The Ballad of Youth: Inheriting Daoji, Li Hanyi, the Escapee from Marriage

"what!"

"Daoji!"

Only three seconds elapsed between Li Xiuyuan's cry of pain and Lei Wujie's anxious shout.

Even Tsukihime, after realizing that she had indeed pierced a solid object, showed a triumphant expression on her face!

"Go ahead and laugh! You crazy monk, let's see if you can still laugh now!"

Yue Ji didn't rush to draw her sword. Logically, if she did, the other party would bleed profusely and weaken rapidly. In that case, Li Xiuyuan would be unable to speak, and Yue Ji would be unable to mock him or hear his regretful voice.

"Oh!"

"I originally thought the female benefactor didn't like seeing monks laugh, but since that's the case... hehe!"

Tsukihime had a perfectly good plan, and she started mocking the other party according to her own scheme.

But who would have thought that after hearing Yue Ji's words, Li Xiuyuan's pained expression instantly disappeared. He first solemnly agreed to the other party's "request," and then, as the other party wished, he smiled without any sign of dejection!

Tsukihime was shocked and quickly drew her sword. When she saw that there was clearly blood left on the blade, she was even more stunned!

It felt like a physical stab! Plus, there's blood on the sword now! All of this indicates that she didn't miss, right?

Is this monk just putting on a brave face? But the other party certainly doesn't look weak at all!

"You! What are you doing...!"

Li Xiuyuan didn't hide anything from Yueji's questions.

He grinned, revealing the answer.

"Hehe, actually, the female benefactor didn't stab me at all. I just caught her sword under my armpit!"

"How is that possible? I clearly stabbed something, and there's blood on the sword..."

Tsukihime said in disbelief, but as she pulled the sword closer again after a while, she suddenly realized that the blood on the sword did not look like human blood!

While Yueji was still standing there, stunned and not yet able to react to what was going on, Li Xiuyuan smiled and reached under his armpit. It would have been better if he hadn't reached under his armpit, because when he did... he grabbed a large chunk of fresh pork that didn't look like it was stuffed into his clothes, and it was still bloody.

"Oh, by the way, in order to make the feeling of the female benefactor piercing me the best, I also put a piece of pork under my armpit."

"Hmm, it's still quite fresh. This is what you just stabbed. It has a solid body... and it's still bleeding!"

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Chapter 17 If that doesn't work, I, the monk, will call in reinforcements for you!

"Phew, as expected of him, only he could do something so outrageous."

"But I'm really curious, where did he get that fresh chunk of meat, which he himself said came from?"

Xiao Se glanced at the weather and recalled the villages and towns he had passed through along the way that day.

But no matter how he thought about it, he still felt it was very strange!

Don't think they were trying to get things done quickly; in Lei Wujie's view, they were just in a hurry to collect their debts and kept taking small paths, never encountering any villages.

Even if they encountered a village, putting everything else aside, at least half an hour has passed since they entered this dilapidated temple and started gambling on whether there was anyone there!

In such cold weather, with snow this thick on the ground, normally even a piece of fresh pork, not to mention frozen and frosty, shouldn't still be bleeding after being stabbed.

And another thing! This piece of pork is so big that it would be very conspicuous if it were tucked into a sleeve, how could it be hidden under an armpit and not be noticeable?

This is so strange! How did that mad monk manage to do all these things that are completely illogical from a normal perspective?

Seeing Li Xiuyuan's explanation in the arena, Xiao Se's CPU started burning out.

Fortunately, at least they are on the same side now, not enemies, so there's no need to figure them out so thoroughly!

So, when he couldn't come up with anything, he stopped trying to figure it out.

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"You stinking monk! You've gone too far!"

Yueji, who had always felt like she was being played by Li Xiuyuan, finally couldn't hold back anymore.

The first two times, Tsukihime was actually alright. Although she was still very angry, her assassin's training meant that she could only frown and speak in a cold tone.

She can keep her emotions hidden, which is one of the skills she has honed over the years.

But now, Tsukihime was really angry to a certain extent, and her originally beautiful face was somewhat ruined due to the violent fluctuations in her expression.

Seeing this, Li Xiuyuan was naturally not truly frightened, but true to his usual style, he cooperated by showing a fearful expression.

"Hey! Ladies, don't be impulsive! Haven't you heard that impulsiveness is the devil?"

"The Buddha said, 'Lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot.' Why are you so full of murderous intent?"

"It's not like you can actually kill me, a monk!" (online)

Li Xiuyuan shrugs.jpg...

"Then you'll see if I can kill you, Lord of the Underworld!"

Yue Ji could no longer hold back and directly summoned Ming Hou. The two of them joined forces and attacked Li Xiuyuan.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiuyuan was immediately "greatly shocked"!

As if its two legs were equipped with an engine, after barely dodging the first wave of explosive attacks, it finally arrived at Lei Wujie's side!

"Lei Wujie! Tang Lian! Help me, save this monk!"

Well, it seems that Li Xiuyuan really doesn't want to use his offensive martial arts so easily.

Furthermore, he has now come up behind them.

Lei Wujie, in particular, didn't want to be constantly intimidated by Li Xiuyuan and always worried that he would be killed.

So, after exchanging a glance with their future senior brother, the two of them just went up against each other like that!

Among them, Lei Wujie, who was in the early stage of Vajra Mortal Realm, fought against Yue Ji, who was in the middle stage of Vajra Mortal Realm, while Tang Lian, who was in the late stage of Vajra Mortal Realm, fought against Ming Hou, who was wielding a giant golden sword and whose cultivation had reached the peak of Vajra Mortal Realm!

The two sides, consisting of four people, engaged in a chaotic battle within this small, dilapidated temple.

Although Lei Wujie and Tang Lian were slightly weaker than Yue Ji Minghou in terms of cultivation level, Yue Ji Minghou was merely a rogue cultivator from the outside world. While he certainly possessed some decent techniques, otherwise he wouldn't be so famous, compared to the renowned families in the martial arts world, such as the Lei Clan with its firearms and the Tang Clan with its hidden weapons, the Lei Clan's fire-burning techniques and the Tang Clan's Rain of Pear Blossom Needles were enough to allow them to fight against the enemy at a difference of a small cultivation level!

At least... before Lei Wujie's scorching fire technique was overloaded, and before Tang Lian's torrential rain of pear blossom needles and various hidden weapons were used up, their battle could barely be considered a back-and-forth affair!

Just as they unleashed their inner strength, blasting the entire dilapidated temple courtyard to pieces, a little further away, roughly behind the temple and in front of Tang Lian's golden coffin, Xiao Se didn't notice such a large pure gold coffin.

Li Xiuyuan was gulping down the wine from the jug. After he finished the whole jug of "Lotus Dew" in one go, he exhaled a breath of air, grabbed a cloth and wiped his mouth with a satisfied look on his face. Suddenly, a voice with hidden anger rang out beside him!

"My fine fur coat! You mad monk! Don't you want to see what you've done?"

"You actually used my fur coat to wipe your mouth? Do you even know how much this thing is worth?!"

Oh, so Xiao Se was standing next to Li Xiuyuan, leaning against a pillar watching the battle. That makes sense. Li Xiuyuan was wondering why there was such a nice-feeling, fluffy fabric for wiping his mouth in this dilapidated temple. It turns out it was Xiao Se's "thousand-gold fur coat".

"A thousand taels of silver! I never imagined the area around your mouth would be so filthy!"

"You know, this fur coat of mine is inherently difficult to clean, and after washing it, its feel and value will inevitably decrease!"

"So, you, Monk Daoji, now owe me a thousand taels of silver!"

Seeing the other party's still grinning expression, Xiao Se's face stiffened. Without saying anything more, he started keeping accounts!

This account... it's a thousand taels right off the bat!

According to what's said online, the conversion between Tang Dynasty silver and modern currency is a whopping three million yuan!

I swear, wiping my mouth cost me three million?

Play dumb! We have to play dumb!

Pretend you didn't hear that!

Xiao Se: "..."

"I don't care about you, you still owe me a thousand taels!"

After Xiao Se finished keeping track of the accounts, he and Li Xiuyuan began to focus on the battle on Lei Wujie's side.

After about ten minutes, Xiao Se noticed that Lei Wujie and Tang Lian were showing signs of weakness in the battle. He glanced at Li Xiuyuan, who seemed completely unconcerned, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Hey, you crazy monk! How strong are you really? Are you confident you can defeat Yue Ji and Ming Hou?"

"You're not really like Lei Wujie said, that all you know are some light-body skills and unorthodox techniques, are you?"

As soon as Xiao Se finished speaking, Li Xiuyuan spat out a mouthful of wine!

Fortunately, Xiao Se possessed the lightness skill of stepping on clouds, and because the other party had wiped his mouth with his clothes earlier, he had deliberately kept his distance; otherwise, his clothes...

"Hiss! How did this get leaked?"

Good heavens, before Xiao Se could even think about the consequences of his clothes, Li Xiuyuan's slightly exaggerated voice rang in his ears, partly because he was used to this guy's abstract and exaggerated acting style.

Xiao Se's lips twitched slightly; he didn't know whether he should believe it or not.

"Didn't you say your martial arts skills were pretty good and that you could protect us on our way to Snow Moon City?"

"I did say that, but isn't lightness skill a form of martial arts? When I used lightness skill to help you escape when you were in danger, wasn't that considered protection?"

Hearing Li Xiuyuan's words, Xiao Se's face darkened, and he decided to test the other party's sincerity again.

"Really? In that case, the comfort level of your protection, constantly hiding and dodging... is quite different from that of someone with superior martial arts skills, isn't it?"

"If that's really the case, then I can't afford to lose money. I might as well cut the price in half when I go to buy more wine later."

Xiao Se spoke calmly.

Li Xiuyuan: "......"

"Ahem, I was just joking! My martial arts skills are definitely top-notch!"

"At worst, if you really get into danger, I'll get you some help!"

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Chapter 18 The Mysterious Lingyin Temple, Lei Wujie Makes His Last-Ditch Effort!

"Calling for backup? I didn't expect you, this crazy monk, to have quite a background?"

"I'd really like to know, which Buddhist temple do you come from?"