Chapter 132: Becoming a monk by day, returning to secular life by night

Immortal Spirit Island had a mountain-protecting array; although it couldn't compare to the Shushan Sect, it wasn't something an ordinary person could break into.

One could calculate everything, but one couldn't calculate that a fool would break it by smashing here and there with a hammer. One could only say that everything was destined in the dark.

Li Xiaoyao himself couldn't have imagined that hiding by the pool to peek at someone bathing would result in picking up a beautiful wife for free.

If it were now, his behavior would be at least three years starting.

Confusedly becoming married and having a wife, Li Xiaoyao felt he had matured a bit, casually making vows of eternal love without considering whether he could fulfill them.

Zhao Ling Er also believed his nonsense.

The little girl was still a silly sweet girl at the moment, only thinking about her Xiaoyao brother getting the medicine to save his aunt, and then returning for the couple to live a good life.

The two were affectionate, slowly walking to the shore.

Just as they were preparing for their final farewell, suddenly, a group of black-clad men in strange costumes appeared.

Without a word, they started a massacre, injuring many maids responsible for defense.

Fortunately, Ling Er's grandmother arrived in time, barely able to entangle with that group of Moon Worship Cultists.

But the situation was still critical.

Li Xiaoyao recognized this group of black-clad men; they were the ones who tricked him into going to Immortal Spirit Island and breaking the island's array, which gave them the opportunity to come up and massacre.

For a time, Li Xiaoyao was full of self-reproach.

Zhao Ling Er didn't blame him, but instead kept urging him to leave first: "Xiaoyao brother, you go first, hurry and get the medicine to save Aunt!"

Simply a late-stage love-brain, hopeless.

Seeing that Immortal Spirit Island could no longer resist the attack of the Moon Worship Cultists, Zhao Ling Er used magic to push Li Xiaoyao onto the boat, preparing to send him away.

Just at this moment.

A sword light descended from the sky.

The sharp, peerless sword momentum slashed the earth, shaking the group of Moon Worship Cultists away.

"What kind of petty thief dares to stop the Moon Worship Cult from doing business?"

The leading Moon Worship Cultist shouted to the sky, his demeanor arrogant.

"Shushan Sect, Xu Changqing!"

Xu Changqing, white as snow, flew down slowly on his sword, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, handsome as jade, like an immortal.

He held his sword in front, glaring: "You group of monsters dare to enter my Central Plains and slaughter the innocent?! Truly bold! This Daoist will subdue demons and defend the Dao today!"

After saying that, Xu Changqing lifted his sword and pressed forward, the sword tip pointing directly at several Moon Worship Cultists, fighting many alone.

Everyone on Immortal Spirit Island was stunned!

Zhao Ling Er's spell-casting action was only half-finished, and Li Xiaoyao was still standing stupidly on the boat.

Where did such a mighty Daoist come from?

Some maids already had heart-shaped love in their eyes.

"Stop being lovesick, hurry up and move aside. This young lady is bleeding to death, didn't you see?"

Chu Yang pushed through the crowd speechlessly, walked to a seriously injured maid, helped her up, and fed her a Blood Bodhi.

When he was in the Soul Palace just now, he had taken some by the way, thinking it was better to be prepared, not expecting it to come in handy immediately.

Blood Bodhi was a holy medicine for healing; it could pull people back even in a near-death state, so serious injuries were not a problem.

With just one, the young lady's breathing stabilized.

The young ladies couldn't care about watching Xu Changqing anymore, holding their injured sisters and crying bitterly.

Grandmother said gratefully: "Thank you two young heroes for your help, saving my Immortal Spirit Island. May I ask the names of the young heroes?"

Chu Yang smiled slightly: "My name is Chu Yang, and that is my Senior Brother, Xu Changqing, the first disciple of the Shushan Sect."

The maids looked at Chu Yang.

*Huh? This Daoist seems even more handsome. *

Grandmother had just heard Xu Changqing report his family name, but didn't dare to be sure. Now hearing Chu Yang mention the Shushan Sect's name again, she asked with a complex expression: "I don't know if the two young heroes are disciples of the Sword Sect or the Qi Sect?"

Chu Yang was a bit surprised. This old woman actually knew the difference between the Shushan Sect's Sword and Qi Sects? Subsequently, Chu Yang's body became strange.

He replied: "Old woman, we are disciples of the Qi Sect."

Grandmother's expression immediately became clear, and she smiled: "Sure enough, disciples of the Qi Sect. No wonder they are so benevolent. In the world, who doesn't know that the Shushan Qi Sect takes saving the world as its own responsibility, unlike someone..."

Although she didn't explicitly say it, the meaning of belittling the Sword Sect was obvious. Chu Yang felt that this resentment should be aimed at the Shushan Sword Sect leader, Dugu Jiansheng.

The only reason was probably the evil fate between the Witch Queen Qing'er and the Sword Saint.

This Xianxia world hodgepodge version was truly hard to describe!

Chu Yang felt the situation was abnormally dramatic, praying that Xu Changqing wouldn't have anything to do with Zhao Ling Er.

According to the genealogy, he was Zhao Ling Er's grandfather, Qing'er's biological father, although it was a matter from several generations ago.

After a while, Xu Changqing returned victorious.

"Hero Xu, thank you for your help!"

"Miss Ling Er, you are too polite. Subduing demons and defending the Dao is the duty of Shushan disciples!"

"Are all disciples of the Shushan Sect as powerful as Hero Xu?"

"Changqing's Dao magic is nothing in Shushan. The Junior Brothers are all more powerful than me. For example, Junior Brother A-Yang, his sword art is much better than mine."

"That Hero Chu's method of treating people is also very powerful. The sisters on Immortal Spirit Island were all cured by him alone, and even Grandmother praised him."

The way the two exchanged pleasantries made Chu Yang shudder.

After treating the maids on the island, Grandmother walked over and asked: "How did the two young heroes know that Immortal Spirit Island was in trouble?"

Xu Changqing replied: "We brothers were ordered to go down the mountain to cultivate in the world. We happened to arrive in Yuhang Town, and found that the innkeeper was poisoned by Gu..."

"Is it the inn called *Cloud Comes Cloud Goes*?" Li Xiaoyao said excitedly: "That's my aunt! So it was Gu poison! Those guys lied to me, saying my aunt was seriously ill, and made me come to the island to seek medicine."

Grandmother suddenly realized, angrily: "It must be the poison planted by those Moon Worship Cultists! This is their conspiracy!"

Li Xiaoyao suddenly knelt in front of Xu Changqing and Chu Yang, grabbing their clothes: "Two heroes, how is my aunt now?"

"Little brother, please get up quickly. The Gu poison in Aunt Li's body has been cured by Junior Brother A-Yang, and she is now out of danger. We came to the island entrusted by others to inform you of this."

Xu Changqing hurriedly pulled Li Xiaoyao up, but when he heard that it was Chu Yang who cured Aunt Li, he wanted to kowtow to Chu Yang again.

"Hey! Don't! You can kowtow to Senior Brother Changqing, but you can't kowtow to me. I have nothing to do with you!"

Chu Yang dodged to the side, looking like he couldn't bear it.

Xu Changqing's face turned black, and he glared at him! *What do you mean I can kowtow to you? *

*Do I have something to do with him? *

Li Xiaoyao smiled, hurriedly standing up. Gold is under a man's knees; if he could avoid kowtowing, he would avoid it.

"It's good that the family is fine. Xiaoyao, you should go back as soon as possible, so she doesn't worry. You also need to let her know about you and Ling Er getting married." Grandmother said understandingly.

Li Xiaoyao nodded moved: "Grandmother, don't worry, I'll be back soon."

Grandmother shook her head, her eyes firm: "No, you have to take Ling Er with you, don't return to Immortal Spirit Island!"

After Grandmother said this, not only was Li Xiaoyao stunned, but Zhao Ling Er was also visibly panicked.

Since she was a child, she had never left Immortal Spirit Island. Now that Grandmother told her not to return, how could she not be afraid.

"Grandmother, don't be angry. Did Ling Er do something wrong?"

Zhao Ling Er's eyes were filled with tears, crying like rain.

Grandmother wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes painfully, sighing: "The mountain-protecting array has been broken, and the Moon Worship Cultists can attack the island at any time. It's precarious here, how can I bear to leave you here?"

When Zhao Ling Er heard that Immortal Spirit Island was dangerous, she refused to leave even more, crying until she was out of breath.

Li Xiaoyao felt very painful seeing this. Turning his head to look at Xu Changqing and Chu Yang, he suddenly had an idea, running to the two and nodding and bowing: "Two heroes, since you have already saved Immortal Spirit Island once, you might as well save it a second time."

"It is said that sending a Buddha to the west, saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda..."

Li Xiaoyao scraped all the little knowledge he had left from his stomach, but didn't see Xu Changqing's face getting worse and worse.

"What's wrong with Hero Xu?"

Li Xiaoyao spoke eloquently until the end, really unable to find any flattering words, and as a result, when he looked up, he saw Xu Changqing's face was livid.

Chu Yang coughed lightly to remind him: "What you just said is Buddhist, we are Daoist..."

Li Xiaoyao was shocked!

Even Grandmother on the side couldn't help but twitch her eyes.

Good grief.

Burning incense for half a day, only to worship the wrong Buddha...

*It's over! *

Li Xiaoyao felt that if he were Xu Changqing, he might be cursing by now, so he obediently closed his eyes, waiting to be scolded.

The atmosphere became awkward for a while.

"Little brother, my Junior Brother and I came down the mountain this time to cultivate in the world. Even if you didn't say it, we would have helped, but before that, can you tell me what exactly is going on with this Moon Worship Cult?"

Xu Changqing took a few deep breaths, calmed his mood, and squeezed out a smile.

"This..." Li Xiaoyao was also confused, so he had to look at Grandmother.

Learning that the Shushan Qi Sect was willing to help, Grandmother told Zhao Ling Er's life story, the conspiracy of the Moon Worship Cult Leader Shi Jieren, and the current situation of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Zhao Ling Er was also hearing about her life story for the first time, and her shock was no less than the others, so much so that her crying stopped.

"Ling Er is... the princess of Nanzhao Kingdom?" Li Xiaoyao's expression was dim, suddenly feeling that he, a poor boy, was not worthy of Zhao Ling Er.

"So that's how it is... If this is true, things have become tricky." Xu Changqing looked troubled and shook his head slowly.

"Hero, didn't you say you would help Ling Er and the others?" Li Xiaoyao was anxious, rushing to Xu Changqing's face.

"Little brother, this is not a simple matter of right or wrong, but involves the state affairs of the Nanzhao Kingdom. And we in Shushan have a law: no Shushan disciple may participate in dynastic disputes."

"Jianghu affairs, secular affairs, as long as there is trouble in the human world, our Shushan Sect is duty-bound, but we cannot get involved with dynasties."

Xu Changqing bowed and cupped his fists, his words full of apology.

Li Xiaoyao was still unwilling to give up, stiffening his neck: "It's not our Han dynasty, why are you so strict about the rules in the Miao Border?"

Chu Yang was also shaking his head secretly. Xu Changqing's rigidity was even more severe than those elderly elders of the Shushan Sect.

As long as it slightly violated the Shushan laws, he would absolutely not do it, and nine cows wouldn't be able to pull him back.

Seeing him so determined, Grandmother's hope quickly vanished, and there was no light in her eyes.

Zhao Ling Er started sobbing again.

Chu Yang felt his head ache, sighing long: "No, why do you keep crying? Can tears drown the enemy?"

Zhao Ling Er immediately stopped crying, changing to whimpering, covering her mouth, looking at Chu Yang with red eyes, like a frightened little deer.

Chu Yang suddenly felt a sense of guilt. He turned to Xu Changqing and said: "I don't know if it will interfere with state affairs, but I only know that people like the Moon Worship Cult Leader are a threat to all living beings as long as they live one more day."

"We are only responsible for subduing demons. As for the consequences of destroying the Moon Worship Cult, does it have anything to do with us?"

Xu Changqing hesitated: "Junior Brother, but the sect rules..."

Chu Yang curled his lips: "The sect rules tell us to save people. Will you save them or not?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing's expression struggled, like a robot with conflicting instructions, his CPU in a state of high-temperature overload.

Chu Yang whispered in his ear: "Li Xiaoyao has good bones and high talent for martial arts. If he joins our Qi Sect, he will definitely be in the top three of the Sword and Qi dispute."

Xu Changqing was stunned: "How did you see that he..."

Chu Yang had a mysterious expression: "Magic treasure given by the Sect Leader."

*Huh? Why is it another magic treasure given by the Sect Leader? *

*How come I don't have one! *

*The Sect Leader is too biased! * Xu Changqing was a bit angry, saying with a straight face: "But we are monks, Li brother just got married, it's not appropriate."

Chu Yang said indifferently: "What's wrong with being a monk temporarily? Young people should have more unusual experiences! Only then can they grow!"

"Besides, he can return to secular life after the Sword and Qi dispute ends! It won't delay them living their lives. Our Shushan is not a thief's den; people can come and go freely."

"If it really doesn't work, become a monk by day, return to secular life by night."

Chu Yang's crooked logic made Xu Changqing "eye-opening," the whole person in a dazed state, his brain overloading again.

*Are you a pig-brained idiot? *

*So easy to overload? *

Chu Yang couldn't be bothered to argue with him, directly chopping his neck with a hand knife. Xu Changqing rolled his eyes and fainted instantly.

"Junior Brother, you..."

Others were shocked.

Grandmother asked nervously: "Why did the little Daoist do this?"

Chu Yang said painfully: "My Senior Brother's brain is not very good. He can't think too deeply about things, otherwise he will go crazy. Just now I was stopping him from having an attack."

Grandmother looked regretful: "Daoist Xu looks like a talent, how could he..."

Some maids who admired Xu Changqing's demeanor also lost their light.

Chu Yang coughed: "You heard what Senior Brother just said. The Shushan Sect really can't intervene in this matter."

Grandmother sighed.

Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er's eyes were dim.

"But..." Chu Yang suddenly changed the subject and smiled: "If Li Xiaoyao joins our Shushan Sect, then this matter will change from state affairs to family affairs."

Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "I, Li Xiaoyao, am willing to join the Shushan Sect. Master is above, please accept..."

As he said that, he was about to kneel down, but was dragged up by Chu Yang with one hand: "I can't be your master. You still have to go to Shushan with me first."

Li Xiaoyao was about to agree, but Grandmother suddenly asked: "Doesn't joining the Shushan Sect mean becoming a monk? Xiaoyao is married, does that mean he has to be separated from Ling Er?"

Chu Yang shook his head and denied it.

"Grandmother, the times have changed!"

To dispel the doubts of Li Xiaoyao and others, Chu Yang hurriedly made up a detailed lie, saying that Shushan was currently having difficulties with enrollment and was short of successors, so the sect rules had been changed, and now they were encouraging childbirth.

From the hardships of the sect's development, to the five-year plan for the future, and then to family planning after the population rose.

Chu Yang was detailed, and it was easy to fool a few ancient people who hadn't read books with all the knowledge he could think of in his brain.

The reason he cared so much about Li Xiaoyao was not entirely for the Sword and Qi dispute, or for the sake of all living beings, but for the Five Spirit Beads and various other treasures.

The Five Spirit Beads went without saying; they were top-tier treasures left behind by Nv Wa, sealing the divine power of the five true gods of wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth.

Among the treasures, the *Eating Demon Gu* and the *Golden Silkworm Gu* both had the effect of greatly increasing one's cultivation, more heaven-defying than the effect of Blood Bodhi. Whether the *Dragon Elephant Prajna Art* could be perfected almost depended on them.

Following Li Xiaoyao, Chu Yang would have the opportunity to obtain some very heaven-defying treasures. Otherwise, if he went to find them himself, he didn't know how much time and energy it would take.

The most important thing was the growth problem.

With Li Xiaoyao, the cheater, as a comparison, Chu Yang's "growth" would not seem abrupt. When he displayed his true combat power, it would be easier for Xu Changqing, Qingwei, and others to accept.

After all, Li Xiaoyao could complete a feat almost like slaughtering gods in a few months.

Under such an impact, the talent Chu Yang displayed wouldn't make people feel strange.

Otherwise, Chu Yang might really be regarded by them as an extraterrestrial demon possessing someone else's body.

The process of "growth" was something Chu Yang had to experience, otherwise he would have to give up his identity as a Shushan disciple.

After much persuasion, everyone finally believed Chu Yang, and Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er also planned to go to Shushan with him.

As for Immortal Spirit Island, it would be temporarily closed, and Grandmother would take the others to choose another place to avoid the limelight.

The Moon Worship Cult wanted Zhao Ling Er, and other forces in Nanzhao Kingdom also aimed at her; no one would care where Grandmother went.

Chu Yang carried Xu Changqing onto the boat, and Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er followed closely behind.

Zhao Ling Er started crying again, waving goodbye to Grandmother.

Chu Yang closed his eyes and meditated, focusing on not seeing or hearing.

He was really annoyed by this kind of crying drama, even if the other party was the cute Ling Er.

Zhao Ling Er, who had calmed down, was not useless; at least she knew how to use magic to accelerate the boat, allowing the group to reach the shore earlier.

Returning to Yuhang Town, Li Xiaoyao was surrounded by a group of villagers as soon as he got off the boat, asking him if he had seen the fairy or the old witch of Immortal Spirit Island.

Li Xiaoyao introduced Zhao Ling Er triumphantly. When everyone saw the beautiful and fairy-like Zhao Ling Er, they were shocked and speechless.

"You really married a fairy home, kid?!"

As soon as this was said, everyone started to boo, making Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling Er's faces burn.

Xu Changqing also woke up in this noise.

"Where am I? Why did I faint for no reason?"

Xu Changqing looked at Chu Yang blankly: "Junior Brother, I seem to have been..."

Chu Yang interrupted him with a serious expression: "Senior Brother, why didn't you tell me you were under so much pressure? Why keep it to yourself?"

Xu Changqing: "???"

Chu Yang said painfully: "You were so stressed that you fainted, and you still want to say you're fine?"

"No! Junior Brother, I didn't..."

"You still say you didn't?! Since you knew you were going to cultivate in the world, haven't you been unable to sleep at night?"

"I really couldn't sleep, but shouldn't everyone be unable to sleep?"

"I slept! And the sleep quality was very good! And you still say it's not your problem?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Changqing fell into self-doubt.

*Is my pressure really that great? * Chu Yang took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire, saying in a deep voice: "Senior Brother, I know your pressure as the first young person in Shushan. You have never dared to relax your requirements for yourself!"

"To set an example for all disciples, to make the Sect Leader and elders happy, for the evaluation of you from the outside world, you have been oppressing yourself. You are too tired, Senior Brother!"

Xu Changqing shook all over; he inexplicably resonated with Chu Yang's words.

*I seem to be really tired... *

Chu Yang patted Xu Changqing on the shoulder: "Senior Brother, don't you understand the purpose of the Sect Leader and Master asking you to go down the mountain with me?"

Xu Changqing scratched his head: "Master asked me to take care of you."

Chu Yang waved his hand: "Wrong! They are testing you, not me! The Sect Leader hopes you can grow until you can withstand the pressure you should bear as the first disciple and even as the Sect Leader."

"Master and the Sect Leader have high hopes for you! Don't you understand yet? Senior Brother!"

Xu Changqing shook again, tears in his eyes: "Junior Brother, I think I understand..."

Chu Yang nodded with gratification: "It's good that you understand, Senior Brother. Don't be under so much pressure in the future."

Xu Changqing replied with a firm face: "Junior Brother, don't worry, I won't let you and the Sect Leader Master down."

At the same time.

Shushan Sect Main Hall.

Because he was curious about where Chu Yang and Xu Changqing had gone, Qingwei used a secret technique to sense the magic weapon left on Xu Changqing to find their location.

A light circle like a mirror appeared in the void, reflecting the figures of the two.

Qingwei and Canggu happened to hear their conversation.

The two fell into silence.

After a while, Canggu said: "I didn't know the Sect Leader Brother had such deep meaning. You really put a lot of effort into that child Changqing."

Qingwei squeezed out a smile: "It should be."

Canggu continued to sigh: "That child Chu Yang could guess the Sect Leader's deep meaning, which shows his understanding. It's a pity he wasted so many years in the Qi Sect."

Qingwei couldn't even squeeze out the last bit of smile; Canggu was pointing at him in every word.

"Junior Brother, we haven't sparred for many years, have we?"

"Not since you became Sect Leader..."

"Then why don't we spar today? I really miss those days!"

Canggu: "..."

………

Yuhang Town.

The four finally squeezed out of the enthusiastic villagers and returned to the *Cloud Comes Cloud Goes Inn*. As soon as they entered, they saw Aunt Li at the counter, looking bored.

"Aunt!"

Li Xiaoyao had tears in his eyes and threw himself into Aunt Li's arms.

"You little monkey, why are you acting like a spoiled child today?"

Aunt Li was surprised, then her eyes were gentle.

She already knew from the old doctor that Li Xiaoyao had gone to Immortal Spirit Island to seek medicine for her. To say she wasn't moved would be a lie.

"Good child, so filial. It wasn't in vain that we've depended on each other for so many years."

Aunt Li burst into tears.

Seeing them crying sadly, Zhao Ling Er started dropping little pearls again, then moved step by step to their side.

Chu Yang couldn't take it anymore and shouted.

"Hold it in for me!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 133 =====