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Chapter 547 Chen Jiu Si, I don't believe you can still pull any tricks (Seeking monthly votes)
Xuan Tong returned with Basong.

Basong hadn't actually gone too far, and Xuantong, riding at full speed, quickly caught up with him.

At this moment, Basong's face was terribly gloomy. Zhu Chongba, it's that damned Zhu Chongba again. I didn't expect him to actually chase me here, and he even wanted to touch my Snow Maiden. Damn it, he really deserves to die. I absolutely cannot let him go this time.

Even if it means giving up one chance to revive, we must kill him to prevent future troubles!
Basong had really made up his mind at this point, and just then a group of people rushed over.

Chen Jie had already pulled Xue Nu into hiding in the woods, concealing their presence, when they saw Basong walk right past them.

At this moment, Basong's entourage was quite grand, with a large number of cavalry following behind him. This was the treatment of a national advisor. Chen Jie was slightly lost in thought when he saw Xue Nu tug at his arm.

"Master?"

Chen Jie looked at Xue Nu, somewhat puzzled, wondering what she wanted to do. Just then, he saw Xue Nu point to a person completely covered in black veil who was following in front of Basong.

The Snow Maiden said, "It is him. He is one of Basong's substitute straw men. I have seen him before."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Xue Nu and asked, "Are you sure, Aunt?"

The Snow Woman said, "I can't be wrong."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie's eyes lit up and he said, "Alright, then Auntie, leave the rest to me."

As Chen explained, they saw Basong and his group rush into Yuanshui Temple.

The next moment, Xuan Tong suddenly cried out, "Uncle-Master!"

The next moment, he rushed to the corpses of the long-browed monk and the senior monk, and then hugged their bodies and wailed, "Uncle-Master, I'm too late, I'm too late!"

Hearing Xuan Tong's wailing cries, Ba Song looked around with a cold gaze and said, "Search! Find him alive or dead! We cannot let him take the Holy Consort away!"

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the others immediately began searching. At that moment, the person covered in black veil also tried to search, but was grabbed by Basong.

"National Division!"

"Don't go."

The woman in black veiled had no problem with this and immediately shut up, bowing and waiting to the side. Basong also remained silent, simply looking around.

Chen Jie, who was watching all this from the side, smiled slightly. Not bad, my master really found the person for me. It should be this person in black veil. Basong didn't let him search, probably because he was afraid that I would kill him.

Thinking this, Chen Jie said to Xue Nu, "Master, here is some money. You go first, and we'll meet at the inn in the capital."

"you want?"

The Snow Woman looked at Chen Jie in surprise. Chen Jie said, "Hehe... Now that we know who Basong's substitute is, we naturally have to get rid of him."

"Master, can you manage on your own?"

Upon hearing this, the Snow Woman said, "Don't treat me like a little girl. I'm capable of anything!"

After saying that, the Snow Woman said directly, "Then see you in the capital."

After speaking, the Snow Woman left directly. Watching her leave, Chen Jie breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at Basong and his group who were searching for him.

At this moment, Basong pulled the woman in black veil and said, "That Zhu Chongba is incredibly strong. Don't leave my side for even a moment."

The woman in black veil replied, "Yes, I understand."

After the two finished explaining, they saw the two standing there, and at the same time, they heard Xuan Tong crying and wailing.

"Master Uncle!"

"You died such a terrible death, such a terrible death!"

The sound was truly heart-wrenching; he cried and wailed like that.

Seeing Xuan Tong's state, Basong said, "Alright, stop crying. I have seen the loyalty of your Yuanshui Temple to me. Don't worry, I won't let your two senior uncles die in vain."

"From now on, you, Xuantong, will be my Right Protector. I will promote you and help you revitalize Yuanshui Temple and make it the number one temple in Siam again!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Tong looked up at Basong, wiped away his tears, and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Grand Preceptor! I, Xuan Tong, will certainly serve you with all my heart and soul until my dying breath!"

"From this day forward, all of us at Yuanshui Temple will follow the lead of the National Preceptor."

Xuan Tong kowtowed directly. Ba Song looked at Yuanshui Temple and saw that there were only a few big cats and small cats left. They all followed his lead. Did he need a few more lackeys?

However, Xuan Tong's strength is quite good, and he is also loyal to him. In addition, two elders of Yuanshui Temple died in this battle against Zhu Chongba. Basong wants to see such a pledge of loyalty.

Moreover, they must be commended. If they are not commended, what will their subordinates think in the future?

Look at Gensui-ji Temple, they were almost wiped out, and they still haven't been given important positions by the Imperial Preceptor. What are we supposed to do, risk our lives?
Then who would risk their life for Basong? This is the greatest harm done to Basong. Yes, this is a kind of harm.

What those in power fear most is unclear rewards. If Basong doesn't even reward such outstanding people, then who will still risk their lives for Basong?
This is a very real issue, and Basong must think it through carefully, otherwise it could have disastrous consequences!

Basong wasn't stupid; he naturally knew how to make the best choice. He directly chose a plan that would severely injure Xuantong.

Xuan Tong kowtowed to express his gratitude, then looked at the corpses of his two senior uncles in front of him, tears streaming down his face. "My two senior uncles, your deaths were not in vain. Can you see this?"
I, I can finally rebuild Gensui-dera Temple! I can finally rebuild Gensui-dera Temple!
Thinking of this, Xuan Tong cried even more bitterly, and at the same time, he felt even more resentful towards Chen Jie, even roaring, "Zhu Chongba, I will never let you live under the same sky!"

"One day, I will surely kill you with my own hands!"

Angry shouts echoed throughout Yuanshui Temple. By this time, Basong's men had searched the temple thoroughly, but they had not found any trace of Chen Jie. At this moment, all the soldiers began to rush back.

They quickly regrouped at the stone forest of Gensui-ji Temple, where all the squad leaders began to report.

"Grand Preceptor, there is nothing here."

"Yes, Grand Preceptor, we've searched the entire area, but we haven't found any trace of Zhu Chongba, nor has the Holy Consort!"

"Yes, Grand Preceptor, they must have run away long ago. They couldn't possibly be waiting here for us to catch them!"

The surrounding soldiers chimed in with their own opinions, and Basong frowned slightly upon hearing this. He felt that the man should have already run away. If he wasn't, what was he doing here? Waiting to die?
Thinking of this, Basong said, "Search again. If we don't find it, we'll return to the capital first."

Upon hearing this, the soldier immediately agreed and continued the search.

At this moment, Xuan Tong put down the bodies of his two senior brothers and stood up. Seeing him stand up, Ba Song was stunned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Xuan Tong took a deep breath and said, "Grand Preceptor, the hatred of killing my master must be avenged. Please give me a chance to search together. I must find this bastard myself and avenge my two senior uncles!"

Upon hearing this, Basong glanced at Xuan Tong and said, "Xuan Tong, even with your strength, you can't defeat Zhu Chongba!"

Xuan Tong said, "Grand Preceptor, even if I can't beat him, I will fight him and make him pay a bloody price! Besides, I am more familiar with Yuanshui Temple, so I can search it more thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Basong said, "Alright, you can go with them to search for it."

Basong stood in front of the woman in black. He didn't care about the others; they didn't matter if they died. But the woman in black couldn't be harmed in the slightest. He had to protect her and keep her safe.

And so, Basong and the man in black stood there without saying a word.

Chen Jie, hiding in the darkness, watched everything unfold before him and thought to himself that this was a bit tricky. Basong wouldn't release them, which wasn't a good solution.

However, after thinking for a moment, Chen Jie had a new plan in mind. At that moment, he flashed away and teleported away.

At this moment, the people from the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion were searching everywhere for Chen Jie. In fact, although the search seemed to be very strict, they didn't really care. After all, this matter was not as urgent as they had imagined. They did not believe that Zhu Chongba would dare to stay in the same place after killing someone. So when they started searching, they did not take it seriously at all.

They were all nonchalant and only pretended to be serious when Basong's eyes swept over them.

After all, it's only a few silver dollars a month, why risk your life!
In fact, Xuantong had similar thoughts. To put it bluntly, he was indignant about the deaths of his two senior brothers, but more importantly, it was a way of expressing his stance to the Grand Preceptor Basong. The meaning was quite clear.

Grand Preceptor, look how loyal I am to you! For your sake, I even disregarded the corpses of my two senior brothers to find Zhu Chongba, who was a threat to you. I am a truly loyal subject!
Of course, Xuan Tong wasn't stupid. If Chen Jie were really standing in front of him, he wouldn't dare to be so brave. It was only because Chen Jie wasn't there that he could act so bravely, thinking that he was safe since Chen Jie wasn't there.

There was no danger, so why not demonstrate his loyalty and leave a good impression on his Grand Tutor? It could be said that his thinking was quite cunning.

It was precisely because he believed that Chen Jie was definitely not there and had run far away that he was so arrogant and tried to show off.

At this moment, Xuan Tong appeared as if he had gone mad, frantically searching through each stone forest, shouting, "Zhu Chongba, you bastard, get out here! If you have the guts, get out here! I'll tear you to pieces and throw you into the deepest hell, so you'll never be reborn!"

Xuan Tong's voice soared to the heavens and reverberated in all directions, making him seem like a truly loyal person.

Seeing Xuan Tong's behavior, the surrounding soldiers couldn't help but ask, "Is this monk's disguise real or fake?"

Upon hearing this, the others said, "Shh, don't talk nonsense. Trouble comes from the mouth, trouble comes from the mouth."

After they finished speaking, they automatically moved away from Xuantong. At this moment, Xuantong found the entrance to the cave, inside which was the stele forest set up by Bodhidharma.

Xuan Tong glanced at the cave entrance, a sense of melancholy washing over him. After a slight hesitation, he crawled inside. Once inside, he saw an inscription standing there. Looking at the inscription, Xuan Tong couldn't help but take a deep breath, a profound sadness washing over him.
I never expected that in such a short time, my Yuanshui Temple would lose two senior elders. This is a great loss to my Yuanshui Temple. And the culprit behind all this is Zhu Chongba. Don't let me see you again, Zhu Chongba, or I will make you pay the price.

Thinking of this, Xuan Tong suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to a stone tablet, muttering, "Uncle-Master, don't worry, I have now been appointed as the Right Protector of the Holy Sect by the Imperial Preceptor. With this title, I will definitely be able to revive our Yuanshui Temple!"

Xuan Tong kowtowed to the stone tablet: "You and your two senior uncles will not have died in vain. I will definitely lead our Yuanshui Temple to get better and better, and I hope you can bless me in the Buddhist Kingdom."

"Amitabha!"

Xuan Tong closed his eyes and prayed, when suddenly a voice came out: "You really haven't forgotten your original intention. Even now, you are still thinking about reviving Yuanshui Temple. Don't worry, your elders in the underworld will definitely bless you!"

Ah!
Upon hearing this, Xuan Tong's eyes widened suddenly, and he stared at the person in front of him in shock.

"you!"

Before you could finish speaking, the next moment you were lifted up by the neck and couldn't make a sound.

Uh……

The intense feeling of suffocation made it hard for Xuan Tong to breathe. His eyes were wide open, and his eyeballs were bloodshot.

Chen Jie looked at Xuan Tong and said, "You are really devout. Don't worry, you can go to hell to find your senior uncle and senior master now."

After saying this, Chen Jie suddenly tightened his grip on his arm, and Xuan Tong stared at Chen Jie with wide eyes, saying, "No, don't!"

"Spare me, spare me..."

Seeing his expression, Chen Jie's lips curled up slightly and he said, "Hehe, I also want to spare you, but I need your skin. So, you and your uncles and aunts, let's meet again in the underworld."

Click!

With a cracking sound of bones breaking, Chen Jie snapped Xuan Tong's neck.

Xuan Tong's head lolled to the side, and he immediately stopped breathing. Looking at Xuan Tong's corpse, Chen Jie's gaze was very calm. At this moment, with Xuan Tong's strength, he instantly entered the Stele Forest.

Then Chen Jie changed into the monk's robe that Xuan Tong was wearing, and then took out various items from his storage ring to begin disguising himself and shrinking his bones.

Chen Jie quickly disguised himself as Xuan Tong.

At this moment, Chen Jie took out a mirror from his storage ring, looked at himself in the mirror, and found that he was fine. Then he cleared his throat and used the sound imitation technique he had learned from a martial arts performer to imitate Xuan Tong's voice and say a few words.

After some adjustments, it finally reached a level that was almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Only then was Chen Jie very satisfied. Looking at Xuan Tong's corpse on the ground, Chen Jie said, "Go to Heaven and discuss with your uncles and senior brothers how to revive Yuanshui Temple."

After saying that, Chen Jie walked straight out.

Meanwhile, outside, the soldiers who had gone out to search returned one after another.

The report was the same. After two patrols, it was confirmed that there was probably no trace of Zhu Chongba they were looking for. Zhu Chongba must have been frightened by the Grand Preceptor's imposing presence and ran away beforehand.

Upon hearing this, Basong's face darkened. How did Zhu Chongba manage to sneak into Siam? And how dare he abduct his Snow Maiden? He was incredibly audacious. He mustn't let Basong get a chance, or he would tear this guy to pieces!

Basong thought to himself, his face not looking good. But now that the other party had escaped, there was no way for him to catch him. After all, it wasn't easy to catch an opponent who had reached the second stage of the Fusion God realm.

However, Basong knew that Zhu Chongba's visit was definitely not for sightseeing; he must have a purpose. And this purpose, without a doubt, was aimed at him. Therefore, what he needed to do now was to find a way to protect himself.

For example, protecting one's weaknesses.

Basong looked at the person in black veil. Basong remembered that he had once inadvertently revealed to the Snow Maiden that he had two substitutes. One was the messenger who had died in the hands of the dragon in his place, and the other was the guy in front of him!
Basong looked at the person in black veil, but it was a pity that once the straw figure was bound to a target, it could not be unbound. This made it impossible for Basong to unbind it. Since that was the case, he only had one way: to protect the person in black veil.

Having figured this out, Basong said, "Gather the troops, let's not stay here any longer."

Basong immediately made up his mind that, regardless of the other party's purpose, the first thing he would do was to hide his tail.

With this in mind, Basong immediately assembled his troops and prepared to leave.

Is anyone else missing?

Basong glanced at the crowd, and then someone said, "Grand Preceptor, Xuantong, no, Right Protector, has not yet arrived."

Upon hearing this, Basong frowned and asked, "Mysticism?"

Just as Basong was about to give the order, he saw Xuantong walking over from a distance. Basong looked at Xuantong and asked, "Where have you been? You've been gone for so long?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Tong said, "Reporting to the Grand Preceptor, I have investigated the cellar of Yuanshui Temple."

Basong knew that there was a cellar inside the Yuanshui Temple, so he frowned and asked, "What did you find?"

Xuan Tong shook his head and said, "Everything is normal. That damned Zhu Chongba is not hiding anywhere."

Basong was not surprised by the result at all, but looked at Xuan Tong and said: "Alright, we'll talk about Zhu Chongba later. I have urgent business to attend to in the country now, so you may come with me."

"this!"

Xuan Tong hesitated upon hearing this, but then Ba Song said, "Is there anything wrong with it?"

Xuan Tong immediately said, "No, serving by the side of the Grand Preceptor and listening to your teachings at all times is absolutely my good fortune. However, my two uncles and senior brothers are still lying dead in the streets. I want to collect their remains before I go to find the Grand Preceptor."

Upon hearing this, Basong glanced at the two corpses not far away and said, "The situation is critical now, and it is not a good time to hold a funeral. So I suggest that we do not bury them yet. After we kill that damned intruder, Zhu Chongba, we can hold the funeral and then bury the two masters. Is that alright?"

Basong was quite tolerant of those in power. He said these words at this time to appease Xuantong. Xuantong was stunned when he heard Basong's words, but then his expression was very well controlled, directly revealing that although he was reluctant, he was willing to follow the National Preceptor's lead.

This perfectly matches Gentō's image of compromising for the sake of Gensui-ji Temple, and Basong also knows very well what kind of person Gentō is.

Therefore, he said directly, "Then come with me. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly."

Upon hearing Basong's words, Xuantong immediately replied, "I will obey the orders of the Grand Preceptor."

And so the group left Gensui-ji Temple. The bodies of the monks were collected and disposed of. After that, the group headed straight for the capital.

As Chen Jie followed the crowd, he saw the person in black veiled always by Basong's side, inseparable from him.

It seems that killing this man in black will not be easy, and this man in black is quite something. The moment Chen Jie saw him, he connected him with the person who poisoned the Divine Dragon Sect. It must be him.

Moreover, judging from his status, he should be a confidant of Basong, and probably holds a very high position in Basong's sect.

The group continued their journey until dawn, when they finally arrived at the capital. The city's guards, upon seeing that the group was the Imperial Advisor's entourage, did not dare to stop them and allowed them to enter the capital directly.

The group then ventured deeper into the city and soon arrived near the royal city. There, Chen Jie saw a very tall and magnificent building with Siamese characteristics.

Chen Jie thought it was the royal palace of Siam, but after being introduced, he learned that it was not a royal palace at all, but the seat of the Holy See of Siam.

As for the palace, Chen Jie looked to the other side, at a palace that was much smaller than this one.

Chen Jie looked at everything before him without speaking, but his eyes already conveyed understanding. In the eyes of the Siamese people, the power of religious sects was greater than that of the monarchy.

With that in mind, the group entered the Holy Church.

Upon entering the Papacy, without Bassong's permission, a room was prepared for Chen Jie, while Bassong led the woman in black veils to the main hall.

This place enshrines a statue of the Yin God, the master of Siamese black magic.

Basong lit an incense stick for the Yin God, then turned to look at the person in black veil and said, "You shouldn't leave the sect for now. Just stay in your room. I'll stay in the sect too. There's a tight defense outside, so we'll know who's invading. That should be fine."

"Master, is that Zhu Chongba very powerful?"

Basong said, "Whether he's powerful or not isn't important. What's important is that you have my substitute straw man on you. You can't have any problems, otherwise I'll be in great danger. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Master!"

Basong nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "Alright, you should get some rest. Once you get through these few days, there won't be any problems."

"Yes."

The woman in black left immediately. Basong watched her go, his gaze turning sinister. This Zhu Chongba was courting death; he had actually abducted Xue Nu. Whether Xue Nu did it intentionally or unintentionally, this was a very troublesome matter, as Xue Nu knew the woman in black's identity.

If this gets out, Zhu Chongba will definitely come to kill him. Well, it's better to be careful. It's best not to let him leave here anytime soon.

Thinking of this, Basong immediately said, "Send down the order: martial law is in effect within the sect. In the inner court area, no one is allowed to move around freely except for high-ranking officials of the level of Dharma Protector or above."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, his subordinates immediately agreed, as this would prevent anyone from infiltrating the Papacy and ensure internal security.

Thinking this, Basong said coldly, "Zhu Chongba, even if you have great abilities, I don't believe you can sneak into the inner court and kill Hei Sha under my nose!"

(End of this chapter)