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Stepping out of the courtyard, Shaoyuan glanced back one last time.
The moonlight reflected the focus in his eyes.
Spirit Sword Destiny thought that he had finally developed a rare affection for the delicate and beautiful woman—after all, his soul was fused with that of his original self. However, what he said was, "Huh? Sure enough, as soon as I leave the courtyard, I can see that big tree again."
"…Let's go," Spirit Sword Destiny said. "She told you where the sword is buried, so you lead the way."
"What?"
Shaoyuan jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"Li Ji only told me about one person and warned me not to let anyone else know. You actually want to follow me?"
Spirit Sword Destiny: "…"
When would this guy stop being so annoying? Did he really care about a broken sword?
"Very well, very good," Spirit Sword Destiny said indifferently. "Then you can dig it up yourself. It's getting late; I'm going back to rest."
He turned to leave.
"Wait, wait," Shaoyuan thought for a moment and quickly reached out to grab him. "You should accompany me."
In the courtyard where they were, there was a rockery and a pond, with a weeping willow by the pond's edge.
Shaoyuan walked to the Weeping Willow, took three steps east, and stopped, saying, "This is the spot; she wanted me to dig here."
"So close?" Spirit Sword Destiny was a bit surprised.
"Yeah, that's how she is," Shaoyuan replied.
He glanced at the ground beneath him, then looked at Spirit Sword Destiny, who silently stared back at him.
After a moment of eye contact, Spirit Sword Destiny said, "…Yes, Master, I will dig here right away."
He removed a piece of rubble from the Rockery, broke a branch, and fashioned a simple digging tool. Then he began to shovel the dirt.
Although he had never dug before in his life, his movements were still concise and effective. Before long, a deep pit appeared on the ground.
When Spirit Sword Destiny took another scoop, he immediately sensed something unusual.
In the dark pit, it seemed as if someone had struck a match; a sudden flash of light illuminated their eyes.
A shiny, smooth pebble lay quietly at the bottom of the pit.
"Isn't it supposed to be a sword? How did it turn into a stone?" Shaoyuan asked in confusion.
He jumped into the pit and scooped it up, examining it closely in his hands.
It turned out to be Amber, which contained a beetle preserved inside; even the fine patterns on its wings were clearly visible.
"Eh? What, what is this!" Shaoyuan exclaimed.
As he shouted, Amber's surface shattered, and a beetle fell out—moving its antennae and flapping its wings, surprisingly still alive.
Then, the pale golden beetle flew out of the pit without looking back, heading in a certain direction.
"This is a larva of the Shadow Insect; it will lead us to the location of Mother Gu. Hurry, chase it!" Spirit Sword Destiny said.
He immediately followed, and Shaoyuan hurried to catch up.
They saw the larva fly across most of the manor, reaching above Yingyue Lake. It had been flying with its head down when it suddenly stopped in mid-air, hesitated for a moment, and then dove straight into the water.
Spirit Sword Destiny silently recited the Avoid Water Spell and also dove into the water.
Before long, he surfaced holding a narrow sword box.
The things hidden by the Shadow Insect were invisible even when right under your nose, and could not be detected by spells. Li Ji had put considerable thought into hiding the Taikang Sword, which explained why that father and son duo couldn't find it at all.
The sword from the box had already been taken out by Shaoyuan.
The sword's body shimmered with a brilliant azure light, filled with spiritual energy; it was indeed a fine sword.
"We're going to..." Shaoyuan began.
At that moment, arrows flew towards him. By the time he said "go," he had already turned into a sieve.
Before the arrows could reach him, Spirit Sword Destiny opened a Shield Wall Barrier, blocking them all outside.
"Your master is dead, and you are now free. This matter has nothing to do with you. Hand over the sword to me, and I will let you go!" an old voice said.
Spirit Sword Destiny thought that if Shaoyuan was indeed his master, he might consider this proposal.
However, that was not the case.
"Father, just kill him as well. How can we let him go?" said a younger voice. "He has already killed many of our people and even threatened to throw us into the lake to feed the fish. Now that his master has become Fish Feed, let him accompany his master!"
Spirit Sword Destiny turned around.
Sure enough, it was the father and son who had possessed the Original Master and occupied Fan Family Villa.
They had clearly followed him all the way here.
Letting Shaoyuan meet Li Ji was also part of their plan. Since Li Ji refused to reveal the whereabouts of the Taikang Sword, she would have to come out in front of her lover, right? This Taikang Sword originally belonged to the Fan Family as an ancestral heirloom. After Li Ji became an Earthbound Spirit, it would be useless for her to keep it; she would definitely return it to Fan Shaoyuan.
This was a perfect opportunity to find the Taikang Sword and then kill and seize treasures...
Unfortunately, although their calculations were good, they miscalculated one crucial thing.
No matter how much the other party shouted, Spirit Sword Destiny only smiled and ignored them.
After Shaoyuan was turned into a tattered sack and turned to ash in the air, the Taikang Sword still hovered in mid-air, emitting a faint blue light as if an invisible hand was holding it.
“Fish Feed? So you are also concerned about whether the fish in the lake are hungry?”
His cheerful voice suddenly floated over from somewhere.
The true form of Shaoyuan, the “Shen,” was born in the marshes and roamed the rivers and seas, having a certain affinity for the fish and shrimp in the water.
The father and son had changed their expressions.
They had witnessed Shaoyuan being pierced by arrows, its breath already gone. Could this voice be coming from the underworld?
In their astonished gazes, the figure of Shaoyuan gradually reappeared in the night.
Not just one, but two, three... a whole bunch of Shaoyuan.
Each Shaoyuan held a Taikang Sword and said with a smile, “Can you guess which one is real? If you guess right, I’ll give it to you.”
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