Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 527 The Whereabouts of the Old Man of a Hundred Losses and the Winter God's Technique

Upon exiting the dantian world, Chen Jie's vision instantly cleared. The two suns in the sky, the golden dragon dancing, the yin and yang of heaven and earth, and the gods of the four seasons all vanished.

What appeared before me was a scene of devastation, with sunken ships blown to pieces and a turbulent sea.

I am now standing on a large piece of broken wooden plank, with two corpses on it.

Chen Jie then looked at the corpse of King Wuping that he was holding down, reached into his robes and pulled out a fish-shaped talisman used for troop deployment, but not the Winter God Technique manual that he needed.

That makes sense; how many people would carry secret manuals or similar items with them at all times?
It's impossible to carry it around with you, so Chen Jie looked at the corpse of King Wuping with some resentment. Now that he had obtained the Dao Fruit, plus the Dao Fruit given to him by King Ruyang in his storage ring, the two Dao Fruits combined would represent the second stage of the Fusion God realm.

Unfortunately, before he died, Ge Li tricked himself, using his own life to shut up King Wu Ping. Otherwise, he would have already obtained the Winter God Technique, and with the Dao Fruit, it would have been a double blessing.

But this...

It really proves the old saying: good fortune never comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly.

This situation is very difficult for Chen Jiu Si to resolve. Where can he possibly obtain the secret manual of the Winter God Technique?

As Chen Jie was pondering this, he suddenly heard shouts: "My lord, my lord!"

With shouts, Chen Jie saw Du Xiong rowing a small boat into the sea all by himself, shouting as he went. Due to the aftershocks of the explosion and the collision of ice and fire, a terrifying steam rose up, turning the area into a thick fog.

Just then, Du Xiong was seen shouting as he swam into the area, his voice filled with anxiety.

Chen Jie then spoke up: "This way!"

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong exclaimed, "Hey, they're here, they're here!"

As Du Xiong spoke, he rowed his small boat over. Soon the boat came over, and Du Xiong saw Chen Jie and excitedly shouted, "My lord, I've finally found you! I've missed you so much!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Du Xiong and asked, "Why did you come alone?"

Du Xiong replied, "Yes, it's foggy here. Fang Susu and the Zhenla National Preceptor, One-Eyed Tiger Li Bona, didn't dare to come in because their boat is too big."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Most of their ships don't dare to go in, but you dare to?"

Du Xiong laughed and said, "Haha, small boats aren't so scary. Small boats are small, so if we encounter the wreckage of a large ship, we can deal with it immediately."

"Large ships won't work; if they collide, both ships will be totaled."

As Du Xiong spoke, Chen Jie smiled and said, "You're so thoughtful."

A smile immediately appeared on Du Xiong's face as he asked, "My lord, did you kill Prince Wuping?"

Du Xiong looked at Chen Jie and asked the crucial question. Chen Jie was taken aback, then pointed to the wooden board not far away and said, "Look, Prince Wuping and his first mate."

Du Xiong looked over: "Dead?"

Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Yes, he's dead."

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong said, "My lord is truly remarkable. This Prince Wuping has been a powerful figure in Southeast Asia for many years, yet he died at your hands today."

Chen Jie said, "This man could be considered a powerful and ruthless figure, what a pity..."

After saying it was a pity, Chen Jie didn't say anything more. What was a pity? It was a pity that the two of them were too tenacious and actually committed suicide at the last moment. Otherwise, he would have already mastered the Winter God Technique and basically completed half of the mission of this trip to Southeast Asia. That's right, only half of the mission. The other half of the mission was to save Fang Guozhen.

Unfortunately, things weren't done perfectly. Thinking this, Chen Jie could only sigh inwardly, feeling a deep sense of regret.

Unfortunately, just as Chen Jie was about to leave the area, his eyes suddenly fell on a wooden plank. Underneath the plank, tiny bubbles were rising. If it weren't for Chen Jie's exceptional sensitivity at the Fusion God Realm, he might have missed this sight entirely.

There are people underwater.

Chen Jie immediately identified the problem and then glanced at Du Xiong. Du Xiong looked slightly surprised. At this moment, Chen Jie pointed to the area under the wooden board.

Du Xiong reacted immediately, his mouth suddenly splitting into a wide grin. He then put down the oar and, in the next instant, used his lightness skill to fly into the air.

Plop plop~
As Du Xiong flew up, he stepped on the water's surface, and the next moment he was launched into the air, his right hand forming a tiger claw as he suddenly grabbed at the bottom of the water.

Hey!
Suddenly, a black tiger appeared behind Du Xiong. Although Du Xiong mainly cultivated the Golden Bell Cover system, don't forget that his father was Du Zundao, the Tiger Descending the Mountain, one of the four Dharma Kings of the Fire Worshiping Sect. Therefore, although he may not be a master of tiger-type claw kung fu, it is no problem to say that he is good at it.

At this moment, Du Xiong struck with his black tiger claw, and the next moment a terrifying tiger roar was heard. Immediately afterwards, a person was pulled directly out of the water by Du Xiong.

"Aah~"

After the man was brought up, he screamed in terror, making a jumble of incoherent sounds that didn't sound like Mandarin, but rather a local dialect.

Although small countries like Siam all revered China, many nobles needed to learn Chinese in order to make contact with China and see if they could communicate with the Chinese people properly.

In addition, Fang Guozhen's rule over Southeast Asia for the past twenty years has made it so that most people here can speak Chinese. Especially at sea, the common language of pirates has been forcibly changed to Chinese by Fang Guozhen. This is one of the main reasons why Chen Jie was not hindered by language barriers no matter who he encountered on his journey.

At this moment, Du Xiong grabbed the man and flew through the air, landing on the small boat the next instant. With a snap, he threw the man onto the boat.

"Ouch~"

A scream rang out, and the man cried out pitifully, seemingly suffering from severe injuries. Du Xiong then glanced at him and saw that there were no obvious injuries on his body.

Chen Jie recognized the guy; he was the captain of the Prince Wuping's personal guards who had been kicked away and fallen into the water by Chen Jie at the beginning.

Come to think of it, with that horrific explosion on the ship, almost everyone was engulfed in the blast, and it would have been difficult for anyone to survive. Yet, in the end, one person did survive.

That person, without a doubt, should not be on that ship, so!
The only survivor was the captain of the personal guard whom he had kicked off the ship, which could be considered a blessing in disguise.

Thinking this, Du Xiong stepped forward, grabbed him by the collar, and said, "Boy, who are you, and why are you hiding underwater?"

"Ah..."

The man continued yelling after hearing Du Xiong's words. Du Xiong got angry, went up to him and slapped him twice, saying, "I'm asking you a question, answer properly, who are you?"

Chattering away...

At this moment, the man covered his face and spoke in their local dialect with a wronged expression. Du Xiong then looked up at Chen Jie and said, "Boss, this guy doesn't seem to understand our language."

Gibberish, gibberish.

The man continued to flail his arms excitedly. Du Xiong glanced at him and then said, "Kill him. He's of no value to us."

"Ah, ah..."

Upon hearing this, the man suddenly jumped up in alarm. Du Xiong then pressed his hands down forcefully and asked, "Can you understand our language?"

what?
The man tried to play dumb, but Du Xiong punched him twice in the stomach. *Thud*

The man actually vomited after being punched twice. At this moment, Du Xiong glared at him with his eyes wide open and said fiercely, "Playing dumb in front of me? I think you're tired of living. I'll rip your head off and use it as a chamber pot!"

"Woo~"

At this moment, the captured man was seen whimpering desperately. Seeing that he could no longer fool them, he finally said, "No, don't kill me, don't kill me."

"Hey, he speaks Mandarin quite fluently. Why is he hiding something from the father and son?"

As he spoke, Du Xiong went up and slapped him twice.

"Damn it, you deserve a beating. My lord, what do you say we should do about this cannibalism?"

Du Xiong looked at Chen Jie.

Chen Jie said, "This guy is useless to us. Let's kill him to save ourselves trouble."

"okay!"

As Du Xiong spoke, he grabbed the man's neck. Before he could even use force to crush the man's neck, the man suddenly waved his hands frantically and said, "Ahhh~ It works, it works!"

"it works?"

Upon hearing this, Du Xiong looked at Chen Jie and said, "My lord, he said it's useful!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at Du Xiong and said, "Hehe, let him go first."

Du Xiong let go, and saw the guy clutching his neck, coughing desperately: "Cough cough cough..."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Keep kowtowing for now. I have something to ask you. You said you're useful, but what use are you?"

"I am the head of the personal guards of King Wuping. I know a lot about King Wuping and the secrets of Siam. You can ask me, and I can tell you everything I know!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "How many years have you been following Prince Wuping?"

The guard said, "It's been about twenty years."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Twenty years is not a short time. It seems you really do know some of the secrets of the Prince of Wuping."

“I know, I know. I’ve been following him since when he was still the Prince of Wuping or the General of the Western Garrison. I know a lot about him.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Alright, since that's the case, I'll give you a chance. I'll ask you questions, and you'll answer them. If you can't answer even one question, then, hehe, your life won't be yours anymore."

"Du Xiong".

Chen Jie called out to Du Xiong, who then replied, "Understood, my lord. If he can't answer even one question, I'll twist his head off!"

"No, two, two questions!"

At this moment, the captain of the personal guards said with a bitter face, and Du Xiong said coldly, "I said one, that's it, why are you talking nonsense!"

The captain of the guards looked to Chen Jie for help, and Chen Jie said, "My brother has a bad temper. Whatever he says goes."

The captain of the personal guard was almost in tears, but Chen Jie didn't give him a chance to think and asked, "What is the relationship between Prince Wuping and the Imperial Preceptor?"

“Very good, they knew each other twenty years ago, and they even went to excavate the tomb of the Yin God together!”

"Oh~"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and then asked, "Having dug up the tomb of the Yin God, do you know how the Imperial Preceptor achieved immortality?"

"This……"

The captain of the guard hesitated for a moment, and at that moment, Du Xiong appeared behind him, fidgeting with his fingers, and said, "Hehe, you don't know, do you?" "I know, I know!"

"The Imperial Preceptor's immortality is actually a kind of substitution technique. He obtained a substitute straw doll from the Yin God's Tomb. He can use the substitute straw doll to die in place of others."

Chen Jie nodded and asked, "Can the surrogate straw man be reused?"

The captain of the guards said, "No, it cannot be reused."

Do you know how many scapegoats there are in total?

The captain of the guards said, "No, I don't know. How would I know about such a secret matter?"

"You don't know, do you?"

Du Xiong, his knuckles clenched, came up again. At this moment, the captain of the personal guard immediately cried out, "I, I really don't know, but, but who knows if I do!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the captain of the personal guard and asked, "Who knows?"

"Yuki-onna! Yuki-onna must know!"

"Yuki-onna?"

Chen Jie frowned: "Who is the Snow Woman?"

"Snow Woman, Snow Woman is one of you Han people, a Han person."

Chen Jiedao said, "Tell me more about it."

The captain of the personal guard hesitated for a moment, then Du Xiong behind him suddenly shouted, "Speak!"

"Yes, yes, I'll tell you, I'll tell you."

"The Snow Maiden came to our Siam twenty years ago, accompanied by the former royal advisor of Siam, the White Immortal."

"The White Immortal?"

Chen Jie frowned slightly and said, "Since he claims to be an immortal, he must be very powerful."

"Yes, he is indeed very powerful. Our Prince Wuping is his disciple. By the way, our prince learned his most powerful Winter Divine Skill from him."

"Ok?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned; that person knew the Winter God Technique.

As Chen Jie thought about it, a figure appeared in his mind. That's right, it was the Hundred Losses Taoist who went south to seek immortality, who was also the cheap master of the two elders, Turtle and Crane.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie asked, "What does that white immortal look like?"

Upon hearing this, the guard said, "Immortal Bai, Immortal Bai does have an air of otherworldly grace, but he's very thin..."

The guard described the White Immortal's appearance in detail. After the guard gave a detailed description of the White Immortal's appearance, Chen Jie immediately confirmed that this was the master of the two elders, Turtle and Crane, the Hundred-Loss Daoist.

The two elders, Gui and He, had described their master's appearance to Chen Jie.

Chen Jie glanced at his personal guard without changing his expression and asked, "Hmm, then who is this Snow Woman?"

"The Snow Woman was the daughter of the White Fairy; she was only fourteen years old at the time!"

As the captain of the personal guard spoke, Chen Jie gained a clear understanding of the matter concerning the Hundred Losses Taoist and sorted things out.

Bai Sun Dao Ren arrived in Siam nearly thirty-five years ago. Due to his great strength and extensive Taoist knowledge, he won the respect of the Siamese royal family, who treated him as an honored guest and eventually appointed him as the national teacher of Siam.

However, Bai Sun Dao Ren went south in search of immortality and did not stay in Siam with him all the time. He frequently went out and also returned to China.

During this process, he had a child with someone, and later, when the child was fourteen years old, he took her to Siam and founded the White Sect there!

This is the original form of the Holy Church in present-day Siam, and the Snow Woman is the Holy Maiden of the Holy Church.

Only Bai Sun Dao Ren continued his travels. During this time, Chen Jie suspected that he returned to the Central Plains because he met the two elders, Gui and He, who told him about his journey south.

Later, as the White Sect's influence grew, it began to recruit many disciples. Among them, two people stood out: one was Pasong, a disciple of the holy monk of Siam at the time, who is now the King Preceptor of Siam, and the other was King Vu Binh.

Furthermore, the guard added a detail: this holy monk from Siam used to live next door to the Taoist Master Baisun, and there were rumors that he had seen the young Basong having a secret rendezvous with the Snow Woman.

After that, the holy monk died for reasons unknown, and then the Taoist Master Baisun took Basong as his disciple.

He became a fellow disciple of Prince Wuping.

As for Prince Wuping, it's simpler. He's a member of the royal family, and since the White Immortal is taking on disciples, he naturally has to be sent in.

There's not much to mention about what happened after that. The only thing worth mentioning is that Basong, who was originally assigned to manage the capital of Siam, was transferred away from the capital for some unknown reason. Anyway, there was a rumor that Basong wanted to marry the Snow Woman, but was directly rejected by the White Fairy.

The meeting ended badly, and Basong was transferred away from the capital.

Twenty years later, the tomb of the Yin God was discovered, which shocked the entire country of Siam. Then, all the prominent and powerful people in Siam entered the tomb of the Yin God.

In the end, it seems that only two people came out: one was King Wuping, and the other was the current Grand Preceptor Basong.

As for what exactly happened in between, nobody knows.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie asked, "Did that White Immortal also enter the Tomb of the Yin Gods?"

"They went in but didn't come out."

The guard replied, "After that, the Grand Preceptor Basong married the Snow Maiden, but..."

"But what?"

Chen Jie inquired, and the guard replied, "However, it seems that the Snow Maiden has fallen in love with someone else and no longer likes the Imperial Preceptor. But the Imperial Preceptor still likes her and even built a Snow Palace for her to live in."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at the guard and said, "You just said that the Imperial Preceptor has many straw dolls, and Xue Nu knows about it. How did you know this?"

The guard said, "I... I overheard the prince's conversation with the Grand Preceptor from a great distance. The prince was furious and said to the Grand Preceptor, 'How could you tell her such a thing? You'll die at her hands sooner or later!'"

"I... I suspect that the Imperial Advisor must have told the Snow Maiden something that concerns his life. But what could possibly be related to the Imperial Advisor's life?"

"I guess it's related to the substitute straw doll, so that's all I know."

The guard looked at Chen Jie and said, "Don't be nervous, the clues you provided seem very useful." Chen Jie squinted at the guard and then said, "Don't be nervous, the clues you provided seem very useful."

The guard said, "Hehe, as long as it's useful, as long as it's useful."

"Alright, one last question: when will your imperial advisor arrive?"

Upon hearing this, the guard replied, "The Imperial Preceptor has sent word that he should arrive at Conch Island by tomorrow afternoon."

"Tomorrow afternoon, not the morning after tomorrow?"

Chen Jie asked, and the guard replied, "It's tomorrow afternoon. The Imperial Advisor received a letter from our Prince and expedited the process."

Chen Jie said, "That was close. If we had made a move tomorrow, things might have gone wrong. Fortunately, we still have a day to prepare."

At this moment, the guard looked at Chen Jie and said, "Great hero, I... I've told you everything I know. Could you please spare me?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie glanced at him and said, "Logically speaking, since you have given me the information, I should let you go. However, I still don't know if this information is true or false. Don't worry, I won't kill you, but I will keep you. If the information you gave is true, then your life will be saved."

"If what you say is not true, if there is even one lie, well, then you won't be able to save your life."

"It is true, it is true, everything I said is true."

Chen Jie said, "Okay, think about it carefully again and see if there are any loopholes. If there are, tell me quickly. I'll protect you before things get out of hand. But if you don't tell me about the loopholes, your life will be in danger."

"Yes Yes!"

The guard immediately spoke, and Chen Jie then looked at Du Xiong and said, "Alright, Du Xiong, get ready, go out."

Du Xiong replied, "Yes."

Du Xiong immediately rowed the boat outwards, leaving the guard feeling uneasy on the boat. Chen Jie then noticed a rope on the boat and said, "Go and tie yourself up."

The guards were overjoyed upon hearing this. Being tied up would make them feel much safer. After all, according to the rules at sea, once tied up, they were considered the private property of their captors, and anyone else who wanted to deal with them would have to consider the face of their captors.

And this person who captured me is truly amazing. Even the powerful King Wuping was killed by him with a single punch. Faced with such an existence, what right do others have to discuss how to deal with my situation?

If they are not qualified to discuss this matter, then what do I have to be afraid of?

Therefore, when Chen Jie asked him to bind himself, his first thought was that he was safe. At least until this terrifyingly powerful man nodded, no one else had the right to touch him.

Having figured all this out, the guy was overjoyed.

At this moment, Du Xiong suddenly turned around and asked, "Did your imperial advisor come by himself?"

Upon hearing this, the guard said, "How could that be? He led the Holy Church's navy to provide support, a total of twenty ships."

"Only twenty ships? Don't you say that your Holy Church is the largest religion in Siam, and even the royal family has to act according to their wishes?"

The guard replied, "That's true, but don't underestimate these twenty warships. They might be stronger than the hundred warships led by our Prince Wuping!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie frowned slightly. It seemed that this Imperial Advisor was indeed quite difficult to deal with.

Thinking this, Chen Jie and his group had already emerged from the fog. A large ship was already waiting outside the fog, and when they saw the small boat appear, everyone's eyes lit up. Fang Susu waved repeatedly, "This, this..."

The small boat pulled alongside the large ship, and just then Fang Susu came over and said to Chen Jie, "You're still alive, that's wonderful."

Chen Jie looked at Fang Susu and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely do what I promised you. I can't bear to die if I don't rescue Brother Fang!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Cuishan from Wudang came up and said, "Brother Chen, you really scared us. We all thought something had happened to you."

Chen Jie chuckled and said, "Although Southeast Asia is dangerous, it's not dangerous enough to kill me."

After saying this, Chen Jie looked up at a one-eyed, burly man who had followed him and said, "This must be Mr. Li Bona, the National Preceptor of Zhenla!"

(End of this chapter)