Super Divine Daoist Skill-Chapter 104 - 103: The Statue (Please Vote Monthly and Subscribe)

Chapter 104: Chapter 103: The Statue (Please Vote Monthly and Subscribe)

On the altar in the Iron Maiden’s house, there was a statue that looked as if it was carved from wood.

The statue had two heads and four arms, and although it stood only half a foot tall, it exuded a vague sense of oppressive might, making people dare not approach.

In common households, the worship of gods and Buddhas was quite normal, but the statue worshipped in the Iron Maiden’s home was peculiar and strange in appearance. Despite its ferocious demeanor, it held a seemingly benevolent allure, quite unlike any orthodox deity.

Especially, Bai Ziyue, because of his strong spiritual power, could vaguely sense a trace of spirituality within this statue.

Of course, besides the spirituality, there was another special aspect, very faint, yet hard to distinguish.

Thinking it over, Bai Ziyue casually pulled down a curtain from the window and gently covered the strange statue with it.

Whatever the case, he should put it away first.

"Damn it, we arrived too late. Most of the good stuff has already been taken by them."

Tong Zhan had gathered another big pile of things in his hands, but his tone was still furious.

Even though he had gathered a lot of things, they were mostly bulky and not very valuable. The truly valuable items had long been taken by Chief Xuu and his men.

"Anyway, today’s haul is quite substantial. No need to fuss too much."

Bai Ziyue smiled and said.

Looking at the several large bundles in Bai Ziyue’s hands and the calm-faced Qin Shaoping who had walked up at some point, Tong Zhan’s heart stirred, and he quickly shouted, "Damn it, it was a wasted trip. Let’s go."

"Brother Tong, leaving so soon?"

At this moment, Chief Xuu walked out of a room with a few subordinates whose backs were also laden with valuable items, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Chief Xuu, this time your actions were rather unprincipled."

Tong Zhan grumbled.

"Yuu Lihua and Yuu Fang conspired with the mountain bandits of Ghost Head Stronghold, posing a significant threat to the safety of Qinghe Town.

I am merely conducting a routine search and inventory of Yuu Lihua’s home.

But as for you, without any official status or credentials, your presence here is somewhat inappropriate."

Chief Xuu said smugly.

"Chief Xuu, the world turns. We’ve known each other for ten years. Who doesn’t know who? Let’s go."

Saying this, Tong Zhan turned to leave, with Bai Ziyue and Qin Shaoping naturally following.

"Chief, are we really letting them go? That boy next to Tong Zhan looked quite suspicious."

Beside Chief Xuu, a clever-looking officer asked reluctantly.

"So what if they had gained something? The best items are already in our hands.

Besides, the two beside Tong Zhan are not simple. One is a disciple of the Sect Leader of the Sunburst Gang, and the other is an apprentice of one of their leaders. If we provoke them, it’ll be troublesome."

Shaking his head, Chief Xuu said.

If he weren’t wary of Bai Ziyue and the others’ identities, with his official status and ruthless methods, how could he have let them leave so easily?

"Chief, there are obvious signs of prying here."

Suddenly, an officer walked into the room Qin Shaoping had come out of earlier and said loudly.

Chief Xuu hurriedly stepped into the room, lifting the pried wooden board, revealing a square foot-sized indentation, clearly visible.

But at this moment, it was already empty.

"Oh no, we’ve been duped."

Chief Xuu’s face turned grim, and he said through gritted teeth, "No wonder Tong Zhan left so abruptly. This loss is huge..."

...

Ignoring the curious stares of others on the street, and the admiring chats among fellow Sunburst Gang disciples, the group quickly arrived at a bustling courtyard surrounded by two-meter-high walls.

This was Tong Zhan’s residence.

"Aunt Zhong, prepare some good side dishes for the wine."

Calling for the cook to prepare the dishes, Tong Zhan then led Bai Ziyue and Qin Shaoping to a bedroom, impatiently asking, "So, did we get anything big?"

"I only have this statue."

Bai Ziyue unveiled the curtain, revealing the two-headed, four-armed statue.

He always felt this statue was eerie. Though he couldn’t determine its exact use, he had brought it back.

If necessary, he planned to find the Elder Scholar to identify it.

Compared to him, the Elder Scholar was more knowledgeable and might discover something.

"This statue is so strange. Could it be some Evil God? This kind of inauspicious thing, what’s the use of bringing it back?"

Tong Zhan frowned, somewhat unhappily.

"I just think this statue is odd. If you guys don’t want it, I’ll just keep it myself."

Bai Ziyue said calmly.

Nodding, Tong Zhan didn’t mind and quickly looked at Qin Shaoping, asking, "What about you?"

Earlier, he had noticed the excitement on Qin Shaoping’s face, indicating he must have gained something substantial.

This was why he hurried to leave, fearing Chief Xuu and others might find out. Otherwise, given his temper, he would have made them give up some of their spoils.

"Not much silver, just three hundred taels."

Qin Shaoping paused deliberately, seeing no significant change in their expressions, knowing that three hundred taels alone wouldn’t suffice, so he continued, "A box of gold, but I didn’t dare look closely for fear of being discovered.

"From the weight of the box, it’s quite a lot."

As he spoke, Qin Shaoping hurriedly placed a cloth bag on the table.

With a thud, the weight of the bag was evident.

A few lanterns, several pieces of high-quality cloth, a finely made tea tray, several teacups...

Tong Zhan’s face darkened, "Why are they all these things?"

Normally these items would be worth some money, but compared to the amount of silver Qin Shaoping mentioned, they were insignificant.

Luckily, separating these items revealed a small box made of top-quality redwood, about a foot square, appearing before them.

Even without considering the contents, the redwood box alone was worth at least a dozen taels of silver.

"The room I searched had actually already been searched by a young arresting officer, but I still noticed that one of the floorboards was different from the rest.

After prying it open, I found this redwood box."

Qin Shaoping spoke proudly.

Bai Ziyue and Tong Zhan didn’t speak. Impatient, Tong Zhan quickly opened the wooden box.

Two or three books were on the top layer. Through the edges of the books, they saw a silvery sheen and a glimmer of gold beneath the silver.

"Traceless Saber Technique, Heart-piercing Hammer Technique, Iron Bull Body Refining Skill.

These must be the Iron Maiden and her son’s most prized martial arts. The Traceless Saber Technique, creating cuts without traces, is indeed a good saber technique.

The Iron Bull Body Refining Skill appears to be an external forging technique. The Iron Maiden reached the peak of external forging with this technique.

However, the most powerful is still the Heart-piercing Hammer Technique.

In the earlier battle, due to her weakened qi and blood, the Iron Maiden’s power wasn’t very strong. But the heart-piercing power of this technique still injured me, Old Tong.

As per usual, let’s each copy these three secret manuals to keep."

Moving the martial arts secret manuals aside, Tong Zhan’s breath quickened.

Thirty pieces of patterned silver, each weighing ten taels, appeared before them.

When they took out these thirty pieces, the gleam of gold beneath made them a bit dazed.

"Gold bars, each weighing twelve taels, twenty bars here, totaling two hundred forty taels of gold, equivalent to two thousand four hundred taels of silver... Adding the three hundred taels here, we have a total of two thousand seven hundred taels of silver..."

Tong Zhan’s voice trembled.

Even for him, after roaming the Jianghu for many years and accumulating some wealth, he never had as much as two thousand seven hundred taels.

"We’ve struck it rich."

Qin Shaoping said excitedly.

"Besides this, I also found roughly a thousand taels of silver in Wu Yuan’s residence."

Bai Ziyue said calmly.

He then opened a cloth bag, ignoring the random items, and took out a bulging black sack. Untying the string, a large pile of silver spilled out.

"Adding these items and the weapons we took from them, it should be worth about three hundred taels. Altogether—four thousand taels!"

Not only was Tong Zhan shocked, but even the usually calm Bai Ziyue was moved.

Four thousand taels of silver, split between the three of them, meant each would get at least one thousand three hundred taels.

Moreover, they earned seven hundred contribution points from this.

If converted to silver, they would be worth another one thousand four hundred taels.

This means their action this time yielded a total of five thousand four hundred taels of silver.

"This way, it’s easy to distribute. Including the contribution points, that’s one thousand seven hundred taels of silver per person.

Do you want silver or contribution points?"

Tong Zhan asked immediately.

"Give me the contribution points. I happen to need to exchange for something."

Bai Ziyue said calmly.

He planned to exchange for an inner cultivation technique, and silver and contribution points were virtually the same to him.

However, taking out a large amount of silver would easily draw attention, while contribution points were more convenient.

"Then I’ll take the silver. I don’t have any channels to exchange these random items."

Qin Shaoping said as he had no choice.

"Alright, then. These contribution vouchers are yours. Take the three hundred taels of silver with you now.

As for Shaoping, here are fourteen gold bars and two pieces of silver. Keep them carefully.

Also, if there’s anything among these random items you like, feel free to take it. If I trade it, I could still earn some money."

Tong Zhan generously said.

"I’ll take that small knife. It may not be the best weapon, but it’s indeed hard and sharp."

Qin Shaoping quickly pointed to a small knife among the weapons.

This small knife was the one Wu Yuan used to cut people’s faces, extremely sharp.

He had seen Wu Yuan use this knife to break Bai Ziyue’s long saber, and he had long wanted it. Now he couldn’t wait to bring it up.