One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

The next day.

The time when the sun is about to rise but has not yet risen, and the moon is about to set but has not yet set.

Xu Guang stood in the courtyard, his blood boiling, as if his body was enveloped by some strange current.

The sun and moon are not visible on a November morning, but this is also the time when the sun and moon rise together.

The dragon roared repeatedly, as if a terrifying force was resurrecting within its body.

At one moment, Xu Guang felt the dragon head coiled on his chest open its eyes, and blue and red energy from the heavens and earth flowed toward his chest.

Suddenly, my heart jolted. The dragon's head seemed to want to break free, the blue and red aura disappeared, and the commotion subsided.

Xu Guangfu's mind was suddenly awakened, and his eyes suddenly changed. His originally black eyes turned golden, and at the same time, they transformed into vertical pupils like those of a dragon.

Looking up again, the world was completely different. This was the world that the true dragon could see, with countless wisps of energy floating between heaven and earth, representing all things in the universe.

"Is this the partial dragonification of the body caused by dragon energy?"

This dragon energy is indeed mysterious.

About fifteen minutes later, the alternation of day and night ended, and Xu Guang stood in the same spot.

Three streams of dragon energy.

The absorption efficiency is not high.

'It seems I'll have to use this dragon energy sparingly from now on.'

While changing his clothes, Xu Guang suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a little too much demon-dissolving powder in the small blue bottle. The bottle was so small that even a single extra drop was quite noticeable.

Xu Guang seemed to be deep in thought.

……

The sun was a bright red on the horizon, and Xu Guang was about to go out for breakfast.

Then they heard a knock on the door.

"Wow! Brother Guang, is your house this big now? One person can't manage it all by himself."

Du Zhao came with Wu Yunmiao.

Wu Yunmiao came to deal with the antiques she obtained from the Canal Gang.

Du Zhao simply heard from Du Changwei that Xu Guang had changed his residence, and came specifically to see his future "wedding room".

Xu Guang stepped forward and took Du Zhao's hand.

Du Zhao's face flushed red instantly. That's how women in this era are. The closest contact between two people is a hug, and that's usually done in a secluded place. But now that Wu Yunmiao is right beside her, it's normal for Du Zhao to be shy.

"Hey you... Sister Yunmiao is still here!"

Xu Guang chuckled wickedly, "She's just a maidservant in my room, what business is it of hers?"

boom!

Du Zhao punched him in the chest.

Wu Yunmiao, who was standing next to her, also blushed, her face turning red from behind her ears all the way down to her neck.

Du Zhao was very satisfied with the house. It was spacious enough, with three or four shops in front. Because of her family situation, she was already planning what to do with the shops.

Once the shop is open, that's money.

So he pulled Xu Guang aside and started planning. One of them had to continue running the wine shop, while the other two would be planned gradually.

Xu Guang let her talk, finding the girl's happy expression adorable.

What a little money-grubber!

……

Chasi.

Xu Guang walked in, casually placing his long sword on the desk in front of him. He flipped through the records of the night patrolmen from the previous night. "Did Huang Zhang confess?"

The officer in charge of interrogating Huang Zhang was Cheng Jin, the most skilled interrogator in the entire police station and the best at extracting money. He was known for being able to pry open any mouth and extract any money from any person.

The servant beside him quickly went to the back and called Cheng Jin over.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Huang Zhang admits that he and Zhang Hu conspired to harm Lord Xu, but Lord Xu did not die at their hands. In fact, they suspect that Lord Xu is not dead, because from beginning to end, the claim that Lord Xu died was made by... Master Xu the Second."

Xu Guang turned around, his expression strange. "Continue."

Cheng Jin carefully observed Xu Guang's expression before continuing, "Furthermore, the reason they were able to control your second uncle is because Xu Cheng was trapped in Shuoyun Mountain, and the other party wanted to rescue him. Zhang Hu, together with Huang Zhang, bought the wine shop from Master Xu's second uncle."

Xu Guang squinted. "So, according to Huang Zhang, Zhang Hu was in charge of this whole thing from beginning to end?"

Cheng Jin nodded reluctantly. He knew this wasn't a good outcome, and he didn't believe it either, but the key was that he had exhausted all his methods, and Huang Zhang kept giving the same answer: either the other party was a real tough guy, or the other party was telling the truth.

He felt the latter was more likely.

After a while.

Xu Guang arrived at the prison of the East Street Police Station. It was not large, but it was filled with a chilling atmosphere, giving people a sinister feeling.

It was clear that Cheng Jin had really put in a lot of effort; Huang Zhang had been tortured to a terrible state, his eyes were vacant, and he looked like he wanted to die.

Xu Guang leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "Do you know someone named Han Yue? Think carefully before you speak."

Huang Zhang showed no reaction whatsoever—no pupil contraction, no micro-expression change, nothing at all.

Xu Guang, who had awakened his serpentine senses, was quite certain of this.

It seems Huang Zhang was unaware of the existence of the secret letter.

So…

The investigation seems to have reached a dead end. Zhang Hu, who knew the most about the inside story, is dead, and Huang Zhang only knows some things that Zhang Hu wanted him to know.

After being released from prison, Xu Guang stood in the sunlight, his hand unconsciously stroking the long sword at his waist.

He realized he had overlooked a very important person: his cousin, Xu Cheng.

"Xu Cheng went to the Central Plains a long time ago, and then went to Shuoyun Mountain. Could we hypothesize that while in the Central Plains, Xu Cheng was ordained by a Daoist sect, and that his trip to Shuoyun Mountain was for a fortuitous opportunity, or perhaps for cultivation?"

"I have a very good relationship with Xu Cheng, and Xu Cheng is trapped in Shuoyun Mountain because of the new law. My second uncle is asking for help to get him out, and my father certainly won't stand idly by."

"My father has vanished without a trace, neither alive nor dead. The most likely explanation is that he went into the mountains to look for Xu Cheng."

This family of mine seems to be quite extraordinary.

Xu Guang stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Although all of the above are speculations, the probability of guessing correctly is over 70% based on the fact that Uncle Er would rather die than tell him the truth.

After all, Xu Cheng had disappeared in Shuoyun Mountain because of the new law. Second Uncle knew that with his personality, once he knew the truth, he would go up the mountain no matter what, whether for the new law or for his cousin and father.

The reason my second uncle took poison was because he knew that demons had come looking for him that night, wanting to cut everything off from him.

So, Zhang Hu didn't know much, at least not enough for his second uncle to have to silence him.

Xu Guang felt that his speculation was reasonable.

and many more…

Xu Guang's face darkened. Was his second uncle's decisive action due to receiving bad news from Xu Cheng and his father?

So, what exactly is Dad's hidden identity?

I seem to have been overlooking something: back then, my father was able to take my second uncle from Qingzhou in the Central Plains to Shuofang Prefecture and settle down, and even build up a considerable family business. In any era, this cannot be considered an ordinary person, right?

Xu Guang felt a sense of accomplishment, like he was solving a case, and his blood was boiling, even though he was investigating his own father.

……

The backyard of the police station.

Xu Guang and Cheng Xuan Daoist sat facing each other.

Cheng Xuan Daoist had a ruddy complexion and bright eyes, which made it clear that the ghost soul had been refined and his cultivation had improved.

"Has the Taoist priest found his stay these past two days comfortable?"

Cheng Xuan smiled and bowed to Xu Guang, "Thank you for taking me in, young friend. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to go into seclusion in this vast Shuo City."

Xu Guang smiled slightly. He had been waiting for Cheng Xuan for several days and had many things he wanted to ask him.

"Does the Taoist priest know what this is?"

He took out the strange pills he had obtained from killing the bull demon and Bai Yue of the Qing Shuo Sect, and handed them to Cheng Xuan.

Although I've read some medical books these days, it's still impossible to identify the cause.

Cheng Xuan took the pill, first rubbed it with his hands, then brought it to his nose and sniffed it lightly. "This should be a navel pill, a type of external pill. Its effect should be to enhance the speed of blood circulation. It's a very common type of pill."

Seeing that Xu Guang was confused, Cheng Xuan explained.

There are two ways to consume Taoist elixirs: one is internal consumption, and the other is external consumption. The former is not swallowed, but rather applied to areas such as the armpit, navel, or genitals, allowing the medicinal effects to naturally integrate into the body.

Internal alchemy, being taken internally, often causes erysipelas, while external alchemy is gentler and takes effect more slowly, making it suitable for those elixirs with excessive toxicity.

Xu Guang suddenly realized.

Cheng Xuan frowned again. "May I ask where these pills of yours come from, young friend?"