I Have A Martial Dao World

For Lu Yao, the characters that shocked the Qi family's generations were actually not worth much.

The Otherworld had not experienced the century-long cataclysm, therefore many treasures had not been lost.

In Lu Yao's possession were even genuine manuscripts of Wang Xizhi and Huang Tingjian; he just didn't bring them back because they were glaringly conspicuous. Works from these two were auctioned in units of billions.

Elder Master Qi was the first to come to his senses, shocked, he said, "Young Lu, this gift is too generous! Do you know the value of this piece?"

Lu Yao smiled and responded, "Since the elder truly loves it, please accept it."

After hesitating for a long time, Elder Master Qi eventually did not decline, self-deprecatingly he said, "I am ashamed, I truly admire this piece of calligraphy; I will accept it, even if it is shameless."

He personally took care of it and held it in his hands, then earnestly asked, "One should not accept rewards without merits. If you have any requests, Young Lu, just say it; I will certainly not refuse!"

"I indeed have a favor to ask." Lu Yao took out his phone, pulled up the photo of the symbol with "an eye in the middle of a triangle," and said,

"I would like to ask for your help in investigating the origin of this artifact, the more detailed, the better."

Old Qi took a glance and said, "The Eye of Omniscience? A Western antique... No problem. I am well acquainted with several major international auction houses; I can ask them to send professional cultural relics investigators. You can rest assured about this."

"Then I am in your debt!"

Leave professional matters to the professionals; in this way, one can save precious time and energy.

Afterward, Lu Yao added Xiao Liu, the bodyguard, on WeChat, and sent him several photos.

All these were taken casually while Lu Yao used to play with the antique. Thankfully, the modern smartphone's high resolution captured everything clearly.

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Having exchanged pleasantries, Lu Yao made an excuse to take his leave.

During this time, Xiao Liu kept stealing glances at him, a growing look of confusion on his face.

After Lu Yao left, Elder Master Qi asked, "Xiao Liu, what's the matter?"

Xiao Liu expressed his astonishment, "This man... Why doesn't he have the aura of having killed people anymore?"

This question was beyond Elder Master Qi's area of expertise, and he casually said, "Isn't that a good thing? Living without contention is the key to longevity."

Xiao Liu didn't say anything further. Not all things in the world have an answer; he had just asked subconsciously.

In fact, this was because Lu Yao was trying to advance into the "Fetal Breath Realm",

"No longer breathing through the mouth and nose; as a fetus in the womb, one subsists on Inner Qi, focused and centered on the one, it is called Fetal Breath."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lu Yao's spirit was continuously converging and sinking, trying to reach the deep state of "as a fetus in the womb."

In this state, his essence, qi, and spirit were all retracted; like a sword sheathed, his brilliance concealed within. Ordinary people could not discern his depth.

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Having shaken off the overly enthusiastic Qi Cuiya, Lu Yao left the villa area.

Ping An flew down and perched on his master's arm; Lu Yao scratched its neck.

Then, with his little companion, he took a tour around the city where he grew up.

The school he attended, his favorite noodle shop, and General Mountain which he frequently climbed.

Ping An curiously observed this unfamiliar world, encountering many fascinating things.

It sometimes fixed its gaze on planes passing overhead, sometimes observed the endless stream of cars, as well as the ceaseless crowd, its eyes becoming increasingly spirited.

By the time the two returned home, it was evening. Lu Yao went upstairs first and then opened the window, allowing Ping An to fly straight in.

The room was filled with the scent of its master, which it found comforting. It directly landed on the desk, curiously looking at the pictures on it.

These were the records of Lu Yao's growth from childhood to adulthood; after a while, Ping An recognized who was in them.

It looked at the photos, then at its master, fluttering its wings and chirping excitedly, evidently thrilled.

"What a smart little fellow."

He couldn't help but stroke its head. Previously, he had only a vague concept of a Spirit Pet's spiritual nature by reading "The Art of Taming Hawks".

Having experienced it himself, Lu Yao realized—Ping An was no longer a beast, but a special intelligent being.

"It's already like this now, I don't even know what sort of situation the awakening of Spirit Wisdom after Innate would be like."

After reaching the Innate stage, a Spirit Pet will awaken Spirit Wisdom, but this step is within the realm of legends, with very few records available.

Lu Yao, however, was quite confident because when a Spirit Pet advances, resources are key. As long as there is no lack of money, anything is possible!

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Star Alliance Country

Lu Yao's third uncle—Lu Zhenghong, leading his entire family, stepped off the plane, took a few deep breaths and said with great enthusiasm, "This is truly the Star Alliance Country, even the air of freedom is so sweet!"

His aunt couldn't stop smiling, "All thanks to our son, I thought that the text message about winning a free trip to the Star Alliance Country was a scam, but it turned out to be real!"

Lu Yao's cousin, with a reserved manner, adjusted his glasses and said, "A message from an official number certainly can't be fake. Bought an Apple device many years ago and never expected such good fortune to come from it."

Lu Zhenghong laughed, "Alright, we didn't get Lu Yao's house, but it's still nice to come out and relax a bit. Oh right~ did you search online? If Lu Yao really donates the house after he dies, do we really not have any way to deal with it?" Continue your journey on empire

"I searched, there really isn't much we can do, a will has the utmost legal priority."

"But why hasn't he died yet?"

"It's good that he hasn't. Gives us some time to try again. That house is quite something, right in the city center. A single redevelopment project could make us rich."

As the family talked, they walked out of the airport terminal, only to be surrounded by a group of big men dressed in black suits.

Without a word, they took out stun guns and mercilessly administered shock treatments, causing the whole family to flop on the ground, unable to even scream, before being violently shoved into a vehicle and taken away.

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Meanwhile

After getting up, Lu Yao went to the street and had 10 baskets of steamed buns, two big bowls of hand-pulled noodles, and a pound of deep-fried dough sticks, followed by 10 chive boxes.

"Ah, refreshing~"

Patting his belly, he called Li Lei, who he hadn't seen in a long time.

[Lu Yao, you finally came back! Where are you?]

[I'm at home…]

[I'm coming over right now! Wait for me!]

Not much later, a white Porsche Macan drove up.

"Got a new car?"

"Hmm, made a bit of money, treating myself."

Li Lei drove the car, but she took Lu Yao to her own home.

Dragging Lu Yao, she rushed into the house, into her room, which was arranged to be warm and comfortable, full of a girl's pink and soft style, with many stuffed toys scattered around.

"My dad's in the lab, he won't be coming back."

"Wait a moment, let's talk about work first… mmm mmm"

The girl didn't want to waste words at all, she just held the man tight in her arms, covering his mouth with hers, making muffled noises.

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At the same time in the Star Alliance Country, within a safe house of the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

Lu Zhenghong and his family of three were strapped to interrogation chairs, with towels over their faces, and each had a big man tipping buckets of water on them, which was the infamous water torture!

This was a form of interrogation intended to make one think they were about to drown, subjecting them to the sensations of suffocation and death by drowning.

It was a method of interrogation banned by the Geneva Conventions as cruel and inhumane.

Lu Zhenghong and his family wriggled violently, also making muffled noises.