Ouchi Taming the Cat, starting with the Ten Tiger Forms!

Chapter 685: Flying Bricks
"This old monk is so fierce even when begging for alms."

Li Xuan shook his head and laughed.

"In that case, Master, if you don't mind, please dine with us."

Princess Ankang said with a smile.

The three little ones naturally recognized Monk Chengche.

Before, when they were at Ci'en Temple, they fought on behalf of Ci'en Temple and fought against the divine beast with the monks of Fuhu Temple led by Monk Chengche.

At that time, Li Xuan was temporarily appointed as the guardian beast of Ci'en Temple, and he taught the big tiger in Fuhu Temple a lesson.

It was also because of this incident that they became involved in the dispute between Ci'en Temple and Fuhu Temple, and learned about some of the good things that King Zheng did in Jiangnan Road.

Monk Chengche had been seriously injured in an attack by the Western Region Fire Demon and had only fully recovered some time ago.

After learning about this southern tour, he couldn't wait to lead his disciples back to Fuhu Temple.

Because he had come out to seek help because he guessed that Fuhu Temple might be in danger.

However, they could not find anyone they could trust to help them all the way north, so they turned to Ci'en Temple, which had a close relationship with their Fuhu Temple.

After some probing, Monk Chengche finally trusted Master Chenghai and Master Shanle, and told them about the danger their Fuhu Temple was facing at the moment.

However, when the other two masters learned of Monk Chengche's plan, they immediately stopped him.

Facts have proved that although the disciples of Fuhu Temple are also excellent, they are too young and their cultivation is still shallow.

In a contest between top three rank warriors, just the impact would be enough to destroy them all.

Fuhu Temple needs someone to continue the legacy, and they cannot let Monk Chengche so recklessly lead them into the vortex of dispute.

Later, Li Xuan and the two general managers also came forward and persuaded Monk Chengche to change his approach.

He led the elite disciples of Fuhu Temple and secretly followed the southern tour team, keeping a low profile.

Master Chenghai and Master Shanliao also joined them.

They followed the southern tour team, visited temples along the way, and inquired about the affairs of Jiangnan Road and Fuhu Temple.

During this period, they maintained contact with the Red Scarf Team, and tried to keep pace as much as possible, ready to support each other at any time.

A few days ago, the Red Scarf Team was sent by Princess Ankang to spread news to all the major sects in the martial arts world, so Monk Chengche had to come to see Princess Ankang in person today.

The waiter saw that although the old monk had a bad attitude, the kind-hearted lady still invited him to have dinner with them, thus saving their shop from a lot of trouble. He couldn't help but look at Princess Ankang with gratitude.

"Miss, you are kind-hearted and wish you good health and happiness."

The waiter said something nice, and unexpectedly, it made everyone laugh.

The waiter didn't understand what was going on and just laughed foolishly.

"Dear guests, enjoy your time. If you need anything, just let me know."

It is not easy to meet such a kind customer when traveling around the world.

If the old monk encounters some customers with bad tempers, there will definitely be trouble in their store, and he, the waiter, will probably be in trouble too.

The waiter came to the shopkeeper and whispered to him what had happened. After getting the shopkeeper's consent, the waiter added two more vegetarian dishes to Princess Ankang and the others.

The old monk knew he was eating it at first sight, and he also wanted to show his appreciation for Princess Ankang’s help in solving the problems in their store.

Open a business and make money with harmony.

The shopkeeper is also a sensible man, so it is impossible for him to be inferior to the second brother in vision.

Princess Ankang thanked the shopkeeper and the waiter for their kindness, and then began to have a detailed conversation with Monk Chengche.

"Master Chengche, I wonder if there has been any news about Fuhu Temple in the past few days?"

Monk Chengche shook his head, looking worried: "I have been asking around, but few people know about the situation in Jiangnan Road."

"There are some temples that, upon hearing that I was from Fuhu Temple, quickly sent me away. I guess they heard some rumors."

Speaking of this, Monk Chengche couldn't help but clench his fists until they made a crackling sound.

"What Buddhist fellows? It's all bullshit!"

Seeing that Monk Chengche was very emotional, Princess Ankang hurriedly tried to comfort him:
"Master Chengche, there is no need to be too angry. We are not far from Jiangnan Road. I believe there will be news soon."

"At worst, we can go and check it out in person."

Princess Ankang also knew that Monk Chengche was anxious, but there was no time to rush now.

Even if their strength was combined, it was hard to say whether they could defeat King Zheng.

If Monk Chengche got carried away and sped up his journey to Jiangnan Road in advance to check on the situation at Fuhu Temple, then even if something really happened, Princess Ankang would not be able to provide support.

They repeatedly mentioned this principle to Monk Chengche, fearing that he would act rashly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll take care of it."

Monk Chengche just sighed.

He had experienced life and death once in the battle with the Western Region Fire Demon, and realized that it was useless to be anxious. The only way to have a chance of winning was to cooperate with Princess Ankang.

"By the way, is there any news from Fuyun Temple?" Princess Ankang asked with concern.

"Don't mention it. There has been no reply so far. I don't know where the wandering monks of this generation of Fuyun Temple are hiding. They don't even know about such a big thing happening."

Monk Chengche gets angry when talking about Fuyun Temple.

Even though such a big thing happened in Buddhism, the wandering monk of Fuyun Temple didn't even show up. No one knew whether he got lost in some deep mountain or died on the street.

Monk Chengche would rather die as a wandering monk than keep a low profile like he does now.

He is becoming more and more disappointed with the present Buddhism.

In the end, it was the imperial court that he had once despised the most that helped him the most.

During the time when he was in a coma and his life was in danger, it was thanks to the care of the Imperial Household Department, otherwise it would be hard to say whether he would have survived.

These things were told to him by Master Chenghai and Master Shanle after he woke up.

Upon hearing that there was no good progress, Princess Ankang stopped asking questions and instead asked Monk Chengche to eat quickly.

Since there was no good news from Monk Chengche, Princess Ankang could only share some of her own battle results.

He severely wounded the Thousand Vine Demon Princess, killed hundreds of secret guards in the Zheng Palace, and beheaded countless corrupt officials...

After hearing the news, Monk Chengche finally had a smile on his face.

"Humph, we need to teach these bastards a bloody lesson!"

Monk Chengche still hates evil.

But when he heard that the Red Turban Team was sent to spread the news that Thousand Vine Demon Princess had returned to the world and was planning to find some enemies of this demon, Monk Chengche remembered something.

"Thousand Vine Demon Princess?"

"I've heard of this name before!"

"Master, do you know the origin of Thousand Vine Demon Princess?" Princess Ankang immediately became excited.

Li Xuan also sat up straight in Princess Ankang's arms.

Unexpectedly, there is always a ray of hope after a dark cloud. The clue to the Thousand Vine Demon Girl is actually with Monk Chengche.

"This person was born in the Western Regions. Later, he somehow offended the Holy Fire Cult and was hunted all the way to the Emerald Plateau."

"But I don't know what adventure I had on the Emerald Plateau. When I came out, my cultivation level had greatly improved, and I committed countless murders."

"Several temples near the Emerald Plateau were severely affected. We fought this Thousand Vine Demon Princess for a long time."

"She stayed in Emerald Plateau for several years. When she came out, she mastered the ability to manipulate poison ivy plants and kill people without anyone noticing."

"There was no place for her in the Western Regions, so she committed evil in Daxing, but she was soon surrounded and suppressed by the righteous martial arts world, and soon disappeared."

When Li Xuan heard this, he didn't expect that Qian Teng Mo Ji was also from the Western Regions.

"Damn, there are so many talented people in the Western Region!"

"But what is the grudge between Qian Teng Mo Ji and the Holy Fire Cult?"

Li Xuan discovered that the talents from the Western Regions seemed to have a hard time getting along with the Holy Fire Cult. This was the case with the Western Region Fire Demon before, and it was also the case with the Thousand Vine Demon Princess now.

"Master, are those temples still there?"

"Of course they are still there. Those temples near the Emerald Plateau are all big temples." Monk Chengche said as a matter of course.

Li Xuan couldn't help but roll his eyes after hearing this, and thought to himself: "It seems that this Emerald Plateau is a good place."

"Then Master, can you help me write a few letters to inform these temples that Qian Teng Mo Ji has returned to the world?"

"If they are determined to encircle and suppress Qian Teng Mo Ji, they can go to Jiangnan Road to contact our Red Scarf Team."

They didn't know about this relationship before, so they didn't specifically tell the members of the Red Scarf Team to notify these temples.

"Your Highness wants them to come and help as well?"

"But the Buddhist sect is different now. I wonder if they will mind such a distant matter."

Monk Chengche curled his lips.

Because of what happened at his own Fuhu Temple, he had become wary of his fellow Buddhists and was no longer the innocent old monk he used to be.

"It's their business whether they come or not, and it's our business whether we write or not."

Princess Ankang said with a smile.

Monk Chengche sighed and felt that this was indeed the truth.

He himself could feel that he had been feeling quite resentful recently, and his temperament had been affected as well. Many times he was not as clear-sighted as the little girl in front of him.

"Your Highness is right."

"I will discuss this with the other two masters when I get back, and write a joint letter to inform them."

"Thank you very much, Master." Princess Ankang thanked with a smile.

"Your Highness, what are you talking about?" Monk Chengche waved his hand, feeling a little embarrassed for a rare time.

They are now in a situation where if one of them fails, the other will suffer. If King Zheng really succeeds, not only will the Fuhu Temple be in crisis, but Buddhism will also be eroded.

During the meal, Princess Ankang and Monk Chengche exchanged the information at hand, and then parted ways at the door of the inn.

Then, Princess Ankang, accompanied by Yu'er and Sharon, went shopping in Chaoyindu to help digest the food.

Li Xuan secretly slipped out from Princess Ankang's arms.

He has other tasks to do on this trip.

Princess Ankang also knew what was going on, and silently let go of Li Xuan in her arms.

Li Xuan turned into the alley by himself, then climbed to a high place and overlooked Chaoyin Ferry.

He pricked up his ears, looked around, and soon found his target.

"It's really as conspicuous as Chen Tan said."

Li Xuan couldn't help but smile.

Then he hopped around on the roof and soon reached his destination.

【Money helps the Chaoyin branch】

Looking at the bright sign at the door, Li Xuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He had wanted to say this before, an underground gang like the Money Gang actually had a sign hanging at the door.

This is the case with the main temple in the capital, and it is also the case with the branch temple in Chaoyindu.

"This world..."

Li Xuan shook his head.

He came here today to investigate the situation of the Money Gang branch.

Previously, King Zheng ordered Qian Jin to help local branches collect as much money and supplies as possible.

Yang Wanli is now the new leader of the Money Gang. At that time, in order to deal with King Zheng, he did pass on the order, but he also passed it on privately, telling the branches in various places to be perfunctory about the order and not to take it too seriously.

Along the way, Li Xuan would visit the Jinqian Gang's branch whenever he had the chance to check on the situation. If anything was wrong, he would inform Chen Tan and ask him to contact Yang Wanli to alert the corresponding branch.

King Zheng obviously wanted to use the Money Gang to make money for himself and at the same time, rely on the power of the Money Gang to better control the world.

Ever since Zhu Wufeng was gone, the Zheng Palace no longer sent people to keep a close eye on the Jinqian Gang, giving Yang Wanli a lot of room to pretend to obey but actually disobey.

But he must also be careful not to be noticed by King Zheng too quickly, otherwise Yang Wanli’s life would be in danger.

Yang Wanli's strength is mediocre, and he cannot easily cope with assassinations by masters.

Li Xuan sneaked into the Chaoyindu branch and found that it was quite lively here. Many gang members were busy putting boxes of things into the warehouse, but no one knew what was inside.

"Captain, this is the peace money we collected yesterday. Please check the account."

In front of the warehouse, two people who looked like leaders were looking at an account book together.

During the conversation, Li Xuan recognized that one of them was the leader of this branch.

Li Xuan took a quick look and found that the helmsman was only of the fifth rank.

"Why is the money getting less and less, and there are only useless supplies?" The leader of the branch office frowned and asked.

"Captain, after the safety money was raised, many people were unwilling to pay in cash, so they used materials to offset it."

"You don't know, business on the river has been bad recently, and many people have unsaleable goods. Instead of taking them back for nothing, it's better to sell them to us right here, and it can also save some space in the cabin."

The person who handed over the account book also explained with embarrassment.

"Listen carefully. From tomorrow on, we will not accept materials as peace money, but only silver. Without peace money, it will be unsafe to go in and out. Explain it clearly to them!"

The leader of the branch spoke in a tough tone and slapped the account book in his hand into his subordinate's arms.

"This……"

"Captain, material deduction has been a rule of our gang for many years. It is for the convenience of everyone."

"Recently we increased the safety bonus, and many people complained. Now we are not accepting supplies anymore. I'm afraid..."

When the branch helmsman heard this, he immediately stared and asked:

"Afraid of what?"

"This rule was set by the previous gang leader. The previous gang leader is gone, so why should we still abide by it?"

"The current gang leader is Gang Leader Yang, make it clear to me!"

Seeing that his subordinate still had something to say, the leader of the branch immediately poked his subordinate's chest and said viciously:
"I'm the helmsman, I don't need you to teach me how to do things!"

"You do whatever I tell you to do!"

After that, he leaned close to his subordinate's ear and said in a low voice:

"I know what you were going to say, but remember it."

"Only when I am full can you eat."

Li Xuan was on the roof and heard their conversation clearly, and couldn't help but snort coldly.

This is the public opinion. Even if Yang Wanli gave the order, local branches would still do so.

Li Xuan didn't know what the Jinqian Gang was like before, but the current Jinqian Gang's control over its branches was indeed average.

During his southern tour, Li Xuan has seen many such people.

Now that Chen Tan was not around, Li Xuan was too lazy to think about it. He immediately threw a piece of brick and tile with his tail and left without looking back.

The next moment, chaos broke out in the Chaoyindu branch.

"Captain, Captain, what's wrong with you?"

"Who is the villain who attacked me secretly? Come out if you have the guts!"

"Someone, please call the doctor!"

(End of this chapter)