From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Once he learns that he is Jiang Liu's replacement, he will certainly not remember Wang Yaozu's kindness in passing on his teachings.

Moreover, when they encounter themselves in the future, they will inevitably find trouble and challenge themselves.

Not to mention, Wang Yaozu, that old fool, snatched people from the Sanyi School and was about to clash with the Sanyi School. Could I just stand by and watch Wang Yaozu and Zuo Ruotong confront each other?

That would be the worst-case scenario.

In his eyes, Li Muxuan's personality meant that if he didn't point it out, Zuo Ruotong would have to keep grinding him down. There was no other way. After all, it was clear from the fact that the boy changed his name to "Muxuan" that what he admired was never the wonderful methods of the Sanyi Sect, but the Great Ying Immortal.

Therefore, Li Muxuan could forcibly suppress his own nature to meet the test of the Sanyi Sect.

The so-called dishonesty.

That's what it refers to.

But he is not honest, he refuses to change, and he has a stubborn temper. If he really becomes Wang Yaozu's disciple, he will only make one mistake after another.

He has a stubborn temper and won't accept others' advice even if he knows it's right. Moreover, Li Muxuan is already eleven or twelve years old, which is an impulsive age, making him even more troublesome.

[Father, Master, at this moment, for my sake, you are finally acting as a true successor to Yang Zhu!]

【but--】

Thinking of this, Jiang Liu took a breath, looked directly into Wang Yaozu's eyes, and said quietly, "Master, forgive my bluntness, but Li Muxuan is not a good candidate."

"If I say yes, then that's it!"

Wang Yaozu glared at Jiang Liu and said fiercely, "You've got your eye on my last trump card, haven't you? Are you afraid I'll take on a new disciple and won't pass it on to you? Well, let me make this clear: I really won't pass it on to an ungrateful brat!"

Jiang Liu only learned the basic skills and fundamental techniques, but the real killing moves for fighting enemies were not taught by Wang Yaozu. Especially after learning about Jiang Liu's talent, he gave up the idea of ​​teaching him. After all, if he used it, others would definitely think of Wang Yaozu.

This will only cause trouble for his son!

With his son's innate abilities and life cultivation, and having mingled with him in the martial world, he is wary of all kinds of darkness and is capable of surviving!

"You can't beat me anymore."

Jiang Liu didn't try to persuade him, he just said this one sentence.

Upon hearing this, Wang Yaozu was furious. His eyes turned red, and he spat as he said, "You still want to fight me? You unfilial son!"

Jiang Liu remained calm as he looked at the furious Wang Yaozu, then smiled and said, "So, Master, just accept your fate."

after all--

I am not Sun Wukong.

Don't try to emulate the Bodhi Patriarch.

# Chapter 4 The Outsider Li Muxuan

Unable to argue with Jiang Liu or even beat him, what else could Wang Yaozu do?

All he could do was stare at Jiang Liu.

He knew that if he really attacked, his son would never fight back, but if he really injured him and left any hidden injuries, that would be troublesome.

"Hey~"

This couldn't go on forever, so Jiang Liu came up with a plan. He said, "Master, I know your intention, but I was raised by you. I've traveled with you all this way, performing for a living, and I've learned a lot of lessons. You don't need me to repay you, but I can't be an unfilial son."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yaozu trembled, suddenly hugged Jiang Liu, and cried out, "Can't you just listen to your father? Why are you so stubborn!"

“I learned it from you. You took a fancy to Li Muxuan, and you didn’t even care about the sect leader of the Sanyi Sect. Isn’t that also a stubborn temper?”

Jiang Liu hugged Wang Yaozu, patted his shoulder, and comforted him, "In the future, I will pass on the art of 'Reversing the Eight Directions' and establish my own school, so that everyone in the future will know that this craft has been passed down to you, Wang Yaozu! So that all my disciples and followers in the future will be grateful for your kindness!"

"Please rest assured, this will not hinder my future. Cultivation also requires dealing with people and situations."

Wang Yaozu didn't answer, he just kept crying and wailing, all his previous anger gone.

After he calmed down, he gave Jiang Liu a few copper coins and tossed him a gourd, telling him to go out and buy wine, saying that he wanted to have a good chat with him about their master-disciple relationship that night.

"Master, I'm only fifteen, I can't drink alcohol." Jiang Liu took the gourd, took the money, and laughed.

"Bullshit! Some people in the village are married by the age of twelve, unlike you, who is still a virgin!" Wang Yaozu cursed and pretended to kick Jiang Liu's butt, which scared him so much that he quickly ran away.

Upon arriving at the inn, Jiang Liu paid the bill and bought a pot of wine, but instead of going home, he headed into the woods near the town.

He lived with Wang Yaozu for fifteen years, how could he not know what he was thinking?

I guess it was to get me out of the way.

He had also thoroughly researched the environment of the Sanyi Gate area beforehand.

as predicted.

Upon arriving in the nearby woods, Jiang Liu encountered the two opposing sides.

One of them was Jiang Liu's master, Wang Yaozu, who was hunched over and had few good teeth.

The other person had fair skin, long hair, and eyes that were filled with anger without being intimidating; he was none other than Zuo Ruotong, the Great Ying Immortal of the Sanyi Sect.

Beside Wang Yaozu was Yuan Jingui, a member of the Quanxing sect, who had come to ask Wang Yaozu for a favor, but it was now clear that the favor could not be done.

"...I, Wang Yaozu, am getting on in years. Is it wrong for me to want a successor?" Wang Yaozu said to Zuo Ruotong with a crooked mouth.

Has it already progressed to this stage?

Jiang Liu sighed.

Zuo Ruotong frowned and said, "Didn't you raise a son?"

"He's an idiot!"

Wang Yaozu said these insincere words with a vicious tone, "As long as you give me this child, I won't mind giving you my son!"

Upon hearing this, Zuo Ruotong's face darkened, and she asked, "Don't you know he's been cleaning up your messes all along? You actually used him as a bargaining chip?"

"I know! But I don't need it!"

Wang Yaozu patted his chest and vowed confidently, shouting to Zuo Ruotong, "Unless you kill me today, I'm determined to teach this child!"

However, Li Muxuan showed little emotion; he was more at a loss for what to do.

Although he was curious about Wang Yaozu's abilities, the person he admired most deep down was the Immortal Daying in front of him.

Mu Xuan, what he admires is Zuo Ruotong's Xuan!

Zuo Ruotong's eyes were filled with gloom, as if he were about to kill Wang Yaozu at any moment.

However, Li Muxuan was not a bad person and did not want the two to have a conflict. He just kept saying things like "we should take it easy."

But Zuo Ruotong only coldly rebuked, "When I came here, I already said that you have no right to speak here!"

However, Li Muxuan, who was going through a rebellious phase, felt he had been made a fool of by Zuo Ruotong and Dongshan for a long time. His temper flared up, and he glared at Zuo Ruotong and shouted, "Who are you—"

boom!

Before he could even utter the word "ah," a puddle of mud splattered onto Li Muxuan's mouth, making his throat itch and causing him to immediately gag onto the ground.

This sudden turn of events caused everyone else to turn their attention to the path outside the woods.

Jiang Liu walked slowly, his feet firmly planted on the ground, and clasped his hands in greeting to Zuo Ruotong, saying, "Wang Yaozu's adopted son and disciple pays respects to Master Zuo."

Zuo Ruotong glanced at Li Muxuan to make sure he was alright before focusing all her attention on Jiang Liu, saying, "I almost didn't even notice what happened just now. At such a young age, you've already cultivated the Reversal of Eight Directions to this level. That's remarkable."

Moreover, the mud puddle he just made was very well done. As someone who had been through it all, Zuo Ruotong naturally knew what Li Muxuan would say.

Now that he's been interrupted, we can let it go and avoid putting him in a dilemma.

But if Jiang Liu is so excellent, why doesn't Wang Yaozu like him and wants to give him to me?

"You little rascal! Didn't I tell you to go get some wine? What are you doing here?!" Wang Yaozu was furious, feeling that his son was too smart, and he couldn't hide anything from him!

Seeing Wang Yaozu's attitude, Zuo Ruotong didn't believe he couldn't see the trick behind Jiang Liu's earlier mud-throwing.

and so--

Wang Yaozu was well aware of Jiang Liu's talent, but he was unwilling to bury it and wanted to sever ties with him. He also did not want Jiang Liu to go astray and be disliked by the disciples of the prestigious sects.

But why bring Li Muxuan into this?

Could it be that he thinks that the dignified leader of the Sanyi Sect would not be willing to accept Jiang Liu, so he wants to make an exchange with me?

Based on Jiang Liu's character—that he hasn't gone astray while following Wang Yaozu—he is already qualified to join the Sanyi Sect.

Perhaps this kid wasn't sincere at first, and was just imitating others, but at least from his current perspective, he can't see any hypocrisy in this young man, and he can be completely described as "sincere".

When falsehood is taken for truth, even truth becomes falsehood; this is the ultimate truth.

After all, the boy wasn't deceiving his own heart.

"The wine was already prepared. Seeing that no one was home, I searched around and found you here, pulling on someone else's child." Jiang Liu's gaze was somewhat resentful, making Wang Yaozu somewhat unable to look him in the eye.

But as an elder, he still shouted, "You brat! You're lying! You must have bought the wine and come this way! Otherwise, it's impossible for you to just happen to throw a puddle of mud over here!"

"You guessed right, but please let me do it next."

After saying that, Jiang Liu turned around and looked at Zuo Ruotong, taking a deep breath. His chest heaving up and down made Zuo Ruotong raise an eyebrow and couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to fight me?"

"No, it's just that you've been staying on the mountain all year round and haven't seen me. Now that you've actually seen me, I'm a little nervous, like the man who loved dragons but was terrified of them," Jiang Liu explained with a smile. "Besides, I'm just a child, and you're an elder. It wouldn't be right for the older one to bully the younger one, would it?"

Zuo Ruotong smiled and looked at Wang Yaozu, saying, "If you don't want this child, then I'll take him."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yaozu should have been overjoyed, as it meant that Jiang Liu had severed ties with him. However, for some reason, a sense of reluctance arose in his heart. Coupled with the anger he had just felt from Zuo Ruotong, he blurted out, "Zuo Ruotong, what the hell are you talking about!"

Having wiped the mud off his mouth, Li Muxuan now felt like an outsider...

# Chapter 5 Not Sincere? A Beating Will Do the trick

"Master Zuo is joking."

Putting aside the strange atmosphere at the scene, even if Zuo Ruotong really wanted to take him as a disciple, he would not accept the title.

In this life, he was raised by Wang Yaozu, and he couldn't bring himself to abandon his Quanxing father and seek refuge with a prestigious sect.

That's true deception!

Zuo Ruotong didn't mention the matter again. He simply said that if Jiang Liu really wanted to join the Sanyi Sect, he would accept him. It was that simple.