How did I, a fake bodyguard, become a terrestrial immortal?

"What kind of bird is an airplane?"

The woman in the black robe's voice echoed within the underground dock.

Bai Yixin and Zhao Mingtang were completely confused.

What is an airplane?

Why did Lu Yang react so obviously just because the woman in the black robe mentioned this name?

Lu Yang was silent for a moment, then a smile reappeared on his face: "That's a kind of Masha chicken."

The woman in the black robe tilted her head slightly: "Chicken?"

"It's quite big, runs fast, and sometimes likes to fly in the sky."

"That kind of chicken can carry hundreds of people thousands of miles away?"

The smile on Lu Yang's face gradually became forced.

Just how much did this woman see in his memories?

The woman in black robes continued, "There's also a box that can transmit sound over long distances, and a weapon that can destroy an entire city in an instant..."

Lu Yang stared at the white mask on her face, a chill running down his spine!

Is it possible for just anyone in this world to access memories like Professor X?

The woman in black chuckled softly: "Lu Chenzhou's son was hidden in the Northern Border since childhood and has never left Dali."

Her gaze fell on Lu Yang.

"But your memories hold another world."

Bai Yixin also looked at Lu Yang.

She had long suspected that Lu Yang was hiding many secrets.

He is ignorant of the common knowledge of Dali and occasionally says things that are incomprehensible to others.

The so-called reclusive family is only Lu Yang's side of the story.

In retrospect, what the woman in the black robe said may not have been entirely false.

Lu Yang didn't explain, and he didn't know how to explain it.

He couldn't very well tell everyone that he himself didn't know where the real Lu Yang had gone.

Zhao Mingtang suddenly stepped forward: "Whether he is the original Lu Yang or not, what does it have to do with you?"

The woman in the black robe looked at her.

Zhao Mingtang held his sword horizontally in front of Lu Yang.

"All I know is that he saved the people of Huai'an Village and also saved my life."

"Compared to a monster who hides his true identity and only dares to control others in secret, Lu Yang is much more reassuring."

Bai Yixin nodded gently.

"Who Young Master Lu is should be told to us by himself; it's not your place to decide for him."

Looking at the two people blocking his way, Lu Yang suddenly felt a mix of emotions.

"A touching act of trust."

The woman in the black robe remained calm as she raised her right hand.

The black chains binding Fang Xuan tightened immediately.

The barbs on the chain pierced his flesh, and Fang Xuan groaned as blood gushed from the wound that had just stopped flowing.

Bai Yixin's expression changed: "Stop!"

"If you want me to release them, it's very simple."

The woman in black robes pointed to the basalt stone gate behind her.

"Place the Xuanwu Dart Token into the groove, and then use the Xuanwu Mountain-Suppressing Seal to complete the missing half."

Lu Yang looked at the stone gate.

"What if I don't agree?"

Fang Xuan will die.

The woman in black robes spoke gently: "Then there's this mother and daughter, the daughter of Prince An, and the villagers of Huai'an who have just woken up."

"Although the soul-guiding tablets have been destroyed, the Gu energy remaining in their bodies has not completely disappeared."

"Before I die, at least I can make them pay with their lives."

Lu Yang did not believe it immediately.

But he didn't want to gamble with the lives of forty-nine people in Huai'an Village.

Moreover, Fang Xuan was right in front of them.

"Okay." Lu Yang took out half of the Xuanwu Dart Token. "But I need to confirm that Fang Xuan is real first."

The woman in the black robe understood that Lu Yang was still stalling for time, and her fingers tightened slightly.

The chains binding Fang Xuan tightened even further: "Lu Yang."

Fang Xuan raised his head, his voice weak: "Don't listen to her."

"What she wants is behind this door."

Lu Yang sighed.

"Brother Fang, please say less for now. You're already tied up like a dumpling, so don't worry about me."

As he spoke, he strode toward the stone platform.

Zhao Mingtang wanted to follow, but a burning sensation came from the lock on her wrist.

Lu Yang turned around and glanced at her.

"Wait here."

"But……"

Zhao Mingtang did not advance further; though the long sword in his hand trembled, it remained pointed at the woman in black.

Lu Yang ascended the stone platform.

The closer one gets to the Xuanwu Stone Gate, the more active the Xuanwu Qi and blood become within the body.

The half-piece of the dart token also began to heat up, as if urging him to put the token into the slot.

The woman in black robes stepped back to Fang Xuan's side.

"Open the door."

Lu Yang embedded half of the Xuanwu Dart Token into the stone gate.

The token fits snugly into the left side of the groove.

The black tortoise pattern on the stone gate lit up, but only the left half of it shone.

"What about the other half?" Lu Yang asked.

"Inside you."

The woman in the black robe raised her hand to form a hand seal.

Lu Yang suddenly felt a sharp pain in his palm.

The dark red mark left by the soul-guiding tablet reappeared, and a black thread extended from the palm, connecting to the Xuanwu stone gate.

The woman in black robes did not leave empty-handed after her failed attempt to seize possession of Huai'an Village.

Although her distraction was shattered by Lu Yang's memories, it left a life-giving mark in his soul.

This mark cannot reopen Lu Yang's life palace, but it can temporarily draw out the aura of the Xuanwu Zhenyue Seal.

The Xuanwu Qi and blood in Lu Yang's body began to flow along the black lines towards the stone gate.

The other half of the patterns on the door, which had been extinguished, gradually began to glow faintly.

"You tricked me again?"

Lu Yang tried to withdraw his hand, but his palm seemed to be nailed to a stone door, unable to move.

A hint of a smile appeared in the woman's eyes.

She stared at the ancient seal that was gradually appearing, her breathing becoming rapid involuntarily.

Xuanwu Zhenyue Seal!

Twenty-one years ago, Lu Chenzhou used this seal to open the stone door at the deepest part of Chenzhou Dock.

Once the door is opened, she can find traces left by the person who received the mandate.

"Faster..."

The woman in black robes activated the formation.

The black lines on Lu Yang's palm suddenly tightened.

But just then, the lock on Zhao Mingtang's wrist lit up.

The wisp of Xuanwu energy within her body was drawn in and flowed into Lu Yang's body along the connection between the two.

The Xuanwu's qi and blood, which were originally leaking out, suddenly gained another force.

The two sections of patterns on the stone gate briefly clashed.

The woman in the black robe's expression changed slightly.

"The Dragon-Locking Seal?!"

Zhao Mingtang has never practiced the Xuanwu Zhenyue Body.

However, the Xuanwu aura within her body and Lu Yang's originated from the same source, and their life essences were connected by the Dragon Locking Technique.

Unable to distinguish between the two forces, the Life-Guiding Mark could only pour them into the stone gate together.

The black tortoise pattern on the left is as thick and heavy as a mountain.

A pale red dragon shadow was wrapped around the right side.

The two forces collided, causing the entire stone platform to tremble violently.

"Lu Yang, now's the time!"

Fang Xuan suddenly raised his right hand.

A wisp of silver light, as thin as a hair, flew from his fingertips, severing a black Gu thread in the center of the stone platform.

He had been imprisoned for many days, secretly gathering this last bit of true energy.

The Gu thread broke, and the formation binding him immediately showed a gap.

The woman in black robes raised her hand to scatter the silver light.

Lu Yang had already turned around.

The black line connecting the palm to the stone gate was forcibly torn off.

No wounds were left on the skin, but the stone gate was shaken by the brute force.

Lu Yang took a step in front of Fang Xuan and grabbed the chains binding him with both hands.

"You want to open the door? Let me unlock it for you!"

The Xuanwu Qi surged into his arms, and Lu Yang forcibly tore off several black chains.

The woman in the black robe waved her sleeve, and a swarm of black beetles surged out from beneath the stone platform, rushing towards Lu Yang's face.

Lu Yang did not dodge.

The swarm of insects landed on him, but before they could burrow into his skin, they were crushed to death by the thick blood and qi.

He grabbed Fang Xuan by the shoulder and threw him over the stone platform.

Bai Yixin quickly stepped forward to catch Fang Xuan.

Almost simultaneously, the out-of-control stone gate slowly opened.

There was no light coming through the crack in the door.

There was only one dark waterway that seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance.

Seeing this, the woman in black robes did not continue to entangle with Lu Yang.

She leaped toward the stone gate.

Zhao Mingtang thrust out his sword, but only managed to cut off half a piece of black clothing.

"Lu Yang, thank you." The woman in black robes said as she passed through the crack in the door.

Lu Yang wanted to give chase, but then he heard the sound of the stone platform cracking behind him.

As soon as Fang Xuan broke free of the chains, the surrounding array patterns began to collapse rapidly.

Bai Yixin and Bai Miyao were both near the stone platform.

Lu Yang could only turn around and rush towards the crowd, using his body to block the falling rocks.

When the dust settled, the stone gate had closed again.

The woman in the black robe disappeared completely behind the door.

Fang Xuan leaned against Bai Yixin's chest and barely opened his eyes: "Her target... is not me."

"I know." Lu Yang looked at the stone door that had closed again.

"You are the bait, and I am the innocent fish caught in the crossfire."

Fang Xuan's lips twitched, as if he wanted to laugh, but due to the severity of his injuries, he immediately fainted.

The flames of the Life-Seeking Lamp landed on Fang Xuan, and he gradually returned to calm.

The life-locking box beneath the seat also split open.

The wisp of life energy belonging to Fang Xuan returned to his body, and the Life-Locking Box finally lost its function.

Bai Yi breathed a sigh of relief; Fang Xuan had finally been rescued.

But Lu Yang did not relax.

He walked to the stone gate and reached out to take the half of the dart token.

The moment my fingertip touched the token, the long-silent system voice suddenly rang in my mind.

[Residual blood pact detected from the Lu Family Escort Route.]

[The bodyguard bound by the blood pact: Lu Chenzhou.]

Lu Yang suddenly stopped moving.

A new notification slowly appeared.

[As a qualified heir, the host can repay the debts of his father and automatically continue the escort orders.]

[Task rewards will be distributed ahead of schedule.]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained the max-level martial art—Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms!]