This humble Taoist priest, Qianhe, begins his quest for immortality by slaying demons and monsters.

At this moment, Yang Jian no longer possessed the sharp edge of a Heavenly God of War; he only had the concern of an older brother for his younger sister.

Zhong Bai saw it all, but he had no interest in getting involved. Yang Chan was just using him to fight against someone's schemes.

Yang Chan may have some special feelings for Zhong Bai, but they certainly don't reach that level. Keeping silent is what Zhong Bai should do at this moment.

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Hearing her second brother's words, Yang Chan completely forgot the words she had prepared.

A few tears slid down her cheeks...

"Second brother, I'm serious. As long as the Buddha of Joy remains, I'll have to be careful every day."

Zhong Bai, I can't say I like him, but I don't dislike him either. I'm even a little curious about him. Please, Second Brother, grant my request!

After Yang Chan finished speaking, her face burned. Yang Jian saw this and felt utterly doomed. His sister had claimed she didn't like it, but in reality...

Ugh!
Yang Jian was visibly declining in health.

In the end, it was his fault as the older brother. Even though he knew that the person who was plotting behind it was the Buddha of Bliss in Buddhism, there was nothing he could do. Not to mention himself, even the Jade Emperor could not change the situation. He couldn't very well march on Mount Ling, could he?

With a heavy sigh, Yang Jian waved his hand.

"Alright, alright, little sister, your second brother agrees to this. You can handle it yourself. But if this brat dares to bully you, you can't hide it from your second brother, understand?"

After wiping away her tears, Yang Chan chuckled and said, "Second Brother, Zhong Bai isn't as bad as you think. Besides, he's only at the peak of the Human Immortal realm. It's already good enough that I'm not bullying him."

"Cough cough!"

As soon as Yang Chan finished speaking, a soft cough sounded from beside the brother and sister.

"Fairy Yang Chan, your violence is too much for this humble Taoist to bear..."

Why don't you choose again?

Upon hearing Zhong Bai's words, Yang Chan's ears instantly turned red. This Zhong Bai didn't even give way to her in front of her second brother.

"What a load of rubbish!"

After saying that, Yang Chan turned sideways and pinched Zhong Bai's waist. Upon seeing this, Zhong Bai chuckled and flashed behind Yang Jian.

He stuck out his tongue at Yang Chan mischievously, "We haven't even tied the knot yet and you're already being so violent, Erlang Shen's brother-in-law, my life is so miserable!"

Yang Jian already had a good impression of Zhong Bai, and now that Zhong Bai was teasing him like this, Yang Jian felt it was genuine, and the playful banter made his sister less aloof.

"Little sister, don't be so reckless in the future. Zhong Bai is only at the Human Immortal Realm after all."

"Second brother!"

Yang Chan was quite unhappy that her second brother had so quickly sided with Zhong Bai, but at least the matter was over.

Yang Jian did not linger at Xueying Palace, even though he had no way to directly attack Mount Ling.

However, the Buddhist sect would not easily let go of the fact that it had plotted against its own sister.

Yang Jian has plenty of ways to deal with those demons who are close to Buddhism, and those Buddhist temples in Dongsheng Shenzhou!

After Yang Jian left, Yang Chan came to Zhong Bai's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"Hey, Zhong Bai, what should we do with Liu Yanchang? Although I know this is a Buddhist scheme, this mortal is still..."

Zhong Bai understood Yang Chan's meaning, rolled his eyes, and said, "What is Fairy Yang Chan cultivating for?"

Zhong Bai didn't directly mention Liu Yanchang's matter, but instead went around in circles.

Although Yang Chan was somewhat puzzled, she still answered earnestly, "To roam freely between heaven and earth!"

Zhong Bai nodded.

"Isn't that settled?"
Liu Yanchang is just an ordinary person. If you feel unhappy about him, just kill him. Why care what others think?
Or do you think Liu Yanchang is innocent, and that it was all a scheme by the Buddhist sect or something like that?

Yang Chan remained silent, clearly somewhat surprised by Zhong Bai's way of handling things.

"Tsk, Fairy Yang Chan, I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me. You ask me how to handle this? My way is this simple and unadorned: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!"
"Let Liu Yanchang be reduced to ashes. As for karmic retribution, well, a lot of lice won't bite. Anyway, I'm not exactly a virtuous gentleman."

Yang Chan smiled brightly after hearing this.

"This fairy didn't see how bad you were. Fine, since you've said so, I'll leave Liu Yanchang to you to deal with."

I'll pack my things, and I'll come down the mountain with you when you get back!

After saying that, Yang Chan left, leaving Zhong Bai behind with a smile and a shake of his head.

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In a village not far from the Temple of the Holy Mother, Liu Yanchang, who had just returned from the temple, was so excited that he couldn't eat or drink. Thinking about his bold declaration of love in the temple an hour earlier, and the captivating appearance of the Three Holy Mothers, he was overwhelmed with excitement.

dong dong dong...

The knocking interrupted Liu Yanchang's reverie, and somewhat displeased, he got up and went to the door to open it.

Before Liu Yanchang could open the door, a strong arm grabbed his neck through the door, and with a loud bang, Liu Yanchang was pulled out, and the door shattered at the same time.

A splinter of wood pierced Liu Yanchang's face, and the pain surged instantly, completely dispelling any illusions he had, leaving only fear and unease.

It was Zhong Bai who dragged Liu Yanchang into this mess.

Carrying the unconscious Liu Yanchang, Zhong Bai transformed into a streak of light and arrived at the Temple of the Holy Mother.

Upon entering, one is greeted by a statue of Yang Chan, which bears a striking resemblance to her. Below the statue is a scroll of poetry, containing a declaration of love recently written by Liu Yanchang.

Zhong Bai remained calm.

They carried Liu Yanchang into the temple, and with a bang, Zhong Bai threw Liu Yanchang to the ground. Liu Yanchang, who had been unconscious, immediately regained consciousness.

A wave of dizziness and stinging pain washed over him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Yang Chan's statue. The fantasy in her eyes even returned.

Zhong Bai was speechless.

"Liu Yanchang, is that it? You want to die or live?"

Zhong Bai's cold tone pulled Liu Yanchang back to reality. He turned his head to look around, and finally his fearful gaze fell on Zhong Bai.

"How dare you, you scoundrel!"
"I am a scholar on my way to the imperial examinations! Let me leave at once!"

Liu Yanchang was very confident. For poor scholars like them who were going to the capital to take the imperial examination, ordinary bandits would just let them pass. Not only would they not be able to squeeze any money out of them, but they would also easily cause trouble for themselves.

Liu Yanchang had been able to move freely with this title all along, so he thought that Zhong Bai in front of him would also be terrified of him.

"Scholar...you are very brave, but I now ask you, did you write the contents on this blank paper?"

Liu Yanchang instantly gained confidence.

"Humph!

"Now that I know this is my writing, I should understand that passing the imperial examination is only a matter of time. Don't waste your time!"

Zhong Bai nodded calmly.

"Just admit that you wrote it yourself."

"You've been fantasizing about the Holy Mother of the Three Realms and blaspheming against the goddess. While I may spare your life, your arrogance is truly hateful. You need not go to the capital, nor to the underworld."

As Zhong Bai smiled faintly, he grabbed Liu Yanchang and instantly refined him with the Samadhi True Fire that surged from his hand.

After his flesh and bones turned to ashes and his soul vanished completely, Zhong Bai burned everything, including the white paper, before leaving with a sense of satisfaction.

Liu Yanchang never understood the reason until his death.

Well, in the Immortal Realm, weakness is the original sin.

Zhong Bai understood this principle, so it was true that he was neither obsequious nor arrogant when facing Yang Chan and Yang Jian, but when facing Liu Yanchang, well, he was just a mortal, and his life or death depended entirely on Zhong Bai's mood.

Anyway, he's not a good person... Xueying Palace.

After Yang Chan packed up her belongings, she finally decided to leave, and then Zhong Bai returned calmly.

"solved?"

Yang Chan was somewhat uncertain.

Zhong Bai nodded calmly.

"Not even a trace was left..."

Yang Chan rolled her eyes.

"Let's go, my fiancé!"

Hearing Yang Chan's teasing, Zhong Bai calmly walked to Yang Chan's side, hooked his arm around hers, and held her fingers tightly.

In an instant, Yang Chan's shy and delicate voice rang out as Zhong Bai breathed on her earlobe.

"Fiancée, let's go..."

A strange thought welled up in Yang Chan's mind. After taking a deep breath to calm herself down, Yang Chan nodded.

The two transformed into a streak of light and left Mount Hua directly.

Lingshan.

In a magnificent palace, bursts of Buddhist light illuminated the heavens and the earth. At the same time, on a golden lotus platform, a fat monk with a lewd expression kept changing his mood.

"The Heavenly Court is really fast. I just arranged a marriage, and Liu Yanchang died on Mount Hua."

It seems the Heavenly Court is on alert, but no matter, I have plenty of time!

The Buddha of Joy comforted himself and did not choose to investigate the cause of Liu Yanchang's death, since scheming against Yang Chan was something that the Buddha had instructed him to do.

Knowing full well that this would offend the Heavenly Court, the Buddha of Joy still did it; he had no other choice, no way out.

After his defection from the Investiture of the Gods, the Joyful Buddha has never dared to leave Mount Ling, fearing that he would be killed by the disciples of the Intercepting Sect.

Even though the Jie Sect is practically defunct...

Gradually, the Buddha of Joy returned to calm.

Meanwhile, in Heaven, the Jade Emperor was furious. From the moment he learned that Yang Chan had been tricked, although he comforted her verbally, he had already planned to take revenge on Buddhism.

"Jade Emperor, what has happened to make you so angry?"

Upon arriving at Lingxiao Palace, the Queen Mother, seeing the Jade Emperor's expression, knew that he was no ordinary person.

Faced with the Queen Mother, the Jade Emperor did not choose to hide Yang Chan's affair.

"Chan'er was tricked by the Buddhist sect and almost suffered the same fate as her mother..."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned.

"The Buddhist community has gone too far!"

There's no need to guess; everyone knows it was done by the Buddha of Bliss in Buddhism.

Fortunately, the Buddhist sect did not succeed.

By the way, Chan'er met a disciple of Maoshan Mountain. He's quite talented, and Chan'er likes him. She asked me to order the Old Man of the Moon to tie them up on a red thread.

"oh?

"Chan'er still has such courage; it seems this Maoshan disciple you mentioned is quite clever!"

"Hahaha, Chan'er is all grown up now. There are some things we elders can't stop her from doing, as long as we find out the truth."

According to Taibai Jinxing's investigation, Zhong Bai is a disciple of Maoshan who ascended to the Earthly Immortal Realm from the Three Thousand Minor Worlds.

He's only a hundred years old now, at the level of a human immortal, so he can't be considered to have violated the heavenly rules.

However… it's a bit of a pity that Zhong Bai already has two Daoist partners and a daughter. By the way, you'd never guess, Zhong Bai's daughter is the reincarnation of the Kunlun Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden!

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother immediately became puzzled.

"Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden?"
She was supposed to be living in seclusion, so why did she choose to reincarnate, and by such a coincidence, end up in Zhong Bai's house?

The Jade Emperor shook his head.

At first, he also felt that this matter was not quite normal, but after careful investigation, he felt that it had nothing to do with the Queen Mother of the West.

"This matter is still unclear, but Zhong Bai's talent is quite good. He has only been in the Earth Immortal Realm for a few months and has already transcended the Nascent Soul Realm to become an immortal. He is even close to becoming an Earth Immortal now. If Chan'er likes it, then please grant her wish!"

The Jade Emperor was well aware of this. As long as Yang Chan was someone he liked, why was he still hesitant?

"Alright, you, as the uncle, can make the decision on this matter."

The Queen Mother said no more.

The Palace of the Matchmaker.

When the Jade Emperor issued the order, the Old Man of the Moon, though puzzled, dared not delay.

He pulled a red silk thread from his hand, wrote Zhong Bai's name on one end and Yang Chan's name on the other end, and then threw it into the sky.

The Old Man Under the Moon's red thread of fate is actually a mother thread from the Red Embroidered Ball, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure in the Nuwa Palace. It controls all marriages in the world and is far more powerful than the methods of the Buddha of Joy.

After signing their marriage agreement, Zhong Bai and Yang Chan descended to the mortal realm and left Mount Hua.

Originally, Zhong Bai planned to take Yang Chan, a super fighter, to collect some demon-slaying points, but after Yang Chan went down the mountain, she was only thinking about going to Maoshan to see Zhong Bai's two Daoist partners.

“Fairy Yang Chan, I have only been away from Maoshan for a month or two. There is no need to return so soon.”

"I know you have ulterior motives, but rest assured, I know my Ling'er and Mo'er well; they wouldn't fight over you."

As Zhong Bai spoke, he was about to leave, ignoring Yang Chan's furrowed brows.

But in an instant, a mysterious feeling connected the two of them.

Yang Chan originally intended to persuade people with reason, but now, a bright smile appeared on her lips.

"Zhong Bai, it seems our marriage is already arranged. Now that things have come to this, won't you let me go see my two younger sisters?"

"Um... to correct you, you are the younger sister, Ling'er and Mo'er were the first to join the sect."

Zhong Bai doesn't care about the red thread or anything like that. Yes, for a moment just now, he found Yang Chan much more pleasing to the eye, but that doesn't mean Zhong Bai would disregard Zhao Ling'er and Mo Ling for Yang Chan's sake.

They were allowed to stay in Maoshan for their safety, and Yang Chan couldn't let Zhong Bai compromise.

Oh dear, my fiancé!

Come on, come on! It'll only take a month or two to get to Maoshan. Once we meet them and spend some time together, I'll come down the mountain with you.

At that time, let alone killing some demons and monsters of the Immortal level, I will bring you to my door to kill even Heavenly Immortals and Earthly Immortals.

I promise to follow your orders!

Zhong Bai was somewhat tempted. Cough cough, forced love is never sweet, but who has ever seen Yang Chan know how to paint an irresistible pie in the sky for herself?
"Then it's settled, it's a deal!"

“It’s packed!”

After making their decision, the two flew towards Maoshan.

Half a month later, at the foot of Maoshan Mountain, Zhong Bai was followed by Yang Chan. Zhong Bai was relatively calm, but Yang Chan looked around as if she had never seen the world before. Fortunately, Zhong Bai was already used to it.

"This is Maoshan. Let's go."

Yang Chan nodded. (End of Chapter)