Female Novel
Chapter 650 Concealed Truth (Part 2)
Chen Hao and Ma Jin went into the private room, and they saw Master Ning Yuan meditating with his
legs crossed beside an incense burner.novelbin
“Young Master Chen, welcome!”
Hearing Chen Hao’s approaching footsteps, Master Ning Yuan opened his eyes.
After a simple greeting, Chen Hao cut to the chase and told him the purpose of this meeting.
Ma Jin had also told Master Ning Yuan about why he came, which was that he wanted to inquire about
the whereabouts of the Ancient City.
Master Ning Yuan knew that Chen Hao was the largest donor in this activity.
He had also heard from Ma Jin about how Chen Hao had saved more than a hundred babies
previously.
So, he respected Chen Hao very much.
“Indeed. I know the location of the Ancient City that you are inquiring about. Several decades ago, I
went there with my deceased teacher, and memories of that experience remain fresh in my mind until
now!”
Master Ning Yuan sipped his cup of tea calmly.
Judging by his expression, it seemed like that experience had affected him a lot.
He smiled at Chen Hao and asked, “Young Master Chen, would you like to hear about it?”
“Pray tell!” Chen Hao nodded.
Therefore, Master Ning Yuan started to tell his story.
This event took place forty years ago, when Master Ning Yuan was only a young man in his twenties.
He was accompanying his teacher, Master Xuan Bei, to resolve a matter that was bothering an old man
under the invitation of a mysterious family that had a tradition of hereditary succession.
The old man’s residence was at Ancient City, a small city that was located in a mysterious mountain.
The residents of the city were isolated from the rest of the world, and naturally, no one dared to go
there.
They were afraid because this city had been there for several millennia, and there were endless
secrets and mysteries inside.
From the past until now, only a few people from the outside world and the Hidden Tribes knew about
this city and made contact with them.
Master Ning Yuan’s teacher was one of them.
That day, they had arrived at the foot of the mountain.
There, they had met a headstrong and cruel young man.
To enter the Ancient City to meet the Gu Family, the young man had used all kinds of ruthless ways to
force members of the Gu Family to come out.
He had killed lots of people from nearby villages.
People who lived around the mountain died one by one, all because the Gu Family didn’t want to see
him.
Not only was this person ruthless, he was also cunning.
When Master Xuan Bei and Master Ning Yuan ran into him, he was about to kill ten children, so they
stopped him.
He was extremely strong, and both of them finally overpowered him after one whole day of battling.
Master Xuan Bei saw that his bloodlust was too strong, so he wanted to kill him to rid the world of this
killer.
The young man said that he was forced to kill in order to carry out his revenge, and pleaded with
Master Xuan Bei piteously to spare his life.
Moved by his pleas, Master Xuan Bei promised to spare his life momentarily and take him into the
mountain. After explaining this case clearly to the Gu Family, it would be clear who was right and who
was wrong.
Master Xuan Bei warned the young man that if he continued to harm others, he would take his life.
The young man thanked him zealously.
He possessed great wealth and promised on the spot to build a grand monastery for Master Xuan Bei.
But Master Xuan Bei had turned him down.
The three of them started to travel together, and the young man was therefore brought into Ancient
City.
“Did he betray your teacher and attack him after he successfully went into Ancient City?”
When Master Ning Yuan got to this part of the story, Chen Hao couldn’t help but ask.
Master Ning Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head. “Sneak attack? He didn’t have to. We were all
fooled by him. Even my teacher was fooled by him!”
It turned out that the young man had pretended to lose the fight with Master Xuan Bei.
He was so good at hiding his true power that Master Xuan Bei thought that he could overpower him
easily if anything happened.
The truth was, he had guessed that Master Xuan Bei and Master Ning Yuan came here under the
invitation of the Gu Family.
So, he pretended to be defeated and begged Master Xuan Bei for mercy.
Although he was strong, he couldn’t find any way to get into the Ancient City, so he couldn’t do
anything to the Gu Family.
It was already late at night when all three of them entered Ancient City.
He had revealed his true nature and started to kill members of the Gu Family that came out to welcome
us.
When Master Xuan Bei saw what was happening, he tried hastily to overpower him, but he was not his
match at all.
To save me, Master Xuan Bei protected me with his life and told me to flee to the Gu Family for help.
By that time, the young man had already killed 18 people.
Moreover, he also knew the arts of sorcery as he was seen holding a strange flower in his hand.
One of the petals was slapped on Master Ning Yuan’s chest.
At that moment, he felt that his soul was going to be dissipated by the blow.
A strong dizziness then took hold of Master Ning Yuan, but he knew that he couldn’t pass out because
Master Xuan Bei was still waiting for the Gu Family to rescue him.
Master Ning Yuan clenched his teeth and kept going.
Behind Master Ning Yuan, the sound of people being killed never stopped.
He was so strong that his power was horrifying, and none were a match for him.
After crawling for an unknown amount of time, Master Ning Yuan finally saw the villa of the Gu Family.
At that time, Master Ning Yuan was drained of energy.
The flower petal on him seemed to be sucking the life out of him.
But luckily, he saw the elderly of the Gu Family rushing out.
It was because the young man, who was covered in blood, had caught up to them, and he had arrived
at the villa of the Gu Family.
Master Ning Yuan was nearly unconscious by that time, but he could still hear his voice.
He seemed to be asking the Gu Family for something and told them to hand it over.
The Gu Family had a grudge against him as well.
The two sides began a great battle.
For the events that happened afterward, Master Ning Yuan heard it from the servants of the Gu Family.
The young man was defeated, and with his powers sealed off, he fled the Ancient City.
The Gu Family had sent people everywhere to kill him.
The Gu Family was a family that even the four Hidden Tribes feared.
Back then, it had caused quite a commotion as the Gu Family had ordered the Hidden Tribes to find
him. Hidden Tribes such as the Mo Family and the Nangong Family had gone into a frenzy looking for
him.
Master Ning Yuan also wanted to find him because he had murdered Master Xuan Bei in cold-blood.
At that time, Master Ning Yuan only thought of revenge.
The young man was at the age of thirty five or so back then.
It was hard to imagine how the young man had come to possess such a strong power.
“Did you find him in the end?”
Chen Hao couldn’t help but ask when he heard his words.
Master Ning Yuan shook his head. “He seemed to have vanished into thin air. He had slaughtered so
many people—not only the Gu Family, but also the people in nearby villages. Whoever that met him
would be killed by him, but he had disappeared. We couldn’t hold him responsible for his crimes!”
“So what did he want from the Gu Family? What could have possibly made him so insane?”
Chen Hao asked curiously.
“That’s the secret of the Gu Family. They didn’t tell me, but I think that it is related to that eerie petal
that he stamped on me!” Master Ning Yuan replied.
“Eerie petal?” Chen Hao asked in shock.
Then, Master Ning Yuan showed him his shoulder.
On his shoulder was a distinct mark of a petal.
As soon as Chen Hao saw this petal, he stood up abruptly.
“Spirit Flower!”
This petal looked exactly like the ones on a Spirit Flower.
Chen Hao had suffered his fair share of this kind of flower, so although he was only looking at a mark, it
still made his hair stand on end.
“What is it? Young Master Chen, do you recognize this mark?”
Master Ning Yuan was a bit surprised.
“I heard it from a friend of mine. I am looking for this friend, who is from the Gu Family!”
Ma Jin had told Master Ning Yuan long ago that the reason Chen Hao was looking for the Gu Family
was because he wanted to find and save someone.
That was why Master Ning Yuan was not taken aback by his answer.
Of course, although Chen Hao looked very calm, his mind was already racing.
“Strange. That old woman had Spirit Flowers, and although grandfather didn’t know what it was, he had
still collected them before. Now, that ruthless man that had killed so many people before also had a
Spirit Flower, and he wielded it better than the old woman! The Sea Palace also has a large quantity of
Spirit Flowers!”
This made Chen Hao puzzled.
Was there some concealed truth behind the Spirit Flowers?