Dragon prince Yuan [1]

Chapter 8: Searching for the Eight Meridian Channels

The old man's voice was undoubtedly akin to a sudden clap of thunder when it landed in Zhou Yuan's ears, causing the seas of his heart to churn. All it had taken was a single look for this old man to discover everything that had happened to him.

The girl in green walked to the old man's back and glanced at the shocked Zhou Yuan. Tuntun started to jump with the intent of throwing itself into her arms, but was instead ignored as she picked it up and offhandedly threw it into a water jar.

Tuntun appeared a little upset, but since it knew of the girl's obsession with cleanliness, it could only obediently start to wash itself. It was an exceptionally comical scene.

However, Zhou Yuan was completely indifferent to this amusing scene. All he could do was stare in shock at the mysterious old man in black. A long while later, his shock finally started to recede as a glimmer of hope began to shine in its place.

Since this old man was able to discover the problems of his body in a single glance, the former was definitely no ordinary individual. Perhaps, the predicament of his eight meridians would really be solved in this place.

Zhou Yuan took in a deep breath, suppressing the intense emotions that were surging in his heart, before he cupped his hands together and spoke in a respectful manner, "This junior one is known as Zhou Yuan. Greetings elder."

The old man nodded and replied, "It is indeed someone from the Zhou clan."

The old man eyed Zhou Yuan, who seemed to desire to speak. It was as if the old man knew what Zhou Yuan was thinking in his heart as the former smiled in a strange manner and said, "I know what you're thinking. You're not wrong, I can indeed help you solve your eight meridians problem. However, why should I help you?"

Zhou Yuan was taken aback. After some silence, he seemed to consider what to say before he gave his answer, "Junior neither knows where this place is nor who elder is. However, since my Zhou clan forefathers left behind a secret cavern that led to this place, elder should have some relation to my Zhou clan forefathers."

The old man in black did not comment when he heard this.

By this time, Zhou Yuan had already completely regained his calm. He stared at the old man and slowly continued, "Given junior's current state, I have nothing that could possibly move elder. However, I can tell that elder has likely been... waiting for me, right?"

In the split second that the elder had looked at him earlier, Zhou Yuan was able to ascertain with his sharp senses that a strange light had flashed in the depths of the old man's eyes.

The slowly rocking recliner finally slowed to a stop at this moment as the old man's eyes faintly narrowed. It was impossible to tell if he was furious or pleased as he stared at Zhou Yuan and said, "Little child, your words are rather bold. Do you really believe that you have anything that is worth my waiting?"

In response to the old man's words, Zhou Yuan merely smiled as he shook his head. "I do not know the answer to this question, but elder might perhaps be aware?"

The old man in black stared at Zhou Yuan with eyes that were filled with ancientness. Although the former did not give off a terrifying aura, a pressuring feeling had emerged, causing the entire ancient forest to become deathly silent.

Outside the cottage, the tactful youth wore a slight smile as he looked straight at the old man without any fear like a newborn calf.

He believed that the secret saying in his Zhou clan was not a shot in the dark. There surely must be a reason as to why he was able to come here. In addition, he believed in his intuition.

The oppressive feeling akin to billowing thunderclouds lasted for a rather long time until a helpless smile surfaced on the old man's expressionless face. He lay on in the recliner and sighed, "Looks like I have really grown old. Can't even scare a little baby."