Chapter 218
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Chapter 218: The Mysterious Person
Before him lay the Thunder Dragon, reduced to nothing but a skeleton – its scales, eyeballs, and even flesh had completely vanished!
“Damn! Who did this!?” Method Yu’s face darkened as he stepped forward to carefully examine the Thunder Dragon’s corpse… no, skeleton.
Truly nothing remained.
This was at the bottom of Lijiang River, and in quite an arbitrary location.
Ordinary people wouldn’t possibly discover a Thunder Dragon’s corpse lying at the river bottom!
Method Yu had thought this location was safe, but unexpectedly, after just over a month, not even scraps remained!
Although the Thunder Dragon’s parts weren’t particularly useful to him.
But he had killed this Thunder Dragon; it was the fruit of his labor.
And now, his achievement had been stolen by someone else!
Method Yu felt angry as he looked at the Thunder Dragon’s skeleton.
Soon, his brows furrowed.
Something wasn’t right.
At first, he thought someone had manually taken the scales and flesh, but upon careful consideration, it didn’t seem likely.
Human intervention couldn’t possibly strip the Thunder Dragon’s flesh this cleanly.
After all, besides its lightning power, the Thunder Dragon’s most formidable feature was its physical body.
Its scales were harder than Tiandou crystals. Its flesh was as dense as stone in every inch, impenetrable.
Even a dead Thunder Dragon couldn’t be easily cut apart, let alone cleaned so thoroughly that only the skeleton remained.
Moreover, while the Thunder Dragon’s scales and eyeballs were indeed excellent materials, its flesh wasn’t very useful, with value even lower than the skeleton.
Removing all the Thunder Dragon’s flesh and carrying it away would be an extremely difficult undertaking.
“All flesh gone, leaving only bones…”
Method Yu frowned, and after some thought, reached a conclusion.
The Thunder Dragon’s scales, flesh, and eyeballs hadn’t been taken away – they had been devoured.
“A creature capable of devouring a Thunder Dragon’s corpse so cleanly… could it be another high-level monster?”
Method Yu observed the river bottom’s surroundings. If another massive creature had appeared, there should be traces left behind.
But after observing for quite a while, he didn’t notice anything unusual.
“Never mind, let’s go up first.”
Method Yu knew staying at the river bottom wouldn’t yield any results.
After some thought, he swam to the skeleton, broke off an arm-length Thunder Dragon bone with both hands, then began ascending.
After all, he had promised Qin Yimo he would give her materials more valuable than Tiandou crystals.
Since there were no Thunder Dragon scales, the slightly less valuable bones would make a decent substitute.
…
“This is a Thunder Dragon bone. In terms of hardness, it’s at least on par with Tiandou crystals.” Method Yu handed the Thunder Dragon bone to Qin Yimo.
Qin Yimo exclaimed in surprise, almost failing to hold onto the Thunder Dragon bone.
It was too heavy!
This bone segment, about the length of an arm, weighed nearly sixty or seventy jin!
After steadying her grip, Qin Yimo noticed Method Yu’s empty hands and asked puzzledly, “Weren’t there supposed to be scales?”
“Uh…” Method Yu laughed awkwardly and said, “The scales are gone.”
“Gone?” Qin Yimo’s expression changed slightly as she asked, “Were they stolen? Or…”
“I’m not sure either. The thirty to forty-meter-long Thunder Dragon corpse now lies down there with just its skeleton remaining.” Method Yu said, “However, Thunder Dragon bones are also good materials. If you need them, you can send people to retrieve the entire skeleton from the river bottom.”
Qin Yimo looked at the Thunder Dragon bone in her hand and said, “Thunder Dragon bone… should work too.”
“What do you need it for?” Method Yu asked.
Qin Yimo raised her head, looked at Method Yu, and said, “Tonight, Jiangnan Huamanlou will hold a trading event. The entry requirement is that you must bring at least one rare, high-value item.”
“I was worried my items wouldn’t qualify for entry, so I asked you for materials.”
“Although there are no Thunder Dragon scales, the bone… should be enough for entry.”
“What kind of trading event has such strict entry requirements?” Method Yu asked curiously.
“It’s a treasure trading event, supposedly organized by a famous magical equipment merchant. Because of the strict entry requirements, it probably won’t be too crowded.”
“However, this is my first time attending, so I’m not sure about the specifics.” Qin Yimo said.
“Oh.” Method Yu nodded.
“Will you… come with me?” Qin Yimo glanced at Method Yu, asking.
“I knew you’d say that. But I’m quite curious about this exchange meeting, so I can go.” Method Yu said.
…
At seven-thirty in the evening, Method Yu and Qin Yimo arrived at the famous Jiangnan Huamanlou.
Huamanlou was an ancient building constructed over a thousand years ago, with a long history.
After several renovations and renewals, it had become one of Jiangnan’s most famous attractions.
It stood above an artificial lake, and to enter Huamanlou, one had to cross the stone bridge over the lake.
Lit lanterns lined both sides of the stone bridge, while lotus flowers floated on the artificial lake.
Before crossing the bridge, two blue-robed elders asked Qin Yimo to show the items she intended to trade tonight.
Qin Yimo had Method Yu take out the Thunder Dragon bone and hand it to the elders.
“This is a bone from an eighth-rank monster, the Thunder Dragon.” Qin Yimo said.
“Thunder Dragon?” The two elders exchanged glances, their eyes showing surprise.
As appraisers, they had seen many strange items, but this was their first time seeing a Thunder Dragon bone.
One elder held the Thunder Dragon bone, feeling its heavy weight.
But he had never seen a Thunder Dragon and couldn’t confirm if this was truly its bone.
However, he didn’t need to confirm this point.
To determine the bone’s quality, he only needed to perform one test.
At this point, he took out a small bottle from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and poured a few drops onto the Thunder Dragon bone.
“Sizzle…”
The few drops of liquid that fell on the Thunder Dragon bone immediately evaporated into white vapor.
After the vapor dissipated, the Thunder Dragon bone remained smooth, without leaving any marks.
“You may enter.” The elder handed the Thunder Dragon bone back to Method Yu.
Then, Qin Yimo and Method Yu walked together onto the stone bridge.
“This place is quite nice.” After stepping onto the stone bridge, Method Yu praised while looking at the surrounding scenery.
“Huamanlou is a landmark on par with Moon Heart Lake, of course it’s nice.” Qin Yimo said.
The two walked on the stone bridge, with an ancient-style building not far ahead.
This ancient building’s distinctive feature was the various flowers of different shapes and colors growing on its exterior.
Even before getting close, they could smell the fresh flower fragrance, which was refreshing to the spirit.
Huamanlou’s interior was quite spacious, with five floors in total.
However, most people were gathered on the first floor, making it quite lively.
Method Yu could tell with a casual glance that many present were martial artists.
Among them were several Master realm practitioners, over a dozen half-step Masters, and many Innate realm martial artists of various levels.
At this moment, Method Yu spotted a familiar face.
Li Xuomo was chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man in a long robe.
Looking in another direction, Method Yu saw several more familiar faces.
Zhong Yuan, Zhong Liyu, Ji Rumei, Ji Dongshan…
There were also several people whose names Method Yu didn’t know but whose faces seemed somewhat familiar.
“Quite a crowd here.” Method Yu thought.
However, these people were all engaged in conversation and hadn’t noticed Method Yu.
“I see some acquaintances, I’ll go chat with them.” Qin Yimo said to Method Yu.
“Go ahead, I’ll look around here.” Method Yu said.
After that, Qin Yimo walked forward while Method Yu remained in place.
“Such a big venue, and they don’t provide any food?” Method Yu looked around but didn’t see any food.
So, he walked to the edge of the first floor, looking at the artificial lake outside.
After watching for a while, Method Yu’s expression changed as he looked toward the stone bridge over the artificial lake.
On the stone bridge, a figure dressed entirely in black was walking toward Huamanlou.
Looking at this figure, Method Yu narrowed his eyes.
He sensed a strange aura.
It was emanating from this person.
The reason it was strange was because this aura… was extremely complex!
Usually, each person has their own unique, fixed aura.
But the aura emanating from this black figure wasn’t just one, but several, even more than ten!
Each aura was completely different!
Among them, one aura felt somewhat familiar to Method Yu.
This person… was too bizarre.
