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

Hearing that Yue Ji's words made sense, Ming Hou nodded slightly and, without letting her act as a messenger, spoke up himself, "Tang Lian! I don't know if Dao Ji came with you."

"But I didn't come here to fight you this time; I'm just here to seek my answers!"

"I'll leave once I get the answer!"

Clearly, Minghou and Yueji are now terrified of the word Daoji. Even Li Xiuyuan himself probably doesn't know how much psychological trauma his senior brother Weituo's great duel has caused them... What a sin! What a sin!

"Answer? Hmph... Do you think I'd believe that? What do you want to know about the answer and what does it have to do with the golden coffin?"

"The golden coffin is right here. I refuse to believe you... that the golden coffin has been opened!?"

Tang Lian's gaze swept over the golden coffin with its lid separated, and with a swift movement, she leaped over it!

It was indeed completely empty inside!

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Chapter 37 No Zen: That Master Daoji must be an enlightened holy monk, right?

"Tang Lian, why are you looking at me like that?"

Upon seeing that the golden coffin was empty, Tang Lian's first reaction was to look at Ming Hou.

The Marquis of the Underworld frowned, recalling that Tang Lian, the one who escorted the golden coffin, did not know what was inside. He immediately understood and spoke up.

"You don't think I took the things from the coffin, do you?"

"Isn't that right?" Tang Lian retorted.

"Hmph! Ridiculous! The contents of this golden coffin are standing right in front of you, and you can't even recognize them?"

The Marquis of the Underworld sneered and looked at Wuxin, saying this.

"What do you mean? You mean this young master is inside the golden coffin?"

"What else could I do? If I hadn't been left with the answer I wanted and seen that even the coffin was empty, why would I have stayed here?"

Seeing that Minghou's expression didn't seem fake, Tang Lian glanced at Wuxin with some disbelief.

He turned and walked to Lei Wujie's side, confirming what had just happened, and probably understood what the Underworld Lord wanted.

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be this young master who knows something that the Underworld Lord really wants to know.

It seems to be the truth or the answer to something. In short, that thing is very important to Minghou, which is why he has been thinking about intercepting the golden coffin all the way to find Wuxin inside and ask him for advice.

"Unexpectedly, the golden coffin that was so sought after by so many people contained a little monk."

"But if the monk is alive, why is he placed in a coffin for transportation?"

"Could it be that this guy is actually a very dangerous person, or rather, he strongly resists going to Kowloon Gate, which is why..."

Tang Lian was filled with doubts, but he knew that he was just an escort.

It's not good to investigate anything, but now that he's guessed that the other party might be a dangerous person, he can't let his guard down and needs to start being vigilant!

"Brother from Snow Moon City, please don't rush to make a move. This is my junior brother, Wuxin, a lay disciple of Master Wangyou."

"He is not the kind of person who is extremely wicked."

Just as Tang Lian had produced several more hidden weapons and was staring intently at Wu Xin to prevent him from making any unusual moves, a powerful voice rang out from the roof beam of the post station behind him.

It was a middle-aged man with meticulously combed hair, an upright expression, and dressed in Zen Buddhist attire who leaped with light-footed skill and landed safely.

Besides him, there was also Tiannu Rui, who had disappeared sometime earlier.

If nothing unexpected happens, she should have received the news when Li Xiuyuan and Mo Qixuan had just started their confrontation, so she went to bring Tang Lian's contact, the middle-aged man Wu Chan, here.

“Lian, this is your contact person, Master Wu Chan of Kowloon Temple.”

Tiannu Rui came to Tang Lian's side and whispered.

Having received confirmation from the other party, Tang Lian put away her hidden weapon and greeted Wu Chan with a fist and palm salute.

"Although I don't know exactly what happened, my task is simply to escort them."

"Now that we've found you, our contact, let's pack up and wait for Master Daoji to return."

"It's almost time to begin the final leg of the escort."

A hint of relief finally appeared on Tang Lian's face as she said this.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Brother Tang Lian."

Upon hearing this, Wu Chan immediately showed a grateful expression.

Watching Tang Lian and Wu Chan chatting away, seemingly getting along quite well, Wu Xin, standing to the side, showed dissatisfaction on his face.

"Hey, can't you ask for my opinion when you're discussing this?"

"When I was at Hanshui Temple, my willingness to go to Kowloon Gate was merely a temporary measure, but I certainly didn't say that now, did I?"

I had no idea that I would say such a thing.

Yes, he hadn't actually said any of these things yet. Just now, when he was about to say them, he was still confident that he could escape from the group of people in front of him.

As Wu Chan and Tang Lian continued their conversation, his expression immediately turned sour.

"By the way, Brother Tang Lian, who is this Master Daoji you mentioned earlier?"

"I don't recall receiving any information that Snowmoon City sent anyone else besides you?"

"Where is he now? If possible, let's go find him and send Junior Brother Wuxin to the Nine Dragons Gate as soon as possible!"

Yes, it was this wave of questions from Wu Chan and Tang Lian's answers that caused Wu Xin's expression to change.

As for why Wuxin would pay attention to their conversation, it's because they mentioned Daoji, isn't it?

Whether it was the fear that Minghou and Yueji had, or the respect that Tang Lian showed on his face at this moment.

These were all brought to them by that monk named Daoji! Wuxin was very curious about who Daoji was and what abilities he had!

So he secretly extended his senses to eavesdrop on Tang Lian and Wu Chan's conversation, and then he learned something that forced him to swallow his words back.

"Oh, you mean Master Daoji?"

"He was a very powerful senior Buddhist monk whom I met on the way."

"Of course, he certainly didn't come to steal it..."

"Well, as for trying to take this young master away, I couldn't stop him at all if he wanted to."

"He was going to Snowmoon City with my future junior brother, but he didn't know the way, so he came with me to escort him."

Tang Lian explained in this way, her expression just as Wu Xin had seen, full of respect!

Wu Chan, who was standing to the side, also noticed the respect Tang Lian showed at this moment. He thought to himself, "A monk who can be so highly regarded by the eldest disciple of Snow Moon City must be a dignified and enlightened monk."

Or perhaps a Vajra warrior monk with divine power and unfathomable cultivation?

Thinking of this, Wu Chan's expression became very serious.

"I see. Then, Brother Tang Lian... I wonder where this master is now?"

"As a Buddhist disciple, there is no reason not to pay my respects to such a virtuous and eminent monk!"

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Tang Lian's face turned awkward. Did Wu Chan... misunderstand something?

Of course, he didn't mean that Daoji wasn't a proper monk; on the contrary, he felt that Daoji often spoke with a Zen-like quality.

For example, others may cultivate their speech but not their hearts, while we should cultivate our hearts but not our speech.

There are also sayings like "wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart." These words seem like fallacies, but in Tang Lian's opinion, they are probably only uttered by enlightened people who have truly seen through the illusions of the world.

However... even for him, Daoji's impression was only established after he went through many things.

As for Wu Chan... let alone him.

I feel that if it were a normal person, they wouldn't associate him with a highly respected monk at first glance, right? (www.23sk.com)

Will there be any misunderstandings or mishaps?

“Um, Master Wuchan, I think Master Daoji is a very easy-going person, you don’t need to be so serious.”

"His clothes and mannerisms are very casual. You're being too serious... that's not good."

Tang Lian frantically hinted, trying to pull Wu Chan back from his lofty ideals of Li Xiuyuan.

"I see. He is indeed a highly accomplished monk. But that is precisely why I should show him even more respect."

Seeing that the stereotype of Wu Chan had already taken hold and could not be changed for the time being, Tang Lian sighed helplessly and then answered the question the other party had asked at the beginning.

"Master Daoji should be near the Meirenzhuang, the street location we originally set."

"Just now, the white-haired immortal from the Outer Heavens appeared, seemingly trying to seize the golden coffin."

"In order to protect the golden coffin, Master Daoji fought against the White-Haired Immortal and destroyed the entire Beauty Village."

"The battle should be over by now."

Upon hearing what Tang Lian said, Wu Chan couldn't help but feel a deep sense of respect once again.

He was no stranger to the name "Outer Heaven". Regardless of whether the other party was actually a so-called "demonic sect", they were still very threatening in terms of their stance!

Even his junior brother, Wu Chan knew his identity fairly well; he was the young sect master of Tianwaitian.

Although he will eventually return to the Outer Heaven, if he does not go to the Nine Dragons Gate to dispel those secret techniques...

And so he was taken back, and then used by some ambitious people in the demonic sect. In the future... perhaps there will be another massacre!

Hmm... if that's the case, then Master Daoji really did a great deed!

Wu Chan heard what Tang Lian said and his mind was filled with many thoughts.

Meanwhile, Wuxin also heard everything Tang Lian said, including learning about the existence of the White-Haired Immortal!

"No way, Uncle Mo is here too! Is he here to take me back? No, no, I have very important things to do!"

Yes, the reason why Wuxin forcibly swallowed back the words he was about to say was because he heard the news that the White-Haired Immortal was also here!

At least for now, he still needs the protection of these guys in front of him so that he won't be taken back to the Outer Heaven too soon!

and……

I wonder if the Daoji they're talking about actually defeated his Uncle Mo!