People Found Out About The Base I Built On the Moon

Chapter 957: Chapter 117 Peeking Close to the Truth_5

Zhao Yu thought back and forth, only to realize his only chance was at the Zhao Mansion.

Because entering a merchant group as an outsider was nearly impossible, even offering money wouldn’t work.

This was a tacit agreement formed between the big families in the city.

Ordinary children who wanted to become immortal cultivators first had to be sent to great families to serve as servants at the age of six, advancing step by step, eventually standing out.

“Compared to outsiders, I, the fool, have a clean background, an orphan from infancy, picked up by the Zhao family…”

“My soul is intact, it is definitely intact now, there is no doubt about that…”

“Thus, to seek cultivation, the only path left is through Body Refinement…”

Zhao Yu frowned, children who had passed the test of will went elsewhere to train from the age of twelve, returning only at night for rest, almost existing in a different world from those of us who had failed, with very little interaction.

“Who might pass down the Body Refining Techniques to me?!”

Zhao Yu continuously recalled memories from when he was six to twelve years old.

Soon, he had a target in mind.

“Hu Niu!”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

This was a girl who developed far beyond others, naturally big and strong, and immensely powerful since childhood.

During the enlightenment period, she was a king among the kids, unstoppable by anyone.

Of course, the reason for choosing Hu Niu was that Zhao Yu’s memory included times from his childhood when he, as a fool, was bullied by others.

But whenever Hu Niu noticed this, she would choose to protect him.

No matter the motivation, to Hu Niu, he was someone to be protected.

“Going directly to ask for the techniques doesn’t seem right…”

Zhao Yu calculated his age, he was already fifteen, Hu Niu was about the same age, and it was tough to deceive her into giving over the techniques now.

After more contemplation, Zhao Yu decided to play a little trick, which might just work on Hu Niu.

“Hey, you fool, where are you going?”

Seeing Zhao Yu suddenly drop his work and leave, Bamboo Pole quickly asked.

“You wash my clothes, from now on I’ll cover for you…”

“What?”

Bamboo Pole looked on bewildered as Zhao Yu walked away, a bit lost.

Though his soul was intact, he wasn’t the smartest, he scratched his head and in the end decided to help the fool wash his clothes.

[From Bamboo Pole’s depressed mood, +1 energy]

Stepping out of the courtyard, Zhao Yu was surprised to find that he had gained one point of energy.

He hastily asked the system what he could do with this one point of energy.

Unfortunately, the system gave no response.

This left Zhao Yu rather speechless, feeling the system was turning aloof again, perhaps he would have to wait until he had the techniques to use it.

Zhao Yu, as the fool among the servants, moved unobstructed through the servants’ courtyard and smoothly reached Hu Niu’s room.

Hu Niu’s room was about the same size as his but relatively much cleaner, since she was not at home during the day.

After closing the door behind him, Zhao Yu started to search the room, sparing not even the cracks in the walls, but to his disappointment, besides finding a book of risque drawings, there was no sign of any cultivation techniques.

“As expected, these Body Refining Techniques, they wouldn’t just bring them home!”

Zhao Yu shook his head, casually thumbed through the risque book, and instantly showed a look of disdain.

“So crude!”

After putting the risque book back, Zhao Yu began to clean up the room.

It took him a full hour to clean the room until it was spotless.

Only then did Zhao Yu leave and returned to his own place.

“Hey, fool, where have you been?”

But as soon as he returned to his area, Bamboo Pole came running over to ask.

To him, the fool’s unusual behavior was very alarming.

Zhao Yu glanced at him and mysteriously said, “I went to chase my dreams!”

“Dreams?!”

Bamboo Pole stood there stunned.

[From Bamboo Pole’s confused emotions, +1 energy.]

Zhao Yu’s lips curled upwards, and he headed straight for the dining hall to eat.

Although one point of energy seemed minor, it could accumulate, so he decided to maintain this nonsensical style whenever he spoke to people.

After the meal, an exhausted Bamboo Pole came up to him, “Fool, what dreams were you talking about?”

Zhao Yu smiled mysteriously, “If one doesn’t have dreams, what is the difference from a salted fish?”

“Bamboo Pole, do you have dreams?”

“Me, dreams? Salted fish?”

Bamboo Pole was again dumbfounded on the spot.

[From Bamboo Pole’s befuddled emotions, +1 energy.]

In the following days, Zhao Yu periodically popped up with mysterious phrases, leaving Bamboo Pole completely baffled.

In his view, how could a person with an incomplete soul such as the fool say such high-minded things? He wanted to object, but didn’t know what to say.

“No way, I can’t even argue with a fool, have I become a fool now?” Bamboo Pole secretly vowed to figure out what the fool had said.

So, the next day, he didn’t call for the fool but ran straight to the school to ask his former enlightenment teacher what dreams were.

Meanwhile, Hu Niu emerged from her room with a heavy heart, pausing after a few steps, hesitated for a moment, and then returned to her room.

“Although I don’t know who entered my room, it must have been well-intentioned, probably won’t come back again, right?”

Thinking this, Hu Niu took out the risque book she had hidden in the corner and stowed it back carefully.

She nodded to herself, “If that person had found my treasure, they would have surely taken it. Since it was left untouched, this hiding spot must be really secretive, and they didn’t discover it…”