“Your Highness Third Prince, what did the letter say?” The Lord of Yuzhou City beside him asked with a grave expression.
“It’s news about the Treasure Map…”
As the Third Prince spoke, he lifted his head, his expression equally serious.
A moment later, the main gate of the He Family was knocked on once again.
Lin Guiming, looking thoroughly annoyed, opened the door. Seeing the limping young man before him, he asked, “What is it? Haven’t you been beaten enough?”
“No, that’s not it. This time, I’m not here to provoke you. Don’t get the wrong idea, just hear me out…”
The Third Prince quickly waved his hand as he spoke.
“Fine.” Lin Guiming then stepped aside, letting him in.
“If you have something to say, say it.” Lin Guiming sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard, looking at the Third Prince seated opposite him.
“Brother, may I ask if you’re from a Sect?”
The Third Prince was straightforward by nature and didn’t beat around the bush, asking directly.
“So what if I am? So what if I’m not?” Lin Guiming sipped his tea, not even bothering to lift his head.
He wasn’t at all surprised that the Third Prince could guess this much.
“Alright, then I’ll get straight to the point. There’s a Treasure Map. I wonder if you’re interested?”
“What kind of Treasure Map?” Lin Guiming raised his eyebrows, showing a hint of interest.
“A Treasure Map left behind by a powerhouse above the Condensing Spirit Realm!” The Third Prince’s expression grew even more serious. He glanced around cautiously, as if afraid someone might overhear.
Lin Guiming couldn’t help but let out a dry chuckle.
Condensing Spirit Realm, huh?
In their Bixiao Palace, even an Outer Sect Elder was at the Condensing Spirit Realm, and there were hundreds of such elders.
A Treasure Map left behind by a Condensing Spirit Realm cultivator really didn’t impress him much.
Still, since he was bored lately, it wouldn’t hurt to play along with this Third Prince for a bit.
“Where’s the Treasure Map?” Lin Guiming asked casually, picking at his nails.
The Third Prince felt a jolt of surprise. To remain so calm after hearing about a Treasure Map left by a Condensing Spirit Realm expert—what did that mean? It meant that his Sect most likely had Condensing Spirit Realm masters as well. In other words, the Sect behind this young man was on par with the upper Sects like the Luohau Sect!
“In the forest west of the city.” The Third Prince didn’t waste any more words and answered directly.
“Oh?” Lin Guiming arched his brows, no longer hesitating. He said, “Alright, I’ll go with you to take a look, Youngest Third.”
If He Wanying continued cultivating like this for another two or three days, she’d reach the Skin Tempering Stage.
As the name implied, Skin Tempering was about strengthening the body’s outer layer, but it came with a problem—the skin would become rough.
Lin Guiming did have a prescription that could prevent this, but he was missing a few herbs.
He’d been planning to head up the mountain to look for them these past few days.
Since the Third Prince had come at this time, it would be convenient to check out this so-called Treasure Map along the way.
“You… What did you just call me?” At this moment, the Third Prince froze, pointing at himself in disbelief.
“Hmm? Youngest Third. Aren’t you the Third Prince?” Lin Guiming shrugged.
“You… I…” The Third Prince was momentarily speechless, wanting to argue but not knowing what to say.
“Alright, Youngest Third, don’t you need to prepare? Hurry up then…” Lin Guiming didn’t give him a chance to speak further and waved his hand, signaling him to leave quickly.
He also needed to explain things to his Shimei and Shiniang first.
So the Third Prince was driven out of the He Family in a daze, his face full of confusion, muttering under his breath, “Youngest Third… Youngest Third? You’re the Youngest Third!”
Fuming, he returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.
The letter had instructed him to bring more people to make it easier to search for the Treasure Map, but he had come alone, without any subordinates, so now he needed to borrow some men from the City Lord.
Moreover, he had heard that this time, people from the Luohau Sect would also be coming…
As for the short chapters… In the early stages, I have to keep them short to compete on the rankings, but they’ll get longer later on.