Chapter 39: The Imperial Edict Stele

  Bai Cangdong didn't dare say another word and turned around to leave according to their original plan.

  "Don't go." Li Xiangfei suddenly grabbed Bai Cangdong's arm.

  Bai Cang turned around and looked at Li Xiangfei, who blushed and whispered: "Will you accompany me to see something?"

  Bai Cang nodded slightly, thinking to himself: "Could it be that the thing Hong Lian wanted was not something that could be obtained so easily?"

  Li Xiangfei pulled Bai Canghai down the small building, through the long corridor, and came to an eight-sided tower. The tower had six floors, and Li Xiangfei directly brought Bai Canghai to the top floor.

  The top is empty, with only a white jade monument standing in the middle. Next to the window, there are several pots of flowers and grasses.

  "This was the year I was born, my mother planted the happy grass, saying that as long as I took good care of it and let it grow happily, I would be healthy and happy every day. Unfortunately, they all grew well, but I didn't become happy like my mother said." Li Xiangfei picked up the watering can to water, her expression somewhat melancholy.

  Bai Cangdong didn't notice Li Xiangfei, all his attention was drawn to the patterns on the jade stele, and he was shocked beyond words.

  On the surface of the jade stele, a humble sword scabbard was prominently painted, and below it were many words, but those words were somewhat special, Bai Cangdong didn't recognize any of them, while the shape of the scabbard was identical to his own.

  "Miss Xiangfei, what is this?" Bai Canghai didn't have time to care about Li Xiangfei's feelings, nor did he care about Hong Lian's instructions not to speak, and asked with some urgency, pointing at the jade stele.

  "Just call me Xiang Fei, this is the Imperial Edict Stele. After each city was established, there would be such an Imperial Edict Stele, which is a medium for the Emperor of Light to convey his edicts."

  "What's written on this? I can't understand a single character," asked Bai Cangdong again.

  "My father told me that this is the universal script of the Light and Dark Martial World, while we usually use the Light Twelve Ranks' script. The meaning of this text is that the Emperor of Light is mainly looking for a sword sheath, and everyone should pay attention to where it falls. If someone finds out where it falls, they must report it to him immediately, and there will be a heavy reward." Li Xiangfei translated the text on the imperial edict stele.

  Bai Cang's heart was filled with bitterness, and the Emperor of Light actually attached such importance to this sword sheath, even issuing an imperial edict about it. Didn't that mean that all twelve levels of the Light were searching for the whereabouts of the sword sheath?

  "It actually has nothing to do with us, the treasure that even moved the heart of the Light Emperor, how could it possibly appear in our First Tier of Light? So this imperial edict has been around for a long time, and my father didn't really go searching for the sword case."

  Bai Cangdong had calmed down and smiled as he changed the subject: "You said those happy grasses were left behind by your mother?"

  "Yes, after my mother left, when I miss her, I can only look at these happy grasses." Li Xiangfei's eyes turned red.

  Bai Cangdong had heard that the wife of Earl Knifer had passed away early, but didn't know why she died. It should be said that the countess should have lived a long life, Li Xiangfei was still so young, and her mother had already passed away, there must have been something that happened in between.

  Li Xiangfei picked up a pot of lucky clover and handed it to Bai Cangdong: "This pot of lucky clover is for you, I hope you can be happy every day and never have any worries."

  "I won't raise flowers and grass." Bai Cangdong said with his mouth, but still took it over in his hand.

  "Don't worry, lucky grass is easy to care for, just water it occasionally and it will grow well."

  Bai Cang thought about it and realized that the Happy Grass was indeed a grass that prayed for happiness, but if it were to wither easily, who would dare to plant it.

  With a pot of happy grass leaving the Earl's mansion, Lady Honglian looked at him with an extremely unkind gaze: "I remember I repeatedly warned you not to talk to Xiangfei again, are you deaf or did I remember wrong?"

  "Miss Xiang wants to take me to see something, I thought it was the thing you wanted, but it turned out to be just this pot of lucky grass." Bai Cangdong said evasively.

  "You've been very naughty lately, if I don't let you taste some bitter fruit, you'll never remember what I said." Madam Honglian suddenly made her move, her figure as swift as a ghost.

  Bai Cangdong was shocked and dodged, but he couldn't keep up with Hong Lian's speed. He was pointed at by Hong Lian on his chest, Bai Cangdong only felt a pain in his chest, then the pain spread throughout his body, like needle pricks and fire burns, making it hard to bear.

  Bai Cangdong, who was well-versed in the Painful Knife Technique, knew this all too clearly. This was a vital spot on the human body that would cause immense pain, although it wouldn't be fatal, it would make one wish they were dead.

  "This time it's just a small punishment for you, next time if you dare to ignore my words again, it won't be so simple." Madam Honglian left.

  After enduring the unbearable pain, Bai Cangdong got up and wiped away the cold sweat on his face. He thought to himself with some shock: "The true strength of Hong Lian's wife is far beyond that of the giant snake viscount I killed. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that such a delicate woman could have such terrifying martial power."

  Hugged the happy grass back home, casually placed the happy grass on the balcony, Bai Cangdong's mind was still thinking about that imperial stele.

  "It's a good thing I've never shown the sword case to anyone, otherwise it would have brought about a disaster of epic proportions. From now on, I must be even more careful and absolutely cannot let anyone discover the sword case."

  Bai Cangdong arrived early in the morning at the Dao Lun Society's report, and was directly stopped by Liu Shi Quan. Another martial artist, Yan Mengyun, was also summoned together with him.

  "The half-year shift change for the Ice Fog Cave is due, you two go back and prepare, tomorrow you will go to the Ice Fog Cave to take up your posts." Liu Shi Quan gave the two a cold-faced assignment.

  "Yan Wushi, do you know what Bingwu Cave is?" Bai Cangdong had just received the information about Bingwu Cave and hadn't had a chance to read it, so he didn't know what that place was.

  "It's a very dangerous place, no martial artist is willing to go there to garrison, we offended Liu Shi Quan, but there's nothing we can do." Yan Meng Yun sighed.

  "Wasn't it just the other day that Liu Shi Quan didn't assign a task to me, and now I'm being sent to Bing Wu Dong?" Bai Cang Dong wasn't too worried, instead he turned to Yan Meng Yun and asked: "How did you offend Liu Shi Quan?"

  Yan Mengyun's small face turned slightly red: "Don't mention that despicable person, let's go back and make more preparations."

  Yan Mengyun was unwilling to say more, and Bai Cangdong didn't ask again. After returning home, he carefully reviewed the materials of Bingwu Cave.

  "Liushi Quan is really ruthless." After reading the information about Bingwu Cave, Bai Cangdong was so angry that he wanted to rush in front of Liushi Quan and slap him.

  Bingwu Cave is a natural ice cave, where the cold air envelops and ordinary people can hardly survive. More tragically, there are no undead inside Bingwu Cave. The reason why the Kiryu Society sent someone to guard it was because they planted a precious medicinal herb called Ice Core Grass, which is harvested every half year, so generally, the personnel would be replaced every half year.

  Guarding the Ice Fog Cave, the extremely cold air was already harmful to the body. Moreover, there were no undead creatures present, so it could be said that not a single drop of oil or water existed there, making it equivalent to sitting in an ice prison for half a year.

  "Madam, can't you think of a way to keep me from going to the Ice Mist Cave? If I go there, I won't be able to help you with anything for half a year." Bai Cangdong found Hong Lianfu and didn't want to waste half a year in the Ice Mist Cave.

  "You can go to the Ice and Fog Cave if you want." Hong Lian's wife replied, greatly exceeding his expectations: "Although the environment of the Ice and Fog Cave is a bit harsh, it also has its advantages."

  "There's no undead tribe, and the cold air is also harmful to people. What good can come of it? Are you asking me to go steal those ice core grasses or something?" Bai Cangdong said with a bitter smile.

  Hong Lian lady gave him a cold glance: "Every single stem of Bing Xin Cao has records, nominally cultivated by the Knife Lun Society, but in fact they all belong to my brother. Unless you don't want to live, I advise you not to have any ideas about them. The benefits I'm talking about are those cold mists."

  "Frost?" Bai Cangdong really didn't understand.

  "Baron Evolutionary Destiny, Viscount Ignites Divine Light, do you know what kind of ability you will possess when you reach the rank of Earl?" Lady Honglian didn't answer him, but instead asked an unrelated question.

  Bai Cang shook his head. Throughout the entire city of Kailin, there was only one Earl Kailin, and he had never seen Earl Kailin take action before, so naturally, he wouldn't know what kind of abilities the earl possessed.

  "It's a privilege, after reaching the Earl level, you can cultivate your own privileges, such as the privilege of controlling water and fire, the privilege of flying, the privilege of making yourself invisible, and so on. Various incredible privileges." Lady Honglian paused for a moment before continuing: "Before reaching the Earl level, it's naturally impossible to possess privileges, but there are some special martial skills that can give you some extraordinary abilities."

  "I have a Baron-level martial skill called 'Extreme Frost Finger', which requires absorbing cold air to cultivate, and after cultivating it, its power is extremely great, even able to break through some undead clan's Undead Light. You can go to the Ice Mist Cave to practice this martial skill, and also prepare for your future promotion to Viscount." Lady Honglian handed over a secret manual to Bai Chongdong, as if she had already prepared it.

  Bai Cangdong didn't go to look at the secret book, but instead looked at Hong Lianfu with a strange gaze.

  "Don't look at me like that, I also found out about you being sent to the Ice Fog Cave by Liu Shi Quan after it happened. That's why I prepared this secret manual for you. You heartless person still dare to suspect me." Hong Lian Fu Ren said coldly.

  "How dare I doubt you, madam? I was just thinking that it's been half a year since I left, doesn't the madam need me to do that thing?"

  "How could you possibly stay there for half a year? Don't forget, Master Ximen will be leaving the Duanren Sect soon, and at that time, you'll become the new sect leader of the Duanren Sect. Do you think the new sect leader of the Duanren Sect would still remain in the Ice Mist Cave to guard those ice core grasses?" Lady Honglian said calmly.

  Bai Cang heard this and was taken aback for a moment, then he was overjoyed: "How could I have forgotten about this? How much longer until Xi Men leaves the Knife Refining Society?"

  "It'll be soon, at most it won't exceed three months."

  "That's fine, I'll go to the Ice Mist Cave for three months, and when I come back, I'll settle that Liu Shi Quan once and for all." Bai Cangdong said with gritted teeth.