bookrebus Chapter 203 The Secret of Lingchuan Village
Chapter 203 The Secret of Lingchuan Village
Chapter 203 The Secret of Lingchuan Village
"The Mysterious Steps, what is that?"
Thunder looked completely bewildered, as if he had heard something incredible from this guy.
Wuxia novels? Fantasy novels?
Lin Fan changed his question: "Where did you get your skills and speed?"
"You mean my speed? Well, a year ago I woke up one morning and inexplicably discovered I could run really fast," Lei Ting explained.
Lin Fan frowned: "Woke up from a nap?"
"Yes, I was strolling in the mountains that day. I was so tired at noon that I took a nap in a cave. I didn't expect to sleep for the whole afternoon. It was dark when I got home."
Lei Ting chuckled again, "I remember having a dream where I was practicing martial arts, specifically this super-speed divine skill."
"Cave?"
After a moment of silence, Lin Fan said, "Thunder, take me to that cave later!"
The super-speed divine skill that Lei Ting mentioned is the Misty Step. He must have come into contact with some kind of spiritual energy to learn the Misty Step technique.
There must be some secret in the cave that could change the physical abilities of an ordinary person like Lei Ting.
The Blood Thunder Curse might be there, and there's a good chance that a passage connecting the mortal world to the Netherworld exists there.
"Brother, please don't call me Lei Ting anymore, that's a nickname. My real name is Lei Dabao."
Lei Ting raised an eyebrow, looking like a sycophant: "By the way, who are you, big brother? Can I work for you? I don't want to farm in the countryside anymore."
"Lei Dabao?"
Lin Fan pursed his lips, a plan forming in his mind: "Lingchuan Village is great. I heard that Shancheng Group is going to invest in Lingchuan Village and support tea farmers. I even want to come and farm."
“Now that Lingchuan Village is leaderless, it will definitely need a spokesperson after the Shancheng Group invests.”
"Unfortunately, I only have talent but no fame. The Mountain City Group will definitely find someone who is handsome and has some fame in high society to be their spokesperson."
"That salary isn't low!"
Lei Ting's eyes widened with excitement. Handsome and famous—that must be him!
With the investment from Shancheng Group, Lingchuan Village's economy will definitely grow rapidly, and tourism will also develop.
The spokesperson for Lingchuan Village is equivalent to the village chief. Since the position of village chief is currently vacant, let's take it over as well!
Lin Fan glanced at Lei Ting; this kid was definitely tempted.
"Why don't you give it a try? I think you can do it!" Lin Fan said with a smile.
Thunder exclaimed excitedly, "I can do it! I can absolutely do it! Thank you so much for telling me this, brother!"
"No need to thank me—"
After chatting with Lin Fan for a while, he learned that the Jin River, which originated in Lingchuan Village, had its source in the cave that Lei Ting had mentioned.
Lei Ting said that there was a spring in the cave, and that spring was the source of the Jin River.
Lin Fan wasn't surprised to hear Lei Ting say that; the Yellow River, the mother river of China, was also a stream the size of a spring.
Small sources can form large rivers.
Whether in the mortal world or in the netherworld, the wonders of nature are beyond imagination.
Lin Fan estimated that it was about time, so he asked Lei Ting to wait for him at the village entrance. He didn't want Lei Ting to see the group of people from Su Ruowei's company, especially Nangong Jin, because he was afraid that Lei Ting would know too much and cause trouble.
Lin Fan cleverly arranged for Lei Ting to stay in Lingchuan Village. Lei Ting was familiar with Lingchuan Village and was not a bad person, so he was the perfect candidate to be the village chief.
Lei Ting was unaware of Lin Fan's identity and naively believed that Lin Fan had simply informed him of the information.
Not long after Lei Ting left, Nangong Jin woke up.
Lin Fan explained everything to Nangong Jin, including He Biao's identity and purpose in coming to Lingchuan Village. He also arranged for Nangong Jin to take care of Su Ruowei and the others who were still asleep, in case any remnants of He Biao's gang reappeared.
Nangong Jin repeatedly expressed her apologies, admitting that she had been negligent and almost caused a serious mistake.
Lin Fan comforted him repeatedly, saying that everything was in the past.
After making the arrangements, Lin Fan found Lei Ting and asked him to lead the way to the mysterious cave.
This time, the two didn't run; Lei Ting drove Lin Fan there.
Thunder's car is a BMW X6, which he used to make a lot of money in the underground boxing ring.
Thunder originally thought that boxing in the underground boxing ring was a secure job, but after a year, the underground boxing ring went out of business.
This BMW was one of his few remaining assets. It had been seized by He Biao and his gang a few days ago, and now it has been returned to its rightful owner.
In the blink of an eye, Lei Ting drove Lin Fan to the entrance of the cave.
The cave entrance is more than two meters wide, and a winding stream flows out from it.
As you enter the cave, a cool breeze carrying a faint spiritual energy washes over you, and the sound of flowing water becomes increasingly clear.
Lin Fan was overjoyed; it seemed his previous guess was correct!
The cave was not dark inside; there were many gaps in the ceiling that allowed sunlight to filter through, making the cave quite bright.
The two then followed the stream to find its source, and along the way, Lin Fan sensed that the spiritual energy was becoming increasingly dense.
Upon reaching the deepest part of the cave, where spiritual energy abounds, we also saw the source of the Jin River, the spring in Leiting's mouth.
“Brother, I remember sleeping here before,” Lei Ting said, pointing to a large rock next to the spring.
Lin Fan hurried a few steps and found several orchids near the spring, but none of them had bloomed and posed no threat.
This is definitely the place.
Lin Fan immediately activated his Heavenly Eye and began searching for the Blood Thunder Curse's runes.
"Big brother, what are you looking for? I'll help you look for it," Lei Ting asked, puzzled.
"Shh-"
Lin Fan gestured for Lei Ting to be quiet, then walked to the vicinity of the spring and examined it carefully.
After several minutes, nothing was found.
"Impossible. This is the place with the densest spiritual energy, but this spring seems to have been formed naturally, without any trace of magic..." Lin Fan murmured.
Lei Ting couldn't hear what Lin Fan was muttering and stood to the side completely bewildered.
Lin Fan pondered, could it be that the Blood Thunder Curse was somewhere else in the cave?
Thinking of this, Lin Fan immediately turned back towards the cave entrance, using his Heavenly Eye to examine every part of the cave along the way, not even missing a single clod of earth on the ground.
Even after leaving the cave, Lin Fan found no trace of the Blood Thunder Curse.
Lin Fan searched several more times, but still found nothing.
"I never imagined there were places of spiritual energy in the mortal world. It seems I was worrying unnecessarily—"
Lin Fan shook his head helplessly: "Thunder, let's go back!"
Lin Fan planned to send someone to seal the cave entrance after returning, to prevent anyone from bringing the Orchid Grass home to grow and bloom, only to be poisoned by the Gu.
There's also a need to prevent the recurrence of people like Lei Ting who learn the "Lost Steps" technique after just one night's sleep.
Lin Fan also decided to have Gao Xuan investigate He Biao's remaining followers to prevent them from harming the village.
Lin Fan treated his trip to Lingchuan Village as a way to wrap up the sect's reforms, and no longer associated the Blood Thunder Curse with Lingchuan Village.
What he didn't know was that this Blood Thunder Curse Emblem was closely related to Lingchuan Village, and was waiting for Lin Fan to discover it in that cave.
Lin Fan's thinking on spell runes was too conventional and he overlooked the power of the Nine Netherworld Emperor.