Night of the Broken Gliph

Chapter 585

The city's cultivators ignited Chui Yim's curiosity.

Hidden Vanguard City housed more cultivators than any city Chui Yim had been to, including South Imperial City. Even in the capital of the South, there were more commoners than cultivators, unlike how he would come across a cultivator every time he walked on the streets here.

As he went, Chui Yim came across an aroma. The clear, crispy sound that rang across the area signified that someone was frying meat. This made Chui Yim’s stomach growl.

With his powerful body and heart protected by the Heaven’s Flame, Chui Yim had great requirements for food and energy. This had him stopping subconsciously to check where the delicacy came from.

Before him was a small shop with a piece of cloth casually inscribed with the character for liquor.

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Siu Fu walked peacefully on the streets, not receiving any weird stares as he would in other places. 

Because of his unique style, he involuntarily became a hot topic between passersby.

His style of having long, slightly curly black hair that reached his waist, black orbs, pants rolled up, and barefooted with a sleeveless muscle shirt, was a clean yet mysterious fit, showing his extraordinary nature with just a look.

However, they were currently in Hidden Vanguard City, a city most abundant with cultivators, eccentrics, and extraordinary individuals.

With this mentioned, the city’s name made sense – every cultivator was like a three-foot blade concealed in the sheath that is this city.

Siu Fu wore no expression, but he was secretly taking a close look at this city.

He cultivated a style that reverses positive and negative energy, but it was still considered a negative-attributed style due to the use of dead souls. Thus, the unique double-attributed energy of Ceremony Mountain worked for him too. Of course, the Black Promise Tower was still the best.

As Siu Fu pondered deeply, he caught a whiff of aroma – meat, to be exact. The city's residents seemed accustomed to this enticing food scent, showing no reaction. Following the aroma, Siu Fu discovered it emanated from a small shop devoid of signage, save for a banner outside reading “liquor,” indicating its purpose as a wine store.

As a casual tourist, Siu Fu made his way into the shop upon being attracted by its scent.

“Owner! Give me two pounds of meat and three jars of wine, make sure the wine is good!”

“Okay!” The owner of the shop replied.

Siu Fu turned over subconsciously to find a bald teenager sitting at an outside table, his head shining from the reflection as he called for the owner just like a hungry kid. He couldn't help but smile at the scene.

With that, he stepped forward. “It's been a long time, Brother Chui.”

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Back in Great Wisdom City, Kam Chin Kee brought Lam Ming Sum to the Hung Mansion to bid Hung Siu goodbye.

“Thank you for taking care of us all this time.” Kam Chin Kee flashed him a gentle smile and clasped his fists together.

“It’s nothing much.” Hung Siu waved his hands. “It’s your own capability that you got the Heavenly Silver Waterfall’s treasure, however…”

Hung Siu turned to the girl next to Kam Chin Kee, who was no longer as pale as a sheet of paper, and even seemed extremely energetic.

She no longer had dried skin; her tanned skin was now glowing, taking on a healthy colour similar to Mung Si, which was something she never had in the past. Even Kam Chin Kee and Chui Yim never expected that they were “pushing” a great chance onto her after forcing her to cultivate in the Heavenly Silver Waterfall after she fell sick.

After Lam Ming Sum entered the Heavenly Silver Waterfall, it unexpectedly triggered a strange phenomenon.

Soon afterwards, everyone felt a spatial fluctuation, nearly making Hung Siu attack. They found out an elder was visiting Great Wisdom City. He introduced himself as Old Ngai from the Evergreen Palace’s Heaven Tower.

He informed them that Lam Ming Sum would be breaking through her second chamber, and when he disappeared, Lam Ming Sum landed on the peak slowly; she had broken through.

Even Kam Chin Kee and Chui Yim couldn’t tell when Lam Ming Sum would break through; even she didn’t know. She had been the laziest cultivator of all time after getting the Oceanic Culinary Records from Cloud Palace. Cloud Palace got it from an ancient forbidden area, and from then on, she never diligently cultivated it.

Yet Lam Ming Sum still managed to make it to the two-chambered state. Now, Kam Chin Kee and Chui Yim looked like jokes in comparison.

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“I know it might be offensive, and I also know that you’re an assistant of Cloud Palace, but if you wish, you can become my disciple,” Hung Siu said to Lam Ming Sum.

Not just Kam Chin Kee, but the surrounding Hung Clan members and the rest were surprised.

Hung Siu was considered to be one of the younger cultivators of his state, and he was one of the rare ones without a disciple.

Four Seasons Heaven had their young master, Yeung Tin Hun, Imperial Sunset Palace had Man Yee Ho, while Blazing Skies Mountain had Mung Si – who was a gliphist, but Yim Yung, the leader of Blazing Skies Mountain, gave her guidance.

The Big Three institutions of the South all had outstanding disciples too. For example, Kong Yau and Lee Bak. All of them were disciples of five-chambered or thousand-gliphic gliphists.

However, Hung Siu didn’t have a disciple.

He guided Hung Ching Yeung and Hung Ching Sun, but they were related by blood and could not be considered his actual disciples because they didn’t learn Hung Siu’s core legacy or gliphilities. Now, it seemed like he was interested in taking Princess Ming Sum as his disciple!

Lam Ming Sum was surprised too, but if it had to be said, she was a gliphist. But despite being an assistant, she was from Cloud Palace too, so she knew about cultivating the ancient method of both mental and physical and didn’t really have any prejudice towards gliphers or gliphists.

She broke through her heart chamber this time, and now, she had both her heart and wind chambers activated, making her the perfect candidate to be a gliphist! Breaking through the heart chamber also made her a good fit to train herself physically.

“But I'm not interested in cultivation or fighting.” Lam Ming Sum stuck out her tongue in response.

Hearing her, Hung Siu's face fell. “How are you going to survive in this world without the ability to defend yourself? The powerless culinary arts can’t do anything! This is absurd!”

Kam Chin Kee flashed him a small smile, but with seriousness. “Clan Leader Hung, you're not just speaking to the princess of the South, but a Cloud Palace assistant.”

Hung Siu snorted and said nothing, but he continued to look at Lam Ming Sum.

Feeling uncomfortable from his stare, Lam Ming Sum hid behind Kam Chin Kee and whispered, “I will not separate from them anyways, they can protect me.”

Hung Siu shook his head and said no more. “I hope you will understand this logic one day, and I'll always be waiting for you.”

Lam Ming Sum walked out from behind Kam Chin Kee and bowed. “Yes, thank you, Clan Leader Hung, for seeing potential in me.” Hung Siu might’ve been fierce, but Lam Ming Sum could still tell that he was nice to her.