248: Unrestrained speech, a slap to the ground

"Uh, muddy the waters? What do you mean?" Tang Lian was stunned and looked at Duan Zhengchun, not understanding the meaning behind Duan Zhengchun's words for a moment.

"That is..."

"Like this..."

As Duan Zhengchun finished speaking, he lightly patted his palm, and the lid of the golden coffin was immediately sent flying.

The others were all stunned by Duan Zhengchun's actions. They hadn't expected that what Duan Zhengchun meant by muddying the waters was to open the golden coffin.

Although Duan Zhengchun's previous reasoning had been sound, they were still unwilling to believe that Heartless would truly be inside this golden coffin, or that he was truly Ye Dingzhi's son.

The moment the coffin lid opened, Heartless, who was lying inside the golden coffin, opened his eyes and abruptly sat up. He scanned his surroundings, and his gaze quickly locked onto Duan Zhengchun.

In that instant, Heartless's eyes turned an eerie red.

The Heart Demon Lure could, to the greatest extent, trigger the things the opponent feared most in their heart.

However, if Heartless wanted to use the Heart Demon Lure to deal with Duan Zhengchun, he was underestimating him too much.

Watching Heartless perform the Heart Demon Lure, a smile appeared at the corner of Duan Zhengchun's mouth.

"Your Heart Demon Lure is useless against this Prince, so do not waste your efforts."

"I didn't expect your strength to be so great. It's not that this monk's Heart Demon Lure is useless, but that your strength is too overwhelming." Heartless looked at Duan Zhengchun with a calm expression.

Since Master Wang You died, Heartless no longer had any attachments; the only person in this world he cared about was already dead.

He was also somewhat surprised that Duan Zhengchun could accurately state his identity.

Looking at the other's age, he didn't seem much older than himself.

How could he know about the events of those years? Or perhaps, the other party had always been paying attention to such matters.

With his status as the Prince of Zhennan of Dali, a little investigation would certainly reveal the events of those years.

"Mhm, you're right. With your Grandmaster Realm strength combined with the Heart Demon Lure, it would be difficult to find an opponent in the same Realm."

"As expected of Ye Dingzhi's son, possessing the Rakshasa Hall Forbidden Arts. Your talent is even more remarkable. If you weren't a monk, this Prince would have wanted to take you as a disciple." Duan Zhengchun felt a trace of pity looking at Heartless's unnervingly handsome appearance.

Hearing Duan Zhengchun's words, shock appeared on the faces of Tang Lian, Sikong Qianluo, and Xiao Se.

A Master like Duan Zhengchun actually felt the desire to take Heartless as a disciple; wasn't this Heartless a bit too lucky?

Was he about to cling to the thigh of an Earth Immortal Realm Master like Duan Zhengchun?

Given the combat power Duan Zhengchun had displayed, if anyone could still beat him, it would probably only be the number one person of the Northern Li Dynasty back then, Southern Palace Spring Water.

However, Southern Palace Spring Water had been missing for decades, and no one knew if he was still alive.

Heartless was also somewhat surprised, not expecting Duan Zhengchun to have such a thought about him.

However, he would only have one Master in this life, Master Wang You; no one else was qualified.

"Be my Master? Forget it. This monk will only have one Master in this life." Heartless directly rejected Duan Zhengchun's proposal.

Duan Zhengchun wasn't surprised. If Heartless truly took him as a Master, he would actually have a bit of a headache.

After all, he didn't know any Buddhist Cultivation Techniques.

Turning toward Lei Wujie, Duan Zhengchun pointed a finger, transferring a stream of pure Northern Darkness True Qi into him to guide the medicinal power within Lei Wujie's body and soothe his Meridians.

Lei Wujie's strength broke through from the Innate Peak directly to the strength of the Initial Grandmaster Realm.

This talent was countless times better than Duan Zhengchun's back then.

Seeing Lei Wujie Breakthrough to the Grandmaster so quickly, the expressions of the others changed.

Sikong Qianluo looked at Duan Zhengchun with sparkling eyes; this was just too lucky.

A single Medicinal Pill allowed Lei Wujie to go from the Xiantian Realm to the Initial Grandmaster Realm; this was simply too powerful.

Lei Wujie opened his eyes and felt the explosive power within his body, immediately leaping up in excitement.

However, because he had just obtained such powerful strength and couldn't control it yet, his entire person went flying out.

"Crap, help me..."

Lei Wujie cried out in alarm, waving his arms and legs in a frantic mess.

*Thud...*

Lei Wujie performed a direct face-plant. Seeing Lei Wujie's pathetic state, the corners of everyone's mouths twitched.

He really was a buffoon.

Despite the fall, Lei Wujie wasn't angry; he scrambled up from the ground, the excitement on his face impossible to hide.

"Wa-ga-ga... Great Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster! I've become a Great Grandmaster!"

"Too amazing! Brother-in-law, I love you!" When Lei Wujie looked at Duan Zhengchun, his eyes were glowing.

It was like an old bachelor suddenly seeing a peerless beauty without clothes waving at him; how could he restrain himself? He pounced straight ahead.

Watching Lei Wujie's actions, the corner of Duan Zhengchun's mouth twitched.

Before Lei Wujie could reach him, he was slapped onto the ground by Duan Zhengchun.

*Clang...*

Lei Wujie did a direct head-first plant.

"Put away that wretched smile. This Prince has no special preferences." Duan Zhengchun's face was dark, his tone mocking.

Lei Wujie scrambled up from the ground with an embarrassed smile on his face.

"Hehe, Brother-in-law, I'm normal too; I don't have any special preferences either."

"I just can't express the excitement in my heart. Only like this can I express my gratitude." As Lei Wujie spoke, a wronged expression appeared on his face.

"Stop right there. Don't show that kind of expression in front of this Prince."

"Those who don't know you would think this Prince did something to you."

"The matter is resolved, so you all should leave quickly. By the way, you'd better not go around telling people about your increase in strength."

"Otherwise, you will attract even greater trouble."

Duan Zhengchun didn't forget to remind Lei Wujie before leaving. If it were leaked, even more people would come to snatch Heartless.

If that happened, the effect of their tempering would be lost.

Duan Zhengchun knew Lei Wujie's show-off personality, so he gave him a heads-up first.

Watching Duan Zhengchun's departing figure, Lei Wujie felt a sense of loss.

However, one thing became even more firm in his heart: no matter what, Duan Zhengchun was his brother-in-law.

He would absolutely not allow anyone else to become his brother-in-law.

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. In this life, I, Lei Wujie, will only recognize you as my one and only brother-in-law."

Hearing Lei Wujie's words, the corner of Sikong Qianluo's mouth twitched with a look of disdain.

Unfortunately, she didn't have an older sister; otherwise, she would have her sister find her a brother-in-law like this too.

To be honest, Sikong Qianluo was envious, truly envious.

"So you are the ones who are to escort this monk to Snow Moon City?" Heartless looked at the four people before him with a smile.

"That's right. This time, our mission is to deliver you safely to Snow Moon City." Tang Lian nodded with a serious tone.

"Then let us go." A smile played on the corners of Heartless's lips.