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

No, he can't think like that!

He should have thought that since they were all friends, he should be even less likely to drag them into that mess!

"We've arrived at Sangu City!"

"Xiao Se, Dao Ji, Senior Brother, we've arrived! Where should we stop the carriage? Senior Brother, do you know the way to the post station?"

As Xiao Se frowned in deep thought, the bumpy carriage gradually stabilized, and then... Lei Wujie's voice came out.

"Oh dear! Monk, I already told you, don't take things so seriously!"

"Let me give you a piece of advice: You never know what tomorrow will bring, so what's there to worry about? What's there to worry about?"

As he got off the bus, Li Xiuyuan seemed to know everything, yet also seemed to know nothing. He patted Xiao Se's shoulder with his tattered fan and said...

"Let's go! Let's break the taboo... oops! Let's go drink!"

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Chapter 25 Forgot to bring money to buy wine! The White-Haired Immortal comes knocking!

"A beauty visited me three times; the first visit could topple a city, the second could topple a nation, and the third could topple my heart."

"Well, you crazy monk... if you ask me, you should just stop pretending to be so righteous."

"Eating meat, drinking wine, and having beautiful women—isn't that wonderful?"

"Or why don't you go and gamble a round yourself? That way you'll have enough for eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling!" (online)

I don't know if Li Xiuyuan's words had some kind of magical power to calm people's minds.

During the short journey from the gate of Sangu City to this Beauty Manor, Xiao Se not only lost all the worry between his brows, but he was even able to start joking with Li Xiuyuan.

"This... Xiao Se, it's best not to make jokes like this. Master Daoji is a monk, after all, isn't he?"

Upon hearing Xiao Se's words, Tang Lian, who was standing to the side, immediately put on a bitter smile. Although everyone was friends now, just as he said, Master Daoji still referred to himself as a monk. If he kept saying that, wouldn't the other party get angry?

"What kind of monk is he? We've been together for the past three days. When he was stealing my jerky, did he act like a monk at all?"

"And your lotus dew."

"If it were any other common wine, that would be fine, but this stuff is, after all, the latest homemade wine produced by the Wine Immortal Baili Dongjun!"

"When he left not a single drop for Lei Wujie, did he ever think of himself as a monk?"

It can be said that Xiao Se's penchant for seeing Li Xiuyuan break down was largely due to Li Xiuyuan's actions.

Just like now, when she heard him say this, even someone as rigid as Tang Lian couldn't help but think of a word that shouldn't be used on a man—a resentful woman!

"Hey! If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense, okay? How is it that eating meat and drinking alcohol doesn't make me a monk?"

As the saying goes, we cultivate our minds, not our words; others cultivate their words, not their minds! Wine and meat pass through our intestines, but Buddha remains in our hearts!

"I am a proper monk, okay!"

Xiao Se's reaction was as expected, but Tang Lian's was unexpected.

As expected, Li Xiuyuan was not angry at Xiao Se's sarcasm. Instead, he spoke up righteously and sternly.

"This... Crazy monk, what did you do before you became a monk? How can you make something so obviously taboo sound so appealing?"

"If it were really like you say, wouldn't all the temples in the world become places for monks who drink and eat meat?"

Xiao Se looked at Li Xiuyuan speechlessly and said this.

"Oh dear! That's not how you put it! Wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart! If others follow my example, they will fall into the demonic path..."

"In short, I, a monk, am special! Others, especially children, should not follow my example!"

Li Xiuyuan gave a mocking look and said to Xiao Se and you in front of the screen.

Don't do everything like everyone else. Everyone is just playing around every day, but have you ever thought that some people might be rich kids while you're just a working-class person?

(Just kidding, this book's readers don't count; every single one of them is rich, handsome, and successful.)

"Ha, you certainly have a whole repertoire of fallacies!"

"Fine, think what you want. After talking to you for so long, I'm starting to want to gamble myself!"

"Of course, I don't need these ordinary women to keep me company. They are not worthy of me, Boss Xiao!"

Perhaps fearing that Li Xiuyuan would seize the opportunity to criticize him like he did, Xiao Se added a comment afterward, which earned him a roll of his eyes.

"However, with the three strings of five taels I have, I'm afraid I can't even exchange them for a single pearl, let alone participate in these baskets and baskets of gambling."

As Xiao Se spoke, he glanced at Tang Lian.

Why are you looking at me like that? I don't have any money!

"Besides, I'm on a mission right now. If you're with me, let's not make any big fuss, shall we?"

Upon seeing this, Tang Lian quickly avoided the other person's gaze. Remembering that she still had a mission to complete, she also spoke up to offer advice.

"Aren't you going to make a big fuss? How come you can't even keep your own word?"

A few minutes earlier, while he was frantically arguing with Li Xiuyuan and listening to his twisted logic, he noticed that something was off about the people around him.

It seemed as if some extraordinary person had appeared, and everyone... well, not everyone, I suppose.

Most people then turned their attention to that direction.

Xiao Se, who had been too busy before, looked towards the commotion and saw a beautiful woman in red, with alluring features and a graceful figure, flying down from the high pavilion.

If he wasn't blind, or if he wasn't bewitched by the other person and constantly having delusions, then the direction from which she came, and the direction of those alluring eyes, were looking, was right in their direction!

But thinking about their group of three, which they didn't know at all, and that mad monk...

Damn it, let's not even bother with the crazy monk, okay?

Even he, a man, found it disgusting to see the other person picking their toes in the confined space of the train carriage, and he almost felt like vomiting.

A guy like that is clearly not that beauty's target, is he?

That leaves only Tang Lian, who seems serious and at first glance, but later turns out to be quite handsome!

"Oh dear! This young couple has been reunited after so long, I'd better not get involved in their fun!"

"Why don't we take this opportunity to buy some bar drinks!"

Watching the beautiful woman in red gracefully walk over and gaze deeply into Tang Lian's eyes, Li Xiuyuan couldn't understand how Xiao Se could stay any longer.

Although all of this was just to cover up their meeting, the affection between them was genuine!

Anyway, Li Xiuyuan couldn't take it anymore. He felt a rash on his back and after saying "Eek!" a couple of times, he ignored Xiao Se and skipped over to a place that sold and sold alcohol.

"Hey! Snap out of it! Snap out of it! We have a customer!"

"Stop looking! Your goddess already has a boyfriend. Looking at her will only lead to unrequited love!"

"If you have this much time to spare, why don't you do more business deals and make some money so you can choose another woman to keep you company at this beauty salon?"

Li Xiuyuan arrived at the liquor stall, originally just wanting to buy some liquor.

But to his surprise, he called out to the boss many times, but the boss never responded.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that this guy was doing the same thing as most of the men present: he wished he could stare directly at the beautiful woman in red, Tian Nu Rui!

Tsk tsk, lust is a poison that can scrape your bones! If Li Xiuyuan were to say it, this Heavenly Maiden Rui is not as beautiful as the Snow Moon Sword Immortal Li Hanyi!

Although he never actually met the female character he liked in his previous life after transmigrating, and the beauties in the real world certainly don't look like the actresses in TV dramas, but... wait!

Yes! He's never even met Li Hanyi, so why does he suddenly have this feeling?

Even if you ask him to recall it now, the image that forms in his mind is a completely different, stunning face, not the actor from his previous life!

What's going on here?

Li Xiuyuan frowned slightly, his right hand constantly calculating, but he couldn't figure anything out!

If this were the case for an ordinary person, they might become suspicious and uneasy.

But who is Li Xiuyuan? He's currently playing Daoji!

But in reality, he had already gotten used to this kind of life and found it very comfortable!

Over time, he became much more easygoing. After only a moment of doubt, he would stop thinking about it and continue buying alcohol.

But it was precisely after he had calculated the cause and effect and called out so many times without the boss responding that, having no other choice, Li Xiuyuan uttered those words that could shatter the sycophant's dream.

"What?! My goddess already has a boyfriend?"

"No! Why is this happening?"

"But you're right, if you make more money, you won't have to worry about not having women."

Well, it seems this person's simp syndrome isn't completely incurable, or perhaps he was just lustful at first sight.

In that case, Li Xiuyuan's words were actually a good deed, right?

"Sir, what kind of wine would you like? We have..."

Well, the rest of the wine-buying process went quite smoothly; the other party didn't look down on me because of my poor attire.

After the shop owner had finished introducing all the drinks and Li Xiuyuan had chosen the ones he wanted, a sense of embarrassment slowly crept into his head as he was about to pay.

Oh no! I forgot my money!

Of course, although he can now turn stones into gold on the spot and conjure up a pile of gold directly.

But if he does that, then why would he even buy alcohol?

With his strength, where in the world can't he go, and what kind of wine can't he snatch?

This is a bottom line issue; he won't do it lightly!

But if that's the case, then even if he doesn't mind wasting his time picking and choosing so many things, the boss will be unhappy, right?

"Boss! How about I put the bill on this gentleman's behalf for the wine he wants to buy today?"

Just as Li Xiuyuan and the liquor store owner were looking at each other, afraid that the air would suddenly become quiet.

A gentle, jade-like voice slowly rang out behind him. It belonged to a man with white hair and a jade-like face, holding a long sword!

It's him... the White-Haired Immortal, Mo Qixuan!

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