Chapter 697: The Might of the Mysterious Array
Golden Eagle Mall.
Xue Yu held Tang Xiu's hand as they slowly passed through each clothing store. The stores that could open its business here were all world famous brands. Some people even said that this place was set up for the rich to spend their money, that even the cheapest underwear or pair of socks sold here was priced at four digits.
"Who do you want to buy clothes for?" Asked Xue Yu with a curious face, since she learned from Tang Xiu that he wanted to buy a set of woman's clothes.
Tang Xiu did not try to conceal it and directly answered, "It's for Ouyang Lulu."
Xue Yu had never heard of Ouyang Lulu's name and naturally did not know who she was. She did not even ask what kind of relationship she had with Tang Xiu and asked directly, "How old is she and what's the size of her body?"
"She's about the same age as you, about 24 or 25 years old?" Tang Xiu shook his head with a forced smile. "As for the size of her body… well, I don't know about it."
Xue Yu pondered, and then asked again, "But you should know her height, right? Is she busty, and how about her figure? And also, her nature…"
Tang Xiu was rendered speechless and dumbfounded being barraged by Xue Yu's series of questions. After a long while being at a loss whether he had to cry or laugh, he asked, "You need to know one's nature if you want to buy clothes for that person?"
"That is only natural," answered Xue Yu with a matter-of-factly expression. "I can determine what kind of clothes she likes if I know her character."
Giving it a thought, Tang Xiu felt that what Xue Yu said was quite reasonable. With his description, Xue Yu straightly took him to several stores and finally chose a good coat, and then directly led him to a nearby underwear store and bought three sets of underwear that should be liked by a busty young woman.
After half an hour, the duo left the Golden Eagle Mall and stood outside at the entrance. Tang Xiu looked at Xue Yu and asked, "I already bought the clothes, do you have other plans?"
"Would you like to sit there with me? There's a bit of an issue I'd like to ask you about," said Xue Yu after hesitating for a short moment.
"What is it?" Asked Tang Xiu with a puzzled expression.
"It's an issue related to an array," said Xue Yu.
"You're not even a cultivator, what do you need to know about an issue with an array for?" Tang Xiu was curious.
"You'll know of it after you go with me," said Xue Yu.
After hesitating for a short while, Tang Xiu decided to follow Xue Yu to the Tomson Villa. When he entered the villa, he saw that the place was still the same as before, even the quilt on the table was not moved or changed. When they came to Xue Yu's bedroom, Tang Xiu took a fast glance around and immediately asked with a curious expression, "How do you have your meal here?"
Xue Yu seemed to recall about it and then said, "I've been studying the array ever since I came here, and I think I haven't had any meals at all. Chu Yuan called me to go out and I planned to have a bite outside. Then, I finally bumped into you…"
Tang Xiu's brows slightly furrowed. He took out the mobile phone to dial Mo Awu's cell number and ordered him to go to a nearby restaurant to buy a meal and send it over. After that, he then said, "What exactly is the situation with the array you mentioned?"
Xue Yu then walked toward the dressing table, took out the yellowing book stitched with gold thread, and then handed it to Tang Xiu and said, "This book was given to me by the Ancestress. She told me that I should thoroughly study it so I can help you crack the array of that Immortal Trove. I was planning to crack it myself so as to make you feel that I'm a useful woman to you. But, after I studied it and even used a forbidden divination art, the divination was only able to reveal the fragments of its abstruseness, and I couldn't fathom it after that."
Tang Xiu took the book and read it. He immediately furrowed his brows, since the content recorded on the first page made him baffled.
The Six Starlight Array?
It was an array he had never heard of. What was even more baffling to him was that the more he read the contents along with scrutinizing the Six Starlight Array, the more his brows furrowed, until a 川 pattern was shown on his forehead. The array was that of an extremely uncommon type as it seemingly grouped into a pattern that did not conform to the common pattern of array design at all, with extreme intricateness and meticulous design. He once researched the totems of the Shaman Clan in the Immortal World, and he found that the pattern of the array outlined on it was somewhat similar to the totems of the Shaman Clan, but this Six Starlight Array was more profound.
"Xue Yu, tell me what you've comprehended about this Six Starlight Array," said Tang Xiu after spending two hours reading more than twenty pages.
"What I understood about this Six Starlight Array is pretty shallow. My comprehension of its details is very few and far between, yet it is still quite broad and profound. For example, the most basic outline structure of the pattern based on the lines of points as its supporting frame, while the whole entity itself served as an overseer of the pattern. The segmentation constituted by multiple diagrams, with each diagram separated by a distance to be distributed over an area around the crux as its central point…"
"Wait!"
Tang Xiu's eyes suddenly lit up and reopened the Six Starlight Array pattern in the chart. His fingers kept rubbing on it, while the trajectory of its paths rippled in his eyes: the basic point, the pattern route of the array, and its collocation…
The triangle served as its power, whereas the whole entity served as a furnace.
The steady stream flowed backward from the source, and once it was constructed with spiritual power, it would no longer be a simple array anymore. Feng Shui arrays generally only had one crux, while this Six Starlight Array was different as it had six cruxes with each serving as an additional crux that not only doubled its might but also repeatedly overlapped with each other to increase its might by dozens of times, and it was even possible that it could multiply the might for hundreds of times.
Tang Xiu remembered the cave where Western Nefarious Sangha planted the medicinal herbs. The inlaid Soul Tranquilizer Stone and the solidified Dragon Eye there were perfectly laid out to form this Six Starlight Array.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Tang Xiu took out five pieces of jade from the interspatial ring. After visually measuring the distance between them and separately differentiating each according to the five angles of the Six Starlight Array, he then took a larger jade and placed it in the center position.
"Oh, it's not correct?"
After designing the pattern, Tang Xiu found that this simple arrangement of the Six Starlight Array did not produce any effect at all, and also found some discrepancies as well.
"This Six Starlight…"
Suddenly, Tang Xiu's expression changed and he immediately put down the book. He then looked at Xue Yu and asked, "Was it Old Blind who gave this book to you?"
"Yeah!" Xue Yue nodded.
"She misled me," said Tang Xiu with an expression of being at a loss whether he had to cry or laugh. "This chart is simply a mistake, and this Six Starlight Array is just a prank. Anyways, I'm going to show you a new arrangement for this array, you can see it for yourself."
With that said, Tang Xiu took another piece of jade from his interspatial ring and placed the other six in a different symmetrical orientation with the same distance separation from the center. Afterward, when he put the last large jade in the middle, he continuously drew the outline of the pattern, which in the end instantly stimulated it.
BOOM…
A dreadful aura formed on the table, as though a small windstorm had instantly smashed the table, penetrated the floor, and continued shooting down at an extremely fast speed.
"Oops!"
Tang Xiu's face changed and instantly released his Primal Chaos Force to wrap the windstorm in nearly an instant and forcibly contained while removing the array at a very fast speed.
Xue Yu was forced back for seven-plus steps from the windstorm that had just formed. After everything vanished, her eyes stared wide with a look of disbelief within. She ran back in front of the table, looking at the tabletop and the floor below. She could see that a circular hole with a diameter of more than ten centimeters was created on the ground in the apartment below.
It had to be noted that her bedroom was on the second floor of the residential compound! Yet, it drilled down and penetrated two floors in a flash?
Tang Xiu awkwardly scratched the back of his head and said with a forced smile, "I forgot you're living in a residential building, and neither did I expect that this array would erupt quickly the moment it was arranged. Luckily, I removed it in a timely manner. Had I been late by ten seconds, that windstorm would not only create the hole in the center, but would definitely destroy the entire building."
The might of an array was something Xue Yu had never seen before. At this time, her heart was jolted after hearing Tang Xiu's explanation, as it was her first time realizing how terrifying a cultivator was.
"You… can you teach me to cultivate and step into the Dao?" There was anticipation in Xue Yu's eyes, but her nervousness was even more evident.
Tang Xiu pondered for a while before he slowly replied, "My cultivation system is different. Though, in fact, it would not be inferior to those cultivators in your cultivation system once you have a breakthrough. For example, Old Blind. I know perfectly well about her strength, and even though some cultivators who are said to have a very good cultivation level, they may not be her match at all."
"I want to cultivate on both," said Xue Yu.
Recalling Old Blind's aid in Kanas as well as considering that this woman did treat him well, Tang Xiu finally nodded and said, "Since you want to become a cultivator, then I'll teach you a set of the Daoist cultivation system. Cultivating in both systems is actually easy, and though I'm not familiar with the circumstances with your cultivation system, I'm sure it won't have a conflict. I have seen many people who cultivated in many different cultivation techniques. Some of them were even able to leave their marks in the world, while some others, however, were distracted and it held them back. Since you've made up your mind with this choice, it will be up to your diligence and hard work later."
Tang Xiu was perfectly clear that even her closest person had a similar situation as Xue Yu, such as his disciple, Gu Yan'er, who was an immortal cultivator with a very formidable strength. Her cultivation level was already quite high, yet she also became an in-name disciple under the Heavenly Emperor Tian Ji, from whom she learned the deduction technique of Divinatory Art, and eventually found Earth.
"I can help find you a teacher if there's a chance later."
Tang Xiu's smile turned somewhat wider, for he suddenly felt that turning Xue Yu into a cultivator would not be a bad thing. If Gu Yan'er could give her some pointers, perhaps she would also have a chance to ascend to the Immortal World in the future.
Xue Yu herself was unaware of what Tang Xiu was thinking, and asked curiously, "What kind of teacher, exactly? Is it a teacher who can teach me cultivation and step into the Dao?"
Tang Xiu chuckled, "She indeed can teach you a cultivation system and make you step into the Dao, but not only that since she also can teach you divinatory techniques. Furthermore, with her attainments in this aspect, not even the underworld nor the heavenly secrets are considered impossible subjects to her."
"You're kidding me, right?" Xue Yu shook her head. "Even if you do become a Divine Oracle, you're probably…"
"Don't look at this issue from the angle of your mortal eyes." Tang Xiu waved his hand to interrupt her. "There are a lot of things you don't understand. You will only know about the abilities possessed by Daoist cultivators or immortal cultivators when you've reached a certain level of strength."
Xue Yu seemed to have a hazy notion about it and curiously said, "So, when will you teach me how to cultivate?"
Tang Xiu corrected her, "What I'm going to teach you is not a Daoist cultivation technique, but one of the immortals. But you must keep in mind that you are not allowed to pass this cultivation technique to anyone, no matter what."
"I promise!" Xue Yu firmly nodded.
Chapter 698: Dealing with the Damages
The differences between Daoist cultivators and Immortal cultivators was something obscure to Xue Yu, so she did not ask anything on this issue. She was anticipating being taught an Immortal cultivation technique by Tang Xiu that could elevate her to become a powerful figure in the future. She found that she had a strong interest in arrays, and decided that she must learn and study this field whenever she had the opportunity in the future.
"Hey, you haven't told me when you will teach me!"
Tang Xiu looked at the time and seemingly remembering something, he asked, "You said you haven't eaten anything yet, right? Didn't I already tell Awu to buy it?"
"Awu has come back long ago, you know." Xue Yu smiled. "You just didn't hear him coming since you were so infatuated in studying that book. Anyways, I'm not hungry. How about you teach me now?"
"No need to rush now." Tang Xiu shook his head. "Let's have a bite first and then I'll teach you afterward."
An hour later after, Tang Xiu and Xue Yu were full, the duo came back to the latter's bedroom and Tang Xiu directly said, "Take off your clothes. I'll teach you how to identify the acupoints and meridians first. After you've thoroughly grasped them, I'll then impart you which channels to circulate according to the cultivation technique route."
Take off my clothes?
Xue Yu hesitated for a short while, but she still took her coat off without speaking. Then, she undressed the shirt underneath it under Tang Xiu's watchful gaze. When there was only underwear left on her body, her white face had already turned beet red, and even the roots of her ears were slightly reddish.
Never once had she ever worn so little on her body before any men since she was a child until becoming an adult, for there was a special custom for the tribes who lived in the Miao Region that a girl born there must never let any men see her body, not even their fathers…
Additionally, she was still a virgin and never had any physical contact with men. Even if she did prepare to give her first time to Tang Xiu, or even every time whenever he wanted it afterward, she still felt very embarrassed, shy, and nervous.
Looking at Xue Yu's flawless body, Tang Xiu, who was originally going to start immediately, felt a flame starting to burn inside him after seeing her shy and blushing appearance. Despite having a firm self-control and venting his desire with Ouyang Lulu yesterday and today, yet that flame of desire was raging back like before.
"Undress everything."
Sometimes, having experienced the first time would lead to the second, and having done it with someone would make one wanting the second one. For instance, a woman who went off the rails. It would be hard for her to escape from this aspect as she would put aside her restraint, believing that it did not matter if she did it again after doing it once.
It was the kind of psychology Tang Xiu currently had at this moment. He had already "occupied" Ouyang Lulu's body, so it did not matter if he wanted Xue Yu's body as well. More so that he did not want to be fettered and bound by himself upon facing an attractive woman.
"C-can… can I not take it off? Umm… I'm having 'that'." Xue Yu's voice was a bit trembling and her ear turned redder.
Tang Xiu stared blankly and suddenly could not help but groan inside. He felt somewhat awkward and yet vexed inside. He then touched his nose and said, "If that is the case, let it be. I'll teach you as far as possible, perhaps you can memorize it well."
"Alright." Xue Yu had been secretly observing Tang Xiu's expression, only to find herself a bit disappointed as different kinds of emotions were born inside her heart. Tang Xiu used to behave like a gentleman, and she thought that she did not have what it took to make him interested in her. And now, seeing that he looked disappointed, it made her realize that she was actually quite attractive.
Time fleeted by. Just as the duo was immersed in the atmosphere of 'teaching' and 'studying', a scream suddenly came from downstairs. It was a woman's scream and was piercingly loud.
"Shoot! The floor was just drilled through before and I forgot to deal with it." Tang Xiu jumped from the bed, grabbed Xue Yu's clothes, and threw them at her, saying, "Put on your clothes. Hurry! We gotta deal with this problem quickly before we continue."
Realizing that they needed to address this issue now, Xue Yu quickly dressed up and followed Tang Xiu to the outside. When the two of them came down from the stairs, they saw a middle-aged man in pajamas rushing out of the compound, followed by a woman with disheveled hair.
"Are you the landlord of this compound?" Asked Tang Xiu after looking at the two of them.
The man seemed a bit flustered as well as angry after seeing Tang Xiu and Xue Yu coming down from the stairs, and loudly said, "That's right, this is my home. Who are you?"
"We're the tenants of your compound," said Tang Xiu with a smile. "I apologize for the small incident that caused the floor to be pierced and bore a hole in the ground. This has affected you, so other than wanting to apologize, I'd like to pay for the damages no matter how much it costs. I can accept that."
The middle-aged man's expression instantly turned gloomier and he angrily replied, "You want to pay compensation? Do you think this is something that can be solved just by paying compensation? My home was all good and neat, and then my roof was hit by something all of a sudden and created a hole there, and even two floors were pierced through. Get inside and have a look at my home yourself! Everything in my study room is in a mess, even my bedroom is like it was just burglarized."
Tang Xiu knew that he was in the wrong and let out a hollow laugh, and then hurriedly said, "Don't worry about that, Big Brother. Let's talk about it. The fault is mine, and your life was also affected. Thus, I'll pay ten times the compensation for everything. If you think it's troublesome, I'll immediately find a repairman and also buy all the damaged things in your house."
The middle-aged man could feel Tang Xiu's sincerity as well as seeing his humble attitude. The anger inside him immediately vanished, and after being silent for a short while, he then slowly said, "What's your name?"
"I'm Tang Xiu."
The middle-aged man faintly felt that the name was familiar, but he could not remember where he had heard it. On the contrary, the woman who was currently tidying up her hair suddenly pointed to Tang Xiu and exclaimed, "I know you! You're the famous young miracle-working doctor Tang Xiu, aren't you? You… were you not in Star City? How come you're in Shanghai?"
Upon hearing the reminder from his wife, the middle-aged man immediately remembered Tang Xiu's identity, and even his thought went far beyond that.
"It turns out to be you, Brother Tang Xiu! Alas… had I known earlier who you were, I would not have acted with that attitude just now. I've long heard about your resounding name!" The middle-aged man laughed.
"Big Brother and Big Sis-in-law, I never thought you both would recognize me. But I really am apologizing for this incident since it has affected you both," said Tang Xiu with a smile.
"Nevermind it." The middle-aged man waved his hand. "It's like we are having a fight with a stranger at first, but then turns out that we're actually relatives. Hence, let's cut this ceremonial talk. Besides, people said that close neighbors are better than distant relatives, no? That's right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Yu Kuizeng, the chairman of Tiancheng Group, and this is my wife, Wang Xiaoyue."
The Tiancheng Group?
Tang Xiu knew about this company, and there was only a few people in Shanghai who did not know it. The Tiancheng Group's main business was automobile retails, after-sales, and it also engaged in sales of mechanical parts. He also learned of the legendary figures in the business world while studying economics, and this man in front of him was one of them.
Before Yu Kuizeng turned 19, he was but a poor and destitute man who worked as a maintenance worker at a dealership. Later on, he resigned from the job and set up his own small repair shop. Since he possessed good skills, was honest and upright, he was eventually able to develop his business and opened a bigger repair shop after more than two years.
Afterward, he decided to borrow a heavy loan from the bank and cooperated with several auto manufacturers that did not sell well in China. At the same time, they established three brands of auto 4S shops. Because of his sincerity and shrewdness, his business got bigger and bigger, and then came into contact with high-end car businesses about more than a decade ago.
Eventually, his business expanded and he now had at least a few billions of yuan in wealth. It was no wonder that he could afford to buy a residential house and lived in the most expensive area in China, the Tomson Villa.
"Ah, it turns out to be Big Brother Yu. I really have to blame my eyes for being unable to recognize you a while ago," said Tang Xiu with a smile. "So to say, I read about you in some financial magazines, and also watched your interviews on TV."
"Huh? Brother Tang knows me too?" Yu Kuizeng was astonished.
"We both are businessmen, so it's only natural to pay more attention to other businessmen," said Tang Xiu with a smile. "Especially you, Big Brother. You're a successful businessman yourself, so of course I know you."
Yu Kuizeng felt flattered and happy by Tang Xiu's words. Though he did have billions in assets, he also knew who Tang Xiu's identity was. This owner of the Magnificent Tang Corporation may act low-key, but he happened to have a good relationship with several wealthy people—his friends in the business world. Among them was Jin Xingkui—his brother who often mentioned this Brother Tang of his to him.
"Alright. Come come come, Brother Tang… and this one is… Anyways, let's talk inside."
"How do you do, Big Brother? How do you do Big Sis-in-law? My name is Xue Yu," said Xue Yu with a smile.
"You're so beautiful, sis-in-law. Like a fairy," replied Wang Xiaoyue with a smile. "Brother Tang Xiu is really blessed to actually find himself such a beautiful wife like you."
Tang Xiu did not elaborate on his relationship with Xue Yu. After entering Yu Kuizeng's home, he first went to his study room and saw that the windstorm produced by the array turned out to have produced a much bigger might as it turned this study room in a complete mess.
Standing in front of Tang Xiu, Yu Kuizeng raised his head to look at the hole in the ceiling. He forced a wry smile and said, "Brother Tang, I can't help but marvel about something. How did you do it? To think that you actually caused… made such a hole. You also know that my house is on the first floor!"
Before leaving downstairs, Tang Xiu had already thought about this problem and prepared an answer. So, he let out a dry chuckle and said, "The lab I just set up recently has developed a product with a special technology. This product is kind of related with the military, so I can't disclose it as it's a under Non-Disclosure Agreement. When I just arrived in the compound, I wanted to show it off to Xue Yu to demonstrate its power. Then, I finally remembered that I was upstairs, so…"
Yu Kuizeng's countenance slightly changed. He did not expect that Tang Xiu had some involvement with the military, and immediately canceled the thought to ask him about it.
"Brother Yu, I hope you can help me keep this a secret. This product of technology is, after all, produced under cooperation with the military. Furthermore, the Magnificent Tang Corporation must not make it known to the public. It will be very troublesome if you ever disclose this thing out."
"I understand. You can rest assured about that," said Yu Kuizeng with a serious expression.