Lingzhang

Chapter 374: Lies and Surprises

A few days later.

Yue Hanzhang, who had been keeping a low profile, had not even appeared at the main venue of the star competition.

Taoist temple, bamboo forest.

He ran to the merchant.

"Why don't you stay with those older girls and chat about love and romance? Why do you come to an old woman like me?"

As he spoke, Master Shang was smiling, without any trace of the ruthless methods he used to ambush and kill the Black Evil Octopus.

Perhaps it was because he had reached the Nine Seals Realm of the Golden Elixir. Under the nourishment of nine kinds of extraordinary spiritual gold, Master Shang's still old face no longer looked decadent and old as before.

There is a kind of powerful vitality brewing in this seemingly decayed and old body.

Therefore, the kinder Master Shang was, the more Yue Hanzhang, who was sensitive to the energy of Qi, instinctively respected Master Shang in the face of the pure difference in Qi.

Hearing this, he forced a smile.

"If those girls' motives were pure and they just wanted to take advantage of my 180-pound body, it would be fine if they chatted about romance, but they are too greedy. The people they represent are even greedier than me!

I have no choice but to come to you, teacher, to find some peace and quiet."

Hearing this, Yue Hanzhang shook his head repeatedly, but the merchant on the spot smiled even more kindly.

"After you get covered in fur, you can be smarter than a monkey, so why would you be afraid of them?
But speaking of it, you really accomplished something big this time, and the impact far exceeds the mastery of martial arts and the surgery to remove the evil factors.

I also didn't expect that with this kind of medical medicine, your body's adaptation process of the Nine Palaces Change Phase, which should have been done slowly and gradually, could be completed so smoothly. "

Upon hearing these words, in a flash, the sonata of the mechanized mind resounded in the quiet world, penetrating Yue Hanzhang's body and soul in an instant and replacing his heartbeat.

And at the same place, Yue Hanzhang was still grinning as before.

“To be honest, I was able to obtain this property because of a series of accidents. Luo Xingqian failed to kill me, and I was able to control his life. I had no choice but to open up the Luo family’s wealth to me, which saved my life.

But no one expected that this guy was not honest. In name, he was returning the items left behind by the Taoist predecessors to their original owners.

I was also temporarily bewitched by the rhetoric of continuing the Dharma lineage.

He happily took the project information and verified it a little, then used it for spiritual practice. He used up all his accumulated wealth, but he didn't dare to delay his spiritual practice, so he hurriedly pushed the project to the market.

However, it was only after we fully expanded our production capacity that we discovered that the experimental data for many of these medicines were very recent.

After a more careful search, I found just a few words in the vast amount of project documents.

Only then did I understand that the sage's project had passed into the hands of another person, the leader of the Song Sheng Religion!
This kid Luo Xingqian either doesn't know, or he's thinking of using the leader of Songsheng Sect to kill someone with a borrowed knife!
It's just strange that the leader hasn't made any moves these days. Maybe he was scared by you, teacher? But now that I know the ins and outs of this project, I dare not neglect it. I hurried to find you, teacher, to hide and seek peace and security. "

What Yue Hanzhang said was mostly true, but half false.

It’s not that I really intended to deceive the merchant.

There are some secrets that simply cannot be revealed.

As a last resort, he resorted to this desperate measure, trying to hide some secrets and revealing the true situation to the merchant.

But even Yue Hanzhang didn't expect this.

He just said secretly that the leader didn't make any moves.

The next moment, the merchant opposite him nodded calmly.

“I’m not very clear about the project. After all, I didn’t stay in Tiandu Taoist Temple for a long time. The transformation and sublimation of my cultivation path with the cooperation of extraordinary spirits was enough to occupy all my energy.

There are some projects that I know nothing about. If you want to know more, I may be able to help you ask later.

But as for the leader of the Song Sheng Sect, I do know about this matter. Don't worry, he can't cause you any trouble. The leader of the Song Sheng Sect died a while ago."

Upon hearing this, Yue Hanzhang almost frightened himself out of his mechanized mental state.

Why, was the young leader’s death so sensational?
In the blink of an eye, seeing that his expression had changed, Yue Hanzhang hurriedly asked.

"He's dead?! It's said that he was also at the Nine Seal Golden Core stage! He died just like that? I've never heard of such sensational news!"

Hearing this, the smile on Master Shang's face remained kind, as if he was not talking about the life and death of a cultivator in the Nine Seal Golden Elixir realm.

"His death is a very secretive matter, and I can't really explain the specific reason.

Many years ago, he acted in a secretive and treacherous manner. Many people were even certain that he had abandoned his physical body and only used his soul and spirit at the Nine Seal Golden Elixir Realm, supplemented by some kind of secret rituals and methods, to roam the boundless sea of ​​Taoism.

Honestly speaking, the vastness of the Dao Sea is such that even a cultivator at the Nine Seal Golden Elixir realm can only explore so little.

Perhaps it was because of this that he met with an unexpected accident and died in secrecy.

The reason why I learned about this later was——

Today, it’s okay to tell you some secrets.

Do you still remember Wei Ruyu? The guide of your spiritual girl, [Lunar Envoy] Wei Ruyu.

In the past, she was nominally killed by Zeng Yunhe, an old man from Tiandu Taoist Temple.

In fact, it was these people in the Tiandu Taoist Temple who died to help Qin Linhui break free from the shackles on both the physical and spiritual levels.

Because of this, Zeng Yunhe took advantage of the situation to infiltrate the Songsheng Sect and completely mastered the Youquan ritual. Moreover, by chance, he learned the truth about the death of the leader of the Songsheng Sect.

For a long time afterwards, it was another old fellow in the Taoist temple who secretly cooperated with Zeng Yunhe to create the illusion that the young leader was still alive. This matter was a secret before, but now it’s okay for you to know it.”

Hearing this, Yue Hanzhang first breathed a sigh of relief.

It makes sense. As the leader of a religion, he has all kinds of connections in his hands. Once he dies, there will always be a time when people will notice that he has lost contact.

As long as no one links the young leader’s death to himself, it will be fine.

However, Yue Hanzhang was also muttering.

Why is it okay to tell myself such a "secret" now?

What kind of changes have caused the level of confidentiality to be lowered?

But just when Yue Hanzhang was confused about this.

The business master looked at Yue Hanzhang again.

“So there is no need to worry. The leader of the Holy Religion can pose no threat to you. In fact, it doesn’t matter even if he is still alive. My level of Golden Elixir Nine Seals is not fake, and the path of [Fengdu Zongzai] is specifically designed to kill lonely ghosts like him!
You can do it with confidence. This is the project left by the ancient philosophers. It means the return of things to their original owners and the return of the legal system! No one can control the ownership!

But this time, the hidden arrows are not difficult to guard against, but the "open attacks" are not easy to dodge.

If this project wants to develop more smoothly, we must choose one or more companies to carry out in-depth cooperation.

This is something you need to think about carefully.”

Very rarely, at this step the merchant's expression became more serious.

The kind smile he had before was gone.

Obviously, Master Shang also showed some instinctive resistance to exposing the research results of the predecessors of Tiandu Taoist Temple under the noses of the Qizhou family.

But she seemed to understand what the current situation was.

It was just like she had carefully considered it in the past and transformed the teachings of Yudu Taichang into her own achievements and reported them to the Institute and the Department of Education.

Now, she just asked Yue Hanzhang to think carefully when choosing a partner.

This seems to be the helplessness of all the descendants of Tiandu Taoist Temple today.

The next moment.

Yue Hanzhang gave her an unexpected answer -

"The disciple has made a decision - it is the Beiting Salvation Society."

When the words fell, Yue Hanzhang clearly saw the change in Shang Shi's expression as his eyebrows twitched slightly upwards.

She seemed surprised to hear this answer.

But after pursing his lips and pondering for a moment, the smile on Master Shang's face could no longer be concealed.

For an old veteran like her with such a long history, there was almost no need for Yue Hanzhang to say anything more. Just the five words "Beiting National Salvation Society" instantly made clear the various considerations and choices that Yue Hanzhang had made.

"Good! Good! Excellent!"

As he spoke, Master Shang looked at Yue Hanzhang more seriously.

"I understand what you said. Those old guys will also know it!"

She immediately realized that Yue Hanzhang came to see her today most likely to inform her of this matter in advance.

"Keep the confidentiality in advance and don't underestimate the reaction of the Qizhou family. Be cautious and take it slow instead of being impatient..."

Sure enough, after instantly understanding what Yue Hanzhang had done, when he opened his mouth to give Yue Hanzhang some advice, Shang Shi's thoughts were able to align with those of Yue Hanzhang, the "Sixth Brother".

What she reminded me of was exactly what Yue Hanzhang and Ye Yishui had added at the beginning.

He nodded and responded softly.

This time, without waiting for Yue Hanzhang to speak again, Master Shang stood up leisurely and took out another safe.

“No wonder when I watched the news these days, regarding your fighting in the ring, people only mentioned the victory. You were very low-key.

It's good to know how to keep something in reserve.

[Nine Palaces Change of Phase] Completely elementalized, right? This move can save your life when necessary, so it is better to expose it later.

It's your choice, it's better to be low-key.

But if you are truly making progress in your practice, feel free to continue practicing! It would be a shame to miss such a grand event.

Of course, if necessary, it doesn't matter if one's true level of cultivation is exposed.

In the state capital, no one dares to act too recklessly. When you go to Zhongzhou in the future, I will lead the team and protect you!"

As he was speaking, Yue Hanzhang could clearly feel the change in Master Shang's words.

All of this is the initial feedback brought about by Yue Hanzhang's choice.

The merchant took advantage of the situation and pushed the safe in his hand in front of Yue Hanzhang.

"This is the next extraordinary method you will practice. I will give it to you in advance--"

As he was speaking, suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from the direction of the city gate in the distance!
(End of this chapter)