Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

What does that little punk have to do with you? Look at your turtle-like figure, how can you blame it on a dead man? Maybe the monkey didn't kill that unfortunate fellow? Alright, you wait here, I'm going to settle accounts with that monkey right now!

Sherlock: "...?!?!"

For some reason, Sherlock felt that he must have heard something he shouldn't know, and he had a strange feeling that although they were both Laozi, the Laozi from Henan and the Laozi from Shanghai had completely different personalities!

Sherlock had to use a lot of persuasion to dissuade the Henan version of his master from trying to settle accounts with the Great Sage. He also explained to Laozi that this Hydra was not the same as the other Hydra, and without hesitation admitted that their "Tight Suit Alliance" was indeed targeting Hydra.

Seeing that Sherlock had finally admitted it, the Henan Laozi clone softened his tone a little.

“Okay, just admit it. Dare to come here tomorrow! I’ll give you an address. Bring Doro with you. The club has recently discovered some traces of that High Claw. You and the club should handle it together. I’ll keep an eye on Doro for you.”

Upon hearing this news, Sherlock dared not refuse and readily agreed. However, after Sherlock and Laozi on the other end of the phone had finalized the details and time, just as they were about to hang up, Sherlock, out of habit, did not hang up first. He inadvertently overheard Laozi's mutterings, as Laozi was still on the other end of the phone.

"Damn it... I finally managed to fool them. It wasn't for nothing that I went through all that trouble to snatch the phone from the magic bag. Those damn bastards thought they could trick me? Let's see how that show-off from Shanghai can brag to me now..."

Because of the distance and the way he was handling the situation, Sherlock only heard this much, but even so, it was enough for him to learn a lot of useful information.

First of all, it is highly likely that all of Laozi's clones actually share items with the original body, such as mobile phones.

Secondly, the Laozi I saw in Shanghai back then seemed to have incurred public wrath within the 'Laozi's clone' circle because of Doro.

So much so that this time, the Henan Laojun might follow the example of the Shanghai Laojun and give Doro another wave of 'care from an elder'.

Just imagine all the goodies inside Doro's mini four-dimensional pocket with the sign "Sherlock and dogs not allowed"—Sherlock looked at Doro, who was standing at his feet with a blank expression, looking up at him, and felt like crying.

Sherlock even felt that if this happened a few more times, let alone worshipping Doro and offering incense, he might have to prepare to follow Doro around and cosplay as a 'chicken and dog'.

Yeah, the "chicken and dog ascending to heaven" kind of chicken and dog...

Chapter 528 Sherlock: Oh no, I might really have to cosplay as a chicken and a dog!

Even so, if you asked Sherlock to refuse Laozi's proposal at that time, Sherlock would absolutely not dare to refuse.

After all, anyone who has experienced the special affection between grandparents and grandchildren should know that Doro is far more useful to Lao Jun than Sherlock. If Sherlock were to ask Lao Jun for something, he might get a good scolding, but if it were Doro, Lao Jun would only worry about whether it's enough and whether it's good enough.

All I can say is that it's all tears when I talk about it.

After hanging up with Laozi, Sherlock called Dashi to inquire about the details. Fortunately, Dashi was quite clear-headed and didn't hide Sherlock's thoughts, telling him frankly.

The reason for this phone call is quite simple: the guild has also discovered traces of Hydra on the rabbit's side. Most importantly, the guild also discovered that Hydra seems to be targeting newly born or young demons.

What frustrates them is that the Hydra somehow learned about the shield, so after capturing the little demons, they would almost immediately take them away from the Rabbit Kingdom's borders. As a result, the powerful beings of the Heavenly Court were unable to cross the border to pursue them, and even some powerful immortals in the Guild Halls were unable to cross the border to capture them.

Most importantly, such matters cannot be publicized widely, nor can a large-scale manhunt be launched. In fact, the information about Hydra was obtained through human channels.

After discussion, the Guild Hall and the Heavenly Court unanimously decided to send someone to cooperate with the local sleuth to deal with the situation where the Hydra coveted the lesser demons, to rescue as many of the ignorant lesser demons as possible and send them back to the Guild Hall, and to eliminate the Hydra. Sherlock was the 'local sleuth' in the plan.

Sherlock didn't say anything about it, after all, the Great Master had helped him deal with a lot of trouble, so it was only right that he go and help.

The only thing Sherlock couldn't understand was why Laozi would call him about this. The most crucial point was that Laozi talked to him for a long time but couldn't explain the whole story clearly, as his attention was entirely focused on Doro.

Upon hearing Sherlock's question, the monk on the other end of the phone twitched slightly. How to describe it? The monk's original words were...

"I will never tell you that because Lao Jun's Shanghai clone was too arrogant, after the action plan was finalized, the first thing they did was not to select personnel, but to hold a 'Lao Jun Clone Championship' in the Dou Shuai Palace..."

"..."

What else could Sherlock say? The only thing he was sure of was that if he hadn't brought Doro with him this time, the Henan Laojun clone who had finally won might have torn him apart!

Sherlock resigned himself to his fate...

After hanging up the phone, Sherlock ran to explain the situation to Zhao Weike, Tony, and the Avengers.

Zhao Weike was doing well, except Helen was a little sad that she probably wouldn't see Doro for a while, so she took the initiative to help Doro pack his things.

Tony simply said he understood, and Pepper, like Helen, expressed her sadness at not being able to see Doro. She even gave Doro her own side card, telling him not to wrong himself.

As for the Avengers, although they didn't know about the so-called clubhouse or Heavenly Court on the Rabbit's side, they were extremely shocked when they learned that Hydra had actually reached out to the Rabbit, and they all expressed their support for Sherlock.

Unlike his previous trip to the rabbit's place, this time Sherlock would only go there for business, but for Doro, it was purely for fun, and he could see that wonderful blue Christmas tree.

Therefore, Doro was quite excited about this trip, so much so that early in the morning, before Sherlock was even fully awake, Doro forcibly dragged him out of bed.

After Sherlock finished washing up and getting dressed in a daze, Doro was already riding his orange-shaped chair, excitedly waiting for Sherlock in the living room with his orange-shaped backpack on his back.

Urged on by Doro, Sherlock finally made himself an iced Americano, and with a look of resentment at being forced to get up early, he hugged Doro and Orange and activated the Space Stone according to the coordinates given by Laozi.

However, to Sherlock's utter surprise, when the scene reappeared before his eyes, he was completely stunned by the sight that resembled a celestial palace.

Damn it, could Laozi have just given me the coordinates of the Heavenly Court or the Dou Shuai Palace?

Fortunately, the scene before him became more and more familiar to Sherlock, and he finally realized where he was. Damn it, this is Lao Jun Mountain!

No, the location of Laozi's clone in Henan is actually on Laozi Mountain? Then where exactly is Laozi's original body?

Sherlock was completely dumbfounded, like a bewildered person sitting on a bewildered tree, or like you and me sitting on a bewildered tree.

Before Sherlock could react, he heard a clear, ringing sound of a copper bell in the distance. When Sherlock looked in the direction of the bell, he saw a figure riding backwards on a blue ox, slowly walking towards him.

It wasn't until the figure got closer that Sherlock realized the figure riding backwards on the blue ox was indeed the blue Christmas tree, and a damn energy-saving blue Christmas tree at that!

"Master? Um... I should call you Master, right?"

Although they were both Laozi, and even looked exactly alike, Sherlock didn't know how to address the Laozi in front of him. After all, Sherlock had apprenticed to the Laozi clone in Shanghai, while the one in front of him was the Laozi clone in Henan. Sherlock didn't know if they should be considered the same person.

"It's alright. He and I are one. Since you call him master, he is naturally my disciple as well."

"?"

Lao Jun responded to Sherlock's question in his calm voice, but what he got in return was a huge question mark above Sherlock's head.

No, is that right? If I remember correctly, the old man who called me spoke with a thick Henan accent! Is the old man in front of me, who sounds so venerable, still the same old man who speaks with a thick Henan accent?

"Master, you must be the master who called me, right? Is it really not the real me or is it another master in disguise?"

Sherlock had been holding back for a long time, but he finally couldn't help but ask the question. After all, given Laozi's temper and the news that Guanyin had told him about the "Battle of the Gods Palace Laozi Championship".

If he gives the wrong Doro, forget about whether he can ever come back and cosplay as a chicken or a dog again; he'll be lucky if he doesn't get torn apart by that Henan Laojun.

Upon hearing Sherlock's question, Laozi, sitting on the back of the blue ox, merely glanced at Sherlock and casually remarked.

"After all, I need to maintain my image of being highly respected."

As Laozi finished speaking, Sherlock was surprised to find that Doro and Orange had somehow ended up on the back of the blue ox.

Before Sherlock could react, Laozi, who was sitting on the back of the blue ox, simply waved his hand, and the next second Sherlock's figure disappeared from the spot along with Laozi's words.

"Leave quickly, the guild hall is waiting for you."

What Sherlock didn't know was that at this moment, in the underground of Lao Jun Pavilion on Lao Jun Mountain, a blue Christmas tree was tied up and thrown into the empty hall, and the roaring sound never stopped.

"Damn it! Your true form! You can't play like this! What do you mean Lao Jun Mountain is your training ground, and appearing here doesn't count as leaving seclusion? I'm going to appeal to the Heavenly Dao! I'm going to appeal to the Heavenly Dao!"

Chapter 529 Sherlock: Can't we find a different partner?

Sherlock, of course, could not know the roar deep within Lao Jun Mountain. In Sherlock's senses, he only felt his arms suddenly empty, and the next second, Tachibana and Doro had already appeared on the back of the blue ox.

Doro even sat in the middle of the blue bull's horns, looking just like the driver.

Before Sherlock could react, his vision blurred, and when he could see clearly again, he found himself in the main hall of an antique Chinese house.

Most importantly, the Chinese-style main hall was packed with people, and Sherlock looked like a husky who had been suddenly transported into a pack of wolves, with a clear and foolish bewilderment on his face.

Two people were sitting directly opposite Sherlock. To his left was a short but perfectly proportioned old man, and next to him was the Great Master, whom Sherlock knew very well.

Not only that, but the left and right sides were also full of people. On the left side, near the little old man, Sherlock recognized people such as Wuxian and Chi Nian, while on the other side, near the Great Master, were people Sherlock was familiar with such as Nezha and Yang Jian.

Of course, this only includes those Sherlock knows; there are many others he doesn't. Aside from the Great Master, the little old man, and Sherlock himself, there were exactly ten people sitting in two rows throughout the room.

Sherlock himself was teleported directly to this seemingly serious meeting place by Laozi, and most importantly, Sherlock was completely unprepared!

At this moment, Sherlock's expression was as ugly, as strange, and as awkward as could be.

Fortunately, at this moment, the Great Master seemed to notice the difficulty on Sherlock's face. After a slight smile, he waved to Sherlock and said...

"Since you're here, there's no need to be nervous. Given Lao Jun's fondness for Doro, I believe Doro will only get better off."

As the words of the Great Master appeared, a grand chair materialized out of thin air beneath Sherlock's bottom, and Sherlock himself sat down in the chair with the support of a gentle force. A cup of warm covered tea was even gently placed in Sherlock's hand.

Upon hearing the words of the Great Master, Sherlock's lips twitched. Although he understood that the Great Master was worried about him treating Doro as a hostage, Sherlock actually had no such thoughts at all.

"No, Master, you are overthinking it. I'm just worried about whether I should offer incense to Doro every day after I come back, or whether I should buy a chicken and dog headgear to play the role of a chicken and dog that ascends to heaven with Doro."

As Sherlock uttered this sarcastic remark, the atmosphere in the originally quiet and serious hall instantly became somewhat eerie.

The reason is simple: anyone here who knows Laozi knows that Sherlock's concerns are not unfounded!

Even the Bodhisattva was at a loss for how to alleviate Sherlock's 'worry' for a moment, his lips twitching as he couldn't utter a single word. In the end, it was Nezha who broke the strange atmosphere and couldn't help but laugh.

"Pfft... Hahahaha, don't worry, considering you made me draw your eyeliner for half a month, I'll prepare chicken and dog headgear for you when you come back, and I'll also make sure that Miyama and Mianyama are properly dressed up for you!"

After Nezha spoke, Sherlock also subconsciously shivered, his gaze towards Nezha filled with complex emotions.

Damn it, he completely forgot that he had tricked Nezha! Thinking about how he had made this version of Luo Xiaohei Nezha in front of him cosplay as the Demon Orb Nezha... Sherlock was starting to regret coming to the rabbit's side.

What Sherlock couldn't understand was why Chi Nian's head kept lowering as Nezha spoke, like an ostrich burying its head in its bear.

Also, Wuxian and Yang Jian, what's the meaning behind those faint smiles on your lips?

Sherlock inexplicably felt as if he had missed out on a huge amount of fun!

Fortunately, the Bodhisattva was relatively reliable. After glancing at Nezha, he spoke up to stop the increasingly chaotic atmosphere.

"Alright, Nezha, stop fooling around and let's get down to business."

As the Bodhisattva spoke, the atmosphere returned to its initial seriousness. However, after Sherlock and Nezha's playful banter, Sherlock finally settled into the serious atmosphere of the meeting.

After calming the atmosphere, the Great Master paused before turning his gaze back to Sherlock and continuing to speak to him.

"I've already told you the gist of the matter over the phone. This is a joint effort between the Heavenly Court and the Guild. The Heavenly Court will be responsible for coordinating all your resources and capture operations within the Rabbit territory."

Meanwhile, the guild will send people to track the trail and accompany you abroad to exterminate Hydra and rescue the captured demons. Sherlock, although this may not make you feel comfortable, I hope you won't interfere too much while we are within Rabbit territory, but once we cross borders, you will be in charge.

After all, as you know, the situation within Rabbit's territory is quite complex, and sometimes going too far can cause problems.

Sherlock didn't object at all. The Great Master was absolutely right. The situation in the Rabbit Kingdom was still too complicated. Given Sherlock's lazy nature, if it weren't for Laozi's intervention, Sherlock would probably prefer to be an assistant abroad as well.

If Sherlock has any doubts at all, it's only one.

After the Great Master finished speaking, Sherlock calmly nodded, then looked in the direction of the Great Master and asked him a question.

"Can I find out who I'm traveling abroad with?"