Catching Monsters

Chapter 661 Reincarnated Celestial Master
The bustling street was crowded with pedestrians, and Jiang Yun and Dong Qiaofeng quickly caught up with them.

The beggar escaped quite quickly, clutching his money bag tightly before turning and disappearing into a narrow alley.

After running into the alley, she breathed a slight sigh of relief and happily weighed the money bag in her hand.

There's quite a bit of money in this bag.

She opened her purse and walked forward when suddenly, Jiang Yun's voice rang out from the alley ahead: "You even dare to steal from the Imperial Guards?"

The thief was startled to see Jiang Yun blocking his path, and turned to run away.

However, her escape route was also blocked.

Dong Qiaofeng clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth, "You bastard, you dare to steal my money? You're tired of living, aren't you?"

"What are you trying to do?" The thief, his face dark, stared nervously at the two men.

She kicked the wall and was about to jump onto the roof when Jiang Yun rushed to her side and reached out to grab her shoulder.

Unexpectedly, the beggar raised his hand to block, but his strength was far inferior to Jiang Yun's.

Then, she turned over and kicked Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun was somewhat surprised. Although this skill was only rudimentary compared to his own, it was still not the kind of skill a beggar should possess.

"You dare to fight back?" Dong Qiaofeng rushed over and reached out to grab the beggar, but the beggar took the opportunity to crawl under Jiang Yun's crotch and ran away.

While running, I couldn't help but look back a couple of times.

"My lord, hurry!" Dong Qiaofeng tried to catch up.

Jiang Yun raised his hand to stop him. Jiang Yun frowned slightly and said, "This beggar's identity is rather unusual."

"Let her escape, follow her and see."

Dong Qiaofeng's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands: "That's why the sir is my leader! Yes, yes, let her go, and wipe out this den of thieves in one fell swoop!"

Jiang Yun didn't think that much about it; he simply felt that the beggar was somewhat unusual.

Anyway, there are still about three days before we can lure out that snake demon, so we might as well just stay idle in Hongjiang Prefecture.

……

About ten miles outside Hongjiang Prefecture, there was a dilapidated Taoist temple.

There were two beggars here, one of whom was quite old, already in his sixties, and was lying on the ground with difficulty even moving.

The other was a thirteen-year-old boy, dressed in tattered clothes, holding a worn and yellowed book in his hand, which he was flipping through.

Inside the dilapidated temple, the statues of the Taoist deities were cracked. The temple had been completely abandoned when the imperial court suppressed Taoism.

It became the beggar's dwelling.

Perhaps hearing footsteps, the little beggar's eyes lit up. He put down the tattered book in his hand and hurriedly came to the entrance of the dilapidated temple.

"Sister Yao is back!"

Holding the money bag, Dongfang Yao quickly entered the dilapidated temple.

"Uncle Tian." After entering the house, Dongfang Yao happily went to the side of the seriously ill old beggar and took out her money bag: "Look, there are several dozen taels of silver in here."

"I can get your medicine now."

The thirteen-year-old beggar exclaimed happily, "So much money?"

Upon hearing this, the old beggar named Tian San hurriedly tried to get up, but Dongfang Yao quickly helped him sit up.

Tian San's expression was rather unpleasant. He couldn't help but ask, "So much money, whose did you steal it from? Did you get caught?"

"I don't know, but those two were dressed in expensive clothes. When I was escaping, I was almost caught by them. Luckily, I used the skills you taught me to escape from them."

Upon hearing this, Tian San breathed a slight sigh of relief. What he had taught Dongfang Yao was nothing more than a smattering of skills.

The fact that Dongfang Yao was able to escape means that those two people weren't that powerful.

But he still felt a little uneasy and asked, "Who would carry such a large sum of money?"

"I don't know, as long as we have money, that's all that matters." Dongfang Yao said with a smile, "Now, Little Thirteen can also be sent to school, and we won't have to go hungry for quite a while."

"You..." Tian San sighed softly.

Although Tian San was a beggar, he was kind-hearted. Dongfang Yao was a child he found on the beach twenty years ago who had been abandoned.

When he found her, it was sunrise, so he named her Dongfang Yao.

Originally, this group of people were just beggars sticking together for warmth, not a gang of thieves.

But in the past two years, there was chaos and war, and all the wealthy people fled, leaving no one with any surplus food.

Forced by circumstances, and seeing that Tian San and Xiao Shisan were starving, Dongfang Yao would steal some copper coins or sneak into restaurants to take some steamed buns.

But Tian San had never seen such a large sum of money in his life.

Dongfang Yao came to a stream behind the Taoist temple, took off her headscarf, and washed the black ash off her face with clean water.

The water reflected a face of unparalleled beauty.

Because of this face, Tian San always had to smear black ash on Dongfang Yao's face before she could go out.

After washing her face, she returned to the dilapidated temple and asked curiously, "Uncle Tian, ​​by the way, what is the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

"The Embroidered Uniform Guard?" Tian San chuckled, lying on the ground, and slowly said, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is something else entirely. They are the emperor's personal guards, and every single one of them is a dragon among men."

"More than ten years ago, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to our Hongjiang Prefecture on official business. The scene was quite spectacular, with drums and gongs beating loudly. The prefect himself came out to receive him."

"I was begging on the roadside when someone lost a piece of silver to me."

Why are you asking this?

Dongfang Yao frowned: "That powerful?"

"The two men who chased me today claimed to be members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"What?" Lying on the ground, the seriously ill Tian San suddenly seemed to have a moment of lucidity before death, and he got up instantly: "Quick, quick, pack your things and run away."

"Forget it, let's not bother cleaning up this pile of junk."

"Escape is the priority."

Just then, Jiang Yun's voice rang out from the doorway.

"Old Dong, is the reputation of our Embroidered Uniform Guard really that bad? Why do people react as if they've heard of demons?"

Dong Qiaofeng laughed heartily and said, "My lord, this is the prestige of our Embroidered Uniform Guard!"

"These fearless bastards even dare to steal money from the Imperial Guards."

The two slowly walked in from outside the dilapidated temple.

"Where did that beggar who stole my money go?" Dong Qiaofeng frowned as he entered the house and glanced at the three people inside.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but roll her eyes at Dong Qiaofeng, and slowly said, "This woman should be the one who stole the money just now."

"Huh?" Dong Qiaofeng was taken aback and looked at Dongfang Yao: "This woman is quite pretty."

"What do you want to do!" Dongfang Yao rushed to Xiao Shisan and Tian San. She frowned, clenched her fists, and suddenly rushed forward, raising her hand to attack the two of them.

Dong Qiaofeng quickly retreated to the back.

The reason is simple: this woman is so beautiful, what if my master takes a fancy to her?

If I were to fight the other party, wouldn't that involve physical contact?

Isn't this overstepping one's bounds?

Let Lord Jiang deal with her himself.

Jiang Yun had no idea that Dong Qiaofeng's mind could think of so many things.

Without dodging, Dongfang Yao struck Jiang Yun's chest with a palm, but it didn't hurt or itch at all.

She has no magical powers or cultivation.

Jiang Yun raised his hand and grabbed her wrist tightly, then took out a rope and tied her up.

"Let go of Sister Yao!"

The beggar called Little Thirteen shouted and rushed forward. But to Jiang Yun's surprise, a faint magical power erupted from the little beggar's body.

After tying up Dongfang Yao, Jiang Yun threw her onto a pile of straw and looked at the little beggar with curiosity.

Soon, the little beggar rushed up to Jiang Yun.

Jiang Yun grabbed his wrist directly.

No matter how much the little beggar struggled, it was all in vain.

Then, Jiang Yun's pupils trembled slightly.

This bone.

Jiang Yun stared at the boy called Little Thirteen in disbelief.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and slowly said, "Kid, your sister stole our money, and you want to save her, right?"

Upon hearing this, Little Thirteen nodded emphatically.

"it is good!"

Soon, Jiang Yun took out yellow paper, black dog blood, and ink.

Put it on the ground.

"I'll demonstrate it only once. If you can learn this technique within half an hour, I'll release your sister. How about it?"

Little Thirteen was stunned for a moment.

Jiang Yun quickly wrote down the Samadhi True Fire Divine Mantra.

After writing it down, he began to read it aloud:
"The true fire of Samadhi, flowing light for ten thousand miles. Illuminating heaven and earth, shining brightly in all directions. Rivers and seas boil, demons and monsters hide. The Southern Dipper descends with its energy, the flowing light of Samadhi."

"Refine the embryo to change its nature, refine the soul to ensure its health. All demons perish, riding the smoke to fly away. So be it!"

Then, a small burst of flame shot out from its mouth.

After spraying, Jiang Yun looked at the little beggar and said, "Do it, half an hour."

"Otherwise, your sister will probably be taken back to the imperial prison by us."

Xiao Shisan remained silent for a while, then carefully examined the Samadhi True Fire Divine Mantra in Jiang Yun's hand.

Then, taking a brush, he learned to draw this symbol.

Subsequently.

"How did you pronounce that thing you just read?"

Jiang Yun carefully taught the incantation again.

Little Thirteen remained silent for a long time, then slowly recited the incantation. The next moment...

Samadhi fire actually spewed from his mouth.

Although the flame was tiny, no bigger than a thumb.

Jiang Yun was overjoyed; the Three Pure Ones had opened their eyes!

You must know, this is Samadhi Fire.

Without the cultivation of a Celestial Master, it is very difficult to perform this skill.

Jiang Yun had only had some guesses at first, but now he was almost certain that this kid was probably the reincarnated Celestial Master that Tianqing Temple had been looking for.

That Celestial Master probably felt hopeless about breaking through, so he chose to reincarnate and start cultivating again. His meridians and body were those of a natural cultivator.

Moreover, with the insight from their previous life, their cultivation speed will be terrifying.

Dong Qiaofeng, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. What was the adult trying to do?

Jiang Yun stepped forward, untied Dongfang Yao's ropes, and said with a smile, "It seems that this is all a misunderstanding. Let me introduce myself first."

“I am Jiang Yun, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. This little thirteenth son suits my taste, and I will take him as my disciple.”

"You guys won't have any objections, will you?"

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yao and Xiao Shisan looked at Tian San with confusion.

Dongfang Yao grew up in this small place and had no idea what the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was.

Xiao Shisan was raised by Tian San and Dongfang Yao from a young age.

He quickly shook his head and said, "Uncle Tian, ​​I want to stay with you. I won't go with him!"

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Tian San looked at Xiao Shisan with reluctance and said, "The Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is a very, very important person."

"Little Thirteen, you've really made something of yourself."

Tears welled up in Tian San's eyes and he couldn't hold back his tears. He took a deep breath, looked at Xiao Shisan with some reluctance, and said, "Go with him, Xiao Shisan."

"Uncle Tian, ​​I'm not leaving."

The two embraced tightly and wept bitterly.

Dongfang Yao gritted her teeth and stared at Jiang Yun: "I won't allow you to take Xiao Thirteen away!"

Jiang Yun was both amused and exasperated. Looking at the two people who seemed to be facing a life-or-death separation, she said, "Did I say I would only take him to the capital?"

"Why don't you all go to the capital together? I'll take care of all the food and drinks."

Just kidding, this little thirteenth boy has a lot of potential to achieve.

Jiang Yun understood that to revitalize the Sanqing Daoist sect, a continuous stream of talented individuals was needed to join.

Meeting this little thirteen here is an incredible stroke of luck.

Even if it's just to let this kid cultivate in peace, what difference would it make if we brought Dongfang Yao and Tian San along?

It's just a matter of having a few more bowls and chopsticks.

"Go to the capital together?" Tian San was stunned when he heard this.

Little Thirteen asked curiously, "Is the capital city, Uncle Tian, ​​the place you always talk about, the place where there's food everywhere?"

"Yes." Tian San was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jiang Yun in disbelief: "This, sir, is what you said true?"

"Dong Qiaofeng".

"Your subordinate is here!" Dong Qiaofeng quickly stood up straight and looked at Jiang Yun curiously: "What are your orders?"

"Immediately dispatch ten men, no, twenty men, to escort the three of them back to the capital."

"After returning, I sent him to the Sanqing Temple and told Wenchen that he was the third disciple I had personally taught."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Shisan hesitated for a moment before saying, "I haven't agreed yet."

Jiang Yun smiled, slowly squatted down in front of Xiao Shisan, and said, "Xiao Shisan, what's your full name?"

Tian San smiled awkwardly and said, "He's thirteen years old this year, so he's called Little Thirteen. Next year he should be called Little Fourteen."

"We are destined to be poor; if our names are too grand, we won't be easy to raise."

"From today onwards, your name is Li Chengdao, and you are my third disciple, Jiang Yun." Jiang Yun directly gave him a name.

"Why is your surname Li?" Dong Qiaofeng couldn't help but ask curiously.

Jiang Yun rolled her eyes at him: "Why do you ask so many questions?"

However, Jiang Yun then explained, "The surname Li comes from Laozi, who was the founder of Taoism and a reincarnation of Laozi."

Dong Qiaofeng asked like a curious child, "Sir, why isn't the surname 'Lao' (老)?"

Jiang Yun kicked him in the butt.

Dongfang Yao frowned deeply, wondering what would happen if she were taken to the capital.

But right now, they clearly have no other choice.

Soon, the three of them quickly packed their bags and followed Jiang Yun and Dong Qiaofeng to Hongjiang Prefecture.

Upon arriving at the government office, they were first allowed to wash up. Jiang Yun also asked Dong Qiaofeng to arrange a meal at a large restaurant for them to enjoy a good meal before setting off for the capital the next day.

(End of this chapter)