Chapter 502: Chapter 357: Xu Yang, What are you doing to your grandma?!_2
“You bunch of bandits!”
“Even as a ghost, I, Wang Qi, won’t let you off the hook…”
Deep in the woods, a martial artist was bound tightly, wrapped up like a rice dumpling.
In his mouth, there should’ve been a stinky sock, but he had vomited it out, and it now lay beside his head.
From the traces around him,
he must have been tied up here for quite some time, as the weeds around him had been flattened by his struggle.
Tired of cursing, the martial artist rolled around, searching for insects to eat to replenish his strength. After eating, he resumed his cursing.
“Dai Temple disciples are professionals at exorcising ghosts. Are you sure that you have the courage to mess with them after becoming one?”
All of a sudden,
a voice sounded next to Wang Qi’s ear.
“Who?”
“Who’s there?”
Tied up like a dumpling, Wang Qi was startled and suddenly shouted. Then he immediately realized who it was and yelled, “Help! Brother, I am Wang Qi, the Ghost Leg of Silver City in the Northwest. If you are willing to save me, I promise to repay you generously!”
“Ghost Leg Wang Qi?”
And he’s from Silver City?
Xu Yang spoke “Never heard of you.”
Wang Qi: “…”
Without waiting for him to reply, Xu Yang had already descended on his cloud.
Wang Qi was wrapped up like a dumpling, only able to move his head. After seeing Xu Yang’s face, he exclaimed excitedly, “Hammer King… No, Supreme Sage Xu, Celestial Master Xu, Director Xu, save me!”
Upon hearing this string of titles, Xu Yang joked, “Aren’t you forgetting another identity of mine?”
Wang Qi was astonished, “What other identity? Master of the Xi Xia Ghost Market?”
Xu Yang shook his head and said, “Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts.”
“Huh?”
Wang Qi exclaimed in surprise, “Has the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts been chosen? When I went down the mountain to transport drinks, I was knocked out and tied up here by a Dai Temple disciple… I didn’t know that you, Director Xu, had taken up the position of Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts!”
“But it’s fortunate that you, Director Xu, can serve as the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts. That’s great for the martial world of Da Xia and for us in the Northwest. It’s an honor for Xi Xia Province!”
Without a care, Wang Qi spouted a string of flattery.
With a wave of his hand, Xu Yang broke the ropes binding Wang Qi. After inquiring about his situation, he learned…
It turned out that the drinks on the summit of Mount Tai were too expensive, and being candid, Wang Qi bickered with the vendors over the price. He decided to fetch drinks from the bottom of the mountain on his own, intending to sell them at a lower price to hit the vendors’ faces.
“Who would have thought that I would be knocked out by a masked man before I even made it up the mountain? When I woke up, I was tied up in the woods.”
Wang Qi clenched his teeth and cursed at the Dai Temple.
Xu Yang asked in astonishment, “Since it was a masked man… how can you be sure that it was a Dai Temple disciple?”
Wang Qi said, “Although the person was masked, I saw the Dai Temple Daoist Robe underneath his clothes… And he said I was overreaching, trying to steal business from the Dai Temple…”
Ah, well…
Xu Yang was speechless.
Considering the actions of Daoist Taixu, Xu Yang thought…
This was something that a Dai Temple disciple could do.
However, the Dai Temple did enshrine the golden statue of his “possible” father. Xu Yang said, “There must be some misunderstanding… The person who attacked you, if they were a Dai Temple disciple, why would they leave such obvious traces?”
Wang Qi pondered.
Xu Yang continued, “Moreover, Dai Temple disciples have always been low-key and seldom travel in the martial arts world. Master Taixu of the Dai Temple is a rare accomplished Daoist in the Da Xia Daoist community. His teachings are righteous, and his disciples all have good moral character. How could they do such despicable things?”
“In my opinion, someone is deliberately impersonating Dai Temple disciples to sow hatred!”
“It seems… That’s the case!”
Wang Qi suddenly realized and cursed, “Bloody hell! If I find out who it is, I’ll beat the shit out of them.”
Xu Yang said seriously, “Although this matter is small, its nature is extremely malicious… Ghost Leg Qi, right?”
Wang Qi: “Director Xu, my name is Wang Qi. Because my leg technique is as fast as lightning and as swift as a ghost, people call me Ghost Leg…”
Xu Yang said, “I see… For this matter, I will investigate thoroughly as the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts. You can rest assured.”
Ghost Leg Qi was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude profusely.
Xu Yang waved his hand and said, “As the Alliance Leader of the Martial Arts, I naturally have to stand up for the martial artists of Da Xia… This is my duty. There’s no need to thank me. Okay, I have things to do. I’ll leave first.”
He grabbed Meng Mingshan and flew into the sky in the blink of an eye. The next moment, a auspicious cloud flew in and landed right under Xu Yang’s feet. He rode the cloud, bringing Meng Mingshan to Wanshou Palace. He then asked Li Yuanchang to bring Heavenly Master Xu’s portrait, so that Meng Mingshan could kowtow and pay his respects to his new master before the portrait.
Meng Mingshan followed Xu Yang’s instructions, and after paying his respects, Xu Yang said, “Swear to Heavenly Master Xu… Say, ‘I, Meng Mingshan, hereby renounce my allegiance to Dai Temple and join Wanshou Palace today, pledging my loyalty to Heavenly Master Xu as my Ancestral Master. In this life and the next, I am a living member of the Jingming Sect, and a ghost of the Jingming Sect in death.'”
Meng Mingshan took the oath as Xu Yang had instructed him.
As soon as he finished, he turned his head and saw Xu Yang filming him with his cell phone, and asked with uncertainty, “Master Xu, what… what are you filming?”
Xu Yang said, “Oh, nothing… just a casual short video to remember the occasion.”
As he spoke,
with a single movement of his finger, he had sent the video he had just filmed to Master Taixu.
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Dai Temple.
Supreme Sage Taixu was lazily basking in the sun on a chaise lounge outside.
His senior disciple brought him some cold tea and said, “Master…our junior brother has been on the mountain since he was a child, and now that he has descended, I don’t know if he’s able to adapt.”
“What are you worried about!”
Supreme Sage Taixu opened his eyes and scolded, “That boy is a reincarnated great power, who is now in the Divine Transcendence Realm, and has obtained six heaven-given divine powers in one breath. Besides, he’s with Xu Yang, so what could go wrong?”
The senior disciple hesitated for a moment and said, “It’s just that he’s with Celestial Master Xu… that’s why I’m a little worried. Somehow, I always feel uneasy, as if something bad is about to happen.”
“Really?”
Supreme Sage Taixu suddenly stood up.
He knew his senior disciple well.
This disciple cultivated a unique divine power that granted him a vague sense of impending crises. Taixu immediately questioned him, but the disciple couldn’t provide any concrete information.
Just then,
Supreme Sage Taixu’s phone rang.
He took it out and saw that it was a video sent by Xu Yang.
He hadn’t clicked to play the video, but from the thumbnail, he could see Meng Mingshan kneeling on the ground, raising his hands as if swearing an oath.
Supreme Sage Taixu suddenly had a bad feeling and hurriedly played the video…
“I, Meng Mingshan, renounce my allegiance to Dai Temple from this day and join Wanshou Palace, venerating Heavenly Master Xu as my Ancestral Master… ”
Meng Mingshan’s clear voice entered his ears.
Supreme Sage Taixu was completely stunned.
It took him a full ten seconds to come to his senses.
The next moment, a roar erupted from within Dai Temple…
“Xu Yang!”
“Damn you!”
…
As for Xu Yang,
after sending the video to Supreme Sage Taixu, he immediately switched his phone to silent and said, “Meng Mingshan, from today onwards, you will be my junior fellow apprentice of the Yuan generation in Wanshou Palace…due to your special background, I will not bestow a Daoist title upon you.”
“Stay at Wanshou Palace and cultivate. You may practice any of the Daoist Arts andDaoist Collections within Wanshou Palace…”
“Huh?”
Meng Mingshan said, “But… Master Taixu told me to follow you.”
Why would I want a brat like that following me around?
Xu Yang secretly complained in his heart but outwardly smiled and said, “Wait until you regain your past life’s memories, then you can follow me around… Remember, this is a test for you. Cultivate diligently in hopes of awakening your memories sooner.”
Upon receiving the order, Meng Mingshan respectfully withdrew to practice at the Dao Palace.
Xu Yang then called over Wang Wei to inquire about his cultivation progress.
As expected of a genius, Wang Wei had already advanced to the Qi Refining Realm’s fifth stage, and his energy was stable. It wouldn’t take him long to break through to the next level.
“Oh, right.”
“Do you know where Grandpa’s City God Temple is?”
Xu Yang suddenly wanted to see the City God Temple his grandfather had built. He wanted to see what the situation was like with the old flame from his grandfather’s past.
A female martial artist in the Martial Arts Heavenly Being Realm…
This was quite rare in Da Xia!
Most importantly, his grandfather had been a bachelor for half his life and had been dead for over four years… As a grandson, he should fulfill his filial duty and find a companion for his grandfather.
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PS: This is the only update for today. My cousin is getting married, so I’ve been busy all day. Tomorrow, there’s another relative’s daughter getting married, and it’s not a short drive… I’m exhausted!