Chapter 518

Chapter 518: We Need to Steal a Few Princesses

“Sigh!”

He Mu Shan looked at the young men approaching him, ready to make a move, and couldn’t help but sigh.

In the next moment, an invisible soul wave appeared.

“Ah!”

Instantly, the three young men clutched their heads and began shouting.

He Mu Shan ignored his shouting nephews and turned to leave.

Not long after He Mu Shan departed, the young men stopped their cries.

However, at that moment, everyone had a dazed look in their eyes.

A few hours later, someone noticed the dazed group and soon a crowd arrived to take the three who had become simpletons back.

He Family Village.

He Mu Shan’s two sons could not accept that their three sons had turned into simpletons, and they immediately cried out loudly.

Upon learning that his three grandsons had become simple-minded, the nearly ninety-year-old He Mu Ping lost his breath and passed away.

“It must be Daxuan’s doing. My son went to chase after Daxuan, so it must be Daxuan who turned my son into a simpleton…”

The mother of one simple-minded youth shouted in front of all the villagers.

“Aunt Dujun, you say Daxuan turned your son into a simpleton; why would he do that?” a villager asked her.

“Because Daxuan’s family is very wealthy, and we wanted his money…” She realized her words were inappropriate halfway through and quickly shut her mouth.

However, her statement revealed a lot to many people.

“Aunt Dujun, is your family looking to bully Daxuan because he is easy to take advantage of, and you want to seize his wealth?”

“No, you are misunderstanding!”

“Then since it’s not the case, why are you still chasing after him now that he has left?”

At this moment, a middle-aged man spoke up: “Everyone, don’t listen to her nonsense. We just noticed Daxuan dropped something, so I let my sons return it to him…”

“Now my sons have become simpletons, and without a doubt, this is certainly Daxuan’s doing…”

Upon hearing this, many people’s gazes turned toward him with disdain.

It was clear they coveted Daxuan’s family wealth and wanted to seize his properties.

If Aunt Dujun hadn’t mistakenly revealed their scheme, they might have remained unaware of this family’s actions.

“No matter what, Daxuan has turned my son into this state and caused my father to die of anger; this matter will not be overlooked.”

“We need to report this to the authorities and have them deliver justice for us…”

…

At this time, He Mu Shan had already arrived at the county town.

Twenty years had passed, and the changes in the county were not significant, so he still felt very familiar with this place.

Walking through the familiar streets, He Mu Shan felt a sense of nostalgia.

Only by standing on the street did He Mu Shan realize that the town had changed somewhat in twenty years.

For example, some shops that He Mu Shan was very familiar with had disappeared, replaced by stores he had never heard of.

As he walked down the street, He Mu Shan attracted a lot of attention.

Especially some women, who couldn’t help but glance at He Mu Shan a couple of times as they passed by.

The truth is, He Mu Shan was exceptionally handsome now.

He Mu Shan stopped at a wonton shop, which still looked familiar.

“Boss, I’ll have a bowl of wontons,” He Mu Shan called out to the owner.

“Sure thing!”

A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties responded cheerfully.

He Mu Shan looked at the middle-aged man and couldn’t help but marvel at how quickly time had passed. The young man he once knew had now turned into a middle-aged man.

Having spent years learning martial arts and cultivating as an Immortal under his master, He Mu Shan had no reference points, so he hadn’t felt the time passing quickly.

Now, seeing people he once knew, he couldn’t help but reflect again on how fast time had flown. In the blink of an eye, others had aged, while he himself not only hadn’t aged but had actually become younger.

Soon, a bowl of wontons was brought to him.

He Mu Shan eagerly took a bite and found that the taste was just as he remembered—delicious!

In the past, He Mu Shan had been too poor to enjoy wontons often, so having a bowl was one of his few pleasures.

Now, tasting that familiar flavor again brought him great joy.

While He Mu Shan was enjoying his wontons, a sudden commotion erupted outside on the street.

He Mu Shan glanced out the window and saw several fine horses galloping quickly from one end of the street.

The riders laughed heartily while skillfully controlling their horses as they raced down the street.

When they saw people panic and flee as the horses approached, especially when some fell while trying to avoid them, their laughter grew even louder.

Many people on the street, witnessing the galloping riders and their boisterous laughter, felt anger but dared not speak.

At that moment, an elderly man, perhaps unable to move quickly, saw the horses charging toward him. He attempted to dodge desperately but couldn’t move fast enough.

As the horses drew nearer, terror spread across his face.

Seeing this scene, He Mu Shan felt displeased.

When the horses were just a few meters away from the old man, his soul instantly pulsated.

The once-fast galloping horses suddenly seemed to lose control, and all four hooves abruptly stopped moving.

In the next moment, several horses collapsed.

As the horses fell, the previously laughing riders suddenly wore expressions of horror.

Moments later, the riders were pitched forward off their horses.

The topmost youth fell headfirst to the ground and, without uttering a sound, rolled around a few times before fainting.

The others gasped in shock before being thrown off by the powerful inertia.

Fortunately, the few people did not fall unconscious; instead, they cried out in pain.

Miraculously, the elderly man who appeared about to be knocked over remained unhurt.

"Help! I am the young master of the Jiang family. Could someone please notify my family…"

A seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boy, after easing his pain, weakly called out for help to the crowd watching.

However, upon hearing the boy’s words, no one moved to inform his family.

"Who will notify my family? I will reward them with one or two silver coins."

"I’ll go!"

"I’ll do it!"

Upon hearing that they could earn silver, many people instantly began to compete for the task.

"You!" The boy pointed at a strong man in his twenties.

"Alright!"

The man quickly ran off, eager to help.

"Please, someone also notify my family. I am the Ninth Young Master of the Jiang family. I will offer one or two silver coins as well…"

…

A few minutes passed.

On the street, several horses had stood back up.

However, in front of the horses, a few seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boys were still lying on the ground.

One boy had already lost consciousness, while the other three lay groaning in pain, their faces showing distress.

Clearly, the sudden collapse of the horses had caused the boys to fall quite hard.

As the boys lay on the ground groaning, He Mu Shan finished his wontons.

Just as he was about to pay the bill, he realized he had no money with him.

This situation embarrassed He Mu Shan a bit.

But this did not trouble him.

He swiftly used his divine sense, then reached his hand outside.

In an instant, a money pouch appeared in his hand.

This pouch had come from the unconscious boy he encountered earlier.

"How much for the bill?" He Mu Shan asked the wonton shop owner.

"Five coins."

"Okay."

He Mu Shan nodded, then took out a silver ingot from the money pouch and handed it to the owner.

"That’s too much! I might not have change for you."

Seeing He Mu Shan producing a silver ingot, the wonton shop owner looked quite conflicted.

"There’s no need to search; the extra can be my tip," He Mu Shan waved his hand dismissively.

"Ah?"

After He Mu Shan spoke, he left the wonton shop without waiting for the owner to respond.

Outside the wonton shop, a crowd gathered to watch the commotion.

It was quite rare to see a few young rascals from the city fall off their horses like this.

So, how could they miss such entertainment, especially considering the trouble these people caused?

At that moment, two horse-drawn carriages rapidly drove down the street.

"The Jiang family members have arrived."

As the carriages approached, a beautiful woman, around eighteen or nineteen, jumped down from the front carriage.

Upon seeing her, He Mu Shan’s eyes brightened.

This woman would be perfect for completing his master’s task.

Once on the street, the woman quickly ran toward the Jiang family young master lying on the ground.

"Third brother, how are you? Did you hurt yourself badly?" she asked with concern.

" Sis, I’m a bit hurt; please take me back to see the doctor," the boy replied with a pained expression.

"You all, quickly lift the young master onto the carriage."

"Bring the others with you too."

Soon, the carriage left the street carrying several injured boys.

After the carriage departed, He Mu Shan followed and left as well.

A few hours later, night had fallen.

At the Jiang family home, in a courtyard of the backyard, a young woman was reading by the light of an oil lamp.

Just then, a figure descended from the sky and appeared directly in the courtyard.

"Whoa!"

He Mu Shan’s sudden appearance startled the girl.

"Who are you…"

She began to ask He Mu Shan who he was, but the next moment, her consciousness plunged into darkness.

Moments later, two figures shot into the sky and quickly disappeared into the horizon.

Before long, He Mu Shan brought the girl to the mountain, to the location of the Huayang secret realm passage.

Once there, he quickly took out a big pile of spirit stones from his storage ring.

As the spirit stones appeared, countless amounts of spiritual energy were absorbed by the secret realm passage.

Before long, the secret realm passage slowly opened.

Seeing this, He Mu Shan took out a talisman and used it on the unconscious girl.

In the next moment, a layer of defensive barriers appeared around the woman.

After doing this, He Mu Shan quickly grabbed the woman and brought her to the secret realm passage, then directly tossed her inside.

Once this was done, the secret realm passage held for another two seconds before quickly closing.

"I can’t follow her in; it seems that each person can only enter the secret realm once every hundred years," He Mu Shan murmured.

Just now, he wanted to try to enter with the woman so he could protect her and prevent any accidents.

However, he soon realized that he could not enter the secret realm again.

Fortunately, during his time in the secret realm, his teacher had told him that the Huayang secret realm allows only one entry every hundred years for each person.

So, if he wanted to enter the secret realm again, he would have to wait a hundred years.

"An ordinary woman, is she not worthy of my teacher’s status? Should I catch a few princesses instead?"

As he watched the secret realm passage close, He Mu Shan stroked his chin thoughtfully.

Previously, his teacher had given him a task.

The goal of the task was simple: to find a few women to send into the secret realm.

His teacher did not specify what kind of women, just that they needed to be women.

However, He Mu Shan could not bring ordinary women to his teacher.

He believed that sending ordinary women would be disrespectful to his teacher.

After some thought, He Mu Shan decided that he should find a few princesses who would be worthy of his teacher’s status.

And they must be very beautiful princesses too.

Moments later, He Mu Shan quickly flew away from the forest.

The speed of the Nascent Soul stage was fast; it wasn’t long before he returned to the county city.

Although He Mu Shan decided to catch a few princesses to bring back to his teacher,

he had only been a woodcutter before and had no idea where the capital city was.

So, he needed to find a way to learn the location of the capital city so he could fly there and catch a few princesses.

After returning to the city, He Mu Shan randomly found an inn to stay in.

The next morning, he started asking people about the location of the capital city.

From some people, He Mu Shan learned that the capital city was called Yujing and was located to the north.

Once he knew the direction of the capital city, He Mu Shan quickly flew away.

However, just as He Mu Shan was leaving the county to go to the capital city to catch princesses,

the Jiang family was in chaos.

The second young mistress of the Jiang family had suddenly disappeared, and no one knew how she had vanished.

So, the Jiang family quickly began to arrange people to search for their second young mistress.

……

Two days later.

After continuously asking questions and adjusting his position, He Mu Shan finally arrived at the capital city.

"This capital city is so lively!"

As He Mu Shan looked down at the capital city from the sky, he couldn’t help but feel the vibrant energy surrounding it.

Compared to his small county town, the capital of the Da Min Empire was truly bustling.

Flying in the air, He Mu Shan surveyed the entire capital city without missing a thing.

Finally, he set his sights on the imperial palace of the capital.

Soon, he found himself hovering above the palace.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered that there were many beautiful women inside the palace.

These beautiful women must be the emperor’s concubines.

However, there should also be the emperor’s daughters, the princesses of the empire.

As for who the princesses were, he would need to identify them himself.

"Hey! That should be the emperor, right?"

In He Mu Shan’s divine sense, a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe appeared.

"The emperor should know his daughters."

He Mu Shan muttered to himself and then quickly flew down toward the ground.

In these past few days, due to his adaptation to the Nascent Soul stage cultivation, He Mu Shan developed a mindset of being invincible in this world.

So now, even when he saw the emperor, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of fear.

After all, no matter how esteemed the emperor’s status was, he was just a mortal.

He Mu Shan landed on the ground, and because he used an illusion technique, the guards outside the palace did not notice him at all.

He Mu Shan stepped into one of the palace buildings.

Inside the palace, the middle-aged man was reviewing memorials. Suddenly, a shadow blocked the light in front of him.

This situation made him furrow his brows and raise his head with an unhappy expression.

However, the next moment, astonishment appeared on his face.

"Who are you? Someone, come here…”