The Path to Immortality of Silly Pillar in the Courtyard

He Yuzhu looked at the menu for a while and it was all boiled food, with not a single stir-fried dish.

Finally, he ordered a stewed rabbit.

"Hey, Brother Qingyun, have you heard? Tian Boguang, the lone traveler of ten thousand miles, has been murdered."

While waiting for his food, He Yuzhu overheard a conversation between diners at the next table.

"What? I haven't heard of that. Tian Boguang is a top-tier martial arts master. Could it be that the leader of some sect has made a move?"

"No, I heard that it was a young man who killed Tian Boguang."

"S-S...Does this person have a name?"

"I don't know, but I heard he's a very strange boy."

"Oh, that's really shocking."

He Yuzhu, who was listening nearby, laughed. He didn't expect the news to spread so quickly. Yilin couldn't have said it, so it must have been Linghu Chong. That guy was such a blabbermouth.

As if on cue, seven or eight people suddenly entered the second floor. The leader was Yue Buqun, with Linghu Chong following behind him.

Yue Buqun had a large group, so they were divided into two tables. Linghu Chong saw He Yuzhu there and nodded to him.

He Yuzhu stopped paying attention to the others; his stewed rabbit had already been served. Just as he was about to pick up his chopsticks, he heard a thumping sound on the stairs, and two men dressed in strange clothes came up to the second floor.

An old man with a full beard and a face full of pockmarks.

The two men looked around the living room, and when they saw Yue Buqun, the bearded man's eyes lit up. He immediately walked over, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Sect Leader Yue, it's a pleasure to meet you!"

The old man with a pockmarked face also went over and exchanged a few pleasantries with Yue Buqun.

"Haha... Mr. Wen, Mr. He, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Yue Buqun stood up, clasped his hands in greeting, and then said, "Let's sit down and have a chat."

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

After the two sat down, the bearded man's expression suddenly turned serious. He said to Yue Buqun in a very low voice, "Sect Leader Yue, something terrible has happened!"

"What?" Yue Buqun was taken aback. "Mr. Wen, what important matter is it? Tell me quickly."

The bearded man said, "Yu Canghai and his seven disciples have all been killed."

Upon hearing this, Yue Buqun was stunned for a moment, then his face showed shock.

Not only was Yue Buqun shocked, but a beautiful woman and a girl in white beside him also heard what the bearded man said and were both shocked.

"This...how is this possible?" These were the words spoken by Linghu Chong.

"I saw with my own eyes that Yu Canghai's body was in the Wushan Forest, fifty miles outside Hengyang City, but his body had been eaten by wild wolves and was unrecognizable."

The bearded man spoke with absolute certainty, and the pockmarked old man beside him nodded repeatedly, "Brother Wen and I passed by and saw it; it's absolutely true."

Yue Buqun frowned and asked, "Mr. Wen, since Yu Canghai was eaten by wolves, how could you still recognize him? You can't be mistaken, can you?"

The bearded man didn't reply, but instead took out a bronze plaque from his pocket and handed it to Yue Buqun, saying, "Manager Yue, please take a look."

Yue Buqun's expression changed drastically after recognizing the bronze token. "It really is Yu Canghai's sect leader token!"

Everyone at the table changed their expressions, and Linghu Chong's eyes widened. For some reason, he inexplicably glanced at He Yuzhu, who was drinking.

"Brother Linghu, come and have a drink." He Yuzhu felt Linghu Chong's gaze and asked with a smile.

"Ah..." Linghu Chong was startled. "Thank you, but no thanks."

The conversation between Linghu Chong and He Yuzhu attracted the attention of the beautiful woman and the girl in white. When the two turned around, they saw He Yuzhu leisurely sipping his wine.

The two glanced at him and then looked away, their eyes returning to the bearded man as he continued speaking.

Yue Buqun's mind was entirely focused on Yu Canghai's sect leader token. He put down the token, looked at the bearded man, and continued, "Who can kill Yu Canghai? And his seven disciples?"

The bearded man stretched out his hand, palm open. Everyone looked and saw three yellow objects in his palm, two of which were exactly the same size, and the third was a pointed, cone-shaped object, also yellow.

"What is this?" Yue Buqun picked it up and examined it. It was cylindrical, hollow in the middle, and had a protrusion at the bottom.

As Yue Buqun was observing with suspicion, he saw the bearded man pick up another cylindrical object, and then pick up a cone-shaped object and insert it into the cylindrical object. Suddenly, a strange, pointed object appeared before everyone's eyes.

Although the cone-shaped object was deformed, people could still tell that they were once one.

"It was this that killed Yu Canghai!" the bearded man said sharply.

Yue Buqun frowned, picked up the round object, smelled it, and said, "There's some kind of monster, but I can't figure out what it is."

By this time, the conversation at Yue Buqun's table had already attracted the attention of everyone in the living room. Those who stayed at this inn were no ordinary people. Everyone there possessed martial arts skills, so overhearing Yue Buqun's conversation was quite easy for them.

Everyone fell silent, listening as Yue Buqun and the others continued.

But at this moment, Yue Buqun suddenly said, "Mr. Wen, Mr. He, the dishes are served. Let's eat and chat."

The dishes on Yue Buqun's table had indeed arrived, and the crowd began to whisper among themselves.

"Oh my god, this is shocking! Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng Sect and his seven disciples have been murdered! Who could have done this? How skilled must that person be in martial arts!"

"Yes, that's terrifying. Perhaps the imperial court has intervened. I've heard that Yu Canghai often wipes out entire families; he has countless enemies."

"Good riddance to that guy! It's a relief!"

"Shut up, do you want to die?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Yu Canghai is dead, what's the Qingcheng Sect compared to that!"

The entire second-floor living room was filled with discussion.

The main character of the whole thing, He Yuzhu, was still sipping his wine and listening to the discussions of the crowd. He had a smile on his face the whole time. His expression when he laughed at Yue Buqun and the bearded man studying the bullets was really interesting.

After eating and drinking his fill, He Zhu didn't linger. Instead, he stood up and left the living room to return to his guest room.

Yue Buqun stopped discussing Yu Canghai's affairs and started talking about Liu Zhengfeng's retirement from the martial arts world.

Everyone in Hengyang knew about this, so no one paid any attention to the conversation on Yue Buqun's table.

The meal eventually came to an end, and after everyone at Yue Buqun's table finished their meal, they all dispersed.

As the bearded man was leaving, Yue Buqun asked him for the bullet, but he didn't take Yu Canghai's sect leader token. "Mr. Wen, give me this thing so I can study it."

"Alright, Sect Leader Yue is a righteous sect of Mount Hua, you can take the things and study them." The bearded man readily agreed.

Yue Buqun led Linghu Chong back to his guest room. "Chong'er, go and invite Junior Sister Yilin up. I have something to ask her."

"Yes, Master."