526: Chapter 526 Careful

Night fell.

Lin Xiao walked out of a wooden hut filled with the scent of medicinal herbs.

Inside, Gu Zhiyao was fast asleep. She had been completely exhausted when she came out of the hot spring, to the point that Lin Xiao had to help feed her water.

Lin Xiao moved, quickly arriving near the Medicine King Hall once again.

In a small courtyard, he saw the Dumb Uncle feeding some chickens.

When the Dumb Uncle saw Lin Xiao, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and gestured.

Lin Xiao did not hesitate in the slightest; he raised his hand, and a sword aura tore through the air!

"Boom!!"

Before the Dumb Uncle could react, one of his palms was pierced straight through!

A hole appeared in his hand. There was no blood, only some electrical sparks from a short circuit.

"As I thought..."

Lin Xiao thought to himself that his hypothesis was correct: the Eye of God was ineffective against any individual related to the Heavenly Palace.

When he saw the other disciples of Medicine King Valley during the day, they all had detailed information panels, but only this Dumb Uncle had none!

The smile on the Dumb Uncle's face faded, and his gaze toward Lin Xiao was clearly filled with confusion.

"You don't know where you gave yourself away?"

Lin Xiao smiled. "I have been thinking about a question: where has the Celestial Envoy encountered by Li Wei been hiding all these years?"

"After all, according to the records of the Shaman Temple, Celestials have specific requirements for their living environment and do not often appear in areas where humans are active."

"Yet, the Heavenly Palace needs people to wander the world, keeping an eye on the dynastic changes and civilizational development of the Tianwu Continent."

"In that case, artificial humans or robots are indeed the best choice."

"Ever since I encountered the Celestial Soldier, who incited the Yelü Family and Li Siqing, the question of how the Celestial Envoys came to be was resolved."

"But there is only one Celestial Soldier. Once it falls into a deep sleep, how can they ensure no accidents happen during its slumber?"

"Plus, most of the time, the Celestial Soldier should be immobile. Does that mean the Celestial Envoys don't act either?"

"Therefore... the answer is, there are two Celestial Soldiers, two Envoys, and you... are one of them!"

"The one who dealt with Li Wei and saved Consort De was you, right?"

The Dumb Uncle did not deny it. He spoke: "Prince of Zhenbei, do you know that from the moment you exposed me, you have embarked on a path of no return?"

"Oh? You can speak? That makes things much easier."

Lin Xiao got straight to the point. "What path this Prince takes is none of your concern."

"If you don't want to turn into a pile of scrap metal, tell me your intentions."

"If you lack the authority, tell me where the Heavenly Palace is, and I will go have a chat with the Celestials in person."

Previously, when Lin Xiao searched the Alimu Mountain range, he found no traces of the Heavenly Palace.

Of course, he had only passed through a very small area.

But the Alimu Mountain is vast and long; if he could know the specific coordinates, it would be much more convenient.

The Dumb Uncle said regretfully: "My time is running out..."

"What do you mean?" Lin Xiao frowned.

"Prince of Zhenbei, Medicine King Valley is my life's work. I hope you can make good use of it and treat Gu Zhiyao well..."

Lin Xiao suddenly realized. "Are you saying that you are the founder of Medicine King Valley?!"

The so-called learning of medical skills from the Heavenly Palace was actually just this robot possessing such advanced knowledge to begin with.

And it only needed to constantly change its appearance and identity to remain in the valley forever.

Because the people in Medicine King Valley were disorganized and management was lax, it had never been exposed!

The Dumb Uncle did not answer; his eyes suddenly became incomparably cold.

Before Lin Xiao could ask more, the Dumb Uncle was already sprinting toward him at high speed!

With a flying kick, like a smoothbore cannon, it struck fiercely at Lin Xiao's heart!

Lin Xiao did not want to underestimate his opponent; after all, anything related to the Heavenly Palace might have some kind of bomb.

He did not hesitate to activate his Indestructible Diamond Body and struck out with a Great Mercy Hand!

"Bang!!"

The Dumb Uncle was sent flying directly, collapsing a wooden hut.

Its clothes were shredded, and its artificial skin and flesh tissues were damaged, revealing some metal skeleton.

But the Dumb Uncle felt no pain. After rolling dozens of times, it stood up again and launched an attack on Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao clearly felt the temperature on the Dumb Uncle's body beginning to rise. He hesitated for a moment, then chose to use the Jinghong technique to retreat quickly.

Although the Dumb Uncle was extremely fast, it could not catch up to Lin Xiao.

"Boom!!"

Halfway there, the Dumb Uncle turned into a ball of fire and soared into the sky!

The shockwave and high heat turned the surrounding hundreds of square meters into scorched earth!

This huge commotion attracted several disciples in the valley.

Even if they were obsessed with medicine, they had to come out to see what was happening.

"Your Highness!"

Gu Zhiyao had been sleeping soundly but was awakened by the explosion. She just threw on a long dress, her hair still loose, and ran out.

"What happened? Where is the Dumb Uncle?"

Gu Zhiyao naturally recognized this as the place where the Dumb Uncle usually lived.

Zha Er and the other disciples all looked at Lin Xiao curiously. Even Gao Gao, who was eating poisonous herbs, had not yet wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and was staring eagerly.

"It's a long story."

"Then make it short," said Zha Er.

Lin Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Simply put, the Dumb Uncle was your founder. He kept changing his appearance and identity to remain in the valley."

"But the Dumb Uncle was manipulated by the Heavenly Palace. The Heavenly Palace wanted to use him to kill me, but it didn't succeed, and the Dumb Uncle exploded and died."

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, he looked at the Medicine King Valley members, whose expressions were somewhat amused.

"Can you understand this explanation from this Prince?"

Ah Zhen nodded. "I can tell that Your Highness is not lying. I believe it."

"Sister Zhen, aren't you blind? How can you tell?" asked Gao Gao.

"By looking with my heart," Ah Zhen said seriously.

Zha Er stroked his beard. "No wonder the Dumb Uncle could always lend me money to buy feed. So he was the founder?"

"The money for your feed was given by me. You owe me over ten thousand taels," Gu Zhiyao said with disdain.

Zha Er was stunned for a moment, then turned and walked away quickly.

"Then I will take my leave as well. I still need to continue admiring the moon," Ah Zhen said, turning to leave.

"Everyone is leaving? Then I'm going back to sleep too. Cough, cough..." Gao Gao coughed up some blood and left slowly.

Lin Xiao stood there for a long while before looking at Gu Zhiyao beside him.

"The people in your Medicine King Valley seem quite easy to talk to."

Gu Zhiyao smiled. "They are a bit unsociable, but they are all good people. I said before, our Medicine King Valley values character highly; after all, we must prevent any evildoers from emerging."

"Before the Dumb Uncle left, he asked me to treat you well, and he also hoped that Medicine King Valley could continue to exist."

Lin Xiao also felt a bit uneasy.

"It was the Heavenly Palace that killed the Dumb Uncle, not Your Highness, so... Your Highness does not need to blame yourself."

As Gu Zhiyao said this, her brow furrowed slightly. "But if the Heavenly Palace can make an envoy self-destruct from thousands of miles away, why was the Celestial Soldier fine?"

Lin Xiao had a flash of insight. That's right, why didn't the Celestial Soldier explode on the battlefield?

"Could it be? Did that thunderbolt from Xiao Qingxuan directly cut off the Heavenly Palace's remote control?"