The Eastern Continent Swordsman
CH. 58 – Shufashen???

Zhou Fu and Yang Zi arrived at the residence of Patriarch Yuan Kai, the father of a little boy named Yuan Jin. Yuan Jin's residence was close enough to a giant hole facing the open sea that the lighting in the place was much brighter than the houses that jutted deeper.

Inside the house, there is a table and chairs made of stone. Part of the walls of the cave, there are various kinds of hunting equipment, and ornaments that are the former heads of animals. The forms of weapons lined up on the side of the cave wall were like hunting equipment of ancient humans. At least, people in those days were no longer using those tools.

Yuan Jin invites his guests to enter the interior of his house, a room that is blocked and not visible when viewed from the living room. The room was the place where Yuan Jin's father was.

“Oh, you brought a guest apparently?” patriarch Yuan Kai was lying weakly on a bed made of stone with a mat of dried leaves. The man's body was covered in a thick blanket reaching the chest, until all that was visible from his body was the head and shoulders.

“Uncle, your son is seriously injured, isn't it more important that you ask him how he is?” Yang Zi frowned, his two hands pointing towards Yuan Jin who was standing just ordinary despite the broken arrow on one of his arms.

“Sssst…. It seemed like it was common for this uncle,” Zhou Fu nudged onto Yang Zi's shoulders and spoke almost silently to him.

“Oh, Yuan Jin is a talented boy, he can take care of his own injuries. Isn't that so, my son?” Patriarch Yuan Kai threw a glance towards his mere son.

“Yes, Dad. I'll take care of this wound soon. And one more thing, I hope you'll give me one of my father's horses for them. These brothers had helped the father's son in a very good time,” Yuan Jin bowed, hoping that his father would be willing to give one horse to those who had helped him.

“Well, oh, my best horse will soon find a new master,” Patriarch Yuan Kai said in a soft and earthy voice. From his fairly calm manner of speaking, Zhou Fu began to understand why Yuan Jin had such mature thoughts at such a young age.

Hearing his father's words, Yuan Jin smiled and asked to withdraw from his father's room to treat his injuries.

“Oh, sorry Dear Patriarch, we do not need the best horse. Enough of the horses that are still alive, it is very helpful. Thank you in advance,” Zhou Fu bent his body, he felt the need to pay respect to the human figure he did not know.

“Ah, what a coincidence. My best horse would have been so happy to have a master like you,” Patriarch Yuan Jin chimed in, instead of following Zhou Fu's advice, he was even more convinced that his guests deserved the best reward.

“Ehm... Alright if the Patriarch forces,” Zhou Fu replied as he gestured for Yang Zi to bow in salute to Patriarch Yuan Kai, “Patriark, there is actually something bothering my mind,” Zhou Fu suddenly asked a question. From his slightly puzzled face, it seemed like he had indeed been harboring that question since some time before.

“Please,” Patriarch Yuan Kai replied quite briefly, but still with an earthy radiance.

“Patriark, why in the living room there are strange objects displayed on the walls of the cave?”

“Ah, yes, I also feel it's strange, Uncle. Isn't that fixture too old-fashioned?” Yang Zi added.

“Oh, that's apparently. Yes, those things are the relics of the ancestors, the inhabitants of the first generation Night village, but, they are not our ancestors, they are,” Patriarch Yuan Kai replied as if giving a clue to have his two guests chimed in with the next question.

“Does that mean this place already existed when the Patriarch came here?” Zhou Fu asked curiously.

“Yes, but there's more to it than that. When we were driven out of Maundo, we ventured to various places on the cliff slopes of the Caihong mainland. Look for vacant land that can be occupied. We could never really match up with all the places until we finally found this place. And found an ancient book that tells the history of the city of Caihong,” said Patriarch Yuan Kai.

“Caihong city history??” Yang Zi furrowed his brows.

“Gathering in this place, the Caihong natives who were kicked out of their own paradise land, so the title on the cover of the ancient book left in this place, so,” Patriarch Yuan Jin replied as if he wanted to provoke a new question.

“Who? Who drove them away?” Yang Zi asked.

“A group of great people, anchored to the land of heaven Caihong. They were all well dressed and said politely. They carried a flag that read ‘Peace of Living with the New World Order’, the great men have ventured into different regions and found incomparable atrocities out there. They also invited the indigenous Caihong to build a giant wall in a long time.”

“Then???” Yang Zi gulped a few times, he had never heard such a story.

“No idea,” replied Patriarch Yuan Kai briefly.

“Do not know? Then?” Yang Zi asked again.

“I told you, don't know,” Patriarch Yuan Kai chimed in.

“His page is missing?” Zhou Fu asked a guess.

“You could say so. But, not lost. rotten either eaten time or animals. That lost story, it always bothered our minds. Is that true, if indeed the book tells a truth, really, pity this rich country is actually dredged by guests who do not know manners, he said,” Patriarch Yuan Kai muttered softly while Yang Zi showed an expression that seemed to be indecisive and riled up.

“And you believe in the story in that ancient book, then hate the Caihong government?” Yang Zi turned to ask.

“Haha, even, before finding the book, we already hated them. We are not alone. Do you know the law-free area in the mainland region of Caihong,” Patriarch Yuan Kai asked.

“Ya, right. I heard that law-free territory has been gathering power for the past ten years. They presumably want to try breaking through the security inside the giant wall!”

“Oh, just try. How many times have people wanted to break into security in Caihong. In fact, none of them succeeded,” Yang Zi blessed.

“Do not get it wrong, if the first access in and out of Caihong only in the port near Maundo, now they have made new access. Great warriors from outside Caihong reportedly have started to occupy Juda and build a headquarters there.”

Patriarch Yuan Kai shifted his body to lie down half-sitting, then he continued his story, “Don't be wrong, even though we don't like the Caihong government, he said, we are also not willing if Caihong falls into the hands of the ruthless group that occupies Juda. I say this because I see you guys seem to be from Caihong. Tell your government to start paying attention to areas near the Juda.” river

“Shufashen?” Zhou Fu murmured softly when he saw the black mark on Patriarch Yuan Kai's chest, the mark was previously invisible due to the collapsed position of patriarch Yuan Kai.

“Bigger! Say it again!” suddenly, patriarch Yuan Kai snickered and rebuked Zhou Fu to repeat the words he had just said.

Yang Zi and Zhou Fu were startled simultaneously, Yang Zi clapped Zhou Fu's hands while whispering to him whether Zhou Fu had just offended the host. Zhou Fu furrowed his brows and shook his head.

“Shu..Shufashen..?” Zhou Fu murmured softly, tilting his head, he did not know what he was saying, but the word simply appeared when he saw the chest of Patriarch Yuan Kai.

“You, leave us both! Fast!” Patriarch Yuan Kai accused Yang Zi and asked her to leave the room.

Yang Zi was startled and clueless at first, but, half-conscious and unconscious, the woman turned her body and left the room. Zhou Fu silently stared, for the first time, he was speechless even though his mouth wanted to say something.

“Young man, come here.” Patriarch Yuan Kai waved towards Zhou Fu and asked him to come closer. Zhou Fu walked up to the sickly lying man, without a fight. More precisely, without being able to fight. His legs seemed to walk on their own without being stopped and his mouth was still tightly closed even though his head was filled with questions.

“How do you know the mark on my chest? Young man?!” asked Patriarch Yuan Kai without a sound.

“That is, I also wondered.. I don't know, Patriarch. Honestly speaking. Did I create a problem because of it?” Zhou Fu was finally able to open his voice, he still felt that something was wrong with his body and it all seemed to be the work of Patriarch Yuan Kai, “Dan, and, how can a sick person like you do all this???”

“You're not from Caihong. That's certain. Where have you been all this time?”

“Sorry, I can't say it,” Zhou Fu replied briefly.

“Alright, I don't care about your past. Has the person who took care of you said anything about Shufashen?” Patriarch Yuan Kai asked quite seriously.

“Kurasa... I guess, no... Ah, maybe not yet... Does that matter, dear Patriarch Yuan?” Zhou Fu replied while recalling whether Li Xian's grandfather had ever mentioned about it, but it seemed like he had never.

“How can it??!! Did he educate you well? Did you get enough resources from him? Ah, you should stay here for a while!”

“No! I'm on a mission to save someone!” Zhou Fu replied firmly.

“What kind of mission is it! Your mission is to find Shufashen!”

“What is it?”

“Something from ancient Relics. You need a lot of people! You've also hunted a bunch of people, young man, who's been taking care of you all along. Do I know him?” Patriarch Yuan Kai spoke without direction, he seemed to have quite a number of sentences that he wanted to say at the same time.

“Sorry, Patriarch, I can't answer that. I won't stay here no matter what. Already I said, I have a mission to complete,” Zhou Fu tries to give understanding. He realized that the person in front of him might have had a relationship with Li Xian's grandfather, or at least, knew each other. However, keeping his grandfather's confidentiality remains a must.

“Here, it's not you who determines. But me!” Patriarch Yuan Kai gave a sharp look and instantly Zhou Fu sensed that there was something strange in the room.

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Well, after a long time I will explain about the level of shortness in the chapter after this. To give an idea of which level Zhou Fu was at right now, and someone he had just met in the village that night. InshaAllah will not be like in VAT which is not continued discussion of the level of strength, here I will use it continuously.

About what is Shufashen, I think there is already a little picture yes.The first time Zhou Fu found Shufashen was when he was on the seabed of Luzon, with Haku. Why did Li Xian's grandfather never tell a story? I will discuss later.

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