Almighty Genius

Chapter 1595 - 1285: Mechanism Key!

"What do I want to do? Hahaha... you ask me what I want to do?"Liu Junxian's face twisted eerily into a smile upon hearing the patriarch's words. His tone turned chillingly sinister.

"Since I can't have the position of family head, then this Yun Luo Tea Tree will be mine..."

Unashamed of his intentions, Liu Xianjun spoke with a crazed demeanor. His eyes betrayed a greedy gleam, clearly showing that he was determined to possess the Yun Luo Tea Tree.

"No! Absolutely no! Yun Luo Tea Tree... it cannot... cannot leave... Cold Abyss! Otherwise..."

Patriarch Liu was instantly agitated upon hearing this, even more agitated than Liu Xianjun. His breathing became labored, and his face turned from red to pale, as if he might faint at any moment.

"Old fool... don't you see the time has come? You think your words still have any weight? I'm determined to take the Yun Luo Tea Tree away... once I do, a new family will soon be born..."

Liu Xianjun seemed utterly deranged, possibly driven by his immense ambition. He regarded the patriarch's warnings as mere excuses to prevent the tea tree from being taken, and didn't seem to heed them.

"I, Liu Xianjun, will make you watch helplessly as this newly formed Liu Family comes into being..."

Outside, Qin Fang found it impossible to associate the insane Liu Xianjun with the calm and composed grandmaster-level expert he had known.

Perhaps he had hidden his true self too well or was simply a master actor, deceiving everyone, including Liu Xianhe, Qin Fang, and Patriarch Liu...

"No! Absolutely no..."

Patriarch Liu became even more agitated, struggling to stand despite his extreme weakness, his face ghostly pale and bloodless, a chilling sight.

"Hmph, what you say is useless! I will definitely take the Yun Luo Tea Tree away... so stay put here quietly for me!"

Unfortunately, Liu Xianjun had no intention of wasting more words with the patriarch. He swiftly struck the back of the patriarch's neck.

Though Patriarch Liu was a grandmaster-level expert, perhaps even late-stage, his depleted energy made it easy for even a child to defeat him, let alone Liu Xianjun, a mid-master level expert...

The chop was almost casual, and the patriarch immediately fainted, his eyes rolling back!

Qin Fang did not intervene; had Liu Xianjun wanted to kill the patriarch, he could have done so already without these theatrics.

Thus, Qin Fang wasn't worried about him delivering a fatal blow; he merely knocked him out. Whether Patriarch Liu would survive this ordeal was another matter.

But that had nothing to do with Qin Fang, as this was an internal dispute of the Liu Family, best left untangled by outsiders.

After all, Qin Fang was just a guest of the Liu Family, bound by their rules. At night, he should remain in his room rather than rashly running to the family's ancestral house, risking exposure and complications...

After the patriarch was knocked out, Qin Fang used his reconnaissance skill to check on him. Though his condition wasn't good, it didn't seem life-threatening for now.

Still, Qin Fang refrained from acting, even if he could easily take down Liu Xianjun. It was not the right moment.

The key Liu Xianjun obtained seemed crucial in finding the Yun Luo Tea Tree, but even possessing it wouldn't help Qin Fang.

Liu Xianjun's actions suggested he had already reviewed all necessary information and knew exactly how to find the Yun Luo Tea Tree.

"Hope you don't disappoint me..."

Therefore, Qin Fang was in no rush to act. Dealing with Liu Xianjun was easy, but finding the tea tree was evidently more important.

From Patriarch Liu's reaction, it seemed true that the Yun Luo Tea Tree couldn't leave Cold Abyss. Liu family ancestors might have tried before, likely to fail.

Should Liu Xianjun recklessly remove the Yun Luo Tea Tree, it might just wilt completely...

Qin Fang didn't care about the tea tree's fate.

The Liu Family, blind to their own Treasure Mountain, focused on a mere pile of gold, ignorant of its insignificance. Follow current novels on novel_fіre.net

Qin Fang's gaze was fixed on Liu Xianjun, who had acquired the key. The next step was heading to the location of the tea tree.

That's Qin Fang's destination too; only this time, he didn't need to act personally; someone was already leading the way.

Liu Xianjun took the key and left the patriarch's room, quickly making his way toward the depths of the Liu Family's ancestral home.

Qin Fang naturally followed, aware that the key was crucial; without it, he'd risk being left out, an unacceptable situation.

"Huh, someone else?"

Hidden in the shadows, Qin Fang closely trailed Liu Xianjun, surprised to find out that he wasn't alone, with two others accompanying him.

These two were strong, even slightly stronger than Liu Xianjun himself, both master-level late-stage experts...

"Since when did the Liu Family have so many experts?"

These two appeared familiar with Liu Xianjun, likely allied, yet evidently not part of the Liu Family, otherwise they wouldn't be in such a weakened state.

Even with so many experts, they might not rival the Cui or Fu Families, but could still be top tier in the second-class families... yet reality begged to differ.

This only indicated that Liu Xianjun sought collaboration with outsiders in a covert scheme to obtain something.

First was the attempt to seize the precious Yun Luo Tea Tree from the Liu Family...

Qin Fang noticed the two experts but remained unconcerned. Before his breakthrough, perhaps he'd be cautious, but now... things had changed.

With these two experts, plus Liu Xianjun, all three together, Qin Fang was confident in eliminating them effortlessly... so he followed quietly behind them.

The Liu Family resided in Hanna Mountain, their ancestral home built into the mountain, a common setup among many families and clans.

In Qin Fang's knowledge, many sects and families in Dragon Country were similarly situated; these Koreans were merely copying the Dragon Country way.

Located by the mountain's side, Liu Xianjun led the group deep into the ancestral home, toward a rugged stone wall.

Qin Fang followed them through the ancestral house to the bottom of a steep cliff, watching as Liu Xianjun began feeling around the stone wall.

It took five to six minutes before Liu Xianjun found a narrow crack in the wall corner and inserted the long, very ancient key.

The key was unusually long, over ten centimeters, yet interacted with the stone wall crack...(to be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to recommend and monthly vote. Your support is my biggest motivation.)