jdhmnovel Chapter 241 It takes willpower to refrain from spoilers.
Chapter 241 It takes willpower to refrain from spoilers.
"...Hu Jie has lost consciousness, Li Muyang wins!"
For a moment, even the referee Taoist priest was stunned and didn't react for a long time before speaking.
Everyone present was startled! Especially the fact that the ground didn't crack at all despite Hu Jie's head being pressed into the ground, and that he only lost consciousness, showed just how skillfully he controlled the force!
Li Muyang dragged the half-dead Hu Jie off the stage, humming a song.
"That was incredibly fast! That's a true instant kill! Less than a second!"
"This Hu Jie is no ordinary person either, much stronger than the rumors suggest! In the last match, he easily defeated three opponents by himself, but this time he was instantly killed by this kid!"
"It seems that Li Muyang is definitely in the top tier!"
Even worse, as they watched Li Muyang drag Hu Jie away, a bad feeling arose in their hearts; they were probably exposed!
Although I never intended to hide it.
Li Muyang dragged Hu Jie to find Lu Jin.
"What? A member of the Quanxing? This kid has a harbinger of trouble, Shen Chong's usury?" Lu Linglong, who had just finished her match, asked in surprise.
Lu Jin was quite calm, or rather, he had already prepared himself mentally. With the Quanxing gang making such a big fuss, it would be difficult not to notice.
Having handed them over, Li Muyang was too lazy to interfere any further, but he still stood by. He had brought the people with him, so they definitely couldn't escape the operation.
Soon, apart from those who were competing, all the boys that Lu Jin had summoned arrived here.
The group discussed their plan against Quanxing, but it was actually not very useful at the moment. The Quanxing members had disguised themselves using the ability of the Thousand-Faced Human Domain to draw poison. Unless they actively used Qi, they would not be able to revert to their original forms. Otherwise, Lu Jin and his group could not conduct a large-scale search, as it would easily cause a sensation.
After all, not all participants in the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony are extraordinary individuals; there are also many ordinary people who are just there for the fun. If a large-scale search is conducted, the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony will be disrupted and suspended.
Li Muyang could recognize them, but with so many groups involved and other ideas at play, he naturally couldn't just throw the event away right away.
After the group's competition ended, the old master and the others met with Zhang Chulan again in a private room. This time, Tian Jinzhong, Zhang Xuanlin, and Lu Jin were also present, along with the younger generation that Lu Jin had gathered.
Xu San, Xu Si, and Feng Baobao also came along.
Upon meeting, the old master introduced Tian Jinzhong to Zhang Chulan. Zhang Chulan, utterly shameless, knelt down without hesitation, his face full of fawning smiles, successfully drawing the contempt of the onlookers!
Bah! Shameless! Disgusting! This is what you call groveling! You're completely admitting defeat!
"Disgusting!" Li Muyang said righteously.
Zhang Xuanlin retorted, "You have no right to say that!"
Old Li's eyes widened. "How can this be the same? You're from our ancestors!"
Then Zhang Chulan seized the opportunity to subtly criticize Lu Jin, saying, "That kid's really clever!" He thanked Lu Jin for bringing out the Tongtian Talisman, making the Luotian Grand Ceremony exceptionally lively! Wasn't that just a roundabout way of saying Lu Jin was meddling?
However, Lu Jin didn't care. He was an old and shrewd man, and he understood what Zhang Chulan meant. It was he who had given Zhang Chulan the power boost, and Lu Jin wasn't petty either. He laughed and teased a few times, saying that he owed Zhang Chulan a favor.
This can also be considered one of Zhang Chulan's goals.
Then the old master mentioned who Feng Baobao was behind Xu San and Xu Si.
Xu San and Xu Si were momentarily speechless, unsure how to respond. Fortunately, Zhang Chulan was quick-witted and explained that they were colleagues who had also attended the conference... but the scene remained silent.
Li Muyang glanced at Zhang Xuanlin furtively. Old Zhang leisurely sipped his tea, pretending to be deaf and dumb. Li Muyang understood what was going on and also pretended to be deaf and dumb.
What Feng Baobao? I don't know her!
Hmm, this tea... is really good!
Fortunately, the old master took the initiative to let everyone off the hook, saying that they should talk about the important matter first.
Because Hu Jie was directly captured by Li Muyang, there was no possibility that he could not suppress his greed and attacked other contestants. He briefly outlined the Quanxing's plan.
Ultimately, Zhang Chulan was bait, and the Tongtian Talisman was also bait. Lu Jin had already prepared himself for a battle with the Quanxing Sect on Longhu Mountain!
Even the company's employees have already quietly gone up the mountain.
It was incredibly lively.
Just as Xu San and Xu Si were about to leave, Zhang Chulan suddenly knelt down and asked about the message that the two elders from the Lü and Wang families had asked him to come and tell them.
Wang Ai was not kind, and Lü Ci was not benevolent.
That statement is absolutely correct.
These two, in order to obtain the Qi Source Flow from Zhang Chulan, tricked him by saying that his grandfather, Zhang Huaiyi, was colluding with the Quanxing demons and was a bad person, which made Zhang Chulan's Dao heart somewhat unstable.
You can say Zhang Chulan is shameless, or that he's deep-thinking, but you can't call him a bad kid. He's just caught in the middle of a game and has no choice but to accept it.
Zhang Huaiyi likes to hide things, but Zhang Chulan has no choice but to hide them.
The old master and Tian Jinzhong fell silent for a moment. Lu Jin couldn't stand it anymore and told the younger generation to leave.
Of course, this doesn't include Li Muyang and the other two, who stood behind Zhang Xuanlin, unmoved, as there was no need for them to do so.
Erii and Ai are not insiders, and Li Muyang doesn't care at all; those who want to know already know.
Lu Jin gave a brief explanation, stating that Lü Ci and Wang Ai had not wronged Zhang Huaiyi, because it was true, and they had even become sworn brothers.
While everyone was in shock, Li Muyang covered his face, both amused and exasperated, while Lu Jin had already begun drawing talismans in the air.
Yes, there was a group of eavesdroppers at the door. As soon as Lu Linglong and her group went out, they were all eavesdropping at the door, whispering to each other. It was hard not to hear them!
Then they started talking about the old story of the Thirty-Six Thieves.
In short, it was about thirty-six people who became sworn brothers, including a wicked member of the Quanxing sect. Then they issued a kill order to clean up the sect. After that, Tian Jinzhong talked about how he and Zhang Zhiwei went down the mountain to find Zhang Huaiyi.
Well, they're definitely not looking for Zhang Huaiyi because of the Jianghu kill order, but to bring him back to the sect. Once he's back at Longhu Mountain, who would dare to harm a disciple of the Celestial Master's Mansion? The previous Celestial Master was also a domineering and protective person!
As for Zhang Xuanlin, he had already left the mountain to join the War of Resistance against Japan for the sake of the country's crisis, and did not know much about this matter.
That's at least on the surface.
Before his memories were awakened, Zhang Xuanlin may have only had a vague understanding of the events surrounding the Thirty-Six Bandits of the Jia Shen Rebellion, but with most of his memories restored, he definitely knows the most! He might even know more than the Old Celestial Master!
I won't go into the touching "searching for family across a thousand miles" story that followed. In short, after telling the whole tale, Zhang Chulan officially recognized Tian Jinzhong and the Old Master as his mentors.
Just then, Zhang Xuanlin spoke up: "Chu Lan, I wasn't involved in what happened back then. Actually, there are some things I should tell you. I've been aware of your family's situation all these years, but your grandfather is so stubborn that he refused to involve me. I've tried to talk to him a few times, but each time he immediately moved away. In the end, I had no choice but to take care of him secretly."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan expressed his gratitude once again. Xu San and Xu Si, on the other hand, remained quite calm, because Zhang Xuanlin was, in a sense, a "colleague" of Na Du Tong, as they were all government officials.
Zhang Xuanlin concluded by saying, "...Regardless of what happens, if you need anything, just come to me and I will help you."
(Including Lao Feng's daughter.)
A sentence suddenly flashed through Zhang Chulan's mind, but his composure prevented him from showing any extreme reaction. He expressed his gratitude as before.
The only one who could detect this commotion was Li Muyang; even the Old Celestial Master didn't notice it, because this method involved transmitting sound through divine sense! Zhang Xuanlin's divine sense was now exceptionally strong, so naturally, not just anyone could detect it.
Li Muyang could hear clearly because Zhang Xuanlin didn't intend to hide anything from him.
The Celestial Master may be quite powerful, but he's only below the level of an immortal. Grand Master Xuandu, on the other hand, is a true immortal! And one of the top immortals at that.
After witnessing this touching scene, Feng Baobao was still unsettled. She went outside and was provoked by a cockroach boy. The young man even tried to fight back, but Lu Jin stopped him in time. However, Feng Baobao didn't stop and gave the cockroach boy a beating... Zhang Chulan had to pull them apart.
Seeing this, Ai finally couldn't hold back any longer and whispered to Li Muyang, "What exactly is going on?"
Li Muyang didn't answer directly, but instead communicated through telepathic communication: (You can think it in your mind, I can hear you. There are some things that can't be said here.)
Xiao Ai, being sensible, did not react otherwise. Li Muyang also explained through divine sense: (Feng Baobao should be one of the Thirty-Six Thieves back then, the daughter of Wugensheng Feng Yao. She may be the result of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques. Although she already has the body of an immortal who lives forever, her soul has undergone an unclear change. It is unknown whether it was due to external forces or other influences, but Feng Baobao lost her past memories.)
(But she doesn't seem to be very emotional?) Ai asked, puzzled.
(It's just a childlike heart.) Li Muyang explained: (There's nothing strange about it. Otherwise, how do you think I can usually hold back when facing Bai Yuxiu and the others? It's just that Feng Baobao doesn't seem to be able to control herself very well yet.)
Ai was speechless for a moment: (So, you can actually become like that too?)
Xiao Ai couldn't help but chuckle when she imagined Li Muyang looking like Feng Baobao.
Li Muyang gently tapped the girl who was lost in thought and complained, "(Have you forgotten that I'm still checking your mind?)"
Xiao Ai could only pout unhappily after being warned, but she felt that her personality had become much more cheerful since she had been with Li Muyang for some time.
The matter was mostly settled, and everyone said goodbye and prepared to leave. However, halfway there, Zhang Chulan was stopped by Lu Linglong and her group.
"...Let us see your **!"
"Get lost! Do you think I'm J-laoshi? Do I look like J-laoshi? I'm about to explode! Golden Light Mantra!"