Chapter 95: Poison Fire Blunderbuss
In less than a quarter of an hour, all the precious crystals and jades in the treasure vault, including that supreme treasure of the Xiao Sect's branch, the Purple Vein Heavenly Crystal, were all taken into the Heavenly Poison Pearl by Yun Che. Immediately, Yun Che's gaze turned to the row of weapon racks over thirty meters long. The weapons and armor placed here were all extraordinary. Especially the Tiger Soul sword hanging in the center, which exuded a proud, kingly aura amidst the hundreds of supreme-grade blades, making one's eyes involuntarily lock onto it at first glance.
Swords, blades, knives, spears, halberds, whips... all kinds of weapons were available, with swords being the most numerous. After all, like the Tian Jian Villa, the Xiao Sect primarily used swords as their main weapons. Yun Che tossed all these weapons into the Heavenly Poison Pearl, then opened a metal box of moderate size beneath the weapon rack. A pungent smell of gunpowder rushed toward him, and what was inside made him pause for a moment.
This metal box contained three short, strangely shaped weapons, along with nine iron-ball-like objects about the size of a fist. He picked up a weapon, examining it with great curiosity... From the feel, this strange weapon seemed to be made of refined steel, not a particularly precious material, and among all the weapons in this treasure vault, it could even be considered a bit shabby. Yet it gave Yun Che a very dangerous feeling. It was shaped like an angled stick, about the length of an adult's arm, and felt heavy in his hand.
Turning it over, Yun Che saw a small label:
Poison Fire Blunderbuss!
Blunderbuss?
In Yun Che's understanding, "blunderbuss" should refer to the hole in an axe handle, but here it appeared in the name of a strange weapon. This was the first time Yun Che had seen such a weapon, and the first time he had heard this name. He was puzzled... Could it not be a weapon? But then why was it placed beneath the weapon rack? If it were a weapon... it seemed to have no offensive capability. So what was this dangerous feeling about?
At the angled corner of this Poison Fire Blunderbuss, there was a protruding piece of metal that seemed movable. Yun Che tentatively pressed it...
Boom!!!
With a loud noise, a flash of fire tongue shot out from the muzzle of the Poison Fire Blunderbuss. The massive recoil sent Yun Che sitting on the ground, and the blunderbuss flew out of his hand, tumbling far behind him... Sitting on the ground, Yun Che's eyes widened as he looked at the fist-sized black hole that had suddenly appeared in the wall in front of him, still smoking. He swallowed hard.
This... this... could this be some kind of hidden weapon? Its power was absolutely terrifying!
And from the smell, what had just shot out clearly carried a deadly poison that could kill upon contact!
Yun Che walked over and picked up the Poison Fire Blunderbuss, then picked up the metal balls from the box. They felt very heavy in his hand, and on the surface of the balls were lightly printed three large characters—
Sky-Shaking Thunder!
Below the large characters was a line of smaller text: Shatter the shell with profound force, then throw it out.
The dangerous feeling emanating from this pitch-black metal ball far exceeded that of the Poison Fire Blunderbuss, making it easy to imagine how terrifying its power must be. Yun Che did not dare to test it and placed it back in the box, sighing inwardly... These terrifying things must have been created by the Artifact Sect of the Xiao Sect. If one were unfamiliar with the characteristics of these two items and were caught off guard by an opponent suddenly using them, unless they were powerful enough, they would die most unjustly.
However, now that they had entered Yun Che's Heavenly Poison Pearl, they had become his own life-saving tools.
Yun Che stayed in the treasure vault for a full two hours, taking everything inside into the Heavenly Poison Pearl, not leaving a single hair behind for the Xiao Sect. After looting everything, Yun Che patted his hands in satisfaction and walked toward the exit. When he was only one step away from the exit, he stopped and muttered to himself, "It does seem a bit unreasonable to silently empty someone's entire family treasury... I should at least leave something behind..."
With that thought, Yun Che turned around, casually took out a weapon, and meticulously carved three lines of characters on the wall. After inspecting them, he strode out of the treasure vault, closing the three stone doors behind him.
As he expected, when he returned to the Pill Hall, Xiao Tiannan and Xiao Baicao had not yet returned. After a short while in the medicine room, Yun Che brought out a bowl of medicinal soup, shook awake the sleeping Xiao Luocheng, and said with a grin, "Come, drink this bowl of soup."
For the sake of his own injuries and "future prospects," Xiao Luocheng was now one hundred percent obedient to this "grandfather." Without even asking what kind of medicine it was, he directly took the bowl and gulped it down. After finishing, he looked at Yun Che with pleading eyes and asked, "Grandfather, hasn't my father returned yet?"
Yun Che smiled amiably and said, "The time is about right; he should be back soon. But by the time he returns, you should be asleep. When you wake up tomorrow, your profound veins will be completely ruined. Even if ten Huangfu He's came, they couldn't save you. Hehehehe."
Yun Che's words made Xiao Luocheng freeze, and a wave of unease surged in his heart. He forced a smile and said, "Grandfather, what... what are you saying? You're... joking with me, right?"
"Well, I've been joking before, but this time, your grandfather here is not joking with you." Yun Che laughed, his smile dangerous. He reached out and gently wiped his face, peeling off a thin layer of skin easily, revealing his original features. His voice also returned to its own tone. "Good grandson, take a good look at who your grandfather really is?"
Seeing the face that had suddenly changed right in front of him, Xiao Luocheng felt as if struck by lightning. His eyes bulged outward in an extremely exaggerated manner. For a moment, he wondered if he was dreaming... but even in a dream, such an absurd and bizarre dream would be impossible.
"Yun... Yun Che!"
"Eh?" Yun Che grinned, his smile cold. "Xiao Luocheng, my good grandson, why have you suddenly become so ill-mannered? You dare to call your grandfather by his full name?"
"Impossible... impossible! How could it be you? Impossible!" Xiao Luocheng's body shrank backward, his expression twisted to the extreme... terror, shock, humiliation, horror, disbelief. His eyeballs remained bulging as if he had seen the most terrifying sight in the world. After a long moment, he finally reacted and began to scream in panic, his voice trembling and hoarse: "Someone... come quickly... someone! Someone!"
"Shouting until your throat breaks won't help. You know very well that your father, to prevent my identity from leaking and to not delay your treatment, has forbidden anyone from approaching here. Tsk tsk, such thoughtfulness." Yun Che rested his chin on his hand, looking at Xiao Luocheng, whose face was pale and expression terrified to the extreme, and said with a sly smile, "But you don't need to be so afraid. I'm not going to kill you. After all, you've called me 'grandfather' so warmly for several days and sworn to be filial for life... hehe, even a vicious tiger won't eat its own cubs. How could I, as your grandfather, kill my own good grandson? Your grandfather will let you lie comfortably in bed for the rest of your life, so you will remember his kindness forever."
The sudden turn of events and Yun Che's words nearly broke Xiao Luocheng's psychological defenses. Even his lips had turned deathly pale without a trace of blood. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and heard it with his own ears, no matter what, he could never have imagined that this "peerless divine doctor" would actually be Yun Che! They were from completely different worlds, with no possible point of intersection. Such a psychological shock nearly shattered his entire worldview. These past days, everyone had revered him as a god, serving him like an old sect master, and he had even knelt and kowtowed to him, calling him "grandfather" for days. Such humiliation would leave a lifelong brand on his soul.
"Yun Che... we had no past grievances, no recent enmity... and you even seriously injured me first... what more do you want?" Xiao Luocheng said, his voice trembling with deep fear.
"Heh," Yun Che gave a cold laugh, his expression turning indifferent. "When we first met, it was indeed no past grievances, no recent enmity. But since there was no enmity, you actually wanted to destroy me... Heh, don't bother to deny it. I've seen more people who wanted to kill me than you've met in your entire life. I knew exactly what you wanted to do to me back then. As for your reason for wanting to cripple me, you know it best in your heart. If it had been anyone else, they probably would have been crippled by you. Unfortunately, you met me."
"I don't have many great qualities, besides my outstanding looks and extraordinary bearing, the only thing left is that I repay kindness tenfold and revenge a hundredfold. If you wanted to destroy me, then I'll destroy you first. We had an agreement, yet your father personally went to the New Moon Mystic Palace to take my life. So I'll make your entire sect restless and uneasy!"
Yun Che narrowed his eyes, his face full of cold smiles and arrogance. "When you wake up tomorrow, tell your father: this was just a small lesson. I was born a baleful star. If you continue to provoke me, my next move won't be so 'gentle'! Who knows, your entire sect might disappear from the Tian Xuan Continent forever!"
"You..." Xiao Luocheng's eyes bulged as he stared fiercely at Yun Che. At this moment, Yun Che had undoubtedly turned into the most terrifying nightmare in his eyes. He only managed to spit out one word before his vision went black and his body heavily fell backward.
Yun Che gave a cold laugh, straightened up, and muttered somewhat resentfully, "In my current state, I can only resort to such sneaky, despicable methods. I wonder how many years it will take before I can reach the point of acting without restraint and crushing them at their doorstep."
Just because the other party had malicious intent, he crippled him, then broke into his home and stole the entire sect's thousand-year accumulation—it was indeed too excessive and cruel. But Yun Che needed large quantities of high-grade medicinal herbs to improve his strength as quickly as possible... And this outer sect of the Xiao Sect had conveniently walked right into the line of fire. They brought it upon themselves and were also extremely unlucky.
Yun Che wiped his face, patted it lightly a few times, and returned to his appearance as "Huangfu He." He didn't immediately turn and leave because this Xiao Sect was too large, and situated on a mountain, he would surely get lost on his own.
Another half hour passed, and finally Xiao Tiannan and Xiao Baicao returned. Both had flushed faces and looked excited—clearly, the King Xuan Dragon Pill had been obtained.