Chapter 3875 — Into the Trap
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"To report to Uncle, whether it truly has such wondrous effects, your disciple dares not guarantee. But the ancient texts do indeed record it so," Yu Jiang answered respectfully, though his heart was bleeding within him.
Having surrendered the news of the Xingmo Stone, the stone he had coveted day and night was certainly no longer within his reach. So Yu Jiang resolved to curry favor with Nan Tianguan with all his might. Even if he could no longer dream of the Xingmo Stone, he must at least get his hands on the Minor Formless Divine Art from him; otherwise the loss would be far too great.
"Mm. Those ancient texts in the Scriptural Pavilion are all classics with verifiable sources. Since they record it so, there should not be much discrepancy. To be able to make a cultivator the strongest of Golden Core experts—this is truly a rare treasure of the world!" Even a man with Nan Tianguan's depth of scheming could not hide the greed on his face now.
A thing like the Xingmo Stone—there was no cultivator below the Golden Core stage in all the world who could possibly remain unmoved by it, no matter how lofty his background.
After a moment of excitement, Nan Tianguan suddenly slapped his own head and said, "That's it! I could not at first be certain this matter had anything to do with Xu Lingchong, but now that the Xingmo Stone—a treasure one may meet but never seek—is involved, everything makes sense!"
"Eh? Your disciple is dull-witted. I beg Uncle to enlighten me." Yu Jiang was still steeped in the sorrow of having lost the Xingmo Stone and had not thought of this at all.
"Think, Nephew. The Xingmo Stone—you and I want it, that Lin Er wants it. Could it be that this young master Xu Lingchong does not want it as well?" Nan Tianguan asked in return.
"He surely wants it too. Whoever gets it has the chance to become the strongest of Golden Core experts!" Yu Jiang nodded decisively. A supreme treasure like the Xingmo Stone stood above all factions and backgrounds; even a cultivator of the second generation with the deepest of backing could not resist its lure. Naturally, Xu Lingchong was no exception.
"So this also verifies from another angle that Kang Jingming is Lin Er. I suspect that Kang Jingming's seizure of the Xingmo Stone was orchestrated by Xu Lingchong from behind the scenes. Only this reason can explain why the two of them joined hands to deceive us!" Nan Tianguan said through gritted teeth.
"Uncle is brilliant!" Yu Jiang lost no time in flattering him. He could not be bothered to weigh whether Nan Tianguan's speculation was reasonable or not. The only thing to be done now was to please Nan Tianguan.
"No wonder Xu Lingchong dared to issue a challenge to me so openly today. It turns out he has obtained a prop like the Xingmo Stone and no longer needs to take me seriously!" Nan Tianguan said through gritted teeth.
Yet in the next moment, he recalled the reaction of the young miss Shangguan Lan'er when he had visited Shangguan Tianxia that day. It seemed she too had been deliberately helping to conceal Lin Er's identity. And Xu Lingchong's pursuit of Shangguan Lan'er was known to all in the Chongtian Pavilion.
Nan Tianguan could not help but wonder whether this Miss Shangguan was also involved, and whether Xu Lingchong had obtained the Xingmo Stone in order to win her favor.
It was not impossible. Miss Shangguan's birthday would arrive before long, and Xu Lingchong might very well present the Xingmo Stone as a gift to please her. Rare as the Xingmo Stone was, if it could win him a place as Shangguan Tianxia's grandson-in-law, the price of a single Xingmo Stone would be no loss at all.