The Lord of Void and Real
Chapter 1812 - 1809: The Fraud

Chapter 1812: Chapter 1809: The Fraud

Upon seeing the Blue Water Yaksha appear, Shen Luo knew it was not appropriate to charge ahead while hidden, so he stopped.

"Heh, Friend Shen, we just parted ways, yet I didn’t expect to see you again so soon. I wonder what brings you to the East Sea Dragon Palace this time?" Blue Water Yaksha looked at Shen Luo and his companion with a smile full of curiosity and asked.

"I am here to return an important item." Shen Luo patted the Linlang Ring and replied.

"I see, please, both of you come inside for some tea." The Blue Water Yaksha’s face lit up with joy upon hearing this, as if aware that Shen Luo had borrowed the Sink Blood Nine Dragons Pearl, leading the two into the Dragon Palace.

Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu followed the Blue Water Yaksha to a side hall, where two coral maids served the Dragon Palace’s special spiritual tea.

"Is Brother Ao Hong at the East Sea Dragon Palace?" Shen Luo directly asked after sipping some tea.

"He is here. His Majesty is currently handling palace affairs in the True Dragon Palace. Please wait a few moments here, and I will go invite the Dragon King over." After speaking, the Blue Water Yaksha excused himself and left.

Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu quietly waited while enjoying their tea, yet after some time, no one had come.

"Cousin was right; the East Sea Dragon Palace does indeed lack efficiency." Nie Caizhu smiled helplessly.

"Just right, I can use this opportunity to ask Yuan Qiu about something." With a wave of his sleeve, the figure of Yuan Qiu appeared.

"Is this the East Sea Dragon Palace?" Yuan Qiu, upon seeing the surroundings, looked surprised.

"It seems Daoist Yuan is quite familiar with the East Sea Dragon Palace, recognizing the place with just a glance." Shen Luo said with a faint smile.

"Friend Shen, it was my fault for revealing your secret. If you choose to kill or punish me, I will have no complaints." Yuan Qiu smiled wryly, closed his eyes, and put on a look of resignation, ready to accept any fate.

Shen Luo couldn’t help but let out a bemused smile and flicked a sharp ray with his fingers.

Yuan Qiu’s knees buckled, and he sat down on the ground, yet his face showed a mischievous grin.

"I won’t make you do anything else. Back when I was unconscious in Chang’an City, how did you escape from the spatial treasure you hid in? What strange occurrences happened in that spatial treasure?" Shen Luo snorted and asked.

At that time, when the jade pillow shattered, Yuan Qiu hid in the Heavenly Book Space. Shen Luo was eager to know what transformations occurred in the Heavenly Book Space when the jade pillow broke.

Perhaps something could be inferred about some mysteries of the jade pillow from this incident.

"That golden space? I was meditating inside at the time, when the entire space suddenly grew chaotic and exploded open, revealing a passageway that almost engulfed the entire space. I was swept in with no resistance, lost consciousness, and when I awoke, I found myself in the Eastern Sea region." Yuan Qiu recalled the events from many years past without any reservation.

Hearing this, Shen Luo furrowed his brows slightly.

He wasn’t surprised by the fracture of the golden space, but the appearance of a spatial passageway was somewhat unexpected.

"What exactly did the spatial passageway look like?" Shen Luo pursued further.

"It wasn’t anything particular, composed of countless streams of golden light, faintly showing some golden charm patterns within..." Yuan Qiu recalled carefully and described the general appearance of the spatial passageway.

"Anything else to add?" Shen Luo pondered for a moment and asked again.

"Not much else... Oh, right, before I lost consciousness, there seemed to be a ray of golden crystal light that followed me into that spatial passageway." Yuan Qiu hesitated before saying.

"Golden crystal light! Did you see clearly?" Shen Luo’s eyes lit up, and he immediately asked.

"I’m not sure, I was in a semi-unconscious state at the time and could have been seeing things. After waking up in the Eastern Sea, I searched around but found nothing." Yuan Qiu shrugged with both hands open.

Shen Luo nodded slightly and stopped questioning.

"By the way, Friend Shen, what brings you to the East Sea Dragon Palace?" Yuan Qiu glanced around cautiously and asked.

"I borrowed something from Ao Hong earlier, and now I plan to return it, while also consulting him about some matters." Shen Luo casually replied, still contemplating the mysteries of the Heavenly Book Space.

"Ao Hong... Since Friend Shen is meeting an old friend, I shall not disturb you further. Please return me to the spatial treasure from just now." Yuan Qiu’s face flashed a peculiar expression as he spoke.

"Why, have you offended Ao Hong and dare not meet him?" Shen Luo glanced at him sideways.

"How could that be? I met Friend Ao Hong in the martial world, and though we don’t share life-and-death camaraderie like you do, we are friends nonetheless, so why wouldn’t I dare meet him..." Yuan Qiu chuckled dryly.

"In that case, just stand by the side." Shen Luo said calmly.

Yuan Qiu opened his mouth to say something more, but footsteps could already be heard approaching from outside.

Yuan Qiu grew anxious at the sound, but now it was too late to hide; he could only cower behind Shen Luo.

A tall figure entered the hall, it was indeed Ao Hong.

Now donned in a Purple-Gold Dragon Robe and wearing the Mysterious Moon Dragon Crown, he exuded more regal majesty than before, and his cultivation level had advanced significantly, almost reaching the Taiyi Realm.

"Haha, Brother Shen, long time no see, you are even more impressive than before. This must be Brother Nie from Mount Putuo; I have heard Brother Shen mention you before, a pleasure to meet you..." Ao Hong said with a beaming smile upon seeing Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu.

Shen Luo was about to stand up to reciprocate the greeting when Ao Hong suddenly paused, his gaze shifting to Yuan Qiu behind Shen Luo, with his expression turning exceptionally grim.

His expression shifted, glancing between Yuan Qiu and Ao Hong as if understanding something.

"Daoist Ao Hong, long time no see." Yuan Qiu awkwardly smiled and stood up straight.

"So it was you, Yuan Qiu! After deceiving the East Sea Dragon Palace out of so many precious materials, you actually dare to return? Such audacity!" Ao Hong said coldly.

"Daoist Ao Hong, there’s no need to be so angry. I had some private matters to attend to which is why I left the East Sea Dragon Palace. It was never my intention to abscond with treasure. I’m here now with Friend Shen to fulfill a previous agreement. Here are ten Green Blood Gu; the remaining twenty will be ready within a month." Yuan Qiu forced a smile and handed over a green wooden box.

Shen Luo, upon hearing this, finally understood why Yuan Qiu didn’t wish to meet Ao Hong; it turned out he had deceived the East Sea Dragon Palace’s spiritual materials.

Previously, when this person followed him, he seemed to act appropriately, but it turned out his nature was that of a swindler.

What surprised Shen Luo even more was that Yuan Qiu had actually managed to refine the Green Blood Gu, and could casually produce two or three dozen of them. His expertise in Gu Techniques had advanced to such a level?

This Gu, recorded in the Medicine Immortal Collection as a seventh-grade Gu worm, has the ability to accumulate and return the life-blood power of its host when needed, even effective for True Immortals. It is especially valuable for the Demon Race, who focus on cultivating their physical bodies.

While Shen Luo pondered this, Ao Hong took the wooden box, opened it for a glance, and his dark expression finally lightened a bit.