Chapter 278 - 176: Mei Zhaozhao Will Speak for Herself

Chapter 278: Chapter 176: Mei Zhaozhao Will Speak for Herself

In reality, what he was thinking was that the man before him had probably been watching him for a long time, having investigated his name and background thoroughly.

’I’m in for it today.’

Lu Changyuan said, "There’s no need to be nervous, Fellow Daoist Wang. I’m just curious. I heard your luck is quite good and thought you might be cultivating the path of fortune."

Wang Dayun’s luck was indeed very good.

He could go to a gambling den, place random bets, and still win a fortune. While cultivating deep in the old mountain forests, he’d stumbled upon the legacies of powerful masters many times.

With such great luck, Wang Dayun had even broken through to the Fifth Realm sooner than many geniuses.

"I cultivate the Thunder Hammer Dao. Ah, Fellow Daoist, to be honest with you, I’m just as puzzled. My luck wasn’t always this good."

Lu Changyuan uncorked his gourd and gestured with it toward Wang Dayun.

"Then when did you first notice your good luck, Brother Wang?"

Wang Dayun was taken aback again, but then he touched his gourd to Lu Changyuan’s. He suddenly felt that the man before him meant no harm, and for some reason, the words just came tumbling out. "It was probably when I was in the Third Realm... Oh, now that I think about it, it was exactly two years ago."

’From the Third Realm to the Fifth Realm in two years?’

’Even Qiu Yuehan and Xia Lianxue were stuck at the Fifth Realm for many years.’

’This Wang Dayun... not only is his luck incredible, but his talent and comprehension are also first-rate!’

"Two years ago, I left Great Xia to gain experience, and my luck became very good starting from then." Wang Dayun raised the Heart-piercing Cultivator’s sword in his hand. "You might not believe this, Fellow Daoist, but I found this sword while I was bathing in a lake in the woods."

Lu Changyuan believed him.

After all, he was the one who had casually found a lake and tossed the Heart-piercing Cultivator’s body into it back then.

’Left Great Xia to gain experience... Great Xia?’

Lu Changyuan silently took a large gulp of wine.

He then listened as Wang Dayun recounted his experiences over the past few years.

It could be said that fortunate opportunities followed him wherever he went; he’d even find Silver Coins and Spirit Stones just walking down the road.

His luck was absurdly good. According to Lu Changyuan’s understanding, someone with such great fortune should have long since faced a Celestial Tribulation, because this was tantamount to stealing luck from the Celestial Dao itself.

’Has the Celestial Dao been acting up again recently, and so it hasn’t noticed this person?’

Lu Changyuan smiled and said, "Cultivators defy the heavens, but Brother Dayun, you seem to be following destiny’s will."

What could Wang Dayun say? He could only laugh sheepishly.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Wang, I haven’t been to Great Xia in several hundred years. Do you know if the Royal Family in Great Xia still bears the surname Leng?"

’Several hundred years?’

’So he’s an old senior. No wonder his presence feels so powerful.’

Wang Dayun nodded. "It’s still the Leng surname."

Lu Changyuan stood up. "That’s good. I was planning to find some time to go back and take a look."

"Fellow Dao... Senior, you’re going back for a visit too?"

"Yes. I heard Great Xia is at war recently."

"Isn’t that the truth? It’s not just Great Xia; many dynasties are at war. Oh, right!" Wang Dayun slapped his forehead. "I happen to be going to Great Xia as well. Senior, shall we travel together?"

’What a coincidence.’

So he was planning to go back for a look, too.

"No need."

Lu Changyuan wasn’t surprised that Wang Dayun was also returning to Great Xia. He turned as if to leave, but before he did, he said in an exceptionally flat voice, "Fellow Daoist Wang, sometimes having too much luck can lead to a backlash. It’s best not to rely on it too much."

Wang Dayun still couldn’t figure out what Lu Changyuan’s intentions were. It seemed he had simply come over to offer him a pot of wine and a piece of advice.

He wasn’t particularly offended, though. The man was clearly stronger than him. ’Perhaps he really did mean well with his warning?’

’This senior is actually a pretty good guy.’

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’Are we going to Great Xia?’

Su Youwan hugged the fox, feeling a little troubled.

’I promised Mei Zhaozhao I’d take her to the Fox Race, but with one thing after another, we’ve been delayed for so long.’

’I wonder if Mei Zhaozhao minds.’

’Maybe I’ll have to part ways with Young Master Lu here,’ Su Youwan thought. ’I don’t really have any reason to go to Great Xia.’

Lu Changyuan looked at the Silver-haired Maiden. "Miss Su."

"Yes?"

The maiden’s reply was soft, and she felt a strange reluctance to part.

’The last time I felt this way was when I was ten, before my emotions were removed.’

That year, she couldn’t bear to leave her master, but he had insisted she accompany a True Master from their sect to the Canglan Sect to eliminate Demons.

Her master had said, "Go and see the Mortal World, especially the evil of Cultivators."

And so, at ten years old, she witnessed Purgatory.

The Canglan Sect proclaimed itself to be of the Righteous Dao and cultivated the Desire Relief Technique, yet it was rotten to the core. If the matter hadn’t been exposed, who knows how long their secrets would have remained hidden.

Not long after she returned, with her master’s help, the young girl had her emotions removed and began to cultivate the Destined Celestial Dao.

Su Youwan was in a daze, stroking the fox, and didn’t come back to her senses for a long moment. Lu Changyuan had no choice but to call out again, "Miss Su?"

"Yes?"

"Miss Su, since you cultivate the Destined Celestial Dao, can you observe the destiny of a dynasty?"

Su Youwan blinked and nodded. "I can. But if there is something interfering, as there was in Upper Jade Capital, then I won’t be able to see anything."

’There’s only one Upper Jade Capital, after all. Great Xia shouldn’t have anything like that.’

Lu Changyuan said, "If you’re not busy, Miss Su, then after our business here is concluded, please accompany me on a trip to Great Xia."

The hand with which Su Youwan was stroking Mei Zhaozhao’s fur suddenly paused.

"Alright. I will go with you, Young Master Lu."

’Mei Zhaozhao never said she was in a hurry, so it must not be urgent.’

’If it were urgent, Mei Zhaozhao would have said so herself.’

Qiu Yuehan asked, "Why the sudden decision to go to Great Xia?"

Lu Changyuan said, "There are indeed people in this world who are occasionally very lucky. But there shouldn’t be anyone with luck as good as Wang Dayun’s."

His luck was so good that Lu Changyuan had even wondered if he was the Celestial Dao incarnate.

But as it turns out, the man’s luck wasn’t always good; it only became so later. Therefore, the source of the problem must lie in Great Xia.