Chapter 296: I'll Call My Senior Sister to Beat You (Part 1)

Kong Ming's worry was not without reason.

Because the Supreme Elder of the Longya Daoist Gate, Hao Tian, had come knocking.

"Daoist Hao Tian, what brings you here today?" Kong Ming asked openly and straightforwardly.

A smile hung on Hao Tian's face, that kind of "I'll get my big brother (dad) to beat you up" smile; of course, this wasn't directed at Kong Ming, but rather...

"Where is Master Xuanzang? My Senior Sister wants to have a match with Master Xuanzang." Hao Tian spoke his mind directly.

"Pfft!"

Ao Yu Lie beside him suddenly burst out laughing; worthy of being Master!

Hao Tian frowned, glanced at Ao Yu Lie, hmphed, and turned his head away.

He had heard of the name Young Master Yu; this kind of dissolute young master was simply beneath his notice.

"The Grand Master has not yet returned. Does the Daoist Gate's Supreme Elder intend to arrange a duel with the Grand Master?" Kong Ming said, "May I ask for a reason?"

"What reason do you need?" Hao Tian spoke to Kong Ming with his nostrils in the air, "Xuanzang bullied my Longya Daoist Gate for having no one; naturally, after my Senior Sister emerges from seclusion, she must seek justice."

"Hah." Over there, Ao Yu Lie let out another short, sharp laugh.

Hao Tian looked over with a displeased expression; what business do you have here, you dissolute young master?

Kong Ming could at least make Hao Tian treat him as an equal, but Ao Yu Lie, famous in the Capital for all sorts of romantic escapades, Hao Tian definitely looked down upon.

"The Grand Master bullied your Daoist Gate?" Ao Yu Lie laughed, "Little Daoist, do you speak without thinking? If the Grand Master truly bullied your Daoist Gate, you'd still be standing here talking? Your Longya Daoist Gate would have been gone long ago."

However, after finishing his words, Ao Yu Lie thought again: could this be one of Tang Luo's old fishing tactics?

Deliberately leaving bait to lure out the demons and monsters hiding behind the scenes.

Tang Luo was extremely proficient at this sort of thing.

Could this little Daoist's Senior Sister be the fish Master wants to catch?

"Little Daoist?" Hao Tian froze, then laughed — laughter born of extreme anger.

He had cultivated for over a hundred years, and this was the first time anyone had called him 'Little Daoist'; even his former masters and seniors had never addressed him so.

"Oh, sorry." Thinking of the possibility that Tang Luo was fishing, Ao Yu Lie apologized decisively, not wanting to delay Master's affairs, "I saw the young master's youthful face and assumed your cultivation time was short."

"Hmph!" Hao Tian's mood improved slightly; his face was youthful, he possessed the art of preserving his looks.

"Did Master Xuanzang truly bully your Daoist Gate for having no one? After your Supreme Grand Elder emerges from seclusion, does she intend to seek an explanation from the Grand Master?" Kong Ming looked at Hao Tian and asked, his gaze sharp.

Was that truly the case?

What benefit would such behavior bring to the Longya Daoist Gate?

If the Longya Daoist Gate wanted to move against the "Left National Preceptor's faction backed by Tang Luo," the best time would be before Tang Luo's return.

If the Longya Daoist Gate held no hostility, why come knocking to provoke when neither side was enemies?

Could it really be for the sect's face?

But Tang Luo didn't seem to have slapped the Longya Daoist Gate's face; if there really was any, at most it slapped the face of this Supreme Second Elder.

"Sowing discord, abusing public office for private gain?" Kong Ming guessed a possibility.

If that were truly the case, the Daoist Hao Tian before him was as good as dead!

Mm, he would have to wait for Tang Luo to return.

"... Naturally." Hao Tian said.

Bullying his Daoist Gate for having no one? That was exactly what Hao Tian thought in his heart; that day, frightened by Tang Luo into "crying his eyes out," Hao Tian had been very angry.

Taking advantage of Senior Sister's seclusion to bully someone?

This grievance was stifled extremely uncomfortably.

Fortunately, Qing Lang's seclusion wasn't a death seclusion; outside events were generally reported by Yu Xuanzi, so Qing Lang in seclusion could know — whether she responded was another matter.

After Yu Xuanzi reported the major events that occurred, there was a reaction from Qing Lang's side.

Hoping that after some days when she emerges, she can meet with Master Xuanzang and discuss some matters.

Right, it wasn't any duel arrangement, just saying "discuss some matters"; the true attitude wasn't clear at all.

Originally Yu Xuanzi planned to come explain the situation, but Hao Tian, using his status as Supreme Second Elder, took the matter over and secretly changed it into a duel arrangement.

"Discuss some matters" is a more tactful phrasing; in reality, a fight was inevitable.

Hao Tian felt he was merely expressing the meaning more directly.

I'll call my Senior Sister to beat you!

"Good, when the Grand Master returns, he will naturally come to give the Longya Daoist Gate an explanation." Kong Ming said, "Please rest assured, Daoist." A gentle smile appeared on his face.

Hao Tian's heart skipped a beat inexplicably; why did this fellow's smile feel so creepy?

"Right."

Before Hao Tian could say anything, Kong Ming asked, "I wonder, does the Supreme Grand Elder intend to decide victory or defeat with the Grand Master, or life and death?"

Hao Tian blanked for a moment, then replied, "Naturally, victory or defeat."

He wanted Qing Lang to give Tang Luo a thorough beating while he watched from the side, finally getting to say "Master Xuanzang, nothing more than this," to properly vent his spleen; otherwise his thoughts wouldn't flow smoothly.

Besides that, there truly weren't any other thoughts.

"Understood, I will relay it truthfully." Speaking, Kong Ming picked up his teacup.

The meaning of serving tea to see off the guest was very obvious.

Hao Tian hmphed, turned arrogantly, and left.

"Tsk tsk." After Hao Tian left, Ao Yu Lie shook his head, "Kids these days, living perfectly fine, why go courting death?"

"When is the Grand Master coming back?" Kong Ming looked at Ao Yu Lie and asked.

Regarding this Young Master Yu, he had probed; the only thing he could confirm was that the other party was indeed connected to Tang Luo.

As for origins and such, he wasn't clear.

Kong Ming suspected he was a disciple Tang Luo had taken in this mission world previously.

The mission world can even accept disciples — this operation was something no one expected... not because everyone's stupid.

Mainly because entering mission worlds is random; there's no situation where you spend points to return to a mission world you've already experienced.

Nor has there been a situation where someone builds a mission world into a stronghold and extracts benefits from it to grow stronger.

Everyone does hit-and-run jobs — you can accept disciples, but there's no need.

Who knows what Tang Luo was thinking back then?

He actually pulled it off — this Young Master Yu's strength is no joke; at the very least, Kong Ming knows he's no match for him.

"Just these few days." Ao Yulie laughed. "If there's nothing else, I'll be off. If you run into danger, just shout 'Young Master Yu, save me' and I'll come to your rescue."

"Fine." Kong Ming nodded in agreement.

Two days later.

"Looking for me to duel? There's even this kind of thing?" Tang Luo was somewhat surprised. "I didn't do much back then — just scared her a little, hung her up as bait to lure out the mission target. But that was because her appearance scared off the mission target; an eye for an eye, this is karma. Later I just forced her to take me to the sect to 'study.' Compared to how the demonic sect people treat rookie 'young heroes and heroines,' I'm practically a saint."

"..."

Kong Ming didn't speak. The culprit has been found!

He originally thought it was Haotian holding a grudge over Tang Luo's disdain and instigating things from the shadows; he never expected it really was you — you actually did something to someone before.

Now it's great — the other party has achieved divine merit completion and left seclusion to come find trouble with you.

You're innocent my ass!

Seeing Kong Ming's expression, Tang Luo took full responsibility: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. This poor monk is best at converting and persuading people — guaranteed perfect resolution. Back then I very successfully persuaded Qinglang."

"This is me worrying?" Kong Ming was speechless. He's worried my ass.

He really doesn't think a Golden Core cultivator who constantly needs to enter seclusion would be Tang Luo's opponent.

And that thing you call "persuasion"?

"Right, Old Kong, there's something I want you to consider." Tang Luo said.

"What thing?" Seeing Tang Luo's expression turn serious, Kong Ming immediately turned solemn as well.

"I want to bring my mount out of the mission world." Tang Luo said.

"Mount?" Kong Ming was puzzled. "Where'd you get a mount?"

"Ao Yulie being a dragon — didn't he tell you?" Tang Luo asked.

"... Wait, let me sort this out." Kong Ming held up a hand to stop Tang Luo from continuing, pressing his brow. "First, you took a disciple in this mission world — that's Young Master Yu, Ao Yulie. Then he's also a dragon, and also your mount. Now you want to bring him out of the mission world and have me help figure it out, right?"

"Right. Still easiest talking to you, Old Kong — one hint and you get it." Tang Luo said with a laugh.

"Farewell!"

Kong Ming stood up, cupping his fist in salute.

He considers himself a magnanimous, broad-minded person, but at this moment he wanted to vomit blood.

Just listening to the description he just gave — is that something a human can do?

"Dragon?" After walking a few steps, Kong Ming turned back. "You mean a dinosaur, right?"

Curiosity he couldn't hold back.

"Might as well be a T-rex." Tang Luo said. "It's an Eastern dragon, but don't think dragons are all that impressive. Actually they're just so-so — the ones who can fight probably number one or two at most. The vast majority are pathetically weak, not even as good as those little monsters who clawed their way up from the bottom rung. Starting point too high, growth sucks — they do nothing but embarrass me."

"..." Kong Ming coughed violently.

Not doing human things is one thing, but not speaking human language either?

"Not a flood dragon type?" Kong Ming asked.

"A true dragon. Like I said, don't take it too seriously." Tang Luo said. "When you kill one yourself, then you'll know — once you've seen the ocean, no other water compares."

"I'm not Nezha." Kong Ming said. "Why would you ask me about this? Didn't you bring a cat out of a mission world? You're the first person to actually bring a 'living thing' out."

"The situation's a bit different." Tang Luo said. "Doggy was a wisp of remnant soul I brought out, then parasitized onto a cat's body. But Little White Dragon can't do that. I do have a piece of equipment on me that can 'store living people' — called the Cursed House."

"Although the risk seems not small. The God-Demon Game requires us not to disclose related information — violators disappear — but the loopholes here are quite large..." Kong Ming analyzed carefully.

The God-Demon Game's tolerance for not disclosing related information is actually quite loose.

As long as you don't explicitly tell others about the God-Demon Game's situation, and cover it up with another excuse, you won't suffer the "disappearance" punishment.

In other words, Tang Luo can completely use the excuse "Master is taking you through time and space" to deceive that Young Master Yu.

Deceive for a moment, safe for a moment; keep deceiving, stay safe forever.

If you can keep deceiving forever, it doesn't count as disclosing God-Demon Game related information.

So spoke the scholar Kong Ming.