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

"I'm genuinely curious, how could they tolerate someone like you, who drinks and eats meat, becoming a citizen?"

Upon hearing Li Xiuyuan mention calling for reinforcements, Xiao Se's lips curled into a smile, and he turned to the side, a look of interest on his face.

Yes, on the surface, they were mocking the other party's various unruly behaviors, but in reality, they were inquiring about Li Xiuyuan's background!

Tsk, so secretive and evasive, always hiding what needs to be said. Typical of our Boss Xiao.

"Oh dear! What background or anything? I'm just a monk from a very ordinary temple."

"And you... just ask whatever you want to ask. I might not tell you, but you have to say what you want to ask, right?"

"If you have so many worries, life will be exhausting!"

Li Xiuyuan gulped down another mouthful of wine, patted Xiao Se's back with his tattered fan, and showed no concern on his face.

"Twenty taels of silver! Your tattered fan has poked through my fine cotton brocade!"

"Remember this well, you now owe me one thousand and twenty taels of silver, and you have to pay it back!"

Faced with Li Xiuyuan's words telling him not to take things so seriously, Xiao Se's gaze was as deep as mud. He merely glanced at the small hole on his shoulder caused by the tattered fan flapping open and closing, and expressionlessly began to quote prices.

As soon as he said that, Li Xiuyuan was dumbfounded.

Damn! This guy's got money to burn!

And this outfit!

What kind of quality is this? It already has a hole!

Shouldn't more expensive clothes be of better quality? With this kind of quality, why should a small hole cost 20 taels?

Li Xiuyuan chose to continue playing dumb. He blinked, as if he hadn't heard Xiao Se's "settling accounts" at all, and while drinking, he silently distanced himself from Xiao Se.

"So you're not planning to tell us? What is your so-called background, and who exactly are you going to be supporting?"

After a long pause, Xiao Se continued Li Xiuyuan's earlier statement, "Ask whatever you want," but... he remained silent about his deep thoughts.

"What's wrong with saying this? Listen carefully, I am a monk from Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou."

"Lingyin Temple is located on the mountainside of Yunwu Mountain in Hangzhou. The scenery there is beautiful, with misty clouds, blah blah blah..."

Did you hear me clearly?

When Xiao Se asked again, Li Xiuyuan told him all the details about Lingyin Temple.

Because there's nothing to hide this thing!

For him, Lingyin Temple was special only because it shared the same name as the place where the real Ji Gong became a monk in his previous life!

The people in the temple, aside from their Buddhist cultivation, basically have no martial arts skills either.

At least before he left the temple, based on his perception with his half-step Divine Travel realm, he knew that the people inside were just ordinary people with relatively strong bodies!

If possible, well... enemies don't count. If it's a life-or-death feud, Li Xiuyuan won't hold back. He'll let his enemies know what a wrathful Vajra is, and then send them all to meet Buddha.

However, if it is someone with good karma, or someone who has received his kindness, he does not mind mentioning Lingyin Temple, so that the small temple with few worshippers can have more popularity!

Lingyin Temple? A familiar yet unfamiliar name!

"Oh right, I've been there before! I remember I went there with Uncle Langya, hiding our identities to fulfill a vow!"

"As for what's inside... no, too much time has passed, I can't remember many details, but roughly speaking..."

"The monks inside do not seem to be skilled in martial arts, but in terms of Buddhist teachings, they are among the best in Beili!"

Upon hearing the words "Lingyin Temple," Xiao Se was instantly lost in memories and silently murmured them to himself.

"That's right. Few people know about Lingyin Temple itself, and this mad monk described the things inside in great detail, which corresponds to my memory."

"So it seems he wasn't talking nonsense; he really must have come from there?"

Xiao Se's thoughts continued to wander. He was already 80% convinced by Li Xiuyuan's statement, but there was still one thing he hadn't figured out yet and found very strange!

That is, if this mad monk really came from Lingyin Temple, where did he get all these amazing skills?

And then there was his talk of calling for reinforcements...

Damn it, the monks in Lingyin Temple aren't good at martial arts, so what kind of people can he summon?

If the earthquake strikes, how can it resolve the crisis caused by the disparity in military strength?

You can't exactly have those proper monks sit down and chant sutras for the enemy, hoping to influence them in the process, can you?

Haha, if these Buddhist principles could really influence these martial arts practitioners and make them lay down their weapons and become Buddhas on the spot, then perhaps all three hundred Tang poems could be used to subdue demons!

"If that's the case, and Lingyin Temple is just an ordinary temple, then what about the people you mentioned earlier?"

Xiao Se did not reveal that he had been to Lingyin Temple, but because he was really curious about what Li Xiuyuan had said before about the matter of calling for help, he couldn't help but ask his question.

Well... it's not that he's clueless about social etiquette, or that he's being impolite by digging into other people's secrets.

It was this mad monk himself who said that he could ask whatever he wanted!

The worst that can happen is that the other person just won't tell me...

"What does 'calling for help' mean? The term 'calling for help' isn't hard to understand, right? It means you can't beat someone and you need to ask for help!"

"Oh, I understand. Don't worry, when I said I was calling for people, I didn't mean to find the big shots at Lingyin Temple!"

"They don't know martial arts, so why would I bring them here?"

Xiao Se nodded upon hearing this, and then asked, "So who are you talking about calling for help? Your friends from your martial arts training?"

"No, no, no, what I meant by calling for people was to find it!"

Li Xiuyuan revealed a mysterious expression, then pointed in a direction with his fan.

In that direction, apart from some broken stones, the only intact thing was a stone statue!

A stone statue of Weituo Bodhisattva! And it was originally part of this dilapidated temple!

Desolate; "..."

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On the other side, just as Xiao Se was speechless and Li Xiuyuan went mad for no reason, using a stone statue as an external aid, the battle between Lei Wujie and Tang Lian outside was also becoming increasingly fierce!

Among them, Lei Wujie's fire-burning technique, although putting more and more strain on himself as the battle went on, could be seen to make the crimson internal energy on his body even more intense!

Yes, he probably still has one more full-power punch to unleash before the Fire Scorching Technique automatically dissipates. (23sk.com)

Once the fire-burning technique is removed, he will suffer a violent backlash, the pain of which will be like being burned by fire. Although it will not kill him on the spot or completely disable his fighting ability, his strength will definitely be weaker than in his normal state!

Considering that even with his Fire Scorching Technique, he can only hold his own against Yue Ji, it goes without saying that when the Fire Scorching Technique disappears, that will be the moment Lei Wujie is defeated.

As for Tang Lian, she didn't use any techniques similar to fire-burning methods that would have a backlash afterward.

On the contrary, having learned the internal energy technique "Hanging Heaven" passed down from Baili Dongjun, his internal energy is virtually inexhaustible!

However, the problem is that while internal energy is inexhaustible, its upper limit is still linked to one's cultivation level!

While it's said that Minghou's cultivation level is at the peak of the Vajra Mortal Realm, in reality, he's far from the Free and Easy Realm, and can be considered as a half-step Free and Easy Realm expert!

Therefore, the essential factor that has kept Tang Lian and her opponent at a stalemate until now is actually the elusive Tang Clan hidden weapons!

Now, as the battle has progressed, he has used up almost all of his hidden weapons.

Like Lei Wujie, he now only has that one last hidden weapon left.

When the hidden weapon is used but the opponent is not defeated, that's when he loses!

"Senior Brother! I have one last punch! This punch will be stronger than all the previous ones combined, but after that, I won't be able to do anything!"

How are you?

At least during battle, Lei Wujie's little brain isn't impulsive. Well... impulsiveness and impulsiveness are not the same thing.

Therefore, in order not to expose his defeat, he could only speak to Tang Lian in this way through telepathy.

"I'm almost done. I have one last hidden weapon left, which I'll use as a last resort!"

"After this move, even if I don't lose immediately, I won't be far behind!"

Tang Lian responded in this way.

"Shall we give it our all one last time?"

"Okay, let's all go together!"

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Chapter 19 The Unstoppable Fist of Fiery Blaze: Lei Wujie has acted recklessly again!

"Fire Scorching Technique... Second Level! Blazing Inferno Realm!"

(In the original work, the second level was only mentioned briefly, without specifying its name. This was created by the author to avoid making it sound too grand, since the eighth level is only called the Heavenly Fire Realm.)

Lei Wujie retreated to create distance, circulating his internal energy throughout his body, which transformed into layers of fiery clouds on his body surface, resembling raging flames!

He firmly planted his back foot on the ground in a lunge stance, his left hand in a palm facing outwards for defense, and his right arm bent, using his willpower to control the internal energy throughout his body, which began to converge at the tip of his fist!

Whew!! Whew!!

The immense heat spread like ocean waves, and the snowflakes on the ground within a one-meter radius of Lei Wujie's body began to melt. After turning into water, they were quickly evaporated, demonstrating just how high the temperature around Lei Wujie had reached!

Awesome! Very strong!

But the price of such power is that after this punch, his blood will suffer the same fate as water drying up on the ground due to the fire poison!

"Senior Brother, I'm ready!"

"I'll attack first, then you follow closely behind me and fire your hidden weapons. Let's try to take them down in one fell swoop!"

To be honest, Lei Wujie was already faintly feeling a burning pain coming from his body.

But now that the die was cast, he forced a smile and spoke to Tang Lian in order not to affect his teammates' mentality.

"Okay, I understand, but they probably figured out what we were thinking too."

"I suspect they'll join forces as well. As for us... well, let's just fight them with all our might!"

"on!"

With Tang Lian's shout, Lei Wujie's eyes gleamed with more excitement than solemnity. He shouted back, "Lei Sect, Wufang Fist! Drink!"

boom!!