Chapter 3045

Another hour passed before the settlement was finally complete.

Before the puppet left, it left behind a single sentence: "The Heavenly Dao Sect will send another challenge letter in half a month."

Zhang Tian and Gu Cheng did not understand this. They only asked their fathers, Father Zhang and Father Gu, standing nearby.

Father Zhang and Father Gu paused slightly, then looked back at Yan Xiwan’s side. Not seeing Ouyang Tianyun, Father Zhang asked with concern, "Where has Senior Ouyang gone?"

"He went to handle some matters. Do not worry about him. No one here can harm him," Yan Xiwan said with a faint smile.

Yan Xiwan felt gratified by their concern.

"Senior Yan, why do you think the Heavenly Dao Sect said they would send a challenge in half a month?" Father Zhang asked. "Can’t the Heavenly Dao Sect do anything other than sending challenge letters?"

"They cannot," Yan Xiwan replied. "So-called 'Heavenly Dao' refers to the ruler of the sky, watching over all things in the world. It records karmic merit for the good and punishes the evil. But the Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Dao Sect is not like this. They are mostly stealing people’s luck. To put it bluntly, they are luck thieves."

Yan Xiwan looked at Father Zhang and Father Gu. "The Zhang and Gu families have been entrenched here for a hundred years, forming their own unique fortune. Plus, your ancestors did many good deeds, so karmic merit protects you descendants. Naturally, you became the target of the Heavenly Dao Sect."

"Stealing luck? We have never heard of such a thing," Father Zhang said. "Can a person’s luck really be stolen?"

"Through proper means, naturally not. But through demonic and twisted methods, it is possible. Of course, as long as they are not discovered by the true Heavenly Dao, they are safe," Yan Xiwan pointed to the sky and continued, "If the true Heavenly Dao finds out, they will face retribution. However, such demonic paths usually use shielding methods when employing their tricks. For example, your current duel is just such a case."

Yan Xiwan explained, "The duel contract lasts a lifetime. If you lose, your spiritual vitality will decrease slightly. Naturally, your fortune will also be stolen bit by bit. If this happens every day, over time, you will become luckier day by day, while they become more prosperous day by day."

"So when you transmitted a voice message to me earlier, it was to stop me from agreeing to their duel," Zhang Tian suddenly realized.

"Xiao Tian, did Senior Yan transmit a voice message to you earlier?" Father Zhang asked.

Zhang Tian nodded. "Originally, the Heavenly Dao Sect said the settlement would be after tomorrow’s duel. I wanted to agree, thinking it was no big deal. But Madam Ouyang transmitted a message telling me to refuse and insist on settling today. I thought if Madam Ouyang said so, there must be a reason, so I agreed. Then I just bargained with them stubbornly."

So you knew your behavior earlier was a bit stubborn.

However, no one blamed Zhang Tian for this. Instead, they secretly felt relieved.

Father Zhang asked Yan Xiwan again, "Senior Yan, if Xiao Tian had agreed earlier, would our fortune have been stolen?"

"If he had agreed, it wouldn’t have been stolen immediately. But you would have been entangled. If you lost tomorrow, they could wait until the day after. If you lost again, they would delay further. Once there is one, there will be two.

Moreover, I saw that the sect land of the Heavenly Dao Sect is actually quite good, with decent fortune. So, let’s just take it first.

First, this prevents them from continuing their schemes. Second, it makes them busy with their own affairs. It will take them at least half a month to settle the people in the Heavenly Dao Sect and prepare new stakes before sending another challenge. This is already a very tight schedule."

Yan Xiwan smiled slightly. "What we need now is time. Only with time can we figure out who is behind the Heavenly Dao Sect."

"Is half a month enough?" Father Zhang asked.

"I don’t know if half a month is enough, but the layout should be mostly ready within half a month," Yan Xiwan said. "At least, dealing with the Heavenly Dao Sect in this Honghe Town will be no problem."

Hearing Yan Xiwan’s words, Father Zhang and the others finally understood. "Senior Yan, did Senior Ouyang go to handle the Heavenly Dao Sect matters?"

"Something like that," Yan Xiwan smiled. "Alright, I’m going back to rest. You two should properly handle the assets of the Heavenly Dao Sect these next few days. Sell what you don’t need. Since the Heavenly Dao Sect plans to send another challenge, they will likely need to buy some industries again, otherwise, they won’t have stakes."

(⊙o⊙)… Father Zhang and Father Gu looked at Yan Xiwan silently. So this one is truly a fox.

Only Yan Xiwan could come up with the idea of selling the unwanted assets back to the Heavenly Dao Sect.

But thinking about it, this method seemed not bad. They didn’t need some of the items, so selling them was better.

So, they silently went to handle the industries won from the Heavenly Dao Sect. As for the fact that they were tricking the Heavenly Dao Sect, they absolutely would not admit it.

When Ouyang Tianyun returned, the sky had already darkened.

"You’re back. Shall I make you some noodles?" Yan Xiwan smiled, walking into the small kitchen nearby to cook a bowl of tomato and egg noodles for Ouyang Tianyun.

After eating, Ouyang Tianyun said, "Your cooking skills are truly good."

Yan Xiwan chuckled lightly. "I know my cooking is good. You don’t need to praise me every time you eat something I made."

Then Yan Xiwan asked, "How is the investigation into the Heavenly Dao Sect going?"

Ouyang Tianyun smiled. "It’s going well. I have basically gained some understanding of the Heavenly Dao Sect in this Honghe Town."

After cleaning up, Ouyang Tianyun continued, "The Heavenly Dao Sect in Honghe Town is actually just a branch. The function of this Heavenly Dao Sect is to collect the addresses of families with fortune, then set up fortune-stealing arrays to transport the fortune away through the arrays."

"This technique should be that of a cultivator," Yan Xiwan said.

Ouyang Tianyun nodded. "I suspected this too. No wonder the Heavenly Dao here required me to act. The local natives alone are no match for this person."

Yan Xiwan nodded slightly. "What do you plan to do?" Yan Xiwan tilted her head, looking at Ouyang Tianyun.

Ouyang Tianyun thought for a moment. "Destroy the arrays first. I already know there are other towns nearby with Heavenly Dao Sect branches. I plan to find some time tonight to go there and destroy them all. We’ll destroy them wherever we go. I don’t believe that without fortune to steal, the mastermind behind this won’t come out."

Yan Xiwan nodded again. "Then let’s do it. Although this method is a bit rough, it is still the best way."

Yan Xiwan also knew that in this place, extreme measures might alert the enemy. This current approach was the best.

Thus, Ouyang Tianyun went out again at night. By the time he returned, it was already dawn. The Zhang and Gu families had no idea when Ouyang Tianyun had left or when he had returned.