Who among the gangsters wants to fall in love?

Chapter 88 Glazed Tower

The evening breeze is gentle and the moonlight is clear.

Xuan Si's face was pale, like a piece of rag spread on the snow. Guan Yunshu had already left. Zhao Wumian carefully checked Xuan Si's mouth to make sure there was no poison inside, then he drew out his long sword and practiced sword skills silently aside.

In less than five minutes, Guan Yunshu and Dong Xuan flew over.

Seeing that Zhao Wumian was still practicing with the sword, Guan Yunshu looked at Uncle Dongxuan for some reason, probably meaning, look, he is the friend I met in the martial arts world, how hardworking is he?
Dong Xuan would not always make Guan Yunshu unhappy like Zhao Wumian did. Seeing this, he wanted to laugh. He nodded slightly with an approving expression, "I think he is a close friend who can support you all the way."

Hearing this, Guan Yunshu's expression suddenly turned cold, his face turned calm, and he looked forward, "We are friends, but not close friends yet."

Dongxuan shook his head helplessly but did not refute.

When the two men came to him, Zhao Wumian neatly sheathed his sword, clasped his fists towards Dong Xuan, and announced his real name, "Zhao Wumian."

Dong Xuan also bowed. He was not surprised that Zhao Wumian had used a pseudonym before. "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for taking care of Yun Shu recently. Now you have helped Xiao Xitian so much. I and Xiao Xitian are very grateful."

"I helped him more, so it should be considered that I was the one taking care of him." Guan Yunshu refuted the first half of Dongxuan's sentence.

Zhao Wumian tilted his head to look at her, "Does this count as a lie? Have you finally decided to break your vow?"

Guan Yunshu raised his eyebrows and stretched out a few fingers, intending to have a good discussion with Zhao Wumian about who helped whom more in Taiyuan.

"Okay, okay." Dongxuan looked back and forth between the two of them, suddenly smiled, and waved his hand gently.

Then he cast his gaze towards the unconscious Xuan Si, his face with a gentle smile turned slightly cold, "Xuan Si... colluded with Dong Yan, leaked the temple's defense map, stole the relics, and now plans to join forces with outsiders to steal the pearl relic tower of our temple..."

"We speculate that this is to prevent the Crown Prince from being detoxified, so as to control the government."

"There is also Zhen Xing. Besides Ye Wancang, there should be two more spies who are also masters of the same generation as my uncle."

Zhao Wumian and Guan Yunshu each added another sentence.

Dongxuan nodded slightly, and there was no expression on his face even when he heard the news that the disciple he had personally taught was a spy who attempted to murder Xiao Xitian.

He pondered for a moment, and then said, "On the way here just now, Yunshu has already told me about your plan. It is indeed an idea to use the fake news that Senior Brother Dongwen is about to return to the temple to attack. But since they will jointly ask me for orders in two days, I will carefully examine it by then. There is no need to rush in these two days."

Zhao Wumian's eyebrows twitched slightly, "Don't want to lie?"

"No." Dong Xuan shook his head slightly. "I am not a pedantic person. But if you want to force me to tell you, I have a better way..."

Dongxuan paused for a moment, looked at the glazed tower that was still reflecting the bright lights in the night sky, and said lightly: "It is related to the Pearl Relics Treasure Tower."

Zhao Wumian said in surprise, "It can also tell lies?"

Guan Yunshu also tilted her head to look, showing a little curiosity, even she didn't know about this.

Dong Xuan was silent for a moment, then he lifted Xuan Si's collar with one hand and said, "Young man, you can come with me."

Zhao Wumian raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the thing that Taoist Lingxu and others were looking for could be seen so easily by him. He was very curious about this mysterious thing, so naturally he would not refuse it at this moment.

The two flew towards the Glazed Tower, but Guan Yunshu stood there, motionless. Zhao Wumian also stopped and looked back at her, "You're not going?"

Guan Yunshu's beautiful and exquisite face looked even more beautiful under the moonlight. She had a calm expression and shook her head slightly, "Master never allowed me to comprehend the True Pearl Relics Treasure Tower."

Zhao Wumian was slightly stunned, then looked at Dong Xuan, with a slightly dissatisfied tone, "She is a true disciple, right? Without mentioning her identity, just talking about her strength, Miss Guan is probably not much away from connecting the bridge between heaven and earth. Even she is not qualified to comprehend the Nine Bells? Don't you want to have another martial arts master in Xiao Xitian?"

Seeing Zhao Wumian speaking for her, Guan Yunshu's delicate face, which would never lose to anyone, showed a faint smile, "I can't comprehend the Nine Bells, why are you angry? Are you finally convinced by my charm?"

"It has nothing to do with whether you are charming or not. This is not right from a moral point of view." Zhao Wumian waved his hand lightly. He did not joke with Guan Yunshu as usual and seemed a little serious.

The smile on Guan Yunshu's face deepened, and his originally very bad mood suddenly became much better.

Dong Xuan smiled and shook his head, "There are some inside stories, you will know if you follow me."

Zhao Wumian had no choice but to say to Guan Yunshu, "Go home first, don't let anything happen to Luo Chaoyan, I'll be back soon."

Guan Yunshu nodded slightly.

Home? Dongxuan's face showed a bit of strangeness, and he looked at the two of them for a few more times, always suspecting that in the past few days, the true disciple of this temple would be abducted by someone, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was unlikely, so he could only shake his head slightly to sweep away the distracting thoughts and flew towards the Glazed Tower.

Zhao Wumian followed closely behind. In order to prevent the spies from discovering that Xuansi had been captured, Dongxuan directly circled around the back mountain and flew up from a cliff that was almost parallel to the ground. His monk robe fluttered, and he looked relaxed and carefree.

He lowered his head and looked down. Zhao Wumian followed closely behind him. He lightly tapped the protruding rocks on the cliff with his boots, and then flew up several feet into the moonlight.

Dong Xuan nodded secretly in his heart and asked, "The light skill you used is the Sword Sect's Lingxiao Feidu, right? But you are a disciple of the Sword Sect?"

Zhao Wumian thought of Mu Lier, "Maybe in the future."

He was not familiar with Dongxuan, so naturally he couldn't reveal too much.

Dongxuan smiled slightly and didn't ask any more questions.

When they got closer to the Glazed Tower, there were dark shadows all around, and several black-robed monks holding weapons appeared. When they saw Dongxuan, their expressions changed slightly and they bowed, then turned to look at Zhao Wumian with an alert look.

Dongxuan waved his hand slightly, and the black-robed monk didn't say much. He suddenly disappeared and returned to the darkness.

Dongxuan held Xuansi in one hand, pushed the door of the glazed tower and walked straight in.

Zhao Wumian followed him and looked up. Now that he was close, he realized that the eaves and corners of the glazed tower were all exquisite, with relics inlaid on the outer layer, and the walls were carved with Bodhisattvas and Arhats with completely different faces and costumes. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but as soon as he got closer to the tower, Zhao Wumian felt his heart suddenly calm, and all the complicated thoughts disappeared, as if he was silently reciting the Qingxin Jue in his heart all the time, but it was a bit specious, more like...some part of his heart seemed to be cut off.

Zhao Wumian thought to himself that this must be related to the Pearl Relics Pagoda.

He turned and looked back. Pingyang was lit up with lights and the huge city was in sight... This was the top of Pingyang, and it was also the place that countless people in the world dreamed of.

As a result, Zhao Wumian just came to Xiao Xitian this afternoon, but now he can climb up the Glazed Tower. If this were to spread in martial arts world, I wonder what a shock it would cause.

He withdrew his gaze, followed Dongxuan, and stepped into the tower. He felt countless eyes directed at him, but at a glance, there was no one in the tower.

The first floor is lined with bookshelves, and the room is filled with the rich scent of books.

Zhao Wumian took a casual look and saw some martial arts secrets such as "Arhat Fist", "Vajra Palm" and "Great Sun Flower Picking Finger".

The ceiling is covered with various paintings of gods and Buddhas with bright colors and precise composition.

Dongxuan held Xuansi in one hand, looked back, smiled slightly, and introduced: "The glazed tower is several dozen feet high, with a total of twenty floors. The space becomes smaller as you go up, and the treasures collected become more valuable. The top floor only has a pearl relic tower. Young Master Zhao has done a great favor to my Little Western Paradise. If you see anything you like along the way, just take it...

...However, if you are interested in martial arts secrets, I can teach you. You are not allowed to take them out or copy them. This is related to the foundation of Xiao Xitian Sect. I hope you understand. "

Catching the spy and driving away the deadbeat is obviously a great favor. If he keeps owing the favor, Dongxuan himself will feel uncomfortable... There are countless rare treasures in the Glazed Tower, so I'm not afraid that Zhao Wumian will not be tempted.

However, Zhao Wumian obviously does not need these at the moment. He has the "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Kung Fu" for internal skills, and the "Five Qi Sutra" for external skills... He only lacks time now and has no time to practice hard.

So Zhao Wumian joked, "What about letting Miss Guan return to secular life?"

"..." Dongxuan's gentle expression froze slightly. Good boy, you want to be the next abbot of our Little Western Heaven as soon as you open your mouth?
He showed helplessness and shook his head gently, but said: "If Yunshu really has intentions, I will naturally not stop you."

Zhao Wumian was slightly surprised. He was just joking, so he asked, "Why?"

"If the young man wants the other disciples to return to secular life, we still need to test them once or twice and try to stop them. But Yunshu..." Dongxuan's eyes were filled with memories, and then he said, "She is different. No matter what she wants to do, we will not interfere."

The two of them stepped onto the spiral staircase, and as they walked, the stairs made a slight creaking sound.

"What's so different about her? Speaking of which, why doesn't she have a Dharma name? She is from the same generation as Zhen Xing, so she should also have a Dharma name like 'Zhen something', right?"

Dong Xuan looked back and asked, "Did Yun Shu ever tell you about his life experience?"

Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly.

Dong Xuan retracted his gaze, "Yun Shu's biological father is actually Senior Brother Dong Wen... Senior Brother has never wanted her to become a nun. I don't know the specific reason. I don't even know who Yun Shu's mother is. Senior Brother has always been very taboo about this matter."

This sentence contained a lot of information. Zhao Wumian was silent for a moment, digesting it, and then asked, "Did her mother get murdered?"

"It is possible. Senior Brother Dongwen often travels down the mountain, maybe he is looking for clues about his enemies..." Dongxuan said, then shook his head, "This is a private matter between Yunshu and Senior Brother. I shouldn't make a fuss about it. I hope you won't spread it."

Zhao Wumian nodded slightly to show his understanding.

The two of them went up all the way, and Zhao Wumian looked at the interior of the glazed tower. Pure gold carved Buddha statues were placed on the edges of the rooms on each floor, with solemn appearances. Even if one did not consider the treasures inside the glazed tower, just looking at the architecture would make a rough man like Zhao Wumian, who knew nothing about architectural styles, stop and admire it.

As one climbs up level by level, the items displayed in the tower range from martial arts secrets, magic weapons, elixirs to rare treasures, including antiques that are hundreds of years old.

When he reached the nineteenth floor, Dong Xuan paused for a moment, looking a little surprised. "There is not a single treasure in Xiaoxitian that can catch your eye?"

Zhao Wumian shook his head slightly. He didn't need those magical weapons and secret manuals and other external objects now... If he was given a pearl relic or a treasure tower, he would be quite tempted.

"It's a great favor to catch the spy. Young man, you'd better pick one. Otherwise, it will seem that my Little Western Paradise does not know how to entertain guests." Dongxuan pointed to the dazzling array of treasures of various kinds around him and said sincerely.

Having said that, Zhao Wumian looked around and carefully selected the items.

The things that can be placed on the 19th floor of the Glazed Tower cannot be measured simply by their value. Inside are either national treasures from the previous dynasty or masterpieces of great masters, such as tripods, bells, or scrolls that are more than ten meters long. However, there should be no treasures of heaven and earth with special effects like the Pearl Relic Pagoda.

So Zhao Wumian didn't expect to pick up something that was dusty, plain-looking but contained great fortune.

Zhao Wumian looked around for a few times before coming to a booth where a jade pendant with a dragon pattern was placed. "Let's take this."

Dong Xuan raised his eyebrows frivolously, "Why?"

“It’s the most compact and easy to carry around.”

"You are so carefree and easy-going. No wonder you are friends with Yunshu." Dongxuan laughed dumbly, shook his head gently, and then explained: "This is the national treasure of Chen country before Jiazi. Carrying it with you can keep your mind clear and your spirit pure, without being disturbed by external things."

Zhao Wumian ran his fingers through the red line on the jade pendant and picked it up to examine it carefully. He couldn't tell what material it was made of. It felt hard and cool to the touch. "Chen Kingdom?"

"Emperor Taizu Gao conquered the southern countries, then unified the Central Plains to the north and recovered Yanyun... Chen Kingdom was one of the countries he defeated." Dongxuan explained.

"Then how did this national treasure end up in Xiaoxitian?"

"I don't know much about what happened more than fifty years ago."

Zhao Wumian did not delve into it any further. Compared to the jade pendant, the pearl relic pagoda was more attractive to him.

He hung the dragon-patterned green jade pendant around his waist, covered himself with a straw raincoat, and followed Dongxuan up to the top floor.

(End of this chapter)