337: They once planted a forbidden bamboo!

In an instant, Minister Hong Zhan shut up.

It was fine to tell Su Yu about this.

But if An Yan heard it, she would definitely beat him to death.

He was An Yan's teacher, true, but when An Yan got angry, she dared to hit anyone.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been single for so many years.

“Minister Su, I just remembered I have something to attend to, so I’ll be leaving first.”

Minister Hong Zhan’s heart stirred, and he quickly sighed, “The East Two District is very chaotic right now. If I’m not there, no one can suppress everything.”

After speaking, Minister Hong Zhan ran off with such speed that even Su Yu was dumbfounded.

Only after Minister Hong Zhan left did An Yan turn her gaze to Su Yu, slowly saying, “Minister Su, don’t listen to Teacher Hong’s nonsense.”

“My whole life, I don’t need love.”

Her tone was very resolute, as if she was certain that she truly didn't need love.

“I know.” Su Yu gave an awkward smile, then changed the subject and asked, “Has Minister Hong said everything he needed to say?”

“Mhm.” An Yan said calmly, “Regarding the Global, regarding Great Xia, regarding the treasure map, regarding everything over the past three years, and regarding you, Minister Su, Teacher Hong has told me everything.”

“Teacher Hong said to let me stay in Tianhe City.”

“Teacher Hong also said that you are quite extraordinary, and that by staying by your side, I might be able to better re-walk my Great Emperor path.”

“Great Emperor?” Su Yu asked, feigning great confusion.

“My name is An Yan, and I was once a Great Emperor,” An Yan calmly explained.

But the content was anything but calming; even though Su Yu already knew, hearing An Yan say it herself still caused a tremor in his heart.

“What is a Great Emperor?” Su Yu thought for a moment and asked.

This might be an opportunity to understand the past.

However, Su Yu was disappointed.

Because when An Yan heard him, she shook her head and said, “If you are strong enough in the future, you will naturally know what a Great Emperor is.”

“If you are not strong enough, there’s no need for you to know what a Great Emperor is.”

Su Yu cursed inwardly, but on the surface, he remained calm and composed, as if he didn't care at all.

“Oh, right, Teacher Hong said that all of us who were dug out need to get identity cards.”

An Yan suddenly said, “Please get me an identity card! I’ll go out for a walk first. Don’t worry, I won’t go too far.”

An Yan left.

In the blink of an eye, she was gone.

However, Su Yu could sense that An Yan was still in Tianhe City.

She was just going for a stroll through the city.

Suddenly, An Yan returned, extended a hand, and said, “Give me some money.”

Su Yu was slightly taken aback, fumbled around in his pockets, and felt a bit awkward.

“Wait a moment.”

Su Yu’s figure vanished.

Soon, Su Yu returned, placing a stack of red banknotes into An Yan’s palm, and admonished, “Spend it sparingly, I’m very poor.”

“Teacher Hong said your position is higher than his, and you have more money than him, so I can spend freely.” An Yan chuckled, taking the stack of red banknotes and leaving.

Minister Hong Zhan really wasn’t a good person!

Su Yu couldn't help but curse.

Yes.

My position is higher than yours!

But I really don’t have money, I’m dirt poor right now!

Su Yu grumbled as he walked out of his office, about to continue digging for the treasure map.

Suddenly, he sensed something, and his figure instantly vanished.

In Lei Gang's office, Su Yu's figure appeared out of thin air.

Besides Lei Gang, Zhang Wei, who had just been excavated, was also there.

Currently, an aura of cultivation permeated Zhang Wei’s body.

Su Yu’s eyes narrowed.

Zhang Wei had actually become a War King!!!

This was too incredible.

How long had it been, and he was already a War King?

Thinking back, how long did it take the Minister to advance to War King?

Beside him, Lei Gang’s expression was also utterly astonished.

Seeing Su Yu, Lei Gang quickly explained, “Minister, I’ve checked. This old fellow’s body has no shackles at all.”

“Not a single shackle!”

Lei Gang emphasized it again, voicing his inner question, “How can a person have no shackles in their body?”

Su Yu looked at Zhang Wei and said to Lei Gang, “In the past, every member of our Human Race was born with an Innate Dao Body. Where would shackles come from?”

“It was only later that someone cursed our Human Race, and only then did the nine shackles appear.”

“Doesn’t that mean that the Human Race back then were all born War Kings?” Lei Gang was shocked.

Humans now live truly difficult lives.

Born with nine shackles, just breaking these nine shackles alone takes an unknown amount of time.

“Whether they were born War Kings, I don’t know, but the Human Race back then certainly found it easier to cultivate than we do now.”

Su Yu couldn't help but feel a little envious.

The Human Race before the curse must have been terrifyingly strong.

Everyone possessed an Innate Dao Body!!!

Everyone could cultivate!!!

Moreover, in a certain era, everyone could participate in free 90,000-year compulsory cultivation education.

In that era, the Human Race must have been extremely powerful; otherwise, such a policy would surely have been beyond their means.

In contrast, even cultivation hasn't been fully popularized now.

Whether a person can step into cultivation largely still depends on digging for treasure maps.

Just then, Zhang Wei stopped cultivating, his eyes shining brightly.

“Zhang Wei, what Divine Script did you condense?” Su Yu didn't force himself to look, but instead asked.

“The ‘Suffering’ Divine Script,” Zhang Wei replied, “But it wasn’t condensed; it appeared out of thin air.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yu’s eyes showed surprise.

Zhang Wei being an Innate Dao Body was not unexpected.

Over the past three years, countless people had been unearthed, and there were definitely many Innate Dao Bodies among them.

However, Zhang Wei had actually given birth to a ‘Suffering’ Divine Script.

This was an Innate Divine Script.

This was very different.

Could this be the surprise mentioned in the hint?

It was indeed a bit of a surprise.

But, compared to what was expected, it was still far from enough.

“Very good, keep cultivating and strive to become strong as soon as possible.”

Su Yu patted Zhang Wei’s shoulder, encouraged him a bit, and then his figure vanished.

The current Zhang Wei was too weak; when Zhang Wei became stronger, perhaps that would be the true surprise.

In Tianhe City, Su Yu’s figure flickered continuously.

Each flicker resulted in a treasure map disappearing.

In its place appeared a spatial area, and in most of these areas, dangers existed.

But soon, these dangers were easily dealt with by Su Yu.

The so-called dangers were actually relative to ordinary people.

Dangers that ordinary people couldn't face were like ants in Su Yu's eyes, easily crushed.

After hundreds of consecutive treasure maps, Su Yu felt a bit tired.

Mainly, he wasn't digging up anything good.

If this continued, all the diggable treasure maps would be gone, and he still might not dig up anything good.

This was unacceptable to Su Yu.

Suddenly, Su Yu's figure reappeared by the Artificial Lake.

A bamboo forest had appeared by the Artificial Lake.

A large panda was inside, baring its teeth and breaking bamboo.

Su Yu glanced at it, then took out a treasure map and focused his gaze.

“In the endless years ago, the Iron Eating Beast clan suddenly rose.”

“This clan had an extremely good relationship with the Human Race.”

“After their rise, they never forgot the Human Race; in fact, they even fought bloody battles for the Human Race!!!”

“After their rise, they once planted bamboo across world after world.”

“They even once planted a Forbidden bamboo.”

“However, on the day the Forbidden bamboo matured, it was suddenly dug up root and all.”

“To this day, the Iron Eating Beast clan has not found their Forbidden bamboo.”

“This place was once the land where that Forbidden bamboo was grown.”

“After endless years, this land is no longer what it once was.”

“But even so, this place is still filled with endless Spiritual Bamboo.”

“The Spiritual Bamboo on this land holds little significance for the Human Race.”

“But for the cubs of the Iron Eating Beast clan, it is an invaluable treasure.”

Looking at the golden text, Su Yu cast a strange glance at the large panda in the distance.

If he remembered correctly, wasn’t a large panda also called an Iron Eating Beast?

Su Yu couldn't help but feel a little expectant.

This was Spiritual Bamboo!

Currently, the large panda was gnawing on ordinary bamboo. If it gnawed on Spiritual Bamboo, would the large panda also undergo genetic evolution?

Smiling, Su Yu used the treasure map, and instantly, a spatial area appeared before him.

The area of this space was very large; inside, it seemed to form its own world, filled with bamboo.

However, every single bamboo stalk emitted a spiritual aura.

They were brimming with Spiritual Qi.

Just by looking at them, one could tell they were quite extraordinary.

The space shattered.

All the Spiritual Bamboo appeared by the Artificial Lake.

In the distance, the large panda, which was baring its teeth and breaking bamboo, suddenly paused.

It looked up at the Spiritual Bamboo over here, then lowered its head to look at the ordinary bamboo in its paw.

Instantly, it felt that the bamboo in its paw was no longer appealing.

It quickly scurried over, hugged a stalk of Spiritual Bamboo, and began to break it, baring its teeth.

But this time, it was surprised; baring its teeth didn't work.

Su Yu watched this scene, couldn't help but smile, and flicked his finger.

In an instant, dozens of Spiritual Bamboo stalks were all broken open.

The large panda looked at Su Yu with some confusion, then stuffed the Spiritual Bamboo into its mouth and began to chew.

Within its body, its Bloodline seemed to Awaken, and its Qi surged.

Su Yu’s eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but examine it closely.

Just then, the phone suddenly rang.

It was War King calling.

“Return to the Department for a meeting.” After the call connected, War King’s voice came through.

Hanging up the phone, Su Yu called out, “Lin Zi!”

Lin Zi appeared quickly.

“Minister.” Lin Zi quickly spoke.

She felt a little wronged inside.

Su Yu used to call her Sister Lin, but now that he was Minister, he didn't call her Sister Lin anymore. In a few days, wouldn’t he start calling her Little Lin?

Hmph!

If you dare to call me Little Lin, I’ll tell everyone about you wetting the bed when you were little!!!

Lin Zi thought to herself.

Su Yu pointed at the large panda and said, “I dug it out. You keep an eye on it.”

“It's getting stronger and stronger. Try to see if you can communicate with it.”

“I have other matters to attend to.”

Without waiting for Lin Zi’s reply, Su Yu’s figure vanished.

He was truly very busy.

He didn't even have time to dig for treasure maps.

He had only dug a few treasure maps, and War King had already called for a meeting.

Night Watcher Department.

Su Yu’s figure appeared.

Upon returning to his office, Su Yu directly activated the 3D holographic projection.

Two figures immediately appeared in the office.

One was War King!

The other was an older man whom Su Yu didn't recognize.

But upon seeing the empty left arm, Su Yu guessed his identity.

“Su Yu, let me introduce you. This is Night Watcher Old Qiao.”

War King pointed at the other person and said to Su Yu.

“Hello, Minister Su.” Old Qiao said with a smile.

“Hello, Senior Qiao.” Su Yu quickly responded.

“Why call me Senior Qiao? That’s too formal. Just call me Old Qiao.”

Old Qiao said.

At this moment, War King also spoke, “Su Yu, just call him Old Qiao.”

“Alright.” Su Yu nodded.

Since they both said so, then he would call him Old Qiao!

“Old Qiao, tell Su Yu about what happened after you entered the Snow God Palace.” War King said.

Old Qiao nodded and said to Su Yu, “The Snow God Palace was suddenly excavated. I was ordered by the Minister to immediately go to the Snow God Palace.”

“The main purpose was to see if we could negotiate and each mind our own business.”

“If not, then to find a way to kill it.”

“However, upon entering the Snow God Palace, I knew it wouldn’t work.”

“That Snow God is a Heavenly God. From ancient times to the present, Heavenly Gods have always been the mortal enemies of our Human Race.”

“Moreover, based on my sensing, the Snow God’s cultivation is at least at the twelfth realm of existence.”

“Killing it was definitely unrealistic, so I tried to negotiate.”

“The Snow God could make it snow, but it couldn't cover our Great Xia territory.”

“As a result, the Snow God refused and cut off my left arm.”

“Sigh… This is only because I went on behalf of Great Xia; otherwise, I might not have come back.”

Old Qiao sighed and said, “Of course, these aren’t important. What’s important is that in the Snow God Palace, I only saw the Snow God.”

“However, I sensed that there should be other Heavenly Gods sleeping in the Snow God Palace.”

“The identities of those sleeping existences are unknown, but I speculate they might all be Heavenly Gods of the Snow God lineage.”

“Among them, there might even be existences like the Snow God.”

“That’s all I have to say.”

Old Qiao looked at War King.

War King nodded and said, “Alright, you go rest and recover from your injuries first.”

After Old Qiao left, War King then said, “I originally intended to deal with the Snow God myself.”

“But after thinking about it, I decided to let you handle it instead.”

“You have the Sword Immortal Puppet. This time, you must kill the Snow God.”

“However…”

At this point, War King couldn't help but frown, “I led people to deduce everything within the Snow God Palace, and currently, we’ve made some progress.”

“Old Qiao said that the Snow God might be at least a twelfth-realm existence.”

“However, according to our deductions, the Snow God is at least a thirteenth-realm existence.”

“As for whether it’s a fourteenth-realm existence, it’s hard to say.”

“You need to be prepared for the Snow God being at the fourteenth realm.”

“Additionally, in the Snow God Palace, the Snow God is not the only danger. There are also existences more dangerous than the Snow God, currently still in slumber.”

“This trip is extremely dangerous. I have already made preparations for support, but I hope you can resolve it.”

“It’s not that I don’t want to support you, but my trump cards are reserved for the Starry Sky Great Enemy, and I don’t want to waste them on the Snow God.”

“As for the Global, it can currently withstand it and will not be affected by the heavy snow.”

“However, you must kill it within 24 hours.”

“Prepare yourself. Once you’re ready, depart. I await your good news.”

War King’s figure vanished.

Su Yu closed the 3D holographic projection and sat in his office, frowning.

If it were just the Snow God, even if the Snow God was at least a twelfth-realm existence, it would be very easy to kill.

Effortlessly.

Su Yu alone could kill it.

However, now it wasn't just the Snow God; there were also Heavenly Gods sleeping in the Snow God Palace.

There were even existences more dangerous than the Snow God.

Moreover, War King said that they deduced the Snow God was at least a thirteenth-realm existence.

Su Yu rubbed his temples, feeling a headache.

War King, you good-for-nothing, you really think highly of me!

Killing the Snow God within 24 hours, how am I supposed to kill it?