Chapter 622

After all, a Dharma-corpse seeking out Dharma-Seekers could never lead to anything good.

"...I see." However, Zhao Yan did not answer the girl’s question directly, but sighed instead: "You just need to see if there are any familiar faces among those people; leave the rest to me."

Originally, he hadn't wanted to intervene, but the current situation left him no choice.

To ensure this girl, who might be the next head of the Wandering River Academy, minimized her contact with the Three-Truths Sect, he would handle the dirty work himself.

The good news was that, according to the information revealed by this little girl, the current generation of the Three-Truths Sect didn't seem to have any powerhouses.

‘Sorry, little Jiang, don't blame me for bullying your disciples and grand-disciples.’

After offering a hollow apology to his old friend, Zhao Yan cast his gaze toward Bai Xiaoxiao.

Bai Xiaoxiao was extremely conflicted inside; after all, her future teacher was clearly at odds with little brother Haoguang and the others, and there was a high probability he would take their lives.

She wanted to stop all of this, but didn't know where to begin.

Just as she was struggling to think of how to speak, a voice resonated in her heart.

【Do as he says; that little brother Haoguang is not as weak as you imagine.】

Hearing this voice, Bai Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be stunned.

What did that mean... could it be that Uncle Zhao would capsize in the gutter? But wasn't he a Great Divine Ability Dharma-Seeker?

Seeming to see through her thoughts, the voice spoke again.

【Heh... do not underestimate the Three-Truths Sect. In the future, when you deal with them, you should also try to avoid such things from happening.】

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Hearing this, Bai Xiaoxiao was puzzled for a moment.

But since that person had said so, it seemed Uncle Zhao would indeed suffer a setback at the hands of little brother Haoguang.

If that was the case...

"Alright."

Seeing the young girl finally agree to his proposal after a struggle, Zhao Yan felt a bit embarrassed.

He decided to properly compensate her after the matter was settled. Just in time, perhaps his senior sister would have recovered by then, and with the two of them teaching her, he imagined this little girl would soon become a powerful Dharma-Seeker.

Just as he was thinking this, the Dharma-corpse, already controlled by the [Borrowing-Origin True Eye], began charging toward the largest mansion in the town.

And Li Ang was currently hiding within the [Heavenly Imperial Center], silently observing the progression of events.

Although the plot hadn't changed much so far, quite a few deviations had already appeared in the details.

One had to know that in the original work, Zhao Yan hadn't left behind the secret manual for the [Returning-Heaven Blood Body], but had intended to take that Peerless Demon Lord of No-Dao as his disciple.

As for now, it was clearly going to be intercepted by Bai Xiaoxiao.

However, Li Ang had previously been racking his brain over how to get the [Returning-Heaven Blood Body] into Gao Haoguang’s hands; now, he didn't need to worry about that problem anymore.

Thinking this, he glanced at his fully healed body, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes.

Originally, he had thought this level of interference would invite punishment from the Law of Causality, but he hadn't expected to be struck only once, at the very beginning when he spoke with Zhao Yan.

‘Strange... why do I feel like the judgment has become more lenient?’

It wasn't that Li Ang was a masochist, but the situation was indeed strange.

Unfortunately, after some thought, he didn't reach any useful conclusion.

But regardless, this counted as a good thing, so Li Ang temporarily pushed his doubts aside.

The most important thing right now was to clear the karma from Zhao Yan and then inherit the Wandering River Academy to become a Dharma-Seeker.

He hadn't forgotten that in the main universe, Lawson and the others were still waiting for him; he had to obtain enough power to contend with those fellows before returning.

Thinking of this, Li Ang couldn't help but be curious about what kind of innate divine ability and talent divine ability he would awaken.

‘I hope they’re powerful enough...’

With this thought, he cast his gaze toward the Dharma-corpse controlled by Bai Xiaoxiao.

……

Meanwhile.

The Wu family, the largest landowners in Sanchuan Town, were hosting several Dharma-Seekers who had accepted the bounty.

As for what the bounty was...

Recently, a demon-corpse had appeared in Sanchuan Town, and even Master Wu’s most beloved youngest son had died at its hands.

Fortunately, he had left behind offspring before his death, otherwise the Wu family might have faced the end of their lineage.

To avoid such a situation, Master Wu began recruiting Dharma-Seekers to eliminate this demon-corpse.

During this time, quite a few con artists had naturally come knocking, but unfortunately, these people couldn't even beat the Wu family’s guards, let alone that demon-corpse.

Fortunately, the ones who arrived this time were finally real Dharma-Seekers, and eight of them had come at once, which made Master Wu feel a sense of relief.

However, upon seeing the bizarre appearances of the Dharma-Seekers present, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

‘Why are the habits of these immortal masters so peculiar...’

It was no wonder Master Wu thought this; after all, among the eight Dharma-Seekers present, only two middle-aged men carrying long swords looked relatively normal.

As for the others...

A one-eyed dragon, a mysterious man wearing a comical giant head, and a mix of men, women, old, and young.

Literally, men, women, old, and young.

After some self-introductions, the people present became somewhat acquainted.

And the "Giant Head," upon hearing the self-introduction of the "men, women, old, and young," paused imperceptibly.

‘Good heavens! The Three-Truths Sect?!’

He hadn't expected to run into these people here; after all, the sect he belonged to had an extremely close relationship with them.

Of course, that was a long, long time ago.

Before today, he had assumed the Three-Truths Sect had been wiped out, otherwise how could there have been no news of them for so many years?

Just as Giant Head was recalling what his old father had said, he suddenly noticed that the youth from the Three-Truths Sect had left the Wu residence alone.

He didn't speak up to stop him, but let him disappear from sight.

"Eh? Where’s A-Guang?"

At this moment, a female voice filled with slight confusion sounded beside Giant Head.

Giant Head came back to his senses and pointed toward the door: "You mean that little brother? He went out just now with a livid face."

"Then it seems he went to the outhouse."

Hearing the words of the youth’s master, the people present didn't take the matter to heart.

However, Giant Head felt that things were not as simple as that.

But before he could think carefully, the two middle-aged men carrying long swords took a mirror from their robes: "This is the unique Dharma treasure of our Laoshan Dharma Assembly, the Dharma-Seeking Mirror!"

"As long as we have this, we should be able to find that Dharma-corpse very quickly."

As he spoke, one of them began to inject Dharma power into the mirror.

Accompanied by a faint humming sound, the image in the mirror quickly began to change.

In the image, seven people were huddled in front of a mirror, observing it with curiosity.

It was them.

"?!"

In just an instant, everyone present realized something was wrong.

Damn it! That Dharma-corpse had been watching them from the shadows the whole time!

Looking in the direction from which the image in the mirror was coming, the seven saw a monster with the body of an ape and the face of a human hiding behind an eave, staring fixedly at their group.

The next moment, without any communication, everyone attacked the monster in unison.

Swish, swish, swish—!

Accompanied by the sound of air being torn, talismans were fiercely flung toward the monster’s location.

However, facing these incoming attacks, the monster turned and ran, as if it had no intention of fighting at all.

Seeing this, everyone present couldn't help but furrow their brows: "What’s the situation? A trap?"

With no time to think, they immediately chose to give chase.

……

On the other side.

Bai Xiaoxiao had just wanted to tell Zhao Yan what she had seen and heard when she heard him ask: "Is the successor of the Same-Moon Order not among them?"

"..." Hearing this, Bai Xiaoxiao was stunned, but quickly realized who the person before her was referring to. "No."

Upon receiving a definitive answer, Zhao Yan couldn't help but furrow his brows tightly.

The situation was a bit troublesome; he hadn't expected the most critical target not to be on the scene.

After a moment of thought, he said: "You hide first and wait for me to return; if that Dharma-corpse dies, so be it."

After speaking, without waiting for Bai Xiaoxiao to react, he quickly left the spot.

Will... will he still be back for dinner?

Watching Zhao Yan’s receding back, the young girl wanted to say something but stopped.

Just as she was about to follow Zhao Yan’s instructions and go into hiding, a voice suddenly resonated in her heart.

【Hide your identity well, and hold back those Dharma-Seekers; don't let them interfere with the upcoming battle.】

It was Li Ang.

One had to know that in the original plot, that Dharma-corpse had dragged things out for a long time in the Wu family courtyard.

To avoid interference with what was to follow, he had to have Bai Xiaoxiao stall that group of fellows.

This was also why he had chosen to resurrect Bai Xiaoxiao; after all, the [Borrowing-Origin True Eye] could indeed play a key role at such a time.

At this moment, hearing the voice resonate in her heart, the young girl’s expression went blank.

Her... her?

That group of strange Dharma-Seekers looked terrifying; could she really do it?

Just as she was thinking this, Li Ang said:

【If the situation becomes impossible, I will intervene from the shadows.】