58: Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger

Suddenly, a person staggered from the street corner. Yang Qiyuan's heart trembled, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes. She rushed forward, "Husband!"

Xu Sanyan leaned against the wall, pretending to be severely injured, and with a smile, pulled Yang Qiyuan into his arms, comforting her softly, "I… I'm fine."

As he spoke, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth again.

Yang Qiyuan looked panicked and fumbled to take out a handkerchief to wipe him, "Let's go home, go home."

With that, the two walked home, leaning on each other.

Seeing Xu Sanyan return, the soldiers also took their leave and returned to the Prince's Mansion.

Xu Sanyan lay on the bed, Yang Qiyuan held his hand tightly, and said with a worried expression, "Husband, how are you? I'll go find a physician for you."

Xu Sanyan shook his head, "It's useless. A common physician can't cure my injuries."

"Then what can?" Yang Qiyuan asked hurriedly.

Xu Sanyan closed his eyes dejectedly, sighed, and said nothing more.

Yang Qiyuan seemed to understand something. The Spirit Medicine treasured by her father would definitely be able to heal her husband's injuries.

She knew her husband was keeping silent so as not to make things difficult for her, but she couldn't just stand by and watch her husband die.

Yang Qiyuan gritted her teeth, finally made up her mind, and said, "Husband, I have a way to find Father's Spirit Medicine for you."

Xu Sanyan gently shook his head, "There's no need. I might not die."

As he spoke, he coughed twice, and blood splattered from his mouth.

Seeing this, Yang Qiyuan became even more anxious. She no longer cared about her father and quickly said, "Husband, actually, Father's treasured items are not stored in the Prince's Mansion's inner treasury. I know where they are. Hold on, I'll take you there."

Xu Sanyan's heart stirred. This old man was indeed cunning, hiding treasures separately. So he propped himself up and said with a serious expression, "Absolutely not. It's just my death. If the Prince finds out, he will surely punish you."

"I don't want you to die!"

Yang Qiyuan's voice was choked with sobs, "For Husband, I am willing to be punished."

With that, she forcefully pulled Xu Sanyan to walk outside.

The two quietly arrived at the back garden of the Prince's Mansion. Xu Sanyan's expression tightened, and he stopped. Yang Qiyuan tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "Husband, why aren't you moving?"

Xu Sanyan said, "There are cultivators stationed in the Prince's Mansion. Their five senses are keen. I am confident I can avoid them myself, but if I bring you..."

Xu Sanyan spoke halfway, and Yang Qiyuan already understood what he meant. So she leaned in and whispered, "In the study in the back garden of the Prince's Mansion, there is a bookshelf. Under the bookshelf, there is a vase. Move the vase, pry open the brick below, and the mechanism is there."

Upon hearing this, Xu Sanyan couldn't help but ask curiously, "How did Madam know?"

Logically, something hidden so secretly would not be easily told to others, and Yang Qiyuan was not valued by Prince Rui, so how did she find out?

Yang Qiyuan lowered her eyes, "A bird told me..."

"Hmm?"

Xu Sanyan's eyes were filled with doubt, thinking he had misheard.

"Oh, we'll talk about these unimportant things later. You go quickly and come back quickly." Yang Qiyuan urged.

Xu Sanyan nodded, the phrase "A bird told her?" still lingering in his mind.

Was this "bird" the bird he understood?

How do birds talk?

Xu Sanyan couldn't figure it out, so he could only climb over the wall first and quickly make his way to the study.

He had been to the Prince's Mansion several times and was very familiar with it. He also knew where the study was.

With his strength, as long as he restrained his aura and did not intentionally reveal any flaws, even a Foundation Establishment Realm expert would find it difficult to discover him.

Xu Sanyan's figure flashed, hiding behind a pillar in the corridor. He waited for the patrolling soldiers in the distance to walk away before continuing forward.

Passing by the Consort's room, Xu Sanyan stopped to listen. Suppressed moans came from inside the room.

Xu Sanyan narrowed his eyes. There was only Consort Huan in the room. What she was doing was self-evident.

As the saying goes, a woman at thirty is like a wolf, at forty like a tiger, and at fifty can suck up dirt from the ground. Xu Sanyan expressed his understanding of this.

He had important business today, so he wouldn't help out, otherwise he would have to fulfill his filial duty.

The study was not far away. He gently pushed open the wooden door, closed it behind him. The room was simply furnished, with a table, a chair, a bookshelf, and some calligraphy and paintings as decorations.

Xu Sanyan followed the instructions, picked up the vase, and indeed found a mechanism under the floor tile.

As his wrist turned, the bookshelf slowly separated from the middle, revealing a downward secret passage.

Xu Sanyan's heart rejoiced, and he quickly stepped inside.

The secret room was pitch black, but at his Realm, he could see in the dark, so it had no effect.

The secret room was about three or four steps long and wide. On one side, there was a shelf filled with various books and seven or eight jade boxes.

Xu Sanyan suppressed his excitement and checked them one by one. Most of them were common martial arts and Cultivation Techniques. Although they were common martial arts, they were all treasures, much stronger than the Three Tigers Subduing Dragon Saber he cultivated.

After roughly flipping through the books, Xu Sanyan didn't see any Cultivation Techniques. It seemed that the true treasures were still carried by Prince Rui.

Then he opened a jade box, and a golden flower lay quietly inside. It was Spirit Medicine!

The Spirit Medicine was full of luster and looked extraordinary.

"Hehe... Prince Rui, Prince Rui, no matter how much you guard against it, you still can't guard against your own daughter."

Xu Sanyan chuckled, grabbed the golden flower and put it into his mouth. In an instant, a hot current surged through his body, making him feel hot and uncomfortable, as if he were in a furnace.

After a while, the sensation of heat gradually faded. Xu Sanyan's mind moved, and a panel appeared in his eyes.

The "Qi" column had increased from twenty-nine to thirty-three, an increase of four points.

Xu Sanyan frowned slightly, feeling dissatisfied. Only four points?

Then he opened the next jade box, which contained a wooden vine. He swallowed it whole, and his "Qi" became thirty-eight, an increase of five points this time.

He seemed to understand. Spirit Medicine and treasure medicine were different. Treasure medicine increased by one point per plant because it only contained that much Spiritual Qi, while Spirit Medicine's increase varied depending on the amount of spiritual power it contained.

After understanding this, Xu Sanyan no longer bothered. He consumed all the Spirit Medicine, and his "Qi" successfully increased to fifty-seven points, and the plus sign behind his Realm had also appeared.

This proved that he could Breakthrough to Heavenly Human Realm Perfection!

He wasn't interested in those Cultivation Techniques, so he didn't touch them. However, there were many pieces of paper placed nearby, and he casually pulled one out to check.

"On the eighth day of the sixth month, Consort Huan and Yang Xinyi had a secret meeting at the Xiangshan Water Pavilion and returned late at night."

Xu Sanyan grinned. This Consort Huan... seemed to be the Fifth Young Master's mother?

The Eldest Young Master and the Fifth Young Master's mother having a secret meeting?

Interesting, interesting.

"On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, Yang Qizhu attempted to bribe General Duan Yuxiu, but failed."

Xu Sanyan thought back for a moment. This Duan Yuxiu was a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist under Prince Rui, currently leading troops outside.

"On the nineteenth day of the seventh month, Yang Xinli cultivated the "Heart Slaughtering Yin Devouring Skill" and successfully Broke through to Inner Qi Realm Perfection, keeping it a secret."

Xu Sanyan raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect this Fourth Young Master to have such high talent. He was only eighteen or nineteen, right?

Yang Xinli was the person who went to recruit him on behalf of the Third Young Master in Wanglong County last time. He was still young and quite talented, probably not inferior to Ma Tianqing.

And... he also cultivated the "Heart Slaughtering Yin Devouring Skill".

Xu Sanyan felt that this Cultivation Technique might have more secrets.

"On the twenty-seventh day of the seventh month, Yang Xin You sent someone to secretly return to Xiang City and discussed with Yang Xinyi in the mansion. The specific content of the conversation is unknown."

Xu Sanyan's eyes flickered. The Eldest Young Master and the Third Young Master conspiring?

And Prince Rui even knew about it...

Xu Sanyan smiled silently. Things seemed to be getting more and more interesting.