Chapter 243 - 235: It’s Not the Theft but the Thief’s Obsession That’s Worrisome
After listening to Shitou’s narration and seeing the various firearms he personally took out, Pei Qingyuan was simply dumbfounded and took a good while to digest it all. The first thing he asked was, "Xiaoyun’s master is truly a remarkable person, where is he now?"
"I don’t know," Shitou shook his head.
"You don’t know? How can you not know? Didn’t Xiaoyun ask about her master’s background when she became his disciple?" Pei Qingyuan glared in disbelief.
"She asked, but Xiaoyun’s master wouldn’t say much, only that she wasn’t yet qualified to know and that he would tell her when the time came," Shitou said with an innocent look at Pei Qingyuan.
"It has been five or six years since Xiaoyun’s master last appeared. Back then, he thought Xiaoyun had learned enough and left some things behind, saying ’Now that the inheritance is passed on, I can rest assured,’ and then he mentioned he was going back to enter secluded cultivation. He disappeared that day and hasn’t been seen since."
Shitou spoke very seriously. Once one’s psychic power cultivation had reached a certain level, it was impossible to tell when they were lying; not to mention people, even a lie detector couldn’t detect it.
To be so assured by the inheritance on one hand, yet on the other, to not tell his own disciple about her lineage—how could there be such an irresponsible master in the world? Pei Qingyuan grumbled inwardly. But no matter how much he grumbled, it was useless. After all, the man had been gone for so long, how could he find him to ask questions?
"Elixirs, psychic power, Space Stones—any of these items, if carelessly leaked, could lead to desperate and ruthless seizing," Pei Qingyuan’s right hand silently tapped the table as he stared at the surface, his brain whirring rapidly.