Post-Mythical Era: I don't want to die in the third reincarnation-Chapter 435 - 428 All Crows Are Black

"What is your name? How old are you?" After leaving Qianyuan Immortal Manor, Ding Huan looked at the little boy in front of him.

"My name is Lu Busi, and I am eight years old." The little boy had sadness in his eyes but hid it very well. His response to Ding Huan was also very crisp.

Ding Huan was inwardly shocked; an eight-year-old boy was already in the Primordial Soul Realm. Even with many Immortal Spiritual Objects, such talent was terrifying.

At eight, he had just started primary school. People really should not be compared.

"Is Manor Master Lu Chongdao related to you?"

Lu Busi replied, "He is my grandfather."

"Was your grandfather also killed?" Ding Huan thought to himself that someone who could establish an immortal manor shouldn't be so easily murdered, could he?

Lu Busi snorted, "In their dreams. They dared to come to my Qianyuan Immortal Manor to kill my parents because my grandfather was arrested."

Despite trying his best to hide his hatred, Lu Busi was only a few years old. When mentioning his parents' murder, he clenched his fists tightly.

"Why was your grandfather arrested?"

Fortunately, although Lu Busi was young, he already had a well-formed set of ideas. After talking with Lu Busi for half a day, Ding Huan finally understood what had happened.

Lu Busi's grandfather, Lu Chongdao, was an upright person, a person who didn't tolerate sand in his eyes.

Logically, such a person wasn't suitable for a government position, yet he was a loose official in the Immortal Court.

A loose official of the Immortal Court was merely a nominal position; they typically didn't handle any matters, so Lu Chongdao generally lived quite freely.

However, a year ago, an incident happened at the Immortal Court. It was related to the sudden death of Xiu Lun, husband of Bu Yingyin, daughter of Immortal Prime Minister Bu Yue.

Xiu Lun's father, Flag Leader Xiu Xu of Kuishui Department, filed a complaint to the Emperor Wushang of the Immortal Court, saying his son, Xiu Lun, died suddenly because Bu Yingyin was unchaste and plotted with her lover to kill Xiu Lun.

This angered Bu Yue.

Although it could not be said that Bu Yue was a man second only to the emperor, he was definitely a person with real power in the Immortal Court.

Xiu Xu, even though a Flag Leader of one of the thirty-six departments; his status was far less than Bu Yue's.

Emperor Wushang also had a headache over this. He could only hand over the case to the Immortal Law Department for judgment.

Flag Leader Ying Fang of the Immortal Law Department was cunning. He didn't want to offend either side and dismissed himself stating that both his Immortal Law Department and Kuishui Department were Flag Leaders of the thirty-six departments, so he should recuse himself.

As a result, Emperor Wushang then asked who was willing to temporarily take over Ying Fang's position to handle this case.

Such a hot potato naturally had no takers.

Someone then recommended Lu Chongdao, and Emperor Wushang tasked Lu Chongdao with handling the case, which the straightforward man accepted without any objections.

Ding Huan was speechless.

How many people would he offend with this?

First, he offended Ying Fang, the Flag Leader of the Immortal Law Department, who even came up with the ridiculous excuse of recusal.

You, a person in charge of the law, talking about recusal while still controlling the law?

Secondly, he offended Bu Yue.

Regardless of whether Bu Yingyin was unchaste, taking on this case meant he had to investigate Bu Yingyin.

Bu Yingyin was Bu Yue's daughter; how would he allow a loose official to investigate? Wouldn't this be a slap in Bu Yue's face?

Third, he offended Xiu Xu.

By taking on the case and then being unable to proceed, Xiu Xu would naturally be dissatisfied, thinking you lacked ability, yet occupied the position, unable to deliver justice for Xiu Lun.

Before a year had passed with him handling the case, Lu Chongdao was imprisoned on charges of misconduct and corruption.

With the chief judge imprisoned, the case was naturally shelved indefinitely.

It seems the Immortal Court is a messy quagmire.

But this had nothing to do with him. He just needed to find a quiet place to cultivate.

"Lu Busi, do you have a place to go? I will send you there; I need to get away myself," Ding Huan said, looking at Lu Busi.

Lu Busi shook his head, "I have nowhere to go, senior. If you send me away today, tomorrow I may die by another's knife."

Ding Huan hesitated and then said, "I am going to Heavenly Street to seek a living; you can follow me as long as you need to change your appearance and name."

"Senior, I will follow your guidance," Lu Busi said without hesitation.

Ding Huan wiped away his disguised appearance, "My name is Ding Huan; this is my true appearance."

Knowing the ordeal of Lu Chongdao, Ding Huan felt no longer as rushed as before.

Lu Chongdao had offended Immortal Prime Minister Bu Yue, so the case of Qianyuan Immortal Manor would surely be shelved indefinitely. If that was the case, what was there to rush?

"So senior is so young; senior, how about I call you Big Brother?" Lu Busi quickly corrected himself.

"Up to you, you can change your name to Ding Lao Liu."

When Ding Huan spoke Lu Busi's name, he remembered Lao Liu.

Initially, he had let go of Lao Liu, hoping Lao Liu could lead him to discover the traces of the Immortal Gods of Hua Xia. Instead, Lao Liu disappeared without a trace, eventually leading him to some clues himself.

Though this Immortal Court hadn't revealed any familiar faces yet, there were several entities somewhat reminiscent of the ancient Chinese mythological legends.

"Yes, Brother Ding, I shall call myself Ding Lao Liu," Lu Busi felt the name was somewhat old, but since Brother Ding had suggested it, he would go by Ding Lao Liu.

Ding Huan took out a mask and handed it to Lu Busi, "Refine this mask and then wear it on your face..."

Lu Busi hesitated for a moment before responding, "Brother Ding..."

"Just call me Brother Huan," Ding Huan waved his hand dismissively.

"Brother Huan, I don't think I need to wear a mask, no one can recognize me," Lu Busi said.

"Why?" Ding Huan asked, looking puzzled.

Lu Busi answered, "I just returned home yesterday, and today someone came to annihilate my family."

"You just got back yesterday? Where had you been?"

"I've been with the God Clan since birth. I was sent to the Immortal Court by the elders of the God Clan, then returned to Qianyuan Immortal Manor using a Teleportation Talisman. In fact, I haven't even been back for a full two hours. Because I brought back some Purified Purple Lotus from the God Clan, I planned to plant these in the pond. Just as I stepped outside, the devil arrived at my home. Having always been in the God Clan, I'm particularly skilled in Concealing Techniques, so I concealed myself immediately..."

Hearing Lu Busi's words, Ding Huan fell into deep thought.

He suspected the attacker had specifically come to kill Lu Busi, otherwise, why such a coincidence?

Lu Busi, at eight years old, possessed the strength of the Primordial Soul Realm, a terrifying talent.

If it truly was to kill Lu Busi, perhaps the case at Qianyuan Immortal Manor really had nothing to do with the Immortal Prime Minister Bu Yue.

"Alright then, you don't have to wear the mask, let's go to Heavenly Street... we'll need to find another place for a Teleportation Array..."

"Brother Huan, we could go to the Hundred Kings Cave Market; they have a teleportation array to Heavenly Street."

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"How do you know that?" Ding Huan looked at Lu Busi in surprise.

Lu Busi had just said he had just returned; how would he know about the Hundred Kings Cave Market?

A downcast look crossed Lu Busi's eyes, "Because the Hundred Kings Cave Market belongs to my Lu Family. Before coming back, while I was still with the God Clan, my grandfather had told me about it. After returning to the Immortal Court, my role was to manage the Hundred Kings Cave Market.

My grandfather told me that those pursuing cultivation must not only meditate in seclusion. Without experiencing various trials and tasting the bitterness and sweetness of life, there is no possibility of transformation…"

Managing a workshop at eight years old, that really was...

"Let's go to the Hundred Kings Cave then. Do you have a Jade Scroll for the directions?" Ding Huan decided to accept Lu Busi's suggestion.

Lu Busi shook his head, "Not yet, my father hasn't had the chance to give me those things."

"Never mind, let me think." Ding Huan started to calculate.

Calculating a not-so-distant location wasn't much of an issue for Ding Huan.

In just 15 minutes, Ding Huan chose a direction and activated the spaceship, rushing forward.

In less than half a day, Ding Huan's Divine Will detected a medium-sized workshop market.

The market was fairly crowded. Ding Huan lightly tapped Lu Busi, transforming him into a girl, while he himself transformed into an old man.

Lu Busi had spent eight years in the God Clan and was no stranger to the ways of the world.

Still, Ding Huan's trick shocked him.

Even his grandfather couldn't do this.

A significant portion of the people visiting the market was there to use the teleportation array.

Some were heading to Heavenly Street, others to the Immortal Court Square.

The market didn't have a direct teleportation array to the Immortal Court Square, but once on Heavenly Street, it was much closer.

Perhaps because the annihilation of Qianyuan Immortal Manor hadn't been long, the business in the Hundred Kings Cave Market seemed unaffected.

Ding Huan didn't investigate whether the Master of the Hundred Kings Cave had changed; he just led Lu Busi directly to the Teleportation Array Square.

The two spent 100,000 High Grade Immortal Crystals to board the teleportation array.

Ding Huan inwardly lamented, converting that into Low Grade Immortal Crystals, it would be millions.

If this were in the Ancient Immortal Domain, one might never afford to use the teleportation array in a lifetime.

The biggest profit of the Hundred Kings Cave Market was likely this teleportation array.

Upon exiting the teleportation array, Ding Huan saw an immense plaza with three huge Array Formation Displays suspended in the air.

The middle screen displayed "Immortal Court Contribution Rankings," the left read "Tian Gang Rankings," and the right "Earth Evil Rankings."

Ding Huan had heard of Tian Gang and Earth Evil Rankings, but this was his first time seeing the Immortal Court Contribution Rankings.

Ding Huan quickly led Lu Busi away from the bustling Heavenly Street Square, and found an isolated spot to promptly revert to his original appearance.

"Brother Huan, your Great Divine Power is something not even my master can perform," Lu Busi said with a touch of envy.

"Let's go to Heavenly Street," Ding Huan did not reply.

He had saved Lu Busi purely on moral grounds. If he hadn't intervened, Lu Busi would have undoubtedly died.

He had no particular notion or obligation towards Lu Busi or the Lu Family.

Thus, he wasn't about to promise to teach Lu Busi the Earth Evil Illusion Technique.