In fact, after Chu Liang returned to Yanbo City, he did not mention his experience in the Water Mansion. All he mentioned was that he had run into Chen Wuyin again and had managed to escape by a stroke of luck.
If word of him slaying Chen Wuyin got out, he would undoubtedly become famous overnight and it would surely deserve a special feature in the Strategy of Nine States. However, if this were to be broadcasted, he would have a hard time stepping out in the future. Yi Qiushui, who would find out she had been utterly deceived, would most likely be infuriated and wait for him at the foot of Shu Mountain to seek revenge.
It was better to amass wealth quietly.
The treasure coveted by the Red Clothes Palace is not the Cooking Immortal Cauldron, Chu Liang conjectured it should be the golden skull and the scroll inside it.