And thus Huang became burly Huang after cultivating in the 'Unfettered lightning body technique' created by some old man with unfathomable cultivation.
Apparently, people who cultivate this technique would gain lightning-like speed and x-ray eyes sight. They would even be able to see through the loopholes in formations.
Of course, at his cultivation Huang chengpu's x-ray eyes are only effective against the low as well as a few of the medium level formations. If he encounters a formation created by a formation grandmaster he still has to pack his bag and return.
"Brother Wen actually I am a little curious about your background too. It's ok if you don't want to tell but being able to escape from a peak formation establishment realm expert unscathed with your cultivation is no small matter. I wouldn't even be surprised if you say that you have the backing of an early core formation expert"
When drake heard that he didn't know how to answer. There is no way he would reveal about the Secret Santa system.
"Brother Huang it's not that I don't want to tell you. It's just that I work for a very very powerful secret organization. Even I don't know much about its background. They would just give me missions and if I complete them I get the reward if I don't... well let's not talk about it now" Drake said after pondering for a few seconds.
Drake specifically stressed that the organization is very powerful because he believed that his transmigration to this world is also related to the secret Santa system. Anyone who could pull such a feat is already a figure in the league of gods.
"Oh," Huang Changpu just nodded his head and didn't mind much. He took a dragon hen's leg piece from one of the plates before him, dipped it in the sour and spicy barbecue sauce, and slowly started eating with relish.
Looking at that drake also didn't sit idle and took the bottle of famous Immortal misery wine and poured a glass for himself. This wine is a specialty of this inn. The owners of the inn strongly believed that, just like how everybody's life will have both joyful and sorrowful moments, a proper meal should have dishes which bring both joy and sorrow to be served together.
And thus the Immortal misery wine is introduced on the menu. It is the type that brings a taste of sorrow to the feast and is said to have been created by an ancient immortal out of despair when his beloved wife had eloped with his best friend. It is said that anyone who drinks this wine would have a deep melancholic feeling burst out of their heart.
The previous Wen dingxiang had not even heard about the Immortal misery wine. So when drake saw the special description about it on the menu he immediately decided to try it just out of curiosity. As drake slowly lifted his glass and took a few sips gradually his eyes became wet as teardrops started to roll down from both of his cheeks. He immediately stopped drinking and put his glass down.
"Goddammit, this stuff is legit !!" Drake screamed inwardly. Just now he felt like a mountain of sorrow was crushing his heart.
"What the hell did they even use to get this effect ?!" Drake couldn't help but wonder as he wiped his tears.
It is not that he has never seen anything like this before, on Earth also there is something called laughing gas. But that can at most bring a few giggles and even the effects would fade in about two minutes after one stops inhaling the gas. But right now even after a lot of time has passed drake was still unable to get rid of the sorrow in his heart which was caused by the Immortal misery wine.
"I must get the recipe for this wine at all cost, I have a feeling that it might prove its use in the future." Drake thought as he started to attack the deliciously cooked spiritual beasts on the table to alleviate his sorrowful mood.
As the both of them were absorbed in eating a group of four people entered the inn without them noticing and sat around the table beside theirs as they began chatting. Strangely all of them have bandages wrapped around various parts of their bodies.
"Brother Liang don't worry much about what happened yesterday anymore. If we find that disgusting flatulent bastard once again we shall peel off his skin and tear out his tendons and even drink his blood." drake suddenly heard a voice say from behind as one of the four bandaged persons tried to console his friend but couldn't stop himself from cursing in anger with spittle flying from his mouth.
"That bastard I swear I will kill him... BAMM... Ahhhhh.... my hand... my hand.. offuu.. offuu.." hearing his friend's words the one named Liang flew into a rage as he hit the table with his thickly bandaged hand and immediately after started to wail and gasp in pain.
"Calm down brothers it could have been more worse for us if those bastards did not leave that blue spring ginseng behind. Yes, if not for that ginseng being the young misses lifeline the city lord would have already skinned us and made a pair of new slippers for himself" another one said while adjusting the bandage around his neck.
"Yes.. yes.. those bastards.. those bastards they actually cleaned up the entire mansion, did you guys remember the city lord's expression when he saw the empty treasure vault.." the fourth one shivered in fear as he said stutteringly.
As drake heard their conversation he felt their voices sounded a little... familiar? as he slowly turned and looked towards the group that sat beside their table.
Cough* Cough* Cough*... Drake suddenly had a fit of coughs as he coughed back all the food in his mouth back into the plate. Naturally, he found that the four people beside them are the four guards of the city lord mansion he had messed up with.
Hearing someone coughing violently the four people glanced to their side table..
" !! " Drake also looked at them as he held his breath.
The four people turned back and continued their chatter just like before.
"Ufff that scared me. My disguise is quite effective it seems otherwise if they came after me right now I don't even have those mystical gas bottles prepared with me. By then the invisibility effect would be my only lifesaver but then again they would have already seen me without disguise" drake thought relieved that he was not busted.
On the other hand, even though burly Huang also heard the conversation and recognized that the people eating beside them are from the mansion he didn't show any reactions.
"Hey have you guys also heard about that rumor from the mansion. A servant in the mansion had overhead the conversation between city lord and merchant zhou. Apparently, even though the thieves themselves don't have high cultivation bases they seem to belong to a powerful secret organization. The city lord is also said to have mentioned that one of them escaped using a hundred li teleportation talisman when he was almost caught by the city lord " one of the mansion guards said in a rather hushed tone.
"A teleportation talisman ?" burly Huang who had been calmly eating all this while suddenly had a glint in his eyes as he looked at drake.
Teleportation talismans are very difficult to obtain. Only those Prefecture level sects will have some of them. That too they wouldn't casually give them out for their disciples.
"Brother Wen if you don't mind can I also join your organization" Burly Huang suddenly asked out of nowhere.
"What ?" drake became completely stunned hearing that request.
"Ding!
Request from Huang Changpu to became a partner.
(Note: You can accept partners to help in your missions. They would also receive their rewards if the mission went successful. But partners wouldn't share your punishment if the mission is a failure.)
Do you accept the request"
Drake didn't expect this at all as his mind went blank for a few seconds as he read the text on the blue transparent screen before him.
"I can accept partners? And they would get rewards too. But what is it with this punishment that only I had to suffer" drake thought as he looked at the accept and decline buttons on the screen?
"Well, wouldn't it be great with brother Huang as my partner? Accept " drake accepted without a second thought.
"Ding! Please create a name for the organization"
"Oh Name you say? Hmm... Let's call it the Secret Santa society"