Chapter 528: The Women Who Committed Suicide for Their Love


    Rightatthis moment, a murderous aura came from behind me. I shuddered. It seemed he was here.


    I ced my hand at my hipand pretendedto scratch the skin there. Then, as fast as a lightning strike, I drew the Sirius Whipandshedbackward!


    Themanwas standingbehind me. When I turned around, I saw his red eyes gazing at me. The man carried a massive, bone-chopping machete, which he used tofuriouslyhack atme.


    Luckily, I reactedin time. Otherwise, his knife would have killed me at that instant.Before his knifereached me, I swiftly rolled asideandshedhiswrist withthe Sirius Whip.


    The blow connected, and the pain forced him to drop the machete. I finally had a chance tolook athis face. He was wearing a traditional costume of theDai people.His skin tone was dark.The most eye-catching feature on his face was abig moleat the corner of his mouth.


    Peoplewithskills knew theirlimitsbest. After receiving mysh, he became vignt. Itook a deepbreathand askedcoldly,Whydoyou want to harm Mr. Lu?


    Heasked for it!Mr. Big Moleanswered fiercely.


    He had just confirmed that he was the one that had sold the purple y teapot to Lu Ming.


    I was curious. How could he get the purple y pot in the first ce? I was even more curious about the womenwho had killedthemselves in the stilt houses. What was the rtionship between them and Lu Yu?


    Unexpectedly, when the man heard my question, heflew into a frenzy.He stormedforward and hackedhis machete at me as if he didnt care about his life anymore.


    I passively defended. However, after a few strikes, he became much slower.He didnt have good martial techniques. I became bolderand attackedhim. Soon, Iwas able toforce him backward.


    If you have the guts,e after me!


    Whenhe realized that he wasnt my equal opponent, he sneered then ran toward the depths of the tunnel. After two incidents, I knew thatMr. Big Molewas good at setting up illusion formations. It was like theinsecttechnique of the Miao people.


    I understood that if I chased after him, I wouldfacedeath. However, my hot-tempered head didnt consider that much. I ran after him.


    The depths of the tunnel werelike abyrinth.There were many turns. I could only listen toMr. Big Moles footsteps to vaguely locate him.


    He was old,so he was much slower than me. The distance between us quickly shortened. I was about to catch him when suddenly, he disappeared into a junction.Moreover, it was adead-end!


    Not good! I wanted to return, but I recognizedthatthe path had changed.


    I lookedat thebyrinth-like surroundingsand felt worried. I thoughtthat I could touchmy way out of here. However, after a long time, Icouldnt findthe exit. I foundmyselfbackat the starting point.


    Then, I heard Mr. Big Mole''s crazughter. Theugh came atme from every direction. Kid, this is our Dai peoples special illusional maze formation. You cant escape no matter how hard you try. The only thing you can do iswaitfor your death here! Hahaha


    His pervertedughter lingered in myears. Sometimes, I thought he was right in front of me. Other times,he felt so far away. I couldnt locate himbysound.


    Gradually, his voice faded and disappeared. I knew he had left already. I didnt wantthat, so I continued to move.Still, I couldnt leave my spot. I had even tried the method I had used to deal withroad-blockingghosts, but it didnt work.


    I didnt know what to do. Then,a silver light shed in front of me. The old man wearing a shroud appeared.


    Although he was stillmad,he looked strangely nice in my eyes.He shot me a furious nceandturned around. He walked to an intersection. I followed behind him.


    We had walked like that for around ten minuteswhenI was finallyable to escapethebyrinth. The old man lookedathis picture in The ssic of Tea.He furrowed hisbrowsas if he was in pain. In the next second, he disappeared.


    From his recent expression, I concluded that Lu Yu hadartionship with those womenthat livedin the stilt houses. He would never tell me what happened. If I wanted to know, Iwould haveto learn fromMr. Big Mole!


    After I crawledout of the tunnel, I saw that the sky was bright. The Yin energy that hadcoveredthe entire vige was gone. However, it was still cold outside. I didnt lingerand rushedback to the hotel.


    When Ireturned to the room,Lu Ming was idlywatchingthe ceiling. His hand supported hischin.When he saw me, he lookedsurprised.


    How did you get back? He sat on his bed.


    Why did you think that I wouldn''e back?


    I saw theworryin his eyes.However,since there was something wrongaboutthis, I deliberatelymadea face.


    He shook his head.Master Zhang, Im sorry.


    All right, all right. Tell me everything fromstarttofinish.


    If he wanted to tell me the truth, I shouldnt be mad at him. I sighedand signaled athim totalk.


    I know that old ghost.Itwas Lu Yu,the Tea Sage. He was also myfamilys ancestor.


    Since I had guessed itearlier, I wasnt surprised. I noddedand asked,Whydidn''t youtell me this right from the start?


    How could I tell someone about this? I dont want to be deemed a bad descendant who has no regardforhis ancestor. Lu Ming licked his lips. Thatvigewas myancestorsobsessionwhilehe was alive. I got the purple y teapot from there. If I cant keep it anymore, I would like to return it to that ce. However, I didnt expect that the teapot would turn to harm me


    It seemed he didnt know the rtionship between Lu Yu and that vige. Do you know a man with abig mole? Did he sell the teapot to you?


    How did you know that? Lu Ming was surprised.


    I told him about the encounter I hadst night. His face paled shortly. He shiveredhard. Soon, sweat beaded his forehead. I hurried to press on his medial cleft. Lu Ming seemed to recall something very frightening.


    He got a hold of himself. After a while, he opened his mouth. It seems The legend of the thirty-six women who killed themselves to keep their dignity is true. Then, he grabbed my hand. Did you count those houses? Aretherethirty-six in total?


    I dont remember the number, but I guess its approximatelythirty-six.Whatare thethirty-six womenwho killedthemselves for theirdignity?


    Lu Mings eyes reddened.He wept andtold me a story that was recorded in his familysgenealogy.


    Lu Yu lived in the Tang Dynasty. For his whole life, he had always been interested in tea.Sincehehada surprisingly broad knowledge of tea, hebecame friends withmany high-rank courtiers.


    To dig deeper into the world of tea, Lu Yu got on his skinny horseand traveledthousands of miles to the Nanzhao Kingdom, wheretea was abundant.


    At that time, the Nanzhao Kingdom was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. The people there weed Lu Yu warmly.Moreover, with his vast knowledge and aloof,immortal-like appearance,many girlssecretlyloved him.


    Thirty-six young women lovedhim the most. They volunteered togoto Lu Yusresidenceto help himwrite The ssic of Tea. Lu Yu was touchedbytheir sincere affection. He created a stilt house for each of them. Although he was with them every day todiscussteas and how to make good teas, he was never close to any of them.However,those women thoughtofhim as their husband.


    Unfortunately, the happy days didntst long. A few yearster, the war burst out. The Nanzhao Kingdom took the chance to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. The rtionship between the two countries tensed up. Lu Yu was forced to go home. Before he left, he asked the women to dry tea leaves for him.If afterthree yearshe didnte back, it meant he was dead. If that happened, the women should dismissthetea house and start their lives anew.


    Lu Yuwasgone for three years and there was no piece of newsabout him. The thirty-six women remembered the times they had spent with him. Being brave and loyal women with dignity, they decided tomit suicide to show their loyaltyto their husband.


    However, Lu Yu wasnt dead yet. He had been jailed for years because he made satirical poemsthatmocked the imperial court. After a few years, his good friends helped himget out. As soon as he was released, he criedand whippedhis strong horse. He seizedeach second to go to the Nanzhao Kingdom where he found that his thirty-six confidantes had killed themselves for their love.


    Lu Yus heart died at that moment. Hethenspent allof his mindand efforts to studytea. In the end,he introducedtheworld to The ssic of Tea.


    Lu Yu didnt spend thest days of his life in the Nanzhao Kingdom. Before leaving, he used his blood mixed with copper to create thirty-six purple y teapots, whichhe buried with each of the women.