He became the True Lord of Ten Thousand Laws starting from Liaozhai.

Xu Yi likes to join in the fun; no matter what happens, he has to go and see.

Squeezing through the crowd, Xu Yi finally saw what was happening inside.

Oh, so someone was knocked unconscious by the restaurant's signboard.

There was no bleeding, but she had already fainted.

Xu Yi did not go to save the person who had fallen; fate was not on his side, and the person who was meant to save him was already on their way.

"Make way, make way, Dr. Liu is here!"

The waiter shouted loudly, and the crowded people quickly made way for him. It was a matter of life and death, and no one dared to joke about such a thing.

Dr. Liu is the owner of Chunyu Medical Clinic, which has been providing medical care to the people since Dr. Liu's grandfather's generation, and has been passed down for seventy or eighty years.

Doctor Liu's medical skills are unparalleled in Fangyuan City.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. If Xu Yi were to save him, it would be a matter of using a talisman. If he recovers, that's fine, but if he doesn't, he might be paraded through the streets as a heretic.

Xu Yi didn't understand medicine, so he didn't quite understand what Doctor Liu was doing.

Dr. Liu first checked the man's breathing, then felt the carotid artery of the man who had fallen to the ground.

"There's still hope..." Doctor Liu breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Chunyu Medical Clinic was very close by, so things weren't delayed.

"Where were you hit?" Dr. Liu asked the waiter while pressing on his chest.

The shop assistant frantically gestured for the name, then suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted:

"It seems like...it hit the back of my head!"

"Yes, the back of the head."

"Okay, okay..."

"Come on, a few people, carry him to my clinic first."

As soon as Dr. Liu finished speaking, several burly men quickly squeezed out from the crowd, lifted the unconscious man, and rushed towards Chunyu Medical Clinic.

The crowd then dispersed.

The waiter followed, leaving only a middle-aged man in brocade robes pacing back and forth.

He paced back and forth, looking worried, muttering to himself, "This is bad, this is bad, we just opened and this has happened..."

As the crowd dispersed, Xu Yi intended to leave as well, considering it merely a spectacle. However, he could keep an eye on Doctor Liu, a kind man. Although Xu Yi lacked the corresponding spell to discern such a person, his discerning eye could still see through a kind soul.

In Xu Yi's eyes, people who accumulate good deeds will have an invisible white mist rising around them. The more good deeds they do, the denser this white mist becomes, and at a certain level, it will even faintly manifest as golden mist.

If someone frequently bullies others, or if an official is corrupt and breaks the law, or has done anything that harms people or is morally reprehensible, then negative energy will begin to rise within them.

Those who are shrouded in turbid energy will never have a good fate in this world.

The saying goes, "Good deeds bring good rewards, and evil deeds bring evil consequences; it's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't arrived yet..."

Just like Doctor Liu from before, he had already done good deeds to a certain extent. However, he also noticed that there was an aura of death surrounding Doctor Liu, which seemed to indicate that he was about to die.

Is the underworld perhaps lacking a doctor?

Xu Yi didn't understand, but the underworld must have its reasons for doing so. It was inconvenient for him to interfere too much in matters of ghosts and gods.

Every sip and every bite is preordained; such is the way of Heaven. Perhaps this is Doctor Liu's fate.

Xu Yi shook his head, no longer thinking about these things. If he were to explain in detail, he would have to ask the City God of Fangyuan City for a long time. However, the City God had his reasons for doing so.

The fact that the City God summoned Doctor Liu to the underworld so early for such a meritorious person must mean he had another purpose.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, Xu Yi felt a tugging sensation behind him. He turned around and saw, huh? It was this middle-aged man in brocade robes.

He looked worried and asked, "Young Taoist priest, look at this! Has my restaurant been cursed? How come such misfortune has befallen us right after opening?"

Xu Yi stopped, turned around, glanced at the restaurant owner, and then at the restaurant's signboard: Qingyuan.

He composed himself and after a long pause spoke: "Boss, I can't see anything."

"Hey, you idiot, if you can't see it, why are you pretending? You're wasting my time!"

The restaurant owner flicked his sleeve, and if Xu Yi hadn't been standing firmly, he would have almost fallen.

Xu Yi ignored him and turned to leave.

A person with this kind of character wouldn't be able to run a restaurant well, even if they did.

......

Wandering through the bustling streets, Xu Yi absorbed the local culture and customs of this city. This place was located in the northern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Just as he was about to buy some local magazines, a woman bumped into him, followed by a maid, and exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Yi looked closely and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't this Miss Deng? She can get out of bed and walk so quickly!"

There was some kind of fate between the two of them, and they never expected to meet again in this way.

After Miss Deng bumped into Xu Yi, she felt as if she had hit a mountain that she couldn't budge an inch. The collision almost knocked her over, but fortunately, a maid who arrived in time caught her.

"Miss, are you alright?" The maid was very flustered. Her young mistress had been perfectly fine just now, but she must have understood something and made her way here, even bumping into people.

Fortunately, nothing bad happened to her young mistress, otherwise, she, a mere maid, would have been in serious trouble, not to mention that the two of them had sneaked out and had no guards around them at all.

Miss Deng stopped in her tracks after bumping into Xu Yi. She had clearly seen a small, emerald-green snake floating in the air, passing through the crowd and flying here. How come she couldn't see it anymore after bumping into him?

She muttered to herself, "Strange, strange, why can't I see anything?"

"Miss, Miss, can't we see anything anymore, Miss?"

The maid was very worried. She had only come to serve her mistress a few days ago and didn't quite understand her temperament. She dared not disobey her mistress's words, nor did she dare to stop her from doing what her mistress wanted to do.

Otherwise, the young lady wouldn't have been allowed to sneak out. Although she was with the young lady, it seemed that if she got caught, it would still be her problem that mattered the most... But she had no choice; she couldn't go against the young lady's wishes.

Miss Deng was well aware of her condition. Since recovering a while ago, she could always see some strange things clearly. Yes, very inexplicably, for example, she would see armored soldiers patrolling in groups on the streets during the day.

But these soldiers could pass through the crowd, and it seemed that no one around her could see them except for her.

Not only that, when her father took her to the City God Temple yesterday, she seemed to see the golden statue of the City God smiling at her, which startled her.

Looking back now, I realize that so many strange things have happened recently, there must be a reason for it.

This morning, she encountered the small, bright green snake by the pond in her yard.

She followed this little snake all the way here.

Then, after encountering the Taoist priest, the emerald green snake disappeared.

Xu Yi heard that Miss Deng had seen a small, emerald-green snake, but he couldn't see it. Logically speaking, anyone who has cultivated supernatural powers should be able to see through the true forms of all ghosts and monsters in the world.

However, what Miss Deng could see at this moment, he could not.

There's something I might want to ask Su Xiaoyue about, perhaps about the Reincarnation Technique she cultivates.

"Hey, you little Taoist priest..."

Just as Deng Youwen was about to reprimand Xu Yi, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of his eyes when she looked at him.

She could already see things that ordinary people couldn't, and through the eyes of this little Taoist priest, she saw even more scenes.

In the depths of the Taoist's eyes, she saw the five elements of spiritual light flowing endlessly, dispersing and gathering, dispersing and gathering.

The five elements of spiritual light constantly collided and merged, only to quickly separate again, repeating this process over and over.

She was stunned; this was the first time she had ever seen such a strange sight on a person.

This young Taoist priest is not human.

This idea gradually emerged in Deng Youwen's mind.

"Have you...have you eaten yet...?"

Deng Youwen was scared. Although she might be a bit unreasonable in the past, she would definitely admit her mistake first when faced with this strange little Taoist priest.

"I can see things that don't belong to the human world. Not to mention the armored soldiers who patrol and guard the surrounding city day and night, there's also the celestial palace far away in the sky... and the little green snakes that roam the streets..."

"Besides, this young Taoist priest in front of us has a divine light shining in his eyes; he is no ordinary person. It's best not to offend him."

In that instant, Deng Youwen thought of many things. She was usually a kind person and wouldn't make things too difficult for others, but sometimes she liked to indulge in a bit of verbal sparring.

"have eaten."

Xu Yi was curious, but not overly so. None of the techniques he practiced were for discerning illusions, so he couldn't see the emerald green snake that Miss Deng had mentioned. However, he really wanted to find that creature.

When we get back, we need to ask Xin Jing what exactly happened.

Without lingering, Xu Yi chose to leave for the time being. Old Master Deng had said that when the time was right, he would bring Miss Deng to visit him in person. At that time, he would question her more carefully. Under the current circumstances, this little girl would not tell him the truth.

Xu Yi was a little tired. He was tired from shopping. Shopping was indeed the most tiring thing in the world. It was much more comfortable to ride on the back of the blue ox. He missed the second hour of riding the ox.

It's time to go back to the Taoist temple.

"Young lady, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Miss Deng kept staring into his eyes, making him feel uneasy. Could it be that she had discovered something? After all, her eyes were anything but ordinary these days!

Go back and ask Xin Jing and Su Xiaoyue.

Xu Yi is simply a curious child. There's no way around it; he hasn't read enough books. Today, he finally understands the helplessness of not reading enough.

After returning home, Gao Di asked Su Xiaoyue to make copies of all the books she had read.

Starting tomorrow, I, Xu Yi, will begin my studies!

Deng Youwen waved her hands repeatedly before bypassing Xu Yi. She wanted to continue searching for the traces of the emerald green snake, as it was simply too intriguing.

As for the young Taoist priest, she always had a feeling that the two of them would meet again.

......

Xu Yi left the city. Too lazy to walk back, he used his supernatural powers to conceal his figure, turning into a splash of water and disappearing around a corner.

The water splashed again, and they had arrived at the foot of Little Chongshan.

Xu Yi looked around as he walked along the forest path. He sensed the location of the Azure Ox, his mount that had been with him for many years. He could pinpoint the Azure Ox's exact location by sensing its aura.

Zhang Zhengyi always liked to hide in the ravines with the spirits and monsters of the mountains.

Xu Yi continued to use his supernatural powers to travel, as walking alone was too tiring, so he decided to have the green ox carry him.

My longing for the blue ox grew stronger and stronger.

The supernatural power "咫尺天涯" (Zhǐchǐtiānyá) can teleport you dozens of miles each time it is used. If used at full power, it can teleport you a hundred miles away in an instant.

However, Xu Yi would not do that. When traveling, one must see the scenery. Otherwise, the world is so vast, where can't Xu Yi go? What he needs to do is not just travel.

In another breath, Xu Yi quickly arrived at the place where Zhang Zhengyi was teaching the mountain spirits.

The scene of the moon-worshiping ceremony was unexpectedly here, with a group of spirits sitting in rows on stone tables and chairs, listening attentively to the lesson.

Even the Green Ox was assigned a seat, but the other spirits could mostly sit or squat while listening to the lesson.

But my blue ox!

Xu Yi was speechless. This old ox really knew how to choose the most tiring position.

The blue ox was lying on the stone table.

Zhang Zhengyi was very thoughtful; he prepared stone tables of different sizes that were perfectly suited to each spirit's different body shape.

The old ox lay down on the stone table, seemingly snoring.

At this moment, Zhang Zhengyi stood on the platform like an old Confucian scholar, with a blackboard on which he wrote and drew, seemingly imparting some kind of rambling philosophy.

Xu Yi was getting sleepy from listening. He decided that Qingniu couldn't be called Qingniu anymore. After following him for so long, calling him that would feel too distant. From now on, he would just call him Lao Niu.

Zhang Zhengyi noticed that Xu Yi was watching them. Xu Yi did not conceal his aura, so Zhang Zhengyi sensed Xu Yi's presence the moment he entered Xiaochongshan.

Let Lao Niu listen to the lesson here for a while. Xu Yi will actually tell Lao Niu these important principles.

Whenever he sat on the ox's back, Xu Yi would talk to the ox to relieve his boredom, or recite some cultivation spells, or some Taoist classics.

But Lao Niu always listened very perfunctorily. Xu Yi could sense that Lao Niu was being dismissive and was always mooing, which was a form of protest and meant that he didn't want to hear his rambling.

However, resistance was futile; the old ox was currently unable to turn the tables, so it could only listen to whatever Xu Yi said.

"Is the old ox a demon?" This question suddenly popped into Xu Yi's mind. He shook his head. No, it's a spirit beast.

Xu Yi decided to return to Ping Shui Temple. Too many things had happened recently. Yesterday, Li Xuanxiao did not linger, saying that he had to go back to Shu Mountain to handle some matters.

But the group got to know each other and even witnessed a side of the Shushan Sect Leader that was previously unknown, which was quite interesting.

Li Xuanxiao said he would come back after a while, but he had to finish what he was doing first.

Xu Yiya and Su Xiaoyue also temporarily resided in Xiaochongshan.

Although Su Nianzhen has left, who knows where she's still hiding, watching them...