You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

Chapter 94 - 38, the most toxic under heaven

"Spirit Vein?"

Old Master Tu fell silent for a moment, gazing at Lin Yue, and slowly said, "You indeed do not have a spirit vein. I did not deceive you."

"Really none?" Lin Yue asked.

"You lad, why bother asking me?" Old Master Tu slightly shook his head, "Having embarked on the path of cultivation, don’t you know for yourself whether you possess a spirit vein?"

Lin Yue fell silent.

"...I know, I really don’t have a spirit vein."

After a while, he sighed and said, "But the speed of my cultivation is quite astonishingly fast. If I don’t have a spirit vein, how could it be so? Old Drunkard, are you really clueless?"

Old Master Tu also remained silent for a while before quietly speaking, "If you must know the reason, then you should thank your mother."

"My mother?" Lin Yue was puzzled.

His memories from Earth were more like awakened memories from a past life, making the memories of this life even clearer.

Seven or eight years ago, when his mother ’Lin Jianlu’ had passed away, he was already eleven years old and held a deep impression of her, naturally filled with feelings for her.

Only...

How could the fast pace of cultivation be related to his deceased mother?

But Old Master Tu retorted, "Wasn’t it your mother who gave birth to you, raised you, and made you who you are? Shouldn’t you thank her?"

Lin Yue was taken aback. Was that what he meant?

He couldn’t help but sigh, resignedly saying, "Old Drunkard, you’re fooling me again."

"I am not fooling you."

Old Master Tu laughed, and then his expression turned serious, "However, regarding the matter of your constitution, you should no longer ask others in the future, nor mention your mother to anyone, do you understand?"

"Why?" Lin Yue was astonished.

"Just do as you’re told. Why ask so many questions? Do I look like I would harm you?" Old Master Tu frowned at him impatiently.

Lin Yue was somewhat at a loss for words.

This old man was like a riddle, clearly knowing so much yet stubbornly refusing to tell him, which made him itch with frustration.

The key was, he couldn’t resort to force, as he couldn’t best him anyway.

Which was quite maddening.

"Fine, I won’t ask then."

Lin Yue didn’t mind, "Anyway, it’s a good thing that I cultivate quickly. It was pure curiosity that made me ask you."

Old Master Tu glanced at him and shook his head softly, "You lad, don’t think that just because you’ve become a prince, you can be carefree. The less curious you are, the longer you’ll live, understand?"

"Alright, alright, I got it."

Lin Yue dug at his ear helplessly, "Your old self lectures me all day with these words, always wanting me to be an ordinary person and lead a peaceful life, my ears are about to develop calluses."

"Heed the old’s advice, or suffer right before your eyes. Comprehend?"

Old Master Tu huffed, standing up, "Now that you’re a Prince, hurry and have someone prepare several jars of fine wine for me, and some good dishes to go with it."

Lin Yue carelessly said, "No problem, I should be able to drink with you this time, right?"

Seeing Old Master Tu about to glare at him, he immediately added, "You used to say I should focus on practicing the Breathing Skill, and that drinking harms the physical body. Now that I’ve even shattered the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier, if you still don’t let me drink, wouldn’t that be too much?"

Old Master Tu glanced at him, "Just make sure to prepare some good wine. You, as a grand Prince, wouldn’t stoop to fooling me with inferior wine, would you?"

"Would I be that kind of person?" Lin Yue said confidently, "Rest assured, it’ll definitely be Qingdu’s finest wine. Later, I’ll even find the best wine in all the lands for you to try."

At that, Old Master Tu’s eyes lit up, and he said with a hint of craving, "Then the old man will be waiting."

Lin Yue chuckled, feeling much better in spirits.

Wasn’t the life he wished for just like this? To have someone close to talk heart-to-heart with and to enjoy life while looking forward to the future?

It’s just a pity... it might not last.

Lin Yue suddenly thought of the secrets about Old Master Tu and felt a sigh in his heart.

Moreover, Old Master Tu, upon learning he is a prince, didn’t ask a single question. He seemed not very curious and even oddly calm.

This puzzled him.

It came down to getting the old man drunk later so he would spill the truth.

...

"Old Drunkard, are you drunk yet?"

"No... not at all, Old Dao can never be drunk, bring three more jars!"

"Oh, seems like you’re quite drunk... Quietly tell me, what’s actually going on with my mother? I promise to keep your secret."

"Your mother... your mother, she was a good mother."

"What else?"

"Plus... She wasn’t a good daughter, but... she was a good mother."

"...Is there nothing else?"

"Of course, your mother and her mother... both were good mothers."

"...You’re pretending to be drunk, aren’t you?"

"Heh heh, you scamp, you think this bit of alcohol could get me drunk? Dream on if you’re hoping to pry words from me..."

"..."

Lin Yue looked helplessly at Old Master Tu who had collapsed on the ground, clutching a wine jar and reeking of alcohol, somewhat at a loss for words.

This old drunkard seemed inebriated, and his tone was that of a drunkard, yet the words he spoke were watertight, unwilling to spill any secrets.

"Looking so drunk, why wouldn’t he speak the truth?"

Lin Yue sat down disinterestedly, pouring himself a cup from the wine jar.

The room was strewn with wine jars, and considering the five-catty heavy wine jars, there must have been dozens of empty jars around.

Half of which he had consumed.

Yet he didn’t feel the slightest reaction, not even a hint of drunkenness, just drinking it as if it were a beverage.

No helping it, his body was far too strong now.

Physical strength surpassing that of average Martial Cultivators who had broken through the Five Elements Heavenly Barrier, if put in his former life, bullets could probably only penetrate his skin, this amount of alcohol had no effect on him.

Old Master Tu, from the Shenxiao Sect, cultivated the Thunder Technique, and naturally, his physical body was not very impressive.