Chapter 6: Mysterious Breath

  "Third Uncle, regarding your illness, especially those who help you with the full-body massage, you must use people you trust. It's best not to let others know for now. If something goes wrong later on, it would be embarrassing for both of us." After some thought, Jun Ye added another warning.

  "Haha, even if it's true, Third Uncle won't say anything! Your Third Uncle isn't a fool! You're afraid of getting into trouble, aren't you? Besides, if you can cure my waist and legs, for the Jun family, whether it's you or me, we'll both be trump cards! How could I not know this? You little scoundrel, you even dragged Third Uncle's face into this!"

  You unintentionally let out a hearty laugh, pinched his face, and suddenly froze, thinking that this little guy was once your most beloved nephew. How long has it been since you've been so intimate with him? Or is it precisely because you haven't been close for so long... that's why seeing him again today gives you that strange feeling.

  Under the gentle appearance of so many years, is there still another face hidden? Unintentionally watching your back as you turn and walk away, my heart can't help but have some expectations.

  Looking forward to healing one's own wounds, and even more looking forward to whether one's nephew really has - another side?!

  "Third Uncle, you're already a Ground Spirit, aren't you?" Jun Xie said with a hint of a smile.

  "Thief's eye!" You unintentionally let out a chuckle, feeling an unprecedented sense of relief in your heart, and said "I've only just entered this realm, it's not yet stable."

  "Humility." You raised an eyebrow, "What about the Dark Emperor?"

  "You unintentionally changed your expression, saying: 'The mysterious energy is initially divided into nine grades, the nine grades above are silver grade, gold grade, jade grade; the grade stops at this point, and going further up is Earth Mysterious, Heaven Mysterious, Supreme Divine Mysterious!'"

  "From one to three, the mysterious energy appears on the outside, it's either pale red, pink or deep red; from four to six, it's purple, also in three stages; from seven to nine, it's black! Mo Xie, when you're out, be sure to take a good look, if you miss it, you'll suffer a great loss!"

  "Yes, Third Uncle, I understand." Jun Xie smiled and his face returned to its usual calm.

  You unintentionally had a great mood, and softly chanted: "Silver Mystery begins, Golden Mystery rises, Jade Mystery is clear and open as one wishes, all under the Nine Mysteries are just ants; Earth Mystery splits, Heaven Mystery empties, Supreme Divine Mystery has no shape or form, entering the Ninth Heaven transforms into a dragon!"

  "This is the Xuanqi Pinjie Song Jue! Only when you reach Yin Xuan can it be considered the beginning! And you...". Jun Wu Yi looked at Jun Xie with a warm gaze: "You have your own path, young man, not necessarily having to kill people with your own hands."

  He smiled slightly: "I know, I generally don't kill people." He added in his heart, without a price, he wouldn't casually kill people. However, there was one prerequisite: Don't provoke me!

  Jun Xie is now not interested in the mysterious energy at all, so he didn't make any further inquiries. After sending Jun Wu back to his room unintentionally, Jun Xie walked slowly back and forth, but halfway through, he suddenly turned around and slipped into the library.

  He ended up in this place because the previous Lord San's brain was really lacking, apart from his love of music, dogs, horses, food, drink, prostitutes and gambling, there wasn't much else, a complete muddle. Even if Jun Mo wanted to extract some useful information from it, he couldn't, so he needed to spend some time sorting out the mess in his mind, at least to clear up Lord San's brain, even if there weren't many useful things in it, but at least he would understand everything about the Jun family.

  Since entering the library, he hasn't come out for a whole day.

  "Master, after the young master left your place, he just chatted with third master in the courtyard for a while. It seems that third master was extremely happy, which is rarely seen in recent years."

  In Jun Zhan Tian's study, an old man bowed his head in front of Jun Zhan Tian to report on Jun Xie's whereabouts.

  "What's going on? The usually calm and collected face of the elder brother was now filled with shock. These two brothers had been at odds for years, always exchanging cold jokes and sarcastic remarks whenever they met, each looking at the other with disdain. So how could they be chatting together so happily today? And to make matters even more astonishing, the third brother was actually smiling! This was truly beyond anyone's expectations, almost eerie!"

  "What were they talking about?" Jun Zhan Tian took a sip of tea and asked casually.

  "In recent years, San Ye has been making great progress in his cultivation, and has already reached the initial stage of the Earthly Realm. His subordinates do not dare to get too close to him, so they did not hear what he and Young Master were talking about, but they saw that both San Ye and Young Master were laughing very happily and chatting with great rapport." The old man replied respectfully.

  "Get along?" Jun Zhan Tian blew his mustache: "How is this possible?! The two of them being together for so long without killing each other is already a huge blessing, and they actually get along well?"

  "This is absolutely true! Master, and the second and third young masters separated and went straight to the library, and have not come out until now. The library rarely has any external objects, it seems that there is nothing unusual, but rather the second and third young masters are having a very pleasant conversation, which is indeed an exception. I will immediately report this matter to Master!"

  "You're right, but that little brat went to the... library?" Jun Zhan Tian's whiskers trembled with rage, his eyes wide open: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake? That little scoundrel Jun Mo Xie actually went to the library??? Instead of the Pavilion of Ten Thousand Flowers or the Fragrant Pavilion and that sort of place?"

  The old man nodded vigorously: "It's the Book Pavilion! No mistake, sir."

  He stood up with a jolt, Jun Zhan Tian pacing back and forth in the room. His usual calm and elegant demeanor was gone in an instant. He tugged at his beard, furrowed his brow in deep thought: "Old Pang, what do you think this guy went to the Cangshu Pavilion for?" Suddenly he froze: "He wouldn't be going there to set a fire, would he?"

  "The young master is reading inside and has been very quiet. I'm afraid he won't be leaving for a while, so I can finally rest assured and come back." Old Pang's mouth twitched, wanting to smile.

  "Reading a book!" Old Master Jun suddenly shouted, but he had actually pulled out a handful of his own beard, still unaware, and said with a grin: "Is it really reading a book?!"

  "Yes, sir."

  After a moment of contemplation, Jun Zhan Tian waved his hand: "Reading books is also a good thing, so let's not disturb him for now. After he leaves, bring me all the books he has read. I want to see what he's up to. Is he looking for...? Hmm... even if he is, it doesn't matter. The kid is grown up, and reading that stuff isn't a big deal anyway. Back in my day... cough, old Pang, prohibit anyone from disturbing that kid!"

  "Yes, sir."

  He paced back and forth in the sky for two rounds, looked up at the sky, twirled his mustache and fell into deep thought. He secretly thought to himself: "If it wasn't for Spring... could it be that this little demon has really suddenly woken up and turned over a new leaf?" He shook his head and let out a long sigh: "If that's really the case, then I'll truly have to burn incense and worship our ancestors' spirits..."

  It wasn't until late at night when the lanterns were lit that Old Pong, the housekeeper, went to collect the books that Jun Ye had looked through and brought back several dozen volumes.

  The old master sat at the table, frowning as he read through the books his grandson had left behind: "The Chronicles of Xuanxuan Continent", "The Records of the Continent's Geography", "The Atlas of the Continent's Mountains and Rivers", "The Rankings of Notable Figures", "The Compendium of Rare Flowers and Grasses", "On the Wars of the Continent", "The Art of War of Xuanxuan"... He spent the entire night reading through these books, his expression a mix of confusion and surprise, sighing and gasping in amazement, shaking his head and nodding it, using up a lifetime's worth of emotions in just one night...