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

Or is there some other reason?

“Oh, I misspoke earlier. I visited Lingyin Temple a few years ago and met you, um... Master Daoji.”

"I thought you still recognized me, which is why I said what I just said."

Sikong Changfeng chuckled and laughed it off, but Li Xiuyuan naturally didn't believe a word he said.

His memory and perception are not outrageously bad!

Knowing that the temple he was in was just an "ordinary" temple, he secretly planted supernatural powers within Lingyin Temple.

It is used to avoid some unnecessary trouble.

And naturally, if such a powerful figure came to visit, and the person did not seem to be a Buddhist at all, it would be quite surprising.

There's no way he wouldn't know!

He did, however, sense some beings who merely observed from afar, acting like spies.

Not only him, but even some of his fellow disciples in the temple sometimes happened to run into them.

To be honest, if those guys hadn't been so harmless and hadn't been so good-natured, Li Xiuyuan would have gotten rid of them long ago. How could he have let them pass on the message?

"So, those people who were tailing us were Sikong Changfeng's men? Or part of the spider web of Snow Moon City?"

"But why would they be observing Lingyin Temple, such an ordinary temple?"

"Could it be because I ran away from my arranged marriage back then? Did Raimon ask Snowmoon City to help investigate whether I was truly insane or deliberately smearing their faces?"

Li Xiuyuan tried to calculate again, but still couldn't figure it out, so he started to guess in his mind.

"Forget it, with my current strength, why should I need to be timid?"

"In short, we don't know what tomorrow will bring, so let's drink and be merry while we can. Oh dear, I'm craving a drink!"

As Li Xiuyuan pondered, he did forget his troubles, but because he had no wine in his gourd and nothing to drink, he felt a sudden craving and unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"I see. It seems that you, the Gun Immortal, are also a benevolent Buddhist. I, the monk, am very fond of a good person like you!"

Li Xiuyuan pretended to believe the other party's words, and patted the other party's shoulder with his hands, which were still covered in mud, without any hesitation.

Sikong Changfeng was speechless.

No, since you don't know me or our relationship, how come you're so familiar with me?

Don't you have any respect for me, the Gun God?

It must be because he was embarrassed by falling from the sky earlier, right?

Damn it! He really feels like it wasn't his fault that he fell from the sky!

But looking at the whole scene, he couldn't see anyone who could do that.

Even Daoji in front of me should only be at the initial stage of the Free and Unfettered Heaven Realm, right?

It couldn't possibly be him!

Sikong Changfeng thought to himself with a sense of frustration, and since they did have some connection, he couldn't show any displeasure because of it.

He exchanged a few more pleasantries with the other person, then his smile faded and he turned serious as he walked towards Wuxin.

It was during this process that Lei Wujie, finally realizing what was happening, revealed his admiring expression.

This pleased Sikong Changfeng, who was constantly doubting that his prestige had completely vanished.

"Senior Gun Immortal, I am Lei Wujie of the Lei family from the Jiangnan Thunderbolt Hall. I am on my way to Snow Moon City to become an apprentice!"

Lei Wujie's expression at this moment was just like that of Daoji, who hadn't drunk alcohol for ten days, encountering the wine immortal Baili Dongjun.

With a wide grin revealing a row of teeth, he looked rather simple and honest.

"Hmm, the young man looks quite handsome."

"To have cultivated to the late stage of the Vajra Mortal Realm at such a young age, your future is limitless!"

Seeing the other party's highly praising expression, Sikong Changfeng was satisfied but couldn't neglect him. With a smile, he kept praising him as a handsome and talented man with unlimited potential.

This made Lei Wujie so happy that he was practically drooling!

If it weren't for Xiao Se being Lei Wujie's friend and not wanting others to think his friend was such a fool, or that he himself was a fool for being friends with such a person, then after seeing this scene, he first rubbed his forehead, frowned, and pulled the other person aside.

Of course, the fear of being misunderstood as a fool was only part of the reason why Xiao Se pulled Lei Wujie away.

The real reason was that he knew very well that the purpose of the person who had come here in person, the third city lord of Snowmoon City, must be Wuxin!

Of course, he didn't think Wuxin would be in any trouble. After all, he knew that Sikong Changfeng would recognize him the moment he saw him again, and as long as he spoke, the other party wouldn't refuse him.

Besides, isn't there a mad monk by Wuxin's side?

This mad monk not only possessed extraordinary strength himself, but also had a "senior brother" who was at least halfway to the Divine Realm, a self-proclaimed "Bodhisattva Weituo" standing behind him.

Even disregarding his status as the former sixth prince of Beili, the mere fact that Daoji had promised to safely escort Wuxin home was enough.

Sikong Changfeng really can't touch Wuxin!

However... I mean, isn't it going too far for our Boss Xiao to think about his future supporters with such malice?

Fortunately, Sikong Changfeng was unaware of what the other party was thinking, otherwise he probably would have completely lost his composure...

"Senior Gun Immortal, I am Wu Chan, and this is my junior brother, named Wu Xin."

"I am Wuxin, and I have met the Gun Immortal."

Xiao Se's thoughts ended there. As Sikong Changfeng formally approached Wuxin, Wuchan, standing to the side, initiated a brief introduction of himself and Wuxin, while also performing a Buddhist salute. This whole process... well, it could be considered a sign of respect for the other party. After all, the other party was the Third City Lord of Snow Moon City, one of the parties who had formally signed the Locking Mountains and Rivers Agreement, so naturally, he couldn't possibly not recognize his junior brother...

"Yes, thank you for your trouble."

"I should have arrived much earlier, but I ran into an old acquaintance on the way and we chatted for a while, which is why I was late."

"Fortunately, both the demonic possession of the Great Awakening Sect Leader and the roadblock by Wushuang City were resolved perfectly."

"Otherwise, I would feel somewhat guilty."

Since Wu Chan treated him with respect, Sikong Changfeng naturally had to reciprocate.

After saying all that, he turned his gaze to Wuxin and, through some perception, felt a strange sense of surprise.

"These are... the marks of self-inflicted martial arts failure?"

"But at this moment, your body is still full of internal energy. So that's why..."

"No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction. It seems you possess both great courage and profound good fortune!"

"No wonder Master Wangyou values ​​you so much."

Sikong Changfeng arrived late and naturally didn't know about the "stretching leg and glaring eye pill." Of course, even if he did know, he might not believe it.

After all, he himself was half a descendant of Medicine King Valley, and his knowledge of various medical theories was already deeply ingrained.

Unless he experiences it firsthand, simply seeing it with his own eyes is not enough to make him overturn what he has learned.

As for Wuxin's current state...

He simply thought that the other party was blessed with good fortune, and that he broke through and established himself in a moment of enlightenment, which is why he had such pure Buddhist internal energy. He probably couldn't establish any connection with anything else.

"Hehe, Senior Gun Immortal is joking. I was able to obtain such an opportunity only because of Master Daoji's help."

"However, aside from Master Daoji being someone the Gun Immortal genuinely wanted to find."

"If Wuxin isn't mistaken, I am your second target, right?"

"You're here to take me away too?"

Although the other party did not only approach him and Daoji after appearing, his greetings to the others were merely formalities!

There's even that idiot Lei Wujie who went up there on his own!

Only because Master Daoji had unknown reasons and because of his special identity would the other party have taken the initiative to contact him!

This... makes it impossible not to suspect the other party's intentions!

"No, Xueyue City has come here specifically to respectfully escort Ye Anshi back to his clan."

Sikong Changfeng's words were concise and to the point; he wasn't referring to himself, but rather to the entire upper echelons of Snowmoon City that he represented!

"What, could it be that you, Sect Leader Ye, still have some lingering attachment to our Central Plains?"

Seeing that Wuxin fell into a brief silence, Sikong Changfeng asked again.

Of course, he was just asking; even if the other party really didn't want to go back, he couldn't stay here any longer!

After all, this place doesn't belong to him; the Outer Heavens do!

As long as he stays here, the turmoil in the martial world will not stop, and there will be more killing and chaos!

After all, it's just that their Snow Moon City has a grander perspective and didn't take this hostage seriously.

As for the others, to put it bluntly, most of the forces really want to get their hands on the other party!

Even if the other party no longer possesses any of the Rakshasa Hall's secret techniques, their status as the Sect Master of the Outer Heaven is enough for them to unleash their ambitions!

"Heh, is Gun Immortal forcing me?"

After a moment of silence, Wu Xin finally spoke.

Instead of directly answering the other person's question, he questioned its deeper meaning.

"Yes, but no."

Sikong Changfeng replied in this way.

"What, are you really reluctant to leave? Is it because you've developed feelings for Hanshui Temple?"

"That's not it."

The unintentional reply startled Sikong Changfeng slightly, who intended to listen to the other party continue.

"To be honest, I don't have any feelings for Hanshui Temple."

"The only reason I can't bear to leave this place..."

"That is, my friends who are here now and the old monk who raised me."

"However, they must also want me to go home, right? So... Gun Master, you don't need to say anything more."

"I will leave once my pick-up person arrives."

Wu Xin spoke with a faint smile, his tone calm, but his reluctance was evident, which resonated with Xiao Se and Lei Wujie.