"This secret must be told from the Blood Coffin inside the Dragon Earth Cave! This place has existed for at least two thousand years. Our Lan Clan had also studied it, and found that this place originated in the Qin Dynasty!"
"But as to who set it up, we really don't know. The secret we got from the Tujia Clan is that by dripping everyone's blood onto the patterns on the surface of the Blood Coffin, one can gain immense martial power!"
"At that time, our Lan Clan ancestors went in for an experiment, and sure enough, it worked! Our ancestors were very excited! So, everyone would conduct this ritual! This ritual was then passed down from generation to generation! Some of the bloodstains on the Blood Coffin were left by our Lan Clan."
"At that time, we didn't understand anything, nor did we think about whether it was right or wrong; we just thought that with these mystical powers, we could survive in a chaotic world!"
"So, this custom was passed down from generation to generation until sixty years ago when an old Taoist priest passed by our place, noticed something unusual about our Lan Clan, and after some investigation, finally found out the whole story. That old Taoist was renowned and had profound cultivation skills."
"Our entire Lan Clan together was no match for the old Taoist. After hearing his words, we realized the foolish thing we had done!"
"We had always been using the blood ritual from generation to generation, nurturing a monster! It wasn't any Dragon God, but a monster that had been nourished by the power of the Dragon Vein! This monster was inside that Blood Coffin!"
Liu's emotions grew increasingly agitated, making his words somewhat chaotic and hard to understand. Li Chuan knew this was a sign of someone being extremely excited and elated.
However, he didn't interrupt Liu.
Moreover, Li Chuan felt rather speechless inside, as he had just brought that monster from the Blood Coffin back home!
After pausing for a moment, Liu calmed his emotions and continued:
"After the old Taoist told us about this, our clan's elders asked for his assistance, hoping he could deal with the monster in the Dragon Earth Cave. But after hearing our request, the old Taoist just shook his head and said that this Feng Shui Array could be unlocked, but he wouldn't unlock it! After saying this, the old Taoist left effortlessly."
"From that time on, our Lan Clan stopped mentioning the Dragon Earth Cave. Newborn clan members also stopped dripping blood there. Initially, we thought this matter would just end this way, but later developments far exceeded our expectations, which is what's being referred to as the curse!"
"As time went by, Nine-Headed Mountain went completely out of control, with deaths occurring continuously..."
Liu said a lot of things, which sounded somewhat chaotic and didn't offer much help with Li Chuan's questions, but Li Chuan also realized that they only knew this much.
It seemed the identity of Ming Yue could only be slowly explored, and hopefully, she would regain her memory.
"Alright, I understand now." Li Chuan nodded.
"Mr. Li, we can never repay your great kindness to our Lan Clan. If you have any requests in the future, just say the word!" Lan Yubo stood up and knelt in front of Li Chuan.
Other members of the Lan Clan also knelt down.
Li Chuan hurriedly stepped forward and helped Lan Yubo up: "Old man, you don't have to do this. They say fate is determined by heaven, perhaps this matter was meant to be. Please, stand up!"
"Thank you, Mr. Li!" Lan Yubo's face was full of gratitude.
"Lan, it's getting late, and I still have things to do, so I'll take my leave. By the way, if you need medical treatment, you can go to the address I gave you; it's opening soon." Li Chuan said with a smile.
"I'll follow Mr. Li's arrangements!" Lan Yubo nodded.
...
Li Chuan initially planned to have dinner at the Seven Bowls Tea House, but the Lan Clan's propensity to kneel made him feel uncomfortable, so he simply left.
Having exhausted much of his energy inside the Dragon Earth Cave earlier, he was now hungry and found a small restaurant with a specialty dish to enjoy a good meal, then returned to Panlong District and arrived at Huo Xiuxiu's home.
The one who opened the door for him was Ni Yongruo. Since she was at home, Ni Yongruo was wearing a turquoise spaghetti strap gauze dress, her slightly curled hair carelessly draped over her shoulders like white ivory, and her sexy collarbone was deep enough to breed fish, exuding a sense of seductive casualness.
Seeing that it was Li Chuan, Ni Yongruo snorted coldly, a flash of anger in her eyes. If it weren't for her aunt needing this guy to come and treat her ailment, she wouldn't have let Li Chuan in.
After all, the most humiliating thing for her in her life was being defeated by Li Chuan!
Utterly defeated!
"Ruo, do not be rude to Mr. Li!" Huo Xiuxiu's gentle and clear voice sounded from behind, "I have told you many times that although we suffered a big loss at Mr. Li's hands this time, his actions were not inappropriate; we were in the wrong first."
Huo Xiuxiu wore a qipao with blue and white porcelain designs, walked out gracefully, with a faint smile on her face. The dimples were very distinct, though she tried hard to hide it, fatigue was evident in her eyes.
Upon seeing Li Chuan, Huo Xiuxiu stepped aside and made a gesture to invite him in, then picked up a small sandalwood box on the coffee table, which contained Dragon Saliva Fragrance.
As the box was opened, a very intoxicating fragrance quickly filled the living room, and Li Chuan's eyes lit up: "Excellent Dragon Saliva Fragrance, nice, it's good, no problem."
Huo Xiuxiu's spirit lifted: "So what should we do now?"
Li Chuan: "Go to the room, take a bath, lie down on the bed, and sleep."
Upon hearing this, Huo Xiuxiu was stupefied, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Ni Yongruo's face turned even darker: "Li! What do you mean? Are you trying to take advantage of my aunt?"
"Yes, I offended you, but you can't take it out on my aunt, can you? Are you even human? If you have a problem, come at me! There's a code in Jianghu, it doesn't affect family members!" Ni Yongruo was furious, "You speak of everything so logically, and yet you've learned all these medical skills! Have you no medical ethics at all? You're intentionally trying to take revenge on me!"
"Li Chuan, you're a real scoundrel!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chuan couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, I am going to sleep with your aunt; I want to connect with her deeply, I want to communicate with her intimately, and know each other thoroughly!"
"I'll enter her body from behind, enter her dreams!"
"Bastard! You're a bastard! You filthy swine!" Ni Yongruo was so angry smoke seemed to be coming out of her head, "Li Chuan, you're truly shameless! My aunt is so much older than you! How can you have such thoughts about her!"
Ni Yongruo was extremely upset; she really couldn't accept Li Chuan's form of treatment.
Li Chuan laughed coldly: "Are you angry? But it doesn't change the fact that your aunt is about to become my woman."
Saying this, Li Chuan looked at Huo Xiuxiu: "Ms. Huo, the treatment plan is basically what I just said. Whether you want the treatment, think it over yourself."