mtl008 Chapter 1228 Xu Fu?
Chapter 1228 Xu Fu?
The carriage sped along the bumpy official road, its wheels rolling and dust billowing.
Inside the carriage, however, the atmosphere was somewhat strange.
Murong Yan clung tightly to Lin Zhen, one hand gripping his arm, the other instinctively protecting her slightly protruding belly.
Her beautiful phoenix eyes, filled with an undisguised wariness and curiosity, were secretly observing the disheveled old monk sitting cross-legged opposite them, meditating with his eyes closed and humming an unknown tune.
She still felt it was all very unreal.
This legendary old monster who has lived for over a thousand years, this capricious and ruthless Buddha, was so easily tricked by her husband into joining them on their journey to Japan.
This whole thing seems so mysterious no matter how you look at it.
She felt that the old monk had agreed too readily, so readily that it made her a little uneasy.
The Phoenix Descent Dress, her only nightgown, seemed a bit restrictive in the cramped and bumpy carriage. The ultra-black Su brocade fabric made her face, slightly rounded due to pregnancy, appear even more fair and captivating.
The five-zhang-long (approximately 10 meters) long, dark gold Suzhou brocade train was carefully gathered in a corner of the soft couch, layer upon layer, like a luxurious yet languid black cloud, tightly enveloping her and Lin Zhen, as if silently declaring that this man belonged to her alone, and no one could take him away.
“I said, little girl.” Just then, the old monk who had been keeping his eyes closed suddenly spoke.
Murong Yan's body stiffened abruptly, and she subconsciously shrank further into Lin Zhen's arms.
"You don't need to be so nervous." The Buddha of Chess and Cards still had his eyes closed, but a playful smile appeared on his lips. "Although I am not a good person, I am not so low as to lay a hand on a pregnant woman."
"What's more, the little one in your belly is no ordinary mortal."
“He is an even bigger ‘variable’ born from the bloodlines of both of you ‘variables’.”
"I'm still looking forward to seeing what kind of mess he'll make of this world in the future. How could I possibly hurt him now?"
He spoke these words casually, but to Murong Yan, they were like a thunderclap!
He... he even knew he was carrying a boy?!
This...how is this possible? !
Even the most skilled physician in the palace, Physician Zhang, only said that her pulse was peculiar and it was difficult to determine whether she was male or female. This old monster, he could tell just by looking?
She looked at Lin Zhen in shock, only to find that her husband's face remained calm and composed, as if he was not at all surprised by the "charlatan's" remarks.
"Senior, your 'Heavenly Eye' ability is becoming more and more refined," Lin Zhen said with a smile, his tone ambiguous as to whether it was praise or teasing.
"Hmph, stop flattering me." Chess Buddha curled his lip. "What are my meager skills compared to a monster like you who can dismantle the 'Void Stone' with his bare hands?"
As he said this, his cloudy old eyes finally opened a crack, and he looked at Lin Zhen with great interest:
"Young man, I am quite curious. Your so-called 'feint to the east while attacking the west, deceiving the heavens and crossing the sea' strategy sounds good. But have you considered what if the Japanese silver mine is just a legend? What if your so-called 'meat grinder' fails to grind the enemy to death and instead traps you?"
"Does the senior think that I would do such a gamble without any certainty?" Lin Zhen asked with a smile.
"Oh?" The chess and card player's interest grew even stronger. "So, you kid, you have a backup plan?"
"It's not really a backup plan." Lin Zhen shook his head. "I just found someone in advance who is even more reliable and powerful than Date Masamune, that 'traitor,' a 'super traitor.'"
"A super traitor?" Both Chess Buddha and Murong Yan were stunned.
“That’s right.” A mysterious smile appeared on Lin Zhen’s lips.
He didn't offer any further explanation, but simply took something out of his pocket.
It was an ancient token, entirely black, carved with a lifelike three-legged raven.
The moment the Buddha saw the token, all the smiles on his usually carefree and slovenly old face froze once again!
His cloudy old eyes suddenly widened!
His eyes were filled with an incredulity, shock, and horror that were a hundred times stronger than when he had seen the "Stone of Nothingness" before!
"This...this is...the token of the 'Yatagaraja'?!"
"That old codger Xu Fu... he's actually still alive?!"
"Moreover, he also handed you this token, which symbolizes the highest power of their 'Divine Martial Society'?!"
The chess and card game master felt that his worldview, which had been built up over thousands of years, had been completely and utterly crushed by this kid, Lin Zhen, countless times today!
Xu Fu!
More than two thousand years ago, he was ordered by the First Emperor to lead three thousand boys and girls across the ocean to find the legendary elixir of immortality—the greatest alchemist of all time!
He's still alive?!
And he's even gotten involved with that kid Lin Zhen?!
What the hell is going on?!
"Senior, do you know Xu Fu?" Lin Zhen was slightly taken aback when he saw the look of disbelief on the face of the chess and card Buddha.
He originally just wanted to take out this token to intimidate this old monster and let him know how many trump cards he had that the old monster couldn't even imagine.
Unexpectedly, this old monster even knew about Xu Fu.
It seems that there are still too many ancient secrets hidden behind this world that he does not know.
"It's more than just knowing each other." A complex expression appeared on the face of the chess and card Buddha, filled with memories, emotions, and a hint of apprehension.
"Back then, I was just a young monk who had only just grasped a trace of the 'Way of Heaven' on the chessboard."
"But Xu Fu was already the Grand Master of the State, who could command the wind and rain and guide the country while serving the First Emperor."
"I once played a game of chess with him on the summit of Mount Tai."
"In that game, we played from sunrise to sunset for three days and three nights, but in the end, we still couldn't decide the winner."
"I thought he had long since turned into a handful of dust with the fall of the Great Qin Empire."
"But unexpectedly, he actually found the legendary method of immortality."
"They even went to that tiny island of Japan and created some bullshit 'Divine Martial Association'."
“Boy,” he raised his head, his deep old eyes fixed on Lin Zhen, “tell me honestly, what exactly is your relationship with him?”
Why would he entrust you with something more important than his own life?