Chapter 72: Why Even You?

Huh?

Lowering his head to glance at the black pieces that had been completely devoured, Eunuch Yang wore a look of utter bewilderment.

You lost?

What kind of joke are you playing!

"... Daoist Ren, what is the meaning of this?"

Letting me win a game? Is that even necessary?

Yang Wusheng was a figure in the palace who was revered by the young eunuchs; it wasn't as if he had never encountered a situation where someone with inferior chess skills let him win.

But even when letting someone win, there is a knack to it.

A high-level way of letting someone win is one that leaves both host and guest satisfied.

Could you be any more obvious and sloppy about it!?

Where am I supposed to put my face now!

But Ren Yidao didn't care about any of that; he wasn't that considerate toward men.

What's more, Yang Wusheng, this eunuch from the Eastern Depot, could hardly even be counted as a man.

Who cares whether you can save face or not?

Casually tossing a white piece into the bottom right corner of the board, Ren Yidao rose without a hint of attachment and departed with a carefree air.

"Daoist! Let's play another game, shall we?"

Hey!

You come back here!

You are not allowed to leave!

I am going to wash away this humiliation this time!

Rising abruptly, Yang Wusheng tried to grab the hem of Ren Yidao's robe, but he didn't expect the other party to dodge it without even looking back.

"Next time! Definitely next time!"

"I just remembered I have something to attend to, so I shall take my leave now. Gonggong, no need to see me out."

That's enough, that's already plenty.

Ren Yidao's face, turned away from Yang Wusheng, was filled with speechlessness; he was one step away from shaking his head directly.

You fellow, you've been hanging around the palace, how are you so lacking in social awareness?

Do you really think I'm so bored that I have nothing better to do than sit here and play chess with you?

Am I after your age?

Or am I after the fact that you don't bathe?

There was only one reason Ren Yidao left: he had already obtained the information he wanted to know.

After leaving Lijin Peak, he looked back and muttered, rubbing his chin:

"That wo— *cough*, this eunuch is no good person."

"Eunuch Yang, what exactly are you afraid of?"

Yang Wusheng has a problem.

He definitely knows the truth about why Li Long sent this pair of siblings here.

Not only that, he is also desperately trying to avoid any meeting between himself and Li Yiyi.

No, no, no, that's not right; how could he dare to openly defy an imperial decree?

All of this is just a coincidence; Li Yiyi is actively busy with cultivation and has no interaction, and at most, it's a matter concerning the Prince.

Besides, wasn't Li Lingling already sent to Ren Yidao?

Even if there is a final reckoning, it could at most be counted as a dereliction of duty on his part.

"Are you so afraid that I might truly become Li Yiyi's Foster Father? But does Li Lingling not matter?"

Eunuch Yang chose to stay on Lijin Peak to accompany Li Yiyi, yet he chose to give up on Li Lingling.

Is it because he knows there is no need to worry about the Yinglong Phantom?

Or is it for some other reason?

Ren Yidao became slightly interested in the truth behind this matter.

"I only hope the final truth won't be too boring for me."

Eunuch Yang watched Ren Yidao's figure drifting away, recalling everything that had just happened with him.

"He left so hurriedly; was he afraid of the awkwardness if he stayed?"

Thinking about the members of the Divine Path Sect he had encountered over the past few days, Eunuch Yang could roughly grasp the characteristics of this sect.

They are xenophobic, but their reactions are not intense; at most, it is just a silent resistance.

Ren Yidao is already considered an outlier of the Divine Path Sect, but he is still a part of it after all; he should understand how such an atmosphere would feel to an outsider.

Could it be that his purpose in coming to visit was...

"Is he worried that we aren't doing well in the Divine Path Sect?"

Having interacted with Ren Yidao several times, under the embellishment of memory, an image of someone somewhat naive about the world but empathetic gradually filled out.

For some reason, the more he recalled, the more he felt that this youth possessed a special temperament that made one unconsciously let down their guard.

Perhaps this is just personal charisma?

"Although I have a mission to fulfill and cannot form a deep friendship with him, but..."

Gazing in the direction where the youth had disappeared, Yang Wusheng shook his head and sighed:

"Daoist Ren, he's actually quite a good person."

What a good person!

……

In the Cave Abode behind Yang Wusheng, a pair of eyes no longer looked this way, sinking back into the darkness.

Li Yiyi frowned, silently repeating a name.

"Ren Yidao……"

Muttering with an uncertain expression, Li Yiyi closed his eyes and silently circulated his cultivation technique.

……

……

After leaving Lijin Peak, Ren Yidao didn't go anywhere else, choosing instead to find a secluded corner to sit cross-legged and silently recite the Sect Leader's name in his heart.

As expected, after half a minute, his consciousness became dazed, and a powerful force permeated his Consciousness Sea.

When he opened his eyes again, before him was a temple exuding a thick aura of time.

Ren Yidao had "been" here once before, when his body was borrowed.

He bowed to the crooked Divine Statue.

"Disciple of Luoyue Peak, greets the Sect Leader."

The Divine Statue Sikong Yu looked at Ren Yidao sideways and said indifferently:

【Hmm, what is the matter that you seek me out this time?】

It wasn't that Sikong Yu didn't look at people straight on; it was truly a matter of necessity.

Last time he was busy dealing with Shen Shi and forgot to use Ren Yidao's body to straighten himself out; now that it was the spiritual world, there was no point in straightening out anyway……

He had already grown somewhat accustomed to this perspective.

"Disciple has a question and wishes for your guidance to clear my confusion."

【Speak.】

"It is like this, last night I……"

Ren Yidao could mess around with other things, but when it involved an Imperial Emperor, the nature of the matter was different.

Especially during the initial stage of establishing diplomatic relations between Divine Path Sect and Beigan, he didn't want to cause any problems and become a sinner of the sect.

It was true that Ren Yidao was a prankster.

But he liked watching others' pranks, not becoming the prank himself.

Sorry, Senior Uncle Zuo, now the Sect Leader is the big shot I trust the most!

After briefly describing the dilemma he was currently facing, Ren Yidao lowered his head obediently like a good child:

"Disciple does not know how to handle this, I ask the Sect Leader for guidance."

【Then just be it.】

Ren Yidao:?

Blankly, he raised his head and looked at the side profile of the Divine Statue.

That……

What did you say?

The wind was too strong just now, I didn't hear you clearly.

Sikong Yu squinted at this disappointing disciple and asked in great bewilderment:

【Why not take this free bargain?】

His brow twitching constantly, Ren Yidao took a deep breath and confirmed again:

"Sect Leader, disciple is worried about whether there is some conspiracy behind this, fearing it might bring trouble to the sect……"

【What trouble could there be? As long as he, Li Long, doesn't bring the Qian Sword from Wentian to lead a personal expedition, what trouble can he cause my Divine Path Sect?】

Heh, still young.

What is there to fear from that brat Li Long!

Sikong Yu's voice was grand, booming in Ren Yidao's ears like Demon sounds:

【Be it!】

"No! Sect Leader, can you really not reconsider?"

【Go and be it!!!】

"Tsk…… Ahhh! I don't care anymore!"

Finally experiencing how others usually tortured him, Ren Yidao, unable to take it anymore, struggled and forced himself out of the spiritual space.

"……"

Ren Yidao opened his eyes, his cheeks twitching, and it took great effort to suppress the urge to scream.

Damn it, I didn't have much interaction with the Sect Leader before, a miscalculation……

Damn it all.

How is it that even the Sect Leader is a prankster!

Although it's a bit problematic for him to say this, does Divine Path Sect…… really have no problems?

Is there something wrong with this sect!?

"Fine!"

"Even you won't stop me, right?"

One is being it, two is also being it, what's the difference?

"This Foster Father, I, the father, am determined to be!"

Sacrifice myself and become nutrients for the big eyeball! (Crawling in the darkness)

Actually, I went to find Uncle Tong myself to sacrifice myself; Uncle Tong is truly a good person, woo woo woo.

Actually, the previous book was also "milked" by him; although it was difficult, it persisted until the end, which is joyous and worth congratulating.

Everyone on the Lost Hometown is so gentle.)

(End of this chapter)