Chapter 69: How Are You Going to Prove It?
Two hours later.
Zhao Gou was already sporting a swollen face and was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
“Has he still not said anything?”
Lin Wudao asked.
The Shadow Guard nodded.
Lin Wudao’s expression darkened.
“Didn’t see that coming—this guy’s tougher than he looks.”
The Shadow Guard again pushed Lin Wudao toward the kneeling Zhao Gou.
“Just give me that secret method that lets others help you through a tribulation, and I’ll let you go!”
Lin Wudao said calmly.
Suddenly feeling very hot, he quickly tossed away the small stove in his arms, along with the blanket.
Zhao Gou was speechless at this point.
“Hold on a minute— is it possible you’re really mistaking me for someone else? I genuinely don’t have any method to make others help me through a tribulation!”
Lin Wudao’s eyes squinted.
“Keep at it. If you still refuse to cooperate, I’ll resort to soul searching!”
At that moment, the Shadow Guard suddenly had a thought.
“Sir, if he really has a method to let others endure the thunder tribulation for him, wouldn’t soul searching allow that as well?”
Lin Wudao shivered.
“You make a valid point!”
But the problem was…
He really wanted that secret method.
“What do you think we should do then?”
The Shadow Guard pondered.
“Actually, there’s another way. We could find Zhao Gou’s family and torment them in front of him. I don’t believe he’ll still remain uncooperative after that!”
Lin Wudao nodded.
“Good idea! Let’s summon his family!”
Zhao Gou looked calm.
Lin Wudao: “???”
Before long.
The Shadow Guard returned.
“Sorry, my lord, he doesn’t have any family!”
Lin Wudao’s face turned dark.
“Don’t worry, my lord, there’s still another approach. Since he has no family, we can find two female pigs, feed them some stimulating pills, and give him one too!”
Lin Wudao’s eyes lit up.
Zhao Gou turned pale with fear.
“Wait a minute, don’t do that!”
Lin Wudao chuckled.
“So, are you ready to talk now?”
Zhao Gou was exasperated.
“Town Lord, I swear I don’t have that method you speak of! If I really had it, would I take seven hundred years to reach the Golden Core stage?”
Lin Wudao frowned.
“Maybe you just recently acquired that secret method!”
Zhao Gou fell silent.
“As an elder of the Qinglian Sect, all my actions are under the watchful eyes of the other elders. If I did have such luck, it wouldn’t be mine to claim, and besides, if I had that method, why would I be here getting beaten up?”
Lin Wudao fell silent.
Because what Zhao Gou said indeed made sense.
But Lin Wudao wasn’t giving up.
“Prepare two female pigs!”
Zhao Gou’s patience was wearing thin.
“No, wait! Let’s be reasonable here—why do you think I would possess such a godlike method?”
Lin Wudao sneered.
“Let me ask you this: when you advanced to the Golden Core, did you face a tribulation?”
Zhao Gou opened his mouth.
But then he replied, “Yes, but for some reason, the thunder tribulation just decided to bail!”
Lin Wudao became more convinced.
“Still denying you have such a method? You didn’t face the tribulation, but it definitely struck me!”
“Shadow Guard, get the pigs ready!”
Zhao Gou found himself unable to fight back anymore.
He then pulled out a poison pill and prepared to end it all.
“Boom…”
But at that moment, a loud explosion echoed throughout Jing Shui City.
Then, a tall man wielding a massive sword charged toward the Town Lord’s residence.
“What’s going on?”
Lin Wudao hurriedly asked the Shadow Guard.
The Shadow Guard rushed outside to check.
Not long after, he returned with news: “My lord, it’s the Heavenly God Sect! This person is here for Zhao Gou, and they’re in black robes!”
Lin Wudao was momentarily stunned.
“The Heavenly God Sect? Here for Zhao Gou?”
Lin Wudao furrowed his brow at Zhao Gou.
“What have you done to incur the wrath of the Heavenly God Sect? They sent their black robes just to kill you!”
Zhao Gou let out a relieved breath.
At this moment, he felt that the Heavenly God Sect was his savior.
Even dying at their hands was better than having to deal with those pigs!
“Ding~”
Just then, a sword qi sliced through the Town Lord’s residence.
With that, the entire residence collapsed.
As the building crumbled, Ji Suying floated down, clutching the neck of a tall man with her right hand.
“Crack~”
Ji Suying exerted a slight pressure, and the man met his end.
Once she dealt with him, Ji Suying slowly landed in front of Lin Wudao.
She glanced at Zhao Gou, then back at Lin Wudao.
“Who did this?”
Lin Wudao looked at Ji Suying, his expression growing grim.
“Let’s just drop this matter, shall we?”
Ji Suying shook her head.
“You’re harassing my Qinglian Sect members and using extrajudicial means. You think you can just ignore that?”
Lin Wudao looked at Ji Suying and suddenly chuckled.
“Why don’t you tell me your conditions first?”
Ji Suying pondered for a moment.
“Lin Gongzi, your plan for the heaven and earth blueprint must be underway in Qin Province, right? Since you’ve already grasped it, how about handing that over?”
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Lin Wudao nodded.
“Go fetch the item!”
The Shadow Guard hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Lin Wudao for confirmation.
Lin Wudao nodded.
The Shadow Guard then agreed and left to retrieve it.
Before long, the Shadow Guard returned holding a box, which he handed to Ji Suying.
Ji Suying opened the box and pulled out a painting.
She took just a quick glance before putting it away.
“Two for one, and I’ll take the person with me!”
Without further ado, Ji Suying left with Zhao Gou.
The Shadow Guard looked at Lin Wudao, puzzled.
“My lord, are we just letting them go like this?”
Lin Wudao chuckled.
“What else can we do? Don’t forget, even at my peak, I wouldn’t stand a chance against Ji Suying!”
The Shadow Guard scratched his head.
“But what about the heaven and earth blueprint…”
Lin Wudao waved his hand.
“Without the River and Mountain Seal, the heaven and earth blueprint is just scrap paper. Right now, what I care about even more is that secret method to let others help with tribulations!”
The Shadow Guard nodded.
“Don’t worry, my lord. I’ll keep a close eye on Zhao Gou.”
Lin Wudao took a deep breath.
“No need to watch him; he doesn’t have that secret method.”
Shadow Guard: “???”
Lin Wudao continued to explain.
“It’s a simple principle: what kind of Golden Core tribulation could almost obliterate me and even wound me?”
“How strong could a Golden Core practitioner like that be? Zhao Gou may be a Golden Core practitioner, but he’s still too weak!”
The Shadow Guard instantly understood.
“So, in the upcoming days, you need to dig deeper for any powerful Golden Core practitioners of the same level, and bring them to me. I want to… wait!”
Lin Wudao suddenly thought of something.
He looked at Lu Cheng, then at Cao Linyuan and Chen Dahai’s corpses, sinking into deep thought.
Chapter 70: Experiment
If such a secret method truly existed under heaven, it couldn’t just let others withstand tribulations out of thin air.
To complete this step, there must be a necessary condition.
Or rather…
There must be physical contact.
Lin Wudao tapped his fingers on the armrest of the wheelchair, lost in thought.
“Who have these people had contact with?”
“That guy in the black robes from before, I even exerted pressure on him. That same day, things in Jing Shui City started going awry!”
“Shadow Guard, investigate that person thoroughly!”
The Shadow Guard bowed.
“Look into the guy who came to Jing Shui City earlier!”
The Shadow Guard nodded.
“Wait!”
Just as the Shadow Guard was about to leave, Lin Wudao called him back.
“Don’t let anyone else know about this, not even anyone from the family!”
The Shadow Guard nodded again.
Once the Shadow Guard left, Lin Wudao continued to narrow his eyes.
“Regardless of the secret method or the treasured item, I must get my hands on them!”
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