Chapter 174 Hiding Expert

Chen Xiao, seeing that this guy had actually fallen asleep, didn't stand on ceremony and kicked him awake.

"Why did you kick me!"

After waking up, Shi Ling's face was full of morning grumpiness. Then, he said blankly, "Huh? Why am I here?"

"What are you pretending for? You've only been asleep for less than a minute. Are you already confused? I'm asking you a question. What else did the Prince of Luling say to you?"

Chen Xiao asked in annoyance.

"What Prince of Luling? I don't understand what you're talking about."

The confusion on Shi Ling's face deepened, turning into a look of complete bewilderment.

"Didn't you just tell me that the Prince of Luling asked you to give me a message, something about the bottom of the Wangchuan River, the Abyss of Jiuyi..."

Seeing Shi Ling's appearance, Chen Xiao was also somewhat puzzled.

"Bottom of the Wangchuan River, Abyss of Jiuyi... I never said anything like that, and I've never met the Prince of Luling. He certainly didn't ask me to give you any message."

Shi Ling said with a straight face.

Chen Xiao was suddenly stunned, thinking of a possibility.

Could it be that just now, the Prince of Luling had possessed Shi Ling and was using Shi Ling's mouth to give him a reminder?

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao wanted to immediately go to the Prince of Luling's Six Harmonies Palace to find out.

However, Chen Xiao busied himself for a long time and was unable to enter that underground palace again.

Even the Eight Gates Formation seemed to have disappeared.

Chen Xiao was full of suspicion, with a thousand and one questions in his heart, but no one could give him the answers.

Now it seemed that he could only take a trip to the Abyss of Jiuyi and the bottom of the Wangchuan River... two places that Chen Xiao didn't even know where they were.

And if the Prince of Luling was telling the truth, both of these places had sacred relics. Adding them to the one under Icefire Island, Chen Xiao would have collected all five sacred relics.

So no matter what, he had to take a trip to these two places.

At this time, it was already late at night. Chen Xiao had no intention of sleeping and directly sat beside the formation to cultivate.

It wasn't until dawn that he left the basement.

After eating breakfast, Chen Xiao stayed at home honestly, not going anywhere.

Lin Jie had given him a heads-up in advance that she would be coming over in the morning to bring Chen Xiao the property certificate.

Chen Xiao took advantage of this time to give Gu Yutong some pointers. After all, she was his eldest disciple.

Because of what happened yesterday, the school decided to have a three-day vacation. Gu Yutong didn't have to go to school and could stay with her master. She was simply overjoyed.

Happy times are always short. Around nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Jie came to visit, snatching Chen Xiao away from Gu Yutong's side.

"Chen Xiao, most of the houses in the park are now empty. There's still one last person who won't listen to reason and refuses to sell their villa to us."

Lin Jie said with a pout.

Gu Yutong, standing to the side, really wanted to remind her, "Auntie, at your age, that expression isn't really suitable..."

Chen Xiao didn't pay any attention to Lin Jie's expression. He asked, "Which house? What kind of person is the owner?"

"It's Villa No. 42."

Lin Jie said, "The owner is an old man, all alone. He has a very strange temper, no children, and it doesn't seem like he has any friends. The security guards said that they've never seen him interact with anyone."

Hearing Lin Jie say this, Chen Xiao also felt it was strange. But this old man could afford a house in Shanhai Yipin, which at least meant that he was very rich.

At this moment, Gu Yutong's eyes suddenly lit up. She said, "Ah, I know who it is! It's that strange grandpa!"

"You know him?"

Chen Xiao was slightly stunned and looked at Gu Yutong.

Gu Yutong shook her head. "I know him, but we haven't spoken. I just nod to him when we meet, and he smiles back at me."

Lin Jie immediately exclaimed, "This old guy, could he be an old pervert? Little sister, you have to be careful! Don't let your guard down just because he's old! In this society, there are all kinds of people!"

Chen Xiao wasn't worried that the old man was an old pervert. After all, Gu Yutong was already at the Jindan stage. Not many old perverts could get close to her.

"Auntie, don't say that. Although that grandpa is strange, I can sense that he's not the kind of person you're talking about."

Gu Yutong defended the old man.

"Auntie?"

Lin Jie was dumbfounded. She didn't care about the old man anymore. She was only thinking about one thing in her heart: "Am I that old?"

At this time, Gu Yutong lowered her voice and said to Chen Xiao, "Master, that grandpa is indeed very strange. I can't feel any aura on him."

"Can't feel any aura?"

Chen Xiao's brow furrowed. "Tongtong, what do you mean by that? Are you saying he's a dead man?"

"No, no, no, Master, that's not what I meant."

Gu Yutong quickly explained, "Ever since I started cultivating the Su Nu Heart Sutra, I've been able to feel the unique aura of each person, but I can't feel anything on that grandpa. He seems very clean, very pure."

After listening to Gu Yutong's words, Chen Xiao suddenly asked, "Is it like this?"

As he spoke, Chen Xiao concealed all the aura on his body, hiding it.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the feeling!"

Gu Yutong said with wide eyes.

Chen Xiao smiled wryly and shook his head. "Silly girl, the reason you can't feel his aura is because he's completely hidden it. This explains two things."

"First, he's also a cultivator, and his cultivation is at least above yours."

"Second, you've been exposed. He probably already knows what kind of person you are, which is why he smiles at you."

Hearing these words, Gu Yutong felt a chill run down her spine.

And Chen Xiao also didn't expect that there was actually a master hidden near him.

"Hey? Chen Xiao, what are you talking about? Who is this little sister?"

Lin Jie asked blankly.

"Lin Jie, don't ask about this. It's none of your business."

Chen Xiao shook his head, not wanting to explain.

"Lin Jie, I want to visit that old man and talk to him in person."

How could he allow others to sleep soundly beside his bed?

After Chen Xiao learned of the old man's existence, he immediately felt uneasy.

Because this very likely meant that he wasn't the only one who knew about the secret of the underground dragon vein.

"Okay, I'll take you over now. You can talk to him properly."

Lin Jie said readily.

"Master, I want to go too..."

Gu Yutong said eagerly.

"Alright, then you can come with me."

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and agreed.

After taking Gu Yutong as his disciple, he hadn't really taught her anything properly.

Maybe this time, it would be a good opportunity...