Chapter 56

Mu Yi opened the first box and found the small paper men inside . Maybe Su Chongshan had thought that they were precious treasures . He didn’t know that the hoodlum had already used them to fight and that they weren’t of any use anymore .

Mu Yi didn’t intend to study them . Magic charms already required an extensive knowledge and many hours of practice .

Therefore, he threw them away . He also found some books and scriptures within the boxes .

Su Chongshan probably hadn’t thrown away any books he found because he had seen Mu Yi’s interest in Xugui’s book . But it was really kind, and Mu Yi was pleasantly surprised that Su Chongshan had dispatched people to collect the loot and deliver it to him .

Mu Yi was surprised but he wasn’t too pleased with the spoils . Actually, these things were better than receiving nothing . He could read those books when he had spare time, and they could maybe help him comprehend different things .

Mu Yi then had a look at the scriptures .

After having checked the first box, Mu Yi glanced around, and his book cabinets were all almost empty . At least, he could use the books to decorate his place .

He opened the other box, and there were herbs inside that diffused a very thick herbal fragrance . Mu Yi had smelled them earlier already, which was why he had decided to open that box last as he knew what was inside .

Mu Yi didn’t really care about money, or actually, his perception of money was different from that of other people . He needed cultivation materials, not jewels and luxury goods . For him, thousands of gold coins were useless compared with ancient ginger roots .

There were many precious herbs in that box . Mu Yi was convinced that, even though some of them had been found on the hoodlum’s body, most of them had actually come from the Su Clan or the Peng Clan . They couldn’t have all belonged to the hoodlum .

Actually, Mu Yi didn’t need such precious herbs because his cultivation level was still too low, but he was happy to have such great treasures . Any cultivator would be happy to have these treasures .

He would be able to use them sooner or later anyway .

In the end, Mu Yi found a little box in the chest, it was made of jade, and there were some cracks on it . However, someone had used glue to fix the cracks .

What’s that? Mu Yi thought, surprised .

Could it be a present from the Su Clan or the Peng Clan? Mu Yi thought . He had the impression that it wasn’t possible . Otherwise, they wouldn’t have put it at the bottom of the chest . They would have put it at the top .

Something that belonged to the hoodlum? Mu Yi thought .

Someone had sealed the box really well, so it probably contained something precious . Mu Yi hesitated and then he decided to open it . Maybe it was precious for the hoodlum, but it might not be the same for Mu Yi .

Of course, Mu Yi remained vigilant . The box could contain something dangerous .

“Eh, what’s that?” When he opened the box, Mu Yi was even more stupefied . There was a mask that looked alive . It was made completely from flayed human skin .

What method had the hoodlum used to conserve the skin mask that well? It looked perfect . The skin looked alive .

Mu Yi wasn’t surprised that it belonged to the hoodlum because it was his specialty . It was the face of a handsome 20 year old man . If the man had been ugly, the hoodlum wouldn’t have preserved it the way her had .

Mu Yi didn’t really care about masks though . He was about to throw it aside when he remembered that he was going to travel in the near future . He wanted to find Li the Cripple to get his revenge, and using a mask could be useful .

When Mu Yi thought about that, he took his hand back and put the mask on his face .

That mask had been perfectly made, and it didn’t smell bad . On the contrary, it had a pleasant fragrance .

Mu Yi was stupefied because the mask was comfortable to wear too .

Mu Yi went to the mirror and looked at himself and was shocked . His face had changed and his Qi was slightly different, it was as if he was a completely different person . He looked like a prince .

Mu Yi looked happy, and a grin appeared on his face . His facial expressions didn’t look stiff at all . He looked at ease . He had long and narrow eyebrows, his looks were perfect .

He touched his face and was satisfied . He loved the mask . It would be very useful for him when he went travelling .

Mu Yi went to the bamboo forest with it, but when he came out of the forest, he looked depressed .

Because when Nian Nuer saw him, she immediately recognized him, and she was very curious why Mu Yi had a new face and body . She even said that he was less handsome with the mask on .

Mu Yi wasn’t surprised that Nian Nuer had recognized him . She had lived with him long enough and knew his Qi too well, also he hadn’t bothered to change clothes . Also, outsiders never came to the bamboo forest .

But Mu Yi was convinced that if he wore the mask in front of Su Chongshan and the others, they probably wouldn’t recognize him . There were no flaws when using the mask around ordinary people .

Time passed, and Mu Yi read the hoodlum’s books and continued to practice his cultivation . Finally, winter came to an end .

He was stuck in his practice, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t reach the second stage, but Mu Yi wasn’t in a hurry . He knew that he was growing stronger with each practice, even if he didn’t level up .

Su Chongshan brought him some precious potions, which were very beneficial in Mu Yi’s training . He had the sensation that his body was growing much stronger after taking the potions .

He was waiting for the day when he would break free from his cocoon and turn into a butterfly .

The hoodlum’s books helped Mu Yi a lot . He also learned a lot about the world, but Mu Yi didn’t find anything concerning the sentence the hoodlum had said .

Regardless, Mu Yi continued practicing everyday and never skipped his cultivation .