Su Qinghan remained silent for a long time, so long that Ye Chen thought she was unwilling to answer.

After a while, she said with great regret, "Your martial uncle said something to Qiao Yueshan before he died: Yuanshan did not die in an accident, but he did not say who did it. He only said that the person's power was much greater than he had imagined, and told Qiao Yueshan not to investigate any further, otherwise it would implicate the entire Qiao family. Qiao Yueshan was able to keep these words hidden for twenty years, and he had his reasons."

"So the person behind Du Qiansui is not necessarily Qiao San. Qiao San is just a front that has been pushed to the forefront. The one who is really controlling everything behind the scenes is likely the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. Du Qiansui let slip a sentence before he left: he said that the fact that the person could persuade him means that the person's power far exceeds that of Qiao San."

"Hey kid, do you want information about the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce? Want to know more about this kind of chamber of commerce?"

Ye Chen smiled but did not directly admit it: "The Qingyun Chamber of Commerce was dismantled fifteen years ago, but if Wei Qing is not dead, or if he has an heir... Uncle Gui said that the Blood Fiend Palm is an evil art that the righteous path of the martial arts world despises. Using Du Qiansui is equivalent to raising a flag of evil. Although Qiao San is ruthless, he is also the son of Old Master Qiao, and he has to consider the reputation of the Qiao family to some extent. But if the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce is still operating in the dark, then everything makes sense."

Su Qinghan's voice suddenly took on a warning tone, his cold voice now tinged with severity: "You brat, I know what you're thinking. You want to avenge your uncle and seek justice for your future father-in-law, but I must tell you something. Twenty years ago, I secretly investigated the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce and discovered that they were backed by an even older organization. That organization's history is far longer than that of the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, and its influence is so deep that even I dare not easily touch it. The reason your uncle chose to shoulder everything alone is that he didn't want me and the rest of the sect to be drawn into this vortex."

"But Master, I'm already involved. Ruoxi is my fiancée, so her father's business is my business, as are my uncle's and the Medicine King Valley's grudges. No matter what other organizations are behind the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce, as long as they dare to touch a hair on the Jiang Group or make a move on Ruoxi, I will not back down an inch."

Ye Chen spoke with conviction, and Su Qinghan knew he wasn't lying.

Su Qinghan suddenly chuckled softly: "You little rascal, you're just like your uncle. Once you've made up your mind, nothing can change it. Fine, fine. Since I can't stop you, I'll tell you something. One of the three rubbings your uncle left behind is hidden in the Scripture Pavilion of Medicine King Valley. I haven't told you before because I felt the time wasn't right. Now it seems it's time for you to know."

"Master, please teach me quickly, so I won't suffer losses in the next battle."

"Although this rubbing does not record the complete Heavenly Physician Creation Manual, it contains a set of techniques called the Soaring Cloud Steps. Your uncle copied it from the stone wall in the tomb. The Ghost Shadow Steps are the entry level, while the Soaring Cloud Steps are the master level. You have already mastered the Ghost Shadow Steps. If you want to advance further, you must learn the Soaring Cloud Steps. Otherwise, if you encounter someone stronger than Du Qiansui next time, you may not be able to escape unscathed."

Ye Chen's eyes lit up: "Master, you're finally willing to teach me?"

"It's not that I'm willing to teach you, it's that I can't let you continue like this. Listen carefully, from now on, you must practice the Soaring Cloud Step for three hours every day. I will guide you over the phone. Only after you have mastered the footwork can you begin to investigate the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. Before that, you are not allowed to act rashly. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Master." Ye Chen stood up straight and bowed to the phone instinctively.

"You can't slack off when practicing. There's no one watching you down the mountain, so you have to work even harder," Su Qinghan instructed Ye Chen.

"Master, please rest assured, I will definitely practice diligently. But Master, where did my uncle hide the other two rubbings of the Heavenly Physician's Creation Technique? Could Uncle Yuanshan's copy still be somewhere in the Jiang family's old house? Ruoxi said that after her father passed away, the old house was always locked, and no one touched anything inside. And the third copy, my uncle hid in a place no one would expect. Where do you think it could be?"

"This is exactly what I'm about to tell you." Su Qinghan lowered his voice even further, as if afraid of being overheard. "You don't need to look for the one from Yuanshan anymore. After the car accident twenty years ago, someone broke into the Jiang family and stole that rubbing. Ruoxi was only six years old at the time and didn't know anything. If that rubbing is still there, the only person who could have stolen it was someone from the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce. As for the third one, your uncle told Qiao Yueshan that it was left for someone with a destiny. He didn't say where it was hidden, only leaving eight words: 'The dragon hides in the city, the jade appears in the sky.'"

The dragon hides in the city, while jade appears in the sky.

Ye Chen silently repeated the eight characters twice in his mind, and only after memorizing them did he speak: "Master, are these eight characters related to Dragon Hidden Mountain?"

"I don't know. Your uncle has always liked to speak in riddles since he was a child. I've been pondering these eight characters for twenty years and still haven't figured them out. But since you're in Jiangcheng now and have this relationship with the Qiao family, you might be able to find the answer. Longyin Mountain is the Qiao family's territory. Qiao Yueshan has lived on that mountain for most of his life. Maybe he knows something. You might as well ask him when you visit him next time."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen didn't go to sleep immediately.

He sat on the edge of the bed, looked down at the red mark on his right palm that had begun to fade, then took out his uncle's jade pendant from under the pillow and examined it carefully under the lamp. The character "福" (fortune) on the jade pendant gleamed warmly under the yellow light, and the dark red lines on the edge seemed to be silently telling the story of twenty years ago.

The Celestial Physician's Creation Technique? The Soaring Cloud Steps? The Jade Pendant of Peace? The Dragon Hidden in the City, the Jade Appearing in the Sky?

These clues, like scattered beads, are strung together by an invisible thread.

He repeatedly considered various possibilities in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there must be some connection between that ancient tomb, that jade pendant and his uncle's death that everyone had overlooked.

The sentries arranged by the ghost servants were quietly on duty in the car across the street. The lights in Jiang Ruoxi's bedroom were off, and the entire villa was immersed in tranquility.

Ye Chen put the jade pendant back under his pillow, lay down, and closed his eyes.

Tomorrow he's going to find Wu Qingyuan to find out what happened twenty years ago, go back to Medicine King Valley to get the rubbing of Lingyun Step, and search for that unexpected place on Dragon Hidden Mountain.

Ye Chen has too many things to do.

But before that, he must first master the Soaring Cloud Step.

Because his master was right, if he encounters someone stronger than Du Qiansui next time, he might not be able to escape unscathed.

And that next time could come at any moment.

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