1239 Going Together (1/2)

”That manuscript map?” Zhuo Qunfeng gasped. ”But that's the adventure journal you had painstakingly penned in! It has been your treasured possession for more than a decade now! How could you just give it to a buffoon like him? Why don't we just give him a copy…”

”Shut up! Don't you think the trouble you've gotten into this time is big enough?” Zhuo Yaolong said. ”The person who can hurt you like that is in a class on his own! Even a moron would know that this is not a common man! If you bring him a copy, he might not believe it's real! And even if he did, because of your lack of sincerity, he might not cure you completely! Then, you would only be undermining yourself! If it was not for the fear of this happening, I would have already gone down the mountain and captured him myself! Do you understand now?”

Zhuo Yaolong looked at his grandson though narrowed eyes.

As an experienced old man who had lived hundreds of years, he was consummate in his thinking and understood the choice between sacrifice or gain.

He was willing to give up the precious manuscript map that he had treasured for over ten years so Chen Xiaobei would return his grandson to full health.

If Chen Xiaobei did not heal him completely, the person who would suffer the most damage was Zhuo Qunfeng!

”I understand! You're doing for me, Grandfather!” Zhuo Qunfeng said though gritted teeth. ”When I'm healed, I will work harder to increase my cultivation! I will eventually surpass that buffoon and then I can take grandfather's manuscript back!”

”Sigh… Idiot!” Zhuo Yaofeng sighed. ”You have to befriend powerful people like that, not make him your enemy!”

”Wh… Why…”

”The wise ones will always work towards their own benefits, and the fools will chase after things that might harm them!” Zhuo Qunfeng said. ”It's just a manuscript! A dead object! Losing it won't cause us any physical damage! But if we make enemies with a powerful man, your injuries this time will become your death the next time!”

Zhuo Qunfeng lay stunned for a minute as he tried to digest what his grandfather was saying. ”I will surely remember what you told me today!”

”Go now!”

Zhuo Yaofeng took out an old, tattered journal and shoved it into Zhu Qunfeng's pocket.

...

Nearby Mount Kunlun.

When the one hour was almost up, Chen Xiaobei and Luo Puti came back to the place they where they used the Returning Bracelet.

The only waited a short while, when Zhuo Qunfeng came running back.

”Mr. Chen! Ms. Luo! The map is in my pocket!” Zhuo Qunfeng said. ”This is the journal that my grandfather had personally recorded during his expedition to the Black Desert! My grandfather himself wrote every single word and line in this book! There are even hand-drawn sketches and drawings of the landscape.”

”Oh, the original manuscript?”

Chen Xiaobei and Luo Puti's eyes both lit up. They did not expect such sincerity to come from Zhuo Qunfeng.

”Puti, examine it and see if it's real!” Chen Xiaobei handed the journal to Luo Puti.

Luo Puti quickly flipped through the pages and confirmed with confidence, ”This is an antique! You can't fake something like this! It's real! The things I've looked up on the internet correspond to the contents of the journal! In fact, the information in the journal is far more detailed that whatever I have found! This is great! With this book, the chances of finding the Black Desert have increased exponentailly!”

Zhuo Qunfeng chipped in, ”Of course it's real. I wouldn't dare cheat Mr. Chen! I'm still hoping he would fix my injuries!”

”Heh, you don't need to insinuate anything. I, Chen Xiaobei, have never gone back on my words before! Brace yourself!”

Chen Xiaobei walked towards Zhuo Qunfeng's back.

Crack crack crack…

Both of Zhuo Qunfeng's arms were returned to their original places.

”Oh… Huh? Why doesn't it hurt?”