From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 490: Old Time Visitor

"Hey, do you know each other?"

"Master Gao Miao? What does this mean, Mu Tou? Isn't your name Gao Bing? And you used to be a monk?"

Ke He was confused. He looked up at Li Yang, then turned to look at Gao Miao.

Gao Miao didn't answer, just lowered his head.

"We are old friends." Li Yang looked at Gao Miao with complicated eyes and spoke in a flat tone.

At this time, Gao Miao had taken off his monk's robes and put on a simple blue and white plaid T-shirt. The scars on his head had disappeared, and he had a few centimeters long crew cut. He looked clean and refreshed, but he was no longer as refined and elegant as the Buddhist monk from Wutai Brahma Temple.

"Master, long time no see."

Gao Miao forced a smile and looked up at Li Yang, but his distorted expression looked like he was half laughing and half crying.

"Little Zhuoma...how is she now?"

"Not bad. I officially accepted him as my disciple three months ago. He has already achieved a breakthrough and is now in seclusion in Baiyun Mountain."

"That's fine, that's fine..."

After Gao Miao finished speaking, he lowered his head again, and a subtle awkwardness suddenly fell between the three of them.

Ke He looked left and right, and even if he was slow-witted, he realized that his friend's background seemed to be not simple.

Not long after, Ke He grabbed Gao Miao's head and gritted his teeth: "Tell me, Gao Bing, what else are you hiding from me? Didn't you say you were a retired soldier? How did you become a monk? Also, how do you know my brother and the 'Fanxin Fairy'?"

Ke He's fierce series of questions only made Gao Miao look extremely bitter. He didn't want to join in the fun today, but came here because Ke He couldn't stand his annoyance. Unexpectedly, he was bumped into by Li Yang and his true identity was exposed.

After finally pushing Ke He away, Gao Miao gave a bitter smile and said to Ke He and Li Yang, "This matter... is very complicated, and there are too many people at the dock. Master, why don't we go somewhere else to discuss it in detail?
Li Yang hesitated for a moment and nodded: "It is an honor to be invited by an old friend."

It was already May, and the weather in Qiongzhou, as an island, was extremely hot. The scorching sun in Shanqin Bay was like a fireball, making it almost impossible to muster up any energy.

Also, because of the arrival of the Dazhou Island ship, residents of nearby Qiongzhou all followed the media reporters over to join in the fun, so the streets of Shanqin Bay are now almost empty and there are only a few businesses open.

Fortunately, the three of them were not ordinary people and had very fast feet. Soon they found a tea shop, ordered three cups of partridge tea, and sat at a table.

The owner was an old lady with poor eyesight. She didn't recognize many of us, but she enthusiastically brought a pot of tea with her little feet.

Partridge tea, also known as 'mountain bitter tea', is a kind of wild large-leaf tea unique to Qiongzhou Island. The leaves are oval with light yellow fluff on the back. The tea soup is light yellow and slightly bitter. It is a good remedy for island residents to clear away heat and relieve summer heat.

The tea was just ordinary tea. Li Yang took a sip and felt a bitter taste in his mouth at first, and then slowly his whole mouth was filled with the fragrance of mountain herbs.

Ke He was not used to this kind of tea, so he asked the old lady to add two spoonfuls of cold honey. He took two sips and pushed it aside, looking at the two of them with his head held up.

Li Yang was drinking tea while looking at the two of them.

Just now, Ke He had already given him a brief account of Gao Miao's recent situation.

His current name is Gao Bing, and he is a delivery man in Sanya, Qiongzhou. Ever since Ke He became an innate person, he came out of Yuanjun Temple in Yaji Mountain and was sent to the Qiongzhou Special Bureau. During a mission in the bureau, he met Gao Miao by chance, and during a chat, he found out that he had the other person as a friend on WeChat.

It can only be said to be a coincidence. When the spiritual energy had just revived, Gao Miao was scratched by the white corpse of Ma Yi and stayed in Baiyun Mountain for a while. At that time, Ke He's mother, Aunt Li, was also in the mountain. She sent a WeChat message to Gao Miao and Ke He.

After many years, Ke He only remembered that Aunt Li told her that it was a soldier, and she knew nothing else. Gao Miao didn't want to bring up the past, so he simply changed his name to Gao Bing. The two of them had daily contact, and gradually they fell in love with each other.

"Ten years ago, you kept saying you wanted to return to secular life. I never thought you would actually do it..."

After finishing his cup of tea, Li Yang slowly put down the cup and looked at Gao Miao calmly: "So, is your current life what you want?"

Gao Miao paused after hearing this, then smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I want to or not, but this kind of life is more suitable for me now."

"Can you tell me the reason? Is it still because of what happened to little Zhuoma?"

Gao Miao shook his head: "Yes and no, besides, ten years have passed, I have already let it go..."

"In that situation, with my cultivation strength, no matter how hard I try, I can't have both... You are the only one who is special, and I am not at fault."

At this point, Gao Miao smiled bitterly and said, "Even if it happened again, I would still make the same choice in my situation at that time."

Li Yang understood Gao Miao's implication, but said nothing. His deep, dark eyes just stared at him.

After a long while, Gao Miao lowered his head and shook the pale yellow tea in the cup, and finally uttered the next paragraph:

"Li Zhenjun, I saw it, Wuming, now the deputy director of the Qiongzhou Special Bureau branch."

Li Yang paused for the teacup in his hand.

Ke He was shocked and asked, "Wuming? Gao Bing... No, Gao Miao, do you know the boss of our Qiongzhou Special Bureau?"

Gao Miao didn't say anything. He nodded calmly and then lowered his head. His expression couldn't be seen clearly.

He did not answer Ke He's question and continued talking to himself.

"Li Zhenjun, tell me, if a person does one unforgivable evil thing and one hundred good things, is he a good person or a bad person?"

“If a person does a hundred good things and one unforgivable evil thing, is he a good person or a bad person?”

Li Yang's pupils shrank slightly: "You, know everything?"

"Ah."

Gao Miao nodded, his eyes looking somewhat lonely.

"So, are you blaming the Dao League or the Special Bureau?"

Gao Miao shook his head: "No, and I have no right to blame them."

"I just feel that everything I have done is meaningless..."

"Will you return to Mount Wutai?"

"Mount Wutai is developing well now, and there are many innate monks in Wutai Fanyuan. I am not irreplaceable..."

Gao Miao smiled miserably, then looked up in the direction of the dock.

There, the crowd was like the sea, welcoming dozens of new innates from China with a grand and noisy crowd.

"So, I'm in a very good state now. Now China's innate cultivators are springing up like mushrooms after rain, and the country is thriving. They no longer need my innate power..."

Li Yang didn't say anything else, nor did he want to say anything else.

He had already read a lot from Gao Miao's tone, and he didn't want to bind Gao Miao with the interests of family and country.

"it is good."

It was hard to say whether he felt regret or disappointment. Li Yang finished his last cup of tea and left slowly.

It was not until Li Yang had been gone for a long time that Ke He could barely digest the conversation between the two that was like a mysterious book.

Ke He was about to ask for the truth when he turned around and saw Gao Miao in the teahouse burst into tears...

……

Eastern Guangdong, Ersha Island.

As one of the most mysterious wealthy areas in eastern Guangdong, Ersha Island, an island in the middle of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, has seen a sudden increase in luxury cars entering and leaving. Ersha Island was acquired by the Xu family two years after the spiritual energy was revived. Under their management, Ersha Island has actually entered a secret closed state, prohibiting various domestic and foreign media from entering.

In the tallest building on Ersha Island, Xu Yihe was leaning on the table in a floor-length dress, lazily shaking the glass of red wine, her misty eyes overlooking Ersha Island and the entire Guangzhou through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Compared with ten years ago, although Xu Yihe's face is still beautiful, she no longer looks like a girl with her heavy makeup and jewelry.

"squeak"

The door of the box was slowly opened, and a graceful young woman came in. Seeing Xu Yihe's blushing face, she frowned:
"Yihe, how many days have you not practiced sword?"

Xu Yihe shook the wine glass, and the red wine in the glass was refracted on his face by the light, forming a charming and radiant red:

"I'm not sure. One day? Two days? Or a month? Who knows..."

Seeing this, Xu's mother couldn't help but stepped forward and snatched the wine glass from Xu Yihe's hand: "It's not one month, it's two months and eight days!"

"Two months and eight days, you haven't stepped into the training room once!"

Xu's mother's eyes widened: "The 'Bi Miao Sword' that cost one-third of the family's savings to make with the Taoist leader Qi is almost rusting in the training room on the third floor."

The tone suddenly rose, then slowly dropped. Mother Xu shook her head.

"Yihe, you disappoint me so much..."

"Disappointed? Hahaha..."

Xu Yihe chuckled, not caring about the wine glass that was snatched away by Xu's mother. She just staggered to the wine cabinet in her high heels and poured herself a glass.

Xu's mother also followed, looking angry:

"Yihe, you have stopped since you broke through to the Xiantian realm a few years ago, but you must know that things are different now. Xiantian masters will soon no longer be respected and unique, and will no longer have the right to speak. They will no longer make the heads of the Fu, Wang, Qi, and Zhou families submit to them and bow down to them."

"In the current Xu family, one Xiantian can no longer control the situation!"

Unconsciously, Xu's mother's voice rose several degrees.

Xu Yihe listened quietly, but his eyes were blurred and unfocused. He looked at Ersha Island and the night view of Guangzhou through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

It was not until a long time later that Xu Yihe suddenly asked a question that made no sense.
"Mom, I heard that the guy on Dazhou Island really took Zhenjun as his master, and he practiced something like... thunder magic?"

Mother Xu was stunned for a moment, then nodded lightly.

"Ah."

"Yeah." Xu Yihe also nodded:

There was a sudden silence between mother and daughter. The only sound in the entire box was the shaking of the wine glass in Xu Yihe's hand.

There was no emotion, no fluctuation, let alone regret. Xu Yihe just felt his heart trembling continuously.

She just didn't expect that the person who had nothing and was like a dying person on a hospital bed could really stand up again, and stand so high and so far.

In ten years, one should forget a lot of things.

But time flies, and there are always things that it cannot take away.

Mother Xu's expression was uncertain. She spoke coldly, word by word:

"Yihe, don't think about that anymore. What we need to guard against now is whether he will take advantage of the identity of Baiyun Taoist Academy or Zhenjun disciples to retaliate against us. I have already joined forces with the Zhou family and the Fu family to control public opinion..."

Before Xu's mother finished speaking, Xu Yihe waved his hand and interrupted her.
"Mom, no need, don't worry, he won't retaliate against us..."

"You can know a person's face but not his heart. When a villain becomes successful, he will think of returning home in glory. He will take revenge for any slight. People's hearts are unpredictable. How do you know?"

Xu Yihe blushed and shook his head: "But I just know it."

Xu's mother's eyes suddenly became as sinister as an eagle:
"Yihe, you are drunk."

"No, I'm not drunk."

Xu Yihe smiled foolishly, then shook her head, pinching the hem of her skirt and staggering to the floor-to-ceiling window.

"Mom, can we open a milk tea shop on Ersha Island? I want to drink..."

Upon hearing this, Xu's mother stood up instantly: "Are you crazy? What is Ersha Island? Only the heads of various chaebols can enter. Why are you opening a milk tea shop?"

Xu Yihe did not speak. Although his face was still flushed, he had calmed down. His delicate facial features looked empty as he looked out the window.

She is now the only innate person in the Xu family. Before another innate person appears in the Xu family, as long as she insists, even the head of the family will not go against her.

"You said you're not drunk, you're crazy, you really are crazy!"

Mother Xu shook her head exaggeratedly, then pressed her sore forehead and walked out of the room in small steps in high heels.

"Bang!" The door of the wing room was slammed shut.

Xu Yihe knew that her mother had compromised.

Xu Yihe's eyes slowly narrowed, and in a trance he seemed to see an ordinary-looking boy holding two cups of milk tea and knocking on his door.

"It should be sweet and sour, with a hint of coolness..."

"So... that was already ten years ago?"

Smiling foolishly, thinking quietly,

Ten minutes later, when Xu Yihe left the room, the blush on his face had disappeared.

That night, many people on Ersha Island said that the female swordsman of the Xu family was very drunk.

But the Xu family did not admit it later, nor did Xu's mother.

Because everyone knows that a congenital master will not get drunk.
At least, you won’t get drunk from a few bottles of red wine.

……

The aftermath of "Southeast Demon Slaying" and "Great Continent Island Emperor Flowing Slurry" was still continuing. For a long period of time that followed, news came out that disciples from the Taoist Alliance's Special Bureau, Baiyun Mountain, had built their foundations in broad daylight.

Before the Southeast Demon Suppression, the appearance of every innate master was a major event in China, and the Taoist temple or sect to which they belonged would invite fellow Taoists from all over the world to hold a banquet to celebrate. Now, the speed of breakthroughs by innate masters, which is almost a blowout, has made the whole of China unable to react for a while.

However, despite the large number of innate cultivators emerging, there are still a few names that have been at the top of the hot search list.

On June 11th of the eleventh year of the Lingli calendar, Baiyun Taoist Temple invited many monks from China to come to the mountain to participate in the ceremony of accepting disciples.

Before the national media live broadcast, Wang Shuhuan, Li Ling'er, Xiao Zhuoma, Liu Ming and Zhu Ling paid homage to the Master of Heaven and Earth, the Three Pure Ones, and officially became the direct disciples of the True Lord.

During this period, Sam's Alchemy Society, Sakura Yatagarasu, European Union, Australian Witch Society... almost all the well-known international cultivation alliances published articles in public media to celebrate, and their embassies in China went up the mountain to send gifts. For a while, Wang Shuhuan and Li Ling'er were the most popular among the five.

By October, the aftermath of the Great Continent Island Emperor's Flowing Slurry had gradually subsided, and the speed at which innate cultivators appeared in Baiyun Mountain and the Taoist Alliance began to return to normal.

From February to October of the eleventh year of the Lingli calendar, in eight months, there were 53 new innate people in Baiyun Mountain, 83 new innate people in the Taoist Alliance and the Special Bureau. The number of publicly recognized innate cultivators in China has now exceeded .

However, it is regrettable that no new species has emerged in China.

(End of this chapter)