Published: March 2, 2025
After Da Luo finished speaking, he directly took out a jade pendant from the Spatial Ring on his hand and placed it on the table.
Seeing Da Luo's actions, Wen Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Thank you, uncle," the young man said.
Da Luo gently waved his hand and continued with a smile, "Are you satisfied with the conditions of the Heavenly Extremity Pavilion, dear nephew?"
"Very satisfied!"
...
Next, Da Luo chatted with Wen Yu about a lot of trivial and unimportant topics. At that moment, Da Luo seemed just like Wen Yu's own uncle, showing meticulous concern for all aspects of Wen Yu's life.
This actually made Wen Yu feel a bit uneasy—after encountering someone like Lin Haifeng, he had developed a strong defensive mentality towards those in high positions.
Who knows what kind of ugly face may hide behind a smile?
For Wen Yu, dealing with such people was better done with open conflict!
After chatting for about ten minutes, Da Luo finally stopped the conversation and stood up.
"Since everything is well here, I shall take my leave."
"Uncle, please take care," Wen Yu respectfully bowed to Da Luo.
"By the way, dear nephew, there's something I don’t know if I should mention..."
Just as Da Luo reached the door, he suddenly turned his head, startling Wen Yu greatly.
Calming himself down, Wen Yu respectfully said, "Please speak, uncle."
"It is like this: according to my estimation, the reason the Heavenly Dao treats you this way should be related to a certain item."
"Item? The Heaven-Covering Banner?"
As a supreme treasure of the Immortal Heroic World, although Wen Yu did not know its specific function, it indeed had the potential to make the Heavenly Dao turn against him, this "Junior Brother".
"Not that..."
Da Luo shook his head.
"It should be something like a key. I wonder if you have ever heard the Immortal Emperor mention it during his lifetime?"
Wen Yu shook his head in confusion.
"Forget it, just remember this matter, dear nephew. If you have any leads, you can tell your uncle. You must understand, what’s meant to be yours cannot be taken away by anyone. Even if someone tries, your uncle will stand up for you!"
Da Luo spoke with righteous words and then turned to leave, leaving Wen Yu alone in the Heavenly Extremity Pavilion, looking utterly confused.
...
"Key? What key?"
"I'm not too sure..."
Hearing Wen Yu's question, the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine replied hesitantly.
"Really?"
"Really! I know the original plan clearly, but this key... I've never heard of it before!"
Perhaps the certainty in the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine's words moved Wen Yu, or perhaps he understood that the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine wouldn’t say much more. He gently shook his head and walked over to the spot where Da Luo had been sitting, slowly picking up the jade pendant from the tea table.
Muttering to himself, Wen Yu said, "What does this guy mean?"
...
"The jade pendant is fine; it’s just a simple communication jade pendant!"
After thoroughly examining the jade pendant, the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine said to Wen Yu, then added, "Da Luo wouldn't play tricks with something so trivial."
"So that means I can keep it?"
"Feel free."
Hearing the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine's words, Wen Yu casually placed the jade pendant in the drawer beneath the tea table—he didn't plan to take it with him.
In fact, Wen Yu had no intention of proactively contacting Da Luo.
The spiritual fluctuations of the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine echoed once again.
"Wise choice. I suspect that Da Luo came here just to probe for information about that so-called key."
Upon hearing the Heaven-Piercing Demon Vine's statement, Wen Yu gently nodded.
"It should be that way. At first, he wanted to place someone around me, but his attitude was not firm. After I rejected him, he left this communication jade pendant behind—actually, I still suspect that there's some trick involved with this jade pendant, just that you haven’t discovered it."
"Finally, Da Luo spent so long talking about everyday matters with me, likely to observe my aura fluctuations more closely, to see if I have the key he is looking for. When all of that yielded no results, he left those words as a way to see my reaction more directly."