Chapter 819 - 246: [Grovel When You Meet a Hidden Expert!]
Chapter 246: Encountering a Hidden Master, Must Butter Up!
Chen Yan always thought that using the Sealing Spirit Technique to craft talismans wasn’t some particularly outstanding skill.
Well, perhaps it was a bit impressive, but it didn’t seem world-shatteringly powerful.
When he was on Evil Land Mountain, Gu Jinjia had seen the talismans he crafted using the Sealing Spirit Technique in battle.
He remembered that Gu Jinjia seemed to quite admire him ever since.
But precisely because Gu Jinjia’s reaction wasn’t that exaggerated, Chen Yan always thought that maybe this technique was just somewhat advanced... That’s all.
But now, seeing Nangong Sheng’s and the old man’s reactions...
Chen Yan suddenly realized he might have overlooked something.
Gu Jinjia’s reaction was just somewhat surprised, because he is the direct eldest son of the Gu Family!
The direct eldest son of the top-ranking family in the Domain Realm—if Gu Qingyi hadn’t emerged suddenly, Gu Jinjia would have been the number one heir for the future Patriarch.
He stands among the top echelon in the Domain Realm—not in terms of power, but in terms of status, vision, and knowledge.
Nangong Sheng, well, he falls quite short.
So, here comes the question.
What’s up with the old man?
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With the old man’s interruption, and given that Nangong Sheng already had a bit of a buzz and wasn’t quite sober, he casually put down the talisman paper with a smile, pointing at Chen Yan: "Shanhe, be more careful when crafting talismans in the future. If you don’t understand something, you can come to the Artifact Refining Hall and ask me."
"Ask you a damn thing." The old man laughed and cussed casually: "You’re always up in the Immortal Mountain and hard to find, saying these easy words here."
Saying this, he got up and pulled Nangong Sheng back to the table: "There’s still half a bowl of wine, finish it and get lost, old man, I need to tidy up the courtyard."
Chen Yan, however, turned his eyes and looked at the old man, then turned to Nangong Sheng: "I’ve always wondered, how did you become so familiar with Senior Brother Wang?"
"Ha! This old rascal, he’s quite the character!" Nangong Sheng laughed heartily, with a drunken look on his face: "The sect’s number one infatuated man, hahaha! When I first heard his story, I thought lowly of him.
But after dealing with him a couple of times, I realized this guy is actually an incredible person! Incredible indeed!"
With that, Nangong Sheng picked up the last half-bowl of wine in front of him and drank it in one gulp. Not satisfied, he grabbed the wine jar and gave it a shake, finding some leftover wine inside. He hoisted the jar high, tilting his head to drink.
After a few gulps, who knows if more was drunk or spilled, but the remaining wine in the jar was gone.
Nangong Sheng placed the wine jar on the table, turning to look at the old man whose face had darkened.
"Old man, what are you upset about? Mad that I called you the sect’s number one infatuated man?"
"You’ve had too much. Just get out!" The old man got up and gave Nangong Sheng a nudge aside.
Nangong Sheng flicked his sleeves, laughing loud and looking carefree: "Today’s drinking has been exhilarating! I shall return and sleep for three days!"
Saying that, he retreated swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, he was out of the courtyard, his figure gradually disappearing, leaving only a long streak of laughter.
Nangong Sheng left, but Chen Yan sat on the bench, looking up at the old man with a gaze full of complex scrutiny.
"What are you sitting there for? Clean up the table." The old man waved a hand, still with a dark face.
Chen Yan chuckled, got up and cleared the bowls and chopsticks on the table, directly tossing them into the big pot on the stove: "Too lazy to move today, I’ll wash them tomorrow."
The old man snorted but wiped the table, then threw a cloth over his shoulder.
He was about to turn and walk away when Chen Yan called out: "Senior Brother Wang."
"Hmm?"
"You’re... quite something." Chen Yan sighed.
The old man chuckled: "If you’ve got something to say, spit it out."
"You could tell my talisman skills, so why did you cover up for me earlier?"
The old man glared at Chen Yan: "I was saving you! You kid, oblivious to your limits, do you think anyone can simply grasp this Sealing Spirit Technique?
If people saw through your technique, they’d surely question your origins within the sect. How could a low-level loose cultivator from Snow Cliff Pass master such talisman skills?"
Chen Yan’s heart tensed up, and he slowly asked: "Is this technique really that uncommon?"
"Only the Spy Bureau on the Immortal Platform has such talismans. Besides that, they’re rare even among families or sects, so wouldn’t you say it’s uncommon?"
Chen Yan was stunned.
This technique was taught by the Yunqiao Great Demon, he truly didn’t know it was this rare.
"Then you..."
"Don’t pry into my secrets." The old man squinted: "Kid, did I ever ask why you entered the sect wearing a fake face using the Transformation Technique? Ha! A demon race Inner Core used to perform this divine Transformation Technique, it’s decent, can manage elsewhere, but you think wielding this little spell in a Saint heritage sect will keep your truth hidden?"
Chen Yan was shocked! He could see through my Transformation Technique!!
"I never probed into your background, so don’t meddle in my old man’s business." The old man spread his hands: "Let’s coexist peacefully!"
With that, the old man turned and walked away, reaching the door to his room, when Chen Yan suddenly laughed from behind: "What’s the deal with being the sect’s number one infatuated man?"
The old man stumbled, turning back to curse fiercely: "Nangong Sheng, that nosy parrot! I won’t let him into my courtyard next time!"
With that, he almost fled into his room, closing the door heavily.
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That day, the old man didn’t leave his room again, and Chen Yan could only head into his own room, moving Primordial Qi for cultivation in the practice room.