My Silly, Sweet Wife

Ye Guichen returned to the square once more, but everyone else had already disappeared, leaving only Luo Huasheng behind.

Seeing Ye Guichen return, Luo Huasheng quickly approached and greeted him, "Captain Ye, you're back! Because the matter here is quite serious, people from our eight major organizations weren't allowed to stay long. Miss Murong and the others were sent away immediately, and Su Wu and Gongsun Fengying seemed to have been injured and were taken away too."

Ye Guichen's mission was essentially completed, and the Dragon Teeth organization didn't suffer any casualties. Seeing that everyone else had left, he curiously asked, "Captain Luo, everyone's gone. Why are you still here?"

Luo Huasheng scratched his bald head and said, embarrassed, "Captain Ye, we're friends, right?"

"Of course." Ye Guichen had a good impression of Luo Huasheng and couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this.

Luo Huasheng grinned foolishly, "That's good. Actually, I want to have a drink with you."

"Ah?" Ye Guichen was startled, "You stayed here waiting for me just to invite me for a drink? Besides, can you even drink?"

While saying this, Ye Guichen looked at Luo Huasheng's bald head.

Luo Huasheng smiled and waved his hand, "Captain Ye, don't say that. 'Wine and meat pass through the intestines, Buddha stays in the heart.' Although I was absorbed into the Buddhist sect, I am still considered a lay disciple. Besides, even if I truly joined the Buddhist sect someday, drinking and eating meat wouldn't matter."

"Hehe, my master once said, those precepts are for people without a Buddha in their heart. With Buddha in your heart, nothing matters. Although we haven't spent much time together, I feel a connection with you, which the Buddhist sect calls fate."

"But since we were occupied with the competition, we didn't have the chance to drink freely. I feel it's a pity not to have a good drink with you."

Ye Guichen's impression of Luo Huasheng improved.

Matching his temperament.

"Haha, no problem! Whenever you want to drink, we'll drink!" Ye Guichen patted Luo Huasheng's shoulder without any hesitation.

"Let's exchange phone numbers, and I'll contact you later, how does that sound?"

"Deal!" Ye Guichen exchanged phone numbers with Luo Huasheng. Watching Luo Huasheng leave in a helicopter, Ye Guichen himself was also picked up by Boss Bai's helicopter, flying straight back to Jinling.

Upon returning to Jinling, Ye Guichen rejected all visits. He clearly told Boss Mo and Wang Chaoyang, as well as Duan Nanye, not to disturb him. He didn't even glance at the martial arts hall but went straight to Yan Family Lane, took the black box and the remaining six Seven-colored Lotus Jade pieces, and drove for two hours to reach the remote Xiling Mountain near Jinling.

Xiling Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles and is considered a famous mountain in Hua Country. Although part of it had been developed into a tourist area, its deep interior remains largely unvisited and seldom trodden.

Since Boss Bai said the Seven-colored Lotus Jade has terrifying power, Ye Guichen dared not take risks.

If the powerful energy from the Seven-colored Lotus Jade is unintentionally triggered, it might turn everything within a dozen miles into ruins.

Therefore, he ventured deep into the mountains. Even if the Seven-colored Lotus Jade really erupted with immense power, it wouldn't harm anyone else.

After parking the car, he walked for over an hour to reach the deepest part of Xiling Mountain. Finding a relatively smooth rock and confirming there was no one around, he took out the black box and all the Seven-colored Lotus Jade pieces.

Since descending the mountain, Ye Guichen had been searching for his origins, and this black box seemed closely related to his background.

Now that he had gathered all seven pieces of Seven-colored Lotus Jade, he couldn't help but feel excited about opening the black box.

Rubbing the golden thin page he obtained from Shang Wen Dong, he placed it aside and inserted the six Seven-colored Lotus Jade pieces into the black box's slots.

Picking up the last piece, Ye Guichen felt his heart pounding.

"If an explosion really happens, I'll need to escape immediately!" Ye Guichen pre-planned his route, preparing to flee instantly if the seven pieces triggered a big explosion.

Taking a deep breath, Ye Guichen placed the seventh piece in the slot.

As he tensed up, Ye Guichen stared intensely at the black box.

When all seven pieces of Seven-colored Lotus Jade were in the slots, colorful lights began to flow from the lotus pieces towards the center of the box.

The flowing light seemed tangible, though it didn't have explosive strength, Ye Guichen could sense the immense energy within.

Over time, the glow of the seven lotus pieces dimmed, but the black surface of the box gradually faded.

This process lasted several minutes until a cracking sound was heard. One lotus piece shattered into powder.

Soon, all seven pieces crumbled into powder.

The feared explosion didn't happen.

Following that, the box made a crisp sound, and its lid slowly opened.

Ye Guichen quickly peered inside.

Golden pages?

Inside quietly lay a stack of golden pages.

After confirming there were no other mechanisms, Ye Guichen took them out and compared them, his expression becoming increasingly odd.

Besides these golden pages, there was nothing else inside. They were identical to the ones obtained from Shang Wen Dong, except sharp, with no inscriptions.

Shang Wen Dong once told Ye Guichen these were fragments from the Book of Life and Death.

And before dying, King Yan told Ye Guichen that the Seven Kings might also be looking for the Book of Life and Death.

"Could this really be the Book of Life and Death? But there's not a single word on it?"

Ye Guichen counted eighteen pages in total, no more, no less.

The remaining seventeen pages were connected with gold threads.

Ye Guichen tried to string together the page he previously obtained using the gold threads.

Once strung, the surface of the golden page emitted a golden glow, and words began to appear.

Looking down, Ye Guichen's expression grew even stranger.

This didn't resemble the legendary Book of Life and Death at all, but rather a cultivation technique.

As the words gradually emerged, the top of the first page revealed five large characters: Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique.

Continuing to read, Ye Guichen found that only the first page had text, while the rest were still blank.

"Could this be a cultivation technique?"

Curious, Ye Guichen attempted to cultivate according to the instructions on the first page.

As he practiced, he suddenly felt his inner energy roiling like waves, a powerful force quickly gathering inside.

Ye Guichen was immediately fascinated and began meditating.

Lost in practice, he seemed to forget hunger and time.

"Phew!"

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Guichen exhaled deeply, his body covered with sticky sweat.

"This really is a cultivation technique for inner energy!"

Surprised, Ye Guichen felt as if he had found a treasure.

Though he already had inner energy, it was solely based on instinct, with no technique to fully harness its power.

After this practice, Ye Guichen realized his power might have increased tenfold or more.