Awakening The Gluttony Talent: I Become Stronger By Eating

274  Legacy Plaque

With that speculation in his mind, Lu Yu slowly picked up that Luminous Clarity Jade Pendant, and then closed his eyes as he tried to circulate the Great Dao Heaven Devouring Skill.

Sure enough, as the Great Dao Heaven Devouring Skill kicked in, Lu Yu could clearly feel his consciousness become very clear and alert.

The rumors he had heard about this treasure were indeed true. This item was able to help its user maintain a certain level of concentration and achieve greater enlightenment.

However, as far as Lu Yu was concerned, this item was of not much use to him.

Lu Yu depended solely on devouring beast meat and other food to upgrade his cultivation levels. As for Lu Yu's perception ability, the item had even less impact.

At the thought of this, Lu Yu could only put away the Luminous Clarity Jade Pendant with some resignation.

After putting away the Luminous Clarity Jade Pendant, Lu Yu then picked up the plaque.

The entire plaque was black in color, with the character 'Flame' engraved on it in the Small Seal Script.

Looking at the character 'Flame', Lu Yu instantly recalled in his mind a rumor about this plaque in front of him.

According to Lu Yu's recollection, there was a rumor that there was once a supremely powerful expert in the Flame Country who left his legacy in some secret land.

And this supremely powerful expert also left behind a few plaques for future generations to use as guiding directions to reach the land where his legacy resided.

"Could this plaque be one of the guiding directions to the legacy left behind by that supremely powerful expert?"

As Lu Yu muttered to himself, he began to feel inexplicably excited in his heart.

As was well known, that supremely powerful expert was the number one powerful expert in the entire history of Flame Country's establishment.

The legacy he left behind must be truly extraordinary!

Trembling with excitement, Lu Yu slowly bit through his index finger and dripped a drop of refined blood on the plaque.

Based on the memory in Lu Yu's mind, blood must be dripped on these legacy plaques before they could acknowledge their owners, whereupon the owners could then receive sensations regarding the land of the legacy.

As Lu Yu dripped his blood on the surface of the plaque, the black plaque gradually began to vibrate.

Immediately after that, the plaque emitted a burst of blinding radiance.

In the blinding radiance, the drop of blood that Lu Yu dripped onto the surface of that plaque slowly vanished from its surface.

As Lu Yu watched the scene unfold, he calmed his thoughts down and quietly allowed the enlightenment to wash over him.

True enough, once the drop of blood was acknowledged, a mass of information about the land of the legacy slowly materialized in Lu Yu's mind.

Lu Yu only felt a sea of darkness before his eyes, followed by a flash of light. After that, a series of images began flashing in front of his eyes like a kaleidoscopic movie.

In the midst of all these images, there was a big mountain that left a deep impression on Lu Yu. In fact, he felt a vague sense of familiarity about it.

After receiving the information within the plaque, Lu Yu opened his eyes. A somewhat hopeful look flashed across his eyes.

"The rumor is true! This plaque was indeed left behind by that supremely powerful expert!"

Lu Yu held back the excitement in his heart and tried hard to recall that high mountain he had just seen in the memories of the legacy.

"This mountain… Why do I find it so familiar? Where have I seen it before?"

While Lu Yu was trying hard to recall his memory of that high mountain in his mind, at this moment, everything within the Southern Seas Hotel was in turmoil.

Hu Chenge's whole face was very grim as he looked at the secret vault in front of him that had been emptied out. A look of fury flashed across his eyes.

"What did I hire you guys for?"

"There are so many of you, yet you still couldn't protect a secret vault properly. Not only did you allow the security surveillance room to be breached, even when something happened to Hu Bu'er, you guys took such a long time to realize it!"

"You guys explain to me now. What's the point of keeping a bunch of trash like you guys around?"

Hu Chenge ranted and raved, his narrowed eyes glaring viciously at all the leaders of the Southern Seas Hotel's security guard team.

Facing the furious Hu Chenge, the leaders of the security guard team did not dare to say a word. They simply kept their heads lowered and endured Hu Chenge's incensed tirade.

After castigating the security guard team's leaders brutally, Hu Chenge turned his head to look at Hu Qian, who was by his side, and said slowly, "Hu Qian, go. Find a way to hush up this matter first. Absolutely no one must know!"

"Tomorrow is the auction. Our Hu family cannot afford to suffer such a massive humiliation."

After receiving Hu Chenge's instruction, Hu Qian hurriedly nodded her head and responded, "Young Master, please rest assured that this matter will never leak out. Don't worry. But at the family's end…"

"You don't have to worry about the family's end. I will think of a solution. You just have to do damage control and cover up the news of the secret vault getting robbed, that's all."

With that, Hu Chenge turned and left the secret vault. He took the elevator to the first floor and strode out of the Southern Seas Hotel before getting into a sedan parked near the entrance. The car then left the Southern Seas Hotel.

After more than half an hour of driving, the sedan in which Hu Chenge was riding slowly drove into a manor estate and stopped at the entrance of the estate.

Hu Chenge alighted and walked briskly non-stop toward the estate.

Half of the estate comprised a lake, while the remaining half comprised a landscape garden done up in an ancient, traditional style.

Hu Chenge slowly walked step by step to a gazebo extending into the lake. He then bowed respectfully and spoke reverently to an old man sitting in the gazebo.

"Grandfather, I have returned. I have brought back Hu Bu'er's corpse in accordance with your instructions."

When Hu Chenge finished speaking, he nodded to the subordinates who were following closely behind him.

After receiving Hu Chenge's permission, those few subordinates immediately brought the black body bag in their hands to the front. After unzipping it, they revealed Hu Bu'er's corpse inside it.

That corpse had already been restored to its original state, and the head had been re-attached to the body.

When the elderly man sitting by the lake heard Hu Chenge, he turned his head slightly and looked toward the black body bag.

After he had glimpsed the corpse, he turned his head back and said in a composed manner, "He was killed with one slash through the throat. The one who killed him is likely to be quite strong, most likely a Grade 5 War General at the very least. He is proficient in using sabers."

After listening to the elderly man, Hu Chenge was slightly shocked. Following that, he cupped his hands respectfully and replied, "Grandfather, I know now. I will hunt down the killer based on the two hints you have given!"

With that, Hu Chenge turned around and was about to leave when the elderly man called him back.

"Chenge, this incident must not leak out. As for the items that have been looted from the secret vault, just choose three items from the family's vault as replacements for the auction items this time round."

After hearing the elderly man's words, Hu Chenge nodded his head and cupped his hands respectfully at him again.

"Grandfather, I understand now. I will handle this matter appropriately."

"You guys take Vice Captain Hu's body away and give him a proper burial. The rest of you follow me."

After leaving the gazebo, Hu Chenge assigned various tasks to his subordinates.

After seeing them haul away Hu Bu'er's corpse, an icy glint flashed across Hu Chenge's eyes, and he muttered resentfully through gritted teeth, "No matter who you are, if you dare to go up against our Hu family, you will pay with your life!"