From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

My six older brothers often teased me about my high nose bridge when I was young. If they knew that I had mastered the Nine Dragons Combination Technique and that my kung fu was far superior to theirs, they might do something terrible to me.

That's why I became a playboy.

# Chapter 234 A Clear Mind Brings Peace of Mind

After learning the reason why Peng Qizi had hidden his skills, Zhao Xinchuan was at a loss.

"so--"

Peng Qizi laughed and said, "Senior brother, in this matter, you and I are in the same situation, except that I have the blood of the Peng family."

After a while.

Zhao Xinchuan exhaled a breath of turbid air and recounted how Zhao Liren had visited the Taiji Sect and threatened Peng Qianwu to kill Jiang Liu and his group. He said in a low voice, "Junior brother, if I hadn't done this, Zhao Liren would have targeted the Taiji Sect. I secretly learned the Nine Dragons Combined Technique to repay the sect's kindness, which is why I came here."

Upon hearing the reason, Chengzhen shook her head inwardly, muttering to Jiang Liu: "I've already said, the common people can't fight with officials, and the same goes for extraordinary people. Now look what's happened, trouble is coming one after another!"

But these words must not be spoken aloud.

Furthermore.

Honestly, Chengzhen couldn't deceive himself into believing that Jiang Liu and the others' previous destruction of the Azure Dragon Society was definitely a mistake.

Moreover, Jiang Liu and his group didn't just destroy things; they also used Boss Cha's connections to buy land in the slum area to build a cultural street. They also took care of the children, and most of the money they earned was used for street planning, house repairs, and attracting businesses.

"What gratitude do you have for your master? When my father taught me and my six older brothers the Nine Dragons Union Technique, did he hide it from my senior brothers and other outstanding disciples in the sect?"

Peng Qizi laughed out loud, "How can it be considered stealing if you learned it yourself?"

Let me put it this way.

The moment you revealed the Nine Dragons Combined Technique, my father had already decided to kill you. The only reason he didn't kill you immediately was because he had suffered a great loss at the hands of the young master of this magic troupe before, and it was not advisable to act immediately, lest he discourage the other disciples in the sect.

Calling you out now is just a way to use someone else to do your dirty work.

Besides, do you really think you can handle this magic troupe?

Does he not understand his father's temperament?

For the sake of the Tai Chi School's legacy, they're capable of anything. If they can't win openly, they'll resort to underhanded tactics. It was during their last attempt to cause trouble here that they were perhaps intimidated by Jiang Liu, which is why they didn't resort to dirty tricks upon their return, but instead focused on retrieving the "Ape Strike Technique"...

Now that they are being threatened and coerced by Zhao Liren to deal with the Ghost Hand Wang Cai Opera Troupe, how can they expect Zhao Xinchuan, who has a rather stubborn personality, to help them?

There must be another plan.

Zhao Xinchuan remained silent for a long while before saying, "Then what should I do?"

"Leave Tai Chi Sect and go wherever you want. You can start your own business, live in seclusion in the mountains, or get married and have children. Just don't come back to Tai Chi Sect."

Peng Qizi pointed out, "As long as you leave, my father won't do anything to you. After all, what he's afraid of now is that you're too powerful. The rest of the Peng family, except for my six older brothers, can't beat you, which is why the Peng family Tai Chi changed its surname to 'Zhao'... My father's heart isn't as broad as the Taoists of the Wudang Sect."

"Junior brother, thank you, but I am determined to fight Jiang Liu, even if it means death!" Zhao Xinchuan ignored the advice and walked to a nearby tree to wait for Jiang Liu and the others to return.

Seeing this, Peng Qizi was also helpless, but he did not intend to forcibly drag Zhao Xinchuan away. He simply said to Chengzhen, "I have been hiding in the past because I had no choice, but I also feel that I am no weaker than others. I also want to meet Jiang Liu. Could you please ask the disciple of the Sanyi Sect to do me a favor?"

"I'm just a gatekeeper now. If you want to fight him, wait for him to come back. Just don't barge into the yard and disturb the elderly people inside."

After Chengzhen finished speaking, he retreated to the front of the courtyard, sat cross-legged on the ground, meditated quietly, concentrated on circulating his energy throughout the body, and continuously advanced the progress of the second stage of reverse rebirth.

Peng Qizi opened his mouth, wanting to test his skills against Chengzhen and try out the Xuanmen technique of the Sanyi Sect: Reverse Life Triple Level, but ultimately held back. He sat down near Zhao Xinchuan and asked with a smile, "Really not leaving?"

"Don't go."

Zhao Xinchuan had made up his mind to fight Jiang Liu to the death. Whether he lived or died, it would be a way of repaying the Tai Chi School's kindness in passing on their skills...

···

"Jiang Liu, I've found the evidence!"

Jiang Liu, who was carrying bricks and stones in the slum, heard the sound and turned around to look—

He Anxia.

He was very excited. Holding a box the size of his palm, he ran to Jiang Liu, opened it, and found it empty, but containing some grayish-white powder.

He said, “I searched the second floor of the clinic and found this medicine box. Although the medicine was gone, I examined the powder and found that it had hidden toxicity. On the surface, it can stimulate the kidneys, invigorate blood and qi, and has an aphrodisiac effect, but in reality, it will damage the kidneys, making the user unable to control their ejaculation, and even causing death from exhaustion!”

Obvious.

This is what He Anxia considers the most compelling evidence!

Yuzhen and Cui Daorong, this adulterous couple, conspired to kill his second master, Cui Daoning, and took away the money his master had accumulated, and even planned to elope with him.

He did nothing wrong!

In this way, He Anxia's heart was mostly at peace.

“It’s good that you’ve found evidence, but what if you accidentally kill the wrong person in the future?” Jiang Liu asked.

"Absolutely not!"

He Anxia recalled how he had acted without finding conclusive evidence, which had left him uneasy all night. He felt a wave of fear and quickly shook his head, saying, "If I encounter injustice in the future, I will definitely find evidence first before taking action."

“You’re missing one step,” Jiang Liu said, shaking his head.

"what?"

He An was taken aback. Did that mean they couldn't act immediately after finding the evidence?

"You must first report to the authorities and seek justice. Only if the authorities cannot provide justice can you take action and fight for justice yourself."

Jiang Liu said, "Just like the Azure Dragon Society, we only take action because those incompetent and powerless officials are useless and cannot be controlled."

Reporting to the authorities is a necessary procedure.

Otherwise, if everyone rushes to take action as soon as they find evidence, the world will become even more chaotic, with no rules whatsoever.

"Oh, I see. I understand." He Anxia smiled憨厚ly and said to Jiang Liu, "You're younger than me, how come you know so much more than me?"

"It's simple, because you spent the first half of your life in the mountains, while I've been wandering the world since I was old enough to understand."

Jiang Liu smiled casually, "By the way, do you know what we're going to do next?"

Speaking of the future—

The smile on He Anxia's face disappeared.

What should we do next?

He doesn't know!

While on the mountain, one only needs to chant scriptures, clean, wash clothes, cook, fetch water, and practice Qi cultivation.

After descending the mountain, I was so hungry I felt dizzy and disoriented, so I snatched a lotus leaf-wrapped chicken from someone on the street to eat...

If he hadn't met his second master and become an apprentice at a medical clinic, he suspected he would have gone astray.

Now that his second master is dead and he has taken his revenge, he should, by all accounts, inherit his master's medical clinic.

The clinic had a couplet: "Farewell to the solitude of the mountains, welcome the troubles of the world"; the horizontal inscription read: "Self-help and helping others".

This refers to Cui Daoning himself.

When He Anxia was cultivating in the mountains, he did not feel lonely. After he came down from the mountain, he did not feel lonely either. He was only troubled by the murder of Cui Daoning. Now that he has avenged his great enemy and found the evidence, he feels much more at ease, but he still feels empty inside.

The last time I felt this way was when I was sent down the mountain by the old master of Ziyun Immortal Academy!

I need a mentor!

He Anxia suddenly realized something and looked at the river flowing before him...

# Chapter 235 Where Can the Mind Rest?

"You want to become my disciple?"

Seeing He Anxia kneel down and kowtow to him, Jiang Liu was both amused and exasperated. "Brother, you're older than me."

“My first master said that ambition is not limited by age; my second master said that a doctor cannot heal himself.”

He Anxia was lifted up by Jiang Liu, then knelt down again. He was lifted up again, then knelt down again. He just kept going like this with Jiang Liu, kowtowing repeatedly, hoping that Jiang Liu would take him in so that he could have a family and peace of mind.

"Hey~"

Jiang Liu remained silent for a moment.

Ok!

He Anxia, ​​on the other hand, reverted to the "childlike" state he had when they first met.

Judging from his appearance, Jiang Liu understood the good intentions of the abbot of Ziyun Immortal Academy.

He Anxia.

This innocent heart is restless!

Although pure, it is also prone to turmoil, just like the Monkey King, who jumps around and his temperament is expressed on his face; anger is anger, and joy is joy.

Just like before, without conclusive evidence, he believed that Yuzhen and Cui Daorong had conspired to harm his second master, so he went to seek revenge. Afterwards, realizing he had acted too impulsively and was now distraught, he sought comfort from him…

The monk probably knew that he couldn't grow in the mountains, so he had to go down to the mountains to experience life.

otherwise--

Ziyun Immortal Academy is really short of food for He Anxia alone.

Although He Anxia has a pure heart, he lacks sincerity. If no one guides him, let alone his birth, who knows how much trouble he will cause before he can grow up.

Just like now, if he were to continue going through this on his own, without anyone to be his pillar of support and guide him, he would be agonizing over the deaths of Cui Daoning, Cui Daorong, and Yuzhen for the rest of his life, and might even forget what these three people looked like over time, living a muddled and confused life.

Because he himself has no goal.

His usual cultivation was simply due to the habits he had developed on the mountain. All his actions after coming down the mountain stemmed from his mind's feedback to the outside world, and the underlying logic of his behavior was based on the basic values ​​he had developed at the Purple Cloud Immortal Academy.

Just like Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West".

After leaving Fangcun Mountain, Sun Wukong returned to his hometown, eliminated the Demon King of Chaos, and began to declare himself king and ancestor. He went to Aolai Kingdom to steal weapons, searched for treasures in the East Sea, and took up official positions in Heaven, first as the Keeper of the Heavenly Horses and later as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. These actions seem much more exaggerated than He Anxia's, but at the underlying logic level, they are exactly the same as He Anxia's current situation.

No goals! Just drifting aimlessly!

The logic behind all actions and behaviors stems from the basic values ​​and beliefs cultivated during travels in the human world and the feedback of the mind to external stimuli developed during cultivation at Fangcun Mountain!