I Fuse All Things and Become the Strongest Cultivator

Chapter 222: Hidden Truth Beneath the Village

Before Xiao Shou could think further, he continued, "Since you have agreed, let me remind you of one thing. Be careful when you go. So many heavenly treasures appearing in the same place is unlikely to be without reason."

"You know something?" Xiao Shou was stunned for a moment.

Then he realized that Sunfall Domain is a place with thin spiritual energy, treasures like Nullspace Gems, Soulseed Origin Tree, Thousand Illusion Jade, and the Spiritual Root Shaping Flower all appearing around the same village was far too abnormal.

There had to be something wrong.

Tushan Qiqi shook his head. "I do not know. I only remembered something while organizing my memories just now. On the day the evil cultivators massacred the village, my aunt, who always doted on her children and never let them do hard labor, suddenly refused to let Brother Yi study or Sister Ran do embroidery. Instead, she sent them to gather pig grass. Brother Yi had not even finished writing his characters at the time and complained when he called me to go with him."

He then paused slightly.

"Because of that, we happened to avoid the massacre and survived by chance. Back then, I was just a child and did not think deeply about it. Now that I recall it, it’s indeed feels strange."

"Could there be some hidden truth?" Xiao Shou was shocked.

He thought to himself that the original story had never mentioned anything like this, not even a hint.

It only said that evil cultivators slaughtered the village to practice some evil technique, causing the blood of people and livestock to flow like a river and flood the entire region of Bottle Gourd Town.

What kind of evil technique? Who were those cultivators? Were they independent cultivators or members of a demonic sect? None of it had been explained.

But if Tushan Qiqi’s words were true, then before the massacre began, Xiao Ran’s mother likely already knew something.

Coincidentally, the Heavenly Orb had originally been her dowry.

Even more coincidentally, the orb, which should have been passed to Xiao Ran only upon marriage had been given to her much earlier.

Was there really such a coincidence?

This was probably not a coincidence at all.

But what exactly was going on?

Was this really the world of the original Longevity Love story he had read?

Xiao Shou felt deeply confused.

Tushan Qiqi shook his head again. "I do not know. Even without investigating, I can guess that there must be some hidden truth behind it. I also want to find out, but with my current body and cultivation, I simply cannot do it. I can only entrust this to you. Please investigate it for me."

He looked at Xiao Shou and continued,

"And besides, you are now Xiao Shou. The responsibilities that tied to me are now yours as well. Even though my parents were not my biological ones and treated me poorly, the people in the village were kind. The elders were caring and the neighbors lived in harmony..."

"I understand. I will investigate it carefully, so you can stop talking now. How is your body? Do you need my help?" Xiao Shou said helplessly while rubbing his forehead.

He realized that Tushan Qiqi might not be a completely naive good person.

At the very least, whenever he wanted Xiao Shou to do something, he always had a way to make him agree.

He sighed inwardly.

He was really not good at dealing with people like this.

He was not clever at all and could never outplay others in schemes.

Yet everyone around him seemed to be smart.

How was he supposed to survive like this?

Fortunately, he still had a cute disciple he could tease.

Otherwise, life would truly be miserable.

While he felt quite fortunate at this moment, Xiao Shou completely unaware that his disciple’s mind was actually extraordinarily sharp.

Later, he would not even be able to cry about it.

After he let go of the strand of hair he had been playing with, Tushan Qiqi looked at Xiao Shou’s helpless expression and a trace of amusement flashing in his eyes. "No need. After recovering my memories and part of my soul, the vitality and soul within my body have balanced out. From now on, I will be like a normal person. With proper food and rest, I will recover."

"That is good." Xiao Shou was genuinely happy for him.

Three days after they finished discussing everything, Xiao Shou set out from Dark River City.

With the treasure map of Xiao Family Village that Tushan Qiqi had hastily prepared and the travel documents arranged by Tushan Gaoque, he flew away on his sword in high spirits.

After he left, Tushan Qiqi walked into the guest room.

When he looked at the two storage pouches on the table, he smiled faintly. "He is a good person. Not the same kind as Xiao Ran."

The large map Tushan Qiqi gave Xiao Shou clearly marked the route to Bottle Gourd Town.

It even indicated which cities and mountain ranges he would pass if he traveled in a straight line.

Xiao Shou only needed to travel, stop occasionally, and compare the names of cities and boundary markers with the map to find his way.

Soon, he arrived at the place where the incident had occurred.

After the massacre, the blood river had once flooded the entire area.

Now, Bottle Gourd Town was completely abandoned and desolate.

With the Xiao Family Village treasure map in hand and the surroundings so barren, searching for treasures became extremely easy.

He can collect the spiritual herbs and various heavenly materials without effort.

Yao Heng even swallowed half of a Nullspace Gems vein in one go before retreating to upgrade its flower space.

However, there was something strange.

There were no guardian beasts or even wild animals at any of the treasure locations.

Perhaps the Sunfall Domain was too barren for demonic beasts, but even the absence of wild animals was abnormal.