Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 934: Offering Treasures

Inside the stone house, a light flickered like a bean.

Just as the old village chief had brought Wang Chen food and drink, he suddenly knelt before him with a thud!

Wang Chen asked indifferently, "Old village chief, why are you performing such a grand gesture?"

The old village chief knocked his head against the floor three times in a "bang, bang, bang," bruising and breaking the skin on his forehead, bleeding fresh red.

"My lord, spare my life, I deserve to die a thousand times!"

"Stand up and speak."

Wang Chen said lightly, "First, explain things clearly so I can decide if you truly deserve to die a thousand times."

The old village chief struggled to his feet with a pained expression and tremblingly recounted the story.

It turned out that several years ago, he had noticed something off about the village hunter, Zhang Shitou; his behavior was unusual.

He suspected that this Hunter had been invaded by Demons.

However, the old village chief had not spread the word or reported it to the county town.

First, he had no direct evidence, and secondly, he had reservations.

If Zhang Shitou was not a Demon, and he had summoned the Blood Cloak Guard to investigate, not only would it seriously offend this temperamental hunter, but he himself would have to dig into his coffers to clear the matter.

Falsely reporting a Demon was no small crime; could he expect the Blood Cloak Guard to ignore such an offense?

But if Zhang Shitou truly was possessed, not to mention the rewards the old village chief might gain, the entire Mountain-learning Village would need to be cleansed from top to bottom to ensure no others were possessed.

Having seen corrupt officials exploit their power before, only the village’s extreme poverty spared them from more of the same.

So, he kept it secret, hoping for the best.

Over the past few years, Mountain-learning Village had been peaceful, and Zhang Shitou had shown no further abnormalities; the old village chief’s worries had long since settled.

Or more precisely, even if Zhang Shitou still had some peculiarities, he turned a blind eye.

As long as it didn’t affect the village, all was well!

What he absolutely didn’t expect was that suddenly, the family of Zhang Xiaoqi was murdered.

Such a significant event couldn’t be hidden, and he had no choice but to send for help from the county town.

When Wang Chen returned from slaying the Demon and mentioned Zhang Shitou, the old village chief couldn’t help but feel guilty, becoming more frightened the more he thought about it, until he finally couldn’t resist confessing to Wang Chen.

He knew very well that confessing voluntarily was far different from being exposed by Wang Chen!

"My, my lord."

The old village chief swallowed, reached into his robe, and shakily placed an object on the table: "This is an item I stumbled upon years ago; it’s quite mysterious, and I would like to offer it to you as a token of gratitude!"

The object was wrapped in several layers of hemp fabric, obscuring its true appearance, but the old village chief’s expression and tone suggested that it was something out of the ordinary.

Interesting!

Wang Chen looked deeply at him, took the object, and unwrapped the hemp fabric.

The hidden item soon revealed itself before Wang Chen’s eyes.

As its true form appeared, Wang Chen’s gaze sharpened!

It was a spearhead, about half a foot long and four fingers wide, its dark gold material exuding an ancient and vast aura. Its surface was engraved with fine lines, with edges sharp and straight.

But it was not these that shocked Wang Chen.

In the center of the spearhead was etched a symbol from the True Seal Talisman Script: "Zhū."

It was known that the script and language of the Cangqing Domain were different from those of the Haotian Realm; naturally, the True Seal Talisman Script wouldn’t exist there.

This spearhead bearing the word "Zhū" of the True Seal script likely originated from the Upper Realm, or had a close connection to someone from there.

But Wang Chen could assert with certainty that this spearhead was definitely not a product of the Cangqing Domain!

His gaze at the old village chief inevitably carried a hint of strangeness.

How on earth did this fellow come to acquire and even hold onto such a treasure for all these years?

Wang Chen gently picked up the spearhead.

A strange sensation arose spontaneously, as if the object in his hand was transmitting some kind of information to him.

But it was extremely faint.

Wang Chen’s mind stirred, and he suddenly asked, "Where did you get this thing from?"

"I want the truth!"

The village chief trembled all over, hesitated for a moment, but still revealed the truth.

In his youth, he had gone out with others to make his fortune and had befriended a group of tomb raiders. This spearhead was excavated from an ancient tomb.

At that time, there were no burial objects in the tomb, only a gray-white skeleton lying there.

The skeleton’s right hand was holding this spearhead, which shone with a colorful brilliance, clearly a very precious treasure.

Then, the tomb raiders turned on each other!

After a fierce slaughter, the village chief, having narrowly survived as the last man standing, was also severely injured.

He brought the spearhead back to Mountain-learning Village and had never since left his hometown.

"It, it should be able to keep the demons away..."

It was hard for him to utter this sentence, his heart bleeding with each word.

This involved past events; on his way back to Mountain-learning Village with injuries, he had encountered what seemed to be a demon presence.

At that moment, the spearhead revealed its miraculous powers and managed to scare off the demon.

And the reason the village chief suspected Zhang Shitou was possessed had a direct connection with the spearhead!

These were matters he actually didn’t want to speak of, nor did he really want to bring out the spearhead.

But the village chief was very clear that young Wang Chen was not someone who could be fooled easily; if he didn’t use this object to beg for mercy, his family might get implicated.

Besides, he didn’t have many years left to live; rather than leaving this object for his family, it would be better to give it to Wang Chen!

"Alright."

Wang Chen flipped his wrist, storing the spearhead in his storage space, then he took out a silver note and threw it to the village chief, "I’m taking this thing but not for nothing."

In fact, even if the village chief hadn’t presented the spearhead as a "bribe," Wang Chen wouldn’t have made a big fuss over it.

But since the other party was so perceptive, he couldn’t help but show some appreciation to avoid owing any karmic debt.

Where could the village chief dare to accept it: "I dare not!"

"Just take it!"

Wang Chen’s expression darkened, "Why all this unnecessary talk!"

The village chief immediately earnestly accepted the silver note.

"Very well."

Wang Chen waved his hand and said, "Let’s consider this matter settled. I shall report it to the Defense Area myself, it won’t involve you."

He had no intention of troubling the other party.

After the village chief left with a thousand thanks, Wang Chen took out the spearhead again and carefully played with it for a while.

He thought about it, took out his own plumed spear, and then detached its spearhead.

Wang Chen tried fitting the newly obtained spearhead onto the spear shaft, and though the sizes did not match, with a little force, he heard a "click." It fitted seamlessly!

Sure enough, it was something special!

Wang Chen tried infusing Life Qi into the spear shaft.

The new spearhead immediately emitted a faint glow, the lines of inscriptions lit up one by one, and the "execution" character etched on its surface glowed blood-red, appearing and disappearing rhythmically like a breath.

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