Yinshan Record

Chapter 392 A Tragic Past, No Worries About Adversity (Part 1)

The mountains are high and the forests are dense, with no sign of human habitation.

Although Cizhou is said to be a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, it also has many desolate mountains and wild ridges inhabited by all sorts of demons and monsters.

After parting ways with Lu Bai, Zhu Yi, and Miao Niangzi, the Yin-Yang Dharma King remained at the same spot.

After being repeatedly manipulated by Young Master Su, Lady Miao had long since lost her temper and obediently followed Yin Yang Dharma King and the others to wait. As for Lu Bai and Zhu Yi, they were seasoned agents and would have no trouble resting here for a few days; at most, they would just feel a little bored.

However, the Yin-Yang Dharma King would gaze at the rising and falling clouds in the sky every day, his head bowed and brows furrowed.

Lu Bai and Zhu Yi, the two generals, were certainly curious, but they also knew that this "uncle" was quite mysterious, so they felt they shouldn't ask too many questions and kept quiet.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King was originally a talkative person, and during this time Su Che had been asking him all sorts of questions with the respect due to a disciple, which pleased the old senior quite a bit. Now that he no longer had Su Che as his straight man, he was naturally very unhappy.

Not to mention that the accumulated corpse energy evolving in the air looked very strange, and the Yin-Yang Dharma King was also worried about Su Che's safety, so he couldn't help but sigh.

The group waited for Su Che there, and soon witnessed the great battle between the Liang government troops and the White Turban Army, and saw Li Yizhen flee and die in defeat.

It's just that he's not on the same mountain as Young Master Su, Yu Chen, and the others.

"Good heavens, I never expected that Lord Dushan would have such abilities."

Zhu Yi was secretly amazed when he saw the banner that Dushan Jun had transformed into a blue dragon. It was said that the monsters in Xuanshan were all from poor backgrounds and few of them had magic weapons. They all relied on their fists and kicks to conquer the world. He never expected that Dushan Jun would have such a treasure.

"The Xuandu Palace really knows how to manage Buddhist ritual implements. If everyone shaves their heads and becomes a monk, wouldn't that be exactly what they want?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King's sarcastic tone left Lu Bai and Zhu Yi speechless, so they could only listen from the sidelines.

"I never imagined the imperial court would lose like this."

Zhu Yi frowned as he looked down at the soldiers being massacred.

Lu Bai nodded repeatedly as he watched.

Below them were all imperial troops, now surrounded by the White Turban Army. As imperial guards, they naturally felt a sense of shared fate.

However, considering the methods these soldiers used to slaughter villages and plunder civilians along their southward journey, both Lu Bai and Zhu Yi felt that their deaths were not unjust.

"With five Rejuvenating Core cultivators in the Great River Alliance, plus a Demon King like Dushan Ju, I'm afraid Wenning County is doomed."

Zhu Yi counted on his fingers.

“It’s not just Wenning County, I think the entire Cizhou will be lost.”

Lu Bai looked at his old friend beside him and said, "When the young master returns, we will move our family to Jiankang."

They naturally knew the extent of Cizhou's resources; the only publicly known experts in the Elixir of Immortality were Young Master Su and two Imperial Censors. Now that Li Yizhen had been defeated and killed, Imperial Censor Xiong and Young Master Su could at most prevent Cizhou from falling.

It's estimated that it can only be maintained for a short while.

The most important thing is to move your family to Jiankang as soon as possible. These rebels won't be able to overthrow the imperial court in just a few years.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the young master."

Zhu Yi shook his head: "Moving at the last minute will shake the morale of the army, Lao Lu."

These two thousand men have been wiped out here. Now, all we can rely on are the remaining soldiers in Cizhou City, as well as the officers and soldiers from the Imperial Guard and the Jingye Division.

Both Lu Bai and I were appointed as centurions. Apart from Shi Chibao and Su San Gongzi, they were among the few elite guards. Even our family was moving away. Wouldn't Ancizhou City immediately fall into chaos?
"Your family's Third Young Master Su is a kind and considerate gentleman."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King suddenly interjected, "Give him a word, and he'll naturally let your family go to Jiankang. He'll even have to subsidize your travel expenses."

Lu Bai and Zhu Yi exchanged a glance and wisely chose not to respond.

As for the female ghost, Miao Niangzi, she treated him like he was invisible from the very beginning.

Indeed, putting aside his past reputation, the Third Young Master Su was truly a rare and kind person. Not only did he promote the two men, but he also gave them the land he had purchased as a family heirloom. Everyone in the family spoke highly of the Third Young Master Su.

"But he's also very cunning. Maybe he's just using you two as bait, and today he'll use you as a sacrifice." The Yin-Yang Dharma King, bored out of his mind, casually made up a story: "When the time comes, he'll push you two out of the city gate and chop you down. His own trusted confidants who tried to escape have been killed. Who would dare to run? Maybe this Cizhou City..."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King was chatting happily and couldn't stop for a moment when suddenly a voice rang out from the treetop.

"When did Uncle start liking to talk behind people's backs?"

Zhu Yi and Lu Bai, on the other hand, lowered their heads and secretly rejoiced. Luckily, they hadn't agreed with their uncle.

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked up and saw Su Che standing on a treetop not far away, like a night owl returning to its nest.

"Your ability to conceal your aura has improved quite a bit."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King observed Su Che's aura: "Why does he seem to have made progress again? Could it be that he has gained some benefit again?"

"senior."

Su Che stared blankly at the Yin-Yang Dharma King.

"what happened?"

"I'm giving up on Taoism!"

Su Che did a somersault and flipped down from the treetop, his fingers outstretched, revealing faint flashes of lightning within.

"From this day forward, I have conquered myself, and I will become a Buddha..."

This kid...

Yin Yang Dharma King immediately rolled his eyes: "You're amazing. Go tell Yu Lizi what you said. I'd like to see how Huang Tiandao cleans up its own ranks."

"As for the benefits, there are indeed some."

Su Che was naturally too embarrassed to tell the Yin-Yang Dharma King about his glorious feat of turning Śikṣānanda into a consort.

"But how much do you know about the legendary Luo Feng City, senior?"

"Luofeng City? By the time I started cultivating, that place was already gone."

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked into the distance: "You mean that's Luo Feng City over there? This is no joke..."

"It must be the ancient underworld."

Su Che said, "It seems that the Xuandu Palace has set up a forbidden spell there, and there are also ancient demon gods active in it."

"Ancient demon god?"

The Yin-Yang Dharma King looked at Su Che and asked, "Who are they inside?"

If you don't know, how would I know?

Su Che had thought that the Yin-Yang Dharma King, an ancient senior who had lived since ancient times, should know everything about Luo Fengcheng. Now it seemed that this person was just as clueless as he was.

But that makes sense. The ancient and ancient times sound similar, but the ancient times are long and the ancient times are long. It's like someone claiming to be a general of the Ming Dynasty. You don't know if he followed Zhu Yuanzhang on the Northern Expedition or Zheng Chaowang in the restoration of Taiwan.

Clearly, the Lord of Mount Tai and Luofeng City were already legends to the Yin-Yang Dharma King of that time.

"Ancient demon gods? How would I know?"

Su Che looked at the Yin-Yang Dharma King and asked, "However, we don't know how many monsters are lying dead inside."

"Since it seals away an ancient demon god, it's not surprising that there are many demons."

(End of this chapter)