Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 47 Unruly

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, Jingming's face flushed red.

He knew he would lose, but he didn't expect to lose so quickly. He was instantly defeated right from the start. What kind of game is this?
"I'm sorry, you're too kind."

Zhao Zhen clasped his hands in a gesture of resignation.

He wasn't targeting the young Taoist priest; it's just that during his fight with Li Fu, he activated a short-range Golden Escape Stream using a Golden Light Talisman. Not using the Golden Escape Stream within the talisman's duration would be a waste, so…

Well, you're just unlucky.

Although Zhao Zhen was indeed grateful to Zhang Jingqing for speaking up for her at the Lu family's birthday banquet, the other party's indiscriminate probing made Zhao Zhen feel very uncomfortable.

This time, it just so happens that it's a competition between me and a disciple of the Celestial Master Zhang Jingqing, who is tacitly approved by him. Perfect!
If I can't beat up the Nanshan Nursing Home with my fists, can't I at least kick the Beihai Kindergarten?
"Hahaha, Old Zhao, you didn't even tell me to go easy on him! Look, you've almost made our junior brother cry, hahaha..."

Faced with Zhang Zhiwei's merciless mockery, Jingming forced back the tears welling up in his eyes and ran away.

"Fellow senior brothers, I'm going to change my clothes first!"

"Is there any other Taoist priest who would like to come up and give it a try?"

"I come!"

boom!
"next."

……

into the night.

When Zhang Zhiwei returned to his master Zhang Jingqing, Zhang Jingqing was standing with his hands behind his back, looking up at the statue in the main hall.

"Master, I have already arranged accommodations for Zhao Zhen."

"Ah."

Zhang Jingqing nodded and glanced at Zhang Zhiwei.

"Did they all fight Zhao Zhen today?"

"Huh? Master, you already knew?"

Zhang Zhiwei shrank back a little, feeling a bit guilty.

"Hmph! I, as your master, know exactly what you little brats are up to!"

Zhang Jingqing snorted coldly and then said, "Enough nonsense. I won't hit you today. Tell me the truth about the result of our fight."

"Hehe, thank you, Master. My fellow disciples have all fought against Old Zhao, but they all lost." Zhang Zhiwei chuckled.

"That kid really doesn't hold back at all..."

Zhang Jingqing sighed, and in her heart she roughly guessed that Zhao Zhen had already seen through her little scheme.

Agreeing to the contest means that Zhao Zhen is willing to follow his arrangements and show no mercy, but it also means that Zhao Zhen is dissatisfied with him.

Hmph, this kid, don't be fooled by his gentle and unassuming appearance. He's just as unruly as Zhang Zhiwei inside!
"What are your thoughts after seeing Zhao Zhen's actions today?"

"As for my thoughts... Old Zhao really kept it hidden. Last time we fought so badly, he still had his Ghost Needle technique up his sleeve."

"Tsk tsk, I really have no idea how many tricks this kid is up to."

"Eating food from many families will surely bring you good relationships; learning skills from many schools will surely bring you good character."

However, my purpose this time is not simply to make them embarrass themselves, but to let them see the golden light with their own eyes.

Speaking of which, this Golden Escape Flowing Light is also one of the 'Five Escapes' in our Taoism. It is based on the metal element and is combined with talismans and life cultivation to perform.

In a sense, it's actually quite similar to the Golden Light Mantra of our Celestial Master's Mansion, which is why I'm tacitly allowing you fellow disciples to fool around together today.

"I see. That explains why you didn't show up all day, Master."

Zhang Zhiwei nodded knowingly.

“Indeed, every time I see Old Zhao use the Golden Escape Flowing Light technique, I feel a sense of familiarity.”

"Have a contest! All you know is how to focus on winning and losing. Do I usually have you spar to see who is better?"

Pfft!
Seeing that his master was showing signs of anger, Zhang Zhiwei, as always, immediately knelt down and apologized without saying a word. After all, experience told him that this was the right thing to do.

"Disciple knows his mistake!"

"Hmph, all your fellow disciples went today?"

"Pretty much, it seems only Huaiyi didn't go."

"Huaiyi, huh..."

Zhang Jingqing's eyes flickered slightly. He looked at Zhang Zhiwei, pondered for a moment, and then slowly said, "Go and call Huaiyi over."

“Master, Huaiyi is in charge of cleaning the main hall today, so he probably didn’t have time to fool around with us. Please don’t punish him.”

"Did I say I was going to punish him? Just go when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense!"

"Yes, yes, yes! This disciple will go and fetch Huaiyi right away!"

After watching Zhang Zhiwei's figure disappear into the distance, Zhang Jingqing let out a long sigh.

"In the end, we still have to take this step..."
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The next morning.

Zhao Zhen got up early in the morning and tried out the morning prayers of the Celestial Master's Mansion with the disciples of the mansion.

Zhao Zhen had mentioned to Zhang Zhiwei yesterday that he wanted to stay at the Celestial Master's Mansion for a while.

Zhang Zhiwei readily agreed to such a small request.

After all, he and his fellow disciples had just "ravaged" Zhao Zhen, so it would be quite impolite to kick him out the next day.

So even if Zhao Zhen didn't speak up, Zhang Zhiwei had already figured out how to persuade Zhao Zhen to stay at the Celestial Master's Mansion.

After finishing his morning class, Zhao Zhen went straight to Li Fu, the opponent he had fought the day before.

"Good morning, Master Li."

"Benefactor Zhao, what brings you here?"

"Master Li, our exchange yesterday was truly astonishing. Your mastery of talismans is remarkable. Therefore, I have come today to ask you some questions about talismans. I humbly request your guidance."

"I dare not presume to offer my guidance. Let us exchange ideas. Benefactor Zhao, please follow me."

Li Fu smiled slightly and gestured for Zhao Zhen to proceed.

A moment later, in the disciple's room.

Li Fu sat in the chair and looked at Zhao Zhen with some doubt.

"What questions would you like to ask, Benefactor Zhao?"

Zhao Zhen slowly took out a Golden Light Talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Li Fu.

"Master Li, please take a look."

"This is?"

Li Fu reached out and took the Golden Light Talisman from the Earth. He only glanced at it briefly, and the next second, his eyes instantly changed from doubt to ecstasy.

"Is this the Vertical Earth Golden Light Talisman?"

"Does Master Li recognize this talisman?"

"Yes, I was fortunate enough to see it in an ancient book, but unfortunately the book only recorded the existence of this talisman and did not record how the Vertical Golden Light Talisman was made."

Li Fu nodded without blinking.

"Benefactor Zhao, you may not know this, but the original Zhengyi talismans should have far surpassed those of today. However, over the years, many talismans lost their lineage and can only be found in some ancient books."

For example, this Golden Light Talisman that travels across the land—it's said to have been lost for over a hundred years, yet Benefactor Zhao actually possesses one.

"This talisman is the necessary talisman for casting the Golden Escape Flowing Light."

(End of this chapter)