r18novel Chapter 137 The Sword Saint Uncle is hated by everyone! Liu Jinyuan's sudden change in style!
Chapter 137 The Sword Saint Uncle is hated by everyone! Liu Jinyuan's sudden change in style!
Chapter 137 The Sword Saint Uncle is hated by everyone! Liu Jinyuan's sudden change in style!
Why is this thing so easily startled?
Chu Yang looked at Xu Changqing, unsure of what to say. He said something to someone else, then turned around and his senior brother was about to draw his sword to attack.
The guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes became increasingly irritable after coming down the mountain.
Shi Gonghu then stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I wonder what advice you young heroes have for me? It seems we've only just met. Could it be that we've unintentionally broken any local rules?"
Li Xiaoyao sneered, "Still pretending? We wiped out all the people you sent not long ago. You must be getting anxious because you haven't received any news, right?"
Completely bewildered, Shi Gonghu beckoned Tang Yu to his side and asked in a low voice, "Did His Majesty send anyone else before?"
Tang Yu was even more bewildered than him, her eyes revealing a clear sense of foolishness.
Shi Gonghu sighed and waved to him.
Go play somewhere else!
Seeing his godfather's disappointed look, Tang Yu knew he had failed to satisfy him again, so he retreated dejectedly.
Chu Yang, his brow furrowed, looked at Li Xiaoyao and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
Li Xiaoyao said nonchalantly, "Those are the Moon Worshippers I buried. Didn't you cremate their bodies, brother?"
Shi Gonghu's gaze was solemn.
The others were horrified!
At this moment, Shi Gonghu realized that the three young men in front of him were probably not enemies. Just as he was about to speak, Tang Yu preemptively asked, "How did you know about the Moon Worship Cult?"
"Finally, he's shown his true colors!" Li Xiaoyao flashed forward and attacked Tang Yu. He had been holding back his anger because of Ling'er's disappearance, and now he finally found a place to vent it.
Tang Yu was no ordinary person either. The moment Li Xiaoyao made his move, he instinctively drew his sword to block.
He not only blocked Li Xiaoyao's sword strike, but also used his superb skills to deflect most of the force, launching a counterattack at the very moment when Li Xiaoyao's attack was about to end.
The longsword pierced Li Xiaoyao's right shoulder at an odd angle. The latter lacked combat experience and had no time to react, watching helplessly as the longsword pierced his shoulder.
Clang!
Li Xiaoyao's sword fell from his hand, and Tang Yu did not press his advantage but retreated to Shi Gonghu's side.
Tang Yu had expected to receive praise from his godfather, but Shi Gonghu glared at him instead, making Tang Yu feel wronged.
"Brother Li!"
Xu Changqing stepped forward to check Li Xiaoyao's injuries and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that the wounds were not deep.
Chu Yang directly shoved a blood bodhi seed into Li Xiaoyao's mouth, and the latter swallowed it before he could react.
"Brother Chu, what did you give me to eat? I feel so hot!"
The Blood Bodhi transformed into vital energy that surged through Li Xiaoyao's body, causing the wound on his shoulder to heal at a visible speed.
After treating his injuries, Blood Bodhi began to replenish Li Xiaoyao's internal energy.
One blood bodhi seed can save an ordinary person from decades of arduous cultivation.
Seeing the miraculous effects of the Blood Bodhi, Shi Gonghu became increasingly interested in the identities of these young people.
"Young heroes, it seems there's some misunderstanding between us!"
"We are not followers of the Moon Worshippers, but people from the Nanzhao Kingdom. We have come to the Central Plains on important business."
"How did you young heroes get involved with the Moon Worship Cult?"
Shi Gonghu's extremely polite attitude caused Xu Changqing and Li Xiaoyao to waver in their judgment.
Chu Yang laughed and said, "I think you are neither ordinary people of Nanzhao Kingdom, nor are you followers of the Moon Worship Cult."
Shi Gonghu's lips curled into a smile. "Oh? In your esteemed opinion, young hero, what kind of people should we be?"
Chu Yang replied calmly, "A soldier."
The smile on Shi Gonghu's face disappeared, and he slowly nodded, "Young hero, you have good taste."
Xu Changqing and Li Xiaoyao looked surprised.
Tang Yu and his subordinates looked tense, and also seemed eager to make a move.
"If you are on the orders of the King of Nanzhao to go to Xianling Island to find Zhao Ling'er, then there is no need for that. The Baiyue Sect has already gone there before you."
Upon hearing this, Shi Gonghu's expression turned solemn. The other party had revealed their identities in a single sentence and even directly mentioned Zhao Ling'er, which meant that they must have had some contact with Zhao Ling'er.
Has the Moon Worship Cult found Zhao Ling'er before them?
Shi Gonghu clenched his fists, his aura boiling, clearly furious to the extreme!
Li Xiaoyao and Xu Changqing also realized the identities of this group of people.
Xu Changqing said in a low voice, "Junior brother, you knew all along, why didn't you remind us?"
Li Xiaoyao looked at Chu Yang with a similarly aggrieved expression, having been struck by a sword for no reason.
Chu Yang retorted irritably, "How would I know what's wrong with you all? Did you even ask me? You drew your swords faster than I could speak, what could I possibly say?"
Xu Changqing looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, as if nothing had happened.
Li Xiaoyao quickly lowered his head and drew circles on the ground with his toes, afraid of being scolded.
"May I ask, young hero, what is your relationship with our princess? Could you please tell us her current whereabouts?"
Anxious and worried, Tang Yu went directly to Chu Yang and asked him.
"It's a long story. We're also with Zhao Ling'er. As for our relationship—" Chu Yang pointed to Li Xiaoyao and said, "This is Zhao Ling'er's husband. According to the proper address, you should call him the Prince Consort."
Everyone was shocked!
Shi Gonghu looked displeased. What right did this guy, who couldn't even beat Tang Yu, have to be their Nanzhao Kingdom's horse?
Tang Yu didn't think that much about it. Upon hearing that Li Xiaoyao was Zhao Ling'er's husband, he quickly apologized to him.
"So, you're good people, sent by Ling'er's father to protect her?"
"Yes, Brother Xiaoyao, may I ask where the princess went?"
Faced with Tang Yu's questioning, Li Xiaoyao's eyes darted away, and he looked guilty.
Xu Changqing could only explain the cause and effect for him.
"Fate is cruel!"
Shi Gonghu sighed, then looked at Li Xiaoyao and shook his head, "Since everyone is looking for the princess, why not work together? More people means more strength."
Xu Changqing nodded and said, "That's perfect."
Li Xiaoyao said dejectedly, "We've searched the entire area on our swords, so it's the same for you to search."
"Sword control?" Shi Gonghu looked at Chu Yang and Xu Changqing's clothes.
"Are you disciples of Mount Shu?"
"Exactly."
"Who is the sect leader?"
"Master Qingwei."
"Not Yin Ruozhuo?"
"That's the common name of the Sword Saint Uncle, the leader of the Immortal Sword Sect."
"The Immortal Sword Sect?"
Shi Gonghu was unaware of the sword qi dispute at Mount Shu, so he was a bit confused by Xu Changqing's actions, and his face darkened considerably.
"Anyway, as long as it's not that bastard Yin Ruozhuo, that's fine!"
Shi Gonghu cursed angrily.
Xu Changqing was secretly pleased.
Chu Yang clicked his tongue and sighed, "Sword Saint Uncle is truly hated by everyone."
Li Xiaoyao asked in a low voice, "What exactly happened to that martial uncle? Even Ling'er's grandmother scolded him."
Chu Yang whispered a few words in Li Xiaoyao's ear.
Li Xiaoyao's pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed, "That's really something!"
Chu Yang quickly covered his mouth, "Keep it down, keep it down."
"So what should I call him next time we meet?"
"Call him 'Uncle-Master,' what else can you call him? He has no relation to Ling'er."
"Something feels off."
"Save your breath, you already have a grandfather to worry about!"
Li Xiaoyao: "???"
After teasing Li Xiaoyao, Chu Yang fell into deep thought. Since Shi Gonghu and his group had already appeared in the heart of the Central Plains, Anu should have arrived before them.
Thinking of this, Chu Yang was almost certain that Zhao Ling'er was with Anu.
So he turned his gaze to Tang Yu.
Anu's One-Thread Connection spell can connect her to people through red threads, with each finger bound to a person, and Tang Yu is one of them.
A single thread can connect two people and allow them to sense each other's location.
Shi Gonghu was discussing with Xu Changqing how to find Zhao Ling'er when Chu Yang saw this and secretly took Tang Yu to a corner, starting to subtly probe her.
"Tang Yu, besides you, has anyone else come to the Central Plains looking for Zhao Ling'er?"
"Master Chu, I don't understand what you mean. The Witch King did indeed only send us here."
"I'm referring to other people who know about Zhao Ling'er's existence!"
"The others—then it can only be the Holy Maiden and the others. As priests of the Bai Miao tribe, they were born to serve the descendants of Nuwa."
"Yes! None of them came over?"
"Probably not—"
Tang Yu suddenly froze, a quirky figure flashed through her mind, and a strong premonition suddenly arose in her heart.
"Godfather!" Tang Yu left Chu Yang behind and rushed to Shi Gonghu, excitedly saying, "I know how to find the princess now!"
"How many times have I told you to be calm and collected when doing things?" Shi Gonghu frowned slightly, somewhat displeased with Tang Yu's demeanor.
Tang Yu clasped his hands in a respectful bow and said, "Godfather, Anu may have come to the Central Plains. She can use the 'One Line Connection' to find the princess!"
A glint flashed in Shi Gonghu's eyes. "Continue."
Tang Yu said, "I can also find Anu through the 'One Thread Connecting' technique. Once I find Anu, I can find the princess."
Shi Gonghu snorted coldly, "At least you're somewhat useful!"
Xu Changqing didn't understand what "a thread to connect" meant, but he could roughly guess that it was a spell to find people, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
At least my vision isn't completely black anymore.
Next, Tang Yu became a living GPS, and everyone followed his senses, walking from day to night.
Li Xiaoyao muttered to himself, "Will it even work?"
Chu Yang flicked him on the forehead again, "Can't you even look at a map yourself?"
While clutching his head in pain, Li Xiaoyao took out a map and was surprised to find that they were heading towards Baihe Village.
The route of the operation was exactly the route that had been planned beforehand.
Xu Changqing sighed, "It seems that Miss Ling'er's emotions have stabilized. She probably went to Suzhou to look for us, but we weren't there, so she could only try her luck following the planned route, hoping to run into us!"
Li Xiaoyao clutched his head and wailed, "I'm so stupid, why didn't I think to go back and check?"
Xu Changqing gently comforted you, "Nobody expected this, you don't need to blame yourself."
A few more days passed.
Tang Yu's fingers suddenly trembled violently, and he said with a look of joy, "It's nearby!"
Without saying a word, Li Xiaoyao stepped on his sword and flew into the sky, anxiously looking around.
Chu Yang activated his Observation Haki. Since he couldn't sense Zhao Ling'er, he decided to sense the others around her. In just a few seconds, Chu Yang received feedback.
"Follow me!"
Chu Yang chose a direction and strode forward.
Shi Gonghu looked at Tang Yu, and Tang Yu nodded silently.
Although they didn't know what Chu Yang had up his sleeve, everyone still obediently followed behind him.
Li Xiaoyao charged out like an arrow!
As the scenery changed, several figures appeared in Li Xiaoyao's field of vision, especially the figure in the light green dress, which had haunted his dreams for many days.
Although the swaying snake tail felt a little unfamiliar to him, it couldn't stop his longing!
"Ling'er!"
Zhao Ling'er, standing in front of her, suddenly froze and slowly turned around.
"Brother Xiaoyao!"
They both saw each other and rushed towards each other.
Everyone watched this scene with emotion.
until----
A figure descended from the sky, abruptly placing itself between the two.
Li Xiaoyao crashed straight into the back of the person who came, and immediately saw stars, as if he had hit a metal plate.
Zhao Ling'er slammed on the brakes, leaving a deep gash in the ground.
"Master Chu—?"
Zhao Ling'er looked at Chu Yang timidly.
"Miss Zhao, I have something urgent to discuss with you!"
Chu Yang said solemnly, "Can we talk alone?"
Zhao Ling'er nodded.
Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Tang Yu asked Xu Changqing, "Master Chu's personality is truly hard to describe!"
Xu Changqing said awkwardly, "Junior brother, it wasn't like this before—it's a long story, but the situation has been getting more and more serious lately."
Even Shi Gonghu couldn't help but sigh, "He's sick; he needs to be treated quickly!"
Chu Yang led Zhao Ling'er to a secluded spot, took out the Demon-Eating Gu that had absorbed the snake demon and fox demon, and asked, "Miss Zhao, how should this Demon-Eating Gu be used?"
Relieved, Zhao Ling'er began explaining the method of taming the Demon-Eating Gu to Chu Yang. After finishing, she smiled and asked, "Where did Daoist Chu get his Demon-Eating Gu?"
Chu Yang replied, "I happened to run into it while exorcising demons. I hope Miss Zhao can keep it a secret for me. As far as my sect is concerned, this demon-eating gu is not considered a righteous path."
Zhao Ling'er immediately agreed, sincerely saying, "Don't worry, Daoist Chu, I won't say anything more."
"Ling'er should also thank Master Chu for resolving Ling'er's predicament. If Master Chu hadn't explained my identity, I'm afraid there would have been a huge misunderstanding between me and Brother Xiaoyao."
Chu Yang shook his head and said, "Saying thank you is too kind—"
Zhao Ling'er smiled and was about to say a few words of flattery when she suddenly heard Chu Yang change the subject.
"Why not give it to me in kind, something of equal value? That way, you'll be happy, and I'll be happy too."
Zhao Ling'er: "————"
After a while, the two emerged from the grove.
The way everyone looked at Chu Yang gradually became strange.
Chu Yang, however, was unaware of all this, and only a faint regret appeared on his face.
Zhao Ling'er was unaware of how to raise the Golden Silkworm Gu.
It is said that in Miao territory, the Golden Silkworm Gu is a very high-grade Gu worm, and only a very few people know about it, not including the descendants of Nuwa.
However, Zhao Ling'er assured Chu Yang that once they returned to Nanzhao, she would do her best to find the whereabouts of the Golden Silkworm Gu for him.
In conclusion, it wasn't entirely without any gains.
After someone intervened, Li Xiaoyao was finally able to talk to Zhao Ling'er about their longing for each other, and their reunion became more normal. Chu Yang hated watching these lovey-dovey scenes the most. After greeting Xu Changqing, he found a secluded place and went into the Soul Palace.
When he came out again, the demon-eating gu in his hand had disappeared and turned into his own cultivation.
The effect was not as good as expected. The snake demon and the fox demon had a combined power of about two or three hundred years, but the one they got only had a little over a hundred years of power.
He lost two-thirds of his power.
"The clones have certain flaws, and we need to find ways to fix them; otherwise, we'll only be able to rely on quantity to succeed in the future!"
Chu Yang had originally planned to secretly defeat the Crimson Ghost King by himself, but now it seemed better not to waste the opponent's millennia of cultivation.
Actually, he could also use the Blood Bodhi to exchange for the Demon-Eating Gu with Zhao Ling'er. If one wasn't enough, he could get a few more. Anyway, the Blood Bodhi wasn't as valuable to Chu Yang as it used to be.
Even if he gets injured, he can't use the Blood Bodhi; he can only eat it like candy.
Shi Gonghu had already ordered his men to light a campfire in the wild.
Zhao Ling'er, Li Xiaoyao, Anu, and others sat around the fire, chatting and laughing.
We'll be spending the night in the wild tonight, and we can only set off for Baihe Village tomorrow.
Shushan and Nanzhao Kingdom are in the same direction, so at least for now, the route doesn't need to be changed.
Upon learning that Li Xiaoyao was taking Zhao Ling'er to Mount Shu, Tang Yu couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Why does Young Master Li want to go to Mount Shu?"
Li Xiaoyao, who had just reunited with Ling'er, was all smiles all day long. "I want to become a disciple of the Shu Mountain Sect so that they can help us deal with the Moon Worship Cult."
Upon hearing that Mount Shu intended to offer assistance, Shi Gonghu's eyes lit up. He turned to Xu Changqing and asked, "Master Xu, is this true?"
Xu Changqing was also at a loss, and couldn't help but recall what Chu Yang had said: "Become a monk during the day and return to secular life at night." The whole thing had come to this point inexplicably, and he didn't know how to answer.
Xu Changqing could only hold his head in pain.
Seeing this, Li Xiaoyao quickly stopped Shi Gonghu from continuing his interrogation, and then quietly explained the reason to him.
After a moment, Shi Gonghu looked at Xu Changqing with regret and affection in his eyes.
Why does everyone look at me like that?
Xu Changqing felt more and more that something was strange.
It wasn't until Chu Yang returned to the group and explained it to Shi Gonghu again that he finally felt relieved and his expression became excited.
"I dare not speak presumptuously about Bai Yue's current magical power. If a master from the Shu Mountain Sect could take action against him, that would be the best thing."
"I hope you won't laugh at me, Daoist Chu. Before coming here, I was actually prepared to perish together with the Moon Worship Sect, but unfortunately, the Witch King couldn't make up his mind—"
Shi Gonghu, who had served the country and its people, cried out in despair, clearly showing that the old man was indeed holding back a great deal of anger.
Hearing Chu Yang and the others talking about Bai Yue, Anu frowned and said unhappily, "Why are you bullying Uncle Bai Yue? Uncle Bai Yue is a very nice person!"
Shi Gonghu glared angrily, raised his hand, and prepared to slap the brat.
"oops!"
Anu was so frightened that she shrank her head and quickly hid behind Zhao Ling'er, but she didn't forget to make a face at Shi Gonghu when she had a chance.
Chu Yang wanted to laugh. To be so heartless was truly an oddity.
"Anu, how many times have I told you? The Moon Worship Cult is no good. If it weren't for Master Chu and the others arriving in time, Grandma and the sisters on Immortal Spirit Island would be dead!"
Zhao Ling'er was a little angry and looked at Anu with a serious expression.
In Anu's world, Baiyue had never done anything bad and was very kind to her. She couldn't think of a reason to hate him, but what everyone said made her feel very wronged.
"But those were things done by the Moon Worshippers, so why blame Uncle Moon Worship?"
"These things were all instigated by Bai Yue, how could he possibly have nothing to do with it!"
"You have no evidence."
"What's the point of needing evidence when everyone already knows this?"
Li Xiaoyao and Tang Yu also joined in. One of them was tricked by the Baiyue Cult and almost made a big mistake, while the other had regarded Baiyue as an enemy since childhood.
Both of them harbored intense hostility towards Baiyue.
Anu couldn't argue with the two of them, so she pouted and her face turned red with anger. She raised her hand to cast a spell to teach them a lesson.
Seeing the situation escalating, Chu Yang flashed to Anu's side, grabbed her hand, and interrupted her spellcasting.
"You stinky Taoist priest, let go of me!" Anu struggled desperately, her little fists slamming into Chu Yang's face.
The Conqueror's Haki flashed by in an instant.
Anu's eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Chu Yang pushed her into Tang Yu's arms and frowned, saying, "She's naive and easily manipulated by Bai Yue. It's better to make plans as soon as possible."
Shi Gonghu said coldly, "Hesitation will only lead to more trouble. It's better to just take her down here—"
Tang Yu quickly spoke up, pleading, "Godfather, you mustn't do this! Anu is the Holy Maiden's disciple."
"You're such a waste!" Shi Gonghu glared at Tang Yu, then turned away and sighed.
"Elder Shi, Anu is my childhood friend, please spare her," Zhao Ling'er pleaded.
Shi Gonghu simply left, preferring to stay out of sight and avoid further trouble.
Zhao Ling'er looked at Chu Yang pitifully again, "Master Chu—"
Chu Yang shook his head and chuckled, "When I said to make plans early, I didn't mean to hurt Miss Anu, but to guard against the methods Baiyue might leave on her."
Xu Changqing nodded and said, "Junior brother is right. Baiyue is a member of the Miao ethnic group, knows Gu magic, and has profound magical power. We don't know what evil spells he knows, and we can't guard against him at all."
Tang Yu pondered for a moment and said, "In Master Chu's opinion, what should we do?"
Chu Yang said, "We need to split up and act separately in a short time. We can't let Anu and Miss Zhao stay together. We'll split up and head to Mount Shu in two."
Zhao Ling'er hesitated, wondering if this would be a bit unfair to Anu.
"Before we reach Mount Shu, we must minimize the possibility of encountering Baiyue."
Chu Yang expressed his biggest worry.
Given Bai Yue's personality, if things get out of his control, he's more likely to get involved personally.
This is a world of immortals and heroes, where the combat power of a BOSS cannot be represented by simple numerical values, which is the complete opposite of Saitama in the One-Punch Man world.
Witchcraft, sorcery, and magic—these abilities themselves represent many possibilities.
Let's just say that.
Saitama could theoretically kill any boss in the fantasy world with one punch, but if it really came down to a life-or-death struggle, Saitama would most likely be the one to die.
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Yhwach might be a bit better than Saitama, because their abilities cannot be judged by common sense.
However, this discussion focuses on human-level bosses like Baiyue.
If it were someone of the Demon Lord Chonglou's caliber, even several people combined might not be able to withstand the attack.
They discussed the matter around the campfire all night and finally decided that Tang Yu would take Anu on the journey alone, while the rest of them would go to Mount Shu together.
However, two people are in rather awkward situations.
Lin Yueru and Liu Jinyuan.
They originally came out to help find Zhao Ling'er, so they should be going back to Suzhou now.
But given Lin Yueru's personality, after hearing Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er's story, she had no intention of going back and insisted on getting involved.
Her chivalrous spirit is no less than Li Xiaoyao's.
Even more outrageous was Liu Jinyuan.
"Master Chu, Master Xu, Jin Yuan wishes to join Brother Li in becoming a disciple of Mount Shu. Is that permissible?"
Liu Jinyuan stared intently at the two of them.
Not to mention Xu Changqing, even Chu Yang was stunned.
"Aren't you the top scholar? You're destined to govern a region in the future!"
Xu Changqing looked at him in disbelief.
Liu Jinyuan said with a resolute expression, "The internal strife in the Nanzhao Kingdom has proven that neither studying literature nor martial arts can seem to stop a sorcerer like Baiyue from wreaking havoc in the court or saving the country!"
"Only cultivating immortality is the right path!"