After infiltrating the main characters' group, I became the most beautiful woman in the world.

Following the trail left by Tangxi, they indeed encountered many medicine puppets. However, now that Yue Zijin possessed Shouyang internal energy, although he could only use one level of internal energy, he was finally able to completely kill the medicine puppets.

So Lin Ci first knocked down the medicine puppets and tied them up one by one, and then Yue Zijin used his hands to completely erase these inhuman and ghostly things.

The group watched as the hideous medicine puppets, after being touched by the scorching aura, had golden patterns spread from top to bottom across their bodies, before finally turning into dust and dissipating into the night sky in resentment.

Lin Ci looked up at Yue Zijin, her face calm and aloof, and simply said, "You are very good."

This was the first time Yue Zijin had witnessed the power of the technique she had learned, and she stared blankly at her hands.

Hearing Lin Ci praise him again, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up, and he said modestly, "Alas, if it weren't for the detailed annotations left by my master, I wouldn't have learned so quickly. It's all thanks to his excellent teaching."

He touched the small cloth bag at his waist, which contained Ling Xuzi's ashes.

Although he had never even seen his face, in just a few hours he had glimpsed his entire life in the dungeon. If he hadn't been so kind and righteous, how would the world know that he was Cangsong Daoren and not Lingxuzi?

Thinking of this, he became sad again, and even the ahoge (cowlick) on his head drooped down.

Suddenly, a slender hand rested on his shoulder.

When Yue Zi turned around, she saw Su Ning, who looked even more ethereal in the moonlight. A few strands of her black hair fell beside her snow-white cheeks. Although she was plain, she had a breathtaking beauty.

"Ling Xuzi will be proud to have you as his disciple."

It was a very simple sentence, but it calmed Yue Zijin down.

Yes, he always felt that he was not worthy of being Ling Xuzi's disciple. If he hadn't accidentally entered the dungeon and uncovered the long-buried past, how could such an opportunity have been his?

But today, a medicinal puppet appeared on Xiaguang Mountain, and a solution to the problem was discovered in the cave.

If it weren't for fate, how could such a coincidence happen?

Perhaps it was Lingxuzi who chose him, to capture Cangsong Daoren.

Looking at Su Ning's fair face, he took out another veil from his pocket and handed it to her, saying somewhat embarrassedly, "I bought another one in Qingyun City."

Yue Zijin's personal concern was that he didn't want Su Ning to be exposed to outsiders, especially since the mastermind behind today's events was a member of the Demonic Sect. To be on the safe side, it was best not to attract too much attention.

Su Ning naturally took the veil and put it on, then asked him, "Does it look good?"

Gazing into those bright, clear eyes, Yue Zijin felt as if her heart was bathed in honey, and she chuckled foolishly, "Beautiful! You are the most beautiful woman in the whole world."

"Nonsense, there are countless beautiful people in the world, how could I possibly claim to be the most beautiful?"

Su Ning tapped the boy's forehead and walked straight ahead. Yue Zijin, coming to his senses, chased after her, shouting, "I don't care, you're the most beautiful woman in the world!"

Lin Ci saw the intimacy between the two and tightened his grip on Shao Gu's hand. However, since they were friends, he had no right to interfere and could only suppress his unfamiliar feelings.

After walking side by side with Yue Zijin, he pondered for a moment and said, "You have a high talent for martial arts, but you still need to work hard in your practice. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me for guidance."

Yue Zi was overjoyed. He never expected that the aloof Taoist priest would offer to give him private lessons. Even if he was an ordinary person, he knew that the person in front of him must be a genius that comes along only once in a century.

Judging from the swordsmanship he displayed that day and his current age, his future achievements in martial arts will surely be remarkable. It would be his honor to receive guidance from him.

"Brother Lin, I'll be in trouble with you in the future."

His eyes darted around, and then, as if remembering something, he said, "...That day you said we had no master-disciple bond, and I thought you were just trying to trick me. I didn't expect you to actually have some skill, so..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Ci interrupted him: "You are already old. If you had entered the Taihang Temple as a child, they would have examined your bone structure to determine if you had the talent to predict destiny. Only then could you learn the sect's techniques, understand the world, and foresee the future."

"Okay..." Yue Zijin pouted, looking quite regretful.

Besides the young Taoist priest's kung fu, what he coveted most was the skill of fortune telling. If he could learn it from him, he would set up a fortune telling stall in the martial arts world and count money until his hands cramped.

Unfortunately, there were still requirements. When he was three years old, he was still playing with mud in Baicao Village. How could he have had the opportunity to go to Taihang Temple?

However, it's not bad to get guidance from the young Taoist priest. Yue Zi is not greedy. Although he doesn't know why the priest softened his attitude, why should he insist on getting to the bottom of things that are beneficial to him?

As they walked forward, Yue Zijin, after eliminating several medicine puppets, became increasingly skilled in using his internal energy, wishing he could have a few more to practice on.

His opportunity soon arrived.

Looking at the densely packed medicinal puppets in front of her, Su Ning felt a pang of trypophobia.

"What are they doing?"

The three hid behind the bushes, watching the scene unfold before them.

There were about a dozen medicine puppets jostling and crowding together, rushing forward.

At first, the three of them were at a loss, until one of the medicine puppets was knocked away, and they suddenly realized that there were still living people on the mountain.

Apart from the person Yuezi met this afternoon, he had not seen anyone else.

Therefore, those who came to search for treasure today were either turned into medicine puppets or rushed down the mountain after noticing something was wrong, so everyone assumed that there was no one else on the mountain.

Of course, those with exceptionally high martial arts skills are an exception.

It is truly a pleasant surprise to witness a human fighting against a medicine puppet.

"Is it Xixi?" Su Ning guessed.

Yue Zijin narrowed his eyes and looked at the gathering place of the medicine puppets, but the person in the middle was surrounded and could only see those ugly monsters.

"I'm not sure, it could be Tangxi, or it could be someone else."

Yue Zijin did not want to extinguish the flame of hope that Su Ning had just ignited.

But regardless of whether it's Tangxi or not, the person must be saved.

So the three of them discussed how to save the person.

Yue Zijin whispered to Lin Ci, "I'll go distract those monsters first. After you rescue the people, come and help me subdue them, and then we'll defeat them one by one."

Lin Ci nodded, then said to Su Ning, "I'll leave the person here later; please look after them for a while, young lady."

Su Ning subconsciously gave an "OK" sign, momentarily forgetting that the two couldn't understand it, and coughed softly, "No problem."

With lightning speed, Yue Zijin burst out of the bushes, gathering his inner strength in his hand, and struck one of the medicine puppets with a palm strike. He then shouted, "Hey! Monsters, come play with your Grandpa Yue!"

Although the medicine puppets were mindless, Yue Zijin's palm techniques could make them feel pain, so they no longer cared about the prey in front of them and chased after the person who could hurt them.

After Yue Zijin lured away most of the outer circle of medicine puppets, only a small portion remained in the inner circle. Lin Ci, wielding the Shao Gu Sword, moved with lightning speed and quickly knocked away several medicine puppets.

The person surrounded seemed to know that the newcomer was there to save her, and with all her might, she pushed away the monsters that were trying to devour her.

Seizing the opportunity, before the medicine puppet could react, Lin Ci stepped on their shoulders, grabbed the collar of the surrounded woman, lifted her up, and delivered her to Su Ning.

"The person is now in your hands."

Meanwhile, Yue Zijin was on the verge of collapse, crying out, "Brother Lin, come quick! I can't take it anymore!"

He looked at Su Ning, then added, "Take care of yourself."

He spoke his last sentence very softly, and by the time Su Ning realized what was happening, he was already gone.