She is devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 30 Settlement of Accounts
"You are so spoiled, girl. It's fine if you don't want to walk like a mortal, but now you even look down on the knowledge of mortals. What's wrong? You really think you are extraordinary after being called a fairy by the servants in the outer sect?"

He seldom said such harsh words. The girl was shocked, but more of aggrieved, and her eyes immediately filled with tears.

Seeing this, the lame Taoist shook his head and sighed in his heart.

Over the years, I have spoiled this girl too much and even neglected to discipline her, which has allowed her to become a little more arrogant than she should be.

So he suppressed the pity in his heart and continued speaking with a stern face.

“Ning’er, you must remember that when you were a child, you were just an ordinary mortal. Although you have gained some cultivation after joining the mountain sect, you should not forget your roots… Forgetting your roots will make you lose your mind, and it will be very difficult for your future cultivation. It is not bad now, but if a hundred or several hundred years pass, you…”

When he said this, he didn't know what he was thinking about, and his heart suddenly ached.

Hundreds of years……

A few hundred years more?

As soon as he thought of this, the desire to continue teaching the lesson disappeared again, and his voice softened.

"Forget it, Master won't say anything to you... But you must not underestimate the knowledge of this mortal. Whether it is immortals or mortals, the principles of the world are always the same, especially this "Thousand Character Classic", which is even more extraordinary."

There were still tears hanging on the girl's long eyelashes. Perhaps she felt the pain that the lame Taoist had revealed earlier, so she obediently did not mention what happened before, but asked curiously.

"What's unusual about it? To me, it's just common sense."

The lame Taoist sighed.

"Yes, it's just a general truth, but being able to integrate astronomy, geography, history, ethics, society and other information into just a thousand words, and making each word rhyme and be easy to remember, is something that not everyone can do."

"I have traveled all over the world and read countless articles by scholars, but in the past hundred years, no one has surpassed this."

"Although it is just an enlightenment article, it can be regarded as a great article for all ages. If it can be spread, it will benefit the world!"

The lame Taoist was a man of insight. He was well aware of the importance of Thousand Character Classic to elementary education.

Although the girl still didn't quite understand, she nodded in approval.

"If this article was circulated in a family of poets and scholars, I wouldn't care so much, but it turned out to be written by a group of little demons, which is too strange!"

The lame Taoist couldn't hide his curiosity.

The girl curled her lips, remembering her master's surprised look when he heard the group of little demons reciting the article in unison.

"So, I didn't rush into the city, but wanted to figure this matter out."

The lame Taoist said.

"But is there anything so difficult to figure out about this matter? There is obviously someone behind these little demons. Someone must be deliberately teaching them."

The girl said doubtfully, if she could see this clearly, how could her master not know it?

“Yes, there are people, but it depends on who they are.”

A hint of solemnity flashed across the lame Taoist's eyes.

"At first I just thought that this group of little demons were just lucky and got the famous article from somewhere. Later, after following the little white fox, I realized that what they learned was brought by the foxes from Xiaoning County."

"Master, do you mean there are people practicing cultivation in Xiaoning County?"

"Yes, and they are not ordinary practitioners. According to my observation, the articles brought by the foxes from Xiaoning County all contain the spirit of Taoism, which has benefited these little demons a lot. The demonic aura has faded by three points in the past few days."

"Why did that cultivator teach these demons?"

"Hehe... this is what confuses me. Even if practitioners raise demons, they only serve as guardians, mounts, or spirit beasts. But this one is actually teaching these demons as if he were teaching a disciple. What is the reason behind this?" The girl looked at the lame Taoist's serious expression and suddenly understood everything.

"Master is worried that this person may not be a good person, so he is carefully investigating!"

The lame Taoist smiled with relief and said.

"Our Danxia Mountain is based in the east. Although Xiaoning County is remote, it is not far from Danxia Mountain. There is such a strange and capable Taoist friend right at my doorstep. How can I not get to the bottom of this?"

The girl nodded.

"The person who caused the spiritual energy storm a few days ago is probably this person."

The lame Taoist recalled for a moment and his expression became more solemn.

"Most likely... This Taoist friend's behavior is strange, she is involved with the demon race, and she lives in a mortal city. It really makes me feel uneasy. If I hadn't seen the Taoist spirit in her writing, I would have suspected that she was some demon with ulterior motives."

After he said this, the girl realized the seriousness of the matter.

Just because an article has a "moral" spirit doesn't necessarily mean the person is a good person. She is clear about this simple truth.

"Then Master, what should we do next? Capture these little demons and interrogate them?"

The lame Taoist shook his head.

"I have been observing these little demons for a few days. They have not done anything out of the ordinary. They do not have any evil spirits and seem to have never harmed anyone. They spend all day reading, which is also a good deed. If I just take them down, it would seem unreasonable. Besides, if we move them, it will easily alert that 'fellow'. Therefore, we cannot do such a rash thing... Since that fellow lives in a human city, we might as well ask the city god directly. Perhaps we can get something."

The two of them set off, and soon arrived at the City God's Palace in the Underworld.

Mortals cannot enter the underworld, but the lame Taoist is a Taoist immortal, so it is definitely not a difficult task for him.

He simply took out his own real-person seal, proved his identity, and asked the ghost to inform the City God.

A moment later, the City God of Xiaoning County rushed out angrily.

"Are you the Lame Immortal from Danxia Mountain? Great! This God has been waiting for you for a long time. There is a score I have been wanting to settle with you for a long time!"

The City God of Xiaoning County made a shocking statement, which completely stunned the lame Taoist priest.

In the blink of an eye, a large number of evil spirits rushed out of the City God's Palace.

Civil and military judges, wandering gods day and night, underworld messengers belonging to gods...

And how can I put it, they all look quite resentful.

"Are you the Lame Immortal from Danxia Mountain?!"

The City God of Xiaoning County has set his sights on him.

"My name is Lu Shaoyan, and I am the Crippled Immortal of Danxia Mountain... May I ask the City God if I have any connection with you? Why are you acting like this?"

The lame Taoist originally wanted to ask about the situation directly, but the "sudden attack" of the City God of Xiaoning County forced him to change his mind and find out the situation first.

He just couldn't understand how a free and easy Taoist like him could have any conflict with the City God of Xiaoning County?
"Humph, you did such a big thing that it almost killed me, and you still ask me why I acted like this? Do you expect me to greet you with a smile?"

The City God of Xiaoning County was the most resentful, and his words were full of thorns.

But in reality, he was just pretending.

(End of this chapter)