Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2: Crossover
Chapter 3: Bandits
Chapter 4: Forest
Chapter 5: Emotions
Chapter 6: To Protect
Chapter 7: Peach Blossom Origins
Chapter 8: Wisdom
Chapter 9: Legacy
Chapter 10: Theft
Chapter 11: To Protect
Chapter 12: Capital
Chapter 13: Banquet
Chapter 14: Spiritual Roots
Chapter 15: Examinations
Chapter 16: Quality
Chapter 17: Wretched
Chapter 18: Silver Dragon Temple
Chapter 19: I Surrender
Chapter 20: Three Questions
Chapter 21: Elementary Scholar
Chapter 22: Patrol Officer
Chapter 23: Sacrifice
Chapter 24: Farewell
Chapter 25: Idol
Chapter 26: Banknotes
Chapter 27: Plan
Chapter 28: Kill Them
Chapter 29: Legacy
Chapter 30: Maiden
Chapter 31: Tang Zhen
Chapter 32: Invitation
Chapter 33: Decay
Chapter 34: Chen Yuan
Chapter 35: Han Lin
Chapter 36: Heaven’S Assistance
Chapter 37: Event On The Boat
Chapter 38: A Disgrace To The Educated
Chapter 39: Revoking A Title
Chapter 40: Sailor
Chapter 41: Into The Water
Chapter 42: Solving The Case
Chapter 43: Mistress Cloud
Chapter 44: Crystal Gaze
Chapter 45: Autopsy
Chapter 46: Into The Examination Halls
Chapter 47: Examination
Chapter 48: Night Ship
Chapter 49: Murder
Chapter 50: Judge
Chapter 51: Suspicion
Chapter 52: First Place
Chapter 53: Check Again
Chapter 54: Realization
Chapter 55: Ancestral Temple
Chapter 56: Spiritual Roots
Chapter 57: Night Attack
Chapter 58: Puppet
Chapter 59: Killing An Official
Chapter 60: Today Shall Be The Day You Die
Chapter 61: Counterattack
Chapter 62: Will You Do It
Chapter 63: The Case Of The Coffin Bearers
Chapter 64: Decision
Chapter 65: Broken Tail
Chapter 66: Respects To Teacher
Chapter 67: Payment
Chapter 68: Entering The Sect
Chapter 69: Retrieve
Chapter 70: Rise Above
Chapter 71: Confer A Title
Chapter 72: Samurai Warrior
Chapter 73: Let’S Drink Up
Chapter 74: The Great Learning
Chapter 75: Pirates
Chapter 76: First Book
Chapter 77: Revenge
Chapter 78: Seven Cups And Seven Steps
Chapter 79: Attack
Chapter 80: A Little Higher
Chapter 81: Rejection
Chapter 82: Exterminating The Pirates
Chapter 83: Imperial Edict
Chapter 84: Send The Memorandum
Chapter 85: Unfilial And Unfair
Chapter 86: Turning Misfortune To Fortune
Chapter 87: Relay Station
Chapter 88: Murder
Chapter 89: Desire
Chapter 90: Six Riders
Chapter 91: Dao Amulet
Chapter 92: Fire On Mountain Deity Temple
Chapter 93: Ji Ai Guo
Chapter 94: A Chance Encounter
Chapter 95: To The Capital
Chapter 96: An Idea
Chapter 97: Hidden Gold
Chapter 98: Gold Is Too Heavy
Chapter 99: Dance Of The Dragon And Fish
Chapter 100: Turn Back In Sadness
Chapter 101: Exchange
Chapter 102: Lovesick
Chapter 103: In A Trance
Chapter 104: The Emperor’S Melody
Chapter 105: Audience
Chapter 106: Heavenly Disposition
Chapter 107: Completion
Chapter 108: Leaving A Memory
Chapter 109: Receiving The Edict
Chapter 110: Sword Fight
Chapter 111: Query In The Night
Chapter 112: Reason
Chapter 113: Divination
Chapter 114: Metal Anchor
Chapter 115: Justice Is Served
Chapter 116: Fairy On The Magpie Bridge
Chapter 117: News
Chapter 118: The Tiger And The Lion Converges
Chapter 119: Avoid The Rain
Chapter 120: Southern Kingdom
Chapter 121: Young Chieftain
Chapter 122: Fisherman
Chapter 123: The Tomb
Chapter 124: Evil Survivors
Chapter 125: Attacking The City
Chapter 126: Controlling Snakes
Chapter 127: Interrogation
Chapter 128: Black Wolf
Chapter 129: Young Master Xie
Chapter 130: Burning The Stronghold
Chapter 131: Assassin
Chapter 132: Urgent Return
Chapter 133: Feelings
Chapter 134: Dragon Tiger Temple
Chapter 135: Shen Wan Lin
Chapter 136: Marriage Upheaval
Chapter 137: Obstruction
Chapter 138: Upholding The Laws Of The Household
Chapter 139: It Doesn’T Matter
Chapter 140: If Only We Met Once In This Life
Chapter 141: Alliance
Chapter 142: Mission Incomplete
Chapter 143: Suspecting Your Neighbor Of Stealing
Chapter 144: Absurdity
Chapter 145: Competition
Chapter 146: Refusal
Chapter 147: Collaboration
Chapter 148: Harmonizing Flute Lullabies
Chapter 149: Forever Gone Are The Old Times
Chapter 150: Retrieving The Pill
Chapter 151: Be Good And Accept Death
Chapter 152: Exposure
Chapter 153: Emergency
Chapter 154: Poison Gas
Chapter 155: Secret Basement
Chapter 156: Breaking Through The Gates Of Heaven
Chapter 157: Kill Them All
Chapter 158: Core Disciple
Chapter 159: Offended
Chapter 160: A Glimmer Of Hope
Chapter 161: Surprise
Chapter 162: Bestowing A Title
Chapter 163: Explosion
Chapter 164: Official
Chapter 165: Network
Chapter 166: Arrest
Chapter 167: Retribution
Chapter 168: Insignia
Chapter 169: The Chase
Chapter 170: Return To The City
Chapter 171: Prestige
Chapter 172: Enchantments
Chapter 173: Kill A Man, Leave A Poem
Chapter 174: Major Incident
Chapter 175: Meeting
Chapter 176: Sin
Chapter 177: A Full Account
Chapter 178: Cracks
Chapter 179: I Won’T Meet
Chapter 180: Peace And Prosperity
Chapter 181: Untitled
Chapter 182: A Truthful Misrepresentation
Chapter 183: Do Some Good
Chapter 184: Obtaining An Imperial Tile
Chapter 185: Leaving The Prince’S Mansion
Chapter 186: Virtuous
Chapter 187: Punished Only Because You’Re Capable
Chapter 188: Spy
Chapter 189: Fate Lantern
Chapter 190: Jade Pendant
Chapter 191: Floating Sphere
Chapter 192: Jian An
Chapter 193: Words From The Heart
Chapter 194: Counter Attack
Chapter 195: Cursed
Chapter 196: All Of You, Die!
Chapter 197: Breaking Through Paradise
Chapter 198: Rushing In
Chapter 199: Assistance
Chapter 200: It Doesn'T Matter
Chapter 201: You’Ve Grown Up
Chapter 202: Battle Conclusion
Chapter 203: Overwhelmed
Chapter 204: Position
Chapter 205: Alliance
Chapter 206: County Magistrate
Chapter 207: Hesitation
Chapter 208: Refusal To Meet
Chapter 209: Eyes And Mouth Wide Open
Chapter 210: Asking For Help For A Title
Chapter 211: Ignorance
Chapter 212: The Plan
Chapter 213: Zhao Kuo
Chapter 214: Executed
Chapter 215: Increase In Morale
Chapter 216: Sentry Island
Chapter 217: Breaking The Enemy
Chapter 218: The Day Of The Counterattack
Chapter 219: To Retrieve
Chapter 220: Attacking The Stronghold
Chapter 221: Stability
Chapter 222: Ashore
Chapter 223: Attack
Chapter 224: Defeat
Chapter 225: Urgent Report
Chapter 226: Persuasion
Chapter 227: Invitation
Chapter 228: Cleanly
Chapter 229: Becoming A Dao Master
Chapter 230: To The Capital City
Chapter 231: Recruiting
Chapter 232: Affair
Chapter 233: A Bag Of Pills
Chapter 234: Virtue Of The Crown Prince
Chapter 235: Divergence
Chapter 236: Ambush
Chapter 237: Snow People
Chapter 238: Luring The Snake Out Of A Cave
Chapter 239: Love Never Lasts
Chapter 240: Shameless
Chapter 241: Assassins On Sky Road
Chapter 242: Resolution
Chapter 243: Observation
Chapter 244: Demotion
Chapter 245: Shocking News
Chapter 246: Farewell
Chapter 247: An Audience
Chapter 248: Advisor
Chapter 249: Business
Chapter 250: Suspicion
Chapter 251: Golden Cats
Chapter 252: Killing Officials
Chapter 253: River Deity’S Daoist Field
Chapter 254: Long Arms Of Justice
Chapter 255: Ironclad Case
Chapter 256: Removing The Official Hat
Chapter 257: Rebuilding
Chapter 258: Execution
Chapter 259: Stale Fish
Chapter 260: Records
Chapter 261: Reinstatement
Chapter 262: Wei Family Village
Chapter 263: Map Of The Dragon Veins
Chapter 264: Deep Wisdom
Chapter 265: Wedding
Categories Genre: Action, Adventure, All, Historical, Martial Arts, Ongoing, Romance, Supernatural, Xianxia Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Dao Tian Xian Tu, Path to Immortality: Marauding the Heavens, 盗天仙途, ______
Total Chapters in book: 265
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
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Chapter 259: Stale Fish
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
The boat was sailed gently across the sea.
As the boat inched forward, the wind started to howl. On both ends, lands could be seen in full spring colors. Everything grew densely. Facing the sea, Pei Zi Yun’s worries dissolved as he sighed and retrieve a jug of wine, he took a large gulp in the strong wind.
He then pointed a finger in the air.
"System!"
A white plum blossom appeared before his eyes as it became bigger and bigger until it transformed into a white, semitransparent system interface. It bore with it faint light perception as numbers and words swarmed into view.
"Yin Master: Level 4 (67.2%)
"Sword Techniques: Advanced (25.1%)"
"Principles of Dao: Intermediate (36.9%)"
"Dao Arts: 43 Varieties, Advanced (33.1%)"
"Stars Transposition: Level 3 (15.7%)"
"Wind Form: Level 1 (31.8%)"
"Geomancy: Advanced (0.9%)"
The changes in his skills weren’t very great, since much time hasn’t passed since the last time he checked. As for his Prestige, it was already at 67%. He then thought to himself, "The latest book hasn’t been released yet and only several officials know about this, but this number is already so high. Could it be that Prestige is also dependent on the status of people? Could it be that Prestige would increase at a faster rate if the person who heard it was a noble?"
Thinking this way, he smiled. When it came to Prestige, there was never too much. At this point, the boat captain shouted, "Young Master, we’ve reached Hill County’s pier!"
Pei Zi Yun leapt for joy as he disembarked from the boat. Hill County was small and was situated by the mountains. When he walked into an inn, he realized that it was full. The sky had turned dark and it was raining now.
The sky was foggy as it continued to rain and a strange feeling overcame Pei Zi Yun who looked out some distance away. He then walked in that direction and arrived at another inn. He smiled as he entered it. The entrance to this inn was damaged and worn. He thus knew that this was an old inn. He was received by the waiter who asked, "Young Master, would you like to stay for the night or to have some food?"
"Both. I wish for a room on the upper floor and I would like a single room with a balcony."
"Young Master, we don’t have rooms with balconies. But we do have a quieter room by the corner. This way!" The waiter led Pei Zi Yun into the room. It was the evening now so the waiter lit up a lantern as he showed Pei Zi Yun his room. Pei Zi Yun sniffed the air to ensure that it wasn’t moldy. He then smiled, "Not bad. At least it’s clean."
The waiter then regained his senses and fetched some hot water for Pei Zi Yun to wash up. He then said, "Our rooms are all clean. Within the entire county my inn has been around for the longest, and we know what our guests need."
"Let’s not speak of the better rooms, every single room is cleaned often. The sheets are washed once every three days, and sunned once every five days. It’s impossible for there to be mold here."
He then handed a hot towel over to Pei Zi Yun and gave him a cup of tea. Just as he was about to get busy with the dishes, Pei Zi Yun held him back, "Prepare my food properly. It doesn’t have to be much; three dishes are enough. Add a jug of wine to go along with them. Everything has to be fresh."
Pei Zi Yun then handed him two taels of silver much to the delight of the waiter. "Don’t worry Young Master. The dishes shall be here soon. I promise there won’t be anything wrong."
After he had his dinner, the sky was completely dark. Pei Zi Yun wore a pair of sandals and came out of his room to take a look. He noticed that it was raining heavily and thus decided to return to his room. He read for a little while before he fell asleep.
It was hazy and misty in the night, as the rain continued to pour down.
"Be careful of bugs in the middle of the night." The county was already dark and the streets were quiet. Nobody was along the pier at this hour and each household had already extinguished the flames at their doorstep. Only the night watcher carried a small lantern as he knocked on the gong and strolled down the streets.
The oil lamp on the table flickered before the flame started to become smaller. All of a sudden, the entire flame was extinguished. At this point, faint music could be heard in the distance. It sounded like it was there, and yet it wasn’t. Pei Zi Yun was deep in sleep, but his Yin Master stirred as it opened its eyes and stood up.
A gale of cold wind blew as Pei Zi Yun sighed, "Looks like the Yin Energy here is overpowering. Even when I was in the room, I found it rather uncomfortable."
Just as he mumbled to himself, the sound of the music started to draw closer, as footsteps became audible as well. He looked down.
The rhythmic footsteps seemed to have stopped as an oxcart appeared right before Pei Zi Yun. It was white in color, and yet red light glowed around it. He wondered whose oxcart was this, for there were guards around it who looked intimidating as well.
The oxcart stopped and someone stepped off. He was dressed in red official robes and looked to be around 22 or 23 years old. He had white hair along the side of his head and a cold expression across his face. He wore a white ray of light along his body. The second he saw Pei Zi Yun, he fell to his knees.
"I don’t dare, I don’t dare. Your Excellency is a fourth ranked official, how can you kneel down to me?" Pei Zi Yun blurted out.
"Of course, you should be knelt down to. It’s because of your grace and sharpness that I was conferred an additional title in death. I was even redressed of my grievances with your benevolence. However, since the Yin and Yang are two separate entities, I cannot do much for you. Please drink these three cups of wine, as a way of me expressing my gratitude."
As he spoke, he waved his hands and a table appeared. A jug of wine flew up onto the air and filled three cups before the cups floated towards Pei Zi Yun.
"If that’s the case, do not mind me."
Pei Zi Yun looked down into the cup and realized the wine was red in color and knew that drinking this would be beneficial to his Yin Master. Without further delay, he picked the cups up and drained them. As soon as he was done, he could feel wisps of white energy coalesce within his stomach. The man pushed for Pei Zi Yun to drink more, but was denied. "Your Excellency, this wine must be expensive and rare. I shan’t drink more of it."
When the man heard this, he fell to his knees once again, "Dao Master is benevolent. We shall meet in the future."
In that second, the white mist retreated, as it took the man away from sight.
When the white mist dissipated, Pei Zi Yun woke up. When he opened his eyes, and looked out of the window, the rain had stopped. Several stars hung overhead, they flickered like blinking eyes.
"Did I dream of a spirit?"
"No, it must be that the spirit had paid me a visit. Based on what he said, it sounded like he was the general?" Pei Zi Yun thought for a little while before he reopened the system interface. A smile appeared on his face, "Yin Master: Level 4 (97.2%)"
"A cup of spiritual wine has increased the percentage of my cultivation!"
Afternoon
Several chickens walked and clucked around the relay station. Xie Cheng Dong was in the middle of his cultivation when a Daoist rushed over towards him. When the Daoist saw that he was busy, he waited quietly by the side for Xie Cheng Dong to keep his sword. He then handed a note over to him.
Xie Cheng Dong smiled warmly and politely until he saw the note, which caused his expression to fall. He was angry, "What, why has Pei Zi Yun gone to Hills County for?"
When Xie Cheng Dong found out about this piece of news, he was extremely agitated. Several other Daoists around him were taken aback by his sudden change in attitude as well.
Xie Cheng Dong was very young and had already reached the tenth level of Yin Master. His attitude was often warm but now he seemed clearly upset. What news could it be to distress him this way?
Xie Cheng Dong paced back and forth several times before turning to speak to the Daoist, "Continue observing him. If he heads towards Yuanqing Village, report to me immediately."
When the Daoist heard this, he hesitated, "Young Master, the person who tailed Pei Zi Yun said that he only managed to get a glimpse of him and was already being suspected of spying on him. It was extremely hard to tail this person."
Xie Cheng Dong mumbled to himself, "It looks like Pei Zi Yun has developed a certain sensitivity from killing so many people. All he has to do is to look at someone to know if they harbor ill intent against him. This is going to be troublesome."
"Tell the people below not to watch him personally. Take my tile and recruit the smaller gangs around the neighborhood. Tell them to take some horses and oxcarts to observe him instead. Since they’re not Daoists, it won’t be so suspicious. Besides, instruct them that their job was just to take down notes on him and not to act maliciously. This way, even if he was sensitive towards people who plotted to harm him, he wouldn’t detect them."
"Yes, Young Master!" The Daoist then walked out through the door.
Right at this point, the door to the relay station opened. It was meal time and thus lively sounds could be heard. Xie Cheng Dong replaced the anger on his face with a calm expression. Eunuch Liao walked up to him and the both of them looked into each other in the eyes.
"What’s the current situation?"
"Everything has been arranged."
Everyone around the relay station looked extremely busy. An attendant of the relay station was serving dishes in food baskets. He brought the huge basket up onto the table before he took dishes out from them. There were at least a dozen dishes and all of them were still steaming. Eunuch Liao stepped forward and sniffed it, "Even at such places, we need to test King Lu’s food before he eats in. To be cautious!"
"Yes!" A little eunuch stepped forward and tried the dishes one by one. When he reached the steam fished, he crinkled his noses and scrunched his face up. Eunuch Liao was taken aback by his reaction and asked, "Could it be poisoned?’
"No, it’s just not fresh!" The little eunuch fell to his knees and spoke dramatically.
Eunuch Liao was furious when he heard this, and called for the relay station attendant to come over. The attendant was on his knees, trembling in fear, "King Lu, my relay station is just a small station, how can we afford fresh fish? The fish are being brought from very far away. There’s just no way for it to be fresh. Please have mercy King Lu!"
The attendant spoke and felt extremely wronged. King Lu wanted to have fresh fish, but it was impossible for them to provide fresh fish.
"Forget it. There’s so many other dishes, how can this not be enough. You may be excused!" King Lu ordered, as the attendant returned to the kitchen.
The chef followed the attendant down and he looked rather disquieted by the entire ordeal. The chef then asked, "Attendant, this is a Canton Prince and the fish isn’t fresh. What should we do?"
Hearing the chef’s words, the attendant rolled his eyes and laughed, "Hm, he’s just a Canton Prince throwing a tantrum. He isn’t even an heir to the throne. It’s even hard up say if he might ever return to the capital city. What are you scared of?"
"Besides, Crown Prince and King Lu are rivals. When the Crown Prince finally ascends to the throne, it’s possible that King Lu might not even be a Canton Prince then."
At this point, a guard that stood outside came into the building. Eunuch Liao looked at him and asked, "Guard Zhang, where have you been?"
The Imperial Guard raged, "I was about to enter the kitchen to check out the surroundings and saw the attendant gloating. When I walked in, I overheard him saying that King Lu was just a Canton Prince, and might not even return the capital city ever. He even said there’s a chance that King Lu might not remain a Canton Prince in future."
"Outrageous, simply outrageous!"
"What?" The black robed imperial guard opened his eyes and asked in shock. King Lu was a prince and held authority for so long. Most people won’t even dare to look at him the wrong way. He’d only been demoted for a short time and the hearts of so many people had changed. Even the attendant of this relay station showed him less respect than he deserved. At this point the black robed guard drew his blade and shouted, "Traitorous dog, how dare he humiliate King Lu. Come men, let’s kill him off!"
"Yes!" Several armed guards immediately replied as the charged out in anger. Their eyes were bloodshot as they looked up at their superior, who remained speechless.
King Lu then waved a hand, "Hold it!"
After seeing his own men halt, King Lu paced towards them. He looked like he suppressed his own anger. Soon after, he looked at them sadly, "When it comes to facts, this relay station doesn’t have fresh fish. Likewise, another fact is that I’m no longer an heir to the throne."
As he said this, he then walked out, picked up a pair of chopsticks and took a bite of the fish. "I wonder if my children and grandchildren would be able to eat such stale fish!"
When everyone heard this, tears rolled down their cheeks.
Xie Cheng Dong wept as well, and saw that all the officials were moved by this. He then looked towards Eunuch Liao, "We’ve done it!"
He knew that it had already taken a great deal for the attendants to play their parts convincingly. Yet he had to be careful to draw the line, for if he crossed it might also mean that he would have to pay with his life.
Hence this way, even the Crown Prince or the Emperor would not be suspicious and would find it hard to investigate such a matter.
Total Chapters in book: 265
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 772462 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 3862(@200wpm)___ 3090(@250wpm)___ 2575(@300wpm)
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