, “You didn’t divine accurately, and you’re blaming me? Shameless.”
Master Longbrow quibbled, “The divination showed a sign of great fortune, meaning we can turn danger into safety.”
“Even though a wolf pack appeared just now, we didn’t encounter any danger.”
“Dare you say this isn’t a sign of great fortune?”
Shameless!
“Thud!”
Suddenly, a dark shadow darted out from the woods, nearly crashing into Master Longbrow. Fortunately, Master Longbrow reacted quickly, dodging twenty metres away in a flash.
Master Longbrow turned to look and saw that it was a lizard attacking him.
“Beast, daring to attack this Taoist, you deserve death.”
Master Longbrow moved like the wind, swiftly pressing a palm onto the lizard’s head.
“Splat!”
Blood sprayed.
The lizard died instantly.
“See that? Turned danger into safety again,” Master Longbrow said smugly.
Ye Qiu ignored Master Longbrow, his eyes scanning the surroundings, feeling puzzled.
This environment wasn’t suitable for lizards to survive, yet one had appeared.
It seemed that the forbidden land of Changbai Mountain was indeed full of mysteries.
“Hurry up and move.”
Master Longbrow said this and continued leading the way.
After a few more li.
Master Longbrow stopped, pointing into the distance and saying, “Little brat, look, what’s that?”
Ye Qiu looked far ahead, and by the moonlight, he saw a solitary mountain.
The mountain was about a thousand metres high, covered in lush vegetation, resembling a giant bell.
On either side of the solitary mountain were two massive mountain ranges, stretching for thousands of li, majestic and grand, with the solitary mountain perfectly nestled between them.
“What a perfect feng shui layout of twin dragons playing with a pearl. Whoever is buried on that solitary mountain will surely produce an emperor among their descendants.”
“The Tianchi that Master Cave Mystic mentioned should be on that solitary mountain.”
“Little brat, I divined earlier, and the sign was great fortune. Now do you believe me?”
Ye Qiu didn’t want to waste words with this old thing and said, “Keep moving.”
“Let’s go.” Master Longbrow shot forward like lightning.
Ye Qiu followed closely.
Soon, the two arrived at the foot of the solitary mountain.
Master Longbrow glanced at the mountain, then said with a sly look, “Little brat, let’s discuss something.”
Seeing his expression, Ye Qiu knew this old thing was up to no good.
Ye Qiu grew cautious and asked, “What do you want to discuss?”
Master Longbrow said, “To restore the former glory of Dragon Tiger Mountain, I need to find a great treasure in the Golden City. Help me out, and get the treasure.”
Ye Qiu asked, “And then?”
Master Longbrow said, “Then help me transport the Golden City out.”
“What do you want with the Golden City?” Ye Qiu was puzzled.
Master Longbrow chuckled, “Think about it, a city made of gold, how much would that sell for?”
“With that money, I can rebuild Dragon Tiger Mountain.”
“Isn’t that grand?”
Ye Qiu gave Master Longbrow a cold glance and cursed, “I really didn’t see it before, you’re quite ugly, but your dreams are pretty grand.”
Master Longbrow wasn’t angry and laughed, “Of course, you’ve known me for so long, you should know I’m a man of loyalty and righteousness. I never let my friends suffer.”
“As long as you help me with this, I swear I won’t let you work for nothing.”
“To repay you, I vow that whether or not we find the thousand-year elixir, I’ll help you cure Su Luoying.”
Ye Qiu didn’t believe Master Longbrow’s nonsense at all. No one knew Su Luoying’s condition better than him, only a thousand-year elixir or a Nine Yang physique could save her life.
Ye Qiu didn’t want to discuss this topic and warned, “Old thing, don’t dream too big, we might still encounter dangers.”
“Little brat, don’t worry, the divination showed great fortune. Trust me, we won’t face any more danger. Let’s not delay, up the mountain!”
Master Longbrow, full of confidence, turned and started climbing.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the woods, he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.
