"I really don't know how he mastered such martial arts..."
Nie Luncai played with the heavy iron ball in his hand, his mind wandering.
He had inspected this iron ball countless times in the past seven years and confirmed that it was originally just ordinary Baitang steel and came from the sword he collected.
But after being compressed, the material of this iron ball has become almost indestructible, and even his true energy is difficult to destroy.
Every time he saw this iron ball, Nie Luncai couldn't help but recall that thrilling night that he would never forget.
"You like this thing?"
A voice suddenly came from behind, with a hint of smile.
"ah?"
Nie Lun was so shocked that he suddenly turned around and saw a familiar figure wearing a silver metal mask and standing with his hands behind his back.
"Greetings, senior!"
Without saying a word, he bowed deeply and saluted, his attitude was extremely respectful, and at the same time, he was secretly smacking his tongue in his heart.
This old monster's martial arts were becoming more and more unfathomable, and he didn't know how he got in. He didn't even hear the door open.
As a majestic master, this is really incredible.
"Well, get up and talk."
Zhang Yao waved his hand, sat on a chair nearby, and asked casually:
"Where is the intelligence you have collected in the past three years?"
"Senior, wait a moment."
Nie Lun responded, immediately opened another secret compartment, took out a thin booklet, and handed it over respectfully.
After Zhang Yao took it, he read it carefully, reading it word by word.
"Um……"
Zhang Yao looked at it for a moment, frowning slightly, and a hint of disappointment emerged in his heart.
"It's these rumors again, there is no trace of the Immortal family at all..."
He has heard countless similar rumors, rumors, and strange deeds in the past twenty years.
Every careful exploration is met with disappointment in the end, either by local liars who pretend to be gods or by ignorant women.
For twenty years, there was no one that was reliable. After experiencing it many times, he could even tell something was wrong at a glance, without even bothering to investigate.
Only if something is really valuable and cannot be understood clearly, he will personally set out.
Nie Luncai stood aside, with his hands tied, looking at Zhang Yao secretly, thinking to himself:
"This old monster, why do you want me to collect these information about gods, spirits, and sages appearing?"
"Is it possible that he still believes that there are real immortals in this world?"
He felt in his heart that this silver-faced old monster had probably lived too long and was so invincible that he had the extravagant hope of immortality.
Just like some emperors in the past, their martial arts and martial arts are top-notch, and they are at a level that will go down in history. In addition, after many years of holding power and keeping their word, they naturally long for eternal youth.
The silver-faced old monster's martial arts can be called a martial arts myth, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is an emperor in martial arts. In addition, he must be very old, so it seems normal to have such unrealistic thoughts.
"Why!"
Zhang Yao finished flipping through the entire booklet, shook it into powder, sighed, stood up and said:
"You have done well in the past three years, keep working hard."
"yes."
Nie Luncai lowered his head and responded, feeling quietly relieved.
When he looked up again, he found that the silver-faced old monster had opened the door and left, disappearing into the night in a few steps.
…………
One month later.
Yongzhou, in the ancestral home of the Xie family.
The lights were brightly lit in the luxurious study room, and two figures were reflected in the window.
In the study, a man in black robes and a silver metal mask was sitting behind a large mahogany desk, flipping through a booklet.
The current head of the Xie family respectfully served him a cup of ginseng tea and then waited on him carefully.
If outsiders saw this scene of him, their eyes would probably fall out of shock.
Who in the world doesn't know that the Xie family is a wealthy family that has existed for thousands of years, with generations of masters. At its peak, there were even three or four masters at the same time, who bullied the entire north.
There is no thousand-year-old dynasty in the world, but there are thousand-year-old families!
As the leader of a northern aristocratic family, in many periods even the emperor would take the initiative to ask to marry the Xie family's legitimate daughter in order to close the relationship.
The contemporary head of the Xie family is also a martial arts master, and is also known as an arrogant prince and a condescending minister. Even the founding fathers and Gong Gong in the court are not in the eyes of him.
But at this moment:
This proud and domineering head of the Xie family was respectfully serving an outsider in his study like a slave.
If this were told, no one would believe it.
"...Well, is there anything else?"
Zhang Yao put down the pamphlet in his hand and asked.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't ask this question, but the head of the Xie family still has a lot of little ideas, and sometimes he can give him a little surprise.
"some."
Sure enough, the head of the Xie family took out a classic book from his arms and handed it over:
"I dug this out from the Liu family's collection in Jinyang a few days ago. It records interesting stories about an immortal that an ancestor of the Liu family met eight hundred years ago."
"That classic is very old, and it is an only copy. It cannot be borrowed, so I copied it myself in order to present it to you sir today."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yao's eyes suddenly lit up, he took the book and said, "You are interested."
"Don't dare."
The head of the Xie family kept a very low profile.
A thousand-year-old family has seen the rise and fall of dynasties, gone through countless turmoils, and still remains standing. They often know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and are able to bend and stretch.
Zhang Yao is also the most satisfied with these aristocratic families.
In the long time of hundreds and thousands of years, only the long-established families can leave precise records, instead of vague stories and legends with only scales and claws.
And if you meet the Xie family and the Liu family, whose ancestors have personally encountered people who are suspected of being from the Immortal Family, it will be even more unexpected.
"Well……"
Zhang Yao flipped through the books in his hand, looking thoughtful from time to time, and was silent.
Hundreds and thousands of years have passed, and the reference significance of these classics has long been lost, but it can give him a better understanding of the world of the Immortal Family.
It would be even more profitable if he could come across a book that recorded the Immortal Family and other sects, but it's a pity that he hasn't encountered it yet.
Including this classic in his hand:
It is recorded in the classics that the ancestor of the Liu family eight hundred years ago met an immortal who was meditating in the mountains during an outing. Because he was charming and had extraordinary conversation, he stayed for a few days. .
During those few days, the ancestors of the Liu family had an eye-opening experience and witnessed various magical methods of the immortal family. Finally, when they were leaving, they got a fairy date and lived to be one hundred and four years old after taking it.
In the classics, there are actually very few positive descriptions of the immortal's magical powers and spells, which can only prove the existence of the immortal family eight hundred years ago.
Following the clues now is like searching for a sword, and the possibility of success is too low.
