Borrowing a sword

Chapter 124 Junior Uncle: Who is Chu Huaixu?
Inside the bamboo grove, it was as if the people had been divided into two groups.

Junior Uncle and Second Elder were in one group, while the others were in another.

Everyone looked at each other, each more puzzled than the last.

Junior Uncle actually asked who Chu Huaixu was.
Li Chunsong immediately realized what was going on.

He immediately replied, "Junior Uncle, Chu Huaixu is the young man you asked me to bring up the mountain. Didn't you ask his name?"

“His name is Chu Huaixu, the swordsman you found.”

"The other girl is named Han Shuangjiang." He even gave a "science lesson."

Jiang Zhi, dressed in white, looked at Li Chunsong with a very strange gaze.

“I know about Han Shuangjiang,” he said.

"But the Chu Huaixu you mentioned, is he a short boy, only this tall?" He gestured with his hand.

"Then he has a somewhat feminine appearance, looking like a girl dressed as a boy."

"That's really strange. Isn't his name Xu Ziqing? Why did he give himself a fake name after going up the mountain?" Jiang Zhi also started to analyze.

But as he spoke more and more, the expressions on Xiang Yan's and the others' faces became increasingly strange, and Chu Yinyin even exclaimed in surprise: "What! Xu Ziqing?"

“Yes, Junior Sister, his real name is Xu Ziqing,” said the Second Elder, who had followed Junior Uncle down the mountain.

Chu Yinyin's big eyes widened, and she said loudly, "You've got it wrong! It wasn't Xu Ziqing who made up a fake name."

"Chu Huaixu is Chu Huaixu, and Xu Ziqing is Xu Ziqing; they are two different people!"

Xiang Yan and the others looked extremely grim.

They felt as if a thunderbolt had exploded in their heads.

So, Xu Ziqing is the person Junior Uncle was looking for down the mountain?

This truth is truly unexpected.

But upon closer reflection, the many strange things that have happened on the mountain recently can suddenly make sense!

No wonder Xu Ziqing was able to take that sword.

Because he himself is a swordsman!
No wonder Chu Huaixu missed out on the sword; he wasn't the chosen one to begin with!

Well, the problem is coming.

"Why was Chu Huaixu the one who was brought up the mountain?!"

This thought arose simultaneously in the minds of Xiang Yan and the others.

Then, everyone's eyes turned to Li Chunsong.

The gambling addict's face turned deathly pale instantly. He suddenly felt his throat go dry and couldn't help but swallow.

The junior uncle, dressed in white, immediately changed his aura.

This peerless killer stared intently at Li Chunsong, not even calling out the Sixth Elder's name, but instead saying:
"Sixth Brother, I think you need to give me an explanation."

The gambling addict couldn't help but swallow again.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to begin.

"Junior Uncle, I think I picked up the wrong person," Li Chunsong said cautiously.

"What!?" Jiang Zhi's voice immediately rose several notches.

"You can't even handle such a small matter!" This junior Taoist uncle instantly flew into a rage.

Don't be fooled by his usual refined demeanor; it's all an act because he's old.

Those who prove their path through killing often have the most fiery tempers of all when they are young!

"What about Xu Ziqing?" Jiang Zhi immediately pressed.

Realizing he had botched something terribly, Li Chunsong immediately made a statement:
"Don't worry, Junior Uncle. Xu Ziqing is also on the mountain and has also entered the Daoist sect."

He frantically tried to cover for himself: "Actually, I didn't poop out a single one! Not a single one! In fact, there was one extra, yes, yes, there was just one extra!"

Looking at it from another angle, if you send me to pick up two geniuses and they happen to become three by chance, I'll have made a profit!

But Li Chunsong knew he was in the wrong, so he quickly added, "But I will still go to the law enforcement agency to accept the punishment, senior brother, please punish me severely! Don't show any leniency!"

He immediately cast a pleading look at Elder Lu Pan, the law enforcement officer.

He would rather be whipped by the law enforcement court than be dragged into special training by his junior uncle.

A simple phrase like "Let me see if you've improved over the years" can trigger a nightmare that lasts for days.

“You have failed in your duties, and I will punish you severely!” Lu Pan immediately understood and snorted coldly.

Jiang Zhi has lived to this age; how could she not see through such a little trick?

But he didn't say much, because now was not the time to settle scores.

He immediately asked, "Then tell me, you took Han Shuangjiang and this Chu Huaixu up the mountain, how did Xu Ziqing enter the Taoist sect?"

You should know that he was just a mere pseudo-spiritual embryo.

Upon hearing this, Li Chunsong immediately lowered his head slightly, his face turning slightly red, as if he dared not answer and was also embarrassed to answer.

"Um... cough cough! He entered the Taoist sect as a menial servant."

He wanted to crawl into a hole and disappear.

He was sent to meet the savior from the Taoist maxims, but not only did he meet the wrong person, he was also made a menial servant.

"Whose handyman? Which deacon's?"

“From Chu Huaixu.” He spoke softer and softer.

"Why is it him again!" Jiang Zhi's tone turned cold.

He took a deep breath, feeling that all his plans had fallen apart.

Moreover, how could an ordinary disciple have servants when he first entered the sect?
But now is clearly not the time to delve into these trivial details.

"So, Xu Ziqing is still working as a handyman and hasn't even started cultivating yet?"

"No, if he's just a handyman, why do you know his name? Why are you paying attention to a lowly handyman!"

Li Chunsong quickly replied, "He's cultivating! He only entered the Taoist sect as a menial servant at first, but he quickly became a disciple."

"How did he, a menial servant, suddenly become a disciple?" The junior uncle frowned again, feeling that everything was very strange.

“Chu Huaixu recommended him to me,” Li Chunsong replied instantly.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief, feeling that Chu Huaixu had saved his life.

If the person destined for greatness is still doing menial tasks, then he truly deserves to die!
Junior Uncle will really teach him a lesson.

"It's him again!" Jiang Zhi muttered to himself.

Why did he recommend you?

"Because he discovered Xu Ziqing's talent, saying that he had extremely high comprehension," said the gambling addict.

Jiang Zhi's brows relaxed a little.

This reason is barely reasonable.

But he still felt something was off.

"Fine, since he has still joined my sect and is cultivating normally, I will let it go for now."

Li Chunsong felt a sense of relief.

Junior Uncle immediately asked, "Given Xu Ziqing's cultivation speed, he should be close to having all nine orifices open by now, right?"

At this point, he became somewhat smug, regaining his previous air of shrewdness and confidence, saying, "I deliberately left behind a copy of the 'Sword Refining Manual'."

"Although this cultivation technique for the Qi Refining stage is somewhat unorthodox, it is highly suitable for Xu Ziqing, a pseudo-spiritual embryo, and can make up for some of his slow cultivation speed."

"Although he certainly can't catch up with Han Shuangjiang, he won't be much slower than ordinary Taoist disciples."

"If he were to cultivate other techniques for opening the Qi channels, I think he would only have opened three or four Qi channels at most by now."

The situation was still under control; he didn't even ask them whether Xu Ziqing had chosen the "Sword Refining Technique".

Because he firmly believed that the child would definitely choose this one, the only one with the character for "sword," from among a pile of jade slips.

If you were to ask aloud, it would make you seem unwise.

He just likes to make things mysterious.

This is why Xiang Yan and others always said: Junior Uncle is reliable when it comes to important matters.

This actually proves that this person is very unreliable in daily life!
However, after the junior master finished speaking, he noticed that the expressions of these people were somewhat strange.

Jiang Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly, a very bad premonition rising in her heart.

"Could it be that he hasn't practiced the 'Sword Refining Technique'?" he asked sharply.

Doesn't that ruin the plan again?

"Without external help, how long would it take Xu Ziqing to train?"

"By then, the first level of the Origin Spirit Realm will have been opened, and he still won't have all nine orifices fully opened!"

Xiang Yan coughed lightly and said, "Junior Uncle, you are a prophet. Xu Ziqing is indeed practicing the 'Sword Refining Technique'."

Jiang Zhi, dressed in a white robe, gave a light snort. The anxiety on his face vanished instantly, and he regained his composure, picking up the lost pearl of wisdom.

“I knew he would follow the path I had laid out for him.”

"But why are you making that expression?"

Xiang Yan replied, "Because his cultivation speed is slightly faster than you think."

"Huh? He's already opened all nine orifices? That's impossible!" The junior master of the Daoist sect didn't think his prediction was wrong.

"Could it be that he encountered some fortuitous opportunity in the outer sect and entered the inheritance secret realm?"

"But that's not right either."

"There are very few secret realms in the outer sect, and even fewer that disciples in the Qi Refining stage can conquer."

"Only the first realm marks the formal entry into the gate of cultivation; there are almost no secret realms prepared for the Qi Refining stage," he said.

"He's just a pseudo-spiritual embryo, yet his cultivation speed far exceeds my expectations. Could it be..."

Junior Uncle immediately stared at Li Chunsong again, feeling that he had messed things up again, and said, "Did you think that Chu Huaixu was the chosen one, so you didn't interfere with his cultivation, but someone provided help to Xu Ziqing?"

"They must have taken a magic pill!" he analyzed.

“We don’t,” Li Chunsong immediately said.

"From what you're saying, he really did take some kind of elixir? Who gave it to him?!" Jiang Zhi questioned.

"I heard from Xu Ziqing that it is the Preface to the Chu Huai Tree," Li Chunsong replied.

The junior master of the Daoist sect's expression changed instantly.

Why is it still the Chu Huai Preface?!

"What kind of pills did you give him?" he pressed.

"I took body-tempering liquid, various first-grade elixirs, and even a Xuan Tian Fetal Breathing Pill." Li Chunsong gritted his teeth and told the whole story, not daring to hide anything.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi instantly flew into a rage again, speaking each word with gritted teeth:
"Mysterious! Heaven! Embryo! Breath! Pill!"

"So you even defied fate and forcibly improved the quality of his spiritual embryo?"

"How dare he!"

"Moreover, where did he, an outer disciple, get his hands on the Profound Heaven Embryo Breathing Pill? And yet he's so generous, giving away such a precious treasure to others!" His tone rose even higher.

Chu Yinyin knew it was her turn.

She immediately replied, "Junior Uncle, it's my gift to him when we became his disciples."

The second elder of the Taoist sect, who had been standing to the side in a state of astonishment, suddenly froze as well.

"Why is this even related to me!" he thought to himself.

It should be noted that, as the only alchemy master among the Taoist elders, he was the one who gave Chu Yinyin this pill.

How come everyone got a share out of nowhere?

I'm not even on the mountain.
One ring after another, one ring after another, it's truly bizarre!

The man who looked like a storyteller immediately turned his head and glanced at the second elder of the Taoist sect.

Because they had talked about the Xuan Tian Tai Xi Dan during their casual chat in the [Hong Xiu Zhao], he knew that it was he who gave it to Chu Yin Yin.

"A gift for becoming a disciple?" Jiang Zhixian caught the key words: "How can an outer disciple like him become your disciple, and how can he enter the Gentleman's Hall? All he does all day long is break the rules!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yinyin felt greatly wronged and immediately retorted loudly, "What?! I never said I would accept him as a disciple now. I don't even allow him to call me Second Master."

Upon hearing this, the slender Taoist nun sitting on the boulder immediately sighed softly.

She knew in her heart that it was now her turn.

As expected, Jiang Zhi immediately asked again, "The future second master? Why is there a second master? Then who is his future first master?"

He had barely finished speaking when he heard a voice coming from behind him.

"It's me," Shen Man stammered.

But her tone remained as calm as ever.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhi was so angry that she laughed instead.

"Good! All good! Excellent! So this Chu Huaixu who appeared out of nowhere has become my future grand-disciple!"

Okay, very good, I got a share too, I got a share too!
Li Chunsong knew perfectly well that the conversation was starting to fall apart.

At first, everyone was hoping that Chu Yinyin would draw attention away from the situation, but how did things unfold in a way that completely contradicted our initial expectations? It's just too outrageous!
It's wrong from the very beginning!
I just don't know why I keep making mistakes, but I always manage to make amends by chance?

But this is a huge misunderstanding!
He personally guessed that simply going to the law enforcement agency to receive the penalty was probably not enough.
Sure enough, Junior Uncle took his anger out on him first.

Jiang Zhigao questioned, "Li Chunsong, Li Chunsong, how come you can't even connect with a person properly? Didn't you even ask that Chu Huaixu if he had seen me?"

Upon hearing this, the gambling addict felt as if something had suddenly exploded in his mind, and his head was buzzing.

At that moment, it was as if lightning flashed through his mind.

He suddenly recalled a scene from earlier that day.

On that rainy night, he went to Biyouping in Wumeng Mountain to pick up Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang and take them up the mountain.

The three landed at Yaoshan. He warned Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang to keep their encounter with the storyteller at the foot of the mountain a secret and not to mention it to anyone.

Han Shuangjiang replied, "Yes, disciple obeys."

Chu Huaixu's answer initially struck him as witty and quite amusing.

What he said is:

"I have never seen a storyteller."

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I have a slight fever. I'll write the second update after I wake up, so everyone doesn't need to stay up late waiting.
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